why do gamblers take high risks?

[nattekut]

What do you think is the reason that gamblers rather chase high multipliers and big wins and risking to bust most of the time than choosing for a non risk betting method like valuebetting or arbitrage betting.

I am doing both myself. Arb and valuebetting make me a consistent 25-35% profits on my balance every single month without any chance to bust my bankroll. 

However I love playing casino games and slots as well. My reason is just the rush and possibility to hit a huge win. When I do arbing a valuebetting I place 100s of bets every single week with smaller profits. So it is not that exciting . You know you gonna make profits consistently. So that's why I sometimes jump into casino games as well... just for the rush to hit something huge.

 

So why do you guys keep playing even if you keep busting time after time?

[Louellalang]

I don't do it often.... but sometimes thinking about how lucky is ur day today playing casino.. i take the high risk thinking i could profit high as well... hahaha.. 

[barbaris]

Gambler without a game can not live. The risk adds adrenaline, and the chance to take a big snatch does not leave us indifferent. I guess this is a way of life.

[Cent21]

I think that if you play long enough, the chance to win are the same whatever is the strategy that you use.

Personally i prefer small bet size, but sometimes when i'm late for something else i go "all in".... and most of times i bust all this way.

 

[allisonn]

Do gamblers really take high risks?

I don't think so. From my experience people usually bust out on low multipliers or series of bets

On average I think gamblers understand risk more than the average person.

If they do end up taking on huge risk, it is only because they fail to perceive the risk as high, like I lost 6 coinflips in a row, there's no way it will be 7.

[FotisNt]

Well, not all gamblers takes high risks, but any gambler can bust at any risk. Btw, players who keep playing and busting after losing and losing have no self-control or a good bankroll which won't cost them anything. So thats some kind of addiction, since people can't stop either after losing or winning.

[artizykristy]

I think basically gamblers must be willing to bet on luck if they want to get a big win, and of course they are ready to accept the defeat of the reason they keep trying even though they might lose one day they will get it.

[Shaniqua]

does high risk imply that the wager amount is large as well?
cause...... i can be wagering small amount bit the risk being high in the sense that chances are it will no be a winning bet.... as in its risky to make that bet... cause it wont be a win

 

maybe kinda sorta u get what im getting at or nahhhh

[77kdub]

For many gamblers it's not about making a profit but more for the thrill and the rush the get from taking the risk.  Then there are the rage gamblers who have lost control trying to recover there loss they couldn't afford and in a streak of rage they take the risk in hope they might recover all there loss fast.  It's true the more risk you take the higher the reward but you also stand a higher chance of losing so it's all about an individuals priority's I suppose.

[KiXxnTRiXx]

not all gamblers do.. .. only a few times have i taken risky path.. usually im very passive.

[cryptofly]

Gamblers are taking high risk because they like the adrenaline of gambling more than the strategy.  Most of gamblers (me included) does not have a strategy to follow when gambling, and if they do they do not respect it.  Yes, high risk gamblers are just that, gamblers.  A professional gambler never takes high risks as he follows a path to maintain profit in the long term.  My opinion.

[OsmaNN]

just think they want to play that way.

Because some rich gamblers play low factors, some  gamblers playing high factors.

I'm thinking on request only.

 

[Menang]

I think high rollers dont bother about being loss or busted. IMO they only try to have fun by pumping their adrenaline and accept the result whether it win or loss

But some times there are some ppl who face long reds streaks and still want to continue the bet, hoping green will come

[bmg]

To take high risk is to gain high payout.   not sure why this is even a topic because its common sense.

[ceastem]

I take it like this

Imagine if you only aim to increase your balance for only 10% of your running balance. Would you all in and go for 1.1x multi? or rather bet a small fraction hoping you can catch it in a few rolls. 

I honestly prefer the latter. Not only because of experience, but when i lose in that 1.1x multi, it feels so freaking bad. It's like the world stops and laughs at me. Also, in the latter, you can hit the desired profit probably in a fewer rolls with more chances cause you can roll more than the first one. This is what i think about it profit-wise.

Ofcourse, there are times that i blindbet with a high bet and high multiplier too. This is hoping for the big win that everybody dreams for. I  always hoped i can catch one of these and my thought process became, "If you never bet on it, you'll never get it." Now i usually do these risky high multis hoping my break will come someday

[Kate]

There can be a lot of reasons not only one reason maybe because they want to win big or maybe because they want to see what is the maximum multiplier that anyone can get in a game. 

[Aajaablast]

Gambling addiction is a mental disorder characterized by excessive risk-taking despite negative results. Scientific studies using functional MRI -- fMRI, a method of looking at active areas of the brain -- have previously shown that addicts have altered activity in brain regions related to risk and reward, making them prone to prefer risky choices.

New fMRI research conducted at Kyoto University has now found another explanation for the unhealthy bent: addicts have a poor ability to assess and adapt to high risk situations. The study appeared recently in Translational Psychiatry.

"We noticed that gambling addicts also have higher levels of mood and anxiety disorders," says lead author Hidehiko Takahashi. "Hence pleasure may not be the main goal, but rather an inability to properly recognize risk and adapt accordingly."

We all make action decisions by evaluating the likelihood of success based on the level of tolerable risk. We then make adjustments based on prevailing circumstances.

"For example, if you are losing in the first half of a soccer match, you will likely prefer a strong defense while pushing your attackers forward," continues Takahashi, "However, if you are losing at the end of the second half, you may choose to forgo defense in favor of an all-out attack, because you would lose otherwise."

Addicts, on the other hand, are inclined toward unnecessarily risky action, demonstrating a defect in risk assessment and adaptation.

Thanks

[Mahdirakib87]

Without risk you can't win anything big. Gambler take risk cause mostly they want to win big. If you fear to play you will take wrong step and lose. If you can take the risk without any fear once you will success with big result for sure. No one like to go slow. Whenever someone start winning winning they become greedy and think that they will win more and more. Sometimes for that reason gambler take risk but result isn't good every time. So take risk if you can with patient mind. 

[Shaniqua]

hmmm thinking about this more.... been thinking..... i dont think we used to take bigger risks than we do now... .since we are in the hole so far deep, the only way to come back out is to risk biigger chasing them losses trying to win a a dollar... its fml  forever at that point...

[rajamishra]

hello friends its just a experience from all previously what they lost and win.some time we play safely for a long time and some time of red steak we can't afford  and burst but u missed so many high multipliers,after bursting say opssssss  an think about the high multiplyer why not i played.and very next depo u played with high multiplier and  u success.here in gambling world play less fun more then u can earn more.

[williamshennie9]

A lot of people gamble because of how thrilling it is for them. yes, they may bust often, but the thrill of winning occasionally is what keeps them hooked to casinos, and that's how the cycle of addiction starts.

[Etude]

I believe other than aiming for the profit that can be potentially gained from making high risk bets there is also the adrenaline boost that makes you feel high too that makes one keep going for it.

[Pulsar9PH]

same as the questions, why do chickens cross the risky road? to get on the other winning side

[Coinbox]

Real gamblers - they take risk to get this amazing feeling of risking, profit isn't much important for such as people. I guess everyone noticed this amazing feeling when you pressed Roll, and this tiny seconds you wait for result, this tickling feeling. It's just great. 

[Tamaco]

it is a big achievement when you won it big, the feeling that goes to you once you achieve that is incredible.

Another thing is on a low risk play, sometimes it gets boring when you are only gaining a small amount.