Have you checked an overview of your gambling habits?

[Baofeng]

• Get an allocation of funds to gamble^{1. I mentioned this on my other topic created before}, when the funds are exhausted do not use any other funds to gamble till the months ends

This is very important but it is good to also include the amount in percentage. As for me I prefer to use 2% of my money to gamble. Not from all my money but from the money I earn that week or month to gamble that week or month and I will not spend more than that. If I earn $250 in a week, I only use $5 to gamble.

Yes, have a clear cut budget for gambling is good, but still there needs to be self control as well as we might thinking of depositing for more if we lost our money. So currently, I have just a small budget for gambling, just enough for me to bet on sports.

It might be as little as $10.00 for me and then hope that it can grow.

Good to see some thread like this, at least some wake up call to check our gambling habits and control it.

So +1 to the OP.

[Igebotz]

• Always get engaged with other important works, or even gets more attention to your children/wife or Husband and family members within, with this there is less chances of you becoming addicted to gambling

Distraction is important, as you have mentioned. When a gambler is constantly distracted or preoccupied with work or family, he will spend less time gambling. This will help him avoid addiction.

When a gambler is idle, he will spend his time analyzing games or playing casino games online. This can easily entice such a gambler into addiction. Addiction develops when a gambler spends a large amount of time gambling and chasing losses.

[Dr.Bitcoin_Strange]

• Always get engaged with other important works, or even gets more attention to your children/wife or Husband and family members within, with this there is less chances of you becoming addicted to gambling

Distraction is important, as you have mentioned. When a gambler is constantly distracted or preoccupied with work or family, he will spend less time gambling. This will help him avoid addiction.

When a gambler is idle, he will spend his time analyzing games or playing casino games online. This can easily entice such a gambler into addiction. Addiction develops when a gambler spends a large amount of time gambling and chasing losses.

Gambling is a fun activity, and should be done only when one feels like having fun, and in some cases when on is bored, allocating the right proportion of time and resources for gambling will help one minimize the risk of getting addicted to gambling. For some, they’d rather gamble once or even twice a week whenever they feel bored, and the rest of the times they wanna have some fun, they tend to turn to other means of having fun. I mean there are several ways people can have fun right, rather thinking of gambling whenever one is bored or after exhausting your allocated fund for gambling for that week, one could consider, other means, like going out for a drink with friends or family or other possible means. At least that way, one can be able to regulate the time and resources one puts into gambling thereby limiting the chances of addiction.

[target]

• Always get engaged with other important works, or even gets more attention to your children/wife or Husband and family members within, with this there is less chances of you becoming addicted to gambling

Distraction is important, as you have mentioned. When a gambler is constantly distracted or preoccupied with work or family, he will spend less time gambling. This will help him avoid addiction.

When a gambler is idle, he will spend his time analyzing games or playing casino games online. This can easily entice such a gambler into addiction. Addiction develops when a gambler spends a large amount of time gambling and chasing losses.

Gambling is a fun activity, and should be done only when one feels like having fun, and in some cases when on is bored, allocating the right proportion of time and resources for gambling will help one minimize the risk of getting addicted to gambling. For some, they’d rather gamble once or even twice a week whenever they feel bored, and the rest of the times they wanna have some fun, they tend to turn to other means of having fun. I mean there are several ways people can have fun right, rather thinking of gambling whenever one is bored or after exhausting your allocated fund for gambling for that week, one could consider, other means, like going out for a drink with friends or family or other possible means. At least that way, one can be able to regulate the time and resources one puts into gambling thereby limiting the chances of addiction.

Have you allocated a percentage of your money from payday for gambling?
For a family man who wasn't introduced to gambling yet, allocating funds for gambling isn't part of their accounting sheets.

Which it could mean that it's not normal for them to allocated a little funds for this activity.

[MRY]

• Always get engaged with other important works, or even gets more attention to your children/wife or Husband and family members within, with this there is less chances of you becoming addicted to gambling

Distraction is important, as you have mentioned. When a gambler is constantly distracted or preoccupied with work or family, he will spend less time gambling. This will help him avoid addiction.

When a gambler is idle, he will spend his time analyzing games or playing casino games online. This can easily entice such a gambler into addiction. Addiction develops when a gambler spends a large amount of time gambling and chasing losses.

Gambling is a fun activity, and should be done only when one feels like having fun, and in some cases when on is bored, allocating the right proportion of time and resources for gambling will help one minimize the risk of getting addicted to gambling. For some, they’d rather gamble once or even twice a week whenever they feel bored, and the rest of the times they wanna have some fun, they tend to turn to other means of having fun. I mean there are several ways people can have fun right, rather thinking of gambling whenever one is bored or after exhausting your allocated fund for gambling for that week, one could consider, other means, like going out for a drink with friends or family or other possible means. At least that way, one can be able to regulate the time and resources one puts into gambling thereby limiting the chances of addiction.

I think, We all desire to be entertained not harmfully or offend someone. Sometimes, when gambling is entertaining, it is difficult to realize that you have gone too far with it. Budgeting or perhaps partitioning time and money is a measure which has to be taken so that this sort of an activity does not take a toll on the human. Thus, people who can have theirs entertainment and recreation in several ways, turn out to be stable, do not practice addiction, and, at the same time, find the zest in many things. On one hand, positive activities, and on the other- maintaining priorities: healthier happiness and control according to the need for an ideal and happy life.

[SmartGold01]

• Always get engaged with other important works, or even gets more attention to your children/wife or Husband and family members within, with this there is less chances of you becoming addicted to gambling

Distraction is important, as you have mentioned. When a gambler is constantly distracted or preoccupied with work or family, he will spend less time gambling. This will help him avoid addiction.

When a gambler is idle, he will spend his time analyzing games or playing casino games online. This can easily entice such a gambler into addiction. Addiction develops when a gambler spends a large amount of time gambling and chasing losses.

This is the major area people don't pay attention to because they felt is nothing and they can't becoming addicted, lets take myself as for instance; Most time I am being distracted and preoccupied with my children and couples with domestic house chores making me not to be that active here or the other forum and it is when I would get free before I could have time to come read and comment over here. Okay, let us equate it as gambling, do you think I would still have that time to predicts and analyzed matches or even come to play some casino games while I still have such duties at home? No, because I can't leave those things while it keeps increasing for me so, instead I will look for a way to sorts those things out before I may even think of giving attention to online or following up any event here.

+1 for you

[Dr.Bitcoin_Strange]

Have you allocated a percentage of your money from payday for gambling?
For a family man who wasn't introduced to gambling yet, allocating funds for gambling isn't part of their accounting sheets.

Which it could mean that it's not normal for them to allocated a little funds for this activity.

Not allocating the appropriate amount to gambling, whether as a family man or a single, could result to excessive gambling or excessive spending on gambling. Except of course you’re not actively participating in gambling activities and you only engage in the activity once in a while, but if you’re the kind of person that gambles every week, the. It’s very important to set aside a particular percentage of your earning to gambling to avoid overspending or spending your discretionary income on gambling activities.

[DragonF]

• Do not budget of hitting millions or billions through gambling, just be positive and gamble with expectations to hit anyone it could be higher or lesser.
• Give much priority to your work and field of study than gambling

Both points are very valid. One of the problems with gamblers is that they expect too much from an activity based on luck. Some gamblers believe that gambling is their only way forward, so they chase millions day after day, week after week, month after month, and year after year, hoping that one day they will reach their goal.

Unfortunately, a gambler is not compensated for how long he has gambled. A newbie can simply show up and win big, whereas an experienced gambler has not had such a big win. Additionally, a gambler must obtain employment. Work and earn. There is dignity in labor. A worker is guaranteed his wages, so rather than relying on gambling to become wealthy, it is more profitable for such a gambler to work, save, and invest in order to achieve his goals.

[SmartGold01]

• Do not budget of hitting millions or billions through gambling, just be positive and gamble with expectations to hit anyone it could be higher or lesser.
• Give much priority to your work and field of study than gambling

Both points are very valid. One of the problems with gamblers is that they expect too much from an activity based on luck. Some gamblers believe that gambling is their only way forward, so they chase millions day after day, week after week, month after month, and year after year, hoping that one day they will reach their goal.

Unfortunately, a gambler is not compensated for how long he has gambled. A newbie can simply show up and win big, whereas an experienced gambler has not had such a big win. Additionally, a gambler must obtain employment. Work and earn. There is dignity in labor. A worker is guaranteed his wages, so rather than relying on gambling to become wealthy, it is more profitable for such a gambler to work, save, and invest in order to achieve his goals.

Yes it's very important to factor out the necessary jobs to keep us earnings than just depending on a total of gambling to obtain and sustain a living. What we must know is that people shouldn't give much attention to gambling because of us how it easily captured someone attention to keep gambling with the hope that something very huge is by the corner without knowing that winning is not guaranteed instead would end up losing on a regular basis. With family and other activities which gets someone distracted from gambling would make such person to reduce their attention and never becomes gambling addicts.