It really depends on perspective on where you want to look it.
PERSPECTIVE OF THE GAMBLER:
As a general rule, everything that is too much is naturally bad for you. This applies to really anything that exists- hell even too much water can kill you. Now, the problem with gambling stems from its addiction where people fail to see its long term effects. They sacrifice their resources in order to satisfy their gambling urges, which ultimately affects their responsibilities as a whole (e.g. a father spends money on gambling instead of allotting it to the family, etc.).
PERSPECTIVE OF THE GOVERNMENT:
As some of you already know, gambling generates $$$ of revenue that almost all gambling establishments pay a percentage of their earnings as tax. Also, some countries take advantage of gambling establishments since this really generates so much money that the society would benefit in return.
Personally, I humbly submit that the gambler must find that sweet spot of not spending too much while not sacrificing in meeting their obligations to their family or to oneself. Everything that is just too much is truly bad and that will outweigh all its positive effects in the long run.
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So what I'm trying to conclude is that gambling isn't something you should take as a hobby or as a means of earning just to make a living. So what are your thoughts?
The gambling platforms have done and keep doing their share of promoting their platform as a platform of entertainment, so it's up to the gambler how they discipline and how they set their mindset when playing in casinos.
It's just that gambling should not be taken as a means of earning money or relying on it because you will lose more money than you earn unless you are lucky enough to win a big jackpot.
Well, for me, gambling is both good and bad, and it will depend on the people who do it if it will make them miserable or not, but for me, it's a hobby that I'd love to do when I have extra money.
Gambling can be bad for society if those people can't controls themselves when they playing gambling. If they don't have self controls and playing gambling excessively, they will soon becomes addicted to gambling and that will ruins their lives. That can also impacts their relationships between other people and if they don't realizes about the bad effect, other people will stay away from them and will not communicates with them too.
When they can control themselves when playing gambling, there's nothing to worry because they will knows that playing gambling is just for fun and no needs too seriously. They will playing gambling moderately with some money and not too aggressively or even not chasing the wins because they knows that will be difficult and that can makes them lose much money. Those society will not playing gambling too often because they knows about the risks and consequences of playing gambling.
You are absolutely right, the OP should be teaching about irresponsible gambling and it's effect to the society, maybe that would've been the perfect topic for this thread cause all those effects are things that happens to most irresponsible gamblers and not every gambler at large. Gambling is not a bad idea, infact one of it's aim is for fun and entertainment but most individuals fail to understand, they think I could be an opportunity to make a fortune.When they can control themselves when playing gambling, there's nothing to worry because they will knows that playing gambling is just for fun and no needs too seriously. They will playing gambling moderately with some money and not too aggressively or even not chasing the wins because they knows that will be difficult and that can makes them lose much money. Those society will not playing gambling too often because they knows about the risks and consequences of playing gambling.
And then you'll see such people saying gambling is bad an harmful to the society when they fail to gamble responsibly. In the world of gambling self controls matters it helps one from becoming addicted and therefore exposing themselves from suffering the consequences of irresponsible gambling, when you've got self control you'll remember that winning the house always is not guaranteed and avoid chasing losses when you lose, also you'll avoid greed and spending recklessly on it.
So what I'm trying to conclude is that gambling isn't something you should take as a hobby or as a means of earning just to make a living. So what are your thoughts?
The gambling platforms have done and keep doing their share of promoting their platform as a platform of entertainment, so it's up to the gambler how they discipline and how they set their mindset when playing in casinos.
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Gambling can be bad for society if those people can't controls themselves when they playing gambling. If they don't have self controls and playing gambling excessively, they will soon becomes addicted to gambling and that will ruins their lives. That can also impacts their relationships between other people and if they don't realizes about the bad effect, other people will stay away from them and will not communicates with them too.
When they can control themselves when playing gambling, there's nothing to worry because they will knows that playing gambling is just for fun and no needs too seriously. They will playing gambling moderately with some money and not too aggressively or even not chasing the wins because they knows that will be difficult and that can makes them lose much money. Those society will not playing gambling too often because they knows about the risks and consequences of playing gambling.
When they can control themselves when playing gambling, there's nothing to worry because they will knows that playing gambling is just for fun and no needs too seriously. They will playing gambling moderately with some money and not too aggressively or even not chasing the wins because they knows that will be difficult and that can makes them lose much money. Those society will not playing gambling too often because they knows about the risks and consequences of playing gambling.
So what I'm trying to conclude is that gambling isn't something you should take as a hobby or as a means of earning just to make a living. So what are your thoughts?
enjoy and kill time but when you can earning then that is completely to make money and not to make fun.
but calling it as bad for society? that is not true because gambling is becoming bad when people treat this differently and with addiction and
not so good gambling behavior.
just gamble with care, and limit your capital to lose , not just to earn and make money but also to enjoy .
OP has collected all the negative he has found about gambling, but did not say a single word about positive things that gambling gives. It is easy to call gambling bad, when you see only bad in it and think that every gambler is identical. I can say same about work. You spend time on it, you lose health on it. Work is bad for society. There is always "other side of the coin". All those points of negative that OP listed might never happen. In fact, chances that they will happen are low. Imo OP should have more positive approach to things.
Gambling can stimulate the brain's rewards system much like drugs or alcohol can, leading to addiction. If you have a problem with compulsive gambling, you may continually chase bets that lead to losses, use up savings and create debt.
You only see the negative side of gambling, because without your "losses, use up savings and create debts", casino owners will not be able to afford a luxurious life.
/sarcasm off
You may hide your behavior and even turn to theft or fraud to support your addiction. So with my conclusion and my observation towards this gambling is really cousin harm to the life of those ones who are addicted to it most their families.
Despite the common assertion of gambling advertising, this type of activity only brings losses to people even without gambling addiction. All gamblers can't be winners, otherwise the casino will be unprofitable.Addiction to gambling is link to a range of serious personal and social harm such as those things I mentioned. These effects can be devastating to the individual as well as their friends, family, workplaces and community.
This is why gambling is prohibited in a number of countries. Sometimes the punishments taken are very cruel: execution (North Korea), prison sentence (United Arab Emirates, Thailand), public caning (Indonesia).So what I'm trying to conclude is that gambling isn't something you should take as a hobby or as a means of earning just to make a living. So what are your thoughts?
How would you react to someone who said that alcoholism is his hobby? This sounds absurd. If we put gambling addiction on a par with drug addiction and alcoholism, then it is impossible to call gambling a hobby, is it? I would say that gambling is a way to make money for the casino, but for the gampler - it is a way to waste their money pointlessly (ineffectively).
I don't think that it is, in my opinion gambling is just a game where it involves you risking something to gain something more valuable than you'll ever deserve. Unless we make gambling as the core of our society, that's probably the only time that it will become a problem and I don't think that it will ever come to that point in the near future, it's just a business thing at the end of the day, no reason to be too much a stickler when it comes to this kind of thing, some people are more ambitious than you and so they build these casino empires to satisfy their hunger for easy money, maybe it looks bad but I don't think that it's going to be a big bane to our society, if we let it then probably we're going to end up saying this but it's the people that will decide this kind of thing at the end of the day.
So with all this I think if they put an restrictions on gambling it's not a bad idea at all
Putting restriction on gambling or gambling ban is just nothing more than making people not to have freedom. What the government should look after is for people not to harm others. We are in the world that people are exposed to gambling, they should educate themselves on how to make fun and entertainment from gambling and not turn it to a way of looking for income.Yeah I agree to this, putting restrictions will only make things work as the range of violence just for the sake to keep gambling going will be increased more,just look at now that gambling isn't ban and people tend to fight, cause havoc, steal and do all sorts just for gambling so imagine this is taken away entirely,they will definitely create a nuisance to the society and their community,so this is where I concur to the fact that the government should look for a better means to educate the individuals on what to do order than placing restrictions for gambling.
I think there will always be people who say things that are politically correct but never follows it. I can resort to gambling as a means to earn something on the side or I could treat it as a hobby. My personal take on this is that you shouldn't tell people what to do with their money since you don't know how they handle it. People can gamble if they want to as long as they are responsible.
What that happened to people like the OP is that I believe he has been addicted to gambling before and that makes him to detest gambling after he was able to overcome the addiction. People like them are the ones that will always tell people to quit gambling but forgot to know that there are many gamblers that are not addicted. Some people just gamble for fun. 
Dude, that's long. 
I get the point though and I actually experienced most of them. Just recently, I have been playing slots on this gambling site that I found here in the forum which accepts our own local currency and I spent like $20 on it. I was shocked at how fast my money was diminishing in my wallet even though I was betting at the very lowest possible amount at every round. It stressed me out and I got frustrated that I was not even getting a bonus round in like 2000 rounds.
I was so frustrated that I said to myself I would deposit $10 more then I would be gone if I could not grow it to $30, just the amount to return my losses. Sadly, it took everything from me and I never went back to that gambling site.
All we need is control and we cannot blame the system if it keeps on eating our money, it's business, not a charity. Everything is up to us if we want to stop. If it is stressing us out, get out, and don't play. That way you will have peace of mind that you won't be losing anything.
I get the point though and I actually experienced most of them. Just recently, I have been playing slots on this gambling site that I found here in the forum which accepts our own local currency and I spent like $20 on it. I was shocked at how fast my money was diminishing in my wallet even though I was betting at the very lowest possible amount at every round. It stressed me out and I got frustrated that I was not even getting a bonus round in like 2000 rounds.
I was so frustrated that I said to myself I would deposit $10 more then I would be gone if I could not grow it to $30, just the amount to return my losses. Sadly, it took everything from me and I never went back to that gambling site.
All we need is control and we cannot blame the system if it keeps on eating our money, it's business, not a charity. Everything is up to us if we want to stop. If it is stressing us out, get out, and don't play. That way you will have peace of mind that you won't be losing anything.
This is why we do have those regulations on which the government is setting it up specially into these kind of businesses or platforms on which they would really be needing up to follow.
Gambling businesses arent that bad.Why? You arent that forced to play or go into their vicinity and play yourself which it is really just that absurd on having that kind of thinking.
Whats the wrong thing on here is on what people are really that trying to do on which they do mess up their lives because of the wrong decisions they are making. We do know that human beings are really that
loving on pointing out their fingers and blaming others or even the government on what happened into their lives without even trying to look on what are the things that they have done.
Government would really be seeing these business to be a good source of revenue or taxes considering on how they do generate big in this regard. They would really be continuing
on operating because they do know that they could really be able to get that kind of benefit on which this is something that in connects about economical approach.
This is where people will really be that needing to be careful on what are the things that they are dealing with and not really just that putting up all the blame just because they had messed up their lives.
the government can't see gambling business as a good source because people are over abusing it, mostly now their are some people who are going to much extremely far by gambling and also the younger ones, are also doing what the government are supposed to put restrictions towards gambling business to the society. I'm not saying gambling is is bad thing but those people who are addicted are the ones making it look as if it's crime, we all know how the economy is now and gambling is also helping some people sustaining some families now and in the other bad side why people are pointing a blame of gambling is the bad side of it. And this are the effects of it I know most people are experiencing this in the society. Gambling businesses arent that bad.Why? You arent that forced to play or go into their vicinity and play yourself which it is really just that absurd on having that kind of thinking.
Whats the wrong thing on here is on what people are really that trying to do on which they do mess up their lives because of the wrong decisions they are making. We do know that human beings are really that
loving on pointing out their fingers and blaming others or even the government on what happened into their lives without even trying to look on what are the things that they have done.
Government would really be seeing these business to be a good source of revenue or taxes considering on how they do generate big in this regard. They would really be continuing
on operating because they do know that they could really be able to get that kind of benefit on which this is something that in connects about economical approach.
This is where people will really be that needing to be careful on what are the things that they are dealing with and not really just that putting up all the blame just because they had messed up their lives.
I'm not in the support of the government placing a restriction on gambling, we deserve to choose what we do and what we want, have we taught what will be the fun of only watching football matches alone with no betting, it's a lot of fun to do both together. People are now getting much addicted, some taking it as their source of earning and far more reason why certain restrictions are placed in some countries because of the repercussions could be severe. In as much, I believe everyone is entitled to their decision, whether to become addicted or not, as long as we do not prioritise gambling as a source of earning then on how much consistent we find ourselves gambling we never get addicted.
Not totally, but it is bad for those who are not able to manage their gambling behavior.
But of course, the government should also impose strict restrictions to avoid those issues OP. Because if we think it is bad in general, the government doesn't allow them to operate but they are which means it is still acceptable. What went wrong was the gambling approach and the lack of rule implementation. Gambling owners don't mind the welfare of the people but instead, they took advantage of the situation.
Well, this is business plus corrupt government officials were too blind not to see what really happened.
But of course, the government should also impose strict restrictions to avoid those issues OP. Because if we think it is bad in general, the government doesn't allow them to operate but they are which means it is still acceptable. What went wrong was the gambling approach and the lack of rule implementation. Gambling owners don't mind the welfare of the people but instead, they took advantage of the situation.
Well, this is business plus corrupt government officials were too blind not to see what really happened.
Agree, gambling only becomes bad if we can no longer manage our time and spending habits, especially if we neglect other things because our attention is focused on gambling. It is also true that other casino/gambling owners do not care if their clients or players change their behavior or what, the only thing important to them is the money and they will not stop people from gambling with them because the goal they are bringing a lot of money into their business. It's like that when it comes to business, humanity and communication with other people is lost because everything revolves around money, power and fame.
Gambling is primarily for entertainment. Regular gaming, perceived as a duty or necessity, will naturally lead to addiction. However, this is not necessary. It all depends on the psychological state of the person. If the nervous system is healthy and there have been no head injuries, the brain will work in the right direction, realizing what gambling-related games can lead to.
As a result, we can say that there is no evil in gambling; the problem will always depend on the person.
As a result, we can say that there is no evil in gambling; the problem will always depend on the person.
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So what I'm trying to conclude is that gambling isn't something you should take as a hobby or as a means of earning just to make a living. So what are your thoughts?
You are only concentrating on the negative aspects of gambling, gambling is a massive industry all over the world that generates huge profits, not only that, due to the sin taxes, governments keep most of those profits for themselves without the need to engage on the business at all.So what I'm trying to conclude is that gambling isn't something you should take as a hobby or as a means of earning just to make a living. So what are your thoughts?
Casinos also generate a lot of jobs and create a great deal of economic activity, especially since the pandemic began, so while gambling can indeed cause some people to lose way more money than what they can afford, the benefits it bring to society are not small at all.
Not totally, but it is bad for those who are not able to manage their gambling behavior.
But of course, the government should also impose strict restrictions to avoid those issues OP. Because if we think it is bad in general, the government doesn't allow them to operate but they are which means it is still acceptable. What went wrong was the gambling approach and the lack of rule implementation. Gambling owners don't mind the welfare of the people but instead, they took advantage of the situation.
Well, this is business plus corrupt government officials were too blind not to see what really happened.
But of course, the government should also impose strict restrictions to avoid those issues OP. Because if we think it is bad in general, the government doesn't allow them to operate but they are which means it is still acceptable. What went wrong was the gambling approach and the lack of rule implementation. Gambling owners don't mind the welfare of the people but instead, they took advantage of the situation.
Well, this is business plus corrupt government officials were too blind not to see what really happened.
Those stuff that you've mentioned that could be the cause of gambling isn't necessarily the root cause of it, maybe it was one of the triggers but wouldn't the person already be like that and it was just laying dormant until the obsession or addiction to gambling started to make that dormant trait an active one. Also, gambling is a business, it's not good or bad, the reason that it's bad is because the intentions around it by the people that are building these businesses is bad or ill-intent, they want to capitalize on the need of many people to quickly change their lives and they presented an opportunity albeit in a way that's favorable to them, it's business after all.
So what I'm trying to conclude is that gambling isn't something you should take as a hobby or as a means of earning just to make a living. So what are your thoughts?
Mark my words, you can’t make a living out of gambling. Gambling is a process where you take risk to make some money in shorter span of time. Here there is huge uncertainty that you can’t make money. When you don’t have a fixed source of income from a particular thing, how can you make a living from it? The reason for which the society looks at gambling in very rude manner is that, due to gambling many people become addicts, they don’t save any money and often seen showing bad attitude to their family members, hence people don’t like gambling.
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