Lessons Learned from 1000+ Hours of GAMBLING : What I’ve Discovered !

[Accardo]

That was a click bait everybody fell for, he could be right about discovering for the first time about Dopamine deficit, after 1000 hours of active gambling, in days, it's approximately 42 days, taking aside the time Op spends on other crucial biological behavior like sleeping, this could be around 75 days, which is few months into gaming, it's not actually a long distant time to learn a secret like Dopamine decline.

[Slow death]

I'm very happy that I only engage with sports betting and only choose major leagues, preferably betting on some games on weekends or weekdays in European competitions and national team matches. I rarely spend more than 10 minutes at the betting site, so I consider myself very lucky for that. This way I live my life without depending on gambling. I enjoy football and betting on it, but I only bet for fun and with very small amounts. I don't get involved with casino games because I consider them something that can easily lead a person to gamble for a long time.

[Muba20]

If you reach 1000 hours in a short period of time, there will be changes in how you approach gambling, as it occupies your whole being, all your thinking and actions will lean on gambling. It applies to all interests, but more on gambling where there is money involved, and the pleasure you'll get is double that of any other interests.
Which is why gambling is so risky, spending so much time will change how you behave, how you look at money, and how you look at yourself.

Spending more time on a task means that task is big or important to him. If someone considers gambling to be his big or important task, then it is certain that he is thinking more about gambling and the problem occurs when someone starts expecting more from gambling. A common thought among gamblers who spend more time on gambling is that they are trying to gain more from gambling, which is considered a big negative tendency for the gambler. Since there is no such strategy in gambling that can be applied by someone to get more wins. Everyone should set a specific limit. If gambling can be done within a limitation, then the impact of losses from gambling will be reduced. Gambling will have a negative effect on the person who spends more time and thinking more about gambling.

[lodocus]

Yeah dopamine is bad blah blah..

You’ll probably reconsider this after spending another 1,000 hours and blowing all your money. Because if that’s the extent of your experience, I don’t think you’ve learned anything. There’s nothing personal here, and everyone knows that gambling and other addictions are related to dopamine and the brain’s cravings.

I wish I could see some real advice from someone who’s gambled for over 1,000 hours. There’s nothing worth seeing here.

[Rubuchi]

I'm very happy that I only engage with sports betting and only choose major leagues, preferably betting on some games on weekends or weekdays in European competitions and national team matches. I rarely spend more than 10 minutes at the betting site, so I consider myself very lucky for that. This way I live my life without depending on gambling. I enjoy football and betting on it, but I only bet for fun and with very small amounts. I don't get involved with casino games because I consider them something that can easily lead a person to gamble for a long time.

I am happy for you for being able to withstand the pressure of gambling and gambling addiction. What makes one become an addict is mostly due to their inability to checkmate their gambling habit and be selective of the kind of gambling that will work with their sanity. Some people are insanely consumed by gambling to the point they can’t control their urge and gambling time and ends up gambling at anytime they feel the urge. Being able to properly guard yourself to gamble moderately and responsibly is one thing that will give you peace of mind as a gambler and allow you to even benefit more from the gambling industry.

[Agbamoni]

People are different. Some will be carried away by dopamine to start making irrational decisions intentionally, while there are those with self-control,  and we also have the ones that self control comes once in a while, other times, they are found slacking. Irrespective of dopamine being one of the reason why many gamble without control I think we blame it a lot when we ourselves are the main problem.

[nimogsm]

I'm very happy that I only engage with sports betting and only choose major leagues, preferably betting on some games on weekends or weekdays in European competitions and national team matches. I rarely spend more than 10 minutes at the betting site, so I consider myself very lucky for that. This way I live my life without depending on gambling. I enjoy football and betting on it, but I only bet for fun and with very small amounts. I don't get involved with casino games because I consider them something that can easily lead a person to gamble for a long time.

I follow exactly the same strategy. I still choose to watch a top club's match and enjoy it, and if I place a bet, then it's a little more interesting. Due to my busy work and family life, I simply wouldn't have the time to gamble on other games. For me, watching a match is already a holiday, something I haven't been able to do very often lately.

[Yorubek]

When a person becomes addicted to gambling, the body produces more dopamine than normal, which makes the person more attracted to gambling. The gambler gives up everything in life and becomes attracted to gambling. Dopamine is closely related to pleasure, so when a gambler starts gambling aggressively with the mentality of making more money out of excitement, dopamine is released from the head more than the amount, resulting in more pleasure than the amount in the gambler's body, resulting in addiction to doing the same thing continuously.

[Marykeller]

I don't think there's any gambler who doesn't experience a dopamine rush when they are losing at gambling. That's why many times you find most gamblers finding it hard to quit as they gamble, despite losing money. To them, they feel they can try one more time to recover all their losses at a go.

The worst part of having Dopamine is that it can make you gamble for many hours just to satisfy your urge of gambling. The funniest part is that you won't tend to realize how much time and money you have spent while gambling all in the name of pursuing losses

[Davidvictorson]

When gambling or any addiction hijacks this mechanism, you no longer seek true pleasure, but merely try to fill a void that keeps widening.

This statement sums it up as with every other addiction.
It becomes not an endless chase for dopamine but an endless chase to fill the void that dopamine through that activity has created.
One of the ways to beat this endless chase is through seeking help and getting involved in group activities. In group activities everyone balances out the fun and one doesn't get too much dopamine rush compared to gambling activity that is a solo "venture".

[Finestream]

That's where emotional control and discipline of a gambler should enter, so that even if the dopamine is high, still the gambler can manage it well and stay calm and relax the whole time being.

I guess there is no new about that, if you are weak, this dopamine thing will really eat you up and mess yourself, but if you know what's your point of gambling, and you are here mostly to enjoy the entertainment it brings, not to earn a living, then no amount of dopamine will ruin and destruct your gambling habit.

Gambling outcomes create dopamine, but that's up to an individual gambler if he will let himself carried away.

[Questat]

This is why gambling is not surprisingly addictive because of how dopamine works in us. They motivate us to feel the pleasure and excitement, and eventually drive us into compulsive gambling.

There is this sudden gambling urge that is hard to avoid and hard to control. While there are gamblers who easily fall on this trap, however responsible and those who play with high discipline and set strict limits before gambling, they can be in good control of preventing this dopamine not to cause addiction in the later part. But I think most of the newbies in gambling can hardly avoid or control the dopamine they feel when they gamble.

[acroman08]

Dopamine is that chemical trap that turns the uncertainty of risk into a compulsive quest for immediate reward.

This is true. Every study/article I've read about the cause of gambling addiction says dopamine is a main contributor to gambling addiction. I wish more people knows about this, because if they did, they might understand the cause of gambling addiction in a more scietific level and be more aware on what triggers it.

When gambling or any addiction hijacks this mechanism, you no longer seek true pleasure, but merely try to fill a void that keeps widening.

Yep, this is why gambling addicts doesn't really care about the money, what they care about is being able to gamble and feel the high they get when dopamine fills their system.

[Maslate]

Even if you are gambling just for days, you will really feel that this dopamine in gambling will definitely drag you into something bad and destructive on your part. Although I don't think everyone may have realized this but having this dopamine, this becomes the asset of every casino because its there to favor the  goal of every casino to profit and make sustainable income, while leaving us totally at loss, most especially if we allow dopamine works on its true purpose and goal.

However, at the end of the day, its not dopamine or the casino itself that will be blamed for our wrong gambling behavior, but our own selves because we tend to be weak and focus more on the pleasure and reward it brings.

[freedomgo]

Every player can be triggered by dopamine but we know that some people have the self control that other do not have but the ability that one can control this sensation is what makes them responsible gamblers, I know that at times I can have this influence and I will still not abide by my rules but that doesn't happen always, especially when I have enough money in my balance is when I'm very conscious of my state of mind during gambling so that I don't end up losing so badly.

Yes, dopamine often trigger everyone who enters gambling, but the effect do not come out the same. Some may have managed it well to just ignore the dopamine because they have seen it coming, or they are totally aware of its effect after, however most of the gamblers still fall on the dopamine especially those who gamble with high emotions and are less cautious about the risk that gambling brings.

There is no wrong with gambling since its always triggered by dopamine, but if you are gambling irresponsibly, it will be easier for the existing dopamine to control your mind and emotions, until you're no longer in control of your decisions in gambling.

[Findingnemo]

Your post made that Dopamine is the bad thing here, but no. It is just the results of our actions and it can bring pleasure but it is not the sole reason here for someone to derail from their original plan, it is always about more money or winning big and once they get into the dopamine then it turns into addiction, after a certain point no amount of gambling will give us the enough dop that keep us to gamble more and more.

[Vaculin]

Why you've wasted your 1000+ hours to learn something that's already known to many people. You should ask those people or read some threads on this forum or at least do a simple search using any LLM AI model to learn about that Dopamine.

Exactly. He is only making it more complicated on his part, when he can easily manage this dopamine and still experience the kind of pleasure that we all get from gambling. Sometimes, we also have to very observant and conduct research if possible, especially if its already bothering us.

1000+ hours are too long, some who entered gambling for days or weeks will eventually noticed it and make some research about what dopamine is all about and how it can drive us into wrong gambling behavior. You wasted a lot of time by not being cautious in gambling.

[Jubilee58]

Every player can be triggered by dopamine but we know that some people have the self control that other do not have but the ability that one can control this sensation is what makes them responsible gamblers, I know that at times I can have this influence and I will still not abide by my rules but that doesn't happen always, especially when I have enough money in my balance is when I'm very conscious of my state of mind during gambling so that I don't end up losing so badly.

Yes, while dopamine can be the reason why most of the gamblers can become indiscipline, there are also gamblers that have full control over there gambling decision. Dopamine is what makes people chase losses, and feel they can can recover their lost bets, however it is this feeling that leads to indiscipline, and irresponsible gambling, therefore if as a gambler, you can break free from dopamine influence, then you can become a responsible gambler. We see some gamblers get addicted to gambling, and do not follow rules in while gambling, it is necessary to remain discipline in other not to spend lavishly as a gambler.

[_act_]

Yes, while dopamine can be the reason why most of the gamblers can become indiscipline, there are also gamblers that have full control over there gambling decision. Dopamine is what makes people chase losses, and feel they can can recover their lost bets, however it is this feeling that leads to indiscipline, and irresponsible gambling, therefore if as a gambler, you can break free from dopamine influence, then you can become a responsible gambler. We see some gamblers get addicted to gambling, and do not follow rules in while gambling, it is necessary to remain discipline in other not to spend lavishly as a gambler.

Most people will blame it on dopamine, but which is not true because humans are created in a way they know the right and wrong, we also know when we should continue something or stop. You are losing very much in gambling, but you continue to trade, that is a sign of greed, indiscipline and irresponsible gambling, instead of people blaming it on dopamine.

There are people that do not want to lose, but they want to make huge amount of money while gambling, not thinking about the consequences that can follow chasing money while gambling, but at last they will look for something to blame their losses on.

[Sanitough]

Well, now that you know it, we're expecting that you'll no longer fall on this dopamine.

But come to think of it, you really reached that 1000+ hours gambling before you realized the true color of dopamine? If I am not wrong, you really think that this dopamine is a good thing, although its not bad as well, its just part of gambling or any activity that creates this feeling good neurotransmitter which is dopamine.

Gamblers are known to be keen observant, but I think some just gamble for pure pleasure or for pure income, that they totally ignore the risk that is brought by dopamine.