cash out is a hidden trap

[FirmWars]

You call it a trap meanwhile this same tool you are calling a trap has been used by millions of bettors to grab profit from the casino meanwhile if they had not acted fast to take the profit, the money would have been liquidated. This tool is not a trap, I don't know why you think otherwise about it, in my opinion, it is a useful tool and not a hidden trap, since I have been using it, I do not see any hidden problem in it.

[Rgram]

You call it a trap meanwhile this same tool you are calling a trap has been used by millions of bettors to grab profit from the casino meanwhile if they had not acted fast to take the profit, the money would have been liquidated. This tool is not a trap, I don't know why you think otherwise about it, in my opinion, it is a useful tool and not a hidden trap, since I have been using it, I do not see any hidden problem in it.

It’s not obvious that there would always be perspectives to this. It depends on how the strategy has affected you.

For some, it has allowed them to cut their losses and cash in on some profit for a bet that was going badly while for others, they missed a chance to profit the most from a supposedly bad bet that had a swift turn around.

All the same, the options are up to you and should you go ahead to hit that button, you ought to be cool with the outcome.

[Hispo]

I believe it is pretty obvious the cash-out feature benefits the casino/bookie though. All features which are implemented on those services are supposed to increase their profits in the long term.
Though, I also believe that cashing out is a form of option which is there for bettors to take, in the case they changed their mind about their bet, it is not the ideal case as people is supposed to be one hundred percent sure if their bet before placing it.

Ultimately, I think it is good for bettors to have access to more options, and cashing out is one of them.

It depends on each bettor if they want to take it or continue with their initial bet until the end.

[Akbarkoe]

This is me noticing lot of bettors now treat cash out like a normal strategy.( correct me if im wrong)
For me, always using cash out is a bad habit, it feels like you’re not really confident in your pick and you don’t want to take the full risk.

I’ve read many topics about this, and some people even include cash out in their system but is that really a strategy, or just self-protection?

Cash out almost always favors the bookies. You rarely get full value. They control the amount, they lower it while the game is still open, and you end up taking less than what your bet could pay.

So if you’re always cashing out early, maybe it’s not risk management, maybe it’s just fear. And in the long run, that mindset helps the sportsbook more than it helps you.

What do you think, smart betting or just another trap?

Cashout isn't a trap, it's a feature that gamblers can exploit to take advantage before things turn around. Your perspective can change the meaning, which is actually very beneficial for other gamblers. There are situations where we feel uncertain about betting after seeing the game pattern change in the second half of a soccer match, for example, and we've seen the potential of the team we've bet on begin to waver. That's when we can take action to take advantage of this feature.

However, as long as you're confident you'll win, you shouldn't change your decision. This is simply an alternative for those who want to secure their winnings even if they don't receive the full payout like a single-match win. Considering that many matches have ended less than expected lately, and the second half poses a serious threat, this feature is very useful now (at least for me).

[Hatchy]

I sincerely think there's nothing wrong in using the cash out at will.. don't forget gambling is still a game of probability and it depends literally on the gambler if he wishes to cash out.. if he's satisfied with the current wins and sees some invalidations in his prediction, something that would somehow no longer make his game valid then he shouldn't hold back to use the cash out features. We know that this might benefit the bookies, but you can't always be certain which gahe would eventually spoil the whole game at the end.. a single cut can ruin your games no matter how accurate the previous ones were.. so it's best you take wat you can once satisfied and cash out.

[Fredomago]

To some cash out is a hidden trap and to others it's something that helps them avoid incurring too much losses. Greedy gamblers don't make use of the cashout option because they think it's a way that the system uses to cheat them but that's inaccurate.  When you have a cashout offer when your bet is going sideways and you know you might lose the bet the choice is yours to take what is offered in order mot to lose everything but it's gets really painful when you cashout and the game plays out, I guess that's why people say  it's a trap.

Yup, if you feel that something might went wrong cashing out is not bad at all, sometimes it helps to secure your win and keep your initial deposit, most of those greedy gambler who don't pay attention and always thinks that they already have a good pick, they missed the chance and ended up losing, unlike with those who can maximize the use of this feature, they are able to take advantage though it's more on how you understand how things works and how good you are in accepting whatever the outcome of your decision.

[EluguHcman]

This is me noticing lot of bettors now treat cash out like a normal strategy.( correct me if im wrong)
For me, always using cash out is a bad habit, it feels like you’re not really confident in your pick and you don’t want to take the full risk.

If you have been betting for long time now I won't be convinced that you are serious about this except you are playing some tricks to see how the peoples reaction.
Cash out i know is a strategy that help gamblers to manage risks by taking the available profits without being greedy of risking on how to make the profit a 100℅ when the whole games have to show greens.

Or maybe I will be convinced to believe that if you don't find this buy able, then it is for you. There are also those who think when the games seems sure to play as prediction that it won't fail but they usually regrets why why were too stubborn and ignorant take the profit when they had the opportunity after loosing it unfortunately.

[Hypnosis00]

Cash out should never made to be a strategy, since it only limits your future winning bets and profits. But let's not deny also that cash out should also have its own timing, go for cash out when you're winnings have met your satisfaction, or when you are no longer seeing chances to win, so resorting into cash out will only be the best option.

However, it becomes a hidden trap if you use it as a tool to hinder your fears. One should not cash out when the situation does not require one, or when you are still in the process of increasing your winning potentials.

[alegotardo]

What do you think, smart betting or just another trap?

I honestly never liked early withdrawals... I make my choices in advance, and I try to use wisdom to make a bet and stick with it until the end.
But I think early withdrawal is valid when you made a bet that seemed to be a sure thing, but due to some unforeseen event or action that no one could have predicted, the game changed completely, and then it is still favorable to end up losing a little rather than waiting for a "miracle" until the end of the game.

I think that if someone is winning, they will hardly make an early withdrawal, I personally would never do that and I think that those who do are because they are "fearful" or hasty in their decisions.

[davis196]

This is me noticing lot of bettors now treat cash out like a normal strategy.( correct me if im wrong)
For me, always using cash out is a bad habit, it feels like you’re not really confident in your pick and you don’t want to take the full risk.

I’ve read many topics about this, and some people even include cash out in their system but is that really a strategy, or just self-protection?

Cash out almost always favors the bookies. You rarely get full value. They control the amount, they lower it while the game is still open, and you end up taking less than what your bet could pay.

So if you’re always cashing out early, maybe it’s not risk management, maybe it’s just fear. And in the long run, that mindset helps the sportsbook more than it helps you.

What do you think, smart betting or just another trap?

What's wrong with not being "confident in your pick" and not wanting to "take the full risk"? Most gamblers aren't super confident anyway.
Nobody forces you to cashout when you don't want to. Some sports bettors are more cautious, while others love risk. Everyone decides for himself and takes financial responsibility for his decisions. If you think that the cashout feature is a trap, just don't cashout. I prefer using sports betting platforms, that offer the cashout feature, rather than sticking to a sportsbook, that doesn't offer such feature. It's always better to have more tool and features under your disposal. This makes sports betting more flexible and more interesting.

[junder]

Cashout is important because it provides satisfaction knowing that your effort is rewarded, since not every day you can win and cash out.
There are gamblers who want to play safely and cashout their winnings, even if it's a small amount, and there are gamblers who will only cash out if they win a big amount.
Whether it favors the bookies or not, you should be comfortable doing it without thinking, because what matters is your satisfaction and profit.

Yes, we have to realize that we don't always get the winnings in gambling from every bet made, so withdrawal is the best way to do it when the profit is obtained. Many cases of withdrawal are not done when the profit has been obtained and then what happens is regretting losing back the profit that has been obtained.

Lately my bets have been going well, even sometimes when I've managed to get a profit I don't hesitate to make a withdrawal, unlike in the past who had to wait for the profits to be very large.

[Showlove01]

This is me noticing lot of bettors now treat cash out like a normal strategy.( correct me if im wrong)
For me, always using cash out is a bad habit, it feels like you’re not really confident in your pick and you don’t want to take the full risk.

I’ve read many topics about this, and some people even include cash out in their system but is that really a strategy, or just self-protection?

Cash out almost always favors the bookies. You rarely get full value. They control the amount, they lower it while the game is still open, and you end up taking less than what your bet could pay.

So if you’re always cashing out early, maybe it’s not risk management, maybe it’s just fear. And in the long run, that mindset helps the sportsbook more than it helps you.

What do you think, smart betting or just another trap?

What's wrong with not being "confident in your pick" and not wanting to "take the full risk"? Most gamblers aren't super confident anyway.
Nobody forces you to cashout when you don't want to. Some sports bettors are more cautious, while others love risk. Everyone decides for himself and takes financial responsibility for his decisions. If you think that the cashout feature is a trap, just don't cashout. I prefer using sports betting platforms, that offer the cashout feature, rather than sticking to a sportsbook, that doesn't offer such feature. It's always better to have more tool and features under your disposal. This makes sports betting more flexible and more interesting.

You are absolutely correct, cash out option is an amazing feature in sports betting and it has help folks in one way or the other and I also believe it has really fucked some people up but we should be responsible and accountable for any action or choice we make because any choice we are not accountable of or any choice that we don't solidly made will hunt us especially in the cash out. I have seen people regret why cashing out sometimes because of the way the game later played and I have also seen people rejoice for cashing out.

[stompix]

Cash out should never made to be a strategy, since it only limits your future winning bets and profits.

Yeah, let's listen to this guy....
His entire strategy is two lines of text over 100 pages, a true fountain of inspiration!

This is me noticing lot of bettors now treat cash out like a normal strategy.( correct me if im wrong)
For me, always using cash out is a bad habit, it feels like you’re not really confident in your pick and you don’t want to take the full risk.

Being confident in your pick while you see your team is not playing as you thought it was when you placed your bet is nothing but stupid!
There, I said it! People who bet on a team to win and they see it playing like garbage and still cling to the hope are just dumb!

This is not about being confident, this is about actually evaluating what's happening there:
I feel like I repeated this to infinity and still not penetrating the dense skulls of some
https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5535806.msg65189228#msg65189228

In case anyone misses this, the initial bet would have been lost as the horse was caught and passed in the last furlong.
This is my 9th early cash-out on horse racing this year (according to the dashboard) none! of the bets would have won in the final.

[Bitinity]

How can it be a trap while in fact it is just a feature, you are free to use it or skip it as it is just an optional. You feel that you get trapped, it does not mean that the feature is a trap as it is just your own feeling. Many other gamblers use it but they take it as a useful feature, means that this feature is not a trap. What I can say is that you are trapped of your own decision when you decide to use the feature.

[Dunamisx]

Why do we tend to see cash out as a trap when we can still take it for our own advantage and be able to at least make some winning if not up to expectation, it is very important to me because it allow us to avoid losing completely if you are not really being greedy, there are times in which you must have play several games and discover that only one or two is causing the entire bet to loose and miss out, but when we are giving the opportunity to cash out, you may not earn up to what we expect, but at the same time we also avoid a complete loss by going away with something.

[nimogsm]

I don't see anything wrong with this feature. If a player ultimately changes their mind or realizes the game didn't go as planned, then this feature will come to the rescue, and they can withdraw part of their winnings and protect themselves from losing all their funds. Bookmakers wouldn't have implemented this feature if it weren't profitable for them. As it is, there's an illusion and a minimal chance of fixing the commission, of course.

[dimonstration]

I don't see anything wrong with this feature. If a player ultimately changes their mind or realizes the game didn't go as planned, then this feature will come to the rescue, and they can withdraw part of their winnings and protect themselves from losing all their funds. Bookmakers wouldn't have implemented this feature if it weren't profitable for them. As it is, there's an illusion and a minimal chance of fixing the commission, of course.

The problem is gambler often notice what’s wrong rather than the benefits. Same when gambler is winning forgetting about their winning streak and focus only on their losses just to blame the casino.

Every casino features have advantage and disadvantage depending on how user use it. But it was introduced because there’s a demand for that feature.

Some people are also mocking on the casino if they don’t have this feature.

[Grace333]

Treating cashout as a betting strategy is not a good thing even though the cashout option can be used to preserve capital. Making it a strategy will make the player miss big winning opportunities in a matter of time and he will regret this more than he celebrated times the cashout helped him recover some funds. I have seen friends who killed their chances of winning something they have never won before just because they cashed out the bet and not wait for all the matches to be settled. The cashout option is great but it should never be used as a strategy.

Yesterday I placed bet on different games, the Premier league, Laliga... and guess what, I did cashout before the games ended and I secured some wins. Though 2/4 different bet selection came out as win but I had already cashed out and I didn't feel bothered about it because there are times where none out of the 4 would be win. A lot of persons like sticking with your kind of mindset but for me, if I can secure some wins it's better than losing everything. This is just my perspective of using the cashout option especially when it would return my stake and some profit. If you truly believe in your predictions you can make partial cashout at least some platform alow that, or rebet after cashout.

[AmaGold70]

Cashing out can actually rob a bettor from big wins, and experience is what makes gamblers to take either decision. Do you know that some bettors can gamble throughout a whole season without recording a win? This is absolute true, maybe it could be because of lack of proper strategy or discipline, and such gambler will not want to continue with this loosing streak, instead he or she takes advantage of cash out in other not to loose totally, there is fear that he might loose again. Also, we have low bettors , people who even ask for money sometimes before they bet, such bettor might be looking for pocket money or might be looking for some cash to buy the family what to eat, if such person sees reasonable cash out, he will definitely cash out. Now if a bettor is very buoyant, he or she may not care about Cash out because he has enough to take care of his responsibilities, such a gambler is anticipating to win a huge and life changing bet and does not care about Cash out.

[Merit.s]

OP, it might be a trap to you but a savior to some gamblers. I think it's wise to use the cash out button if you are cool with the profit that you have made on your bet and don't want to be greedy. Majority, of people who waited for their parlay matches to be completed ended up with nothing because of over confidence.

Having confidence in gambling lead to more losses which is why you should follow your instinct if it says cash out and don't think it's a bad decision. Imagine all the analysis of your 10 leg parlay and 8 matches came out as predicted, you didn't cash out and the 9th game cut your slip. Regretting will be the order of the day.