Topic: Gambling is Neither Good or Bad - page 8. (Read 809 times)

Gambling isnt good nor even bad, it is really just on how people do able to approach and make their actions because if we do think up the real way on which it is really that gambling is really for fun and something that

do really make someone do enjoy his vacant time but of course it would really be the expense of someones money for the entertainment he do seek.Things goes bad on the time that he do make out actions and decisions which would causes for his/here life to mess up because of the bad decisions that he's making.

If you do find yourself that spending too much money and really that impulsive into your decisions or simply your behavior is really starting up to change then this is where wrong things do happen.

It all sums up with how we see gambling. Those people that really have terrible experience will look for someone or something to blame for with their misfortune. Especially, if they don't want to accept their losses and it's hard to imagine thinking that it would be a great move for them to just accept that they've loss but they won't.

Also, it's all about our free will. Nobody forced us to gamble so if there's anyone to blame for, it should be ourselves and our decisions. It's true that it's neither bad or good but depends on the perception who sees it and the feedback that he'll give to it.

Gambling is good when you can keep it under control, but bad when it is now out of control and now controls you. Not all activities that are out of control have negative effects, but gambling does, and its effect can have huge financial consequences, mental consequences, social consequences and can even lead to suicidal thoughts. You tell someone gambling is bad because people have seen how dangerous it can be and how it has destroyed lives and relationships, so you are informed first that it is bad before you choose to start gambling because many people cannot put the habit of gambling under control and you may be one.

Once a person has money to gamble, they can always do what they wanted to do even if they see it as bad.

The majority thinks gambling is a vice though, you can never argue with that since society indeed sees it that way and one has to conform with the society to which they belong. You can however negotiate that gambling is one cure for boredom and while you're old enough and have money, you can gamble. The rest of it will have to be learned like controlling the addiction.

You are right excess of everything is bad and it is a sin. When you are a discipline gambler, you will not be carried away with your gambling activities because you can control it. A discipline gambler sees gambling as fun and entertains himself with it.

Gambling destroys those people who see gambling as a means of earning a living for themselves,which is very wrong. Such people will keep on chasing their loss by allowing themselves to be controlled by their emotions. Destruction and frustration becomes the order of the day to them,due to greed and lack of self control.

Gambling is a bad habit especially if you are overdoing it. That is a known fact. We don’t need to have a debate over this. However, by playing responsibly you can minimize the bad effects of gambling in your life. Playing responsibly means that you shouldn’t lose your control. You can bet a hundred times in one day and still be a responsible gambler as long as you don’t wager too much.

If gambling makes you forget about the bad stuff you have in your life then you might even consider it a good thing. But like I said, you should play responsibly otherwise gambling will be just another problem for you to fix.

Gambling is good and i can tell you this because millions of gamblers were doing it and getting being fulfilled with loads of fun and pleasurable moment in gambling, we choose what we want to experience with gambling, it's bit what we do to get frustrated, those that have the bad side of gambling probably have their own weakness that contributed to the failure they experienced with gambling, if you know your moderacy then you will enjoy gambling to the fullest.

Well there's nothing much to deliberate about because in every gambling site there are some rules that says is +18 and I believe anyone above that can control their emotions and also managed their funds carefully.
If it happens that gambler couldn't managed their funds or control the risk of losing their money doesn't mean others would also loose like them. I have seen someone who became successful with gambling and yet his living wealthily fine, I mean living luxuriously.
So those who lose their entire savings to gambling are just trying to make fortune out of gambling without knowing it's a game of joy and mostly gambling to ease stress and pains, attaching much value to it will as well makes them to lose valuables.

I wholeheartedly agree with your assessment of "gambling is neither good nor bad".  That is really the way people should look at it.  It's kind of like doing certain drugs, they may not be bad for you if you do them in moderation and don't let them take over and consume your life.  Sure there can be some negative effects, but there's also plenty of positive effects (for certain drugs)..so it's really all about ones mentality of mental strength.

This would be correct if you talk about two people with the exact same pre-conditions and one risks to gamble away all their savings while the other person does not. Judging actions while entirely neglecting individual causal chains in my opinion is short-sighted and ignorant of our human abilities.

While this is not related to gambling, it clearly shows that some people are way harder predisposed to addictions than others. Hence, they will need much more will power to decide against something and sometimes their situation becomes so bad that it is nearly impossible to stop.

The individual's inability to control their emotions is, well, individual. And this is where generalizations become problematic. If someone falls off the cliff because a number of horrible events happened and the person seeks to compensate for that in a state of emotional chaos, we all know that most of us can make quite some stupid decisions.

Also, the starting point is important as well. If my savings are 500 USD and I try to double them up, it might be a very stupid decision but not the end of life. If I go to the bank and take a mortgage on my house just to then go nuts in a casino and lose it all, that is probably a very stupid active decision.

Compulsive gambling is a bit under the radar although it is an acknowledged addiction. Drug examples are easier to comprehend in regards to the complexities involved. In how far is a 13 year old to blame for a potential addiction to dope or even harder stuff when he grew up with drug addicted parents? Our brains develop in certain ways depending on our exposure to certain things.

It is an interesting discussion anyway, but one that is most likely going to turn into a never ending story.

It depends on the person.

If someone doesn't have discipline gambling can totally destroy them.

I have heard horror stories of people losing 5-6 houses and businesses to fund their gambling habit.

I always say if you can't control yourself or you have addictive personality disorder then don't gamble.

It is a vice, just like alcohol and cigarettes and drugs and fast food. Self-control is needed.

William Shakespear said,  'there is nothing either good or bad, but thinking makes it so. The nature of things is neutral and it is our perception and thinking that gives them a positive or negative meaning. In the same vein I say, there is nothing either good or bad with gambling, but our actions and inactions make it so. People who gamble their entire savings and have the guts and shamelessness to come online and say "Gambling is Bad. Stay away from it" must understand that gambling itself is neither good nor bad, but our actions and behaviors surrounding it determine whether it is beneficial or detrimental.

This is why I cringe whenever I hear or read stories of people who blame gambling for the loss of their entire life's saving or some negative consequence. The act of Gambling in itself is neutral. It is not to be blame for the harm that has befallen the individual but rather the individual's inability to control their emotions, finances, and time. I strongly encourage every newbie gambler as well as experienced gamblers to take responsibility for their actions and not using gambling as a scapegoat for their lack of discipline. If you approach gambling with discipline and self-control you will find that that it can be a fun and relaxing activity. Who else thinks so too?