Topic: Why do some people hide to gamble (Read 3437 times)

I think one of the reason why some persons hide to gamble it's because of what gamble has done to them and people around them has also noticed the change but they don't know what exactly is the cause, I have seen where a rich man turn to common person because of gamble and people don't know it's was gamble that reck him so anytime he wants to go and gamble he will be hiding so that people won't see him cause it will be a shameful thing for him if people find out that it was gamble that done that
to him.

Because gambling is something that is good so people don’t usually expose themselves in gambling because of what they are doing because of gambling. Just like what you just explain I know so many reply has been done on this topic. Sometimes it is also good to hide when gambling because of, the nonsense things that may usually come out of it and if someone you know should notice it, it would be very shameful doing that because unnecessary staking of money will be attracted because of the gambling if it’s not done in gambling shop or an online button this one of the reason why I don’t like being exposing gambling as for me but I don’t usually gamble this way

Yes, I have said that OP has done the right way in my post previously. Check again!   Telling one of the family members will make us safer, she probably knows if we have a problem in gambling. Sometimes, we can gamble excessively and can't control ourselves. In this condition, we need another person to hep us when we are not aware about it. If we don't tell any family members, no one knows it. We can't rely on the friends because there is no guarantee that they have the intention to help us. Many friends prefer to stay away from us when we have a big problem, specifically if it is a gambling problem.


Source: Getting Your Family's Support for gambling

Honesty if you gamble might shock your family a bit or even make the atmosphere unpleasant. But, if we can manage it, then it will actually be good if you can be wiser in doing it. Because, if you have a heavy burden because you think about gambling, then that will also make your family wonder what is really happening, without knowing the truth.

We must be wise in gambling, we don't only brave to take the risks but we must know to deal with the possible risks. Telling one of the family members is the way to deal with a possible problem to happen. For example if we get addiction in the future, there is someone who can remind us. Sometimes, we don't realize that we are getting addicted in gambling.

That is what happens when a mistaken idea is perpetuated by society, as if something is thought to be bad for you and then you find out this is not really the case, and you can enjoy it without becoming some sort of monster, then that is when a person begins to wonder about all the things they have been taught and its correctness, after all if they were wrong about that, what else they were wrong about? Which causes some of their authority to go away, something undesirable in the case of parents raising a kid or a teenager.

Religion can makes someone hide their gambling activity from other people although they knows that gambling is prohibit by their religion, but they still playing gambling. That person can playing gambling secretly when no one is around him so he feels that he can enjoy his time by playing gambling. Parents prohibits their children from playing gambling but many parents doesn't knows if their children can playing gambling secretly with their friends. Maybe we have seen some children playing gambling in a room or their friends house so that will needs more attention for parents to watch and guides their children. Other people hides their gambling activity because they wants to spends their time without anyone knows and they feels calmness when they playing gambling in their rooms. They feels founds their identity while playing gambling without any one can prohibits of what they do.

That's true family and tradition is one of the major factor that could possibly make someone to hide while gambling and sometimes religious could also make or prevent somebody from gambling because so many people has different belief because were I come from most people are so religious that they feel that gambling is a sin as such they prevent there children from doing it but however when the children will grow up and realize that those things are not actually a sin as they were made to believe by there parents so they will start gambling but will make sure they hide it from there parents, actually I have witnessed a case like that and out of the respect and fear they have for there parents they hide from them so that it will not break there heart.

That's true as there are people who are involve but can't brough things out and like what you said, they are hypocrite which keep saying something but doing another thing, though we can't hide the fact that behind that there's always criticism that people always wanted to stay away, they can't face the reality in where involvement into something and getting criticize is a big deal to them,

I guess it's more on how a person embrace the truth and how they handle whatever pressures behind it and how they will deal to continue things out without worrying.

It's a decision that only a gambler can explain according to how they see both benefits and risk if they broadcast thier gambling participations.

Yes one of the most common reasons why gamblers hide their gambling activities is because they are in a country that prohibits gambling, and when a country prohibits gambling then obviously everyone is prohibited from engaging in gambling regardless of minors or adults, because the rules apply to everyone in the country. And rules are meant to be broken, I'm not encouraging anyone to break rules but certainly most people don't like rules.

The other thing about the problem of hypocritical people who condemn gambling but are actually involved in gambling I think yes maybe it can happen, or I mean maybe there are people like that, and one of the reasons why they condemn gambling in the sense of telling people that gambling is a bad activity is because maybe they don't want people to suspect that they are actually someone who is involved in gambling.

yes, it's true, many of them are hypocrites and they preach well but they scratch around badly, it's almost always like this, I see the fact that they have to hide as more connected to the first thing, they have to hide because many players feel dirty and can't live with their vices regarding age I saw kids playing in betting centers without anyone supervising them there are many of them in my country and it wasn't a nice scene seeing a child playing is never nice

I have a couple of reasons why I think that the friends were hiding to gamble, it could be that it is illegal in your country, they're underaged gamblers, they needed a private place to gamble that nobody will disturb them or they're a criminal gang, these are some reasons that I can think of. Apart from these reasons, we have people who love to gamble but they will condemn it in the open, they are the sets of hypocrites who will hide to gamble, perhaps in areas where they feel like nobody knows them.

We have a lot of hypocrites who don't practice what they preach, in the open they will condemn alcohol, womanizing , gambling and many other things, but they will hide and engage in those things that they condemn, believing that people that knows them will not catch them.

For me I think they are not doing the right thing because among all the hole gambling aspect the most dangerous one is hiding in an uncompleted building or in the bush just to playing whot, although this Habit have lead some many people to there early grave just like the one that happen in my place years ago there are three guys that went to the bush to play gambling with whot and one of them was a cultist and the cult members were looking for him we didn't no how them manage to no that they are in the bush playing whot with his friends although they went there and shut the three of them to death, so that's why is not good to gamble in a hidden area place.

What OP has done is indeed one of the correct actions, by telling one of his family members about the gambling activities he is doing, because maybe his younger sibling can help him when OP experiences problems as long as his younger sibling really understands gambling. But don't let this younger sibling become the same as OP, who gambles which could only add to problems in the future. Intelligent gamblers of course will not take big risk actions such as risking all their money on gambling, because in my opinion this action is only done by gamblers who don't know their limits, but with those who are intelligent they will definitely take the right actions, such as by betting sufficiently and taking advantage of the winnings you have obtained without thinking twice. It's true what you said as long as we can limit everything then everything will be fine.

Actions such as using money that is not supposed to be used to gamble may be carried out by those who are already seriously addicted to gambling, where they usually don't care about anything other than their desire to gamble. When they are addicted, they can do risky actions, such as using money that doesn't belong to them, in the hope of getting a win and then returning it and making a profit, but this is only a hope because usually the reality that happens is actually the opposite of what was expected. . Gambling in secret is one of the things that most gamblers definitely do and there are certain reasons for that, but the most important thing is not to gamble excessively if you don't want to get into trouble that will happen and could harm other people.

Sometimes I thought that if someone finds out that a certain player is playing from a close circle, then when persuaded to stop playing, the situation with addiction may have the opposite effect. This is a very fine line, you need to speak to the players in the right tone and give the players the keys to solve these problems. That’s why many people hide that they expect immediate hysterical persuasion to stop or worse methods. Also, when some close people find out, they expect negative conversations from people in this locality, because such rumors spread very quickly. I remember when I couldn’t stop playing, I didn’t want any of my relatives to find out, because it would cause them moral pain, especially the elderly.

Legally and morally, gambling isn't a bad engagement if you ask me especially when a gambler is gambling responsibly but because of the fact that majority of modern day gamblers usually end up as gambling addicts, the general society now sees gambling as a bad vice and that's why many people who still engages in gambling does it in the secret so they'll not be harshly judged by people who doesn't value gamblers.
Despite the condemnation of gambling by many people, there are gamblers who still gamble in public without minding how people will judge them. Myself, I gamble only online and very few persons knows about my gambling habits beti try to keep it discreet so I won't be misunderstood by people around me who doesn't like gambling.

I agree. Some people are giving opinion based on their experience and they know the effect of gambling for a gambler who don't have self- control. It's understandable that's why we can't blame the gamblers who opted to keep their gambling activity away to the eyes of many to avoid judgement. In this case, the online casinos are the best option if one prefer to play in private without anyone seeing that he is a gambler.

Yes, it is okay if there is 1 family member knows about our habit. We can ensure her/him to keep our secret, don't tell to other family members. If we have a problem with gambling, at least we have 1 family member who will know and understand it. OP already did a good thing by sharing the information with his sister. She probably helps OP if Op has a problem in gambling in the future.

That's why we must be careful, just gamble in the right way. Smart gamblers must know how to avoid excessive gambling. As long as we can' limit the funds and time, addiction can be avoided.

Of course, if we only use small money and it is our own money, our family members will accept it. In common cases, the family members become angry because gamblers use the money of their family members. Even worse, the gamblers ask money for the family members very often but don't tell them it is for gambling funds. Well, we must be wise to spend money for gambling. Never try to gamble excessively if we don't want to get problems in the future.

I agree, we're all different and the point of view of everyone matters only for ourselves. If someone says that this is bad for them, that is because they think that it's bad for them and they have probably experienced bad out of it and that's nothing bad at all when someone tells his/her opinion about gambling. We also knew that but we're different from them because we all know how to control our matters compared to them that they have already judged gambling as if it's the baddest thing of them all. And that's why for some, it's best to hide it so that they will be able to avoid bashing.

with those who are addicted to gambling, of course they don't like it if what they do is criticized by other people, what's more, those who are addicted do what they want and maybe that's what makes them happy, but instead of wanting to have fun, it actually gets them into trouble. just. Also, those who are addicted will feel that what they are doing is right, although occasionally they will realize that what they are doing is the wrong action, but they will not care about it because they just want to keep betting until they get the results they want, but losses cannot be avoided, especially lost so they take actions that they think are right but in fact it is detrimental to themselves.

Indeed, when they are addicted, it will not be easy for them to stop and recover as usual, even with the help of other people, even with the help of people who are experts in their fields, I don't think they will be able to get out easily because if they are addicted, they are already trapped in gambling. Apart from that, if they hide and gamble, it may be true that they are afraid to talk and confess to the people around them because maybe they have done something wrong and embarrassing, so it is possible that the response from other people will be negative, whether they scold them or advise them, but if that's the case, it's normal because Indeed, they themselves are the ones who caused this big problem to happen.

I believe he was just kidding with his remark because I do not see any sense in it as the complete statement has a neutral tone in my view. For worth it worth, I see no reason why I would be hiding to gamble, if I am not up to the task, bold or aged enough, why then do it? This is better than hiding to gamble, it shows that I do not have a mind of my own and trying to live my life to please others, no, I will not do that. I do what I am proud of and avoid what I am not proud of, and I make sure that I take responsibility for whatever I do, so since no one will take that responsibility for me, why respect/fear people more than myself and more than what I believe?

This is why I do my thing the way and how I want it, but of course, my gambling is always private, this is because I gamble online and since my gadget is private, so is my gambling. This is not purposefully to avoid people seeing me, but because I love my comfort and privacy, these are different things. Had it been there is no means to be gambling in my privacy, oh boy, I would gladly be gambling wherever it is possible without giving it a thought about what anyone would think or say about me. It is my life, bro, I live it the way I like.

Nonetheless, one thing I make sure of is that I do not lead an irresponsible lifestyle which I am so proud of myself for, so I will continue to do me.

Of course, no one likes to be criticized for their shortcomings or inability to stop betting or playing games. It will seem to the player that he is doing everything right, but the losses will most likely continue. Parents can have a decisive role and take action to stop the player. This will not be an easy process, because it requires effort on both sides, visiting various psychologists, spending money and time, because the addicted player may not be able to cope with it alone. Also, family, children or parents can have a positive influence in recovery because there will be someone to do all this for, unlike when the player is alone.

In the end, everyone is afraid to speak and confess, but this first step can be the most important in returning to normal life as it was before the game, but not for everyone.