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What Could You Buy?

See what you could have bought with your gambling losses. A reality check that puts your losses into perspective.

This tool is designed to help you reflect on gambling losses. Remember: the goal of gambling should be entertainment, not profit.

Enter Your Losses

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Reality Check

Every gambling session ends with either winning (rare) or losing (common). This tool helps you visualize what those losses could have meant in real, tangible value.

What You Could Have Bought

iPhone 15$1,000

Latest smartphone

55" 4K TV$500

Movie nights at home

Year Gym Membership$500

Transform your health

Designer Clothes$500

Quality that lasts

Smart Watch$400

Track your health

How Many You Could Buy

Cups of Coffee$5 each
200×
Large Pizzas$15 each
66×
Books$20 each
50×
T-Shirts$25 each
40×
PS5 Games$70 each
14×
Week of Groceries$100 each
10×
Concert Tickets$150 each
AirPods Pro$250 each
Weekend Getaway$300 each
Smart Watch$400 each

Monthly Perspective

7
Nice dinners out
20
Months of streaming
10
Weeks of groceries

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The True Cost of Gambling

Money lost to gambling isn't just a number - it represents real opportunities, experiences, and security that could have improved your life. This visualization tool helps reframe abstract losses into tangible alternatives.

Why This Perspective Matters

Research shows that gamblers often mentally segregate gambling money from 'real' money, treating it as entertainment expense even when losses far exceed what they'd spend on any other form of entertainment. By converting losses into specific items and experiences, we break this mental accounting and face the true opportunity cost of gambling.

Written by

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Evgeniy Volkov

Evgeny Volkov

Verified Expert
Math & Software Engineer, iGaming Expert

Over 10 years developing software for the gaming industry. Advanced degree in Mathematics. Specializing in probability analysis, RNG algorithms, and mathematical gambling models.

Experience10+
SpecializationiGaming
Status
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FAQ

FAQ

This tool helps reframe gambling losses from abstract numbers into concrete alternatives. When you see that your losses could have been a vacation or a new phone, it creates an emotional connection that pure numbers don't provide.
Absolutely not. This tool is designed for self-reflection, not judgment. Everyone has the right to spend their money on entertainment. The goal is to provide perspective so you can make informed decisions about your gambling budget.
Prices are approximate averages and will vary by location. The goal isn't perfect accuracy but rather to provide a sense of scale for what gambling losses could represent in everyday purchases.