Topic: Does good side of gambling overcomes its negative side? - page 8. (Read 1374 times)

Yes because we are having fun and it is their way to escape from reality or their problem.
I know that it isn't just gambling but also other bad habits.
There are some who still continue to do it because they are having fun and enjoyment.

I think negative effects are far more common in gambling than positive ones.The only way to overcome negative effects of gambling is to fill your time with positive activities,playing with your family and children,spending more time with them,learn a new language etc.In other words fill your time with other activities and keep gambling for only a really small time.

The positive impact will only reflect if you have total control on how you gamble, but if you do not have control on your time and money you spend all the negative sides will show up, there are good and bad in gambling and we need to aware of all the good and bad things on it, we need to watch ourselves at all times never get into the trap of chasing our losses.

Earning money from gambling is probably one of the least good things to mention overall because it could encourage you to play longer until you get greedy and most of the time you'll find yourself losing money.

Despite the high risk it's still possible since there's different types of gambling other than the popular casino games.

Chances of being engaged too much is really high even you think by yourself that you are capable of controlling your emotions.
Best to really assess and think about every potentials, if you think that you  can deal with this activities and you have the right
knowledge to succeed that's the time to work with it.

To be honest, I agree that is just doesn't make sense.

I am gambling though I know that it is a waste of time but I am still gambling. I think because that is one of the most natural entertainment I have inside our house? I can't really play online games since I just go to Internet Cafes( or PC bangs if you prefer it) to play those. TV won't cut it, I am having fun with playing with my family, having those time with them is awesome but I can't always do that since they are also busy right now despite the quarantine. So yeah, gambling sites si the place I run to when I am alone. I can just, you know what I mean, when I'm alone, not that kind of guy.

It's necessary because we are required to gamble responsibly if we want to be safe, not safe from losing because most gamblers loses but safe of losing beyond the amount that we can afford to lose.

I'd disagree with that, this depends from person to person as there are gamblers who really make money out of it.

True, therefore we should know our capability before we focus on considering gambling as a source of income.

If we do try to balance things up then it isnt really that worth to consider to gamble yet negative things or outcomes is much more heavier than on positive ones but it doesnt mean
that you would restrict yourself with gambling.You can engage with it as long you do have that self control where you can avoid unfortunate situations.
Gambling is for entertainment and theres no beyond with that. Source of income? only on rare or few people but most of the time we should not consider
or push this through.

Maybe and for some reason and if that would be just entertainment. But I don't know if we are able to maintain the limit coz it possible that from positive will turns into a negative effect. I can imagine how gamblers start with a positive mindset but later on, they become addicted (which we can't deny this). For this fact, we better not to hold any commitment coz it is really different when you are in a real situation and there is sometimes you can't even manage to control yourself.

We know that they have a lot of disadvatanges of we say gambling and even not players they think all gambling have bad sides or bad effects to the person who play it.

But actually they have some good sides in gambling when we can earn money but the other side of this is when you lose money .

Maybe they have in the list does not accurate to others because as a player I have my own sides about that and sure the others have their own too. It is a friendly reminder everyone the positive sides of gambling can become bad sides once you did not controlling yourself by using your money.

I will share my opinion in each of the things you said and will create a conclusion

1. There are many ways to think logically not only gambling. Playing games is one and playing sports game is another. Not only gambling.
2. It can boosts your decision making indeed but like I said in the first, there are other ways to get this like playing.
3. Interacting with other people can be applied if you are playing games too both online and offline if you are playing with your friends.
4. I'd rather choose to play online games since it is my main source of happiness . Maybe not the same with others but still there are many ways to achieve it.
5. I disagree with this. Gambling isn't a source of income at all cost. The risk in gambling is very high and it can cause your money to lost in an instant.

If you will see, there is a pattern in what I said. In 4 of the 5 things he said, you can achieve all of then in different ways not only gambling so why you gamble for that reasons.

I think I will just generalize this part. I agree with all of this since this are very common effects of gambling already and most of these are happening to most of the gamblers out there especially the 4th one which is losing their money.

In conclusion, good side doesn't overcome its bad side for many reasons.

For me, it's another way around. If you couldn't control yourself anymore, the positive side of gambling will be worthless. What's the point of your analytical and logical skills if you can't use that to prevent yourself from getting addicted. If it can boost your decision making, why can't you decide for your good? At first, you can socialize with others, but not when you're already addicted. You will get mad for losing, and not every gambler are kind when it comes to money. Happiness and entertainment are just in the beginning, but after getting addicted, it will bring you stress and problem.

There are always pros and cons of gambling, but if you let your greed win, you won't be able to see the positive side of it.

Each case is unique. However, judging by the statistics, we can conclude that people are more likely to suffer from gambling addiction than vice versa.
Socialization is certainly good, but if it leads to the creation of useful things, things that are useful to the surrounding society.

First things first, gambling's effect wether if it's positive or negative depends on the gambler. Meaning, if a gambler is disciplined; then eventually the positivity is greater than the negativity. The opposite happens for an addictive gambler who doesn't have the control with regards to the amount he/she tends to gamble.

Yes, I truly agree with it.

Why? because if there's more bad side than the good side, then that kind of business will not anymore exist in the market.
I know there are countries which ban gambling but majority of the countries are still legalizing gambling, so they believe it's not harmful.

The bad side is only for people who does not know how to handle themselves, and they lack of discipline that is why they lose money.
We have to understand that gambling is fun but it's considered high risk, we need to manage the risk then.

The irony is that the good thing in gambling was the very main thing that keeping on playing gambling more which, IMO, were bad especially when you're doing it without moderation. I agree that good stuff which you mentioned would keep us in it, the thing is that there were still bigger stuff than gambling, and quite more important that we forget 'cause we tend to focus more on playing because of the good stuff you mentioned. Anyway, contrary to my first statement if we would be able to moderate the playing time, expenses, and health related stuff whenever we gamble, I could say you're doing good in it.

The problem is that we cannot simply categorize people so simply as those who do not gamble excessively and those who do. The root problem of excessive gambling, just like excessive anything, is usually addiction. And addiction is unfairly encouraged by corporate powers through misleading advertising or manipulative practices.

All of that are already present, and I think every gambler should be aware of the good side and the bad side.
Now, it's up to us on how to handle ourselves, gambling responsibly and you'll enjoy the good side, or be irresponsible and you'll regret the outcome.

Precisely right. Don't spend your time if it's not working for you, the money that you spent can also be divert to other investment or other things to spare. If you see that you are not making any progress from doing your part then you should realize that this venue is not for you, work with other sources if you have money try to work with investment.

"Bet but don't gamble".
Try to reduce taking big risk as much as possible. If you wish to earn consistent profits from sport betting for example, learn how it work, practice with free/demo betting to gain the required skill to succeed in that space. If learning sport betting doesn't work for you, then don't bet ... If you must bet, bet with little amounts or what you can afford to lose. Don't gamble with your time, money, health etc..