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Ok you are gambling just for fun, your friends and neighbors knows that and a friend invited you to his party to be one of the candidates as a councilor and campaign will start in 6 months, now, of course, you need to have a good reputation, will you stop gambling just to have a good image this coming campaign and how will you defend yourself if accused as a gambler. 

The issue is not being a "gambler" - the issue is trust.

In history addictive gamblers have proven they can steal funds, conceal the evidence and so forth - people won't trust you if they know you are gambling with money.

In fact, in Judaism those who gamble are not allowed to be used as witnesses in court - in any type of court - simply because they are not trustworthy, you cannot trust someone who gambles.

Ask yourself - a gambler is telling you - "can you lend me please $100? I promise to give it back to you next week" - how reliable and credible will be his promise?

There's your answer.

As you said, gambling is just for fun. Not addicted, or anything that can harm your reputation, but just for fun.
It is indeed that reputation is important when you're running as a counselor or in any position in politics, but I don't think that it will affect your reputation. As long as you can provide proof of where you get your money, there is no need to think anything about it.

Nope, I will not. Being a gambler does not automatically mean you are a bad person, or at least a person who is not worthy of a public post. That does not follow. In these modern times, gambling is not bad at all. Gambling is considered bad only if done beyond moderation. If not, there's no problem with it. And since you are saying that I am just doing it for fun, I won't stop it just for the sake of creating a better image for the electorates. At the end of the day, many of the politicians are also big time gamblers themselves.

does being Gambler is a CRIME?sorry mate but i see no problem at all in this matter,not unless your country has majority of Religious group that treat gambling as a sin and you are a sinner at all.

i remember the Famous Manny Pacquiao use to be a Gambler or i may say addicted to gambling yet those time?he become a speaker in many occasions .

there are conflict in this topic and will be depending on whom to answer.

i will quote this first before i go on because this is important in the last part of the answer
one of the candidates meaning there are others who can get the position and anything may happen beyond your understanding?
lol why would you change in that short span of time?when you have already known as a gambler?

mentioning above that the man is just playing gambling for fun so whats all about?he wasnt addicted at all so there are plenty of reason for him to win as candidate specially when he will be truth to himself and others.

yes you should so that you can have a solid evidence or proof that you are not playing gambling anymore .  past is past and they shouldnt include that if they will insist to make you look bad  in front of others  but i can see that lots of candidates for councilor and also on other roles do also have a bad record and they didnt stop thier inapropriate doings no matter what other people think about them  . for those who are only going to run , they can sometimes win over the good candidates with no bad records  .

You're basically saying that gambling is only for those miserable bastards and people with notorious reputation with what you said there. Might be an exaggeration but you get my point. Gambling doesn't need to be stopped for one to be labelled as trust worthy. I quite like what the first  comment said.
It's these kinds of mentality that prevent the negative image of gambling from being removed from the eyes of the masses. People already have a hard time accepting the concept of betting money, then more issues crop up because of some bad attitudes of a few gamblers, and then they assume everyone is like that jeez.


Bro you're already borderline saying gambling is a crime, which is not. Sure, some countries have implemented bans on gambling, but that doesn't make the action itself a crime. More like those countries see gambling with disgust because of the notion that gambling is bad.

Stand that you are a gambler and you're on the process of rehab, but don't hope people will trust you that easily over it, reality people don't trust gamblers if they joins in politics that's a bad image for them but of you're known as well to help people especially in needy time and has principles in life that might be a good asset they can think of even you're a gambler.

If you're a known gambler and has bad reputation in the society that will be vital to people to think first if you really do quit over it. Reality in politics if you're a liar and make good promises that are too good to be true even you're a known gambler you'll have the chance of winning.

This are the mindset of those who does not think out of the box why are these people gamble, they don't even know all of us in life we are all gambler it depends on the bet we did in life.

Well, a habitual gambler will probably need to stop gambling excessively other wise people will assume he is addicted to gambling and won't trust him with such Not many will judge him if he only gambles once in awhile, just as they will see him if he is moderate alcohol drinker. So, I will likely stop if I was regular gambler

If I gambled before and if I stop for these six months I am about to be a candidate to some elections would be no good to me.If people knew me before that I did gamble they will have a hard time trusting me with their vote and taxes because these very taxes maybe spent not wisely.If I were an elector and knew that one of the candidates did gamble before I would never trust him with my vote.

The key there is that you only gamble "just for fun". You are not a notorious gambler or some gambling lord in your area.

You don't have to have because of morality, integrity, or reputation. You will stop because campaigning will also take a lot of your time away from gambling.

I have never involved myself in politics but if I were in the situation where opponents will use my being an occasional gambler against me, I probably would not bother defending myself and just tell everyone that it is accept a fact that gambling has been a part of many people's life and you are no exception.

You got the point, but even if you say that you are playing for fun, there are still some people who think that gambling is not good especially when it comes to reputation of a person.

That is one more thing, time will be focused more on campaigns and gambling will be set aside, but still, your history as a gambler will remain and might use to you to make your reputation bad.

It won't be easy, saying as it is might change their point of view at you. It will be a long process and the result if they will trust or continue to support you will depend on your own actions regarding this matter.

I don't think I'm going to stop if people knows me that i'm gambling for fun and I don't gamble or lose big money , my constituents will vote on my capability and how good am I in handling my duty as a public official, even those who people who are not gambling can steal funds and become corrupt, as long as they know you as a responsible guy, they will vote for you, voters are wiser now.

In our country, public officials do not win because they are trustworthy. They win because they are popular. One senator candidate is accused of corruption, danced "Budots" on his campaign and won. I do not think simple gambling will be an issue here.

But of course, if I win, I have to give up gambling altogether because public officials are not allowed to enter casinos. That alone will sway me from running for any office.

^ While the campaign is ongoing you probably have a break for a while in gambling or reduce your activity in gambling. If they already know what you perhaps stand with it and explain to them that you are doing gambling just for fun and give advice to others to have a limitation on their selves. Because the problem here is how to get trust from the voters in your community and elected you as a counselor if you are always in gambling, they may doubt in the future about corruption.

I really think in the modern day we have right now I don't see any reputation be damage because of simple gambling, I really think that most politicians are really into some gambling even though they would not show it to the public, or a paparazzi would not be seen him try and play any gambling from casino's and right now that we have crypto online gambling they can surely play a bet into their anonymous accounts, even though cryptocurrency is pretty negative to the government eye do you think they will be caught in using cryptocurrency anonymously?

Actually no matter what happens, the community already knows that you are a gambler and the only issue here is if they will trust you to win the position that you are running. Many people in the government who really leads our nation and country that are gambling and they are also intenting to serve and lead our country to a better future, if that's the case then just show the people and the voters the true you and stop being plastic and acting by just stopping gambling just to win the position that you are running about.

No. And your logic is flawed: gamblers are not necessarily bad, also a councilor doesn't have a priest, you know.. And just stopping from doing something bad will not erase the history, which, sooner or later, will be found out. So it won't help.

Why need to hide as you mentioned that your friend and neighbor already knew about your activities. Be open with everything and let people judge you according to what you can do to help your community, it's the obligation of government servant there's no need of worrying about your private life it's
you who can adjust and be true to your people. They will vote you from being what you are.

This is the good part of playing online. You can play or gamble without your neighbor knowing, unless you let them know. Going to a traditional casino exposes your self to a lot of people, imagine upon entering, you will be greeted by a guard, or a valet person who will get your keys, then you will exchange your fiat to chips. Theres a lot of human interaction that will happen inside a casino facility, unlike playing online.

Honestly being a gambler doesnt reflect anytime that you are a bad person and also gambling isnt bad as long you havent done things
which would be unpleasant into their eyes.Therefore, i dont see any problems if you do continue on what you are doing.It might give some bad impressions
to some but majority wont really care at all on what you are doing the only thing that if you do run on said position you should really be honest
on what you had promised which the most important thing of all.

Very few people know we are gamblers, why and for what reason,
Because, gambling is now no longer as manual as in the year 90. Now it is available automatically online and internet access. nobody knows who wins and who loses, all use accounts, online systems.

For that, I will not stop gambling, only to be nominated as a candidate for the board.
only during the campaign,
reduce in gambling games, but I did not stop playing.

Honestly, this problem will just affect those new candidates that are not recognized by the people or not having a good background outside the political world. They should consider refraining from doing gambling for people not to think that the people's funds might be at risk although they have no intention of doing sh*t once elected.

If a certain candidate is known to have a good track record, don't have any issues involving corruption, known as a good politician throughout their tenure and can comply with all political works, then it shouldn't be a problem if they will continue to do gambling. I mean, why should they stop if they can cope up their role as a politician. It will not raise an issue about the possible corruption because of good history as being a politician and people knows that the money used in gambling is clean.

Although my statement is only possible if there's a politician like that as nowadays, it's really hard to find a politician that is 100% clean from corruption.

I don't think that it will be a problem if you're a gambler when you're about to join a campaign. What's it matter here is the trust and also showing them how loyal you are and being a good guy who even can control himself from being addicted to gambling and use people's money in it. Gambling isn't a shame or something like that, all of people can gamble so it's not gonna mess up your reputation unless you're being addicted to it and using a money that not your own.

I think I will try to stop gambling because I want to change my reputation. And if many people ask about my habit of gambling, I will tell the truth, and I will explain that I am playing gambling because of fun. I guess people are smart to know that it is real or not, and they will still choose a good candidate.

People can change to be better people, especially if they have a serious thing which they want to do. And I think every people can have a second chance to fix the bad behavior in the past.


That will depend on each gambler. I am sure they will have their own decision on whether to stop gambling or continue gambling. Let them choose what they want. They will have time to think about what to decide.

OP, you should learn from Donald Trump. Everyone knows he talks nonsense, giving false and unrealistic promises, etc. and yet, he got elected.

My point is, politics is never about the truth, but about "public perception." What makes you a gambler? You or other people's opinions? You can keep doing what you do in secret, and keep telling the public that you are "the most honest man ever existed."

Since I will be running in a public office and people's perception of me is very important I will leave gambling and just focus on building my trust, since there are still six months before the campaign, I can come out clean and tell my voters that I already stopped because 6 months is already very long for a gambler who would like to stop. 

that's very good observation mate and just now that i realized that,this means there maybe tons of gamblers around us that without our notice?we might  have family members that is acquiring gambling habits in the other room of our house that unnoticed ?that's either good thing and same as bad.
and i see no reason also why we need to stop playing just because of the nomination,we are playing before we being nominate and we will play even if we had chosen or wins the nomination.as i believe that only addicted gamblers will loss reputation and not responsible like us.

Well, in my case i will definitely stop playing gambling, we can't blame others that their perception in gambling is bad and will not give good impression to them, some just neutral it's fine to theme because they are open-minded or what so ever but, for me if I happen to have a good position of course i will maintain my good reputation and will not do anything that can ruin it or affect to it and even without others concern yourself could ruin your reputation once you become addict and obsessed in gambling because it will end up being too greedy and more likely do things that yourself should not do. In short, for the sake of reputation, image, personality, and being a self-controlled person, then as much as possible limit playing gambling, it can treat as for fun, but there will be a possibility that it will not later on.

i would love to be a councilor eversince so if theres a chance i will grab it,.and if the gambling is only the hindrance?then i will surely stop for a while lol.

there is no question about stopping forever right?what i only need is to show people that i have a good reputation so stopping while seeking for support is a one hell good thing.so will carry to pause not stopping for 6 months and will be back great after the selection lol.practical way of fulfilling dreams.

If I will run as a public servant then I have to be genuine with my intention to serve with transparency of my character. So I will stop playing gambling and focus on how to become a better person that our community deserves. However if I didnt win then I will return to my old self and continue what im doing as an ordinary person who gamble to have fun.

But here in our country as long as you're popular and well-known by many (a local actor/actress) your background doesnt matter. What people see is your popularity and your public image especially if you're kind hearted and protagonist in a series.

If you're a known gambler, then it's your fault, it's wrong for you to be known as a gambler by everyone in your entire neighborhood, it speaks ill of you and that is what makes other people distrust you. There are so many people in high and public offices who gamble, but it is not known to the public and it hardly can be used against them.

We all need to be wise when gambling, keep your addiction, if you have one, to yourself and try to solve the problem. You can only be accused of being an untrustworthy gambler if your addiction has led you to do crazy things in the past that made a large people aware of it.

Firstly accepting itself is a big thing and then having stopped it is also a big thing and then trust and perception plays a vital role in building image . If one can win over it then can have a good image which will help people to forgive you.

Absolutely, politicians always act like they are a saint and yet part of evil on the other side. And even if you change your lifestyle, people that knew you will always have to say about you hence you will look like a hypocrite to others, so what's the point?

that means be truthful so people may accept you for who you are and not a pretending to be good but inside is a demon.

and i like what you've said that councilor wasnt a priest or even saint that must be perfect,what he need is to be functional and will avoid bad doings and gambling is not part of it,not unless he is an addicted gambler then thats another story.

Stop gambling is useless, people will still not believe in you even if you stop and still look at you a gambler. So it's better you keep playing gambling, but if you want to improve your image, then you have to stop gambling completely, even though it's hard for people to believe, but at least you try in the next few years to improve your image because 6 months for me is not enough.

Well, there are no pure-hearted people in this world, there are no people to be called a saint. There is always a dark side, and gambling should not be considered as an evil, politicians and public people think of it like that which is wrong.
I do agree. If you gamble, you don't have to change your lifestyle, even if you change it, there are still some people who will judge you and make you look bad in front of other people.

The phrase "being accused of being a gambler" - is what you are getting the wrong idea from. You have taken it for granted that being a gambler is worth being accused of being one, meaning it is a crime to gamble and leads to bad reputation. This is not true. A person can be a gambler and have same reputation as a non-gambler. It is completely how they mange their time and money and their social life.

Again you say that the person is gambling for fun - so then they are being responsible too. So that should not hurt their reputation.

However one point is that friends and family should know about your bad habits because they will save you in the long run. But if they are revealing this to others and making your look bad, then they are not people you can trust with your problems anymore. ;)

Most people probably don't know that we gamble more often than not in our lifetime, otherwise things would be much easier and sustainable in our world.
 We live in an imperfect world and very limited in our abilities and knowledge. So we have to take some risks or gamble on alots things to move up in life

In my region, there are politicians who are gamblers. Mostly on cockfighting so being a gambler doesn't mean you have power reputation on the community. It is on how you serve your constitutes even your a gambler. So for me, I would not stop gambling just to impress people that I am a reputable man and is worthy for their votes

If they really know me personally, they would also know that I'm doing gambling for fun and entertainment only. I wouldn't stop it because it doesn't ruin my reputation. I'm running to serve as a councilor and that doesn't mean that I have to be perfect. If we know how to handle gambling moderately, it couldn't ruin our reputation as long as people would trust us.

This situation is really bad situation people who doesn't really know you too well wouldn't trust you or vote for you since they know that you're a gambler and they would think that you would only use the people's money to gamble.
So I think if I am on that position I would quit on gambling and try to convince them that I wouldn't gamble anymore and show them why they should trust me by working hard.

The OP said "gambling is just for fun". So I think having fun in the sense of not being addicted and not a gambling addict.Betting once or twice will not damage a persons reputation, for reasons of fun. Although he can still be said to be a gambler, but it will not have much effect.

Often gamblers cannot be trusted, for various reasons. But if the OP says gambling is for fun then I don't think it will damage the reputation and people will still believe it.

Basically this topic has been discussed previously on other thread titled Did gambling affected your personal reputation? (https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5182873.0)
For me I dont care what other's say about me if I'm doing gambling, as long as my gambling activity has nothing to do with their life then I wont stop. Indeed some people cares about their reputation a lot and try to be better person as much as possible in front of others. But I'm not type of those people, I will just do anything I like, I wont stop gambling just because people will think about me negatively. It is their own right to think so but it is also my own right to do what I want to do.

Actually,,, the way I usually read things like that when you say you are being accused of something and it is not in court, it actually becomes quite funny because it is self-deprecating.

We all know the reputation of gambling, and it is, depending on your culture, a vice or a crime.

In most Chinese cultures you are expected to gamble, anyway, partake in a small vice for family gatherings.

For me, everything will depend on potential opportunities. Gambling in my life is just entertainment, I'm not too excited. I can refuse it even without conditions affecting my reputation.
Therefore, for me the answer to this question is quite simple: if refusal from gambling is necessary for reasonable reasons, I will do it.
However, people are more adventurous, this issue may not be easy, because addictions of this kind always subject us to temptation. It’s hard not to break.

It's a difficult decision for me ;D

I like to gamble for fun, but on another side, I need to build a good reputation. Maybe I will leave gambling for a while and focus on the campaign because if I have been selected, I can back to play gambling again, or I can stop gambling forever. But if someone asked me and accused me as a gambler, I will defend myself, and I will tell them that I gamble for fun. Many people playing gambling, and they can stop anytime.

I know politician at first will stop gambling during campaigns but will definitely get back once they won. It's fine to those rich politicians who you know didnt get the money of their governance, I think it will still depend on what our living status is, some will really be affected but there are gambling addicts who are able to still give, donate and do charitable services. For me, I can stop gambling if I really want to win.

I agree, and at the same time disagree with you (on different levels)

Technically, I agree with you that if you gamble only for fun without leaving your cozy armchair in you bedroom, it would be pretty much like playing any other video or online game unless you play something like Carmageddon, of course, which may raise a lot of eyebrows once made known. Then it depends on how well you can present the whole matter, and what you are able to make out of it (read, you would have better sleep if you wouldn't have to)

However, and this is where I come to disagree with your opinion, if you go to a land-based casino in real life, this is definitely not about gambling only. It typically involves all those things that surround this activity, like high-class hookers, night-long parties (probably turning in wild orgies), drugs and what not. This is definitely not what you would like to share and people to know. Well, actually, people would be eager to find out all this dirty stuff about you

I will not accept that offer in the first place despite me playing or gambling for fun. Why? Because obviously, in our country, there are a lot of people that will talk about you all day long not even knowing that what they are saying is not true. Despite me not really addicted to gambling, people will say that I am and I don't want that to happen since I can't stand those kinds of people that feel they know it all but in reality, doesn't know anything at all.

If you know to yourself that you are moderately playing and you are not addicted to this activities then it's easy for you adjust if the obligations
to serve your communities as it takes. You have to assure those people that it would not affect your service as you can quit when it's needed
since this activities are just part of your entertainment and not that affecting your life.

Why should I stop something that is brought me some fun and enjoyment just to have a good reputation? If my neighbors and my friends also my family know my vices which is gambling then they will accept me no matter what happens and also the other people must accept me no matter what happens because this is me and it is good to show your true personality so that you may gain the trust of other people and that would be the primary key on how you will build a good reputation in your community and because the people already know you inside and out then the people will support you no matter what happens.

I think it doesn't matter it was just for fun you could play the game and just enjoy the game. People will always judge you no matter what you do and get the wrong idea all the time.
If you are running for councilor you could just skip the game but nothing is wrong in playing or gambling, in my opinion, everybody will going to accuse you as a gambler if you look addicted in gambling but a few games, in my opinion, will not going to affect it so much. But to get a good reputation just don't do anything that is not a good example for the people you should just be a model you could just play moderately.

You got actually the point though which is totally a right where people would accept you on what are your past or your current history into things.
If the public do find out that you do play gambling then i dont see anything wrong with it.Its really about trust and people cant directly
had that bad impressions just because you do gamble.It will always matter on how you would serve them as an official.

Perfectly right, just to be true if what you are. There's nothing wrong if you admit that you are a gambler and tell them that you are responsible enough about this. You just wanted to have fun while in gambling and that's it no more other reasons. You can tell them if they voted you as a counselor you will stop in gambling, at least you have a good a platform proposal to them.

That's a hard situation we are in in case it ever happened to us, for a hard gambler then probably he would just lie to the people and say it isn't true at all. If you are going to stop gambling just because you are building a good reputation, I guess that is not enough. Your opponent will find you flaws and will, search your backgrounds and history- it will be a sure lose if found guilty about gambling thus don't join campaigns from the start.

Hard situation but if you really love gambling and it's one of your passion then you shouldn't accept the position of being a councilor. Probably, there will be a lot of issues that will pop up regarding you. If you really insist on that position, I'm telling you that you'll gonna lie many times. You will also hide when you want to play especially when you don't want to brought your friends on the issue. It's a very difficult situation but not worth it thing.

The reason of gambling just for fun, it's not a bad thing so I choose not to stop from gambling.
Usually if gambling activities are not due to addiction many people also consider it normal because out there are many who also gamble just for fun.
When start a campaign means that there will be days to be passed with a busy schedule that can add stress so gambling can relieve stress a little.

I know a lot of people do gambling because it's fun and entertaining, there's nothing wrong with that. Change your mindset and perspective on gambling, yes it really risks money but the fact that you're enjoying and challenging you to think, it's an effective way to entertain
and be a stress reliever to yourself.

So I think there's nothing wrong if you're thinking of it as a fun activity.

If you are a gambler you can't deny this fact... Makes no sense to stop gambling just because you are going to be candidate. It will be used against you by your rivals, so the best you can do is to adopt a pro gambling position and use it at your favour during the campaign.
Show the positive side of gambling, the taxes it generates so the public services can keep the quality, the jobs this industry creates, even improves the local tourism. And explain not all gamblers are addicted and it's possible to play socially.

Maybe if I'm rich enough then people will accept me, reputation and all other factors stand as a secondary source. If the same is being done by me without any money in my hands then the community will talk we're going to give everything in the hands of gambler. He's gonna loss everything and stand empty handed without doing anything to the society.

Money plays the role, everywhere it is the important thing. Who the person is, what is his ability, what kind of attitude he has got, nothing matters and gets importance if you've money to spend. Even if he's worse people will praise him like God which is the reality.

There's plenty of negative opinions out there on gambling as a whole, but most people know me to be very successful for my background, and yet know me to occasionally gamble at the same time. Just because you're a gambler does not mean you truly fit into the stereotype of not being able to manage your finances and you're broke, though I suppose if you're running for a position like councillor it might be a good idea to stop for a while because it's hard to change public opinions easily in a short amount of time, even though I do agree gamblers are unfairly looked down upon by many.

You could also make an argument of how simply being a gambler doesn't mean much either, without molding yourself to other peoples' expectancies. That's something I also strongly believe in. Be your version of successful and yourself, not what other people want you to be.

I don't think I would stop gambling, unless gambling affected my lifestyle into a negative way.

Right now I am just gambling for fun, so there's nothing I should worry, at least I am honest with the people as even if I stop and won, I might just start gambling again, and if I do that, I feel like I am just fooling the people.

As a servant, we need to be honest to them, if they will accept or vote for us, that means they trusted us despite the fact that we are a gambler.

Why would you think of others? it is you, who you are. You don't have to impress them and so what if they will tell you that you're a gambler? is it their money that you're gambling with? no, right?

IMHO. The best is to be who you are, you don't need the approval of others just to defend yourself of being a gambler. If they say so, let them say what they want to say as long as you're not hurting anyone. And your acts of goodness wouldn't be judged because you're a gambler.

And a gambler is always a gambler. It depends on your constituents if they will trust you knowing your history.
Because if you will stop gambling because of them, I don't think your solution is long lasting.
You will always go back to gambling and you might even go to another town or area so people would not see your other life.
If you have the real intentions to stop, the motivation should come from you, and not from other people.

My friends and neighbors know that I gamble for fun? (at first I think neighbors mustn't know that or if they know I talk a lot and that needs to be fixed).
Well, let's imagine situation like you stated. In any way you won't have good situation. At first if you are still gambling, they will say: Oh look at him, he is a gambler, he may sell everything to gamble, it's better to avoid such people.
But at the same time even if they know that you were gambling, they will say: Oh he was gambling and was spend that amount of money ( some may say that without argument), he has bad past and you know, gamblers are always gamblers and etc.
So I think there is no better deal there.

Thats a loaded question really because never lend money to a friend, it should always be a gift or an exchange but also never borrow money to gamble is good advice to follow always.   Its a bad idea to begin with, gambling is done for leisure not profit primarily thats the advice I'd give.    
  Only gamble money which is spare and can be spent because thats exactly what is in proposition.    If in the OP situation the person is continually making bad judgement then sure it reflects on their reputation.   Its not exactly the betting which is the bad idea but the use of money not available to spend then sure its a mistake.

Basically, if you are a goverment official or will run for a position, it is not advisable to gamble, so you need to stop for a while, but it doesn't mean that you need to stop it your entire career, why don't we try online gambling? This is much more safer and anonymous, others don't need to know who you are.

Or you can still gamble with using crypto because by using crypto, you can hide, and no one will know who you are. That will prevent the public from knowing that you gamble, and I think that is normal if we see the government officials do that thing. But if we want to build a good reputation, then yes, we should stop gambling for a while and focus on the important things that we want to do. That will not be a problem for you if you are not addicted to gambling because you can leave gambling anytime.

If you are a truly good man, being a gambler does not change your reputation. A good man is a man who is kind, respectful, helpful, polite, friendly, and so on. These virtues or personal character traits do not change simply because he is at the same time a gambler. I believe I will not change myself in order to gain the trust of the people. I am who I am and it is either you vote for me or not for who I really am.

Firstly this is the reason I gamble online.
If I really had to defend myself, I'd argue that everyone are gambling on their lives. Some with money and some with something else. Most of the things we do are a gamble, yet we do it. All of us has dark secrets, gambling is just a simple one. And I can stop gambling if I need to and I'd state that as well.

Well, money is more important than gambling and gamblers know that in the long run, they will lose money :D then how would they be able to leave gambling for the sake of reputation ? xD well, but many can. But how can a week or few weeks of not gambling really bring back reputations?! Also, gambling is and should be a private thing.

I'll be fine because I'm not fully a gambler, one point that might you should know a gambler will spend all his times to play gambling and also he will play just because they hope to get money or he made gambling as his source income (I made this statement because there is my friend who deem that he is a gambler).

It will be different with someone who include that gambling is just for fun, which is mean he won't spend all his times to play gambling but he will play if he needs an entertainment and make a gambling place as his solution. At least he will play it just for once a week (depend on his wishes) and he will avoid to be an addict as much as possible. Moreover, to be a councilor won't see the background his life before but an ability to make many people get interest to him.

Well, for my case I'm not hiding to my friends or people surrounds me that I was playing gambling, but online, of course, I don't have the time and interest to go in a real casino place because I know that it would be a hassle In different things. I think there's no wrong in letting them know that I play gambling because for me i believe that as long as I don't do anything wrong then there's nothing to be ashamed but in reality of the world of course gambling can affect what we call reputation even i know myself that gambling is not a bad influence for me, but for others it does so I think maybe there's a time that I should stop or hide that habit of mine for the sake of good reputation for others view, well that's the reality I just need to go with the norms if needed.

@robelneo you need to understand that gambling is not something to be ashamed off, everyone indulges in fun and thrilling activities eg people like to go skydiving and feel the thrill, while we gamblers like to go to casinos and feel the thrill. I would not stop doing something I love just to please others, but let’s take a scenario where I did stop gambling to get a good image now how will I convince people I’m not a gambler anymore?. As you’re facing this issue all I can say is you can tell the person what you do with your own money is none of his business, and then go on to explain your vision as a councillor hopefully that should convince him.

Hello, buddy, this is a discussion thread I'm not imposing anything on anyone but we do have different thinking on any subject, don't put me on a spotlight that I am imposing that gambling is something to be ashamed off, if that's your opinion on this discussion then so be it post your own then move on its part of the discussion, let's have great a healthy discussion, :D PEACE

For politicians who is running for councilor, if ever he have a competitor then probably his private life will be discovered for the sake of winning of other parties. And for the fact that many voters want to deal with people who have good reputation then knowing he is addicted in gambling can really affect him in the view of voters, If he really want to run for the position it should not just be a week or month, he should stop ahead of time a year or two to really convinced people he is no longer in gambling.

Are you talking about online gambling or the actual one in casino? if it is the actual one, then you really need to stop for the sake of your career as a politician, and of course for you to get the hearts of the people in your town.


Denying it would just make thing worst, especially if they have evidence that you are really playing gambling before, what you need to do is to confess the truth and make a promise to the public that you'll change for good, just to clean your mess. It is more better if you're going to win without any secrets, even if you lose, at least you'll going to have your time to do what you promised and run again as a candidate for councilor next election.

Is it a must to Gamble? Since you have the person is gambling just for fun,I think he/she should be able to forgo the gambling to get his/her position if that will be a counter to his getting there. Moreso, there are some gambling that are not really looking illegal, such as some online games and predictions.Note, In some countries, people don't bloody care about whether you are a gambler or not.

no i will not stop gambling if the scenario supposed to happen on me  . gambling is not bad as taking illegal drugs or other bad stuffs so i think your reputation will not be affected at all   .

gambling was just only a hobby or a kind of past time and everyone of us did gamble even the president or the highest and the most influencial people    .  if they will accuse me , i will explain this stuff's from them  in a proper way   .

Playing gambling doesnt affect your reputation most of the time as long they wont able to see you out on a difficult situation because of it.

If you're hesitant or in doubt that they would have that bad view to you then its better to stop but the truth it wouldnt really that matter because
people would just give out their compliments and criticism basing on what you have done to the community.

In my own personal opinion, if i am just playing gambling just for fun or just to hang out with my friends, i think i don't need to make any good reputation when i am one of the candidates as a councilor because every person has their own vices and people will not base on that kind character if i will just gamble for fun.

I don't have to change myself just to look good for others even if I have to put a good reputation. As what you've said, you only gamble for fun. So what's wrong about it? If you know in yourself that you can control yourself and you don't have bad habits when gambling, you don't have to change. But if you know you're gambling too much and it can give a negative impression to people, then change it. Change what you think is wrong, because you know it's wrong. Don't change just because of what others will say.

Nothing to hide dude. If you are a gambler, then what is wrong with that unless you did illegal.
Building a good reputation is not all about a profession or we should not be a gambler but it should be how we do a good commitment to the community. Some people succeed in gambling and they have their names on top. But if you look bad with gambling and make a shame of that, then thas your opinion and I understand that.

I don't want to be a TRAPO or what we called in the Philippines a Traditional Politician which fake everything just to gain the trust of the people.
Gambling is not illegal in my country but I understand that people will judge and they don't like a public servant that is a gambler but I will try to gamble running showing what I am doing because our current president is an honest person and still people love him that's why he won through land slide victory.

As long as I don't spend money for vote buying, I would not loss anything except my effort.

people maybe would appreciate me as its rare nowadays to find an honest politician.

Even if you stop for the campaign, your opponent will just use that to ruin your reputation, why not just become honest and admit that you are gambling but you are responsible, and you are gambling with money that you can afford to lose, your honesty will benefit you and voters like public official that is honest.

Agree, by admitting for what we have done, will give them the right thing, so they know that we play gambling for fun only. It's not been a problem because I am sure that people will select the candidates who will serious with the job and not because they are gambling or not. But some of them will judge and give a negative statement about us, and they will try to ruin our reputation. As long as we can prove to them that we are willing to work seriously, I think the negative statement will be gone later.

Stopping gambling will not help you to have a good reputation. You are well known gambler already and why will you change yourself for the sake of the campaign.

If you are being trusted by people then you don't have to change from being a gambler to not a gambler anymore just for the sake of the campaign. Being a gambler is not a sin and a gambler can also be a politician too so no reason to stop gambling :D.

Yes if it is legal in the country and playing for fun then it would not be much problem that would be created because you are not even addicted and enjoy the game . On other hand if played in illegal conditions or addicted and lost lot of money then it is a issue.

I will be myself and if my friend invite me as the candidates then i personally will refuse that position because i do realize for myself that i'm a gambler although not whales gambler but in my country this habit will recognize as bad habit so i will not defend myself but if they will accept me although my background as a gambler and they don't have any problem regarding it i think it would be good

If you are just about to run for a position, I think it will not be a good image to keep, people will not trust a gambler. There are a lot of politicians who gamble, but they are really silent about it. People will trust you less with power and money if they know you as a chronic gambler.

and also how you showed people what kind of person you are even if you are playing gambling.people must realized that not all gamblers are bad person instead many gamblers are also Good human its just that they are enjoying or having luck in gambling thats why they are staying on it.
not unless the gambler is irresponsible person and  bringing wrong actions in hes family and community then thats a different thing.

You are correct about this. The las Vegas lifestyle is a high risk one and definitely something not to be at least proud of after a certain age. However gamblers are high risk takers so they would rather decide on what fun they would have and not the outcome. Because if they did think of the outcome they would not be gamblers at all. ;D

For anybody who thinks their reputation might be getting a bit on the downtrend, its better to put a check on visits to your local slot games shop, but they can remain good with the online casinos. They provide privacy and this is one of the points that gives it an edge over the physical casinos.

No, I won't stop gambling just to fake my own profile and personality. Also, 6 months is not enough to fake some characteristics in yourself, people can identify you. Casual gambling is not problem for me, I don't think it gives a bad reputation. Gambling can only become bad when it starts affecting important factors in your life. Huge debts, selling of properties, business closure, poor work performance and trouble in family due to gambling. These are perfect examples on how your reputation becomes bad due to gambling addiction.

That's not the only issue or aspect

"Good" politicians, i.e. scheming, domineering, manipulative (think House of Cards here), cannot be gambling addicts or frequent visitors to Las Vegas, and not because they care for their reputation - they certainly do as reputation is everything here and elsewhere - but for the simple reason that what they are involved in (i.e. politics) is already a sort of gambling in its own right. I could go so far as to say that any hardened politician as in hardened criminal (actually, there is not much of a difference between the two) is a gambler deep inside but his "addiction" has nothing to do with casinos. His stakes are way higher and oftentimes affect whole nations or even the entire world (think Trump here)

Exactly, if you have no bad history due to gambling addiction, then that is not a big deal at all.
You can gamble anytime you want because smart voters will not look at what you do but the effect on what you are doing, that's how I understands it.

It is no longer a question to us whether we will stop gambling because of our reputation at work, simply because of our hierarchical attitude, we are forced to be on professional news, which means that we keep our private things to ourselves if we plan for a normal future. Some will not get the opportunity to drop from the gambling pool, while some will not respect even though they have a higher function.

Being a gambler is not a sin but being a gambler is something that would be considered bad by others. But not everyone will look down on a gambler in his region, as in my region there are gamblers who always give alms to the poor and everyone knows that he gets money from gambling. And otherwise it would be considered bad if you do not have an active contribution in the society because basically gambling is a bad thing.


That's right, faking a profile to look good in society is hypocrisy and just the same as we start a bad reputation ourselves. In fact, a good reputation is built because sincerity is not due to a specific purpose.

Well politics is dirty, regardless you are a gambler or other vices. Your opponents will attack you no matter what so with that said, I won't stop with my gambling habits.

I saw a lot of politicians here in my country with worst than gambling, but they still won the election no matter what. So it really depends on the candidate itself, it people see that you can bring something new in the table, then people are going to elect you, no matter what your past is, even a frequent gambler.

It is also one of the strengths of politics, anything can be done for personal or organizational interests. So if you are already involved in the gambling world and many people know you should not become a councilor candidate because that will only be a problem later. Your rival will do anything to bring you down and win him.

Politics is a big gamble and they are risking small and making a lot of money and this is what politicians usually does, the amount of money they spent to lure the voters will pale in comparison to the amount of money they will loot when they come into power and hence i consider it is a gamble as they are gambling on the aspect that they will be winning.
I am not a big time gambler and hence there is nothing wrong in having a bit of fun now and then.

Those who cares about their reputation are those who spent a lot of money during the election, and that people when they won in the election will do nothing but to steal money. its the voter's decision on how they want their future to be, if they will vote for money, so they will pay more.
unfortunately, in small countries where politics is a big business, there's a lot of corruption going on.


This would be okay if people are really educated, but if most voters are not, they will certainly judge you on this but its alright, if you run for politics, you don't need everyone's vote, you just need the majority's votes.

I don't think that gambling will make you to have a bad reputation when you will be one of the candidates as a councilor because i believe that everyone has their own vices in life, that is why playing gambling will not be a hindrance to stop me from being one of the candidates. I know that politics is one of the ways that your opponents will try everything for you to have a bad reputation, but i don't think that people who will vote will depend on your vices when they are trying to pick their votes.

It depends though because attacking personal habits or matter wont be anytime effective for crush down your competitor even the other party would tend to expose it up.

Whats more important here is on how they would plan to accomplish their work once they are placed on such position and that's what matter most and all people would look for.
Even if you are a long time gambler I don't see for it to give negative impressions anytime on the said candidate.

That may not be enough

Even if you are not a big time gambler (heavy drinker, chain smoker, occasional wife beater, or whatever), it is how you, and more importantly, your competition, present all this, i.e. how people (read, voters) see you. As a matter of fact, any important election is based on massive brainwashing, dishonesty and outright lies, so if you are running for office, being sincere about your habits, inclinations, obsessions, good or bad, may not suffice even if you are well above your competition in personal traits like you love kids, don't beat your wife (too often), go to church of Sundays, etc

If gambling is seen in such a bad light by the community and my friend invited me to be part of his campaign I will probably decline, I do not want to be the reason that he loses the election and he gets bad reputation to the point that he cannot be elected to any other position, however I have yet to see such a strong reaction against gambling, in my country gambling is legal and as long as you keep it under control it is considered to be a healthy way to unwind.

Me too when I know of the campaign is having a bad reputation why would I continue to join it or invite some of my friends and family there's no reason to convince other people to be part of it if you know the possible happen. While in gambling as long as i can handle it then I will continue to gamble but if not then i probably decide to end than cause me in a big mess in the end.

Being a politicians is one thing and playing gambling by a politicians should not be mixed with the politics. Everyone has the right to do whatever they feel good at and if we can do gambling, why can't popular people like politicians can do the same.
Yes, you can point out finger on them if they do not perform their duty well, but we should not interfere in their personal activities.

Even I play gambling it doesnt mean Im not a good person, involving in gambling not defined who you are. Sometimes we dont need to listen to those people who always have saying to us because they only want an attention as long as you dont step on someone, then do what ever makes you feel happy. Its better to worry about your character because it is who you are than reputation is only think people who you are.

even a politician is a human also and has a needs for enjoyment so why need this to bean issue if he can just play with little amount and nit abusing ?

for me there  in nothing to be afraid and lose about reputation because they are not doing any bad for their people.

Does a gambler mean a bad man? I don't think being a gambler is a mistake and plunges you down to the wrong path. As long as you can control yourself and not excessive in playing gambling, I assume no problems at all. On the contrary, if you become addicted to gambling and trapped in loan/debt because of no limitation in using funds (money), that's the wrong way. So, it depends on how you manage yourself. If you do it properly, it won't harm your reputation.

Well, sometimes people are judging the other from what they see, and it's like judging from just the cover without taking time to know who are they. That is what happens in our society, and they don't know the other things that we did besides playing gambling so they can easily judge wrong to us. Yes, we don't have to listen to them, as long as we can have responsibility for our life, and we don't harm other people, I think that will be enough for us, and people out there will see who we are.

It is obvious that they have faith in you that is why they decided to put you up into a candidate for councilor.
I wouldn't stop gambling and I would clarify that I only gamble occasionally to have fun with my friends and it wouldn't affect my work as their councilor.

Definitely I'll stop immediately, irrespective of my motive behind been a gambler. If I gamble for fun then I'll look for other things that I can have fun with to pass time then maybe gamble indoors to avoid unnecessary accusations from my opposite to discredit my capabilities. Now if I gamble to raise some capital to as my monthly income, I will give that up as a sacrificed since what I'm expected can assist my financial status more than gambling.

Gambling has been made so easy that you don't have to associate with your follow gamblers physically like before.  Therefore I could still contest for that political positive while still been a gambler but instead of participating in outdoor gambles, I'll focus indoors probably from my devices.

If someone gambles just for fun and he totally has full control of his gambling habits it will not be a problem at all. Being a responsible gambler also means you are a trustworthy and responsible man. It is ok not to stop gambling because by the sound of it your friend trusts you for him giving that position.

Yeah, there's no issue on gambling, the issue here is how will you handle the gambling, if you want to gamble then, just play and enjoy the game. What you need here is to control yourself when somehow you lose the game, being a responsible gambler is good asset of a man so for me, as long as you are doing good and you are not gonna feed your greed you will be okay.


Judgmental people are always there, just continue on what you are doing and just do what you enjoy, as long as you are being yourself many will see you as a real person, and not someone who are just doing good things for people to see.

Some politicians do vote buying, which means they pay people with money just to win the election. The problem is people used the money given by the government official as a foundation of their decision. They don't analyze how it will affect their country, they just let themselves be deceived by their words and promises. People do not even bother checking politicians set of principal goals. Some politicians don't even do their duties and responsibilities after winning the election. Personally, I won't stop because I just gamble for entertainment, so if they don't understand it then I won't force them to like me. We have different preferences when it comes to entertainment, some prefer to gamble while other people enjoys watching movies or reading books.

For me, what really matters is on how you look at yourself as a gambler. Gambling is not bad, the only negative part in that is how you deal with it, if you are an experienced gambler and have known to control it, I think it is not a bad image. What really matters is on how you look at yourself and believe that you are rightful to be a candidate and it will show. Other people's thoughts and opinions are only for them, just show them what you really are and be a rightful participant.

It's wise if we put ourselves on what people may look unto you, its politics and you main objective here is to win, so if the voters think gambling is bad then maybe we should not show them that we are gambling, besides with the advent of online technology, it's not possible to gamble secretly.

in short show what you are and dont hide your self to the public just because you are gambling  , in that way they will know your personality and they can easily accept you   rather than hiding and make your self look like shady   . by doing those said act , people will get curious on you and they will think that your a untrusted person like your hiding something   from them   . lets be condifent enough and accept whatever people will think on us , what important is we are happy playing a gambling  .

If you're aiming for a higher position even gambling is just for entertainment, it still doesn't matter. People will still give a negative impression on how you act and will use it against you. Most of the people have negative thoughts on gambling and treat it as a bad doings so better not do that.

If you're into politics, then you should always think that there everything you do might use to you so better to think every movement you're making and don't trust easily.

It's really sad that some people aren't open-minded about not treating gambling as normal doing. I also felt that in online gaming, government bans playing computer games even it's not the real reason for people's bad behavior.

Most politician does not show what people does not really like to see of them.

Gambling for majority especially those who does not understand it is really not pleasing, so there is no need to show that you are gambling if you can hide it and do it secretly yourself, when you want to achieve something like in politics, you need to sacrifice something too, and gambling could be one and sometimes you need to choose between the two.

Not only politicians but also those actresses and actors are some of them hiding when they want to gamble just for the sake of what reputation they had. But for me, I want to be true. I dont want to hide just because of what position I had.

But I will reduce the activeness in gambling if I have a serious job or something position that I want to keep my reputation clean.
People had a different way of where they want and make them happy. I don't see gambling as a threat to your reputation as long as you are not addicted to it.

Gambling for fun are not an issue but we can't control those mind of other people because they will still have to say even we playing gambling for fun only and to relieve some stress. That's why I will leave gambling since I'm not addicted to this so I can easily limit my self to not gamble.
And make good reputations while campaign is not started  but I will not deny that I'm gambling before. Because it's good to be true

I think people need to have a neutral position and not trying to give something they don't know. But that is what happens around us, and we don't need to listen to them. As long as we don't do a bad thing or harm them, we can do whatever we want to do. Being ourselves is a must as we need to show to them that we are not as what they taught. Let them think anything about us.

the question is what kind of gambler are we talking here?because there are gamblers that plays only when they felt like boring and also there are gambling that plays at least daily but with little amount and there are gambler that addicted and those are can be differentiate and may be understandable by constituents.i think if you are not addicted?i don;'t see any problem to make your reputation at stake as people nowadays are not that stupid to judge us for being responsible gambler.

i will choose between my Political dream or my favorite games.

but practically ?i think i would rather stop gambling than ruining my reputation and have a  chance to serve my country,and besides i can go back and playing after i won the election so why not give it  a way?

and also Gambling is losing while politics are winning and i rather choose the win than always risk but lose in gambling.

I wonder the same because if someone has elected you for a task or role than they must have faith in your capabilities and you should not worry about being a gambler or drug addict. Yes when you are performing such task you should avoid talks about gambling but if somehow they discuss you about and you respect yourself as a gambler then you should explain them easily without an issue.

On a second thought though I think he wanted to say like when we are given extra responsibilities then we change our attitude at times because I myself was someone who used to be very lazy but when I heard I had to be in a camp about sports it changed my life as I used to wake up early and got more aware about heath,etc.

That's why it's crazy to think that there is a politician who's willing to lose his carrier just to continue his gambling addiction and it's plain simple to think for the answer since for sure majority of the people will select the political carrier since as you said it's always a win from them and the money is always flowing on that while in gambling a pure head ache and a losing streak will always occur on us.

from what I see of the many threads that are created here ... Most people live in a society where gambling is banned and viewed in a bad way. I will give an example of my case:

In my country, gambling is not prohibited and is well regarded. There are gamble on every street in my country and sports betting in my country. If a person manages to earn a lot of money with gambling, that person is well regarded in my country, and that is why even if someone who plays gamble was a candidate for some government position in my country that person would be well regarded.

Yes I would, It would help a lot for me and for the people who would vote for me if I would stop gambling.
They would feel more secure and it would help a lot for me and my family since I wouldn't spend money on gambling anymore.

Reputation has nothing to do with being a gambler . Even the most honest and successful men make gambling options from time to time. The issue is trust. It's a known fact that additive gamblers can't be trusted with money as they tend  use all their funds to gamble abd when they lose it, they are unable to control themselves and thus uses any funds they can lay their hands on.

I have friends who are gamblers but are very trustworthy. You don't have to be a pastor to be trustworthy.

I concur with your statements but only partially because while I agree that being given a particular responsibility like a councilor or something should not alter how my life goes because I believe in being as realistic as possible in life.

But where is disagree is, getting a particular responsibility does makes one more conscious about their routine and gambling is nothing that one takes seriously and it's like I have to visit a conference tomorrow then I would consciously try to avoid smoking much because I have other things in mind and gambling and other addictions work only when you are sort of bored.

Doesn't matter how your attitude is towards other things.

It's very common that there are people in the government who are smokers, drunkards and gamblers. But it's not the thing that defines them but it's how they perform while being inside the office and knowing that they're like doesn't define themselves of being how effective they are as a public servant.

The most important is that you are trustworthy and responsible to handle things. It doesn't matter whether you gamble or not but make it sure to priority first your job. Good reputation will just follow.

Thats right but some people are looking for a public servant with a good image. When we say gambling it means there's a money involved people might think a person with this habit and win a position will only spend the budget of community for his own satisfaction. Yes what you really are in private doesnt define you as a public servant. But still, gambling might use against a person to destroy his reputation even you're not corrupt and responsible person in politics.

Very essential things that till the time you are doing things legally then reputation would not even be effected . But if people who gamble when it is illegal may hamper the reputation and can cause a sign of worry . Just never break any one’s trust and if you have good relations and doing things right things will continue to go your way or else it will just be reverse .

Look society plays a bigger role than what we think sometimes and at least the people around me would be feeling down about me if they know I am gambling. Yes some people might say that it is only my insecurity but the truth is the society does judge you based on what your habits are for example someone who reads books and novels is considered to be very trusted and loyal.

It's something like I am addicted to alcohol and I see no problem with it and feel god myself but that does not mean others will also feel proud about by drinking if I am confident about it.

i always Hate seeing politicians in news that gets involved in Gambling because it looks like they are also gamble the future of their people.

as i believe that once a gambler will always be a gambler and having this attitude will also apply in their administrations.
so if i am to vote?i will never vote a Political person that involving in this kind of activities,this is my stand and will always be.

Me too. It really reflects to the image of the politician in a bad light if they are involved in gambling. In being a politician and able to manage their constituents effective, they should be certain to the projects that they want the people to benefit from so the money of the people would not go to waste since these matters aren't up to a matter of chances. Also if you want to clear your image then proving to them that you are not addicted and you have an excellent character despite of this but I honestly think that would be challenging task.

It is quite funny that many local politicians in my country are very much into gambling. As a matter of fact, I have heard several times how people appreciate a politician who is considered down to earth because he is found rubbing elbows with ordinary folks in cockpit arena and local gambling houses. Normally, the older people who are a bit conservative would frown at them but the younger generation wouldn't really mind them being gamblers.

That is the reality, there are people who see it cool for a politician but majority of people would not see it that way.
It differs from country to country but politicians will try to look clean all the time especially if they are running for a higher office, maybe OPs example is not an example of a politician running on a high office but the more you run high the more people you will have to impress.

Still, being a gambler can ruin one's reputation for sure cause if you are going to consider some other vices that sticks together with gambling, it can be a source of corruption or even crimes. You can choose not to stop gambling but make sure you can hide it from everyone else cause once it gets out in public, your reputation will definitely be harmed.

In our country's history, a current president was caught in the act of gambling which eventually led for the people to push him out of his position. Indeed it varies from different countries but for a third world country like ours, it can be seen as a clear corruption if you were to be caught gambling as a politician. It's probably people's taxes you are using to feed your greed for money.

Reputations will be respected once you showed the right things to do, and like what you have said setting priorities will gives you more respect if you know which is which to take care  first, gambling is part of entertainment it's a choice and not necessity you can always find ways to quit or handle it the right way.

I think as long as we can gamble responsibly, then there will be no issues with our reputations because no body will even notice that we gamble.

I always believed that gambling is for matured minds, and should never be taken as a job. But when you are obsessed with gambling, and cannot control your personal affairs, then you need to stop gambling.

Of course the people won't be willing to elect a person who is known as a "gambler". They can't trust him in any way. All they are going to be thinking about is the funds they will be giving. If the person is a gambler, there is a high chance that he might gamble with the funds and peoples money. So, if that person truly wants to be elected, then yeah, he will want to stop gambling (even if the person is honest to the core) since his reputation will be at stake and might lose the election.

There's absolutely nothing wrong with gambling.

Practically every politician gambles, as do some of the most famous faces on hollywood.

There's plenty of videos out there showing guys like Floyd Mayweather, Kevin Hart, and Arnold Schwarzenneger gambling—mostly playing poker.

You rarely find these sorts of people playing games like slots though, because those are typically associated with a lower class gambler.

Baccarat, Poker, Roulette—all good.

Don't worry about being seen as a gambler, so long as you're careful with it and profitable, nobody cares.

For mne it's easy. I gamble occasionally so it will not be difficult to stop.

If they accuse me I will be honest about it. I'm not ashamed of gambling and I've never endangered my wealkt and my family with it. It's like smoking weed. Most people did it once or twice to see how it works. It's not such a big deal if somebody accuses you of being a gambler as long as you don't lie that you've never done it.

Exactly as it is, why should we bother?

As long as we are disciplined and not throwing to shit to others while gambling then just go.

Being a gambler doesn't mean we are putting ourselves into something as a bad figure. If some people think that way to us, then so be it.

Public office is public trust and perception plays a crucial role on how  politician will remain in office, so if you are going to run for office it's better to have a public relations hip manager and stop gambling if you are going to run for office, your competitor will have something to attack you and being a gambler is one of the worst thing.

Being a gambler is not a sin. Specially you said you are doing it for fun.
If people don't vote for you it is simply because they don't trust you. Don't worry on what people think about you. As long as you are not destroying yourself for gambling.

If they see you as a gambler and your countrymen like you then there is nothing wrong with it.

If you love gambling more than the campaign then why would you adjust for the sake of it. If you are not doing bad things then it is good and even if they know you that you are a gambler, your reputation and image will not change even you stop gambling. It will remain the same because people know you already as a gambler. Just try your luck in the campaign and if you win then good. No need to adjust for the sake of campaign since your reputation will not change.

To be honest, no.

Reputation might be important but I think it would not stop me. I might stop for a while but after some time it will go back. It is not something you could just stop, it is something that became part of you for a long time. I can control those gambling urges but I can't stop gambling, there is a difference in those two.

Unfortunately, voters will not see the real side of the story they always go for something that is apparent, so if they perceive you as one who likes to gamble, your opponent in politics will enhance it and will picture as a compulsive gambler and they might campaign against you that you are just going to use the fund to gamble.

Why would a person see us as a negative person when we gamble? Since in the first place we are gambling our own money and not the money of the people. So to stop gambling just because of reputation, I think considering the reputation of in exchange for gambling is not a fair trade if the case is in public. Because mainly, at this times, you could just gamble and play without people knowing it and is completely anonymous.

So putting myself in the situation, I will still play and gamble to earn money, and might just not mention anything about my activities online. I could also advise this to others except those who already have an image to a gambling platform that is widely known by many.

It depends on how long you are gambling before you entered the politic, no one will believe you if you say you are going to stop gambling and you have been gambling for 10 to 15 years and you just stopped because you are going to politics, people are wiser now, but if you have a very good reputation even if you are into gambling, then you have a chance.

Being accused as a gambler is not as bad as you think. You just have to control yourself. In which you will not end up to borrow money from other people. If the manager has the trust on you, you don't need to change yourself to have a good image. You don't need to defend yourself as long as you have your control and you don't degrade other people.

Well, my answer is NO.
If you are a trusted person they understand what you are doing and what makes you happy. Unless, if you are not doing something wrong that perhaps affect your reputation. Just to be true to your self of what you are as long as you did not do an illegal activity that may harm your reputation.

This depends on the person. This is the reason I am reducing the time I am gambling since as a teacher, you need to build up your reputation. In our country, reputation will be hitting the ground once someone found a bad side of you. That is the reason we usually call the society we have cancerous, a lot of cancers destroying a good community.

As I know with these politicians, we as citizens, we don't really know them personally and their habits.

I don't really have anything if he's into gambling but if he can control gambling as well as his emotion, I don't think it's too much of an issue. Well, as citizens we have our own conviction with this matter.

Many those people in the world are judgmental and we can’t removed it in the mindset of those people. But the only way or solution that we can make is to “PROVE THEM WRONG” because they have a mindset that if you a gambler your just want only a money that’s all and if you want to run as a counselor or any positions in politics they already thinking that you’ve used your position to collect all their money, so that as a gambler you only thing that you can do is to prove them wrong like construct or think a program that will benefit the most of all your scope so that their negative thinking will change into positive, so push for it.

That is the initial mindset of the people, that is, to see the people bad if they gamble, as someone who couldn't be trusted. I could say, there's nothing wrong about gambling if you what you gamble is your own money. But when it comes to running as a councilor, I think they are quite reasonable to do not trust you knowing that you gamble. Why? In the first place, what you could earn is the taxes from people, what you need to create project is their taxes, so they might really suspect you used that in gambling.

My answer is yes, reputation at stake, I will stop gambling.

Though this will varies with opinions from different individuals. First, I will not quit my gambling career because this has nothing to do with campaign. Gambling has many advantage and when followed carefully a gambler remains best to his games. Gamblers are intelligent individuals around the world so, many will like to involve into the campaign because of their reputation but as for me, I will get involve and will also defend myself as a gambler and not as a thief in the public. Am not afraid of be call a gambler because I am making some good stuff from the market.

When you are into gambling you are already into the negative list of people in your society. As per the society you are a non performing and productive individual. So, why bother about your reputation?

You will remain bad influencer and therefore there is not need to think what they feel about you. I beleive in one thing I play using my own money and not theirs so who are they to lecture me?

Leave them all and enjoy your life as it goes.

Well if the people knows your a gambler no need to stop it why? because no matter what if you stop or not the tag is already there, people never forgot where you are before , the thing that you need to do is to establish a credibility, that even if you are a gambler, you can assure them that you will not use the money of the people in gambling , but since they already know you as a gambler , they will still say something that what are people made , be yourself and never fake people and your good .

but politics are far different from normal living,people will always find ways to bring you down because in politics there is no permanent thing but the dreams of going up that is why Politics is one of the dirtiest form people might be.if you don't want to be criticized or throw words against you then better never enter political world.

stop gambling or Stop the dream of becoming politician thats the only option you have.

I think we don't have to listen to them because they don't know us closely. But for people who know who we are, they will not give judge us with a bad reputation because they know that we are playing gambling for searching the fun thing, and we don't try to make money from gambling. Many people still judge someone from the outside and don't try to know that person closer.

When we don't give something bad to them, and we don't ask them to join with us, we can let them say anything about us, sooner or later, they will realize that what they say is not right. The important thing is we can take care of ourselves from something bad, and we can know that gambling is part of enjoying life.

there are two choices and depends on each person.
the first one he will prioritize reputation so that if someone invites cooperation he will eliminate all bad habits, or conditions requested by his colleague.
the second when he will be invited to cooperation he tells that he has his own terms and rights (not really care about what others will think) so they will talk about it and make a deal.
depends on what kind of person you want to be.

Our president Joseph Ejercito Estrada was proven to be a gambler in his time when he was at his office. His fame and reputation sink at a dramatic rate and his popularity becomes hatred that drove him out of his power and sentenced to jail. If you are a gambler, politics is not for you because they know that in gambling you don't always win and when you are out of money, you gonna gamble with the tax payment of the people.

And also this is added in the school rules right?that Teacher must not be in places that can influenced student badly and gambling places is one of those places?

and besides you must be the Good example to your students so better Get out gambling and just focus in your career,though you can play online whnever you are bored but dont make it a serious habit.

In terms of politics, if a government official is known to be a gambler, that would really make a huge damage on his name since gambling is all about money and other assets. And whenever money is involved, there goes chaos. If your name is well-known and you have power and authority gambling might not be really for you. Especially if you’re a politician because they swore they would serve the public and should be responsible to be a good role model for his citizens.

You would need to set aside gambling and instead focus on your constituents. If not, the people you’re serving will have an issue on you using their money (tax payer’s money) to your own personal interests which is gambling.

And even if you are using your personal assets, you can't remove the idea that people might think that as a politician you are using the government money. But if you are just an ordinary citizen and a small time player, people won't bother you with your gambling habit. But if you are a gambler and you have debts all around your place, then I guess that's where your reputation kicks in.

You can get different answers for this. Some might say that they will absolutely stop gambling to improve his image — to become a role model. Some also might say that they will not stop, maybe they will just hide such dark side and continue withe campaign. But whatever answer you neither right or wrong because this one depends from person to person basis ;D. If I will be asked, I will join the campaign if it really poke my interest but I can't promise that I stop gambling. You can't say that I'm already a bad person tho, I'm am who I am.

I would stop gambling because that will hurt my reputation, if I am playing right at the situation. But the problem here is that your campaign competitors will try to use that to their advantage, and if they are to discover that then that will surely damage your reputation so in the end your reputation will not be mended even if I stop gambling.

I am definitely not telling most people that I gamble. It is a cultural thing I explained before. I do gamble a lot, as do my close circle of friends, and we are not crazy gamblers to bet fortunes we all do it for a bit of fun. But it is still looked down on and even sometimes in job interviews they will ask you. So I do guard my reputation in that sense, but depending on who I talk to of course.

I don't think it will be hard for you to stop gambling if you only and "truly" do it for fun. I've know gamblers that always say they are doing it for fun, but I assure you it will always show if you are out of control. A gambling addict can never stops gambling whatever the consequences he made to his/her family, friends and other people. It will always show.

If you really want to run for the campaign and the gambling side affect your reputation, you can always stop it and prove you are not an addict. Its a proof of your commitment to be a public servant. If they still continue to accuse you, provide great platforms, great service. Think of the brighter side that you stop gambling for fun, always remember that a pathological gambler usually progresses from occasional gambling to habitual gambling.

Rather, the whole society will really condemn you for your addiction to gambling, but if your environment is smart enough it will look at your actions, first of all.
If your environment is stupid enough, it doesn’t matter what you do, gambling or something else, your environment will all be right for you, depending on their own beliefs and prejudices.

True that they will not stop campaigning. But you can always play at your own private place and not let anybody know. Thats why cryptocurrency is there and there are online casinos to cater to the type of games that players wish to gamble on. It is indeed going to make your skin crawl if they shame you in public and believe me it is not something that anybody wants. So in that case you should just stop playing for some time and keep in mind that smear campaigns will run out with time because carry no proof and are just fake accusations.

If they do have a proof of your gambling habits then you are in trouble. But such extortionists are rare.

   It all comes down to your country laws, is it legal or illegal to gamble in your country? If it's illegal I wouldn't do it in the first place,
but if it's legal and I do gamble with my own money why would I stop it? Second question is are you responsible gambler, you know
how much you can spend, you never borrow money for gambling or neglecting all other life aspects because of the gambling.
   In my country I wouldn't stop gambling, I would continue to be myself and to do what I like to do and how I like to do.

Actually being a gambler will not make your reputation low because gambling is not bad at all, yes gambling can destroy your life if you get addicted on it, so if you have a good mindset you won't be addicted on gambling, just control yourself while playing and consider this as for you fun only.

Gambling will only be bad if you let it controls you and that is when gambling can be called as bad on your life and will make your reputation lower.

Maybe there were some people who will intent to stop gambling just to make their reputation good and clean and after a ehile or after they gets what they want they will just go back again on gambling and I guess a lot of people are doing this kind of trick because if you are really a gambler you will not br able to quit because you on yourself you know that you and gambling is almost on the same line or a family, but if that's the case that I will fit my shoe into then probably I will do the same as like what I have been said.

Many people have good thoughts before they start and you should look at their results, they still can't resist their greed, similar situations have been printed a lot in magazines, almost everyone in society knows that someone goes to gambling, no one comes back with good results, so our reputation will get worse with gambling regardless of how we play it. But even when reputations are threatened, many people will not be too concerned and give up gambling, the effect of gambling is to help others ignore the real world and the impact of life on them

If people who respects you seen that you are heavily engaged without proper control with this activities , your reputations will surely be damage.
but if you have good and manageable control with yourself and you are just doing this to have some fun and fill your social life it's not going to harm
you and it will be understandable with every people around you.

It depends. I got your point but you missed out that we are talking about reputation here, if that's your mindset, I think you're a irresponsible leader or whatsoever if you're going to insist that gambling is not bad as long as you're doing more good deeds to your people. Because think, if you're playing gambling, the time that you could put to become a good leader will be given to gambling, and that's a minus point already for being a good role model for your people.

Besides, the money of your people is at stake when you're addicted to gambling, you might abuse your power and forget your job and reputation just because of your urge in playing gambling every single day.

Yes, you can gamble at your own place without others knowing is really an option. Online casinos, crypto, etc. You can save your reputation. However, you should make sure you are in control, because if you're not--- I assure you they will know. If you're a compulsive gambler, it will always be seen, the uncontrollable urge to gamble even though it takes a toll in your life. You will do things that somehow have negative effects to other people.

So safe answer is to stop if you can. And the fact that you are having second thoughts in stopping is really a bad thing. Occasional gambling often develops to compulsive gambling.

 I would really consider my options before I do something that big. If my reputation is at the line, there must be some huge reward in return for something like that to happen, otherwise who would really put their whole reputation in the line for just couple bucks, I personally wouldn't. For example on bitcointalk and on telegram I do have some people that knows me and we talk and basically I have some sort of reputation, for me to destroy this name and basically ruin all of that, I would require really a HUGE sum of money or something equal to that to be on the line, otherwise there is really no point of gambling for it.

your talking about other things and not literally gambling  ? but its also termed as a gambling when you gamble your reputation for anything else that you think risky enough  but your right , why risk your reputation to something that isnt worth it ?  if your going to risk it anyway then go to something that you can get benefit the most but we sounded like a greedy person and bad person on here   . i see many campaign managers here that is reputable but continue to scam the funds that they hold  . i think that isnt still right because karma will follow you   .

Honestly if I am too involved enough to actually put my reputation at stake, that already means I have done too much, I should definitely stop waaaaaay before my reputation getting to be at the stakes. But if we are talking about someone who got to a place where they have to put their reputation at stake to continue gambling, they totally would, they came all that way already being a gambler anyway, so they wouldn't stop there.

If we are talking about a situation where it is not really a "gambling" but something more real life and you have to put your reputation at risk and do something that may or may not happen, that is different, it depends on what I am gambling on and what I will get in return, if the return is good and the chances are good, I may do it.

I just want to bring this "solution" once more...
This world is full of politics and fakery, so gamblers better play smart in this game.

Agree with @GDragon, your reputation is at stake if you are a problem gambler so you can't control yourself and function in the community properly. You won't even know what your neighbor was doing last weekend right?

depends in your community because we have different people around us and breeding,if your community is aware about gambling ever since?so there are no problem at all but if not?then our reputation is always at stake remember that.
but that is the problem mate,people don't know that they are being controlled by gambling and not the gambling that they are controlling.

Gambling is not controlling you until you let it control you as some people become gambling-addicted to then they get no way to escape when once they get trapped in gambling. We should keep control ourselves abs not to spend more than we can afford for gambling. Debt chase your losses just win and come home it's a better way, according to me gambling is not bad if you are not addicted.

If you are gambler it doesn't mesn that you are bad person as long as you did not harm the others don't stop playing as long as you not aaddict player. If you are candidates just be proud to yourself because you are nominating to this kind of activities at your place .
Don't be afraid to know the other people that you are gambler but Im not blaming you because people right now are judgemental.

People do actually have different perspective regarding this on treating a person who gambles especially if they run for a political position. Well, in the eyes of majority, being a gambler as a person is hard to accept as a positive characteristic of a politician. For example, if we hear someone who is about to run for politics in our area and they they play gambling, our initial expression is quite doubtful for him. Because we know, in gambling, there's no assurance of winning, how could we have a politician that will secure the funds of the community and will do the best for it? Well, it is quite hard to think he will not use it for gambling right?

I think heres where the anonymous crypto gambling wins everyone. No gambler would stop for what other people think. If they have to pretend that they are not gambling, they would secretly indulge in crypto gambling sites online of which no one would ever know.
I'm not saying gambling is a good thing you should never leave, but if you can handle gambling, you don't need to listen to what others say.

you have Point on that but also remember that people becomes addicted because they are being connected to some gambling addict or irresponsible gamblers and this is not that their mistakes but that is how they learned it.

that is why important thing for the Beginners is whom they encouraged them because this is their basis on how to treat gambling.

Sometimes, there was a doubt in ourselves to tell other people that we are a gambler because not all people in our neighbourhood can accept someone who is a gambler. They will choose not to show themselves in the social community and prefer to stay at homes than to communicate with other people. But we can choose not to tell them who we are and what we did so we can talk to them easily.

But I agree that we don't have to worry with that, as long as we can be a good person, we can accept what other people say, it will not be a problem. It is easy to judge people because of their habit or their work but they don't know what our reason to do that.

Why does being a gambler would matter? For me, that's fine, as long as you are not addicted to it. I bet there are government officials that are so gambling, so it won't matter. But if the campaign would start, it's advisable not to gamble for a while, and focus on the upcoming campaign. There's nothing bad about gambling, as long as you can control and limit yourself.

It might affect your image if everyone knows you're a gambler. Others might think that you will use their money to gamble (we can't erase that thinking from others). But if you were able to give them a good image and reputation from helping people, then they won't doubt you about being a gambler. And you don't have to think of how to defend yourself if you know in yourself that you are a responsible gambler.

The privacy associated with online casinos is what made them popular against the offline, brick and mortar casinos. Then came the cryptocurrency casinos so the only thing that kept your name linked to bank account and using that to deposit money was also erased due to the pseudo-anonymity of bitcoin and altcoins.

But of course you will be known by people gradually if you let your gambling habits get the better of you. Whether one needs to control that or not is their choice but morally on should control if their reputation is being questioned.

are you involved on politics  ? because i read that you mentioned elections  . it does not necesary to abandon one hobby just because your doing the other one but you can still do them both , just put up a schedule for one of them and your good to go  .

 its cool because your only gambling for fun and your not also addicted while majority of the gamblers that i know are now being consider as addictive because they cant last a day without playing it up to the point that thier reputations are now being affected    .  i feel sory for them tho 

No , I will not, it is not good to change the way you live just to please others or just to make your image good for other people to reach their expectations as well. You don't need to explain yourself you are a gambler, but you are responsible in every actions that you will be doing. I think it is more than enough for them to trust you, and also you are a good tax payer as a gambler, and as long as you are not addicted and not fall in any bad crimes, I think it is good.

Everything have it's own limitations, if you are sure that you are in control of this kind of activities then you are good to go and there's no need for you to change up, reputations only be bothered if you are irresponsible and you can't control things out. There's a big need for you to change up and choose between if you are are too much engaged and your willingness to secure your identity to be more positive.

Many people really have a bad attitude towards gambling and those who play it! So if you want to achieve success in society, you better not tell anyone that you are gambling!
However, at home you can do whatever you want, and you should not care about other people's opinions!
So it seems to me that if you keep your mouth shut, gambling will not hurt your reputation!

It depends on how important the reputation according to the person is and how the new environment will consider gambling. A promising reputation can bring someone out of habit. Although many people assume that gambling is just for fun and may not be known to people, if in this case gambling is considered a bad habit, then someone will leave it if one day has the potential to disrupt his reputation.

But I don't guarantee that gambling addicts also care about reputation.

You're not getting the point. Being a politician (for example) is a serious position in a country, because you are the one who will lead and propose laws that will help your citizen, now, if you're playing gambling, that would make a lot of issues, a misunderstanding, and so on. Even if you're not addicted, or even if you say you're not using your people's money in your habit, they wouldn't believe you, because in their minds, they are thinking that at some point, you're going to steal people's money and spend it on gambling.

Well you couldn't blame them for thinking like that, because you as a politician should be a good role model, that instead of playing gambling, why not focus on helping your people and be a good public servant.

For countries if it is legal then I think not major problem would exists because one can play for fun. But yes if one is addicted and people know about it then it cans seriously affect the image and people might want to quit under such circumstances. Another thing if it is illegal in countries and still gambling then again, there is too much issue other than image also la could be impose on such people.

So this is not  the thread for them because if you happen to read the OP this is about the person that is involving in politics and asking if he will stop gambling to Win the Election.

so addiction is not part of this because for sure they have a ruined reputation as they don't care like what you said.

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Just be yourself because i believe Politics is not the one we wanted too but this is by Destiny .

It is true that no one wants to trust a gambler, if you are addicted to gambling, no one will vote for you if you will want to be a candidate as a counselor. Although I am not addicted on gambling but I do not think I can completely quit gambling to participate on councilor election, Maybe I'll reduce on going to casino, Otherwise I will go into hiding.

In theory, sounds perfect considering the forum board participants but the reality slaps hard. Talking about your last won is not acceptable by the conservative family members and friends, they will do everything for bringing back you to real life. What I have said is proven in real-life stories. Real-life slaps harder than the failed theories, this is my own conclusion after the 7-year gambling experience in online gambling websites.

Why would I intend to stop playing gambling if I know to myself that I am not doing anything wrong? As long as I play with proper moderation and treat playing gambling as just for fun or entertainment, then I have nothing to worry about my reputation because being a gambler does not directly intent that you are already a bad person. It is on the way how people perceive and understand how playing looks like. The problem with the people is the mindset and generalization that thinking playing gambling is a wrong doing. Well, sort of it can be a wrong one, but not at all cases because different people do also have different ways on how they manage playing gambling. As long as I know I am not making anything wrong on playing gambling, I will not stop playing because playing it does not mean my reputation will already be at stake. It is just a matter of how you will be able to present yourself on other people that even if you do play gambling, still you can manage to control yourself for you to be able not to get addicted on it and serve only just for fun. Also, if I will be going to be a candidate, probably I will not tell that I do play gamble since the society is really having a wrong mindset about gamblers so I better just keep it for I do just play for it as for fun.

This is streotyping when a person are gambler they think bad about that person which is very wrong. A player who do not harm the others is good but if the player lend money to the other people  that is not good that make your reputation is bad but if you don't do that don't be scared to know them that you are gambler . Gambling will not determine your personality as a good person.

The important here is we should know when we need to make good things to other people. No matter if they judge as a gambler, a drunker, or else, as long as we don't harm the others, that is enough for us. We don't take it as a severe thing about that because reputation can be searched, but the good things are tough to make and get it. We need to stay at our line and never make something bad to other people because that will cause our life will be bad too in the future.

Indeed that you are not doing anything wrong if you are only gambling; however, in the eyes of other people, gambling is an activity that they can easily be judged or talk bad.
If your own reputation is at stake, I am sure stopping your gambling activity is necessary even if it is just for fun. At the end of the day, reputation is much important when it comes to this matter.

It is not like they are bad people, it is because of being misunderstood at some point, not all of the people are knowledgeable and critical thinkers therefore it is a must to set aside your gambling habit if you really wanted to take care of your reputation, for example is just like what I've said on my previous opinion, a politician, you have to be a good role model for your people to believe you and do the same thing to others.

Good deeds is very contagious, that is why it is important. A simple analogy is like a parent and it's child, if a parent would gamble and his kids will see it, his kids would probably do the same thinking it is good because their parent is doing it too.

I'm not sure why gambling has such a negative connotation to be honest. Traders are professional gamblers.

Yes in several occasions reputations is much important, but not if the person knows how to handle his activities and engagements. Minding things
should be in the person capabilities to take care of his actions.
For those who are concern with how people will talk about them will see this as important matters but to those are not concern they will let
this to continue and enjoy.

I am with the side that if you know yourself you are not harming anyone by any means, why will I stop gambling? It's either you are into this because you want some entertainment, just enjoying life. You know yourself more than anybody, so if they do talk at your back, then, I think there's no reason to be acquainted to these people. It is on you how to take care of your business and not other people.

Trading is different in gambling, and the gambling term in the literal gambling from Trading is different. Playing gambling's risk is bigger and irresponsible because winning your profits in gambling is much lower than in Trading. The come back of your money in Trading is always there, once you lost your profits because of bearish market, eventually, if you're patient enough, it'll come back to you, unlike in gambling, once you lost your money, it ain't gonna come back unless you're lucky enough to win again.

Somehow I just think that they have similar risk since actually even by now we cannot tell if we win on our trades or win on our bets since both is unpredictable and the same we are risking our money to earn but one thing good about trading is we can recover our losses when the markets recover faster after the dump compare on gambling if we lose the money will dried up for that day and hard to recover on our next bet.

But somehow we cannot compare this since they are different category, but although I tried to lose between both of this I still gamble and do trading since it gives more challenge on my side.

At first, it depends on the type of gamble.
Secondly, that's if the Constitution binding the position is against gambling.
Thirdly, have we accepted that gambling is not of good reputation.
Now, type of gamble in The sense that, politician play certain games and bet by themselves or bet on clubs in support and it does not look so bad..
To the second,some contries doesn't do not care about whether the governor gamble or not..
And to the third, if it is bad, it is bad then. It Should be totally discouraged.

Well,,, if you are harming yourself, that is the most important. The problem with some people is once you get addicted, whether it is mild or heavy, you do not even realize you are harming yourself, and then you do not realize you then bring that harm home and take it out on others. It is not about reputation but realization.

Being an addictive gambler could be seen as that which cannot be defended in my opinion but for those who are just ordinary gamblers with some sense of trust among one or two friends will be okay. In that manner the gambler reputation still won't be damage but understandable. Personally I won't love to quit gambling because it means a lot to me not in terms of finance but in entertainment and fun while I gamble. Haven friends that won't trust me because I gamble means that, they are not friends indeed; as being a gambler doesn't define my personal life and reputation.

Thats where everyone goes wrong. Professional gamblers are not really gamblers anymore.

You see we can broadly divide gamblers into two groups, one who are addicted and will not stop till their debt becomes enormous and another who are wise enough that their loss becomes painful and they stop playing never to play again but find out other methods to earn from the casino, for example, affiliate marketing and casino bankroll investments.

The professional gamblers will come to the second group now. They will promote casinos and get paid for it but they are not gambling in reality. They have become the house now. ;)

Does this affect their reputation? Maybe not because although those who are envious of their earnings will make bad comments about them but as long as you have a IDGAF attitude, it will not matter anymore. ;D

There are people who are close minded and sensitive when it comes to gambling. When they knew people are engaging in gambling, the first thing that they will think of is that they are corrupt and scammers. That mindset is really a trash and we all know that people is full of judgmental mental people, they don't seek information first before complaining about a politician engaging in gambling.

But somehow in reality, there are a lot of politicians who gamble using the money of the people, the fund of the community where it should be allocated properly and for the sake of people, that's why people think that gambling is bad. There are circumstances like that, abusing the power just to use the money of the people is really not that good.

We just need to go with the flow, we need to accept the reality that politician should have a good background, profile and personality. Politician should be responsible about their duty and position, they should be trustworthy and have a good decision making for the sake of his people. A good politician should serve its people with all his might, he should be honest, confident, flexible and understanding.

"Just like the weather, people change" - Anonymous

If my reputation is at stake, I would rather accept the fact that I am gambling because you ae going to advance further because of your honesty, and besides you were just gambling just for fun and with your friends, what worse could it take is use it to you on debate but that is a personal attack which is not acceptable for a debate. Also if you try to quit gambling and it were to be exposed that you were gambling once then that would put you on bad light when people are judging you are labeled as liar for trying to cover up your past deeds.

I think gambling will not affect your reputation not unless you are setting a bad example while gambling. Gambling is part of each countries' culture and even known personalities are gamblers. If you are not doing something bad while gambling, I doubt if it will affect your reputation.

No, trading has not been similar with gambling because it depends on you whether how much you want to earn for every trade you take. It has some huge difference regarding how you will earn from the trading base on your experience. while on gambling you don't need some experience you can play whenever you want from scratch and you only have done when you are out of funds. While trading has become the trend when investing in cryptocurrencies because if you lose for some particular reason, there is also some tendency that you can get what you've lost from the same money you deposit.

Negative publicity can make you more popular compared to the good ones but if you are going to be a leader and the election is somewhere in near future you need to show interest towards people's welfare not for your entertainment.If you are enjoying yourself then people think that this person is selfish so avoiding is the best thing, atleast that is what happening in the reality.

Of course I would quit gambling.
I will never let something to stop my career preferences.
After all gambling is not going to improve my life if I keep gambling on games.

You're right!
If you become addicted to gambling, not only your reputation will suffer! Addiction will affect your entire life! And in the end you yourself will no longer care about your reputation, you will need to get rid of addiction in the first place!

The hardest part of living life when people only discuss minor negative traits to destroy someone's reputation, do not care if during gambling activities will not disturb and harm others but avoid addicted to excessive gambling.

These days especially on the social media platforms, even though it's just gambling and most of us do it. People will still use it against you so you will not be qualified to run on your desired position in the government. Publicity is just for making something popular but in politics, it won't work. Politicians should avoid those negative traits and doings to make their names as qualified. So for me, stoping on gambling is the best choice or maybe try to make it more private and exclusive only for your relatives or friends.

This is reality, it is best if you stop gambling if you can, (if you really can, because if you can't, that will be a problem) You should prioritize why are you running in the first place anyways? Instead of worrying about your image you should worry about how can you be a better public servant. Focus on what you can do to your future people. Accept the fact that there are a lot of people that will try to bring you down during the campaign so its better to provide them with your future plans. Lessen the negative publicity that can be turn to a false assumption of your personality.

I have been a gambler for last 6+ years and I am somehow managing to be gambling secretly without letting know even my family members. Due to the wide availability of online gambling along with crypto payments, I guess it will be possible for anyone to keep their gambling activities highly confidential. If you bother about your image in society then you should go for only online gambling so that you can keep your reputation always high.

Moreover, I am not thinking being a gambler is not a bad thing to be treated improperly. I mean that you cannot assume when someone will be referring you as a gambler then that is not a kind of accusation. Because, gambling is not an illegal thing (except few countries) hence a person does not need to be ashamed for being a gambler.

if you have always benefited from gambling then surely they will be difficult to stop gambling but for new gamblers when losing a lot of assets because of gambling I'm sure he will stop doing it and will realize that what is done is something harmful.

Basically, it all depends on the person and its experience in gambling. But isn't it a hard decision even for those people who can't benefit or even win in gambling to stop since they want to get their losses back by playing and hoping to win.

for me being a gambler is not a bad reputation and should not be for anyone else if it is not an addiction, indeed I am proud to be a decent player...

That small or minor thing which can harmed your reputations once people begins to talk negatively, you need to adjust if you plan something that will
enhance your chance to bring up your reputations, there are always ways to look good in front of the public then secretly deal with things that makes
you happy after.

Never imagined something like this happening to me, but so far at least I often get news about the leader of an area or a member of the council or maybe people who have influence in their area do something negative and not just about gambling. With the incident that I found, then I just assume any position will not guarantee your reputation is clean and when the accusation occurs, then I think no one can evade it because after all the negative accusations occur because of his own behavior that does not have a good mindset and wise.

Indeed, that is one of the benefits of online gambling. You can gamble without the knowledge of anyone unless you mention it to them. With many online casinos not requiring KYC, you can really play long time without disclosing identity to those sites. However, if you are not harming anyone or making any inconveniences to anyone, I don't think you will be worried about your reputation. People start thinking bad on you once you start showing bad behaviour towards them owed to gambling. Just my 2 cents.

You already clarified that there are classifications in gambling.



Decent gamblers - Playing with limitations and self control


Occasional Gamblers - Plays only to have fun and to Kill boredom


Addicted Gamblers - Plays continuously without any care for future but only needs to win and justify His addiction.

so Yeah it can be a Bad reputation or Not depends in which you are from those 3.

But what if that guy justifies if he can change and past is past.

That kind of incident will affect him and it cant change the impression of other people. But people change if they really want to.

I do not understand how can you divesify a a gambler in three different categories. A gambler is an addict who gamblers and that is the pure definition. If you gamble on e in a month you still are fullfiling your addiction. The only difference is that you are less addicted towards gambling.

Online gambling is a perfect place for all such people who consider that their reputation should not be hurt while playing gambling. Online gambling provide us with anonymous gambling and hence no one who is who and your reputation is never at stake. This is another big reason why online gambling is become more popular over the traditional physical gambling.

You sure you would like it when your friends start mocking you during a group chat or discussion that ""Eh, that guy is making loads gambling on horses and poker, you heard?" You may like that publicity and some people are able to humor it out but honestly when you are in a decent company you would not want these things to be heard or known of, specially if you have a family and children and have an ambition in life to reach something good.

Of course you are free to use your money in any way you want, it is your money after all. But humans have a bad habit of judging people based on what they are doing. It is not a wrong thing to do but you have to deal with it.

More popular of course because everyone can gamble without going to the casino, anything in the internet will be popular as its easy to access.
I think crypto online gambling is only anonymous, other fiat only gambling sites, you are not anonymous as you will have to comply with the KYC and you will transact using your real information if you are using an online payment processor or you are directing transactions from your bank..

But that is the risk of people to be more addicted and cannot be controlled because they can play easily and at any time,not like in Live casino when you need first Big amount to play,and the chance when we have limited time.
specially in this time when we cannot go in casino houses so the option is only to play online gambling.

Well for me it's not a big deal to your reputation when you are gambling or being called a gambler. It's not the other people's business when you are gambling, when you are entertaining yourself with your hard earned money. What's bad to your reputation is having a debt to a casino, physical casino and you got your things as your collateral then it expires causing a lot of financial stumble. That is what I think will ruin your reputation as whoever you are.

If you keep thinking of what others do think of you then you'll end up nothing you will just stuck there like a nailed piece of wood. Go do what you want without harming anyone, we have freedom for ourselves.

If you having a deal with a high-class person and you want to hide if you are a gambler there is nothing wrong but instead, it is better to show because gambling is not kind action many people love to gamble there is a lot of what-if about being a gambler sometimes it helps you to communicate with other people in this world you can face a few people does not take any gambling games on their full time sometimes having fun with them in a gambling game will good for getting to know each other it depends on you but the most important even you are a gambler is the trust because even you see poor or rich, high class or not, still the trust Is the best important because it's sacred in terms of humanity and once it's break already it is hard to bring back if you want to show your true self go with it because they know you trust them to trust you even you are a gambler.

I suppose it's best to be careful on getting a strong reputation because not everyone has the same perspective as yours. Corruption is a common state of affairs in government, and they will actually use it against you, and not take you as an ideal for that position. Gambling becomes a poor act based on the attitude of other men, which had a major impact on your psychological and physical health.

Answer to this question depends on several factors, and the most important factor is of course where you live! While in some countries gambling is illegal (and more than that, we can say rejected by society), in some countries it's legal and it's not wrong if you are doing that!
I don't have special job, I gamble and most of the people that knows me know that I play poker and other gambling games. I don't hide my wins and loses, I talk openly about gambling, what that means to me and why I gamble! Others can accept that or not, but I don't care about that!

It has been statistically seen that communities where gambling is shunned, has more prevalence of gambling habits. The government understands this and thus does not allow people to gamble on pen and paper records but have some proper loopholes so they can indulge in their habits.

Its like a system where from the outside politically you are showing everyone that you are doing a right thing but again taking taxes because the governments need the tax revenue from the games. Most people realize this with time and thus the effect of "reputation" is more like a leg pulling joke and nothing really serious.

Just gambling responsibly and dont let your habits take control of you and you should be good. :)

No gambler is considered someone who can be trusted if you live in my country. For a country that prohibits gambling activities, you will be deemed to have bad behavior and can be the talk of people and I am sure of that. Even though gambling is prohibited, I dont think it will make people stop their penchant for gambling and now online gambling sites have become a good solution for all gamblers if they dont want to be known by anyone.

Crypto gambling site has become the best choice for gamblers who are very concerned about privacy and this is very helpful for gamblers today. But sometimes, a gambler also cant resist his desire not to say that he is also a gambler, especially to his friends.

People may have shifted from casinos to online gambling for those who consider it that reputation may hurt if people will see them or other will know about it. I guess in some religion it is banned so those people may be avoiding it going to casinos. Also, some of others who had lost of money and promised they will not return to casinos and still have to gamble would be also doing it online.

Wherever you live, and whatever laws in your country, you are always better to keep quiet about your passion for gambling! People are absolutely everywhere bad attitude towards gamblers!

If you care about the people then you will not be able to play or enjoy gambling. Just forget what people say and think about you if they find you are doing gamble and you stick to what you are doing. If gambling is illegal in your area, then you should hide this fact that you play gambling  to avoid any legal action against you, but in all other cases, you should freely play gambling.

I agree that people shouldn't care so much about other people opinion. If gambling makes you happy and you enjoy it but at the same time you are able to keep control, then go.for it.
However, if gambling is illegal in some player's country I'm not so sure that is very wise to continue. That might cause serious legal problems and punishment so it's necessary to asses if it's worth the risk.

It is better to control your passion.
It is okay if you have some routines such as liking to gamble - it is in our nature to have things that we like to spend time and and some not. If you have control on it then there is not any way to be afraid from laws or your attitude to others.

Of course, you are the one who responsible for your own actions. You will not get happy if you always think of what may others says about you. If you want to play gambling, get on it and make sure that you enjoys yourself always when playing. But make sure to have control over yourself. You must not get into the game or to the idea of always playing gambling.

Gambling is risky not just because of its 50-50 chances of earning but sometimes in some places gambling isn't a thing or we called illegal. You must know what games you will play because your own reputation is at risk if you just hold onto the idea of playing no matter what. Gambling is a easy and enjoyable game. All you have to do is to be intelligently play and if your reputation is on the line, you must know how and when to stop.

The bad sides of gambling are many ones of them just like you said, whenever people know that you are doing it constantly they will automatically name you as a gambler. being a gambler can be rough because you will not get anything from the people. no benefits no nothing and the worst part is, they will not trust you on what they have including things or any materials they're thinking you might sell their things to get some funds for gambling. Which is you now that it would never happen because they entrusted it to you. but you won't stop them from thinking that because the majority of gamblers who lost everything in gambling ended up in misery and lost their reasons to live their life with dignity.

Then I would not live in such country or community if the person around me at that judgmental.
You know what? they are the ones making themselves foolish because they automatically judge a gambler a bad person with a bad reputation, I hate that kind of attitude and if I am running for politics to serve people like them, I'd rather withdraw my candidacy.

In the eyes of other people especially those who are religious and conservatives playing gambling will attached you right away for being a gambler. Those people easily criticize you with your entertainment. Without knowing your side they are already judges you with your participations, it's needed to discreet yourself and not to allow anyone to know about your involvement to this kind of activities.

I just said it's better not to tell anyone about your passion for gambling! :D
It'll be so much easier for you and the people around you...
It does not matter whether gambling is prohibited or not!
Why would anyone even know about it?
No one has unnecessary questions, no one imposes his opinion!

Personally, I'm not even talking about my passion for cryptocurrency or gambling! Only my family knows about it...

In my own opinion, everybody has their own vices and bad behaviors, even they always go to church. So if you are thinking about your reputation infront of other people, it is much better just to hide your hobby as a gambler and making it a huge secret because you can still gamble through online and play at the casino by renting private room or table, so that no one can see you.

Sounds not a good intro, gambling is not bad at all, it depends on how people think but  as long as it's not illegal or not considered a sin in what country you are living, then you should not be ashame of it, people should understand that the world has already changes, time for them to change their mind on judging gambling, it should be considered as an entertainment.

Where is the line on which you understand that you are harming yourself? The upholstery in the system is not able to see the whole system, from the side.
Therefore, most gamblers will always say that they are not sick and everything in their life is fine. But in fact, only other people who are looking at the addict from the side will be able to see it.
In this case, they simply must consciously convey their vision to the addict.

I agree with that, I agree that you should not be affected with what other say about you when it comes to gambling as long as you are still in control and as long as it isn't illegal in your country. However I think op is asking about how it will affect his upcoming campaign. What I suggest, if he is really into winning the campaign, he should prove that he can stop gambling and prioritize the campaign. I hate to say this but when it comes to public serving, there are people who would also think that gambling can affect a public servants personality, gambling is legal in my country and still there are people who always think gambling is dangerous, we can't fully change their idea of gambling, maybe they know someone who are addicted to it.

And those same people are the people he will serve in the future if he win. And if he can't fully stop gambling, I think he should assess himself if he really is in control. It will be a big problem if he win, public serving comes with a responsibility, and there would be a lot of temptation with the power that comes with that responsibility.

Honestly speaking, is it not what keeps us away from getting too much into the murky side of life? The reason people stop gambling is because they wasted too much money on it and not with family. But of course it is their own choice. If someone enjoys gambling then should do it as a responsible adult.

The social stigma is often unbearable for some people. But online casinos should stop this problem. Since during this period people are playing from home too.

Even in the places where casinos are illegal the operators find some or the other way to provide gambling games, so it should not be an issue though a risky one to take. But hey, gamblers are risk takers. :D

You have clearly says that "I am Gambling just for Fun" so why need to stop?my reputation is safer because i am not addicted into gambling and my family is clear from it so whats the reason?

and also i am the type of person that is not doing anything just to please someone,instead i am frank and truthful and also straight i will say what i want you to hear and i will do what you need to see.

In this way i preserve the respect of my neighbor until now so there will be any gaph in case i need to run for politics.

Being truthful is an asset always remember that.

If only people will understand you, it's not gonna be problem.

What politicians has to do when they run for politics, is they try to please everyone although in reality we can't please everyone.
Therefore, if even some people does not like a gambler politician, a politician would consider stopping or hiding what he is doing just to get the trust of that voters.

They are mostly involving in gambling without rest thats why their behavior really freaks them out.

I remember that there are incident that A gambling addict burn a casino killing Himself and some other people inside the casino hotel.


Yups because there are people that has no vices at all since birth til they die so this is not really happening.

And having bad Behavior?this is depend on our breeding because there are also people that is very nice all their life.

Being a "gambler" is never the issue. Reputation is not questioned if you are known to be okay in the society, fair, and respected. Reputation is affected considering how people know you as a person. If you think you are not looking down on anyone I think you should not worry about reputation.

Many people would think of gambling as something they could do if there is nothing else to do, a pastime if you want to call it. Godfathers and business associates play Mahjong at a friends house on a Sunday, while the others are doing barbecue at the yard and kids playing. The reputation of a person would tarnish if only he is not careful with his actions and decides to gamble and be affected by the losses. Always be a careful gambler and a business minded gambler. You will not lose and will even earn awe for staying sane.

What you are talking about will work only in those cases when the game addiction does not affect the actions and behavior of the individual.
At first, it happens when the addict has enough money and time to satisfy his addiction.
However, as in the case of drug addiction, when the conditions for receiving the next dose are complicated, the human psyche changes radically. A former respectable citizen can turn into a nervous and quick-tempered unreliable sociopath.

Pretty controversial strategy.

Indeed, in the case of hiding your attachments, you cannot be completely sincere with your relatives and friends.
You will have to hide what you really are that can destructively affect your relationships with people.

People whom you are dear will accept you as you are, and they will be your fulcrum in case you need help if your addiction gets out of control.

I am inclined to the fact that you should not tell everyone what you are, but to those people with whom you want to build close relationships you must be completely sincere.
No matter how bitter the truth is, this is part of you, which means it cannot be bad.

Indeed, gambling is not always seen as something bad or can cause problems and it all goes back to the nature and personality of each individual, because as long as they have control then gambling will only remain a consolation for them and is no longer about seeking financial gain or income. Those who make a bad image of gambling is because of their own behavior that does not have control when getting defeated or even always get pressure by people around who make it continue to gamble without realizing the time to stop.

Yeah, there is nothing wrong with a gambling addiction if it doesn't make you become a worse person. No need to hide it and if someone knows about it then let it be.

Gambling addiction will make you worse or only affect your actions and behavior if you make it as your main source of income or at least you have a high hope to get big return from it.

You can't be in favor of everyone. There will be folks that will looked down upon you once they've known you as a gambler. That actually falls whenever they see you and started to think you as a gambler.

Not as someone that's good in the society.