Quote from: Alphakilo on July 15, 2025, 04:32:56 AM

The thing that continues to keep me safe from doing stupid things in gambling, are the stories of others who have did stupid things and the consequences of it.

Great. This is the same to what the OP have said there. Unfortunately it doesn't always the case that happens to others, like for example me. Despite hearing lots of negative stories about gambling, I just can't help but still continue on making the same mistakes. When you are on a climax, it is only easy to forget a lot of things.

Quote from: Alphakilo on July 15, 2025, 04:32:56 AM

The consequences being that they lost not just material possessions but their mental health was in shambles. Anything that can mess with your mental health, messes with your physical health too.

Or we can as well say that anything that messes with our financial or physical possessions, messes with our mental and physical health too.

Quote from: Alphakilo on July 15, 2025, 04:32:56 AM

Betting responsibly is more fun than betting "stupidly".

When you are responsible, you are controlling your urge. Isn't that annoying instead? Let us be honest here but we are only doing it for our own good. It can still make us feel proud when we overcome our urges for those things that are not beneficial for us when overdone. And then, this lets us enjoy our life more outside because we have no problems and we still have a lot of money left.