What does tilt mean in gambling?

What does tilt mean in gambling? I'm done with the game, Knish. I lost everything. I lost my case money. I lost my tuition. Everybody goes bust some time. You'll be back in the game. I'm done. That was Rounders — Mike losing the hand, then losing the plot: judgment gone, stakes up, straight into the felt. That's tilt. Emotional state where you make bad decisions after losses. In plain terms: tilt is betting with your feelings after a loss — chasing, doubling, forcing action just to feel even. The next bet isn't picked, it's provoked. “I went on tilt and bet the farm on a random game.” Let's use this example. In Rounders, one brutal loss sends a disciplined player straight into the worst decisions of his life — that's tilt in a single scene. You've seen Joey Jacoby do it: backdoor cover kills his ticket at midnight, and by 12:15 he's firing on Korean baseball. The bankroll rule exists precisely for this moment: when the loss starts picking your next bet, stop betting. Lines and prices can differ by sportsbook. Nothing here guarantees a result or tells you to bet. Lines move and books differ. Nothing here is a guarantee or a command to bet — it's how the number works.