Gambling is a game that you can play and you can also avoid it, but if you have entered the world of gambling, of course you have to be prepared to face all the risks that exist, generally the risk of loss.

To do the five things you mentioned, point 1 must be something else called a game, losing must of course be accepted, point 2 is something that cannot be done, I gamble, I will tell my friends when I win, when I lose, it's better to keep quiet, that's my trick, as well as points 3,4 and five, this is also often done, not only during holidays, the point is that gambling is still gambling, whatever the case and The strategy you used was clear and you lost.