Topic: Gambling and Reputation - page 9. (Read 4372 times)
Although gambling is legal here in our country that does not mean that you have to show people that you gamble, and here in our country it depends on the kind of gambling you are engaged in, you can bet in a lottery, and its ok as the majority are taking their chances to bet on the lottery, its acceptable, but when they hear or see you in cockpit arena or casinos people will have a bad impression of you, so if you're a professional and you want to gamble pick the gambling activity that you want to involve in and gambling activity that you need to hide.
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.
Depends on which country and what kind if culture you're into.
I am from a country that people view professional people as a professional being inside and outside of work. Especially for the select few professions like teacher and police officers. People would expect them not to go to any bar or casinos, otherwise it'll decrease their reputation.
But, that's an old practices and beliefs though. We are in a modern world where everyone has a freedom and just doing your job well. So, it don't matter to me , though there are like almost half of the population here who still live with old practices and beliefs.
I don’t think their is any way you can explain to people that you are a responsible gambler, most of them won’t want to listen to you, and I don’t think you should start telling everybody your story that you are a responsible gambler, the best thing you can do is just to leave them Anything anybody says about you, just over look it and move one, nobody is a saint in this life. In my country if people notice that you are a gambler they believe you are no more responsible, which is very wrong, I don’t see anything wrong in gambling, the only thing I can say is bad is been addicted to gambling, but if you are not addicted then I don’t see anything wrong in gambling but people won’t want to listen.
In my estimation, you only owe people explanation when you gamble so much that it affects your daily functioning or how you live your life. That is you run into debts or you can't go a day without gambling or thinking about it. Gambling for entertainment is totally fine. You are not into it and it harms no one. You are just there to have fun, blow off steam and leave. Nothing damaging to one's reputation there.
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.
For some communities, this has nothing to do with respect or anything else, it's just simply a game like a sport or just a hobby. But in the other community where people don't practice this thing, you are not a good person for them because a gambling addict usually became a thief or not, a beggar who will look for anything he could, to finance his addiction and this is something you don't understand unless you see an actual person who is seriously addicted. I once see a person who was so addicted that he climbs his friend's fence just to ask for some money to be able to play again and this happened at 2 AM in the morning when everyone is asleep. His friend shouted at him angrily for doing such a thing and I woke up because of that and relate this story to you guys. I cannot believe that I'm saying this here but obviously no matter what profession that dude has, he just loses some respect from his friend.
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 just like Bitcoin, where it is open to anyone or everyone who wants to try it whether you are rich or poor, whether you are a professional or not, whether you are a businessman or not.
Now if you are a professional and gambling is just a hobby for you, and it does not destroy your personality or affect your profession and you know how to handle it and you have control over your limit, I think there is no problem with that, as long as they see that they see no negative impact on your personality and profession.
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 equally not a sin, but that's when you gamble responsibly with common sense, and not putting either your life, that of your family members, or finance at risk. So if I were in this shoe of being a lawyer or teacher in a reputable university who gambles for fun/entertainment, I won't ignore what people say, but I will try to make anyone who ever approaches me know why I gamble, and explain that it's just for fun, and keep mute to whoever has decided to gossip from a distance, because this life is actually not two my friend, to keep worrying about what people think or say about you in this world.
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 he/she is someone playing for fun then I don't think it is anybody's business. If he/she is a gambling addict then this is another story. An addict will play these games excessively and lose everything he/she does in the end. His car, house, marriage (if he has one), his retirement funds... A person like that can't teach the children anything meaningful because his mind always be at the casino and won't be able to focus on the subject which he was teaching.
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 think that this depends on the environment. If you are in the right environment and people didn't care so much about that. I think that the culture in any environment was also affecing how others are seeing you after they known if you are a gambler. This is what i know from what i have been watching before. You can abandon them but they may also try to hurt you. We must choose the right environment to live with. 
I will hide my gambling activities as best I can, because gambling in the country where I live is strictly prohibited and is always viewed negatively by society. But if anyone knows I love to gamble and there is solid evidence that it is widespread, there is no choice but to ignore it.
and most importantly I explained to the people closest to me especially my family that I bet only for fun and also only use the money I can afford to lose, and as long as gambling doesn't ruin my life, I think there is no problem. And it would be a problem or shame if my life was ruined by gambling or addiction, and once everyone knows and until the news is gone, I will also be more careful and also more stealthy when gambling again.
and not because I was embarrassed or had my reputation tarnished by being caught gambling, but because I was more concerned with the reputation of my family than my own. Because my family is a good family, and also religious that I have to take good care of.
and most importantly I explained to the people closest to me especially my family that I bet only for fun and also only use the money I can afford to lose, and as long as gambling doesn't ruin my life, I think there is no problem. And it would be a problem or shame if my life was ruined by gambling or addiction, and once everyone knows and until the news is gone, I will also be more careful and also more stealthy when gambling again.
and not because I was embarrassed or had my reputation tarnished by being caught gambling, but because I was more concerned with the reputation of my family than my own. Because my family is a good family, and also religious that I have to take good care of.
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 bet in a rational and controlled manner, no, it does not damage your reputation. In the case of playing poker I would say it is the opposite because it has a kind of aura. If they find out that you are a regular winning poker player they will probably be interested in 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.
Privacy is important.
Every person has many different aspects to them, and each person can decide what to show to different people.
For example, you will behave in one way with your family and in a different way with your employees, customers, or boss.
The students in this case shouldn't know your private life, which includes gambling.
That way you don't have to explain it to anyone other than yourself.
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 in my place, gambling was allowed, maybe it would be okay and not damage my reputation because they could see me gambling with my friends.In addition, I will explain to them that I play gambling only for entertainment and maybe I will invite them to play with me.
It will make them see that in gambling, we play just to have fun with friends and end it as soon as we get that fun.
I think they can take it well if we can give the reason we play gambling because maybe they do the same with us.
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 do I have to care for what people have to say?because people care for their reputation
as for me i also don't. it is however our family that will hear something from other people. especially when you live in a small town where everybody knows each other. people will says something no matter what. even when you just smoke a cigarette in your backyard, they find faults. we're in 2022 anyway, just do it online.
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 do I have to care for what people have to say? If it doesnt affect my job performance and i'm not breaking any rules related to my work then I dont think there's a need to explain myself to other people just because I gamble. As long as i'm not an addicted gambler and does not influence the people around me negatively then I dont think it's a problem. We have our own way to entertain ourselves, gambling is not different, just make sure that you have self control and playing in moderation. 
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.
Whatever view society sees about me is their cup of tea, they have theirs and I have mine to live and as long as I do my job without compromising a single second with betting, I don't think they have every right to judge my betting life. Some people don't value gamblers, either you do it for fun or for other reasons, they will always see it as bad but as long as you know when to play, you don't have any reason to convince any person into believing you aren't addicted but to be sincere, if you do it during work time, that is really bad of you, it shows you are not a professional who values other peoples time and that will make you lose customers.
I think it all depends on what type of person you are as well as what type of people you’re around. If you’re a good, professional person who treats people well, has a good home life or takes care of their family, I don’t think people will judge you either way unless there’s something wrong with them that makes them judgmental towards you despite having never given them any reason to do so.
When people become judgemental to you that means they've already known you or just judged you physically. When they've not known you, people ask what you do in life, and you become important and have high respect for knowing what your profession is.
They will not mind it if you are gambling when you still have success but once you lose success, lose your car, lose your family that's when you get to be judged terribly.
I think it all depends on what type of person you are as well as what type of people you’re around. If you’re a good, professional person who treats people well, has a good home life or takes care of their family, I don’t think people will judge you either way unless there’s something wrong with them that makes them judgmental towards you despite having never given them any reason to do so.
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 will depend on in what area you are, how your environment around you, and how the culture and beliefs in your area about gambling.If this is in my area, yes, even if I am a very good person, with a good salary, job, and also position, when people know me as gambling (whatever the reason), this will really make other people point of views in me chaning. They will think negatively about the gamblers whatever the reasons.
Because gambling is very restricted in my country and moreover in my religion. This is fact in my area.
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 really care for what other people will say. I will just continue my own interest and will disregard what they say.
But sometimes, there are professions that really prohibit gambling, and no choice but to comply there.
I don't know in other countries but here in our country, policemen for example are not allowed to do gambling. They will be kicked out of the service if these policemen caught doing gambling even in off-duty or not in uniform.
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