Many but not all gamblers are claiming they gamble for fun and pass time. I was just thinking. If it is the reason why people gamble then why not play online games? There is a lot of good and challenging onlne games wherein you can interact with other people online?
And where's the money aspect in that? Sure, online games played with friends or just random people are fun, but their purpose is completely different from the purpose of gambling. To give you an example, online gaming's main psychical aspect is rivalry and sense of accomplishment. You want to beat other people and feel that envy towards you, when others congratulate you or are angry because they can't handle the beating. You feel relaxed and happy, that's it. No real profit.
Gambling gives you similar sense of accomplishment, but it also fills your wallet.
Yeah you are right both give different levels of fun and pleasure,so we can't online gambling as an alternative for gambling.But most of the people doing gambling for money making so the fact is they need to risk their money if they want to multiply it.
Even when their pockets are empty, gamblers would still want to play and relive the thrill of betting. This is something that an online game cannot replicate because there is no risk of losing when you are playing an online game. You may die in the game and have another life but when you are gambling, you put something at risk and hope for it to either multiply or to lose it totally, or even worse, lose more than that. Gambling provides a sense of satisfaction once you win which may not be experienced in online games.
