Why do gamblers blame casinos when they lose, but praise “luck” when they win?

[Cointxz]

Who among you here also started with that kind of thinking? Did you also blame the casino before when you lost, but later learned to accept that losing is really part of gambling?

Or are there still gamblers here who feel the same until now?

When I’m frustrated especially when experiencing a long losing streak that usually has low mathematical probability I still think this way to vent out my frustration but that doesn’t mean I always like this for a long time.

After being frustrated for about limited time I usually back immediately to normal and move on.

We are still human that has emotions that even knowing the truth there’s still some point that we feel doubtful when we are losing. What’s important is we are gambling what we can afford to lose so regardless of our bad experiences we are still not gonna end up financially devastated.

[Free Market Capitalist]

Who among you here also started with that kind of thinking?

Not me but it's quite common to think that.

Did you also blame the casino before when you lost, but later learned to accept that losing is really part of gambling?

It’s a bit like someone who, when watching their team win, says, “We won,” but when they lose, says, “They lost.” In games of chance, when you win, it has nothing to do with you, just as when you lose. And in games of skill, interestingly enough, you can win a bet even when you’ve played poorly, and lose it even when you’ve played well.

[junder]

People who blame the casino or others are reacting out of frustration over their losses, which stem from the fact that they gambled in the first place with the hope of winning. And when they win, they attribute it to luck a reaction to their hopes being fulfilled.

Because, in my opinion, people who play just for fun won’t react that way when they lose, they’ll simply accept it and move on with their lives by engaging in other activities.

I think the reaction depends on their initial purpose.

[Pi-network314159]

Who among you here also started with that kind of thinking? Did you also blame the casino before when you lost, but later learned to accept that losing is really part of gambling?

Or are there still gamblers here who feel the same until now?

although i am not a casino fan but rather sport bet fan, but whenever i lose i dont blame the betting site but i blame myself for the inability of not making the right decision. sometimes before betting i see some game as wining game, but i will just skip them due to pressure or not trusting them enough, and when i play the other game and lose, i will start regretting and blaming myself instead of the betting site. because i know if i play the right game i will win, and if i play the wrong one, i will equally lose as well. so there is no reason to blame the betting site its just a matter of luck.

[cryptoaddictchie]

I think most gamblers have experienced this kind of feeling at some point.

When we win, we usually believe we are lucky, or maybe we feel like we made the right decision. We enjoy the win and accept it easily. But when we lose, especially after a bad losing streak, we start thinking that the casino is controlling the game, or maybe the game is rigged so we can never win. But isn’t that a bit unrealistic?

Yes most gamblers will have this mindset due to frustration and depress. I myself sometimes thinking if theres really a cheating on the platform thats why it kept us playing.

But there are some casino games with pragmatic system provabfly fair for set up which means its all about luck for those games. Only the emotions let us feel this when we always losing.

[Yablee0]

People who blame the casino or others are reacting out of frustration over their losses, which stem from the fact that they gambled in the first place with the hope of winning. And when they win, they attribute it to luck a reaction to their hopes being fulfilled.

Because, in my opinion, people who play just for fun won’t react that way when they lose, they’ll simply accept it and move on with their lives by engaging in other activities.

I think the reaction depends on their initial purpose.

I agree, most times our reaction after having losing streak mostly depends on our initial motive in the game. That's why your first intention before stepping in to gambling also matters a lot because those that literally see gamble as a source of income don't usually take it lightly with themselves or people around them when having multiple losing streak, why because they put most of their financial hope on it which is a red flag and should be totally avoided.

However, gambling for fun remain the best approach any gambler can take, and one unique thing about those that gamble fun and with less expectations is that they quickly accept the outcomes of their games because they understand the basics things (fun) which they have already gotten , therefore any other additional benefits like winning is secondary, perhaps if luck see them through they accept it with whole hearted but if the reverse is the case they just move on without hesitation.

[ArabBTC]

The thing is lots of emotions come with gambling, gambling is a habit, hence, most gamblers always wants something to fall back on and use as an excuse for gambling and their loses, even in normal life instances you will observe that whenever someone fails he tends to blame it on certain circumstances like family background etc, same thing happens to gamblers too, they literally need something or someone to put the blame on, so most times when their is nobody to blame they end up using the casinos as an excuse but anytime they win they either accredit it to their prediction expertise or luck.

[Mr_Brilliant$]

I can not really relate to that because I have always refuse me having this kind of mindset… There is a level of immaturity in blaming the casino when you lose, then taking the credit when you win..

If we are lucky enough to win, fine… If we are not, fine as well.. We all know gambling comes with risks before we decide to play.. You can not enjoy the wins and call it luck, then start looking for someone to blame the moment things go against you..
For me, a loss is a loss and a win is a win.. Both are part of gambling, and accepting and knowing that is just being realistic..

[viljy]

It doesn't really make sense for casinos to engage in manipulation. This business is guaranteed to always be profitable without manipulation (House Advantage). So such accusations are often groundless and just have emotional grounds against the background of strong disappointment after losses...

I actually came across this when we were just starting to have physical slot machines, and there were no online casinos yet. Then the owners of these slot machines really manipulated and reconfigured these slots. They probably had an RTP of 3%

But now, with such high competition for online casinos, it's just stupid to do something like that. Gamblers are superstitious. And they will simply leave the "unlucky" casino, no matter how beautiful and convenient the site may be technically.

[SatoPrincess]

Blaming the casino is just something gamblers do to make themselves feel better. It’s like the idea of going against a rigged system is what makes it worth the risk. The downside to this is that it sometimes prevents learning, if you are always blaming a faceless corporation for your losses, chances are that you will never learn to re-evaluate your gambling strategy and you continue repeating the same chasing mistakes.

[nimogsm]

Who among you here also started with that kind of thinking? Did you also blame the casino before when you lost, but later learned to accept that losing is really part of gambling?

Or are there still gamblers here who feel the same until now?

I know people who, if they lose, blame everyone around them for their defeat and can't accept it. If they win, they take credit for their luck and skill. It's important to remain as honest as possible, at least with yourself, and then life will be much easier because you won't have to waste time looking for someone to blame for your mistakes.

[Betwrong]

~ Who among you here also started with that kind of thinking? Did you also blame the casino before when you lost, but later learned to accept that losing is really part of gambling?

Or are there still gamblers here who feel the same until now?

Yeah, it's me who at first felt like that. It had lasted for a month or two, but then I realized how stupid that way of thinking was. We win because of luck, that's true, but we lose because of luck too. It's bad luck for us, but good luck for some other bettors. The money we lose goes to them, and the casino is taking around 10% of all money wagered on the site, and that's all. In fact, they don't care who's losing and who's winning, they just want the more users the better for their platform.

[asriloni]

When gambler blamed a casino after they were losing, it's because they could afford to lose money. However, it's kinda weird to see someone cried in a casino. It's because he should have totally agreed with the consequence to lose his money.

The gambler who knows very well about the risk they would be facing being careless when they lose money.

As for me, when i lose, i feel nothing. I would not blame casino nor the team where i bet on it. It's because when i decide to gamble, i know i can lose money.

I also aware the result sometimes is not meet my expectation. however, when i can't accept the lose when i gambling, so i don't gamble.

[YellowSwap]

They pretend to not know what they are going into, it's immaturity and irresponsible at the same time, most people are just gambling, all they want is to force their ways through everything and that's what gambling system wants.

People who will be careless and irresponsible, casinos don't even need to pray for customers because most people in the world are wired this way, easy money is like the new gold to them, and casinos knows how to sell them right.

Having a dream is not a crime but not with gambling, if something good is meant to happen to you via gambling let it happen out of nowhere, unexpectedly.

[Cryptmuster]

I think most gamblers have experienced this kind of feeling at some point.

When we win, we usually believe we are lucky, or maybe we feel like we made the right decision. We enjoy the win and accept it easily. But when we lose, especially after a bad losing streak, we start thinking that the casino is controlling the game, or maybe the game is rigged so we can never win. But isn’t that a bit unrealistic?

It feels like we only accept the reality of winning, but we don’t want to accept the reality of losing. We are happy to call it luck when the result is in our favor, but when the result goes against us, suddenly we look for someone or something to blame.

I think this is one of the common mistakes gamblers make. Instead of accepting that gambling always has risk, we sometimes make excuses just to feel better about the loss.

Who among you here also started with that kind of thinking? Did you also blame the casino before when you lost, but later learned to accept that losing is really part of gambling?

Or are there still gamblers here who feel the same until now?

Not all players blame the casino when they lose. Those who understand how gambling works generally realize that both winning and losing are largely driven by luck. Sports betting is a bit different. When you lose, you often don't blame the bookmaker but rather the team that let you down. And when you win, not every bettor will agree that luck played a major role, many are convinced that their bet was successful because of their analysis, research, and other factors they believe were under their control.

[yahoo62278]

I think most gamblers have experienced this kind of feeling at some point.

When we win, we usually believe we are lucky, or maybe we feel like we made the right decision. We enjoy the win and accept it easily. But when we lose, especially after a bad losing streak, we start thinking that the casino is controlling the game, or maybe the game is rigged so we can never win. But isn’t that a bit unrealistic?

It feels like we only accept the reality of winning, but we don’t want to accept the reality of losing. We are happy to call it luck when the result is in our favor, but when the result goes against us, suddenly we look for someone or something to blame.

I think this is one of the common mistakes gamblers make. Instead of accepting that gambling always has risk, we sometimes make excuses just to feel better about the loss.

Who among you here also started with that kind of thinking? Did you also blame the casino before when you lost, but later learned to accept that losing is really part of gambling?

Or are there still gamblers here who feel the same until now?

I think the amount of times a person visits a casino and loses vs wins is what controls that kind of thinking. You visit a casino and play and win 1 of 10 visits you feel like you got lucky and the other 9 times not so lucky. Something inside of you is searching for a reason and the reason usually boils down to the casino.

The reality of the situation is that even though users in the moment feel the game was rigged against them or whatever, they quit thinking that 10 minutes later or they would never visit a casino again. I don't think anyone is naive enough to think they can always win, but it would be nice if RTP was a bit higher so we might win 2 or our 10 visits.

[sotelorene]

Op, the truth is that no one is ever happy of making loss even if the money is what they can afford to lose so i do not see it as being unrealistic because they also know that loss is inevitable in gambling but they do not want to be the people to incur the loss or be a victim but the truth remains that we can not stop making loss as long as we are gambling but we can reduce the rate at which we make loss. everyone love to win and be happy and it is very common to every gambler and lastly, i do not blame any casino for making loss rather i feel and think it was not my luck to win.

[avp2306]

I think most gamblers have experienced this kind of feeling at some point.

When we win, we usually believe we are lucky, or maybe we feel like we made the right decision. We enjoy the win and accept it easily. But when we lose, especially after a bad losing streak, we start thinking that the casino is controlling the game, or maybe the game is rigged so we can never win. But isn’t that a bit unrealistic?

It feels like we only accept the reality of winning, but we don’t want to accept the reality of losing. We are happy to call it luck when the result is in our favor, but when the result goes against us, suddenly we look for someone or something to blame.

I think this is one of the common mistakes gamblers make. Instead of accepting that gambling always has risk, we sometimes make excuses just to feel better about the loss.

Who among you here also started with that kind of thinking? Did you also blame the casino before when you lost, but later learned to accept that losing is really part of gambling?

Or are there still gamblers here who feel the same until now?

I think the amount of times a person visits a casino and loses vs wins is what controls that kind of thinking. You visit a casino and play and win 1 of 10 visits you feel like you got lucky and the other 9 times not so lucky. Something inside of you is searching for a reason and the reason usually boils down to the casino.

The reality of the situation is that even though users in the moment feel the game was rigged against them or whatever, they quit thinking that 10 minutes later or they would never visit a casino again. I don't think anyone is naive enough to think they can always win, but it would be nice if RTP was a bit higher so we might win 2 or our 10 visits.

Absolutely right there, since most of gamblers for sure won't win on each visits or plays in the casino. Its really give us impressions that we are lucky if we win once out of 10 plays, then those losses might drive people to look for reasons on why it happens. This often lead to blaming on the casinos since some other people think that they are been cheated.

But the hard truth is gambling is base on luck and does not offer any guarantee. Also the RTP will only shows the averages and even if the casino provides high. This also does not guarantee any wins on each gambling sessions they made. Maybe there's some improvements on some returns. This is why its important to have this mindset on which people should treat their winning as a bonus, then that losses they encounter is just another cost of their entertainment.

[DPHOR]

I think most gamblers have experienced this kind of feeling at some point.

When we win, we usually believe we are lucky, or maybe we feel like we made the right decision. We enjoy the win and accept it easily. But when we lose, especially after a bad losing streak, we start thinking that the casino is controlling the game, or maybe the game is rigged so we can never win. But isn’t that a bit unrealistic?

It feels like we only accept the reality of winning, but we don’t want to accept the reality of losing. We are happy to call it luck when the result is in our favor, but when the result goes against us, suddenly we look for someone or something to blame.

I think this is one of the common mistakes gamblers make. Instead of accepting that gambling always has risk, we sometimes make excuses just to feel better about the loss.

Who among you here also started with that kind of thinking? Did you also blame the casino before when you lost, but later learned to accept that losing is really part of gambling?

Or are there still gamblers here who feel the same until now?

You can't entirely be judging people with what they would be that thinking while gambling; for me, I have already had the feeling that gambling is mostly designed to favor the casino themselves and not the gambler and even if I lose I know that it's already being designed that way so when gambling, I do gamble with what I can afford to lose. With this I do not panicked anymore if lose because I gambled with what I should be able to lose without attaching any emotional feelings because I know winning is always hard to make.

[SPIDERMAN008]

People who blame the casino or others are reacting out of frustration over their losses, which stem from the fact that they gambled in the first place with the hope of winning. And when they win, they attribute it to luck a reaction to their hopes being fulfilled.

Because, in my opinion, people who play just for fun won’t react that way when they lose, they’ll simply accept it and move on with their lives by engaging in other activities.

I think the reaction depends on their initial purpose.

No one really wants to show their weakness when they lose. That's why even if they give credit to their luck when they win, they start blaming the casino site after they lose. I think both are actually due to luck. And if the amount of loss becomes too much to bear, then neither the casino site nor their luck is to blame, the fault here is with the person who is betting because he has bet beyond the limit of his ability to lose. So he cannot control the amount of loss.