Topic: Do people truly risk their money on bets for profit? (Read 1430 times)

I think what you misunderstand its the term "for fun" there. It clearly stipulates non expectation in gambling. When you engage in something without serious expectation from it, its as good as catching cruise with that stuff with limited emotions attached to it. That's the mentality gambling should be approached with. Catch your cruise with gambling and never allow gambling catch cruise with you. It helps you to gamble in moderation

Emotiinal attachment tho gambling brings addiction, big loses, unnecessary pressure of recovery and depression when the losses are much. Don't approach gambling with a money making mindset, always gamble for fun and you're good to go.

Well, for me, I will say yes, most people if not all, lose their money on bets for more profit and that is where greedy and addiction comes in, it's not people don't actually win in gambling but they actually want more money, that is why if they win, they are excited to invest with the whole of money to win again with the mentality of getting another luck again for the second time forgetting gambling comes with different strategy, that is the method you might use now and win, might not work again for the second time, so instead of gambling little by little and profiting it little too, they consider it to come in buck, so that is why the risk their money for profits because of greedy.

This has actually been discussed severally in this forum and has been recurring, the essence of every investment is to make profit and also the goal of every businessman is to make profit and sincerely speaking i have not seen any person who has taken risk of staking something of value for the sake of fun. we quite understand that people love games and can gamble in their different areas of interest but not for fun rather it is better to tell that people watch games and play games for fun than rather to tell me that people gamble for fun.

risk is a chance of loss and as well as a combination of hazard, you can't tell risk for fun, so major reasons for gambling is to make money. i was asked my friend the reason why he gambles, and he told me that it is just for fun but one day he won a bet, and the betting company told him that they are currently out of cash, and he should come after two days  and my friend became angry and i asked him why he is angry he told me that they refused paying him for  his winning today , i looked at him and i laughed because he was the same person that told me that gambling is fun and he is angry that he was not paid his winning. gambling for me mainly to make money.

Money fuels gambling as a catalyst and medium. Doesnt it amaze you how it becomes an instrument for adrenaline-pumping chance and strategy? Your understanding of gambling's many causes resonates. Entertainment, excitement, and belonging are important too.

Gambling, in my opinion, goes beyond money. Human emotions, desires, and experiences are woven throughout it. Gambling as a relaxant is difficult. Indeed, gambling money is often a sign of emotion rather than a transaction.

Your football analogy is very powerful. Bettors' emotional investment and enhanced match experience are highlighted. Its a stark reminder that gambling is about pleasure, regardless of the outcome. This complex concept illuminates why people bet beyond financial benefit.

Well, after all, it cannot be denied, right, that money plays an important role in this hobby that we enjoy. without money, we cannot play games that involve betting. so, money is a tool for us to be able to engage in games that contain betting, gambling and produce results. to be sure, there are many reasons for each gambler when they play it. apart from that, there are various motives why they gamble. so, we can see from various points of view why someone gambles. not only is it always money that plays an important role in why someone wants to gamble, maybe they are really looking for entertainment. for example, to unwind after their busy schedule and spend some of the money they can afford to lose, they can also visit a land-based casino to relax while enjoying the atmosphere provided by the casino. there are also those who don't care how much money they spend on gambling, the important thing is that they are happy with what they do.

Well, we're just talking from one side of the point of view. so there are many motives for various gamblers, apart from the intention to make money. what is certain is that out of the millions of gamblers there will always be gamblers who gamble without the intention of making money, one example is as I stated above. for me, gambling and football are like a package that I like. apart from getting the sensation of the essence of football, betting takes part in increasing adrenaline when I watch a match. the rest, just let the results determine whether winning or losing is part of the risk.

It depends on everyone's perception because in this case when we talk about gambling, everyone has their own views and what you said is right but on the other hand, other people's opinions about gambling just for fun are also not wrong because not a few people consider that this is just a form of refreshing after being faced with work that drains energy and mind, gambling is a solution to relax themselves and it is only used as entertainment.

It seems quite naive but that's what is felt in this case so that regardless of losing and winning they don't really care because they realize that losing in a game is a sure thing so that sooner or later it will definitely happen so when they already realize that, they treat gambling like a normal thing because they realize that losing is a very high probability of happening. Even though winning is a very good thing and is expected to happen, on the other hand, their expectations prohibit them from looking too high at gambling, especially what is sought is victory because it is an ambition that is sometimes difficult to happen.

I love the fact that you’ve been able to balance the whole situation as a lot of people are being actually ignorant of the truth even when the truth is obvious which isn’t right and people ought to understand that the primary goal of gambling is to make profits and any other one is target should be secondary but irrespective of whatever the goal is, it should be worth knowing that we shouldn’t gamble more than we can afford to lose as this has been very detrimental to both success and health and that’s why, it is always advisable to gamble with only amount we can afford to lose as well gambling responsibly at all time.
There are people who also make steady income from gambling, and there also people who live their lives off gambling proceeds but all these depends on how well we play and gamble without emotions.

We all play gambling to win to make profit, making money from playing gambling is the target of every gamblers but it is important while playing it shouldn't be something to take serious because not expecting too much from gambling can be so helpful to have peace of mind.
Gamblers really needs to understand in as much money can be made in gambling ,money can also in gambling. It is important gambling should be played with amount one can afford to lose and it shouldn't be taking serious as a means of making steady income. When playing with amount you can afford to lose it will just look as if gambling is for fun and nothing serious about it.

Anybody saying gambling is for fun and not for making profit must be keeding. Just as you said if gambling where to be fun nobody would risk his money on betting why they can equally watch thesame game without the intention of making money. I believe that gambling is for making money. though there might be fun, but the fun in it does not justify that profit is not the primary motive. Whenever you think of gambling, you think of wealth and how to quickly achieve it withing the shortest period of time. For me gambling is for making money and not for fun.

Funny enough you’re talking about the players and not the gamblers as these are absolutely two different case scenarios but nevertheless, talking about the fun people get in viewing center isn’t because they booked a game or gambler on a game but because they’re core fan and that’s were you actually see the real fan base of a football club and most times, these viewers don’t even get to talk and discuss about their booking in the viewing center but rather focused on the very game that is been played at the moment .


Truth be told that there are several games one can play without staking or risking their money and still get all the fun and entertainment they desire and the major caption of this thread is to remind people that these casinos m, are here to make profits and we shouldn’t be blinded with the idea of having fun while the casinos are enriching themselves from this mentality.

Self-control is very important, and it's not just when you're losing, but even when you're winning, you have to be able to control yourself to stop and enjoy the money you've won. Some people do the opposite, when they win they will continue to gamble because they want to get a bigger win, but in reality it is not a bigger win that they get, instead their victory turns into defeat. A moment later they will regret not withdrawing the winnings they got before, because now there is nothing they can withdraw and enjoy.
Not only is that the case, sometimes they will also return to play and hope that the victory will come to them again on the second try. But instead of the winnings they get, now they have lost even more money than before. Many people do things like this, they are not satisfied with the winnings they get nor can they stop when they lose. This is what we call a greedy addict. They have no limits and they have no rules so they gamble based on emotions that arise because of greed or that arise because of disappointment. If it is like this then only time will make them stop (already lost everything).

if you have played street soccer before, you will understand the fun part of gambling with money.

If you want to have real fun from street soccer, tell each team to bring a certain amount of money out and that any team that wins goes home with the money. It's at that moment you will see the beast in those players that will normally play casually because there was nothing to loose. Everyone will play and become serious with the game because something is at stake and for me, that's my fun in street soccer. It's the same reason why you find a lot of energy among those watching the game at soccer centres , most of them have stacked in the game and you see them arguing and having real fun because they know at the end of the match Thier is a high possibility of them winning.

It's even more difficult to stop when you manage to win something significant as a gambler because that thing stays in your mind and you keep trying to get the same results again and again and since it's gambling and things like that don't happen very often, you tend to lose everything that you have won earlier.

This is where the level of patience of a gambler comes into play because if they have enough control, they will be able to stop after hitting a big win and cash out the money, but if they lack control, they will not be able to stop and they will keep trying to multiply the money and eventually lose it all.

Some people might be able to stop when they lose, but as I said, it becomes even more difficult for them to stop when they win.

Most people are just claiming that they are gambling for fun, but a lot of people are gambling to make money. The joy in gambling is winning. I don't know how someone will be happy after predicting a game and losing money. Nobody will be happy to lose any amount of money, even if it is $1. But the only truth that is there is that, as someone is gambling for profit, they should not gamble with a large amount of money that will affected them because gambling have no assurance, so that even if someone loses, it will not affect them that much. I don't see anything wrong with someone gambling for profit, but the truth behind it is that someone should not take it as a source of income.

It is always advisable to only risk what you can afford to loss no matter how small or big the amount might be but doing this with claims that you just want to catch fun isn’t right and I don’t want to argue if people truly and sincerely risk their money with a primary objective of just having fun because I do understand that just as our faces are different so are our desires are too and same applies to the purpose to which people gamble.

Just as I’ve said it previously that these bookies are solely into this business to make money and as such we should be conscious of our games and also try to make money from them too at every slightest opportunity that we grab.

No matter how little the winning bet may be, it is still called a winning bet. Just like you said, most people really stake game to make more money. It's now fun if the amount you stake has no important value if being lose. Doing this, you will watch the match with full strength without any worries in mind.

The only thing I see is money, nothing else, and all this fun that you guys are talking about. I don't have a problem if its fun, but situations have changed our mindset. I don't want fun again All I want now is money. Any time there is a potential win, people are always excited because I am very sure that it is not the game that is making them happy but the money they are expecting and people are always looking down on gamblers, seeing them as people who are not responsible. But there are professional gamblers who do not do anything else but gamble and do very well and my aim now is to become better at gambling. I have learned to trust in my instincts because that is how professionals survive in gambling. I am not bothered by what people think about my gambling habits because I want money and I do online betting so they don't even know what I do.

Gambling is not an investment in any form. So the first issue is when a person begins to view gambling as an investment or make quick money scheme. A majority of these persons pump their assets and liquidity into gambling with high hopes of getting massive returns forgetting that majority of gambling activities are just games of fun and luck. Sometimes it is even reasonable to tag such persons as lazy people who don't want to work but want to sit back and see the penny they have multiply to millions overnight by just placing a bet and hitting a jackpot.
Gambling is supposed to be a fun act so we should put in money we can afford to lose instead of staking irresponsibly and huge.

Fun is subjective but the one coming from gambling is influenced by money, there is nobody that will want to justify fun in gambling without money been involved. I do even think that some people are including fun into gambling so their close people don't see it as a bad thing they are doing. Gambling is a means of making money to some players and yes, they are good at playing around with it and does make money from it, they don't have any means to make a living than the gambling and you don't see them get affected by it and they don't lose much more than they win.

Yes every gamblers risk their money on bets to make profit, the only difference is the level of risks they take, most gamblers don't care about what could happen to them if they lose, they get greedy and reckless easily.

I don't want to make a lot from gambling, that's why I don't expect big amount when gambling, as someone who is also using very little amount of money, what can I even win with that? Like gamblers use to say, that if you risk a lot on gambling you will reap a lot of gains.

I do not believe this idea because it's very dangerous and misleading, the idiots might think that it's this easy to make some money and they will risk everything, until they are proven wrong, don't get greedy, find another reliable source of income and start using 1% or 2% max of the money to gamble.