Topic: Passionate gambler keeps the gambling boards rolling even after retirements (Read 585 times)

That guy has just understand what gambling is. He values unity of his colleagues as a gambler. Given the generousity of that retired gambler he might think that the wealth he had is worth sharing to fellow gamblers. This is  for me a very rare occasion.

This retired gambler creates community and experiences through games. That's groundbreaking! He shows us that gambling is about sparking passions and uniting people, not just making money. I gamble for more than adrenaline. A lesson in self-control and decision-making. Every game offers new learning and growth opportunities.

What about this annual event? A wonderful idea! Unifying people from different backgrounds for the game. It's about celebration and challenging oneself in a familiar yet competitive atmosphere, not addiction. The benefits? They symbolize friendship and shared experiences, their true value. Gambling should be about learning and growing, not just winning. It shows gambling's personal development potential. This retired gambler is a visionary who shows us the game's actual nature. This is the gambling I support - the kind that enriches your spirit and wallet.

As people age, their goals change. Gambling is typically less appealing than mental health and stability. You know gaming doesnt provide money or happiness, especially as you become older, which is smart. In a future culture that values aging well, this fits. Your family activities instead of gambling reflect a positive social shift. You're mature and looking forward to aging. Age changes our wants and needs. Accepting this adjustment is sensible and vital for happiness.

Gambling boundaries and mental health effects should be understood. More people agreeing with this concept could make society healthier and more socially connected, especially among older people.

The way I imagine it, it is some kind of party where the host, who had been historically a gambler, pays from his own pocket the prizes. You are right that, if one's money is not at stake, it doesn't completely fit in the traditional definition of what gambling means.

But if the games are the same, and the only change is that he pays for the others, then IMO it can be called a gambling party. There are 80s parties, and we live in 2023, so why not?

I understand your perspective when it comes to gambling and It is good to hear that the only way for you to prevent being addicted to it is by having a mindset of doing gambling for fun and not for making money. We will respect everyone's opinion here and besides we are all aware that most of gamblers focus on gambling to make money and we can't control them for having a mindset like that.

The man has a beautiful heart, his efforts to keep the fire of the game that he loves burning, beyond organizing these checkers competition, it's also an avenue for old gambling friends to reunite once in every year. I believe that most of the gambling colleagues will not come solely to win the price, but because they look forward to seeing old friends and engaging in a game that they all love.

They say old habits die hard, so people don't totally retire from what they love doing, they might not be active in old age, if given the chance they'll still display reasonable amount of talents. I agree with Oshosondy, that the perticipants are not gambling but perticipating in a friendly competition, hopefully not so much for the price but for fun and reunion sake.

You might have learned your lesson already. This is why you are now playing for fun. Same to me and other old-time gamblers. It's easy to become responsible this way, than if you are trying to be responsible playing for profit. I'm sure you will be tempted, even if not always.

If we know that our friends are also into gambling like us, then I found that a genius idea to make use of gambling, to make a reunion but of course, we are only doing this for fun, or no serious amounts must be involved. There might still be other activities out there that we and our friends have in common. It's better to use them as well, as they are less risky and look more appropriate.

   -     The person who does that is very generous, meaning he raised funds just to give the other comrades satisfaction by giving them prizes such as motorbikes and others.

He didn't expect to go back to what he was doing by playing games with his companions. He funds not a small amount for that thing every Christmas season, and every Christmas, he makes a lot of people happy anyway. So I really admire him. I'll just gamble to have fun, no matter what happens.

You should rethink if you think gamblers don't retire, there is nothing you can't retire from whether positive or negative, it's about you and what you want for your life. At the age of 60, I don't expect myself to still be gambling at all, and that is for whatever reason. At that game, I want to be following the rhythms of life naturally and undiluted, void of anything that can affect my mental health. If it's for money, I believe I would have fixed it much better before then, and I have never thought that gambling would make me rich ever in my life, so why would I even think of that in my old age?

If it's for entertainment, I will play games among friends and family and will not do anything monetarily when it comes to gaming. You see, when we are getting older, there are reasons for us to shift ground, its better to be of more social service inclined and be more useful to yourself, the community and even God in old age and be entirely selfless and refined rather than still believing in things like gambling.

That is the way I see it though, everybody is free with their own opinion.

In all that you just talked about I see fun, I don't see any spirit of gambling because looking at the whole game it's obvious by your narration that you don't have to stake any money from your own pocket, all you have to do is basically to participate a d if you get to win playing by the set down rules you become the winner and a price is given to you.

With gambling yo always have some thing of value from your pocket that stands at stake and that's why it really feels different with this game because you literally have almost nothing at stake but just your ability to play well and win. I must commend such a good gesture as it promotes good sports man ship amongst players and preservers the spirit of board games aside gambling, the prices are even very taught ful price that will impact the lives of the participants especially the motorcycle which the winner can always use as a means of transportation.

I am pretty certain that it won't cost me a thing to stop gambling at a certain age or when I feel it's time to retire, because right now I just do gambling for fun sake, I don't plan to make money from gambling because that will be the beginning of a chapter that I am not prepared for, gambling for fun will safe your ass from gambling addiction, many might not like this claim of mine but it's fine, I believe this makes a lot of differences between gamblers, not many of them are gambling for fun, most are doing it to make money.

For whoever this might hurt I am sorry, gambling isn't existing to enrich everyone, the math behind gambling is to make someone rich and take it back from a thousand of people, and that rich one is enough to attract the thousand of people into gambling, thinking the same thing can happen to them.

When people say that the goal of gambling is profit, they are not completely wrong but not completely right, because there are some gamblers who gamble just for fun and connecting with other people. And one example is this man. He is one of those people who gambles for fun and is passionate about the game. I don't think he is addicted to gambling, but he gambles for fun and to interact with the people around him. He also makes matches between people because he likes the game and to increase people's interactions through the game and to raise his name in the community. He is an example of a gambler who is not only responsible but useful to the people in his community.

People will always paint gambling as an immoral activity because some people are misusing it. However, they fail to understand that gambling has so many benefits that cannot be overlooked. This story portrays one important benefit of gambling which is entertainingly uniting the people. I was to appreciate the organisers and financier of this event which is targeted at showcasing gaming skills, uniting the community and also giving out rewards to deserving participants.

As a growing young boy in my location would usually put money together to bet on a game. We used to put up a football competition where every kid would put funds together for the winning prize. Such a competition usually brings the community together and you will see parents, relatives and friends encouraging players to put up a good performance to win the competition. This gambling event also led to the discovery of football talents in the community. But gambling critics will not understand that it was betting that brought the community this great benefit.

Gambling retirement? Hmmm.. that's quite new to me because I thought a gambler would never retire. I mean, it's not a job after all, if a gambler think it's just for fun, that means it's shouldn't be considered as passion, we can do it anytime we want.

I presume what OP described is gambling physically on a certain game, not the game that we are playing which are in online casinos and sportsbook. Nowadays, as we are in the digital world, it's really hard to relate on the old style gambling, but the story was good since we rarely hear stories about a gambler sponsoring money for his fellow gamblers without an expected return of his business, this more like just a passion.

This is an interesting story, this happens if you are very passionate about something. This is no longer gambling since he does not intend to gain anything from what he is doing, he's sponsoring the event just to have fun and unite people who have the same interest as he is. When I was a kid, there's a friendly neighbor who enjoys basketball a lot and is passionate about it when he was younger, he used to sponsor a basketball tournament and even gives funds to support young kids who are passionate with basketball, so I guess even if it's not gambling related, you'll somehow feel that they do it for passion.

Can you explain what does that saying meant because I find it hard to correlate that to the story. Of course that should be the case, you aspire to be like that man that you're looking up to not to be like them exactly, that's a stupid way to live because you're betraying yourself if you're going to be someone and not yourself. Hard work is definitely a good thing to have but you have to understand that hard work alone isn't going to bring you success because if it did, a lot of our parents who've worked hard should already be rich and successful, you also need to find the right ways to make money, connecting with the right people.

The gambling board is a place to talk about our gambling activities. Many money is very competitive in the gambling arena so we must be prepared to bet wisely so that we don't end up losing big from the market. For us to make money from gambling there is need for us to get prepared and do the necessary so we can earn more from the games we booked. There is enough risks in the gambling on it own and the only way we can make money from gambling especially when we keep losing is to relax and look for ways we can advance in the way we bet and make money.

It's true, many of the people who view gambling are only on the negative side, because many of the gamblers who experience bad things become many negative perspectives. if you think about it, those who experience bad things like a lot of losses are because they themselves overdo gambling, but if they don't overdo gambling, they probably won't experience big losses. those who are addicted to gambling and those who experience a lot of losses, especially financially, make their lives destroyed, chaotic and messy. Choosing gambling as the main source of income that can provide benefits in their daily lives makes them depressed with the situation getting worse, drastic changes are experienced by a gambling addict because they gamble excessively. Unfortunately they misinterpret gambling, if gambling can be interpreted properly maybe they won't experience big losses, like me who plays only once a week as well as with a set budget, where when I lose I no longer continue and when I get a win that I think is quite profitable immediately cash it in, don't think hard about gambling wins because if like that it will only make us depressed, and don't blame others because it's all done on the basis of your own will not with others.

It's true many people think gambling can provide wealth quickly, but they don't think they  can spend a lot of money in an instant. even though it's clear that gambling has a bookie behind it who organizes everything, and of course the bookie holds gambling also to benefit from many people, but however many people can't beat the bookie by a landslide, the  bookie who succeeds in beating many people and getting his profit.  if they have a good mindset, they will definitely do gambling properly and with awareness of the true meaning of gambling not by providing wealth quickly, thats a big mistake.

yes I also agree with that, because I myself am also a gambler but I gamble with my own awareness. because I once gambled by doing it without good self-awareness and made me experience financial losses.

Most of them believe in what they think, where they think about the victory that will be obtained while they do not think about the risks that exist that can make them experience losses from many things, and especially financially, not to mention others, such as health, time, and relationships. a gambler who gambles often because they believe there will be victory after many defeats, whether it is true or not I don't know about it, what I know in gambling is that luck will determine victory or defeat. Of course, everyone has their own responsibilities in other things in life, one of which is at work and in this gambling, if they can be properly responsible for what they do, maybe they won't experience big losses, because the elements of each person are also different as you said.

Who knows? Maybe next time he will get some donations or sponsorships from what he is doing. It's a good thing, right?
Giving to people by just showing their skills and yes, I bet this will be visited by people from other places not because of the prize only but because of the fun too. There are lesser checker players in this era, mostly old people but I do know the game too and I played it against my uncles and some people older than me in my neighborhood. If someone could create a video for that certain person that you said then maybe this could be uploaded on social media and if it gets viral, he might get more funds to give to the people who are playing the game because I am sure most of them are seasoned and they may need those necessities for their holidays to be more fun.
Maybe this gambler that you mentioned is just trying to revive the traditional games, he doesn't want to see them dying because of the new games in this era. That's why he kept on making an event annually and giving out prizes for it. There are also gamblers who love the game they are used to and they want to see that it will still be played in the future.

Gambling with small stakes for fun is a cultural aspect that is very popular all around the world actually.
There are card games that people would play in every village, interesting to think about that around most of the world this is a shared aspect of worldwide culture.

So people trying to keep the community side of gambling alive are commendable in my view.
As with drinking, when done in small amounts and socially, one could even say that it's a healthy exercise of social activities.