Topic: Don't Gamble with the intension of having fun but to make money - page 3. (Read 451 times)

Correct, the very definition of gambling at least for me is putting a bet on the unknown, like in sports betting. And with that, there are a big chances that you will not win so it's hard to consider gambling as source of money. And even those pro in the poker tournament, it's not a guarantee that they will win and bring home some money.

So don't think that it will like a job or something because it will really be tough for you if you consider gambling that way.

And we can enjoy even if we lose some money. We have seen threads discussing about it so maybe it could still be a source of fun and enjoyment for some.

Exactly when you stake some money doesn't mean that you are not gambling for fun, I wonder why some people think that it is only when there is no money involved that you are gambling for entertainment, but still entertaining someone is very expensive and at that, everyone pays to get entertained at some point, concert, clubs house or other entertainment centers all get paid, so gambling also should be viewed as so too because you need to pay for the games you engage in and play for the fun, your skills in the game is what then give you the prize you see as winnings.

I think what he just trying to express on his example despite wrong is just both investment and gambling involves risk. If you buy goods for investment purposes then you have a risk to lose your money in case that your goods didn’t sold at profit price which same on gambling if you bet at 50-50 chance game.

The only twisted on this thread is the OP trying to imply that people should gamble like it was an investment which means you will be committed to earn profit or chase your losses in the long run.

Sorry but your opinion seems to be different from what the op (the post you quoted) is saying, your comment seems to be centered around bankroll management, while the op is talking about not treating gambling as a funfair, or means of having fun as believed it should be treated by alot of other gamblers.

Well, this two are different just incase I understand you correctly, and as a matter of facts, decreasing or increasing one's bet amount based on how big or small one's bankroll is does not directly opens any door to being a successful gambler, this tactics or method only helps a gambler better manage their bankroll.
Achieveing fianancial success from gambling is hard, very rare and only the lucky ones can boost of this.

Gambling cannot be categorized as buying and selling, they are very different from each other, you buy goods and sell for profit but when you gamble you are risking your money, you don't know if you can win or lose. Why most people that gambles responsibly sees it as fun is because they don't want to take it very serious, considering that loses occures more than wins. If you see gambling as a place to make money it can lead to addiction because you will be continually chasing loses to recover and make profits, it might not happen as you planned. Seeing gambling as fun makes you not to have high expectations about winning and it is the best mindset to engage in gambling activities.

It seems you read the wrong definition of gambling somewhere on the web. I’m not sure why someone will consider gambling as source of money while casino house edge on all of their games meaning you have higher chance of losing against casino in the long run so how can you make money.

Yes, if you get lucky you can earn money but there’s no assurance that you will keep winning especially that your goal is to make money.

You will read lots of this same testimony as yours from gambling addiction interviews because that’s how they started to become an addict.

Definitely, your own money must  be your  major concern at any gambling. If you don't pay attention on your pockets you ^{highly likely} lose at the end. It is very important to follow the trajectory of your bankroll during the course of gambling setting the price for the next attempt according to the slope of the curve. At positive slope the price may be increased    while at the negative slope it must be decreased. Such tactics opens the door to success in gambling.

Gambling is definitely played for fun, because if you enter gambling to earn money, then you will definitely face addiction. Because here the greed of money is shown the most, so those who fall for the greed of money will definitely face losses at that time. However, you can say that in gambling, money should be gambled very responsibly, whenever you enter gambling, if you immediately profit the first time, then you will definitely enter gambling a second time and indulge in betting.
 In this way, if the beginning is good for you, then in the end you will definitely lose your money. There will come a time when you will become busy to recover your lost money and will indulge in more betting and you will keep losing your money, as a result you will face addiction in this way. Therefore, gambling should be taken as a matter of fun, not a matter of income.



I have seen many people who have entered gambling for financial income, but they have been deprived of their families at the last moment, because at the last moment they have faced huge debts and have suffered huge financial losses. In reality, it is normal to make profits in business and although there are losses, they are small. But in gambling, you can never stop yourself, so your mind will rush to enter gambling again and again.
 Therefore, if you enter gambling, you must be careful and stay away from the signs of addiction, but according to your information, the person who enters gambling will definitely face addiction.

You as a gambler is not investing on gambling to assume you are a business man or an investor on gambling.
Okay, think this... If you think you can not derive fun from gambling just because your wagers are of your hard earns, what would you say about the aspect of the expenses on beers and the other leisure expenditures? Do you make profits out of them or still just as fun?

Well I will assume to get your point a bit which is where I would always say that I don really find fund on the online casinos but of the physical casinos where I can physically connect with people and have lot of gambling discussions of good and bad times experiences. Especially in sport bets while online could be bored. Though at times we might need some cool private times which we would not want to be distracted by anyone, so the rhythm os silent ness is also a good one to have such good gambling times.

In summary: You find fun gambling when you are gambling responsibly that you won't go mad of your long term losses.

Mate no one should be thinking that gambling is a proper investment opportunity. Unless you will be investing in a casino or building one for your own, it is not really an investment. The risks are too high and the chances of winning are too unstable for it to be considered as anything as something I just like to do for fun. If you gamble and expect that you will get 100% return then that might be a bit tad optimistic. If you get lucky, it will not be recreated again and again. Which is why it is a lot safer to just say that we should gamble for fun and remove the pressure from ourselves.

I prefer gambling for entertainment because it's safer gambling not to make money. Some new gamblers think it's easy to make wealth through gamble and they begin gambling but after a while they realize it's not easy to win and make wealth through gamble.
Gamble is not ant form of business or investment tats why we shouldn't expect any return (profit) from it. A gambler should be careful while gambling, wen though you are not gambling to make profits you should be careful so you do not lose more than what you should risk.

It is not even most gamblers do not make money over long term. It is most gamblers are losing in gambling over long term which is the right sentence to use for it. Most people that got addicted got addicted because they wanted to earn from gambling. There strategy will fail and they will look for another one and so on and they will continue to lose. Most among them will lose and later know that they should change and they will start gambling with small amount of money but around 20% of them will not change and get addicted. This is based on researches.

From my personal opinion I disagree with your statement.
If you consider gambling as an investment, it is clearly not an investment. Investment is something that is done in the long term or short term and you fully control your assets. While gambling is fully managed by the casino owner and you only come to pay to find pleasure.
Don't think of all of that as the same because it is all very different. If you really want to invest, everyone will prefer to buy BTC and hold it in the long term and the assets are fully controlled by ourselves.

Gambling = luck, and we must consider it just an entertainment by trying our luck in small amounts

Sorry but I will have to completely disagree with you, this type of mindset is what lead many people into gambling with money they should have used for something more important. Business is not the same thing as gambling, for in business, you invest in goods and have a good level of guarantee that you will get something back plus profit, where as in gambling, there is no such guarantee.

I can categorically tell you that some people will prefer to spend their money on movies because, in movies, they have guarantee of watching the movie they paid for and enjoying it, but in gambling, there is no guarantee that you will get any monatery reward back in return except having fun and enjoying the game.

So, it's better to gamble with the sole desire of having fun, enjoying the game for this is the only guarantee a gambler has in gambling, anything else, like making money from gambling is under probability, no guarantee, so better not to put your mind on it if you don't want disappointments.

The position of a person in poverty, sorry OP, is not an attack. Your incorrect thinking that gambling is not entertainment tells us that you do not allow any holidays in your life, places where you can and should spend some money. Gambling always tickles your nerves; for many, it is fun to pull luck by the tail and check how much it responds to us. People need to be distracted from the daily hustle and bustle, from the routine and regular thoughts about making money. As long as you think only about financial gain, your life will be very gray. Have you heard the expression that people need to have "bread and circuses?"  The second is entertainment, an activity where you can sometimes allow yourself just to throw away some money.

This is some kind of provocative post. Everyone understands that investing in random processes should not be seriously considered. And even more so, rely on chance to make money. No, this does not exclude the desire to make money from gambling. But it cannot be considered as a business for a gambler. This is a business for casinos. For the player, this is entertainment with a chance of profit.

Generally, everyone finds their own interest in gambling. There is no pattern. Any reason for this: excitement, money, entertainment, escape from problems, rest, etc. It can be either a single incentive for a gambler, or simultaneously combined for him in various combinations.

Buddy you should understand that gambling is not an investment, it is just an uncertain event that you put in your money having the expectation of wining though the truth is that many gamblers expectations once they place a bets or gamble in casinos is to win but the thing is since gambling is an uncertain even whose outcome is not predetermined, we have to gamble with caution, since we know that wining is not assured in gambling, it will be very good if we gamble with what we can afford to lose knowing fully well that we are dealing with something that it's returns is not assured like  that of investment, buddy the fact is that people still win big in gambling with smaller or big stake but the truth is that such persons was never sure of wining very big but there luck shined.

As for gambling for fun, I think everybody mindset is not the same, sometime ago I thought of this gambling for fun of a thing, i even argue that such doesn't exist but if you actually trace the history of gambling and where it started i think there are people who actually does that but they are not many, the percentage is very small, majority of gamblers gambles with the mindset of making money but gambling being like investment is what I don't concur to.

You need to differentiate between "investment" and "gambling". When you gamble, you are simply risking your money there in the hope that you will win from your game. But you have to understand that here you are playing against the house edge where your chances of winning are not that high. So it is not "investment" as you say, it is basically gambling and there is no guarantee that you can win here. If you feel that your hard earned money should come back to you more than what you gambled, then gambling is not for you and you need to change that mindset.

It seems like you didn’t really think this through before you created your post - gambling for fun is used so as to help gamblers remain ij check, the moment you go astray and start chasing for passive income via gambling that moment you’ve put your whole financial life at risk - since you’ll most likely increase the amount you spend on gambling.

Gambling for fun doesn’t take the chase if you winning away from you - like I said it only just keeps you in check.


Gambling is not an investment - I saw above someone sharing the link with you about what an investment is; you might wanna go through it and see the difference between what an actual investment is and what gambling is.

I'm not sure about this statement, i mean, a poker tournament can be fun and money if the consequence if you get to the end same with sport bets where you will enjoy a match more if money is involved. To see your favorite team win feels good, but win money while they win feels better.

So, gambling can be done for fun and not always for money, if you are chasing the money then go with a high multiplier and go all in, if your bet is lucky then just walk away with the profit.