Topic: Is Gambling A Hobby? - page 17. (Read 5955 times)

Indeed, because hobbies are rewarding and healthy practices we do to raise our mood, relief from stress and find satisfaction, while addictions are harmful practices which lead individuals to a state of illness, infirmity and disorder. After all, gambling is just a neutral activity without a harmful or benefical intrinsic nature. It's how you use it, as a gambler, that will determine if gambling is healthy or unhealthy for you. For some people it's a fitting hobby, without further prejudices, although for others it's a curse with very serious negative consequences!

That is why self-knowledge and self-control are so important, as individuals can be conscious of what is good for them, so they should absorb it, and what is harmful for them, so they should avoid it at all costs! Unfortunatelly, these are traits poorly developed by most people in our world, as they prefer being overwhelmed by the tendencies of the world which are imposed from external forces (propagandas, media, politicians, celebrities, leaders).

Gambling can be a hobby, but when you have an addiction to gambling, it can no longer be called a hobby; instead, it is a vice that is difficult to let go of. But even so, when it becomes a habit, we should try to return to normal gambling instead of worsening our condition by becoming addicted to gambling.

Although it is not easy to do and it will take a long time, let's try as much as we can to control ourselves because, in the end, if we neglect or just let it go,
the result will not be good in the end, that's for sure.

Everyone has their point of view, some agree with you and some would not so that make the argument prolonged to this extend. And as we have said earlier. There are different types of gamblers, and the addicted gamblers must see gambling as a hobby while the average gamblers might not take it in that way because they are not serious about gambling. And in the Op the concept of hobby has been defined so everything is clear in the Op. While the beginners in gambling will not take it as a hobby because they are just coming and have no experience in it. And they can also take it as a hobby if they take it has something they look to do frequently.

Vast majority of people take gambling to mean other things other than fun or as just unprofitable activity which is why many gamblers only gamble because of how much they will make from gambling and having such mindset will always push someone to end at a position that can not be acceptable and that could result in negative outcome.

Many of the gamblers who gamble with expectation of making a profits from gambling are always frustrated when the lose the money since they gamble with amount that is out of they affordability and if the game become a lose, the  ended up in debt.

Hobby means someone is passing time or spending time and if gambling is involved then it means the person is passing time with gambling just to kill time, this people just gamble because they are bored and don't have choice but engage in it but you see habit, it can comes in two ways. There are gamblers that has habit of playing and losing a game a day and nothing is going to change it but another gambler can have the same habit and makes money every day.


You are misinterpreting this two words. One can have gambling as hoby but has never for once look at the benefit side which side of the gambling but you see habit, they both like fun and the money invokes but one can practice his own in a good manner and win every, there are people that have good habit in gambling to win everyday for their life and we have another ones with bad habit of always losing and don't just know when to rest or leave.

I don’t understand what exactly you disagree with me about. Do you see any fundamental differences from going to the gym and, for example, to a pub? Me not. If you read/get to know the world of bodybuilding (and usually it all starts as a hobby), you will find out that there are 90-99 percent of very unhealthy (mentally and physically) people there. It seems to me that this corresponds to my words that any hobby is an addiction and any (even the best) hobby can take the form of an unhealthy addiction.

You are now clearly contradicting yourself. Because if you were not gambling as hobby, you would either not have stopped playing after successive losses, or you would not have placed bets at all. The addicted gambler will always seek to increase the amount of his bets in order to feel more adventurous and passionate because betting with little money is no longer able to satisfy his desires to play.

I agree with you that any person may become addicted if he begins to practice gambling extensively (if we consider that he considers it a hobby from the beginning), but I am also certain that gambling may be a hobby if it is practiced with good moderation and wisdom, as you do.

It cannot be stated that gambling is absolutely harmful. It can be a fun and relaxing hobby. Plus there is a possibility that you will win money which can be a great bonus.
Knowing how to play gambling responsibly will protect you from being addicted to gambling with all its problems and repercussions, allowing you to continue gambling in the various casino games you prefer, without any problems.

The thing is that they slowly turn themselves into gambling freaks and that's why the whole gambling activities turns into something very serious some gamblers even go as far as taking it as their business and you won't blame them it's because maybe they have made some kind of short terms success while gambling.

We can decide to make gambling an hobby the same way the next person can decide to make gambling as a skill or a job. We have the right to do whatever thing with gambling and the angle we are seeing it should be different since we have different people with different perception and comprehensive interface. A person can come here and write about how they have been making consistent profits from gambling while the next person might have to lament about how they have been losing continually from gambling and asking for advise on whether to stop gambling or continue so they can recover their lost funds. We all see gambling from different perspectives.

I think that there is no point in arguing whether gambling is a hobby or not, because each of us has the right to our own opinion supported by acceptable arguments. We all have the right to do what we like, as long as it does not violate someone else's rights and freedoms. And how not to characterize gambling it does not change the meaning of gambling, approach to the game, strategies. The only thing that I think gambling definitely ceases to be a hobby when a person passes to the last stage of gambling addiction.

I believe it's a different thing if it is related to your job or profession because in that case, you are compelled to stay on your computer because otherwise you won't be earning money and that is another problem. However, a person, even if they work at home and on their computer, should have some work-life balance because if you are working all the time and not giving any time or attention to people close to you, you might lose them because of them and the relationships will start to shatter slowly.

I know this because I'm in the same field, I work online, so I spend a lot of time on my laptop sometimes and this usually creates problems for me because I don't get to spend much time with my family which is very important, but I try to keep my work hours separate now so that it doesn't affect my personal life.

Well spoken, addiction brings about overindulgence into something and is not so good no matter how positive your object of engagement is. We need to strike a balance in our involvements and not end up at loss from not prioritizing other necessities owing to our mindless addictions. I have been addicted to my computer because of my kind of work. I thought it was normal and never had time for social activities nor communicating with friends and loved ones for a considerable length of time. A friend pointed out to me on one occasion that I valued my PC more than life and my living depends on it to the extent that someone might even die beside me and I wouldn't notice.

That statement made me understand how my addiction has distanced me from people, even those I loved, I also lost my girlfriend in the process when in my mind, I was securing the future, little did it occur to me that I was destroying the present and possible future with my dispensation. Over addiction even to the right course, is still very detrimental. I learned the hard way.

Everything has positive and negative aspects. If one tries to achieve a specific goal using gambling then it is a completely wrong decision. Because winning or losing in gambling is uncertain. It's not uncommon for me to lose when I expect to win. We usually consider a hobby as a good activity or something that we can enjoy ourselves but when we spend money beyond our limitation through gambling it is no longer just a hobby but it brings frustration. So if someone takes up gambling as his hobby then I will support it but when he loses his hobby it goes to reach a boring level. There is nothing wrong with gambling if it is controlled.

Actually, it is not a problem to make gambling a hobby provided that you must be able to accept all the consequences of possible risks, and if it turns out that the scenario is like what you said above that someone feels upset or disappointed or even gets emotional when he loses in his gambling activity then it clearly means that they do not make gambling a hobby but most likely they have hopes of earning in gambling. Because it is clear that when someone feels upset or disappointed due to the results at the end of the session, it means that there is something they are aiming for or what they want.

On the other hand as you said that a hobby is an activity that provides entertainment or pleasure to a person without getting or experiencing anything bad, meaning that if in reality there is a lot of something missing that triggers serious problems in their lives such as having difficulty making ends meet due to this activity then yes it is certainly not healthy to say that it is a hobby. As I said at the beginning that gambling can be a hobby but with a note if you are able to manage and control everything well and not exceed your limits in some ways.

Yes, many people say that gambling is a hobby, but when they lose, they are very upset and some do not accept the defeat.
And that the real meaning of a hobby is an activity that is done by someone and will certainly make the heart of the person who does it feel happy and happy.
Yes, I agree with you if someone says gambling is a hobby and he dares to bet a lot of money and continues to use his time to gamble, then in my opinion it is not a good hobby to do because if the activity is done excessively, the results will not be good, it will actually be bad in our lives.

I agree with what you say, after all, a hobby is something that is done for pleasure with the aim of pampering or pleasing yourself, of course not to get yourself into trouble, especially with hobbies that lead to sports activities, it is very unlikely that this will happen. Bad things happen, as long as the activity you do doesn't harm yourself or other people, it's safe, unless, as you say, it can cause harm then it can be said to be an addiction. but my question is, is this addiction the same thing as overdoing it, or will something done excessively become an addiction?

balancing everything is important, things that are done excessively may become an addiction that can lead to losses, by balancing everything it will be fine, but in my opinion making gambling a hobby is not a good thing even if someone has a lot of money. to make gambling a hobby even though they have self-control and set limits, but occasionally they may lose self-control which results in loss of self-control and creates other chaos. If you really have a lot of money then there are still many things that can be used as a hobby other than gambling, although I occasionally see rich people who like to gamble because they have a lot of money, but I don't think about making gambling a hobby even though I have a lot of money.

Although there's a difference between a hobby and a habit, both will makes people playing gambling too often than the other people who use gambling as an entertainment. They will comes to casino and playing many gambling games and they will difficult to stops themselves from playing gambling. When someone use gambling as a hobby, he will playing gambling more than other people. People must knows that using gambling as a hobby or a habit can makes them spends too much money so they needs to realizes about that with limitation.

If you use gambling as a hobby and you can limits yourself and only playing gambling for fun, you should not worry with anything. You can fills your spare time with gambling but you have other options to spends your time so you will not use gambling too often like other people. That's good for you because you will always take care of yourself while you playing gambling so you will not gets tempts from gambling and only playing gambling for fun. When you knows how to stops playing gambling, you will not feels lose too much money because you will stops playing gambling in the right time before your money runs out.

This is largely a philosophical question. 
It lies in the fact that how correct it is to consider a hobby to be a person’s hobby that does not clearly have negative consequences for him.  Gambling can potentially be dangerous and cause problems.  But other types of hobbies can also be no less dangerous.  For example, mountaineering or street racing.  These types of entertainment can also be dangerous to life or health.  With such hobbies as collecting mummies of colorful butterflies, this is an absolutely safe hobby for him, he just has to spend money.  And this is not at all as dangerous as other types of entertainment associated with physical or mental danger to health and life.  But the adventures of many people's lives are an integral part of their lives.  And this has always been and will be.  And gambling is also an exciting journey into the gambling world.

I disagree with you.
A hobby can be healthy if practiced moderately so that it does not negatively affect the life of the person and others around them.
Only when it starts to cause some harm can it be called an addiction.

There are addictions that can initially be interpreted as positive, as I like to mention physical exercise as an example... when it goes beyond the balance of what is healthy and starts to significantly interfere in the life of this person, that is, the activity becomes a priority and can cause physical harm such as injuries and social and professional withdrawal, then it becomes an addiction.

However, the habit of going to the movies every weekend, going to the bar occasionally to have a drink with friends, watching a football game, gambling regularly in a conscious way... If you have plenty of time for this, it does not compromise your financial income and it does not cause any personal, family or social problems with friends. What's wrong with that?

Any hobby is an addiction (otherwise why would a person voluntarily engage in it?) and can become a severe form of addiction that will negatively affect a person. For example, computer games and collecting in them. I work in this field and I see with my own eyes how people pay a lot of money to own virtual items. And to be honest, this even affects me - I’m starting to value some virtual things more than money. So you need to understand that any activity can be dangerous if it turns into a severe form of addiction, and gambling is not much different from other activities.