Hi ladies and gents of the forum's gambling discussion board, coming through with this question born out of an argument I just had with a good friend of mine a few minutes ago.
So, I was sitting side to side wit a good friend of mine this evening while having a chat about making money, we talked about several ways we can make a lot of money in the most possible short time, in the midst of the options we both came of up, I brought up the option of gambling, suggesting it to him as one of the most easiest and fastest way to also make money if and when one is lucky, he agreed it's a good option but complained about the possibilities of betting addicted, and as a result, losing back all the money after winning it, then I told him that if I won like $100,000 from gambling, I did quit gambling forever, he laughed and screamed impossible, he said that the more money one makes from gambling, the more they get hooked, we argued about this until we both decided it was time to go home and rest.
But then on betting home, I thought within myself if I can actually quit gambling for ever if I won a $100,000 like I said, and I concluded I can, if not for anything, atleast, for the fear of losing back all of that money to the casino.
So, here putting out the same question, what will make you quit gambling forever? A win or a loss, or both?
The thing that put me off gambling was losing big. I had a nice streak winning on football and thought of giving horse racing a go, with no experience on it I placed a few bigger bets as after being sucked in by the massive multipliers on offer. Of course every single bet missed and that was enough to suck the fun out of gambling. I'll still give poker a try every year or two, but it feels very draining after a while and you need to have immense patience in order for it to pay off in the long term. No idea how these professional poker places can do it, they basically rely on stamina to outpace their opponents sometimes, along with bluffing and simple math skills.