Topic: Have you consider yourself, the family and gambling? - page 8. (Read 1451 times)

As a parent and as a gambler and knowing the consequences of bad gambling habits, obviously, you don't what your children to fall for it.


I don't see myself quitting, I mean I have gone into a stage wherein I don't see myself as a gambling addict. Yeah, sometimes I bet more than I can afford to lose but it's just for fun and I know that I will be ok.


Yeah, when I win big in a casino and at the same time having fun with families and friends playing along.


Maybe going and playing on land base casinos, still very experience and seeing some familiar faces and even strike a conversation with them.

1. At the legal age of 18, he/she would be free to do with his/her money what he/she wanted.
2. I don't think I will ever take the decision of definitely quitting gambling. But I hardly ever gamble, so it's something that I can do for all my life without suffering any negative impact.
3. Yes, the few times I gamble I feel satisfied, so the impact has been good or, at least, not bad.
4. I would have missed the knowledge about how gambling works, which is a good think to know but not essential.

Until the right age or legal age but as much as I want I dont want them to discover gambling and even do gambling, but of course qe cant control them forever it will have some point that they will make theirbown decisions, but of course if they stumble to gambling I will do my best to help them get over it.

No specific age, I think gambling to me will become part of my life, right now even I gamble, I only gamble just to have fun and I'm making sure that I have my control and disipline so I think even I get old I will still do gambling as my past time.

Yes but in the aspect of that I able to control my gambling and become more disciplined, In that way I become more satisfied and because of that I decided to not forget gambling at all, I just need to become responsible and controlled.

At the age that he or she proves to me that his matured enough. I think things like this isn’t what you really get to decide even because, I don’t see myself ever getting comfortable with my child, I even wouldn’t want to hear them speak of it though, I would like to give them some advice on how to handle it but, that would be in cases of trying to get some obvious control over the industry rather than have them go headlocks with it.

At the age my sense fails me and I don’t get to find any fun in the practice or game. Even I don’t get to decide that but, my cognitive ability and sense would do the bidding.

Yeah, of course. I think the most I have archived isn’t in monetary terms, winning and all that but the fact that, am way above my emotions or urges to gamble when I wouldn’t have liked to is a taste I enjoy so well.

Definitely,
What it feels like to loosing for just no good reason, lol…! The thrills and chills it comes, all that.

1. I think I'll allow my kids to gamble at 21. I know 18 is already a legal age to gamble but I want them to gamble at least a little older. But as much as possible, I do not want to tolerate or let my kids gamble in the future. They can enjoy their lives by doing other or different things.
2. I'm honestly not sure when I want to quit gambling. Quitting gambling does not have a specific age to quit. And gambling is just there, you can now even play anytime anywhere, I might go gamble whenever I feel I want to gamble or when I have free time and financially stable.
3. Every time I win big when I gamble, I always have this habit of treating myself and my family. Buy something that satisfies us, especially our tummies haha.
4. To be honest, not really.

Much better if never. If it's inevitable, I might agree at the time when they can make their own money and as long as their responsible.
Too old to see the odds and the spreads or my family won't let me use a computer anymore.  
Yes. It gives me the thrills while watching sports games and I watched doctors reveal that emotional swings can be good for our health especially those who are working at home whose emotions are limited to nothing, smiling, or just stressed out mad.

Maybe. I like watching sports but there are times I get bored with it. But whenever I place a bet I always find time to watch them play and cheer for the team that I prefer and bet for.
I may have not been following the game if I stopped betting on it although I will still say I love that sport. Also, I don't like being missed out when my friends are talking about it. I feel out of place.

There's a lot of money to make if you follow the right path. There are risks that are worth taking and in the real world, we should be capable of facing challenges and also resolving them with ease. We have the possible outcome to either relent or strive harder for good results, it's not a one day job but consistency matters here. None of my children will gamble because I'm working hard enough to give them an easygoing life. I'm here to struggle and work hard enough because there are presence of evidence for everyone.

1. I wont allow it because risks in gambling is so high, what if we die or not already here on this world? You wouldnt be able to guide your kids.
    This is why as early as possible then better guide them on the right path.

2. Quitting gambling could really be that only possible if you are already seeing yourself that you are addicted into it. Finding yourself that
    spending up too much with it would be the best time for you to quit.

3. Satisfaction or leisure seeking is that we are really that aiming with gambling. So its impossible that you havent been able to experience this one.
4. Gamble for fun and you wont really be having any issues with it.

1. Gambling in a casino is only allowed with 18 years in my country, I wouldn't try to get my kids into a casino before that. And even with 18 I would let make their own decisions but not encourage it. Before that it would only be fine to play games at home for money. Once you turn 16 I think it's fine to play poker with your friends using real money.
2. I don't really see myself quitting gambling any time soon.
3. Not sure if I understand that correctly. You mean making enough money in gambling to be satisfied? So far I didn't win big yet.
4. I had a lot of fun visiting our local casino with my friends and don't want to miss out on that experience.

When the kid is old enough to work, pay his bills and live in his own apartment. If I allow an unemployed child to gamble under my roof, that's irresponsible parenting.

If you gamble for fun, entertainment, socialization, and networking, there's no reason to put an age when to quit gambling. Only poor people would gamble to make money or with the hope of hitting the jackpot at old age.

Yes. I have met friends, closed business deals, improved.my skill and knowledge about gambling. I consider these positive impacts.
No, not really.

Not planning to have any kids at all, but for the sake of discussion I'll humor your question and give you sensible answers:

1. Will generally not allow my kid to be a gambler, no parent (I would presume) out there would just say yes to their kid gambling even if they do ask for your permission. At the end of the day gambling's one of those things you discover by yourself, not something your parents will introduce you too. So while I'm saying I wouldn't permit them to gamble if they ask me, I'm also open to the idea of letting them gamble at least under my supervision, more specifically when they get old enough.

2. I have already quit on gambling a few times in the past and will be able to do it again without any issues, matter of fact the only reason why I really gamble is because I got nothing to do these days since I'm always working from home and everyone of my friends that I invite to go out is either busy or unavailable.

3. Wouldn't say that, I do have fun when I gamble but to say that I get a satisfying feeling which makes me think gambling's good for me is a little stupid and even more so dangerous, especially for people who have never gambled a single time in their lives. They'll go out there thinking that cause I find gambling nice, they'd find it nice too.

4. Not much as well, although I could've reinvested the  time I wasted as a gambler on a lot of self-improvement regimens like hitting the gym or socializing with people and strangers.

I will tell my child better to give attention to her study then to taste gambling. But when she become adult then she will take care of her life. If she needs my guidance then I am always there and will try to guide her from my experience.

When you see you are losing too much, no control for yourself, it's better to quit. It's not a full time job that you set a time to retire.

3. I had a big win which was wining around 1800 from 20 but in my entire life I have lost so much then the wins. The house always wins.

4. Gambling is not a necessity for your life.

1. As much as possible, i wont be considering on letting my children to play gambling. We do know the risks as parents.
2. I dont need to quit since im not that addicted. I can play and stop anytime i want and this do signifies that you are in control.
3. Gambling is for leisure and if you do play just for the sake of fun then there would really be moments that you do have that kind of contentment.
4. Doesnt matter, things that getting involved with would always falls down into someones interest and preference.

Each person does have their own perspectives in life and they would really be acting according into it. This is why
you cant really be able to tell on whats up into the mind of a certain person.

This is a good set of questions that it'seasy to ask but it seems difficult to answer and give an explanation. Kidding aside, Here's my answer from my own perception.

1. As an asian, Even if the kids are of legal age, I will not allow them to gamble. It is quite difficult to stop them, especially if our kids meet different people who engage in gambling. As a parent, I will not let my children grow up unaware of this matter, especially now that everyone is focused on social media and regardless of the ads that appear, I would rather be the one to explain when they are curious what is gambling, it's better that they know it from me than other people.

2. at what age? I don't know, I'm not really into gambling, I only do it when I have free time, I don't want to ruin my image as a responsible gambler.

3. Yes, that was when I won huge amount in slot games in just 2 spin, I thought I'm such a lucky person that day and It's very satisfying and one of achievments to me because in just 2 spin, I hit the large prize, I cannot explain the excitement that I felt that day.

4.Nope, because up until now I am still learning how to balance my gambling activity and my own life. I don't want to grow old with regrets.

First and foremost, gambling is reserved for person's at the age of 18 and if the child is of this age he or she must be considered as an adult!

But for an 18year old to be gambling, as a parent you need to be worried because when did he get hooked and how are they funding their gaming account...if you can answer all this without your name fitting the equation then I wouldn't worry much but would advise the child on how to go about it responsibly and it's negative effects without sugar coating anything.

It's not about your age, things just happen AFAIK!!!


Not everyday should be a losing day, we have times when we win big and bad days when we lose hard it's just a game of luck...

Life is not about living it with regrets, we are already here and can't go back in time... otherwise I think I found myself gambling because of my love for sports otherwise if I didn't like sport maybe I wouldn't have known about gambling 

I'd probably allow him or her to gamble once they hit legal age, which is 21. Of course, before I let them wander off, I'd like to teach them a few important lessons about gambling, and make sure that this is what they always think of before making a bet.


Probably sooner than expected. At this point in time, other hobbies have taken over my interest in gambling, and right now I'm off the grid and haven't bet on anything for more than 3 weeks. There is that thought of gambling once I got home but eh, most of the time it's just me enjoying what I do now compared to winning something in gambling.


In all honesty, I've never won anything extremely big during my time in gambling. Winning 1 btc a few years back when it's priced at $300 is something I would say as my greatest achievement in gambling. It didn't really give a good impact to me, but hey, it still made me a good memory.


Probably my interest in sports. If I weren't into gambling, I wouldn't have checked F1 a lot, peeped into baseball, or even dare watch a whole basketball match in the NBA. Apart from that is my tendency to use odds in almost every decision making that I do which actually helps to come up with a result that does not make me a loser in the end.

1. I will not allow my child to start gambling, whether he is an adult or not because gambling can make him forget to control his emotions and control.
2. I don't know when I will stop gambling but I hope I can stop it.
3. If what you mean by the level of satisfaction here is enjoying gambling as entertainment, I think I have experienced that, and the impact is not too bad for me. I realize that gambling is just entertainment so I don't need to be too serious about gambling and just do it in moderation.
4. I don't think I would miss anything if I weren't a gambler. Besides, there are still many other activities that I can do to fill my free time.

I stand on the same principle with you. None of my children would, as much as they are still under my care, be allowed to gamble. And when they come of age, I need to inform them on what gambling is and how it can affect their income. And I'll be teaching my children a lot of emotional control, decision-making practices and concepts, so that whenever they are taking a decision, they're able to x-ray it first to know the nitty-gritty of what they are going into before they begin.

Knowing fully well how addictive gambling is, I would try as much as possible not to allow them to be inclined with it. So, I would, while teaching them what gambling is, focus more on the negative aspect of it, rather than the gains that people get from it, which are like, for some people, 10% of their engagement in gambling, or even 5% for some people, or some 20% etc. I would let them know of the dangers that are in gambling, and to also inform them that they must be ready to lose unexpectedly, if they must join gambling.

1. No, my child is still under 4th, not sure if he is growing until he can find and get his own job and has his own salary. but I will always advise them to use and manage his money wisely.
2. I really hope as soon as  possible
3. Not yet, just ordinary and no one has had a jackpot or super satisfying results. because it's just gambling.
4. I don't know, because the problem is I'm already here. The important thing is to stay controlled and not get addicted.

I honestly don't want my son to get involved in gambling even though he will know the consequences but still as a father wants him to know how the risk of losing a lot of money here, maybe as much as possible will prohibit it.

Don't know when to stop, as long as it can still be controlled well and the fun is always there then gambling will never stop, but once I gamble I will never show it to my child except on this forum to continue discussing it.

The level of satisfaction gambling measures from the pleasure if this is not there then gambling will feel more bland, satisfaction is always immeasurable because when you have started to win big as satisfaction it always wants to win high again.