Topic: Is Gambling A Hobby? - page 23. (Read 5935 times)

When I was young, I thought gambling was an opportunity to get rich. But then, as I gained experience in life, it became clearer and clearer that gambling should not be considered as a way of earning money. It is enough for an adult to google to realise that gambling cannot be considered in any other way but as a hobby.

Hobbies can get addicted, if you are a reader and you love to read books, it can get to a level that you will be addicted to reading if you do not mindful of the way you are already reading books without doing other things. Reading can then replace other important things that you ar suppose to be doing and if that happens, reading has become an addiction to you. The same thing can happen with gambling. Gambling on its own is not a bad habit or hobby to have because you can be gambling in a very responsible way and you would not have an encounter that will make you become addicted. You will lose but you can control your losses and know when to stop. I can say gambling is a hobby but it is not a hobby that everybody should have because it's a very dangerous hobby that can make you lose money.

Some people might still be able to make gambling a hobby and not get addicted but only a few people can be able to do that. Those people that are super occupied with so many duties in their daily life can take gambling as a hobby but may not have all the time to gamble repeatedly and can not become addicted too because they are careful enough.

Gambling is a game just like others in which people may like most or refer as hobby, though haven't seen most people stating that as their hobby, unlike how they talk about football, dancing,music travelling and so on I believe it's due to some societal view on gambling, but looking at it in the perspective of what hobby is, gambling can be of hobby to whoever that chooses it , as what he/she like most.
There is one aspect of gambling which most time I always kick against taking it as hobby may leads to been addicted to it though it's a matter  of choice but in my opinion it's not too advisable to make it a hobby.

Yeah, that is why we must use gambling as a fun thing and never thinks about makes money from gambling as that will be difficult. We don't have to use much money to playing gambling because we always remember that we only have fun in gambling.
We can saves that money for other things so we will only allocates some money to playing gambling. As long as you don't breaks your rules about limitation to playing gambling, you are good to go and enjoy your time by playing gambling and will not use too much money to playing gambling.
You don't use gambling as a hobby because you knows that will cause you more money that can impact to more losses. You can avoids gambling addiction by always limiting yourself in playing gambling so you will not becomes addicted to gambling.

Playing gambling occasionally can prevents someone from the addiction because he doesn't use gambling to fills his free time. He realizes that using gambling many times and too often in his free time can leads him to becomes addicted to gambling.
He only playing gambling when he really wants to spends his time by playing gambling and even if he playing gambling, he will not spends his time too long or use too much money. You can control your minds not to spends much money in gambling as the risks of losing will becomes bigger.
You only wants to have fun by playing gambling and don't have any reason to makes money. You consider that wins in gambling is difficult and not many people can gets it so you will not have to playing gambling seriously.

There's a thin line between hobby and addiction because you can eventually get addicted to those other things you do as your hobby which are been refereed to as healthier than gambling. Hobby in a very simple term is something you do or engage in most often during your free time or hours of the day, they are usually done at leisure for the sake of been refreshed and probably fun just to while away time but it varies. Gambling for some others is what they do in their free time just to make sure they are able to have fun and probably end up refreshed, in the case of hobby it shouldn't be done for the purpose of making money, that way you are most defiantly going to get addicted before you know it.

excessive engagement in a hobby can actually get to the point of addiction and that's where there's a problem but usually with few gamblers it actually becomes such that turns them violent and that's makes people tend to see gambling as been such that actually is relay dangerous but then the problem actually was wit the gambler and not the game actually and that's how it should be treated because if you aren't tryin to make money off it then why would you get addicted to it meanwhile it was meant to be for fun so you get to assume any money spent on it was basically for the purpose of fun and that alone hence it shouldn't be something you look back to wining back again.

There is nothing far-fetched here, gambling is what you take it to be, and naturally, many people mistook gambling for what it is now, which is one of the reasons why it is difficult for them to either have fun in it or make money as well. Frankly, if you take gambling for fun, it will not be long before it will automatically be your fun-filled avenue which will them becomes your hobby. There are many people engaging in this and they would have zeroed their minds on the money they could make from it. This is the easiest and smartest way to go about gambling even as the gambler will be winning and losing intermittently. Nevertheless, it will be worth it over time because it is the joy/fun they want from it, and so will it deliver to them.

This is the way you take it as your hobby, just like the way you read your magazines/books, watch movies or play games. Unfortunately, it is not easy for some people to do, that is why they tag gambling all sorts of names, simply because they could not adjust themselves to it and gamble with a neutral mind that would help them have that fun. But all their minds are positioned on the money that is possible through gambling. Sadly, they mostly do not get that money but only achieve addiction through their irresponsible gambling lifestyle and addiction which will never get them anywhere positive.

By the way, whose fault is this? Theirs, of course, and it's simply because their psychology is wrong from the onset about gambling itself, so they will never enjoy (fun) it or profit from it.

It's quite very possible to have a gambling hobby and still not go after losses. Hobby doesn't mean that the player is addicted. However, players need to be prepared to face some challenges regarding their gambling habit. Such things as excessively participating in gambling as a hobby would be detrimental to the mental growth of the player. And will definitely lead him to addiction. I think gambling as a hobby shouldn't be seen as something wrong.

Whatever a player does may not matter, what is important is his ability to control the gaming habit. Those who abuse the notion of gambling for a hobby are too many and could tarnish the idea of gambling as a hobby. The more people who say they gamble for a hobby get into problem gambling, many other people in the society will tag every other player in same boat as an addict. To clarify the air, gambling as a hobby can be done with no traces of addiction if the player is secured strategically.

Some gamble occasionally without becoming addicted, but the border between casual enjoyment and addiction is thinner than a politician's promise. Your brain's dopamine system isn't always under conscious control. It developed for survival, not slot machine levers. Gambling should be treated like a loaded pistol. Though thrilling, it's dangerous

This idea of gambling for fun and setting limitations sounds wonderful on paper, but how many of us can keep to them when emotions are high? When we're anxious, lonely, or celebrating, our self-imposed boundaries collapse like cheap cookies. Setting limitations isn't enough; you must also comprehend casinos' psychological warfare. Every game and bet is designed to keep you coming back

In other hand, if you take gambling has an hobby, you only gambling for entertainment, enjoyment and foe leisure and not to win money. Though there are two ways one can take gambling as a hobby. The one I just said can be taken as hobby while the other hand if the person is full addicted to gambling then he would take gambling a hobby because at that time he is always involved in gambling and always take gambling has it first priority. And really not you look at it very well, gambling addiction and hobby are very close but self control can separate the two.

Yes in the end it does depend on a person's perspective because as you said and it is true that everyone has their own point of view, and I think there is nothing wrong with making gambling a hobby because as we know that the approach that is always suggested on gambling is to consider gambling as an entertainment activity that will entertain us when we are in boring leisure time, But we also have to know the whole before making gambling a hobby, make sure that you understand that gambling is a risky activity but it can also provide entertainment, meaning that when gambling is no longer fun and instead makes you experience some unwanted things such as losing your money in large amounts or disturbing your time then it is the right time for you to think and make a decision to stop.

So the bottom line is that gambling can be a hobby but you also need to know that it is a risky activity so you need to be prepared to identify different situations that start to make you overreact and I would suggest practicing mindfulness while you are involved, lest you fall into addiction unknowingly.

I can consider gambling to be hobby when people who are gambling find it entertaining and they derive joy when doing it. There are people who loves gambling and whenever they find there self doing it they are filled with excitement and happiness. Also, some persons may be feeling sad and unhappy but whenever they start gambling there is this different feeling they get and before you know they are addicted. And we all know that once cannot call something his hobby when they are not addicted to it. You have to be addicted to something before you would want to be doing it regularly.

There is no way someone can make gambling a hobby when he is not addicted to it. I have a friend who is thinks he is not an addicted gambler but gradually he is not himself when he has not gamble a day. Gambling is now like a sport or video game to him. The fun and excitement of wining and losing is what baffles me.

No, gambling is not look like addiction, especially if you can control yourself when you playing gambling. You will not have a problem with the addiction because you realizes that you knows how to takes care of yourself.
You don't use gambling as a hobby because that will makes you looks bad and will lose much money from playing gambling. If you use gambling as a hobby, you should consider to use more than you can imagine because you will use gambling too often which can cause you becomes addicted to gambling.
You should not breaks your limits in gambling and not even use gambling as a hobby instead just to use gambling for have fun. You don't wants to become addicted to gambling and only trying to enjoy the gambling games so you will always use limitations.

Hobby is what makes an individual  happy and relaxed so I'm still doubting that gambling can be a hobby because it does not make the individual happy all the time. Losses are inherent in gambling and when they occur, the individual will definitely feel bad irrespective of the level of risk management employed.

I'm even tempted to think that anyone who have successfully made gambling a hobby is likely addicted without even knowing it. I see gambling from angle of business, so I treat it with the seriousness it deserve not that if I don't gamble I will feel incomplete... that is pure addiction. Many people are addicted to gambling without knowing. They only deny it because they are able to remain civil and not displaying negative characters, this is how they manage to convince themselves that they are not addicted even though they cannot go a day without gambling.

If there are people who use gambling as a hobby, of course they have to be able to control themselves well, because if not, their finances will certainly be destroyed and after that what will happen is other things that can be affected and harmed. and of course, even though they gamble with the aim of having fun because it is a hobby, the opportunity to become addicted is wide open and of course they can fall at any time. But are hobbies always important or prioritized? because as far as I know, a hobby is something that is done to make us happy and of course a hobby is something that is usually done, so if their hobby is gambling, in other words, they often do it, it can affect their finances.

Maybe it's only for rich people who make gambling a hobby, because with those who have little money, I don't think it makes sense if they make gambling a hobby. because those who have limited money are unlikely to be able to accept defeat which will inevitably occur and cause them to lose their money.

that's okay, everyone will respect your opinion mate. We have our different point of views when it comes to gambling, there are instances that we take it as a normal hobby especially if you do it when you have spare time, but we can also considered it as a part of addicted activity because it really is. It depends on us and the intention of a person what will be our perspective on gambling.

If it matches the definition of hobby then probably you can consider gambling as a hobby but it's a destructive one and in my opinion, it shouldn't even be considered a hobby because that's just watering down on the words that would fit better which is addiction. Maybe some wouldn't agree about my opinion but there are other things that you can use as your hobby that's not consuming of your money, time, and sanity, you can read or write, play games, learn something that would benefit your life, there's so many things that you can just do for free and consider a hobby, why choose a self-destructive one?

Gambling can be one's hobby, but the person should know the difference between hobby and addiction. As money is involved with gambling, the same could easily cause addiction. Some people analyse different games, which is good because they set the limit and explore different games with the funds and try to figure out the best. This is fair, and they won't prioritise this as a way of making money or as a source of income. They just keep on experimenting and giving reviews. Apart from that, anyone can have gambling as a hobby, but it is like rich people's entertainment hobby, as they don't care about the money spent. All they want is pleasure and to enjoy the moment.

don't know if there is a relevance but I think when a gambler is addicted he had different views comparing to hobbiest because if the person considered this as hobby meaning he can admit being loser because he is for enjoyment means? addict is far different from hobby.

But for sure those who consider this as hobby then they are for sure a very wealthy person  because a poor person will never treat this as that.
instead they will gamble fo completely win and not to enjoy .

I really like the fact that you can practice swimming, I also practiced when I was a child, but when I wanted to do it to join a local team the competition was very strong, everyone started from the age of 2, and when starting late at 14 years old is It is very difficult for one to understand the sport like them, however I got to train at a high level with high performance athletes and the training was very hard, but it was a sport that made me grow and have a good body, however that can be do being a great hobby, when we talk about casinos and games of chance it cannot be taken as a hobby because the hobby is repetitive and playing every day means having a lot of money Available to lose, and it could be very dangerous.