... but let's not confuse adaptive and psychological when losing. In the second case, the player ruins himself. Imagine that the game is not going well, the credit is melting. 1. They start playing not according to the BR - some raise the stakes significantly, others, on the contrary, lower them. 2. They start transforming the initial field of stakes with which they raked out a wave of losses - some inflate and insure everything that does not hit, others, on the contrary, greatly narrow them. 3. The exchange begins. Perhaps this 3rd point is worth dwelling on in more detail. You had $ 200, you start playing, for example, at $ 2-5 per spin. The game is not going well. You gradually increase the stakes, slightly expand the range of numbers - still not going well. If the drain is rapid and tunnel-like, practically without winnings - here we can assume the adaptive is working. If the immersion is wave-like - it is not a fact that the adaptive is at work. In any case, when a player enters the 5-10 move zone before the credit is completely drained, he experiences despair. If this is not the first game or the second, then the degree of despair reaches a critical level and we get the following picture. The player has played 2-3 hours strictly according to his strategy, even in different casinos and on different tables. The main thing is that he played the last 500-2000 spins EXACTLY according to his strategy. He built deposits-bets in ascending order, and controlled "not a step to the right or left", etc. And even when hope disappeared, he forced himself to follow the chosen path. But then, after a series of floods and many hours of torture, he sees that the last 100 bucks are left in the game and they need to be bet in 3 moves (then following his strategy). The brain refuses to do this and suggests looking for a "more profitable" entry point into the game. How logical

And here the bloody denouement begins... 1) If the adaptive was controlling the game all this time, then the previously skipped combinations start to be executed one after another. 2) If the game is on the RNG, then very often your game line ends right at the end of the loss wave, before dawn itself, and the sight of subsequent compensations is perceived very painfully. As a result, having looked at 1-2-3-4-... YOUR combinations PLAYED, which you had unsuccessfully waited for hundreds of spins before, psychosis kicks in... and the credit automatically becomes zero. Moreover, even a random "miracle" that suddenly sticks you an additional $100 will not help. You will quickly and swiftly roll them back. Conclusion: if you start a session and you "want" to bet $5 per spin, bet 2. If after 5-10 spins you "want" to raise the bet a little, play at the old level for another 5-10 spins. Do not deviate from your method and do not hesitate. No need to twitch. If it is time to bet $100 in 3 spins - bet. For big players: if you feel psychologically broken, it is better to stop the game, withdraw the rest of the money from the casino and give yourself a break for a few days to recover.