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Board Gambling discussion
Re: As a gambler do you have a potential winning amount limit?
by
Fortify
on 26/11/2023, 10:02:32 UTC
I have heard and read about people gambling because they had no source of income,  a job or they wanted to add gambling as part of their streams of income. Whatever your category the bottom line is that we all gamble to make money though some group claim it's mainly for fun. But who would want to be losing money all in the idea of catching fun!

There are gamblers that don't place their bet not until they have gotten a certain amount as their potential win. Some do this based on their financial challenge with the anticipation that just one win they may get on such amount is a life changer for them.

My main focus on this thread is in this question: as a gambler do you place your bet according to the weight of your financial need or you're always okay with whatever amount that comes out as potential win no matter how small amount?


Most gamblers, at least those who do it regularly and possibly have a problem, will not have any sort of limit built in to their winning upside and often take all their winnings to plow it straight back in. You're trying to frame this as an activity where most people have control and are taking calculated risks, but often they are simply guessing and finding enjoyment from the buzz or habitual nature of the activity. I have not come across many gamblers, but the ones I've seen often look a bit robotic - like they are trapped in a nasty cycle of self abuse and look fairly miserable (when thinking about people sat around in slot machine arcades). That makes me think there is zero strategy involved and even if they did have a big win, it would probably not even outweigh all the money they had poured into it up to that point.