You are Not Chasing Money You are Chasing a Feeling.

[fruktik]

This is actually true talk tbh… most gamblers think it is just about making money, not knowing that it is that feeling that keeps pulling them back in..  that small rush when you want to place a bet, or when the game is about to end and you might win… that is what really makes people to keep playing..

even after losses, instead of stopping, the mind will keep saying,  one more, you can recover this and before you know it, they are already deeper than they planned. Gambling has a way to take away logical reason at that point and becomes purely emotional..

Lately, I've completely lost all feeling in the game. It's becoming less interesting. Maybe it's time to stop? I've been thinking about this more and more often. I feel a kind of apathy towards everything. What is this? Emotional burnout? When you don't see any results for a long period of time, you lose interest. It's highly likely that's true. It's time to make a radical change and start doing things differently.

[Samlucky O]

Most people think gambling is about winning or losing money. But if you look deeper it is more about human psychology than money itself. The real driver behind gambling behavior is not profit but emotion.

Any human psychology in Gambling is all about money. Money is the driving force that pushes people to gamble. Emotion may come last after addiction but we can't deny the fact that money is important.

Another key factor is something called loss recovery bias. After a loss the brain pushes you to believe that the next bet will fix everything. Logically every bet is independent. But psychologically it feels like you are due for a win.

That's true but I still doubt that money is not the main factor. When we talk about gambling we think about emotion and money, gambling does not only mean gambling your money but gambling with your emotion. Your level of phycology and emotional is what determines what you get in bet or Gambling. You cant just gamble when emotion is not attached, the emotion is the propelling force that keeps motivating you to try the next round again and again after losing the previous. If we remove money from gambling what can emotion and psychology do?

The formula is  psychology+ emotion + gambling= Money.

[Dreadboost]

Its all about habit, which you are very right, because if one has the ability to control and discipline themselves, they will find it easy to overcome the temptation that will want to lure them into gambling recklessly, which they can control their emotions and not the other around, in which they are aware of the potential harm it will cause to them if they decided to embrace gambling as a way of earning money. Also, having other alternatives to have fun aside from gambling can also reduce or help one not to engage much in gambling.

I cant believe may people find it difficult to control their habit. Discipline is everything, any gambler that cant keep to their discipline is not qualified to be a gambler. In life, everything we do involves discipline. From study, career, work etc. It all involve a level of discipline. In gambling, the few discipline are the rules in gambling. If all gambler obey the rules, don't gamble with an amount that is meant for an important purpose they wont face any challenge as much as they do. I acknowledge that sometime we don't obey simple rules but it should be a one time thing, not a habit. When it becomes a habit, addiction will start.

[Oasisman]

Most people think gambling is about winning or losing money. But if you look deeper it is more about human psychology than money itself. The real driver behind gambling behavior is not profit but emotion.

When someone places a bet the brain releases dopamine. This doesnot just happen when you win it also happens when you anticipate a win. That is why even losing players keep going  because they are chasing the feeling not just the money.

Well, people gamble because he think he's feeling lucky today, or he's a bit sad, bored, or just need something to do during past time, or people might gamble because they need money and they feel like gambling is the easiest way to make money.
Sometimes gamblers places bets responsibly within his budget because he's composed and totally in control emotionally, and some people totally lost it, then start placing bets recklessly out of frustration.
So, yeah, gambling may not be just about money, it's also about emotions, and the biggest loser are those who lost their emotions in the process.

[Asuspawer09]

I think the main driver was still to earn money and make a profit on it, I dont believed that gamblers are just gambling for entertainment and fun something like that, money is still the number one reason of it, I mean I see most of the gambler here that already have reasonable money they just wanted to double it or something, we keep on risking even though we might probably put it on a safer investment where we could protect our wealth but we choose to gamble it and risk it, because we want to earn more using it. I don't believe that it is worth it to risk it just because we want the fun or the adrenaline of playing, it is because we want to take the profit, and the emotion was just an addition to it.

There might be some people who probably chase the emotion or let's just say that it's their number one reason, but still the number two was to take profit on it. We know that if we remove the money on it, there will be no point of it playing and there will probably no user's anymore since there was no point to play anymore, probably because the money is the one that is giving it the thrill and adrenaline because your afraid to lose and your exited to win.

[EarnOnVictor]

Most people think gambling is about winning or losing money. But if you look deeper it is more about human psychology than money itself. The real driver behind gambling behavior is not profit but emotion.

You have a good point, but if not carefully thought through, one may be confused of it. As we all know, money is the major driving force behind many people gambling, but deeper inside, psychology is a strong player. Let's think of it this way, money is the bait and the psychology is the hook. People believe that the love of money and the desperate there of (in some people) make them gamble, but there's a mental driving force behind it that they do not question forthwith, which is the dopamine psychological of "I could win." This is influencing and hooking than people think.

[Frankolala]

This is actually true talk tbh… most gamblers think it is just about making money, not knowing that it is that feeling that keeps pulling them back in..  that small rush when you want to place a bet, or when the game is about to end and you might win… that is what really makes people to keep playing..

even after losses, instead of stopping, the mind will keep saying,  one more, you can recover this and before you know it, they are already deeper than they planned. Gambling has a way to take away logical reason at that point and becomes purely emotional..

Lately, I've completely lost all feeling in the game. It's becoming less interesting. Maybe it's time to stop? I've been thinking about this more and more often. I feel a kind of apathy towards everything. What is this? Emotional burnout? When you don't see any results for a long period of time, you lose interest. It's highly likely that's true. It's time to make a radical change and start doing things differently.

If you have lost feelings in the game, it means that it's no longer fun to you. The best thing to do is to quit gambling and go on a long break. What's the essence of gambling when you don't enjoy it. If you continue, it will lead to more fustration because it shows that you are gambling for profits and not for fun.

[shinratensei_]

Anyone gamble driven by different reasons. You can't generalize if all of people are driving by the same factor while the fact different people, different needs. It's true some people may try to chase their lose, but in fact, some were able to recover their lose, and the rest is not.
None is gambling to follow what they feel. They gamble to make money. If you win, you feel so happy by tell others about the money you win it, not about whether you feel happy.

This is why the consensus in gambling often involving how much volume circulated in gambling. It's not about how happy or bad you are.

[maydna]

Winning the money will be the reason those people return to casino but if they can thinks twice, gambling will not let them make money instead losing the money. Their losses will be bigger if they can't limits or reducing the losses.

Many gamblers losing controls or lack of controls and making them falls in gambling. They do not aware what gambling can do to them as gamblers still see gambling is the way to double their money fast.

They must take a look at the big picture most people losing money in gambling and they don't have big chance to wins. Even they will just losing much and only ruins their lives.

It is why they should know how treating gambling with right. If they can use gambling as the way to have fun using limits money, they will not falls in gambling.

[Fivestar4everMVP]

Anyone gamble driven by different reasons. You can't generalize if all of people are driving by the same factor while the fact different people, different needs. It's true some people may try to chase their lose, but in fact, some were able to recover their lose, and the rest is not.
None is gambling to follow what they feel. They gamble to make money. If you win, you feel so happy by tell others about the money you win it, not about whether you feel happy.

This is why the consensus in gambling often involving how much volume circulated in gambling. It's not about how happy or bad you are.

Well, you are basically right though, op was wrong to have generalized the feeling thing to all gambler where it's very obvious that it's not all gamblers that directly or indirectly gamble for this reason.
I will agree that some gamblers actually do gamble for how gambling makes them feel but this is usually indirect, the direct reason why most people gamble is to make money, while those who gamble for fun are also there, but in the end, one thing every gambler is interested in and appreciates is the money, because whether feeling or not, loses don't give any profit, feeling will fade, but the money made from gambling can be used to solve real life issues if well managed.

So as much as op is partially right, you also is right as well, because those who chase after feeling through gambling may not even know they are chasing feelings..

[Hypnosis00]

That is why winning is dangerous. This can manipulate one's mind and can lead to temptation. When a gambler wins, it appears to their mind that their strategy is working so well that they could win next time. That is why he double bets, believing it would, and to no surprise, the casino takes it all.

This is how casinos always outplay gamblers. Winning is just a taste and sometimes a trick, especially for greedy gamblers. If they can control themselves, everything they have will easily be gone.

When you don't have experience with how gambling works you assume that you can easily replicate wins by adopting certain strategies. These who have had experience in gambling knows that luck plays a key role especially in casino games. I don't chase losses or assume that my next bet would be a win. I have a budget and when it is exhausted, I simply stop gambling. If I am fortunate to win, I withdraw my win and use it for something important.

Unfortunately, casinos don't agree with this kind of mindset. They want every gambler to spend their winnings before leaving rather than taking them. And most of the time, casinos succeeded in their plan. Gamblers went home with nothing most of the time. For me, knowing how to control ourselves is truly a win for us.

Many gamblers have won huge amounts, hitting the jackpot, etc., but after a few months, they are already broke. Therefore, I say that winning is not winning at all. Unless you don't gamble again.