Winning feels too good. Losing feels too bad. That is the real trap.

[leonair]

Every gambler is happier if he wins than he is sad if he loses. It doesn't matter how much he wins, he gets more joy when he wins. Even if he loses $100 and wins $20 at the same time, that joy pushes him to continue gambling. This is the real trap. These things happen mainly because of emotions and psychological issues that are more or less common in every gambler. If gamblers do not keep a specific budget limit, it is not possible for them to control themselves and their losses increase due to regular gambling.

[AVE5]

When you win even a small amount it feels bigger than it actually is. Your confidence jumps instantly. You start believing you have figured something out. Your bets get a little bigger and your decisions a little faster.

But when you lose it hits differently. A small loss does not feel small. It feels personal. Like something was taken from you. And suddenly you are not playing the game anymore  you are trying to fix that feeling.

It's very true that nomatter how it's, there's definitely going to be emotions attached to gambling but it requires self moderation so that you don't get lost or hurt yourself.
There's why those who're being too eager without taking control of their emotions are being too overweighed down in their loose games and feels uncomfortably cheering when they wins.
Indeed winning and loosing has their different modes of emotional expressions but only those in control of their emotions gets it right.
Every responsible gamblers do also have levels of their tolerance, so when you've reached your tolerance limit on the loosing streak, taking a break should be an option. Winning streak can also keep you longer because the interesting part of the game is winning even though loosing can't be eliminated as part of the games option.

[sunsilk]

Every gambler is happier if he wins than he is sad if he loses. It doesn't matter how much he wins, he gets more joy when he wins. Even if he loses $100 and wins $20 at the same time, that joy pushes him to continue gambling. This is the real trap. These things happen mainly because of emotions and psychological issues that are more or less common in every gambler. If gamblers do not keep a specific budget limit, it is not possible for them to control themselves and their losses increase due to regular gambling.

I am one of those that I don't mind winning big or small, for as long as that can be said as a win I am even the happiest guy ever.

That's why I do understand those gamblers that even they've lost so much from their bets. They are still happy with the little recovery that they are winning.

Although it can be said as a trap and that's validating the feelings to gamble and recover more. But that's just a different feeling when we win even just a bit, it seems like a taste of success already after being defeated.

[Cantsay]

Do you think casinos actually depend more on our emotional reactions than the house edge itself?

Or do you believe a disciplined player can truly stay unaffected by this over time?
I would love to hear ur thoughts as well.

Love Yourself , Take care of Yourself and Good Luck.

I have never thought of it this way.

I have always used the near miss effect, that’s when a gambler plays and then almost wins just by a slit difference, this gives the gambler the thought that they are closer to winning and that drives them to keep playing simply because of that silly mindset and at the end of the day they’ll find themselves losing more and more and not winning anything.

[Odusko]

Every gambler is happier if he wins than he is sad if he loses. It doesn't matter how much he wins, he gets more joy when he wins. Even if he loses $100 and wins $20 at the same time, that joy pushes him to continue gambling. This is the real trap. These things happen mainly because of emotions and psychological issues that are more or less common in every gambler If gamblers do not keep a specific budget limit, it is not possible for them to control themselves and their losses increase due to regular gambling.

The fun is winning, I don't want to agree with those that says that they are having fun even in the losing in gambling, what I have come to realise is that winning give the excitement in gambling and whenever you lose no matters how little the amount is, you will definitely feel bad about I and that is just the truth about winning or losing as regards to fun in gambling, since we often refer to gambling as for fun and entertainment.

[Fivestar4everMVP]

Do you think casinos actually depend more on our emotional reactions than the house edge itself?

Or do you believe a disciplined player can truly stay unaffected by this over time?
I would love to hear ur thoughts as well.

It is very important we first understand and agree that all that you've said is not really the reality of many gamblers, especially those who are gambling for the fun of it, like for example, all that you've said is true if I remember and consider the time when I was still gambling solely to make money, but since I quit that agenda of gambling to make money, I've learnt to see gambling from a very different perspective and this is what gambling ought to be..

But we live in  a society where many are in dear need of money and one of the ways some or most people. are turning to is gambling since there is the potentials of winning big money from a very small bet.

But on the other hand and answering the question, I personally believe that casinos depend more on their house edge it self because this is what bring gamblers loses in the first place, for example..
Without a house edge, how many casinos do you think will survive even for a month?

[Rashlyowl]

Do you believe a disciplined player can truly stay unaffected by this over time?

I'm not sure about that, I think even disciplined players will be affected. Lately, I haven't been active in forums because of one big mistake I experienced, which started with a small loss & then I spent almost half of my savings. I think I should rethink what I've said about gambling, I feel like I have been wrong a lot.

[PX-Z]

Do you believe a disciplined player can truly stay unaffected by this over time?

I'm not sure about that, I think even disciplined players will be affected. Lately, I haven't been active in forums because of one big mistake I experienced, which started with a small loss & then I spent almost half of my savings. I think I should rethink what I've said about gambling, I feel like I have been wrong a lot.

Yeah, disciplined gamblers can be affected but not too much. For someone who spent almost half of their savings, you cant compare it to a "disciplined" one, surely. But for someone who knows bow to exit when both lossing and winning cannot be affected much for the losses, much more for a win.

[Sonia_123]

That is the game of gambling and that is where the fun is, the joy of winning increases are chances and hopes of more wins while losing makes us feels that we are really not trying our best and makes us feel like a loser, but it is not it's just the fun of the game .

When you gamble, gamble for the fun of it and it will give you peace of mind than always gamble for the money which you end up losing and always feels sad and unfair.

[taufik123]

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When you gamble, gamble for the fun of it and it will give you peace of mind than always gamble for the money which you end up losing and always feels sad and unfair.

Indeed the original goal was to have fun and it was already done, but some people were quite faltering with some losses that they crossed the line from the one who was originally having fun,
then they started to gamble revenge to get back the money lost in some games.

This makes the initial goal of having fun then become gambling that risks becoming addicted because of lack of discipline and not following the original reason why gambling, even more defeats occur.

I myself have even been stuck in this kind of condition, having fun that ends in more losses because I am too following the lust to keep making deposits to keep gambling non-stop.

[Rashlyowl]

Yeah, disciplined gamblers can be affected but not too much. For someone who spent almost half of their savings, you cant compare it to a "disciplined" one, surely. But for someone who knows bow to exit when both lossing and winning cannot be affected much for the losses, much more for a win.

I'm not talking about the intensity, being affected is being affected regardless of how big or small it is. Even conscious gamblers will eventually get trapped, if they don't really understand what & why they are gambling. As time goes by, I feel that betting on sports betting is better than betting on slots or live casinos, avoiding high frequency in playing.

[Jody.Drummer]

Hello Reader . I hope u doing well.

I have been thinking about something lately and I feel like this is where most of us quietly lose control. It is not just about money. It is about how our mind reacts.

When you win even a small amount it feels bigger than it actually is. Your confidence jumps instantly. You start believing you have figured something out. Your bets get a little bigger and your decisions a little faster.

But when you lose it hits differently. A small loss does not feel small. It feels personal. Like something was taken from you. And suddenly you are not playing the game anymore  you are trying to fix that feeling.

That is where things start to change. You stop thinking clearly. You stop caring about strategy. You just want to get back to that good feeling you had a few minutes ago. And the crazy part is the casino doesnot need to do anything special here. The math is already in their favour but this emotional swing makes it even easier. Because now you are not making decisions based on logic  you are reacting.

Some of my Friends gamble occasionally. And i have noticed one thing common  that most of their big losses are not come from one bad bet. They came from a chain reaction.
Like one loss then frustration then bigger bet then another loss  and then even bigger risk.

At that point it is not about winning anymore. It is about escaping that uncomfortable feeling. So I am curious about something.

Do you think casinos actually depend more on our emotional reactions than the house edge itself?

Or do you believe a disciplined player can truly stay unaffected by this over time?
I would love to hear ur thoughts as well.

Love Yourself , Take care of Yourself and Good Luck.

I agree that winning makes us happy and can sometimes boost our confidence to the point where we forget about the risk of a bigger loss. And while losing is indeed painful, frustrating, and upsetting, it also depends on how we choose to respond to it. For example, if we experience a loss and react poorly to it, the loss is certainly painful, and our poor reaction adds to that, creating a sense of inability to accept it. It’s different when we react well (accept it) even though the loss feels painful, because we’ve reacted well, the likelihood of feeling unable to accept it is low, since we can accept the fact of the loss that has occurred.

[Yablee0]

Or do you believe a disciplined player can truly stay unaffected by this over time?

Yes they can, the disciplined players are the real players that understand the basics rules of the game because they have learned sticking to their bankroll, they chase no lose regardless, they aren't easy emotional regardless the outcome of their game and much more. Furthermore, a discipline dude is always conciouse of his limit and will ensure he draw the cutton when he has already exhausted his limit and that's the actual thing to do than persisting further.

However, I come to understand one thing in gamble that has thought me deeply, that when someone keep having multiple losses without retrieving backwards or take a break, at that point you aren't just losing money, what you are also losing along side is your mind and that's what keep driving your feelings and bringing you back without hesitation till you finally lost everything.

[fruktik]

When I first started playing casinos and gambling, I could confidently say I was hooked on emotion. I was overwhelmed with excitement. I rejoiced at every small win and was deeply distressed by the loss of money. Over time, these emotions became less and less noticeable. It felt like work, not a game. And so the emotion faded further and further. Today, I feel almost no emotion at all from the game. I treat winning and losing equally. I caught myself wondering if I needed to change something to experience those first emotions. Is that even possible?

[Makus]

Chasing the feeling that come with winning is a trap, a lot of gamblers always tries to win because they get used to the feeling of winning but this becomes an addiction. A lot of gamblers forget that gambling is a 50/50 thing and they chase the instant gratification that comes with winning not minding the risks involved. This is a psychological trap that is hard to break out of when you fall into it, that's the reason why you see a lot of gamblers that are hooked to gambling and unable to recover easily because all they do is chase the feeling that comes with winning.

[Ishicryptic]

If you allow your emotions to control you in gambling it will be swinging you whether you win or lose, if you win you will be very excited but when your luck changes and you begin to loss you will become very sad. I know that we cannot totally remove emotional feelings when we gamble but we can learn to control it so we can be in charge of how we want to react after the results of our games. One way to achieve this is to use amount that you are comfortable to loose, you wouldn't be too bothered about losing your money or chasing loses because the money you lost is small. We can choose not to be trapped in gambling but we have to work towards it because gambling is addictive.

[Cointxz]

One way to achieve this is to use amount that you are comfortable to loose, you wouldn't be too bothered about losing your money or chasing loses because the money you lost is small. We can choose not to be trapped in gambling but we have to work towards it because gambling is addictive.

This is the only way to control emotion when gambling because the only reason why gambler commonly out of control is because they hate the fact that they are losing their money so even a win can’t balance the sad emotion when they are tilted.

Gambling what you can afford to lose makes your game balance. No overwhelming happiness and sadness no what will be the result.

It’s hard to control emotion if the bankroll itself is not controlled.

[michellee]

Winning small of course will increasing our confidence and makes us wants to keep playing. But losing small will not stops us playing more as we wants to recover the losses. We are not realize that may gets us lose more and leaves us playing for some rounds.

Chain reaction will happens whether you win or lose. Our emotional may affects and makes us lose control and if we can't stop immediately from gambling but only says that we will win next rounds.

But a disciplined player will not getting trap in that situation as they can be wise. They don't want losing more so they will stopping immediately before they lose more.

[LastKiss]

When you win even a small amount it feels bigger than it actually is. Your confidence jumps instantly. You start believing you have figured something out. Your bets get a little bigger and your decisions a little faster.

Or do you believe a disciplined player can truly stay unaffected by this over time?
I would love to hear ur thoughts as well.

I think this is the reason why casino platforms regularly give us bonuses through email, through the platform and on social media. They do this to decieve our mind so that we don’t realize we’ve already deposited to the platform. Personally, I don’t feel that every win is big but each win gradually increases my confidence, which can eventually lead to overconfidence and I'm afaid it will like what you said. To avoid that trap, we need to stay disciplined with our strategy and limits. If we become shaky even for a moment the consequences can vary, such as becoming greedy, angry or overconfident.

[Yeesha]

Hello Reader . I hope u doing well.

I have been thinking about something lately and I feel like this is where most of us quietly lose control. It is not just about money. It is about how our mind reacts.

When you win even a small amount it feels bigger than it actually is. Your confidence jumps instantly. You start believing you have figured something out. Your bets get a little bigger and your decisions a little faster.

But when you lose it hits differently. A small loss does not feel small. It feels personal. Like something was taken from you. And suddenly you are not playing the game anymore  you are trying to fix that feeling.

That is where things start to change. You stop thinking clearly. You stop caring about strategy. You just want to get back to that good feeling you had a few minutes ago. And the crazy part is the casino doesnot need to do anything special here. The math is already in their favour but this emotional swing makes it even easier. Because now you are not making decisions based on logic  you are reacting.

Some of my Friends gamble occasionally. And i have noticed one thing common  that most of their big losses are not come from one bad bet. They came from a chain reaction.
Like one loss then frustration then bigger bet then another loss  and then even bigger risk.

At that point it is not about winning anymore. It is about escaping that uncomfortable feeling. So I am curious about something.

Do you think casinos actually depend more on our emotional reactions than the house edge itself?

Or do you believe a disciplined player can truly stay unaffected by this over time?
I would love to hear ur thoughts as well.

Love Yourself , Take care of Yourself and Good Luck.

Yeah, exactly, winning feels too good and losing feels too bad, so that's the reality of life. Every individuals wishes for all their dreams to come to reality, they always wish to win whatsoever they wished for, and the reality of life doesn't even work that way, sometimes you have to lose in order to gain more experience, skills, and confidence. Losses so make an individual to prepare better for the future. Loss is very painful in every situations talkless of losing your hard earned money in gambling. It is actually normal for a gambler to feel sad, discourage and disappointed after losing their money in gambling, but it is also important for them to maintain their emotional stability and shouldn't let that get to them psychologically or affect them in any way.