It is known that the main events take place in the casino late at night, which is quite logical since, during the day, most people are busy with more important things. Accordingly, they can only afford to have fun gambling by completing the work and performing all duties.
A Couple of Words About Stress
It benefits the casino because, tired of righteous deeds, customers will tire quickly and make mistakes. The longer they linger at the table or video slot, the more stupid mistakes they make. Sleepiness has a particularly negative impact on the correctness of decision-making.
Thus, if you do not want to play into the hands of the casino, do not forget to sleep and go home as soon as you start to yawn.
Do not wait until you want to insert matches into the eyes. In this state, you can not play effectively even on slot machines, not to mention blackjack or video poker.
You can not affect the random number generator but decide how much to bet and when to stop the game. Are you sure that being half asleep, you can maintain sobriety of mind? Hardly...
Moreover, researchers have proven that chronic sleep deprivation causes stress. So if you regularly sacrifice sleep for casino games, it will soon become a torment. Moreover, under pressure, you will make mistakes more often.
Casino Tricks
It is also important to remember the various tricks gambling operators and game developers use.
Here are some of them:
- Playing with chips makes you forget that real money is at stake.
- Bright lights and repetitive music in slot machines make players trance-like.
- Bonuses, multi-level systems, and progressive jackpots make players stay longer in the casino.
- Cashback, free spins, and comp points create a feeling that the situation is in your favor.
- Tournaments without entry fees may seem very advantageous, even though you are playing with your money.
Being sleepy, you won't be able to resist all the tricks and will likely lose all your money.
Playing While Sleepy in an Online Casino
All of the above applies to online gambling. Many customers of virtual casinos play for hours on end. Resting their sleepy heads on their hands and fueled by coffee, they press the button on their favorite video slot machine until the alarm reminds them it's time to get ready for work.
The scary part is that often there is no one to distract them. The dealer doesn't utter the usual phrases, the waitress doesn't offer drinks, and the pit boss doesn't replace the dealers.
Online gamblers are left alone with themselves, simultaneously playing and dreaming.
In such a state, making informed decisions or accurately assessing reality is impossible. Furthermore, gambling does not provide the desired pleasure when you are half-asleep.
Why torment yourself and lose your own money?
Scientific Evidence
Researchers from the Duke University School of Medicine in Durham, North Carolina, studied the brain's decision-making mechanisms in people who had experienced sleep deprivation. Sleep-deprived participants were asked to answer questions related to finances.
Based on the results, the scientists concluded that:
Sleep-deprived individuals more often made decisions aimed at gaining monetary benefits and less often preferred options that would reduce losses...
Sleep deprivation alters the brain's approach to evaluating economic value.
Furthermore, the experiment showed that sleepy individuals are more sensitive to rewards and less prone to being upset by negative consequences. In the context of a casino, they experience even more joy from winning but are less bothered by losses.
It turns out that sleep-deprived individuals have a more optimistic attitude toward the gambling process. The dangers of an excessively optimistic approach to gambling have been discussed in a separate article.
You will face additional difficulties if you stay in the casino until morning. You will have to fight not only against the inherent mathematical advantage of the establishment in all gambling games but also force your brain to soberly assess the chances of winning.
What Is in the End?
What is the conclusion? It is logical:
Go to the casino only if you slept well, and leave as soon as you feel tired.
Otherwise, your bankroll will decline sharply.
