How do you Detect for Abnormal Gambling Behavior

[Makus]

If you notice that you are giving more time to gambling than before, you need to take a break because it shows that you're getting hooked. Also, when you take big risk in your bet by betting with big amount of money in order to make profit, you should be careful because it shows you are chasing your losses. Have self control over your gambling activities and stop at the right time. Accept your losses.

That's an important point to take note of, gambling continuously even when you know that you should take a break is only going to cause more damages in the long run. Self control is something that most gamblers find difficult to practice because of greed and the need to recover their losses which isn't really the right way to go about their gambling activities. Taking a break is necessary both when you are winning and also when you're losing as well, this helps you to put your emotions in check to avoid making careless mistakes.

[Findingnemo]

It is case by case, we can't judge everyone with the same perception, however, if they are just wagering their entire month's salary on gambling in a day or two then it is not normal, it implies that the person is too greedy or deep into the addiction and either the case they are going to have a lot of issues for them financially.

[PhilosopherKing]

profit is not guaranteed in gambling so it is abnormal gambling when person start to be chasing the loss that they have rather than them just accepting it. There is not guarantee that person will get back loss that they are chasing, and when chasing that loss it can even bring more lossoss and frustration for the gambler.

Another sign of abnormal gambling is when person allows gambling to be affecting their lives and their family. If person start to be borrowing money to bet instead of them solving they family bills.

Gambling is not supposed to control person life. It is better to recognize all this sign early so that person can would stop that behavior before it worsen

[Floxynice]

In my country, there are usually small-scale retail betting shops at almost every corner. Gamblers/bettors often frequent these shops to make sports predictions and play video games as well. The most abnormal behaviour I notice among people who patronize these shops is those who are often seen there every morning, afternoon, and evening. They are always there like it is their second home.  It just shows that they have no other thing to do with their time apart from making betting predictions. It shows two things: either they are lazy and irresponsible people, or they are addicted. I don't know what advice to give to people who do that, but I just hope that people who are always at those places and casinos, including those who are always gambling on their mobile devices, will know that such behaviour is abnormal and that it will gradually lead them to something worse.

[Hazink]

If you observe that you are spending more time, money, or other resources on gambling than you should, it's a sign of an abnormality. Gamblers should be able to have a gambling plan that includes the amount of resources that should be allotted to gambling. Once you have the feeling that you cannot control your gambling activities, it's a sign that something is wrong.

To add to this, if you are also always feeling uneasy anytime you do not gamble due to not having a budget for it or lack of time, it's also a sign that you are gambling more than you should, before you get to the point of spending more money on gambling, even when we don't have a budget for it, it first gives signs which are not taken seriously before it grow to that point of always spending more than usual.

[rachael9385]

If you observe that you are spending more time, money, or other resources on gambling than you should, it's a sign of an abnormality. Gamblers should be able to have a gambling plan that includes the amount of resources that should be allotted to gambling. Once you have the feeling that you cannot control your gambling activities, it's a sign that something is wrong.

That's absolutely right, spending on gambling should have a limit and when it begins to seem like you are putting too much resources into it then it is advisable to back out so you don't end up ruining yourself. The problem with a lot of people is that they cannot control themselves when they spend excessively on gambling due to greed or just the inability to control themselves.

[Itz-prisigold]

For me, one of the easiest ways to determine if someone has an abnormal gambling behavior is is to watch your own habit.  If gambling is becoming more important than important responsibilities,  or if you feel you have to keep gambling in order to recover all what you have, then that is a big red flag.

A little self reflection from time to time can make it possible to recognize the changes in time  and take better decisions before it becomes a bigger issue.

[Finestream]

Sometimes, the thought that you are always tight with your money, yet you are not paying bills or buying something, but you are into gambling, which means you are gambling the funds more than what you can afford to lose. And you lose control over your emotions, you can't control with the urge to gamble, that only means that you are going through an abnormal gambling behavior.

The best solution for this is to set a small amount intended for gambling. If you can't stick to it but you go beyond your limits, that only tells you are gambling the negative way. You are not gambling properly and smartly.

[aioc]

Let's make it what everyone of us will benefit, in this discussion by being realistic about it, just as the title says, the aim of creating this thread is to help us discuss on some possible means we can use to easily dictect for an abnormal gambling behavior in us or from others around us, this might be an eye opener to some that are already getting it wrong or try to adjust from one thing to the other in gambling.

Too excited is the right word for this, when you see someone too excited to go to a casino or play online and talk about the game he loves playing, and he thinks that it's his day to recover all his past losses, this is an abnormal behavior that you need to take notice of that someone.
It's abnormal behavior hearing that he is so excited to play so he can recover his losses, there is a hint of addiction on that words that you have to take seriously.

[Odusko]

Negative gambling behaviour is anything that the gambler does that puts them under pressure to chase a particular satisfaction like chasing they loses or winning, whenever you start spending more time on the most undesirable quest and the reason for your next bet goes against your laid-down principles, all these are bad aspects of gambling and should be put in place.

[Natalim]

If you see yourself always planning your next bet and you can't stop thinking about gambling, and you feel anxious every time you hear the idea of stopping gambling, these are some of the abnormal behaviors in gambling. You will know that you are no longer gambling with discipline if you find it very hard to take a break or pause from gambling especially after a losing streak, but instead you will continue to bet and chase your losses, believing that one big win will recover everything what you have lost.

With all of these, its obvious that you are now facing abnormal gambling behavior, that if continue tolerated, you will end up experiencing the worst scenarios in gambling like ruining your finances and even breaks personal or family relationships.

[ryzaadit]

Why so hard ?

Its mostly, you are spending the money you are made like month. Or until your money 0 and take some loans, thats already unormal cause gambling at least should be 30% from income you are made.

More that number already unsafe.

[Ziskinberg]

Abnormal gambling behavior comes with negative changes and unfavorable outcomes, so you will know eventually that if changes appear become harmful on your finances or on your mental and emotional health, clearly you are gambling the wrong way. It's easy to enter gambling, the difficult part is how to stay gambling with discipline and proper risk management.

And you will only know these changes if you are open or not in denial, otherwise, you will continue to suffer the harmful effects of gambling to yourself.

[Alphakilo]

The moment an activity such as gambling starts getting more boring and starts becoming more of a chore or more like a daily task to complete to get that satisfying fulfillment, you can be sure you have become addicted already.
It doesn't need anyone to say it out loud because changes begin to occur that are even more physically predominant and others notice it.
We may be deceived by the illusion of control where we think we have developed a strategy that's favorable, but the house always finds a way to win and that's fact.

[Dogedegen]

Let's make it what everyone of us will benefit, in this discussion by being realistic about it, just as the title says, the aim of creating this thread is to help us discuss on some possible means we can use to easily dictect for an abnormal gambling behavior in us or from others around us, this might be an eye opener to some that are already getting it wrong or try to adjust from one thing to the other in gambling.

If you are going to make it more practical, you can use a case scenario or ourself as an example in explaining how we were able to detect for an abnormal gambling situation and what really transpired or happen later, this will make us to have maximum sensitivity to how we are gambling so as to put a check on our behavior as well in it on an occasional basis in order to improve on areas we have already been liking behind that could lead to abnormal behaviors.

If you are familiar with statistics, the scientific method, or even IT you will know that this is very easy to in fact, and it can be done quite accurately. I will give you some basic examples. Let's start with the most basic IT method. Let's say that the workers in the business are only allowed to access the company servers from the office and only do this from regular hours, maybe 8 to 16 h. If the logs show that some company employee is logging in at 3 AM, that is abnormal behavior and will instantly be flagged and investigated. This example as as simple as it gets and it should already be clear from this how you apply it to gambling but I'll give more specific ones.

So for gambling the system would create a baseline for your account. You can't identify abnormal behavior unless you define what the normal behavior looks like as I did in the IT example. So the system would track things like these:
How often do you gamble and when?
How much you typically deposit?
How long do you gamble per session?
What is your usual maximum loss before stopping?
Do you chase losses often, do you deposit multiple times per day?

And many things like that. I will demonstrate in some extreme and specific example and it can't get more clear than this. You have a gambler who has been depositing around $100 per month and losing it all over the month and has done this for the last 24 months. This month he suddenly deposits $5000 and wins $100k. This is an extreme red flag! This would indicate that they have found an exploit, or maybe got insider information on some games and things like that. It would be flagged and investigated, and it should because it is not normal and it does not happen with normal conditions only with something being shady and wrong.


So to conclude what is abnormal is also going to depend what is normal for your account. If you are a new user on a new casino then you are still in the process of establishing a baseline.

[Botnake]

If you notice that you are giving more time to gambling than before, you need to take a break because it shows that you're getting hooked. Also, when you take big risk in your bet by betting with big amount of money in order to make profit, you should be careful because it shows you are chasing your losses. Have self control over your gambling activities and stop at the right time. Accept your losses.

One can easily compare his time allocation for gambling before and at the present, and if he can't miss a day now without gambling, then its a proof that this person is falling into compulsive gambling. Consistent losses will also be very alarming, because the more you allocate time for gambling, the bigger losses a gambler will incur, so there should be a limit in gambling, in terms of money and time spent towards gambling.

And if the gambler will not willingly follow that, then clearly he's gambling abnormally.

[EluguHcman]

Let's make it what everyone of us will benefit, in this discussion by being realistic about it, just as the title says, the aim of creating this thread is to help us discuss on some possible means we can use to easily dictect for an abnormal gambling behavior in us or from others around us, this might be an eye opener to some that are already getting it wrong or try to adjust from one thing to the other in gambling.

Irresponsible gambling behavior does not have to whisper to your ears or appears before your eyes before you can realize or detect when you are or had lost your tracks responsibly.

It is your mode of actions and decisions you takes that determines that because you will have to checkmate on the mode of your emotions over your bets outcomes, compare your budgets and incomes and as well time spending in the gambling.

So if they are not healthy that means irresponsible and if they are healthy that means that means you are on the right tracks.

[Ronsbit]

Have a gambling budget, let it be a very small part of your income like 1 or 2%. If you are going beyond the gambling budget, know that something is not right and which is indiscipline gambling habit.

I agree with your opinion here and I would like to add to this that if a gambler stays beyond their planned time in a casino, it is enough reason to know that such player is already addicted to gambling or is lacking discipline at the moment to have stayed and played beyond their stated time and budget in the casino. These are just the major sign's to find out in the life of a gambler to be seen as an abnormal gambling behaviour.

[skarais]

It is case by case, we can't judge everyone with the same perception, however, if they are just wagering their entire month's salary on gambling in a day or two then it is not normal, it implies that the person is too greedy or deep into the addiction and either the case they are going to have a lot of issues for them financially.

You are right, but generally someone who gambles for money is already considered the wrong approach. One gambler can easily spend all his monthly salary in a few hours on gambling, of course this is a mistake and highly discouraged for anyone. Abnormal gambling behavior is when a gambler can no longer control themselves and no longer care about financial risk.

[DYOR+BTC]

Abnormal gambling behavior firstly come with science in which The Gambler failed to give attention on, then repetition of the same thing will lead to an abnormal behavior in gambling which will have some negative consequences later, we are therefore encourage to always check on how we gamble and if possible take a review to know where we are already going to high and needed to adjust in gambling.

This issues of limit identification is what most gamblers finds difficult to understand and it makes them cross the boundaries without knowing they have started possessing abnormal gambling behaviours.
To an extent, all gambler most learn how to identify and manage the weakness by eliminating greed because greed is the primary factor considered as the root causes of gambling miss behaviour and if not eliminated the unbelievable is what will be experienced at last.