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October 05, 2022, 12:40:38 AM
It is kinda hard to explain people that you like gambling as a hobby. Nearly all people see it as very bad habit and bad for your finances. But just like all things, if you can control yourself and play in limited time its very fun. I personally love slots for example. It feels fancy with visuals and sound effects. It makes me remember good old arcade machines. I set money I will spend on my mind so I can stop myself. That's how I explain.
In some circles gambling has a very bad reputation, something I find odd because I know people which spend way more money on their Starbucks coffee than the money I spend on gambling, and yet I am sure that if they got to know that I gamble they will think I am the one with a problem.

So this is something that we need to accept as it is impossible to change the perception people have of gambling in general, which is why I never tell anyone that I gamble as a hobby as you never know who could eventually hear that information and then it could have some negative consequences in your life.

People have different views and perceptions when it comes to gambling and things usually differ on how gamblers deal with it. For some people, gambling is just a source of entertainment. Some gamble when they need to have fun and enjoy after a stressful day while others gamble when they seek comfort whenever they feel exhausted. There are also people who are willing to spend huge amounts of money just to gamble because of a few things. Some of them have a huge hopes in it while others are being challenge to hit the jackpot prize. Gambling itself is really risky but it can only ruin lives when being abused.
Those who spend too much in gambling and who are willing to risk their earnings in gambling are usually those who are eager to win bigger gains which usually results in gambling addiction. These things usually happen when we lack self-control and self-discipline. Handling our emotions right is necessary for us to make the right decisions in gambling.
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October 04, 2022, 10:56:46 PM
It is kinda hard to explain people that you like gambling as a hobby. Nearly all people see it as very bad habit and bad for your finances. But just like all things, if you can control yourself and play in limited time its very fun. I personally love slots for example. It feels fancy with visuals and sound effects. It makes me remember good old arcade machines. I set money I will spend on my mind so I can stop myself. That's how I explain.
In some circles gambling has a very bad reputation, something I find odd because I know people which spend way more money on their Starbucks coffee than the money I spend on gambling, and yet I am sure that if they got to know that I gamble they will think I am the one with a problem.

So this is something that we need to accept as it is impossible to change the perception people have of gambling in general, which is why I never tell anyone that I gamble as a hobby as you never know who could eventually hear that information and then it could have some negative consequences in your life.
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October 03, 2022, 08:36:45 PM
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 need to explain anything to people.  I know what I am doing and explaining them about my personal activities seems off to me.  Besides, I do not have to prove myself to them since they don't bother proving their point of view towards me.  I just let them think whatever they think is right and just prove myself through actions since it speaks better that words.

It must not be written all over you as a gambler that this is what you do for a living or remain ever commited to because it can serve as a weak point to you later to be used as against you in some certain settings in life, i appreciate some diplomatic gamblers that are just unpredictable by others, what you do must not have full expression all over you, it is also wisdom to remain unpredictable to people when they don't know about your personal life, they stay aside from giving an attack regardless of means simply because you're unpredictable.
in every walk of life - play safe. .. try to follow the legal way so that if you are in trouble and you are right you can fight for your rights.
However in my country - people are not much scared of police and law enforcement agencies because they are taking bribe and helping people who are wrong.
BUt I would alway like to keep myself away from all the things which will put me in trouble.

We do all wish and hope for a peaceful living which it would really be just right that we would be finding up ways on how to make ourselves avoid on possible problems that might cause or might be experienced ahead.
There's no wrong on things that we do as long it is legal.There are just some people who do really just easy to judge on whatever things you are involving with specially with gambling.
They do really look that it wasnt really that right for someonen to get involved with but thats not how we should treat things up.Its our money and its our full rights
on what we would gonna do with it.
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October 03, 2022, 04:52:47 PM
It wouldn't do your reputation any good. I think it can do more damage than people can imagine. And I don't just mean the comments and esteemed students, I'm also talking about the management of the school. If they find out that a professor/teacher is gambling frequently, they also know that this takes a lot of time and that in turn can lead to problems with concentration and as a result of which one is no longer able to to function properly.

Now, now, we are creating an assumption that the person involved is neglecting his duty, definitely it will affect his reputation but if the person still do his duty as a teacher or as a professional deligently, I do not think it matters if the person has a gambling habit.

Even a person who isn't involved in gambling doing such thing as you stated can have their reputation affected because they already underperforming.


Maybe far fetched, but you could get a warning or in some cases even a dismissal. These are things that certainly happen in the business world, and not just among teachers. The track record of a teacher is of course also taken into account.

An employee that is not doing his duty will have warnings and eventually a dismissal if he doesn't change.  But I never seen any person who is involved in gambling but working perfectly fine being kicked out of a company.
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October 03, 2022, 04:44:18 PM
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 need to explain anything to people.  I know what I am doing and explaining them about my personal activities seems off to me.  Besides, I do not have to prove myself to them since they don't bother proving their point of view towards me.  I just let them think whatever they think is right and just prove myself through actions since it speaks better that words.

It must not be written all over you as a gambler that this is what you do for a living or remain ever commited to because it can serve as a weak point to you later to be used as against you in some certain settings in life, i appreciate some diplomatic gamblers that are just unpredictable by others, what you do must not have full expression all over you, it is also wisdom to remain unpredictable to people when they don't know about your personal life, they stay aside from giving an attack regardless of means simply because you're unpredictable.
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October 03, 2022, 03:43:34 PM
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.

You really have to be careful about who you tell in these scenarios and there is no need to tell any of your colleagues about such things. If you must share it then find some friends outside of work or make some by participating in a new activity. Sometimes people are religious and might look down on you (who cares) for taking part in gambling, but if they have a position of authority over you then it just makes it more awkward for the future. You don't need to share every little aspect of your life. It can also invite accusations later down the line, if some kind of theft goes on for example, they might use it as a (totally false) indicator that you could be part of it.
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October 03, 2022, 03:00:20 PM
It depends on their profession that's why they need to still take care of how they will manage their gambling activities and try to keep them secret. For teachers and school professors, I doubt gambling will ruined their reputation if they are responsible at their job.

But for jobs like policemen, soldiers, and related professions, they are not allowed to be seen gambling, at least here in the country.

Another one is politicians. Since the use of public funds is highly a sensitive issue, if a politician is caught gambling, that will create a big mess and negative impression that the public might be using for their own purpose.
Weird that most of the professions that you've mentioned are mostly the people I am seeing when I'm gambling on a casino and I even have some gambling friends who are soldiers, lawyers and politicians. They may not be allowed to gamble while on duty or on uniform however when they're out of work, they are allowed to do whatever they whether it's gambling or not.

I don't see any effects or changes on their image whether they gamble or not as long as it doesn't effect their work. They also have the same freedom as ours when they are not on duty.
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October 03, 2022, 03:44:29 AM
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 depends on the society you live in, there are places where people view gamblers as irresponsible people and would not approve that of a teacher who’s supposed to be a model for their kids at I recently read a book The Summons, where the town’s Judge disguises and sneaks into casinos in the early hours of the day when they are less customers and plays poker, sometimes even goes to other cities to avoid getting caught by the town people who revere him. The world is a judgmental place, there are institutions that have a ethos that prohibits their members from gambling activities.
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October 03, 2022, 02:26:43 AM
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 question will depend on which country you are from and if you are abiding by the law because of the gambling while you are a professional which I think has an effect on your reputation. But if not, it is legal and your purpose is for entertainment, why not? I have a lot of professors who gamble when after their class, but it won't affect their reputation because they gamble only after work or on weekends. There is nothing wrong with me if a professional will gamble as long as in a legal way and the amount that can afford.
At the end of work or duty in a day people do various activities to keep their mind fresh, some one likes to drink, smoke, gambling and various things. It doesn't  matter what the teacher or professors have done it is their personal interest. If they can do those things within control then it will never harm for the reputation.
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October 02, 2022, 07:34:49 PM
True, those professional will gamble secretly and will not announce to public that they are engage in gambling activities.  They will always prefer to keep their personal activities secret.  Once discovered by their colleague, they won't bother explaining because they know what they are doing is not affecting their jobs and other people.  Besides, there is no use explaining when a person already think that gambling is a bad behavior.  It will only triggers argument and may make the reputation of the professional guy uglier.

It depends on their profession that's why they need to still take care of how they will manage their gambling activities and try to keep them secret. For teachers and school professors, I doubt gambling will ruined their reputation if they are responsible at their job.

But for jobs like policemen, soldiers, and related professions, they are not allowed to be seen gambling, at least here in the country.

Another one is politicians. Since the use of public funds is highly a sensitive issue, if a politician is caught gambling, that will create a big mess and negative impression that the public might be using for their own purpose.
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October 02, 2022, 07:32:22 PM
True, those professional will gamble secretly and will not announce to public that they are engage in gambling activities.  They will always prefer to keep their personal activities secret.  Once discovered by their colleague, they won't bother explaining because they know what they are doing is not affecting their jobs and other people.  Besides, there is no use explaining when a person already think that gambling is a bad behavior.  It will only triggers argument and may make the reputation of the professional guy uglier.
Gambling isn't something needed to tell to anyone, except other gamblers.
People who don't like gambling, are very likely to judge gambling isn't a necessary thing or even a bad thing. They probably won't respond with an expected answer/friendly statement. Because of the high possibility of bad impacts from sharing it, it is better to keep a secret for our gambling activities. I also did it, since I feel more comfortable.

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October 02, 2022, 07:22:51 PM
Where I live it wouldn't be a big deal if a, let's say, a student saw me in a casino. Professional groups like teachers, doctors, or lawyers don't make a big deal out of it since it's legal. If they saw me in a brothel it would be pretty much the same. Maybe if they saw me in a brothel and I had a wife it would become an popular rumor, but they wouldn't fire me because of it.

In modern societies gambling is seen more like smoking. Many people don't smoke and don't like smokers but you don't fire people because they're heavy smokers.
Sure, you probably won't get fired, but the relationship with your students might be different after they see you.

They had an idea in their heads and then seeing you there, or smoking, etc, changes that perception.

I'm not saying it's necessarily a bad thing, but they will see you differently.
when I was in school, I still remember very well when I argued with my teacher who forbade us male students to smoke, while the teacher was also a heavy smoker lol

After all, the teacher is a role model for every student, when they do stupid things such being a gambler, smoker or others, the students who are with them will definitely underestimate the teacher because his reputation is already bad

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October 02, 2022, 07:06:04 PM
I think people who have dignity or a college degree will gamble in an isolated place in the sense that they will look at their surroundings before they gamble. but like everyone else they sometimes neglect reputation in order to be able to get entertainment in their spare time and this tends not to be a big problem for someone who has a good reputation in the community. I have met many people like this, even among them there are those who like to chat with their students at the same time they are playing gambling.

True, those professional will gamble secretly and will not announce to public that they are engage in gambling activities.  They will always prefer to keep their personal activities secret.  Once discovered by their colleague, they won't bother explaining because they know what they are doing is not affecting their jobs and other people.  Besides, there is no use explaining when a person already think that gambling is a bad behavior.  It will only triggers argument and may make the reputation of the professional guy uglier.
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October 02, 2022, 05:32:11 PM
I think people who have dignity or a college degree will gamble in an isolated place in the sense that they will look at their surroundings before they gamble. but like everyone else they sometimes neglect reputation in order to be able to get entertainment in their spare time and this tends not to be a big problem for someone who has a good reputation in the community. I have met many people like this, even among them there are those who like to chat with their students at the same time they are playing gambling.
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October 02, 2022, 04:56:11 PM

Mostly gamblers are also other vices and we cannot take that against them because it is always associated , also how could a literal gambler(meaning addicted) cans kip from those vices when it is given that they are there to gamble and risk everything even their reputations?

Sometimes people get so greedy for the money that they lose control on their minds. They get crazy for the wealth and money
I read in another forum that a woman almost killed a 4 year while she was busy gambling in shop. What a pity - people go crazy for the money
You could really able to see those extreme dumb decisions on what the hell these people been thinking and they are doing things unrealistically and even putting up someones life in danger
just for them to deal up with gambling which is totally crazy.
We do know that any sort of addiction could really turn out things make a mess if you arent that good on handling up yourself on such condition.
Addiction on any form or way would really be affecting things around or even your proper thinking on different situations or conditions.
Its not bad to gamble as long you do know on how to make yourself control and be sensible into your actions.
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October 02, 2022, 06:00:44 AM


True it depends on the culture where the people is living but obviously, a person being a profesional wouldn't care whatever other people thinks since they know themselves better than these gossip loving, judgemental people.  Professional people devote themselves on their profession than giving time to people that they know wasn't worth their attention.
That is correct too - it depend on culture too but no culture / society / person in the world would appreciated someone over drinking - someone over spending in gambling - someone being too frequent with adultery - someone gambling day and night and drinking all day. Would there be any culture in the world which would support all that what I mentioned above. I doubt that!
Mostly gamblers are also other vices and we cannot take that against them because it is always associated , also how could a literal gambler(meaning addicted) cans kip from those vices when it is given that they are there to gamble and risk everything even their reputations?
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September 30, 2022, 05:30:32 PM
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.

Lol, darkside is an overstatement I think  Grin.  Your statments make them looks like a criminal, would be better to say vices.  People loves gossip and intrigues especially those who have nothing to do in their life.  These degenerate people who often judge other people wanted to pull them down since they are too jealous of other people's achievement.


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 !

Those people just don't mind what other say to them since they know themselves much better than anyone else.  I think they are not camouflaging but rather just ignore these people and never try to lower themselves by entertaining these rumors and belief of other people towards them.

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 question will depend on which country you are from and if you are abiding by the law because of the gambling while you are a professional which I think has an effect on your reputation. But if not, it is legal and your purpose is for entertainment, why not? I have a lot of professors who gamble when after their class, but it won't affect their reputation because they gamble only after work or on weekends. There is nothing wrong with me if a professional will gamble as long as in a legal way and the amount that can afford.

True it depends on the culture where the people is living but obviously, a person being a profesional wouldn't care whatever other people thinks since they know themselves better than these gossip loving, judgemental people.  Professional people devote themselves on their profession than giving time to people that they know wasn't worth their attention.
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September 30, 2022, 05:25:08 PM
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 question will depend on which country you are from and if you are abiding by the law because of the gambling while you are a professional which I think has an effect on your reputation. But if not, it is legal and your purpose is for entertainment, why not? I have a lot of professors who gamble when after their class, but it won't affect their reputation because they gamble only after work or on weekends. There is nothing wrong with me if a professional will gamble as long as in a legal way and the amount that can afford.
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September 30, 2022, 05:18:31 PM
It wouldn't do your reputation any good. I think it can do more damage than people can imagine. And I don't just mean the comments and esteemed students, I'm also talking about the management of the school. If they find out that a professor/teacher is gambling frequently, they also know that this takes a lot of time and that in turn can lead to problems with concentration and as a result of which one is no longer able to to function properly. Maybe far fetched, but you could get a warning or in some cases even a dismissal. These are things that certainly happen in the business world, and not just among teachers. The track record of a teacher is of course also taken into account.
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September 30, 2022, 04:59:16 PM
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.
Gambling is no longer illegal these days, so expect that a lot of people even professionals will love to engage in gambling. And the fact that we are not compulsive gamblers, and we only gamble for fun, I guess that won’t ruin our reputation and won’t even cause negative influence on part of the students. The reason why we don’t need to explain to them and just ignore whatever they may be thinking.
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