And the simple question is - Should a gambler be afraid of losing money to gambling? Why not simply stay away from gambling then?
I was In a group chat on WhatsApp yesterday when a member told us he won his 5 odd bet was very angry still, he said it didn't feel like a winning to him and would have been better if he had lost the bet, many of us were surprised as to who in their right senses wishes themself loses in sports betting.
I later tried to find out what actually happened and discovered the dude had only put around $0.7 on the bet and won around $3.5 (amount not enough to even buy him a snack and a bottle of bear), this was the reason he was not happy and wished the bet ended in a loss 😁.
I later in the chat asked him why didn't he bet a bigger amount of money like atleast between $20 and $50, any of this amount would have given him a nice total win amount from $100 and above, he responded saying he initially wanted to bet $15, but he was afraid of losing this money, coupled with the fact that he wasn't also sure the bet would win, and I then asked him, why is he now angry for winning a small amount of money when it's completely his fault? And what is the essence of gambling in the first place when the fear of losing money outweighs the desire to win big amount of money?
A gambler should not be afraid of losing money in gambling because it is already a game of win or lose, so if you win that's your luck and if you lose too that is your luck. He is not suppose to be angry because of the money he used to play the game as a matter of fact what he did is advisable in gambling even though the money was too small but at least he used what he can afford to let go so even if the game didn't enter, he wouldn't have think about it. The most important thing is that instead of losing he made a little profit that he can use to stake next time so he shouldn't be angry and he should not even think of trying to play with big money next time because it may not be same this time around.