Topic: Is Gambling a scam - page 16. (Read 2939 times)

Gambling is a game of fun not really a scam. People who tend to gamble  making it a source of livelyhood tend fall to the category of those people that call it a scam because they gamble and make it a business.

If people could sees gambling as fun and nothing  than money making machine, they wouldn't have been calling it scam.

The gambling is the game which give you both profit and loss based on the strategy and game played by the gamblers.The responsible gambling was the essential one to get away from the stress due to loss and over exceeding because of big profit.The experienced gamblers will see both the profit and loss in same eye.It’s not the way of view,it was the angle of view.This type of gamblers will not worry for the gambling loss and they will take the advantage of gaining knowledge from the gambling loss matches.

It seems to me that newbies who discovered the “win-win” strategy of Martingale, but lost big, make such conclusions for themselves. After all, this strategy is described in many sources as “allowing to win”, but they somehow managed to lose a dozen rounds in a row and lose everything they had. I think this situation is familiar to almost every gambler. It is like a heartbreaking cry of a person who lost a large amount of money, but instead of taking responsibility for their loss on themselves, they blame the casino for fraud.

Gambling is basically a decision with consequence; every decision we make is responsible. When we play the game it is also fair to say we have to play with the result whether we win or lose. This is a different situation, where the gambler may be more realistic in labelling it as high risk activity than correlation to fraud, for example. We have all the choice of whether or not we participate so the decision has to be based on what the risks are.

Second, if you lose, it’s just human nature to be disappointed. Instead of placing blame on the system, though, we might look to evaluate the decisions we made as a result, for how they intertwined with the larger process. Also, always choose needs over temporary desires so that our money and time are spent on things that have long term returns. This way we will prevent all possible losses and harmony life.

Accepting losses is an important trait for a player, because if he cannot accept it, he is practically doomed to lose and suffer, which in turn will cause depression. And then everything will go like a chain reaction and the end result will be eternal anxiety about whether it was possible to make another bet that would bring a win, etc. The main thing is that after this the player can save the family, because he can transfer all the negative emotions to the house and break down on his relatives. I still advised such players to find strength in themselves and accept losses more steadfastly, because this is part of the game and it is impossible to win all the time.

Gambling is a choice and as such, if you gamble then you have chosen yourself to gamble. Because I believe, there is no compulsion to gamble and thus, how can something that you have chosen but you consider it a scam. Because anyway, if you think gambling is a scam, then you can avoid gambling in the first place so that your money is safe in your pocket. But maybe, you get a loss so that the disappointment you experience makes you unable to accept the loss so you make your own conclusions like that. Because anyway, if gambling is a scam, then of course the gambling industry will not become big, because the reality is that the gambling industry itself continues to grow so obviously, gambling is not a scam.

I sincerely agree with you on this, in gambling  there is no promises made for positive returns hence when things happens otherwise we shouldn't have anyone to blame, well some time it depends on how you got in to gambling, some people got in to gambling through another person and whatever they where told is what they will believe unless maybe they figure things out themselves as time goes by, gambling itself is not a scam unless you are giving a game with so much promises which you got disappointed with result.

You have a point there. Sometimes, those who pretend to be victims from accused scammed casinos are certainly the ones who are scamming the casino themselves. They can’t validate their own actions that’s why they put the blame on the casino instead.

Gambling can only be a scam if it’s run by scammers, but reputable casinos that are managed by good people never turns into scam. It’s the gamblers that are most likely going to cheat on the casino.

Based on my observations about gambling, it cannot be classified as a scam because you are entirely responsible for the games you choose and how you place your bets. No one is forcing or pleading with you to bet on a certain number of games or promising you a guaranteed winning bet. Every bet you make is a decision you arrive at on your own, at your own risk and discretion, without much discussion about the possibility of winning or losing.

To be truthful, gamble is not a scam but there are some scam casinos in the gambling industry. Some of the casino are just there to rip off your hard earn money but generally, gamble is not a scam. However, you can say gambling is scam because you have been trying hard to wager enough money on gamble because you believed that one day you might win, well that's scam and you are the one scamming yourself because you have been wagering your money on gamble thinking that you would win (given your self false hopes). Any time you wagered and you did not win it looks like they have scammed you which is lie because gamble is all about luck, if you are not lucky there is no way you could win.

No, scamming is illegal and gambling is not. Also scamming *happens* to you, unless you are a scammer. Gambling doesn't "happen" to you, because you are the one doing it, so who are you scamming by gambling?

There are also hundreds of different ways to gamble, so rounding them up under "scamming" is misleading.

Gambling can be illegal if there aren't enough transparency and results are fixed. But you wouldn't encounter this scamming with established casinos. And enough data exist for you to determine the odds of each way you are gambling. So it's up to you if you bother to study that, no one is trying to hide those odds. If casinos would say that you would win no matter what, that would be scamming.

Gambling is not and never a scam, lest the government would've banned it from operating publicly. What we do while gambling determines the results we get. It's an open ground where you indulge as you wish as far as you're not breaking any of the gambling laws.

In gambling you can scam yourself by giving yourself false hope and engaging in it mindlessly. Too much of everything is bad and if you're yet to learn and practice gambling in moderation and staking with what you can afford to lose,  then addiction and serious financial loss is the scam you'll deal with soon.

Why doesn't the OP ask how many scammers there are in gambling instead of blaming the games themselves? Casinos often have various types of bonuses that dishonest players are always happy to receive. Hence, we see many accusations that casinos are scammers who do not pay people their winnings, while they are dishonest and have several accounts from which they want to get more money. Therefore, there is no need to accuse of fraud when people are sometimes scammers themselves.

Responsibility is always the player's business, where to play, how much money to bet, and many other decisions depend only on the player. In my understanding, a scam is initially a fraudulent scheme that aims to steal your money, and the essence of gambling is different, in gambling you can win big money and the casino will give it to you. Of course, sometimes it happens that players cannot withdraw their winnings, but it seems to me that this is a rare case in gambling.

Lmao!

You mean the real gamblers are scam and the rest of the people that doesn't be of your opinion are not real gamblers and are only been delusional? Common my friend. It's seem like you just lost amount of money isn't it? It's normal to feel that when you gamble with an amount that yiu weren't willing to lose otherwise there is no way you will have such kind of feeling. Only if you have gamble with what you can let go, you wouldn't feel all this because it's unnecessary.

It's already a fact known that not everyone can make money from gambling, if all everyone makes money from casino, then there wouldn't be anyone left to serve people, they will grow broke but there are people that are making this money from gambling and they are just few people but the question is are you part of the few people?  I'm not sure otherwise you would say this, even if you are not making huge amount of money from gambling, just make sure that your withdrawal is bigger than your deposit and you will be fine.

You never proved it with backup of how gambling has been a scam.
If it is due to how the irresponsible gamblers goes bankrupt on gambling, remember the casinos or any gaming event never lure anyone in to gamble rather we are out of greed gambling and trying to empty the funds in the gambling sites with the thought that we could make it possible in just participating to gamble.

So therefore, with this tends of greedy insights, the gamblers are the scammers and not gambling itself.
I also do not know where else we should rely to obtain a gambling fund if not from an hard earned. 🤔.

Did you ever heard about setting up a gambling budget with a specific amount of your income if you must keep a responsible gambling? Get to brainstorm about this and you will be refurnished that gambling is not a scam and addicted gamblers owe to be blamed of their effects on gambling.

Indeed but the thing is that it is still often neglected. I think it is because some got carried away by their emotions when they see that the platform has too good to be true offers. In the case you are talking there, it sounds like a phishing website.

Yeah, it is also rampant but the solution to it is in fact only simple like we only need to check the URL if they are spelled correctly and once we feel that we are now on the original and legit site, we will need to bookmark it. That must be the one that we will click to visit them if they don't also have an application that we can just install in our devices.

Thinking about the safety of our funds is still related to money but yeah that it is a must first because if not, making a profit on the scam platform won't still make sense because we can't still withdraw it in the end. It is only a waste of money and also time and effort.

On the last thing that you said about how you define gambling is actually what makes others think that it was a scam even if there are literally legit casinos out there. Casinos should already had enough on this part but nope because those complainers still play and then once they lose, they will again whine up about how scammy the platform is.

We are always told about responsible gambling. You are not meant to gamble with your major money or your emergency funds. You are meant to have a budget for gambling and define why you gamble - either for profit or for fun.

When you gamble for fun, you are doing so to relieve stress, hang out with friends, or simply relax. It's not a scam if you understand that you're gambling for entertainment purposes.

On the other hand, if you're gambling for profit, you're doing so with the intention of making money. You're more intentional about the games you bet on, considering factors like team capacity and game potential.

Gambling is not a scam because you know what you're getting into. You went online to look for a casino or betting site, made your bet, and understood that it's a game of luck - you either win or lose. No one promised you'd start winning hundreds of dollars the moment you registered.

Unless someone deceived you about the casino or gambling platform, it's not a scam. Every gambler knows that gambling is a 50/50 chance - you either win or lose. When you're on a losing streak, you take a break.

A scam is when you're being deceived, lied to, or promised fake evidence. But gambling is not a scam because you willingly sign up, deposit your money, and place bets. You made a choice to gamble, and it's essential to practice responsible gambling to avoid feeling deceived.

Sorry to say this but only a looser will conclude such that gambling is a scam.
A Casino where we gamble on can turn out to be a scam casino, whereas they steal users money through various means, methods and so on, but in general, gambling is not a scam, it's only but a game like every other games out there..

If you believe that gambling is a scam, then you must also believe that video games where players spend their hard earned to purchase in-game teams to help them defeat bosses and climb more level is also a scam.
Now compare the two, in video games, you spend your hard earned money for the excitement of the game, and yet to don't get any monetary reward back even if you win, you paid for the excitement and that it.

But in gambling, you pay for the excitement of playing the game, and also you have the chance to get your money back, plus profit if you are lucky to win the game.

If this two were to be scam, which do you think is more scam than the other?
In conclusion, gambling is not a scam, only a bad looser believes it is.

Well, it depends how you see it. Obviously it should be not a scam since you are choosing to play by yourself, nobody forces you to play or makes any promises about winnings. Every straight forward thinking person knows that basically at every site you place a bet or wager in the casino you work against a handicap, as small as it might be there is always one. This is also not a scam since these numbers are out in the open for everyone to see.
Now the only scam part is coming from outside influences like scam casinos that don't pay, rigged games like roulette with magnets/blowers, rigged poker games where collusion and so can occur or for example rigged sports matches that are sold. There are countless more or these things that can happen, I guess we know plenty of them.

But the main idea of gambling is not a scam, it's an entertainment where you pay a price and maybe or maybe not you win.