Topic: Is gambling a waste of time and money? (Read 575 times)

I completely agree with you! I know so many people whose lives have been ruined by gambling addiction. It not only affects them personally but often breaks families apart. Some even end up in massive debt, thinking they can borrow money, gamble it, and somehow double it to pay everything off. But that’s rarely how it works, instead, they just dig themselves into a deeper hole. Honestly, gambling isn’t good in any form, and it’s better to avoid it altogether.

Gambling is a waste of time if you don't know how to gamble,but if you know how to gamble is actually a blessing not waste of time,in the other hands gambling is luck because not many that succeed in it

Definitely it is , Gambling is totally a waste of money hope people will avoid doing it .

I do not agree with you and instead of agreeing with you, I want to say that gambling is a part of enjoyment and/or earning. But if the user can't play it professionally and loses randomly then it might be a waste of time and money cause the person cannot earn money and also the person can't enjoy the game.

It is a waste of time and money if the gambler is only loosing and does not want to stop or quit.

Every coin has 2 sides back and front like that gambling has both good and bad sides. So, while it is true that gambling wastes our time and money it is also correct that we can enjoy ourselves and refresh our minds by gambling. But it will be an enjoyment until it reaches addiction, frustration, and greed.

Agree, gambling should be considered only for entertainment purposes. Many people, on the other hand, believe that this is a daily job or some kind of activity to earn a living, but... Let's take a look at some slot machines that are literally built for gamblers to lose money in the long term. Providers don't even need to cheat or something like that.

Or, let's continue the topic with another question: If the person considers gambling as entertainment only and suddenly stops playing. Can we be sure the person will not find the way to lose or earn money on other things? I don't know.

A total waste mate but?


small chance of winning or doubling your money(if you are lucky enough and know when to stop)


your time and money will all be spend and waste if not knowing how to deal with gambling .

No one makes money gambling long term.

The very definition of gambling is betting at odds that are against you.

special immunity may not. But those who are truly professionals in gambling have a better level of psychology and strategies that they can apply, even though in the end it will only depend on luck.

And it will only apply to games that pit gamblers against each other, not to slots, crash games and other games that are more determined by a fortune.

Anyone can win or lose in gambling, but it's about how one can minimize those losses and take advantage of every opportunity to win on betting, card games, and they can predict with some data and can be managed when playing with other players.

I think in my case it was still a waste of time and money, even though I wasn't gambling with bills or emergency funds. Here's the bottom line.

And what basic knowledge is needed to play, say, slots? Just press the button, and then - as luck would have it. In principle, most gambling games are exactly like that, if they are not bets and not playing against other gamblers, as in card games.

But do responsible gamblers have any special immunity to this? They are exactly the same gamblers, and like any gambler, they can lose, and time is wasted in any case if you sit down to gamble. The question is what remains at the end of the time spent: profit or loss.

I am not interested in gambling, and in my country it is against law. So, I avoid this

As long as you're playing with money you can afford to lose, and treat it as entertainment, then no, it's not a waste of time. It can be a lot of fun building weird bet accumulators and multiples. It can be fun spinning the roulette wheel. It can be fun betting on stocks or coin movements. If you're spending money or getting into debt doing it, then stop. Personally, I enjoy small stakes bets on the horses or sports, every now and them. It's a way of entertaining the brain!

I think anyone that believes that gambling is a waste of time and money should not bother themselves to talk about gambling or even gamble. Since they believe that gambling is not a good activity, they should stay away from it and also they should buy discriminate others that are gamblers, trying to make money from betting. Since we all have different believes and perspectives about gambling, we need to make sure that we focus on what is going to be if use to us rather than talking bad about gambling and still going to gamble.

In as much as we do losses in gambling at some point but the truth is that we derive certain level of fulfillment when we make our analysis and researches and finally have a conclusion of what could be the possible outcome of a game, it is not completely a waste of time and money because it appeals your inner mind on what you want to do at a particular point in time, for a responsible gambler who has ensure his basic needs are already taken care of and gamble from part of his discretionary income for me has fulfilled the desire of placing a bet on his favorite games, to me is not completely waste of time and money perhaps there is also a possibility of winning and not just losses even though nothing is guarantee.

There's no sugarcoating this, gambling would waste your time, money and energy. Most people don't realize that they can actually channel their energy into doing other things and see remarkable progress. Gambling is time consuming especially when you are addicted to it. I remember when I was so focused on gambling that I even showed up for work late until I decided to channel all those energy into other things. Gambling is also a waste of money, if you have the time go to your bank app and check your deposits, calculate how much you have spent on gambling, you'd be surprised.

If you do have some time or extra time and money that you can be able to spend on then it isnt really that bad to deal up with gambling as long you do make yourself that responsible in regarding into your action then you wont really be having no issues but on the moment that you are already that making up some excessive dealing up with it then this is where problems do really that exist. On the time that you are making gambling to be that some sort of fun then it will really be just that fine. Gambling or betting is really just that for the sake of money and if you arent that treating up that way then it is really that solid indication that you are already that getting addicted into it and this is somethin that you should be avoiding as much as you could. On the moment that you do find yourself that being addicted gradually then you should better stop right away.

There will really be those individuals who are really that anticipating too much that they can ease up their stress on the moment that they do play gambling but eventually this could really be that resulting into further problems or issues on which it will really be that resulting into more even deeper problems. When dealing up with it then make it sure that everything should really in moderation because on the time or moment that you wont be making up such step or awareness of your actions that then it could potentially be having that huge issue when it comes into this one.

Gambling can be a waste of time when the person involved isn't gambling responsibly but for gamblers who possess self control and fully regulate their gambling engagements, I don't think gambling is a waste of time. Responsible gamblers only engage in gambling during their leisure time and with a certain amount of money from their disposal income and because they're responsible in what they do, they also quit gambling when it's very necessary and wouldn't cause any form of regret. But when you gamble differently from what I explained about responsible gamblers, then you are very likely to be wasting time and money on gambling

If someone gambles without control and irresponsibly, then it is not just about wasting time and money carelessly. Gambling that is done irresponsibly, then the risks or negative impacts that arise are more than that. Someone could lose their future, job, loved ones, and other valuable things due to their bad behavior in gambling.

And that is why many people recommend gambling within reasonable limits, and consider it just entertainment, not a place to seek profit or luck. Stay alert to the problem of addiction, because once you enter, it will be enough for you to get out. Prevent this before it happens, by gambling responsibly, apply limits both in terms of time and finances before deciding to gamble.

Technically gambling is actually a waste of both your time and money when you are addicted to it.. people who just use it to while away time or have fun don't experience the damages it can cause. There are some gamblers that can sit on their computer for up to 5 hours gambling and the more they get into the game they keep losing more money, this propels them to continue with the hopes of getting back what they have lost, it becomes a waste of time and Money..Time is monei, imagine spending those hours on something lucrative, these are the dangers of gambling.