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Yeah, gambling at work, or drinking alcohol at work, etc, produce a negative impact in your performance.
You might be able to get away with it, but you would be way more efficient without doing that stuff.
Of course, this is not recommend by workers, let alone drinking alcoholic beverages, son't do things thats are which is not allowed within the scope of work if you don't want to be sanction or fired for doing thing that are infringed by anyone whose superior will definitely not accepted seeing their subordinate doing that during working hours, unless you do it outside of works then it won't be a problem and won't interfere with your work.
It is true that gambling at work, especially in the office, will definitely affect your mind because your mind is not only focused on gambling but also remains focused on your work.
True, combining gambling and work will affect a gambler`s focus. Gambling demands focus. Whether it's in a casino or betting on sports, maintaining focus is crucial for making informed decisions and increasing the gamblers chance of winning. When we consider games like Poker and Blackjack, the ability to make quick and accurate decisions is paramount and so a focused mind allows a gambler to analyze the situation, assess the odds and select the most strategic course of action. Without focus, there will be impulsive driven distraction which will significantly result in loss. And so, when a gambler gambles at work he is not doing himself any good. He will surely be distracted because his attention will be needed from time to time.
Therefore, it is better to avoid gambling during working hours because apart from having to divide your focus between gambling and work, your mind will also feel tired because you have to be forced to think. And if your work is physical work then there is no time to focus on gambling because if you gambling is the same as taking your work for granted gambling without focus can eliminate the opportunity to win, while gambling really requires focus to analyze strategies so as not to gamble carelessly, even though gambling games are based on luck, we all still need opportunities to win by using certain strategies or analysis such as poker or betting games sport.