Gambling 🎰 and our brains 🧠

[flyingillini]

Our brains tend to forget gambling losses quickly but remember wins for a long time due to a psychological phenomenon called "positive reinforcement" and "loss aversion bias." For example, imagine someone playing a slot machine. They might lose small amounts repeatedly, but when they hit a big jackpot, the excitement and dopamine rush create a strong, lasting memory. This win overshadows the numerous small losses, which the brain downplays to maintain a sense of optimism and encourage repeat behaviour. This selective memory helps keep people engaged in gambling despite overall losses.

 

[BobbyFK]

Sounds like every gambler known to man! We don’t remember when we lose, but we certainly remember the big wins

 

[ktollinche]

I am the other way around. I remember bad beats from 20+ years ago...

(fukk you Dan Reeves for going for 2 after scoring a td in the Super Bowl vs Broncos to kill my over!!)

 

[thegeauxt]

Coffee in the morning
Cocaine afternoons
You talk about the weather
And you grin about the rooms
Phone calls long distance
To tell you how you've been
You forget about the losses
You exaggerate the wins

 

[flyingillini]

Landers check the f*** in this thread!!! This thread was made for you!!!

 

[edawg]

Win some lose some sing the blues some.

 

[BMR Genie]

I think you'll remember both results, especially when we're talking big amount of $$$$.

 

[thegeauxt]

the slot machine analogy rings so very true. I know my biggest hit. I had $5,500 in my Bodog acct. LSU was down to Tebow and Florida at the half. Bodog let me go all-in on Tigers in the second half. They sectioned the plays into 3 bets. -6, -6.5, and -7. Les Miles went for it on 4th down 5 times and LSU covered all. It was a glorious drunken celebration. All previous and subsequent losses never occurred in my mind

 

[europro]

Landers check the f*** in this thread!!! This thread was made for you!!!

@Brock Landers cmon brocker!!!!!!

 

[jjgold]

That’s so true you only hear gamblers chirping when they’re winning

 

[Tanko]

Coffee in the morning
Cocaine afternoons
You talk about the weather
And you grin about the rooms
Phone calls long distance
To tell you how you've been
You forget about the losses
You exaggerate the wins

Excellent reference.
Jackson Browne great singer.

 

[jjgold]

Gambling is better than coke

Love the feeling of losing
love the feeling chasing

 

[maltedhopsfrenzy]

Brains?!?!

I'm just glad I have ‘Zombie Immunity’…..

 

[jamesy2422]

Gambling is better than coke

Love the feeling of losing
love the feeling chasing

chasing is when you feel alive

notice after a win the feeling is different

 

[europro]

Gambling is better than coke

Love the feeling of losing
love the feeling chasing

coke overated
feel like shit for 2 weeks after an all nighter or 1.5 bender
no bueno
gambling high keeps going.

 

[Archie]

Brock tell us who you had Nov 11 1995

 

[quantumleap]

I am the other way around. I remember bad beats from 20+ years ago...

(fukk you Dan Reeves for going for 2 after scoring a td in the Super Bowl vs Broncos to kill my over!!)

I'm like you. I still remember the LA Sparks game in 2003 where I had the under for the 2nd half. The game was already decided and some dumb b!tch decided to drain a 3 as time ran out to go over.

Then there's the time in 2007 when I had the over for a Chilean soccer game (Colo Colo) and it went over way early but someone threw a battery at an official before the 85' mark and the match was called. It was one of my biggest bets ever at that time.

I could go on and on but I won't.

 

[DiggityDaggityDo]

Brock tell us who you had Nov 11 1995

I’d guess he was on #1 Nebraska ML -5000 over Kansas.

Nebraska won 41-3 so easy winner for Brock.