Topic: The real sentiment of gambling. - page 6. (Read 903 times)

I will say from my own experience, initially all gamblers started gambling to m ask e profit and not for fun but after several losses overtime, some gamblers will realize the it is not possible to make money from gambling, and they will remove that from their mindset and continue gambling but these time for fun.

However, it is easy said than done because since in the beginning when you started gambling for profit, sometime you can forget yourself once in a while to gamble for profit by staking with big funds or looking for a way to make profit from gambling.

Nobody likes to lose. That's what I know.

Yeah, the frustration will always be there even if the gambler says he is just entertaining himself and I think we cannot avoid that to happen. That's your money, your hard-earned one, and we don't want to be in the position where it is being taken from us just like that.
My frustration mostly comes from a losing streak. I like it when the game only plays tag against me and just keeps on giving and taking back and forth. I also have a target wagered amount to increase my bonus so I do love it when that happens to me.
But I won't be a hypocrite to say I am not aiming for a win because I do. Winning is still more fun that losing.

Gamble for fun is just like a warning that when someone is gambling, he should know that he can lose money than win. some people will complete it by saying gambling is for fun and not a way of making money. If anyone see gamble as a way of making money that would be the beginning of more loss of money and possible gambling addiction for the person.

There are quite a lot of people whose intention is just for fun but they will feel disappointed if they lose, I will not be hypocritical because I myself experienced disappointment in gambling, I bet on sports betting with a parlay of 5 matches but 1 match failed and it was the favorite team losing, who is not disappointed? But that disappointment is only temporary will not affect anything.
So in essence gambling should not involve a lot of money if it is for fun, even if you lose and are disappointed you will not damage anything, but some gamblers who cannot control themselves then this will be even more frustrating in losing.

There is no denying that most of the time gamblers want to make a profit from gambling but there are also a number of people who tend to gamble for entertainment. I have seen many gamblers who prefer entertainment over profit. They tend to find entertainment at the end of the day after a busy day sitting at the gambling board and passing the time. Regardless of the proportion of gamblers, everyone should have a desire to make a profit, and when they lose, they become emotional, which motivates them to play more.

I think a true gambler sets aside a reasonable amount of money from his disposable income for gambling and conducts his activities accordingly. Profit or loss however they consider gambling as a means of entertainment and also try to refrain from over-indulgence. If a gambler has a fixed amount of money allocated, he can gamble without any pressure.

There have been too many discussions about gambling for fun, not to make a living & that is true. What we hear & see these days is the chaos that happens to people who don't deserve to gamble but they gamble because it is a way to double their money.

Rich people use gambling as entertainment, while poor people see it as an opportunity. I once met a real gambler, and i watched his gameplay in one of the famous crypto casinos, at that time he lost, if estimated in $, maybe he lost around $10,000 in just 2 hours. Then what happened? he remains calm & can control his emotions, i can't imagine if i were him, maybe i would have made a deposit again & played using martingale to catch up on the money i lost.

Gambling has always been about money ever since the betting or wagering system was created to spice up the seriousness of such competition. People who have enough resources to gamble are for sure just having fun, but I guess 80% of those who gamble doesn't have enough and were just looking to multiply their money through gambling, and that is where the problem and effects of gambling takes place.
Violence, addiction, depression, and family problems all of these are associated with gambling, because people thought they are just having fun until it's too late to realize they eventually gamble to try to earn money in the most easiest way.

See, you don't have to be gambling for money to be disappointed that you lose lol. Having fun means accepting both wins and losses and having fun means being happy about wins and being disappointed about losses. Ya'll keep connecting disappointment in losses = wanting to win for money but it's not. You can remove the "for money" part. Yes money in involved so I guess the idea that you play for money will never be removed, but again, it's not the entirety of it. I don't play to earn money, I use money to play.

Whether it's gambling for fun or to make money depends on the mindset or intentions of every gambler because we all have different reasons why we gamble. Although we can't deny that everybody likes to win rather than losing but if you understand how gambling works then you will not put all your hopes in winning. So inorder to enjoy yourself in gambling, knowing that winning is not guaranteed then it's better to have the fun mindset so that you won't be disappointed if you don't win. That is why it best to gamble with the amount that you can afford to loose and don't chase loses

That some persons decides to take their lives or commit criminality does make your assertion correct that all gamblers gamble for money multiplication. If you had said some gamblers, it would have made much sense which nobody will want to argue with.

There are people that gamble for the derivation of fun and entertainment from the games they play on, such people go in with funds they can't let go should they lose it and they don't find interest in games that thy don't get fun from.

However, every human wants be reckoned a winner in whatever venture they find themselves in, this is why I do think that both those that gamble mainly for fun and those that gamble to multiple their money do experience a feeling of unhappiness if they have to play in a long session without experiencing a single win or two. The difference is just in the depth of their reaction about it, the former won't take it seriously whereas the latter will act as though his life depends on it.

I think what your findings now is bringing out an important concept regarding the causes of incentive gambling. Indeed, whereas some gamblers would claim to be playing for fun, facts have often proven otherwise. Many people gamble to make money and the disappointment and emotional stress that follows a loss means that financial gain could be considered the primary motivator and the very fact that reports of suicides and crimes linked to gambling shocks proves that gambling is not exactly fun but rather making money seems to be ranked on top for many as against having fun, as results have shown.



I do agree that irresponsible gambling decisions contribute to the destruction of individuals and at times even suicide. Many people do not make the wrong choice between paying down their mortgage or depleting their savings, which could drive them to a load of stress and hopelessness. That explains the call for responsible gambling and boundaries. Those people who can keep within a budget and only bet the amount that one can afford often seemed to control their habit of gambling and achieve it at no cost of any financial or emotional damage. On the other hand, when people go all out, getting too expensive to gamble, the financial devastation and related mental health problems increase dramatically. This article enumerates the need for teaching gambling ethics and the essence of financial discipline.

Many people claim that they play for fun. I honestly still doubt it, although I admit that it is possible. After all, in most cases you lose, how can you get pleasure from that? When a person loses, he gets disappointed. Often he has a desire to win back and this can lead to addiction. But in the end, in most cases you still will not experience pleasure. I would say that people need strong emotions, and not pleasure from the game.

Correct, the money is gone already before I start to gamble for fun, this is how I always feel so how will I risk money that I am not ready to lose?

Most of the times that I won I never expected to win anything and when it happened I scream what the hell? Like I've said, I don't expect to win, the fun part have taken over my head and mind.

Not everyone can do this because majority of gamblers are here to multiply their money, this is why they start gambling in the first place, but I grow up in a community where many people got trapped in gambling  so there was enough examples for me.

I knew that gambling must not be about making money, if you want fun you will always risk what you can afford to spend for the fun only.

And you really hit the bull's eye - you exposed the gamblers!

If gamblers played only for fun, then losses would also be perceived as fun and there would be no sadness or sorrow.

A true gambler, playing for fun, would enjoy the process of gambling regardless of winning or losing.

In my opinion, all this talk about gambling for fun is just a screen covering the real reason for gambling - to get easy money (winning) without any effort (no need to have hard-to-get professions or skills - just click).

Generally speaking, no one is happy whenever he looses anything regardless of his motive for doing such thing. Even if you're gambling for fun or you're gambling to double your money as long as money is involved you will still feel bad that you've lost. How do you feel while supporting a team in a match and your team is losing? Does it go down well with you all the time? You feel bad at that point and any one that provokes you at that point might end up receiving it bad from you.
people take thier lives for so many reasons. Some take thier lives because thier girlfriend broke up with them, others do same because they lost thier jobs while some sit In a stadium watching some games and allowed thier emotions get the better of them and they go on to make those hasty decision which they later regret making. Truth is that if you're a reckless gambler, thier are certain amount of money you will use in gambling and after loosing it you will feel so down. That's the main reason why you have to gamble with what you can afford to loose. The thought of hitting jackpot has led so many to go into irresponsible gambling hoping they will get to experience thier lucky day that ends up never coming at all. It's irresponsible to ever allow the thought of commiting suicide comes to your mind after you've lost your bet.

Unfortunately people go to far when it comes to gambling and they think they can win and can always win. They don't stop to consider that casinos make money for a reason, the games are not beatable long term.

You can sit back and toss $10000 at a slot and hit a few bonuses but most of the time you are going to break even or win a couple hundred at best. Every now and then someone gets lucky and nails a big jackpot, but it's rare.

Same goes for table games, tables have limits in most cases and players get in a hole that is hard to get out of most of the time. I think poker is about the only game that the player is in the most control.

Now you talk about suicide. Well that happens because people are basically dumb as hell sometimes and blow their rent money, empty their bank accounts, lose their kids college fund, gamble the deed to a house, or many other stupid decisions. They lose so much that they feel they have no choice but to end it. This is why you're always preached to about gambling responsibly and setting limits. If you take $100 a week to the casino to have some fun and if you lose go home. You will probably be fine, but if you take $100 then hit the ATM for another $1000 every time you go to the casino, you're fucked.

It's just better to mess around, have a few drinks, hang out with friends, and have some fun. Gambling will not result in you winning millions and changing your life. Least not for 99.9999999% of you. There is that .0000001% that it will happen for, but those are some bad odds.

gambling offers the pleasure of a game that can make money. but in the process of gambling, more gamblers see and treat gambling as a job to make money. gamblers ignore the fun of the game and focus more on playing every day to make a profit.

your thinking is right too. maybe fewer gamblers make gambling a place to have fun. but that's not the fault of gambling. but the gambler's mindset is wrong. they can't think rationally to manage their gambling game. such gamblers will only be able to take greater risks and become addicted.

What you see on the medias, news or articles is just a tip of iceberg.

Gambling addict that commit suicide and crimes is more popular that someone who can live from gambling, it's because people want to see other people life miserable or bad than them, they don't want to see people are more successful than them.

Ask yourself, do you share your gambling activity in social medias? if you don't, that's one of the example why people don't see gambling is for fun since most gamblers remain silent.

Gamblers attributes to losses as failure and winning; success. 'These two terms "failure" and "success", controls how players feel, and react to gambling results'. The player's intentions may turn to a terrible emotional condition, after experiencing losses, and the sad feeling of losing money is not a voluntary thing; we can't fake it.

Imagine that two fun players visit a casino and one came out successful (more money and profits) he'll have a better emotional feeling than the other fun player who did not experience a win. Both came in and left the casino, looking happy, but the winner will jump on his feet in joy.

A real gambler will seek for pleasure and try to have fun. When they can not get that, they will leave the casino and will not come for some days. They will avoids the will to win the money from gambling because they realizes they will difficult to get it.

Instead keep trying to make money from gambling, they will use the other way to have fun. Playing gambling doesn't have to use much money to have fun so that will makes us to be careful spends the money. But we can not blame some people who still want to make money from gambling.

Maybe they have their reason why they still do that. We can only advice them not to do too often. Otherwise, they will regret to see their losses will becomes big.