How do you Detect for Abnormal Gambling Behavior

[Pandu Geddon]

Usually, keeping detailed records is something people start doing with experience. I think it's more common among those who like to manage their budget carefully, track their spending, and see everything clearly in numbers.If someone has already developed a gambling addiction, I don't think keeping a spreadsheet will help much. In fact, they're probably not even going to bother tracking their gambling activity in the first place.

I set my gambling budget every week. But I don't keep any records of my gambling activities. 
I'm not sure about anything abnormal in my gambling. Does the fact that I usually make single bets and then I start making parlay bets more often also count as abnormal? 
The early signs of activities that might lead to irresponsible gambling are probably hard for gamblers to notice. But it's more likely that other people who often see us gambling will notice. So when someone else or a friend gives you a warning, it's better to consider it.

[Rockson1]

I don't buys into this your story because their is no way a single person can be addicted to drug and gambling at the same time, he might gamble or do drug as an individual, but being addicted to both is what I disagree on because harbit replaces harbit, so he can't be addicted to both deadly addiction at the same time.

I'm not concerned about the story but such happens, we are talking about reality, many gamblers are into serious drugs and I will tell you for free that even if one lead to another, some folks can be addicted to the both, I do not think there should be argument on that, stories of whatever can come up but what I look at in every story I read or listen to is how possible it is to be true, so do not doubt anyone about this, I understand that you were not okay with the fact that an individual can be addicted to the two but the fact is that, it might sound so crazy but shits like that are real.

[KiaKia]

You have so much zeal in you and all your mind is pouring all that energy into gambling, that's a big red flag, if you aren't going to use small money like $0.50 to place bets then you have a problem.

Unless you are making thousands of dollars every month that you losing $100 on gambling every week is noyhing to you, there are some friends who keep losing money or something bad always happens to them, they might be into gambling.

Someone who constantly asks you for money without saying a word about what they are using the money is likely an addicted gambler or a addicted drinker aka alcoholic.

[MrEazyLife]

This was me being so mean towards my ambitions, while trying to make ends meet. And then I found myself in a circle of friends that are gamblers. To me I never have any thought to it. Not until things weren’t going well financially and I needs any possible means to make money. Yes I decided to give a second thought to gambling. At first I was very conscious of losing money. So I started small and I was okay with it. Now this was because I didn’t have much ideal about it. I’ll ask a friend to sometimes help predict. And yea even though I lose, I was very determined not to stake about #100 as of then. Luckily I made my first cash out and like a dream of the night. So I decided to step up my game because o was graduating gaining knowledge of it. Every penny I get I make sure I take out money for gambling. Little did I knew I was getting addicted to it. In my early stage I played once a week. Then it turn to twice a week and then almost every day.

[MrEazyLife]

This was me being so mean towards my ambitions, while trying to make ends meet. And then I found myself in a circle of friends that are gamblers. To me I never have any thought to it. Not until things weren’t going well financially and I needs any possible means to make money. Yes I decided to give a second thought to gambling. At first I was very conscious of losing money. So I started small and I was okay with it. Now this was because I didn’t have much ideal about it. I’ll ask a friend to sometimes help predict. And yea even though I lose, I was very determined not to stake about #100 as of then. Luckily I made my first cash out and like a dream of the night. So I decided to step up my game because o was graduating gaining knowledge of it. Every penny I get I make sure I take out money for gambling. Little did I knew I was getting addicted to it. In my early stage I played once a week. Then it turn to twice a week and then almost every day.

Now it got worse that I had to fall for a scam, because of the addiction for gambling I found myself involved in a Ponzi scheme. Because I believed in using 1 to get more. This is what addiction in gambling can cause one

[CryptSafe]

You have so much zeal in you and all your mind is pouring all that energy into gambling, that's a big red flag, if you aren't going to use small money like $0.50 to place bets then you have a problem.

Unless you are making thousands of dollars every month that you losing $100 on gambling every week is noyhing to you, there are some friends who keep losing money or something bad always happens to them, they might be into gambling.

Someone who constantly asks you for money without saying a word about what they are using the money is likely an addicted gambler or a addicted drinker aka alcoholic.

Anyone who constantly and repeated keep asking you for money without anything to show for what they are using the money for or what they have already achieved with the money is battling with addiction, which they do not want to disclose, and if care is not taken, you just might be their source through which they keep fueling their addiction. This is why it is good to always ask questions before you continue to give anyone you suspect is begging for money constantly without any tangible reasons to back up their claims. They might want to act smart so you can not catch them, but from their gimmicks you will be able to detect if they are telling lies or not.

[YOSHIE]

How do you Detect for Abnormal Gambling Behavior

It's quite easy for you and it's also a way to detect someone's gambling behavior which falls into the abnormal category. One way to see it in general is to see a drastic change in behavior in that person's habits and also in yourself.

Example:
If you have an obsession that you feel excessively within yourself, every day you only think about gambling, likewise when you run out of money you always ask for a way to get it, whether legally or illegally. Likewise with your emotions, which used to be stable after you were exposed to the abnormal gambling virus, your emotions are no longer stable, in a situation like this you are considered an abnormal gambler.

Likewise with other people, their habitual behavior looks strange, especially in gambling, they are also included in abnormal gambling.

[Zadicar]

Usually, keeping detailed records is something people start doing with experience. I think it's more common among those who like to manage their budget carefully, track their spending, and see everything clearly in numbers.If someone has already developed a gambling addiction, I don't think keeping a spreadsheet will help much. In fact, they're probably not even going to bother tracking their gambling activity in the first place.

I set my gambling budget every week. But I don't keep any records of my gambling activities. 
I'm not sure about anything abnormal in my gambling. Does the fact that I usually make single bets and then I start making parlay bets more often also count as abnormal? 
The early signs of activities that might lead to irresponsible gambling are probably hard for gamblers to notice. But it's more likely that other people who often see us gambling will notice. So when someone else or a friend gives you a warning, it's better to consider it.

That the most important thing to do on which you do really set your limit or budget so that you wouldnt really be ending up on doing some excessive spending on which most gamblers would definitely ending up into. Detecting out would really be just depending on you because if you are really just that be on your self and having the sensibility towards your actions then you wouldnt be putting up yourself into such condition. Gambling is just that not bad as long you do know your limitations then it should be just fine. Then it will really be that not putting up yourself into such gambling addiction on where most gamblers do ending up into. It will really be that up to you on how you would be having the control. It all matters about on how you would be having the control and discipline then it would be just fine.

[348Judah]

The first indication you get as an impression about a gambler going abnormal with his gambling behavior is the moment a place a bet and loses but feel more confused and depressed because of the loss being made, some are taking bet they cannot afford to lose, gambling is not what we should see as a one-way direction, because we are having fun in playing it and not to always win, but count every situation that comes around as part of the fun we are having.

[red4slash]

In the last few months I have always applied a gambling budget and it will be easy for me to detect my own behavior when my gambling activities are not normal.

Usually I rarely spend my gambling budget even though I have it set up for 1 month but I never spend it. When the conditions change where the money runs out prematurely then it is certain that the gambling I do is too impulsive and this is an indication that is not very normal that I do later.

Currently I still make this as a benchmark because this is a form of my responsibility to the gambling that I do and I do not want to repeat the past that is quite dark in my gambling because before I did not manage like this then my finances were not well controlled .

[DubemIfedigbo001]

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.

That's right, any day I go above my budget, it's already abnormal to me and I start checkmating it from there. It is important to note that people don't get addicted in a day, but by repetition of irresponsible gambling practices, and in my case it would be repetitive exceeding of my budget and on the long-run, I might be addicted if I didn't identify the anomaly and call myself to order early enough.

You can also known when a colleague is gambling irresponsibly when they complained about their gambling losses and/or you see the struggling with financing something they would have naturally done effortlessly, then it is time to call them to order, and hope they accept your corrections.

[Botnake]

Abnormal gambling behavior is going above your budget and consistently losing all the time
If you're gambling for anything more than entertainment you may have a problem

I think it is impossible to lose all the time, unless the game is rigged, but losing most of the time is possible.

And within that line, there are times I do stupid bets, so I can say I have a problem with gambling sometimes. There are also times I am still happy even when losing, and that is me being a normal gambler. But those who are addicted can win sometimes, yet most of the time they still end up losing because of greed. And when you are greedy in a game where you don’t have an edge, the obvious outcome will happen, a loss.

Oh ok if that's what you think then
Some people go on 0-10 losing streaks and then win 1
So they are 1-10; yes you are right

I’m sure bettors don’t just make 10 bets, and of course a 10-bet losing streak is possible.

But we don’t just gamble for a day or a week. Many of us here have been gambling for many years already, so we don’t lose all the time. A 0-10 record is possible, but 0-100 is almost impossible, and for sure we have made more bets than that in our lives as gamblers.

[CryptoHeadlineNews]

I don't buys into this your story because their is no way a single person can be addicted to drug and gambling at the same time, he might gamble or do drug as an individual, but being addicted to both is what I disagree on because harbit replaces harbit, so he can't be addicted to both deadly addiction at the same time.

I totally disagree with you on what you just said regarding the fact that it's not possible for an individual to be both addicted to drugs and gambling at the same time. Because if you haven't seen such a scenario in your entire life, it doesn't mean it don't happen in our different vicinities. And one thing you need to know is the fact that all forms of addictions always have one thing in common, which is lack of self control, and if a person is likely to have self control over a particular, then their is likely a chance that same individual will have an issue struggling over self control on another like drugs or sex addiction. So in a nutshell, it's very possible for an individual to be addicted to drugs, gambling and sex at the same time.

[qwertyup23]

It is as simply as going beyond your allocated budget in which a person continues to ignore.

As an example of this, if a person allocates a percentage of their monthly income for their habits, then that number should always be constant. The moment that they go beyond their allocated budget is already a sign that you cannot simply ignore because it can quickly snowball into a bigger problem in the future.

This encapsulates addiction- it slowly develops while seemingly such person is unaware of. If left uncontrolled, it will ultimately affect not only the person but also their family, friends, peers, and loved ones in the process.

[Hatchy]

It is as simply as going beyond your allocated budget in which a person continues to ignore.

As an example of this, if a person allocates a percentage of their monthly income for their habits, then that number should always be constant. The moment that they go beyond their allocated budget is already a sign that you cannot simply ignore because it can quickly snowball into a bigger problem in the future.

This encapsulates addiction- it slowly develops while seemingly such person is unaware of. If left uncontrolled, it will ultimately affect not only the person but also their family, friends, peers, and loved ones in the process.

The ability to stay disciplined as a gambler is one of many which alot of people do not have. Some might tell themselves that this is what they plan on doing, but on playing the games, they find themselves doing something entirely different. A smart individual should be able to see that their actions is already going out of place.and should begin to look for ways they can use to stop before it turns into something else.. that which you are proposing is actually good, but how many gamblers would be able to keep to this budget. They might want to deposit more to give one last try. Most people just fail to control their emotions that's why they end up doing what's wrong without even realising it on time..

[Agbe]

To detect abnormal condition or behavior of a gambler or yourself is not hard to know. First thing to know is your thinking (mind) towards gambling and the second is your activeness (participation) in gambling and finally how much you are using it to gamble whenever you are online. A jobless guy visited a physical casinos with $50. Instead of him to gamble with $10 and left, he first used $15 and loss it, and $20 again in the second time and lost them and finished all and left the hall. And this guy has not paid his children school fees. Only this act shows that he is an abnormal gambler.

[Ishicryptic]

I don't buys into this your story because their is no way a single person can be addicted to drug and gambling at the same time, he might gamble or do drug as an individual, but being addicted to both is what I disagree on because harbit replaces harbit, so he can't be addicted to both deadly addiction at the same time.

I totally disagree with you on what you just said regarding the fact that it's not possible for an individual to be both addicted to drugs and gambling at the same time. Because if you haven't seen such a scenario in your entire life, it doesn't mean it don't happen in our different vicinities. And one thing you need to know is the fact that all forms of addictions always have one thing in common, which is lack of self control, and if a person is likely to have self control over a particular, then their is likely a chance that same individual will have an issue struggling over self control on another like drugs or sex addiction. So in a nutshell, it's very possible for an individual to be addicted to drugs, gambling and sex at the same time.

It is actually wrong to assume that a person cannot be addicted to more than one thing at the same time, if you lack self control in more than one of your habits then you will likely be addicted to them, if for example you cannot control yourself in gambling and alcohol then you're addicted to both. It is not only alcohol, gambling, drug and all the other popular addictions that people get addicted to, people who lack control in food are gluttons, they are also addicts to food. The human body and mind wants pleasure and if you lack self discipline to control what gives you happiness you will become addicted to it, we should know when to stop even if our body is telling us to continue.

[Cityhunter34]

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.

These are quite simple to understand, so it's not a new thing anymore. The most annoying part of it is that most gamblers don't usually take correction. That's why we still have irresponsible gamblers. However, it's very important to always understand that gambling involves more losses than wins.

So gamblers don't have to go extra mile in gambling, because it will definitely turn against you if you don't know how to stop and call it a day.

[Antotena]

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.

Gambling is really fun and for me, it started when my friend show me he won some amount of money. At first, my initial motivation is how he was able to predict matches so accurately that it work perfectly, I was so surprised how he magically win games in a row, I started my own journey too see where it will lead. He gave me some games and in did mine edit too, things work perfectly and sometimes win when I least expect until I became obsessed with the money that came with gambling.

There is always this sign of obsession with gambling money, you will want to do everything to make money through gambling when you run into some financial challenges but the best thing to do that time is to remove anything that is ringing through your head at that particular time because you may know how to gamble that much but the moment you become obsessed with gambling money, you are winning nothing. The signs are always there but we just ignored them.

[Gost ms]

, someone was admitted in an hospital and he still used the hospital bill on gambling while in the hospital, he doesn't even care about his own life, the rate of gambling addiction in my country is getting out of hands, they are mostly men and very limited numbers of women, I'm glad they are coming out to talk about it, without revealing their faces, they want help, they have accepted that something is very wrong with them.

If a gambler go as far as gambling with money meant for his hospital bills while he is in sick bed, that person is in the worst category of addiction, because he doesn't even care about his life anymore, other than gambling, and such person should be forced to stop gambling because it's only through force such persons can be stopped.

. I have a friend who was a very good boy before that and was not involved in any bad things. But he gradually became addicted to drugs and gambling. In the beginning, his behavior started changing a bit and he started hanging out with some gamblers and drug addicts in the area. At that time, some of our friends and I started getting suspicious about him and we started observing his behavior and started investigating his affairs from several places and at one time we came to know that he had become addicted to drugs and gambling.

I don't buys into this your story because their is no way a single person can be addicted to drug and gambling at the same time, he might gamble or do drug as an individual, but being addicted to both is what I disagree on because harbit replaces harbit, so he can't be addicted to both deadly addiction at the same time.

If we are talking about work or any other subject, I think a person cannot be addicted to both. But if we are talking about drugs and gambling, I think a person can be addicted to both at the same time. Because many addicts use gambling as a source of income so that they do not have to earn money through hard work. This decision is one of the biggest destructive decisions of their life. I believe a person can definitely be addicted to gambling and drugs at the same time.