Almost anything in moderation and in one's own personal life shouldn't really impact others. A problem gambler like anything though is a different story.
But in the description given, that's just a nothing burger.
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You're a professional like a lawyer or a teacher in a respected university, will it harm your reputation if people around you or your students discover that you are into gambling, you're not really a compulsive gambler but gamble for entertainment, how will you explain this to people around you or will you explain to protect your reputation or just ignore them.
It can affect your career only if you tell them that you are into gambling and if you are being greedy in gambling, probably you can lose a lot of money here. Well, public workers are not allowed to gamble so once they caught probably they can lose job and face another case from the government. We should be the image of our students and followers, don’t make any action that can ruin their trust to us and I think that is more important than gambling. 
You're a professional like a lawyer or a teacher in a respected university, will it harm your reputation if people around you or your students discover that you are into gambling, you're not really a compulsive gambler but gamble for entertainment, how will you explain this to people around you or will you explain to protect your reputation or just ignore them.
Why should you explain your gambling habit to others? Regardless if you are working in any field, you shouldn't pay attention to what others will think of you just because you do gambling as long as you are still responsible in your everyday life.
I know there might be conflicts between gambling and work-related but who are they to bother with our own life?
My life, my rules. As long as I don't involve others in my gambling activity, everything is fine.
You're a professional like a lawyer or a teacher in a respected university, will it harm your reputation if people around you or your students discover that you are into gambling, you're not really a compulsive gambler but gamble for entertainment, how will you explain this to people around you or will you explain to protect your reputation or just ignore them.
It's probably not something you want to advertise if you're in one of those professions, but there is a big difference between the two you just offered as examples. Lawyers might work in relatively small and sometimes isolated scenarios, where they might just be in touch with a few other colleagues of similar stature and lots of admin staff doing lower level jobs. If it is done simply for fun, then nobody will care although it may just be a hobby to keep private anyway. If you're a teacher you might be in more of an unstable and vulnerable position, it could be used by students or even other staff members to cause problems for you, again there is little reason to be sharing such details because it will not help you in any way.
As far as I'm concerned, gambling has nothing to do with your reputation individually thou, religiously it affect your reputation since majority of religious practice prohibited it. If you are doing it for fun then, there's nothing to conceal about it. Explain to them how entertain it is and make it clear. Remember that the moment you start hiding the truth from them and they eventually discover it your reputation is lost already.
I'd say it was for fun, and just passing time. but for me, I think it will not hurt if anyone would see you going outside a casino, and if you are adult enough to do things your way then there is nothing to worry about I think it is surely based on a person if you are conscious enough about your reputation I think it will not hurt your reputation that much, as long as you are not doing bad things to people then there is nothing to be afraid of,
I say if you are mostly worried about your reputation then do not gamble at all, you don't have to explain anything just because you are playing gambling, but for me, because you are worried about anything that people will be misguided by you just playing gambling I think there is an option where you can play gambling online and you can also play anonymously so your identity and reputation will be safe,
I say if you are mostly worried about your reputation then do not gamble at all, you don't have to explain anything just because you are playing gambling, but for me, because you are worried about anything that people will be misguided by you just playing gambling I think there is an option where you can play gambling online and you can also play anonymously so your identity and reputation will be safe,
You're a professional like a lawyer or a teacher in a respected university, will it harm your reputation if people around you or your students discover that you are into gambling, you're not really a compulsive gambler but gamble for entertainment, how will you explain this to people around you or will you explain to protect your reputation or just ignore them.
As long as you are a professional and your students know that you can teach very well,even the school authority will not say anything since you don't leave your work to gamble,you gamble at your own leisure time. Even if you are a lawyer and you are good in it,you will even get more client. These days what matters to people is what you can offer or what value are you adding in your office or working place.I have a friend he is a teacher and he loves gambling on sportbet,, his Headmistress and colleagues knew he gambles because all the time he needs money, they didn't send him away instead they called him and adviced him on gambling but he didn't stop. Nothing could be done because he is a professional teacher,the only thing they did was to withdraw anything about finance from his possession.
So If the disturbances is much,you just ignore them and continue with your profession. Anyway it all depends if gambling is illegal in your country.
In such situation I'll find way to keep it as a secret. If it is known by the students or the coworkers I won't take it serious. Because I know I have the control and never ruin life out of it. Another thing gambling have turned to be very common in my country, and my gambling activity isn't gonna affect my reputation as my skills on teaching and my relationship with the students is valued against my personal interests and activities involved.
You're a professional like a lawyer or a teacher in a respected university, will it harm your reputation if people around you or your students discover that you are into gambling, you're not really a compulsive gambler but gamble for entertainment, how will you explain this to people around you or will you explain to protect your reputation or just ignore them.
if people around you or your students talk about you playing gambling and as long as it doesn't hurt your reputation, let it be. but if they talk about you and drop you just because you play gambling, maybe you need to tell the reason you are gambling slowly and in detail so that they understand that you are playing gambling just for entertainment and to fill your spare time.but if that happened to me i'd probably stay silent as long as they didn't affect my work.
I personally wouldn't care at all. It would even be better for me to let them know about the nature of my hobby and let them understand that if done properly, it won''t affect anything regarding my finances and life. Sometimes people need education in order to understand the things that they don't know about. It's a lot easier to do that rather than be judged based on what they do. It might even promote updstanding citizens if they checked all sides of the before before casting their judgment on someone.
You're a professional like a lawyer or a teacher in a respected university, will it harm your reputation if people around you or your students discover that you are into gambling, you're not really a compulsive gambler but gamble for entertainment, how will you explain this to people around you or will you explain to protect your reputation or just ignore them.
I don’t think my students deserve my explanation. There’s no wrong in gambling as long as it’s not affecting my job and I’m not crossing lines like teaching gambling to my students. Gambling is widely known to make people entertained, and I think I’m not gambling for profits but purely for fun so there’s no reason that it will be a big issue against me. If there is any, just ignore them, I don’t have to get affected on it. 
You're a professional like a lawyer or a teacher in a respected university, will it harm your reputation if people around you or your students discover that you are into gambling, you're not really a compulsive gambler but gamble for entertainment, how will you explain this to people around you or will you explain to protect your reputation or just ignore them.
I don't think that their opinions matter whether you're gambling or not as long as your gambling activities do not affect your professional career. However, there are instances, especially for teachers where some schools require them not to be involved in any gambling-related institution which one must follow. Other than that, I don't think that their opinion matter as well as you don't need to explain your self to anyone about your gambling activities. 
You're a professional like a lawyer or a teacher in a respected university, will it harm your reputation if people around you or your students discover that you are into gambling
There's nothing bad if they know you're into gambling but it's immaturity to show or display it all over you that you gamble, then it also depends onbthe settings you find yourself, if you sense mentioning that you're into gambling can look off amidst your cliques or in a professional settings, then no need of causing nuisance by the mention of gambling, they take that as a ground to distrust you in anything that has to do with handling finances and thaay brings down your reputation, it's very important to study the environment at first and to have caution to every words been uttered from the mouth.
you're not really a compulsive gambler but gamble for entertainment, how will you explain this to people around you or will you explain to protect your reputation or just ignore them.
If you're desciplined enough, you will know how and when to maintain self-control that won't jeopardize your integrity amidst people.
You're a professional like a lawyer or a teacher in a respected university, will it harm your reputation if people around you or your students discover that you are into gambling, you're not really a compulsive gambler but gamble for entertainment, how will you explain this to people around you or will you explain to protect your reputation or just ignore them.
this depends on where the gambler is, if in my country of course social law applies because gambling is something that is still prohibited by the government and is also taboo herethen every gambler (no matter if he is a lecturer, lawyer or even a religious leader) will be immediately labeled as someone who is useless and also a criminal when people find out about his gambling activities and can be immediately fired from where he works
We are in 21st-century bro, no one cares about you as long as you do your work right and don't allow four gambling activities to affect your job. I don't think there is any we're in your terms and conditions in your employment letter where it is stated that you can not partake in such activities and if that be the case you will have to face a panel if you are discovered to be a gambler.
100% true! By and large, no one cares at all - it only matters how you are able to do your job. If you do it well, then you are appreciated and you have a good reputation, if you do it badly, then you have a bad reputation. And it doesn't matter whether you like gambling or not, whether you believe in fictional creatures (religion) or not, etc.
Recently, various activists have been trying to mix personal life and professional aspects, but in adequate communities the situation remains the same.
As times are changing, people are also changing their perspectives in life.
However, much better if you keep it to yourself if you are a regular gambler.
If you are a professional, some people are looking up to you and they may see it as negative especially if they don't know why you are into gambling.
But if you are just betting in few occasions only like if you bet if your favorite boxer has his fight or your football team is in the arena.
I believe it is fine but in my opinion, it is still in your best interest to keep your gambling activities private even if it doesn't affect your real job.
It actually depends on character of the person and where he lives, but the majority of them will cover up any activity including gambling for their reputation. I have acquaintances with some people teachers profession, some of whom teach from elementary school level to advanced level, in fact all of these people have a dark side, gambling etc. But they can manage lives in order to maintain a reputation, even they are very good at camouflaging. For those who work as lawyers, to be honest I haven't found the dark side, maybe they are also good at camouflaging. Most importantly they can work with professional !
We are in 21st-century bro, no one cares about you as long as you do your work right and don't allow four gambling activities to affect your job. I don't think there is any we're in your terms and conditions in your employment letter where it is stated that you can not partake in such activities and if that be the case you will have to face a panel if you are discovered to be a gambler.
100% true! By and large, no one cares at all - it only matters how you are able to do your job. If you do it well, then you are appreciated and you have a good reputation, if you do it badly, then you have a bad reputation. And it doesn't matter whether you like gambling or not, whether you believe in fictional creatures (religion) or not, etc.
Recently, various activists have been trying to mix personal life and professional aspects, but in adequate communities the situation remains the same.
There are famous basketball player and other golfers who had dip into gambling addiction but that doesn't really ruined their reputation. It should be the same thing with lawyers if his gambling activity doesn't obstruct his profession, it should just be fine.
Basketball players, golfers and other players are not the same as teachers, the field are very different. What if teachers to be gambling is against the law of the school? But if not, you are not also wrong, anyone can decide to gamble or not as long that gambling is not illegal in that country. What should make someone not to gamble is if gambling is not legal in the country or if the organization you are working for against it. But to be sincere, I have not seen any company before that has it in law or rule that their worker should not gamble, that should remain to individual's personality. 
Its ok to be a gambler for those who are consistently profitable. Or for social gamblers who enjoy it recreationally without wagering or losing significant amounts of wealth.
Gambling is mainly shameful for those who bet and lose more than they can afford, consistently.
The personality type most likely to become addicted to gambling. Probably isn't the most successful in life anyway. No matter what their circumstances are. They don't necessarily need gambling for their reputation to suffer.
Gambling is mainly shameful for those who bet and lose more than they can afford, consistently.
The personality type most likely to become addicted to gambling. Probably isn't the most successful in life anyway. No matter what their circumstances are. They don't necessarily need gambling for their reputation to suffer.
You're a professional like a lawyer or a teacher in a respected university, will it harm your reputation if people around you or your students discover that you are into gambling, you're not really a compulsive gambler but gamble for entertainment, how will you explain this to people around you or will you explain to protect your reputation or just ignore them.
Even if I'm an compulsive gambler, it won't hurt my reputation. After all, when we talk about the reputation of a lawyer or a teacher, we mean professional qualities, right? If a person is good in one area of professional activity, but has problems in a completely different area, this should not concern us. Of course, if these areas of activity do not intersect, since a psychologist who has a gambling (or other) addiction, of course, will be under suspicion of incompetence.
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