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Topic: What are the motives that drive you to gamble? - page 4. (Read 2846 times)

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The answer most of the time is for fun but behind that reality will come up that it's most because of the money, the intention of winning decent amount to enjoy, though part of it is for having fun and killing some time, we mostly see reasons which directly say that they are for fun or for entertainment and we can't change that fact.
That is because for some gamblers there is no fun if there is no profit. And that dangerous mindset ends leading them to chasing losses which inevitably happens sooner or later after gambling for a while.

We will continue to see those reasoning but as a gambler it will be more fun if you win with your gambling activities, it will also drive you to keep coming back, to aim winning either to recover your previous losses or to try winning again after experiencing good outcome.
To win it's always what every gamblers desire when placing bets, but the story will have a happy ending only for those who know and respect their emotional and financial limits. Those who can't forget previous losses and are constantly attempting to recover them may find themselves in a much deeper hole of debt than if they had simply forgotten the sum of money they previously lost.

To play for the wrong motives can have serious consequences in a gambler's life, but it's never too late to change personal behaviors and bad habits, in order to adopt a different approach towards gambling.
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I have to admit that I hardly ever gamble, and when I do it is usually national lottery or sports (football). The motives to do so are, on one hand, entertainment and, on the other hand, the little hope you feel until the draw takes place.

I guess that holding cryptocurrencies is another way of gambling. You don't lose until you sell, so you don't have to place new bets, like every day is a lottery somehow for us. I don't know what would I do if cryptos didn't exist, or stop existing. The excitement of holding maintained over time which involves that, maybe, one day, you'll be able to quit your mortgage, or even retire early, is addictive. At least to me.
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There are several possible outcomes for the response. Many will claim that the kick and adrenaline are to blame. In the end, you want to win money, so I believe that the answer is always financial. What could be better than experiencing the thrill of winning money while working from home on your computer? Therefore, instead of earning money, it is winning it. Even though many gamblers view gambling as job, you can never lose money at work. Gambling, however, does. Of course, there may be additional motivations if you spend the evening in a casino. But you never play online poker for fun; it's always a matter of finances.
If you stay for most threads that asks about reason of gambling, it's not all about financial. You probably won't be surprised with most answers in here and it's all about having fun.

Yeah, that's what the answers will be.

But the reality speaks for the truth that when someone gambles, nothing beats the reason that it's about the financial, yeah the money non other than that.

Well, yeah of course it is all about having the chance of winning big that attracts the majority of players in gambling. They can say they only play for fun, but deep down inside, there is the financial urge behind it as well.
Now, you can say that many people gamble to have fun and to try their luck but you can never depart the financial part as the main driver for people to gamble.
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Gambling is also a therapy which can cure anxiety and also financial bankruptcy. Like when you win a bet or throwing dice games, because of the win your mind will have peace. Gambling is not always bad but the time of losses are more than the times of wins. And that is why people don't like gambling because for them the money that will be used to gamble should be use to do a tangible things in the family not to throw away.
Well the same way gambling can act as a therapy which cures anxiety like you said, thats the same way gambling can cause someone to be very anxious. I could remember my last big win in my betting account, it was like hell for me. That win got me anxious and full of anxiety all through the night because i had to follow up with the last match in my  betslip and it was not until the 90th minutes of play before the team i predicted to win the game scored. Even after I won that money the anxiety in me couldn't allowed to sleep because of the joy me.
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I even can`t understand how is it - to be addicted. It is the same as to watch football match of your favorite team. You can cry, you can be impressed or disappointed but tomorrow you go to the work and don`t think that you have to visit next match anyway. I just relax and pay for it. But not all money i have - just as i plan.
Yeah!
...Is not different from what motivates you to go... beach, movies, pool, baseball, football, travel, eat, whatever! So...countless things.

I bet by conviction not by Condition. I am Happy.
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In my family they found gambling as sin so what i does is that whenever i found myself being bored i would go gamble for fun and most times trying out luck to see if i could fill back little bag that has been loose, so if it happens there is a good results then is a win win for me.
But i have came to understand that the more one gambles the more he get routed into the system and sometimes may hardly control the feelings of wanting to gamble all the times.
Believe me or not there is a strong forces that controls gamblers that always makes them feeling they on the winning side which would likely results in multiple lost.
It is not only family but in the whole family of Christ sees gambling as a very big win that anyone involved will not make heaven again. But that is a personal believe. Gambling is also a therapy which can cure anxiety and also financial bankruptcy. Like when you win a bet or throwing dice games, because of the win your mind will have peace. Gambling is not always bad but the time of losses are more than the times of wins. And that is why people don't like gambling because for them the money that will be used to gamble should be use to do a tangible things in the family not to throw away.
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Most time i gamble for fun. Sometimes i need to take a rest and get positive emotions and gambling is a good choice for such purposes. I don`t spend much money and that`s why i can`t say that i have big wins or loses. But 2 times i doubled my deposit and it was really nice feeling.
I can relate in this mate and yes  I have loved using gambling as my stress reliever , there are so much problem facing from work and business and when I gamble i maintain my positive vibes and so I attract luck as well.

but motivating me to be addicted is not on the list because I am more in enjoying than taking it seriously to win.
I even can`t understand how is it - to be addicted. It is the same as to watch football match of your favorite team. You can cry, you can be impressed or disappointed but tomorrow you go to the work and don`t think that you have to visit next match anyway. I just relax and pay for it. But not all money i have - just as i plan.

People have different dependency level to something. Some people can easily let go a hobby that they are fond of because they don't feel attachment to it. Meanwhile, some can't seem to let go because they got used to the feeling and they have relied on that hobby too much it consumed them.

You see, everyone has their weaknesses. Maybe for you you can easily brush away the emotions such as sadness from losses, the excitement from the hype, the thrill, and the likes, doesn't necessarily mean that people would too. Some people becomes addicted because they lack the self-control. Instead of controlling their urges, the urges tend to control them. Which is why you will see that so many gamblers struggle from gambling addiction.

The same applies to other addictions as well. All we have to do is be sensitive because it really does happen to majority who lack discipline and restraint. We can also support them getting counseling or treatment for their healing if they deem to do so.
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I do not know about you guys, but I gamble because I like it and because it is a hobby as well as an addiction. I'm good with myself, as I already admitted to having an addiction but tried to find and apply techniques to avoid getting off track and spending all of my money on gambling. It's quite easy for me to control my gambling anxiety as I already follow strict rules that help me stay on the line.


What about you guys? Do you have any gambling addiction? What drives you to gamble? Is it the long shot of having a big profit coming in or is gambling simply a way of spending time for you?

For the sake of hobby and fun, it's ok. But remember, greed is a curse.
So don't expect or crave too much. Just play with the safest limit possible.
However, it depends upon your luck as well. Good Luck.

The subject of greed has greatly been misunderstood and sometimes people are now taking addictions to mean greed but the two are widely separate from each other, and trying to differentiate between the two has become a hard job for most analysts.
Gambling addiction is way above greed because if one is greedy he/she will not want to lose money but same can not be said with addiction since an addict can play with their last card and even go as far as to borrow just to feed their addiction.
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I even can`t understand how is it - to be addicted. It is the same as to watch football match of your favorite team. You can cry, you can be impressed or disappointed but tomorrow you go to the work and don`t think that you have to visit next match anyway. I just relax and pay for it. But not all money i have - just as i plan.

I read somewhere that gambling addiction is when someone feels like they cannot stop themselves from gambling, even when they know it is causing problems for themselves and those around them. It is a type of mental health issue where a person has trouble controlling their impulses. I think that people who have this addiction may feel a rush of pleasure when they gamble, and they may continue to gamble despite the negative consequences it is having on their lives. They might also feel anxious or depressed when they aren't gambling, and they might go to great lengths to get money for gambling. When they feel better while they are gambling, they may continue to do it even though their lives are falling apart because of it.
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Most time i gamble for fun. Sometimes i need to take a rest and get positive emotions and gambling is a good choice for such purposes. I don`t spend much money and that`s why i can`t say that i have big wins or loses. But 2 times i doubled my deposit and it was really nice feeling.
I can relate in this mate and yes  I have loved using gambling as my stress reliever , there are so much problem facing from work and business and when I gamble i maintain my positive vibes and so I attract luck as well.

but motivating me to be addicted is not on the list because I am more in enjoying than taking it seriously to win.
I even can`t understand how is it - to be addicted. It is the same as to watch football match of your favorite team. You can cry, you can be impressed or disappointed but tomorrow you go to the work and don`t think that you have to visit next match anyway. I just relax and pay for it. But not all money i have - just as i plan.
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I do not know about you guys, but I gamble because I like it and because it is a hobby as well as an addiction. I'm good with myself, as I already admitted to having an addiction but tried to find and apply techniques to avoid getting off track and spending all of my money on gambling. It's quite easy for me to control my gambling anxiety as I already follow strict rules that help me stay on the line.


What about you guys? Do you have any addiction to gambling? What drives you to gamble? Is it the long shot of having a big profit coming in or is gambling simply a way of spending time for you?

For the sake of hobby and fun, it's ok. But remember, greed is a curse.
So don't expect or crave too much. Just play with the safest limit possible.
However, it depends upon your luck as well. Good Luck.
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In my family they found gambling as sin so what i does is that whenever i found myself being bored i would go gamble for fun and most times trying out luck to see if i could fill back little bag that has been loose, so if it happens there is a good results then is a win win for me.
But i have came to understand that the more one gambles the more he get routed into the system and sometimes may hardly control the feelings of wanting to gamble all the times.
Believe me or not there is a strong forces that controls gamblers that always makes them feeling they on the winning side which would likely results in multiple lost.
legendary
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There are several possible outcomes for the response. Many will claim that the kick and adrenaline are to blame. In the end, you want to win money, so I believe that the answer is always financial. What could be better than experiencing the thrill of winning money while working from home on your computer? Therefore, instead of earning money, it is winning it. Even though many gamblers view gambling as job, you can never lose money at work. Gambling, however, does. Of course, there may be additional motivations if you spend the evening in a casino. But you never play online poker for fun; it's always a matter of finances.
If you stay for most threads that asks about reason of gambling, it's not all about financial. You probably won't be surprised with most answers in here and it's all about having fun.

Yeah, that's what the answers will be.

But the reality speaks for the truth that when someone gambles, nothing beats the reason that it's about the financial, yeah the money non other than that.

The answer most of the time is for fun but behind that reality will come up that it's most because of the money, the intention of winning decent amount to enjoy, though part of it is for having fun and killing some time, we mostly see reasons which directly say that they are for fun or for entertainment and we can't change that fact.

We will continue to see those reasoning but as a gambler it will be more fun if you win with your gambling activities, it will also drive you to keep coming back, to aim winning either to recover your previous losses or to try winning again after experiencing good outcome.
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There are several possible outcomes for the response. Many will claim that the kick and adrenaline are to blame. In the end, you want to win money, so I believe that the answer is always financial. What could be better than experiencing the thrill of winning money while working from home on your computer? Therefore, instead of earning money, it is winning it. Even though many gamblers view gambling as job, you can never lose money at work. Gambling, however, does. Of course, there may be additional motivations if you spend the evening in a casino. But you never play online poker for fun; it's always a matter of finances.
If you stay for most threads that asks about reason of gambling, it's not all about financial. You probably won't be surprised with most answers in here and it's all about having fun.

Yeah, that's what the answers will be.

But the reality speaks for the truth that when someone gambles, nothing beats the reason that it's about the financial, yeah the money non other than that.
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When I was younger I never really gambled alone it was always a group acitivity with friends to have fun and a good night out. It was all about enjoying the casino athmosphere I saw a lot in movies like Ocean Elven or 21. The motivation back then wasn't really about money or becoming rich quickly. That changed later in university several years ago was when I first started out with sports betting. Before that I only used to enjoy gambling in a casino and play poker with friends for fun. I didn't follow many sports when I was younger and had no real advantage to place some bets. The interest in sports betting game from a friend who was making a lot of money betting on our regional football league. The whole motivation for me to place money on games was to make money. A few friends pooled all our money and we gave it to our friend for betting the whole season. So my first few years of sports betting I only followed other people's advice and never placed my own bets. Only in the last 3 years I got more in esports betting and place my own bets. Today I would say that am more of a lone wolf gambler that still plays for fun most of the time, while trying to make some profit with sports betting on the side.
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There are several possible outcomes for the response. Many will claim that the kick and adrenaline are to blame. In the end, you want to win money, so I believe that the answer is always financial. What could be better than experiencing the thrill of winning money while working from home on your computer? Therefore, instead of earning money, it is winning it. Even though many gamblers view gambling as job, you can never lose money at work. Gambling, however, does. Of course, there may be additional motivations if you spend the evening in a casino. But you never play online poker for fun; it's always a matter of finances.
It's only for professional gambler who really have mastered the game, for ordinary gambler they're not looking to make money, but you should gamble only for fun. It's good if you could make money since you're lucky, but don't be very happy and increase your bet amount, you might suffer continuous 7 lose streaks. It will depends on your emotion, does you will mad after lose streaks? if yes, you're don't have a good self control and emotional management.
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There are several possible outcomes for the response. Many will claim that the kick and adrenaline are to blame. In the end, you want to win money, so I believe that the answer is always financial. What could be better than experiencing the thrill of winning money while working from home on your computer? Therefore, instead of earning money, it is winning it. Even though many gamblers view gambling as job, you can never lose money at work. Gambling, however, does. Of course, there may be additional motivations if you spend the evening in a casino. But you never play online poker for fun; it's always a matter of finances.
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Most time i gamble for fun. Sometimes i need to take a rest and get positive emotions and gambling is a good choice for such purposes. I don`t spend much money and that`s why i can`t say that i have big wins or loses. But 2 times i doubled my deposit and it was really nice feeling.
I can relate in this mate and yes  I have loved using gambling as my stress reliever , there are so much problem facing from work and business and when I gamble i maintain my positive vibes and so I attract luck as well.

but motivating me to be addicted is not on the list because I am more in enjoying than taking it seriously to win.
Oh, this is nice, it's so me. I was sceptical to end the reading while you insinuated that you use gambling to kill stress, I was thinking about addiction at first. But in the end, I realized that you are a fun seeker through gambling just like me, it's a very good way to relax and have fun especially when there are no good movies to watch.

What I would advise you about is that you should maintain this act with a little amount, it would surely help you to sustain the fun and depress the seriousness that could lead to addiction.
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To me Gamling is a good thing and it's make someone to have a side hustle but being addicted to gambling is too bad. It's good to Gamble and and losing at the same time. Gambling is fun and sometimes Is hard to win a game if you did not prepare yourself ahead, analysing the the before you play a game is a good steps to win
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And if they can't accept losing, they shouldn't approach gambling and look for other things that can give pleasure. This will help them not to suffer defeat which ends in losing some money, as many of us have. But if they can accept that defeat, they can return to gambling whenever they want and of course, they must really be able to avoid big losses. The motive for playing gambling should only be to have fun and not to earn money because getting money from gambling is not easy and only a few people can.

I know people who placed stupid bets after losing for a while, they just bet out of rage. Take it as a match yourself while playing the chance is 50-50. So why get emotional after losing a bet or two? Just like real sports it is fun to play, and enjoy both winning and losing.
I think it's normal for us to get emotional after losing one or two bets because we feel that the results of the analysis we did were good and have a chance to win, but it turns out that the match was really beyond our expectations and caused us to lose. This has often happened to many gamblers and we should be able to learn from it and try not to get emotional.

The motive for playing gambling should only be to have fun and not to earn money because getting money from gambling is not easy and only a few people can.
I play with the same motive but instead of only fun I go full on analysis before betting a decent amount on that particular game.
It's good if you can do a full analysis before betting and it will also give you a chance to win later.

this combination is what we must have here because at least if we lose? we know how to accept as the fun is worth as payment .

though sometimes it is frustrating but with enjoyment ? i think we will have both reaction , if we win? then we can take all the happiness and the money .

Play  with good motive , not just to earn  .
And if they can't accept losing, they shouldn't approach gambling and look for other things that can give pleasure. This will help them not to suffer defeat which ends in losing some money, as many of us have. But if they can accept that defeat, they can return to gambling whenever they want and of course, they must really be able to avoid big losses. The motive for playing gambling should only be to have fun and not to earn money because getting money from gambling is not easy and only a few people can.

Unless you are a pro poker player so yeah, you can make a lot of money if you have achieved that level of pro and has been in the circuit placing in every tournament or even winning some. And then there are gamblers like rest of us who matured and just play to have some fun or just gamble money that they can afford to lose.

I know it's frustrating to lose, but if you are ready to accept defeat in gambling, I think we can all move on.

No need to always chase those winnings, if you are lucky then it will come and not force the situation upon yourself, otherwise you will really get addicted to it. So change your motive for enjoyment and you will be good.
But it won't be easy to become a pro poker player who can win big money in lots of tournaments because there are so many things they have to do before they can get there.

Every defeat will definitely not be fun and frustrating, but we have to learn to accept that defeat so it won't affect us too much. And later, if we are used to controlling ourselves and our emotions, we will not be too sad if we experience defeat because that is what we will get when playing gambling.

We can try to play gambling for fun and never become addicted to gambling because it will be very hard to leave gambling.
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