Topic: Can you make gambling a profession - a full time job - page 17. (Read 2239 times)

You can make gambling a full time job if you want, but the question is can you be able to make it out without getting your self stocked in a financial situation where your gambling can’t be able to free you from? Like if you are confidence on your self that your luck and skill is in your favour to grate win then you can give that a try but have it in mind that everyday can’t be a winning day for you and when you don’t win in three to 4 straight games or a week or two what next will you do, how will you foot the bills or what will be your next option, we are free to do what we know it can give us our desire financial comfort providing that it’s legal, we just have to give it a second taught before going into it fully.

This is probably the correct answer. Just because you can doesn't mean you should. Earnings from gambling are volatile and not guaranteed, and it's very likely you'll end up losing more in the process. I've seen some self-proclaimed experts that usually focus on sports betting and card games; even in that scenario, luck still plays a huge role, even though they require some kind of knowledge and skills. Are you going to rely on gambling for your survival? Certainly not the wisest decision.

It could possibly work if you're a streamer with a large audience that may cover any potential losses; however, gaining viewers and subscriptions and ultimately generating income isn't as easy as it sounds.

As a gambling player definitely no, unless you are an exception to the rule, if there is a way to make gambling a profession we would have seen those successful gamblers creating videos and writing books that there is a way to make money from gambling and you can make it as your bread and butter, but unfortunately, there is none, we're still looking for that illusive formula.
but if you're looking to make money from gambling not as a player, you can pick from gambling reviewers, part of the online gambling platforms, or if offline casino you can work as a manager or dealer or publicity manager, so you're working not against casino but part of it for you to make money from gambling.

I will not make gambling as an official job given the risks that are involved.

Gambling is a risky venture- meaning, there is no absolute guarantee that there can be profit. Sure, the returns may be high if you win the games but you can also lose all of your capital in one sitting. If you have bills to pay and obligations to settle, then gambling cannot answer for it on a consistent basis. The inconsistency of gambling is what makes this a dangerous path, especially if you weigh all the risks involved.

While there may be a couple of people (less than ~1%) that made gambling their profession, it still is a risky move for the average person to do it.

Nope. For me, the only way you'd make consistent money in this industry is if you took the role of the house and set your own casino for that matter, or if you choose to go pro and become really good at one particular game. Either way, you'd never be making money out of this industry as consistently that you could replace a regular full-time employment with gambling, and frankly speaking, it's even stupid that you'd think you could do it. It's good and all to aspire and dream of having a comfortable way to create profit, but you gotta be grounded sometimes as well. You know that a major percentage of people in the gambling industry couldn't even turn a profit if their life depended on it, and here we are talking about the possibility of making bank with gambling.

On solely playing maybe not since its hard to think about how people can get a huge winning streak and earn continuously while casino games is random and for sure there's nothing like this would provably exist. Maybe it could happen temporarily but winning would not happen all the time for a sole gambler. But they could make gambling a profession if they make theirselves famous im the industry. Since once they get sponsorship maybe from that they could start making gambling as profession.

If I am fortunate and from a very rich home where I already have wealth willed to me, I can choose to become this full time gambler because I have enough money to gamble with. This is not the same situation I am in because I am on a different road to make wealth and from many sources as possible. I can gamble to make some money to add to the money I get from other sources, but not turn gambling to my only source of income to depend on. If I make this this choice in my current financial state, I will starve.

You can make gambling a full time job because gambling is unpredictable,  no one can tell what the result will be like. Making gambling a full time job can end up in regret. Gambling should not be taking serious that people needs to rely on it as a means of daily income. Gambling is very risky which it is easy for people to lose their money, gambling should be seen as a game that people can easily lose , so it is important people must play with amount that they cannot afford to lose. Relying on gambling as a daily income can end up leaf to a serious addiction.  Gambling is too stressful to make it as a source income,  their are other things that can be made a full time job.

It might hard to believe but there are people or gamblers who do make a living with gambling but only into those who are skilled ones and really that involved with those gambling games which
involves card game and sports betting yet these are the only games on which making it as a living would be possible yet there are gamblers who do really have that a good winning rate
on this one. Sounds impossible? Yes it does but there are people who do exist. It is really just the number arent really that great. This is one of the things or main reasons on why
some gamblers are really trying out their best to achieve such condition but ended up on focusing too much on luck based ones and this is why they do end up on a disaster.

Gambling is not something someone have to choose as a best option of survival and you are not supposed to think that you are a professional in gambling because gambling is something that deals with luck and when you are opportune to win gambling it does not necessarily mean that you are professional, I so much like your instinct and suggestions concerning gambling because I believe that gambling have to do with luck because its not a skill, when someone said its a professional in any activity that means that person have acquired a skill acquisition, so I have not seen gambling as a skill and no one have address gambling as skill before to my hearing, so it's not to depend in gambling because it's a game of trials

Focus on gambling as your main job? Wow, this is really brave but the risk is very high.
If it were me, of course I wouldn't dare take this risk. Even though we know that sometimes gambling gives quite high and tempting profits so that we feel like we are above the clouds. But on the other hand, gambling is also very risky. So it is not easy for everyone to get gains easily, instead they end up losing. For me personally, I wouldn't be able to and wouldn't want to do it as the main focus of my main job. If it's just a side thing or just for having fun, it's no problem as long as we can still control and manage ourselves.

How could a person make a constant profit or pursue a career in something uncertain? When a person gets a job, that person knows that at the end of the month he will receive his salary, so that person knows that he needs to do his job well so that he doesn't get fired. When a person has a store, that person knows that when they sell the things in the store they will make a profit, so they need to create many good sales strategies. but when a person enters a casino and looks at a football game and has to predict the outcome of the game in order to win money, then that person is dealing with something uncertain, so they do not have a guaranteed profit and should not consider such a thing as a profession. . Even if someone spends hours without sleep trying to create a strategy to beat the bookmaker, it will still be useless

the result will always be the same: the house will always win, which is why governments, in collaboration with casinos, have created campaigns to make people aware of gambling as fun and not as a source of income, because if they keep watching the games of gambling as a source of income will end up frustrated and bankrupt, with that I can say that there is no condition for a person to use gambling as a full-time job. There are many businesses that a person can do, but they should not look at gambling as a way to make money, because that person will not be able to make money from gambling.

There is no perfect record in gambling.  Even series of losses is broken by a single win. So to answer @OP's question, Gambling can be a profession if someone wanted to but to win 100% all the time is impossible.  Even in a gambling game where skill is dominant in determiningng the outcome of the game losses, what more those luck-based game.


Everyone can try to make gambling a career path abandoning all other sources of income and focusing entirely on it, but I believe it will be a short live.  Sooner or later the financial status of a person will plummet especially when he performs badly.  A series of losses can easily deplete one's money so if a person is unlucky, he might empty his bankroll sooner than he intended to stop.

So I can say that it is not advisable to entrust one's future in gambling.

There are gamblers who can make this as a living like poker players and sportsbettors.
But if you talk about playing casino games or those luck-based games, better look for a stable job rather than put yourself into so much trouble.
So don't make a career out of these casino games because the likelihood of losing it is very high.
As you mentioned, find an actual career outside of gambling, and you will have better chance of sustaining yourself.

Never, because there is something called house edge which gives the casino a percentage advantage against gamblers. You are never playing from equal to equal against the house. On short run it may not make difference for most gamblers, as they keep profiting, and that is the reason why there is that saying "beginner's luck". But the more you play, you will see you just can't beat the casino. Some will appeal saying the casino is cheating on them, but the truth is that it's just the house edge working at the house's favour.

People with deep knowledge of Math, probabilities and statistics will reach this conclusion and won't waste their time and money trying to find a gap on this system. Instead, they will use their knowledge to work and profit from a real career and full time job, and then maybe they use part of their income to have some good time gambling for fun.

   It’s not all about the money and strategy, there is a huge psychological component, and you’d better know yourself well, not just how you handle stress and pain, but how you handle euphoria and adrenaline rush. Do you have to use anti anxiety relief? Do you take care of yourself physically? You have to be in top shape mentally, but physically you must be on top of your game, also. Sitting and standing for long periods of time with intense focus will be excruciating if you aren’t physically ready for it which will lead to mental distress, leading right back to self-medicating. Gambling professionally takes more than money and strategy. It takes stamina, guts and the mental prowess to let go and/or go on the offense/defense when need be.
  Remember, you don’t need to win x amount of units to be successful. Actually you only need to win just 1% more than your stake over a year to live a nice life. Never chase losses, accept losses are part of the process and just move on. Think of bet, say it’s Evens. It’s only going to win 50% of the time. The sooner you accept nothing is 100% the quicker you’ll understand losses are simply part of the game.

As far as I have lived, there is not a single gambler that I know, whose main job is gambling, because as far as I know, there are many gambling owners who design games that will 100% only make the dealer win

I'm sure there are thousands of gamblers who will never be able to get a stable and consistent income from gambling, they will continue to lose and win in gambling, they won't win 100% of the time so it's difficult to become a full-time gambling worker lol

Yes anything can be made into a profession but if we make gambling an object of profession I think this idea is too dangerous and even if you can I'm sure it's very difficult, I mean I'm not sure you will be able to get through all the pressure that is in gambling as a result. Although you have the freedom of choice but try to choose something more reasonable and use your common sense in thinking to consider whatever place is suitable or not to make a profession.

Especially if you have a family which of course your responsibilities are quite large in the real world, you need money for sure and must always be there when the need calls you, while the results of gambling are always unpredictable, what if you are always difficult to get lucky? I can't imagine what your condition will be full of various pressures whether it's from the pressure of need or pressure from the impact of gambling which will greatly interfere with your mental and psychological. So the point is that this profession is really not recommended, it's better to find a sure thing that can give you a fixed salary without the risk of gambling for your safety as well.

True, anyone has the right to treat gambling as a profession, as we don't hold their lives, but the thing is, will they be successful in it or will they make their lives worse? You see, gambling is a game of wits, probability, and luck. Even if you are smart and have a skill in a game, you will never win if you don't have luck and you are not in the probability of winning. For anyone who's dreaming of making money in gambling and being a professional, we can't stop them. The only thing we can do is give them advice and warning on what path they will take because gambling will only give you two paths: the path to wealth and the path to poverty. For me, I don't recommend gambling as a profession. No, not all have a shot at it. Just treat gambling as a plaything; play whenever you have extra money. Who knows, you may hit a jackpot someday, but don't hope.

The decision is truly left for the ops to make and that is the most important thing to note at all times and how best they end up configuring themselves to be placed in a better position to take, and if he can design a means to keep winning at all time, then it becomes a profession or a full-time job, sven as many comments have suggested and pointed to the limitations and risk of taking gambling as a means to earn income in such a situation.
Bot to take it as a full-time job as the case may be because if you can be consistent in the winning direction, then I don't see any reason why gambling can't be taken as a full-time job.