The Psychological Shift Behind Casual Gambling.

[Samlucky O]

The truth is that gambling is a game of emotion and psychology, at first it looks like you aren't serious about gambling but later after some win or loses you become emotional, you think of recovering your lost amount, and this makes you to keep Gambling even when your mind kick against it, likewise when you are wining you become emotional, thinking of possible way to become wealth from gambling, and this leave you with gambling more than what you can't afford to lose, and that's when you become psychologically deranged. So gambling is a mind game and whatever money is involved, it must surely involve emotion.

[Cointxz]

This is where psychology becomes more important than money. Most people are not actually chasing profit anymore. They are chasing the feeling they experienced during previous wins. That is why many gamblers continue playing even after losing heavily because emotionally they still believe the next win will bring back that same feeling again.

There’s nothing wrong on seeking the experience of winning if that’s the exact feeling that entertain them the most. Gambling was dedicated for entertainment purposes not for a source of income so anything that will make us entertain as long as we do it in responsible way is fine.

Gambler just need to know when to draw the line between seeking an entertainment and an addiction already.

Many gambler that falls on addiction usually consider gambling as sole source of entertainment.

[Kelward]

If you were gambling for fun then you deviate from it then it means that you have lost control of your strategy it is as simple as that, as long as you're in charge of your gambling decisions your emotions wouldn't drift you away. I know that as humans we can be tempted to chase loses sometimes but if you're disciplined enough you won't give in to such temptations, you will know the implications and avoid it.

Aside from gambling for entertainment if you're even gambling to make money and you're able to have a strict bankroll management and time spent on a casino it wouldn't matter much whether you're doing it for fun or for the money. If you're using small amounts that you can easily give away and plan how much time you intend to spend in the session you won't exceed your budget and you won't stay for longer time than it's necessary.

[lovesmayfamilis]

These are quite natural feelings when someone loses their money. No one will just throw them away, even if there are a lot of them. But those who say that gambling is entertainment for them are not necessarily talking about money. The very feeling of risk, the tickling of nerves when you try your luck, train your intuition, and get adrenaline as well as dopamine, makes people gamble. If we talk about those activities that involve a risk to life, such as fast car riding, motorcycle riding, skydiving, and so on, they are also not related to finances. It's not always necessary to connect everything with money; some people need something else, and gambling is only a small part of the entertainment for a certain type of people.

[fullfitlarry]

That is why I personally believe gambling is very different from normal entertainment. Entertainment usually relaxes the mind but gambling keeps the mind emotionally stimulated for long periods of time. And once emotions become deeply attached controlling gambling becomes much harder than most people expect.
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Not sure if there gambling is different from normal entertainment. For me if you want entertainment then you should at least spend some money? Although there could be some arguments that there could be some form of entertainment that don't need money, like talking to your friends and families.

But let's saw you really want to go to the next level, then maybe spend some money on beers or food and then you can talk the whole night and be really entertain. In any case, there could be distinction though as in gambling you can really fall for the addiction like in drugs or any vices.

[Sticky Bomb]

The truth is that gambling is a game of emotion and psychology, at first it looks like you aren't serious about gambling but later after some win or loses you become emotional, you think of recovering your lost amount, and this makes you to keep Gambling even when your mind kick against it, likewise when you are wining you become emotional, thinking of possible way to become wealth from gambling, and this leave you with gambling more than what you can't afford to lose, and that's when you become psychologically deranged. So gambling is a mind game and whatever money is involved, it must surely involve emotion.

This is not just about gambling, but making something a hobby somehow makes you loose interest in other things and weaves your attitude around such hobbies. If someone makes gambling a hobby, then he's likely to loose focus on other things, especially as we all know gambling can be very addicting. Gambling is now going through OP's cousin and as a result is reworking his psychology and rational idiosyncrasies and he is now thinking and acting with gambling mentality, I advise him to stop gambling since he is gradually loosing himself to it, he needs to quit and that must happen now before it is too late.

[Muba20]

Gambling causes a major change in a person's thinking. This change occurs gradually, which is why it is difficult to understand when a change occurs in a gambler. Even if a gambler sets a limit at the beginning of gambling, he unknowingly crosses the limit. Usually, excessive gambling causes a major change in a gambler's personality, as a result of which the gambler does not have the patience to wait for a long time. When a gambler gambles, there is a major change in his emotions. Sometimes, due to his winning, he becomes overconfident, and if he loses, there is a possibility of getting depressed. Excessive gambling also causes a change in the behavior of the gambler. There are situations like getting angry over small things. If he loses in gambling, not only does he lose money, but various changes in his habits occur.