Setting the Limits to Casino Gambling By Josef Kuba Gambling has been around for a very long time and has evolved into different forms depending on the culture it was found in. It has also just recently found its way into the world of cyber space. With the advent of online casino gambling, first timers and frequent gamblers are able to play their favorite pastime with much accessibility. And unfortunately, compulsive gamblers are also able to access their addiction within the tips of their fingers. All that they actually need is a computer, an internet access, and valid credit cards to go casino gambling.
While casino gambling could be used primarily as a form of entertainment, gamblers need to have a certain amount of responsibility in order to go about playing without being lured into the same trap as those who have found themselves to be compulsive gamblers. Of course, there are those people who still deny that they are compulsive gamblers despite the apparent manifestations such as problems with work and family. Among the problems that would definitely arise from an addiction is of course, the financial aspect of it. For those who might want to venture in this “form of entertainment”, they continually have to remain vigilant about their own attitude about the game. For if not, they would probably find themselves in the
same situation as compulsive gamblers.
The first sign that one is starting to get addicted to casino gambling is when the player cannot control the amount of money that is being risked. Players have to set a limit to the amount of money they would want to spend. That is, before they actually play at a casino, they need to have a fixed amount of money that they intend or are comfortable to lose. Although it is also good that players think about what they consider to be a definition of winning in a casino, losing is what proves to be more detrimental between the two.
This is probably the most important thing to consider in casino gambling – to know how much money you can actually gamble. Players who do not set specific limits to the amount of money they are willing to lose, usually find themselves taking out more money than they had expected. Usually, this in the hope of winning back what they had just lost. Since gambling is based almost entirely on probability, it is far easier for a person to say that it just wasn't his day when there is a specified limit. It helps to determine a criteria for one to say that “I have to stop” because by having no criteria at all, there is nothing to cue that person to stop.
Other signs such as borrowing money to pay back losses, absenteeism from work, deteriorating relationships with family and friends, as well as others, already indicate that there already is a problem with the attitude of the person as regards casino gambling in the first place. They do not have to go that far if they did not, would they?
Casino gambling could be so much fun, if only certain limits would be set. Other forms of recreation also need to have limits such as family outings, camping trips, and other vacations. There is a definite limit to the length of the vacation, as much as we would want to continue doing so forever. I think the same goes with casino gambling. Everything is perfectly alright, so long as they all come in moderation.
