Whatever interests an individual most and they find interest in it almost all the time can be addressed as a hobby. Since gambling is what people can do at their leisure, it can be regarded as a hobby because you find people engaging most in it in their free time.
What can't be addressed as a hobby is what you don't find people doing. But as long as you find people doing something they are enjoying and spending most of their time on, be it small or big, it will be addressed as a hobby to them.
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Yes, gambling is a hobby that is popular with many men, and I think nowadays it is almost impossible for a man not to be familiar with gambling. However, you need to be aware that behind the pleasure of gambling there is a high risk of losing money, and if it is not managed well, this activity will not only cause financial losses, but also other losses, which can affect our life balance and mental health.
Gambling is just a hobby, but quite a few people prioritize this activity despite their responsibilities and interests. they are too carried away by gambling so they ignore the things they should, so they lose a lot of money from these activities, lose their jobs and the people closest to them.
Gambling is just a hobby, but quite a few people prioritize this activity despite their responsibilities and interests. they are too carried away by gambling so they ignore the things they should, so they lose a lot of money from these activities, lose their jobs and the people closest to them.
You could have continued the discussion on that thread. The topic is still open, yet you created a new topic from a simple response. And we wonder why posts in the gambling board are being moved to off-topic.
Since you clearly misunderstood my post as you often do.
I wanted to know from other users if gambling is not a hobby as you said because if I continue from there you would disagree with me so here you can see from other assertions. You think this an off topic? This is a very serious discussion because we are talking about "Gambling as Hobby" and I have explained what is a hobby and some other users also explained it clearly for you. And if you don't understand the topic in discussed then you can passedby. That thread and this thread are two different threads, I didn't misunderstand you post there, I create this topic base your answer over there. Since you clearly misunderstood my post as you often do.
A hobby is something you like doing. Some people just like to gamble. Gambling can be a hobby. You are right. But someone that see gambling as a hobby should be very careful and avoid addiction because as some people are thinking it is a hobby, they are getting addicted and wasting money unnecessary on gambling.
Funny that you say that because I don't see how gambling addiction can be caught when you're aware, most of the time, you're addicted and you don't know it, maybe with a really strong self-awareness, you'd be able to see that you've been addicted but there's no way to prevent yourself unless you've got the discipline and self-control. Definitely gambling can be a hobby but we have to understand the implications of this hobby, gambling isn't like any other hobby out there where you don't need to spend too much money or that your money would go back or stay, gambling literally makes you lose your money if you lose, remember that if you lose your money, that's it, gambling isn't a hobby for anyone, those that have these uncontrollable need to gamble even if they've got the money, they're still going to eventually lose their money. 
It's okay if @OP says gambling is a hobby for him. Each must have its own definition of gambling. Maybe some will say that gambling is like other activities that we often do.
That's not a problem because if we use gambling as a fun activity, we shouldn't gamble excessively. We will know how to treat gambling well and not use too much money.
I use gambling as a leisure activity but gambling is not a hobby. A hobby is something we do often, whereas I don't use gambling very often and only in my free time.
That's not a problem because if we use gambling as a fun activity, we shouldn't gamble excessively. We will know how to treat gambling well and not use too much money.
I use gambling as a leisure activity but gambling is not a hobby. A hobby is something we do often, whereas I don't use gambling very often and only in my free time.
Upon all those sources and explanation, I still need the community input on the argument to know if gambling is a HOBBY so that I and the person will understand more.
Cheers.
Cheers.
Gambling can be a hobby for some individuals but it's not a hobby for others, a hobby is something you can do for entertainment and some individuals only gamble for entertainment while others are gambling for income. Gambling started as a hobby for some individuals but as they continued to gamble and became very good at it. They decided to change gambling from just a hobby to a profession and they're now professional gamblers and they're making money from gambling.
If a newbie is starting to gamble, he can decide to use gambling as a way to pass time when he's free but not depend on gambling for money. You don't depend on your hobby for money therefore you shouldn't depend on gambling for money unless you want to make gambling your career that you'll be doing everytime. But losing money when gambling is a must therefore it'll be hard to see it as a career.
First of all I will like to define hobby in my own understanding. Something that one like to do always either for pleasure, leisure or entertainment. And example of hobbies which I know. Swimming which can be a game as well, reading which can also be a competition as " reading competition", and anything competition is a game, and sport. Sport can be someone hobby if the person love sports and like to partake in it. And that means something you partake that you have leisure and pleasure can be your hobby.
Even though so many gamblers have in mind of playing and winning, gambling should be a hobby like something you partake in at your free time and should be done for pleasure and entertainment and to ease some tension that you may be going through in your personal life. So many people don't really understand the ethics of gambling that is while they get emotionally attached when their gambling lifestyle is not working the way they want because they took it too serious and even hope for a win so that they can use the money to solve some life challenges but this is a very wrong approach to gamble because you can easily get sad when you are not winning and we all know that the chances of winning is always 50/50 as you may or may not win.
Yes Gambling can be a hobby for sure. Especially this is a hobby for the rich people only. The people who don’t care about the money, and does gambling for recreational purpose or to pass the time. These type of people can consider gambling is a hobby. Whereas on the other hand, middle class people can’t afford gambling as a hobby. For them gambling is like extra work to make some quick and extra money with less effort and risk.
I agree with that, indeed for rich people perhaps they can make gambling a hobby, because of course a hobby is something that is done to make us happy even if it uses money to do it. and for rich people who have a lot of money, maybe it won't be a problem if they make gambling a hobby, even though I don't think it's good either, but that's up to each individual.and for people in the lower middle class, I don't think they should make gambling a hobby, because in reality gambling will only drain their finances, so it is likely that they will fall into poverty if they make gambling a hobby, also with the large number of people, especially those in the lower middle class. The goal of gambling is to make money, not to have fun.
A hobby is something you like doing. Some people just like to gamble. Gambling can be a hobby. You are right. But someone that see gambling as a hobby should be very careful and avoid addiction because as some people are thinking it is a hobby, they are getting addicted and wasting money unnecessary on gambling.
Definitely, gambling is a hobby, at least for me. The definition is good, what we do always, I gamble weekly and haven't missed it in years, it could be called a hobby actually because I'm constant in it. Even your hobbies should be in check so you don't ruin yourself by over indulgence in your hobbies. Too much of everything is bad, not only in gambling, but in every walk of life and you cannot because something is your hobby, it becomes the order of the day. Over indulgence in hobbies makes it boring and unattractive, the spice comes from when you miss that hobby and you've the opportunity to engage in it some more, the thrill is restored.
Gambling isn't left out of it, if you partake with caution, it will really be enjoyable for you, else it will destroy you completely through addiction.
A bad habit for those who don't gamble. A hobby for those who gamble.
Those who cannot understand it will say it is aligned with smoking, alcohol, and drugs because people are getting addicted to it while a hobby ain't defined like that.
I like to think it is just a hobby but why do we need to keep it a secret from other people? Because we don't want to look bad to them with what we do.
While a hobby is different, it is being boasted to everybody else and even the family will brag about it to their neighbor and relatives especially if their son/daughter excels in that kind of hobby. Mostly in sports, or a unique skill.
So, this will depend on each person on how they will define gambling. Those who understand will probably say the same but for those who didn't gamble their whole life would say it's evil.
Those who cannot understand it will say it is aligned with smoking, alcohol, and drugs because people are getting addicted to it while a hobby ain't defined like that.
I like to think it is just a hobby but why do we need to keep it a secret from other people? Because we don't want to look bad to them with what we do.
While a hobby is different, it is being boasted to everybody else and even the family will brag about it to their neighbor and relatives especially if their son/daughter excels in that kind of hobby. Mostly in sports, or a unique skill.
So, this will depend on each person on how they will define gambling. Those who understand will probably say the same but for those who didn't gamble their whole life would say it's evil.
Yes Gambling can be a hobby for sure. Especially this is a hobby for the rich people only. The people who don’t care about the money, and does gambling for recreational purpose or to pass the time. These type of people can consider gambling is a hobby. Whereas on the other hand, middle class people can’t afford gambling as a hobby. For them gambling is like extra work to make some quick and extra money with less effort and risk.
First of all I will like to define hobby in my own understanding. Something that one like to do always either for pleasure, leisure or entertainment. And example of hobbies which I know. Swimming which can be a game as well, reading which can also be a competition as " reading competition", and anything competition is a game, and sport. Sport can be someone hobby if the person love sports and like to partake in it. And that means something you partake that you have leisure and pleasure can be your hobby.
Why I brought this topic because someone told me here that https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/m.63928115 gambling is not a hobby and from my viewpoint gambling can be a hobby for the addicted gamblers and that argument made me to do some research and I also came up with this Gambling can be a harmless hobby or a serious addiction. and also from another source again Gambling as a hobby is legitimate so long as it starts of as and remains a hobby, which means self-control in order to pursue a satisfactory result with a limited budget
And lot more.
Upon all those sources and explanation, I still need the community input on the argument to know if gambling is a HOBBY so that I and the person will understand more.
Cheers.
Why I brought this topic because someone told me here that https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/m.63928115 gambling is not a hobby and from my viewpoint gambling can be a hobby for the addicted gamblers and that argument made me to do some research and I also came up with this Gambling can be a harmless hobby or a serious addiction. and also from another source again Gambling as a hobby is legitimate so long as it starts of as and remains a hobby, which means self-control in order to pursue a satisfactory result with a limited budget
And lot more.
Upon all those sources and explanation, I still need the community input on the argument to know if gambling is a HOBBY so that I and the person will understand more.
Cheers.
we can still consider gambling as a part of our hobby but if we look at it, this hobby has risks, it is also expensive and quite dangerous if we don't do it properly and in the right process because we know that gambling is addictive, apart from the big money that will be needed, we should also think about what we can get or develop in ourself by playing it. There are hobbies that are just typical outdoor activities and it is through physical games or sports, but there are also hobbies that really make a lot of money, such as traveling, collecting items and gambling.
Simply put, a hobby is something that someone likes to do regularly, if you like running then your hobby is running, if you like swimming then your hobby is swimming. It's the same with gambling, but what really matters isn't whether gambling is a hobby or not, but rather the output of this activity.
1. Be a healthy gambler who knows the risks and is able to control self with management.
2. Becoming a problem gambler who can't control self which has a negative impact on the environment and family.
1. Be a healthy gambler who knows the risks and is able to control self with management.
2. Becoming a problem gambler who can't control self which has a negative impact on the environment and family.
If a person considers gambling as a hobby, then he should not deposit a lot of money into the game. In fact, why invest a lot of money into a game if it’s just a hobby for you? In addition, it would be possible to generally gamble for free if the main purpose of the game is recreation and entertainment. But for free you can solve crosswords, puzzles, Sudoku, and play free logic games. That's exactly what I do. I love playing free solitaire games. This gives me great pleasure. It doesn't occur to me to pay for playing solitaire. Moreover, there are solitaire games that are organized like Bitcoin faucets. For each game you solve, a small amount is credited to your account. It's not much, but it's better than nothing. Is a person deceiving himself when he says that for him gambling is just a hobby?
For some people maybe they will say that gambling is their hobby, and others will say that it is their career, and others will say that it is where they build their network, etc. There are several reasons people gamble and why they gamble and usually it is not limited to just one reason. But whatever the reason, a person must gamble for fun, because after all gambling cannot be used as a place for someone to get rich quickly.
A few posts above say that if betting is a hobby you end up losing money, haha, that's what the hobby is.
Come on, let's start there, I think they have a bad concept of what a Hobby is, it's something on which you can spend whatever money you want, if we're talking about real Hobbies, not things you like.
Consequently, Hobby it's to "spend" our very valuable time, whether you invest money or not, is secondary, since the objective of the Hobby is to entertain you, one of the priority things about Hobbies is the investment of time, since it is something that we do without necessarily expecting a return beyond the " keep us busy with something."
#TBT. another social thematic thread that, by using the word Gambling, becomes TBT-topic.
These types TBT of topics have become a hobby for me.
Come on, let's start there, I think they have a bad concept of what a Hobby is, it's something on which you can spend whatever money you want, if we're talking about real Hobbies, not things you like.
Consequently, Hobby it's to "spend" our very valuable time, whether you invest money or not, is secondary, since the objective of the Hobby is to entertain you, one of the priority things about Hobbies is the investment of time, since it is something that we do without necessarily expecting a return beyond the " keep us busy with something."
#TBT. another social thematic thread that, by using the word Gambling, becomes TBT-topic.
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First of all I will like to define hobby in my own understanding. Something that one like to do always either for pleasure, leisure or entertainment. And example of hobbies which I know. Swimming which can be a game as well, reading which can also be a competition as " reading competition", and anything competition is a game, and sport. Sport can be someone hobby if the person love sports and like to partake in it. And that means something you partake that you have leisure and pleasure can be your hobby.
Why I brought this topic because someone told me here that https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/m.63928115 gambling is not a hobby and from my viewpoint gambling can be a hobby for the addicted gamblers and that argument made me to do some research and I also came up with this Gambling can be a harmless hobby or a serious addiction. and also from another source again Gambling as a hobby is legitimate so long as it starts of as and remains a hobby, which means self-control in order to pursue a satisfactory result with a limited budget
And lot more.
Upon all those sources and explanation, I still need the community input on the argument to know if gambling is a HOBBY so that I and the person will understand more.
Cheers.
Well, gambling can be taken as a hobby, though not everyone gambling see it as a hobby, so, if we are to look at it from both perspectives, I would likely say or assume that the both of you are right from your different perspectives.Why I brought this topic because someone told me here that https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/m.63928115 gambling is not a hobby and from my viewpoint gambling can be a hobby for the addicted gamblers and that argument made me to do some research and I also came up with this Gambling can be a harmless hobby or a serious addiction. and also from another source again Gambling as a hobby is legitimate so long as it starts of as and remains a hobby, which means self-control in order to pursue a satisfactory result with a limited budget
And lot more.
Upon all those sources and explanation, I still need the community input on the argument to know if gambling is a HOBBY so that I and the person will understand more.
Cheers.
Personally for me, I've always seen and taken gambling as a hobby, hobby just as you defined it, is something or an activity we do or participate in at our leisure time, mostly to either gain experience of that thing, or to have fun, or even both, but then, gambling can easily shift from being a hobby to something that is taken serious, most especially when the gambler starts to lose control of himself, or just decide on his or her own to take gambling much more serious, that is, above the hobby level, some way some people start blogging as a hobby, and when they have become very good at it, and possibly making good money from it, they then quit their job to focus on blogging, which automatically makes it their main source of income, this too does happen with gambling as well.
You can present gambling in different ways especially if a person takes gambling as a hobby then gambling becomes a hobby for that person. Gambling is still considered a pastime if one uses gambling as a means of passing the time. Even if a gambler considers gambling as a source of income, gambling is still considered a full-time job. Even if one considers gambling as one of the main forms of entertainment, gambling will still be one of the main sources of entertainment. So gambling is different for each person.
Of course, not everyone who practices gambling considers it a hobby in the sense that it is their favorite activity in their free time. A large percentage of people practice gambling to satisfy psychological desires that are essentially personality disorders. In any case, gambling cannot be studied like any ordinary hobby because of its great psychological impact.
However, it must be recognized that the concept of the hobby must include safe use, meaning that the hobby should not cause harm to the person in any way.
Personally, I consider my experience with gambling to be a hobby to try my luck from time to time by betting small amounts, and since I am on Bitcointalk, I enjoy the opportunity to try new sites. I can consider it a productive hobby, but this does not mean that I practice it everyday.
However, it must be recognized that the concept of the hobby must include safe use, meaning that the hobby should not cause harm to the person in any way.
Personally, I consider my experience with gambling to be a hobby to try my luck from time to time by betting small amounts, and since I am on Bitcointalk, I enjoy the opportunity to try new sites. I can consider it a productive hobby, but this does not mean that I practice it everyday.
Any activity that you engage with can be a hobby. So, as you do gambling activity and you're happily doing it and does it at most times then that's certainly is a hobby.
Those that say that it's not a hobby, well, that's their opinion and we wouldn't meddle with what they think because they shouldn't also with ours if we think and say that gambling is no doubt a hobby.
Those that say that it's not a hobby, well, that's their opinion and we wouldn't meddle with what they think because they shouldn't also with ours if we think and say that gambling is no doubt a hobby.
If smoking can be said to be someone's hobby then why wouldn't gambling be ? Any activity that you do that can happily consumer your time can be said to be your hobby so I also believe gambling is an hobby for some persons but I wouldn't count myself among those who have it as one. For me gambling is something that should even be rarely played just atleast to relieve yourself some kind of stress and thinking maybe.
And to a great extent the commentators were able to analys and established a view point that both smoking and drinking can be taken as responsible act if the actors does it in moderation and privacy, this makes it becomes an acceptable hobby, so for sure it is and well accepted.
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