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

[Maslate]

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?

[Finebone]

Any gambler that is still playing the blame game anytime they lose their bet is a bad loser, because the decisions where taken by that person alone, or he was the one that entertain the opinion of others, so if that person start blaming the casino for a decision he took, then such person is undeniable a bad loser.

I have seen someone blame a guy that gave him a predicted game to gamble on, and when the outcome of the game was out, he lost. So he started lamenting that the man was the cause of his losing that if he had done the prediction himself, he would have won. But when he was asked, what if the game had played out, would he start pushing blames?
No exactly, so I am not surprised by most people because bad losers are everywhere.

[mirakal]

That is called immaturity, and one way or another, we have gone through that in our lives, but what is important is that we learn from it.

Sometimes we make bad decisions, especially when our expectations do not happen, so if we have that mindset that we should win every time we gamble, then most likely we will experience that kind of problem. That is not good for us because it can lead to major problems in the future, particularly addiction.

[qwertyup23]

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's almost because of human nature- we reject and blame others for our mistakes yet we give ourselves all the credit whenever we experience something positive.

For example, any kind of negative feeling or loss on your part would be blamed to others because that's basically the easiest way to do it. Instead of acknowledging your mistakes, which is the hardest part, people tend to blame it to others just to satisfy and pat themselves at their own's back.

Is this kind of approach or attitude reasonable? Of course not! The more you blame your mistakes to others, the more difficult it would be for you to move-on. Accepting defeat, acknowledging your wrongdoings, and moving-on are the hardest part of healing. But once you get to the stage of acceptance, then growth would follow.

[Umulala-alala]

I never blame the casino when ever i loss gambling because before i start gambling i already know that it's win win game is either I win or the casino wins that's it instead i blame the club i stake on that made me to loss money most expecially when the club is supposed to win their game and also let me win mine also. Gambling is something of idea and luck i know that winning is not guarantee so i stake on what i can let go just incase i lost, those who blame the casino are baby gamblers they don't have an business with our losing.

[AmaGold70]

When gamblers loose bet, they feel bad, and when the losses is persistent we try shifting the blame to the bookmakers, it is so, and i have felt the same way in the past. But honestly, this notion of gamblers is not true. For example, in sports betting, their are many options to choose from, and when you choose the wrong option, you loose. Now, do you realize that the same game you lost, another gambler is celebrating victory because he or she cose a different option? To tell you that the error is actually coming from the gambler, and not from the casino site.

[Woodie]

It's only casino players that do this because their games are 99% luck and 1% skill  lol

But on a serious note, nobody loves to see their money going down the drain and nobody will accept this kind of responsibility hence playing the blame game, otherwise luck is a big component about gambling.. imagine going for a sports bet of under 4.5 goals and in the first 30minutes game is already 4nil but goes on to finish as is.. are we really going to say this is luck or skill.. definitely luck!

[_act_]

I do not have such kind of thinking because I know right from the start that the gambling sites are making money from gamblers, but I wanted to try my knowledge to win high amount of money. After several losses, I stopped because I know more that the gambling sites will always win my money. I only blamed myself for the losses and moved on.

But I have seen on the news about people that lost and later blaming the gambling site. I am referring to those that went for self-exclusion, be able to still gamble on the site and filed a lawsuit after several losses again.

[Darker45]

I know of countless people who are sore losers. If they win, they deserve it. They knew right from the start that they'd win. They're not even lucky; they're just doing the right thing, made the right analysis, did the perfect computation. But if they lose, there's something else that caused their loss. They're victims somehow of one external factor or another.

I guess I've never been like this. Although I think I've also questioned losing results countless of times, I've never been such a sore loser. Every time I risk money on gambling, I've already moved on from that money. I know I could lose and already accept that possibility even before it happens.

[Moreno233]

This is serious irony but we have to connect that to the human nature which like blaming every other thing but themselves. But the truth is that if we don't find something to blame for our misfortune in gambling (which must come sometimes irrespective of how smart we are), we may not be able to gather the motivation to continue. Shifting this blames help us forget about the losses and develop hope to try again. Sincerely, there are casinos that have hands in the losses of players and this is where reputation comes in. You would have learnt about provably fair casino, this concept was adopted to assure the players that the casinos are not rigging the games in their favor.

[Porfirii]

They praise "luck" when they don't directly praise "skills"

I don't really think it can be generalised, there are different types of people with a greater or lesser internal locus of control, and while for some it is fate which controls their lives, others think that most of what happens to them derives from their own decisions.

In the case mentioned in the title, praising luck or blaming casinos expresses greater external locus, but there are also those who will believe that their gains are mainly due to their bravery, or that they will take responsibility for the losses they suffer.

[Achalugo BTC]

I know of countless people who are sore losers. If they win, they deserve it. They knew right from the start that they'd win. They're not even lucky; they're just doing the right thing, made the right analysis, did the perfect computation. But if they lose, there's something else that caused their loss. They're victims somehow of one external factor or another.

I guess I've never been like this. Although I think I've also questioned losing results countless of times, I've never been such a sore loser. Every time I risk money on gambling, I've already moved on from that money. I know I could lose and already accept that possibility even before it happens.

Though, they don't blame the casino site directly, but they do murmur, saying things like if they know that people won't win more than to lose more, they won't have created gambling in the first place, which I have witnessed so many gamblers make such comments. But, you humans are easily attached to what will give them extra money, no matter the risks that may be involved, they will still go ahead and do it. Not that they are not aware that gambling is game that their wins are decided by luck but, they just want to give it a try if they can win without actually depend on luck and if things don't go as planned, they look for who to blame and sometimes this leads some into be addicted.

[tech30338]

That is normal because they always want or expect that luck are on their side, when they are winning they don't blame others, they sometimes told others that they are lucky playing here but, when but luck strikes them you will hear lots of things, blaming their friends, their families etc., and that is the normal reaction, because they don't want to blame themselves they want to put the blame on others, because they don't accept that they were wrong, but if they win they will praise their selves, lots of people do this because of their pride.

[Agbe]

When we wins, it's our good luck and when we loss it is our bad luck. And gamblers blaming casinos because they believed that the casino rigged the game for them to loss. No gambler willing or plan to lose their games and one a gambler loss, he is angry and that anger can be transferred to another person and that is the blame too.

[Pandu Geddon]

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?

Isn't that natural for every gambler? I just feel that it's part of self-defense due to losing. Gamblers don't want to be blamed for losing, so what they do is actually just to entertain themselves and also to vent their emotions. But I think gradually such thinking will eventually be replaced as understanding and experience begin to increase.

[Somto9Light]

When gamblers loose bet, they feel bad, and when the losses is persistent we try shifting the blame to the bookmakers, it is so, and i have felt the same way in the past. But honestly, this notion of gamblers is not true. For example, in sports betting, their are many options to choose from, and when you choose the wrong option, you loose. Now, do you realize that the same game you lost, another gambler is celebrating victory because he or she cose a different option? To tell you that the error is actually coming from the gambler, and not from the casino site.

Its so frustrating if one keep losing, especially in a streak and to be honest, it takes someone who is very disciplined that can control themselves not to take the wrong path, if not, they will ignore the rules and keep gambling, with the expectation that luck will hit on them. In gambling, whether lose or not, one ought not to allow themselves to get too addicted to the game, as owning it as a game that can solve their problems makes it even harder and more depressing instead of being a fun to them and channeling blames to bookmakers won't solve the damage that it will cause them if they don't abide by they rules.

[LFC_Bitcoin]

People tend to take credit for good outcomes and blame others for bad ones. When gamblers win it feels good to think they were lucky or made smart choices. When they lose blaming the casino helps protect their ego and avoid admitting they took a risk that didn’t work out.

It’s a common human habit called self serving bias. We like to explain success in a way that makes us feel good and explain failure in a way that hurts less.

[Die_empty]

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 remember in the University when you pass a course you praise yourself that you read well and did your best. But when you fail you blame the lecturer for failing you. Most humans have ways of blaming people for their failure or misery. In my early days of gambling I used to blame casino for my losses. But I have grown to know that gambling is a game of luck, hence we should learn to accept the outcome of the games. Let's just take precautions by gambling with what we can afford.

[Yablee0]

I think this is very common especially in humans behavior. We always look for who to put our blames on instead of accepting things the way they are. However, the idea of apportioning blames on someone when on a losing streak has nothing to change because even if you blame someone from now till tomorrow you still can't recover or retrieve back the lost money, so the earlier we start accepting gambling results the way they are the better for us.

Again, this is another thing I want to point out is that, gamble is a game of chance and no matter how we something claim that we are good, the truth is that nobody has totally control of his game. Meaning the good times and the bad time's come when they feel like coming, so for you not to be too emotional or start looking for who to blame when the bad time comes then it's better we bet what we can afford to lose because that is just the best thing to doas a responsible gambler.

[Russlenat]

Because we cannot accept that we lost, we become too confident that we can win, but since we just rely on luck, then obviously what we believe is wrong.

In reality, we have more losses than wins in gambling because of the house edge, so if we get lucky sometimes, we should not think that we can repeat that anytime we want. The law of averages will eventually come in, and that house edge I am talking about will be the X factor that makes us lose in the long run.

So it is time to change that belief, we need to recognize the risk, and with risk, we should also accept that we can lose.