You don`t have many gamblers on this forum, you have more people that like to talk about it and get paid for that talk rather then gamble. I have fun while I gamble cause I like to gamble, with money its fun without money it is just a games for kids, with other words without money involved you just don`t have that feeling, that thrill, that is the best explanation you can get. You have many `gambling games` that you can play for free, but that is just not that feeling for me, its like I`m wasting my time and energy for nothing.
People who are not gambling like to talk about gambling and they are gambling for fun even thought they are not gambling? Now that is very interesting. Also this topic was specifically made to ask players who are gambling only for fun something, in case you missed last line in topic, so as far as I am concerned whoever is posting here is gambling. So what's your point anyway? You are not gambling, you only like to talk how you are gambling for fun because you will get paid for post? Is that it?
Do what you like to do, and let others do what they like to do. What you have against gambling?
Calm down, I don't have anything against gambling(I actually like gambling and chance to win big money and be in that rare circle of luckiest people), I am just trying to figure out something.
I also gamble for fun using real money. Playing games in facebook or other apps/games is fun but it is not exciting and thrilling. I guess winning/losing real money makes the difference. Simple explanation but thats the truth.
You may also compare it to trading in a demo account and trading in a live one. You can be a winning trader on a demo account but a loser on a live account. Emotions play a big difference.
So basically your comparison is gambling = trading: trading in demo account(playing for play money) = trading for nothing(playing for nothing), trading for money(gambling) = trading to earn money(gambling to win money) although you said that you are gambling for fun only?
For the same reason why alcohol was banned in the USA from 1920 to 1933, and was banned in some other countries during various periods of time. Yes, most people use it for fun drinking responsibly. But there are others, they are called alcoholics, who abuse it turning their life into hell. To protect the abusers governments ban alcohol, some beneficial drugs, gambling etc. Do these measures make the life of the abusers better? I don't think so. We all know from history that abusers will always find a way to use what they want to use. It's mostly regular people who suffer from the bans.
I agree, very bad example and I probably shouldn't have written it. Puff! It's gone.
Using real money on gambling is more safe than using your bitcoin, if you use fiat on gambling, you could not lose too much, but if you are going to use bitcoin, you are going to lose too much profits since its price is more high than the price of fiat, it is a wise move. But if we are going to look the other side, making more profits could be earn if you will use bitcoin(though the risk is higher) but if you are a lucky guy, then why not use bitcoin.
No, it's not and your post is one big shitpost and has nothing to do with this topic.
I personally want to play gambling for making money, i do no think that there is any sense to play gambling for getting fun and enjoyment while putting our money in risk. I personally will never like to take the risk just for getting fun. I think there are so many other source from where we can get fun and enjoyment without any putting our money in risk.
I don't understand this: "risking money for fun". If you have 10$ which you can afford to lose and you choose to entertain yourself in form of gambling, it is buying fun = no risk. Because you payed for entertainment, right?
I think it has something to do with the stress relieving aspect of gambling. For me it's definitely the thing. Why do people play bowling for fun using real money? Why do they play many other games when you have to pay your money to play a game in which you can't win anything? I think for the same reason(th. That's a healthy approach to gambling btw. Playing in order to earn money leads to gambling addiction which is a sickness.
You basically said - "I am gambling only for fun because gambling to win money leads to addiction"
Never mind, lets take this for example, I'll put myself in it:
1) I am gambling to win money
2) I am having lots of fun while doing it, I feel thrill and exitement
3) I will gamble only what I can afford to lose
4) In some other topic someone asked "how long can you be without gambling" so I said sure, why not? Lets try. So far so good. I ate more pizza. Pizza is fun.
Now take 1) and instead of word "win money" put word "fun" - feel the difference. Gambling to win money = leads to addiction, gambling for fun = fun,
while 2,3 and 4 remained the same. How about that?
Besides, I've read story about some guy from wall street who gambled away millions of dollars, got in huge debt and he said he was gambling only for fun(if i find link I'll edit post with it). So bold part is pretty much wrong assumption.
but you do understand already. The first impression they are looking for entertainment, things changed time after time, you would think you have to win this one and so on. There's no fun when you have to lose too much money, it's hurt and not acceptable.
