Don't overstate the importance of discipline (topic is not about the casino).

[Pandu Geddon]

But discipline is simply following the rules. Sometimes you have to force yourself to follow the rules (which you subconsciously dislike and don't want to adhere to); sometimes you often follow the rules out of habit, without any self-abuse, simply because you deeply believe in their effectiveness.

If you prefer to gamble freely, clear rules that limit the way you gamble will certainly be uncomfortable. But you know the risks in gambling. Rules that you implement yourself have good intentions. They do not give you a chance to win in the long term, but they serve as a barrier to prevent you from losing more.
Gambling can be very harmful for those who are not responsible. If you cannot ensure that you are responsible with your gambling, the limits set by those rules are important. Although it may seem forced, it is better than ending up badly.

[qwertyup23]

Discipline isn't a strategy to give you profit but a strategy to limit your losses and save you from being addicted which I think it's more superior because it enables you to stop the game at the right time and also make you enjoy your gambling life till you decide to stop gambling in future.

If you're after a strategy that can give you profit, it wouldn't be in a long term and looking for different strategies often might lead to irresponsible gambling because your focus is on how to make money from gambling.

I superbly agree with you. A lot of people seem to misconceptualize discipline as a strategy for winning but in reality, it is more of a remedy towards combatting addiction as a whole.

It seems like most people outright say "discipline" as the key in gambling without fully delving into its deeper realization. Meaning, discipline is not only essential but mandatory if you truly want to enter any kind of hobby that necessarily entails addiction.

Discipline is one of the factors of being a responsible gambler that can never be underestimated.
For you to stay away from gambling for too long or gambling always, you need to make sure that you gamble responsibly and that is possible when you are a disciplined gamblers. Being disciplined is the only way to over addiction.

Not only discipline but also being responsible and rationalize enough to know your limits. Without these combined factors, a person has the potential of succumbing to addiction that can most likely result to the exhaustion of his resources at the end.

[serjent05]

Therefore, I would recommend not to exaggerate the importance of discipline.

In the contrary, we should not underestimate the importance of discipline.  Discipline may not bring us a winning streak or give us strategy to win, but it will save us from severe losses and a ruined future by making us stop gambling when suffering losses.  Between the two, I would rather be saved from losses and a ruined future than a winning streak that can turn to triggered chasing losses due to lack of discipline.

[Tungbulu]

Therefore, I would recommend not to exaggerate the importance of discipline.

In the contrary, we should not underestimate the importance of discipline.  Discipline may not bring us a winning streak or give us strategy to win, but it will save us from severe losses and a ruined future by making us stop gambling when suffering losses.  Between the two, I would rather be saved from losses and a ruined future than a winning streak that can turn to triggered chasing losses due to lack of discipline.

I think people often focus more on winning that they often pay little to no attention to not losing. I know losses may not always be unavoidable, but the truth still remains that there are certain losses that could’ve actually been avoided if there was discipline in the picture. Discipline isn’t overrated, only people’s greed would make them feel like discipline is capable of making them win. Thats why say gambling shouldn’t just be about winning or making profits but more about having fun and avoid losing too much, and discipline is capable of making any gambler achieve these.

[Fiatless]

Discipline is not what makes a gambler to win or to become successful long term but self discipline reduces the chance of becoming a reckless gambling, reduces the risk of losing above your target. For example, if you had $500 in your bankroll and you told yourself that you are only going to spend $100 for that day in gambling, lack of self discipline can cause you to spend or lose all that money or more than your budget but if you are discipline and abides by your rules, you will spend just the amount you agreed to spend, that's the importance of discipline, it doesn't help you win, it helps you stay afloat.

Without limits, recklessness will become the order of the day. Discipline is important not just in gambling but in every sphere of life. Most people who became addicted to anything were caused by lack of discipline. It is a discipline that makes people chase losses and gamble with more than they can afford to lose. The man who becomes a drunkard lacks the discipline to stop when he is full. I can go on and on.

[Bluedrem]

Discipline cannot make a gambler win. Discipline can help him win by reducing the amount of losses in gambling and protecting him from addiction. Suppose a gambler keeps on gambling but he does not stop gambling, then we must assume that he lacks discipline because he should stop gambling at that time to avoid losses. Apart from that, if he continues to gamble crazy with the addiction to win, he will face big losses.

[Muba20]

I know many people love to talk about discipline. Discipline is what helps you organize your gambling, and it certainly has its positive aspects. But I see that the importance of discipline is almost always exaggerated. I often read that a gambler lacked discipline to win. Or that they could have been a long-term winner if they had maintained discipline, which is difficult. People often associate discipline with self-abuse.

Being disciplined will give you limit to what you should do and not, it's a kind of ability that we can choose to develop by not going for everything we see in gambling has been good for us to take, if you are discipline, the risk you take will be minimized in gambling because you will not be exposed too much to those expensive moves that may cost you.

It is true that being disciplined in gambling does not mean that one will win. Discipline helps one to survive in gambling for a long time and it does not have any negative effects, rather it is good for the gambler if he can be disciplined. If the gambler thinks that he will gamble with discipline and follow the same rules again and again, then he is not right in his strategy, it is not related to discipline. A gambler can use various strategies to gamble. By applying these strategies, he can also lose his entire bankroll again and again. If a gambler is disciplined and keeps betting, then it is easy for him to survive in gambling. But it is not the only thing that he will get positive results in gambling if he is disciplined. Nothing that is exaggerated in anything is positive. There should be a certain limit in everything.

[jeremypwr]

Discipline is one of the most important traits a person can have.
It helps people stay focused, consistent and successful in reaching their goals.
Which can also be beneficial when gambling.

[Yorubek]

Discipline is one of the most important traits a person can have.
It helps people stay focused, consistent and successful in reaching their goals.
Which can also be beneficial when gambling.

I completely agree with you, discipline protects us from the harm of losing too much money and even protects ourselves from the terrible harm of gambling. I think if a gambler gambles with discipline, it will help the gambler maintain self-control over himself as well as limit himself to his own means and help protect himself from addiction through gambling for a long time.

[Achalugo BTC]

If you prefer to gamble freely, clear rules that limit the way you gamble will certainly be uncomfortable. But you know the risks in gambling. Rules that you implement yourself have good intentions. They do not give you a chance to win in the long term, but they serve as a barrier to prevent you from losing more.
Gambling can be very harmful for those who are not responsible. If you cannot ensure that you are responsible with your gambling, the limits set by those rules are important. Although it may seem forced, it is better than ending up badly.

Self-control or discipline is very essential in the lives of every gambler, as they won't have to end the game with a bad mood because they know the rules and stick to it makes the game a bit easier and enjoyable, unlike the way some gamblers do,they don't even stick to the rules and expect to have safe gambling, which doesn't work like that. Its best for them to stay responsible than to stay irresponsible and regret it later because the frustration in it, its not what one will pray to pass through.

[Judith87403]

Discipline cannot make a gambler win. Discipline can help him win by reducing the amount of losses in gambling and protecting him from addiction. Suppose a gambler keeps on gambling but he does not stop gambling, then we must assume that he lacks discipline because he should stop gambling at that time to avoid losses. Apart from that, if he continues to gamble crazy with the addiction to win, he will face big losses.

Right, recklessness makes things to be in a disorder form, as one won't have direction and they will make decisions that will not be helpful to them. So, discipline is important as it will help to keep things in a good and orderly form, as they will prevent unnecessary losses and responsible and can even stop themselves from gambling if the game is not going the way they planned, before things will get out of hand or out of control.

[red4slash]

Imo gambling with discipline is a must, but discipline here means that it must be with a dose that we are ready to accept because if we have gambled with discipline then don't listen to other people who say that we like gambling and that it is not good.  I'm not sure if it's a good idea or not but if it's a good idea or not then it's not a good idea to gamble with your own money and not harm others.

But I don't think what kind of discipline is excessive, is it like torturing yourself for example we like to gamble but because of strict discipline we don't do gambling at all but on the other hand it is also good because we don't gamble in other words we stay away from gambling. My own advice is that if you really like gambling then do it naturally and even if there is discipline set it means that we have to adjust the dose of discipline that we can do too because in essence something that is done in excess is not good, so everything must be in accordance with the dose.

[Davidvictorson]

Discipline says nothing about the wisdom and effectiveness of the rules it is intended to enforce. It may well turn out, over time, that the rules you followed were wrong and led to your losses. Therefore, I would recommend not to exaggerate the importance of discipline.

Discipline is important always whether in gambling or not. It is discipline that makes a player to gamble responsibly. It is also discipline that makes a player know when to quit. Even though discipline is not a strategy, it is an important quality that every gambler who want to be successful must possess.

[Julien_Olynpic]

People who have a high risk of developing gambling addiction need discipline. So that such people do not lose everything they have or still owe creditors. In other words, discipline in following the rules protects the gambler from catastrophic loss, but it does not help to win at all. Because winning is enviable only from luck (in the casino). In what respect can such rules be wrong?

I wasn't talking about casinos. I was talking about sports betting and, to some extent, prediction markets, where strategies actually work and where you can actually make money over the long term. Furthermore, we're talking about people who don't play for fun, but are primarily focused on making money. When you play for profit, you might be under the illusion that discipline is crucial to making money. I don't deny the importance of discipline, but strategy is more important.

[ruykeri]

I understand only one thing. That is, to survive in the long-term gambling , it is important to have a fixed fund limit. If a gambler continues to bet within the limit as he wishes, then he will never suffer a major financial loss. Only if he can keep the financial loss in gambling within the limit, it will be possible to continue betting for a long time. But when someone goes beyond the limit and bets, then no kind of discipline will be of any use. Funding discipline creates the most positive effect. Because if you bet outside the limit, the amount of loss will also be greater and it will go beyond your ability. Then you will try to bet aggressively to recover that loss, and at some point it will become a cause of severe addiction.

[Joeboy]

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This is just a forum, you do not have to be mean. I can understand you better now as you explain it in a way it can easily be understood. I also have budget for gambling, if I lose it, I will stop gambling. Anyone that can not have control over his budget on gambling, such person should not gamble. Gambling is good, but some people are thinking they can make money through it which is a very wrong mindset. It is good that you stopped, if you did not, you may lose more money.

It is very much possible to make money from gambling either sport bets blackjack or any other aspect that gamblers decides to venture into.... However the most dangerous and most risky in all of this is when folks gambler particularly for the reason of making profit... The truth about a profit based mindset in gambling is that it could cause gambler to begin to chase their lose in cases of any, and if such an action grows into an habit, it could eventually result into a full fledged addiction...

[Fivestar4everMVP]

I know many people love to talk about discipline. Discipline is what helps you organize your gambling, and it certainly has its positive aspects. But I see that the importance of discipline is almost always exaggerated. I often read that a gambler lacked discipline to win. Or that they could have been a long-term winner if they had maintained discipline, which is difficult. People often associate discipline with self-abuse.
But discipline is simply following the rules. Sometimes you have to force yourself to follow the rules (which you subconsciously dislike and don't want to adhere to); sometimes you often follow the rules out of habit, without any self-abuse, simply because you deeply believe in their effectiveness.
But!!! Discipline says nothing about the wisdom and effectiveness of the rules it is intended to enforce. It may well turn out, over time, that the rules you followed were wrong and led to your losses. Therefore, I would recommend not to exaggerate the importance of discipline.

Those who attribute discipline to their winning and or loses simply lack the proper and true definition of discipline, because if we are to check it, or try to think deeply about this, can be well disciplined in being consistent with always placing bets even when and during times it's not convenient to, but this person or bettor will still continue to lose over time, and life is a brutal teacher, if this bettor continues to make this very same mistake, he or she will keep losing money until he or she learns  what life is trying to teach him.

So yeah, discipline help us stay consistent in any thing we are doing or pursuing but it does not interfere in outcomes, what does interfere in outcomes is luck, only the lucky will win, and the unlucky will lose, even if we are consistent with always playing according to the rules because of how we have disciplined ourself. It still will not change what the outcome of our game will be.

[AHOYBRAUSE]

I think anybody that doesn't have discipline, in whatever direction, is destined to failed in what they are doing. You have to be patient in basically anything, work, relationship, work and whatever. In gambling obviously it also plays a huge role since it makes the difference between losing a bit or losing it all in a couple of minutes. Losing a bit gives you the chance to fight another day but if you get impatient, increase the bet size to recover losses quick, you are destined to fail.

[Fiatless]

I wasn't talking about casinos. I was talking about sports betting and, to some extent, prediction markets, where strategies actually work and where you can actually make money over the long term. Furthermore, we're talking about people who don't play for fun, but are primarily focused on making money. When you play for profit, you might be under the illusion that discipline is crucial to making money. I don't deny the importance of discipline, but strategy is more important.

Sometimes strategy fails and this is when discipline becomes important. When you adopt a strategy and it constantly leads to losses, without discipline, you might start chasing losses, which would lead to further losses. It is a discipline that will make you log out or walk out of the gambling platform after you have drained your allocation for the game.

Strategy is important but discipline is more essential. This is because you can adopt a strategy from different sources, like using AI or copying from prediction channels. But you would have to develop discipline by yourself.

[Fivestar4everMVP]

I think anybody that doesn't have discipline, in whatever direction, is destined to failed in what they are doing. You have to be patient in basically anything, work, relationship, work and whatever. In gambling obviously it also plays a huge role since it makes the difference between losing a bit or losing it all in a couple of minutes. Losing a bit gives you the chance to fight another day but if you get impatient, increase the bet size to recover losses quick, you are destined to fail.

Being patient is not the same thing as being disciplined, both are different and serves different purposes even though to some people, both may resemble.
It is very possible for a person to lack discipline and still maintain a good level of patient and it's also very possible to lack patience but still maintain a good level of discipline, so one shouldn't not be liked or linked to the other since they are not the same.

And like Ive said before, winning in gambling can or may be tied to luck and maybe patience but definitely not discipline, being disciplined keeps you gambling and maybe in a certain way which may or may not increase the chances of winning, but then, it doesn't directly help a gambler win, what has the connection to winning and losing is luck and in some certain situations, patience.