Topic: What does Gambling really mean to you? - page 6. (Read 1029 times)

Indeed. If you consider gambling as a source of income and you wanted to earn money easily by just playing, there is a much higher chances that you would only lose a lot of money because of greed. But if you only play gambling only for fun or entertainment, it doesn't matter if you lose your money the important thing is you enjoy playing and you solved your boredom.

Personally, I was not very interested in other gambling areas other than betting. Casinos and almost all gambling activities are completely banned in the country where I live. That's why decentralization is so important. I try to have experience in other areas as well when I have the opportunity.
But I feel extremely comfortable when betting. Because I act knowing what I'm doing.

Let's make it simple for OP,gambling is for us to.lose and for the owners to become richer.that's the reality here and let us not make many explanations.

If you want to earn money from this then for sure you will.lose.

If you want to enjoy then you are a winner (by Fun)

This is highly subjective. You will never able to find your final concrete conclusion for the definition of gambling. Because, basically all the people are not gambling for same reasons and we cannot find the actual intentions of a gambler why they are into gambling. But, the broad definition of gambling could be source of entertainment and source of income.

Personally I am making use of gambling for both entertainment and income. I am gambling regularly with the intention of getting big profits but mostly I do fail. But I never chase my losses because I am gambling only with my excess money after my life's need. The timing for my gambling is, only on Sundays and occasionally when I am finding myself too bored. If I get chances to make profits then I will gamble with that money for next week otherwise I will add new bankroll from my saving as planned. This way I am making fun and I'm not expecting big profits for living out of my gambling.

I don't call myself a gambler because I don't gamble every day, and I don't use my most time to gamble. I used gambling as another activity in my free time, and I don't stay for a long time in the gambling places just to playing gambling games. I know consequences and the risk in gambling, so that makes me limit my money and my time. Gambling, for me means playing some gambling games to have fun and enjoy my free time, but I will stop anytime I want.

1. IMO you have posted all gambling definition based on many aspect.

2. There is no accurate definition, it's depend on you define it. In general, anything related about "betting" is always considered as gambling. Probably other people will disagree with me because many people think "betting" can be defined as "trading" too. But, the fact they're only similar... not same.

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This is plagiarism, you should post the source link whenever you took from other people opinion/definition/content. Even if you have mention the source, you also should post the source link too [Dictionary] , [Gambling Comission]

If it involves money to bet on games, then for me it is gambling. I'm not really sure though about gambling as source of income, maybe the exception is games like Poker or any other skill based games. Yes, it is some form of entertainment and fun, but if you don't have control over it, you're going to fall or will suffer gambling addiction. That's why many became addicted, suffers from both physical and mental health. So just everyone should be careful if they try gambling for the first time because they might be suckered to a world wherein it is really hard to get out.

Are you a gambler? Do you really know what gambling is?
From Dictionary:
* it is the activity or practice of playing at a game of chance for money or other stakes.
* the act or practice of risking the loss of something important by taking a chance or acting recklessly.

From Gambling Comission
* In the Gambling Act 2005 gambling is defined as betting, gaming or participating in a lottery. That definition distinguishes between activities which need to be licensed and other activities which do not.

We categorise different gambling activities into what we call sectors:

1. Arcades (those for adults and those for families)
2. Betting (online, at an event or in a high street bookmakers)
3. Bingo (online or in a bingo hall)
4. Casino (online or in a casino)
5. Lotteries (raffles, tombolas, sweepstakes etc)
6. Gaming machines (fruit machines, fixed odds betting terminals, etc)

From personal experience of mine
* Gambling for me is something you have the chance of winning the prize or any value, if there is no chance then you're not gambling. Gambling requires that there is a chance you might win something for your bet.
* Gambling also considered as a way source of income, there are many gamblers who tend to play because of earning money but the sad part of it is when you tend to play for money but going out having a lack of money.
* Gambling also considered a way of entertainment, there are many people who play gamble just only for entertainment or to kill boredom, it is more fun when you play with your friends.
* Some also considered gambling as a threat, once you become addicted to gambling there are many things that could change, you may lose control, you may forget some of the responsibilities of yours, as a parent, as a child, as wife or husband, etc.
The worst thing is that you may lose all of your property and can cause depression on you.

1. I wanna ask you guys are there any other definitions for you about what gambling is?
2. What are/is the accurate definition of gambling on you based on the definition above?