Topic: In Gambling, Money is not everything (Read 15753 times)

I am trying to wrap my head around what you are implying. By not sticking with the idea of making money from gambling, I guess what you are saying is that you can gamble to just make a statement on how good you are in the game to maybe the fellow gamblers. for instance in the game of poker, you want to prove to the rest of the poker players that you are a king in the game and it is simply not just because you want to take home the money of everyone on the table. Unfortunately, larger percentage of gamblers do not think this way at all, and they would rather focus on what brought them to gambling which is money than focusing on reality.

Some pretty good point of reference, Absolutely; the truth is that everyone will always have a way of dealing with things personally which in this case makes the difference between your dad and your uncle.

For most part of it, busy people who make huge money from their being busy tend to have less time to gamble and then even if they do, they just see it as a way to while away time and probably win some money in the process but not like they bank on it so much but for a lot of people that are less busy, do not have much doing, they are usually the ones that are more prone to focusing so much on the money.

They are professionals and most of us are not, meaning they are lot more experienced when it comes to gambling than us and there there is no doubt that they are making money with gambling. So, they make money and we can't even if we wanted to, gambling is not for us and that is the whole point of quitting believing that we could make money on it. We have to know the difference, we don't have to push ourselves into something we are not capable to do so.

There are so many ways out there, let's quit being blinded by the idea of gambling winning big money, that won't happen unless you are lucky enough or the odds are in your favor. Wake up guys before it is too late.

I am happy you said some of the gamblers. The reality is that most of the gamblers we have today are so much focused on the money aspect of it and they tend to forget that as long as your put money first in your reason for gambling, then you are already making a terrible mistake that can make you lose out so much at the end of the day.

Make no mistake, as long as you are gambling, losing is inevitable and even if luck permits you to win, concentrating on money too much may make you to lose it all over again.

I really would not say it is about being rich or being poor as it depends on each person's mindset. Trust me, it is not everyone that is rich that worked for the money and some even got it on a platter of gold which is the reason they may not value it so much and then tend to waste it all away in the hope of making more.

Sure, those who are rich and smart will never see gambling as a means of making money, compared to those that are poor in a larger percentage, but like I said, it still all balls down to the mentality each person brings into the gambling space in the first place.

Gambling can also be outside Money topic when for example you gamble to have some proved statement with any type of game.

Where u just gamble in a way that it provides you not Money in return but something else like a promise.

why would you ever gamble when you have some problems about money, there are alot of ways to entertain yourself not just gamble, it can even make problems for you in the future, right now you just do gambling for fun but in the future you might go gambling spree, i dont know why people gambling for extra income sure you can make a extra but there is also a risk of losing it, its either you go make or you go broke, money is just not everything in gambling but also in the whole world.

In my opinion, it is really hard to make gambling for entertainment if you don't have enough money to sustain your way of distressing. Well I know two people who do stand on different situation. First my father, he do not really gamble to have an extra income, he always say to me that its just for fun, which is true because he didn't do it simultaneously/ not often. Also he have his pension that gives him extra money to do want he wanted to do.

The other person is my uncle, he always do gambling he usually play cards that most of the time he loses his money. Money is important to him because he do not have any other income so he gamble hoping for extra money to have and gain from it.

Money is everything in gambling but we always remind our self that "control your money you might lose everything you have instead to gain from gambling".

For some reasons, this can actually be something worth gambling for, but in reality, even with the social connection, it is not like you will simply end up being able to connect with anyone that easily unless something gets to tie you both together in a way.

For instance, the like of May weather is a Vegas casino lover, and in that case, I wonder how you want to be connecting with such an individual anyway. I may be wrong, but unless you just get to find gamblers like yourselves on common grounds, you would not see much in this aspect.

That is one absolute fact that majority of gamblers always want to deny but in reality and if we really want to face the truth, most gamblers are simply on the verge of wanting to make more money from gambling which is what makes them come into gambling in the first place and the main reason why a lot of people always end up as an addict eventually.

Fun may be a little bit part of it for some, while some may have been able to manage to fix the idea of fund in their minds, but really, it is always all about the money whether we want to accept it or not.

Yes, it's depend on the person/the gambler. For rich people, money is not the problem in gambling but for not rich people, of course money is everything when it comes into gambling.

for most people who have a lot of money they do gambling not to earn money even though most of the online gambling they play do not use real money but the types of coins at stake have very valuable value, they are just looking for entertainment that can be fun and have a tense sensation when playing inside it.

Tell me what is their focus then. We have established already that it wouldn't be fun when money is not involved anymore. So what is it? Kids are playing cards or poker using fake money. Even if it's just play money, they are still getting that hit of dopamine because they were able to feed their greed even with a fake currency. Some are also playing cards and then the loser have to face the winner's chosen consequence. It usually a truth or dare but sometimes the loser gets punishment which is as simple as getting lipstick painted on their face. Ultimately, the winner is feeling more superior than the loser as he was able to give him punishment.

So without these prizes, without the money, where do the other gamblers focus on?

And did you know that there are people who just made a million dollar as I was about to post this? Yeah, that's right, but just because people like them really do exist, that doesn't affect us at all unless we work hard to become like them. Professional gamblers, when you watch their interviews, are really really smart. It's not just about luck. They know everything about the game and they know exactly why they were able to become a professional gambler. They have read tons of articles. They have conducted their research. After all, it's a profession.

I've been reading more stuff about gambling lately and it's said that even losses doesn't affect the overall experience of the gambler in a casino. We all know that we are doomed to lose in the long run. And sometimes, multiple losses make our wins even more rewarding as we have less expectation of winning. I suggest that you read this article from BBC: "The Buzz That Keeps People Gambling" as they go in-depth with the explanation backed by research.

at least, I playing gambling using the coin I get from the faucet, and besides that, I think it will be the same as gambling because there is money(coins) involve in the games. the first time people playing gambling is because they want to feel how to playing gambling and thanks to crypto, we can use the faucet to get free coins to feel the games. there are many sites that are offering people to play the faucet if they don't have balance in their wallet so they can continue playing gambling. I don't chase the winning money but I want to feel the gambling games and enjoy my time at the gambling site, and I am sure we have different purposes for playing gambling

Did you know there are many professional gamblers out there? I mean, yeah it's hard to make gambling to become a source of income but there are happened out there. Like daniel negreanu the poker player.

I agree with what you said as I see gambling as an entertainment only and not a source of income. I don't know why other gamblers see gambling as a source of income for them. Maybe they are too lucky that they are winning most of the times or they are just addicted unto it and they can't stop  themselves. For me, gambling is for fun only and yeah demo account or an game in android will make you fun already. You don't need to spend too much if you want to entertain yourself.

Basically you’re betting on one outcome to win and the same outcome to lose at the same time. And the fact that without money you cannot do betting in the first place. So for me in gambling, money is truly everything. Recreation and fun is just an effect of gambling because if you lose a game you will not be entertained at all. If you win that's the time you become happy. So money is very important.

I think, money is just a medium, it is not the focus for some of the gamblers and it is not everything.

I really wouldn't rely on such connections. A friendship that is bonded by a bad habit can easily be broken when you decided that you don't like that habit anymore. Sure, you'd find good people there. But your "friendship" can only go as deep. The only shared interest that you guys have is that you are both gamblers. Other than that, it really is hard to find someone who has the same interests as you. If you're gambling for social connections, I'd say go out more with the people that are in the same field as you are. For example, if you are in the fashion industry, go out for dinner with your other fashionable friends and make them bring their friends. Simply befriend your friends' friends that have the same interest. This way, your social network will be a lot more specific. It will be a lot more targeted.

And since you're spending money in gambling just to have social connections anyway, you might as well spend that money to treat your new friend a meal. People really do love it when you take them out for a meal and you say that you're going to pay for it. It's like free lunch is the new social currency.

But the sole reason why gambling is fun is because it's rewarding and the reward comes in the form of money. I wonder, since people don't wanna focus with the winnings, what would happen if we remove money in the scenario. Would it be as rewarding to bet on dice games without the money? Like, you're just going to bet and see if you've bet correctly and then that's it? Will it still be fun? I personally think not.

I definitely agree with this statement.

I do suggest to tell people that gambling suppose to be something that you do for fun and suppose to be entertaining however people are still focusing on the "money making" side and I blame the movies, they always make movies about how the gambling can make you so rich that in one day your whole life can change because of a great hand but they are missing that one movie and one person making that much money just doesn't show all those people who lose money there.

You suppose to have fun on a casino, have quality time spent there, not focus on making money and get rich and change your life all of a sudden.