sticks1977
Dormant account
- Joined
- Sep 2, 2011
- Location
- Melbourne, Australia
I am interested to hear everyone's viewpoint when it comes to the amount of time and especially patience when gambling online.
Do you play for a set amount of time or exact times each day or every few days? Do you stick to particular games (Blackjack, Roulette, Craps, etc.) or have favourite slot machines that you play online?
Over the last 2 months I have changed my mindset in regards to playing. Often I would play with a set goal in mind and to get there as quickly as possible and attempting to do this by playing a European Roulette wheel and often attempting to win with 1 or 2 spins of the wheel to get to a daily goal. This would ultimately fail as I was using a martingale type of betting system and when on a losing run of 4+ spins would find myself - and my account balance - on the wrong side of the ledger.
Where as when I am playing now, I am sticking mainly to Blackjack and using a 'labouchere' method of betting. I split my playing sessions up to 3 times per day (instead of whenever I felt like playing) and attempt to win a small amount each time. Once I get to that goal I exit my account and come back the next day.
It seems to be the only way that things have been working for me - my urge and desire to gamble is not as evident as it was several months ago and I find that by playing in this slow, patient method that it seems to be rewarding as my balance is slowly growing each day by controlling the amount of time I gamble and when hitting a certain target to leave the casino program - even though at times there is that temptation to keep going!
I hope to hear back from others here in the forums to see whether this is a good way of approaching my online play and to also hear other experiences of how you manage to gamble, how much time you spend and what you play and importantly - whether you come out in front compared to what you started with. If this thread happens to take off I may even keep it as a personal diary of my experience and progress.
Regards, Shaun (sticks1977)
Do you play for a set amount of time or exact times each day or every few days? Do you stick to particular games (Blackjack, Roulette, Craps, etc.) or have favourite slot machines that you play online?
Over the last 2 months I have changed my mindset in regards to playing. Often I would play with a set goal in mind and to get there as quickly as possible and attempting to do this by playing a European Roulette wheel and often attempting to win with 1 or 2 spins of the wheel to get to a daily goal. This would ultimately fail as I was using a martingale type of betting system and when on a losing run of 4+ spins would find myself - and my account balance - on the wrong side of the ledger.
Where as when I am playing now, I am sticking mainly to Blackjack and using a 'labouchere' method of betting. I split my playing sessions up to 3 times per day (instead of whenever I felt like playing) and attempt to win a small amount each time. Once I get to that goal I exit my account and come back the next day.
It seems to be the only way that things have been working for me - my urge and desire to gamble is not as evident as it was several months ago and I find that by playing in this slow, patient method that it seems to be rewarding as my balance is slowly growing each day by controlling the amount of time I gamble and when hitting a certain target to leave the casino program - even though at times there is that temptation to keep going!
I hope to hear back from others here in the forums to see whether this is a good way of approaching my online play and to also hear other experiences of how you manage to gamble, how much time you spend and what you play and importantly - whether you come out in front compared to what you started with. If this thread happens to take off I may even keep it as a personal diary of my experience and progress.
Regards, Shaun (sticks1977)