Do you consider yourself a smart bettor?

[sunsilk]

Smart bettors with high win rates are very rare, but if intelligence is judged by managing emotions and finances maybe I can admit it.

It's rare but there's a possibility that they are there and co-existing with us. Maybe to take as an exactly are those poker player professionals.

The money that they get from them makes them even wiser and teaches them to become a better poker player.

That shows how smart they are and the skills that they have can be used to make them wealthy which has a manifestation for real.

[sompitonov]

Many of us here have been gambling for years already. If we look at it honestly, some people would probably say it’s stupid to keep gambling if we’re not actually making money from it. Yet we’re still here, still betting, still following games and odds. So can we really call ourselves smart bettors if we’re losing in the long run? Or is that just something we tell ourselves so it’s easier to keep gambling?

No gamblers that have been playing games for one year that has not win betting. He has won but the days of losing are more that the winning and the amount he has loss is bigger than the amount he has won. And he is still gambling because if those wins has incurred which has make him to believe that he will win big one day.

The most important thing is to be paзyмным enough to treat gambling as entertainment and not let it cause harm financially or emotionally. I don’t think this requires many years of experience, simple common sense is enough, along with an understanding of what needs gambling is fulfilling, in order to control your behavior without problems.

I love the saying that money flows from the impatient to the patient, and I agree, but strategy is also important, not just the ability to wait and play correctly. However, I still haven't managed to come up with a winning strategy that would help me make a profit over the long term, but I think I'll try to come up with one and test it out. If that doesn't work, I'll just play for fun and not dwell on higher-level thoughts. So, whether I'll be a smart player remains to be seen; I don't want to get ahead of myself yet.

[abaeze]

Many people think that there is no such thing as a smart gambler, but I completely disagree with this statement. Because most people know that they will lose in the long-term. But those who are smart finish the game in a short time and win or lose. There are also some people who start playing by setting the maximum amount of money they will lose in a day, I think they are also smart gamblers.

The difference between ordinary gamblers and smart gamblers is that ordinary gamblers gamble only depending on luck, while smart gamblers set a loss limit, determine in advance how long they will spend here and above all do not make emotional decisions. Good planning, patience, statistics and timing often make the difference between winning and losing.

[Somto9Light]

Yes, I will consider myself a smart bettor , not winning doesn’t make me  less , I have been playing for sometime without winning  , it’s more of entertainment and having experience that comes from it , it shows I can manage risk and bankroll, it shows I don’t allow my emotions to control me , and have a good mindset towards gambling, with all this one can be considered a smart bettor .

If one is able to understand that gambling is not just about winning but to get entertained by it, the better for them because they will make sure that they maintained the habit of gambling in a responsible and also have the knowledge that gambling is not made to be a place or a game where one can be making money from, which makes them not to enjoy the essence of gambling. Which is why people are to make sure that they stay disciplined about their intentions in gambling.

[LUCKMCFLY]

I believe that your point of view is rather logical and reflects the extent of awareness that most punters do not have. You know that games in casinos are largely driven by luck and that will put you off unrealistic expectations. Meanwhile, you are aware that there is a degree of knowledge and decision-making when it comes to sports betting, although this is never a sure thing of winning. Being in the middle as you mentioned, is not a form of weakness but a form of strength since you are kept in check and disciplined. Being a smart bettor does not necessarily imply one should have a winning record, but rather someone who knows how to take risk, will not pursue losses, and understands his/her limitations.

The thing is, as we learn about casinos and sports betting, we must be people who promote smart gambling, and the smartest thing for me is to take care of our money. In my early days, I lost money because I didn't know how to control myself, nor how to learn when I made mistakes. I used the Martingale system a lot and reached times when I had no money at all, and that's not pleasant at all. At this point, we can't allow something like that to happen.

[Z_MBFM]

I believe that your point of view is rather logical and reflects the extent of awareness that most punters do not have. You know that games in casinos are largely driven by luck and that will put you off unrealistic expectations. Meanwhile, you are aware that there is a degree of knowledge and decision-making when it comes to sports betting, although this is never a sure thing of winning. Being in the middle as you mentioned, is not a form of weakness but a form of strength since you are kept in check and disciplined. Being a smart bettor does not necessarily imply one should have a winning record, but rather someone who knows how to take risk, will not pursue losses, and understands his/her limitations.

The thing is, as we learn about casinos and sports betting, we must be people who promote smart gambling, and the smartest thing for me is to take care of our money. In my early days, I lost money because I didn't know how to control myself, nor how to learn when I made mistakes. I used the Martingale system a lot and reached times when I had no money at all, and that's not pleasant at all. At this point, we can't allow something like that to happen.

I agree with your statement that we can only consider gambling as smartness by keeping our financial condition in check. You cannot consider yourself smart only if you win several times in a row while gambling because as the saying goes, it is difficult to protect yourself from achieving independence. It is possible to win several times from gambling but it is not easy to keep that won money and those who gamble win and lose again and again and thus they continue their gambling activity and many people destroy their financial capacity by exceeding their limitations but those who can maintain their limitations can keep their financial condition in check even if they cannot profit from gambling and these are the ones who can be called smart.

[Findingnemo]

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The thing is, as we learn about casinos and sports betting, we must be people who promote smart gambling, and the smartest thing for me is to take care of our money. In my early days, I lost money because I didn't know how to control myself, nor how to learn when I made mistakes. I used the Martingale system a lot and reached times when I had no money at all, and that's not pleasant at all. At this point, we can't allow something like that to happen.

Well, most of us will be in denial until we learn the lesson the hard way, and letting them be will be my answer.

Sports betting or casino game the luck plays the major role so if someone is trying to outsmart the system, house edge they will end up regretting that so as a smart bettor they can try it with minimal bet and I am sure they will not be having success with any strategies at all when it comes to being profitable.

[Jody.Drummer]

Many of us here have been gambling for years already. If we look at it honestly, some people would probably say it’s stupid to keep gambling if we’re not actually making money from it. Yet we’re still here, still betting, still following games and odds. So can we really call ourselves smart bettors if we’re losing in the long run? Or is that just something we tell ourselves so it’s easier to keep gambling?

No gamblers that have been playing games for one year that has not win betting. He has won but the days of losing are more that the winning and the amount he has loss is bigger than the amount he has won. And he is still gambling because if those wins has incurred which has make him to believe that he will win big one day.

The most important thing is to be paзyмным enough to treat gambling as entertainment and not let it cause harm financially or emotionally. I don’t think this requires many years of experience, simple common sense is enough, along with an understanding of what needs gambling is fulfilling, in order to control your behavior without problems.

That’s exactly right. The key point in gambling is how we view it. We mustn’t treat gambling as a source of income, because that can lead to financial ruin even though there’s a chance to win, it’s by no means guaranteed to come easily. You’re right when you say that simple common sense is enough, because people who view gambling as entertainment and nothing more won’t run into problems. Even experienced gamblers can end up betting aggressively again if they can’t control themselves including their way of thinking.

[Mr_Brilliant$]

Do you consider yourself a smart bettor? In what sense can you say that about yourself, especially if you’re not really winning your bets?

Can say about the control. And someone who's good in controlling emotions and their bankrolls can be said to be a smart bettor. Because some are lucky and winners and yet, they don't know how to manage the amount of money that they have won. So, it's better to lose and risk small and you're still fine without having the thought of chasing that. While the winners who are lucky yet not smart will find regret it that they are not smart when they still have the money and the chase will start from that point until they lose everything.

That is it for me… as long as I am in control, I know when to stop, and I do not go beyond the amount I set aside for gambling, then I would say I am a smart gambler..

Also knowing when to stop even when I am winning matters a lot too… not just chasing more.

I don’t think being smart, is been able to always know the exact game or odds to pick, because it gambling, when means we have no or less control over the outcome. so it’s more about discipline for me..

[goldkingcoiner]

Do you consider yourself a smart bettor? In what sense can you say that about yourself, especially if you’re not really winning your bets?

You cannot really measure yourself or your wisdom/intellect on how often you win in gambling, since gambling itself is based purely on probability, which is in it's nature unknowable.

But if you lose all the time it is because you are making really really risky bets. In which case, that is a dumb thing to do and you cannot call yourself smart for wasting money by betting on tiny odds.

Personally, I do not like to bet like a madman when the odds are largely against me.

[Mandoy]

I believe that your point of view is rather logical and reflects the extent of awareness that most punters do not have. You know that games in casinos are largely driven by luck and that will put you off unrealistic expectations. Meanwhile, you are aware that there is a degree of knowledge and decision-making when it comes to sports betting, although this is never a sure thing of winning. Being in the middle as you mentioned, is not a form of weakness but a form of strength since you are kept in check and disciplined. Being a smart bettor does not necessarily imply one should have a winning record, but rather someone who knows how to take risk, will not pursue losses, and understands his/her limitations.

The thing is, as we learn about casinos and sports betting, we must be people who promote smart gambling, and the smartest thing for me is to take care of our money. In my early days, I lost money because I didn't know how to control myself, nor how to learn when I made mistakes. I used the Martingale system a lot and reached times when I had no money at all, and that's not pleasant at all. At this point, we can't allow something like that to happen.

It seems to me that a smart bettor is not one who wins all the time, but rather one who knows the pitfalls and knows how to keep them at bay. Gambling (be it in a casino or sports betting) will never be a sure thing and discipline is much more important than confidence or short-term success. I do believe that not chasing losses haphazardly, taking charge of your bankroll, and keeping to your own personal limits are the true indicators of a smart bettor. Only through painful experience do many gamblers discover this as they apply dangerous systems, such as Martingale. Ultimately, the most intelligent decision in gambling is not to gamble in pursuit of great fortunes, but to conserve your finances and know when to quit.

[eisen33]

You cannot really measure yourself or your wisdom/intellect on how often you win in gambling, since gambling itself is based purely on probability, which is in it's nature unknowable.

But if you lose all the time it is because you are making really really risky bets. In which case, that is a dumb thing to do and you cannot call yourself smart for wasting money by betting on tiny odds.

Personally, I do not like to bet like a madman when the odds are largely against me.

Besides probability in betting, there’s also the assessment of chances. So when bookmakers set odds, in some matches they identify favorites and underdogs. I agree that by relying on these bookmaker odds, we can slightly improve our chances of winning. I also don’t like placing bets with high odds where winning is very difficult, I prefer betting on stronger teams where their advantage is obvious.

[dunfida]

I believe that your point of view is rather logical and reflects the extent of awareness that most punters do not have. You know that games in casinos are largely driven by luck and that will put you off unrealistic expectations. Meanwhile, you are aware that there is a degree of knowledge and decision-making when it comes to sports betting, although this is never a sure thing of winning. Being in the middle as you mentioned, is not a form of weakness but a form of strength since you are kept in check and disciplined. Being a smart bettor does not necessarily imply one should have a winning record, but rather someone who knows how to take risk, will not pursue losses, and understands his/her limitations.

The thing is, as we learn about casinos and sports betting, we must be people who promote smart gambling, and the smartest thing for me is to take care of our money. In my early days, I lost money because I didn't know how to control myself, nor how to learn when I made mistakes. I used the Martingale system a lot and reached times when I had no money at all, and that's not pleasant at all. At this point, we can't allow something like that to happen.

It seems to me that a smart bettor is not one who wins all the time, but rather one who knows the pitfalls and knows how to keep them at bay. Gambling (be it in a casino or sports betting) will never be a sure thing and discipline is much more important than confidence or short-term success. I do believe that not chasing losses haphazardly, taking charge of your bankroll, and keeping to your own personal limits are the true indicators of a smart bettor. Only through painful experience do many gamblers discover this as they apply dangerous systems, such as Martingale. Ultimately, the most intelligent decision in gambling is not to gamble in pursuit of great fortunes, but to conserve your finances and know when to quit.

We can consider smart into those people or gamblers who are really that wary into the actions that they are that doing or simply they are that wary on what gambling is on which this would be the most important thing of all on which you are that aware about on your spending and the loses you do have on which on this case then you will not get easily addicted to it on which most gamblers do fail on doing so. Its always been recommended that you do deal up with gambling as your leisure time or spending up with your vacant time and with the vacant money you do have. As for smart bettor on the sense on how you would be choosing up your bets then it will be  that subjective because each bettor will definitely be having its own partaking about on things that they've been choosing.

What matter most on here is that you've been that wise or smart on every decisions you do made specially into the actions on which it would be that causing up for you to avoid addiction on which this would be consider the most ideal approach towards gambling.

[red4slash]

Yes, I will consider myself a smart bettor , not winning doesn’t make me  less , I have been playing for sometime without winning  , it’s more of entertainment and having experience that comes from it , it shows I can manage risk and bankroll, it shows I don’t allow my emotions to control me , and have a good mindset towards gambling, with all this one can be considered a smart bettor .

If one is able to understand that gambling is not just about winning but to get entertained by it, the better for them because they will make sure that they maintained the habit of gambling in a responsible and also have the knowledge that gambling is not made to be a place or a game where one can be making money from, which makes them not to enjoy the essence of gambling. Which is why people are to make sure that they stay disciplined about their intentions in gambling.

Since the beginning, it is likely that the goal of gamblers is like that because they just want to have fun in it but over time the goals of most gamblers can change because of greater emotional pressure and of course the pursuit of profits that they always hope to make the initial purpose of gambling that they do change.

Not as many gamblers who initially just wanted to have fun with the gambling they did turned into aggressive and could not restrain themselves just because of emotions that could not be controlled properly.

This cannot be blamed because from the beginning they only thought about gambling but were not prepared for the impact they felt which made their self-control weak. The purpose of gambling for fun is quite good but in the end in this case for those who are just starting to gamble it would be better to prepare themselves with the worst conditions especially having to be ready for defeat because this will definitely happen (most likely to happen) considering the ratio of defeat will be much greater.

[BitBakerr1]

Yes, I consider myself as a smart gambler, and the reason why I consider myself this way is because I am gambling for the right thing which is fun and not money making anyone who is gambling just to make money is not a smart gambler because is not something that one should be considered as a business but as an entertainment that gives happiness, the reason why a lot of people get addicted to gambling is because they wanted to make money from gambling and when they lose they try to win their money back, if you are a gambler and you don’t do all this things then you are a smart gambler, so I will always see myself as someone that is smart when it comes to gambling because I gamble for fun alone.

[Fivestar4everMVP]

Yes, I consider myself as a smart gambler, and the reason why I consider myself this way is because I am gambling for the right thing which is fun and not money making anyone who is gambling just to make money is not a smart gambler because is not something that one should be considered as a business but as an entertainment that gives happiness, the reason why a lot of people get addicted to gambling is because they wanted to make money from gambling and when they lose they try to win their money back, if you are a gambler and you don’t do all this things then you are a smart gambler, so I will always see myself as someone that is smart when it comes to gambling because I gamble for fun alone.

As much as I agree with you that gambling for fun purposes is actually being smart, that is, this is the first step to being a true smart gambler as a matter of fact, but on the other hand, I wound will say that there are really some people or gamblers who may not supposedly be gambling only to have fun but they are still smart..

Gamblers who gamble for money but understand the risks involved with gambling, they understand and obey all rules patterning to responsible gambling and never try to risk more than they can afford to lose, gamblers like this are smart not withstanding the fact their purpose of gambling is to make money. Like I always say, it's not bad to gamble for money actually, but the issue with this is that most gamblers allow themselves to get carried away, thereby exposing their self to some serious gambling issues like addiction that you mentioned.

[batang_bitcoin]

Can say about the control. And someone who's good in controlling emotions and their bankrolls can be said to be a smart bettor. Because some are lucky and winners and yet, they don't know how to manage the amount of money that they have won. So, it's better to lose and risk small and you're still fine without having the thought of chasing that. While the winners who are lucky yet not smart will find regret it that they are not smart when they still have the money and the chase will start from that point until they lose everything.

That is it for me… as long as I am in control, I know when to stop, and I do not go beyond the amount I set aside for gambling, then I would say I am a smart gambler..

Also knowing when to stop even when I am winning matters a lot too… not just chasing more.

I don’t think being smart, is been able to always know the exact game or odds to pick, because it gambling, when means we have no or less control over the outcome. so it’s more about discipline for me..

Just be consistent with that whether you win or lose, that's what you have to follow and make sure you're not going to be out of control. Being a smart bettor lies on how you decide and let the results will be a different matter of acceptance. Because if we start to lose that control, we're losing our intelligence and that also giving us the desire to chase more of those losses even it's no longer necessary and not part of the plan.

[barbara44]

Depends on what "smart" means by people. I personally believe that we are going to have two type of smart betting depending on who you ask, one type is the person who wins, and if you are smart enough then you bet on games that you mostly win and year to year you would have a profit, not likely and very few people could actually do that.

But to me, smart betting means that you are not losing too much money and if you can do that then you are going to end up with a lot better returns and won't have any kind of bad returns, it will be very good for you in the end of course. But practically being smart with my gambling is not possible for me so far. It is full of struggle and frustrations. In deep realization, smart gambling would be possible only if you gamble for entertainment reasons. Yeah, then you never need to bother on any final outcome.

[LUCKMCFLY]

I agree with your statement that we can only consider gambling as smartness by keeping our financial condition in check.

This doesn't just apply to gambling it applies to every activity in life. The thing is, when we gamble, we risk money, and that's something that's always up in the air. If we risk more than usual, things won't go well That's what happens most of the time with gamblers. Sometimes it doesn't because we're very lucky, but if luck isn't on our side and we spend more than usual, we'll get into trouble, and that's not worth it.

[nimogsm]

Yes, I consider myself as a smart gambler, and the reason why I consider myself this way is because I am gambling for the right thing which is fun and not money making anyone who is gambling just to make money is not a smart gambler because is not something that one should be considered as a business but as an entertainment that gives happiness, the reason why a lot of people get addicted to gambling is because they wanted to make money from gambling and when they lose they try to win their money back, if you are a gambler and you don’t do all this things then you are a smart gambler, so I will always see myself as someone that is smart when it comes to gambling because I gamble for fun alone.

Overall, this is true, but I would add that a smart player understands how much they are willing to spend on games and what the consequences might be. A smart player clearly understands how much they are willing to spend on games and keeps track of their spending per month, quarter, or year. If the balance is already completely negative, then a smart player will clearly stop playing, as they are simply making the casino richer and themselves poorer.