I keep reading these idiotic escapades, like literally every day. But, it does take an extreme level, King of the Stupid to hit the final boss of absurdity. I even wrote a piece where casino employees share their horror stories on how gamblers lose their mind sometimes.
So, this guy posts on Reddit, how he managed to win $55k and then lose it all back to the house, all within the same session.
And, guess what; from the looks of it, I don’t even think this man was a high roller. Because then it would have been just another day for him.
I don’t know why people do such crapshoot stuff to themselves.
He happily posted a screenshot of his gaming activity too.
Spot that massive jackpot which took his wins to the stratosphere. This is all he needed. That was it. He should have just withdrawn and if I were him, I would have even self-excluded afterwards, so as to not lose it back to the casino.
But, instead, bro didn’t wait even a minute to take a breath. Got straight back into the action.
You can see the red line crossing into the negative Y axis. He ended up going south for -$997.60.
Amen to logic.
No wonder other Redditors had similar feelings.
Pretty goofy to Bink so hard and then increase your wagers to a point the graph looks like this.
How do you lost $55k I wish they gave me $55k id self exclude instantly. Idiot.
Sadly, among the responders was a man, who had the lowest number of brain cells. He won $814K on a slot machine a while back. Yep, you read it right.
So, instead of changing his life for the better; he gambled away all that money.
Way worse form than the $55k dude. Come on. This isn’t even funny.
Sort of tragic.
One Redditor snatched the words right out of my mouth:
Dude do you know what you can do with $814k? Wow these casinos really know who they’re giving this money to. $100k will get me into a business land contract. I wish I could get that lucky. I can’t even hit $10k on dollar 3 dollar spins wtf
If you look at the chart in the image above, this guy had three chances to quit, while he was ahead. You can see he won big on at least 3 occasions; could have still kept $30K or so, but nah, he wanted to die like a legend.
These are the type of people who need to quit gambling. This self-ruining urge that they have inside of them is just plain bad news for the people around them.
Losing your winnings back may have something to do with the chemicals in your brain
The “feel good” Dopamine is mostly responsible for such behavior, especially in problem gamblers.
Once your brain gets the rush (it’s like getting high on drugs), self-control is hard. I’m not saying everyone does this; but many people can’t put a stop to it.
The most uncool part is that losing also does the same. Your brain releases the same level of Dopamine, which then exacerbates the situation. Why? because eventually your brain will get used to losing and getting the same high as winning.
In the end, winning or losing doesn’t really matter, because all your brain wants is to get high on the Dopamine supply, according to Kindbridge Behavioral Health. Have a read below:
Research finds that losing can trigger a release of dopamine to almost the same extent as winning, which is why you may stay in the casino after dropping a few hands. Your body also produces adrenalin and pleasurable endorphins throughout the win/lose gambling cycle.
Now here’s the real kicker. Your brain and body become accustomed to this psychological and physiological response. Consequently, habitual behavior is formed and the concept of winning is no longer the primary motivating factor. It’s a lose/lose scenario no matter how you look at it.
It’s very important for a new slot player, or a betting man in general to be aware of the pitfalls.
After all, you don’t want to end up like the two people above who won $55,000 and $814,000 only to quietly pass it back to the casino.
Don’t let the casinos take over your life.
Show strength where needed.