Topic: Is Gambling a scam - page 27. (Read 3507 times)

Gambling isn’t worth it if you’re using hard-earned money you can’t afford to lose, it's a dumb move tbh.

The house always has the edge of winning, so if you’re expecting profits, it’s gonna feel like a scam for sure. It’s fine as entertainment if you treat it like paying for a movie or a night out, but chasing wins is a trap and will def lead you to more money problems. Shady platforms make it worse with unfair practices like delayed payouts and sneaky terms. Keep it small, keep it fun, just enjoy and never gamble what you can’t lose.

Gambling is not a scam, when gambling will be a scam is a process whereby you win in the gambling and the tram or the gambling websites refused to release what you win from their platform, unlike some platform of casino gambling websites that forum kicked or frown against when they were in the forum, because when you win from their platform mostly big amount, they will neither block not access the platform or they log you out.

So from my perspective, gambling is not a scam but if you're addicted in the gambling you will feel that gambling is a scam whereas gambling is not..the way you engage yourself in the gambling will make you to feel that gambling is all about scam.

Gambling itself is not a scam, but we can say some gambling sites are scam because of how they operate their business, like not disbursing the withdrawals of their players and other fraudulent activities attached to it. We all know that when it comes to gambling, there's no guarantee that you will earn money out of it. It is a fact that not every bet you place will win. So there's no deceptive act here. It will only become a scam with respect to how gambling platform is being managed by the people behind it.

Gambling has been running for so many years, though government and authorities doesn't fully support it, but they find a way to regulate and require licenses to operate. So, that license is enough to say that gambling is not a scam. Though there are casinos who's trying to take advantage and scam people, but it is not the gambling itself. Think of it when people said Bitcoin is a scam. We all knew it isn't really Bitcoin itself is the scam, but it is the exchange, the people, and other group who's using Bitcoin to scam people. That's basically the same thing with gambling.

The only reason anyone would conjure this type of thought in the first place is if they take gambling as a sourced for them to earn money - if you take it as a means of entertainment and only gambling isn’t what you can afford to lose you really won’t be bothered whether gambling a scam or not.

My guess is; you’ve tried to make profit from gambling but you’ve never been able to accomplish it and then you just turn to yourself and conclude that gambling is a scam and the more you try to chase that win the more money you lose.

You really need to be careful about gambling - while it’s a good source of entertainment it can also ruin your life if not properly managed - but still I won’t call it a scam because we all knew right from the start that winning in gambling is not guaranteed and that we can just go thought the whole session without having anything to show for it.

I can see why you might think that gambling is a scam if you lost money doing it.  But really, its just gambling - a game of chance where the odds are against you and  the house makes money because most people lose over time.  If you go in expecting to get rich, sure you will be disappointed.  But that dosnt make it a scam.  Gambling can be fun if you set limits and only risk what you can afford to lose.  Ultimately theres better ways to invest your time and money if making a profit is the goal.  But its not a scam just cause the math dont work out in your favor.

Gambling itself isn't inherently a scam, but it is a business model designed to profit from the human tendency to take risks for the hope of a reward. The house always has an edge, which ensures that the gambling establishment profits over time. This is why gambling is often compared to entertainment like paying for a movie or concert but with a potential reward. The problem arises when it is marketed as a "solution" to financial problems or a way to get rich quickly.

The real issue lies in the economic and social factors that push people toward gambling. In times of economic instability, high unemployment, or income inequality, many individuals turn to gambling as a desperate attempt to improve their financial situation. This is not because gambling is inherently predatory but because external circumstances make it appealing as a "last hope"

Business owners in the gambling industry understand this dynamic and often exploit it by creating environments designed to maximize psychological appeal. They use tactics such as flashy advertisements, offering "free" starter credits, or emphasizing stories of big winners to attract players. These strategies play on human psychology, especially during moments of vulnerability.

The responsibility, then lies in how these businesses operate. While gambling can be enjoyed responsibly as a form of entertainment. Instead of calling gambling a scam, it's more accurate to focus on the need for better consumer protection, financial education, and awareness about the risks involved.

No, gambling is not a scam!

Some casinos use their advertising to promote the possibility of becoming rich, becoming a millionaire, changing your life, winning a lot of money, and saying that it is easy to do so... but this is just advertising and their real purpose is to captivate players.

However, smart players will always read the terms of use or at least the "fine print" in the advertising and know that you will actually have to work hard, invest a lot of money, be persistent and study some games to perhaps have a chance of making a profit.

The goal of gambling is to provide fun, and this will always be delivered to those who play in a way that is aware of the risks and manages their money well.

Several reliable sites pay out on a regular basis, you just need to "challenge the system" and remain persistent.

Change your view of gambling and go back to gambling after that, you will see that I am right.

Gambling is not a scam. What is a scam? - A scam according to Merriam-Webster Dictionary is a fraudulent or deceptive act or operation. Having know this definition, does it sound like gambling at a reputable casino where they have a clearly written Terms of Service a scam? The key word there is reputable . It becomes a scam when the gambler takes no responsibility for their gambling activity. Gambling irresponsibly, chasing losses, revenge gambling and all. Whatever happens to the individual while gambling is truly their fault and not that of the casino which is just merely a business. If we fail to do our due diligence and make wrong gambling choice, it lies on us to fix it and blame any one for it.

You develop such notion about gambling because of your loses experience and for that you can either check what level of the probability fairness of the casino and the game's you are playing, and also try to not allow greed to overshadowed your reasoning faculty, because to those that take gambling as a means to make. Quick profits from the staking, they will always be disappointed when their expectations are not forthcoming, and they get opposite reaction and result, so to such individuals, gambling means a way of losing money to them.

The other set of gamblers are those who have the basic acceptance of what gambling is, which is gambling for fun and nothing more, and not taking gambling as a means to build quick wealth.

You rushed into conclusion if you ask me because if gambling is a scam, it wouldn't last as long as we have seen and growing bigger everyday. Gambling have been there from the time of our forefathers and they only evolved and change to different kinds but still remain the same. There is no way you will tell me that the life football matches I watch are scam. I will only agree with you if fixed matches were prevalent and seen easily apart from the news of the various scandals of fixed we do hear.

Mmmm I'm entirely speechless to this but then I needed to say this, gambling isn't scam but a medium of entertainment and fun but the issues of scammers is originated from casinos that may seem legit but end up scamming people of their money, so get it straight, the fact that you use your hard earned money to gamble doesn't mean gambling is scam.

I think you need to know the definition of what scam is. Scam means to deceive or defraud someone. It means the victim does not know the intention of the scammer is to defraud him or her (the victim).

If you are gambling, you know exactly what gambling is and that means it is not a scam.

Can some casinos be scammers is what your real question should be. Is gambling itself a scam? No, but it's not meant to be an instant money making machine. If it were then no casino would be open. Some people win and some lose, simple as that.

You might look at the games you play and decide if the games you play are good odds for you or bad odds. Some games have better odds like poker for example. In poker your skill level can give you an advantage vs other players. Blackjack is also fairly close to 50/50. If you play blackjack by the book, you have a 42% probability of winning. Baccarat is 44-46% chance of winning. Use google and find the odds on the games and decide what game you have the best chance of winning.

Gambling is not a scam because you were not promised to be rewarded after placing your bet. It's only a try your luck game which you are aware of. Gambling is for fun and you are to pay for having fun in a casino but you still have the chance to win back your money or more if you're lucky to your while having fun. Nobody will sweet talk you into gambling, only if you fall for those influencers but the greed of reaping from where you didn't sow is the problem, because you know that the chance of winning your bet is 50-50 and you went ahead.

It will be only a scam if you lose your money.

But for those who are winning big, then how can you call gambling a scam? There's a lot of proof already that someone has won big, thru lottery or even a jackpot in a casino so for them it's real as it gets.

However, for those that are losing money, they will call every excuses in the book and blame everyone except themselves and call gambling scams.

Hi guys let have your view on this questions because only real gamblers will understand what I mean?
Is Gambling with your hard earned money Worth it because I have come to the conclusion that gambling is a scam