We are used to say that a gambler should gamble with an amount he can afford to lose but in the actual sense do we think there is any amount a gambler can afford to lose? When a gambler places a stake what he sees is not the stake but the potential win. This is why when he does not win he panics regardless of how little the stake is and he will always mention the potential win rather than the stake as the amount lost. The gambling system especially sports betting works in a way that as a game plays the value of the stake keeps increasing and what may appear to be what the gambler can afford to lose may rise and become what he can no longer afford to lose and this becomes a source of concern for the gambler if he losses the bet. In fact, if a gambler accumulates the total of what he thinks he can afford to lose he would know that he is losing what he cannot afford to lose. I think that any penny spent on gambling is a money the gambler have decided to sacrifice with the hope of getting a bigger amount and not because he can afford to lose it.
What's your position on this thought?
Everyone's perception may differ in understanding the amount of money they can afford to lose in gambling. No matter how much money is at stake, of course every gambler hopes to double it with a win, but in reality not everyone has to win. They must be responsible for their gambling regardless of how much money they want to spend each day or on each occasion they gamble.
Of course sometimes they don't want to lose, but winning and losing are part of gambling and all gamblers will definitely experience one or the other. Even if you can't afford to lose the money you're gamble, the most important thing is to be responsible with it. This means minimizing the impact of gambling losses so they don't make you feel as bad as they are. Responsible gamblers don't bad on their losses, even if they're actually gambling to win money.