Topic: Is gambling a threat or fun? - page 8. (Read 2943 times)

Depends also what cards you get because yes poker or other games needs skills before you win because they have many combination and a player to learn about different techniques on how to win.

But trully that once a player is addicted is many of them are forget what they need to do first or their priority because the only need they think is play gambling and using more money even that is use for their needs they still playing that become threat to you and family of the player.

Gambling is fun yet could be a threat. Indeed, gambling is fun and entertaining but unfortunately, gambling could only be harmless if one knows how to control it and have self-discipline. To be fair let's also look on a positive side of gambling, improves social skills, decision making efficiency, and improves focus and ability which we may think it's fun because all of these are the things we are gaining in casino but we see these positive sides because we are winning, how about when we are losing? That is where negatives and threats approaching. Gambling effects is depending on the people who are doing it, if they will exhibit addictive behavior or have build great self-control. But most of the time, it's a threat that leading to addiction and cause many problems from financial losses and mental to physical health.

Maybe, if we have money and time management, self-control, self-discipline, knows the chances of winning and losing, recognizes gambling as fun and knows how to stop, Gambling will be harmless and will not be labelled as threat.

It depends on what type of games you're playing.
If you play poker or sport betting for example you'll not systematically lose money. If you have good skills for them, you can even win money.

If that money that is being used in gambling is your budget for your family, then it's not fun I think, it's an ultimate loss. But if you're just taking it as entertainment then it can't be a threat. The purpose of gambling in your life depends on your actions and how you will take it. Just play because you need to play, not because you need to earn and I agree to what @mindrust said, let's not be greedy 'cause we all know that gambling is not a good of way of making profits.

Losing is not funny only when you wager too much. Otherwise it is just a fun experience. If you keep your bets small, you'll get the satisfaction of gambling and maybe winning some money too. The key is being not too greedy.

If you think your income from your job is low and you start gambling because of that, it is not a good idea.

This is a kind of fun that is risky, but we should not put ourselves into risk because we are gambling to enjoy and win at the same time, but we have to accept the reality that even if we try really hard, winning most of the time is only for the casinos, so let us easily accept when we lose.

I have experience being addictive and I don't want to see other people getting addicted too because it's not easy, it could be a threat to destroy your life and you'll also become a threat to people around you as addiction if serious cold lead to a person of committing crime, of course I'm just talking of the worse case scenario, but this is possible.

Gambling should be fun for the first place, that is my opinion. Therefore you should know your limits which you shouldn't cross. Once you step out towards addiction that is very dangerous path and then gambling becomes a threat.
Of course that losing isn't fun but that is also part of gambling and you should accept it that way, of course in the range that you can afford to lose

It is fun betting but I'm afraid losing is not funny. If you're enjoying in placing your bets and eventually will be replaced by sadness because you lost, don't you think it is pointless? having a seconds of happiness that will vanished into thin air after those seconds, I mean, I'd rather bet it on something more important like starting your own business, cause without a doubt, that'll give you the real happiness because the income is really good.

I have a friend who is addicted in both gambling and alcohol, but luckily he survived, he listened to our advices and he is now an entrepreneur, it all depends whether we want it seriously or not. The change begins in ourselves.

Because I like to play gambling, I have entered several sites. And gambling is fun in personal experience, because by gambling I can make money with the victory that I experienced. Although sometimes losing more than winning, it's really fun.

Yes for the country or place who experiencing quarantine playing gambling can give to us joy and happiness because in our situation we stay at home so of course we need to do something to not to be bored.

It is really fun for the players who can manage his own money and it turn into threat once a player are really addicted and they are very greedy to play and to earn money.

We can make a choice what happens to us so if we do not want to lose money just control yourself and once you lose the money that you play on the specific day don't add because instead of having fun a player can lose a lot of money .

Good for you because you have the control of yourself when it comes to gambling. Most of the gamblers out there are the opposite of it and that is the reason why they are getting addicted into it.

If you will go to a casino with your friends, it would be better if you don't get any money at all and just watch them gambling and don't tempt to go back in that casino alone and try to gamble too because some of the watchers in a casino goes back the next day and they will try to gamble too and they will try what the gamblers are feeling while gambling. Controlling yourself in gambling is very hard to obtain but if you have it, it can increase your chance in winning because you when to continue and when to stop in gambling.

The case here is that, if we are winning, we don't think something bad through it. Even though we win too much and play too much, we are still considering that as an act of professional gambling. But looking at the other side, if one is gambling and then he losses, people call him addict, even himself, but in the first place, a person who is winning too much who plays the same amount of games compared to those who lost and being affected negatively.

The lesson here is look at the brighter side of gambling, do not care about your losses, and do not think about being addict, as it limits our opportunity to be positive in playing. What is better to do is to set limitation for our losses and play infinitely while we are winning.

Gambling should be played with caution and you are right it is very addictive. I have attended the casino as entertainment to share with friends and I have not gone to waste my money because I am in control, not gambling controls me.

True that balance is the key but greed is what makes people go out of way. And since gambling involves money and people think it is very easy and quick way to make money from it this is where many gets addicted to it and in process of making huge money, they lose out a lot of money. Unless people who have self-control and can resist, they are in a good position to quit any time else it would be difficult for people to exit. So those who play for fun will always be fun for them else it can even become threat for people who just play for money.

 

It might be depending on the person, we know that there are different types of people in other people gambling might be all about just entertainment or fun but for others, it might be just all about profit.

I don't think gambling is a threat to us, Yes we are putting our money or investment into risk by playing it in gambling but at the same time you might win the game and double your investment, Also at any moment you could stop gambling if you wanted, they said you are addicted and you cannot stop to gamble? Maybe you cant? At this point maybe the problem is you and not gambling itself. Being greedy to profit or maybe it was just entertainment to you obviously if it is already going to affect you, family, you might already being selfish and the problem is you.

Gambling can either be a threat and fun to oneself. It just depends on how you view it, how much you allot time to it, and how much you take control of it. Gambling is a form of entertainment to some and it's their way of having a fun time, chilling and just playing. For me it can be both depending on the person doing it.

Gambling can be a threat to someone's life if

1. You didn't put a limitation and boundary on how far you can gamble upon. This is one of the major point i see why gambling can become a threat. Most people don't know where to draw the line. They don't know when to continue and stop and were driven by their emotions and needs disregarding their rational thoughts resulting to unfortunate events.

2. It becomes an addiction. When someone didn't put a limitation, this is one of the result. Majority of their money, energy, and time goes in gambling. They would risk almost everything they have just to feed their need to gamble which is very theatening and a very serious matter that should be immediately addressed.

3. No time for other things. Since you become addicted to it, almost all of your time will be consumed by it resulting to less quality time for loved ones and even for yourself. You won't have enough time to grow and improve yourself physically, emotionally, mentally, and spiritually because you spend most of you time in casinos or online gambling sites.

It can also be a form of entertainment or just for fun if you know your limits. You know when to play gambling and does not go overboard what you set for yourself. I think this is the general point for gambling to be just for fun. If you want to have a good time, play wisely and balance things out. You make sure that you're able to do your daily routine and work. Gambling must not negatively affect your life and lifestyle as well if you do this just for fun only.

You can't really get an only one answer because each person has different opinions and experience when it comes to gambling for some of us here, including me prefers gambling as a way to relax and to have fun with the idle money that we have especially with this quarantine. It's a way to get of boredom but for some it literally destroyed their very lives.

Bro at that point, you are addicted and you don't need to choose between a threat or fun since neither of it describes the state that you are in. I can say that all of the bets that you are doing for fun or not, it is a threat. A threat because you are putting your money and yourself and that money into risk and you being addicted to gambling. It will always be a threat since no one knows what might happen if you continue what you are doing.

When it came to human nature, we will feel greedy, especially if we can win on those games. No matter what, we want to make another winning by playing more because we think, "Ah, my lucky time coming, why I don't play one more time?"

Almost every gambler has been feeling, and we know that if we win, the greediness will become bigger, so that depends on us, how we treat gambling itself. If we think that gambling is to have fun, then we can stop gambling anytime, and we realize that winning is a bonus for us because we are having fun inside the games.

It is both but it really depends on the person how you handle things, It is fun when you are winning or just betting some small amount just a few bucks there is no risk. But it is a threat when you are really engage or addicted to it and can't control yourself, even spending funds for your family to gambling it is not really good, If you are already in that situation I hope you can overcome it, be responsible in what you do.