Quote from: Hatchy on March 05, 2025, 10:02:54 PM

Quote from: Fivestar4everMVP on February 21, 2025, 12:19:16 PM

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?

If he's scared to loss money then he probably isn't ready to gamble. Losses is what gambling is all about. If you can't accept the idea of losing then you shouldn't expect to make any wins. I guess this is where many scammers are able to pull a plug on new gamblers, claiming that they have a sure way or game strategy that would yield wins over time. If we don't want to take the risk, then stay away from gambling, so you don't end up regretting.

Of course a gambler must know the consequences and risks if involved in gambling and realize that gambling is a place for many people to spend a little money just for fun and not a place to make money and that is very wrong and this is what must be known before gambling and if you are not ready to lose money when gambling, you should leave before you regret and realize that gambling is not right for you.

There is no reliable strategy because winning in gambling is pure luck and if anyone promises that I think it is just a scam what they are looking for is new gamblers because they are easy to cheat and also do not have much experience.