It would be better to have more than one choice in this poll because I don't know a lot of people playing only for one reason. Including me among them.
Personally, the first reason is to pass my time with the possibility of winning something at the end, and second just for fun. If I win, great. If not, so be it. Seeing a match is always more interesting if you bet something on it.
Topic: Survey: Understanding Gamblers and Their Feelings - page 6. (Read 1326 times)
There are a lot of players on the forum and it's always interesting to understand each other's motivations, which can sometimes be surprising and unexpected ...
Winning money should be the least one should expect or prioritize his interest for gambling, because we cannot meet up on it, but when we look more closely, we could discover on many other things in which we can achieve having form gambling aside the satisfaction or desire for making money form it, base on my own personal experience and interest to why am gambling i will share these few reason why i chose to be a gambler.
1. to have fun
2. to make friends
3. whine away time
4. ease stress
5. learn new things and have new ideas.
There are a lot of players on the forum and it's always interesting to understand each other's motivations, which can sometimes be surprising and unexpected ...
Mine has been to hit a max win but after never doing so from 2019 a time from which I gamble heavily I decided to quit in November 2024 and the best decision I took. I occasionally now play sport betting to kill time and a bit of poker though no more slot machines from me except when I get some bonus from the casinos where I play which I decide to throw it all out in the slot machines. The reason is that I have been close to it a few times, one time was when I hit 9883x out of an x10.000 max multiplier and the other time was when I hit an x11339 multiplier out of an x40.000 multiplier slot machine, these are my happiest moments which I remember from slot machines, apart them every thing darker than the darkest of night regarding my luck so not much to try for me, no max win possible, no more gambling as in a span of 6 years it should have happened at least once I believe.
The result from the poll reveals something interesting
46.7% of the voters said they gamble to win money
33.3% said they gamble to feel the adrenaline rush
10% of the voters said they gamble to pass time
There are other results but these top three reveals something to me. Money the main intent of majority of gamblers and it cannot be denied that it is still the main culprit of the addiction that follows when done without exercising control.
More people want to make money in gambling, this is a fact and indeed that is the goal. 46.7% of the voters said they gamble to win money
33.3% said they gamble to feel the adrenaline rush
10% of the voters said they gamble to pass time
There are other results but these top three reveals something to me. Money the main intent of majority of gamblers and it cannot be denied that it is still the main culprit of the addiction that follows when done without exercising control.
But some of them also just want to spur their adrenaline, but for me personally, I am one of the 10% who just want to spend their free time when they are waiting in line or waiting for their children to come home from school and things like that, it gives me time to play for a while so that I don't get too bored when waiting.
Those who gamble to win and to make more money certainly have to be serious, and they use the capital that may be more.
Or there is an allocation that they have provided.
But it may be better to just bet on a few sports matches, rather than just playing games that rely on more luck,
and allocation management for each game or match needs to be done so that losses that shouldn't be avoided can be avoided.
To be honest I do gamble in other to win money but I don't do this more often just once in a while, you know everyone can not have the same intension when it comes to gambling their are some people who have the intension of gambling just for fun why most people are also gambling just to pass time maybe whenever time they're less busy. Moreover, I think majority of this gamblers are gambling just for profit making because in a place where I live I have never seen anyone whose intension is just to have fun with it instead they always gamble to win.
I hate it when I lose and I guess most gamblers feel the same way.
When I am winning though, it feels different and I enjoy playing again but there's this greed that is like a black hole sucking you in and you always want more after a high multiplier win.
Still, I am choosing the "win". Who doesn't want to win?
That's the real purpose on why many people gamble, they want to win but sometimes it just gets out of hand and gamblers lose control and so there comes addiction or financial problems. Thankfully, I am not there yet and I have no intention to be in that position. If I lose, I'd rather take my rest.
Who doesn't like winning? And who will even feel good for losing? Losing always brings some little sadness in our heart, which no matter the reason why one is gambling for, we will feel that little sadness for losing. When I am winning though, it feels different and I enjoy playing again but there's this greed that is like a black hole sucking you in and you always want more after a high multiplier win.
Still, I am choosing the "win". Who doesn't want to win?
That's the real purpose on why many people gamble, they want to win but sometimes it just gets out of hand and gamblers lose control and so there comes addiction or financial problems. Thankfully, I am not there yet and I have no intention to be in that position. If I lose, I'd rather take my rest.Winning is fun, and fun is what keeps the game going, so I also agree with you: if we are to take our greed aside and there is an average level of winning over the total number of bets, we will still be motivated to place more bets and continue gambling.
There are a lot of players on the forum and it's always interesting to understand each other's motivations, which can sometimes be surprising and unexpected ...
The result from the poll reveals something interesting 46.7% of the voters said they gamble to win money
33.3% said they gamble to feel the adrenaline rush
10% of the voters said they gamble to pass time
There are other results but these top three reveals something to me. Money the main intent of majority of gamblers and it cannot be denied that it is still the main culprit of the addiction that follows when done without exercising control.
I don't think it's possible for me to choose only one from the above because I do it for fun but it doesn't mean I don't like the winning part and I guess everyone coming into gambling expecting to win their bets, isn't?
Let's put it in this way, I think it's time to try my luck which is possibly due to boredom result of freetime, and I choose gambling because I like it which obviously covers the adrenaline part and like mentioned earlier winning is most important so I would pick all the above if possible.
The thing is that sometimes I think about how much I have lost before, although I do not keep such calculations, it seems to me that it is not a little and sometimes it worries me. Of course, you have to pay for pleasure, I agree with that, but sometimes the belief in a lucky jackpot awakens in me and it seems to me that I will win a fairly large sum. But the thought that other players are no different from me gives them the right to think about it too. I want to say that I began to think about what my advantage is over other players and so far I have not found an answer to my question, which means that I will most likely lose more than win and I do not really like this. Let's put it in this way, I think it's time to try my luck which is possibly due to boredom result of freetime, and I choose gambling because I like it which obviously covers the adrenaline part and like mentioned earlier winning is most important so I would pick all the above if possible.
I don't think it's possible for me to choose only one from the above because I do it for fun but it doesn't mean I don't like the winning part and I guess everyone coming into gambling expecting to win their bets, isn't?
Let's put it in this way, I think it's time to try my luck which is possibly due to boredom result of freetime, and I choose gambling because I like it which obviously covers the adrenaline part and like mentioned earlier winning is most important so I would pick all the above if possible.
Let's put it in this way, I think it's time to try my luck which is possibly due to boredom result of freetime, and I choose gambling because I like it which obviously covers the adrenaline part and like mentioned earlier winning is most important so I would pick all the above if possible.
In any case, it's safe to assume that adrenalin is an essential component of the game, since some players are already rich and ready to wager insane sums.
Or do they want to be even richer? But judicious investments guarantee a more certain enrichment than roulette or poker, for example, don't they?
Or do they want to be even richer? But judicious investments guarantee a more certain enrichment than roulette or poker, for example, don't they?
There are a lot of players on the forum and it's always interesting to understand each other's motivations, which can sometimes be surprising and unexpected ...
Winning and making more money is actually the drive for many others, fun is for a few and recovery is for another set of gamblers too. I have classified all gamblers to fall into one of this three and falling into any of them actually servers as motivation for the gambler because they actually get to have that at the back of their minds as reason enough to keep gambling regardless of what the results is at the time so I see it as just a means of motivation to mostly continue but can at some point server as a reason to leave but it's left with the gambler to choose. 
- Win money
I picked this one because that is what it appears in my mind and encourages me to gamble, especially when seeing the huge jackpot prize... No reason to deny that because that is really our main objective here in gambling. Nobody dares to gamble without thinking of returns.
- Pass the time
It happens sometimes. We all have different ways of relaxing, and as a gambler, I'd say gambling could help me.
I picked this one because that is what it appears in my mind and encourages me to gamble, especially when seeing the huge jackpot prize... No reason to deny that because that is really our main objective here in gambling. Nobody dares to gamble without thinking of returns.
- Pass the time
It happens sometimes. We all have different ways of relaxing, and as a gambler, I'd say gambling could help me.
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After you've realized how the house always wins and how hard it is to be consistent in winning, you'll eventually gamble for adrenaline and to escape from stress. Because its hard to keep up trying to make money from gambling, yes, you still have an eye to winning, but once you mature as a gambler, you will just let it come and not go after winning.
Or, on the other hand, you will end up a misrable gambler. its your choice, really.
If I am to choose, I'll select the three.
- Win money
- escape stress or problems
- pass time
To be honest, these are the reasons why a gambler gambles. We tend to think of the money, to have fun and to just pastime.
The three things you said above are obviously one of the reasons for someone to gamble, but when someone is able to take responsibility in the gambling they do, of course these 3 things will not have the potential to make someone addicted, but what we see now happening is the opposite of what you say, when someone gambles to win money, escape from stress and pass time, in the end they only lose money which causes a lot of wasted time to chase uncertain winnings, so in the end they are trapped with a greater sense of stress and frustration with the new problems that come into their lives due to gambling, so in the end maybe they will look for an other escape from the existing problems instead of just stress - Win money
- escape stress or problems
- pass time
To be honest, these are the reasons why a gambler gambles. We tend to think of the money, to have fun and to just pastime.
.They think that it's not yet enough but in our perspective, they already have huge profit already. In that means, they only have to make themselves comfortable of what's the reason why they have started.
If it's about the money, there they go then they've won the money. But if they are not yet contented with it, they need to reassess the goal that they have setup before they have gambled.
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Well it's an easy vote as everyone wanted to win money when they gamble. And I think most of us here do play with that intention in their minds, and other factors are just the offset of wanting to make money. You will feel the rush and adrenaline with you are winning because if not, then stress hormone will take over when you losses. Passing time is bad, I mean you can do a lot of things if you have a lot of time in your hand, at least you are not losing that money.
Yeah, you can enjoy and be entertain, but still though, it's expensive way to do that. Unless you are big whales and have millions in your bank account or you have some kind of business that keeps money flowing in your system.
So we have adrenalin and money first: when does the adrenalin kick in? When you play or when you find out you've won?
Do you get your adrenaline by doing something other than playing? At what point does the search for adrenaline become uncontrollable, and a gambler become a compulsive gambler?
Is the adrenalin there when there's no money at stake?
Do you get your adrenaline by doing something other than playing? At what point does the search for adrenaline become uncontrollable, and a gambler become a compulsive gambler?
Is the adrenalin there when there's no money at stake?
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I just following my gut to click the "Feel an adrenaline rush" But there at least 10 person who have same feeling hahaha. But it is truly happen to me back then I do mines gamble on wagabet I don't know if the sites still alive or not but it was a new year and then I just keep clicking when my friend enjoy some drinks I just do click that button and my heart just beating fast and I cant stop from it hahah.
the second reason is well money but if I totaled all my gambling money Im still at lost hahah
Win money! No doubt! Using it to pass time is just a bonus but the goal will always be to win. I don't want to feel the stress of losing and even $10 would hurt me if it's all gone in just minutes. I do want longer plays as I do enjoy original games like Plinko and I bet only for small amount just to see if my luck is activated for the day. 
But still, it will be better if I could at least double the money there and then I will use it for betting on sports events.
But still, it will be better if I could at least double the money there and then I will use it for betting on sports events.
When I was starting out, it was all about how to make money and finding ways to make money, but eventually I learned its not easy, whether it's sports betting or games in casinos; then it becomes the adrenaline rush that you missed when you were looking for ways to make money.
I guess its on the stage where we are in gambling; you start to gamble to make money, then you move on just for the adrenaline rush or to escape from problems, or it goes either way; you are looking for a rush, and then you become addicted to making money.
I also think that there is no permanent answer to this question, because the player came with one goal, and will leave with another, for each player it is different. For example, I also initially considered gambling as a place where I could earn money, but then it shifted to something else, I wanted to get bright emotions with the help of excitement, but in fact these are emotional roller coasters that make me disappointed and happy again in short periods of time. After many years, almost nothing surprises me in gambling) I guess its on the stage where we are in gambling; you start to gamble to make money, then you move on just for the adrenaline rush or to escape from problems, or it goes either way; you are looking for a rush, and then you become addicted to making money.
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In the midst of the stress of my work I always make gambling a means of seeking pleasure maybe some people think so too. Because you provide the option of a rush adrenaline goal, so far that's what I'm looking for. I need a challenging moment but with a minimum betting limit. Even so I will not deny that the peak of gambling always ends with a desire to win more money. Jump to: