Topic: Is Gambling a scam - page 4. (Read 1045 times)

When it comes to gambling, everyone wants to earn money with their hard-earned money, everyone wants to change their fate through gambling. Only a few consider gambling as a form of entertainment.

You say that gambling is a scam which is not true, it can be considered a game to make money, or for entertainment.

We can say that some gambling casinos cheat players. Because when the creators of casinos, will always set it up so that the casino owner wins more than the players. The casino will still cheat there. So only a lucky few will win this game. I always look for gambling games where the casino cannot cheat the player.

Gambling can be given different meanings. It all depends on what the person has gotten out of gambling. People who have won will praise it, and the rest will state it as scam, cheat, and more other terms. It is our responsibility to have self-discipline and know well about gambling. People always get in without much learning about gambling. When the reality is experienced, they don't have the mind to accept it, and this is where they start calling gambling a scam. In the past, there were scams, which are platforms that just got developed and ran away after a certain time period. Now those issues are very minimal, as people know well to use only the trusted platforms.

Gambling can't be classified a scam, because its details are simple and well defined to be a win and loss scheme. And nothing as such that players would gain a specific amount of wins in the process of gambling. The message is direct and everyone knows it, even non gamblers, that sometimes players win big and in similar ways lose a lot.

Just like some members said, few casinos can be scamming players by seizing their funds. But the general term "gambling" is plain. However, to some extent of losing, a player has no option than to assume he's being swindled.

If gambling is a scam, then we have to blame the governments that allow casinos to operate, but its not the platform, and the people that made you lose money illegally are the one you should consider scam, not the platform, whose goal is to provide entertainment and jobs for the people.
Gambling is inherent among us. As long as it's fair, then you cannot consider it as a scam, I guess you've been losing a lot for you to say this; its better for you to stop gambling.

Gambling luck doesn’t come always we can all agree, even with the idea of gambling wisely you still feel some kind of way after a lose. I’m not saying all gambling get angry when the game never went as plan rather even if luck is needed you still can’t win always, like I said before my little advice to op is centered on the amount used to play a particular game. If this issue of spending money wisely on gambling can be considered as the top priority we hardly see topics like this, secondly anyone can think like the op don’t be surprised I guess they feel the casino control the result which involves loss.

That's your personal prerogatives having a mindset on gambling as a scam, it will always depend on what type of gambling investment you'd able to participate. There a lot of them circulating online in a virtualize world of fiat and crypto platforms. We can't prevent certain situation on a specific site that scam won't happen, even with trading, scams is always rampant to exist. You only experience scams in gambling games once you can't withdraw your funds and when there's a scenario that there's a huge investment returns promised to all users who played from their gambling site. Everybody should be careful on this type of schemes, several players have become their prey many times.

Scam is defined as a dishonest scheme. I don’t get how anyone would think that way when we all know what we are getting into before we even start gambling. We know there are risks and chances of losing and we must accept that.

But also, there’s chances of winning and we all want to take the risks because of this chance. I do think we shouldn’t use too much of our hard earned money for gambling. Only just use a few extras.

Firstly what's your definition of scam that got you thinking gambling is one, until you have concluded that gambling falls I to your definition of scam which I think will be personal sentiments then you may see it as such but then it's not its just a game of luck with a 50/50 chances and never a 100% chance, you can never be too sure and here no one convince you to join in like it will be with scam, most often you voluntarily place your bets because you want to make money, better put, your gullibility leads you to making such decisions and gambling the way you do so it's better advised you don't gamble with all of your money or important fund so you don't end up seeing gambling as scum.

You can only see gambling as a scam when you are not making profit from gambling, but those who are making winning and earning large through gambling can also say that gambling is not scam.
I think what will calls scam is something that does not allow us to have our money back or doesn't allow us to win even without being a probability game then we can say it is scam. Gambling as I know it's not a scam but when the owner or the site has continuously refused lot of people to gain access to their funds or money win from the gambling site then we can now declare such as a scammer and does not allow people to have access to their money so by this process is to accused them at the scam accusations can be raised against them to justify the action towards why they have refused people to withdraw their fund.

Gambling is not a scam is real because there are a lot of people who has changed their names through gambling though as we know gambling is a lucky game which requires you to be lucky to have that winning otherwise you will keep gambling and gambling and gambling without even securing winning for any given day. In fact there is a post I came across on this section and I think it is at the gambling section that says "that most times people need 99% luck and 1% percent skill to succeed in gambling" which I agreed to the post or comments that person made over there because gambling truly is a game of luck without luck we cannot win.

What class of money isn't your hard earn money? The whole trick about gambling is that you don't make it cause stress to you by over gambling besides there is a reason why the community sticks to the moto "GAMBLE FOR FUN" which means gamble what you know you can afford to let go. When you gamble without brains then you would definitely tag and take it as a scam because it's gonna frustrate you by making you addicted to it.

I wouldn't say gambling is a scam because after all when we refer to the meaning of gambling everyone has a different view and for me it is just a game of luck even though in this case I realize that in the end it will still get a loss for the players but it cannot be denied that in this case there is a different sensation when we talk about gambling and doing it.

As for the one hand, it can also be said that gambling is a business for those who do have a large supply of money such as bookmakers or other business people who are in the scope of gambling.
In fact there must also be those who say that this is a scam but for me personally I would not consider this a scam because after all there are some things that do not match if it is said that this is a scam.

Agree those clearly are made to become an exit scam...

IMO what it make to gambling looks like a scam (But isn't) are certain psychological, social, and economic factors can create a perception of "scam-like" effects in gambling behaviors

Illusion of Control: People believe they can influence outcomes in games of chance, example: rolling dice or picking numbers in lotteries.
Overconfidence Bias: Gamblers may overestimate their skills or luck, thinking they can "beat the system"
Hope for a Windfall: The dream of instant wealth can overshadow rational risk assessment, especially in desperate circumstances.
Dopamine Reward Systems:Gambling triggers dopamine release, creating a powerful feedback loop that feels rewarding even when losing.

Social Aspects

Social Validation: Gambling is often framed as a social activity example: poker games, sports betting with friends.
Cultural Glamorization: Media and advertising often depict gambling as a luxurious or exciting lifestyle, ignoring the potential for financial ruin.
Access and Normalization: The proliferation of casinos, online gambling apps, and betting platforms makes gambling more accessible and less stigmatized.

Scam-Like Elements
Manipulative Advertising: ambling platforms often use deceptive marketing tactics, such as emphasizing jackpots while downplaying losses.
Predatory Practices: Casinos and online platforms use psychology to keep people playing example offering "free spins," hiding losses in digital tokens, or delaying withdrawals.
Lack of Transparency: Complex rules or odds that are difficult for the average person to understand create an imbalance of knowledge.

Did you wanted to gambling with a stray or stolen funds?   I pretty much don't have trouble with anyone gambling with his hard earned money but what's of importance is for the individual to gamble with some percentage he can afford to let go just in case he losses. It's only when a gambler has gone uncontrollable about how he spends on gambling then that's when seems not just bad but absolutely stupid and destructive.

Gambling is a luck base activity with outcome known to no one. Nevertheless, should an individual ended up spending all his hard earned money  on gambling simply doesn't make gambling a scam but rather goes on to explain how much of a seg  gambling addict the person is not to have a limit.

That is rather a silly thing to say, though. It is true gambling is something risky and most of people who do not have much of a salary or a high monthly income are not supposed to partake in it, but calling gambling a form of scam only because one does not have good luck as others do is not correct.
Keep in mind most casinos warn their gamblers from the very second their enter their website about the risks of gambling and how gambling is supposed to be for entertainment, besides casinos are very transparent when they allow people know how much of an edge in the favor of the house there is in each one of their games.
There will be casinos which are conceived from the beginning to scam people,.those are unlicensed or have  very low liquidity and volume, those are to be avoided and stick to the big volume casinos with a proven track record.

This is you picturing it from a normal person's point of view, but those who always look for where they can blame their high hope and overconfidence will always blame the casino for not favouring them when the problem from the beginning is just them, and they should have worked on themselves, knowing fully well that the system is meant to be used for fun and the winning we get is just extra. Why the losses are what keeps the casino going? It's sick for anyone to even think that they can beat a system that was designed to win.

I'm not gonna doubt you, but that doesn't mean I agree to what you just said... Wait a second, what are you gonna call it when you wager on one of this tickets and it cuts, say about $200,000 and the win is credited immediately to your wallet? Well then I guess we'll have to look for some sort of scams that can possibly pay sometimes, I'll be interested as well ( if that's what you call it).

I don't gamble -- atleast in very RARE occasions, but I've never been against gambling, neither have I thought of it to be a scam. Get your ass to a casino around your locality and sit there for sometime and do the math. You still need some sort of evidence from this user? Haven't you gone through his trust ratings?

What did you mean by gambling is a scam? Seriously, I will have love to know why you think gambling is a scam. I am a gambler, actually, I gamble on football alone, and I don’t see any reason why gambling is a scam. No one is forcing you to do anything, seriously, I just don't know what you mean by gambling is a scam. Casino companies aren’t asking anyone to pay some certain amount of money, all you will do if you want to gamble is create an account with them and deposit your money, and you are free to gamble, so maybe you should make us understand why you think it’s a scam.

You can't come to a conclusion like that without being supported by evidence. Even if you are cheated by one of the casinos when gambling - it doesn't mean that all types of games are scams. Your losses are yours - and so are the wins. After all, losing and winning are part of gambling - so you have to gamble responsibly to avoid the bad effects.

Gambling is a game - you can enjoy it on any budget from any source. But don't think that gambling can make you rich quickly without the risk of losing all your money - that's impossible. So don't gamble beyond your financial limits - do it happily and control your emotions.

For those people who I thinking about that they will making money with gambling I think those people can also with thinking after losing huge funds on gambling.
And I personally think that those who gamble because they can find a money making source from here should not gamble at all. Because here they will book more losses than profits. Here we have to keep in mind that gambling is not a money making source, it should only be used for entertainment purposes, otherwise we will think that gambling is just a scam.
Along with that, we have to remember that we have to be careful in choosing a platform because in the case of gambling, there are many scam casinos that scam their users and start getting results. This thing gets pinned in the minds of their users that gambling is probably just a scam.