Quote from: michellee on Today at 07:44:13 AM

Quote from: pusaka on August 18, 2025, 10:45:59 AM

Yes, we can control how much money we can lose, but we can't control whether we win or lose. Never assume victory is in your hands, because if you do, your losses will likely be far greater than you're prepared for.

And it seems like if we had to accumulate them, our losses during gambling would be much greater. But of course, it's safe when we can control ourselves, and that's how I feel. I can gamble anytime with self-control because I've prepared everything and considered how much I can afford to gamble.

We control our money instead of losing it. That will give us pleasure in gambling but we can avoid the big loss. Besides that, we only want to have fun in gambling and not because of making money.

If we can realize that, we will not deeper into gambling because we know that gambling can tempt us to keep playing. We don't want to lose too much, more than we can afford to lose. So we will always prevent ourselves from spending more.

That will be a way for us to be responsible gamblers because we can treat gambling well. We can gamble anytime we want so we never spend time too long or playing every day.

I also allocate at least 1-5% of my income each month, with 5% being the maximum. Then, when I've spent it all, I won't gamble anymore. Sometimes, even that 5% budget doesn't run out because of my lucky winnings that month.

This is my way of staying responsible when gambling. If I didn't, I might spend even more and even dip into other expenses if I had a losing streak that month. I think this figure is the safest one to stick to, and it also leaves me with money to use for investments and other purposes besides gambling.