Topic: Gambling for fun and not a way of making money - page 7. (Read 1566 times)

Nice write up bro, but why should you risk a lot in what does not have a definite ROI, gambling isn't an investment and should not be seen as one, the misconception of the rational intent of gaming is what lures people into addiction.
Money must be made by man, but not through gambling, some days luck might smile on you, but its more thrilling when you don't expect anything from it.

Gamblers should learn to honest with themselves, if you observe that you attach much emotions in it, and it makes you spend more, you simply quit as its not for you. You can do other things for fun, perhaps things you've more control over. Different things work for different people, and if gambling is destroying you, I think its right to save yourself first.

If every gambler thought like this then I'm sure they would be more responsible for playing several bets every week and we are used to spending small amounts of money without thinking about returns. But the problem is that gamblers don't think like that because they think they will benefit from winning and even though they consciously know that gambling is always closest to luck. Just a few views and not trying to blame or say gambling just has to be done responsibly, but I take more pleasure in seeing gambling activities.

I prefer this kind of gambling and spend a little money for fun, not to chase winnings every time I want to gamble. So that whatever happens psychologically we are not too disturbed and if people can make a portion like this in gambling then I am sure they will be much more responsible in the gambling they play.

The ideal would be to see the game in that way just for fun, and for the money to come if it has to come, that's the ideal thing, only because there are people, or there are people who when we are in the game sometimes we don't worry about these things , because of the emotions and we can say that sometimes the emotions cannot be controlled and you can lose money there and if you lose money it is not healthy, things have to have a balance, you cannot think that things are just losing the I give it and that's it, because if we lose it to recover it is the most difficult thing, you have to do a lot of things, I see the game as a very delicate activity, many times I have said that the best thing is to control our money before losing, and that means To say that the money is little, because very few people are short of money, I am talking about about 10-20usd which is not much, so depending on the capacity of each person, well that amount varies.

Some think that controlling emotions means controlling everything, and that is not the case, emotions are the most difficult thing for humans to control and it is something that I do not recommend doing, therefore it is easier if we control the money we have. dedicated to the game because there it does enter the level of fun, the emotions that are reflected do not matter, but as long as the money is repeated willing to play and lose, if you lose what you should do is withdraw, not insist with more money or anything, because what will it do is lose, if that is fulfilled there if the expectations of fun are fulfilled and also opens the expectations of being able to win some money if you are lucky, I see it like this, what happens is that Each person has their own way of seeing the game and seeing how they can make their strategy, but it is preferable to control money as it is easier than controlling emotions.

Gambling can be made into a fun place if basically you come with the right and recommended understanding and approach, and if not or what you mean is that you gamble with the intention of earning then honestly I can't guarantee, because fun or entertainment will turn into tension as well. with some pressure due to the results at the end of the session which will not always be what you want, or what this means is that it is very possible that you want to win but what happens is that you lose and clearly that is a situation that disappoints or even makes you frustrated. So the idea of gambling with the aim of changing fate to become rich instantly is a ridiculous and too careless statement. However, gambling is more recommended to be used as a place to have fun by enjoying some of the sensations that you get, and one of the reasons why gambling should not be used as a place of income is because there is absolutely no certainty that can guarantee that you will actually get it. always produces results and what happens is the opposite, where you end up suffering a lot of defeat, therefore, as you suggest, we must always apply caution and vigilance along with maintaining awareness.

Imho it depends from a situation and from luck. Gambling can be a way to make money. I can compare gambling to going to cinema to watch a movie. Cinemas are not only a kind of entertainment, but while watching a movie a person might learn something. Same is with gambling, it is not only for entertainment, but you can also learn from it, in some cases even earn from it. It depends from what you search in it. Right now I can go to casino, make a bet with a high probability of a win, lets say 1.02 for example. If I walk out with more money than I had, cant it be called making money then?

Actually what I know about this is that gambling as a means of survival is totally wrong to me, because that's the beginning step a man takes, that leads to addiction, it's actually true that if you remove the monetary aspect of gambling, like you wouldn't make a dime from it if you get it right, will definitely stop people from gambling because at the end of the day, we just have to tell ourselves the truth, that it's all about the money.

So the issue here is that most people including gambling addict sees it as a means of income which is wrong, as a sane individual, you should only gambles with what you can afford to lose, so that after trying your luck by gambling, if it doesn't goes your way, it wouldn't get to you psychologically. So that's the essence of gambling with what you can afford to lose.

We all have one plan with gambling, to make money, the hardship to get lucky in gambling is why people turn to getting fun out of gambling while risking some money that they can afford to lose, they have seen that it's almost impossible to make big money from gambling just because you feel like it.

Those who are screaming fun have no other choice, this is the only way to stay as a gambler or quit if they like, you don't have to be confused that gambling will get you rich, try it yourself I bet you will have some stories to share, there is no winner in this gambling space that have no bad story to share, it's all about experience.

The weak minded people will possibly rely on gambling at first, little did they know that gambling isn't a way to make money, it's unreliable and deceitful if you give it room, deceitful in terms of how you view what gambling is all about, you can easily lie to yourself, thinking you've finally find a way, to win over your poverty, but you aren't smart to know that millions of people are here before you, why aren't they rich yet?

It's all about the money, but the harder it is to make money from gambling is why many turn to softy with gambling, calling it a space to have some fun, I mean, what's there than to have some fun and risking few dollars? It's not as if we will keep winning, we just need to protect how much we risking.

Surprised here. Any source? Or just your thoughts? How can you say that's the real score?

Do you mean those people you are referring to is doing gambling just to meet other people? Have fund together? Build a network?

This is the first time I heard those as a reason why people gamble for fun and money is just a bonus.

Gambling for fun is just like gambling without expecting anything in return and this is not the mindset of a core gambler, a hard gambler believes in returns in a every gambling move he makes and the major aim for gambling is profit, most times I don't regard gamblers as fan of any club and I have a reason for that, most gamblers don't care if their favourite teams exist most time they even bet against their teams or avoid the team totally because of their money mindset, I assume that someone who gambles for fun is not a real gambler and such person stake will not be much because I believe that someone cannot use a large sum of money to gamble and still regard it as fun.

The money is just a bonus, it's not the main achievement for people to gamble.

In land based casino, people like to gamble because they can meet other people, build a network and having fun together, so they treat the money they spent are for investment. I say it's investment because there's a chance the other gambler might hire you or working together with you.

While in online casino, it's more for fun, build a network is really hard and most of them aren't interested too.

Yes gambling is fun but there is a possibility to earn money or get rich fast that's why people are interested in gambling besides having fun then what is the harm if you win something big by luck. But no matter how easy we think gambling is, gambling is not that simple.  For this the gambler must have fun as his main objective. otherwise gambling will have a great effect on him and he will be bound to become addicted to gambling. So there is no discount in gambling always be careful and gamble with always a fixed budget.

Of course, if the beginning is fun, if the result goes against it, then the end is not fun at all. Gambling is to earn money and win is our main objective and winning will make us feel better and enjoy gambling as much as we have no doubt. We learn to value time enough and value money so much that we don't waste time unnecessarily and risk money unnecessarily. Behind gambling we bet money as well as spend time just to earn profit by gambling. Earning profit by gambling is our only objective. For those who tell you that they gamble only for fun, you can ask them how much fun they still get from gambling when they lose.

Op has made some good point on his explanation about gambling for fun. It's not a big thing to understand. The trouble with people is that they forget easily about the importance of gambling for fun. Like Op stated the whole process of gambling is closely related to how we spend money on other utilities. The same thing applies to giveaway, paying for football matches, going to the mall or park etc. Such activities take up our money, and we don't regret paying for the fun we've earned there. Gambling isn't an exemption; the difference is the money casino promises to players. More like if a restaurant pays people for eating, lots of humans would overfeed there, just for the money reward. That's what is going on in casino. People are meant to enjoy the moment there, but due to the money it's quite hard for the players to focus and stick to the exact time for them to leave the vicinity. Which causes harm to the emotions of the gambler, and his loss of money.

I agree, gambling should be seen as a form of entertainment, and not a way to make money. It's important to set a budget or small amount for gamling, for example, you are going night out with friends, then you set aside $50, treating it like any other entertainment expense for the night like buying drinks or tickets. Treating gambling as other recreational activity, you can avoid financial stress and enjoyed with everyone.

This is a good way to explain it but also gambling for fun means really having fun while gambling and not doing it only as you want to make money. You can gamble for money at time and also gamble for fun other times. It doesn't mean that everytime that you're gambling that it has to be for fun or to make money. There are times when I need a feel good feeling which comes from dopamine that we get when gambling so I gamble and have a feel good time without thinking about losses.

Gambling for fun will not make you addicted and this is why gambling for fun is better than gambling to try to make money. If you're looking for money, there are better ways to get them and you can get the money without depending on your luck. Money needs working therefore if you get a job either a part time or a full time job, you can get salary and be living comfortably without depending on gambling for money.

I some how agree with you OP that gambling is for fun in the contest which you described it but I also agree with the quoter that its not for fun partially, on a critical thinking mode you both are correct.

Firstly I would love to digest what this concept of gambling for fun mean, in the case at which you Oshosondy explained we are not expecting to go in to gambling with the idea of wanting to make a living out of it but one could also have the intention to with a stash maybe for to facilitate his life style. but yeah what the quoter said is true too I have been asking myself lately, why I have to spend a bucks to play but at I really if I wish to experience some kind of feeling I must pay for it, maybe in paying for the service with they offer me not really the gamble the side benefit is that I could be luck enough one day and my payment will be returned as bonus in form of win.

However, every gambler should just decide for himself or herself how they want to handle gambling. Gambling is what it is; no matter whether a gambler handles gambling as fun or a means of earning money, the fact remains that they will definitely experience unpredictable losses and wins, and definitely the losses are always greater than the wins. 

I don't support the idea that gambling is a cool (sustainable) means of earning money. I can't deny the fact that sometimes I gambled with the intention of multiplying my money, but that doesn't make me forget that gambling is not really the right way to rely on as a source of income because it will cause the gambler more harm, such as becoming addicted and ending up losing all their money. 

Every gambler who gambles for fun could also have it in mind to win in their games because there is no one who prays to lose. Everyone always stays positive and hopes for winning despite having fun, but that doesn't mean that their primary reason for gambling is to generate more income for themselves. 

The most depressing thing for most of us is, how we handle our gambling results even though we tend to gamble for fun, how do we feel when we record the losses also, because that is also very important.
Why I mentioned that is that, sometimes even though we want to gamble for the fun of it, but when we lose we intend to be sad about it most especially when the loss amount is on the high side, so we must separate our emotions from fun because it should be fun at all time regardless if we win or lose, but in reality we are far from that and we should go back to the origin of what we take gambling for and also set the gap between fun and profits making.

I was almost going all out on this notion of gambling for fun and not a way to make money...but after reading the OP, I get what message is being converged here... gambling for fun isn't the literal meaning as this is more of an idiom to protect gamblers from not taking it hard on themselves....you know how some people get to hurt themselves after losing money because of gambling such that can it can get so bad and lead to depression or in some instances suicide...and this is where the  whole "Gambling for fun and not a way of making money" comes into play for users not to take things to heart, treat it as a material things that you can have or lose tomorrow ... otherwise don't get worked out by the literal meaning gambling is indeed about having fun

"Don't play with fire if you don't want to get burned" Likewise with gambling "don't gamble if you don't want to suffer losses". Because gambling is not the easiest activity to make money by betting, but rather the easiest activity to lose the money we have and replace it with fun. So it is natural that gambling is considered a form of entertainment that is played for fun, played fairly and wagered with an amount of money that we are ready to lose. And if not, or in other words you are gambling to make a profit, then you will experience at least two losses, namely the first loss is that you will not get any pleasure from the gambling you are doing, and the second you will experience financial losses, because in reality gambling not a place to make a profit. . So in the end all you get is a deep feeling of disappointment and regret, which can make you even more stressed and make you feel depressed. Because what you get is not the same as what you imagined before. And it doesn't stop there, if a gambling activity is not managed well and appropriately, then this activity will not only cause financial losses but also other negative impacts that can affect your life balance and mental health.