Topic: Gambling for fun, is it a lie that we tell ourselves? - page 3. (Read 1139 times)

I don’t think gambling is fun for everyone because mostly people’s playing game to make profits, So it's not fun from everyone's point of view, who guys are addicted in gambling definitely it will not be fun for them, because you know many people commit suicide after
loosing big amount of money in gambling, if they had taken it as fun, they would not have committed suicide. Personally, i'm not regular in gambling, sometimes i have fund then i will deposit a little bit for gambling which is affordable, if i lose it then i will not be affected, it’s always fun purposes to me.

You spit nothing but the fact about gambling talk everyone is afraid to say but then you generalized it. You can't say because other people that are after making money from gambling have more loses than profits and you generalized it for everyone. If that's true for everyone, I think a lot of people will say that gambling is nothing but a gambling scheme and even the government will disapprove it because they frown at anything that is scam but they don't because people are really making money from gambling if we take away the fun we often describe gambling. This year, I have seen a person that has become a millionaire through gambling and I have seen people that have loss in some games this year, so it's nothing new but that doesn't mean everyone has more loss than profits.


I don't know about you though but I can look into my team and bet amount that wouldn't make me feel I gamble and I will never feel any remorseful of what comes after. We all have that amount we can afford to lose but it's relative to one another and trust me, even when money is the major reason why people bets, I have seen people gambling for the live of their team. A fan can be angry for the failure of his team because he can't brag but wouldn't react if he lost his bets.

Gambling for fun can be true but I think it's based on the kind of activities been done as gambling, it will be easier to gamble for fun in a local settings were people are getting entertainment from the activities of the gambling, such as a local wresting contests which is common in some countries but going to a casino the idea changes.

In some countries setting, a local wresting could be set between animals or humans and it can be seen as a form of entertainment and stakes can be placed on them and the excitement of the whole activity could get you not feeling like you gambling because the excitement from the entertainment is more but at the casino it's more of business than entertainment and so the emotions there are even higher with much tension due to what's at stake. So gambling can actually be done for fun but it has to be contextual, some wealthy people actually gamble for fun regardless of the context

We do have different reasons why we gamble and that reason could be the cause why we are not having fun with gambling. We gamble because we just wanna chill and have fun the it is good but if we gamble because we want to gain income or whatsoever related to this, I think things will never be the same anymore. For irresponsible gamblers, having fun in gambling is a lie. 😅

Victory and joy, defeat and sadness are the circumstantial couples in this situation, of course, failures can also be mixed with joy but it is not possible for everyone, when there is some emotional stimulation, mostly let the spirit go down significantly after a few losses, unable to maintain the essence of joy when something related to money, clearly comforting is just a gentle gesture to avoid further trouble. To achieve the criteria of fun and evaporate boredom, the bet level should be minimized, even extremely low, it will harmonize everything, instead of lying to deceive yourself

If you're enjoying the thrill and excitement while gambling, do you still consider it as lying to yourself?
We gamble to win, but there are also people who gamble to enjoy their time and have fun or bond with their friends.
When we enter gambling we should all be aware that there is a chance that we would lose, even if you think that the chance of losing is too small don't expect to win every time.

There's only just two possible reasons which it is really just that for fun or for money. People usually be changing up those thoughts midway specially into those who do really have those kind of greed inside
on which we know that not all people would really be having that good control towards themselves when it comes to this aspect on which there would really be those people who would really be just that simply be changing up their thoughts and targets instantly on the time that their greed would kick in. Its true that we do really lie to ourselves that we are really just that playing gambling for luck and entertainment but deep inside
they are really that aiming for making huge money or profits. Who doesnt really like that? It is really just that there are people who can and cant control their emotions.

This is where people do usually mess up on the time that they arent making those sensible actions on which they are really that doing it excessively and they do really able to keep
themselves getting blind until they do wreck themselves.

We can't say gambling for entertainment or fun is a lie as we don't know what other individuals reasons for gambling are about. Individually we might be gambling as we want to make money but to others it mightn't be the reason they're gambling. Money isn't a problem for every individual, some have it to their satisfaction and some have it to an extend that they won't have to work for money or try to double the ones they already have. I know of people that are on weekly allowance and gamble without thinking of money.

Gambling is use for many reasons by different individuals but making money is one of the highest reasons why many individuals gamble and this is the reason we think every individual we see gambling is doing it so they can make money. Some of them just want to have some entertainment as  gambling gives them that feeling therefore we shouldn't think that some individuals are lying when they say they're gambling for fun.

Sometimes there are still people who don't believe that someone plays gambling for fun and is just for entertainment so it is always questioned, even though there are people who are like that, not because they are rich but they realize that the dealer will always win even though we have skills. As good as it is, the point is to change the mindset that gambling is just entertainment, not a place to seek instant wealth.

Gamblers who still use this mindset usually tend to become addicted to gambling easily because they will not accept defeat gracefully like gamblers who see it as entertainment. It is true that no one hides their feelings of joy when they feel they have won, but they will not consider it something they are looking for. let alone being hunted for gambling but considering it as just a bonus.

Maybe it's a lie to those who say they only gamble for fun; at least somehow they also have in mind that they hope to win before the end of their fun. Though that wasn't really their main motive in the beginning,.

I play gambling for fun and entertainment, really. But it never crossed my mind that I hoped to win somehow; though, I can't deny that the feeling of winning when playing gambling

I believe that for some people, gambling becomes a serious matter when they lose a significant amount of money, and it no longer remains a form of entertainment. However, there are still those who view gambling as a form of leisure, akin to playing cards with friends, right? Sometimes there's a bit of disagreement or discomfort, but ultimately, it brings a certain joy.

I think the key here is to control emotions and set a specific amount of money to engage in the activity. When playing with a small amount, it still provides a certain thrill, and if you lose, it's not devastating because the lost amount is manageable, and in return, you've had an enjoyable gaming experience. On the other hand, with a large sum, it can sometimes go beyond your control, making it hard to find joy, and the pressure is immense from the start. Therefore, in my opinion, gambling remains enjoyable for those who know their limits and can control their emotions.

If you’ve got the money to comfortably fund your habit, it could be considered fun and entertaining but when you don’t have the money to comfortably do so, it suddenly doesn’t becomes fun or entertaining anymore. That’s just the way it is.
People that has money to fund their gambling activities would find it entertaining and when they play and either win or lose, it doesn’t affect them in the slightest as they’ve got money to comfortably afford to gamble. I would say it doesn’t fun when there isn’t much money to comfortably play.

People can be a bit more complex than win=happy; lose=unhappy.
From own experience, I bet more than I was willing to lose on a dice roll with a high chance of winning and won, or I made silly bluff in a poker game and won a hand, but I was not happy at all but rather disappointed at myself for I knew that was not a smart thing to do was a result of lack of self-discipline.

The point is gamble is entertaining but what it involves is money which you either lose or gain. So the reality is how someone feels when they lose of course sad, and I have not seen someone who win that is not happy. Therefore, if a winner is happy because he won then that means he would have been unhappy because he lost and his life system would have totally changed at least at the moment and depending on how much he has lost. However, what I understand is that gambling is majorly a luck gaming.

There's something romantic about trying something against the odds, but in terms of games with a mathematically known house edge, people just count on their luck most of the time.
For things like sports betting, where odds are judgmental, the appeal is to prove you know better than bookies and to take advantage of what you believe are misplaced odds. That's at least how it works for me.


These 2 things are not mutually exclusive. Making money can be fun on its own.

Gambling is only for entertainment if you come with a lot of boundaries and also by not gambling too often then I would say the gambling you do is fun or something that can be quite entertaining when you have free time, but otherwise if you consider that this activity is entertainment but you yourself gamble too often or even excessively then obviously it doesn't make sense and maybe I would say that your goal is to win. On the other hand obviously as you said gambling is all about winning and losing and with that means if you get involved then you have to be prepared for both outcomes.

If you can't accept losing then that means I'd have to call you one of those gamblers who hopes to win and can't accept losing especially if you're fighting for something that basically has no guarantees and no certainty.

Gambling should really be for fun
Gambling shouldnt really be make as a source of income
Gambling shoudlnt be stressful
Gambling shouldnt really make you that desperate
Gambling shoudnt really mess up your finances.

As long you do have that kind of control then you wont really be finding yourself on such trouble in speaking about gambling risks. As long you are really just that playing for fun
then you wont really be finding up yourself on any potential trouble. Then this should really be a must thing on the time that you do touch
up gambling.

You're right, that's the fun of gambling even if we lose we still fight, we still hope to come back and get the money back. Even if you lose and that loss is budgeted, maybe it doesn't hurt you that's why it's budgeted because you're ready to lose but you still fight. Gambling is entertaining, just avoid getting addicted to it.

Losing is losing, no matter how much the amount you can afford to lose and how much you have actually gambled, there's no difference.
Because it's still the same that you're going to lose if you are thinking you're fun to lose it.
But I wouldn't just accept that I'll be losing it, I'll fight for it until the last bet that I can make, well, that's the kind of fun many of us like, don't we?

Balanced gambling is something that would really be that recommended but we do know that this isnt something that you could really be able to make yourself that able to follow with that principle but instead you would really be focusing or putting up yourself into those things which would pertain about on how to make money and would really be totally forgetting that gambling should really just that for fun.
This isnt already shocking or surprising for someone to commit out such action because we humans are naturally greedy.We would really be focusing on the things that we do saw that it could give us out
the potential on making money and wont really be matter on the risks involved through it.This is why i do agree on the thing that you've said that no matter how many losses that he would be able to encounter,
but with just few wins then all of those frustrations and anger would be wiped away or would be totally forgotten and here comes again the another cycle and it would continue further more.

Gambling should really be for fun but people do mainly be failing out on sticking into that principle specially that you do saw that money making or earning could be possible through this.
On the time that you would really be molding up this kind of impression, then this is where things turns out to be shit.