Topic: Disadvantages of Gambling - page 7. (Read 980 times)
If you say that gambling is a losing proposition — where loses weighs greater than the profits — then why there are existing poker players (just for example) who are now multi-millionaires? This only proves that with a good combination of a little bit luck and tactics, being successful is not impossible.
I do not agree with almost all of the listed things. First one is being alone and gambling causing being alone, well it could be true if you are a gambling addict and you can just lose all your money and ask for more from your close circle and even strangers and become lonely but if you gamble just for fun and stop when you can than there is absolutely no reason for you to be alone.
I only gamble when my wife goes to bed for example (she wakes up earlier than me so she goes to bed earlier than me), if you are an addict and get get gambling out of your head than you need to consult a professional about it, gambling addiction is not better than drug addiction or drinking, its an addiction, if you do not care about gambling enough to think about it as soon as you close the tab than you will be fine. Basically all of these "disadvantages" of gambling is purely "disadvantages of gambling addiction" and not gambling itself.
I only gamble when my wife goes to bed for example (she wakes up earlier than me so she goes to bed earlier than me), if you are an addict and get get gambling out of your head than you need to consult a professional about it, gambling addiction is not better than drug addiction or drinking, its an addiction, if you do not care about gambling enough to think about it as soon as you close the tab than you will be fine. Basically all of these "disadvantages" of gambling is purely "disadvantages of gambling addiction" and not gambling itself.
Math said that you are going to loss in gambling how matter good you're or if you have your favorite method.
You can win big from gambling only if you have enough guts at the right time and only a few people able to make it happen.
For example Dan Bilzerian
But everyone hoping that they can be one of that person to big win so they are trying their luck again to make their dream happen on someday.You can win big from gambling only if you have enough guts at the right time and only a few people able to make it happen.
For example Dan Bilzerian
I won't play much gambling because I know the chances of being that one is very less.
Betting or any form of gambling investment convey such a great amount of worry to anybody by the day's end particularly when you understand the cash you've misfortune. I think the main preferred standpoint of betting is that, it can give you pain free income surprisingly however there's no affirmation on this, so its extremely more on the negative side. Betting is as yet an incredible spot to have a great time, yet attempt to play if you enough fund with you.
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All these happen in the case somebody gets addicted. Then indeed, he lose the control over his life and money.
But this kinda happens with all kinds of addiction.
I think that the easier summary would be: the disadvantage of gambling is that it can trigger too easily an addiction.
But again, a lot of addictions fall into this "too easy" group.
So.. yeah.. everybody, don't gamble more than you afford to lose and gamble only while it's fun.
I agree with @NeuroticFish here. Everything mentioned in the OP refers to gambling addiction, not gambling itself. The same can be applied to any addiction. Take alcohol, for instance. More than 7% of the American population aged 18 and older have a drinking problem. Over 80,000 people die from alcohol-related causes each year in the U.S. alone. That's a serious problem, but it doesn't mean you can't enjoy a beer or two with your friends. Just don't get addicted to it, that's all.
1) Gambling brings you loneliness, or makes you feel alone or want to be alone, it can isolate you from society or from other important events in your life.
There are times that gambling gives you happiness especially if you are just gambling for fun only. Yeah its hard since most gamblers want to win money when they gamble but there are some gamblers out there who are happy even though they lost their money.3) Not to mention it can can destroy you financially, you can lose a lot of money in a matter of seconds/minutes/hours/days. Some stories show how people lost over millions of dollars in a matter of hours or days.
I agree with this. There are some gamblers out there who lost many money already in gambling and this is because they become greedy if they win or even they lose. Lucky for me, I lost a small amount in gambling FOR NOW.4) Gambling can also destroy you individually, not only financially, you can lose your family, your job, your friends or relatives.
Gambling destroy you mentally if you lose your money. Gambling can affect your ties with your family or even your companions since it destroys your mind bit by bit.All in all gambling is a losing proposition, these drawbacks weigh much more than any possible benefits you can ever come up with when it comes to gambling.
I think gambling is giving negative impacts on a gambler. I don't see any positive things that gambling can give (although there are some who will disagree with this). 
Math said that you are going to loss in gambling how matter good you're or if you have your favorite method.
You can win big from gambling only if you have enough guts at the right time and only a few people able to make it happen.
For example Dan Bilzerian
You can win big from gambling only if you have enough guts at the right time and only a few people able to make it happen.
For example Dan Bilzerian
You have a good point but that still depends on the well being of a particular gambler. If he is disciplined and strictly follow his good principles then gambling would not be a probpem at all but if he is not then that's the time when problem comes. All is just a matter of proper handling.
There is no proper handling when it comes to randomness, the system is designed for you to play as much as possible ... you won't lit your house on fire and then try to extinguish the fire, right? You simply won't do it in the first place.
The same should be applied here.
1) Gambling brings you loneliness, or makes you feel alone or want to be alone, it can isolate you from society or from other important events in your life.
Sometimes it makes me feel like everyone has turned into an enemy of mine who don't want me to enjoy my life the way I want to, through the source of gambling. Trust me, it happened so many times that I can't explain how exactly it felt, but then I feel the heat of guilt that's put upon me due to overthinking and not understanding that my loved ones are just trying to depart me off gambling to save me from its ill effects.
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2) It can suck your energy or your happiness, it can get inside your head and won't leave you alone until you gamble again.
It is not less than masturbation or porn addiction when compared, the only difference here is money. Woah! Even porn needs money for those premium videos, how can I forget?
Once the faith in you is lost, nobody will be back in your life for your entire lifetime due to the fact that you are not willing to skip gambling addiction and move ahead.
I would like to open a thread about the opposite.
Here are some disadvantages that come to my mind when gambling is involved, I did not copy-paste any text from anywhere, this is purely my own thoughts about it
However, this topic was already discussed so many times before and there's a chance that your perspective is also the same as the others' so I don't find any reason why this thread is necessary. Nevertheless, each one of us has the free will to share knowledge so I appreciated what you did. Here are some disadvantages that come to my mind when gambling is involved, I did not copy-paste any text from anywhere, this is purely my own thoughts about it
4) Gambling can also destroy you individually
For me, this sentence sums it up. What do you think? 
All in all gambling is a losing proposition, these drawbacks weigh much more than any possible benefits you can ever come up with when it comes to gambling.
You have a good point but that still depends on the well being of a particular gambler. If he is disciplined and strictly follow his good principles then gambling would not be a probpem at all but if he is not then that's the time when problem comes. All is just a matter of proper handling. In a nutshell, you have captured the psychological aspects of an addicted gambler, but not those who play for pleasure!
What kind of pleasure do you get out of losing your hard earned money? What value do you get out of it? If you pay for something that has value then it's worth it, but this one has no value whatsoever, the games you play are not there for fun, they are there for you to lose money.
Gambling is a business like any other businesses of the world.
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Addiction is definitely an issue but with professional psychological help it can be cured.
Why create a problem in the first place? If it wasn't exist then no one would have needed to go seek help, correct?
We know the risk and it's a high risk activity and yet we are still doing it, that is because we are hoping to win some good amount of money to change our lives.
Some people here claim it shouldn't be risky but it should be fun, something recreational ... do you see any fun in it when you lose money?
Most people gamble because they wanna win, not because they feel like throwing away $5 on some game ... yet the gambling industry, if you lose, will blame you for doing the "wrong" thing, for not playing for recreational purposes.
Gambling is not designed for a risk of $5 or $10, it was designed for people to steal money in order to fund this habit.
We know the risk and it's a high risk activity and yet we are still doing it, that is because we are hoping to win some good amount of money to change our lives.
Some people here claim it shouldn't be risky but it should be fun, something recreational ... do you see any fun in it when you lose money?
Most people gamble because they wanna win, not because they feel like throwing away $5 on some game ... yet the gambling industry, if you lose, will blame you for doing the "wrong" thing, for not playing for recreational purposes.
Gambling is not designed for a risk of $5 or $10, it was designed for people to steal money in order to fund this habit.
1) Gambling brings you loneliness, or makes you feel alone or want to be alone, it can isolate you from society or from other important events in your life.
2) It can suck your energy or your happiness, it can get inside your head and won't leave you alone until you gamble again.
Addiction in social media does the same. Psychologists have coined a term for that, called IAD (Internet Addiction Disorder). Should we blame social medias like Facebook and Twitter for that? Or should we blame ourselves for our addiction?
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3) Not to mention it can can destroy you financially, you can lose a lot of money in a matter of seconds/minutes/hours/days. Some stories show how people lost over millions of dollars in a matter of hours or days.
True! But it only happens when you don't know where to stop. Gambling is a form of entertainment but the problem starts when someone considers gambling as a method of income! Usually addicted gamblers face this issue!
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4) Gambling can also destroy you individually, not only financially, you can lose your family, your job, your friends or relatives.
Again, extremely addicted gamblers face this issue and not everyone! I gamble for pleasure and not for income! Someday I score a profit and someday I don't. I still have a family and a day job. What you are talking is an exception and exception is there is every kind of businesses in the world.
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All in all gambling is a losing proposition, these drawbacks weigh much more than any possible benefits you can ever come up with when it comes to gambling.
In a nutshell, you have captured the psychological aspects of an addicted gambler, but not those who play for pleasure! Gambling is a business like any other businesses of the world. Addiction is definitely an issue but with professional psychological help it can be cured. Can't really blame the entire gambling industry for the such exceptions. If that is the case, tobacco and alcohol industry should be banned first!
There are some other disadvantage that much worst than the list above.
I think the other one is if you lose a big amount it becomes frustrated and you will never forget it keeps repeating your mind that you lose a big amount until you sell some gadgets or things just to have money to gamble again. If you didn't recover or win on the game everything can be much worst until everything you have are gone.
I think the other one is if you lose a big amount it becomes frustrated and you will never forget it keeps repeating your mind that you lose a big amount until you sell some gadgets or things just to have money to gamble again. If you didn't recover or win on the game everything can be much worst until everything you have are gone.
This disadvantages is actually covered on the point number 3 and 4 already which is about "destroy you individually and financially". You just rephrase it in different words, but it does not matter.
The other worst thing can be about someone can become a criminal once they lose everything they have in order to continue gambling.
That is why just gamble that you can afford to lose and gambling is made for fun not for wasting your time for nothing if you treat gambling as a place where you can make easy money then you are wasting your time gamble your money in gambling casino.
Most gamblers start like that but unfortunately everything may changed in the process while they gambling. At first they just want to try their luck with small amount of money, but their curiosity turn them into addiction.
Everyone is aware of the disadvantage of gambling but they don't mind it as they are more interested on the advantage of gambling.
We know the risk and it's a high risk activity and yet we are still doing it, that is because we are hoping to win some good amount of money to change our lives. Some even think that they can make a living in gambling, so it's really hard to convince people to focus on the risk rather that the rewards as some people are just too unrealistic.
We know the risk and it's a high risk activity and yet we are still doing it, that is because we are hoping to win some good amount of money to change our lives. Some even think that they can make a living in gambling, so it's really hard to convince people to focus on the risk rather that the rewards as some people are just too unrealistic.
1) Gambling brings you loneliness, or makes you feel alone or want to be alone, it can isolate you from society or from other important events in your life.
2) It can suck your energy or your happiness, it can get inside your head and won't leave you alone until you gamble again.
3) Not to mention it can can destroy you financially, you can lose a lot of money in a matter of seconds/minutes/hours/days. Some stories show how people lost over millions of dollars in a matter of hours or days.
4) Gambling can also destroy you individually, not only financially, you can lose your family, your job, your friends or relatives.
2) It can suck your energy or your happiness, it can get inside your head and won't leave you alone until you gamble again.
3) Not to mention it can can destroy you financially, you can lose a lot of money in a matter of seconds/minutes/hours/days. Some stories show how people lost over millions of dollars in a matter of hours or days.
4) Gambling can also destroy you individually, not only financially, you can lose your family, your job, your friends or relatives.
All these happen in the case somebody gets addicted. Then indeed, he lose the control over his life and money.
But this kinda happens with all kinds of addiction.
I think that the easier summary would be: the disadvantage of gambling is that it can trigger too easily an addiction.
But again, a lot of addictions fall into this "too easy" group.
So.. yeah.. everybody, don't gamble more than you afford to lose and gamble only while it's fun.
Gambling bring so much stress to anyone at the end of the day especially when you realize the money you've loss. I think the only advantage of gambling is that, it can give you easy money unexpectedly but there's no assurance on this, so its really more on the negative side. Gambling is still a great place to have fun, but try to play moderately.
Actually I am not a hater of gambling but the real fact is people making it as a bad thing by doing it in a wrong way so I just mentioned some thoughts from mind,nothing to offend anyone.
Sorry for my attitude, I just tackled lots of people in this forum who love to blame the gamblers for everything.
Yes, if a person makes a wrong decision he should be responsible for it, but enticing weak people (e.g. sending emails to people who want to stop gambling, using TV ads) - this might be legitimate and legal, but it's very unethical.
Many would say depression but I don't think that this is the negative aspect of gambling. In my opinion, the biggest disadvantage of gambling is that people waste a lot of time in the process of gambling.
Aside from money, you have to "invest" time in order to make the right decision and minimize the possibilities of losing your money at the end of the bet.
Aside from money, you have to "invest" time in order to make the right decision and minimize the possibilities of losing your money at the end of the bet.
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