Topic: Why People Still Gamble? - page 17. (Read 1725 times)

no mistery at all.
gambling is a pleasant activity which, if done with a series of limitations, is truly "innocent" (for example, playing a few times, playing minimal amounts, etc.).
obviously betting from morning to evening doesn't fit this answer...

Well I think its all part of the human nature to actually do things that are entertaining, and for some peculiar reason most if not all human see gambling as a means of entertainment especially does who already have the money @DRAKE, despite the fact that some people have the money already they still just love to experience that feeling that is associated with gambling, that sudden rush of adrenaline when gambling just makes us alive and love the act even though it can be destructive to some extent.

That sounded pretty specific and maybe something you have personally experienced. People gamble for same reason they do fun things: To pass the time.
It's not for everyone, but so is not gaming, boxing, smoking, watching tv climbing, paintball wars, drinking wine or race car driving. Some people have addictive personality, they need to choose healthy addictions if they want to stay healthy. Then there are people who gamble for fun and don't care what other people think. As long it's not hurting anyone i can't see any reason listening to people you described.

There's no mystery behind this, we are born risk-takers and it's part of our character, we also love the entertainment part of it, yes there's entertainment in gambling there's the thrill and the excitement, you know this when you yourself are playing.
All of us have experienced gambling so it's hard to stop us from gambling it's part of our being human.

[1.] Your mind is always curious to explorer things that were forbidden to you
[2.] It's entertaining.
[3.] I gives you the feeling to make easy money
[4.] You lose and start chasing your loss
[5.] You become addicted.

I some religions gambling is forbidden. Even drinking alcohol is forbidden too.
I think it's the culture. Different country have different culture. In Europe, America it's seen as an entertainment. Where in Middle East, some counties in Asia it considers as religious sin.  

Gambling is entertainment, pure and simple. Some people treat it like a trip to the cinema, they know that they're engaging in a simple transaction - handing over money to see a movie in an exclusive setting, they walk away happy with the exchange of money for the visual art. Others might pay to visit a football match and enjoy the spectacle of the game. Gambling falls into the same bracket, the only difference is there is some people fool themselves into the idea that they can win big money for a little input, which the gambling companies don't put a lot of money into dispelling, but ultimately most people are able to walk away having spent a set amount for the infinitesimally small possibility they might make big gains on what they put in.

If you're gambling in casinos whether it's online or offline I'm sure you know the answer, casinos are entertainment portals they are promoted to be that way, if you look at physical casinos they are located at entertainment hubs like in the case of Las Vegas and they do have entertainers and on online they offer you games to entertain its not really that bad to play on these platforms, its only the people's perception who never play here.
People play in casinos to have fun and enjoy the games and you can forget issues they have by playing in casinos that is why it's called entertainment portals.
It's when you indulge too much that it stops being entertaining and it's a place where you can make money, that's the wrong perception of gambling that will have a bad effect on you.

Probably it may happen to someone he knows. It can be in the scenario of someone's dad or mum knows about their is child gambling. What can make it easy are offline casinos or most especially those betting agents where anyone can go and gamble with very little amount of money. If the parent know about it, such a thing can happen. But not all parents care because not all gamblers are addicted and some parents will not know that their children is gambling.

Gambling is never been bad, it is really just that this kind of approach and insights towards it on what it considers it to be bad but its actually not. We do have that our personal views on things on which its not shocking into a society on which they've been really seeing that gambling is a bad thing and on the thing that they would be focusing is into those gambling addicts and on the time that they would assuming out that
once you do become addict then you would really be doing some criminal acts on which this had been already a fixed impression on why they do really ending up on this one. On also into the other side which
talking or speaking about religion on which there are really that religion of this world which does really prohibit out gambling because this is a bad thing to do which people would really be having these possible
approach basing up on the thing whether it would really be person or would really be that religion connection or whatsoever. This is why that everything would really vary on  your own decisions and
acts on your life on what it would be.

Uhh, cause why not?

All these allegations you say about gambling are either misleading, or misdirected. Most of these "allegations" as you put it are nothing but down-on-their-luck gamblers throwing their whole bankroll in one go cause they're just belligerent like that. Sure there's downsides to gambling but if you're willing to take that stretch I'd say there's a cons to everything in life too! Why should it be that only gambling is to take the short end of the stick considering there are even more worse things out there that needs more focusing?

Plus all in all, gambling is nothing but a form of entertainment, people overlook that and see the gold pot at the end of the rainbow, which leads them to gamble for profit, and then leading to them losing their money to gambling and them blaming gambling for drying out their wallets. Which in the first place is of their own volition anyway and gambling's not in any way whatsoever related to their decision to spend that money up.

All I'm saying is, gambling is great in itself. As a form of entertainment it offers rest and relaxation, but if you think of it the wrong way and see it as another way to earn profits then that's where the problem comes in, and in my opinion in that kind of setting it's not gambling that needs to be stopped but the gambler itself.

A rather interesting topic but the obvious answer is just because it just feel that space of your mind that you are actually predicting a future occurance of something and that give the human thought so joy and that why its very fun to gamble but to some extent people actually gamble because of hope that they can hit their main target someday and this hope continues everyday in their lifes @HOPE

What people say these things? People gamble all the time and don't have these tendencies. Casinos are filled with people who are there just to drink a couple beers and have a good time. Some days they win, some days they lose. Doesn't make them bad people. What is your source?

Yes that is true and I think gambling has different perspectives and the way the individual behave generally contribute to what the public will perceive of him, gambling is gradually gaining reactions lately and in most of the place where gambling was seen as illegal before, there are beginning to accept the term and change of narrations, we have some few lucky individuals who have their life change for good through gambling and at the same time the society praise them for it.

So just as I said earlier, gambling means different things to different people and this also applies to family and society at large, but people are beginning to get more informed and enlightened about gambling and their respective are changing.

Those things you have said about gamblers are mostly stereotypes and generalizations on the way society looks at people.

There are gamblers who partake on it in a healthy way and without having to lose the money or their families or without the need to rob others to continue to have fun with dices or the roulette.

It is not about the gambling itself, but rather how people manage it, it is similar to any other kind of addiction (which does not involve man made substances). There is people who are addicted to videogames or pornography and yet, videogames and porn has become less of a taboo as time goes on.

Who doesn't have the desire to be rich in the short term without much efforts. We will see someone experiencing it, and the same makes us give a try. What the other person have experienced is out of his luck, but we expect the same to happen with us is simply not fair. This is the prime reason for which people get into gambling. The percentage of people getting into gambling for fun and entertainment is very small. In the history itself gambling is termed to be something bad and for that reason people want this to be hidden from others. Once a person have entered gambling it is really hard to make an exit, because the loss will keep him chasing it and the win will make him greedy.

the answer to your question is the same answer to the following question: why do people still consume alcohol even though alcoholic beverages are the main cause of car accidents? Why do people still have sex knowing that sex can cause many diseases? the answer is simple: as long as people gamble or drink or have sex in moderation and take precautions then they won't be harmed, it's all about having self control and having moderation that people won't have problems. so we're not going to be blaming gambling here, because gambling doesn't have a brain, people have a brain

that they should think, they should look at gambling as something to have fun and not something to earn more money, most of the time people have psychological problems in real life and start to gamble and with that they end up triggering another disease, which is gambling addiction, what society needs to do is constantly tell people to play in moderation, play for fun, that's all that can be done. Years ago I kept asking myself why didn't all the beer companies close down, but then I understood that the problem wasn't the beer companies, the problem was the people, here in my neighborhood for example, every day I see young people drinking a lot of beer and then they start to fight each other, and it's sad how alcohol destroys people, but it's still being sold a lot, because it's the fault of people who consume excessively

We shall keep gambling because we want to make money from betting. That is the major reasons why many of us gamble. Just like the COVID 19 period that there was no job for people to do and earn money, many switch into gambling to look for money to make bet and feed there family which was one of the challenges that we faces because of the restricted on movement of people.

Considering that I am unable to speak for anyone else, I will respond based on what I do at the moment.the decision to gamble or not is one that we make for ourselves. The thrill I experience when gambling, though, is why I enjoy it. Even though I don't know whether I fall into the category of addicts or not, I have limitations in what I do in gambling. As an adult with the will to do what I do.
Gambling can have negative consequences, especially when not approached responsibly or when individuals cannot afford it. It can be an expensive form of entertainment that may lead to financial difficulties and addiction. While some people enjoy the thrill and test their analytical skills through gambling, it is crucial to recognize the potential risks involved. It is important to prioritize one's well-being and consider healthier alternatives for entertainment.

People gamble because it has entered their blood so they can stay without gambling. The same time, there are some houses that gamblers use gambling to food the family and live comfortably. It is not all the parents hate gambling. One thing I know is that the way the gambler behave in the family and society also contribute to his distain in the family and the society at large. If he is a gentle gambler with problem with anyone then he has nothing to worry.

Well, yeah, one thing I am very sure of is the fact that a person don't just wake up one morning and decides he or she hates gambling and gamblers alike, and start advising his or her children, or maybe relations against gambling, their hatred for gambling and gambler does steam from somewhere, is either from what they've heard that a gambler did, or what they saw a gambler do in terms of the kind of lifestyle and behaviors the gambler exhibits in the society.

Like for example, I myself used the hate gamblers with passion, because I believe that all gamblers where criminals, touts, alcoholics, smokers, drug addicts, Infact, i used to see gamblers as  people with no future, until from my workplace, I became a friend to someone who was quite responsible, does not do all the bad things I thought gamblers do, and yet he gambles, it was through him I played my very first gambling game.