First remember that you have to play with common sense and responsibility, to make sure that the game is always an entertainment. Knowing this won't make you go to the extreme of borrowing money to gamble. And you have to know the golden rules of gambling. Which are!
(1) DON'T FORGET IF YOU PLAY YOU CAN ALSO LOSE
(2)FOR YOU, GAMING MUST ONLY BE A HEALTHY FOR ENTERTAINMENT.
(3) DON'T SPEND MORE MONEY THAN YOU CAN AFFORD
(4) DO NOT GAMBLE TO WIN BACK MONEY THAT YOU HAVE ALREADY LOST BY GAMBLING.
(5) DON'T LET GAMBLING INTERFERE WITH YOUR WORK OR WITH YOUR DAILY RESPONSIBILITIES.
(6) REMEMBER THAT GAMBLING IS NOT THE IMPORTANT THING IN YOUR LIFE. DON'T LET GAMBLING AFFECT YOUR FAMILY LIFE OR YOUR RESPONSIBILITY.
(7) SET YOURSELF A BUDGET AND DON'T EXCEED IT.
Why I brought this topic it's because so many people are still paying debt, why? Because they went ahead of borrowing money just to gamble and by the end of the day, they lose it all. I know of a friend who is still battling to pay of his debt while he used the money on gambling. Is it proper no. What are the main points of gambling?
(1) CONSIDERATION
(2) ANY AMOUNT WAGERED.
(3) RISK (4) CHANCE AND A PRICE.
With you knowing this elements, you won't bother to go to the extreme of borrowing money to gamble. So have you borrowed money to gamble? If you do please take notes of this and stop it.
Pretty elementary stuff that you should always be mindful of when you're gambling, matter of fact, you don't even need to be mindful of this thing, it should come as second nature to you as a responsible and upholding gambler that you never borrow money to fund your gambling addiction. The moment that you take out a loan from a friend, or from whatever creditor just so you can gamble more, you're putting yourself and your family's welfare at risk.
I had this close friend of mine in the past who got so addicted to gambling and women that his own family disowned him, kids and wife left him all because he couldn't control himself and is jeopardizing the family's future by taking out credit card loans, borrowing money from friends, relatives, and even in-laws under the pretense that they are short in liquid funds even though he's a fucking engineer in the middle east, eventually he had to be cut off and as of the moment, his family wants nothing to do with him. His kids think of him as the absentee deadbeat dad, his wife doesn't love him anymore, and he's seen as a failure in his own family.
If you don't wanna be that guy, be mindful of your gambling expenses.