Are you a pessimistic or optimistic gambler?

FearTheRaven · Jul 21, 2010

Do you think of ways your bet can lose and always worry about it losing?

Some make wagers thinking of how their account will look as if that one has already lost.

Or are you thinking of ways your bet can win all the time? Figuring out how your account will look after you cash this winner?

bucsfan67 · Jul 21, 2010

hate to admit it, but fairly pessimistic

jb777 · Jul 21, 2010

Without at least some pessimism you'll go busto in no time

seanjohn007 · Jul 21, 2010

im deff more of a pessimistic gamble. its funny before i make a wager i always think it will win, but when its placed all i think about is how its gonna lose and what am i gonna do to get that money back. but i do agree with jb, if you dont have a little pessimism to keep you in check, youll place to many bets and lose

FearTheRaven · Jul 21, 2010

seanjohn007 said:
im deff more of a pessimistic gamble. its funny before i make a wager i always think it will win, but when its placed all i think about is how its gonna lose and what am i gonna do to get that money back. but i do agree with jb, if you dont have a little pessimism to keep you in check, youll place to many bets and lose

Agreed. I am the same way. But at the same time I find if you are not confident in what you are wagering on you may be in trouble as well.

sdf · Jul 21, 2010

i used to be more pessimistic but that seemed to make me enjoy gambling less. now i'm more optimistic and trying to learn how to bet smarter.

X-Files · Jul 21, 2010

FearTheRaven said:
Agreed. I am the same way. But at the same time I find if you are not confident in what you are wagering on you may be in trouble as well.

I am slowly learning to never spend money i'm not confident in.

It's the temptation to always have action that i have to be wary of.

But this time of year i am finding it quite easy to lay off.

kermit16 · Jul 21, 2010

X-Files said:
I am slowly learning to never spend money i'm not confident in.

It's the temptation to always have action that i have to be wary of.

But this time of year i am finding it quite easy to lay off.

Put me down on what you just said ! Never spend $$ that you're not really confident in !