Why you want to continue after winning
1) Short answer
After winning, the brain receives a strong dopamine signal not only from the fact of the prize, but also from surprise (reward prediction error). This increases the motivation to "repeat" and at the same time reduces the subjective risk price - the heuristics "I am in the series," "today is my day," "this is money from the casino" are included. As a result, you want to continue right now, although the mathematical expectation of the game has not changed.
2) Neuroscience: Why victory "lights up"
Dopamine and reward prediction error (RPE). If the outcome is better than expected, a surge of dopamine enhances learning: "do more." The peak often falls at the time of anticipation and surprise, so the desire to continue as much as possible immediately after winning.
Excitation system (epinephrine/norepinephrine). The heart beats more often, attention narrows - the impulse will outstrip the logic.
Endorphins and "warmth" awards. Gently extinguish stress and create a "everything under control" background, simplifying risky decisions.
3) Psychological triggers after winning
1. Hot hand effect. The "form" seems to continue, although in random games the series is inevitable and does not predict the future.
2. House money effect. Winning is perceived as "not your own →" it is easier to raise the bet and take more risk.
3. Reduced aversion to loss. The pain from a possible minus is dulled, because "we are already in the black."
4. Illusion of control. Success is attributed to "proper timing/flair," which inflates confidence.
5. The effect "almost won" next to the win. The "almost" + real prize series evoke a super-sense of "I'm close to the next."
6. Social and sensory reinforcements. Jingles, animations, chat/winner's tape - all this marks the event as "especially significant," reinforcing the desire to "consolidate success."
4) Why maths hasn't changed (but seems to have)
Test independence. The next spin/hand/event does not "remember" past winnings.
The house remains the same. The RTP of the slot and the market margin are independent of the outcome of the previous bid.
Variance masks expectation. A short-term plus is often "noise," not a signal; continuing "on the emotion" brings you back to the mean (EV).
5) Five typical "gave back" scenarios
Rate increase immediately after skidding ("must be crushed").
Extending the session over the plan ("another 20 minutes - I'm hot").
Change to a more volatile game for the sake of "repeating the feeling."
Express trains "on luck" instead of single events.
Ignore the teik profit ("took little" → extra risk without a new advantage).
6) Work frames: how to cool your head after winning
6. 1. Rules before the start
Break profit: fix the amount/x-factor in advance, after reaching - stop or long pause.
Bet corridor: base u and tolerance ± 10-15% does not change due to emotions.
Time limit: 45-60 minutes per session; victory does not extend the timer.
Withdrawal plan: "brought out X%, left Y% to play" - ritual, not improvisation.
6. 2. "After victory" rituals
Pause 5-10 minutes. Stand up, water/walk, breath 4-7-8 - regain prefrontal control.
Fixing the result. Write down the profit, turnover, time - "mathematics in hand."
Micro-rewarding offside. Tea/snack/message to a friend: the brain gets a risk-free plus.
Auto-output of the winning part. For example, 50-70% of the skid is for withdrawal; play only the remainder according to plan.
6. 3. Limiters in place
A ban on changing the type of game (to a more volatile one) within the same session.
Ban on "dogon of victory": you cannot raise u "to consolidate."
Euphoric pause trigger ≥4/5. The subjective scale of emotions is a simple and working signal.
7) Mini calculators and reminders
Cost per hour after winning (slots):[
\ mathbb {E} [\text {Loss per hour} ]\approx HE\times\text {turnover/hour}
]Where (HE = 1-\text {RTP}). Winning did not reduce (HE). An increase in the rate or pace after skidding will increase the expected losses per hour.
Output rule:[
\ text {K output} =\max {,\alpha\cdot\text {profit}, ;\text {profit} -\text {scheduled risk per session},} ,\quad\alpha\in [0. 5,0. 8]
]Example: skid + 300u, risk per session 80u, (\alpha = 0. 6) → output 180u (or 220u for the second part of the formula).
8) If you play with an advantage (rarely, but it happens)
Even at (EV> 0) (overlay, promo benefit):- The share from Kelly ⅓ is ½, not "the whole bank is me in the series."
- DD limitation (20-30%) and mandatory pause after a major plus - the variance has not gone anywhere.
- A/B logic: do not change the model and sizes of bets "because of the mood"; changes - only between sessions.
9) Checklist "won - what's next?"
- Have you reached a break? → Stop/Pause.
- Brought out a share of the winnings? (≥50%)
- Rate corridor met? (no pulse up)
- Timer not extended?
- Log entry: turnover, total, promo, duration, emotional background.
- The decision for the next session was made after a pause, and not "hot."
10) Short mythbuster
"After the plus, luck is on my side" - no, the probabilities are the same.
"It is necessary to press while pret" - in a random environment "pret" = a series of variance.
"This is money from a casino - you can take a chance" - the money is yours; the risk on them is just as real.
"I'll slightly return to the game to get it" - most often this is where they lose.
11) The bottom line
The desire to continue after winning is a normal response of the dopamine system to an unexpected reward plus a set of cognitive traps that reduce risk alertness. Your task is to make the emotion go through the framework: predetermined profit and limits, pause, partial withdrawal, fixed bet corridor and mandatory accounting. Then the victory will remain a victory - and not a prologue to the extra turnover and the return of the win back.
