Few tips to avoid gambling addiction, add yours.

[Outhue]

High expectations from gambling is why people get addicted, they solely see gambling as a source of becoming rich in life, fulfilling all their goals using gambling seem possible to them until it's not.

The perfect way to avoid addiction is to expect nothing from gambling, take your dreams and goals away from gambling, don't ever think or believe that gambling will bring you anything, if you can have this mind you will be free from addiction, even if you have to gamble at all make sure that you are risking few dollars that you can afford to lose. Do not be like gamblers who are already fooled that gambling will make them rich, for if they are already destined to get rich with jobs or investment their gambling addiction won't let the destiny come to past.

[Mandoy]

Gambling is a game that is meant to be enjoyable by gamblers and is a gamble that is actually enjoyed by some people but without control it can easily turn into an addiction and that’s why it is important to set for yourself clear limitations before you even start.

Here is my first tip, to those who still want to gamble but are scared of not falling into uncontrollable temptations and gambling addiction.

1. The very first simple tip I will give is, you should always decide how much you are willing to lose and never go beyond that same amount. Once you are gambling and the money you budgeted for gambling finishes, stop gambling for the day or week. Do not touch money that is meant for other bills such as food, your utility bills among other responsibilities because if you do so, that will be the fastest way for you to create seriously problems for yourself as a gambler.

Unfortunately, the first set is often disrupted after the gambler sees an opportunity. The same applies to the bettor. Let me explain now: the fact is that if this guy has set himself a limit and adheres to it, then he can suddenly lose. It happens to everyone, because everything happens in gambling - a bad day or something like that. Now imagine that, for example, a bettor saw a match of a team on the same day, the statistics of which he knows perfectly well.
And now he is in a dilemma - either to take money over the limit for a bet that he is very confident in, or to miss this opportunity. A difficult choice.

You described the actual issue in a good way and how that one good opportunity is precisely the place where majority of people lose their control. An easy mechanism to deal with that quandary is to take your limit as sacred, no matter how much you are confident. Confidence in gambling is normally deceptive since anything may occur. The session is dead even though it might seem the right gamble to the budget is gone. The other useful reminder is to keep the gambling money and money apart, completely out of your funds so that you are not tempted to cross the line. Another significant point that can ensure being in control is taking breaks and not chasing losses.

[junder]

High expectations from gambling is why people get addicted, they solely see gambling as a source of becoming rich in life, fulfilling all their goals using gambling seem possible to them until it's not.

The perfect way to avoid addiction is to expect nothing from gambling, take your dreams and goals away from gambling, don't ever think or believe that gambling will bring you anything, if you can have this mind you will be free from addiction, even if you have to gamble at all make sure that you are risking few dollars that you can afford to lose. Do not be like gamblers who are already fooled that gambling will make them rich, for if they are already destined to get rich with jobs or investment their gambling addiction won't let the destiny come to past.

Hopes and expectations are always present especially when it comes to profits something everyone naturally desires. Unfortunately, believing that we can get rich or make a profit through gambling is a mistake because profits in gambling depend on luck so there is no clear guarantee of success.
I agree that the way to avoid addiction is to eliminate expectations regarding gambling. Although there is indeed a chance of winning we shouldn’t set our hopes too high, because placing high expectations on gambling tends to lead us into addiction and that is not beneficial but rather tragic.

[masulum]

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I will only add the setting of time. Yes, not just money. There are slot games that remind us if we have been playing for a long time, and I actually like that kind of feature. PGSoft (Pocket Games Soft) has that said feature, and it will tell the gambler that he has been playing for an hour and ask if he/she wishes to continue.

I think this feature not available on all platform, because I mostly playing PGSoft game, on vega, bk8 and others didn't found that warning. But, I agree with you to set time while playing because slots player can gamble more than one or two hours. I believe not just happens to me, but also other gamblers, as far as the balance after deposit is not run out, we will play more till forget to stop. this can lead a gambler to chase the losses. if a gambler set the time to gamble, i believe gambler will be free from emotion and chase the losses, in the end this can help gamblers from heavy addiction.

[Wakate]

High expectations from gambling is why people get addicted, they solely see gambling as a source of becoming rich in life, fulfilling all their goals using gambling seem possible to them until it's not.

The perfect way to avoid addiction is to expect nothing from gambling, take your dreams and goals away from gambling, don't ever think or believe that gambling will bring you anything, if you can have this mind you will be free from addiction, even if you have to gamble at all make sure that you are risking few dollars that you can afford to lose. Do not be like gamblers who are already fooled that gambling will make them rich, for if they are already destined to get rich with jobs or investment their gambling addiction won't let the destiny come to past.

You are right mate, high gambling expectations is one of the reasons why people that called themselves profitable gamblers easily become addicted to gambling. Gambling should not be seen as a major source of income and that is where the mistake always come from. You can be profitable gambling when you don't expect too much from your gambling activities.

[dunfida]

High expectations from gambling is why people get addicted, they solely see gambling as a source of becoming rich in life, fulfilling all their goals using gambling seem possible to them until it's not.

The perfect way to avoid addiction is to expect nothing from gambling, take your dreams and goals away from gambling, don't ever think or believe that gambling will bring you anything, if you can have this mind you will be free from addiction, even if you have to gamble at all make sure that you are risking few dollars that you can afford to lose. Do not be like gamblers who are already fooled that gambling will make them rich, for if they are already destined to get rich with jobs or investment their gambling addiction won't let the destiny come to past.

Hopes and expectations are always present especially when it comes to profits something everyone naturally desires. Unfortunately, believing that we can get rich or make a profit through gambling is a mistake because profits in gambling depend on luck so there is no clear guarantee of success.
I agree that the way to avoid addiction is to eliminate expectations regarding gambling. Although there is indeed a chance of winning we shouldn’t set our hopes too high, because placing high expectations on gambling tends to lead us into addiction and that is not beneficial but rather tragic.

It would be that too impossible that you wont be thinking up these things at the time that you do tend to gamble on which your mindset will definitely be on how to win up and make money and thats a fact. There might be those person who are really that going for the sake of fun and entertainment but as you do go along or you would be able to control that addiction towards it. It would be surely be molding up once you do have that kind of mentality about on how you would win. We do know that on the moment that you do gamble then always make sure that you wouldnt be that using up into the amount that you can afford to lose. It all matters on someones mind on how t hey would be treating up gambling because if you do go into the opposite side of things like making money with gambling then it would be that a huge issue at the time that you do get addicted.

Its not bad to gambler as long you are that responsible into the actions that you are taking and not just that being that too confident that you can make money with it. Once you would be having that mentality then it would be not making you addicted.

[LUCKMCFLY]

My advice is to put money you're willing to lose and that's it. That is, if I have $100 but I don't want to spend it all, but rather $10, I take out those $10 and spend them at the casino. If I win, or if I manage to win perfectly, I take home more than $10, but if I lose it, I don't play even if I feel I have the best feeling about it. Have the discipline to say no more.

[ovcijisir]

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I will stop at these tips while I await more from you all. Please the bottom line is, let’s gamble responsibly, if you must gamble and stay out of bad habits and practices that will lead to gambling addiction because it is easier to get to that stage but very difficult to leave.

I believe that when one becomes addict there is deeper issue present and thst the addict is trying tu fill some need that can not be satisfied in daily life. So I believe best prevention is that one is aware of his thought processes and his feelings. Also keeping feelings botteled in don't help either.

Also strict time discipline is important, to avoid situations when one goes to gamble for 20 minuted snd in thd end he spends hours gambling.

[o48o]

Gambling is a game that is meant to be enjoyable by gamblers and is a gamble that is actually enjoyed by some people but without control it can easily turn into an addiction and that’s why it is important to set for yourself clear limitations before you even start.

Here is my first tip, to those who still want to gamble but are scared of not falling into uncontrollable temptations and gambling addiction.

1. The very first simple tip I will give is, you should always decide how much you are willing to lose and never go beyond that same amount. Once you are gambling and the money you budgeted for gambling finishes, stop gambling for the day or week. Do not touch money that is meant for other bills such as food, your utility bills among other responsibilities because if you do so, that will be the fastest way for you to create seriously problems for yourself as a gambler.

2. The second tip is, you should avoid chasing losses because I’ve realized that many people lose control of their gambling plans and money due to chasing one lose or the other there by becoming an habit which easily leads to addiction when they try to recover the money they already lost by all means. For most people and in most cases, this even leads to bigger losses.

3. Gambling while on drugs. I wonder how some people feel so convenient to gamble while on drugs, some call it enjoyment, others call it adventure but to me, it is a terrible thing to do as far as gambling is concerned. You can’t gamble with your money when you are not in your right state of mind thinking that’s enjoyment. That is a total mess and bad behavior and that’s how one can easily get into gambling addictions without even knowing when and how. First, if you are a gambler, stop using drugs because that’s a double risks and should be avoided by all means.

I will stop at these tips while I await more from you all. Please the bottom line is, let’s gamble responsibly, if you must gamble and stay out of bad habits and practices that will lead to gambling addiction because it is easier to get to that stage but very difficult to leave.

Your second tip falls under the first one. As you wouldn't even need to think about it if you followed that first tip. Basically everything falls under the budget, so rest of the tips should be about how to stay in control.

So number 3 is basically anything that can alter your state of mind too much. Drugs are pretty hardcore example as in most cases it's the booze that causes you losing the control.

But there are other state of minds when you should avoid gambling.

For example sleep depravation. Don't play when you are tired, and don't play if you need to get up early. Because all that adrenaline and excitement can mess up your sleep cycle, and even if that doesn't cost you in gambling it can cost you at work, or while driving to work / school.

Don't play when you are angry. Gambling can be a good outlet, but if you haven't figured out issues you have before you gamble, that can make you act irrationally as you are projecting your issues to what you are doing.

[Versatile_choice]

All this things you stated here is quite understandable but very hard to apply, you know I have seen gambling as one of the hardest place to make decisions because you hardly stick to it unless you're well disciplined. And yeah, I think there's need for us to keep bringing discussions like this I believe the more we keep seeing them that's the more we will keep maditating them with time we will start applying them even though we might be finding it difficult to stick to them but the more we keep trying to apply them that's the more we are gradually get used to them know it is always very hard to apply a new rules when you're already used to the old one especially when it is not what you suggest by yourself.

[lombok]

All this things you stated here is quite understandable but very hard to apply, you know I have seen gambling as one of the hardest place to make decisions because you hardly stick to it unless you're well disciplined. And yeah, I think there's need for us to keep bringing discussions like this I believe the more we keep seeing them that's the more we will keep maditating them with time we will start applying them even though we might be finding it difficult to stick to them but the more we keep trying to apply them that's the more we are gradually get used to them know it is always very hard to apply a new rules when you're already used to the old one especially when it is not what you suggest by yourself.

There is an enormous gap between knowing and actually doing it, true, in the gambling arena where a person feels any way and the other way. Discipline is a muscle, which needs to be trained on a regular basis and one cannot become tough at once. Conversations such as this are exceptionally required to keep us aware of our reason when we are tempted to violate our own regulations. You only need to take it slow, and the key point is to always make attempts to form new habits in order to see the old harmful habits fade away.

[icebar]

When a gambler starts gambling, it seems very easy to him. If he wins a few bets in the beginning, then gambling is considered an easy means of income for him. At some point, he considers gambling as a source of income. That is why he may try to bet money that he cannot afford to lose. Again, some gamblers lose all their money by gambling in order to recover the lost money. By gambling in this way, he can also become an addicted gambler. The gambler should remember that gambling is not a source of income. It may bring big wins sometimes, but in the long run, the gambler may lose everything, which is why it is better not to try to implement financial goals. Those who are busy fulfilling any goal beyond entertainment there will be high possibility to become addicted.

[Emitdama]

When your so called fun and excitement becomes an habit it will start taking more of your time than before, now when gambling becomes your new fantasy it will definitely become a problem.

I think there are habits that are not done frequently so as gambling. Fantasy on the other hand is like an entertainment out of this world but we can also apply limitation in this regard, so that it doesn't becomes a problem.

The solution to addiction is not to engage every time, do not gamble like it's your job or business, do it only when you have free time, too much exposure to gambling is why many gamblers become addicted to gambling.

Addiction is when you do the thing often. Hence in order to cure it, we need to do the opposite and that is by not playing often if it regards to gambling. I heard there are people who are successfully earning money in gambling, so why won't these people treat it like a job? That is much better because gambling provides entertainment too. It is still different from addiction if we also set limitations like what we do on a real job.

[Hatchy]

I will stop at these tips while I await more from you all. Please the bottom line is, let’s gamble responsibly, if you must gamble and stay out of bad habits and practices that will lead to gambling addiction because it is easier to get to that stage but very difficult to leave.

The fact is that most people don't listen to such tips till it's too late. It's easy to avoid being addicted buts it's difficult to get out from it. Most people don't even realise they have become deep into addiction.uts one of the most difficult stages and that's admitting to yourself that you have become addicted. We have seen various tips on many threads on how to avoid it, but how many people do actually listen to them? Some ignores these little things that would have mattered at first and then later on when it comes to the worse they already know what to do..

[knowngunman]

1. The very first simple tip I will give is, you should always decide how much you are willing to lose and never go beyond that same amount. Once you are gambling and the money you budgeted for gambling finishes, stop gambling for the day or week. Do not touch money that is meant for other bills such as food, your utility bills among other responsibilities because if you do so, that will be the fastest way for you to create seriously problems for yourself as a gambler.

The problem with this tip is that majority of gamblers can not even tell the exact amount they can afford to lose. They gamble and continue gambling with every penny that comes their way thinking it's not much to lose until they can not longer bear the lose that sometimes lead to disgusting attitude like committing suicide or so. AFAIK, only few people make use of this tip and keep strictly by it.

2. The second tip is, you should avoid chasing losses because I’ve realized that many people lose control of their gambling plans and money due to chasing one lose or the other there by becoming an habit which easily leads to addiction when they try to recover the money they already lost by all means. For most people and in most cases, this even leads to bigger losses.

This seems to be every gambler nightmare. It's easy to say but hard to practice. Gamblers don't really know they're chasing their loses until it affects them before they realise. If any gambler can control this habit of chasing lose, they are half way far from getting addicted. The urge of betting more so one would probably win this time around is where the addiction kick in.

[Emeraldo]

Talking about the tips gamblers should know to avoid gambling addiction it's easier you say you don't want to be a gambling addiction but hard to note the key things that you do that make you an addict  a lot of people think they are not addicted to gambling and do not believe that they are addicted to gambling, so the bigger challenge comes when someone does not accept the fact that the path he or she is following is that which leads to gambling addiction and the person keeps threding on that path untill he/she eventually turns into a deep addicted gambler.
As a gambler first step of avoiding to be an addicted gambler is to ensure that you listen yourself when you think you are overly gambling or going the extreme and also listen to advice from people who mean well especially when its favorable. Like the OP rightly said you have to set your gambling goals and try every means possible to keep to it and exceed it no matter happens along the line.

[rachael9385]

I will stop at these tips while I await more from you all. Please the bottom line is, let’s gamble responsibly, if you must gamble and stay out of bad habits and practices that will lead to gambling addiction because it is easier to get to that stage but very difficult to leave.

The fact is that most people don't listen to such tips till it's too late. It's easy to avoid being addicted buts it's difficult to get out from it. Most people don't even realise they have become deep into addiction.uts one of the most difficult stages and that's admitting to yourself that you have become addicted. We have seen various tips on many threads on how to avoid it, but how many people do actually listen to them? Some ignores these little things that would have mattered at first and then later on when it comes to the worse they already know what to do..

You made a very important important point that gamblers need to take note of, it's easy to avoid being addicted but at the same time it's also easy to get addicted because some gamblers don't realize that they are getting addicted to it until they are deep into it, just like you said, some ignore the signs they notice at the beginning but this is something they would have avoided if they did the right thing.

[MRY]

I will stop at these tips while I await more from you all. Please the bottom line is, let’s gamble responsibly, if you must gamble and stay out of bad habits and practices that will lead to gambling addiction because it is easier to get to that stage but very difficult to leave.

The fact is that most people don't listen to such tips till it's too late. It's easy to avoid being addicted buts it's difficult to get out from it. Most people don't even realise they have become deep into addiction.uts one of the most difficult stages and that's admitting to yourself that you have become addicted. We have seen various tips on many threads on how to avoid it, but how many people do actually listen to them? Some ignores these little things that would have mattered at first and then later on when it comes to the worse they already know what to do..

You made a very important important point that gamblers need to take note of, it's easy to avoid being addicted but at the same time it's also easy to get addicted because some gamblers don't realize that they are getting addicted to it until they are deep into it, just like you said, some ignore the signs they notice at the beginning but this is something they would have avoided if they did the right thing.

Being aware of the initial symptoms of inability to control finances is a major determinant of the quality of life ahead. As human beings, we have to admit that it is so easy to lose sight of the ugly scene presented to us seeing that we have been tempted to have another bite. Always doing preventive things will cushion us against the risk of a prospective financial devastation that is fatal. We are easily winning the battles by taking small steps to remain in the frame of self-awareness.

[sompitonov]

You made a very important important point that gamblers need to take note of, it's easy to avoid being addicted but at the same time it's also easy to get addicted because some gamblers don't realize that they are getting addicted to it until they are deep into it, just like you said, some ignore the signs they notice at the beginning but this is something they would have avoided if they did the right thing.

I think many players have different reasons, but most come down to one thing: they're overconfident in themselves and their actions. These players think they know something secret, something not obvious to others, and they also think they're smarter than others. But over time, if they don't have a profitable strategy, they start losing, maybe not right away, but gradually. Some are lucky at first, not because they understand much, but because they just happen to be lucky, and they mistakenly think they're smart and brilliant. In any case, the game will always ultimately decide where a player will end up, but luck plays a significant role here.

[Webutxo]

Don't gamble with your last money when you're broke because casinos are not charity organizations.

Gamble with the amount of money that you can afford to lose and set a time limit for your gambling activities.

Don't see gambling as an escape route out of poverty because gambling is for fun and not a get rich quick scheme.

Don't take a loan to gamble because there's no guarantee that you will win your bet.

I don't think people should not only bet when they are broke, they should cancel any spirit that makes them gamble for money. If you don't have this on your mind as a gambler, you are going to enjoy gambling, any day you make money you will use it wisely and reserve some for your next game and when you lose, you don't don't even feel anything but when you always expect money from gambling, know that your expectations will always be high.

It's sad that this is what many of us do with gambling, everybody gamble for money but depending on gambling to eat breakfast, launch and dinner is awful practise. Such people are likely get addicted and bet with so much of their money due to the fact that they gamble for survival and any person that gamble because they are in need hardly makes money from gambling, they loss money to gambling instead of making money from gambling.