How to quit playing online casino - Step by step guide

If you suffer from gambling addiction, or your relative and you want to help him stop draining his life down the toilet, read this article to the end and you will stop playing, or you will know how to help a loved one. In this article, we will give detailed instructions on how to quit gambling and analyse why most people get addicted to gambling.

Why do people become addicted to gambling and can't stop gambling?

Gambling, like any other entertainment, is always fun, but only as long as you are in control. For many players, the casino turns into a dangerous addiction with the most negative consequences. And if measures are not taken in time, then you can lose not only money, but everything in general: loved ones, work, housing, and all prospects in life. Gambling is a serious business and the purpose of this business is to leave you penniless.

Humans don't tend to stress at all. Our brain always chooses the easiest way to solve a problem, so any player wants to believe that there is a "loot" button that you can press and do nothing - money will fly from the sky!

It is obvious that at the time of the game you think only about big money and where to spend this money as soon as possible. And so, instead of making some real plans for life, studying, pursuing a career, you spend all your energy thinking about easy money. You focus on winning, not on getting up and earning this money with your work. But, as you know, free cheese is only in a mousetrap. Freebies don't exist in the real world. Everything is extremely simple, either you work and get the money you earn, or you lose everything.

Why do you want to constantly win back lost money?

Online casinos take advantage of your desire to win back and "reclaim yours". Any player knows what it's like to lose one deposit, then another, then the third. These are tangible losses, and I don't want to win anymore, but just get my money back. In this case, it is very difficult to stop. Then you will lose again, you will increase the amounts and bets. And finally, the moment comes when all the limits have already been lost, but there is one more option. You take a credit card and keep playing. In fact, you just need to put up with the loss of money.

Why does a player part with money easily?

Online casinos are dangerous because when playing online, a person loses track of money. In a real casino, money has long been replaced by chips, and on the Internet you see only a few numbers on the account. This simple psychological trick is there to make you take money lightly. If you gave money in cash and counted it before giving it to the casino, your attitude towards money would be completely different!

Online casinos are everywhere and we are told that it is profitable and safe.

Online casinos thrive due to 24/7 availability and social media advertising. networks. Now, to play in the casino, you do not even have to get up from the couch. I took a laptop or phone - and here it is the casino world in all its glory! It may even seem to you that all sites offer lucrative bonuses. $10 for registration, free spins and a bunch of other goodies. But as a rule, no one even reads the conditions for receiving these bonuses! Remember - the Casino will never work for itself in the red!

Everyone remembers only the winnings, but no one counts the money lost.

Of course, you may be lucky a couple of times, and you will remember this big number on the screen. You will want to repeat it again, to experience this state again - to see these winning combinations, but the problem is that they do not fall out and do not fall out, and you do not pay attention to losses! You just don't notice them. We all remember only victories. However, if you count, then the losses will be many times more. And here it is important to understand that no matter how much you win, you will still lose more. If tomorrow you win a million, the day after tomorrow you will hit two! Then what's the point of playing?

Why is it so difficult to quit playing online casinos?

The teams of online slots developers employ psychologists who just know how to get hooked on slots. The soundtrack and graphics of the slot machine is not just a set of chaotic sounds and pictures. Absolutely everything inside the slot works in such a way as to draw attention to the game as much as possible, to make you spend your time and money on it. As a result, the player gets hooked, from which it is very difficult to get off.

Let's take a look at the very popular Lucky Lady's Charm Deluxe by Novomatic as an example. Almost all gamers know the meaning of this game - you need to catch three magic balls and get a bonus - 15 free spins. Plus, there is every chance to catch 3 more balls and get more extra spins, that is, a bonus within a bonus.

Each ball, when it appears on the screen, falls out with a certain sound. The first, second and third - each has its own sound, and the third - the one that is needed to receive the bonus, appears with its own special sound, which you definitely will not confuse with the other two. Three sounds in a certain order.  Yes, not the most pleasant, but the slot is not released in 2023, guys. Naturally, 2 balls with their own sounds will fall out more often, here it is.  But this is not a complete set, and you will not receive a bonus!

Let's see how exactly you enjoy the game? (Small digression).

Renowned scientist Wolfram Schultz studied the effects of dopamine on the brain and conducted experiments with monkeys. Schultz sat the monkey on a chair and turned on the computer monitor. The monkey had to touch the lever when coloured figures appeared on the screen and a drop of grape juice fell into her mouth. When the monkey realised this, he began to carefully look at the screen, wait for the figure and reach for the lever to get his reward!

But what is most interesting is that the release of dopamine occurred already at the moment when the monkey had only just seen the figures on the screen, and there was no juice yet. That is, the monkey experienced pleasure not from juice, but from understanding what juice should be!

However, Schultz went further. To cause a stronger reaction, instead of grape juice, he began to give pomegranate. And in the brain of the monkey began to produce even more dopamine. Grape juice no longer pleased the monkey. After all, she already knew that she could get something tastier! In our case, the "monkey" is the player.

So, back to our favourited slots. Here you are playing Lucky Lady, carefully looking at the screen and waiting, but three balls still do not fall out! And you, like that monkey from Schultz's experiment, wait and wait for the figure on the screen to get your juice.

And when you finally see this combination and hear three familiar sounds in a row, this is a signal to the brain that there will be a bonus! Here it is - the very moment of happiness! Now you are in anticipation of a big win, and how so the monkey pulls the lever. But the bonus may turn out to be empty, and you are already happy, it already feels like you have won, although the bonus game has not even started yet. And if the bonus is so-so, then you will want to get more and continue playing. Because you already know you can win more and you keep pushing the buttons like a monkey pushing a lever.

The melody in the bonus is different from what you heard during the game before. Only after hearing the first notes, the player is already on the 7th heaven with happiness, although it is still unclear what the winnings will be. When a full line of ladybugs comes up, for example, all this is accompanied by graphic and sound effects, and if you get a good combination, you will hear the sound of money!  

But more often, one character will be missing at the end! Or it will be very close, but not where it should be. It's like two balls, instead of three - it's a shame, because just a little bit was not enough! 

But if you managed to win, this moment is remembered for a long time. This is how sounds and animations get you hooked on the game. And this is how absolutely all slots work. Do you want to be a stupid monkey? You do not want it. You need to take your head and stop playing. But how?

How to stop playing - Step by step instructions.

1. Realise that the game does not bring happiness, but takes it away.

The first thing to realise is that the game will not bring happiness or money! No matter how much you win today, tomorrow you will lose many times more. A slot is a game with a negative mathematical expectation, i.e. in the long run you will still lose, the casino will always win, always! Once you understand this and consider everything, it will be much easier to get rid of addiction.

2. Do not stay alone, the game takes friends and relatives.

Secondly, the game takes not only money. Everyone can lose family, friends, work - everything that is dear to him. Every day, spending hours at slot machines, you yourself will not notice how they will force everything out of your life, and you will only think about the symbols on the screen. How are you going to build a career if you think about the cherries on the screen? What will you tell your family when you spend all your money in slots? And your friends are unlikely to be interested in you.

Slot machines deprive us of human qualities. The player turns more and more into a monkey with a lever. Therefore, you need to clearly decide and say to yourself - that's it, I don't play anymore! Never, right from now! Not tomorrow, not next week, not after my birthday - now.

3. Forget about the casino and any gambling content.

When the decision is made, it is time to give up and protect yourself from everything that will remind you of addiction. Therefore, do not play demo versions of slots and do not watch streamers. Do not go to gambling sites. Forget about all this, otherwise you will break loose, sooner or later. We forget about everything related to gambling, including this site, but first read the article to the end.

4. Tell friends and family about the problem.

Tell your loved ones about your problem, preferably those with whom you live. Give them your word that you won't waste your life playing slot machines again. And refrain from drinking alcohol for a while, because it only increases the craving for gambling.

5. Make it impossible to make a deposit.

Next, make it impossible for yourself to make a deposit at the casino and withdraw money from all accounts. Everyone now has cards and a bank application in their smartphone. From there, you can easily transfer money to EcoPayz, and make a deposit with EcoPayz. Our goal is to prevent this. Therefore, you open an account in another bank, transfer all the money to a new account and do not install the application. The agreement at the bank must be drawn up in such a way that you can withdraw any amount from the account only with your personal presence at the bank. And no credit or debit cards on hand. We exclude any possibility to make a deposit.

A simple example, you drank a bottle of beer on Saturday evening and thought, why not make a deposit and play! But in order to make a deposit, you need to wait until the morning, go to the bank, withdraw money, and carry out a bunch of different operations in order to eventually make a deposit and play. Too many extra moves. And in the morning, when you are sober, you will change your mind about playing 10 times already.

6. Find yourself something to do, life is not only about slots.

Another way to get distracted is to finally go in for sports, you will get a beautiful inflated abs and biceps as a bonus, you will feel more confident! Start playing more intellectual games like chess) Ok, if chess is not for you, play World of Warcraft. Believe me, there are much more interesting things in life than playing Lucky Lady. If you don't have a girlfriend or boyfriend, try starting a relationship. By the way, there are dating sites where you can also make a deposit and promote your profile) everything is better than casino deposits!

7. Go to Psychologist, it's cheaper than playing in a casino.

Try to go to a psychologist and discuss this problem with him. It is always easier to cope with addiction if you have the help of a specialist.

Your goal is to stop playing. Yes, at first it will be difficult, for some it will be very difficult. You need to wait, and over time, it will be easier and thoughts about the game will go away.

8. Be careful, the addiction may return.

And the most important. Not playing for a week, a month, two, a year - it might not be difficult. You will forget about your problem, but sometime the thought will come to your mind - and I will make one small deposit! Nothing terrible will happen, I've already overcome my addiction! And you might get lucky, but don't forget the rule - win today - lose twice as much tomorrow. This rule always applies!

You will always miss those cool sensations, there is no escape from this. This is how our brain works, it will demand that pleasure again, especially during the first weeks and months. After all, it is always easier to be a primate with a lever, and not a person who is responsible for his life. This is the very test of strength that you need to pass.

It will seem to you that your instinct is not deceiving you and right now you need to play and win! For example, if you turn on the Book of Ra right now, you will catch the best combination and x5000! You may have dreams about casinos, big wins, and even the specific slot and casino you played at.

But we all understand that these are just mind games, whether you win or lose does not depend on your intuition, but on the providers' servers and the settings of the slots you want to play. Believe me, the developers of slots are not aware of what you dreamed about there. Even if you are lucky once and believe in your "miracle dreams", then you will lose everything.

9. Decide for yourself that you are no longer playing.

Therefore, DRIVE THESE THOUGHTS FROM YOURSELF! In no case should you succumb to such desires, otherwise you will lose this fight with yourself and everything will come back. All efforts will be in vain. You will again lose a lot of money, anxiety will return, relationships with loved ones will begin to deteriorate and addiction will take over.

An online casino will never let you go just like that, even if you finish playing. They will call you, send you emails, offer bonuses, even without a deposit, they will say that they love and miss you. And it's useless for them to say - don't call me anymore! They will call and write, they want your money and your life. They only see you as a dumb monkey. Therefore, it is better to change the phone number and email.

10. You quit playing - don't play again.

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