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Everyone stay away from gambling game then you all will be happy and happy Gambling game is very bad which will harm your family a lot and will also harm your life like my father gambling ruined my father's life and also my future is dark now I am now  I came back to this bitcoin to find light in my life in this darkness you all help me shine.

I feel like this topic should be in the gambling discussion section. I am not going to argue whether gambling is bad or good. But I think everything depends on yourself. If you cannot control yourself, you should not gamble. Gambling addicts often do bad things to manage their gambling funds. They sell goods, they spend their entire salary on it, which is obviously not good. As a family member, you are also responsible for trying to stop gambling. Many gamblers destroyed their life and their family just because they were addicted and couldn't manage to control themselves from gambling. Take a lesson from your own family, and don't be addicted to anything. Any kind of addiction is bad for life.

So Bitcoin is the light at the end of the tunnel. It's not surprising, many of us are hoping to see the light after this long bear market. I hope you got a ton for your stash this coming bull run.  Break the chain and stay away from gambling then.

It's not mandatory to actually get involved in casinos when you are into investing in BTC or joining this forum. There is certainly more to that in the trading section of this forum, you will learn what others do for a strategy.

It depends on you will use gambling. If you have a low self control and impatient then gambling is really not for you.

Gambling is design as source of entertainment through having a quick scheme profit by just playing games. You will enjoy playing if you are a responsible gambler that knows how to limit yourself. We have different level of self control so I disagree that your suggestion should be generalized.

Maybe avoid gambling if you have a weak heart?

Op ask yourself why did I start gambling? Or why did my dad start gambling? At mine point or another most of us got into gambling because we wanted to have a bit of fun and at the same time make little profit if we’re lucky but eventually our desire to earn more money took over and all we could think of was “how to earn passively from gambling” and that led to gambling addiction…

What I’m trying to say is, gambling for fun is not bad the only time gambling becomes bad is when you’re unable to control yourself and all you can think of once you have your account opened is how to make x200 of the amount you started with that’s when gambling becomes a poison that slowly kills you. If you’re disciplined you’ll be able to participate in gambling activities and still live your life to the fullest but if you let greed take over that will be a different talk entirely.

Trading is equally addictive and if not done right the person can lose out big time just as they would in gambling.
My point is that every risk can hurt someone and if the person does not apply any strategy to reduce the risk and build enough self control to know how much money to spare, they will lose out.

People have lost trading and investing in bitcoin cause they did not start for the right reasons (they FOMOed it when they saw others making profits), or they did not gain enough knowledge before going in.

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Gambling responsibly. You can ruin your life if you gaming irresponsibly too as to play games, you have to buy many items for playing. It's enough to ruin your life.

Not only gambling requires you to spend money, gaming requires it too. If you let yourself addicted to anything, it is not good and can harm you and your life. Not only gambling or gaming. Trading or investment is harmful too if you are careless, addicted and irresponsibly.

Yeah, bs!
You come to Bitcoin for money just like gamblers do, you didn't come here for enlightenment or anything else, stop with the bs.
If you wanted to find the light you would be doing charity work, not caring so much about money you even put a $ in your name!


I would argue that making 100 topics about how bad gambling is, that is till you fish enough merit to carry a casino signature is the really bad thing, far worse and far more despicable than actual gambling! I'm getting so tired of these wanna-be prophets who think their way of life is so much better than the rest I would instantly trash all these topics!

You came back to bitcoin where you were earlier, before you abandoned it and moved over to gambling? Gambling and bitcoin are totally different things. If your dad has always gambled his fortune, it's never too late for him to restrain his step and move on with his life; he just turned out to be an addict without even realising it. It's something that one could have avoided or that you talked him out of before it became this bad, but no time is too late, provided that there is life and he has the opportunity to rephrase his steps.
 
On the aspect of investing in bitcoin, one needs to have that plan out and then work towards making that plan come true. If some people gather all the money they have wasted on gambling from day one and start accumulating bitcoin bit by bit from then until now, they will be amazed at what they could have achieved. It's just like a side conversation I had with a smoker a few weeks ago, where he was making a rough estimate of all the money he had spent on cigarettes and wondered if it could have been put to good use. He could have been a shop owner.

Welcome to bitcoin and bitcointalk community, I'm glad you made the right decision in going for the right choice, however you have to understand that there's risk in everything we do, but when you're ready and well prepared for them, you can be able to control and prevent those risk from happening, this begin with a journey on how you make use of the forum to your own advantage because here will give you every opportunity to make the best and have the avenue to experienced it through learning.

I saw many people who gamble and they lose all their wealth. In the start, they get reward then this became  addiction of them. To leave gamble is very difficult who gambles in something. I saw many people who invested in Bitcoin and get high profit, mostly of them were invested in long term, they made their Empire. Bitcoin invested is safe if one learn the market strategies of Bitcoin, he should know the history of Bitcoin, knowledge is power. Many people invested in Bitcoin a lot of times and got high profit, and most of them bought a car, apartment and now thry have millions of Dollars in their account because they choose right choice to incest in btc.

What's good for one person may be a very bad idea for another. Your father gambled alot and lived his life, I believe you should decide on what you can do alot that would not be detrimental in the long run rather that come here to talk about what your father did.
Your own addiction could even be worse, because if one gets to be real, the reason why gambling failed your dad was simply because he gave it too much attention. If you give your attention to something that may not be related to gambling, same repercussion is bound to happen.

Am glad you found this forum and BTC so as to make a living for yourself.

Numerous lives have experienced the devastation caused by gambling. I feel your suffering. The way the world has changed makes it challenging for people to avoid temptations like gambling, especially in light of the flashy ads and deceptive claims. Do they not inform you about the ruined families? But now that you're in the world of Bitcoin, you're looking for a new beginning.

Keep in mind that the forces governing the modern economy frequently employ strategies to persuade people to part with their hard-earned cash. Although Bitcoin presents opportunities, it also has its drawbacks. Its critical to exercise caution, alertness, and knowledge. Take lessons from history. Dont dive in without fully comprehending it. You desire illumination in your life. Arm yourself with information. Your only real defense against the shadows of the world will be that.

Gambling can really destroy someone’s life. Gambling was initially developed for a source of recreation by the rich people. But when middle class people started Gambling, they find it as a life changing source of income, and hence from here the addiction begins. This can’t be listed as the demerits of Bitcoins, as fiat gambling has also destroyed many lives. What we can do is learn to gamble in limit, or if possible quit gamble and do something which will involve skill rather than luck.

Gambling not ruined your father's life, but your father's ignorance and low self control are ruined his life.

Take a look with my example, I'm a gambler and it's not ruin my life, actually gambling improve my life quality because I already work hard and want to get fun. Are you really use your life only for work? I don't believe it, you will also looking to get fun after tired of working.

However, not everyone will hate gambling and stop gambling because some are already addicted to gambling, and in a situation where the gambling is not favouring the person and there is no urge to stop, I think this is where the problem lies. For me I see gambling as a thing of luck. Have even met a situation where the person just got back from work with his salary and the next thing that came to his mind was gamble and he used all his salary to play gamble and yet he didn't get any profit, in this situation I will advise the person to stop because at this point the person may end up having depression or not having any valuable property

Gambling games can provide a lot of fun but it causes us financial loss. so it is better to stay away from gambling. Gambling games are highly addictive due to which those who play these games a lot become deeply addicted to it. And when someone can win something by gambling, they get more joy and panic more. They then think that by gambling they can earn huge amount of money. So gambling games are very harmful for a person

It depends on the person who gambles and can use gambling as entertainment. If they cannot use gambling as entertainment, it can make them lose money and even become more if there is no self-control in gambling.

You have received a clear example from your father so you should be able to stay away from gambling. And if your life is much better than before, you have to take care of it until you experience events like before.

But you can't forbid people who still want to gamble. Maybe they can take care of themselves when gambling so they don't experience the influence or bad effects of gambling. So it will come back to each person.

Since you know about the dangers, I am happy for you, gambling can turn a good mind into a twisted f**k and that's why gaming is not for everyone, since your father is unfortunate enough to let gambling consume him, I am curious why the need to create this warning on the forum, you are here for bitcoin investment or maybe trading, we don't need to know about what happened with your dad, it's sad hearing this honestly, mind keeping such off here?

The sad truth about gambling is it was never created to enrich people yet it's easy for people to become addicted to gambling, if you are the type who have dreams of making millions through gambling you will become addicted, I am thinking that's what happened to your father, he wants the best for his family, but he used the wrong source, gambling is very bad if you can't handle yourself physically and mentally.

If you want to make money, do not think about making it from gambling, choose the harder parts because they are the best ways, gambling is like a short cut to success, but was programmed to ruin your bank account.

The only way to be a good gambler is gambling for the fun of it, use small amount of money that you are willing to lose and do not create any obsession with gambling.

It's good that you are here on this forum, trying to make some money and staying away from gambling.
Gambling is an addiction, and so does gaming. If you combine both these addictions, the results will be devastating. Yes, the earning opportunity is in gambling, but the chances of losing your money are higher, and you have experienced this by observing your dad. As it is an addiction, gamblers do anything for that little dopamine pump. People will take loans from others to get into gambling again and again. At the end of the day, he will be bankrupt. Do not try gambling for the sake of fun. It is better to stay away from gambling at any cost.

Well, on the one hand I understand the OP for the personal situation he has been in, but it cannot be extrapolated. There are many of us who use gambling in a responsible way and it doesn't bring us any major problems. It is true that it is a potentially risky activity and those who have problems with gambling can end up having very big problems, losing all their assets in bets and sometimes even being indebted for years because of the losses.

I would change the advice from saying that everyone should stay away from it to saying that everyone should be very aware of the risks, play responsibly and at the slightest sign of out of control seek help.

We are human after all. We are not capable of avoiding mistakes or wrong things completely. We do make mistakes and that's what makes us human. This is nature. You can't deny it. But what we can do is learn from our mistakes and move forward trying our best not to do it again. But I can't agree with the fact that no one should gamble at all. You need to learn how to control yourself in order to not get addicted to it. Gambling is for entertainment purposes. If you make it a source of income then you are more likely to get addicted.

It all depends on the person who gambles. Nothing in this world is bad unless a person decides to use it for bad purposes. You have come to the bitcointalk forum and posted that Bitcoin trading is not beneficial? Like, are you ok? If it's not beneficial then why do people still do it?

What must be understood first is that there is no gambling that will make you rich, but you will be poorer, your family will also fall apart, there are many examples of rich and successful people, but because they like to gamble, now they have lost everything, including their wives, children and relatives, we don't dare to get close to them. afraid of being borrowed money. I speak like this because my friend experienced it. It is true that gambling, if you cannot control your emotions psychologically, will have a negative impact on a person's life, but on the other hand, if you gamble well and correctly, I don't think it will have a negative impact because gambling is entertainment to relieve fatigue in life.

Luckily you are starting to realize and switch to investing in bitcoin. But this also applies to Bitcoin investment, if you can't control your emotions, you can't control your finances, especially if you don't have any knowledge about Bitcoin, it will also have a bad impact on you. In essence, you can do anything as long as you can control your emotions and psychology.

If a person is struggling with addiction, gambling is certainly very destructive and must be avoided. But only a minority of gamblers actually get addicted, so it's fine for most people. It can be a way to spend time, try one's luck, get emotions over the quickly building up and resolving anticipation.
It's important to note that while investing in Bitcoin isn't gambling, there's a risk involved, and people do lose money this way, which can also lead to serious family conflicts or even be a cause of a divorce. So if for you Bitcoin is the light to counteract the gambling's darkness, you should certainly keep that in mind.

Gambling, fortunately, is an industry that benefits many people and every time a casino closes, many people are "screwed" who were not addicts like your family member.

I do not carry a signature from a casino, but the mere fact of carrying it does not make me participate in its intentions, but if I were under a conviction like yours I would not carry it, games of chance are not the only danger ones that exist to "harm" to those who, due to lack of control, as with any other type of entertainment, can find themselves involved in unfortunate situations.

Currently the music and visual arts industry is harming so much that gambling addicts would go to the bottom of the list, but we have a cultural influence that, since it is not instantly reflected in someone who loses money and then He falls into drugs, alcohol, etc., we see it out of the corner of our eye, as if we sense that it is wrong but we let it pass.

With gambling and bad influences (those that come from wherever) there is only one cure for those who are badly influenced by them, the moral and cultural formation of each family, studying to prepare, etc.

But for the sick person, the one who, despite having a good moral formation, like that colloquial phrase "fell into drugs and was from a good family...", well, when you are born addicted you cannot change it, but the one who falls into the addictions and has moral training, family support, this person have will to get out of that background.

For the sick, it is not as easy as in the case of mentally healthy people who falter and if they fall into addiction they overcome it, so for the sick, true symptomatic addicts, despite everything there is light, they can lead a normal life. , but they should never be near products or services that cause addiction, it is those people who should be told; "not in a casino" or like your title " Gambling game is not good and  YOU should stay away from it".

I always believe that gambling has a negative reaction towards majority of the people. But for me, it will only be bad if the gambler itself is doing it just to satisfy his greed more than entertaining himself. With that, he’s bound to fall as gambling addict and eventually gamble all his belongings for the sake of chasing instant profits. Until he found out lately that he’s losing everything he has because of uncontrollable gambling habit and gradually ruin his life and his future including his family’s future as well.

That's what you think my friend because others find happiness in the gambling game and they enjoy it very much. Sorry for your father but that's something we call gambling addiction, the gambling isn't that bad if we look it as a form of entertainment but when someone gets addicted to it then that's not a good thing. I agree with you that gambling addication can be harmful for you and for your family and if someone knows that he/she may get addicted to gambling then that person either don't take part in gambling activities or limit his/her gambling time and spending.


Well, if you really think that Bitcoin could fix your life's problems then you should learn about it in detail and invest in it wisely. There are many people who use Bitcoin for gambling activities and if you don't want to be from those ones then you should strictly stick to it as a form of investment rather than as a form of currency. By the way Bitcoin can also be used at all those gambling sites that accept it as a form of deposit, and that's why it depends on the user's self-discipline and mindset.

I know a few gamblers, but everyone has lost a lot of funds in gambling. Surprisingly, they are still involved in gambling; I really don't know why. Still, I haven't found any gamblers who are gainers. However, there would be few winners, and probably that's why people are still gambling. For me, I always try to stay away from gambling. Rather, I am more interested in playing with Bitcoin and making money. Its easy for me, though crypto investment is also quite risky, but better than gambling to me. At least I am not going to lose everything, because crypto would recover anytime where gambling is fully different.

In speaking about Gambling then these are the main points;

1. It should really be just that for fun
2. Dont make yourself greedy and dont make it as an income
3. It is really just that for leisure or past time

On the time that you do really go overboard and would really be passing up into those border lines about limitations on how you should be dealing with gambling then this is where problem
would really be starting and this is should where people would be realizing and be smart enough on how they would really be handling themselves. It is really just that those conditions or situations do
happen is the effect basing up on the things that had been done. Your father didnt able to successfully control himself towards it and this is where it resulting on affecting his own family
in terms of finances.

You would definitely be that needing to be realistic on whatever the best approach towards it and if you do go into the wrong path then of course you would be
experience those bitter and unfortunate situations which we didnt expect for it to happen.

I agree with OP, it's bad for you... most of the time. The problem is, it's like alcohol and smoking. It's usually bad, but there are benefits of doing it and many people just like doing it.
You can explain all you want that drinking 5 beers a day is unhealthy, but a guy who loves beer and does just that will tell you "I know but I like it so much."
OP's father ruined his life, but you'll find many people here who won a lot of money gambling and will have a different story to tell.
Warning is positive, but people who don't gamble will only use it to ensure themselves they did good and those who gamble won't stop because someone anonymous on a forum told them to.

This should be moved to the Gambling section.

I do not think we should be too biased about gambling. This is all about learning how to control your emotions and the way you spend your money when it comes to winning and losing streaks in gambling.

Don’t try to be greedy as it would make you end up losing all of your hard earned funds just for the irresponsible gambling.

You just need to know how to manage your risks very well in any form of gambling.

I'm sorry to hear that, yeah, I guess gambling is really bad for those who can't control their addictions and I will say that there are a lot from this community as well, specially if you go to the right board.

And it's good to hear that at least Bitcoin could be a beacon of life for you at the darkest time. And perhaps if you need to talk to someone, they are a lot of hotlines out there that you can reach.

I feel your pain OP, I believe you will learn a lesson from your father for gambling with his generation by using all his property to gamble which is not advisable to gambler because it can destroy your life if you don't apply wisdom.since you cry out that you want to see light in life, I believe you will see that light in BTC if you can settle down to see what legendary and other senior members are doing in this Bitcointalk so that you will know where to create a particular topic that will make you feel that you are making a progress in the forum. Let me give you some words of advise man, shine your eyes very well in this forum so that someone will not ask you for your personal details in the name he or she want to help you see the light in BTC so that your case will not be worst than your father.

No one can help you here if you’re not ready to help yourself grow. And the best help you can be given here is to teach you about bitcoin and how it works. The security and privacy of it which is very important to know too. All other informations will depend on your inquisitiveness to learn more about it. Also, keep your hopes not too high to avoid not being disappointed, take your time and you’ll love to see how you grow your knowledge about bitcoin here.


If this is also wrong to you, then what is right and what do you really want to learn? The only thing wrong in this is that, not everyone benefits from bitcoin and most times are due to some factors they ignored and allowed it to escalate, beyond their control or even negligence and lack of proper knowledge and guidance. If you agree that this is wrong, then why are you asking for help after joining here.

Because your father failed to properly manage his gambling activities doesn't mean that other won't manage themselves well, but first, I must agree with you on the fact that gambling can ruin someone's life in financial terms when you do not apply any form of limits to your gambling, the statement that the house always win means a lot to everyone and applicable to everyone no matter the level of their expertise.

Totally be that on case to case basis on which we know that each person does have their own approach and insights on what gambling is and on how it would really be affecting them.In the first place then if someone do sees it as a form of entertainment (which truly is) then it should really be just that fine and they wont really be putting up themselves on the possible condition on getting addicted to
it, comparing into those people who are anticipating the different or the other path which is to make easy money then this is where real problem do really kicks in.
You would really be definitely be wrecking your life if you do treat gambling in the other way or shouldnt really be supposed to be on that way.
Gambling should be for fun and not making it as a source of money because if you do end up on having this kind of intent then in the end you would really be messing up.

What you said is totally true. OP has a very negative perception about gambling due to his personal experience with his father who ruined the life of the family because his addiction. Therefore, it's normal OP is traumatized with this practice and will blame everything related to gambling. I believe we should respect it, as we probably would feel the same way if we had a very negative experience with gambling as well.

However, it's important to have the consciousness gambling has its benefits which shouldn't be forgotten. Many people are making an income thanks to the opportunity they have found to work for a casino, being it virtual or land based.

You can also tell this to the millions of people that are being indirectly fed by the gambling industry. Gambling is only bad for those who aren't responsible of their money, otherwise it's a form of entertainment, just like a lot of other people paying money to go to the cinema, buying items for their hobbies, and people idolizing individuals and buying their merch. All of these use money to gain satisfaction and temporary enjoyment, and those who went overboard will always have problems, be it gambling, fandoms, hobbies, or even watching movies at the cinema.

Sorry to hear about your father, and to be fair, sounds like he shouldn't be gambling. And i do understand that you want to warn others, but you should rather educate him on why he shouldn't be gamblingm about the odds and risks, and how he might not understand odds even if he thinks so. And continue explaining how irresponsible he is and how he is hurting you. Because not every gambler is irresponsible and playing their family money. I am guessing he could have wasted that money in some other way as well if he was

And i am hoping you are not in this for easy money either. Because after you see that bitcoin might not make you millionaire, you might go with altcoins and repeat your father's mistakes. This time not in casino, but in irresponsible investing.

Gambling is not for everyone as it was never designed for all. If you must know, many things in life are gambling... going to the university is gambling because there is no guaranty that you will get a job and become rich after graduation. Buying stocks, cryptocurrency and even real estate all fall into gambling because there is no guaranty that you will make profits. So, I suggest you seek understanding of what gambling should be and should not be before drawing your conclusion.

While you feel gambling is not good, a lot of people are actually making a living off it. I have known a couple of successful gamblers. If you feel what we know here as gambling is not for you, then seek other ways of making money.

To me, I think people should fix their psychology before venturing into gambling. This way, we will see less of posts like this. Meanwhile, "no risk, no reward"

Gambling is also a source of income because there are a lot of people who do not have any other place to invest their only introduce themselves to gambling. Therefore, I disagree with your ideas. Just say that you don't have experience with it and live with people who have knowledge about it because anything now depends on knowledge.  

Why should I hold it against them is that they didn't take it permanent, and Because it would be better for them to steal or engage in other bad behavior. Them too understand that it's matter  of time it just temporary before another opportunity presented itself.

The OP has bad experience owed to his father's actions towards gambling.
Gambling is indeed detrimental if not managed properly, so the impact heavily relies on the gambler himself.
Such situation anyway is not true for some gamblers, if handled responsibly. But sadly, a lot are being addicted to this activity.
Hence, the bad repercussions felt by most immediate families. Now, that the OP is here, I think he will have different insight on this upon reading opinions and threads in this forum.

Almost every gambler have got similar experience. This can be due to the over expectation and lack of understanding about gambling. His father had gambled and ruined himself as well as the family. This had served as a learning, if not OP might've got engaged into gambling. Everyone have got certain reasons to stay away from gambling. For me it is the personal experience that keeps me under control than going for big bets. Gambling is good, and this shouldn't go beyond limits as well as should not affect of living at any circumstances.

Gambling definitely has a bad effect but gambling is definitely bad for those who can't control themselves but can't get rid of the bad effects of gambling. Apart from damaging their own personal life, they also have a great bad effect on the lives of other members of their family as it happened in your life. But gambling has some bad effects as well as some good effects that a professional gambler master in himself. A professional gambler never gets out of control rather he tries to keep every member of his environment including his family free from the ill effects of gambling. But gambling is definitely a harmful game for unruly gambling families who bring curses instead of blessings.

Gambling is actually option as no one is forced into the act and you are free to choose not to gamble and I feel only those who take gamble as a means of gathering and earning a living are the ones that actually get affected because if you gamble just for the joy of sport then you won't actually feel any remorse and lose. Gambling indeed is an habit that should be take seriously because it has definitely reck peoples life in so many ways but that's if you actually let it be so.

If you think you are weak and might easily fall on the trap of gambling, then it’s the best decision to avoid it and not even start gambling in the first place. Otherwise, you will only live with regrets because you become a gambling addict and now things have been so hard for you to even recover. However, gambling may be productive and profitable for those who can put limits to theirselves. And for those who only gamble just to find pleasure in their games, and not really gambling to make more money and earn a living.

There is nothing bad about gambling. I think you should blame your father for ruining his life with gambling. I am sure your father was addicted to gambling, which was one of the main things that affected him. Gambling is supposed to be for fun, but when you are addicted to gambling, then you are causing problems for yourself. Addicted gamblers always end up ruining their lives, and their family members are always affected. They end up using money that is supposed to be spent on other necessary things on gambling, some of them sell their properties, they starve themselves and their family members just because they want to gamble. There's nothing wrong with gambling, but gambling addiction is really bad, and that's what always affects people.

Sorry to hear about what has happened to your father and family. I understand that there's a big role that our father's will play for our future but don't give up. The future is still in your hands and how you're going to react from that bad situation, cheer up. You can use that as motivation and grow yourself a bigger person and a better man this time. Look at that past as your motivation so that you'll work harder and smarter and you won't do such mistakes just as what your father did. This ain't the end of the world for you but I know it's hard and you'll have hard time getting up again but just try to find yourself start somewhere and initiate it.

What is bad for one is good for another, and what favoured one does not favour another. Therefore life is not in an equal way, it always unbalanced. Gambling has ruined families and individual lives and the same time gambling has helped people from poverty to rich people in the society. Like early this year, we were told that a guy in Nigeria won a very big amount of money from gambling and with that his life has changed. And if he used that money to invest in other businesses then he has set his part very well. Gambling is bad but it also help the youth. With gambling many social vices have been resolved. Boys cash out from gambling every day to settle see minor issues. When we look at the bad side gambling, equally we should also look the benefits people are taking.

There are no unified laws in the world that made gambling absolutely bad and make other professions good. It is all about beliefs and Culture. Some people do not gamble and they do not also promote anything that is related to gambling. It is bad to handle gun and kill, yet some persons still handle gun and kill unofficially.
There are ountries that approves people to handle gun in the same way, there are some other countries that do not approve that their citizens handle gun.

In as much as the forum has connection with some kind of freedom. That is why everybody has the right to promote whatever they have to promote in as much as it's legal and lawful in your country and international illegal. Gambling is very bad when it is done in extreme, yet people have fun gambling.

Is this your father's fault or the gambling? because casinos never force your father and everyone else to gamble, if you're interested... go ahead and if not... that's okay. In responding to this, your father was the one who went too far and was addicted to gambling, so he neglected what was his responsibility, namely the family he had to provide for and continue to guide. Because too much of anything is not good, either for our health or for our lives. And I take the example of alcoholic drinks, "when you drink alcohol in winter it is good to just warm the body, but if you drink too much and don't measure it properly it will make you drunk so you will lose consciousness and control over yourself.
So this is where we need to limit ourselves to everything we do, including gambling activities. We need these limits so that we remain in control when playing and the losses we cause can be minimized.

What about people who use a small percentage for gambling and can overcome and be wise in a gambling game, can they be worse than your father? I don't think they have a sense of responsibility they also overcome this will not happen until it is bad to destroy the family, if from you just want a quick win rich of course it will be bad in your life even lose everything.

You are turning to bitcoin for investment? Do you understand the risk of the volatility of the bitcoin market which always has high volatility, other factors that cause you not to be mentally strong if there are no fundamentals from yourself?
You returning to bitcoin is not a bad thing I say it's good, but you have to be able to survive to achieve success.

You can't just appear here and advice everyone to stay away from gambling. Although it's good advice, it's up to us whether we want to gamble or not. As long as we stay responsible for our actions and know the risks we are dealing with, I see no problem at all to continue gambling.

Sad to hear that your family ended up like that. From now on, apply that advice to yourself and start making some effort now to bounce back in your life. Don't give up. Find a stable job, worked on everything good and someday you will found freedom on your financial aspects.

Please stay away from gambling and start it right now.

This is my standpoint as well. If you know you are a person who lacks discipline and can easily get addicted to gambling, you should stay totally away from it. I think that there is a genetic (http://www.gatewayfoundation.org/addiction-blog/is-gambling-hereditary/) and environmental predisposition towards gambling addiction.

Another people in this category is anyone who is already experiencing the symptoms of gambling. They should also stay away from it too.

However there are people who have been able to follow healthy gambling practices and have successfully stayed outside the perimeter of gambling addiction.

When we hate something too much, let's say gambling, what happens will only make us more curious about gambling itself. We can hate something and that's our personal prerogative, but don't overdo it. Don't let yourself keep saying that gambling is bad, only makes you miserable and doesn't have any impact, etc. Meanwhile, when you see your friend or whoever and he gets a big win, you are tempted to gamble. And or when your friend gets a big win in a gambling game, then you casually ask for a share of the winnings. This is something ridiculous and worth laughing at.
And I also often meet friends like this, he hates gambling, but when I win he casually asks me for a share of the winnings I got.

Sorry to hear that unfortunate thing happened to your family.

Don't make gambling a habit and don't rely on your future on it even if you are having a tough financial situation now. I hope that by returning here to crypto, you will somehow make up a good start. Try offering a service that you are good at and paid for by bitcoin. Try also to work on how to have a good source of income and slowly catch up.

As for your father, give him a good talk instead. There's no such thing as your future is dark now as you were even able to post here. Move on.

Well then, good for you if you can stop gambling as early as possible because it is true it can ruin your life if you abuse it and addiction will give you more problems in the future.

Bitcoin investing? Sure that might save you and give you a chance to redeem all the losses from gambling. Be sure though that you will not move it to a gambling site because you might spend it again in your bad habit. Keep it somewhere you won't have easy access with its seed phrase and just keep the public address so you can deposit anytime and anywhere you want.  
Gambling also ruined my father's life so I understand you on that. He loves betting for his own rooster and it sometimes goes as far as putting all his money in one fight and lose.

Uhm one, gambling is bad if you're dumb, like your father (no offense, that's just how it goes you make dumb decisions you get dumb results), and two, I wouldn't rely on Bitcoin to fix a ruined life, if you have a stable one then sure go ahead, if not then just make it stable first. Probably fix your and your father's gambling addiction, and get some help from close associates if needed (and not from others really, it's a matter that concerns money after all). And to add, you can gamble, but don't be dumb about it, that's the difference between you and most average gamblers who never had a problem with it.

That is your experience and I'm sorry to read about your bad experience as long as we play with money that you can afford to lose and you don't have high expectations then you are OK, something that you failed to do I agree that gambling pose a lot of risk to your family relationship if you failed to become a responsible gambler.
It will run your finances, relationships, and your mental health too that is why we need to be on guard if gambling is becoming toxic to us.

It's impossible for everyone to stop or cancel gambling activities in their life, due to the fact that some player's life got crashed because of addiction. Every good thing has a bad side. The experience you had with your father OP, isn't simple. I understand what path of life you're walking on, and the emotional troubles you've faced because of your dad's addiction. This thread shows how bad you think of gambling, the best thing to do is not to engage in gambling activities. As you're more vulnerable to addiction, if you do. Living with a gambling addict, growing up, affects a child emotionally. Such kids grow up with pains, little or no parental care, get neglected and their father has no time to teach or question them about what's troubling them. Crypto is great as a substitute, yet I encourage severe precautions, for OP, while venturing in to crypto. Also no need to blame your dad for all that, pick yourself up and dust the past, then move on to a better life. Unlike Op, some kids will grow up to be like their father, that would be a catastrophe to the family.


The way people reason and take actions cannot be the same. They are law makers who gamble, they can't cancel or ban gambling in their constituency or country. I like your response, because it portrays the both ways of seeing things. In as much as how bad gambling can be to some culture or beliefs, many others use it as a fun activity and spend time and money to gain happiness in gambling. Whatever activity should be moderated or it'll cause a backward progress to people engaged to such activity, due to excessive abuse of such activity. When one doesn't look into their gambling activity, it's bad. Everywhere in the world. And it's impossible to control everybody in the world to moderate how they spend money in gambling.  Hence, societies, families, organizations etc are expected to have gambling addicts amongst them. Nothing can be done about it. Whereas the relatives to a gambling addicts are also looked upon to hate gambling entirely, due to the havoc it may have caused them. Like in Op's case. So, the increase of people who hate gambling will always surface in the society.

Only if you have consider gambling as profession or main job that will make harm you and family. If you think and consider gambling as hobby, most likely you don't be caught in a snare. Let's don't be too total and expect too much with gambling. you have to brake and stop it if you play too much, Everything is not good if you do something too much, because there is a phase where you have to stop for a moment to enjoy your life.

Gambling game is not bad, but gambler's habit is. Even if you can stay away from gambling games, there are many other things in this world that may ruin your life if you cant control yourself. The key is yourself, not other things. Sorry to hear your story, but it had happened already and there is no need to be in deep frustration. I'm not sure how old you are, but if you are mature enough, you should start to think what you can do and give your best effort to make your life better.

This has been heavily debated for a long time about whether gambling is bad or good but most of us will say that everything is bad if you go over it meaning if you just play less than an hour a day and are able to control yourself that it ain't giving you problems as well as your family then I would say it brought good to that gambler as it was just a form of entertainment for him but if it was the opposite lots of financial debts due to gambling as well as no time for family because of gambling then that is a bad one.

Even those who have not experienced gambling will say it is a bad one because of their religion and beliefs which we should also consider but we do have different opinions and I would say as a gambler that if you gamble responsibly then it is not bad.

Talking about gambling is indeed a detrimental thing and has a bad impact but all of this is a form of entertainment a form of pleasure that some people need, when there are people who are really addicted to gambling and have a life that starts to get worse then it is the person own fault who cannot control yourself and act correctly.
On the other hand the bad effects of gambling let see that out there there are some people who can really take a lot of experience and learning from gambling such as having more patient attitude and having mind that is able to consider all forms of decisions and control emotions.

From what the OP said based on his personal experience he has father who is gambling addict and as child he should slowly give advice or just remind him that excessive gambling is wrong.

This is very correct and in-line with what I have always maintained here. Gambling is more of psychology than anything because a bad gambling habits destroys every other thing. Someone cannot gamble with his entire savings and expect to win at once because gambling does not lead to a world of eldorado when one jettison risk management and other vital factors. The failure of his father was entirely his fault and not that of gambling.

This is the part that many are missing... gambling requires strategy and courage to follow the strategy without allowing greed to creep in. Some people actually like using small capital to target big wins

It's funny how people forget that there is risk in everything and anything that is not certain is just another form of gambling. It is good he brought this topic here... from the discussion,  others too can learn.

Everyone knows that in theory.The problem is that life is becoming more and more difficult nowadays and some people find it "useful" to gamble away some money in order to win more,especially in the sport betting where in the first look it looks very easy to do so but which in fact is completely the opposite.When these people find out they are already gambling and they have a lot of difficulty to try and move away and quit.There are only few people who are able to do it,to have the great desire and self will to quit gambling but most of the people get trashed deeper and deeper and these are the problem.

So in the end I agree gambling is not for everyone,is only for those people that when they find themselves down in the abyss can climb up out of it real fast while for the rest of the people I strongly agree with your statement.

It's good if you have seen what impact gambling had on your father, so you are now trying to avoid gambling. Yes, you can look for other ways to make money and because you are already getting to know Bitcoin, you can still try to make money from Bitcoin. Gambling can negatively influence a person, especially if he wants to use gambling to make money. You already know that gambling is not a place to make money so you don't need to try it. Gambling is just entertainment so we don't need to try too hard to win the game. If we want to make money, we have to look for work or other more promising ways so that we don't have to face the problems that can arise from gambling.

Everyone has their own views about whether gambling is good or bad, it all depends on human behavior, sometimes when people gamble for fun, of course they really control themselves in gambling wisely, in contrast to your father, maybe he is obsessed with making money there and makes gambling a source of income. income that he never gets so that he uses up all his assets, making you suffer and ruining your future.

If you are different from your father that is a good decision, especially if you like investing in Bitcoin, everyone has their own life choices, don't imitate something that you think is bad and follow whatever you think is good, I can't say that gambling That's good or bad, so far I gamble just for fun and don't think about making money there, so in my eyes gambling is fine as long as it is well controlled and played wisely.  ;)

Unfortunately, gambling is programmed to enrich the casinos more than the gamblers, but it depends on who you are, I will like to say that many people don't understand themselves, you need to understand who you are.

I don't believe that some things can change in your lives, if you are the type that eats vegetables and always have stomach attacks after, then it's not in your nature to like vegetables even when they are good for the body, this is just a saying.

Some people gets attached to anything they spend time with, and those set of people have emotional problems, this people will find it hard to make it in crypto, because when its time to take profit they won't be able to, something in them won't allow them.

If you are this type of person, it will be hard to be on the safe side of gambling, addiction isn't far from these types of people, just understand what you are first, and then you will know how to engage with anything.

@OP: gambling is bad, gambling will ruin someone else life, gambling isn't good, stay away from gambling.

Also @OP:


Lol you're completely a hypocrite, if you want to stay away against gambling, don't ever try to make money from gambling :P

Actually the prize is free bet, not a real money. Let's say you win this prediction, you need to gamble and hope you will meet the minimum withdrawal requirement lol.

This is unfortunate but since you admit that gambling ruins your life, you are on your way to recovery, we hope for your full recovery and your family, there are big risks in gambling this is why this section of this forum is all about fighting addiction we have so many guide and tutorials about how to prevent addiction.

Those who are easily addicted or prone to addiction should stay away from gambling until such time they can handle it and they have full control of their gambling activities, The community promotes responsible gambling, and it advice all people to play money what they can afford to lose and never chase losses.

Everything is possible as long as we want it to happen; the only problem is that our heart wants it but our mind doesn't want it. That's why gambling is still often fun. Maybe it's hard for a gambling addict to stick to the routine of entering any casino here at the casino.

It would be okay to be addicted to the casino if it gave us a good life; the only problem is that usually the result is not always good when there is a gambling addiction that affects and destroys family and relationships with close friends.

A lot of times it's like that, the thing is it's true that when we want to quit or stay away from gambling it's like there's a big wall restricting us, but there's no one preventing us from making any decisions and well it's yourself that's the big barrier, it's in your mind. Your conscience and logic know what's best to do but your mind, assumptions and curiosity never support what your conscience wants, logic and a healthy heart are at war with a mind that always holds curiosity for a victory that is clearly uncertain. Obviously it's a lot of fun but in the end I'm sure there will always be a sense of regret that comes out of your logic for losing money for nothing due to excessive expectations.

Honestly I don't agree with "it doesn't matter if you're addicted", obviously that's a wrong assumption and of course anyone who gambles will never feel fine, how can they be fine with all the losses that always dominate at the end of each round, as you said sometimes the final result is not always what is expected. So with that alone I think it's clear that there is nothing better than quitting that activity.

Everyone stay away from gambling game then you all will be happy and happy Gambling game is very bad which will harm your family a lot and will also harm your life like my father gambling ruined my father's life and also my future is dark now I am now  I came back to this bitcoin to find light in my life in this darkness you all help me shine.

Gambling is good for a lot of people OP, and they are doing good with gambling because they can control their urge to make large amount of money from gambling. To many addicted gamblers out in the world today, they don't have a safe strategy for gambling, they use any money they get their hands on, either from their salary or money that was meant for something else, such people are called irresponsible gamblers.

Gambling isn't this bad OP, some people are making good amount of money from sports bets and casino games, they are just doing it using their senses, there is no point chasing fortune with gambling, do it as a responsible fella and it won't ruined your life, it's not a must for everyone to gamble every day, do it only when you have money you don't need.

When I see people who want to start gambling, I used to tell them to expect to lose their money more than win some money, because that's the way it works in gambling, and this is why using what you can afford to lose for gambling is the best approach.

Knowing yourself is very important, not just in gambling but in all parts of life. People often don't care about self-awareness and jump into things that aren't right for them. Gambling? It's always been set to make the house win, and it always will be.

Now, crypto. Attachments of the heart? Without a doubt, they get in the way. Emotional people will find it hard in the crypto world. When profits stare at them, emotional barriers may block them from seizing the opportunity. Before getting into crypto, gambling, or anything else, it's very important to know yourself deeply.

And then, addiction is more likely to happen to emotional people. Self-awareness is more than just knowing what you like and don't like. It also means knowing your mental limits and staying within them. That's the key to not just making it, but thriving in any area. In the world of gaming and cryptocurrency, knowing yourself can be your best defense. Indeed, self-awareness can serve as a buffer in the volatile world of online gambling and cryptocurrency trading.

Gambling is as bad as drinking and smoking. Do enough of these you will also ruin yourself. We can’t avoid every harmful habit out there because sometimes harmful&dangerous is fun. Driving high speed is dangerous too but probably every male driver did it at least once in their life time. I was fishing on the dock earlier in the day and some old fuckfaced lady came by and buzzed into my ear: “you can’t fish here it is forbidden.” Thank you mother fucking party pooper I was just about to leave anyway. Even though she was right (There were people swimming in the sea but they weren’t near), I was doing it for a reason because it was more fun to do it there. That said, Bitcoin is the only way moving forward.

You're somewhat right but the ones who are into gambling love it so much that they won't give up on it even if someone offer them $500 to stop their gambling activities. The gambling is someone's own choice and if someone enjoys it then he/she won't listen to anyone and will continue his/her gambling activities even after many losses. The gambling is only bad when someone gets highly addicted to it because the addiction is the problem causer and the addicts can lose a lot of things in their lives. It's someone's own choice to either gamble or not and if someone enjoys it and finds happiness in it for short term then nothing is wrong with it.

When it comes to gambling it usually depends on the person's own will if you see that your family and father are suffering then you can stop gambling. Maybe gambling has become the main concern of your life. Have you forgotten about other things like family, work or social relationships as you can imagine none of this will bring anything positive in your life as gambling results in income and losses while changing your bad habits. It's good if you can you are back bitcoin is good option but gambling should be fun and a responsible gambler knows how to control them. Therefore gambling does not have any negative effect on their family.

Gambling most definitely can be fun, it's when people approach it with the wrong or unrealistic expectations that they fall into trouble. It has been been a game of varying forms that has been played between people since the beginning of time. As long as you understand that most of the games are specifically engineered to give the casino an advantage, which will slowly drain your money over time if you let them, then on occasion you might be able to win a big sum back. It's not a career (outside of skilled games like poker) and it's not a long term money making strategy. As long as you stick with one of the bigger casinos you will be relatively safe and the security will rival major banks.

Gambling does seem bad and negative for society, this is commonly felt by some people, but not for those who think of gambling as a method of income for them, We have principles in gambling activities, but it all comes back to each of us, your father may be bad at gambling, but not for some people here or out there, We often see on the internet warnings of gambling masterminds of destruction, but every year those who enter the world of gambling increase drastically.

You are warning the community here, that is appreciated, but we have to review how your father gambled and how money was taken in gambling, that is also the basic point of behavior carried out by your father, I'm sure there are many ways and tricks used by users here so that they don't get destroyed in their gambling activities, that understanding lies within themselves in terms of good and bad choices.

Do you know what they do if they get $500? yes they will use it for gambling because they think $500 is something like a money they can accept to lose because they're not working to get that. Similar like when they win some money, they will use that profit to gamble because they think it's a "gambling money".

Offering money to stop someone from gambling will never work.

I don't want to argue that gambling is good or bad but it would be more accurate to interpret whether gambling is good or bad as it varies from person to person. Gambling is an activity that can provide a person with entertainment and excitement only if it is played for entertainment purposes. It is possible to say that gambling is not a bad thing if a person can prevent his/her own emotions when gambling and continues to play in a disciplined manner. On the contrary, if the individual is addicted to gambling, gambling is a bad habit for this person because due to addiction this individual can't control himself/herself, can't maintain discipline and constantly loses money. Of course, as the level of addiction, other personal losses such as losing relationships with the people around him/her also occur.

For this reason, I think gambling should be evaluated as good or bad which will literally vary from person to person. If a person has reached the level of addiction it is very important for this person to control himself in a disciplined manner and stay away from gambling. However, if the person can control himself with a certain discipline and gambles only for entertainment purposes it would not be correct to interpret gambling as bad in such a case.

Gambling involves high risks. However, investing also involves high risks. If you buy Bitcoin, the best cryptocurrency, it could lose 20% of its value after half an hour. If you buy an altcoin from a good project, two days later it might fall into the category of scam coins. There are always risks in life. We should be wary of certain things when making choices. We should do good research and always evaluate our risk situation well. Otherwise, we will always lose when gambling or investing. I wish you good luck for the rest of your life...

For some people, gambling is a good thing, but for others, it's a bad thing. It's a matter of choice and you don't have to endure it. If you feel gambling will ruin you, you ought to stay far from it. If you believe gambling can get you somewhere, you run the risk of losing your head to addiction, but you can benefit from it in the long run if you can control yourself.

There is no need to argue about which side is better, we have different mindsets so everyone is free to make a choice. For someone like me, I prefer to gamble once in a while and I believe that this is what should happen, since constant gambling is what causes the mind to form false expectations.

There are few things in the crypto world that are more reliable for making money than gambling, so gamble when you have the spare money, and don't expect to win either way. Crypto investment, trading, and bitcoin mining, for instance, require skills and time, not luck, so I prefer to be addicted to them more than gambling.

Outhue.

Gambling generally isn't a bad thing to for one to engage himself in but can as well serve as a bad habit of the same person decides not to gamble responsibly and that's why many believes that it's one thing that no one should engage himself in it in the first place.
There are people who can't just control and regulate themselves in whatever they're doing abd these set of people are advised to stay away from gambling so they don't end up as gambling addicts.

It should be underlined that gambling and investment are very different even though there are losses, talking about gambling then we will talk that this is about fun and a hobby, so just be reasonable in gambling not to spend your money in gambling.
Meanwhile, when we talk about investing whether it's in bitcoin or whatever it is, it's not about pleasure just because we like the world of investment and bitcoin. But this speaks of profits and needs, so as much as possible and as much as possible we must be serious and also must be able to dig up as much information as possible by continuing to see market developments so that you can benefit from the investments. And investment also speaks of needs, where we must have an investment of at least one, because if we only rely on work, the job will not last long where a job must have an end either because you are no longer able to work or because you are fired by the company, but if you invest, you will get a lot of money. However, on condition that you have to be wise and willing to continue to improve your skills and knowledge.

I can feel your suffering and I can't blame you if that's how you feel about gambling but you can't please everyone with that. Yeah that's right gambling can really destroy you if you don't have self discipline and self control and that's where your father made a mistake and he didn't think how much it would affect you and your family.
He is neglecting his responsibility as a father, he was too addicted to gambling.
It's just sad to see someone's life being ruined because of their parents. I hope someday you will be okay bro

Even we live like gambling and we not blame gambling or blame our life, is that right?
Never blame gambling games and never blame the gambling business or even blame your father but gambling will be a good or bad thing depending on each person thoughts on how they react to gambling and I would say gambling good thing for gamblers who come only for entertainment and gambling bad for gambling addict who are unable to control themselves.

But I really appreciate this effort to remind anyone about the dangers gambling when you not gamble responsibly and become addict..

His father is not the only one who have made mistakes in life not only in gambling and those people affected picked up their pieces and moved on. So he doesn't need to stay on the ground and complain but he needs to begin to get up and take his own decision different from his father's. But the dangerous thing is that he may end up still taking same decision his father took, I heard there is always a connection between a father and a son , just kidding  ;D

So, there isnt much secret about gambling. I read your point of view, and it's full of shades of relativity. Its a tribute to the person's ability to stay in control despite all the exciting bets and risks. But I'll be honest and say this: Every time, the house wins. This is not negative ; it's an obvious fact.

Entertaining can trick even the strongest people into losing everything. The reality is that you have zero control in a game of chance. Some people find their way through the maze with the help of self-control, but how many get lost in the addiction?

Still, I cant deny all the fun, the way my heart races when I think about whats to come. Its human. But lets not hide the truth behind our own opinions. If your mind is not strong enough, maybe gambling is not for you

Although I agree that investment and gambling both involves risk but the purpose of both subject is different. You are playing gambling to rely on your luck which gives you a lot exposure on risk or we can say pure risk while investment risk can be minimized and control with proper hedging.

I’m a gambler myself and I play gambling as source entertainment only since relying on it as source of income is absurd due to the high risk involved. The one the makes investment too much risk is the decision making of the investors on what they will purchase. You can have a safe investment method if you will just stick on safer assets investment such as Bitcoin and forget about altcoin.

Just like gambling. The more you become greedy means the more exposure ro risk but both gambling and investment has different take in risk since their purpose is completely different.

I think this depends on how you view gambling as a whole. Majority of the people who gamble view it as a money-making venture and they end up being disappointed when they see negative results.

If you are someone who wants to profit by gambling, then expect all the negative circumstances as it may end up badly and against you. Sure, you may win/lose but the chances of you losing is higher when you are stuck in the cycle of winning and recovering your losses by gambling.

If you are someone who enjoys the thrill and adrenaline in gambling, then there is a relatively lower chance of you suffering from addiction. As long as you can control your emotions and expenses, you can maintain this habit and avoid overspending and over expenditures.

The bad stigma about gambling in any society never disappears from our social life. We hear about various kinds of people who have been destroyed because of their gambling, even some of our community have also experienced this and one of them I had a bad experience with gambling in the past. Well, I'm not arguing this, as the title and content of the thread you say here. because everyone has their own point of view and no one forbids that. Well, here I want to give a little idea from my point of view. In this era, gambling is a type of entertainment that has even been legalized in many countries.

Gambling in the millennial era is now an inseparable part of entertainment in modern society, whether land-based casinos or what is currently more popular is online casinos. If you know, there are hundreds or thousands of online casinos and including crypto casinos that we have. both legal and non-legal. In essence, gambling is designed for practical entertainment amidst the activities that we carry out as a daily routine.
So, now the question is, who do you think is at fault in your father's case? whether it's the casino, or your father who is a gambling addict. Obviously, here I don't want to judge anyone. So, you can answer it for yourself.

For me personally, gambling depends on how someone views it.  also, how do you define it. The point is, the casino never prohibits someone from playing or not. They only serve every customer who wants to play with the entertainment they offer, but you should remember that gambling contains risks. someone can get money instantly, there are also those who lose a lot by gambling.
Well, it all comes back to ourselves. in my case, I am responsible for what I do. Also, I involve many factors, whether it is experience, understanding, or control over ourselves. The point is, someone who becomes an addict is caused by themselves. Therefore, use our common sense if you like this type of game entertainment. If the game is no longer fun, you can stop it and come back another time. In this way, someone will avoid cases of excessive gambling.

Sorry for you to experience this and I wish your fast recovery for all your stress and losses.
Gambling will make you feel like this especially if you are not responsible on every decision that you have made. Gambling is not always about making profit because its a game of luck and profit is not guaranteed, don’t expect when you gamble and just have fun again gamble only what you can afford to lose.

Of course the addicts will use that $500 for gambling because their mind will tell them to gamble with it so they can turn that $500 into a fortune, but in reality they will lose that $500 and make nothing at all. The gamblers who are highly addicted to gambling will never give up on it and whatever they get they will spend it on gambling activities. I highly agree with you that offering a gambler money won't stop him/her from gambling but I just made an analogy to show that gambling addicts are so passionate about it that they will never stop their activities even if they are offered direct money.

I'm sorry about your dad buh, I'mma say this to you; gambling didn't ruin the old man's life.., his limited mindset did .. I believe the mind controls almost all our voluntary actions that connects our emotions.. he's been putting in so much effort to build up with something that's void, instead of investing the little he has in something more profitable.
That's the delusion about the game,... It ends alot more people in Thier doom too, not just your old man.

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It's really sad to empathize with someone who has been negatively affected by Gambling especially the people around them who are most affected by it. Gambling addiction is quite a bad thing if gamblers aren't able to maintain control themselves during every game or gambling session. I've been in the same scenario where I even asked for a loan from my friends to continue my gambling habits which affected my college life back then. For me, it might be a good thing as it happened to me early on and was able to control myself and was able to avoid going deeper into this addiction.

But still, it's not about pleasing everyone that gambling is bad rather you cannot generalize gambling as a bad thing with only from your experience and how it negatively affects you. There are a lot of good stories too that you may hear from a lot of people who experience a life-changing.  Also, gambling is mostly for entertainment and testing luck whether you may win tons of money or prizes, however, people chase too much about these winnings and got addicted while doing so.

Gambling isn't bad, gambling can also make you happy when you're playing it for entertainment only and not trying to use it as a source of getting income because it won't be able to give you income always and that can make you to become sad. Gambling isn't nice to any individuals that abuse it and that would be the problem with gambling making your father life to be ruined. Gambling don't just ruins your life unless you over gamble and it become an addiction.

When you gamble moderately, you'll enjoy what you're doing. Not everyone has the ability to control how they gamble therefore if you noticed you have an addiction problem then it's better you stay away from gambling and go and do other things that'll give you fun.

while I agree that gambling is not good for everyone, participating in it in moderation should be fine as long as you only gamble what you can afford to lose. I have been gambling online for several years now and sometimes offline too and I have to say it has been a great way for me to unwind, I won't deny that I had my fair share of gambling problems in the past but I like to think that it is in the past and I can now gamble comfortably without it becoming a problem.

sorry to hear about your story, gambling hobby can really become a problem if it becomes an addiction, it can ruin someone's life and the people around them.

OP generalized what people should do because of his negative experience with gambling.

Although the intention is good, OP can't just say that generally to everyone as gamblers have different paths they build in doing gambling. There are gamblers who really able to win big and their respective lives change into something spectacular. In gambling there are fortunate and unfortunate and OP falls down on the latter. On the good side, OP being unfortunate in gambling doesn't really unfortunate as that experience wake him up that gambling is really not for them.

Instead of OP focusing too much about giving advice on gambling, OP should now think of his own and began doing a fix on their current situation.

I think people need to be very careful with anything they do, but that doesn't mean people should stop doing everything. Let's look at some practical cases: food, who doesn't like to eat? I believe that we all like to eat and even those who don't like it because they don't feel like it, are also forced to eat to stay healthy, if they don't eat they can get anemia and other diseases and die. Now see that in food, when a person eats too much, then that person will have a lot of fat on their body and be overweight, which leads to diseases that can lead the person to death. So should we stop eating? The answer is that we shouldn't stop eating, but we should moderate when we eat

Another example is about sex, for people to have children they need to have sex, but sex itself causes many diseases, so should people stop having sex because they will get many diseases and die? The answer is also simple, people should not stop having sex, they have to have sex in moderation, because in addition to the diseases they can get from having sex, they can also become addicted to sex and this will only make everything worse.

Now looking at gambling, should we stop playing or should we play in moderation? Is it gambling or people to blame? To answer this question, you need to look at the purpose of gambling: gambling is not about making profits, it is not about making people rich, gambling is just for fun. So when we get it into our heads that gambling is just for fun purposes, then we will only put in money that we can afford to lose. If a person thinks of profiting from gambling, then that person should immediately stop gambling, because gambling is for fun only.

Everything under moderation seems fair. Whether it is gambling or some other activity. This will keep ourselves remind on to what extent we can gamble and sets the limit. Everyone used to have the gambling problem, maybe very few percentage of people don't experience it due to their luck/continued winning. Over time people get good experience and understand well about gambling, but the worst part what they've lost before that stands high and to avoid that proper understanding at the beginning is a must.

It's not bad, the effect of gambling depends on the gambler itself on what's his mindset when playing. Is it to have fun and to be entertained? or to gain huge? If the latter is the reason, then expect that you'll experience the negative sides of playing with high expectation.

Anyway, when you say Bitcoin, are you an investor? If so, we all know that the future is uncertain (though crypto enthusiasts are bullish on its future). If that gives you light as you claimed, so be it. But keep in mind that even in Bitcoin, profits are not guaranteed therefore not something to rely on to say you find the right path. It's not gambling but there's a similarity that can disappoint a trader/investor once the outcome is not what they expected it to be.

Lets be honest to ourselves, yeah we will always think and say that gambling is bad when we lost but Im sure we will always forgot about it when we win.

Not all gambling has a bad impact on a person, if he plays it carefully and responsibly. Maybe what happened to your father was because he was addicted to gambling and spent all his money on the game and maybe your father couldn't control himself when he wanted to gamble, put large amounts of money, of course that was an initial mistake. in gambling.
And the positive thing about your father's experience is that of course you will not enter the world of gambling because maybe you are afraid you will receive the same thing as your father experienced, right?
And the way you dive into the world of bitcoin or bitcoin investment, I think it's a positive thing because bitcoin includes long-term savings for yourself in the future.

Gambling can actually be good, depending on the player's attitude towards their gambling activities. Because whatever you do, if you don't have good management of your finances and psychology, it will all be in vain, and that includes investing and trading Bitcoin. If you don't have good management and good psychology it can also cause losses to you. So actually what is wrong is not gambling, but how you behave towards it.

It's quite sad that your family is messed up because of gambling, and for people who have the wrong thoughts they will also make the wrong decisions in their gambling.
However, I am quite sure that there are still many who can gamble with the right thinking, still considering it as a way to get pleasure even though money has to be sacrificed, because even if we want to get pleasure in a different way, there will still be money that has to be sacrificed, such as during holidays and so on.
Which can be quite damaging when you gamble because you want to make money, because you will keep gambling until you finally make a profit but don't realize that you have lost more than you have earned, so it becomes difficult to control yourself.

Just because gambling is bad for you doesn't mean it's bad for everybody. We all have different interest and need other things to enjoy after a stressful day at work. Going out in the evening to a bar and drinking alcohol and smoking cigarettes is bad for your health and still millions of people do it every week. Objectively something might be bad and still a lot of people and enjoy it, we are all adults here and everybody needs to make up their own mind what they want to do with their time and money. As long as you are not addicted I don't see any issue with gambling and there are enough people for which it's only a form of entertainment. Don't look at gambling as a way to get rich quick, this is not going to happen.

There are people whom there survival depends on gambling and is working for them, gambling is a game of choice and is optional you have the right to decides weather to gamble or not and if someone hate it  doesn't mean others will not also like it, perhaps gambling doesn't only end on going to gambling office to place a bet but also comprises on our daily activities such as business, we risk to do business with the hope or believe of making dividends and most times we take risk to invest on a business but at last the business collapse and the money gone so gambling has gone way beyond only betting, most of the things we do on a daily basis is comprises of gambling.

If someone survival depends on gambling then most likely his life will not last that much longer as gambling is designed to make you lose in the long run in every possible game that implies gambling in the real meaning of it,like sport betting,slot machines,dice,roulette,blackjack,plinko and many other games.

While for gambling as an analogy in real life when we make decisions that impact our lives I have a saying that nothing is guaranteed,you can come out of your house to go to work one day and get hit by a car and as such nothing is guaranteed in life.These are two different things though.

You know, when it comes to moderation, you're right. Nobody’s saying, lock yourself up and throw away the key, away from all life’s pleasures and risks. It’s about being smart, isn’t it? You're right; a casino is a place of entertainment, not wealth. Those sparkling lights, those seductive jackpots. A mere distraction. When you feel yourself getting sucked in too deeply, you walk out. You put in what you won't miss, keep your head straight, and walk out. Fun stays fun, it doesn’t morph into a financial black hole. It's human nature to long for financial security and ease, but who are you kidding? Keep your goals realistic, or better still, pack them up. Your words? Really, they are all wisdom. Let's hope that everyone stay healthy in gambling

Yes, your thinking when gambling or doing any high-risk activity affects the outcome and your emotions. Like buying a movie ticket, financial losses might be viewed as entertainment costs if one enters it for enjoyment. Focusing on enjoyment over gains may protect against financial losses.

In your Bitcoin and investing example, future unpredictability is huge. However, cryptocurrencies are volatile, so although great gains are possible, so are large losses. Diversifying assets reduces risk for even experienced investors.

Its important to be realistic about gambling and cryptocurrency trading, knowing the hazards and not overestimating the possible benefits. Learning and knowledge are your constant partners in these realms.

Of course it is very clear, the mindset that we bring of course will greatly affect how you are when you are there, especially in terms of gambling that is very high risk. If you come with the wrong mindset and goals then obviously the negative impact will definitely be felt, so it is very important to prepare everything that can balance your profits and losses, it will be very useful to minimize everything you might not want. In gambling the most important thing is a healthy mind and good control, I am sure if you can apply limits and agree that this is just a place of entertainment, then you will be able to survive.

In terms of uncertainty yes I agree, gambling and investment are almost the same for the problem of uncertainty in the future because we cannot fully predict what will happen, but in terms of investment maybe well there is very volatile but you can do some of the best ways you have to increase your chances of profit, and well in this method problem is very different from gambling which is just pure luck.

That's right, being realistic and thinking with normal logic is very important, in my opinion if they really understand the risks and really don't overdo it then surely they will stay safe there.

I'm really sorry for what you are going through and for your father. I wish you guys a lot of strength to face the hardships of life and get out the other side with a happy face and a lot of success.

However, I'm pretty sure that this is more of a gambling discussion than anything related to Bitcoin since only mentioning Bitcoin doesn't make a discussion a Bitcoin-related discussion. So, this thread should probably be moved to the Gambling Discussion board, and since OP would probably not be able to do that, I will be reporting it to a mod to do that.

Coming back to the topic, I believe a person who looks at gambling for being a source of income will surely face the consequences because it is clearly not what they think of it. One should never waste all their money on gambling only with the hope that they might change their life through it because the cases of people changing their lives through gambling are very less while there are more stories of people ruining their lives through it.

Gambling is not for everyone, especially if that person does not have the things needed for gambling, such as self-control, capital limitations, and others.
They will only experience a lot of losses and it will be even worse if they really cannot reduce their gambling time.
You must be able to stay away from gambling because you are a victim, especially since gambling has ruined your father's life.
You can recover from destruction as long as you are willing to try and don't give up so you can leave and stay away from gambling so that you won't gamble forever.
And if you want to start trying to make money, you can start now and stay focused on making money.

Totally agree on this. Personally, I see gambling as a form to escape problems and stress because it brings fun and entertainment on me. And besides, before you enter or engage into something, you should know the risks that comes with it. Like for what was mentioned above, we all know that drinking alcohol is bad for our health but we still enjoy it anyways. So, what we are doing is to drink with moderateness to avoid such health problems and other effects of it like aggression and harm to others if not controlled.
And that can be the same thing in gambling. We just have to know our limits, and that we should know when to stop. Because the moment you know your limits and boundaries, such negative things will not arise and it will not do any harm unto you and others. Remember that everything should be in moderation because excessive things can really be a bad thing. But as long as you're not causing any harm, I don't think that is a bad thing.

We can discuss what the OP said in this thread. It cannot be denied, there are many gamblers who experience big losses and even have an impact on their social life. in short, as OP told in her father's case. It's just that, the essence of my question, is it gambling that makes someone behave badly, or as the OP said, gambling is bad. because as far as I know, gambling is a game, and we humans created this game from ancient times.

Gambling innovates and adapts with the times, right up to the era of online casinos and crypto casinos. the problem is, is gambling an indicative factor that makes people miserable. What I say will invite pro and con reactions and I am aware of that. As far as I know, gambling is an entertainment game designed to entertain the players who enjoy it. In this type of entertainment there are prizes prepared for the winner, and the loser must be willing and end the game session.

The point is as I conveyed in the previous post, the real problem is us as users. how do we respond to this type of game entertainment. If someone doesn't have self-control, then what happens is like the case OP described. It is important to remember, casinos do not prohibit anyone from having fun with the games they offer. In fact, they will not force someone to play the games they offer. Well, we are the ones who are the perpetrators who are most responsible for ourselves. Well, as you said, this hobby can be a great way for you to relax. and that's how it should be, if we don't want to get caught up in something that makes us do excessive things.

Gambling is bad but if we want to give people freedom to do as they wish then we have to live with the consequences aswell. Its a really tough thing to regulate aswell because you cant really tell an adult what they can and can not do (especially as it is not classified as a crime). It is kind of like with alcohol, some people tolerate it and some dont but in the end it comes down to personal responsibility.

It always been like that, when they get money from the thing they view or say it bad, they will accept it and don't mind to promote as long as they get money. That's why if you have a hater, just give him money and he will turn become your friends.

@OP is same here, if he participate in signature campaign about gambling, he will say gambling is good and start promoting the brands.

Although it is very difficult for a person to maintain discipline and control theirself while gambling it is definitely something that is under the person's control. Although this is a very difficult thing to achieve but when I think about myself I know that I can achieve it so I stated that many individuals can do this if they gamble in a disciplined manner. Whether it is entertainment or profit-oriented, just as you stated, every time the house wins. This is not negative ; it's an obvious fact.

Someone who has a certain budget for gambling for entertainment can bet or play with the entire amount or a large part of the budget in line with this budget and in this way they can feel how his heartbeat increases during an exciting process. Therefore, it isn't necessary to be addicted to gambling to get this excitement. However, if an addicted person plays a single game or bet with all their capital, there is a risk of losing all their money so this person will feel more adrenaline and therefore will be included in the addicted group.

It is also observed that people can succumb to their emotions, ambitions and feelings in some situations. In other words, an individual who isn't addicted to betting has the possibility of losing all their money with a momentary decision. Of course, it would be a big mistake to say that this person becomes addicted to gambling as a result of a single mistake but it should not be forgotten that this individual may also become addicted to gambling if there is continuity.

In short, I continue to maintain that gambling can be used recreationally as long as we do not make mistakes by succumbing to the level of addiction or our emotions. It is possible to respond positively or negatively with various perspectives and perspectives.

You voiced an extremely laconic message. :) There's no better way to say it.

Gambling primarily harms your pockets. :)

The search for a quick and easy way to get rich most often leads to a dead end of losses. The path to wealth is long and difficult. Most prefer the first, but only a few come to the second.

There are many better ways to spend your money than gambling. It's great that you're back to bitcoin, but even here one should not relax and let everything take its course.

Being addicted to a good living is not bad, despite the fact that too much of everything is bad. Gambling addiction is bad especially when it’s in excess in the player’s life. I don’t know how to differentiate from our hearts and mind, but it’s true that we can change our actions so far we want to. Gambling addicts don’t work toward changing their lifestyle because they don’t notice it. The people around them feel it for them. Hence, the change is mainly enforced by the people around them. If the gambler feels a remorse about what’s happening in his life and wishes to correct their gambling attitude, they can change and reduce their rate of gambling. The changing process for each addicted gambler can be different in time and behavior. But the main aspect of it relies on the rate the person gambles; time and money. They only need to reduce the rate and channel their thoughts on other aspects of life. Since it’s a mental disorder to some extent, the process, which may seem simple, becomes so difficult. Gamblers are now advised not to participate too much in gambling, not to get addicted due to the suffer it infects on their family like in OP’s case. Many people live with it till old age and pass it down to their kids. OP is quite lucky he escaped gambling addiction by not following his father’s footsteps. This boils down to your statement about people being able to change. Op saw that his father’s addiction is not good and he decided to change himself and everyone around him, even he extended the change to forum members. Change is difficult. Yet it takes less than 5 seconds to swap our bad gambling behavior to a responsive gambling attitude.

i'm feel sorry about what happened to you and your family, but your father is a gambling addict, in this forum there are many members who gamble but are still fine, because they implement a responsible system in gambling and don't turn into gambling addicts.  Gambling has been a part of humanity for thousands of years, we will not be able to eliminate gambling on this earth, so we must be friends with this condition but still monitor it, advise ourselves and our relatives to be responsible when playing gambling.

You are true that gambling spoils the life of gambler and his family also suffers alot from this. People often start gambling then even they realize that it is not a good thing they cannot leave because gambling is altered into addiction like intoxication.

Bitcoin is a useful source of getting income but for it you have to work hard first by getting exact awareness about crypto. So you will not mix trading and gambling with each other like other traders do.

People often says that gambling is bad thing but i will say that if people possess their mind then they will not attract towards bad things because they have given the brain to think about their life. The time is still with you to change your way of earning and leave the gambling as soon as possible because in hope for one more try will ruined you and your family.

The gamblers should already know that gambling is a risky game and whoever is gambling, is doing it at its own risk. Those gamblers who play gambling only to make money and have no knowledge that they can lose big money in it too, should stop or at least learn the basis of gambling.

Experienced people know how to manage risk in gambling by not exposing too much of their capital in the games and also they have money management techniques so that the money lost through the games does not affect the total capital they have allocated for the gambling.

For most people, who want to earn big money from gambling, usually end up in losing money.

Regards OP, it's a more complicated situation than this, because he was heavily impacted by gambling in a negative way, and it wasn't his own fault, but his father's. Since he was inserted on the family, he suffered the consequences of his father's addiction with everyone else. He could do nothing to avoid it. Now he has developed a complete aversion to gambling due to his past negative experiences, what is really common among sons of addicted individuals, like the aversion to alcohol sons of alcoholics develop.

Gambling is neither bad or good.  It is a tool for entertainment or chance to win money.  If a person only gamble responsibly nothing bad will happen to them.  The problem is from the people who don't have self-control and failed to limit themselves when they engage in gambling activity.  So instead of blaming gambling, why not pinpoint the problem why people are getting negative impact in their life when they are engaging in gambling activities.  Solving this problem will show us that gambling is neutral.

Gambling is not the bad one,you should change your attitude towards the gambling.Some people get loss,not all the people involved in the gambling get loss.Since the gambler was involved in the gambling with their own wish.Both the profit and loss should be managed by the gambler,all the money involved was made by the gambler alone.The loss may affect the family,because the gambling was based on the money.The same money was used by the gambler on the family expenses.It may be the reason for saying of gambling may affect the family.The gambling had both loss and profit.The winning will uplift the family,why it was not in a talk.

Sorry mate it's like your father was addicted to gambling which culminated to loses he incurred and suffered that is why this forum has kicked against gambling addiction it has been discussed on several occasions why we should only gamble with the amount of money we can afford to lose, we had read stories of how addicted gambler became rekted and ruined their life, regulating our gambling activities is one of the lessons I had learnt from this forum after reading those touching stories of addicted gambler, now that you had chosen the path of investment in Bitcoin it's a good development.

Everyone knows that gambling is bad for the family because gambling requires a lot of money so if you always lose here your family will not be able to cover the expenses. However there are different types of people who gamble, such as who gambles for fun because they are rich. Again someone gambles with the thought of getting rich suddenly so if you consider all aspects you will understand that gambling is a tempting place so if your luck is good then your money amount will double and otherwise you will become poor. Finally welcome you have come from gambling to bitcoin but there is a word impossible so what is possible for you is impossible for other people.

Not all the gambling addict will cause the trouble to their family.Only the people like his father will cause the family without any peace.Being the gambler,I never give some trouble to my family.I had planned my money from salary and used the free money in the gambling.I had a knowledge of gambling had both the win and loss.Only the people who expect the full win will get affected emotionally.When your relatives come to know,you are getting addicted to the gambling.Then they advice you daily to quit the gambling,this is because they may come across the person who loss big money some may loss their entire life by the addiction.

When it comes to gambling, self-control is incredibly difficult yet absolutely necessary. This is a topic that may not appeal to everyone: strict self-control. The thing is, though... It's possible if you have the will and the brains for it. The house? And they never stop beaming up there because, well, they do win every time. However, that is how they work

Yes, you can have adrenaline without developing an addiction. What I mean is, have you ever felt your heart race with excitement or thrill? Even if you're just doing it for fun, you'll have to go through all of that. However, there is a delicate balance between entertainment and dependency. If you make a single mistake, you'll be well into the danger zone. Emotions? We must remember that we're not machines. Our feelings can either be our greatest strength or our greatest weakness. The way things go, basically. And just one slip-up? Even if it doesn't make you an addict, it can be the start of a very dangerous downward spiral if you're not careful.

Yes, buddy, you nailed it. If you're confident in your abilities and don't let gambling consume you, it can be a lot of fun. Just be cautious and sensible.  ::) ::)

I have made so much loses on online games especially playing casino games and what I have noticed is that that are created to make profits for the casino that host them. We need to be very careful on how we bet on gambling games because they can be very addictive and without care we can earn making huge loses. Of we bets on sports we can make some good profits but if we are not careful on how we bet on them, we can still incur loses that would be very devastating to us which we could have used the money for something better than losing it in a bet where we can claim it again.

Gambling can ruin or make someone's life better. In your father's case, you truly are feeling the bad side of it because he did the wrong thing or not prioritizing you as his family and that's why there's grief on your pause and the encouragement to everyone here to not gamble at all. But for some rare stories like our fellow countrymen that's working in UAE managed to win the draw that made her win around $6,800 or DH25,000 per month for 25 years. Yes, you hear that right. She's lucky that she's won that fortune that will make her financially free for a very long time.
Here's the story: (https://gulfnews.com/uae/emirates-draw-filipina-wins-dh25000-a-month-for-25-years-in-fast5-draw-1.98226968)

They say too much of everything is bad, be it gambling, eating, you name it...which is why a limit to what we do is needed and this is called self-control or if you like risk management!

If you feel you don't have the self control, most gambling platforms have a self exclusion feature to help one stay away from the negative effects of gambling which isn't limited to gambling addiction, losing money, affecting relationships etcetera and it begins by identifying the problem, accepting it and working on it.

But the problem I see is people have huge ego's that they never want to be wrong or come out as a loser which is why these gambling problems come from, otherwise winners know when to stop!

Avoid gambling from your plan to achieve maximum winnings if you cannot gamble as an entertaining game for you.
You don't have to gamble if you don't like it or you can't afford to take responsibility for any consequences. Gambling will always be bad for anyone who fails to gamble responsibly, but anyone who just comes for the fun of it will probably dismiss your advice as useless.

Besides of that, if you believe that gambling has damaged your family, especially your father's future, then you should avoid gambling. Your father may have made such a mistake in his gambling activities that he is no longer able to control himself and his imagination of the winnings he might get. So this will obviously have a bad financial impact especially if he doesn't know where to stop.

It is true that gambling is only for people who can afford it. This means being financially capable, capable with knowledge and skills, able to control oneself and control the gambling carried out and mentally capable.

If we are only financially capable, I don't think that's enough to be able to gamble, because when someone is not clever and skilled enough at gambling, then the gambling they do is just a waste of money for the pleasure of gambling. And if we talk financially, this is very relative, so when we gamble we have to prepare money that we can afford to lose without any regrets when we lose the game we play.

What exactly is this topic? It seems very lazily written and without a clear and informative message in mind.

I do not intend to sound judgmental or mean to you or your father, and I can sympathize with his and your situation. But I merely think that everyone on this gambling forum understands the dangers by now. We gamble not because we do not understand or know about the risks and dangers of addiction but because its fun. When you go outside you are exposing yourself to dangerous viruses and bacteria and thereby risking your life. But does that mean you would rather spend your entire life in a sterile room? At some point the fun of something weighs more than the risk of that something.

But that does not mean that we should be ignorant of the problems and dangers. There is always something we can do to protect ourselves from it. I for example decided to implement a weekly spending limit. And using pure discipline, I do not break my own gambling rules or limits.

I have lost money but I have never lost ALL my money.

At some point, you're right; gambling has never been good in terms of finance. It's incredible that someone could win a large sum without working hard for it, while others can lose a fortune instantly through gambling. It's crazy putting a lot of money into an unknown future with no guarantee of happiness at the end.

Many people criticize gambling for this reason. However, what's good about gambling is that it can provide entertainment from time to time. You can do it just for fun, as long as it doesn't harm you financially. I mean, there are people who gamble with just $1 or even less per bet, and they do it for enjoyment or to improve their mood, which in my opinion can be good for mental health if you can control yourself.

It doesnt really have any sense at all on trying out to convince the masses that gambling game is bad and should really be staying away from it just because on what happened into his father which it is really that truly
sad but we know that this is really just that for entertainment. Peoples lives are wasted and devastated on the time that they would really be having those wrong or bad doings or treatment towards gambling because
of the actions had been made this it wont really be shocking that it would really be just that resulting into such point on where you would really be definitely be messing up your life if you do tolerate such addiction.
You know that people would really be making out those conclusions basing up on their conditions or experience which is normal but saying that its a bad thing and staying away then this is where
people would partly be trying out to oppose because this isnt a right generalization i should say just because you had messed up because of wrong decisions or treatment towards it.

Maybe your father took up gambling to better support your family but later that situation changed. Your father got addicted to gambling at one point and he lost a lot of money there which affected other family members. Your father did not know that gambling is not a source of income or even if he knew, he forgot these things because of his addiction. Should have thought of gambling as a part of recreation or a platform to pass the time but instead of thinking of it as a source of income he turned himself into an addiction.

That is why OP says to stay away from gambling. If you don't know how to control yourself in gambling and think of it as a source of income, you will have the same fate as his father. This has been the case for many people and still happening to some new gamblers. They see gambling as the way of having a fortune, wherein, the result is just the opposite. The only thing that he gets is addiction and nothing more.

What's happening with your father? Is he addicted to gambling games?
Gambling is surely not for everyone, specifically for people who can't control themselves and don't understand what don'ts in gambling.
There are many cases of addictions because the gamblers have no good base as gamblers. I mean many gamblers come to gambling to be rich instantly, some gamblers take a loan for gambling, and there are gamblers who use the money for basic necessities. These type of gamblers have the wrong mindset about gambling, they don't understand the nature of gambling.

We only can help to support you.
You should have a plan to find the light.
Do you mean to invest in Bitcoin for your future?
If it is true, it is okay. But you don't rely on Bitcoin only for your future. Get a regular job in real life for a better future in your life.  ;)

Out of watching several crime documentaries, you get to find most of those who abused some other individual to lay claims to have been a victim themselves. Hence, it becomes understandable when you hate the idea of gambling because of the effect your parent’s (Dad) gambling habit left on your family.

Well, he owes that to his behavior and not gambling itself. Surely, one can build addition from gambling but, that doesn’t mean gambling has a parallel bad effect on all. I think we should look at it from human behavior about these activities, how you handle yourself with activities that could easily become addictive.

There is no guarantee that those that don’t gamble are happy and neither will you dropping gambling now. If you have some addictive or bad behavior towards addiction, as much as letting loose a little or completely could help to set your life on a path, it doesn’t mean you would be happy.

I think it is not the gambling that ruins your father's life but his own decision.  First, no one forced your father to gamble, it is his own.  Second, your father failed to control himself, if only he prioritized his family than his own entertainment then he could have gambled responsibly and did not experience any financial difficulties.  

The same goes with any person, I always believe that anything that happens to a person is the result of his own decision unless he is forced to do something out of his will and gambling we all know don't do that because it is not capable of doing such kind of action.

The best action I can think of is to avoid gambling if we are not confident that we can have self-control or can't gamble responsibly.  But if we are capable of moderating ourselves, I do not think that gambling will affect us negatively.

Majority say gambling provide fun but I think even with the fun people still gamble with the major interest to actually add up some little earning because I think that's just the nature of humans. Gambling is not actually a good habit likewise not also a bad habit because if there is control and limit to fully knowing your boundaries then I don't think you will have any problem with the act

its a two way thing, it can make you and also ruin you. you need some luck to win and that is very scarce. Most times the issue is how to stop or take a break before you get addicted. the hope to win after every trial is what makes people want to try more. no matter how you say it for people to stay away it still wont work because its an easily presenting opportunity to make money. not many people can have a change of thought and turn back so its a good thing that you are able to do that and  i hope you will remain patient enough after coming back to bitcoin.

Whether it is difficult or not for someone to survive depends on their will because if someone is still trying to survive, they still have the opportunity to get something that can help them survive. Indeed, he must be careful with gambling because gambling can make him suffer due to a lack of self-control, leading him too deep into gambling. That is why if you want to gamble, you must always remember self-control because if not, you will not be able to prevent the desire to gamble continuously and it will be more risky for you. We can only get pleasure from gambling without having a big opportunity to make money, so we have to look for money from other places.

Every coin has two sides... Gambling is a vice, and like many other vices can bring fun & entertainment, but if we abuse it it can ruin us. That's something we learn as we live, nobody is born with knowledge and experience, we test everything around and in that process, we need to learn about our capabilities and limits. And of course, we make mistakes, it's natural... it's one of the learning ways.

Sure, and sometimes there are those who find it difficult to balance everything in their lives, one of the things that usually happens is when their minds are always difficult to balance between needs and wants, they are often deceived and assume that this is their need when it is just their desire. For example in gambling, maybe they already know that gambling is risky and also they know their finances are not good but their desires driven by curiosity always want to do it, instead of getting the victory as they expected at the beginning at that time instead ended up losing and their money ran out. I don't know why they are so convinced that putting aside their needs to continue living just to gamble and lose, it's not healthy. And well, many have done it because their expectations are too high in seeing this gambling.

Well self-control is indeed the main point wherever you gamble or in any field that is indeed risky, but honestly it seems to me that it is difficult to be able to apply self-control completely, it is very difficult, especially when they are too ambitious and always want more than what they have got. I think if you really feel this is not profitable at all then it's better to find a way to stop but well by pushing yourself with self-control too, limit all your activities there slowly.

What did you mean by a common man can never afford to gamble?
Did you mean an average Joe cannot afford to gamble? If you mean that, I am sorry to inform you that I have seen a lot of active gamblers from 3rd world countries. Winning and losing is a part of gambling. whoever starts gambling knows these things. However, you suggest people start trading Bitcoin. Do you think all trade results will be won? Of course not. The most experienced trader may have a loose trade as well. If Bitcoin investors cannot wait enough time, they will end up losing.

It's really hard to change especially when you are in an environment that always tempts you to get back to that addiction and when you have some friends who always lure you to do the same thing. that's why the number one remedy is to get away from such things. find someplace that makes you forget everything including your routine and also your friends that you hang out with every day while gambling. It's important to always take care of ourselves first before taking care of others while we are struggling and about to fall into addiction. thankfully you were able to change yourself before it's too late.

That means they have to learn to balance their thoughts and start trying to divert them to things that have nothing to do with gambling. This can be done if accompanied by a desire to do something else or do other activities so that he will not think about gambling. But often, those whose finances are not good try to gamble because they hope they can win and get money even though it won't give them a win. They put aside their daily needs and prefer to gamble because of the temptation to make money from gambling, even though they know gambling is not a place to make money. They think that playing gambling can give them both winnings and money so they never stop trying.

And yes, that's the point of learning self-control so we don't use gambling as a source of income. It won't work well because people will face many losses and could cost them all their money without realizing it. It is difficult to apply complete self-control because we will see so many temptations in gambling that we are often tempted and continue to gamble. That's why we must practice it often to resist the temptation and not continue gambling if we've gambled enough.

Thinking from the person's point of view they think that casino gambling is profitable. Preventing addiction these are usually based on the individual's own will apart from luck bets are placed in this game rather it is a test of present intelligence. It gives an opportunity to win huge amount of money quickly. This advantage is counterbalanced by the fact that betting can also lead to significant financial losses people who engage in betting often end up in debt which can lead to serious financial problems. Hope back to bitcoin is really good here there is not so much risk as gambling it is easy to get good profit if you hold for long term.

We may not be able to help to brighten your life but you have to step forward yourself to brighten your life. You have to work hard but can find light in your life. Here you say your father was a gambling addict and your life has been completely ruined by your father's gambling addiction. Here I will blame you the most because you as your father's son had your responsibility to bring your father back to the path of light. But you may not have tried that. If you had tried to bring your father back to the path of light with good advice, you would surely have succeeded.

Finally I want to say that gambling is not a bad game. This gambling should be taken as entertainment but gambling should never become an addiction. Those who have become addicted to gambling are the ones who have suffered the most. OP you should learn from your father. If you can learn from this extreme situation of your father, you will definitely not become addicted to gambling.

You know when gamblers read the stories of those who are addicted to gambling and how it has ruined their lives, the first thing that comes to their minds is that , it can't happen to me. They think that the other person was careless and they would be careful with their gambling. What they don't know is that you may be in denial of your gambling addiction until someone points it out to you or until an area of your live have been affected.

Of course, that's a better alternative than constantly chasing a win that's clearly not there. I'm sure they will also get bored with such conditions, the mental pressure there is very large, especially if they never have any luck at all. They need time to go on vacation and calm their minds, then after that talk to their closest friends or family to find a better solution, I'm sure some of their closest people will also definitely suggest finding a new hobby that is more fun and definitely not related to gambling. But well I understand it's not easy, but that doesn't mean it's impossible. You can start slowly and the way I think is by limiting your gambling time and also by reducing the amount of your budget, do it slowly until your mind considers that this is just a stupid activity that is not profitable at all, your hopes are just nonsense about winning.

The average is like that, it's true that usually those who come to gamble are from among people who are financially poor they come with high hopes, always praying that the money they bring can be multiplied with victory. So the actual facts in gambling are not really taken seriously, they only focus on unreasonable beliefs and eventually lose again. So don't be easily tempted, because it's just the beginning of the trap.

The problem is that we are talking about people who are gambling BECAUSE they are people like that, and that's an issue. They are gambling because they do not have self control, they are gambling because they are poor with a dream of getting richer and all that. Which is of course a terrible thing but there is nothing to do about it.

This is why I believe that we are going to end up with a lot more issues, and should be considered a lot more troublesome on the long run. I get that we are going to end up with some issues one way or another, but that doesn't mean that we are going to end up with anything that would cause too much trouble on the long run. I believe that we need to end up with some issues short term if we are careful.

I don't think it's a bad thing if the gambler seeks help for his family here. So long as he manages his gambling properly, right? That's fine as long as he doesn't have a "gambling addiction." They appear to be gambling responsibly". Because it is better to stop gambling first if it truly destroys the family or something else; it is that easy.

You can't blame others either, because for some, gambling is their only hope of getting out of poverty, based on their beliefs. You can't stop them from betting on that, just like you can't stop them from betting on the lottery. It is entirely up to the individual to manage it effectively.

That is a bad thing and it is better for them to immediately realize it and not return to gambling again rather than having to experience losing money, which might be even more.
It is better to replace their dream of becoming rich with something other than gambling because it is difficult for them to achieve.
Moreover, they also know that gambling is about luck and skill so they cannot always win and get money.
If they understand this and are willing to start looking for other ways besides gambling, their chances of making money can be greater than gambling.
But if they don't want to try it, we can't do anything because we can only suggest it to them and the rest is up to them to do it.

That is a difficult thing to do and would require a bit of meditation as well. Not everyone can be alone with their thoughts but if they can spend just an hour doing that they would be a better person, I try to do it as much as I can but that doesn't mean that it would make sense to gamble right afterwards.

It means that whenever I want to gamble and shouldn't, I just take an hour alone with myself and relax, it doesn't have to start at the high level, you can literally just put on some nice sounds, like white noise type of thing, or ocean sounds, and then lay next to it on your bed, and just think, if yo udo that for an hour you will not gamble that day. Or at least that's how it happens to me when I want to avoid it.

It all comes back to each person principles of how they consider gambling as entertainment or to double their money. and currently, according to the analysis that I can understand from the environment around me, gamblers currently have a very bad mindset, considering that gambling is a place that provides an opportunity to get rich instantly, even though they already realize that it is all about luck, they continue to chase that luck. and believe that no effort is wasted and these bad thoughts are the cause. someone who has an unhealthy mindset towards gambling will definitely get lost in their own thoughts because they have high hopes for gambling to win large amounts and whoever is here this thread is very helpful to make a gambler with big ambitions aware because chasing luck is not good unless you bet, try your luck with a small and consistent amount and if you get a win that you think is a big win, quit immediately.

Before any gambling negative consequences will affect the family members, it must have first dealt with you first in such a way you least expect, gambling is not what is not good, but our character and attitude towards how we gamble, if we have a bad mannered culture in gambling and the way we live life in general, it will affect us from hownwe gemble and the people around us as well will have to complain about it, this is more of how are we able to deal with our personal behaviours and cope with how others also cope with us through what we do.

Well that's right, they need to take a little time to meditate or think with a calm atmosphere and of course with a clear mind too. You have to think and ask yourself if what you're doing is benefiting you in many ways or even making you worse especially in terms of finances, if indeed they can't think on their own to straighten out their wrong mindset then maybe they should see a psychologist for help, it would be much better and I think it might work, although there is no definite success but maybe by doing that you will be better off in the future.

I admit your way to avoid gambling is pretty good my friend, by doing meditation indirectly it will obviously make our minds calmer, and after that we can think whether gambling is really profitable or not, I'm sure when you are calm then you will be able to be more realistic in seeing gambling. Your calm mind will know what to do and avoid, so this is a pretty good way, because actually what can cure you of gambling addiction is to justify your own mindset, and that's good.

The OP has misunderstood what gambling is, because if it were inherently bad, it wouldn't exist in the world. If you are in business, it will be easier for you to understand what gambling is. I would agree that gambling is risky, but it's not inherently bad. Its 'badness' is based on an individual's experience, especially if they don't know how to manage the risk.

Many things are risky; even entering into business is risky because there's no guarantee of success. When you start a business, you risk your money, and if you fail, you lose your money. It's the same concept with gambling—you take a risk. However, as we all know, gambling is not a reliable way to make a source of income, so everyone should only see it as a form of entertainment.

So the question now is, if you want to be entertained, are you willing to spend money?

I agree, it always depends on every individual who does gambling. If a person will let the addiction overcome, this will be really bad and result in having a bad personality and make you do bad things. If it is really bad, the government in each country will ban it and stop it from operating.

We already know the answer even without asking that question. Aside from being entertained, the other reason why people are willing to spend or risk their money is because of trying to have a chance to double their money.

Gambling is bad only in the manner at which people go about it. No doubt gambling is bad only for those who put themselves into it that they won't be able to come out from it. I have seen people who can stay a day without playing gambling,  for people like this I think they will not be able to do anything with money apart from playing gambling. Gambling has bad effect on people who do not know too much of it is bad and people who thinks they can always get money from gambling.  

For people who play gambling once in a while and with the amount they can afford to lose I don't think gambling life style is going to affect them in anyway, so I think the bad effect of gambling can be dangerous to those who are addicted and can't control themselves when to stop.

I think only some people can gamble responsibly if they have an addiction to gambling, but if they are able to change the way they gamble by not forcing themselves to gamble that would be better. To stop gambling is very easy to say, but we need to try as hard as possible to get rid of the habit of gambling so that it doesn't get us into a lot of trouble.

In my opinion, those who gamble with the hope of getting rich are very wrong because I have never seen those who gamble and win and it can make them rich. If we can't stop gambling then we can't blame anyone because it really depends on our personality.

I am sure your father could not use gambling properly as it destroyed peace in your life and family. That is, through gambling, your father may be overcome by greed and lose his control over himself. If he had gambled with limited money, he would not have been in a bad situation. Even if he lost, it would not be bad for the family. It is not right to blame anyone here due to personal mistakes. What you have said is not only what happened in your father's case because many families have been destroyed due to uncontrolled gabbling. But what we should do to get rid of it is not to try to make a fortune from gambling. If you think of it as a center for a little entertainment, it will definitely give you satisfaction.

Using meditation as a way to calm the mind can be tried as we try to be at peace with ourselves and prevent the mind from thinking about gambling. But it is not easy to start meditating and you need to be accompanied by someone who understands. But the results of this meditation can give someone peace and can think wisely about what they have experienced. He may be able to think about what he should do next and will not gamble again if he finds that gambling only brings bad effects to him.

Using distractions in the form of sounds they listen to through earphones can also help them calm their minds and get that relaxing moment. They can relax and enjoy the moment; most importantly, they can leave thoughts about gambling behind. And they will also start to wake up to leave gambling because there is an internal urge to do it immediately before things get worse.

Gambling has both pros and cons. It will depend on how you will gamble - responsibly or irresponsibly. If you are disciplined enough to have a good routine for playing and betting, you will have a good time gambling. Being entertained while profiting on the side is already a win-win situation. However, if you will not set limitations for yourself and you will gamble impulsively and recklessly, without calculating and analyzing the possible results of your decisions, then most likely you'll fall into addiction and have chains of problems hanging around your neck.

It really depends on what type of gambler you are. If you are an aggressive one, might as well reassess yourself so you won't lose big and you won't have pile of debts and loans.

Gambling is bad from a religious perspective but in realistically whether it is good or depends on how much we consume it.

Gambling just just one form of entertainment so people can be a gambler and enjoy a healthy life way as long as they are doing it moderate level, things will affect you negatively when it starts to become compulsive like taking loans to bet money so in a sense you will make more money but you are not supposed to bet the money you don't have and assume what will be your situation if you loss the bet and puts you in the debt trap.

The concept of being a responsible gambler is discussed over and over in bitcointalk so who knows even you may change your point of view about gambling once you understand the way of approaching it.

We're into the system because we are keen on generating profits for ourselves. Gambler have options to either back out or continue, it's their decision to make, so they take full responsibility of whatever outcomes they get after wagering. Gambling is not good for most individuals but they tend to disagree because there colleagues anticipate in it, they want to feel among and do things without asking questions, blowing things out of proportions, losing heavily because they have no clue on the operations of the system. Gambling can have negative and possible impacts on us, we should try our best to always be on the winning sides.

The truth is whatever you do never let it have a negative control over you and know when to call it quit, especially when it's taking more of your time or when you're not getting the desired results. There's a time I used to play video games a lot and at some point I felt I was giving more of my time to it and that I should channel the time in doing something else. The same goes to gambling, it's not entirely bad no matter how you want to see it because people are benefiting from it. It is just that some persons don't know how to manage their funds and when to stop.

Yes, I also feel this is what his father did. His father turned gambling into a source of income that shouldn't have been. Gambling is not a job, so we should not do it because no matter where we look, this mindset is wrong. His father lost control of himself so maybe that's what happened. I dunno, But always be careful when it comes to gambling because we really know that it can destroy any relationship.

Some people gamble just because they want to have fun, some people gamble because they want to make money from gambling. If you are gambling just to have fun, that’s just the best because gambling is not going to affect you negatively, but if you are gambling because you want to make money, that’s when people are always getting it wrong. People that are gambling for money are always ending up addicted to gambling, instead of making money, they will be losing money. Your father is addicted to gambling. I think that’s the main cause of your father’s problem. If you are addicted to gambling, you will end up causing problems for yourself and your family members.

Well the fact that gambling is never designed to give us an income but a source of entertainment instead. So if you want to gamble because you want to release your boredom and improve your mood, gambling will never fail you on that. But if you want to seize every profit opportunities for gambling to the extent of saving your hard-earned money for it, well you are making a wrong decision. It's never bad to gamble but make sure to gamble on your spare money, not literally spending the whole amount of your savings.

The gambling had huge amount of the supporters,So the existence of the gambling in the market can’t be removed from the market.Some people are getting happy because of the gambling by their good winning from the gambling.The gambling will not affect you at any point,only the money loss sometimes made you to get into the complicated financial problem.If the OP was not ready to take the responsibility in the gambling loss,my opinion to the gambler is just quit the gambling and inverse the entire money in the bitcoin.

Disregarding gambling addiction, there are indeed good effect gambling has to the players. According to this article: https://silentbet.com/benefits-of-gambling/
Gambling good effects are:

• Improving players’ happiness level
• Positive effects on players’ intellect
• Meeting new people becomes easier
• Stimulating the local economy
• Enhancing fun experiences
• Helping people earn additional income
• Collecting gambling taxes by the government
• Availability of jobs in the gambling industry
• Reducing stress
• Improvements in concertation

So if a person happen to control himself and is able to moderate his gambling, then he can have the benefits listed above while engaging in his gambling activities.

People are just different from one another. Indeed there are gamblers who are here for entertainment purposes but for sure they’re only a few. Also with gamblers who are here to earn profit, not all are getting addicted into it, some still has that self-discipline to manage what they can afford losing. We are all responsible for the consequences of our actions. If with OP’s case this industry should be avoided, it won’t mean we should all do. We all know for sure the risks and dangers in gambling activities but we have our own reason why we are still here. This activity should be avoided by those who know to themselves, cannot control their emotions.

While I empathize with you on your woes against gambling, after all I have seen the effects of it first-hand as well, I would say that there has to be some form of distinction when we say "stay away from gambling". For instance, there's careers and money to be made in this industry (as long as you're working for the casino of course) if no one visits the casino, these people will be left jobless. Another would be the fact that the choice lies upon you when you gamble. You have full agency over your actions and you shouldn't blame gambling for anything wrong that may happen to you down the pipeline.

Gamble but do it responsibly. If you can't, then don't gamble at all, it's just that simple.

There are responsible gamblers who still have a good day with their family despite being gambling enthusiasts.

I'm so sorry about what happened to your family and you should really apply that staying away from gambling to you starting the moment you have realized it. It's great that you realized that gambling is not for you and maybe try to share your experience with your locals.

Anyways, you might already find the light at Bitcoin but don't just stop there. Learn to manage your Bitcoin savings along the way or else you might end up the same on the same experience your family went through in gambling and experience financial losses like having a weak hand or being trapped in FOMO.

At first I was shocked when you mentioned careers to be made out of gambling but, this wasn't for long as you soon pointed to the direction you were referring which is understandable.

Having gambling outlawed or banned doesn't stop people from engaging in the activity, it would only make it go underground and becomes more dangerous both physically and otherwise. The best thing that could happen to gambling is what we have now, having it legalized and regulated.

It's left for individuals to decide on what gambling habits goes and ensure they aren't gambling  more than  they should as it could be addictive.

Gambling is a game or a platform through which financial gains and losses are made. Like this gambling addiction many people have ruined their beautiful families through gambling and many people have ruined their lives through gambling which has an impact on his village that is his family. People with gambling addictions often feel guilt or shame when they lose everything and become destitute and may experience withdrawal symptoms such as restlessness and irritability when trying to stop gambling. Many people take gambling lightly not realizing that it can be addictive and harmful in the same way as drugs.

Yes, this is the most correct, never gamble if you don't want to experience risks and never gamble if you are not responsible, that's why you are always reminded that understanding the risks is important before gambling, usually people become addicted because they don't accept their losses and will continue to chase that defeat and do not want to accept the reality of the risks obtained.

Personally, I gamble with full calculation, don't just gamble like a beginner, now read a little then make a deposit and play without preparing them mentally, it's important to gamble responsibly because it can help us control ourselves when we lose so we don't become addicted, because It is always reminded to beginners that it is important to prepare mentally before gambling.

That's quite reasonable and simple, but the problem is that most of them (gamblers) always feel that they will be able to get lucky today, and that feeling continues to drive their curiosity to gamble. On the other hand, I'm sure most of them are not responsible gamblers, they just come up with ideas, what they think is that hopefully they can be one of the lucky ones among other people who play at the same time, I think that's what happens to their mindset so maybe even though at first they already know how the risks are there but they don't fully care because everything seems to be covered by the confidence to win, and finally lose again haha. Well agree, basically it should be like that, whoever it is, don't care about winning but you have to think more about what if you lose later, whether you can accept gracefully or even vice versa.

Yes, that's right, don't be careless and do it without calculating at all, you have to remember this is a matter of money and it's your hard earned money so don't let you because of lust continue to spend all your money, it doesn't make sense. In my opinion, what must be corrected is only their mindset, regardless of your condition there, if indeed your mindset is healthy, normal and normal to see gambling then I am sure you will not think too much.

Gambling has its downsides but there are also upsides if you play with control. People who are always addicted to gambling make a lot of money and lose. So they don't lose money all the time and they have been addicted to gambling for a long time so they know how to win money by playing. On the other hand a friend of mine supports the family solely by gambling and has saved a lot of money. Also if you have low behavioral tolerance then gambling is not for you. Because anytime you can lose big money so you need to understand proper control. Especially big money is used more in gambling.

You need to remember that gambling is just a place of entertainment, not a way to earn an easy income and I think maybe your father is one of those people who hopes to get rich easily through gambling so he plays continuously until he loses everything. Now you don't want to feel like your father felt before and decided to invest in Bitcoin. This is of course a good decision, but sometimes with Bitcoin you can also lose everything like gambling too if you make mistakes and lack understanding.

This is a very brilliant point made and I must say I agree with you strongly, saying people should stay away from gambling by reason of you feeling is bad is totally out of play as gambling as a word in itself is relative. Let's but aside the casino and the sites where we get to play sports gambling and talk about the word gambling in it's entirety, you will discover that we all involved in gambling in one way or the other only that this time it doesn't have to do with the casino or sport betting sites.

Gambling and casino has some positive side of it which if considered will be seen to worth giving a trial or engaging in, I'm sure if the OP happens to win a good summof money from gambling his/her joy will overflow, in as much as there are negative effects to gambling which affect those who refused to gamble responsibly,.it doesn't make gambling totally bad.

Gambling has provided employment for some persons and has also served as source of revenue to the government in some areas where they are located, it has also helped people who gamble responsibly get some extra cash for themselves, because not all gamblers are addicts. There are other advantages such as entertainment and in games such as poker and chess it improves you cognitive thinking ability, the only aspect of gambling I see to be bad would be when it turns addiction.

And if @OP has decided to invest in bitcoin and stay away from bitcoin, that is a good decision because he can use his money to continue buying bitcoin and holding it until the price increases. Leaving gambling because he didn't want to experience the same thing as his father was a good action, especially since he had seen what it had done to his father. So by continuing to invest in bitcoin, at least he can make a profit when the price of bitcoin increases later. And he can use it to make his father happy and show that gambling without responsibility and self-control is a mistake.

I agree. It's not gambling that creates problems in the first place, but it is us and our lack of patience and self-control that creates all those problems and gambling is simply a source for that to happen. Even if we are not gambling but still don't have patience and self-control, there will always be another way that will create problems for us and our families because we are basically not acting in the right way.

So, those who face problems regarding finances and other stuff in their lives and if they feel that their families are suffering because they gamble a lot, they are not supposed to blame gambling or casinos for that but they should evaluate themselves and their habits and everything so that they can understand the fundamental reason for why that is happening.

I'm sure it would be good if you advised gambling addicts who really spend their family assets on gambling. but some people gamble for their enjoyment. like supporting their favorite team, to burn enthusiasm, I think this is natural. unless your gambling is detrimental to your family, then learn to control it.

It's clear that your painful experience with gambling, witnessing its devastating impact on your father's life, has imbued you with a desire to warn others of similar pitfalls. Your earnest advice to avoid gambling games and steer clear from high-risk financial activities like intra-day trading of cryptocurrencies, forex, and stocks is invaluable. These activities can indeed be highly speculative, leading many down a path of significant financial loss, despite the potential for gain. Your cautionary tale emphasizes the importance of comprehensive research, seeking expert financial advice, and assessing one’s own risk tolerance before embarking on such ventures. Even with extensive preparation, it’s crucial to only invest funds that one can afford to lose. As you bravely navigate towards finding light in this period of darkness, focusing on sound financial decisions, prudent saving, and wise investing can pave the way for a more stable and secure future. Your candid sharing serves as a beacon, helping others to navigate away from the treacherous waters of gambling and risky financial endeavors.

You make a valid point, highlighting that gambling can be a form of entertainment for some individuals who participate responsibly. It's true that as long as individuals can clearly differentiate between engaging in these activities for fun and trying to make a living out of it, they may be able to enjoy gambling without adverse effects. Responsible gambling entails setting and adhering to personal limits regarding time and money spent on gambling, ensuring it does not negatively impact their lives or the lives of their families. Nonetheless, it’s paramount to maintain awareness of the potential risks and exercise continual self-monitoring to ensure that gambling remains a form of entertainment and does not escalate into an addiction or financial peril. Your emphasis on learning to control it is crucial to preventing the detrimental outcomes that can arise from excessive gambling.

Well exactly what you said, actually no matter how big the problem suffered by those gamblers I think it is not at all appropriate to blame the casino, because obviously the casino only provides a place for those people who want to gamble to find pleasure. And if in the end they experience a lot of downturns then it's their own fault, why are they too excessive in gambling, especially in terms of expectations. Well I understand here really involves big money, I'm sure you come with the aim of getting it but it's hard buddy, you have to be able to think clearly and have to think realistically that in addition to victory there is also a huge risk there and obviously the system always dominates defeat for the gamblers, not victory, this is a business they make for profits that will always benefit the casino itself.

With this statement it means that it is true that you must be more able to set a lot of self-control and other limits there, otherwise the case will get bigger and of course it is true that you will face very significant financial problems because of your wrong assumptions in viewing this gambling. In the end, I think it all depends on their own mindset, if they can set good responsibilities and self-control then they will never experience problems like this, so fix it from now on before it's too late.

The people who really believe this about the game is because they have never played in a casino, or perhaps they have played and it has gone very badly for them, perhaps another reason why they say this is because they have had friends , Family or people nearby where they have played in a casino and things have gone badly for them and they have Fallen into a Terrible Addiction , it could be those reasons and obviously they Generalize things, we all know that the game is not like that, nor is it deiabloic nor does it have something bad about it, no, Things with gaming are like any other activity in life, or like any other type of fun for Adults, I can't say that sport is bad because it went badly for me or even a person has died doing it, sometimes generalizations of society are very harmful and harm , especially those People who speak Without knowledge, because they have not investigated or because they are really people who do not have much character in what they say, when a person repeats and repeats what they See in the News or something like that , it is because it is empty, but in these cases where they are things that involve money and talking about this lightly should not be done, there are People who Perhaps have the same level of knowledge as them, but in my opinion A person who tells me that or I tell him that he is wrong and I tell him all the reasons, because things are not like that, and that is how chimes and bad information are Created that Sometimes people do not see.

We, as Players who have some Experience,  can inform others who are starting out in this world, then the least you Should do is make it clear that here with the casinos what you are Risking is money, and if a person enters a casino and if they lose a lot of money, then they are simply disappointed because they do not have a good Financial education, but that does not mean that it is fulfilled in everything and that is why they generalize that it is because of a casino that Everything goes wrong and that it is something very bad , then in this sense we have to say what the Situation of casinos and games of Chance Really is , sometimes people are more Informed.

It's true what you mean, I myself see the bad effects experienced by people who play gambling, they can easily sacrifice or sell what they have to gamble with the assumption that they can reverse all the losses they have felt, in my opinion an addict is very difficult to stop from gambling addiction as you said the same as drugs.  Regret for gambling addicts is difficult to find for them to realize that they have suffered a lot of losses as a result of gambling for addicts a sense of greed or a sense of wanting to win big is very high so they can sacrifice all assets or whatever they have to sacrifice and to bet on gambling.

So the addicts have the ambition to win but they don't realize or haven't realized that the adverse effects of gambling are very bad for themselves and can even befall their close relatives such as family brothers and sisters and others. if you have a friend who is an addict you should always remind him of the risks of bad gambling give him advice to stop gambling and it's good to make investments or save clearly for the future they will feel from

There are so many things which are bad even if you say that you won't over do them, therefore it's also important to be educated and practice having a good moral. On some religions, gambling is also prohibited. In terms of making our lives better, I think many mature people think it's too late of doing it. Of course that is a wrong mindset to have.

A better one must be is, as long as we are still breathing, there is always a chance. For those who are still young, it's not an excuse to make a wrong doing. It's still better if they can start fixing their life as early as they can so that they can have a long time of enjoying their life to the fullest.

I can't deny that there are huge numbers of people who involve themselves in gambling and ruin his life including his family by keep losing all the money they have. They inject more money in gambling so that they could recover what they lost but they keep losing continuesly and at a time, they have no money to buy things they need even during emergency situation. Thats why if you can't control gambling that isn't for you. Honestly here in this forum, most of gamblers who discussion about gambling, have main source of income. Even they earn from bounties & signature and become responsible person during gambling. But I don't recommend gambling the person who is always out mind during gambling

People like that seem to have a gambling addiction that they don't realize. In his mind, he only wanted to gamble and didn't want to do anything else, so if he weren't cured soon, he would end up with an even worse gambling addiction. They will not be able to recover their losses from gambling because gambling is not a place to make money but only for fun. But they gamble not to win the game but to satisfy their desire to gamble. It's like those who play video games and don't want to do anything else and only focus on playing video games to reach the highest level. We will not recommend gambling to people who cannot be responsible for themselves while gambling because it could harm them too. But there are still many people who want to gamble because they can find online crypto casino sites and fiat casinos easily on the internet. And that makes them visit the casino site more often than before because they find something that makes them curious. This must be prevented immediately by limiting his gambling activities. Otherwise, he will regret seeing that his money has been used up because of gambling.

Quite often it is difficult to determine from a person how he will behave in gambling. There are calm and consistent people in life, but when they get into the gambling industry, they initially behave calmly, but over and over again their nerves are tested for strength, swinging them from winning to losing. Ultimately, this player is thrown out of balance and is ready to recoup, which, as we know, very often leads to bad consequences. I say this because gambling can reveal something that you have not previously noticed in a person and these are not his best sides. Therefore, it is better to be very careful with gambling and underestimate it.

Gambling is gambling. It is absolutely neutral. The attribution of goodness or badness to doesn't make it either of them. It is like a weapon, say an AK47 rifle. It is neutral. In the hands of soldiers it is good. In the hands of terrorist it is a weapon of destruction, used to commit atrocities.

Anyone who abides by the unwritten gambling code will eventually have a good run. Anyone who breaks the code or tries to rewrite it would be destroyed by the very own weapon they forged when they broke the code. This is what gambling is to me.

OP should have made the title 'gambling is not for everyone, only those with a strong mentality are worthy of gambling'.  When you are going to gamble then the thing you have to prepare is capital, after that is a plan and strategy, if you don't have a plan when gambling then you will gamble uncontrollably, you will definitely continue to spend money to play even though you have run out of all the money you have at that time.  Try to pay attention to people who are bankrupt due to gambling, they are definitely people who have no control over themselves and also have no plans in their gambling activities.  gambling is not a bad activity if you have good control over yourself, winning when gambling can be entertainment for your tired mind.

gambling and trading will be the same if we cannot play wisely because both are indicated by addiction which has bad consequences so that we experience losses. So it is important that before plunging into these two activities, you must really be able to understand the basics and of course be able to control your emotions. This is so that you can avoid bad things like your father destroying his life.

So the mistakes your father made do not necessarily make gambling bad and should be avoided. Gambling is good for entertainment, to relieve stress, but if we misunderstand gambling, it will be bad for your finances. Everything requires knowledge, including gambling, so don't blame gambling, but blame the players who can't control the game. But between the two, Bitcoin is certainly the brightest light for the future.

The confusion and contradiction is there, how can someone happily gambling can be said as bad? You're only going to harm your family if you are affecting your relationship to them and all of your obligations are being ignored.

As long as you are a responsible gambler, there is no problem for you to keep on going on. There are bad gamblers in real life and they are the ones that make gambling bad in the eyes of money like you OP.

And as we say about getting out of the kitchen when you can't take the heat, the game goes for people that can't take the effects of gambling for themselves.

It seems that your father's gambling has reached a gambling addiction so that they have lost financially and the impact of depression can destroy their life. The negative impact of gambling is very big in life even though you already understand the science and manage your finances for gambling, but when a gambling game does not achieve your expected winnings than planned, you will bet higher without considering to avoid high losses, so we have to limit the financial activities gambling to avoid gambling addiction and never be reckless in recovering losses on the same day because you will increase betting funds which can trigger higher losses.

I agree, too many lives have been ruined by gambling and the reason is gambling addiction. We can't blame gambling because we know that gambling can't really be used as an income by others, we also know that winning big or consecutively is just luck. It is up to the person how to handle and control themselves when it comes to gambling. So if you are weak-minded and often angry, gambling is not for you.

I am rather inclined to believe English is not the first language of OP, so she/he has a little bit of trouble communicating what she/he actually means to.
Anyways, I mostly agree with you, one is not supposed to gamble if there is a precedent of abuse of the money and the resources which are not supposed to be used for leisure. Sadly, the history o my repeats when we talk about problem gambling and family, rarely ends well, unless the problem is treated in time and with the help of professionals or the support of the whole family.

Anyways, Does not matter who this person is or what caused his family to start to have those problems, I hope from the bottom of my soul things improve for them... I cannot imagine the pain one must suffer from having a family broken by gambling problems.

Gambling is gambling, and gambling is just a series of games that involve money, and there will be no addict if there is no person who lets himself be addicted. You are right; we can't blame gambling itself or another person for why a certain person becomes addicted; they are the ones that let themselves be addicted; they don't control themselves, resulting in further suffering and bad happenings. Gambling should never be done by people who are easily swayed by their desired and uncontrolled selves to play gambling because, as long as they don't have self-control, addiction is inevitable.

I also experienced being addicted to gambling at some point, but that didn't last long as I woke up from my addiction immediately. As soon as I noticed that my life was getting worse or that the path was getting worse, I'd come to the realisation that gambling should not be treated as a source of income; it should stay as entertainment only.

Gambling is not that bad but is a choice game that some times it becomes favourable when you may never expect it, remember most 45percents of businesses are gambling and is a helping hands to some families which provide daily bread for thier well being and remember like they say "nothing good that comes easy" that is why i look at it to be a choice game that some persons can try and make it and is not for everyone and is very clear if you are not lucky you are not and if you are lucky you are lucky.

Gambling is not as bad as people are marking it to be, gambling it's just there as an activity to be involved in and whatever and however you make it all depends on you the person. There are gamblers that you when you check their character and gambling behaviour you will be moved to want to be a gambler too (that's if you are at the time not a gambler) buy there are others that their gambling character is displeasure due to how they abuse the game of gambling turning to addicts losing self control to gambling, and a whole lot of people that behaves in this despicable behavior are mainly with no job or any form of a source of income that's why they enmeshed themselves into gambling acting out of control.

Gambling is not for the weak. Gambling is fun. Just like beer, it is sweet and also bitter. It is capable of intoxicating you if you do not play it responsibly. So, If you are not strong enough to withstand the heat, quit!

The issue with problem gamblers is, they put all their hope in gambling and when they lose, they keep chasing losses and when they finally lose everything,  they blame it on the game. Gambling is not an investment,  play it to keep yourself entertained.

OP, if the outcome of your father's games were good, I bet you won't tell us to avoid gambling. The problem is not the game but how you play it. Once you notice gambling is becoming a problem to you, quit when you still can.

For the fact that something isn't recommendable doesn't make it bad my friend... The last thing you'd wanna do is condemn gambling in the midst of addicted gamblers... I mean, this very means has enriched alot of people and for that reason, people into it should be Left to thier own discretion ..
Secondly, gambling has also indirectly employed alot of peeps in here for some minimal token which could sometimes serve as a side benefit for just knowing that casinos exist...lol

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There are conditions where a gambling game is considered to be bad and there is also condition where gambling games can be considered as good.

Gambling games can be considered bad if it affects a person's life negatively.  Like when the person is in financial ruins because of gambling.  When his relationship with his family suffers because the person is too focus on his gambling activity and don't have time for his family.  If a person got hooked and addicted to gambling and affects his job performance negatively.

While gambling games are destructive when a person got addicted to it, gambling games also give positive result to people who have full control of themselves.  People who are responsible gambler often make gambling games to have positive effect on them.  By seeing gambling as entertainment, it relieves a person of stress and be able to function in his job more productively due to lesser stress and frustration of monotonous activities.  Gambling games also connect people with the same interest thus developing social activity for gamblers.  It also enhances one's mind.

Whether gambling games will be bad or good is dependent on how a player control his gambling activities.

That's just sad that it's like a common thing that we see families break over this argument that someone from them have been a gambling addict and can't solve it through their words.

One has to leave and the rest will have to suffer the effect of irresponsible gambling that makes them less secure because if the one to leave is the breadwinner, it entirely tears down the family into pieces.

But to those that are struggling with this problem, just as you, I am also wishing the very best for every person that deals with this problem and hope to recover.

  Just like every other investment, there is profit and lose. Same implies to gambling, we have people who have achieved success through gambling while some are battling chasing loses. First of gambling should be above 18 and once you’re above 18 there’s this sense of responsibility attached to it. Being an addict is solely your responsibility, because everyone in this world has a choice. You can choose not to gamble anymore and yet you will be fine. Like you said gambling activities is dependent on the player, play responsibly they will keep saying, but some people play out of emotions and they end up being bitten.
  Gambling has brought riches to some and they have finally figured how to go about the gambling industry. We see people making millions out of sport betting even though some of the photos we see on telegram might be prop we still have genuine punters who cash out heavily from sports gambling. This people also experience loses but due to the capital they use in play, one win can guarantee victory for them to win their money back. You can as commoner you can’t start staking same way as the punters, this is why they keep glamouring that you should stake what you can afford to loose that’s is playing responsibly. Remember that little by little one succeed.

Exactly. It's not for everybody because not all can play in moderation. There are people who bet using their hard-earned money which they can't afford to lose, yet still decided to use it to play. Because they're thinking through gambling, they can possibly triple their money which is a mistake.

Well, certainly. Our stance regarding it will depend on how gambling influenced us. Therefore, if you think gambling is not good based on your own experience, so be it. We're old enough anyway to handle ourselves.

How can you exactly avoid gambling if you don't know exactly how to control yourself? Avoidance is easy to say but that requires some degree of self-control whioch would be difficult if you don't have that self-control or you have that weak heart. As much as you want to believe that it's an entertainment, the businessmen didn't design gambling that way and I don't think that's ever the absolute truth about gambling because if that's the truth, they would've stopped chronic gamblers and addicts from playing until their pockets run dry, it's the sad truth but gambling is a business at the end of the day, they make money out of people's losses in the slots, cards, roulettes and other games and they just added some glitz and glamour so you don't get bored easily.

Everyone's experiences and opinions are different, friend, not all casinos will cause problems or have a negative impact on someone or someone's life, if he is not careless in carrying out his gambling then this will not be a problem in his life, maybe your father at the time that is playing gambling without using good control or being careless in every gambling game that is played, if this continues to be done then your father will experience the risk of gambling, namely problems in the family because it is possible that he has spent his money on gambling and some of it has not been saved for his needs. family.
Therefore, for gamblers, self-control is very important so that we do not become addicted or greedy when gambling. If we can do this then the risk in gambling is not that big.

And yet OP is very active on free bets in this forum. OP, you're a hypocrite. If your father's life got ruined then it's because of his lack of discipline. It's like you telling to stop companies from selling ice cream because your father became addicted to it and became obese. Basically, everything is bad when done excessively, even eating.

Modern countries allow betting companies within regulations because it is another sort of fun and entertainment just like spending a ticket to watch a movie or paying to scare yourself riding in a rollercoaster. It's all a choice and people are lucky to live in modern countries where freedom exists.

If many people could consider gambling as an activity that provides entertainment, they would not experience gambling addiction. Unfortunately, many people cannot use gambling as entertainment and end up experiencing gambling addiction, where they lose control of themselves when gambling. They forget that gambling is entertainment, should not use a lot of money to gamble, and should not gamble too often. They abuse gambling to make money, even though that is not the purpose of gambling there. But if there are people who think gambling is not good, they should not approach gambling and look for other activities that can provide entertainment for them. This is a precaution they can take so they don't experience problems or become addicted to gambling.

Effects could neither be positive or negative or would be neutral and it would really be that indeed depend on someones actions and perception towards it. Gambling could really be just that bad on the time that you do make yourself that being affected when it comes to financial state and becoming that addicted but if not? then it is really just that fine. People are really just that too
mindful about on how to make money with gambling and not really that sticking on the real essence of it on which it is really just that for fun. You should really be mindful about yourself
on engaging too much and doesnt mind about its cons. People would be only making those regrets on the time that they do experience problems but well it
is already too late and regret is really there.

Can't blame OP, it's not like everyone here practices what they preach strictly anyways also it's not like OP is trying to be a gamble hardcore because it's free bets right? It's not like OP is spending money. The difference was that OP's father's life got ruined in gambling because he spent money and got addicted to gambling. You're wrong about countries regarding allowing these betting companies, they allow them not because they think it's fun and entertaining for the people, they allow them and regulate them because gambling is a really good way to make money for the country through taxations on these companies, gambling industry is very different from entertainment industry in terms of why they're regulated and allowed.

Yes that's right, it always depends on how they look at gambling and that's what will determine all the effects that they will experience, and of course like you said if their purpose of gambling is just to find some entertainment then I don't think they will experience things that are not wanted or mean the downturn that is usually experienced by gambling addicts who always overdo it. But as you said unfortunately most gamblers come with the wrong mindset, they bring the mindset that gambling can provide them with income and over time then obviously I am also very sure that they will end up with addiction without them realizing it.

Losing streaks make them very hurt and disappointed because the final result is always not what they want, basically casinos will also not easily give gamblers a win especially with large amounts, how can you expect something big but there is no contribution that you do other than just gambling? that is why gambling runs always depends on luck alone, because casinos are also not that stupid, there is no way the bookie establishes a casino just to give people a win for free, that means there is something else that is the goal of the casino which is profit, and that is the reason why you lose more than win.

Not many gambler's accepts the idea of fun and entertainment from gambling for such persons it's strict business and nothing less, and just like every normal businessman they put in their all into it to pull out profit but unfortunately for them they forget to realize that gambling is mainly an activity that has so much to do with luck and not by how many times a day you play or how much you put into wagering.  AFAIK, there's no business in being a gambler if you want to do business with gambling simply own a casino that's how you stay profitable with all the hedge behind you.

Agree with your opinion, when someone enters the world of gambling, the one who determines their fate is themselves. If they gamble without being careful, then what they get is the negative side, namely losses, but if they maintain good control, and when playing they behave carefully, they can get the positive side, namely not too many losses. Basically, gambling does not bring us benefits but will harm ourselves.
And what you say is true, someone will regret their actions when they have experienced a big problem in their life, namely losing a lot of money and being confused about what else to do to restore their finances.

Not everyone has responses and thoughts like you even though what you say is true, but those who experience it are gamblers who are addicted and have no responsibility because responsible gambler can choose which ones should be priorities, such as family.
We are here to have fun and we know what to do to avoid all these bad effects, even though not everything is possible, at least there are gamblers who can have good awareness in their approach to gambling.
I sure that gambler who still has or can become responsible gambler will never be willing to experience financial, family and mental ruin so you don't need to worry too much about this problem.
After all, it all depends on the gambler himself to be able to experience the negative effects of gambling and not all gamblers always experience bad effects.

Free bets or not if you despise betting and are telling people to stay out of it then just stop supporting it like creating accounts.

And yes, gambling is another type of entertainment. And you're wrong that governments allowed gambling just because it is a good way of making money through taxes. Governments have their own standards and rules for accepting business applications. Governments make it clear that businesses have a good purpose for their citizens. Maybe gambling is not for everyone since the poor should not bet but it's absolutely a form of entertainment for those who can afford it.

So it depends on how they treat gambling so that they avoid all the problems that can come from gambling. Those who use gambling as entertainment will also not try to gamble more because they feel it is not necessary to do so. They will set a schedule for when they can gamble and when they should give up gambling. They just don't want to experience a lot of losses, especially if they want to avoid the gambling addiction that many gamblers have experienced, because they don't know what will happen if they become addicted to gambling. It will definitely be painful for them and of course, for their families too.

No one wants to experience a losing streak, whether they are pro gamblers or novice gamblers, and they really have to protect themselves from losing streaks by always limiting their gambling. Gamblers need to know that they can and may gamble but should not try to chase wins because that will only lead to huge losses. But if gamblers don't want to accept big losses, they should not gamble at all because it will put them at risk. And for those who still frequently gamble, it would be best for them to reduce their gambling activities from now on and not gamble too often.

That's true because not all gamblers are out of control. So if you or anyone decides to gamble, we all hope that the gambler knows the risks and is ready financially and mentally.
I think almost all gamblers experience the problem of gambling addiction. but what makes the difference is the control and commitment of the gambler himself. Gamblers must be aware of the limits of their abilities. including their financial capabilities. So if you are not financially strong, it is better not to seek luck in gambling.

Sounds like someone who gamble recklessly and now regretting. It's sad to hear your experience from gambling but just because you had a bad experience with gambling should not make you to conclude that gambling is entirely bad and advise people to stay away from it. There is a price for every action not only in gambling but in every aspect of life and I think you just paid the price for not gambling responsibly. Gambling is actually fun when you apply wisdom and play responsibly. You must not definitely win always but you'll still enjoy the fun of it even if you are losing. You only get disappointed and frustrated when you expect too much from gambling and go hard on it. It's actually dangerous and that's why even the gambling sites will advice you to gamble responsibly when you visit their sites. I will not be surprised seeing you in the casino site again because I know you are talking based on what recently happened and when your mind is calm, you will still want to give it a try again. Gambling works like a spiritual something sometimes.

In principle, you're right. In fact, life itself is a very gambling game in which we are constantly winning or losing something. If a person can control himself, he can be quite successful in gambling. The main thing is to be able to listen to your intuition and not to be blinded by gambling

They should be prepared for the risks involved, because the only ones who feel it are themselves and not others. Because the financial risk is the main one, not to mention the mentality that will be affected by gambling. Most of them do not think about their financial capabilities so they always force themselves to continue gambling by not thinking about their limited financial situation, they do many things to be able to return to gambling including borrowing capital, of course this is wrong, by borrowing capital for gambling this will only complicate their financial situation. They should be able to avoid this to not increase their financial problems. They must immediately realize that what they are doing is wrong and to leave gambling, especially for those who are already addicted, it will be difficult to leave this habit, actually there are many ways to leave gambling or addiction, but it all depends on themselves to determine whether they really want to stop gambling or just nonsense.

Hmm yes what you say is also true, not everyone will realize the statement that gambling is only for entertainment and fun, I think this is quite reasonable because usually something will be easily recognized by many people when there is something very tempting like a win, simply put one person will bring 5 of his friends when that person wins. And of course his friends will get involved in gambling in the hope of having the same fate as that person or the intention of getting a win too. They will not realize that this activity will be the starting point for many problems to arise because they come with the wrong idea and may never think or just know that gambling should only be for entertainment.

They will continue to carry the mindset that gambling is a place that produces until they are willing to do anything including putting more money there and finally losing and it is not once or twice but often. Even though defeat always dominates but strangely it doesn't occur to them to find what's wrong there, if they realize that actually only luck can help them then maybe they won't be too aggressive. Well that makes sense, if you really have a business spirit and want to make money from gambling then there is no other way but you have to build your own casino.

Life itself is all about gambling. There are things we do with the hope of being at the middle, we win or we lose. Life has different phases and we should not become weak because we could not meet up with life expectancy, we need to make sure that we keep trying because one day we might surely become a winner. Self control is one tool that can keep us lose to winning since without it we can't get to height we expected. We should be always ready to keep improving whatsoever thing we are doing so that we don't finally lose it when we supposed to be enjoying the labour of our effort.

Its your money
Its your decision
Its your own will
So you are the ones who would face consequences

Gambling isnt bad as long you do find yourself that responsible because if not then you would really be ending up on disastrous condition on which it would be just that normal
that losing money will really be just that normal.Therefore, on the time that you do get involved with gambling then it is really just that normal that you should be prepared and get ready on losing money.
Gambling is just for fun and not for making source of income because once you do mold up this kind of idea in mind then you are just simply wrecking up yourself gradually.

Stay away if you do see that you are emotionally impulsive when it comes to this on which it would be the common scenario on most people on why they do really end up that miserable with gambling.
If you arent that responsible on what you are doing then most likely you would really be ending up on a disaster on which this is a common situation that you would be facing
if you arent that mindful about your gambling activity.

I'm surprised by people who only focus on those who go bankrupt from gambling, even though there are many people out there who feel good benefits from gambling. Gambling is an activity that actually stimulates brain intelligence, there are even many cases where the elderly managed to retain their memory because they keep gambling

If people only focus on those who suffer losses due to gambling then there will be no end to discussing it, gambling is always a problem for them, just look at countries that legalize gambling, their governments have large sources of tax money so that the country's finances are stable

Gambling was not meant to harm anyone but was for fun but when you take it to the other side of the game where money is involved then you have to wear a thick skin so that when you loss it would not hurt you much. And you can't tell everyone to leave gambling because of what happened to you. Gambling is not a bad thing for everyone but how you go about it means a lot.

It was because of the way you involved your self in the gambling that almost ruin your life. If you play it in a moderate way, then things would have been fine for you. In my believed anyone who went bankruptcy because of gambling has not or didn't plan his life well.

But I see that lately more people are taking gambling to the other side or what I mean is gambling with a goal that is not suggested by facts and logic, it is very unlikely that some people will think that this is just an activity for fun, if indeed there are more People who assume like that then I think there are more other things or other alternatives that they can choose if the goal is just to have fun, after all, even though gambling can give you pleasure, on the other hand, this activity is still quite risky.

This means that most people come not to look for fun but rather to earn money, so the proof is that now there are more people who suffer from the negative impacts of gambling than those who feel the positive benefits. It all depends on them because only they themselves can choose all the options, but perhaps the problem is that not everyone can consider it carefully before making a decision, and also what is more striking about gambling is the tempting chance of winning. So I hope you are one of those people who can think realistically when looking at gambling, there is no certainty whatsoever there, especially regarding the results you want, and also in my opinion if you just want fun then just look for something else that is not risky.

Really sorry to hear about your experience with gambling. We've all had our own share of gambling but there's still a reason we still gambling. Generally I'll disagree with your view about gambling, gambling is not bad, but being addicted is bad and if the addiction isn't tackled and is allowed to escalate then it'll surely destroy your life and cause you more pain than you can imagine.

You're likely to get addicted when you dedicate too much time to gambling, gambling is something that's supposed to be don periodically and not a daily routine. No doubt that it sure can really be addictive and that's why kids are not allowed to gamble, not just kids, even those who knows fully well they lack self-control.

The OP is telling you to do what I say and not what I do. ;D But on a serious page, OP is right actually. If you know the number of people some families has lost to gambling, you will pity them and have the same massive support on why gambling is bad for the society, though the problem is always from the players that are addicted. You can't use gambling as a way to feed your family, that's absurd and foolish. Gambling is meant to be gambling( win or lose at the fun of it).


Some countries allowed gambling business to trivia because they want to share the revenue from this companies knowing that there is no job anywhere. When people look for a job and has no alternatives, the only thing they think of is gambling and gambling but that is very bad because the government is losing young talented youths are productive in gambling and not in other sector of the country that will help them.

Exactly, all the problems that exist and they feel are because of their own actions that cannot limit themselves from gambling. the difference is only about their principles and goals for gambling, many of them gamble for profit, multiply money, and pursue big wins, people like this usually tend to gamble more with a progressive where many defeats are obtained but it does not become an obstacle for them to stop gambling, with the confidence they have they will continue to gamble to reach the point of great victory. And for people who gamble just for fun, they tend to have no grudges or resentment when they lose, because they already know what gambling is like, and if they chase victory to cover the losses they have experienced it will only make them experience more loss of money.

Most of those who chase victory cannot accept the defeat they get so they have the thought of playing again in the hope that there is a victory that will turn things around and can cover the defeat they get, but that's just a dream in my opinion, they will be lucky when it's time. So in my opinion, don't gamble excessively, it's better to be reasonable after all, when it's time to win they will get the big win. not by gambling continuously which causes difficulties with their own finances.

That's why when playing gambling, we must always remember that gambling is only for fun and not to gain profit, multiply money, or anything else so that we can behave properly towards gambling. We will not use a lot of money to gamble. By playing gambling, we will know that we don't need to spend too long playing gambling to avoid losing a lot and also avoid the desire to recover from these losses. We must remember that gambling is entertainment, just like other types of entertainment that can provide pleasure, but this gambling uses money. Maybe they can play gambling longer if they use demo mode where they don't use real money, but it will definitely feel different if they use real money.

Chasing victory will never be easy to achieve, whether for experienced gamblers or novice gamblers, but what will happen is that they will experience more losses because they will not realize that they have actually exceeded their limits in gambling. That is the importance of self-control so that they can still stay within their limits and also will not lose more money in gambling. If they can stay within their limits, they may be able to enjoy gambling more as fun.

While I agree with your perspective of gambling as entertainment, how frequently does "fun gambling" match reality? Gambling's variable outcomes and financial stakes preclude regulated enjoyment. In pursuit of prospective gains, the human mind may not stick to "simply for fun". Is it a problem to promote gambling as harmless fun when it can lead to loss and addiction? Gambling's psychological effects (winning and losing) can be substantial even with self-imposed boundaries. Entertainment can soon become a deadly habit on this slippery path. Even in its most harmless versions, shouldnt we be aware of these risks when gambling?

Whether or not gambling is good is totally individualistic and not a generic statement. Most people are very responsible in terms of gambling. Speaking factually, people have armed themselves with loads of rules and policies that will expose them or keep them away from extreme points in gambling, or leaving them vulnearable.

Most of the people who are used to sight examples as to why gambling is bad are those who gamble irresponsibly or set rules that they do not adhere to. The emotions and psychology around gambling are very intense and should not be invoked by one who is not well informed about it.

Gambling might be bad for irresponsible gamblers or people with addiction issues that aren’t wise with their money. For a lot of people though it’s a way to add entertainment to games they’re going to watch on tv or maybe add a little fun with their friends when watching an event. Like everything, a little fun in moderation is perfectly fine. 

Gambling is not bad, you yourself are responsible for everything that happens in your gambling activities. btw, Bitcoin is actually one of the best solutions to the financial difficulties experienced by many people, but many people make the wrong use of Bitcoin, such as transacting criminal things and sometimes as gambling capital. I like gambling but I don't like using Bitcoin as gambling capital. I prefer Bitcoin to be used as a long-term investment because it is more profitable than using Bitcoin as gambling capital IMO, the DCA method is by far the best for investing in Bitcoin, it is important to remember that Bitcoin fees are high and if you use Bitcoin for gambling capital, you will be charged a deposit fee and withdrawal fee.

This idea of business where they can be able to pull out profit just like that is most common amongst gamblers then the main idea of entertainment and fun, even those who claims they gamble for fun, at some point are more interested in making the profit than having just fun.

Like you rightly Said, if you wan to stay profitable in the gambling industry then own a casino, anything outside this make the gambler luck dependent, because you can't out play the chances of loosing at some point provided you are consistent with your gambling habit, they only time you don't lose is when you don't play, as a player there's no assurance of staying profitable all the time regardless of your strategy.

OP's mindset is like a logical fallacy if you ask me, because he blame something while the actual mistake was done by his father.
He should blame his father who could not control his gambling habbit that ruined the whole family's life including him as his son.
Ironically, he suggested others to stay away from gambling but he is still participating in gambling related thing (giveaway) from casinos LOL.
Although maybe he is participating in giveaways only, but it is a proof that he cant keep his own words because he himself unable to stay away.

The longer you are making  yourself getting involved with gambling then those initial thoughts and plans would really be gradually changing until you would be coming into a point
that you will really be that playing not already for fun but already for the sake of profits and specially on the time that you would be experiencing losses then those intents and mindset
would really be definitely be able to changed up. This is why it would really be that important that if you are really that having plans on not to make yourself that get addicted
and you do find out that you are emotionally impulsive then it would be better that you should really be avoiding gambling while its still early.
Gambling isnt bad, bad things would only happen if you do make yourself those bad decisions because of wrong assumptions.

Fun gambling often does not correspond to reality, whereas, in reality, many gamblers lose when betting. That's because they can't control themselves while gambling and are influenced by greed and other desires. They cannot enjoy gambling as they should, so they are affected and instead continue gambling without stopping to rest. The psychological effects of gambling can indeed make many gamblers refuse to stop gambling because they still want to chase wins or recover their losses. That's what made everything change until they ended up losing a lot of money. Even though gambling is just for fun between activities and not to make money, it becomes dangerous for those who cannot control themselves when gambling. And that is also what makes many people say that gambling is not good and everyone should stay away from it. But if they can use gambling properly, gambling is not as dangerous as they imagine. It's just that we have forgotten how to treat gambling.

Yes, it is true that psychological impacts such as emotions always influence a gambler mind to become worse and become greedy, so as you said, many gamblers fail to know the right time to stop betting while their minds are dominated by greed which is caused by this psychological impact and all gamblers who have been around for a long time in gambling have experienced this situation.
Gambling games are good or not depending on how we perceive gambling and also how we manage our minds so as not to be influenced by bad things like that and if a gambler manages to manage his mind without being affected by bad things, gambling will definitely be a very interesting thing.

It is always because of someones decision making and on how they do treat up gambling in the first place. Most gamblers are really that delusional on which they do really believe
that they could really be able to make money or make themselves rich with gambling and this is something a mindset that would really make you push into your limits.
Gambling isnt bad if you are really just playing just for fun but on the time that those intents had changed up overtime then this is where bad things do happen.
You would be able to caught yourself on a bad situation when you dont have the money anymore or simply does have that huge problem with finances
and of course you know that but its already too late.

Yes, that's why people always misunderstand the purpose of gambling itself, even though gambling should be used as entertainment to have fun so don't consider it a bad thing, sometimes irresponsible gamblers and gambling addicts make it seem like gambling is worse in the eyes of novice gamblers. Another thing, the importance of gambling wisely is not to exceed limits.

The average person gambles very often beyond the limit so that they are very easily addicted to gambling which is why what they do has a bad impact on themselves, even though they can limit it to a moderate amount without having to use a lot of money to gamble. The correct way to gamble wisely is to think of it just as entertainment, you don't have to play it seriously.

Those that don't have a happy ending considers it bad and you can't blame them because that's what they think gambling did to them.

But not everyone is thinking of it as something bad for its purpose per se. Because the importance of gambling from the beginning never change to each and everyone of us.

If you treat it as for gambling and entertainment purposes, it's there. If you treat it differently and it's for the profit, it's also there.

Perhaps they know the right time to stop betting, but most gamblers find the temptation increasing so much that they cannot stop themselves from gambling. They are getting deeper into gambling, and some are dominated by greed because some win, and instead of stopping gambling, they continue playing and hope to win more money. That's why we always have to be careful when gambling and don't need to indulge our ego in continuing to gamble because we have to be responsible with ourselves and our money. We can gamble another day, and by stopping gambling today, we can control ourselves well, but we have to keep practising it so that we won't be tempted by anything in the casino.

First, Im sorry for the situation you are living in, and sorry that your parents and family is ruined because of gambling. But when you see Alcohol, gambling, medical drugs and many other stuff like this were created for a good purpose in humans lives. Personally, I can’t say that gambling is good nor bad because it’s a coin with two faces and everyone has the freedom and choice to take which side he wants to choose.
Let’s take for instance many gamblers here in Bitcointalk, that I know personally are gambling and never had issues or ruined their family. I, also gamble enjoy sometimes and feel bad sometimes but I take it as watching a football game, sometimes your favorite team wins sometimes lose but not to a point you spend all you family saving or even sell important things for gambling. It’s can ruin lives true! But only for those who doesn’t control or think well.

This was the warning for the people who can't handle their emotion in the gambling sites,if the gambler can handle their emotions in the gambling sites.The possibilities of loss in the gambling sites was very low,So the gambler try to keep their emotions after the big win in the gambling sites and loss from the same gambling sites.After the big win,you get tempt to play for the long duration for the big win from the holding dollars.But the fact is different,you will lose your self control after some losses in the gambling site.Even if you won 10x of the deposited money,the 1x loss from the winning money will affect your mindset and you start to play the game till the loss 1x money was recovered. But you need to understand the loss from the winning money,it's essential to quit of play when the winning money reduced to 9x from 10x of the deposited money.

Sad to hear about what happened with your dad. You're right, gambling can be harmful but only if it gets out of control. It's all about balance and knowing your limits. If you're gambling just for fun and not risking more than you can afford to lose, it's like any other paid entertainment. The moment it stops being fun or starts hurting your finances, it's time to think again. Gambling definitely should never be seen as a way to make money. The wins should just be considered as a bonus, something to enjoy in the moment, not something to rely on. And yeah, if someone feels they're getting addicted, it's super important to reach out for help. Best to talk to someone very close to you.

Temptation in gambling can always happen and gamblers are very rarely able to avoid it and are always tempted by their own mindset and that is only natural because we gamble using money so whatever happens can influence our thoughts to become emotional or greedy and make gamblers more aggressive in betting continuously. constantly forgetting to gamble responsibly.
In this case it has been proven that all types of gambling are not wrong and not bad but it depends on the gambler's thinking.

Regarding the idea that gambling is just for fun, I feel ambiguous between agreeing or disagreeing. Because in fact at this time many people use these words just to be a defense for the bad gambling they do. And what they say is far from what they do, where they spend money and time just to play gambling, and when someone tries to make him realize, he says that this is my pleasure and I gamble just for fun. They say that gambling is fun but when he loses, he regrets it.

But regardless of what we pursue in the world of gambling, whether it is fun or profit, as much as possible we should try to keep control of ourselves and control our finances when playing gambling. because if not, then something that we will regret, will soon come to us. 

Isn't the initial engagement in gambling is due to temptation.  A person is tempted to try their luck and engage in gambling activities.  If they are not tempted of the big wins or temporary solace the gambling brings, then people won't be engaging in gambling.

Despite of the temptation of the chance of winning huge amount of money, a gambler should control himself.  A gambler must be a responsible gambler so that their gambling venture won't be a disastrous one.

I believe whether gambling is good or bad depends on the person who is engaging with it.  Gambling is just a tool for entertainment for some and a tool to gain profit for others.  The effect of it whether bad or good is dependent on the player's decision and performance and not gambling itself.

I can see your point, in theory gambling should be just like any form of entertainment that exists, in which you exchange some of your money for the fun and the excitement that you are looking for, but there are many gamblers out there that are not really pursuing that goal, and when confronted about that fact they try to make it seem as if they were trying to gamble for fun all along, something they know is not true but that can shield them from the criticism of others.

By getting money from a big win, the winning gambler forgets to take care of himself by cashing out his winnings and immediately leaving the casino. Some can get out easily after getting that big win, but there are still many who have difficulty leaving the casino because they are still tempted to get an even bigger win. However, getting a win from gambling is difficult, so we have to know our abilities, and we cannot always win. So instead of experiencing losses that might get bigger, it's better for us to immediately end our gambling game so that we don't experience losses again. Moreover, the casino also does not force us to stay and continue gambling because it is all a decision we take to leave the casino.

That is why we have to remain conscious while playing gambling and not be easily influenced by whatever we get while gambling so that we can get out of the gambling game easily. It all depends on our decision because if we realize that gambling can have a negative impact on us, we should start reducing our gambling activities. And if we feel we can be responsible in gambling, we can continue gambling, but that doesn't guarantee we can continue to take care of ourselves while gambling in the next round. We have to pay attention to what consequences we experience after playing gambling, and if it is not good for our health and finances, we can stop gambling.

I'm glad that you understand what I'm talking about in the post. So I don't have to explain at length what I meant in the post.


And my simple analogy to gambling, I consider that coming to a casino is like coming to a "theme park." Which is where when you want to try one of these rides, then we have to pay a ticket ticket first. And likewise when we come to a casino, which when we come there we are immediately confronted with various types of gambling games, and before we start the game at the casino, we must make a deposit first to exchange the amount of money we have into a coin that is used as a condition before starting a gambling. And when we consider that gambling is like a "theme park." then make sure that when you come in a state of enthusiasm, then you when you go home you must go home with a happy and joyful state, regardless of losing or winning

there are many people who actually don't consider gambling as main source of income. They think, they can earn money from gambling without doing any physical hard work even gambling only offering you multiple your Fund within Some hours when they might be need a month to earn such salary from job. Thats the problem if people have such mindset. After losing, they inject more money to recover even something they borrow & loan a huge money for the sake of next game even don't hesitate to sold valuable assets with low price while they are out of money for gambling. Actually gambling isn't for any impatient people who doesn't have any self control. Should change the mindset or need to suffer in life for long run. And op should also careful about Bitcoin investment cause market could change anytime

That is the temptation of gambling that many people are not aware of, so they continue to gamble without stopping. Most people will experience many losses, and many will not even realize their losses. That mindset makes them return to gambling more often than before because they think they still have a chance to win when they don't have it at all. And if they borrow money from other people, that is a big mistake because it will not guarantee that they will win, but there is a possibility that they will only experience a lot of losses. Yes, they have to change their mindset before it's too late because gambling can really change them quickly without them realizing it. Instead of experiencing losses from gambling, they should look for other ways to generate income. They can use investing in bitcoin as one way, but they still have to learn about it before deciding to invest in it.

Some gamblers keep losing gambling because of their mistakes, some gamblers can recover after losing gambling, and some gamblers who win gambling but cannot keep it, lose that money.  So gambling does not happen to everyone. Because of this, the best way to avoid gambling is to keep yourself under control and gamble in small amounts so that even if you lose, it does not become too big. Then gambling would not be a very bad thing for him.  But if one bets more than he can afford and loses, it will be very bad for him.  So gambling is not good for everyone.  Because people have different thinking

Let us be clear on the point that greed is what leads to easy prey to addiction, except for those wealthy people who enjoy spending their money at a loss.
This is why it must always be emphasized that the definition of gambling has not changed as it is a recreational activity in which a person bears responsibility for excessive practice. In all cases of gambling addiction, this is the responsibility of the gambler and not the gambling platform or gambling itself. In general, everything will become harmful if it is practiced intensively for a long time, even if it is a sporting activity that is beneficial to the body, it may turn into harmful if it is not practiced carefully. Imagine that we blame sports because someone lost their breath due to exhaustion due to practicing it for a long time without interruption.

One of the mistakes that makes them finally stuck in the cycle of losing streaks in my opinion is because they are too many experiments while gambling is only based on luck to be able to get a definite victory, so it is clear that the more often you try the number of defeats will dominate as well because it is very difficult to be or get lucky in a row, and sometimes even if you get a victory it is not the end of everything or I mean I can't say that it is a real victory because the inability to resist greed is always the main problem that finally the amount they win is lost again just because of chasing something that is not certain.

Yes, the idea of your statement is always good advice for gamblers by limiting the allocation of money on gambling and only putting the smallest amount they can afford to lose, it is really recommended because usually out of control actions always appear when you are unable to accept defeat and lose money, so of course to minimize the amount of defeat so that it is not too large, one of which is by limiting the amount of budget.

If you are that someone who do really have no self control or you arent that good when it comes to self discipline then high chances that you would really be that become addicted once you do touch up 'gambling space on which this is something for those someone who do have faint heart and to those who are really that emotionally impulsive because this field would really be definitely be putting you up into a situation on which it is really that hard to recover once you are been devastated specially on the time that you do make yourself that addicted. You should really be that staying away if you dont like on losing money. Gambling isnt bad on the general sense or essence on which it is really just that for fun but since people are greedy for money then those kind of intentions would be changed up
until you would be finding yourself that you are really that playing for money and not for fun anymore.

Since beer was invented, I have seen a huge increase in car accidents in which many people die every hour, I'm not talking about numbers like 10 people, there are hundreds of people who are dying every hour in car accidents, But who is to blame for these car accidents? Is it the car's fault? Does the car drive alone? no. It's the fault of people who drive under the influence of alcohol, and even though governments keep warning people not to drive cars while drinking alcohol, people don't change their behavior, even when governments put very harsh measures in place to discourage people from drinking. people not to drive under the influence of alcohol, yet people do not change their behavior. When a friend or relative organizes a party, the people who go to that party go in their car and at that party they consume a lot of alcohol and don't care when they return home, they have the irresponsibility of driving under the influence of alcohol

How many people are on forums saying that no one should use cars? no one keeps saying that, because people sit and think and are able to conclude that the problem is not with the car, the problem is with the people who are driving while drinking beer. This also happens with gambling, the problem is not with gambling, the problem is with people who misuse gambling. When gambling games were created, the objective was always to entertain people, to make people have fun when they play. They didn't create gambling games for people to get rich or get addicted, on the contrary the objective is to make people play and leave happy

But unfortunately, some people don't understand this and keep abusing games and as a result they become addicted and destroy their lives. People's tendency is always to exaggerate in everything they do and create problems. Take the case of sex, it is an organ with a reproductive function, but people abuse sex and get diseases and become addicted and die. It's not the fault of sex, it's the fault of people who misuse sex, it's just like gambling, if people abuse it then they will have destroyed lives, if people don't abuse it then they will be happy when they gamble

I won't argue with you that this is good advice but it is not applicable to everyone. For those who believe that they will make their life fortunes in gambling, this is well applicable to them because that desperation will always put them in trouble and make sure that they lose everything. But for those who know that gambling is not the means to make life's fortune and that could engage it wisely and responsibly, I don't think that gambling is bad for them. I know some responsible people gambling and you might not even know if they never told you. So it all depends on how you allow it to infest you, if it does infest you in such a way that will affect you and your finances, then you are good to go. But if you have gotten to the level of being addicted to it, then the problem starts.

Other sets of people that gambling does not fit are such that don't know how to manage money. Some people will always play more and lose more and still come later until they waste all their money. Such should excuse themselves as gambling is not a must and thinking one can make riches through it is one of the mistake people make. Otherwise, it is entertaining.

Again you can add that gambling is also taken as fun by many people but at some point they get addicted to it too. It's fine if you have enough money to gamble but you need to solidify a second source of income. Gambling may not require physical exertion but you need to be mentally strong. Because losing from gambling will give you a lot of risk but it should be accessible. On the other hand should not be bought as a way to get hold of and will be more enjoyable when playing with your extra money.

Gambling will likely ruin a person if their plan is to solely rely on it. Gambling is okay but you should have a job or some source of income, and not hoping that you’ll constantly be able to make money from gambling. It is a probability for you to win, so technically, it’s a probability for you to be able to pay for the things you need or even fend for your family. It is that addiction that causes all of this, because if you do not play not much and can do without it, that means that you have some other proper source of income.

I was trying to compare video game addiction and gambling addiction. It's not far from being different activities, because gamblers play games online with their money, while video game players do it with their TV or laptops. They also get addicted, but not like gamblers who stake money to play games. The greed as you both mentioned is mainly the reason why most gamblers suffer too much from gambling. The anxiety of losing money that may be needed to settle other life expenses kicks gamblers into addiction. Unlike the video game player who may not get traumatized for wasting money. Their main trouble is the time they spend each day playing games. Hence, your responses are great and also show how the money gamblers seek in gambling puts them into a long-term gambling problem. And because the house only offers gambling a small fraction of each money they wager, the gamblers only have to win at some point and lose multiple times.

If the gambler doesn't mingle with a similar idea of earning money through gambling, he won't have many problems while gambling. He can easily control his emotions and not be carried away by the mistake of chasing more funds. A responsible gambler can be advised to continue gambling, while the compulsive gamblers should stop. Mainly for their health and the society's peace of mind. The family of such people pass through hard times trying to cure the gambler. Like in the Op's view, his gambling-addicted father wasn't good to him, that's why he has developed a family rule that kicks against all forms of gambling. This is what addiction can do to the future of gamblers. Only a few people would accept gambling as a good activity with some good benefits. All that is being circulated the society is the bad reviews left by most addicted gamblers. I think people should first start with having good reasons for joining gambling, other than making money.

If gamblers keep losing at gambling, they should be able to think for a moment so they can see that they should stop gambling first instead of continuing to lose. Some gamblers can recover after losing, but the number of gamblers will not be as large as those who continue to lose, and the number of losses will continue to increase. Only with self-control in gambling can each gambler avoid large losses and also remember that gambling is just entertainment and should not be treated as a way to make money. If a person cannot limit himself well, defeat after defeat will come until he spends all his money with nothing left. However, they should be aware of it and stop it as soon as possible before all the money is gone.

If a person does not have good self-control while he is gambling, he should be able to decide that gambling is not for him, and he should immediately stop gambling. He doesn't need to go to the casino to gamble because he worries that he will experience even more losses. But because someone has seen how tempting gambling is, he keeps coming back to gambling to try to win the gambling game. It wouldn't be worth it because he would probably experience losses without being able to win, and if that was done continuously, he could run out of all his money. He wouldn't be able to recover his losses anymore. A person must be able to realize that what he does in gambling does not provide benefits for him and instead only brings danger to him because he loses his money at the gambling table. He also cannot enjoy gambling for fun because there is a desire to get winnings from gambling.

I think it's clear, especially if we respond wrongly to gambling, the consequences that will be obtained will be the destruction of our lives in the future, especially with a future that will be destroyed if we can't stop gambling quickly, because gambling has dangerous impacts if it becomes an addiction. heavy gambling, where every day we can't stop gambling, if it's like that of course it will bring problems, especially from finances, where finances can become chaotic because we only think about gambling, also if someone is addicted to gambling and runs out of capital to gamble, maybe he will borrow money to be able to gamble again or, worse, commit violent or criminal acts that could harm other people.

In my opinion, even if someone has a decent job, if they are addicted to gambling, sooner or later they will experience their own problems, so I think if you already have a decent job, it's better to just avoid gambling, and if you gamble for fun, it's better to find Other things that are more fun don't even require spending money, like exercising or something else, unless the fun is in gambling, yes that might be difficult, it doesn't matter if you can still limit your gambling activities.

Obviously it is very dangerous if someone seeks income to finance his life only by relying on income from gambling then obviously it will be very dangerous and the opposite happens where instead of earning but what happens instead they will lose a lot of money and of course that is a big problem. All the dangers and risks that exist in gambling I think are already a strong reason why you should not make it a place to earn income. As you said, gambling is fine but only with the aim of filling spare time when you are bored or whatever.

If you're not sure what you're getting yourself into, you'll want to make sure that you're getting the most out of it and that you're getting the most out of it. Basically gambling is always nothing more than a game of probability which means it does not have any certainty for the final result, so with that, it is clearly not recommended for anyone to make gambling a place to earn.

Actually It depende on the gambler if he gonna let gambling ruins his/her family cause we all know that every gamblers have their own decision in life so without hesitation if gambler want to help his/her family then he/she must do everything to become a good influence in and let themselves follow what's the best thing to do to avoid such losses and addictions in gambling. While in the other hand if a gambler are too bad then he/she will not do anything good .

Becoming a good influence to your family as a Gambler is quite difficult especially when they are all aware of your gambling habit,. definitely they will be discriminatory about your habit and some wouldn't even give you a chance to influencing them because they would have already stereotyped to be a bad influence already.

Helping your family as a gambler as well isn't really easy especially when you are not profitable too often but then if they are not aware some how you could be able to put out some help but when they are aware you are a gambler, it's a barrier already to making them have sentiments with your offered help but if you are often profitable gambling and it's evident, you can be of financial help to the family, I don't think they will reject but then they will as well be wearing you to think towards quitting, it's virtually in the hand of the gambler to gamble to ruin or gamble to be of help.

       -   If you become greedy about gambling, your life will definitely be ruined here. I have never seen a gambler who became addicted to gambling improve his condition despite being greedy. Almost all gamblers who have greed in their personalities have also ended up with bad results in their lives.

And the others even thought of committing suicide because they couldn't handle the amount they lost from gambling. So, it means that if it is not handled correctly, it will not bring any good to anyone.

Not everything made for everyone find that type of work you made for. Gambling is not game for everyone specialy those who want to test luck. Luck work here but not every time because if you are applying luck here then you are destroying you finance and creating problem in your family. In our country it actually it happens. Those who illiterate people in slum area they play gamble reekless and lost their finance and creat problem in their family. Many times they do illigali work for collecting money for gambling. It's very bad because you are creating problem in your family and you creat suffering to the other people. So find out that you are made for gambling of not.

Not matter what we are doing whether we are influencer gamblers or not we need to ensure that we keep everything from our family. There are families that being a gambler can cause severe problem for us even to our children.
Gambling is supposed to be hidden from the family and if not, anytime we keep losing or we don't have money to pay our bills, this might lead to minor problems and we can be accused of using the funds that is supposed to help the family and settle some of the bills using it for gambling. We need to be responsible and we should not let our children know that we are not responsible. Some persons might see gambling as being irresponsible and time wasting.

Normally everything that have an advantage will also have a disadvantages, there's alot of people who are testifying on how gambling have changed their lives for the better by just hitting one jackpot. While alot of people have fall as victims In the negative part of gambling. And gambling have save some families and also destroyed some through bankruptcy and other effects. So gambling not something you give your all is something you just do for fun not with the mindset of getting rich quick with it.
Just try and minimize the urge of gambling which is not easy to do mostly when you're addicted to it.so try And overcome that addiction through peer groups or people who greater more experience in gambling that can help to control and fight against that addictions.
 

There would be always pros and cons on things that we do get involved around but bad things would really be just that depending basing on the actions that you had made.
Gambling isnt bad but on the time that you are already spending enourmous amount of money which arent supposed to be spend on gambling or on the time that you are exerting too much time and funds then this is a solid indication that you are already that addicted to it. This is why it would really be that important that you should really be that sensible on the things that you are
dealing with because stepping into the field of gambling but having no self control will really be leading into disaster. This is why you should really be that mindful about on the actions
you are making.

Gambling is bad stay away from it;
Trading is bad stay away from it;
Drinking alcohol is bad stay away from it;
Womanising is bad stay away from it;
Fighting is bad stay away from it;
War is bad stay away from it;
Gay is bad stay away from it;
Stealing is bad stay away from it;
But in the end of the day, you will not be able to determine what others will do. Just ensure you discipline yourself and your children. Leave the rest of us for government to handle. And even the government is tired and cannot implement all they want. Maybe we should give way for freedom.

And to add to that, it's a person's responsibility why they turned a bad and irresponsible gambler. These people allow themselves to fall on the wrath of doing gambling. Who is to blame here? Gambling in general? Of course, no. We are the one who makes our future therefore if someone ends up worst in gambling, they are the ones to be blamed.

They decide and choose to go on that path. It's fine if they are prepared and understand the risks but that's not what happened along the way.

But blaming game is not the issue. There's always a chance and opportunity to bounce back after a bad experience. It's not the end.

Their was good things in every way of everything,because by using the same gambling some people become the millionaire in the shortest period.The crypto trading made many people rich during the 2020-2021.Because of some of the people get away from the stress in their real life,before only social drinking,now every week people drinking to handle their stress from their work pressure.Womanising is the bad habit,I had my acceptance with that.But the fighting which give some people to learn which one is right from your point of view.Stealing should be avoided,because one day you get jailed because of the criminal offence made even before four to five years.

Im ignore the other think you mentioned. I'm saying about gambling and treading. You said that gambling is bad yes it's bad gambling and treading crate financial disaster if you are not experienced. Many just take some knowledge about it and get in to it. That little knowledge is harmful for that people lost their economy. For that people conect with illigali activity to recover their money if they are addected the play more and lost more. So found that is you made for it or not.

sometimes we as humans always look at the bad without looking at the good side like someone says everything is bad but that person doesn't see the good side like this gambling. most people who hear about gambling will always think about the bad things, but if they want to learn about the good side of gambling, they will definitely not say that gambling is bad.
even gambling has a few positive things for health as we always think wisely before placing a bet and in life the person will also do the same. well, this is just a small example that everything has a good side, not just a bad side.

and on the one hand, especially in gambling, it is actually not as bad as they think, it's just that excessive things always have a negative impact on certain people. so people who think gambling is too excessive will definitely get these negative impacts and people who think they blame gambling by saying it is very bad stay away from gambling.
but for responsible gamblers they get satisfying results without addiction and occasionally get a big fortune with just a small budget that can help to pay other bills.

most important thing is that all of this is just about society's view of gambling which only thinks about negative things and if society sees the good side of gambling, it will definitely never say that gambling is bad.

It all depends on how we treat gambling and trading. If we can have the things necessary for gambling, we will not experience bad things in gambling, and instead, we can get the pleasure we are looking for. We will also not have difficulty stopping gambling because we have set a limit on how long we can gamble and when we almost reach the limit, we will stop gambling and will not look back to gamble again. And it will all help if we learn these things and try to develop them for our benefit so that we will be fine. But people don't want to learn these things so they fall into gambling without realizing that they have gone too far in gambling.

That makes me remember when I saw a subject called psychology in high school, they talked about possible fixations and about the anchors that we know today as the obstacles that do not allow us to advance in anything, so this obviously makes things stagnate and We cannot make a lot of money, and I am talking about money, because it is what Really matters in Casinos , as I said and have said in previous threads, without money there is no party, in casinos as well as in almost everything in life, you need money , because it is not that money is everything, but if it brings it closer to everything, then it is something that we must take care of all the time, in this order of ideas we must always consider many things, I follow the self-monitoring of what many talk about in the forum , it is very easy to say and speak but it is very Difficult to do and execute, especially when it comes to the management of the action s, Unfortunately this is something that cannot be Handled easily, then when you have a little Question like that, it doesn't do not doing is difficult.

When it is said stay away from... whatever, we must learn something, that we have to have full agreement with those things , both pro and con, the Benicians know that they can give how much we risk and above all what we can learn in a given time to pay money and make it worth the risk, it is good to have precautions about many things, but Everything goes together to our tastes, if there is a particular action that we like but it is dangerous, but it means that we do it well, so They tell us that we will kill ourselves on that, we will do it, because that is how life works, besides we must be clear about something, any activity that we do will always have a common risk, something that we will be able to do so that we can have good Results , Whether it is earning money or gaining enjoyment, it is said that what we do in our work we must also enjoy it to be Happy , it is a very wise Saying.

Well, everything is bad when treated in the wrong and I couldn't blame OP for saying that because it is probably he has a bad experience with gambling. But he should not say EVERYONE because not all are doing the same with him.

Anyway, we can't please people to see the benefits of gambling, many think it is bad and harmful to us (mentally and financially matter). But for the reason that I gamble just for fun and is able to relieve my stress, I keep doing this. It just needs self-control and it is all okay. Of course, we don't expect to win big but at least we are enjoying our time gambling.

Yes that's right, in my opinion gambling is not for everyone but only for people who have firmness in controlling themselves, knowing which is good and which is bad will help every gambler to be free from the worse effects of gambling. I do not prohibit anyone from gambling if indeed they are able to manage all their gambling activities in the sense that they can still regulate their gambling so that it does not have a bad impact on their lives.

But on the other hand overall maybe I would agree more with the idea that it is better to avoid gambling completely because after all even though so far they can manage their gambling activities in the sense of staying in a safe situation but it still cannot be denied that there is still a possibility at a later time for them to be tempted and carried further in their gambling activities in the sense that a change in mindset occurs which ultimately makes them enter the addiction zone. So overall for those who just want to get involved in gambling I think they should reconsider their decision because after all all all those involved in this activity will at least definitely lose money even if it is in small amounts, but actually you can choose not to lose anything by not getting involved.

I feel sorry that your family has to go through this, your father, unfortunately, cannot control his gambling addiction and because of this it causes misfortune to your family, but you don't have to give up now, just learned from your father mistake and be a better person, gambling is not for the weak unfortunately your father cannot control your addiction, so this is a big lesson for you and for your love ones you still have a chance since you're still young and have a good future ahead, don't make the same mistake your father did.

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Hey bud, gambling is not entirely bad, it all depends on how you engage in it, that your father engaged in gambling the wrong way, and it destroyed his life as you said, does not make gambling a bad thing.

Do you actually know that everything we do in this life, if not done the proper way, it could be bad?, for example, think about..
- Eating too much
- Sleeping too much
-  Playing too much
-  Drinking too much
- Etc.

Everything done too much always result in bad things, for example, eating too much is a sin known as gluttony, and it could cause different types of sickness in the body,  playing too much too could lead to alot of injuries.
Anything that is good, doing it too much could bring bad results, this is also same with gambling, gambling moderately and responsibly is good, but doing it too much leads to gambling addiction, and addiction in gambling could result in alot of bad things.
Ita unfortunate that you father gambled too much and it destroyed him and his family, but thank God you are alive and here, you now have the responsibility of bringing light to your family again, you dont have to gamble actually, but don't discourage those who are doing and enjoying it, for not everyone is gambling same way your father did.

If the OP said that gambling is bad and can tannish people image (those that are addicted to it) we might agree to it or we will agree to it but when the OP said gambler should stop gambling, that the real thing that will be hard to do.
Many people might have said when they gamble a little, they will stop but they just can because they have fine something that even I don't know about till now in gamble.
I am just saying that it can not be easy to stop gamble if we do not have discipline.
Like in my locality, smoking is something that most elderly people don't like and they believe that as long as someone has involved in smoking he or she can not stop it easily, and same as gambling, if one do nah have discipline, he or she can not stop it because he has find the thing that makes him or her not to stop gambe if he or she do not gamble save.

It really depends on the person's discipline and sense of responsibility. Some people do not really have the discipline that's why they keep on gambling even though there's no direction and projected positive outcome for them. Which results to being dependent and addicted in gambling and even ruining other people's lives just like what happened to Mst.wagdan$.

I hope you take this challenge as a lesson for you to do better in life. Your father's mistakes do not define you or how your life will turn out to be in the next few years. You can change your path to be the best version of yourself by being responsible in everything that you will do especially in making heavy decisions in life.

Why? I agree with all the other things you've mentioned that they are bad and one should stay away from them, but I don't understand why you would call trading bad and why one should stay away from it. I agree that those who understand how it works and what it is should stay away from it because they will lose all their money in it, but those who understand it and study it and gain knowledge and experience about it, I don't see why it can be bad for them.

Millions of people around the world are earning a living with trading because they are doing it in the right way. It's not like gambling where you make a bet press a button and then wait for the result which is generated by a random number generator. You need to know the market and how it moves to be a good trader and that needs time and knowledge.

In short trading and gambling is not the same as we all know that everyone of us here will know that in trading it will base on your knowledge, experience and also in the right time. Cause trading is more analysis which is unlike in gambling that at least you already put a bet you will wait the results. But in trading you need to study the movement of the market which the best thing to do  anyways in gambling we can not sure that we will have a profits unless we are too Lucky.

Gambling is not meant to ruined lives, the purpose for doing it is to get involved in an atmospheric conditions of being entertained while having fun, but making this a reality is left to our own individuals choice or decision on how we gamble, you can agree with me some people gamble responsibly and some doesn't, but everyone will see himself according to how he has presented himself before gambling and that is strictly under the personal decision we made as how we live our lives as being a gambler.

Gambling has a nasty reputation. Like chess, its about strategy and decision-making. Risk assessment, a lifelong skill, is taught here. I find weighing possibilities second nature, a mental practice! Second, moderation. The problem with any enjoyment is excess, not the activity itself. I've seen responsible gamblers who enjoy the rush without becoming addicted. They set limitations, bet for fun, and typically win financially and mentally.

The social aspect follows. Gambling is about companionship, excitement, and charitable donations, not simply money. We cant ignore these positives! Society should recognize that gambling has a positive side when done responsibly, like everything else

Treading and gambling is different. Gambling is sometimes depends on luck but treading is not depends on luck. You have to learn think analysis market you must have lot of knowledge about treading without it you can't do anything in it. On the other side gambling is luck it's actually depend on luck and something it's actually happened no need to do extra analysis need little bit analysis..both is different treading and gambling isn't same.

With the current status of gambling which online casino is already popular I doubt companionship is still exist because we are already playing on our own in online casino. Charitable donations is also not being applied since online casino nowadays only focus in online marketing to extend their rich unlike before when there’s still physical casino existing.

Positive really have a positive but not the 2 point anymore. Maybe it can give a temporary happiness to those people that doesn’t have much social life. I guess?

Everyone definitely has their own way of dealing with problems in their life, whether it's gambling addiction or other addictions. Addiction is indeed a bad thing, but we don't need to warn people by provoking them as if gambling is bad, it's just someone who abuses it gambling itself cannot be responsible and not all gamblers is bad, not all smokers is bad, not all those who drink alcohol is bad. As long as these people continue to obey the rules and remain responsible for themselves, then we don't need to worry about regulating people not to do that.

It's true that warning people is a commendable thing but we don't need to force someone to follow rules that we think are right and we think are wrong, not just because @OP's parents have a problem with gambling and it affects condition now, but that doesn't mean other people feel the same way OP's father feels.

People with a bad experience with something will say it is bad and advise others not to do it. It was only natural that he said that to warn everyone about the impact of gambling. But for those who can still control themselves when gambling, they will still gamble and they will always be careful.

As long as we can use it well and not excessively, no problems will occur. Problems will arise when we go too far in using it and excessive things could be better. And as long as we can use gambling well, just to have fun and fill our free time and don't overdo it, we will be fine. We must be able to control ourselves when gambling so that we don't experience any problems.

I believe they must first feel the badness of gambling before they stay away from it. it can't just be advice. Those who get involved in gambling definitely have their own enjoyment. For me, as long as they know their limits and don't harm other people, there's no problem. unfortunately even if they are detrimental it is not easy for them to realize. I hope they get proper psychological guidance if gambling has made their bad habit even worse for their family and those around them.

Yes, it is all about how we consider gambling in our lives - as entertainment or a chase to win (sources of income).
There is no problem with having them both as long as we gamble responsibly and are not addicted to it but if we are, that totally ruins our life financially and it also affects family relationships.

That is why it is very important to understand what is gambling in our lives because more people get into gambling and ruin their lives. If we are uncertain, better not to try.

Yup, Better to know or feel it first before deciding to stay away. In that way, they will see if gambling gives a negative effect in their lives, If none, it's up to them whether they continue or not. people don't have to generalize their thoughts about gambling because it depends to every person, Sometimes It's good to other and sometimes are not.

gambling just for fun with the money spent measured according to your income and not addiction is actually no problem.
because if it's just for fun to lose, you won't sell assets just to gamble.
maybe the experience that happened to your father will be different from the experience of others

Let the other people have fun and don't let yourself be the one to decide how they want to live their life, that's not how you should do things because they're not like you. Do you like the idea of people telling you what to do and how to live your life? I'm sure you're going to say no because that's an irksome thing to do when you're an individual that wants to mind their own business. Sure gambling isn't good for everyone but the best that you can do is to warn people about gambling and nothing more, let them fuck around and find out for themselves and then you get the satisfactory "I told you so" speech to them.

Such an approach is indeed  more advisable, however we must still be able to adjuust for the sake of a balance, especially in terms of finance, try to spend only the amount that we can be responsible for and better far below the amount of income  we get from salary, or that means much smaller like for example 1% - 3% of the amount of income you get and do not let this activity even make us suffer a lot of problems. After all, as you said, there is no  problem with only putting a small amount if the goal is just to find entertainment and with that small amoount I think everything will be better, it doesn't mean that with a small amount you won't get pleasure because the name of gambling is definitely all gamblers will feel the increase in the money  they bring when they are running a session, it will be useful to extend the duration of the session you are doing and also obviously I'm sure you will be able to get  quite a lot of pleasure during the ups and downs of the balance in your account..

On the other hand I think that if they have  to sell part of the assets they have just to gamble then obviously in my opinion their goal is not to seek entertainment but to make it.

That's what people should do when gambling. But unfortunately, that only applies to a small number of gamblers, especially those who already know the dangers of gambling.
Many gamblers forget always to limit their gambling and they gamble more and more often and forget their original purpose of gambling.
They should be able to realize this by looking at what they have experienced in gambling so that they will not try to continue gambling.
Your father's experience is a clear example that everyone should avoid so that we don't experience what his father experienced.

That's right, gambling depends on how we respond to it, because there are those who consider gambling as a source of income and there are those who consider gambling as a means of entertainment, but in my opinion the correct thing is to respond to it as entertainment, because many people gamble but they are not ready to lose. which happens and makes them addicted to gambling. because very few people gamble responsibly, even if they are responsible when gambling then there will not be many cases of gambling addiction which causes them to experience big losses.
those who become addicted to gambling will only destroy their lives financially, because it is clear that gambling is closely tied to their finances,  and if they are addicted to gambling then they will experience difficulties with their finances. Differences in thinking that must be addressed when they think gambling can be used as an income in life, then that is the biggest mistake.

Yes and that's what a gambler should do, gamble just for fun and use money according to the budget he has, don't overdo it in playing time and the number of bets so that no one gets addicted. And it is true that if someone gambles just for entertainment, when he loses then feeling regret is not too much of a problem for him because he already gets pleasure from being able to gamble. And I agree with you that if a person is not addicted to gambling then he is not doing bad things in his daily life.

This method is considered not good, having to sell assets just to finance gambling because gambling should only be entertainment, not a game that makes a lot of money, let alone making it a source of income, so stopping gambling when you lose is the right choice, not selling assets to fulfill pent-up emotions due to experiencing defeat, let alone gambling, trying to recover from defeat.

I know that being a gambler is hard, it's hard to control yourself, especially when you experience defeat and emotions, but every gambler also has the choice to follow his feelings or stop there so as not to sell assets, let alone seek loans from banks, let alone loan sharks, that is not recommended and is not a good way to become a responsible gambler. Gambling should be entertainment, not a place to make money

Their actions have shown an excessive approach by selling some of the valuable assets they have just for gambling allocations, when on the other hand there is absolutely no certainty and guarantee whatsoever to produce a win and with this then it seems that I can slightly conclude as I said earlier that they came not to seek entertainment but to seek victory and it seems that they are in a cycle of closing losses by seeking victory. Of course it is true as you said, we allocate money to gambling to pay for the entertainment we will feel during the game and not as a tool to lure something bigger, it would be impossible if basically their struggle is only based on luck which of course always cannot be known when it comes.

Yes, engaging in gambling is not that fun, there will always be temptations that are difficult for us to ignore, and if we are wrong in our approach and not in accordance with what is recommended by common sense then obviously this activity will make us suffer a lot of problems. The application of self-control and some other restrictions will be difficult if they come with the wrong understanding and point of view, on the other hand we can say that quitting is always the best solution but it is not that easy for them to do so because it is difficult to achieve awareness in such situations.

although some play for fun. but still, those who bet hope to win. and sometimes when we are careful, we still get carried away by an atmosphere that is too exciting.
We have been careful in making bets and allocating funds. but there are still those who go too far and force themselves to keep betting with other money. maybe some gamblers have experienced such a situation. or even almost all gamblers have been addicted to continuing to bet.

I really understand your feelings that you think gambling is very bad based on your father's past experiences which could destroy your family's happiness. I cannot change your views on gambling and you also cannot change other people's habits to stop gambling, negative and positive assumptions are in each person's mindset.
Gambling is not a game that can guarantee you riches, there are things that gamblers must be able to control so that they don't get too climaxed in their pursuit of victory.

Your father has lost control in gambling, he has a very difficult time controlling himself which has bad consequences for his future and that of your family. Self-control needs to be prioritized to prevent bad things from happening that could harm gamblers and their families.

Going back to Bitcoin, I think you're quite right. However, in my opinion, you need to clarify with yourself that Bitcoin is an investment, not a gamble like your previous gambling activities. Otherwise, you might end up repeating your mistakes. If you define Bitcoin as a gamble that can bring quick profits, it's not the case, and you should reconsider.
I think before, you and your family were confusing investment with risky entertainment, resulting in unfavorable outcomes. Gambling isn't necessarily so bad that you have to stay away and treat it as an enemy. It can be a place for entertainment and stress relief if you know how to approach it correctly and allocate a specific budget for gambling.

Because they are not sure they can control themselves when gambling, sometimes someone finds it difficult to control themselves when playing because they are carried away by the atmosphere and temptation of gambling and this is experienced by many gamblers.
The experience that you have had before will of course also be experienced by other gamblers because it was a mistake because it was not balanced with good control in setting the bet amount and when to play. and as a result they can become addicted to gambling because they play excessively and are not careful in making all their decisions.
Therefore, it is a good idea for us to always be self-aware and with good control of course reduce the impact of gambling.

Do you mean they are increasing their bet amounts? Well, that's normal for gamblers who are chasing their losses. They are getting greedier because they think the winning chance is near so it's better if the amount they input is bigger than their usual bets. I understand that because I have been in that situation before. Chasing losses is when a gambler is trying to win back what he thinks is supposed to be his. But that is entirely wrong because gambling sites will just make us lose more if we are trying to win it all back in a quicker way.
These emotions are where it's getting more dangerous for us because there's no way that the system will understand our emotions, it will just keep on taking our bets and the RTP might not come in short runs. IMO, it's still better if we prolong the battle by staying with our usual bets. It will give back but we have to be patient about it.

Of course everyone who gambles wants to win in the games they play, but it will be very different for those who can control themselves and can also manage their gambling time, for those who can do this of course they will not spend a lot of their money gambling and they have set a budget for gambling and can stop when they experience losses in their gambling.
This really depends on each individual controlling themselves well, but it is very difficult to be able to do this if we are in a game and almost lose, for some people who have become addicted to betting it will certainly be very difficult to control themselves. them when gambling.

I think that the gambling against the casino and other centralized groups that have a huge advantage over you and the rules that they establish, and not you and which you must obey, is bad. Such games on a long distances in 99.99% of cases do not end in anything good. Even if you are successful in the long term, it will not bring you great benefit, because the casino does not like to lose. And it will certainly find a way to limit your earnings. It will either limit your coefficients or reduce your winning or quench your account. This is the harsh reality. We are waiting for the appearance of decentralized games.

Winning is the primary reason more than 80% of most gamblers gamble. Even those who gamble for fun actually drives the fun in their wins and not loss. But the challenge most persons usually have with their gambling habit has to be with controlling their selves well enough not to allow the habit turn out detrimental to them.

Like you rightly stated, it's more of an individually based decisions when it has to do with self restraining and control while actively gambling, most gamblers especially the average and newbie and sometimes even the experienced ones lack this quality and it has been a reason they have mostly lost so much already to gambling, if at some point they were able to apply some level of self restrain, maybe they would have been able to cut some losses just like those who do have this abilities does. Addiction actually has been one of the strongest drive against the ability of self restraint and until it's conquered most persons will not be able to self restrain.

People have to understand that even though they get long-term profits, gambling doesn't necessarily mean big profits. As you said, casinos don't want to lose, dealers will continue to win against their users, no matter whether we are rich or poor gamblers, they will still win against us whenever we try. to fight it, so don't ever hope to make gambling a source of income, it won't be possible.

It is impossible for those who use gambling as a source of income because I know that the profits from gambling will not be higher than the number of losses and defeats, therefore I always smile when I see people who often show off their wins but never show off their losses, I know that they have lost and they lose more money than they win. No one needs to stay away from gambling as long as they can control themselves and gamble just to have fun.  ;D

People are different when it comes to traits on which there are ones who could be able to have that control and there are ones who doesnt have. This is why we do see that there are losers and there are winners. Gambling would really be just that dangerous if you do really just that let yourself lose control and this is the risks that you would really be able to encounter once you do make yourself that engage with gambling and you wont really be that careful. It is really just that there are people who are really that able to control and  there are ones who cannot. THis is the main sole reason
on why gambling business is really that profitable because tons of gamblers cant really just resist on playing back gain into gambling and having those insights and beliefs that they could
really be rich with gambling which is something too delusional.

It depends on each person who gambles. If they can use gambling properly, they can control themselves and will not be affected by anything they see in gambling. But if they want to use gambling to make money, it is not a good choice because they will experience losses. The loss could be greater if they lose control of themselves. Besides that, they also have the opportunity to develop a gambling addiction that is difficult to cure. So they should think first whether they really need gambling to serve as entertainment or whether they can look for other means of entertainment besides gambling. There are still many things they can do to get entertainment and not just play gambling, where in gambling games, there is a risk of loss, which they may not be able to face.

After a lot of crawling and scratches on the gambling front, the only remaining principle here is to step back when interacting and be humble when facing, it is a fact that the bravery that people recognize here every day is that a good gambler is one who takes the initiative and does not let his emotions go. But despite these reminders and even deeper notes, the bond with gambling is still tighter while the bravest person respects the truth and respect their abilities and stay out of this tough game

True, because every gambler has a different approach and management in his gambling activities, I think such people are only those who come with a goal that is not excessive, such as maybe just to fill their empty time when bored and get some entertainment from gambling (not including victory). On the other hand of course it is true, for people who come with the aim of earning then usually the opposite happens, in the sense that they even experience a lot of defeats and even in a row, none other than because for such people they will make more attempts to get a win while on the other hand luck is unknown and it is difficult to be able to get luck in a row.

With excessive action in pursuit of victory then surely they will find many things that upset them such as losing and of course obviously it will make them more emotional and will never stop gambling while having money to bet, and if they can't stop from such situations then obviously addiction is in front of their eyes, their days will get worse and worse in gambling, most likely some valuable items will be sold for gambling and they will only stop when they have run out of everything and at that time then regret comes with a little bit of awareness. Right, so making gambling as entertainment is really more advisable because after all this is a risky activity.

When viewed as a lighthearted kind of entertainment, gambling can be enjoyable. Like during a game night with friends, the experience is more important than the result. Moderation is the key. Those who bet only for fun and with little risk frequently find betting to be a delightful diversion. Acknowledging that it's a random game, they accept the odds

Conversely, striving for consistent victories when gambling is pointless and annoying, akin to attempting to nail jelly to a wall. As luck is a fickle companion, chasing win can easily turn into a vicious cycle of setbacks and mental anguish. Keep in mind that casinos are not made on wins. The edge is always with the house. Remember, it's all in the game, and let's keep it light and enjoyable. A shrewd gambler understands when to fold, when to hold, and most crucially, when to give up

Everyone knows it deep down yet the fact that most gamblers keep coming back is because they believe in that huge win that they may get in their next play session,so it is extremely difficult to change a gambler mind when he has seen a lot of people usually people who boast their winnings in chat,forums or even Youtube service.Of course people who are careful follow this advice,they stay without gambling as they know statistics and probability and they can make a few super simple calculations to stay away from gambling but this type of persons are very few compared to the majority which do not care what statistics say and they go ahead to play.

Gambling's attraction comes from its unpredictability and psychological traps. Break it down. Gamblers often think they can outwit a profit-driven system. A harmful misconception. People have spiraled thinking they're "only one game away" from winning. Classic gambler's fallacy.

Gambling triggers brain rewards. Not everyone can handle it. Its not just about self-control; its about understanding human psychology. Gambling cruelly exploits our innate desire to seek out rewards.

Gambling is a business that profits from countless losses. Most people believe that gambling will make them prosperous. It exploits hope and desperation. Responsible gambling is setting limits, understanding dangers, and knowing when to quit. Gambling should be fun, not life-destroying.

It is common knowledge that gambling can result in monetary losses, addiction, and negative effects on one's mental and emotional health. I believe that some decide not to gamble in order to shield themselves and the people they care about from these possible drawbacks. On the other hand, many gamblers continue to return for a variety of reasons, despite the dangers and losses connected with the game. They might already like it. The thrill of taking chances and the hope of success is what draw some people back, as well as their desire to experience the thrill.  and maybe, the reason why is that some gamblers attempted to pursue their losses, believing that by playing more, they could recover their losses. While it is utterly unrealistic, I agree that some gamblers often harbor the hope that their future luck will turn around and they will win bigger sums of money.

The hope is the biggest reason for the gamblers to survive in the current financial game.The gambler who had the loss in the past was the reason for the targeting the losses in the future games.But the gamblers with good knowledge will do the same knowledge to recover the losses in the gambling future games.If the gamblers doesn’t have any interest in the recovery of the loss money will play the game with the patience to seek out the best possible solution to achieve the entertainment in the gambling site.The gamblers who can’t able to afford the losses in the gambling sites may get away from the gambling site,they sometimes become the gambling addicted person.

Your opinion is absolutely correct, that if someone has been gambling for a long time, he should immediately stop and leave that place, because if he continues he will experience bad things.
Agree with you, that good gamblers are those who can make decisions wisely and can control their emotions well. And it's also good for gamblers who are able to appreciate or respect every decision they have to make, so that in the future they don't experience difficult and bad things for themselves later.

The experienced trader itself defined the trading is like the gambling,because the price value may reduce after the investment in the trading.But you should be able to understand the similarities after you had take part of the both the bitcoin and gambling.The person who take part of the both can easily define the result as like our trading experience knowledge.The bitcoin price was below 3k before but it’s not possibly one to buy the same amount of bitcoin at the same 10k dollars.The gamblers should try to keep risk in the pocket always,which may help you to make the good profit.Gambling is the essential if you ready to pay for the entertainment in the gambling site.

In general, it can be said that gambling is bad, but still a lot of people gamble, either for fun or hoping for victory and luck. Betting is the only solution for those who expect a profit of hundreds or even thousands of times, although it's hard to realize, but there's still hope there, so many people still hold on to betting at the casino.
If you can avoid gambling, then avoid it, because it's very risky, especially if you can't manage your emotions and finances. If you find a good future hope in Bitcoin, then I agree, you can invest in Bitcoin

A gambler must always have time limit so that they do not spend excessive amounts of money and when they lose not large amount, losing large amount can have quite bad impact because it can create desire to recover losses and they will play emotionally.
We know that gambling must be done calmly because that way we can gamble according to what we intended when we first entered the gambling site.
However, even though gambling provides many risks, consequences and negative impacts, if you have the right approach and understanding, there will be several positive sides that can be learned from gambling.
It just that not all gamblers will be able to get and do it because they are still trying to make money, which goal will only create curiosity and also the desire to continue betting until they get what they want.

A wise attitude will only be possessed by those gamblers who have really had lot of bitter sweet experience from gambling and of course beginner gamblers or gamblers who are full of inappropriate thought patterns will never be able to have wise attitude towards gambling.
I often say that every decision must be based on consideration because this will determine the results they get.

I see the main problem is that casinos, bookmaker organizations on the one hand, and gamblers on the other hand have unequal rights. The player plays according to the rules of the bookmaker organization and is completely dependent on them. The bookmaker organization, in turn, can very often behave dishonestly and change the rules during the game. This is something that needs strict regulation by the state. We know a huge number of cases where players go on tilt and lose all their money. Do we know similar cases about bookmaker organizations? Do we know of cases where casinos or betting organizations went bankrupt? These are rhetorical questions. Even if this exists, these are incomparable values.

Additional to your opinion, Even if a person gamble for a long time, I won't advice to leave the place right away because he needs to have an adjustment especially that he used to gamble in that place.  A good gamblers understand which games to play and which to avoid. A good gambler wouldn't look to get rich quick overnight letting greed go to their head, unless its with chunk change, but instead would diversify their risks over time, so that if they lose they don't lose big.

As long as gamblers use gambling in their free time and do not try to chase wins, they will be able to enjoy gambling as entertainment because they will not gamble excessively. They may also not gamble too often because they know that this is to prevent them from gambling excessively and also prevent them from losing a lot. They are better off using their free time doing other things that are more useful than just using their time for gambling. By doing other things in their free time, they will not lose more money and can also avoid the desire to gamble in their free time. But if people think that they can gamble in their free time to try to win the gambling game, it will only frustrate them, especially if they experience a lot of losses. That will trigger them to return to gambling, and if they don't have free time, they will return to losing again.

Yes, they will be annoyed because they can't win at their gambling games, which will trigger them to gamble more often just because they want to win. But even though they have won, they will still return to gambling because they have felt that moment of victory where it feels more fun to see their money increase. But if they still lose the next day, they will not be able to accept it and will return to gambling again another day, which will make their day even worse. Over time, this will make them addicted to gambling because they cannot control themselves when gambling. That is why when playing gambling, we have to be careful and always avoid losing a lot and still be able to control ourselves so that we don't gamble excessively.

Anyone will learn from their experience to be wiser in playing gambling, but not many gamblers are like that, most of them fail to make sense of every loss and bitter experience they receive from gambling. That's why we often find more gamblers who are addicted to gambling than gamblers. who play responsibly and wisely in gambling, each person has a different character in studying gambling itself.

Everyone has a choice to be better or to be worse and what you say is true, whatever the decision is, it is full of consideration, that's why sometimes people who lose at gambling often despair and they think that everything is over because they lost a lot of money in gambling, even though they can change their lives. become better, for example gambling becomes wiser and throws away the mindset of getting a big win, at least gambling must be responsible.

Now that's a good idea, I agree with what you said that gambling is only allowed for light entertainment activities, because obviously even if you come with the intention of just having fun it doesn't mean that you will avoid the possibility of risk, so the risk will not be completely avoidable and with the idea and it is very possible that one day you can also get into addiction unconsciously because you cannot limit the activity even if your goal is for fun and if you are too often involved then it is the same.  "light entertainment activities" and also being able to accept that gambling is nothing more than a random activity with an understanding of the risks is really recommended.

Of course, having the right understanding and knowledge that chasing winnings is one of the actions that will waste a lot of time and money in my opinion such a notion will only come out of the mouth of someone who uses common sense, because it is almost impossible for gamblers to be able to achieve such good wins, It's a business for casinos and it's obviously their goal to make a profit from losing gamblers and that's one of the reasons why more people lose than win when you try to chase the win, if you don't believe me just count all the budgets you've bet, I'm sure you'll be shocked when you see the number of losses is much greater, so it's better to gamble with small money and also with a time limit, anyway if luck comes you will also win.

I would say this: essentially our whole life consists of gambling. We just don't always understand it. But if we look around, we see that games are everywhere. We play at work, on vacation, and when communicating on the forum. And excitement is simply an element of the game that indicates that the game is exciting for us. In fact, any human activity, if it is exciting, then it is also a game of chance. Is gambling bad or good? I think there's a very fine line here. The game can be useful for your development. This is a concentrated life. The game becomes bad when it stops being manageable for you.

You've said it all bro, addiction to gambling is the greatest enemy of gamblers which presents itself as a friend and comforter, until it has dealt terribly with you and ruined your life. OP's father's plight should be a lesson to him ave he should identify his father's mistakes and carefully avoid them, he cannot say that because gambling ruined his father and put the whole family in darkness, that means that gambling is totally bad and should be removed as an entity, NO. His father was the problem, he adopted the wrong attitude towards gambling and his  whole family Presido the ultimate price for his wrong choice.

I'm sorry it had to affect him this detrimentally because its obvious that this post was made out of pure emotions and not sound judgment. OP, this is your time to correct the wrongdoings of your father and I hope you'll do justice to that. I don't blame you for hating gambling, but if avoiding it totally is what you'll do to be better than your father, please do it. You've start off on the right foot by coming into the forum, here's surely light and if you continue actively engaging, you'll gave the opportunity to fix yourself and your family with the knowledge and benefits you'll get here.

It's true that most of them are those who fail to understand and misunderstand the losses that occur, which makes them addicted to gambling, which ends up being detrimental to themselves, as well as those who respond wrongly to gambling, causing them to experience losses in large amounts That's right, in fact there are more people who are addicted to gambling compared to people who gamble responsibly, this is a certain thing, because it is certain that there are more people who gamble irresponsibly, because there are many people who gamble with high hopes. in gambling.

based on each person's different thoughts and character, this makes gambling have various points of view, but you can be sure that many points of view are negative because many people gamble irresponsibly,  actually it doesn't matter if you really like gambling, it's just that we need to do it responsibly and not excessively, if possible gambling should not be avoided.

That's right, basically gamblers definitely have a time limit and the amount of money they will bet when gambling, so if a gambler experiences a loss then he doesn't need to think too hard, because if someone doesn't have it then the chances are high. he will suffer huge losses in gambling.

Yes, it could be like that, because experienced gamblers have a lot of bitter and sweet experiences in gambling, so they will try to be more careful when they gamble again. Yes, it is absolutely true that when someone makes a decision, he must really consider it carefully so that the results are as expected and do not disappoint.

You are right, those who gamble just for fun also have the desire to win in the games they play, but for those who gamble just for fun, of course they can control themselves in the games they play and will not experience big losses in gambling he played.
Of course, it is very important to be able to control ourselves in gambling if we don't want the income we have to be used up by the gambling activities we play. It is indeed very difficult to be able to control ourselves in gambling if we have experienced an addiction and only ourselves can change these habits and it is impossible for other people to change our own habits.

However, experience never lies. Gamblers with experience know how they should bet or if should they stop for a while. because there will only be two possibilities for a gambling beginner. they will continue to gamble despite a losing streak after learning lessons from their losses. or gamblers who will leave and will not gamble again because they feel they do not get wins or pleasure from gambling.
Sometimes you will see a beginner gambler who only plays because they follow their friends. and those like that will get nothing.

We can not say gambling is inherently bad but we should be cautious of its adversity. The reason why op is seeing gambling as a bad thing is because the father did not stick to the rules of gambling. The number one rule of gambling is to gamble responsibly and if you can keep to that, you will enjoy the fun in gambling and hardly see it as a bad thing.

Reckless and irresponsible gambling due to greed and hope of escaping from poverty will eventually make you think that gambling is bad but in reality it is not. Before gambling, you need to know the risks involved and design a clear plan that involves the amount you want to spend on gambling and also the time you are willing to dedicate it. Believe me, if you can do things in the right way, you will enjoy gambling no matter the result. One fact about gambling is that, the moment you assume it to be an avenue to become rich and you can not longer control yourself, you'll hate it to the core.

You're correct, a good gambler would have a strategy to use in gambling regardless of gambling not been an activity that you can depend on previous results but a good gambler won't just be gambling out of luck. As a good  gambler you should know when to leave the casino or continue playing, there's not a time that is the best time but as a good gambler you should be able to know when the games aren't favouring you to quit so you don't lose more.

Gambling is a type of an activity that can make your profits or make you to lose money, it depends on how you handle gambling that the results will come out for you. Those individual just gambling for money don't make money but those individuals gambling for entertainment get some profits as bonus to their entertainment. Gambling is neither good or bad, don't gamble of you have addiction problems.

Yes, it is true that experience never lies, but how will someone respond if they don't really understand the experience they are experiencing? This means that if an addict has had a bad experience, he will not necessarily stop immediately, maybe he will continue playing to catch up on the losses he has made or chase the wins he hopes for. as long as he can't think well then he will continue to act like that and make the wrong decisions.
It has been proven that there are some beginners who just want to follow in the footsteps of their friends, maybe these beginners can't play the casino they run so they feel that their friends are their teachers in gambling, even though that's a big mistake, for beginners if you can't gamble then don't continue, it will be very dangerous for a beginner in the future.

Gambling is not for everyone it's true and it's okay if anyone don't gambling. But still people to gambling for different purpose. And most of them gamble for multiple their capital within short time. When they should make it for fun or better to avoid it. But nobody wants to follow advice rather they are busy to making money from gambling. I saw a lots of person who ruined their life because of gambling and and there are lots of scored addicted gamblers who lost a lot but still gambling whenever they can manage money and dream to get rich one-day. If a person thinks like this then it's better to stay away from gambling. Otherwise they need to suffer rest of the life. Gambling is just a time pass, nothing else

I agree with your opinion. In as much as a lot of people today have become very broke than they've ever imagined because of the effects of gambling in them, some other are very thankful to their maker that they came to know about gambling as it has helped in transforming their lives and positively changing their financial status with the winnings they got from gambling age that's I will reiterate that gambling isht for everyone.

I don't agree to the opinion that gambling not be engaged in by people especially when they know how to control their emotions when they're winning as well as when they're losing. Unless you can't gamble responsibly, gambling isn't bad in my own opinion

In fact, experience is the best teacher for achieving change in better way, learning from bad experiences can also make someone more careful in making decisions at all times, including in gambling activities.
But you are right that very few gamblers are able to do all this and the majority of gamblers still keep repeating or making the same mistakes because they still have hope in their ambition to achieve big wins.
Of course, we all want big wins, but we need to always remember that we are gambling using money and we must do our best to maintain financial stability so that we don't experience ruin due to gambling.

Well, every person or every gambler will know the good and bad benefits they will get from every decision they make, and only they themselves must be able to determine that.
Maybe there are other people like us who always give suggestions and advice, but for change itself, only they are able to implement it in every achievement.

Gambling isn't bad, of course.
But the bad thing is that when we gamble, we cannot control ourselves from being emotional or greedy and that is a vice that most gamblers have.
There is no harm in always gambling as long as you don't overdo it and stay on a responsible path.
Gambling will be something fun if we use it within certain limits without expecting a big win, although there is no harm in hoping, but don't expect too much from gambling.

Gambling is not bad in itself. People partake in gambling for different reasons and it is these reasons which account for the the good or bad in gambling. Humans engage in different activities like swimming, camping, pool, racing etc just for entertainment and so it is for some gamblers. Considering that gambling is fun for some persons, it become an important activity which makes the gambler stay happy. In my thinking, the only aspect of gambling which is bad is addiction. Addiction accounts for the reason why people hold the opinion that it is bad. But then, show me a gambler who gambles for fun or what he can afford to loss and I will show you a person who is happy gambling.

It’s not only addiction is the part which gambling gives disadvantage but rather the use of money just to gain entertainment is a form of disadvantage especially if you don’t have that much money.

Gambling is not for everyone. You can consider it as hobby for those people that have money which they can afford to lose. You can’t compare gambling to other activities that don’t risk money because it’s pure entertainment without the goal of winning more money. Gambling is very unique and sometimes very hard to get the entertainment which we always keep saying here when we are losing.

But what’s dumb here is posting this kind of topic such as a warning to stay away on gambling to a gambling discussion board because most of the user probably know the risk of gambling before reading this topic. It’s like captain obvious here.

Some people came into gambling the good way but ended up in a bad way and we know when a gambler have become so bad in gambling that is a bad thing because the person will do what he would do to gamble.
You have said right, many people have their own reasons why they gamble.

We know what's right and what's wrong, we stick to doing what we think is good for ourselves, as long it generates good profits, we will continue doing it without doubts. Gambling is not good, we just have to do what we think is right in our front eyes, not ever backing down from taking responsibility for life because it's literally hard to understand. We all have our reasons, we gamble because we need extra changes while some gamble because they're facing financial troubles which is absolutely wrecking their status.

I am here to defend gambling ;D it is for everyone who can control themselves or have someone who can control them. I dont see any reason why people should limit themselves from having fun or different emotions. If a person is stupid, reckless - then ok, dont gamble; alot; or often. Person will never want any harm to himself, so he will try his best not to lose everything. If you are atleast friendly with your head, there is nothing bad in gambling.

Looking at the ambition that the OP has in terms of giving advice to all of us about "stay away from gambling" I think we can believe it that indeed the impact of gambling is very bad, honestly here I will only say that the "impact" of gambling is very bad, we will focus more on the impact because however there are still a small number of people who are still in the safe zone even though they are involved in gambling activities, and the conclusion is that you will not experience the bad effects like others who are already addicted if you engage in this activity with the right understanding and careful preparation.

Actually what traps and leads you to the black hole of gambling is your own wrong approach due to the wrong understanding, such as if you come with the intention of making money, then obviously the opposite will happen, you will suffer the adverse effects such as losing money indefinitely, but if you come with the right understanding along with the recommended preparation then I think you will be able to stay safe, but overall maybe I would also say that it is best "not to gamble at all".

That's right, gambling isn't really bad for everyone, there are people who can't control themselves when it comes to gambling, so what happens is that their lives are ruined, some make gambling a job, others think it's easy to get money in gambling so they make it a short cut to get money immediately. If you don't know gambling and you are a greedy person, you will definitely get addicted to gambling and that's where the destruction of your life will start. Don't expect too much from gambling as you said brother. Gambling is too dangerous, it has ruined many lives, so think about whether you will enter gambling as well.

Doing what we think is right has been the  best deal for most persons as they see right ro been relative, rhey don't believe right is actually right neither is wrong buy then therein lays relativity in both so it's very important to understand the concept of right and wrong as understood by some individual perception.

Gambling for some persons is wrong and for the others is just another form of entertainment and have no wrong doing around it just thst it's dependent on the gambler to .make wrong or right out of it as most other persons will want to see a whole totality of wrong with gambling meanwhile it's very much profitable to some persons and have been their breakthrough to success. For such persons who has made good profit off gambling and have seen everything good gambling , you will hardly het ro the point of convincing them other wise.

Yes, gambling will be bad if we can't control everything properly, such as not being able to control emotions when the situation is losing then the chances are high and what a person usually does in such a situation is to act out of control or do things that are beyond his ability which in the end actually makes the situation worse, on the other hand, yes what you said is true that there are some people who think that gambling is a job that will / can make a lot of money and can be used as a place to change their fortunes to become rich people in a short time, even though the fact is really far from that and quite the opposite.

Usually people who are prone to addiction are people who have such thoughts, they are too eager to pursue victory and also put hope and confidence in victory even though the percentage of defeat is actually greater, which means that defeat will occur more often than victory because it is not easy to get luck in a row to get a good victory, and also on the other hand, the name of luck can always not be predicted when it comes and goes, hoping for victory will only make you feel greater disappointment at the end of the session because what will happen more often is the risk of defeat.

I've learnt that strategy is as important as the game. We risk the most with raw, unrestrained emotion. I've been reckless in the heat of the moment, and those were my hardest lessons.

Not all are cautionary stories. Gambling may change people. Discipline, patience, and humility are needed. The fantasy of sudden riches is appealing, but the real magic is in seeing gambling as a blend of skill, chance, and fun.

Lets traverse this world of victories and loses with love and respect for the game, odds, and each other. Lets bet for fun, mental stimulation, and camaraderie, not simply money. In these moments of excitement and anticipation, we win.

The gambler's aim plays a vital role in his behavioral changes. Gambling has multiple uses, and a user need to be careful how he utilizes his chances in gambling activities. Because it's not simple to control our emotions when we are spending money. Have you noticed that when you don't have a plan in the mall, you'll buy things you don't need. Hence, it's important that a human has some plans whenever he's about to spend money. So that he'd be able to know when to stop gambling. The excessive need of money is not good for a gambler. It's better to look out for other opportunities of making money, than depending on gambling for financial aids. Gambler can't be good for everyone, but some it's a good activity. Being part of the gamblers who enjoy the process, helps in relaxing the brain and handing out analytical knowledge to the player.

I know that you're worried about how gaming can hurt families. That's sad that it affected you and your father. When things are tough, you should ask for help and advice. Get help and support from friends, family, or professionals. Never give up on making things better, and being brave enough to ask for help is a big step toward that future.

It is normal for him or anyone else to feel worried about gambling games that could ruin their lives. But as long as they can use gambling well, they will not experience any problems and can even enjoy gambling as entertainment. But if they end up experiencing problems from gambling, they should immediately seek help from experts or professionals to cure them of the problem. It is indeed very difficult for those who have experienced a gambling addiction and require strong efforts to cure their gambling addiction. Apart from that, he also needs support from all his family members and those closest to him to be able to help him get out of his gambling addiction.

I understand and I am sure that it is a situation that is very difficult to ignore, some people always suggest about the best things to do and what is recommended in common sense when we are involved in gambling activities, but I am not a hypocrite because I admit that it is very difficult not to do anything especially not to vent emotions when we find such situations, no matter even if you always assume that gambling should be a place of entertainment, because still overall you will definitely / have experienced situations where you are quite depressed and experience hot situations due to carelessness or anything especially defeat.

True, something in gambling, especially things that look tempting, can really change a person's way of thinking and the bad effects of gambling are also certainly the main thing that can change a person's behavior to become aggressive and uncontrollable. One of the solutions I think lies in the understanding and ability to accept that gambling is not only about winning but the possibility of losing should also not be ignored because by looking at this side we will think of taking action to save in any way that makes sense.

It is advisable for everyone to know what gambling really entails. We need to be wise and know what we are doing. We can make money from gambling and that does not mean that we have to be too desperate for it. There are people that may not have the luck to be making consistent profits from gambling. This is one of the reasons why we need to be wise and make sure that we are not in competition with anybody.

 Gambling can be a source of income to us but it should never be the major source of income because this could affect us if we keep depending on gambling profits for us to keep making money for ourselves. Things might fall apart and make us look like we are never responsible about taking care of our needs. On a daily basis, we have responsibilities to handle especially if we are parents with kids.

There's nothing bad in gambling, we ourselves find life sometimes difficult to cope with because we lack the ability to make the best decision of living it the right way, we cannot blame other things when we are responsible for the outcomes we have in them, gambling gives the people means to enjoy themselves, have fun and get excited when on it, we can still learn about the aspect we like so much and have fun, this is the plan that should be intended on gambling and not with the way some other people take it for.

There's something bad with gambling for millions of non-gamblers around the globe. What is most crucial is the personal understanding or what exactly they are doing with gambling. The truth is that the society has variety of bad thoughts on gambling, which has erased completely the good aspect of gambling in the eyes of many people. Gamblers like you and me, can hit a hand on the chest, in assurance, and say gambling is great, but would be seen as irresponsible people by nearby gamblers. Looking out Op's fury on gambling as a result of how he saw his dad struggling from addiction, is the reason he's so sad about gambling. Consider many other people who addiction may have affected the joy in their homes. They'll hardly accept that there is nothing wrong with gambling, even when you are sure of it. Experience plays a vital role in the behavior of people around us. Don't misuse some statements around people you don't know, I'd prefer using such phrases when with follow gamblers, to avoid arguments or debates.

Absolutely agree with you. About the harm and benefits of gambling can be argued endlessly, but no one can change the mind of a person who knows how to leave the game in time and plays only for free money that it is gambling is not good. A lot depends on the circumstances - a kitchen knife can be both a murder weapon and a tool for slicing bread. It all depends on who is holding it. In the right hands, gambling is no more than harmless entertainment.

It may vary from person to person, of course, if you use the money to have fun in gambling and do not get carried away, I think it is okay because some people can be more productive when they take high risks, so gambling is a good game. In this case, if the person is self-aware and has gambling experience, he can gain control in this situation.

Investing in Bitcoin is already a separate thing, as long as you do something to it, you will have a chance to see the light, just wait for the cycle.

It took me a lot of thinking and meditation to understand that everything about life is gambling, no one is sure of anything. We were born into a world of uncertainty,  wether you will be rich, if you will succeed in business and career, when you will die, all theae are unknown and filled with uncertainty.  But then, we work hard hoping to succeed, we eat healthy food hoping to stay alive, we gamble with everything.

The most important is managing risk properly and always taking the seemingly best decision always. Just like we carefully chose our career, take business decision, gambling should also follow that route.

Gambling is definitely not bad but excessive gambling can definitely have bad effects. Nothing is bad if it is not excessive. We eat and drink but excessive eating and drinking definitely has harmful effects on the body just like gambling has negative effects on people if it is excessive. If someone participates in gambling just for pleasure then it is undoubtedly good but if the gambler participates in gambling for money instead of pleasure then surely gambling will have negative effects. If someone participates in gambling, it has a negative impact on the family and society. But we have to take care that our bad habits do not have a bad effect on the family, society and the state, that's why we must always keep ourselves under control.

I will say that gambling will not gonna be a bad thing until if anyone gambling over there afford zone and get addicted on it . In this case you will find nothing but the worst thing in gamble. But those who are not addicted and play what they afford to lose I don't think there is wrong or bad thing in there.

Gambling is not as bad as everyone thinks. And  as for me Gambling excessively is interesting because we are risk takers and we will continue to take risk. Even despite what everything everyone is saying. There are people that only survive with gambling. And when they are making money they will call them professional and when they lose money they start calling it addiction. We know that some people take it too extreme we know that. Gambling is pleasurable and also profitable. And we all know that we gamble for the money no argument about it.  And I don't think our gambling habits suppose to be a problem for our families, since am not asking money from them i don't think my gambling will affect them.

Actually, gambling can be good and bad, but it depends on how individuals view it. The way that gambling makes people sad is the same way that gambling puts happiness in some people's lives, so for me, I did not also see gambling as a bad thing because gambling makes me sad some days and also puts happiness in me because sometimes I lose bets and sometimes I also win bets, but the truth is that if you don't want to get hurt always, always use the money you can afford to lose to gamble, and you will see that you will not be too offended when you lose bets.

do remember, abuse of any kind is bad, right? so if you are only in moderation, you don't need to worry about your gambling activities. worry if it is already affecting significantly your family and your life itself. but if you keep yourself within the limits of your financial capabilities, i guess, you won't have any problem at all.


the fact is if you are keeping yourself within your limits, i truly believe that you will experience the real fun gambling has to offer to its players. if you are not stressing yourself out on this and just spend spare money, i can say, you will appreciate gambling as a way to entertain yourself and find it as a stress relief activity. but if you start seeing this as a cash cow or money making machine, that's when you will be blinded by the truth and have false hopes in every bet you will place with.

A responsible gambler doesn't have any reason to bother about causing his family any problem. He's actually focused on being a better gambler than winning. Since, as a gambler, it's certain the money won't be coming consistently. No need bothering over it. Such self-disturbance has affected the thoughts of many gamblers to think of themselves as a no lucky gambler. However, what matters is the ways of the gambler, if he's struggling with change, he'll find it hard to control his family. Gambling excessively, is not a great idea. Only few people could moderate the speed of constantly losing money while gambling excessively. The player could get lost in the journey, trying to survive from problem gambling. Speedy decisions affect the strength of a gambler's predictions. No need rushing it. Gradually making conclusion on what to do next could help the gambler to be a better gambler, that'll take care of his family.