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Hi guys,
I was thinking of putting this thread up a while ago but I never got the time to really do it.
So now I have an afternoon to myself and not working I thought it was time to put my thoughts on this one on the forum.
What I really want to know is,did our perception of gambling change over the years.
I will try and explain what I mean.
When I was 18 years of age and first was able to play slots in The Netherlands I used to go once a week to the local casino/amusements hall.
I would bring 100 Dutch guilders (Converted now in Euro's that would be about 45 Euro).
Most slots at that time would have a jackpot of 200 credits which was 50 Dutch Guilders (€22.50 nowadays).
If on a lucky streak I would play a few hours and walk away with like double the amount I brought in.
So I would have 200 guilders,now about €90.00.
I then had a great night,tons of playtime and money enough to have loads of free drinks in the weekend when going out.
In the years to come the slots evolved and bigger jackpots could be won.
I found out personally that people including myself started to chase those jackpots and instead of settling for a small profit we would all gamble it away again trying to hit the big one.
Online gambling has the same effect on me.
I can truthfully say I have deposited hundreds of times at online casino's where I could have walked away with a 2x stake profit so €100.00 deposited could have been turned in a €200.00 withdrawal.
When I was 18 I would have been over the moon with that profit.
Nowadays I don't even think about cashing out and most of the times this results in losing the profit&initial deposit and sometimes in additional deposits.
I know for a fact that if I could hit that cash out button earlier my overall lifetime RTP/results would have been much much better.
I am honest to say I do envy players that can play with small deposits and settle for small wins and profits.
I stick to a bankroll I can afford every month so no issues there but what I hate is that I would get paid the end of the month and my gambling bankroll sometimes is gone 2 days after so no funds for the month anymore to play.
And many many times I play at let's say 2 or 3 casino's and I could have walked away with smaller profits but I did not cash out.
I always chase the 1000x + stake wins and I would seldom cash out under let's say 500 Euro which is sometimes insane.
Had many occasions I deposited €100.00 and could have cashed in €450.00 but I wanted to make it €500.00 or more.
And here comes the clue to this story.
We all,including myself,sometimes blame slots for not paying or even blame it on the casino thinking they are rogue or the software is rogue.
But fact of the matter is that we have so many chances to cash out,even smaller wins,but we don't do it and ending up bust and then blaming the slot for not paying...Like LOL....
Well the slot DID pay,only not as much as we (greedy ones) wanted it to pay.
So yeah,do people recognise this?
Do many people have the same,just not cashing out sometimes while we should have cashed out?
Then blaming the slot or the casino.....
Did we not settle for smaller wins years and years ago and nowadays with all these shiny massive jackpots for grabs we tend to forget we are actually in profit at many sessions but just do not hit that CASH OUT button?
I defo missed a lot of withdrawals that way.
I am man enough to admit it is my own fault and I am really trying to change my play style recently by cashing out smaller profits.
Gives me a good feeling and it also extends my playtime and bankroll for the month.
This is also saying to the accredited casino's that they are fine and that we should not put our losses on their shoulders as they only provide the games and the entertainment and it is up to us,the players to know when to cash out or make sure we don't exceed our deposit limits every time we play.
I love slots,I will always love them and as long as there are great reputable online casino's out there I know I have a safe place to play them.
It is just up to ourselves to not get carried away every time when on a nice profit and hit that withdrawal button instead of losing it all again and them blame the casino's.
Have a good weekend all,
Mark.
I was thinking of putting this thread up a while ago but I never got the time to really do it.
So now I have an afternoon to myself and not working I thought it was time to put my thoughts on this one on the forum.
What I really want to know is,did our perception of gambling change over the years.
I will try and explain what I mean.
When I was 18 years of age and first was able to play slots in The Netherlands I used to go once a week to the local casino/amusements hall.
I would bring 100 Dutch guilders (Converted now in Euro's that would be about 45 Euro).
Most slots at that time would have a jackpot of 200 credits which was 50 Dutch Guilders (€22.50 nowadays).
If on a lucky streak I would play a few hours and walk away with like double the amount I brought in.
So I would have 200 guilders,now about €90.00.
I then had a great night,tons of playtime and money enough to have loads of free drinks in the weekend when going out.
In the years to come the slots evolved and bigger jackpots could be won.
I found out personally that people including myself started to chase those jackpots and instead of settling for a small profit we would all gamble it away again trying to hit the big one.
Online gambling has the same effect on me.
I can truthfully say I have deposited hundreds of times at online casino's where I could have walked away with a 2x stake profit so €100.00 deposited could have been turned in a €200.00 withdrawal.
When I was 18 I would have been over the moon with that profit.
Nowadays I don't even think about cashing out and most of the times this results in losing the profit&initial deposit and sometimes in additional deposits.
I know for a fact that if I could hit that cash out button earlier my overall lifetime RTP/results would have been much much better.
I am honest to say I do envy players that can play with small deposits and settle for small wins and profits.
I stick to a bankroll I can afford every month so no issues there but what I hate is that I would get paid the end of the month and my gambling bankroll sometimes is gone 2 days after so no funds for the month anymore to play.
And many many times I play at let's say 2 or 3 casino's and I could have walked away with smaller profits but I did not cash out.
I always chase the 1000x + stake wins and I would seldom cash out under let's say 500 Euro which is sometimes insane.
Had many occasions I deposited €100.00 and could have cashed in €450.00 but I wanted to make it €500.00 or more.
And here comes the clue to this story.
We all,including myself,sometimes blame slots for not paying or even blame it on the casino thinking they are rogue or the software is rogue.
But fact of the matter is that we have so many chances to cash out,even smaller wins,but we don't do it and ending up bust and then blaming the slot for not paying...Like LOL....
Well the slot DID pay,only not as much as we (greedy ones) wanted it to pay.
So yeah,do people recognise this?
Do many people have the same,just not cashing out sometimes while we should have cashed out?
Then blaming the slot or the casino.....
Did we not settle for smaller wins years and years ago and nowadays with all these shiny massive jackpots for grabs we tend to forget we are actually in profit at many sessions but just do not hit that CASH OUT button?
I defo missed a lot of withdrawals that way.
I am man enough to admit it is my own fault and I am really trying to change my play style recently by cashing out smaller profits.
Gives me a good feeling and it also extends my playtime and bankroll for the month.
This is also saying to the accredited casino's that they are fine and that we should not put our losses on their shoulders as they only provide the games and the entertainment and it is up to us,the players to know when to cash out or make sure we don't exceed our deposit limits every time we play.
I love slots,I will always love them and as long as there are great reputable online casino's out there I know I have a safe place to play them.
It is just up to ourselves to not get carried away every time when on a nice profit and hit that withdrawal button instead of losing it all again and them blame the casino's.
Have a good weekend all,
Mark.