When it's just to make ends meet to gamble, putting money on the lowest stakes is one of the best options. Because with a small bet the amount of loss will be more controlled. I will not prohibit someone from betting with a large nominal, if they can afford to do so then go ahead, as long as it remains under good control.
I'm not a believer of small bets before since I'm very lazy to gamble using small amount because I think that can't make real profit out of it before.
I experienced this first hand yesterday when I lose my 500$ bankroll after an 8hrs of Blackjack session. I was so down that time and just claiming my bonus rakeback before I leave the casino. I bet it on a ladder game by turbo games provider which is like a mines game. To make it short, My 4$ bonus that I collected on my rakeback turns into 600$ buy placing bet on this game and manage to win multiple high multiplier since I don't feel any fear that time on my bet.
I recover my loss and manage to win some profit. A really bad games turns into comback game with just a 4$ bonus from my losses.
when you think about this situation how do you access your decision process there? do you think you won due to good decisions or simply due to luck?
8 hours is a long session...