Why do gambling addicts often believe they can “win back” losses ?

[Yorubek]

Why do gambling addicts often believe they can “win back” losses despite statistical odds being against them? Is it because a weak mind or lack of will power that they have these doubts ?

Seriously I don’t know why addicted gamblers are always so confident that they will be able to win back there losses. If you know you really good at gambling, then you won’t have lost the money which you lost right from the beginning. If you are a gambler, and you losing, just accept the loss and move on, trying to recover your losses will make you end up losing money. As a gambler, if you are in rush to make money, you going to end up losing money at the end.

In reality, professional gamblers do not gamble with excessive greed, because gambling with excessive greed cannot provide real fun and cannot last long in the field, and this cannot be the right rule of gambling. Gambling requires accepting defeat. All gamblers who cannot accept defeat can become addicted to gambling by betting repeatedly to recover, which increases the risk of losing money many times over. If you cannot afford to lose money in gambling, then it is better for you not to gamble, because nothing can be said for sure through gambling, so use the money you can afford to lose and enjoy the real fun of gambling.

[junder]

I believe chasing losses comes from a place of emotional pressure.This is the false belief that past losses increase the chances of winning in the future.Gamblers can stop the cycle and regain control but the idea of "I'm close,next time will be different.” pushes them into losing more money and keeps them gambling.

I agree with you, aside from emotional pressure, this also happens because they may not be able to accept the loss of their bet, and because of this, they become emotional and decide to chase their losses.

The results make them think they almost won, which encourages them to bet again. But in times like these, the situation is different they gamble with unstable emotions, which can lead to greater losses.

[Mr_Brilliant$]

Why do gambling addicts often believe they can “win back” losses despite statistical odds being against them? Is it because a weak mind or lack of will power that they have these doubts ?

Seriously I don’t know why addicted gamblers are always so confident that they will be able to win back there losses. If you know you really good at gambling, then you won’t have lost the money which you lost right from the beginning. If you are a gambler, and you losing, just accept the loss and move on, trying to recover your losses will make you end up losing money. As a gambler, if you are in rush to make money, you going to end up losing money at the end.

The funny thing with addicted gamblers is that once they are in that moment, they will at once stop thinking straight.. Trying to convince themselves that one more bet will fix everything, meanwhile that mindset is exactly what keeps dragging them deeper.. They will forget to think things like you said, If they were really that good at gambling, they would not be sitting there trying to recover losses in the first place, people that win gambling don’t chase, only desperate players do.

And the rush to make quick money? That one na straight highway to more losses. Gambling is designed to punish impatience, but people do not realise it until their account is already empty..

[Rabata]

Why do gambling addicts often believe they can “win back” losses despite statistical odds being against them? Is it because a weak mind or lack of will power that they have these doubts ?

Seriously I don’t know why addicted gamblers are always so confident that they will be able to win back there losses. If you know you really good at gambling, then you won’t have lost the money which you lost right from the beginning. If you are a gambler, and you losing, just accept the loss and move on, trying to recover your losses will make you end up losing money. As a gambler, if you are in rush to make money, you going to end up losing money at the end.

The funny thing with addicted gamblers is that once they are in that moment, they will at once stop thinking straight.. Trying to convince themselves that one more bet will fix everything, meanwhile that mindset is exactly what keeps dragging them deeper.. They will forget to think things like you said, If they were really that good at gambling, they would not be sitting there trying to recover losses in the first place, people that win gambling don’t chase, only desperate players do.

And the rush to make quick money? That one na straight highway to more losses. Gambling is designed to punish impatience, but people do not realise it until their account is already empty..

The desire to win the last bet among gamblers is the biggest reason for the gambler's loss. When a gambler faces such a situation, it will be very difficult for him to return from gambling. Especially as long as he has money, he will see his win in the last bet. He will think that his luck may be waiting for him in that bet. This is the biggest reason for the gambler's loss. When a gambler is addicted, this tendency is more visible in him. If there is no control over himself in gambling, then no matter how much money he has, he will lose that money. Those who lose patience while gambling will have to spend more in gambling.

[Rashlyowl]

I will say one thing here from my personal opinion that strategy or skill is not useful in gambling but in many cases we will see people who say that they have been successful in the strategy they have gambled with. But here my personal opinion is that they did not win because of strategy or skill, rather, they won because of their luck, just coincidentally, these two are connected so we can call this a coincidental incident.

However, in my opinion, these three elements are interconnected in gambling. Strategy, skill & luck are closely intertwined. I believe that luck is impossible to achieve without a solid strategy & skill. When gambling is done haphazardly without a solid strategy & skill, the chance of getting lucky still exists, but it's very small. Therefore, the best skills & strategies are needed to maximize the chances of getting lucky in gambling.

[programmer3666]

Why do gambling addicts often believe they can “win back” losses despite statistical odds being against them? Is it because a weak mind or lack of will power that they have these doubts ?

This is very simple to answer because the gambler believes if he tries again he/she might be lucky to win so as to cover the losses encountered through the day or other days, as a gambler before you become a winner you have to be consistent in betting and staking games. if you back out due to few losses then I bet you winning will never come your way so for you to win continue playing till luck shines back at you.

Talking about statistical odds, no odds goes against a gambler I have seen cases where same odds favour another person, this is as a result of predictions, gambler can predict a win against the odds given while the other person predicts a lose so in this case one out of the two gamblers must benefit from the odd, it all depends on our choices and predictions. if we were to decide not to play again because we lose I don't think there would've been any gambler but because we have the mindset that the next game might favor us we keep playing hoping to recover the ones loss.

that particular shallow believe is one of the huge trap in gambling it is more of a psychological thinking not the weak will power because believe it or not so many gamblers mentally convince themself that the next bet might possibly the lucky one that will bring that big win they so much crave for and that pattern of chasing mindset will just motivate them to keep playing on and at the end of the day they even endu with bigger losses!! but one thing is certain, consistency in betting does not actually guarantee winning because the odds always stays thesame and you can never force luck to be on your side... Being a responsible gambler is knowing when to stop and take a break

[Julien_Olynpic]

These are fundamental questions of human psychology. It's difficult for people to accept defeat. Deep down, they harbor an irrational belief that they should always win. But when reality doesn't confirm their fantasies, they experience cognitive dissonance. Irritation and anger overwhelm them. They begin to believe it was a fluke, and that all they need to do is make one more random or poorly thought-out bet and everything will be fine. But that usually doesn't happen.

[Smartprofit]

I read the title of this thread and for some reason remembered the joke about people who borrow money. These people have a very hard and unhappy life. Because they borrow money from the lender "someone else's and temporarily." And they return it "theirs and forever!" 🙆

Similar psychological processes occur in the player's mind during gambling. When a player places a bet, they anticipate winning a large sum. In their dreams, their financial well-being dramatically improves. Perhaps they're already imagining how they'll spend their winnings (buying new goods, giving gifts to their wife and children).

At the moment of loss, the player suddenly realizes that everything has changed 180 degrees. Instead of winning, there's a loss. Instead of profit, there's a financial loss. Not only have no new benefits appeared, but everything has become much worse. The player has even lost what they had, what they've long considered theirs. Despair grips the player...🤷

What will a player do in such a situation? Of course, they'll try to turn the tide!  This is the most natural reaction. However, the player doesn't have a time machine. So he has to place a new bet...

[hedgeh0g]

These are fundamental questions of human psychology. It's difficult for people to accept defeat. Deep down, they harbor an irrational belief that they should always win. But when reality doesn't confirm their fantasies, they experience cognitive dissonance. Irritation and anger overwhelm them. They begin to believe it was a fluke, and that all they need to do is make one more random or poorly thought-out bet and everything will be fine. But that usually doesn't happen.

Players always want to hope for the best; they even convince themselves that while others are unlucky, they'll be lucky because they're a special player. I've thought about this for a long time and realized that the more a player believes they have a special destiny in the game, the more they're likely to dig themselves into a hole from which there's little escape. In reality, I know countless stories of players trying to win back their losses, finding all their friends and relatives, inventing various excuses just to get them to lend them money, and then rushing off to place their bets. If they lost, they confessed to everything because there was no other way, and everything was exposed.

[yslyv]

Why do gambling addicts often believe they can “win back” losses despite statistical odds being against them? Is it because a weak mind or lack of will power that they have these doubts ?

I think the issue is related to addiction. These are usually gamblers who aren’t rich and they don’t see gambling as entertainment. For them, it’s a real addiction...
And they see gambling as a method that will take them to their goal of becoming wealthy. That’s why they end up losing even more while trying to win back what they’ve already lost.

[Cityhunter34]

Why do gambling addicts often believe they can “win back” losses despite statistical odds being against them? Is it because a weak mind or lack of will power that they have these doubts ?

If you are addicted before you would understand it more better. Addiction is a very big issue that can easily change a gambler to something else, it's always their lifestyle that's why they find it difficult to accept losses. So it's not a new thing anymore because most of them have gamble in such a way that even a huge win won't be enough for them, they will still gamble for more that's why you see most borrowing money and the worst part is that they are not always satisfied at all.

[Ziskinberg]

Addicts often feel they're high, and so is with gambling case. They are highly confident and aggressive that luck will favor them, and make massive profits in the end. And if you are highly addicted, losing has no place in you and that everything you entertain are all about real positivity that big amount of money awaits for you if you continue gambling. And lastly, gambling addicts tend to forget the real nature of gambling, that they're bound to lose more than winning decent amount. So they really hopeful that everything right will fall for them.

[bettercrypto]

Why do gambling addicts often believe they can “win back” losses despite statistical odds being against them? Is it because a weak mind or lack of will power that they have these doubts ?

If a gambler is already addicted, they will definitely come back, because their personality already includes greed, and they can no longer control themselves in that state because it’s already an addiction, not just a habit. Moreover, their restlessness is very aggressive, and because of that restlessness, that’s why they think of going back because they positively believe they can recover all the losses they’ve had.

These are the only reasons I can think of as to why they keep going back even though they keep losing they’ll only stop once they’ve completely drained their bank account or wallet.

[Frankolala]

Addicts often feel they're high, and so is with gambling case. They are highly confident and aggressive that luck will favor them, and make massive profits in the end. And if you are highly addicted, losing has no place in you and that everything you entertain are all about real positivity that big amount of money awaits for you if you continue gambling. And lastly, gambling addicts tend to forget the real nature of gambling, that they're bound to lose more than winning decent amount. So they really hopeful that everything right will fall for them.

An addicted gambler started with gambling for profits. If he doesn't change that mindset, he will not believe that he can't win back his losses. This is the reason why they continue chasing their losses. It's until they change their mindset to gamble for fun if not, they'll continue gambling in order to win a fortune.

[Franctoshi]

Why do gambling addicts often believe they can “win back” losses despite statistical odds being against them? Is it because a weak mind or lack of will power that they have these doubts ?

Naturally, no one wants to lose money or be a loser in anything but realistically losing is real.
The psychology behind gambling is called revenge gambling, when you lose money in gambling ,you always will want to win back the money and that's how you fall into the trap of chasing back your loses .

[edy_58]

Why do gambling addicts often believe they can “win back” losses despite statistical odds being against them? Is it because a weak mind or lack of will power that they have these doubts ?

If you are addicted before you would understand it more better. Addiction is a very big issue that can easily change a gambler to something else, it's always their lifestyle that's why they find it difficult to accept losses. So it's not a new thing anymore because most of them have gamble in such a way that even a huge win won't be enough for them, they will still gamble for more that's why you see most borrowing money and the worst part is that they are not always satisfied at all.

When people have experienced addiction to gambling, of course they will continue to bet in any condition and will also ignore their social life because they have the goal of being able to get rich from the gambling they do, but it is very impossible to get from gambling and when a gambler has won big but has not been able to stop enjoying it, this is really very unfortunate, so it is very important to be able to control greed so as not to regret what has been obtained is lost just like that.

[NurseHub]

Why do gambling addicts often believe they can “win back” losses despite statistical odds being against them? Is it because a weak mind or lack of will power that they have these doubts ?

One thing about gambling addicts, or some of them, is they don't even know they are addicted to gambling.
And it's their mindset to chase their losses because they believe gambling has already taken more from them, so they have to take it back now or later, but it has to come back. It's just them being obsessed, which they called determination.
Gambling to them is about winning and giving up isn't their thing, of course we are advice not to give up right? It take more convention to get them out of this mindset.

[Cgrexp]

Many people get disappointed after losing once or twice, but there are many who persist until they win even after losing repeatedly. In fact, financial capacity and mentality differ from person to person. However, it is difficult to control those who are addicted to gambling. And when they do not get the money, they stop, and they do not want to stop. And when their bank roll is high, they want to chase the loss again. And they want to get their money back, but most of the time they are not able to. Those who are basically stubborn in their mentality continue to gamble in this way with the aim of winning.

[Fivestar4everMVP]

Many people get disappointed after losing once or twice, but there are many who persist until they win even after losing repeatedly. In fact, financial capacity and mentality differ from person to person. However, it is difficult to control those who are addicted to gambling. And when they do not get the money, they stop, and they do not want to stop. And when their bank roll is high, they want to chase the loss again. And they want to get their money back, but most of the time they are not able to. Those who are basically stubborn in their mentality continue to gamble in this way with the aim of winning.

It does sometimes turn out positive for some rare and really lucky gamblers anymore, but this type of gambling is still not recommended because out of 1000 gamblers or more for example, only one person may have the chance of actually being able to recover their loss through the process of chasing, the rest will end up losing but more money in the process of chasing what has been lost previously.

And again, it will be good for us all to know that chasing after loses in gambling is not something that is peculiar to addicted gamblers alone, many of us who are not addicted sometimes get carried away and we see ourselves (respectively speaking) chasing our own loses from time to time. This could happen as an error but we should never deliberately decide to go after what is gone because the chances of succeeding is always very slim.

[Gozie51]

Why do gambling addicts often believe they can “win back” losses despite statistical odds being against them? Is it because a weak mind or lack of will power that they have these doubts ?

What is called is chasing losses. Truth is that it is not easy to let go your loses. Some of the gamblers who are losing would wish that someone just refund them their money back and you see them stop the game at that time. Maybe you called it win back but it is not basically about winning.what have been lost but to have a refund of some loses. I have been in such situation before where I was speedily expecting their representative to say we have forgiven you your debts, we are starting over and all you have lost are going to credited back to you.