partypoker reminds their valued players that it is vitally important to have a set of healthy betting habits with all types of gambling, be that in the form of sports betting, slot gaming or trying out other online casino games, and even when it comes to playing online poker. Now, more than ever, in this unprecedented time that mandate people to stay at home, you need to keep your betting in con[...] Read more » Healthy Betting Habits are Vitally Important, even in Online Poker
Joined: Jan '14
Location: Romania
Age: 44 (M)
Posts: 13310
Health is kept under control if you take care of this. There are many exercises of all kinds of mind. It is not necessary to use them if calm is in his place. Irritated or nervous players they need that and it makes sense. We will see something like this in other rooms.
Joined: Jul '13
Location: Israel
Age: 49 (M)
Posts: 558
I actually removed all poker applications from my computer several times. It's not totaly fool-proof because I can always reinstall them. But it was good enough for my purposes. I had to stop playing not because I spent too much money but because I wasted too much time on playing - time I should have used to advance my work or my family life. The way things are going I consider doing it again soon. It's hard for me not to play when it is all so handy, just an arm reach away from me.
Joined: Jan '14
Location: Romania
Age: 44 (M)
Posts: 13310
I have a bad time in poker and i will give up the real money game for a few months. Only freeroll tournaments, sport betting and some slots casino. My health is not in trouble because of that but disappointment made me to take a break. It's very good for moment.
Joined: Jul '13
Location: Israel
Age: 49 (M)
Posts: 558
Since my problem is not with losing money but with the weather of time that I play and not do other stuff I need to do, freeroll is not a solution for me. The only thing I can do is remove the application and hope I'll be strong enough not to install it back on. Tried it again today. Let's see how long I could go without playing. At least until I'll have a little more free time.
Joined: Jan '14
Location: Romania
Age: 44 (M)
Posts: 13310
Losing money can't affect you, but the way when u lose... can affect your health, depending on how much frustration or upset is in each player's body. At the beginning when i started to playing poker i saw a lot of "gamblers" who swearing. Those people were really getting sick.
Joined: Jul '13
Location: Israel
Age: 49 (M)
Posts: 558
Losing can cause stress and be bad for you, but this is not the big danger of being addicted to playing or gambling. You can do things you normally wouldn't do and play for money you don't have. You don't have to be weak to fall into addiction and it could leterally distroy your life if it is not taken care of. Or, like my cae, it could be a terrible distraction from things that I should be doing to make my life better, instead of waisting times on endless freerolls.
Joined: May '09
Location: Croatia
Age: 39 (M)
Posts: 20476
dont listen what this member say,ofcourse he doesnt know anything!to lose big amount can affect on you as person,on your health,on lot of things,depend what amount you lose and is it money from something that you sold or some friend gave you!I know what is situation when you lose few thousands of euro in one night,but you cant let to this get you!
Joined: Dec '14
Location: Greece
Age: 40 (M)
Posts: 2122
If you gamble irresponsibly , recklessly and very loosely , that will harm you in the end for sure , you will lose the fun you feel for poker games or casino , you will feel angry and lose more money because of the tilt and lose of control . Healthy betting habits everywhere , also in sportsbetting , are essential , in order to keep on having fun , no much losses , make good choices in the games you gamble , win money at the end .
Joined: Jul '13
Location: Israel
Age: 49 (M)
Posts: 558
Poker could be a fun recreational game, that you play on your spare time. It could also be an addiction that have the potential to destroy your life. This is why both players and poker companies have to be on the lookout for any signs of losing control. Is someone starts playing or is his bankroll range it had to raise red flags everywhere.
Joined: Jan '14
Location: Romania
Age: 44 (M)
Posts: 13310
At the beginning of my career, i also had my upsets, but i quickly overcame them. I didn't lose money with poker even if i don't have a big profit (only $6-7 k in 8 years of real money games). I understand how it is and i see things exactly as they are...
