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Quote from: Blitzboy on December 18, 2023, 02:28:26 PM

Repeatedly, the first win sparks a desire for more. Initial victory? Not a sign of gambling skill, just a fluke.

Strangely, the human mind clings to that first success, distorting reality. Gamblers believe luck is on their side. They fall deeper into gambling because of this illusion. We must detect this trend and realize that gambling is not a profitable strategy.

Society must improve gambling understanding. Its entertainment, not a revenue source. Preventing long-term losses and promoting responsible gaming requires acknowledging this truth and raising understanding of the psychological pitfalls of gambling.

This is ingrained in our minds very deeply so it will be difficult to overcome it, there is a very strong tendency for humans to disregard their failures as just having some bad luck and think of their success as caused by their skill, so even if a person is only being temporarily lucky when gambling instead of thinking about themselves in this way, they will believe they have acquired some sort of skill that is making them win, and even when losses naturally follow they still believe this was the case and they can make that money back.

Somehow the human brain doesn't quit until it wins, and sometimes it happens like this in gambling as well. I'd love to commend your response as it explained a glimpse of how addiction happens to people. In addition, the brain can be controlled provided that the action is voluntary, and gambling is among such categories. Along the line of gambling, the urge to gamble can get to a stage of becoming an involuntary action. Hence the gambler wouldn't be able to change any decision occurring to him about gambling. Winning now seems to him as a development that keeps him strides ahead of other gamblers who don't win. Gamblers in this category fail to recognize their losses as they'll think it's still part of the process. The brain is responsible for this impulse of, "keep doing what you're doing" but the gambler has the right to stop or control it. That's why most times they are required not to chase losses, in search of quick wins.

Gamblers who can't do anything about stopping have gotten to the first few stages of addiction. Hence, he'll only get closer to compulsive gambling which won't allow him time to think straight or help himself out of the addiction. His brain would race whenever it recalls gambling, and he would be restless until he gambles at least a few more hours whenever, wherever the gambling urge calls. When not taken care of, the player won't notice he's gambled countless times a day. Staying out of money can help them stop gambling for a while, yet it won't stop the addiction. Where it gets too tough, is the moment such a gambler begins to wager all his money at once, not minding whether he's bought food or paid other bills. These problems happen to gamblers who have chosen the wrong route of gambling, and will never make a good gambling profession. Gambling can never be a career for the gambler, as he won't succeed.