Topic: Gambling kills the fun in these two cases - page 5. (Read 672 times)

For real betting all of your money in any form of gambling is insane to consider. It can have life ruining impacts and I don't know how people could end up to this point anyway. Really there's a bad end to addiction and it's sad to realize that many more people are falling into such traps. Gambling is a centuries old past-time but now where we live in an advanced society it's come to affect people in ways we hadn't thought before.

Well to think about it this way though, the problem is deeper than human nature and how humans think as well. It's something that can actually change. If our society wasn't based around money so much then people wouldn't value gambling for a form of profit but rather as just a form to pass time.

Winning money in gambling is a motivation for most gamblers who get addicted. The trouble or problem is being allowed by the gambler; hence, they'll undergo the same problem. A gambler who doesn't allow himself to get addicted won't find himself in such stress. Not having a job isn't the reason players are getting addicted to gambling. Self-reliance on gambling puts a gambler in trouble, whether a working class or a jobless person. They don't acknowledge the teachings of other experienced players. Such gamblers with their efforts would think they'll make it big in gambling with all their efforts.

Instead of asking questions about their unrealistic gambling strategy, they go ahead with gambling as a means of earning income. This lifestyle shouldn't be blamed on anybody, including the government, except the gambler who practices this act. Life is large, and lots of unemployed people don't gamble. Hence, when viewing this from a straightforward perspective, a lack of collaborative learning puts lots of danger on the success of most gamblers. Most players in this forum also testified that they are clean from addiction because they're educated on the proper means of gambling. The moment a gambler accepts to be tricked by the early wins offered by the casino, he'd gamble recklessly, looking to win big in the process.

Was gambling ever made to be like a source of pleasure or dependable source of income? I don’t think so and I don’t know why many people view it in that manner and depend on it solely for their daily income and expenses. It is a game full of risk and luck also. A loss incurred in a gambling game isn’t replicated with sadness and wanting to win the loss money back, you’ll end up losing more because you’re not in your right state to decide the game better. Betting is not for fun but a means by many people to make quick money or become rich through it, little did they know that it doesn’t work like that.


The only pleasure in gambling comes only when you’re winning, if you’re at loss, you will definitely not be in a happy mood or feel any kind of pleasure in you rather you’ll be saddened by the loss you’re encountering.

Well yes, if you have the pressure to make money you won't get the pleasure you want the first place gambling. Unless you are a professional who have rigid rules to follow and can make money consistently, then this won't work for you. The pressure itself will only lead to unnecessary temptation like impulsiveness, overleveraging, over risking, over gambling, which is essential not a good position to be with. You cannot set aside other responsibilities in your life like being a father and a provider, especially if you want to make gambling as the main source of your income.

Gambling cannot be someone's main source of income, even professional gamblers do it as a secondary means of making money, most gamblers don't see gambling as a quick means of making money, because gambling actually requires you to be patient and strategic for you to win a bet.  Gambling addiction is psychological disorder which can be caused by many factors, because for somebody to gamble to a point where he will be bankrupt it then means he needs medical attention, because there might be other things he might be addicted to.

This. I’ve said it a million times. Gambling is a form of entertainment, not income. You wouldn’t go into a strip club thinking you’re going to walk out with more money than you walked in with would you? What about a sporting event or a movie? Sure, you can win money gambling, but that is to increase the fun. It should be about paying to have fun playing games.

These are the few keypoints that you should have in mind when dealing up with gambling;

• Dont take a loan to gamble
• Dont chase up loses
• Dont make it as a source of income
• Dont be emotional or desperate

On the time that you would really be able to follow up these guidelines or considerations then you wont really be seeing yourself
in putting up on soo much trouble with gambling. People do mess up their lives on the time that they do make themselves that delusional.
Those people who are really that messing up their lives because of gambling just because they are really that doing the opposite of aboves
keypoints specially when taking up a loan for you to gamble? thats surely a suicide.

I'd be fine with entertainment. Just have to set some rules beforehand, maybe even stricter since you'd be mostly gambling all the time since you have no other past time (which sounds kind of rare, only having one hobby but eh idk I'd give it the benefit of the doubt). Income though? Never even crossed my mind. I know the entry barrier is really low but it still baffles me how people can expect an at most 50/50 chance of giving them enough money to support their entire life.

I don't think the government's incompetence is an excuse for you to gamble the money you'd spend to feed yourself tomorrow though? Start from the bottom, there are a lot of jobs out there that anyone with basic mental faculties can do. Move up from there.

There are still many people think gambling is a quick way to make money, fun is secondary to the important thing they play and want to win it more people think like this
It is better to gamble on weekends when there are many league matches, but when there is more important entertainment then it will put gambling aside or just bet $10 on a match and then leave it.
Now it's back to us how to be disciplined in gambling responsibly while you still have good control and don't damage your mind just do it.

A better one should be not to make gambling your main source of income but it could be a good means of entertainment.

However, the ones who consider gambling as a fun activity often make low value bets because they want the fun part not the money making part.

A good gambler is a one who enjoy gambling while also make some money if his/her bets go well. Don't consider it as a source of income because it isn't.

I understand that the best recommended approach to gambling is to make it a place to seek entertainment or pleasure, because it is impossible for you or anyone to really be able to earn income in this place full of uncertainty, but that does not mean that making gambling as a place of entertainment will completely make you safe and secure because it is still possible that you will experience the slightest risk, or simply you will still lose money even though the amount is not too large.

But the intention and purpose of gambling to have fun by filling your spare time which is quite boring is much safer in impact compared to when you come with the aim of earning, but yes still even if your intention and purpose is only for fun still you should not ignore risk management because after all whatever your goal gambling is always about risky activities, which means don't just have one place to have fun, or it means don't make gambling the only place for you to find entertainment, which we also have to have other places that really don't have the risk of losing money, such as playing games, gyms, or traveling.

People should avoid thinking at all about trying to make money with gambling over the long term, simply because the majority of those that try to reach such a difficult goal fail miserably on their attempt to do this, however those that make gambling their only source of entertainment are even more inexcusable on my eyes, we live in an age in which the options for entertainment are basically limitless, and concentrating in a single one seems like such a massive waste to me that I would not believe such a thing was possible, but unfortunately I have met people like that on my life before.

This the umpthenth time that a thread like this has been created. And in all of them it has been said that the moment a gambler decides to make gambling his source of income or a way for him/her to earn passively that is the day that the gambler started to ruin his life.

There is no guarantee that you’ll come out with a win so why then do you still put your trust in it to provide for you? If you want to earn money then go get a job or learn a skill that could be later monetized rather than to make gambling your source of income.

I already mentioned it in another post with similar ideas, in that one it was fun, casino games are mainly "leisure," which can allow you to occupy your time for various circumstances, not always pleasure or fun.

Hence, everyone gives the appreciation leisure, pleasure, fun, and! "Profits"; that betting generates.

By the way, wanting to understand other players only serves to bring out the positive in those who do it well. No one is safe from going through those hard and incomprehensible stages that many criticize, and that fortunately mentally healthy players can overcome.

What do you mean by becoming better and better here? And how are they going to cheat the casino? Because if they have unusual activities, definitely, the casino will investigate their account and may ban their account if needed.

It is understandable that a lot of gamblers have the aim to win before they call it a day. But not many gamblers are lucky to have such opportunity because this is gambling.

Exactly, what more do those addicted to gambling keep on gambling despite the losses? It is simply because money is all that people think, and those who view gambling as a source of income are those who have a poor mindset. How can a sane person hope and rely on gambling in order to earn? The risk is too much; rather, the winnings and losses will be based on how lucky a gambler is. There is no certainty in gambling. I get it. Many gamblers are desperate to earn a lot of money for some reason, but the thing is, they are very wrong, thinking that gambling could help them rather than gambling while trying to invest, right? Or starting a business? It's more practical than wasting your money on gambling without a guarantee to earn. It's better to take a take a risk on an investment or business; at least you have a big chance of being successful.

How long can they follow this kind of "strategy"? more than anything... how old are they?
I mean... if you are student thats ok... but if you have a family to feed ...
if you combine these two factors directly linked to "time" you realize that it is practically impossible in the long term, unless they are people who want to "justify" their money

There are several factors that can contribute to gambling addiction, but if we observe very well, we will get to find out that gambling addiction is mostly caused by people's desire to make quick money from gambling. Most gamblers have this misconception about gambling, many gamblers usually acquire the sense of euphoria whenever they make a win, which is a very easy way to get go into addiction, especially when the gambler doesn't have any form of self-control and not knowing when to call it a quit and when to continue. This usually leads to financial ruin and also has the ability to affect not just the victim but also people around him.

Most people don't look at gambling for pleasure. The truth is that some of us gamble to make money, and every time we lose also we are trying to find ways to win and find new strategies to win. It motivates people to win because they lose money.

When someone needs money and wants to win yet loses money instead, they take it to their heart and find ways to win. Over time they become better and better and sometimes they even cheat the casino. Thats the motivation.

My take on this is to not make gambling your source of income at all. Gambling is too risky to be made a source of income. People that are making it a source of income are failing as they lose more than win.