You’re right, whether you win or lose, you need to take a break because both can affect your emotions. But when gamblers are on a winning streak that lasts several days, most don’t want to cut their momentum. Of course, they don’t want to stop while winning. Their confidence is high, and they think they can keep doing it, but it often leads to disaster. Once the red streak hits, that’s when they realize they should’ve stopped earlier, because it would’ve been the smarter decision and could’ve avoided the loss.