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Wider Crypto World => Gambling & Crypto Casinos => Gambling discussion => Topic started by: philipma1957 on February 01, 2025, 05:32:54 PM
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Did you ever make an attempt to stop gambling if so for how long did you stop.
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The subject of stopping gambling is a complex one and should be treated with all level of seriousness because for anyone to stop gambling just like that it will be a hard task as gambling can be addictive some times especially when one has enjoyed winning on gambling it's not always easy to stop gambling because even if you try and stop it will be a matter of time that you are going to come back but I tried stopping to gamble due to the fact that I was actually on a losing streak for months but after few months I found myself back to gambling again as it it is not easy to stop gambling
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I don't know when I thought about quitting gambling, because I only gamble when I want to, or in other words I can stop anytime.
Even if I intended to stop gambling, I think I could do it anytime and there is no time limit to determine how long I will stop again. Maybe it would be a different story if this was asked to someone else, because usually everyone is different.
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Did you ever make an attempt to stop gambling if so for how long did you stop.
Not an attempt to stop completely, but an attempt to take a pause and a break from gambling because I realized and recognized that I was gambling too much and putting myself at the danger of addiction. Such realizations are very important to call yourself back to order, especially when you are going out of control already.
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Allow me to speak more general than only about gambling, but you will get my idea.
Years ago I was very much interested in MMORPG game. I think the game stole 2010-2012 years of my life. I think I was so addicted to game, that it has started to give me troubles at work and during studies. I have tried holding myself from playing, but my record was a month of abstinence. But then all of a sudden I have lost interest to the game. I have returned to it after few years, and managed to play only for few weeks. Now I have only a tiny interest to it (if I accidentally see a video, I would watch it to remember good old times). I think that experience taught me how dangerous addiction is, that is why gambling never manager to catch my attention heavily and force me to make pauses because it start to cause troubles.
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Each time I loose I tell myself it's over, that I won't play anymore but unfortunately even if you uninstall your betting app you will still install and keep trying. I have made daring attempts, the most among all was 4months without gambling
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Did you ever make an attempt to stop gambling if so for how long did you stop.
I have gone on a break for three years when I was addicted and need to overcome it, because it was really frustrating my financial life. It wasn't easy though but with the help of my loved ones, I stopped gambling. I gamble occasionally and only do that for fun. Initially, I was gambling to win a fortune.
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Did you ever make an attempt to stop gambling if so for how long did you stop.
I have not deliberately attempted to stop betting but it's been a few months since I made any bet so I can top and if I want to I can stop for however I want to.
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Did you ever make an attempt to stop gambling if so for how long did you stop.
do you mean stop gambling addiction or just stop for the day? because i have stopped gambling for many times in a sense that i can play and stop and do something else with my life i am not constantly strapped to my chair to keep playing casino games and i usually stop when i have won already or when i have gone through my budget for the day or week
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Not really. I was never addicted so never had to force myself to stop it. I just stopped doing it and felt no inclination to play it.
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Those who gamble excessively must have thought about stopping gambling at some point. In most cases, such thoughts are temporary. Especially those gamblers who get bored after losing repeatedly, some of them say to stop gambling, but in reality, those gamblers can never say to stop gambling. In the beginning of my gambling, I lost from gambling but did not completely stop gambling. I took a break for a while. Although it was difficult to accept my losses in the beginning, over time I gained a better understanding of it and was able to adopt myself.
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Hmmm. I gamble occasionally, i mean once in two weeks or three. Stopping it will not be too hard for me to do it, unlike those gamblers who do their gambling activity regularly, I mean at least once a day. The worst is if it takes so many hours than repeatedly in a day. So stopping it for them will be very hard.
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Did you ever make an attempt to stop gambling if so for how long did you stop.
When you actually have many losses in gambling, you will love to quit it. Quitting it is where the issue lies.
In the past, I have actually tried to stop gambling but it was to no avail. Until a friend told me how gambling can be easily followed to break free from it. It took me a month or so until I began to take gambling as what to do in someone's free time, not to take it as a means to earn some money.
The approach above really helped me a lot from gambling all the time
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Honestly, I have made such attempts several times in my life to stop gambling and in some cases I have been successful. I don't remember and don't count the numbers or the days I was break out form gambling but it was a huge time.
And I also think that if I ever try to stop gambling I could done it more than one year or few years because I was not like that kinds of addicted persons.
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I actually did stop after losing badly a game/sport we played and this was during my days as a student when money was also more scarce back then. As for how long, I cannot remember anymore but it's probably a couple of months ;D
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I am just betting when it comes to boxing events, my gambling doesn't bother anyone even my wife and my kid so there is nothing to change unless I already neglect my duty I would gladly stop and forget that I enjoy the sport.
There are times however that I don't bet on boxing events because I have no idea who the athletes are. In this case, I'm just betting on the co-main and the main event. Controlling myself not to bet on all boxing match I think already means I'm not really addicted.
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I am just betting when it comes to boxing events, my gambling doesn't bother anyone even my wife and my kid so there is nothing to change unless I already neglect my duty I would gladly stop and forget that I enjoy the sport.
There are times however that I don't bet on boxing events because I have no idea who the athletes are. In this case, I'm just betting on the co-main and the main event. Controlling myself not to bet on all boxing match I think already means I'm not really addicted.
This is how gambling should be done: bet on a sport that you are knowledgeable about. The significance of this is that the gambler will not bet all of the time because there will not always be games available for him to bet on, thereby saving him time and money.
Unfortunately, some gamblers simply want to bet regardless of whether they have a clear understanding of the sports or team, and such gamblers lose more money because they will gamble all the time because there are always games to bet on whether the gambler knows the sports or not.
To minimize losses and control gambling behaviours, a gambler should stick to sports and teams he is familiar with. That will give him a better chance of winning.
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Did you ever make an attempt to stop gambling if so for how long did you stop.
Yes I win the gambling game and funny I keep playing this game. But once upon a time my gambling became a habit of gambling. I slowly have some problems in the case I try to exclude it. That’s when I retire, that game’s addiction drives me. Then I invest some money there and start playing so long I can’t get out of it. I wish you advice. …? And there are some people like me who can’t get out of gambling it’s normal because it becomes a lot difficult thing to get out of what once a habit is. I’m trying to get out of here, you’ll try too. But some people can never get out of it because gambling has mixed with their blood. They’re making money more often from here. There are some people who are professionally here can earn money from here. If you have experience with a small bet, you will definitely benefit from here one day.
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Did you ever make an attempt to stop gambling if so for how long did you stop.
I stop gambling when I want to and gamble when I see green light of winnings. Most often, the period between the end of Europeans leagues, I stop getting those times until the league is back fully again for another season, I do that not because I don't see other leagues to bet but the predictable leagues are most of the European leagues, I don't gamble on things I know little about.
When I'm not feeling well or a too stress, I don't bother myself to gamble because I know I will give all my balance to casino that very day. The way I gamble don't look force, just do what I have to do and when I can't, I focus on my life with other things.
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I actually did stop after losing badly a game/sport we played and this was during my days as a student when money was also more scarce back then. As for how long, I cannot remember anymore but it's probably a couple of months ;D
Gambling is more serious for the students because they are more vulnerable to gambling students are youth's who are taken over by youthful lost so for the students it is more serious because they are not under the control of their parents so they can do anything that please them so stopping gambling is not that easy but it will take a high level of discipline and self control to overcome it especially when it is serious gambling addiction
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Did you ever make an attempt to stop gambling if so for how long did you stop.
When you actually have many losses in gambling, you will love to quit it. Quitting it is where the issue lies.
In the past, I have actually tried to stop gambling but it was to no avail. Until a friend told me how gambling can be easily followed to break free from it. It took me a month or so until I began to take gambling as what to do in someone's free time, not to take it as a means to earn some money.
The approach above really helped me a lot from gambling all the time
It's reassuring to see that I am not the only one who have experienced difficulty in saying goodbye to gambling, each time I try to stop and fail I thought I had a unique problem. But seeing reactions here indicates that I am not alone after all
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Did you ever make an attempt to stop gambling if so for how long did you stop.
Yes I made an attempt to stop gambling and takes me so many years to achieve it fully because it also took me so many attempts but I failed since I keep on returning to it until such time that I decided this is it no bs no nothing then I just stop and I don't have plans to get back into it in the future anymore it is just a waste of time and money for a poor person like me.
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Did you ever make an attempt to stop gambling if so for how long did you stop.
Yes I made an attempt to stop gambling and takes me so many years to achieve it fully because it also took me so many attempts but I failed since I keep on returning to it until such time that I decided this is it no bs no nothing then I just stop and I don't have plans to get back into it in the future anymore it is just a waste of time and money for a poor person like me.
It is for this reason that changing habits is very difficult and requires a lot of effort to be expended before we can finish the race and let something go after it has been stuck for so long. Sometimes, we catch ourselves on the high note and then at other times, regress back to the behaviour one sees. This is not very surprising because what a person has been used to doing overtime cannot just change instantly. However, when we have moves to the level of decision immediately without regret, that is the clear indication that we do not desire again to be associated with something that is not advantageous. It is far from hesitating and wavering and all the double thinking and divided loyalties are gone for good, replaced with a clear cut decision.
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Did you ever make an attempt to stop gambling if so for how long did you stop.
Usually when a gambler wins in gambling, he never wants to quit gambling, but when a gambler gets bored after losing repeatedly in gambling, a sound of quitting gambling can be heard from the gamblers, but it is certainly not long-lasting. There are many gamblers who take various decisions after gambling out of anger, but when they return to normal, they withdraw from their words. When I lost repeatedly after a few days of gambling, I thought that I would quit gambling. But when I understood the purpose of gambling well, I refrained from making such comments. I have come to know from my experience that people who want to stop gambling after a few days of gambling have this tendency.
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Did you ever make an attempt to stop gambling if so for how long did you stop.
Yes I made an attempt to stop gambling and takes me so many years to achieve it fully because it also took me so many attempts but I failed since I keep on returning to it until such time that I decided this is it no bs no nothing then I just stop and I don't have plans to get back into it in the future anymore it is just a waste of time and money for a poor person like me.
It is for this reason that changing habits is very difficult and requires a lot of effort to be expended before we can finish the race and let something go after it has been stuck for so long. Sometimes, we catch ourselves on the high note and then at other times, regress back to the behaviour one sees. This is not very surprising because what a person has been used to doing overtime cannot just change instantly. However, when we have moves to the level of decision immediately without regret, that is the clear indication that we do not desire again to be associated with something that is not advantageous. It is far from hesitating and wavering and all the double thinking and divided loyalties are gone for good, replaced with a clear cut decision.
Yeah, breaking a habit like gambling isn’t easy. It takes a lot of effort, and sometimes, even when you try to stop, you find yourself going back to it. That’s just how habits work, especially ones you’ve been doing for a long time. But once you reach that point where you’re fully decided, with no doubts or second thoughts, that’s when real change happens.
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Did you ever make an attempt to stop gambling if so for how long did you stop.
Not an attempt really, but more on voluntary vacation from gambling because of my new work then, that required me to be at my workplace for 12 hours straight, so I have no choice but to gamble even on weekends since weekends are rest days and family days.
So its really a choice between work and leisure, and I have no problem deciding what to choose as a family man.
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Did you ever make an attempt to stop gambling if so for how long did you stop.
Not an attempt really, but more on voluntary vacation from gambling because of my new work then, that required me to be at my workplace for 12 hours straight, so I have no choice but to gamble even on weekends since weekends are rest days and family days.
So its really a choice between work and leisure, and I have no problem deciding what to choose as a family man.
When a gambler is engaged in work, his mind is also engaged, and he is distracted from many things that have nothing to do with his work. Your case is a practical instance. The simplest way to discourage a gambler from gambling is to keep his mind engaged, which can only be accomplished by providing a good, time-consuming job that leaves the gambler with no time to gamble.
With this, he will gradually lose interest in gambling, and even if he is not working, he is unlikely to gamble again when he considers what he has accomplished during the time he has not gambled.
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So its really a choice between work and leisure, and I have no problem deciding what to choose as a family man.
it’s good that you are someone who can’t sacrifice family time for gambling i know a lot of men who would rather spend their time gambling with their friends rather than spend it with their wife and children and that is what ruins familial relationships and perpetuates the bad image of gambling to affected children
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So its really a choice between work and leisure, and I have no problem deciding what to choose as a family man.
it’s good that you are someone who can’t sacrifice family time for gambling i know a lot of men who would rather spend their time gambling with their friends rather than spend it with their wife and children and that is what ruins familial relationships and perpetuates the bad image of gambling to affected children
This is true for those who are addicted gamblers they try to spend more time on gambling. They waste their time on gambling when they should be spending it with their family. This is how a gambler's family relationship starts to deteriorate. Just as a gambler tries to gamble responsibly, he should also take responsibility for his family, otherwise he will never be able to maintain a good relationship with his family and such gamblers are at high risk of addiction.
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So its really a choice between work and leisure, and I have no problem deciding what to choose as a family man.
it’s good that you are someone who can’t sacrifice family time for gambling i know a lot of men who would rather spend their time gambling with their friends rather than spend it with their wife and children and that is what ruins familial relationships and perpetuates the bad image of gambling to affected children
This is true for those who are addicted gamblers they try to spend more time on gambling. They waste their time on gambling when they should be spending it with their family. This is how a gambler's family relationship starts to deteriorate. Just as a gambler tries to gamble responsibly, he should also take responsibility for his family, otherwise he will never be able to maintain a good relationship with his family and such gamblers are at high risk of addiction.
I think it's all about priorities because I don't really see how gambling will actually take you away from your family apart from using money ment for family upkeep which will affects the family in the long run gambling should not take away your time that should be given to your family because family is paramount and should not be joked with at any point in time
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So its really a choice between work and leisure, and I have no problem deciding what to choose as a family man.
it’s good that you are someone who can’t sacrifice family time for gambling i know a lot of men who would rather spend their time gambling with their friends rather than spend it with their wife and children and that is what ruins familial relationships and perpetuates the bad image of gambling to affected children
This is true for those who are addicted gamblers they try to spend more time on gambling. They waste their time on gambling when they should be spending it with their family. This is how a gambler's family relationship starts to deteriorate. Just as a gambler tries to gamble responsibly, he should also take responsibility for his family, otherwise he will never be able to maintain a good relationship with his family and such gamblers are at high risk of addiction.
When something is opened up it always has the tendency to alter the means in which people conduct their lives. That which people consider as fun can transform into something that makes people forget other things. If time which could have been spent in the development of the relationship is spent in an activity with no apparent use of making the related individuals closer, the relationship slowly tends to deteriorate. The highest form of attention given to something always means that some other aspects in life are overlooked without one having a second glance. This habit, if not corrected, is even more serious than this at first glance.
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I think it's all about priorities because I don't really see how gambling will actually take you away from your family apart from using money ment for family upkeep which will affects the family in the long run gambling should not take away your time that should be given to your family because family is paramount and should not be joked with at any point in time
An addicted gambler can even do the worst. A gambler who is addicted is likely to use money that will sustain his family to gamble. The urge to gamble is always strong that the gambler cannot resist it. Sometimes he is not happy about the situation but controlling the situation is always challenging.
Thus, a gambler must guide against becoming addicted at all odds because an addicted person is not only a problem to himself but also a problem to his relationships, finance and family.
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I think it's all about priorities because I don't really see how gambling will actually take you away from your family apart from using money ment for family upkeep which will affects the family in the long run gambling should not take away your time that should be given to your family because family is paramount and should not be joked with at any point in time
An addicted gambler can even do the worst. A gambler who is addicted is likely to use money that will sustain his family to gamble. The urge to gamble is always strong that the gambler cannot resist it. Sometimes he is not happy about the situation but controlling the situation is always challenging.
Thus, a gambler must guide against becoming addicted at all odds because an addicted person is not only a problem to himself but also a problem to his relationships, finance and family.
We have seen worst stories as well, gamblers really taking the family's money just to gamble. Fortunately for me, I didn't go that far during my addiction. I just played all the money that I have from my side hustle pay to my regular job.
Until I realized that this is not the life that I wanted so I just minimized by gambling and learn how to prioritized things.
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OP, maybe I can just say this: anyone trying to stop gambling is an addicted gambler because what on earth could make someone struggle to stop something when naturally one could just decide to stop doing certain things they do not feel comfortable with so easily without stress? As for gambling, I can say that an addicted gambler would always find it difficult to stop gambling because of the addiction already built in them.
I have never struggled to stop doing anything I do not want to do. Whenever I feel like taking a break from something, I do it with ease and without seeing anybody for guidance or counseling. I try my best not to get addicted to anything so it does not affect me in the long run.
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We have seen worst stories as well, gamblers really taking the family's money just to gamble. Fortunately for me, I didn't go that far during my addiction. I just played all the money that I have from my side hustle pay to my regular job.
Until I realized that this is not the life that I wanted so I just minimized by gambling and learn how to prioritized things.
Once we begin acknowledging our true situation we start experiencing that everything is becoming less oppressive. We stop enduring pursuits that exhaust us because we have recognised their futility instead of experiencing any total weight reduction. The knowledge of anticipating stopping time allows for relief before situations reach dire consequences. The process of revising negative practises which we formerly accepted as natural remains an arduous one. Small marks of improvement in any form bring tremendous worth despite their size. Our previous difficult to change choices start to move in new directions. After initiating change we gradually realise we possess ample opportunities to enhance every aspect of our lives.
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I have never struggled to stop doing anything I do not want to do. Whenever I feel like taking a break from something, I do it with ease and without seeing anybody for guidance or counseling. I try my best not to get addicted to anything so it does not affect me in the long run.
I had some wrong ideas in the beginning of my gambling which gave me negative results but when my ideas changed then I was able to control myself. I have no expectation of winning from gambling but if luck favors me I will accept it. I know that those who are optimistic here will conduct gambling emotionally. At one point after losing in gambling they will talk about stopping gambling out of anger or emotion but later they will try to gamble again.
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Did you ever make an attempt to stop gambling if so for how long did you stop.
I stop gambling when I want to and gamble when I see green light of winnings. Most often, the period between the end of Europeans leagues, I stop getting those times until the league is back fully again for another season, I do that not because I don't see other leagues to bet but the predictable leagues are most of the European leagues, I don't gamble on things I know little about.
When I'm not feeling well or a too stress, I don't bother myself to gamble because I know I will give all my balance to casino that very day. The way I gamble don't look force, just do what I have to do and when I can't, I focus on my life with other things.
This is a form of discipline because you have control over your impulses. Most gamblers lack self-control. They are moved by their emotions rather than their reasoning. The benefit of this practice is that the gambler is likely to win more than he loses. Getting the green light, as you mentioned, can significantly increase a gambler's winning percentage.
Taking a break can help the gambler avoid further losses and feel more relaxed, allowing him to gamble without compulsion.
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Did you ever make an attempt to stop gambling if so for how long did you stop.
I can somewhat predict that someone who has once become addicted to this game will never be able to completely remove themselves from it. Maybe they can take a break for some time. Or if I describe myself, I would say that when I get addicted to gambling, when I see that I am losing again and again, then a different feeling works inside us which perhaps helps us to become more addicted to it. However, at this time, many people patiently abstain for some time. However, I am not addicted to the game of luck in that way now, because when I realized that while I was enjoying this, I was becoming more attracted to it and was taking myself on the path of self-destruction day by day, I chose to move away from it. So I mean, we should never get so addicted to anything. Once it is embedded in us, it becomes very difficult to stop it.
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I have never struggled to stop doing anything I do not want to do. Whenever I feel like taking a break from something, I do it with ease and without seeing anybody for guidance or counseling. I try my best not to get addicted to anything so it does not affect me in the long run.
I had some wrong ideas in the beginning of my gambling which gave me negative results but when my ideas changed then I was able to control myself. I have no expectation of winning from gambling but if luck favors me I will accept it. I know that those who are optimistic here will conduct gambling emotionally. At one point after losing in gambling they will talk about stopping gambling out of anger or emotion but later they will try to gamble again.
I could understand your point, and I believe that was your initial start as a gambler then because as newbies then, lots of thoughts and ideas would be right there and another would be making good profits from gambling, which does not go down well with us at the initial start. This has led many to make the wrong decision and also take the wrong step in gambling. Many realised it too late into their gambling life and by then it has caused lots of wreckage and turning them into addict and the rest of it is story. It is good you discovered it on time and changed your perspective towards gambling and I wish gamblers out there could do same too the rate of addiction could reduces drastically.
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I think one thing, a person can stop playing at any moment they want, and if they consider it, it can be when it is scheduled, that of course is in the case that the person is very determined, of strong temperament and that is a person who has many occupations, that can happen, but you have to have a very great mental strength of what you want, otherwise I don't think so, there will always be Support from other people, or there are some people who by themselves cannot leave the game, there are all types of people, with different personalities and that influences the decisions.
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I think one thing, a person can stop playing at any moment they want, and if they consider it, it can be when it is scheduled, that of course is in the case that the person is very determined, of strong temperament and that is a person who has many occupations, that can happen, but you have to have a very great mental strength of what you want, otherwise I don't think so, there will always be Support from other people, or there are some people who by themselves cannot leave the game, there are all types of people, with different personalities and that influences the decisions.
It's easy to say to stop gambling, but it's hard to do, especially if you have no other hobbies. However, if you have support from your family, I think it will be easier to achieve our goal of avoiding gambling. There have been times in my life when I really wanted to stop gambling, but it's really hard to turn away from this vice, as if the casinos have a magnet that pulls me towards them.
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I think one thing, a person can stop playing at any moment they want, and if they consider it, it can be when it is scheduled, that of course is in the case that the person is very determined, of strong temperament and that is a person who has many occupations, that can happen, but you have to have a very great mental strength of what you want, otherwise I don't think so, there will always be Support from other people, or there are some people who by themselves cannot leave the game, there are all types of people, with different personalities and that influences the decisions.
In some scenarios, people that have attitude and motivation towards achieving certain objectives in life can quit gambling with a lot of ease. When their work and other schedules and occupations fill all the hours of their day, then they can regulate their time and thoughts, and thus get out from the circle of gambling. Thus, let it be said that not every person can organise their time in a similar manner without any difficulty. Some people may get disposed to such habits and even if they want to quit then the urge, or the feelings can be very disturbing. Hence, while quitting is possible, mental conditions determine if it is easy or otherwise to change the vice.
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I think one thing, a person can stop playing at any moment they want, and if they consider it, it can be when it is scheduled, that of course is in the case that the person is very determined, of strong temperament and that is a person who has many occupations, that can happen, but you have to have a very great mental strength of what you want, otherwise I don't think so, there will always be Support from other people, or there are some people who by themselves cannot leave the game, there are all types of people, with different personalities and that influences the decisions.
It's easy to say to stop gambling, but it's hard to do, especially if you have no other hobbies. However, if you have support from your family, I think it will be easier to achieve our goal of avoiding gambling. There have been times in my life when I really wanted to stop gambling, but it's really hard to turn away from this vice, as if the casinos have a magnet that pulls me towards them.
It is difficult for people who are addicted, because when they have some money then there will be a drive where they hope to be able to double their money from gambling, and after that what happens is the opposite.
There are people who are also very easy to not gamble, namely people who do gamble just for entertainment, so they can stop at any time and play when they want, unlike people who are addicted.
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I am actually successful in my decision to stop fully in gambling though it wasn't easy and took me a very long time to do it and I am happy with this achievement because right after I stop gambling I never even feel the urge to gamble again up until now and that makes me undistracted on what I am currently doing because I need to focus on this.
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It's easy to say to stop gambling, but it's hard to do, especially if you have no other hobbies. However, if you have support from your family, I think it will be easier to achieve our goal of avoiding gambling. There have been times in my life when I really wanted to stop gambling, but it's really hard to turn away from this vice, as if the casinos have a magnet that pulls me towards them.
I agree that these things are not easy to accomplish and do, I know what it feels like, but in part if a person has a problem they have to do their part to improve and that is what we must see, the support of the family is fundamental and even so, we must be Strong people, people who must say No at the right time, because in the end we will be the ones who will be harmed and that is something that cannot be allowed, in this aspect things must be very Decisive with our decisions. sometimes the force of will must be very strong.
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I am actually successful in my decision to stop fully in gambling though it wasn't easy and took me a very long time to do it and I am happy with this achievement because right after I stop gambling I never even feel the urge to gamble again up until now and that makes me undistracted on what I am currently doing because I need to focus on this.
I believe that success is a form of decision that originates from a level of wakefulness that is not hurried. When a person finds himself or herself stuck in a particular habit and is no longer sexually attracted to it then those particular habit may not form a part of the worth that is being created. You are not a stupid one who is trying not to remember something, or someone or an incident or a taste, but, yes, you are a smart one who wants no more to remember it. When you say that there is no more desire, then it means that you are quite present in the present moment not to be dragged by the past. This kind of change is not necessarily seen by any other person, because there is deep feeling within yourself. It is interesting that there are many things that you may build from this calm as the direction is no longer branching.
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There are people who are also very easy to not gamble, namely people who do gamble just for entertainment, so they can stop at any time and play when they want, unlike people who are addicted.
For me that is the ideal, and it is not for nothing but I am that type of person, although I love to play, well if I say I don't play anymore I do it without more, of course and if I lose money, well less, because who likes to lose money? Nobody, so that is one of the reasons why I do not do them frequently, there are times when I have some money and well I risk or gamble a little more, but I take care of my money a lot, generally I like to eat a lot and I like to spend more on food like hamburgers and pizzas.
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For me that is the ideal, and it is not for nothing but I am that type of person, although I love to play, well if I say I don't play anymore I do it without more, of course and if I lose money, well less, because who likes to lose money? Nobody, so that is one of the reasons why I do not do them frequently, there are times when I have some money and well I risk or gamble a little more, but I take care of my money a lot, generally I like to eat a lot and I like to spend more on food like hamburgers and pizzas.
Gambling isn't that hard to stop unless you don't want to stop it. I personally have other things I do that takes most of my time and when I'm focus I can stay for months without wagering any amount of money into my favorite casino and I do look fine, the only time I even gamble is when I see my favourite team play that's when I bet.
If you want to stop gambling and it looks so hard and difficult for you to do that means you are having gambling addiction, it's shouldn't be a big deal unless you are the type that gambles and makes money from gambling from hand to mouth.
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There are people who are also very easy to not gamble, namely people who do gamble just for entertainment, so they can stop at any time and play when they want, unlike people who are addicted.
For me that is the ideal, and it is not for nothing but I am that type of person, although I love to play, well if I say I don't play anymore I do it without more, of course and if I lose money, well less, because who likes to lose money? Nobody, so that is one of the reasons why I do not do them frequently, there are times when I have some money and well I risk or gamble a little more, but I take care of my money a lot, generally I like to eat a lot and I like to spend more on food like hamburgers and pizzas.
This is a good habit of yours. Your habit will never make you an addicted gambler. Who are a compulsive gambler, it is better to quit gambling. I like gambling but I am not a compulsive gambler and I personally do not have any greed for the money in gambling. However, I do like to participate in games like sports betting from time to time. If I like it, I try to keep some bets but if I lose, I do not try to bet aggressively. That is why I do not have the tendency to stop gambling.
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Did you ever make an attempt to stop gambling if so for how long did you stop.
Personally, yes, when experiencing several consecutive losses, then feeling annoyed and finally stopping. and I was very lucky because I decided to stop at that time so that I was not always curious to bet again and thought about returning my deposit capital by betting again. because if this happened, then it would be the same as me experiencing a downfall in gambling and it might lead to addiction.
and this didn't last long. because I only stopped to calm my heart and also think about better risk management. so I came back again. ha ha ha.
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When I was a kid, claw machines and coin pusher machines were popular, but since it isnt a pure form of gambling, I cant say that I try to stop gambling. I can say that I tried to stop a light form of momentum addiction to a variation of gambling. If you start playing claw machine, it is really hard to stop and walk away without a prize. And coin pusher machine is very hypnotizing, making it hard to stop, leave and let others use your achievement. From my experience, I find it hard for me to stop playing them once started and leave without a prize. What helped me to stop - parents and focus change on other arcade games or other attractions.
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When I was a kid, claw machines and coin pusher machines were popular, but since it isnt a pure form of gambling, I cant say that I try to stop gambling.
as kids we may not be that prone to claw machines or coin pushers because they might just get boring over time and we are not even getting huge benefits from it either instead as a kid, we tend to explore other things and different kinds of games what i noticed these days though is that kids end up getting addicted over video games because it is not just one thing like claw machines there is immediate pleasure when you win against your opponents that makes you want to keep playing
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Gambling isn't that hard to stop unless you don't want to stop it. I personally have other things I do that takes most of my time and when I'm focus I can stay for months without wagering any amount of money into my favorite casino and I do look fine, the only time I even gamble is when I see my favourite team play that's when I bet.
If you want to stop gambling and it looks so hard and difficult for you to do that means you are having gambling addiction, it's shouldn't be a big deal unless you are the type that gambles and makes money from gambling from hand to mouth.
Any gambler who has won in gambling would find it difficult to stop gambling. The brain is always addicted to the reward system and the satisfaction that comes from winning. It is not true to say that stopping gambling is easy but I think gamblers only take breaks either when they cannot afford to gamble or when they think that they are losing so much money. Only few gamblers have been able to completely stop gambling and this is a high level of discipline which is not possessed by all gamblers and so majority of gamblers would prefer based on their actions to get addicted instead of stopping.
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When I was a kid, claw machines and coin pusher machines were popular, but since it isnt a pure form of gambling, I cant say that I try to stop gambling. I can say that I tried to stop a light form of momentum addiction to a variation of gambling. If you start playing claw machine, it is really hard to stop and walk away without a prize. And coin pusher machine is very hypnotizing, making it hard to stop, leave and let others use your achievement. From my experience, I find it hard for me to stop playing them once started and leave without a prize. What helped me to stop - parents and focus change on other arcade games or other attractions.
It may seem to be simple but games like the claw machine or old coins pusher has patterns that make us delay longer than intended. People are willing to participate not only for the money, but subconsciously people believe that they have worked for it and abandoning it is like throwing away something valuable. We do not want to lose even in the entertainment aspect we are glued to the screens. Then reason gradually diminishes and gives way to the desire of seeing the last chapter done on something that has not been concluded. While it cannot categorically be referred to as gambling, its impact leads to gambling and if done often without knowledge, it results to it.
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If you want to stop gambling and it looks so hard and difficult for you to do that means you are having gambling addiction, it's shouldn't be a big deal unless you are the type that gambles and makes money from gambling from hand to mouth.
You are absolutely right about that I could say that things that are obtained as fun should be used for that, just fun But people who can't give something up is because they already have a small problem Even if they really like it, there must be that feeling of : "I don't care much about giving it up , I have to do other things" Apart from working , playing sports , spending time with the family, all that I think those things help a lot Time passes for me like that. From time to time I play.
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When I was a kid, claw machines and coin pusher machines were popular, but since it isnt a pure form of gambling, I cant say that I try to stop gambling.
as kids we may not be that prone to claw machines or coin pushers because they might just get boring over time and we are not even getting huge benefits from it either instead as a kid, we tend to explore other things and different kinds of games what i noticed these days though is that kids end up getting addicted over video games because it is not just one thing like claw machines there is immediate pleasure when you win against your opponents that makes you want to keep playing
Even though claw machine or coin pushers are primitive games, they were very addictive at that time. Game entrance level is below minimum, and even underaged were allowed to play. Back at that days, video games were also popular, I had a console, but arcade machines were still more popular. The reason why claw machine and coin pusher were so addictive and more popular than video games - because if you win, you get a real prize, not a virtual score points. When I write this post, I remember how hard it was to dram me from those machines, because I ask for money from parents all the time, over and over again.
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When I was a kid, claw machines and coin pusher machines were popular, but since it isnt a pure form of gambling, I cant say that I try to stop gambling.
as kids we may not be that prone to claw machines or coin pushers because they might just get boring over time and we are not even getting huge benefits from it either instead as a kid, we tend to explore other things and different kinds of games what i noticed these days though is that kids end up getting addicted over video games because it is not just one thing like claw machines there is immediate pleasure when you win against your opponents that makes you want to keep playing
Even though claw machine or coin pushers are primitive games, they were very addictive at that time. Game entrance level is below minimum, and even underaged were allowed to play. Back at that days, video games were also popular, I had a console, but arcade machines were still more popular. The reason why claw machine and coin pusher were so addictive and more popular than video games - because if you win, you get a real prize, not a virtual score points. When I write this post, I remember how hard it was to dram me from those machines, because I ask for money from parents all the time, over and over again.
And still up to this day, very addicted as when I go in the mall and check with my kids, there are still a lot of children playing and it's a sublime form of gambling already.
For me though, I have minimized myself going into landbase casinos this year. Actually I haven't went in 2025 so that is a big accomplished for me already as I usually go like 2-4 times every month before.
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Any gambler who has won in gambling would find it difficult to stop gambling. The brain is always addicted to the reward system and the satisfaction that comes from winning. It is not true to say that stopping gambling is easy but I think gamblers only take breaks either when they cannot afford to gamble or when they think that they are losing so much money. Only few gamblers have been able to completely stop gambling and this is a high level of discipline which is not possessed by all gamblers and so majority of gamblers would prefer based on their actions to get addicted instead of stopping.
Yeah agree because a gambler will always chase that chances of winning on the other hand same with losing that is why there is a never ending activity. But unfortunately for me since winning isn't a fan of me this is the reason why I quit that easily.
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Yeah agree because a gambler will always chase that chances of winning on the other hand same with losing that is why there is a never ending activity. But unfortunately for me since winning isn't a fan of me this is the reason why I quit that easily.
One aspect of gambling is that it is a game of hope. Even when a gambler is losing, he continues to play because he believes that the next bet will result in winning. This is common among casino players, particularly Aviator. When the Aviator plane has provided lower odds in a streak, every player begins staking even higher, regardless of their losses, in the hope that the big odd is about to arrive.
In a few cases, it has worked out for gamblers, but in the end, they lose, regardless of their hopes. Hope can only motivate a gambler to keep playing; it cannot guarantee winning. In my opinion, no matter how high a gambler's hopes are, gambling should always be done in moderation.
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Yeah agree because a gambler will always chase that chances of winning on the other hand same with losing that is why there is a never ending activity. But unfortunately for me since winning isn't a fan of me this is the reason why I quit that easily.
I think it's pretty normal to chase that chance of winning but it shouldn't be by assumption because you wouldn't make anything, instead a gambler should try and focus on how to improve your skills, the skills is the only thing you have as an edge to make money from casino but if you don't have a skill or don't work on the one you have, your chance of making loss will be higher no matter what you chase in gambling.
Any person that want to venture into gambling priority first should be momey, after the money you can focus on the next on how to mange the risk of casino because every casino has their risk ratio and hedge. If you don't study how to win, you will lose even with your skill.
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Any gambler who has won in gambling would find it difficult to stop gambling. The brain is always addicted to the reward system and the satisfaction that comes from winning. It is not true to say that stopping gambling is easy but I think gamblers only take breaks either when they cannot afford to gamble or when they think that they are losing so much money. Only few gamblers have been able to completely stop gambling and this is a high level of discipline which is not possessed by all gamblers and so majority of gamblers would prefer based on their actions to get addicted instead of stopping.
Yeah agree because a gambler will always chase that chances of winning on the other hand same with losing that is why there is a never ending activity. But unfortunately for me since winning isn't a fan of me this is the reason why I quit that easily.
I guess you ain’t that addicted a lot to gambling cause with your statement of quitting easily lmao. Gambling can’t be quit that easily except you ain’t that addicted much not only gambling many addiction implies also to quit them easily is really a though edge. Not a fan of gambling though but my brother is and he try quitting it for months he couldn’t cause he has been so addicted to it up till date he gambles but his rate of gambling has reduces alot but he can’t stop it but I guess with time he can quit though.
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I have never made such attempt to stop gambling, since I've been doing not inna responsible manner and never heard of anyone complaining on how I gamble, I have heard people saying that they have seen many gamblers trying to quit gambling after getting it all wrong, but am yet to see one by myself, it's nothing to doubt because people are of different behaviors when it comes to gambling and we don't know what it has caused some of them due to their carelessness in gambling.
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I have taken short breaks from gambling at different times just to focus on other important areas of my life. Aside this short breaks, I have never made any attempt to stop gambling completely. I feel that my gambling habit is very okay as I have tried in putting my activities under control so it doesn't interfer with my personal life and social interaction with the outside world.
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Did you ever make an attempt to stop gambling if so for how long did you stop.
Yes, I'm someone who did that and I'm someone who likes playing crash, sports betting and poker games and to be honest I've completely stop gambling for at least 4 months. I started it again and now I play very rarely but when I lose any amount I stop gambling and don't gamble again for a day, a week or in some cases a month. I gamble for fun and that's why I don't put much money in first place.
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Did you ever make an attempt to stop gambling if so for how long did you stop.
Not an attempt to stop completely, but an attempt to take a pause and a break from gambling because I realized and recognized that I was gambling too much and putting myself at the danger of addiction. Such realizations are very important to call yourself back to order, especially when you are going out of control already.
Its not really easy to stop gambling, starting is easy but stopping is very difficult to stop, because the urge will always be there, the urge of recovering your loss will always be there, the only remedy to an addict is only thing to do to help one stay away from gambling for a while just as you said earlier and it’s not really easy but with determination, and the help of a therapist can make one to resist from gambling gradually.
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Its not really easy to stop gambling, starting is easy but stopping is very difficult to stop, because the urge will always be there, the urge of recovering your loss will always be there, the only remedy to an addict is only thing to do to help one stay away from gambling for a while just as you said earlier and it’s not really easy but with determination, and the help of a therapist can make one to resist from gambling gradually.
For an addicted person it is not easy to quit that addiction, especially when it is very serious. You could say that you need help from specialists, but you cannot leave open the possibility of wanting to get better quickly. I think that you should always consider the option of your own will With a lot of willpower you can achieve your goals, there is no other option , This has been demonstrated on many occasions.
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For an addicted person it is not easy to quit that addiction, especially when it is very serious. You could say that you need help from specialists, but you cannot leave open the possibility of wanting to get better quickly. I think that you should always consider the option of your own will With a lot of willpower you can achieve your goals, there is no other option , This has been demonstrated on many occasions.
That’s true, but without the guidance and support or guidance from specialists or even from their loves, they can still be of help to anyone who is an addict in gambling, though it’s very difficult to stop but with determination and consistent, they can be able to stop even though it’s very difficult.
So that is why people should always know everything about gambling before involving themselves in gambling, if they can’t control their emotions while gambling, they should not involve themselves into gambling and people should always remember that what has gone has gone, they should not kill themselves over it.
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That’s true, but without the guidance and support or guidance from specialists or even from their loves, they can still be of help to anyone who is an addict in gambling, though it’s very difficult to stop but with determination and consistent, they can be able to stop even though it’s very difficult.
So that is why people should always know everything about gambling before involving themselves in gambling, if they can’t control their emotions while gambling, they should not involve themselves into gambling and people should always remember that what has gone has gone, they should not kill themselves over it.
For anyone who feels like gambling has become complicated, one can always step down. The truth is that I won’t go ahead and tell you that it is easy but that doesn’t mean that you should keep on suffering for it. Thus, to have a moment or an understanding that there is some control left is enough to change your life. It shows that there are people who care regardless the distance you feel you have with them. And you can gradually start to remake yourself anew even though you may not know the way. The main point is never to permit temporary pain overtake your lasting pleasure. The show must go on and you have the right to attempt again regardless the number of failures.
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I have taken short breaks from gambling at different times just to focus on other important areas of my life. Aside this short breaks, I have never made any attempt to stop gambling completely. I feel that my gambling habit is very okay as I have tried in putting my activities under control so it doesn't interfer with my personal life and social interaction with the outside world.
Yes obviously need short break from gambling i think. I also think gambling is one kinds of addiction. I tried several times to stop it but after few days i started it again. I think we should follow religious rules because we know every religious count gambling as illegal activists.
As gambling is one kinds of addiction so we have to try to avoid it. Otherwise we will be lose our valuable fund there has no doubt. Because we know wining ratio is very few in gambling. So we have to try to stop gambling.
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I have never made such attempt to stop gambling, since I've been doing not inna responsible manner and never heard of anyone complaining on how I gamble, I have heard people saying that they have seen many gamblers trying to quit gambling after getting it all wrong, but am yet to see one by myself, it's nothing to doubt because people are of different behaviors when it comes to gambling and we don't know what it has caused some of them due to their carelessness in gambling.
Is actually somebody that has issues or are beginning to have on gambling will start having the thought of stopping it because of the negative things is doing on their lives but on the contrary gambling has not stopped me from achieving anything I want to achieve or even make me to misbehave into thinking unstable, so actually I have not also thought about quitting gambling because I do it to entertain myself sometimes during a relaxing time and also to make me remember I have some clubs I love watching there performances. However I cannot count the one I stopped for days since it was not quitting I meant because I have only stopped for days.
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As gambling is one kinds of addiction so we have to try to avoid it. Otherwise we will be lose our valuable fund there has no doubt. Because we know wining ratio is very few in gambling. So we have to try to stop gambling.
Gambling is not an addiction; it is a game, and everyone who plays it is likely to get addicted if not principled and disciplined. Addiction comes as a result of excessive or abusive usage or patronage of something that one deems enticing, as it pleases them. It is normal that the winning ratio while gambling is very minimal and as a matter of fact, the odds are always in favor of the house, so the tendency of one winning a game is minimal so it will be in the best of interests for gamblers to always gamble with caution because not everytime games enters in their favor.
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Gambling is not an addiction; it is a game, and everyone who plays it is likely to get addicted if not principled and disciplined. Addiction comes as a result of excessive or abusive usage or patronage of something that one deems enticing, as it pleases them. It is normal that the winning ratio while gambling is very minimal and as a matter of fact, the odds are always in favor of the house, so the tendency of one winning a game is minimal so it will be in the best of interests for gamblers to always gamble with caution because not everytime games enters in their favor.
I think that the statement, gambling is not an addiction is a misrepresentation of the happening to many civilised persons. They are those who do not know when to stop despite the losses that they are experiencing and it is not due to a problem in impulse control. It is a phenomenon that works within the human brain to increase the urge with time especially when one has a glimmer of hope of making some huge winnings. Although it does not apply to all humans it does not subscribe to the fact that many are cordoned within a net and do need assistance in extricating themselves. Another point I can envision is that gambling with money should not be entirely baseless and that gambling rules should have a framework consisting of outside the gambler’s head bounds and within head regs. I think that to start with knowing when to draw the line is better than constantly pursuing what one may never achieve.
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So that is why people should always know everything about gambling before involving themselves in gambling, if they can’t control their emotions while gambling, they should not involve themselves into gambling and people should always remember that what has gone has gone, they should not kill themselves over it.
That is the duty of the land, but it always happens the opposite, the eproans enter with the hope of becoming millionaires overnight and it is not like that, they have many things that they ignore, and they bet large amounts thinking that they are going to win them by force, when they realize that the system is not what they thought it was, that is when they hit their chests and start complaining about the problems, that is why before getting into any activity you have to investigate what you are getting into.
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Gambling is not an addiction; it is a game, and everyone who plays it is likely to get addicted if not principled and disciplined. Addiction comes as a result of excessive or abusive usage or patronage of something that one deems enticing, as it pleases them. It is normal that the winning ratio while gambling is very minimal and as a matter of fact, the odds are always in favor of the house, so the tendency of one winning a game is minimal so it will be in the best of interests for gamblers to always gamble with caution because not everytime games enters in their favor.
I think that the statement, gambling is not an addiction is a misrepresentation of the happening to many civilised persons. They are those who do not know when to stop despite the losses that they are experiencing and it is not due to a problem in impulse control. It is a phenomenon that works within the human brain to increase the urge with time especially when one has a glimmer of hope of making some huge winnings. Although it does not apply to all humans it does not subscribe to the fact that many are cordoned within a net and do need assistance in extricating themselves. Another point I can envision is that gambling with money should not be entirely baseless and that gambling rules should have a framework consisting of outside the gambler’s head bounds and within head regs. I think that to start with knowing when to draw the line is better than constantly pursuing what one may never achieve.
How does this "Gambling is not an addiction" mean a misrepresentation?
Do you mean now that every gambler is an addicted gambler?
Gambling is just for fun, but when done in excess could be an easy lead to addiction. Gamblers get addicted most time because of their pursuit to recover their losses, and those who see it as a means of revenue or profit-making would always want to gamble so they could make a gain, but the more they gamble, the more addicted they become. These are the basis on which addiction sets in, so I do not think gambling is addiction, but when a gambler does not exercise discipline and self-control, they end up getting addicted.
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Gambling is not an addiction; it is a game, and everyone who plays it is likely to get addicted if not principled and disciplined. Addiction comes as a result of excessive or abusive usage or patronage of something that one deems enticing, as it pleases them. It is normal that the winning ratio while gambling is very minimal and as a matter of fact, the odds are always in favor of the house, so the tendency of one winning a game is minimal so it will be in the best of interests for gamblers to always gamble with caution because not everytime games enters in their favor.
Gambling isn't an addiction but when you approach it any how, you will get addicted to it whether you are making money from it or not, you can become addicted to gambling but the general aspect of it is only people that makes losses and don't quit are the ones that are been noticed most of the time and discuss to be the only problem and that's not the case.
There are people that are making good amounts of money from gambling but can't stay away from gambling a day, those kind of people can be consider to be addicted to gambling because they can't do without it but they are not discuss well enough like the losers.
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There are people that are making good amounts of money from gambling but can't stay away from gambling a day, those kind of people can be consider to be addicted to gambling because they can't do without it but they are not discuss well enough like the losers.
For me those people are also addicts and they should be considered as addicts as they're highly addicted to gambling. I know those people aren't losers and they're not the ones who sell their belongings to gamble but still they're addicted to it and if they don't gamble then they don't get any dopamine. But, in a way those aren't as bad as the ones who sell their belongings or who do robbery in order to gamble.
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There are people that are making good amounts of money from gambling but can't stay away from gambling a day, those kind of people can be consider to be addicted to gambling because they can't do without it but they are not discuss well enough like the losers.
For me those people are also addicts and they should be considered as addicts as they're highly addicted to gambling. I know those people aren't losers and they're not the ones who sell their belongings to gamble but still they're addicted to it and if they don't gamble then they don't get any dopamine. But, in a way those aren't as bad as the ones who sell their belongings or who do robbery in order to gamble.
It's sad that only people that lose money and do everything in their power to gamble are been seen as the worst people in gambling, if indeed they makes money even when they are addicted, this addiction of a thing will not get attention like that. Funny thing about them is they don't even know they are addicted even after showing the signs.
It will be better if casinos can implement a system where it can temporary ban some gamblers when they lose so much money and only allowing them come back after going through a survey for gambling addiction awareness, it will be better at least to make them remember what they are into incase they don't have a reminder.
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Gambling is not an addiction; it is a game, and everyone who plays it is likely to get addicted if not principled and disciplined. Addiction comes as a result of excessive or abusive usage or patronage of something that one deems enticing, as it pleases them. It is normal that the winning ratio while gambling is very minimal and as a matter of fact, the odds are always in favor of the house, so the tendency of one winning a game is minimal so it will be in the best of interests for gamblers to always gamble with caution because not everytime games enters in their favor.
Gambling isn't an addiction but when you approach it any how, you will get addicted to it whether you are making money from it or not, you can become addicted to gambling but the general aspect of it is only people that makes losses and don't quit are the ones that are been noticed most of the time and discuss to be the only problem and that's not the case.
There are people that are making good amounts of money from gambling but can't stay away from gambling a day, those kind of people can be consider to be addicted to gambling because they can't do without it but they are not discuss well enough like the losers.
Yes when one approach gambling like they can not do without it, it would be obviously clear that they are addicted. I will agree with your opinion that not only people who lose games are addicted, both constant and regular winner's to could be addicted because they too play everyday and luck always is on their side so they win game's too regular. Nobody would say much about them because they win but those who constantly lose are the talk of the day as there is no impact they have made and that would result to them being called all sorts of names.
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Yes when one approach gambling like they can not do without it, it would be obviously clear that they are addicted. I will agree with your opinion that not only people who lose games are addicted, both constant and regular winner's to could be addicted because they too play everyday and luck always is on their side so they win game's too regular. Nobody would say much about them because they win but those who constantly lose are the talk of the day as there is no impact they have made and that would result to them being called all sorts of names.
True, when issues of gambling addiction arise, minds are always drawn to the loser because losses are visible and undesirable outcomes. Even this causes people to criticize gambling because losses are always viewed as products or gambling, providing a foundation for criticism.
However, winners are always recognized. A person who encourages someone to stop gambling simply because they are losing may be tempted to gamble again if another gambler wins. Winning covers addiction and that is why a gambler who is winning is never pictured as an addict.
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Yes when one approach gambling like they can not do without it, it would be obviously clear that they are addicted. I will agree with your opinion that not only people who lose games are addicted, both constant and regular winner's to could be addicted because they too play everyday and luck always is on their side so they win game's too regular. Nobody would say much about them because they win but those who constantly lose are the talk of the day as there is no impact they have made and that would result to them being called all sorts of names.
True, when issues of gambling addiction arise, minds are always drawn to the loser because losses are visible and undesirable outcomes. Even this causes people to criticize gambling because losses are always viewed as products or gambling, providing a foundation for criticism.
However, winners are always recognized. A person who encourages someone to stop gambling simply because they are losing may be tempted to gamble again if another gambler wins. Winning covers addiction and that is why a gambler who is winning is never pictured as an addict.
Winning cover's addiction for those who constantly win but I wonder why they are not criticized because most of them are the reasons why some gamblers likely get addicted because when they see them keep winning, the others would become motivated to keep gambling forgetting that luck varies for each and everyone as the case may be. However, that does not mean that because they are winning back to back, they shouldn't look into curbing their gambling excesses, as a matter of fact,they have to because the moment they start recording losses, that is when it would dawn on them that they are addicted to gambling.
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