The Ugly Truth of Over Betting - Can You Afford to Lose Your Family?
An "over bettor" is a gambler who bets the money he cannot afford to lose. Please do not get me wrong with this word as this is not how most people understand it. The point here is not how much the gambler bets, be it big or small, but whether or not it will hurt him in case he loses the bet. To the super rich who do not have limits to their wealth, betting big is fine. But most gamblers have limits to their money, and so should put a limit in their losses.
I remember this episode that happened in one of my gambling sprees in the casinos. It was early afternoon and I was playing Blackjack with few others. Then a woman clutching a handkerchief red with blood arrived. It was the first time I'd seen the woman though I knew later she was a casino regular. She sat beside me at the Blackjack table. All of us at the table immediately noticed the bruises all over her, but no one dared to ask what she had been up to. She would often wipe dry the blood on her arm. She also had a black eye but it was less obvious because she wore dark glasses. A while later, a group of people bailed the woman out of the game. At first she refused, so a little commotion ensued. They were able to persuade the woman to come with them eventually. All of us at the table were left bewildered.
Later that afternoon I was able to pick up the story from other gamblers. The story was that the woman had been a casino regular for a long time and had lost so much already. In fact she had sold most of the family properties and lost it all to the casino. That particular day her husband had had enough, so they had a fight that turned physical. So that explained her injuries. Why she went to the casino first instead of the hospital was beyond me.
All casinos have their own stories of gamblers losing money they cannot afford to lose. Perhaps you too have a story to tell. Betting scared money is a big no as the consequence of losing it is so severe. Consider these ugly words: shattered future, broken family, suicides, jails, destroyed lives, lies, threats, and many others. These are the consequences of over betting.
Of all the mistakes gamblers make, over betting is different because it actually does not have anything to do with winning or losing. A gambler can actually gamble the money he cannot afford to lose and still win, or gamble extra money and still lose. Nevertheless I still consider it as one of gambling's fatal errors knowing that it is just wrong. At times when a gambler does it, he will not be able to concentrate on his game because of the psychological disintegration that it produces. Betting scared money can cause bad plays, dullness, miscalculations, and misjudgments. It is just not a right thing to do.
An "over bettor" is a gambler who bets the money he cannot afford to lose. Please do not get me wrong with this word as this is not how most people understand it. The point here is not how much the gambler bets, be it big or small, but whether or not it will hurt him in case he loses the bet. To the super rich who do not have limits to their wealth, betting big is fine. But most gamblers have limits to their money, and so should put a limit in their losses.
I remember this episode that happened in one of my gambling sprees in the casinos. It was early afternoon and I was playing Blackjack with few others. Then a woman clutching a handkerchief red with blood arrived. It was the first time I'd seen the woman though I knew later she was a casino regular. She sat beside me at the Blackjack table. All of us at the table immediately noticed the bruises all over her, but no one dared to ask what she had been up to. She would often wipe dry the blood on her arm. She also had a black eye but it was less obvious because she wore dark glasses. A while later, a group of people bailed the woman out of the game. At first she refused, so a little commotion ensued. They were able to persuade the woman to come with them eventually. All of us at the table were left bewildered.
Later that afternoon I was able to pick up the story from other gamblers. The story was that the woman had been a casino regular for a long time and had lost so much already. In fact she had sold most of the family properties and lost it all to the casino. That particular day her husband had had enough, so they had a fight that turned physical. So that explained her injuries. Why she went to the casino first instead of the hospital was beyond me.
All casinos have their own stories of gamblers losing money they cannot afford to lose. Perhaps you too have a story to tell. Betting scared money is a big no as the consequence of losing it is so severe. Consider these ugly words: shattered future, broken family, suicides, jails, destroyed lives, lies, threats, and many others. These are the consequences of over betting.
Of all the mistakes gamblers make, over betting is different because it actually does not have anything to do with winning or losing. A gambler can actually gamble the money he cannot afford to lose and still win, or gamble extra money and still lose. Nevertheless I still consider it as one of gambling's fatal errors knowing that it is just wrong. At times when a gambler does it, he will not be able to concentrate on his game because of the psychological disintegration that it produces. Betting scared money can cause bad plays, dullness, miscalculations, and misjudgments. It is just not a right thing to do.
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