Topic: gambling for fun vs gambling for the financial benefit. - page 19. (Read 2317 times)

You mean redundant topic threads for fun.

Actually, sometimes, i give a shit to other's opinion only if it's interesting.

About the question, i answered this to other thread days ago, base on my way of gambling and obviously it's not for financial gains, but would be very glad if i win because who doesn't like to win.

I would say it depends on perspective, because gambling could serve to entertain and be fun, while at same time it could be a means to a financial end for some. At such, the amount spent to gamble would differ based on the situation.

Consider a scenario where friends go on an outing and then decide to gamble after a few bottles of beer.
Would you not call that fun rather than see it as a serious means to earn a living?

For one, the gathering isn't always going to be together.
For two, unless one was an original gambler in the regular world, then the intention would be clear.

The amount spent would differ still.

This is actually the ideal situation for every gambler. Once you view gambling as a means of livelihood and income, you putting yourself in a very risky position especially if you have obligations to fulfill daily.

Again, gambling is not for the faint of heart- the experiences that people have shared are already written in blood as lots of people have already lost their lives battling this kind of addiction.


There was a point in my life where I viewed gambling as a means of earning income.

When I was young, the dream of earning huge amounts of cash was something that I hoped to experience. But gambling has made it possible given that I have already incurred some profit along the way. But this kind of experience was short-lived given that the profit that I have incurred along the way was taken from me wen I continued to gamble.


Again, this depends on the profit threshold of the person gambling.

The monetary aspect and livelihood of the person plays a crucial role in determining on what is "fun" on gambling in the first place. There are rich people who find gambling fun as they bet thousands to millions of $$$ in the process; but there are also people who bet a handful amount of money and they experience the same joy as the ones who have betted millions.

None of the above. What I'm after is, to try always winning whenever after my session on that day.

Gambling for fun is pure crap. There are other things to make fun of without risking money. How come it's still fun even after losing much? Do these people who state gambling for fun is really having fun after that losing streak? Even if they are only putting money that they afford to lose, they don't realize how much money they are losing now while gambling for a long just to have fun.

Gambling to support financial means? That's also a crap. It's called gambling because we need something valuable to risk in exchange for good luck to hit that good big winning amount. How come it can support our financial means if everything is at risk? Forget about it.

if you bet physically it's certainly more fun than if you bet in an online casino, just imagine the prediction you are targeting and your friends don't agree so you agree to bet and watch together it's certainly fun, isn't it?

Everyone wants to earn money, raise their personal incomes, working a little and enjoying life at its maximum with comfort and leisure. However, it's not enough just to want something. You have to make sure the possibilities are real and feasible.

They want to earn money, but they are looking for it at the wrong place... Gambling is for those who already have money to spend and risk, not for the ones seeking to earn it "from zero".

Gambling stopped being funny for these people because they are betting with money they can't afford to lose, so they get highly worried about the outcomes of their bets, since potential losses will compromise their monthly expenses and obligations, probably preventing them from fulfilling everything they have to accomplish.

People who see gambling as a job are unlikely to have fun betting, because they do this as a duty, not as a hobby. That is the main difference between poor and rich gamblers. And in most cases, rich gamblers didn't get rich through gambling, but they do gamble because they are rich... The fortune they have made were achieved through another means which don't involve gambling. It should be a valuable thought for people who gamble because they are in need of money to think over.

Ever since I have been in this gambling board I have seen lot of questions if this kind and my resolution to it is just I don't have a specific purpose for gambling because the two purpose of gambling here is the core reason for indulging in gambling. how then can I separate them and chose one it doesn't work that way.

for me I gamble for the two either fun or funds, some times it's for fun while some time it's for the money, especially when I'm broke I go for money, yes according people here it's not a response way of gambling but deep down in our hearts we are there for the money. but when im okay or my work is paying me accordingly I just put in some little set out amount and gamble for fun or play those online casino game.

When we are young and naïve in gambling we want to make money because we still don't know the facts about gambling but once we gain enough experience in gambling we become more mature in our decisions when it comes to gambling and so we have more fun when we are more mature

It differs from time to time when you're not earning a lot every cent counts but if you're earning more you can put in a lot of money and take the game seriously since big money at stakes, it depends on the value of money for you in a currency situation you're in it could be $10 or $100, but whatever situation you're in we should only play with money that we can afford to lose.

I think we should think of gambling as just fun rather than considering it as a financial goal, after all I rarely see many people getting rich from gambling let alone making a living from gambling, I think everyone feels what I feel too and knows what we have seen so far in the world of gambling, there are many cases where many people are addicted to gambling because they consider gambling as their financial goal and in the end do not achieve it and then they play irresponsibly.

I actually didn't count how much, especially since it could take away the aspect of my enjoyment of gambling, I never cared about anything, what I thought was how to gamble and enjoy the game properly without having to have financial goals, let alone trying to find instant wealth from gambling, obviously it will never be justified, it is even impossible to achieve it too, believe me, only people who have a healthier mindset will consider gambling to be just fun, nothing more and in fact everything can be well controlled in a responsible manner.

he sure made a lot of threads about gambling for fun. when i play mahjong with my cousins during weekends, it's only for fun actually until one of us asks loan so we can continue playing. that's when the fun starts to turn into not fun anymore.

we always end the game and just ask our cousin who plays guitar to play some songs because we'll just be drinking. all the money we have is just to chip in to buy beer. there's the fun. you can tell that even if you are playing with relatives, they are not enjoying when money is on the line.

In my opinion, there are a lot of things that don't make sense and you have to question why they use gambling as a place to earn money, one of which is what  makes you too confident that you will really always be able to earn money while on the other hand there is always no certainty that can guarantee it. results at the end of the session? Of course  there are always two answers at the end of the session between winning and losing, you can achieve one of these two things at the end of the session which of course is the answer to your gambling involvement. However, gambling is a game of chance that involves risk, I would support your idea of "profitable gambling" if indeed gambling does not involve the possibility of risk, but isn't it not gambling if it doesn't involve risk?

Honestly I've seen quite a lot of topics like this but it doesn't matter and I will never get bored of always sharing my thoughts to lead to a straighter path in terms of approach to gambling. Another thing, the wrong approach can turn pleasure into tension due to loss, and for this problem what must be corrected in my opinion is the perspective and understanding of gambling. On the other hand, all gamblers want to win in whatever type of gambling they do, but the difference is that not all gamblers are "too pushy", so that means there are some of them who are too excessive and there are also some who are responsible and able to accept whatever the results are but they will not refuse. if you end up winning due to luck and would rather cash out than apply greed.

Personally, I always prefer the option of gambling for fun for the following reasons: It is practiced for the purpose of entertainment and amusement, that is, for the purpose of enjoying the gaming experience. It involves less financial risk, as a person plays with small amounts that he can afford to lose. It is also characterized by casual play, where a person plays irregularly and for specific amounts.
In terms of its effects, it can be easily controlled, and a person can stop playing at any time. It is true that it may cause some negative feelings such as disappointment or frustration when losing, but it does not usually cause serious psychological or social problems.

If you are betting with friends, I think it can be fun and most certainly people will look at this as you are just gambling for fun but if you do regularly and already betting large sums, it wouldn't look like you are gambling for fun anymore.


anything that is wagered in the gambling platform is something that you deliberately gamble to win an amount. It doesn't remove the aspect of fun but you are gambling seriously already.

https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/is-there-any-fun-in-losing-while-gambling-5479423
https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/gambling-for-fun-is-it-a-lie-that-we-tell-ourselves-5479442
https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/whats-your-view-on-this-is-it-fun-or-addiction-5478647
https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/gambling-is-not-a-means-to-an-end-do-it-for-fun-and-dont-take-it-as-a-job-5481347 - by you


I provided some of the topic but there’s a lot more the cover already this kind of discussion that will result to same opinion by other people regarding this matter. This topic has no exact answer because it varies on people preferences. We don’t give a fuck about others opinion about gambling.

I have read a lot of thread on this board talking about the need to gamble responsibly and suggesting that gambling is meant to be done for fun and not to be seen as a means of livelihood. While this is theoretically alright, in the reality so many persons actually gamble because they want to get some financial top up from the gamble.

What is mostly common in my neighborhood and that I mostly do is soccer betting and if I am not exaggerating, 90% of the people that do soccer betting do do because they want to win money.

They can watch the match for fun but as long as it involved them paying money before gambling, most persons don't normally see it as fun and this is the reason why after placing a particular bet, if the game isn't successful they continue betting hoping to get a win along the way thervy being seen as addict.

Do you really see gambling as more of fun than a means to a financial end?

how much can you put into gambling before it removes the fun aspect of gambling out of it?