Discussion How do gambling addictions work?

[Slvt4BIBISI]

If I lost $20 I’m shooting up the casino I don’t see how some fuckers lose thousands.

 

[Twostripe]

Human brain is bad at calculating probabilities, our brain cannot grasp what a chance is. This is why people gamble away their life savings on slot machines, because there is a CHANCE to win big, your brain automatically assumes that you're going to win big, you just have to turn that lever ooone more tiiime. This is why gambler's fallacy is called a gambler's fallacy too.

 

[Twostripe]

This meme actually perfectly describes the cause of addiction. There as chance that you hit the jackpot and get a ton of money, you just have to do a couple more spins. You've probably sunked a lot of cash into this already, you don't want to go to waste do you?

 

[Steve]

Gambling hijacks your inanate prey drive to chase a goal/prize, it makes you pull that lever one more time to chase that jackpot.

 

[kingdavey]

Bro big money bro oh no bro I lost my money bro like maybe I'll make it back bro no bro like I just lost it all again bro

 

[Redditor]

I only gamble two times a month, and that's just buying a $1.00 lottery ticket. Most times I do win like two to three dollars, or sometimes even twelve dollars but nothing more than that.