Topic: Do you gamble or think it's a waste of money and time? - page 18. (Read 19136 times)

"Use only the money that we can afford to lose" This had been always the golden rule when we do play gambling but lots of people do still failed up. Gambling is for enjoyment
and self control would really be suggested because if you do let yourself pall into the pit of addiction then it will surely change up your life.It isn't really a waste of time
if you do gamble on your vacant time.

It is confusing when you say that you yourself is a gambler but you think that it is a waste of time?

A gambler is a person who gamble regularly. Based on what you are saying, I think you are not a gambler since you are not gambling regularly, you might have an experience gambling but I don't think that is enough to call yourself a gambler. I am gambling but I don't call myself a gambler because I know that will just end my good life like my friends now.

I am also a gambler and i really do think playing gambling is just a watse of my momey and time, that is why i only play gambling if my friends started to ask me to go with them to have fun but i don't push myslef to use a lot of money in playing.

That is right, and I think it's a different feeling and passion when we are playing gambling, and it's not the same as the other activities. Perhaps playing gambling needs money to get fun but as long as we can control the emotion on the game, I think we can prevent from losing much money, and we can know when we need to quit from the game. We still need to limit our time in the gambling game, and we need to enjoy the game and don't think that we chase the money only because we only want to get fun in gambling.

Casino owners created their gambling sites mainly for the reason of earning money from their customers, that is the reason most gamblers are losing money instead of winning when they are playing in a casino due to the house edge, I still gamble in a casino despite having the house edge against me as it is exciting and entertaining to play some of my favorites games, but I am strictly gambling with only the money I can afford to lose.

Gambling is not a waste of money as long as you know when to stop. Many people earn a lot through gambling like primedice, etc and other crypto related games. May it by fiat too. Its our nature to try our luck on gambling. Learn it, know the ropes and others just perfected their strategies and become rich. But once you know the odds  are on your favor, better stop and search for a better source of income. Addiction on gambling us not good. Jus always be ready to take the risks.

Well, gambling can be really played to have fun but not fear. I know that there are people that face their fears but I don't heard before someone or anyone talking about gambling as their fear. I think you are saying for the greed, they are gambling for fun and their greed. That is the usual gambling goals most of the gamblers go for, fun and greed.

Of course. People felt different when they are in gambling. Its like a form of adrenaline, the rush of placing a bet and seeing if you win or not. But definitely, you need to be very smart as well, just play with the money that you can afford to lose. If you have emptied everything, then call it a day, learn your lessons. I think you can also be a 'responsible' gambler and enjoy the game at the same time, just saying.

Betting on sports event is still a better option because you know out of the playing team which hold how much chance of winning and it also has your interested in your game other than the money involved in the betting. Also chances of winning increases in sports as you bet on strong team.

Winning money with gambling is a good bonus, but it shouldn't be the reason why you start playing. Online games are designed to be fun, and they are, only some gamblers prefer slots or dice, while others prefer sports betting and poker. How can you say it was waste of time and money if you actually had a good time playing? Never deposit on a gambling site more than can afford to lose in one day and there will be no negativity in your gambling.

Yes, I still playing gambling but not for a long time because I realize that I cannot win if I played more than one hour. So before I've played, I will decide how much money I will use as the bets and how long I need to play because if I don't do this, I will attract to spend much money which I cannot recover. I only want to enjoy the games in my free time and talk with the other people about anything including the situations in the market.

In my case, I usually gamble if there are promotion or contest so I won't feel the house edge that much and atleast it is fun to experience the thrill while you are reaching your target place on contests. But sometimes I bet on sports if I like the teams playing, specially on the NBA and local basketball league

There are a lot of reasons to keep on gambling even if gambling itself proves that you are not for the gambling industry.

A lot of my friends in the past gamble for fun. They are not using money but thing they have with them like key chains, ball point pens even receipt of something they bought in the past. It may be weird but it is fun. Some also see gambling as a way of releasing one's self stress. I don't see gambling as astress reliever but I do know gambling and winning at the same time will really replenish my energy.

Before I answer your question, let us breakdown first the six (6) type of gamblers, as was mentioned in the link that I will provide below:

• 1. Professional Gamblers;
• 2. Antisocial Personality Gamblers;
• 3. Casual Social Gamblers;
• 4. Serious Social Gamblers;
• 5. Relief and Escape gamblers; and
• 6. Compulsive-Pathological Gamblers.

First, professional gamblers are individuals who view gambling as their profession (as the name suggests). Most of these individuals claim that they do not have gambling addiction and they posses the necessary skills and techniques for them to increase their chances of winning every game. The skills that they use involve using statistics, probability, and math.
Second, antisocial personality gamblers are individuals who gamble illegally. Not to mention, most people who fall in this category have a history of behavioral conduct.
Third, casual social gamblers are gamblers who gamble from time-to-time, primarily view this activity as a form of leisure and entertainment. They gamble infrequently and include gambling as one of their hobbies.
Fourth, serious social gamblers consider gambling as their main hobby and form of entertainment. Although they have self-control, these type of gamblers mainly succumb to addiction and develop detrimental effects in the long run.
Fifth, Relief and Escape gamblers are individuals who view gambling as a scapegoat in reality. These individuals suffer from depression, anxiety, traumatic events and in their perspective gambling helps them cope the unfair treatment of reality.
Lastly, compulsive-pathological gambling are the individuals who have already succumbed to the depths of gambling addiction. These are the people who are willing to risk everything just to win. Their decision making is blurred by the fact that gambling revolves around their lives.

In adherence to these types, gambling can both be a waste of time and money depending on which type of gambler you are. If you think that you can control your actions and prevent from being addicted, then gambling can be a form of entertainment that might fill your needs. But if you feel like you are weak-willed, easily swayed by the decisions of others, then I believe it is better that you deviate from this act and seek various entertainments instead.

Link: https://www.highspeedtraining.co.uk/hub/types-of-gambling-addiction/

Gambling in my won opinion is game of having fun and fear
And that's is true if the player didn't how to control themself they possible a lot of money lose
I am not totally against gambling palying gambling is need to have selfcontrol to avoid troubles

Even when the house edge is zero, you are likely to lose everything, because of being emotional and because probability is relentless. I think gambling for winning doesn't really make sense, unless we are talking about professional poker players or sports betters. Where the skills are not decisive, you cannot expect to be winning systematically. People should be gambling just to have fun, to experience some emotions. It's like playing computer games, more or less. If you want to earn, you should get a job and start doing something in your life. Casinos are just for enjoyable experience and this is why I try gambling a bit from time to time,

Completely depending on how you do treat off gambling.If you do come to a point on where you do risk out too much of your money and the time spent then its totally a wasting up but eventually
gambling is just for entertainment and this had been said for a hundred of thousands i believe but still most people do still fail to understand it. Gambling business is booming up because
of those kind of people exist. Gamble on the money for leisure times and dont do this on excessive manner then you should be fine.

I do not think its a waste of time if you take it seriously.

I gamble myself but mostly on sport betting and poker where I more or less have a little control on the outcome. Poker requires skill and sport betting you decide yourself which games to bet on.

But I think its not a waste of time. If you take it seriously its no waste of money and some extra money can be made.

I do gamble but I also think it is waste of money.

I mean I am pretty sure I can find something much better to do with my money, if you combine even the most sane bets I have done in my entire life they probably come to couple thousand dollars, I have spent that money as entertainment, saw it as "going to movies" and all that, however it is still a good chunk of money that is never coming back, I have of course lost a lot more but at the time bitcoin was low, if we take the price for today's bitcoin then I have lost over 20 thousand dollars but I do not see it that way, I calculate it at the price when I lost it which makes me feel better. If I have put that into any other coin, anything at all, I would have over a hundred thousand dollars right now.

I just see it as a waste of money but I like doing it, I like gambling and I like wasting money for it. It is just too entertaining. Don't be worried though, I have known that gambling will not make me rich a looong time ago, I just play for the entertainment value.

I feel this a tricky question as each one will have a different view towards the answer, one who likes to gamble will be in favour of gambling irrespective of the odds, the person who doesn't like to gamble will never accept his answer. In my personal opinion I would gamble irrespective of the odds, as gambling for me is like a hobby to keep my mind active. I find it a good way to release my stress, feel excited about the probabilities, and most of all I find happiness in gambling.