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Exactly! And as I also observed some of the people that maybe we can say "below average" people or poor are still gambling, I don't think it will solve their poverty.

And also consider those people who are gambling just to be entertain only. Family first before everything else, you should feed first the family before spending some of your money in a very risky way which is gambling.

This is what I realized after I spend all my money to gambling before, instead of giving support to my family. My mindset before was to gamble to double my money, if I win then that is the time when I will provide support to them. However, instead of winning, I lost so much money.

For now, I prioritize my family before gambling. I only spend a little percentage from my salary to gambling, I even provide support to my family before I gamble to assure that I have something to give to them.

Those poor people who spend all of their funds in gambling are not playing gambling for the fun. There intent is to change their fortune and help their families by winning something big. Their aim is right but way of working is wrong. Because if they lose in gambling, then the small money which they have with them will also be gone making their troubles more.

People who are addicted to gambling think less of their priorities. They always satisfy their urge to gamble even if they run out of money for food, family, their daily expenses and sometimes they even borrow money just to satisfy their craving.

Your wife will kill you if you allocate more on gambling, I only fund my gambling when I already allocate my family's basic needs, I'm not allocating big funds to gambling, just enough to keep me going and have some fun for at least an hour or two, that is why my family is supporting me in my gambling activities because know that I can take care of myself.

Gamble with only the surplus money you have - this is really easy for you to say but not for an addicted gambler. Most gamblers starts gambling with money that they can afford to lose. But, eventually they get addicted and starts gambling with whatever they have. Even if they don't get addicted, once they start losing, they lose their conscience along with their money. They now tries to get back whatever they lost but that ends up being a disaster. That is why I always suggest people who think they might lose control over themselves to not gamble at all even if they have money to waste.

We can't stop them because that what they wanted to do, and to those who've been addicted it won't happen if they don't allow themselves to fall on that situation. Self control can be applied if you're willing to take it personally, but it's not effective if a person isn't willing to adjust. That's making it harder to acquire, once you can't even manage your money for gambling needs.

nice iniative  . thanks for lecturing us that gambling is bad if its your going over on your limits   .  we should spend more time on our family because they are more important than gambling but its not bad to gambling if ever you have done your obligiations on your family    .  in my case i only gamble at night but in the morning i help my wife to do the house chores and also by doing her business in the store .  i also play with my child  . im only doing my job as a good husband  .

I think that we all gamble a bit because it is in human nature to always ask for more and when we can’t get something we want we look for alternative solutions which are not healthy most of the time like gambling.
Anyone who gambled has crossed the line at least once before becoming more self aware.I only set aside for gambling a really low amount of only 25-50 dollars a month and I stick to it.All my payroll goes to support my family.

The reason behind it is that they are now just hopeless and trying out their luck if it could work for them to escape poverty. Though my own perception of the right thing to do is to not rely on gambling for personal living. You should only gamble if you have more than enough that you don't know where this money should be spent. But being poor and still approaching gambling will just make you poorer and poorer and will not do you any good at all.

You have a point with this. I feel pity for those people who are still gambling even though they don't have enough money to sustain their daily needs. I feel pity for those people who are considered poor already but still they are gambling hoping that their money will be doubled or tripled.

FAMILY FIRST BEFORE GAMBLING!!!!

My quote IRL :D. I don't have my own family yet at this moment but I want to make sure that my family will live with good health and everything before I have my own and that is why I don't gamble too much because of this. Once or twice every 2 weeks is enough already for me :D.

 I never toy with the money meant to cater for my family and probably use it for gambling this amount to taking a risk beyond my control, this is absolutely uncalled for, I only gamble with as little as 5% of my total income thus I wouldn't bother in case losing my bets, it is a pity reading stories of people using their whole lot monthly salaries, selling their houses etc to gamble after losing they resorted to committing suicide, gambling should an extra source income played for fun.

This is the reason why there is a saying "gamble only amount that you can afford to lose". Yes I agree with "family first before anything else". But let me ask you this, how many of you are doing other vices like smoking? I know a cigarette is less expensive than betting online but look, you are still spending something that is not going to help your health, not going to help your finances, not going to help your family, but yet you still do it. There are other expenses that we can take away from our life but we still keep it because for us its ok, another example is Starbucks coffee, I am so guilty of this, I can drink coffee without spending $3 a cup but yet I still go to Starbucks. If I can afford to lose 5% of my salary each month in gambling, I guess that's ok than doing something that will not benefit my family as well.

This is definitely true. Wrong decisions could ruin not just ourselves but our family as well. We should know how to put a limit especially when it comes to the number of funds that we're spending on gambling. We should allocate enough for our necessities first before we allocate something for gambling because there's still no assurance that we can gain a good profit through it. If we'll not control our emotions and discipline ourselves, we'll regret things in the end.

because this is the main reason why people fails in treating gambling and same as reason why Greed always win and this fight.

imagine how good is our gambling habit if we know when to stop and when to conitue playing right?

So if they give priority to gamble over their families then what will be the future of such persons ? Ofcourse their wife will leave them and the future of these children will be dull. I feel bad about the people, who suffer because of one man selfishness wish to keep on playing gambling even if he is losing most of the time.

In short, be a responsible gambler. That's the point of OP and to avoid those unexpected consequences of a gambler's shortcoming, you should be more prepared of it and you know what you're doing.

There are people that keeps on telling that gambling is bad because they only see it as a bad habit due to the person involve can't control himself. But as long as you can sustain yourself, your family and you are not neglecting your responsibilities, I think you're okay.

I don't have a family (yet) but I'm self-responsible for my own finance. I only spend on gambling when I have extra money, only small amount, maybe just enough to buy some new clothes. Thankfully gambling has never lead me to a financial problem.

No future of course. I hope nobody here is addicted to gambling to the point that you neglect your family.

my family is always been my priority and never been a gambling take any part of money if reserved for them.
but since i have some other option to gain money(aside from my investments here in crypto)so i can make some amount to spend in gambling.

i allocate at least 30-100 dollars weekly depend on my mood,sometimes not even a cent spent for week but sometimes it exceeds to my maximum budget when i am still enjoying.

I am still a student though but somehow I feel what the OP said. The responsibility is bigger than what we play, than what we gamble. In addition, some of chronic gamblers are rich that is why they are not worrying on what is about to happen because of overspending. Such thing may imply for gambler who are not that wealthy to disregard such issues. That is why disciplined must always be in their heads.

It's happening to me too, sometime I allot only such amount then without me noticing it already exceeded, or when I'm think I'm lucky I tend to deposit more. Even in time when I say only a hour I sometimes spend whole day when it's day off. We really need to be discipline in gambling but there just some cheat days we consider.

yups we cannot be perfect all the time but at least when we say cheating day it will be only 1 day and not constantly because that will be the start of addiction.

allocating right amount is indeed and exceeding is always normal but to the point that you said 1 hour and stays whole day?that is not normal because the time deficit is too far from the original plan.

if you think you can gamble with full responsibility why not  ? many students that also play gambling but they can divide thier time and money verry well  .

they dont have to problem thier losses because they have boatloads of money but what about thier time and the attention that their family needs  ? this is the only problem that commonly seen on wealthy people  .

Isn't cheating means you're making a way to satisfy yourself in terms of needs or addiction?
You cheat because you can't stop yourself from spending more than the allocated money to gamble. It only shows how much you are addicted into playing.
It is not normal, it means that you can't stop yourself even after having a limited amount to spend. Also, it is correct that spending a day is not normal because instead of spending your free day with your family, you choose to gamble.

Actually those who play gambling always say that they will keep life balance with family too, but infact they do not. They also say that they will spent only a certain amount of money in gambling but in reality when they start losing they spend a lot more than they initially planned to spend. When gamblers start giving priority to gambling and start ignoring their family responsibilities, that is where the trouble starts.

That is the common thing I always witness with my co-player, they really wanted to set a target amount of money to spend, but they can't stop themselves to take another game after spending the allocated amount. They even forgot their responsibilities if they start playing, they only think about winning and nothing more than that.

Compromising those funds which are intended for your living responsibilities specially if you are a family man is a total bullsh*t for someone to commit on.

You know that you do have a family to feed then why would tend to lose it all in gambling? It do only shows on how irresponsible you are as a father/husband.

Dont ever try to compromise those funds if you dont like to mess up your entire life and ending up on committing suicide because your family leave you behind because of
being irresponsible.

I think we already know that gambling was a risky way to invest your money and at any time you could lose your money and either way you could easily win the money.
With that i think gambling need discipline making money in gambling was one of the best way to earn a profit especially in cryptocurrency I think earning a good amount of money daily was already enough a lot of times when we keep on winning we just wanted to play and play and keep on winning the game and in the end end up losing your money.

I hear some story about a person who won millions in the lottery but sad to hear that he easily spend all of it in less than a year and turning him back to a miserable life. I can't imagine how'd he spend all of it for a very short period of time. And I find out that because of his addiction to gambling cause him to suffer big losses and even his assets are already sold.
How really bad it was when we are out in control. Everything will change and every member of the family will suffer this irresponsible act.

How unfortunate for such situation.They do already able to hit jackpot and changed up their status in life but they do waste up such opportunity.For sure there were lots of people who are in the same situation or feet where they do already have that financial stability or capacity but they do abuse it by means either some of addictions ex. gambling, wasting up to non sense wants etc.

If you do think up for your families future then you wont really able to mind of on doing these things but rather you would be wise on how to allocate well those funds to the right usage.

Just like investing, the same advice "Invest with your spare money" should also apply in gambling. If I understood your thread title currently, i would say the idea of reserving your gamble money before that of family, should never become a habit assuming you're an average gambling but supposedly you're a professional gambler and it's your source of income then it's understand to allocation for your investment (in this case gambling) before anything else.

The idea of not fueling your gambling capital before anything else is mainly for the average gambling as such act can become addictive, mostly costing you all your funds.

I see a lot of comments really positive, i think people for now already know how to control their gambling activity. Maybe not for who aim for the win and money from gambling, it is all depends on it. Because they will keep play and play although they are lose much because maybe they have no choice beside gambling to earn money. Nothing that other people can do to make them control it except keep warn them so they are not out of control

If you put a priority on your family when it comes to their basic needs you will have no problem at all, but if you prioritize your gambling more than your family, this will cause so much stress to your family and will end up your family losing respect to you, so whatever you do however tempting to put more on gambling, prioritize your family.

Gamblers should need to know what they are doing if they have families or children that are studying. I know people who limit themselves even how the are influenced to play more but they have child that needs to pay tuition that next day so even he wanted to play all he just do is watched. I know the feeling of limiting yourself especially if you're in the area we're everyone we're gambling too. This is during our break time at work. Not how much it should be on what situations.

It's like a rule for smart gambling... If you have money, don't spend all. Learn to allocate for the most important first. You have to make sure you can manage all of your daily expenses, the basic needs. Then save some money for future and emergency uses before doing what you want with the remaining mondy. You can use it for gambling if you want. But always remember what you need to prioritize before spending it on gambling.

but even chronic rich gambler is concerned about losing because they spent a lot that can be huge amount so if they will just let losing streak comes then surely they will be poor by the next months or year.

the word Discipline in gambling was mentioned almost everyday but the truth?only few can do it.

There are also some people who know this but still end up losing all.
It all starts with small winnings where they are not able to control themselves and keep on betting until luck runs out and they lose a lot.
That self-control is way more important than anything out there while gambling and to know when to stop and cash out rather than just keep on betting again and again.

Who cares about all that, you are too careless in betting, you have to separate gambling money from your family, don't be greedy.

I gamble as mere entertainment, do not give gambling results to the families of children, your wife to eat, too ridiculous for me.

I have a salary in the government, and I do not hold at all my wife and child who manage all that for their needs for food and school.

I use money in gambling bets with income elsewhere and the results are not to be eaten, but to be purchased items such as clothes, cars and other non-edible items.

So true, somehow people forget it when they're enjoying and winning and don't bother to think that they should control their bet and will just realized it when they are almost empty. Easy to say than done.

But they seem just thinking about their selves and not their family. Like they just worried that if they lose they don't have something to spend the next time they gamble.

Well ,a truly meaningful story, I hope it's not based on the OP's life story.
Btw , about it.
Mostly the gamblers has have high temper emotions to win the game, just a few people wich have consistent think for gambling , even if he lose.
So that why , before u play a gamble , i guess u need to try to control emotion .
consistent when losing is difficult thing, You will gamble again and again until everything is completely gone.

I think you should only have a small amount for gambling you should focus more on your family specially if you have kids.
Try to save as much as you can for their future for all of their needs.
We should control our greed or gambling habits to give them more time and spoil them.

I dont know what kind of mind would a father have to spend those money on gambling instead on saving it up for his family?
It isnt bad to gamble but you should know the limit.Dont try to spend which you cant afford to lose and its more happier if you
do able to look that you do able to raise your family well without any hardship in terms of financial.Dont exchange or mess up
your life with a simple dumb choice towards gambling.

Some people who being an addicted doesn't care anymore with their family and everytime they got money it never shared to the family and used it alone only to gambling even often to see if those people don't have money to gambling they will asking to their family to borrowing money which is will be used to gamble but luckly i never being such as that because i do gambling with my free money which mean my high of priority above gambling is my family

Yes, with a small amount for gambling, and with the power to controlling ourselves, we can prevent spending more money because we need that money for our family. But that will not easy as it's said because when we gamble, sometimes we forget what is in our mind before we gamble so we can use more money. We will realize after we spend too much time gambling, and we will regret it because we lose that money in gambling. So, in this case, no matter how long we gamble, we need to have a plan on how much money we will use, don't play gambling too long, and always stop if you think the situations are not good for you.

Actually to answer based on the question it self on the subject of this Op, there is no money needed to spend in gambling. The money that I spend in gambling isn't part of the budget I have for myself. The gambling funds that I have is from the excess which is considerably unecessary for me to consider a need to spend in gambling. I do not bet daily, I just bet when I want. For example, an excess altcoin from a transaction would be a great choice for me to play. Or sometimes, if I join bounty from gambling sites, I do not withdraw everything thus play a bit of a games.

20% of my wage is for my personal things and that is the agreement we made with my family so the thing is i can spend all of this for anything specially gambling.

so thats what i reserve for my gaming,but these days since i have already controlled in gaming so i prefer to spend atleast 10% only and the other 10 % is for my other stuffs.

It is important to consider where will you get the money for you to start gambling. My advise for you is a popular sayings and it is invest the money that you can afford to lose. It's meaning is invest the excess money where you will not have psychological effect even if you lose it. Do not also see gambling as your source of income because your money is not safe in gambling due to risks.

That's not good, your allocation for gambling should not go higher than 5% of your salary, and this 5% is for the whole week or until you are not yet got your salary, it is your responsibility that gambling should not have an impact on your family's budget, so you will not encounter any issue from your family, of course your wife should know that you only spend 5% to your gambling activities.

nothing specific because "Family first" is my motto so gambling is just a spare of time and money but if given much?i will enjoy every moment .
something like 50$ per game since i only play in limited time or sometimes once a week.

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we should always prioritize our family because they are the reason why we are seeking for profit ,for their future and good living.

Theory is always easier than practice, I guess all gamblers understand that they need to stop before it's too late but most can't stop when it starts.
When people are losing, they can think of nothing but trying to get rid of what they have lost before, all hoping to win next time until they lose all their money.
I think the best way to keep money is to never engage in gambling.

Those who spend all their money for gambling and ignore family because of gambling are the most addicted gamblers in this world. Any gamblers should have their own limit for anything in their life even if they like it much such as positive hobbies. If someone cant have their own limit then it would be very bad for their life especially if it makes them forget about other things including family. Family needs should be the priority, gambling should be used as entertainment only with limit obviously. I myself spend 10% max of my monthly salary for gambling, but most of the time I wont use till I hit the max of the 10%.

You have a good point OP and you've been clearly stated a correct guide from those who want to gamble. We should separate the amount that we can afford to gamble not just our entire budget of our family. Greed and without self-control will make our life miserable. There's no need to calculate how much you are going to spend, the fact that how much extra money you have.

The problem of those addicted to gambling, they are hoping that it will double their money if they gamble. They didn't know it might be lost if they will lose in gambling. Secure first the family needs before your habit or much better don't gamble if you're not a rich.

A gambler who dont care about the welfare of his family can led to this situation, irresponsible and only care for his addiction to gambling.

If you cant control yourself dont gamble. But some of us have no discipline and letting ourselves be drown to gambling. Its a must to know your priority and be aware of the consequences if you gamble because regrets are always in the end.

Use the money you can afford to lose and set aside the money needed for important matter.

I never spent all my money on playing gambling because I know it's not good and it might end up losing my all allowance. Even I always play gambling I'm not that kind of gambler who totally spends his/her money on playing and I always control myself which I will only spend my extra money and if I got to lose I will stop playing and the same if I won. We should be a responsible gambler so no one can suffer if we lose in gambling. Always make sure you can control yourself in playing gambling and do not make any move that will make you suffer after playing gambling.

I agree.
Another important tip is to have a small gambling budget whenever you plan to gamble, and don't come to casinos with extra money, save for money for fuel/gas/ransport fare. . Stop gambling once the budget is exhausted.

People should also learn not to get attracted to other attractions in the casinos.. Examples: images, alcohol, songs, etc. I guess addicts are easily attached to this "fun" things especially they have sad life or don't find much happiness outside of the casino.

One should have a banal bed approach and if some one has extra money then you can gamble a lot else if you have limited money then should always prioritize your family needs first and all the payments etc and then anything remains a certain portion for gambling .

In my situation the money that I have been getting in my job as a payment of my working I divided it first into the needs of my family just for example, I do the budget about the expenses we need in the month just like, payment for the electricity, payment for the water bill, payment to the house that we are renting and lastly payment to the internet that we are using. After I budget those needs of my family including the food and allowance that we need, the money that is left will use to the gambling in order to earn profit maybe or for enjoyment. We must seriously do the budgeting in order to  be more efficient in our daily lives, don't gamble if you are not mentally aware about the expenses of your family, think twice before you gambling and always think first your family before to play.

I think an old gambler or someone who has a habit to play gambling (an addict or not) will have a responsible to his life and his family. I mean, for those who often to play gambling will still remember that he has family and they need money to meet daily life. So, they will devide his money to play gambling and to finance his family life.

But I doubt, for those young gambler and they didn't have any experience how to manage their money well. I guess if they often to play gambling and not accustomed to managing money then when they got married they will hard to manage their money. Usually, they will realize when they feel extremely go broke and they are really needs money.

That's a good characteristic you have, since common thing we know in gamblers is that we can't control and resist to spend our money especially if you regularly play gambling. Being responsible is hard, even we tell that this is the only amount we spend, we can't stick to our target and it is really hard.

Thats why we should not put up some target when we do gamble.Whats lost is lost and dont tend to chase it up or force yourself to win
just because you have set up before you gamble.

Its a wrong move to take because this will just push you to play and forgetting that you do still have a family to feed on later on.
If you dont like to experience problem then better not to gamble at all.

Before you allocate your money in gambling, determine first your daily expenses, monthly bills and all of the things that you need to pay. Allocate only small amount money in gambling. If you have good risks management then you can protect your capital as well as your profit.

that's the attitude when greed is on the work and the true of essence of gambling is not on place.

thats why i said in my first post that it is easy to say but hard to do,many promises to act but fail to progress.
but dont lose hope because i know in time they will realized what they are missing in their life.

We don't forget our family when we gamble, at least I do. once, when I was over the top of big profits, I first thought of surprising my son. The bookmaker needs to go with a certain amount of money, but not to be able to take any more money, just to spend what you have brought.

When there is only excess, I have calculated what my family needs in a given time so if there's an excess, that I will use for gambling, the excess is not really a big amount so I can just keep playing for an hour or two and if I am lucky I can have funds for the next day session.
I have no problem doing this since I start taking gambling as a hobby or just for fun, and I will try to keep it that way.

In fact most gamblers start gambling because they want to get money for the expenses, bills and anything they should pay in real life.
We cant deny about this fact, those gamblers allocate most of their money in order to get more money in a wish to get extra money for their daily needs.
Obviously it is very wrong decision but it is what usually we can see in the reality.
The key is self control starting from before-during-and after gambling.

Only lazy and fools would consider it out on risking their money with gambling.If they do like to have more money then they do some investments and gambling isnt really a worthy option to take.
They do just make things more worst if the results wont go as planned.We work hard to earn those money but suddenly vanished a months hard work just because you do let yourself
believing too much on easy money with gambling without even knowing its possible risk.You'll realize when its already late.

if they neglect their family and even a child does not eat it is really an acute addiction and must be cured immediately. I'm sure most of the people who gamble in the crypto world don't do anything like that, they tend to think of gambling as just entertainment. although I play gambling, I am very lucky to still play within normal limits and have no negative effects on anything.

I don't really need a lot of money in gambling because I just don't take it as a serious revenue, I just play for fun and to entertain myself sometimes. I can control myself and don't reach my limits. It's all about putting some goals when you'll gamble and in case of loss or win you just need to stop and don't go to bet more, It's all about the self control and the best timing to cash out and quit.

Gambling can cause so much trouble to any person. It's okay to gamble and gamblers should have plan like 25% for gambling and the rest is for yourself and your family (big time gambler) or 10% for gamble then the rest is the same like food, bills and other stuff that is needed for the household (small gambler or responsible gambler).

Well. I am not a problem gambler or addicted to gambling because i have a self control and i know my limitations when i gamble, that is why i still support the basic needs of my family even i play gambling at the casino and in online casino because i set a limit of amount of money that i only need to used when i am about to gamble.

Not all gamblers have families, children etc., but about the bill at least everyone has it. So in this case we must know the background of the gambler itself, because again each gambler has a different background. I personally will always try to set aside money for the family first with the same amount of money every month, and after that then I will gamble calmly, meaning I can gamble with full control and realize the right time to stop. All back again about a control, because in gambling when you do not have control, then it will only make suffering, so gamble with a mindset that is reasonable and there is no need to pursue defeat because it will only make your life more miserable.

All of it is needed for gambling because I don't have a family.

Of course it's important to be in control but in my case it's not to make sure my family is ok but for myself. I know how much I need to pay the bills and how much I can spend. I'm rather a careful spender and always manage to save up a bit, invest some, pay my bills and gamble.

Even without a family you should have save enough for your own good or for your parents, they are also your family.

Well, if you know how much to spend and your responsibilities to pay your expenses and you are also able to save enough then there is no problem with that.

It's true you should care about your family either you gambler or not. But have you seen before that any addicted person much care about family's? Even they can't filled basic want of family due to addiction. I am not telling that only gambling is the addiction. There is more like drugs and related stuff. So except addicted person everyone take care of their family's. Regular gamblers should filled first want of their family's and rest extra money could play on gambling. But when a person become addicted to somewhere then his brain couldn't work perfectly. So we can't consider them that they will keep money for their families.

I guess it's easy to say that, but gambling habits are going to continue to play no matter what until it's too late. When all his money and bank account emptied, his/her family decided to leave because of our gambling addiction.

Most of the time it's already too late before an addict realised his mistakes, and it's sad to hear those taking their lives or living alone because he can't control his gambling addiction.

And then say, "the repentance always come at last". This has been already said here that always set the money that you can afford to lose but sometimes our emotions will lead and dictating our selves to continue in gambling even though there's nothing left on the wallet.
In gambling, we should not follow our emotions in being greed because it will make our lives miserable and in the end, it will ruin our lives. Be responsible for our self.

that would be the saddest part of being addicted in gambling,the outcome would be worst as our family and love ones may leave us.and lets not hope it would happen to us.
whenever i heard and watch news about something like this it breaks my heart because how can someone let this things happen when we can prevent from the start.

Maybe like 5 to 10% of my monthly income, I am not really risking a lot in gambling, so even if I lose, it would still not gonna hurt me a lot.
With that small allocation, I'll be able to enjoy gambling for long term and I am not counting anymore actually, but I believe I lose more money compared to the total amount I win.

When I was single I am aggressive with gambling but since I got married and have children now, everything change and I know my focus is the needs of my family, so Salary less needs, less, little wants, then my gambling needs/wants. ;D

It's good if you gamble for the sake of your families' needs like foods, clothes and other things that is necessary for you to survive every day. But if you gamble without learning strategies to control your emotion, that's the time you will loss all the money you've earned and saved. So be careful when you try to gamble and you urge to win a lot of money that can end up with depression. Don't let your family ruined by the power of gambling. Manage your money, time, and effort so that you will enjoy your life living with them

Yes I agree, gambling addicts or just having fun will be better if we think of them first than our selfishness.

I have read and learned many experiences from people here, the bitter sweetness of their experience is a valuable lesson for me and also indirectly made me aware of being vigilant when playing gambling.

Here is my calculation if I will going to gambling and set an amount of money that I am going to gamble. I split in my money into three times, 85% will give it to my wife, 10% into gambling and the rest 5% is for my pocket just for in case or just a savings as well. Of course, I will give the highest amount to my family because they are the reason why I working and seeking money just to feed them. Since my habit is gambling and I can't leave but at least I can control it and gamble with limitations.

I only use genuine capital to gamble at the beginning, and then accumulate patiently. And finally I can use the money collected as a separate source of income. For gambling, I have to make sure that I have another source of income to be able to walk on two legs, and the profit from one of those legs is for me to share again, 10% to back up gambling losses, and the rest for my family and living expenses.

I've made this mistake of gambling and ruining my family status. I lost my control when I experienced loss unexpectedly. This means my life got much affected, means I ended in debt and my family happiness got affected. Somehow in real life understood from my personal experience. Following this I limited myself and now I used to stay within the same.

It's extremely easy to forget your responsibilities and all when you're heavily addicted to something, and it's not always easy to realize you've deserted those responsibilities once you're in the thick of an addiction, though I do agree that you should always be managing your money well and practice good spending habits while you're still doing well so you hopefully don't ever become addicted to gambling in the first place.

For me personally, I only spend a fraction of my salary on gambling and I actually put most of the other money into my other hobbies instead. I'm not a frequent gambler, but it's always nice to have a bit of money set aside for it when I have time. I'm currently single at the moment so there's not much I need to spend on the family side, but I'll hopefully still be responsible with my money when I do have my own family.

If i got my salary first of all i will give it to my husband and i remain only some to buy my load and for my personal higen. Then if i have an extra money that is the time for me to gamble because i know the risk of gamble we don't need a big capital in gambling all just we need is a little bit or an extra money so that if we lose we not regret it. And we know that we are happy even we lose our capital because we enjoying it.

That is the rule of gambling. Do not regret what you lose because the root of the loss is your decision at all. If you want to play, bet amounts that you are willing to lose, it was almost a word by most of the gamblers but most of them didn't apply this rule because they are having fun and getting addicted. So make sure you always think of the future of your family for you to still keep on track of having a discipline while gambling.

Well done brother, I salute you, not all of the gamblers have the same control as yours, the same mindset as yours, because most of them are gambling all they can and all they have even though they don't have the money, that is why they come up with the idea of stealing other people's money, and yes, that includes their family and friends.

Their addiction is something that is alarming and they need a rehab as soon as possible for them not to get crazy.

I am aware of this.. I have written in another thread!!  Before getting married, I just thought for myself even to sell personal items just to satisfy my desires in gambling.  but after marriage are all different, I have responsibility for the future of my wife and children, I realized that I had to have self-control to stop when I was crushed at the gambling table and not involve them (my little family).  now I always set aside money for the household, emergency costs, savings and my gambling activities.

Its just a matter of being a responsible person.If you do know that you do have priorities in life then you should really be serious on that.Dont mess up everything just because you do want to gamble.
Always think that you do have a family to feed and raise and using up money for other purpose which compromise their state is a total dumb thing to be done by someone.Dont let that thing to happen
because if your family would leave you then that would be the greatest regret into your whole life.Always set aside for priorities and for your gambling needs.

That's lovely to hear when you have changed at all after marriage, looks like you have a happy marriage after all. Our responsibility with our family should be our top priority. It's not wrong to gamble as long as you know your obligations and you don't left it behind.

The guys that are leaving their responsibilities and forgetting about it making it look for others that gambling is bad. But as much as you know what you do and you can balance things that would is okay.

I always have in mind that money which are dedicated for betting are lost money.
This way I don't mind gambling a lot and my bets are with little money. Usually my bets are around $1 each. I know that I won't make it money with this betting but I am sure that I won't lose my money as well.

Many people do not understand what personal responsibility is. When you have a family and children you have certain obligations that do not allow you to act recklessly.
You must accept the responsibility that is assigned to you in raising your children and maintaining your family, and it is also very important to take it for granted.
This means that you can spend only the money that does not harm the well-being of your family, because the family should be in first place, and you in second.

Those gamblers who will do this kind of thing are those stupid and addicted gamblers who doesn't think of anything but just to gamble. I already saw many gamblers who became millionaires already but because of greediness, they lost in the end and worse they also use the funds for his/her family and also lost all of it unfortunately.

Gambling is a risky investment so before investing on it, know the risks and consequences that you can face if the worst case scenario happens.

Indeed. If you already have a family but still playing without limitation or do not think of the welfare of your family first before anything else then you're a kind of person who is irresponsible and selfish.

We must know our responsibility to our family and it should be our top priority before spending money just to gamble. Its fine to play as long as you have discipline and you're not using the money that is needed for important things, only gamble with spare money.

Some gamblers who can accept the responsibility and they still take care of their family. It is very difficult to gamble and also make sure our family will get their daily needs. That makes us choose, which is important, and I guess that we should choose our family, and we should stop gamble. That is why we need to limit our money in gambling so we can use that money for our family.

We all know that we shouldn't gamble with money we can't afford to lose, but it's always a question what is this amount exactly? It can be $1,000 for one person, and it can be just $1, or even less than that, for another. I think for calculating this amount a simple formula should be applied.


In other words, it's 10% of what you make per day on average. Of course it can be still painful to lose that amount, but at least it won't put you in a desperate position when you wouldn't know how to live after the loss.

And one more thing. You shouldn't play every day until you lose that amount, because losing 10% of your income to gambling is too much. You should manage your gambling bankroll so that your losses were below 5% in the end of the year.

Expenses always increase every day, families have had constant fights because money never comes to pay the bills. This has always been a big headache. For this reason it is necessary to do business for money to increase steadily. Gambling has the power to bring big returns in a short time and a big loss of money in a short time. that's why gambling should be viewed only as games and not investment. I believe must be understanding where I want to go with my words, we should not look at gambling as a main source of income because it is something very risky, we have to look at gambling as a fun that allows us to make money and we have to have another source of income to pay the bills

Only fools would consider out gambling as an investment.Its never suited nor fitted into that criteria.It can give out huge profits in a short time but it would also having the equivalent when it comes to losing.

If you dont like to have problems with your family when it comes to finances then its better to avoid gambling while its still early.Set your priorities first and after that you can consider gambling for your leisure.

Sometimes people are just enjoying playing gambling and don't care how much money they spend every time they play. As a gambler, it is better if you know how to handle your money and make more profit. Playing gambling is all about knowledge and techniques on how to beat your opponents, and by this, you can win your games, not all the time you will gain profit. It may affect your income and your finances to your family because you are too much addicted to playing gambling instead of supporting your family; you are giving all of your time playing gambling. Still, it depends on the person how they handle the situation.

That’s because they wanted their family’s lifestyle to improve and some are too desperate to do it right away and they see gambling as the easiest way to get big money without really realizing the risk of losing the money they worked hard for. Their intentions are good but the ways they do are not the best way or strategy, they should always think and consider all the consequences before doing something or risking their families welfare. Family should always comes first, only gamble if you have extra money to do it or only gamble what you can afford to lose and don’t use the money that is suppose to be the money to feed your family.

You can not divide the budget into 2 parts, one for the family, and the other for gambling. Family should be in the first place for every person. But if the budget allows you to take a little of it, you can spend on your favorite game.

well, youcould definitely take a % of your monthly budget and use it for whatever, specially if your family is well attended already.

I'd say 10% of everything you earn is always for saving (like "the richest man in Babylon")
and wouldn't get more than 5% monthly to gambling, actually, safer to be between 1-3%.

Getting addicted in gambling could surely make you lose all of your money and it is important to be dicipline especially in gambling because it is very risky for a lot of people. It is very risky to invest all of your money in gambling sharing this in your family could be a good thing since you could all have a great profit in gambling but spending all of the money of your family is not a great idea at all.

It's very unreasonable for one to gamble away their fund while they have family to feed and cater for; I totally will never support this.
In fact, I suggest that anyone who find it difficult to care for their family should never gamble, it's as simple as that. People like that can easily slip into addiction and try to make gambling as their main job without any other sources of income.

Also because, they have eager to win some so they can feed more their family, it's like greed. They don't know the risk, gambling first beforr feeding the family is the dumbest idea for sure. And there are also some people who are into gambling but they have some financial problem or maybe csn say experiencing poverty.

Any amount . But make sure you have safety in your pocket which is don't spend too much because gambling is very risky and you have no idea if you have more chances of winning . Ensured everything that can avoid regrets at the end and always bear in mind to play safe because that's the basic strategy.

As much amount as we can get in gambling, but I am not sure that we can get that money because it is hard to win big in gambling. Perhaps, we can split our money in the pocket into two parts, one for a gamble, and the other for taking back to our home. But as we know that playing gambling will have full of risk, it is better we also limitations our money to be used in gambling and don't wait for a long if we need to stop the games. We must make sure that we still have money in the pocket and don't regret if we lose some money because we still have another money in our pocket.

I don't have a certain calculation
but the most important thing for me is do not involve family consumption money to gamble, if you lose you will again try to recover but most people will increasingly your lose.

This is true that priority needs to be set and family time obviously will be first and still if anything left extra then only gamble and that too it should be for fun and not to make money out of it as you may lose and play with more money meant for family .

That is what we did in gambling. We still try again and again if we lose and we want to recover the loss because the money that we lose is not all for gambling, but some of that money is for our family. And if we cannot recover that money, it means we will not be able to buy something for our family. If we did that, that means we risk the money for our family, and maybe we must divide it for small money to playing gambling.

This is the basic difference between a addicted gambler and a person who gambles just for fun while his source of income is something else. Usually people who are affected with Gambling Problem are those who are aged between 19-30 years because this is the stage of life where a student does not have any pressure for earning money and they usually have the mentality to make some money easily. Now this word easily is where the problem lies in, they try gambling and they win a few bets and start feeling like this is the easiest way to earn money. Now not everyone has control over their adrenaline rush and they follow what they feel is good.

The end is disastrous - I have seen people go bankrupt, loans from friends been taken and spent in gambling and it's hard to make a com back. So, yeah have some control when you are gambling and see it as a extra activity.

You have made an excellent point. Gambling must be done with extra funds, while I agree all money is good and nothing is extra but what I mean by extra is the amount of money you feel you can spend on your hobbies. That ways helps overcome your gambling problem too because once you lost all your money you actually intended to spend on rides, fun, movies,etc then you start feeling like gambling is bad.

While if you spend the money that was allocated to bills and other important tasks then it will be no problem for you, because bills will keep on increasing while there will be no shortage of fun for you so you won't ever feel like gambling is bad or hurting you. Just gamble with money you saved for fun and see how much it hurts ;)

The slightest calculation of this will be very important, because after all the family is the most important. Unlike the case when you make gambling as the main income, but it rarely happens. So, prioritize finances for the family even though later you do not have money to gamble but making wiser choices by prioritizing family will certainly be better.

Unfortunately, many people do not save money for their necessary expenses, but often find or save money very quickly for gambling. This is the biggest problem of our time and an important factor in the destruction of families. I know people who do not have the money to buy food but can find hundreds of dollars to gamble very quickly. There are also many people who gamble with debt and lose their assets because of gambling. Unfortunately, people are dreaming about making big money while gambling and therefore losing constantly.

It doesn't hurt us as long as we manage it so well, just avoid overspending so you won't regret in the long run. We should manage our desires in playing or betting with several gambling games, because it may ruin our family budget. Only bet once a months or minimize the instances that's prone to wasting money just for gambling.

I agree with you. Gambling is supposed to be for fun, in the first place, and all the fun disappears when you lose too much money with it. I mean, if you spend $10 for going to see a movie, and you somehow lose $200 in the movie theater, it's hardly a fun experience, regardless of your impression of the movie itself.

I said earlier that you shouldn't spend on gambling in one day more than 10% of your daily income ever, and that it's better to keep it below 5%. But, of course, it depends on the bills you are getting. So maybe even 5% is too much for you.

10% based on your monthly income? its just not an ideal thing to be considered on specially if its intended to be used in gambling.
Dont risk up the money for none important things and entertainment is just a second priority and if you are selfish enough to neglect or ignore your families situation
then youre a irresponsible type of person.On my side spending on non fixed amount but im sure that im not spending too much of it.

We need to balance our money, when it comes to gambling and for family. Spend your money wisely a 30:30:40 can be good, spend 30% to gambling because that is your source of money or it is your past time and enjoyment, other 30% is for your family, family cannot be replaced by any money and lastly 40% is for savings, you may use it to other investment that can grow your money again.

Spending 30% of your income to gambling is a risky decision. The amount that you should spend is not greater than 10% if you only seeing gambling as entertainment. There are risk taker who usually spend thousand of dollars in gambling but it us okay because they see gambling as their profession so they have limitation and they have proper handling of risks.

This would not be enough if I would be the one to budget my money though I don't have my own family to feed yet, I see 30:30:40 will not be enough because we need to allocate percentage to our bills and needs other than to our family. May be the ratio for me is 20:70:10 wherein 20 would be for savings, 70 for family, bills, self and other house expenses, and 10 only for gambling. You need not to spend more money in gambling as it risk your funds if you spend too much to it.

Read that again. I said, 10% of your daily income, and I meant that as the maximum. At least losing such an amount you won't commit suicide, but of course it can still be a big amount to lose. I'm just trying to be realistic in my attempts of helping gambling addicts. If you tell them, don't gamble at all, it doesn't work. Spending not more than 10% of your daily income during one whole day of gambling is a good start, but you should be aiming to spend not more than 5%.

Our number 1 priority is our Family, so we work hard for them and just not to put all of our earnings to gambling. Yes we can gamble but make sure that your family is not suffering because of your gambling activity, because gambling can ruin your family and not only your family but also yourself, you can become addicted into it and out of your mind if you cannot handle that addiction so be careful and think 1st your family before anything else.

You have been very true here and that's usually how a gambler's brain works. Once he gets money the only thought they feel is deposit that into their gambling account whether its sports betting or dice and win big, the problem is that we are so emotionally affected by the past losses that it is nearly impossible to forget about loss and think about not loosing more. It's a very funny and deadly loop because once you fall in this you just feel like you will cover your losses in the next deposit.

I myself had been through such times but never meant to be serious about gambling losses so never had major issues but yeah you feel for gambling as you get any money.

I think it's a very personal question and it depends on each one life's situation. For a single person to spend 30% of his income gambling isn't a big issue, while for a father there are other priorities, that is the family, children needs... In this case 30% seems too much already.
Another situation is a retired person who doesn't have more obligations in life, has a fixed income and needs to fullfil his time with some activities, then gambling is an option and this kind of person can spend a higher % playing without compromising his life quality completely, although it's not advisable.

I don't think that if we use gambling as the main income, we can make a lot of money so we can use that money to finances for the family. We can lose the money that we use for a gamble, and even there is another risk to become addicting to gambling. But with prioritizing the family, we will know how much money we should use in gambling, and we can know how long we should gamble.

Yeah, only expert gamblers should spend 30 percent on gaming as they know it will come back to them in more than double but those who are not worried about losing or win should not waste time the should spend some amount they don’t consider important for them so they will get benefit from it. I use to spend 20 percent but I make sure to win at the end.

thats literally wrong because remember that majority of the people are family caring person mate dont generalized the word Gambling,or maybe you are trying to say "Gamblers" instead of 'People"?because if you specify gamblers then i would agree on your statement that most of them are just finding money not for the expense of family but for their habit and vices?i have been working sometimes day and night just for my family to have a better living so i will not allow such word just because of gambling.

I think what he wanted to point out is gamblers, and not literally all the people that includes people who are really working for their family.

There are a lot of gamblers who do not think of their family but instead, they prioritize gambling as if it is their source of income. Most of them are actually not working for their families but only for themselves.

Indeed. I experienced not taking responsibilities because of addiction in gambling that i didn't provide the needs of my family that time, and i started to become selfish that all i think is gamble that time. But for now, i already learned and taught myself not to become useless and to become useful to my family, so i could provide the things that they need and not putting all of my time in gambling.

Very true! There are gamblers who are already in the deep influence of gambling side that they don't even care what will happen to his family as long as he's playing. This is the reason why there are so many cases of broken family owed to gambling. They forgot their responsibility because they allowed themselves to be eaten by the gambling system. They couldn't help themselves because they are already addicted to the gambling charm.

Well, this is the worst. My wife is the reason why I stopped gambling my money instead of saving for our future. In the past, I am so addicted to gambling but with her help, I did stop my addiction. I am still gambling but I am not that addicted, I can stop myself. Here's the thing, if you can't stop gambling, just think of the future of your family. You have your loved ones in your responsibility, you should take care of them and if you can't then you are the worst, they don't deserve you. If someone will be asking me how much should be I putting my family, I would say all of it but I would be lying that even some of it will not go to myself since it will be.

There is no doubt that those who gamble belong to different strata of life and they have different reasons for gambling. You have presented different scenarios where the percentage of gambling money varies depending upon the responsibilities. A man who has to look after small kids shall not spend much time and money in gambling because if he loses the bet, he is not the only one who will suffer.

I live in my parents house so daily needs, bills, etc. is not my concern for now. As long as I don't have things to buy for my own. I deposited mimimum amount day by day if ever I lose. Also, what i'm depositing isn't money I borrow from my parents. Hell, I wouldn't do such kind of things to my parents just to sustain my gambling habit. I can gamble my coins all I want but not the money they gave. If ever I became a family man, I would reduce my time to gambling close to quitting.

Indeed. Letting yourself greedy and losing your control in gambling will all end up losing everything in your life because if you get addicted to gambling, you could get bankrupt, your friends and families will stay away, you will lose your work, and so on, that is why before you start to get into gambling you should never forget your responsibilities and have a self-control when it comes to betting your money to avoid greed.

Just my two thoughts though, but you don't have to wait till you become a family man till you start saving up.
If I may suggest though, you might want to cut down on daily gambling and be surprise how much you will save in a week. Weekly or bi-weekly gambling is the best as it helps reduce spending. You might want to try saving up to the till you will finally decide on staying on your own.

You're an idiot and a certified addict in gambling, if you do not prioritize your family's expenses more than what you allocate in gambling, your wife can charge you for abusing them, by not giving them their immediate needs, that is why chronic gamblers do not have a family, either they left it for gambling or their family left him for failure to provide the family's need.

Saving is always been suggested and preferable but doesnt mean that you shouldnt play gambling yet you can save up even if you do have this activity and it will depend on how you do mind on saving up for future.
Its totally crazy if you do end up on having no savings because you do focus on spending all of your money on doing gambling activities.Sooner or later you would surely realize that you should have saved earlier
incase if you decide to have your own family.

The people you are talking about are completely addicted to gambling even if they deny it because that is the only way to explain their behavior, a reasonable person should use 90% to 95% of his income on the needs of his family and the rest could be used to for some luxury that he may like, if you decide that you want to gamble with that money then that is fine but as soon as that money runs out then you need to stop gambling immediately and if you can't then you need to look for professional help.

Honestly the worst feeling in the world is that time, I struggled to change it as soon as possible, to become independent. But of course the dice drew me in, but I couldn't play with the money they give me, out of respect.
Usually, when they study, people ask their parents for money for "studies", but of course they spend on stakes. I never understood that, because they wonder how parents are? Parents think they're sending their son money for school, maybe barely raised, if their parents don't have the money.

All those who have families shall stay away from gambling as much as possible for them or even if they still want to gamble, they shall put time limit or a loss limit and shall not exceed those limits at all. Otherwise there are maximum chances of ending into addiction which is going to affect children and spouses awfully. Your partner instead of leaving you alone in addiction shall help you get over it.

Most gamblers are not family men because once they will have their family so they will not have much time or money to gamble that’s why Better enjoy gambling even if you gamble with your pocket money. I try to save some money from my daily expenses and then I spend all my savings on gambling it really helps me to get extra earning.

Good reasoning there, I support it. One should never gamble with someone else's money, whether it be his/her friends', parents', relatives' or acquaintances' money. And when you have a family, yeah, the money you make aren't yours completely. You have some obligations to fulfill, and only if something is left after that, you can decide what part of the remainder you are going to spend on gambling.

I think the question has the presupposition that there is a certain amount needed for gambling. There is no money needed for gambling. It should be zero. If there is money used and intended for gambling, it is not because it has to be there or it is necessary or needed. Gambling should not be part of everyone's regular budget. Nobody should be saying like 50% goes for food, 30% goes to savings, 10% goes to gambling, and so forth. The money going into gambling should be the extra of the extra savings.

The truth is that even if I like to gamble from time to time I always do it in a very controlled manner and I strive to never lose control of how much money I have lost not only during that particular session but in that particular week or month, I really do not think that this is about being single or being married, whatever your marital status is you need to take care of your money and while there is nothing wrong with gambling once in a while it can become a problem if you get addicted to it.

Sigh. Gambling should really just be for entertainment purposes and with a side of profit if your lucky. It's like going to an expensive theater to me I come get some fun and head out. I shouldn't have to be worried about how much money am I gonna need for gambling and if I should leave some for my family.

the explanation is familiar . oh i know , this happen to some families that i saw on video documentary where the family hasnt food to eat and children werent going to school because the father is an addicted gambler  .

 we are lucky that we are still in our right mind despite of spending some time on gambling   . as early as possible when still can think properly , its better that we put a mindset that family should be our first priority if we dont want to end like the ones that we saw on some videos  .

I already stop on gambling a few months ago and now I am saving all of my money for my family.
But back then I could say it was about 5-10% of my earnings are for my gambling habit.
And thanks to my family I stop on gambling and focus on much more important things.

Indeed, it won't but somehow they put some risk for the sake that they'll might be lucky someday and become an instant millionaire. But the sad note is that they never realize how much they lose for many years they've been doing this.

Believe it, gambling is not a solution to poverty but it leads us to have a miserable life. We can't see it now but could be visible later when we are struggling with debts and then we realize that we are already in the wrong path.

I think that is enough if you can use 5-10% of your earning to play gambling because I am sure that it will not disturb your daily needs, especially for your family. That percentage is fair enough to be used for playing gambling, but if you use that percentage every day, I don't think that will be good because your money will be allocated to gambling than for your family. But if that percentage is for you to play gambling for a month, then that is good because you don't have to worry if you will lose much money in gambling. And as long as you can control yourself in using the money, you will not have a problem while you are playing gambling.

Agree and after all, it's not always you just spend money on gambling of that percentage and at least there is definitely a good time to earn from gambling. Anyway, the decision to quit is better but there will definitely be a certain time for you to come back again to gamble even though it is only done occasionally using money that is not much I feel also it is not a problem because you still prioritize the family.

I am single , so I dont really have to take out money for the family . Gambling for me has been a personal affair and is always going to be , so I dont think I would be ever disclosing my wins to my family. I have ad would have a job with good salary to support my family , beside that gambling wins can go to fulfill desires .

I think that portion of your earnings are still good compared to what I did before, I spent all of my salary to gamble. Thats the time I became addicted and almost lose my family because of this addiction. Good thing I overcome that stage of my life and now im focus on my family. I still gamble but with discipline and limitation.

This is a very important thing when you are in gambling, there's no amount stated here that you need to spend on gambling. The fact, how much you can afford and your savings are the priority overall and your family needs. Self-discipline, limitation, controlling your self and time management are the basic and the most important when you are in gambling. They said that be responsible always, no matter what happen always puts in priority your family.

If a player have family their responsibility or their priority is their family to provide their needs first before playing a gambling.
We all know they have players who use the budget for their family by playing a gambling  which us really wrong and that is not a good behaviour of a person and we think that they are addicr player because of they are doing.  Controlling yourself is the key and for sure you can also play gambling and fullfill your duties to your family needs.

These are selfish gamblers and do not realize there are families that must be prioritized and mandatory, and such people cannot take care of and love their family well even though the purpose is for the family but it is wrong.
and even though the purpose is good and for the family too but such a way does not have a good calculation and what if you lose everything and there will be regrets, you have to prioritize the needs of the family first and then you bet and if you bet you lose, you don't feel guilty because you prioritize it, and if you win it is good luck for you and your family.
if you only have a small capital, it's better for the family and don't bet.

I just need an excess budget for my gambling lucky bets, and the rest of that money was allocated for family budget and emergency funds for health. That doesn't need to set aside huge amount of money intended for gambling, we just have to use little amount only to enjoy gambling in a simple ways. I don't know with other gamblers, but in my own mindset that's really the best options to do as well.

These are two important things that a gambler should possess in order to avoid unnecessary losses and also to avoid getting addicted, if a gambler doesn’t have this then they will not only lose there money but it could be there families too. It is okay to gamble but only spend the amount that you can afford while providing a good lifestyle to your family.
Gambling is a game of luck, no matter how good you think you are you, there is no guarantee that you will win always that is why discipline is important for you to know when to stop when you have to.

Easier to be said than to be done. If you have experience in gambling then you should know that even if you provide any limitation and discipline it will be tough to manage the urge of your emotion, but I do still believe that it varies depends on their personalities. And it is true that you should only gamble the amount of money you can afford to lose or much better if you will use it only by means of entertainment none other than that. Gambling is all about luck as they said and it is true thus don't have high expectations of getting a profit.

i do agree on most of your point but on this one i think it depends on the person,like me whenever there is a chance that i want to gamble?i allocate part of my paycheck since everything comes to my wife constantly,so on that case i am asking her to at least allowed me to have 10-20% from my money because i only play when i have time and when i felt like wanna having fun,or maybe i am too different from others as i am responsible in everything i am doing.

If that person really loves his family, he will try so hard to leave gambling because he doesn't want to see his family will be broken because of him. And if he wants to gamble, he will use some money but he will not forget that his family is waiting for him to go back to his house. He knows that gambling is a game of luck, and he will not use big money that can make him in trouble especially if he uses the money for his family. I am sure that he will use the money that he can afford to lose as you say.

Never even for one minute you should forget that you have a family to feed when you are gambling, the family is our priority and this should always be the case at all times we are living, if we are going to gamble only allocate an amount that will not make your family short with what they need

Just gamble on how much you can afford to lose. Family first before anything else, some able to lose big because of too greedy and without control of their selves. Indeed allocate such amount to gamble, as gamble comes with luck.

Yeah it’s true we should not think only about our own fun but we should think about our family as well so that spend only the amount you have for gambling. Spare some money for the family as well. So it will help you to live a happy life and you will have a good life for the family as well. It’s not good to think about yourself only.

Yeah, everything needed to be has a limitation , we need to give some part of our earnings to our family, because they are there when we start gambling, when we are young they supported our needs for us to go to school and buy our needs, now we are a professional gambler, we earn money now, it is time to give atleast half of our earnings to our family so that, we can pay off their hardwork to us.

If that is what you want to do then that is fine but a person spending that kind of money monthly on gambling is not really a problem, however if you prefer to use that money for other needs or in other forms of entertainment that is fine as well, personally I do not have a problem with a person that gambles from time to time and knows very well how much money he's spending on that activity, since most likely that person is never going to get addicted to gambling and it is never going to develop a gambling problem either.

If we are still single and dont have our own family yet then we should really give out a partition of our income to our parent which have raised us since we are young
and paying back to all the things that they have done for us.If we already have our own family and as a father then its your responsibility to raise them up
and when it comes to finances then it should really be on your first priority.Other things would be on next on line.

That will help them to buy their daily needs if we can give some money from earning to them. They will feel that we don't forget what they give to us in the past, they will be happy to see that we can earn money like what they did in the past. I think that is what we can do if we have an income, so don't use that money for ourselves only. We need to make sure that our family can have a better life. But I think that it will be good to help our family lives from the other job than from gambling because we don't know if we can win or not.

Taking out your savings before you go for expenses is the best way to control your money as you wish. Taking out allocated money for all your purposes , be it to support your family or gamble and planning on your savings is  good way to never run out of money. I have seen people , who put their savings to gamble in hopes to get more but end up losing which leads to financial instability at times.

I don't think its a good idea to set a certain amount of money from your salary like 5% of you salary goes to gambling. If your wife or spouse heard about this I think he/she will not like it. Same with your kids, what if he/she talk about it to his classmates. If you are just an occasional player or play only for fun, setting a limit only when you play is better than set aside an amount from your salary.

Well if it will be a big mistake if they heard that the 5% of your salary is going to gambling I'm sure the relation between you and your wife will be broken. This is what happen to me but I always keep sorry to her until she accept my apology that is why I just sometimes play gambling but the money that I play is from my sales not from my salary and she doesn't know that I have money from sales. And I just gamble when she was  sleep around mid night just to hide my gambling activity.

It is good to hear that you have gave the authority to your housewife to spend on your family as she will care for her kids and will not let you waste your money, if she will find it okay to allow you to play with some money then okay while if she do not allow you then you can play on other casino sites which allow some users to play the free games or allow the users to collect some coins from faucet or other bonuses etc.

setting aside a time for playing a gambling is still the same as setting aside some cash to gamble because both of them still uses money  . let say you limit your self playing ( ex. 1 hour , at once a week ) but you still uses more than 5 percent of money , that is still bad   . 5 percent is small anyway so its okay and it cant cause harm to you .  if you loss that 5 percent then you must stop and try again next time when you got your salary  . gambling is also normal for the people so you must not worry if other people find out that you play gambling  .

You are right that the setting of targets are very important inorder to stop being greedy or recover the losses. well I am thinking that why some people are unable to control themselves even they know it that the thing is wrong, why they do not realize on the spot that they have no control on themselves, I mean to say that such people should try to train themselves to gamble only for the sake of entertainment.

Yes, that is your money, but you might consider giving some money to your parents like, for example, you can buy gifts for your parents. I think that will be more worth than if you used that money to gamble because you still live with your parent's house. Perhaps, while you are still alone and not marry, you can save that money for your future, I think that will be wise for you. But yes, if we have family, we need to limit our time in gambling because gambling will not be a good source of income.

why need to buy gifts since he was living in his parents house?i think it is much better if he pays some Bills for him to be more functional for contributing in their expenses .thats what i did when i was still living with them.and even until now?that i have my own house?still i am taking my parents Billing as i will pay for them as payments for them bringing me out of this world.

I guess that can make his parents happy because not all people want to buy gifts to their parents, that will worth it for their parents if they can do that. Paying the bills will also help his parents since he lived with his parents, and that will make them happy too. Sometimes I pay bills for my parents too as what you did, and I happy to do that. That is why the family will be the first thing that we should think as they are beside us at any moment.

We are basically the same. Until I didn't won, I'm gonna depo all and won't leave for myself. If I won, I treat my family outside. If I became a family man in the near future. I will leave completely my gambling habit for my family. For now, I will try and try to accumulate funds from gambling although that's not the result I'm always ending up. Still, i'm gonna continue until I reached the maximum amount I wanted. Whichever comes first, that two reason is the only way I'll stop and determined not to comeback completely.

If you want to gamble, you should never bring money that is supposed to be for your family's needs, because in situations and situations you are not able to control yourself and want to keep playing until you run out.
Before gambling prioritizes first the family, after they are fulfilled, enjoy gambling games will be more flavorful.

if you have no enough income then forget about gambling that is what we must need to do,because the more you are putting part of your income in this vices it is the more chance that you spend all of those to risk in gambling.remember how addicting this is and how we can fall into trap of becoming one of them.

Yes, you need to separate the budget for both of it , so that you will not be having any trouble in it. A proper managing of funds is good, I will spend my more than half of my money to my family and other is in gambling since it is my source of income now. I dont want to have an empty pocket for my gambling profession rather so I need to have an allocation on it.

therefore gambling that we will do should never ever use the money we will give to our families, but bet using the money left over from the details we previously shared for the most important purposes first so that the gambling that we do later does not will have a heavy burden, so as not to force yourself to always win in gambling that we will do and be able to make the game more calm

Well if you have manage your money properly, like allocating it to your priorities, you won't having hard time with it. Let say you only allocated 5-10% from your income for gambling, if you lose that amount, don't re-deposit and wait until you got paid again

In gambling, it's hard to control or allocate fixed funds in every session. Sometimes even for a responsible and professional gambler, they are breaking their limit and the worst became totally depleted after. To fix the hole on that loss, they will use some funds allocated on their other budgets and the system of work>salary>budget>loss will be just a repeated cycle.

It's ok not to allocate how much exactly the money will be designated or used for gambling as long as prior to playing gambling, make sure that the budget for other things was properly allocated. And from there, in case of a loss, never touch that money for other things and just moved on the loss on that day. Disciplined is the key for this to become effective in the long run.

A gambler that spends money for gambling first before his family needs to think or seeks professional help. If someone experiences this kind of situation, you need to set yourself first and think of the priorities you have for your family and then when you're done sustaining their needs and providing everything for them, you can gamble without thinking of the needs that you have to provide for them because you have put them first on your list before your hobby. Good for those that doesn't have a family to provide so you can think of anything what you want with your money.

Family needs are the most important thing that must be fulfilled. Because there is no place for us to return to when we are in a difficult situation other than gathering with family. After all that is fulfilled we are free to do anything calmly without any pressure and it is very useful to control emotions in playing gambling.

But we still need to control ourselves in gambling even if we already fulfilled family needs because we don't know if our family needs other things. If we still have money, we can save it for urgent situations, and I guess that will not be recommended if we use that money for playing gambling. But if we have more free money which we don't really use, then we can use that money to play gambling. But we still remember that gambling will get our money until we don't have any money.

Family is the most valuable thing in the world and theres no such thing nor activity that would able to break even with that.
We know that theyre the only ones who would be there for you in times of good or bad. Gambling wont give you that so
you should be sensible on which one you would prioritize.Everything should be balanced and theres nothing bad with gambling if you
do know on what you are doing.

I wish that most of the gamblers out there are the same as you because when gamblers are gambling, they are spending a lot of money until they have nothing left and they take it seriously. Yes you can take it seriously since money is involved but just don't invest too much on it so that you can't take it very serious.

Target setting in gambling is very hard especially if you can't control yourself. The best thing to do is to stick to your target profit or loss and don't be too greedy if you win or if you lose.

Right now to overcome all my financial problems I need around five bitcoin in the present market price. To make myself relieved is the first thing I'll do, once my financial problems were solved I'll take care of my family. Beyond this I need one bitcoin to gamble which I'll use it to make something out of it.

For me personally , I have always maintained cash for my gambling purposes and it stays constant for an year , on monthly basis. While the rest I keep for my family and savings. I make sure to not touch my savings or finances set for family even if I am short on my gambling cash.  I cant hinder my family desires and needs for my gambling needs , never done that and would never do that.

It could also be a possibility that if you earn and win from gambling your own money, then you try your best to help your family. In that regards, even if you gamble, you still have a good reason though, being responsible and desciplined enough is still needed for you to grow your money. Divide it with good percentage to allot portions to be productive and to have more money so you need not to worry about helping your family, yourself and to worry about money to gamble.

Allocating into another alternative investment is a must if you do really mind on helping your family in terms of financial then you shouldnt prioritize gambling or
to be top on your list.

We know that gambling is just for fun and dont spend too much on the money that you cant afford to lose.Prioritize on whats important then next would be the other thing.

One must have a plan in life especially if they were just living with their parents house. And playing in gambling too often might lead to an addiction. It's important to make use of your winning than to play it again in gambling which will be drained in no time since gambling is not really a sure thing to make some money.

Disagree for this relations from a comrade. Candidly speaking, this depends on each individuals in the field of gambling. Have been with many gamblers and know how concerned they are to their priorities that affects their families life positively and not otherwise. Personally, am a well known gambler and hard never failed my families.

Addicted gambler's are more to be fooled, that make them not liable to their families positively. Haven a win yesterday doesn't guarantee a win today; so, why putting the  whole money into gambling today because of winning?. Any gambler that borrowed to gamble is doing that out of curiosity and its senseless.

Priority scale should be set between gambling and family as you have suggested. Family should be a major focus for everyone when it comes to spending money. If a person has some spare amount that is not utilized so far then he should first comprehend the financial insecurities of his family members .If there is no space for the usage of money for fulfilling their requirements then he should go for gambling otherwise not.

Agree or not I think there is nothing wrong about that view, because after all everyone has their own way how they prioritize the money for family or daily needs or whatever and indeed, the money owned is not right if it is put all just for gambling because it is a decision which is not wise I think. One thing that should be a concern is not to borrow money too often just to gamble, although at first you can produce something good from the loan, but believe greed will make you suffer.

There are many stories that a person who totally addicted to playing gambling that ends up losing everything. I have a family member that has a house and lot and a lot of money but he is addicted to gambling like he spent his all day in the casino and one day he loses everything like his house and lot that now pledged on the bank. And, I guess too much playing of gambling is totally bad like what happen in my uncle. I always control myself when I play gambling because I know I'm the one who will suffer especially if I lose my entire money.

I like the idea of keeping your family to a safe position before spending your spare money into your gambling activities. It going be more stress free
once you are well assured that your love ones are in good hands as you provided the right budget in case there's some emergency. Gambling is always
there for you, once you have your money and time you can always go and play your game.

Any gambler that is so commited to gambling at the expense of the health of the family member is simply very stupid.
Infact those gamblers in the status quo should be arrested.
It is a sign of irresponsibility and immaturity when ones  emotion cannot be under subjection.
There should be law agent guiding gambling. If not. Even suicide will increase.

But I don't think that it will be easy to earn and win from gambling. I prefer to do the other work and do my best to help my family than playing gambling and expect to win because I know that it will not always be possible to win. Although we can be responsible and disciplined in gambling, we still hard to win gambling games. But if we can win a lot of money by coincidence, then I will give all of the money for my family, and use some money to help other people. Playing gambling with our money will no need to use big money because we are playing gambling for having fun and enjoy the games and not expecting the win money.

Control you wage and don't forget about your responsibility for your family. Gamblers should know what is more important between the two, unlike gambling, family is eternal, its your greatest treasure that you shouldn't lose in exchange to any wealth you can earn from gambling. Always position your family first and second to none.

Winning from gambling is almost impossible especially if you don't know how to control yourself if you are either winning or losing. I'd rather work my ass there for 8 hours than gambling my hard earned money and hoping that it will win (even though the chances of winning in gambling is lower than that of losing it).

Yes you can win very huge money in gambling if you are lucky but not all the times you are lucky. If you really want to win big on gambling, you need to have a huge capital, huge heart (brave) and huge amount of luck.

In luck based gambling games, what you need is something you cannot control. Therefore even if you have a bigger money and a brave quality if you are really unlucky on that day or time, you will lose. If you have a huge capital and luck is not on your side, then that capital will only translate into a huge loss. If you have a huge heart, then that is probably a heart enlargement, it does not have to do with gambling. Kidding.

I think we should try to use the minimum amount t for gambling and try to save the maximum for our family to look after them. Using one bitcoin for gambling is a good strategy and saves you bitcoin for making a profit after some years of holding. I use 60 percent of my salary in gambling and save 40 percent for family needs and my own expenses.

Well, this depends. I never used 1 bitcoin to gamble at all, even if it is annualy or monthly, I never did. The price of it can still change but not fiat that is why when I gamble, I just use fiat. But it is true that we should really maximize our money to our family rather than to use it in gambling.

If i'm in that situation, I would certainly do it. I'd use that amount and use the rest for my family for daily needs. I don't see any reason why it's wrong to do if your family is well attended and doesn't need 100% money for daily basis unless there is an emergency which the 1-5% amount would be included for family budget.

Gambling is not good for someone that cannot discipline himself. It is emotional, you lose and you play more until you lose all your money. Few made it while many lose. That is why we need to be disciplined by not betting with the money we can not afford.

In gambling, sport betting is better as you can analyze previous events to predict a match. There is nothing bad to predict and bet some games in sport but someone weds discipline not to be addicted.

If someone earn $500, why not bet with $5 in a month to stake 1000 odds. With that, you might not win, but, you could unexpectedly win. Some people that made it in gambling gambled the way I just analyzed and after they win, they do not gamble again.

This is just an advise but we should all know in general that gambling can be addictive and can make someone lose properties, relationship and many more if not disciplined.

Yes, we have the same thought. I don't want to use my income to just playing gambling and expecting to make more money because I think that is not possible for me. I'd instead search for another way to earn more money than playing gambling. We cannot hope to win at all times because gambling is not a way for us to make money by using money. But it's not guaranteed if you use huge capital that can give you a chance to win big on gambling because gambling will need luck factor to win.

I can gamble online with a small amount of money, management is my daily food and that is also part of my job. I usually set aside 10% for savings and pleasure such as gambling and traveling. I don't really care how other people gamble and how much they spend, but what is said is indeed true for managing your financial expenses and income.

Excess money is the money that we should only allocate in gambling, our family is should be the first priority and we should first allocate the money that our family needs in order to survive in the our daily lives. If I have a lot of money I will not allocate big amount of funds, 10% of my money is the highest money that I can allocate in gambling.

Probably the best way to consider is to spend allot of percentage to your self, and make your money grow further instead of thinking about making you r money grow in such a way that gambling will be considered as the tool. Instead, if your money grows and you don't know where to spend it, gambling is the best option.

the truth is i allocate at least 15% of my monthly wages for gambling and the rest is handled by my wife because she is the one whos budgeting and caring of all house expenses ,and also my bonuses and sidelines are for her..and about crypto income?she is not putting hands on this because she trusts me that i will be doing this for the sake of our family and the 15% amount is enough for me to sustain my needs to gamble.

I think gambling will never be the best option, because it's dangerous if we become addicted. there is no iota of allocations for gambling, I give entirely to the family. although I want to gamble sometimes I get money for free, from friends who play gambling too or sometimes from airdrop and giveaway.

what is that Free Money from friends?meaning from tips?are you living in gambling just from tips?cannot believe its true lol.

better spend those "Tips" for your family since i can feel that you dont have enough money to keep and never spent in gambling .never forget that gambling should me enjoyment and not for living .

there are many of my friends who gamble, when they get a big win, they always share with me, and of course I use it for gambling.
every gambling result I will always use again for gambling not for anything else and that is my principle. therefore I enjoy playing gambling with free money without fear of losing.

Depends on my financial situation really, I usually end up with about 1%-3% of my income on gambling and nothing more but I can't give an exact number because sometimes I make a lot of money so I spend more on gambling and sometimes I make so little that I don't even gamble because I already have very little to begin with, some months I make a debt (like the last 2 months) and that is why I stop gambling, otherwise I normally gamble even on a regular economical situation or if I am doing great then I gamble even more.

At most I spent about 250-300 dollars one month, and the bare minimum I would still gamble is around 20-30 bucks, if I can't spare over 20 bucks then I probably won't put any money at all since it usually doesn't even worth it to begin with.

must always think to enlarge reserve funds without having to look at the nominal, because gambling does not always win, funds for families can be supported from other sources of income, and obviously the total calculation is not only from gambling. If the conditions are really good for excessive gambling profits, then 3% is enough to be allocated for family, and the rest is for initial thought purposes.

That is a great idea. I think with only 5% of your earnings, you can play gambling many times. You can use that money to play gambling, but you should remember that you don't have to play gambling every day because you will need more than 5% to gamble. If you can control yourself in gambling, you can spend a small amount of money on gambling while you can back the gambling place on other days.

To playing gambling, actually, we don't need to use big money because if our reason for playing gambling is because of having fun and enjoy your time, we can only use a small amount, and we can stop and leave the places before we spend more money.

I am just playing what I can afford to lose no specific percentage for my weekly or monthly earnings, When I play I always consider my capital as a giveaway money and I am ready to lose it, sometimes when I get extra btc for my work here or in my other sideline I will go straight to online gambling like dice or poker and I don't mind losing as long as I enjoy the game. I am paying my bills and I am feeding myself so I think playing with my extra money is all good as long as I allocated my money to my needs. Gambling is a form of entertainment some are going to cinema or other entertainment hub, mine is gambling so I think as long as you are enjoying it's all good, you don't need any specific percentage of your salary to gamble.

That's a bad example for gamblers and the end of gamblers.

However, you have a point about the mindset of someone who cannot control himself when gambling. one thing that is common is self-control and that I'm sure many already know about this, unfortunately many gamblers who still cannot control themselves even though knowing self-control is important to avoid the worst.

Yes this is the true way to gamble .Gambling includes both losses and benefits .But one thing that must be kept in mind is that a person should never get addicted to gambling as it eventually leads to the loss of your money as well as your closed relations. Gambling should be taken as a fun activity and one should not get serious about it to the extent that he bets all his possessions just to ensure a win.

Most of people spend there money on the things they didn't notice that they are losing all the things they have lile family and friends. Addiction is one of the reason why many people spend there money continously. My advice is that your money, spend it on things that are needed and spend it on the people who truly deserve it. Spend money mostly like 90% we need in everyday basis and the rest for entertainment like in gambling. Control yourself for your future and to have a good life.

Well, that sounds a responsible plan. It is good that you are thinking of it this early. You must have a lucky family in the future if you stick to your words here. But why do you have to add "fixed" to your 5% gambling budget? Is that because gambling is necessary in your life? Or is it because it has to be that low only?

Maybe because he really want to allocate some of his money to play gambling as entertainment and past time well I also admit that playing gambling was really entertaining, but of course I play in moderation and i it's good that someone like him really thinks his family even he was still a student. I also a college student and part-timer in crypto world and to help my parents using my earnings I'm the one who is responsible for my college or school expenses, school supplies and etc. to lift their burden and if there's an extra money I give it to them, and also I take a little portion to buy things that I want so unlike him I don't have a fixed amount used to play in gambling it's just I'm not always playing gambling because I hate losing and losing money so let's say once in a month or thrice only because money is a precious thing to me.

Maybe he wants to know when his luck comes to him in the gambling games, so he decides to use 5% of his money to play gambling. But I think that is the way that we can use if we don't want to lose much money in gambling so we can control or manage our money. But we don't know what his reason to add that percentage to play gambling.

That's a pretty big part of your income, I must say. Regardless of how much you make per month, I suggest you to start reducing the percentage you allocate for gambling. Maybe start from 14%, then go to 13% next month, and so on. I think 10% should be the highest limit, and spend those saved 5% on presents for your wife. :) The thing is that whether you will win or lose with gambling is unpredictable, but we can predict with a high degree of probability that your life will become better if you'll start buying presents for your wife each month with 5% of your monthly income.

You are right when you are gambling and gambling has importance in your life then you should fix good amount for gambling. I know family is also important and people gives equal importance towards gambling and your family expenses so I think 5  percent is really small amount for gambling infect we should spare more than 30 percent for gambling.

now i get it,it seems that you have a lot of friend that is involving in gambling?as you can still enjoy playing using freebies?no wonder that you are not becoming addicted because of that principle and i salute you for that ,at least your daily income is not risking into these Vices?

your control is really good as it is hard to achieve specially when we are sitting on the table and start to gamble,sometimes those free money if lose?we will start using our own money just to continue playing and in the end?we are losing even our safety money.

this does not happen to me  . i also use free money to gamble or the tips that came on my friend  . when i loose it , it does not lead me to deposit my own cash but sometimes it comes to my mind doing it because i was pretty angry that time  . i have a family to feed so i always think thrice before i decide to do it for my own sake  . its okay to not to play gambling for me and feel sad sometime but it makes me more happier when i see my family is happy to what i provide with them  .

15% of your monthly wage is a huge allocation for me but I think that you can still save some of your money for your family and your monthly expenses.

If I will calculate my allocation in gambling to my monthly income, I think it is lesser than 5% of the total income. I don't gamble that much because I can be easily addicted into it especially if I'm spending too much money on it. I'd rather spend my money in different ways than spend it in gambling :D.

If she loses some money every day, I think that she can play gambling again because she loses all of his money in gambling games. But if she is not playing gambling every day, she will have another chance to playing gambling in the next days. We can play gambling from the freebies that we can get from the site too but the amount will not bigger. Anyways, we can still play gambling from that freebies.

Personally, I don't take gambling to the extent of assign a proportion of my income to it as is just something I do not on a regular basis and it not my major source of income. I mostly gamble with an amount of money that I believe will not affect my day to day financial responsibility.

If you definitely want to earn from gambling you must have a reasonable percentage  assign to gambling. 5% for a gambling will not yield something good for any gambler, so, jacking up the percentage will keep the winnings to a Sustainability's process. Personally, I will give out 15% of my incomes from gambling because, gambling is my hubbies among others.

Well, that's hard for some other gamblers who already addicted to gambling they can not control their greediness which leads to losing all of his money.
Its a nature of addiction in gambling but if you have control the same as what you are doing well you can make a profit in gambling. You must be satisfied with any amount you win in gambling because if you are not satisfied I'm sure it will end up losing all of your money.

If a gambling addict plays with discipline and can control himself there is a possibility of producing a good win, and in addition must have a smart strategy and stop playing at the right time.
stop when in a winning position and don't keep playing because it will make you lose everything.

Even you assign big portion of your money in gambling it doesnt mean your chances to grow it is high, it depends if you're lucky and on your strategy.

For me having a small amount meant for gambling is already fine because I only play to have fun and not to earn. Well of course winning is a good thing but I just want to think the fact that you might earn is like an incentives for having fun.

Addiction in gambling is of degrees, Basically, if I love to gamble and still have a good portion of control towards my gambling makes the difference. Am also an addicted gambler because my family where once gamblers. Growing up was difficult for me till I joined the wagon of my family blood, I have never regret being a gambler because am able to control my gains from my lose. Am not greedy to that extents of losing control over my winnings.

What? Are you serious? Never mind that infect part. Lol. But are you saying it with all seriousness that we should spare more than 30% of our income to gambling? That sounds crazy to me. Are you doing that yourself right now? Tell me you are just joking because that high percentage that goes to gambling means something that should be given to your children or wife is taken away.

That is a good control that you can do for yourself. Yes, using the right portion of the money for playing gambling will prevent us from spending more money, but we need to have control like you. We don't have to gamble every day if we don't have money, but we can play gambling if only we have free cash so that it can help us to manage our money in gambling.

We don't have to, but we can. I, for one, gamble almost every day, but I rarely lose more than $1 in the process. It's all about how big your stakes should be. In some countries even $1 is a good money, and people who live there should think first, "Can I buy something for the members of my family with the money I'm going to spend on gambling?" And the most dangerous way of thinking is something like "I will triple my money through gambling, and then I will buy presents for my family!"

I envy you, for having friends like that but it seems like you are taking it for granted, they gave you money that they won in gambling yet you are also spending it on gambling, if you are losing it most of the time, then basically your friend lost his profits too, your friend should have rather spend it in gambling so he could have more profits than give it to you and just spend it in gambling without any idea about what you're playing I presume therefore you lost most of your games.

I've never split money for gambling this way, I only gamble with some money I'll not use, and just for fun
If some people do this, maybe it's time to think if it's not addicted to gambling and spending more money than it should

My principle if the money I get from some friends is lost in gambling, I won't gamble again, even if I can but I don't want to risk putting money out of my pocket for gambling. of course I really enjoy because it has no burden when I lose.

That is right, I agree. I will do the same as you, but I think we can use that money for another purpose like for example, if in the gambling site have the investment section, we can use that money for investing so we can earn some money, and I think that is the profit that we want to make. But we can use that money to gambling, and if we lose, then nothing to lose because that money is not from our pocket ;D

Yeah mate it’s our responsibility to look after our family as well if we will spend all money on gambling then what Will they eat and how they will reach their expedience so I use some part of my earning in gambling and spare the other to fulfil my family's needs as 30 percent of my income i use for gambling and keep other cash safe for needs of my family.

^ In my part, 30% is a quite big amount to spare in gambling. Because my monthly salary is an average wage is just enough for my family and sometimes I gamble when I have extra money. But now, I can earn here in the forum and I enjoy gambling especially esports betting and poker online. Probably 5% is just enough and I can afford to gamble from my monthly salary. Always put in the top of your priority is your family before anything else and gambling is always there. Nevertheless, upon reading the earliest replies, I saw that they are choosing their family first than gambling.

30% seems to be big for me as well. I'll gamble only if I have spare and if I have fulfilled already most of my responsibilities and obligations during that month. But if I have something to pay and I want to gamble, it depends on how I'll manage it. A small portion of that will do as long as I have an upcoming money that will be used for that and I'll exchange the money that I've used as I gamble. If you want to gamble and you have priorities, just manage how to budget it and control yourself.

Yes, some people think like that, and some others don't think like that. They need to take care of their family first before they decide to gamble, but unfortunately, many people won't do this, and they play gambling even with big money. For people who can think about family, they will not spend their money, and they will consider doing something for their family. $1 can be good money to buy something in some country but the reality, people sometimes don't think like that.

I guess that you can reduce the percentage to play gambling, maybe you only need 5%-10% to play gambling. Then you can fulfill your family needs, while you can also saving the money for another thing. We cannot deny that we need to have cash for urgent matters because our life will change every day, and that will not be the same every day.

30% of income for gambling? It is quite big for me too, but perhaps his income is so big every month so he can spend that much.
I myself wont spend more than 10% of my income, it is better to safe than sorry later.
At least I will only spend some amount that wont affect my family needs if I lose it. Family should be priority while gambling is just like a killing time activity when I get bored with daily activities.

because I am a person who considers gambling for fun, so I will not set aside income for gambling. of course I'm someone who isn't addicted so I can play anytime when I have unexpected money to play gambling.
if you look at games and rounds there is quite a lot of free money from gambling sites, and I always use that moment to play gambling.

That is good for you and I hope that most of the gamblers out there are like you.

Some of the gamblers out there can sacrifice anything as long as they can gamble. Worse, there are some gamblers who are selling their properties or even their cars just to have money to gamble or to pay the lender. This is a bad strategy for the gamblers. Worst is they are sacrificing the needs of their family for the sake of gambling. At first, why did they make a family if it is not their main priority. If you create your own family, make sure that it will be your main priority over others like gambling etc.

There is no specific amount of money that is needed for gambling because it will depend on your own living. If you are rich then you will spend more money on it and vice versa.

I agree, because once you set an amount of money that you will use in gambling, and you lose it, you will add some more and more until you are satisfied, that being said, the amount of money that is being use in gambling by gamblers is unlimited as long as they have a supply of it, once it runs out, they would stop and continue the other day, or maybe next week, it depends.

Why? because of our wants, as long as we have the urge to play gambling, the wants of us in terms of money will continuously increase until we got broke, or we learned our lessons about it.

It's quite big for most here but I guess it's also a fact that there are people that are okay gambling with this percentage. If that 30% is already okay to him and it doesn't affect his priority then it's his money after all. He can gamble as much as he can as long as he won't go broke after losing that amount.

My family is my top priority and there’s no exact amount of capital for my gambling its just depend on my mood most of the time but still on a budget. Gambling should be set aside at least priority because its not good to make this your priority and your family might get mad at you because of this. Gamblers should know how to value time, and how to manage time, know also how to spend your money this is really important.

Indeed. Just to add, when you are gambling your money, you should assume that money might be gone after you gamble thus you won't possibly get miserable at the end. Also, you have to make sure that money you're gambling with is your spare money; meaning you can sustain in the long run without that money without adjusting because you lose it. Once these qualification has been passed, then you may gamble that particular money and hopefully you win thus you may now buy your wants in life.

that is why you need not to assume winning every time you play.for how many times i did it in the past same situation has happen so better not to look back to win every time you lose to prevent losing more .

if you have limited income then stop having those gambling thoughts because it will only burden your life,instead focus on your rightful living..this message came from a former addict and advising what we don't have to experience.

That is better, so you don't have to spend some amount of money every week or month. Besides that, you can control yourself and only play gambling when you want, and that can help you to avoid the addicting to gambling. Gambling is one activity that doesn't need more time to play if you don't want to lose your money, and it is better to take care of your family.

Actually if a person is addicted to gambling and he can't let a day passed by without him playing gambling, 30% is so little, to be honest, he is willing to risk his 100% of income just to earn as much as possible in gambling that is always turning to be the opposite of what he wanted. The next thing that will happen is that he will never have an income, instead he will have a pile of debt because of his addiction, he is earning money but he is using it all to pay his debts.

It's dumb for not making the family a top priority. Gambling is always there, If you wanted to be entertained or have fun, it will never leave. But your family, if you didn't prioritize them they will feel sad and there are worst emotional situations that might happen.

I hope there are no people who give more attention to gambling than the needs of his/her family. If this kind of situation continues, that person will be addicted and it'll be hard for him to recover and it will end to broken relationships. 

Before I allocate more of my money in gambling rather than for my family and then I realize that it is more important ,my family has more value than anyhing else, since I gamble I always make a savings when I won the game. So I think larger amount is will be given to the family and then atleast 40% to all others.

My money is reserved for my family and I only gamble with my excess money so to not compromise the needs of my family. Sometimes, I don't gamble if my budget is short.

It's not like this, I think people can game but spend very small amount for gambling if you have no concern to use gambling as a main income resource. I think being small Earner you should think first about your family and then think about gambling with spare amount only. I use to spend 30 percent on gambling purposes and save 70 percent for my family.

It should be that way, never to gamble using money that is budgeted for your family or for any more important matters. Use spare money and treat
things as reward for your everyday work, those excess amount that can be forget if ever you lose your game.
Keep things in the right position and let your personal savings away from your gambling activities.

If many people can do like what you did, I think they can avoid becoming addicting to gambling. They will prioritize their family first, and make sure their family can get what they need. After that, if they still have money, they can use that money to gamble. If someone really cares about his family, he will give more attention to them, and he will not use that money to gamble or something that he doesn't need. But if he wants to play gambling, he will use only a little money to gamble and give the rest of his money to his family.

If the majority of the people will be like that, I guess there would not be as many casinos, online and actual, as we have today. There would also be lesser bitter and unfortunate gambling stories shared and passed around. This must be the case in Arab countries where gambling is strictly prohibited.

not just arab but other countries i heard that gambling is resteicted too . we dont know if most of these people living on those countries showcase thier loved for thier family but still they dont have an option to gamble whatever thier atitude was.

 its sad because someone really loves to play gambling but he isnt the person that will betray his family for gambling but its better to some so that they wont develop addiction towards gambling .

Casinos are all over the world. Especially in a developing country, I guess there is no single country that has no casino or a gambling house. I am mentioning Arab countries because gambling to them is a sin but I guess even in their countries there are casinos also but only for tourists and gamblers who are not practicing their religion.

Yes, when it comes to gambling some people stop counting their money, and they can lose even $100 in a second, forgetting how hard for them was to earn the money, how long it took, and what they could buy with the money for the members of their family. I'm not saying that we should always buy something for our family instead of relaxing(if gambling makes us relaxed), because we do need relaxation, especially when hard working, but if weren't buying presents for our loved ones for weeks or even months, while we were gambling away dozens of USD during that time, we should stop and rethink our way of life.

Its a different story when you do already spend much money with gambling rather than with your family.Money isn't just solely for spending but also for saving for future purpose or plans.Gambling is for entertainment but if you already exceed the time and money spent then somethings wrong with you that should be changed up if you don't like to experience problems later on.I cant even afford to lose $100 for a single bet and my biggest
budget for gambling if I do play is $20 and that's already enough for me and im ready to lose that amount without any stress and regrets.

I can't afford to lose $20 that a lot of money in my country, and even $2 is a big amount of money, ill be thinking of it all night , even the day after, what have I done, this post is not only to ask how much money you need to spend on , gambling but also to know how you love you family and spend less on gambling , mostly others even depend how they gamble, but I do respect others because its their money

It's very important for us as a player to control playing on gambling games because if we become addict and greedy to the money they win they did not get nothing. Make sure you know your responsibility to your family like they needs everyday so if you do not have extra money don't play gambling but if you have money like extra just play but control is the key to not use your money for your family. Many players did not control their selves in playong so once they lose ther family will be suffer because they did not have money more to use fr their needs. Remember that family is our prioritize to spend our money not the gambling , that is good to make money but if you get lose that turn into bad.

Gambling is not for the people who has no enough money its only for fun and hobby dont ever use money allocated for your family then use it gamble to be able to easily multiply it but its too risky not most of the time is lucky day so gamble only if you have some extra funds to playwith if you go all in with the money for your family then you lose all then the blame is you.

We cannot blame those financially challenged people that gambles, as they see gambling a very smooth and easy way to earn, all by the means of strategy, intellect, and luck. But what makes it a negative behavior is it affects their family especially their financial stability. they can gamble, as long as the money they'll use is just and excess or a very little part to their family's income. It must be somehow a 1% for gambling and the rest is for family needs alone. Gambling is luxurious enough.

Honestly,  I don't really need a lot of money when it comes to playing because I just don't take it as a serious income, I'm just playing for fun and sometimes having fun. I'm not able to control myself and hit my limits. It's all about setting any targets when you're gambling, and if you're losing or winning, you just have to stop and don't go betting more, it's all about self-control and the best time to cash out and leave.

Wise gamblers always follow this system, enjoying but also gaining fractions of profits after leaving the house. They are not aiming for big wins but already contented with some profits as long as they can getaway without busting their capital. It's all about limitations and your goals should be realistic in order to keep enjoying and not stressing yourself trying to achieved  high profits.

No, it will not happen because there are so many rich people exist in our society who don’t care about money and they like spending time in casino for gambling. It's only about those who have very small earning and if they will spend all on gambling and lose then what Will they give to their family as gambling is risky so we should make a limit for spending money in gambling to keep some for the family as well.

Yes, when someone is rich, they will spend their money on many things even that things are not necessary for their life. If in their country, gambling was prohibited, they will go to another country in which gambling is allowed, so they can play gambling without prohibited. But usually, rich people will make sure that their family can have a better life, and they will give some money to them, so they don't have to worry about buying their daily needs. Even though they lose the money in gambling, their family still safe and have much money.

Those who have exceeds money and will not effect them even if they lose it they can play as much as they want beacuse it is not going to effect them even if they lose some money . In gambling losing is easy than winning it. So better to play for fun and if any money won can be just kept aside for fun activity .

Well, if you don't gamble often, I mean, if you gamble once per week, or once per month, I can perfectly understand you. But if it's a daily thing, I don't think your wife would be happy about your losing $500-$600 per month to gambling. Unless you are making $6k+ monthly, I think you should discuss it with her, because if it's not stressful for you, it can be for her.

We gamblers, are the one who are making the decision whether it will be for for our family or for the additional fund for our gambling we need to set a priority , we can win as much as we can in every game that we can participated on, that is the time that we need to decide on how much part will be for family, we can also lose in our game, we can decide too if we will going to give some to our faimily even though we fail or the money that has been left from past winning will be put again in fund.

have a point mate,to separate the winnings from gambling to use for fun activities,but the problem is many of us here are playing for profit so each time they won some amount for sure it will be spent for family and friends and the next day again will provide another amount to bet again.

I think if somebody want to play in order to lose their money so why don’t they try some online games of gambling in which they would not spend any money, in which they will get some enjoyment. Here you have quoted that if somebody has excess of money then he is free to spend as much as he want and don’t care to lose it but here I will say that why not they start some business with that money instead of losing.

I think he is saying that if someone have excess of money they they can enjoy gambling as many people want to taste the gambling but do not have money or cannot afford the lose in it. It is not sure that anyone who will gamble will lose but there is a risk. Anyone can win or lose. It is also right that they have to start some business but along with that a little bit gambling will not cause him a lot of lose.

Using the gambling winnings for feeding the family is not acceptable by me under any conditions. The gambling is based on fun and enjoyment, other variables are out of question for me. I have made a lot of mistakes about managing the bankroll on game sessions and I never enter the casino with idea of leaving with a higher amount what I have now.

I stay in my parents ' house so I don't care about everyday needs, taxes, etc. for now. So long as I don't have my own stuff to buy. I've deposited a minimum daily sum if I ever lose. Remember, it's not money I borrow from my parents that I deposit. Sure, just to sustain my gambling habit, I wouldn't do these things to my parents. All I want, but not the money they've given, I can play my coins. If I ever became a family man, I'd limit my time to near-departure gambling.