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[esoito]

A simple question:

Would you still place that big bet if you were dealing in cold, hard, folding cash and not just electronic squiggles in an internet account?

I suspect the answer for some is often far from simple.

[Mr J]

 Do casino chips also count? Yes is my answer.

Ken

[Turner]

I've never made a big bet in my life. I've lost £100 in a session once....I've bet 15 on the odd time.its rare to bet more than 6.

[Big EZ]

casino chips, electronic squiggles, or however it is you choose to gamble it should not make a difference at all.....

before you get those chips or what have you.....you have to pull out the cold hard cash in order to get them

so my answer is it does not make a difference because it is one in the same

[malcop]

I see no difference, online or Chips in B&M same thing.

[esoito]

But isn't it easier to get carried away with a big bet when you're not actually holding real money you probably had to work pretty hard for?

Surely, some could end up betting more than they really intended to because the electronic squiggles are a sort of deceptive buffer that insulates a gambler from the real amount of money that's about to be given to the bookie or casino.

If they were holding real money they might think twice about betting an amount that could well be the equivalent of a week's wages for some, or perhaps food on the table for their own family for a month.

It's too easy to lose control when it's just squiggles on a screen.

[malcop]

I can't answer for others but my answer is to your question is NO!


I always play to a pre-defined plan.
I know how much I am prepared to lose maximum in any session.
I know the minimum and maximum size of the bets that I may have to make in a session.


So cash or chips it makes no difference.

I learned the hard way that for me this is the only way to approach each and every session I play.