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There are a lot of players on the forum and it's always interesting to understand each other's motivations, which can sometimes be surprising and unexpected ...

If I am to choose, I'll select the three.

- Win money

- escape stress or problems

- pass time

To be honest, these are the reasons why a gambler gambles. We tend to think of the money, to have fun and to just pastime.

If the poll can allow someone to choose more than one, I could have made my selections. 
 
I will be a big liar if I say winning money is not among the reasons why I gamble; other reasons, like using it to pass time, might follow, but one thing that fuels using gambling as a means to pass time is that there is a little possibility that I can win money out of it. If what I just want to do is entertain myself, I will use online games or involve myself in other recreational activities.

My main motivation for betting is the excitement and adrenaline rush I get from sporting events, especially football. The unpredictability of the games, the intensity of the matches and the satisfaction of correctly predicting the outcome fuel my passion for this type of betting.

However, I also enjoy the fun and variety of online casino games.... We agree that slots with their colourful themes and bonus features always provide a fun and casual escape in the same way that card games, on the other hand, require strategy and skill, offering an engaging mental challenge.

If I could, I would choose options 3 and 4, which reflect my passion for the excitement and fun that gambling, both sports and casino, brings to my life. It is a choice that celebrates the variety and excitement that the world of gambling has to offer.

I guess that's the major reason of most gamblers and is no surprise as that is really the main goal of most. Of course, when you bet, you wish that your bet will win. Who wouldn't want such profits?
Just think of these high rollers. They have the money but they still want to win the jackpot. So it is no surprise that most gamblers are after for the money involved in this lucrative activity. We can't eradicate such target of every gambler.
The reasoning such as for fun or to pass time is usually secondary. You will be hypocrite if you will say, you don't want the winnings when you bet on a sports or on dice game.

I gamble to enjoy sometime by testing my luck and that's the main reason why I gamble. I don't really do it for money, and that's the reason why I don't gamble for long duration sometimes. I find gambling as a fun activity but the ones who do it should of course first understand gambling responsibility. As a player I also gambled on meme coins a few weeks ago and to be honest, I lost some money but it was still a good experience.

Voting in this category is going to be hard as most of us here have all of the above as reasons for gambling although the first reason is mostly not relevant like the others since the majority of gamblers over here are beginning to understand the truth about gambling which is not to make money, so we already have a settled mind that the house will always win, so we don't put too much hopes in gambling for making money, but passing time and easing stress is one whole lot role that gambling plays in our daily life no doubt about that, so for sure voting for one among them is going to be a hard decision for most of us if I am not mistaken.

I always post about the intentions of we gamblers. 100% among us gamble to win money. But not all of us that gamble to earn money through gambling.

Earning money means to see gambling as a means of making daily, weekly or monthly income. That is a bad idea.

If most of us do not gamble with money, it is not interesting at all. But I gamble with small amount of money. I do not like to lose. That is just the fact. But if I lose, it is just a small amount of money.

If there was no fortune of winning and make profits out of gambling, I don't think if there would be anyone interested to just spend their times and money on it all in the name of passing out time or funds.
Although this is mostly Pointed at the online sports bets. I literally does not find fun there but if I must play with the aim of fun then I just go with the skill based gambling such as the roulette and poker.

It always feels companied and fun having that communal contact of having an opposition rival which is the bookmaker or playing with friends.

You either believe your best of input can really prove your winning possibilities as you effortlessly try to stay outstanding while defeats your opponent even though it is uncertain as gambling is totally a game of luck.

By the way, anyone gambling to escape problems should not do so.
Problems are supposed to be faced and solved within our own power and not to allow them to grow bigger, to the point their start to escape our control.
Gambling is a distraction, it can be a temporary escape but it won't solve any problem one has, unless one manages to hit a jackpot or something.
Those who select money as their main motivation to gamble are either quite honest and also in a kind of dangerous situation in the long term, as it diverges from the ideas gambling is for the sake of adrenaline rushes and entertainment.

There is always at least a little of expectation for money to come thanks to our good luck, but turning it into our main driving force to gamble is a mistake.

Some people's motivation towards gambling is usually from their economic situation. Someone who is in a country where an economic situation is hard or someone struggling with one source of income will likely gamble with the intention to make more money, even if it's a new gambler who you do not expect to be gambling for money yet.

Most gamblers are also influenced by their environment because the idea they have towards gambling is as something to make money from, not something to have fun with or pass time with. This perception towards gambling that has been influenced by environmental factors is usually difficult to change.

People gamble for various reasons and it's no doubt making money is the real deal amongst all;money is the goal.Making money can be the major reason people gamble.Eversince the economical standards depreciated and declined the quest for money and survival has gotten new grades and the easiest way they some could think of is through gambling.

Some individuals gamble to cope with financial difficulties as the concept of easy money making is sweet and enticing to the ears.However, people gamble for many reasons and if government wants to curb gambling practices it would have been much easier.

I feel like very few people are willing to admit it but it's very common in my view for people to gamble as a relief for stress.
Well, what if your stress relief could lead to financial ruin? Honestly more people need positive things in their life Ather than such pastrimes that could get you in difficult positions when you are already down.

If you are stressed first learn to recognize stress and find some more conventional ways to combat it.
So really I'd say it's a tough choose but if you're stressed better stay away from gambling for a while.


Other than that, also gambling to make money is quite problematic too. But the rest are ok and I'm hoping more people gamble for less problematic reasons. Let's see, my money is on passing time to come first.

If I had to choose more than once I would choose all of the above especially since everyone participates in gambling for income.
There are also many who participate in gambling to spend their free time. Some people engage in gambling temporarily or for long periods of time to relieve emotional stress. And there are many who come to gambling primarily for the purpose of this income to build a career and become permanently addicted.  They are basically considered professional gamblers.

If we talk not about casino games, but about sports betting, then I often wrote earlier, the main motive for the game should be making money. Yes, sports betting can be used for entertainment. But only then and there, where you fail to make money. But in general, gambling is gambling because there is always an obvious or implicit opportunity to make money. However, in sports betting over a long distance of 3-5 years, it is quite difficult to make money. Personally, I play for research purposes - I have also written about this. I even have a separate topic on this topic. Playing for research purposes means that you play and at the same time try to identify some game patterns, as well as test strategies and your theories in practice, which can help you make money in the future.

Money, money, only money. I can't say for sure what drives everyone to gamble, but in my case, I can say with certainty that I gamble primarily for money. There is an invisible tendency in gambling where everyone thinks it is possible to get rich very easily. I am still focused on gambling for an uncertain future, primarily for the sake of money.

Of course to win money is one priority of gambling and we can't deny that fact even though the nature of gambling looks more like fun but we all knows that anything we spend money on' we also hope for return.

The aspect of excaping stress is what I can't understand, because there is even stress in gambling especially when you place a bet and see that it is going against your wish, you adrenaline increases your impulse and it leads to mental stress. The worst is when you lose instead of win you become furious. So gambling to excape stress is never in my dictionary.

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And of course from the pow you can tell which option is more important.

to me it is definitely just to pass the time and win some money

winning money is not the number one motivator but it is still a goal of course no one goes to gamble in hopes of losing but if i lose it will hurt for a minute and then i can move on which is why i say winning money is not the number one priority it is not much of a disappointment even if i lose some money but what i hope to do when i gamble is to be entertained and let some time pass

i do not necessarily gamble to destress either because i am not that stressed enough to say i need to gamble to release some of these stresses and even if i have problems i do not make it into a habit to use gambling as a coping mechanism because it can turn out pretty badly

I prefer to combine all of the above options, and the ultimate goal is definitely to win money. Like it or not, that's the fact but it cannot be denied that gambling is often a way to escape from stress or problems depending on the situation and conditions. Just like when we need adrenaline, the sensational feeling is clearly one of the effective ways to arouse our passion in gambling.

Frankly gambling is a combination of the four options in your poll, although every gambler can have one that is more relevant to him than the other three options. I know that every gambler likes to win money, use gambling to pass time and entertain themselves, then feel adrenaline rush when gambling but focusing mainly on making money can lead to addiction. I believe that I gamble mainly to pass time and feel adrenaline rush for taking risk, also to have fun, lastly to earn money. I put earning money as my last option because winning is by luck and I don't like to put high expectations on winnings.

Of course, I bet (on sports) in order to win money. This is my main goal in betting. Adrenaline is almost absent as a factor here, because I don't perceive sports betting as a gambling game, maybe to a small extent.

But in gambling, besides the desire to win, there is also the desire for adrenaline. However, these two goals are interrelated, I would not be able to separate them. This means that if I lose, I won't comfort myself with the fact that "but I got adrenaline and thrills." Instead, there will be a gloomy mood. Adrenaline is secondary after all. It's like an exquisite dessert after the main course (winning money), or if you like, adrenaline is a hint of taste, an aftertaste of wine (winning), to use gastronomic metaphors.

I don't think gambling will help you get rid of stress or problems. If you lose, it will be even worse. And winning can't solve a really serious problem.

As for the pastime, it is possible to spend time more productively than gambling. You need to gamble purposefully, with pleasure, and not from idleness.

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I would really be lying to myself if we do speak about having that no money intention at the time or moment that you do play gambling on which even if you do have that kind of mindset on trying out to have entertainment but as far you do go ahead on trying out to have some fun then it will eventually be making out that kind of changes on aim on which you will be definitely be trying out to make money or targeting profits. Although, not all people will really be just that the same when it comes into this aspect on where there will really be those kind of changes and this isnt really that shocking anymore.  Feelings will really be just that the same, there might be some different on initial aspect but still ending up on the same path.

Everything will really be that depending on your approach because if you do let that gambling controls you then you do end up on having that miserable life. Failures will really be that the main result at the time or moment that you do make yourself that tolerating that gambling urge. Never ever make yourself gambling controls you because if you do then you will be ending up on having some problems and if you dont like on having that miserable life then you should be needing up that control. Gambling isnt bad as long you do make yourself having that good control towards it.

The "pass time" option should have been 'fun or entertainment '. I gamble mainly for fun and money, since there is no fun option, my choice is money. And I think this is the two best reasons for gamblers to place bets. People who gamble due to an adrenaline rush or to avoid pressure or stress should reconsider their motives. Having a strong or uncontrollable feeling to gamble can lead to addiction. Stress is part of life, so we should seek other means to handle it instead of depending on gambling.

I have selected "Feel an adrenaline rush" as I though these selection is for getting emotions. It is always nice to win money, but that is not my goal. I gamble not so often, dont make a lot of bets, the amount I could have won and lost isnt significant. I cant dedicate a lot of time to gambling to aim on a money win. I would better get those money without any risk by working. I would never use gambling to escape stress and problems, as it can do completely opposite. Passing time while gambling also is not my choice, as I have more useful activities to kill time. So getting emotions and adrenaline is my choice. I would better bet once, but on a game I really want to see, and a bet would only add more desire to find out who is better.

It is almost understood that when we say passing time, that it is for entertainment because you would not pass the time doing something you do not like. When we say pass the time, it means we were bored previously and need something to keep us entertained until time passes by us.
I share the same opinion. One who seeks out that adrenaline spike will be most likely to end up falling in an addiction because he will keep chasing that feeling. Meanwhile, if you destressor is gambling and every time you are stressed you spend money to me that sounds like an awaiting gambling addiction to be realized. Things that make an individual unstable mentally should not be the reason for gambling.

I choose three options which is escape stress but not problems because problems should not be avoid but it needs to be solved by us. While pass the time is a good selection for me because if I have a spare time, I will use it for playing gambling but that will not be the activities that I will always do.

While other reason is have fun inside the gambling. These three options will be my choice to playing gambling but I realize that other people will have their own choice that will be different than me. Some of them will choose win money so that will not be a problem for me because every people will have their responsibility of what they choose.

The three things you said above are obviously one of the reasons for someone to gamble, but when someone is able to take responsibility in the gambling they do, of course these 3 things will not have the potential to make someone addicted, but what we see now happening is the opposite of what you say, when someone gambles to win money,  escape from stress and pass time, in the end they only lose money which causes a lot of wasted time to chase uncertain winnings, so in the end they are trapped with a greater sense of stress and frustration with the new problems that come into their lives due to gambling, so in the end maybe they will look for an other escape from the existing problems instead of just stress ;D.

It's hard to choose only one.

I think I don't gamble for the same reason all the time. There are times when I'm in the mood to make money by gambling. I sometimes have this funny illusion that it's my lucky day, so I gamble.

At other times, I gamble because I'm bored and I don't seem to have anything else to do. Sometimes, it's my friends who invite and convince me to gamble.

However, I never gambled because I'm in a deep emotional state.

I hate it when I lose and I guess most gamblers feel the same way.
When I am winning though, it feels different and I enjoy playing again but there's this greed that is like a black hole sucking you in and you always want more after a high multiplier win.
Still, I am choosing the "win". Who doesn't want to win? ;D That's the real purpose on why many people gamble, they want to win but sometimes it just gets out of hand and gamblers lose control and so there comes addiction or financial problems. Thankfully, I am not there yet and I have no intention to be in that position. If I lose, I'd rather take my rest.

Gambler feel all of these motivations, some most of the time, others from time to time
  I feel all of these all the time I gamble; we are just humans; even if we gamble to get out from stress, we are sometimes motivated to win money when there is a chance to win money, and there are times that we missed the adrenaline rush after some days of not playing. My main motivation to play is to escape stress because I miss the adrenaline and had thoughts about winning money.

Understanding the motives of other players through online forums or through gambling forum can help us to understand the motives of other gamblers and also gives us the opportunities to understand the reasons we are gambling. However, I believed that if one don't respond to you, you can not know their minds. You can know the motive of a gambler through the way he speaks, although some day they gamble for fun but while they gamble and lose they become depressed and angry.

My thoughts and feelings in the game are similar to yours, and if I lose, I close the game and will not return there for several days, sometimes even weeks, if the loss is larger. But when I win, I watched as my blood pressure jumps, my heart starts beating faster than usual and I want to win more. This can be called awakened greed, or something else, but I want to win more and more, there is even such a fairy tale that one man could not stop when gold coins were flying at him. I compare myself with him and understand that from the outside it looks funny, you always need to take your winnings and leave without great stupidity and not believe that gold coins will rain down on us endlessly.

My motivations for gambling is not static, it is dynamic. It changes from time to time. There are days I play with the intention to win and when I don't it hurts even though I use money that I can afford to lose. There are other days that it is to burn off steam. It happens rarely but it does happen. To pass time, yes. On some other days, it is a combination of all of them, three of them, two of them. It changes but the principles and strategies behind them it don't change. You must gamble responsibly regardless of my motivations.

This reminds me of 3 months ago when I lost $50 on Stake. It was on parley with just 3 matches. That was against my gambling plan which is 1% of weekly income. I stopped gambling since that time until a week ago when I felt like not to lose an opportunity with three matches with 1.6 odds in total. I bet on the matches in parley with $9.9 to win $15.8 and I won it. Nobody likes to lose in anything we are doing.

There are many reasons for us to gamble, apart from winning money. basically we will always be interested in something that attracts attention, especially those that contain prizes or money. initially we are interested and try because there is a reward in a gambling game, to where we have experience and understanding of gambling itself. from the poll you posted in this thread I am pretty sure the choices you provide can represent what we want to say. for example, sometimes we feel bored and want to spend time gambling. can also escape from the problems being faced, or want the adrenaline sensation of betting or gambling. we have various reasons, what is certain is that the involvement of money and its prizes cannot be separated. well, in some cases we gamble for a specific purpose, yes like the points you made a poll. but it all depends on the situation and conditions, it doesn't have to be with money. although, money can never be separated from gambling.

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I could list several options, but the most important thing to me is having a good time. I have no illusions, and I always remember that gambling can hardly be assessed as a place where I am guaranteed to be given some bonuses and profit, so I am not an active player, and I play only when I have free time and extra money. But of course, without a rush of adrenaline and the desire to win, no game will pass, which means you can answer all the points simultaneously.

Kinda wanted to answer two, passing time and the adrenaline rush. Nothing new nor interesting really, but it is exciting! I mean I'm pretty sure a lot of us, regardless of goals, always feel that adrenaline rush every now and then.

And not that I hate money tbf, if I win then great really. Just that, I like to think of money as a sort of bonus to whenever I play. Like somehow I'm playing an MMO of sorts and I just get some real life money out of nowhere every now and then after some side quests lol. Makes for not making it my main goal (and not chasing it) a lot easier.

I would choose several points: of course, it is a feeling of excitement and adrenaline and as a bonus it is the possibility of winning money, this is the basis of gambling. The point "escape from reality" in the form of stress and problems is a very dangerous point, since this is already emotional instability and this is a signal that it is time to contact a specialist, since these are the first steps to depression and addiction.

I wonder if we have a thread like this in the past. While the poll is limited it's still a good data source assuming people vote regularly. I'd suggest OP keep updating this thread once in a while to push the thread back. That being said, it can turn into spam quite fast if the discussion is not moderated at all. At the time of writing, we get around 35 replies but only 20 votes so it shows that some people don't vote but comment on the thread. Not really a big deal but do suggest that the nature of this topic can lead to spam.

There are so many reasons why we all gamble. Alot of which will tell you it's for the fun of it, but the true intentions are to make money. There's no one who doesn't enjoy the feeling of getting a reward after every round. Yes losses is inevitable but as a gambler we get to live with it if you want to have fun. For me personally, I enjoy the games and the rush it brings into my body when I play. It's not that the money or wins don't interest me the most but I play without thinking too much about it.

the first reason is obviously to win money, no one wants to gamble just to lose their money, they certainly hope that they will win money. but the other reason for me is to have fun, i don't really mind that at times i can lose, because the point for me to gamble is that i can have a little activity where i can play some money and can escape from my stress or problems.

All the choices you made are very true, everyone has different reasons why he decides to gamble, including me. If you ask me, of course i would say the main reason is to have fun, feel the adrenaline in every game whether it's Mahjong or something else. When it comes to money, i will say honestly, the intention to win money is of course there, especially when losing, the intention to make up for the previous loss is even greater, sometimes to the point of depleting my savings, hoping to make up for the previous loss.

Of a truth there are so many reasons why a gambler gambles and it's based on individuals feelings and desires but in the contrary some gamblers take this as a livelihood and so they do it with their full chest but for me I see it as a way of relieving oneself from stress and enjoying the moment while doing so but alongside it's more useful if you add up with a win.

When I was starting out, it was all about how to make money and finding ways to make money, but eventually I learned its not easy, whether it's sports betting or games in casinos; then it becomes the adrenaline rush that you missed when you were looking for ways to make money.
I guess its on the stage where we are in gambling; you start to gamble to make money, then you move on just for the adrenaline rush or to escape from problems, or it goes either way; you are looking for a rush, and then you become addicted to making money.

In the midst of the stress of my work I always make gambling a means of seeking pleasure maybe some people think so too. Because you provide the option of a rush adrenaline goal, so far that's what I'm looking for. I need a challenging moment but with a minimum betting limit. Even so I will not deny that the peak of gambling always ends with a desire to win more money.

I also think that there is no permanent answer to this question, because the player came with one goal, and will leave with another, for each player it is different. For example, I also initially considered gambling as a place where I could earn money, but then it shifted to something else, I wanted to get bright emotions with the help of excitement, but in fact these are emotional roller coasters that make me disappointed and happy again in short periods of time. After many years, almost nothing surprises me in gambling)

Win money! No doubt! Using it to pass time is just a bonus but the goal will always be to win. I don't want to feel the stress of losing and even $10 would hurt me if it's all gone in just minutes. I do want longer plays as I do enjoy original games like Plinko and I bet only for small amount just to see if my luck is activated for the day. :D
But still, it will be better if I could at least double the money there and then I will use it for betting on sports events.

I just following my gut to click the "Feel an adrenaline rush" But there at least 10 person who have same feeling hahaha. But it is truly happen to me back then I do mines gamble on wagabet I don't know if the sites still alive or not but it was a new year and then I just keep clicking when my friend enjoy some drinks I just do click that button and my heart just beating fast and I cant stop from it hahah.

the second reason is well money but if I totaled all my gambling money Im still at lost hahah

So we have adrenalin and money first: when does the adrenalin kick in? When you play or when you find out you've won?

Do you get your adrenaline by doing something other than playing? At what point does the search for adrenaline become uncontrollable, and a gambler become a compulsive gambler?

Is the adrenalin there when there's no money at stake?

Well it's an easy vote as everyone wanted to win money when they gamble. And I think most of us here do play with that intention in their minds, and other factors are just the offset of wanting to make money. You will feel the rush and adrenaline with you are winning because if not, then stress hormone will take over when you losses. Passing time is bad, I mean you can do a lot of things if you have a lot of time in your hand, at least you are not losing that money.

Yeah, you can enjoy and be entertain, but still though, it's expensive way to do that. Unless you are big whales and have millions in your bank account or you have some kind of business that keeps money flowing in your system.

We're all going to end up losing if we will not be wise with our decisions. We are seeing people and other forum members that are asking whether to proceed or not when they already have some hefty amount of profit.

They think that it's not yet enough but in our perspective, they already have huge profit already. In that means, they only have to make themselves comfortable of what's the reason why they have started.

If it's about the money, there they go then they've won the money. But if they are not yet contented with it, they need to reassess the goal that they have setup before they have gambled.

After you've realized how the house always wins and how hard it is to be consistent in winning, you'll eventually gamble for adrenaline and to escape from stress. Because its hard to keep up trying to make money from gambling, yes, you still have an eye to winning, but once you mature as a gambler, you will just let it come and not go after winning.
Or, on the other hand, you will end up a misrable gambler. its your choice, really.

- Win money
I picked this one because that is what it appears in my mind and encourages me to gamble, especially when seeing the huge jackpot prize... No reason to deny that because that is really our main objective here in gambling. Nobody dares to gamble without thinking of returns. 

- Pass the time
It happens sometimes. We all have different ways of relaxing, and as a gambler, I'd say gambling could help me. 
 
 
 
 

Winning and making more money is actually the drive for many others,  fun is for a few and recovery is for another set of gamblers too. I have classified all gamblers to fall into one of this three and falling into any of them actually servers as motivation for the gambler because they actually get to have that at the back of their minds as reason enough to keep gambling regardless of what the results is at the time so I see it as just  a means of motivation to mostly continue but can at some point server as a reason to leave but it's left with the gambler to choose.

In any case, it's safe to assume that adrenalin is an essential component of the game, since some players are already rich and ready to wager insane sums.

Or do they want to be even richer? But judicious investments guarantee a more certain enrichment than roulette or poker, for example, don't they?

I don't think it's possible for me to choose only one from the above because I do it for fun but it doesn't mean I don't like the winning part and I guess everyone coming into gambling expecting to win their bets, isn't?

Let's put it in this way, I think it's time to try my luck which is possibly due to boredom result of freetime, and I choose gambling because I like it which obviously covers the adrenaline part and like mentioned earlier winning is most important so I would pick all the above if possible.

The thing is that sometimes I think about how much I have lost before, although I do not keep such calculations, it seems to me that it is not a little and sometimes it worries me. Of course, you have to pay for pleasure, I agree with that, but sometimes the belief in a lucky jackpot awakens in me and it seems to me that I will win a fairly large sum. But the thought that other players are no different from me gives them the right to think about it too. I want to say that I began to think about what my advantage is over other players and so far I have not found an answer to my question, which means that I will most likely lose more than win and I do not really like this.

The result from the poll reveals something interesting
46.7% of the voters said they gamble to win money
33.3% said they gamble to feel the adrenaline rush
10% of the voters said they gamble to pass time

There are other results but these top three reveals something to me. Money the main intent of majority of gamblers and it cannot be denied that it is still the main culprit of the addiction that follows when done without exercising control.

Who doesn't like winning? And who will even feel good for losing? Losing always brings some little sadness in our heart, which no matter the reason why one is gambling for, we will feel that little sadness for losing.

Winning is fun, and fun is what keeps the game going, so I also agree with you: if we are to take our greed aside and there is an average level of winning over the total number of bets, we will still be motivated to place more bets and continue gambling.

To be honest I do gamble in other to win money but I don't do this more often just once in a while, you know everyone can not have the same intension when it comes to gambling their are some people who have the  intension of gambling just for fun why most people are also gambling just to pass time maybe whenever time they're less busy. Moreover,  I think majority of this gamblers are gambling just for profit making because in a place where I live I have never seen anyone whose intension is just to have fun with it instead they always gamble to win.

More people want to make money in gambling, this is a fact and indeed that is the goal.
But some of them also just want to spur their adrenaline, but for me personally, I am one of the 10% who just want to spend their free time when they are waiting in line or waiting for their children to come home from school and things like that, it gives me time to play for a while so that I don't get too bored when waiting.

Those who gamble to win and to make more money certainly have to be serious, and they use the capital that may be more.
Or there is an allocation that they have provided.

But it may be better to just bet on a few sports matches, rather than just playing games that rely on more luck,
and allocation management for each game or match needs to be done so that losses that shouldn't be avoided can be avoided.

Mine has been to hit a max win but after never doing so from 2019 a time from which I gamble heavily I decided to quit in November 2024 and the best decision I took. I occasionally now play sport betting to kill time and a bit of poker though no more slot machines from me except when I get some bonus from the casinos where I play which I decide to throw it all out in the slot machines. The reason is that I have been close to it a few times, one time was when I hit 9883x out of an x10.000 max multiplier and the other time was when I hit an x11339 multiplier out of an x40.000 multiplier slot machine, these are my happiest moments which I remember from slot machines, apart them every thing darker than the darkest of night regarding my luck so not much to try for me, no max win possible, no more gambling as in a span of 6 years it should have happened at least once I believe.

Winning money should be the least one should expect or prioritize his interest for gambling, because we cannot meet up on it, but when we look more closely, we could discover on many other things in which we can achieve having form gambling aside the satisfaction or desire for making money form it, base on my own personal experience and interest to why am gambling i will share these few reason why i chose to be a gambler.

1. to have fun
2. to make friends
3. whine away time
4.  ease stress
5. learn new things and have new ideas.

It would be better to have more than one choice in this poll because I don't know a lot of people playing only for one reason. Including me among them.
Personally, the first reason is to pass my time with the possibility of winning something at the end, and second just for fun. If I win, great. If not, so be it. Seeing a match is always more interesting if you bet something on it.

From the option listed above win money is the most common of course passing time can be done aside gambling meaning a fun activity that can help relieve stress are numerous not just gambling. In a situation when we feel stressed out gambling is just a mere means to pass out time no doubt still we all want a win but, not in an aggressive manner whereby gambling will be seen as a source of income personally I prefer gambling moderate.

The only reason I ever gamble is to win money haha. I don't go there to pass the time or escape the stress or problems because I feel like there are so many other things that I would rather spend money on with my time & also the way I usually deal with my problems is to go outside and start axing logs into firewood and that always does the trick! Gambling sure as hell ain't no stress reliever and if anyone tells you that they are either winning a lot or they're a damn liar ahhahha.

I couldn't participate in your poll because it would not reflect my true behaviour in gambling if I just chose one when I have multiple reasons for gambling. I gamble for money, I gamble for fun, I gamble to pass time etc. depending on my mood and purpose at that time and I tell you that I have never regretted my gambling because I gamble sensibly and stay responsibly. This is possible because I don't take gambling as seriously as most people do.

Yes, that is right but those who playing gambling because they want to win money must realize that gambling will not gives them much chance to win instead losing their money. If they just have fun in gambling, that will be better for them because they will not chase the win instead just to use their spare time to playing gambling. They may thinks that gambling can not gives them money so they prefer to have fun and pass out time while they can stop gambling anytime they want. But we see that many people still chasing the win because they want to feel the big win so that will makes them keep playing gambling.

OP, this question isn't structured properly. All gamblers are gambling due to a combination of the factors, which you have chosen.
What is more important is the weight or each and every factor inside this combination. Some gamblers are gambling because of an 80% desire to win money and 20% escapism, while others have a 50% desire to win money, 30% desire for a dopamine boost and 20% "to waste some time".
This ratio can be different based on age, gender, social status, IQ level, etc. Speaking from my own perspective, I gamble mostly because I want to feel a dopamine boost. The urge to win money is very small, because I have little to no expectations about winning big money.

I gamble to win money. This doesn't mean I don't know that it's difficult to win money through gambling, but the major aim of gambling is to win money.
I don't think anybody likes putting money into something with no aim of getting something back. Different people gamble for different reasons, but very few people don't care about the money when gambling.
If you don't like or enjoy gambling, I don't think you should go into it and the fact that you like it still doesn't mean you don't care about the money. The money is always at the back of your mind, that's why I would have liked to be able to pick 2 options if I could. Gambling is fun and I like it, but I don't think I'll like it much if there is nothing to win.
It doesn't mean gambling is a source of income or something to make money out of.


Whether you see gambling as a way to win money or as something just fun, it can still lead to addiction or cause you to play more than you should.
People can become addicts by doing what they like. People became alcohol and drug addicts simply because they were doing what was fun.
Bottom line is, no matter your reason for gambling always be careful and constantly check yourself to see if you're crossing the line.

maybe we can compromise and choose the one that best represents you yes we all play for multiple reasons but surely there is that number one motivator which is the reason why you started gambling in the first place i do think that the more we play the more reasons we find to keep playing which is why we can’t seem to stop after getting that first taste

Yes, there is a very large variety of players here, and someone plays gambling and betting only when he gets a promo from managers after winning prediction contests, and someone constantly plays with all the money that remains after investments or permanent work.
Gamblers are really different and everyone has their own goals, motives and desires: either to make a profit, or just to get good emotions and get rid of stress. I think it is very rare to find similar types of gamblers, there are as many of them as there are players.

My habits are sometimes unique in gambling, sometimes I want to get money and sometimes I just spend time or sometimes, and or because it's just a challenge from my friends, but still on the rules of gambling responsibly, but from the average gambling that I do is trying to find luck in gambling because sometimes I think, why do I gamble but don't have a goal that in the end I gamble to test my luck and some times I go all in from the gambling funds that I have budgeted in one moment of betting, and hope to have a miracle with several attempts without breaking the limit.

Among the options available, I just can't understand “Escape stress or problems”, if for example any of you have that target in gambling, then maybe you are a unique person or whatever, because I just can't understand it. Because anyway, for me a game that involves money in this case is gambling,  it is very inappropriate or inappropriate to be used as  an  escape and stress and problems experienced.

Because to escape from stress and problems even if you have to use money or involve money, it would be more appropriate to go on vacation or something else that can provide happiness and can restore a good mood,and that is not gambling. Because with gambling, the stress you are experiencing is likely to get worse because winning  at gambling is not as easy as imagined.

It's true, especially if your first time was a winner. ;D
Mine was in a physical casino when I was young. My father and his best friend used to go and play so one day he proposed to me going with them. Because I was getting bored, after 1 hour and a half of turning around tables, slots, etc, I stopped at a slot machine where two guys had been playing for almost an hour in this specific machine. They told me to sit if I wanted and play cause it wasn't their day in this one. So I did. They went to grab some drinks from the bar and before they got them, my $20 turned into $450! The moment that they left the machine, they were losing $650... :P

Gambling isnt bad if you are really just that treating it as a past time and those winnings you are making is really just that a bonus out of the fun that you do get. The main issue on here is that on the moment or time that you have that become that impulsive or into the moment that you cant be able to control yourself when it comes to that gambling urge then this is where issues will really be that starting to come out. If you are a person who whose really that wanting to have some fun with gambling then it is really just that for the sake of fun but there are those people who are really that wanting to make money with gambling and thats why they dont care about into the money that they are losing as long they do really that do on what they are really that trying out to do.

We do share up on the same feelings since we are just human beings and we do have that sharing up on the same reaction on the time that we do experience gambling loses and winnings on which its really that normal that we will be having those impulsive reactions because we do know that when it comes into this aspect then it will really be just that depending on a certain individual whether they do become that greedy or would really be having that kind of good control when it comes into their emotions.

Among the choices I engage in gambling to pass the time, try some new tricks or patterns on betting, and obviously to win some money.  No better entertainment to pass the time than having a chance to bag in some cash.

As an entertainment, I have full knowledge that I have to spend money just like watching movies, going to the park, hiking, etc., so I don't mind risking some allocated cash to gambling (taking it as entertainment) and have a chance to win more than what I allocated if I got lucky.

the order takes the form of.
 - win money
  - connect with friends and have fun
- pass time
  and sometimes, gamble just to deal with how the adrenaline rush is telling on me cause sometimes, the urge to gamble will certainly come even if you are an addict or not.
the feeling of winning is something that is very special to every gambler and when gamblers gather to talk about their gambling experience, it is always sweeter and more fun when you have won not too long and can share your win with friends which has a way of showing that you are a good gambler. everyone enjoys the fun and have the feeling of adrenaline that compels them to gamble sometimes but it is usually who wins more that have the best of gambling feeling.

I cannot never have enough of money. The main reason i gamble is to double or triple my money which means to make more and more money for myself. Other reasons are not valid for me. If i want to pass time, i can go out and get some drinks. Problems like unexpected emergencies that i need to settle is also the reason which i gamble too. Sometimes we want to purchase something but we dont have the complete money tp do that, we can gamble to increase the money we have so that we can afford paying for what we need.

I went for "win money" and "feel the adrenalin rush". Of course nobody wants to lose, so we are all aiming to win some money when we gambling. That said, it is different from the addicts who put all their hope in what they want to win and they are also trying to get rich through gambling.

Then as for feeling the adrenalin rush, it happens when i gamble and then watch the football games, i enjoy the pressure that comes with it. For example, screaming when all i need is a goal from one team to win my bet, it is crazy and fun.

A lot of people will be going for money because that’s basically what everyone is coming into gambling for. The narrations that one should gamble for the fun of it is to reduce the risk people take when gambling. If it is for fun, you’ll be more prepared to welcome any result the market comes with, either a win or a loss will be okay by you. But when your mind is completely set to make money from gambling, any result that did come out from it that is not in your favour will make you feel bad even when you know that the outcome of such results are basically on luck. 90% of people gamble to make money and even with the many persuasion that one shouldn’t approach the market in that sense, we still have more people coming into gambling just for that sake.

Since I can only vote for one, I choose my ultimate goal in gambling: to win money. I say this because if it were just for fun and the bet sizes didn’t matter, I’d be content with small bets. But that’s not the case as I need to bet a decent amount to get a decent win. It’s about being realistic with my goal of winning by placing realistic bets.

I gamble to make profit and can make gambling very frustrating and  exhausting for you especially when you are not winning. A lot of gamblers that are chronically addicted gamble to just satisfy the urge to gamble. They gamble based on the dopamine rush that feel, Gambling this way might ruin your finances because once you start you might not be able to stop. There are gamblers that also gamble based on the fact that they need money desperately.. gambling is a game meant for entertainment, it shouldn't be done as a way to escape reality or achieve financial stability.

I chose Escape stress or problems, with the reason that gambling is actually a way to entertain myself which of course is accompanied by self-limitation, so when I lose it will not be a burden on my mind and I will still be entertained by the game, while when I win, it will be additional entertainment for me.

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I actually gamble mostly because of the influence of friends in the environment. I don't feel any other purpose than to win money. I bet more often on football betting because I like the sport. I only put a small amount of money to bet on my pleasure, although sometimes losing bets do end up annoying. But so far I'm still fine.

Yeah you do have a point. Basically speaking, no one is happy losing money and as a result no one wants to lose. That simply means that irrespective of your personal reasons for gambling , winning some money along the line is definitely part of it even if you don't see it as the core reason for why you gamble. Everyone wants to win too so I don't think it should be an option in a survey like this because if to lose some money was part of the options, no one would actually pick it.

I am pretty sure that it's a combination of each of those for everyone. While some people might prefer one of them.

Even if the only goal isn't to make money, we wouldn't be playing with money, if winning money wasn't a factor. Passing the time and adrenaline rush are both outcomes of escapism, so they would fall under nr 4.

You wouldn't play with a lot of money if you wouldn't feel any rush, and because gambling isn't boring, we use to pass the time as well. Or rather we choose to pass time, as time passes while we do it, that could be used to anything else. But as that something else is more boring, we choose gambling from time to time.

As long as you can refrain yourself from the addiction matter, you will be safe and can use gambling as a way to have fun. You will realize that nothing worth to playing gambling excessively so you will always control yourself when you are playing gambling. You realize the impact that you can get so you will always be careful and stay aware from using gambling too long. Yes, people can become addicted to gambling easily but that will depend on how people will use gambling and how they can treat gambling with right.

I agree. But I still convince everyone that gambling is entertainment first and foremost. Maybe I am being disingenuous or trying to deceive my feelings at the moment of loss, perhaps so. But why gamble if you do not expect to win? It is the money itself that motivates people to bet to get even more. However, you should always be able to control your emotions, not allow yourself to go into stress if you lose, or play until your "pockets" are empty. Therefore, combining the thoughts that gambling is created for entertainment will be the best solution.

Trying to make gambling as an escape out of your problems might lead you to more problems. This is even more dangerous because you are neither gambling for the benefit of winning or losing, you are just doing it as a distraction. This might make you go at any length to fuel your addiction. A lot of people going through this can keep gambling till they have no money left to gamble with. No matter how tempted you are to gamble when you are emotionally down, don't do it. Gambling isn't meant to be a distraction, it requires a little bit of concentration and a clear head.

Honestly, I often gamble to forget about the problems I'm going through for a while, but most of the time I'm just passing the time and the money I gamble at the casino is limited.

This is often where my reason for gambling comes from, and my gambling actually helps me with this intention.  As long as I know where my limits are so that it doesn't lead to gambling addiction.

I voted for passes the time since this is my reason for most of my gambling games. I have less social life I started working hard after I graduated in college so I don’t have someone to spend with my free time that’s why I dedicated it for gambling. I use this gambling hobby not only for pass time but also to collaborate here in the gambling board for discussion to other players.

Sometimes I play solely for the win whenever there’s bonus given by the casino which my goal is to secure profit. But most of the time it’s just a lousy gambling for me because I don’t use my money outside crypto savings on my gambling venture.

It's entertaining and fun when I gamble, and that's what draws me to it.When a gambler views gambling as a way to earn money,although that's a common mindset among gamblers,it's a misguided approach that can lead to addiction.Gamblers have different motivations for engaging in gambling.Some do it for fun, others to earn money, and some to pass the time.Regardless of your intention,it's essential to avoid letting it lead to addiction.For me,I gamble for fun and entertainment,but winning always gets me excited.What surprises me the most is when gamblers use it as a way to cope with their depression,that's a misguided approach to dealing with their mental health.

How is that even possible if I may ask? Because a lot of guys here has be saying the same thing, and I find it not funny. I agree the part people say they gamble when they are less busy, but talking about gambling to forget about their problem is what I don't understand. A person who has problem should think of going to the therapist to seak for solution instead, and not gambling. you may lose a huge amount because when you are not fine, maybe having a mental stress and you keep gambling you may lost a huge amount of money without notice and this can increase such person problem. so i stand by saying gambling should not be done when we have problem otherwise we add more problem.

Hahahaha I know that feeling and it is so different from the feeling gotten from not watching the game, no one screams more than those that placed a bet on a game but yeah there are those who can not stand pressure on watching there games live, you know everyone has different psychology whether you are gambling for fun or to or to maximize your income. However, surely no one gamble to lose but it to win and to add to what you said about an addict, they overly get disappointed whenever they lose because Lossing to them is never an option all they thinks about is winning.

When I firstly began to gamble, I did it because I was looking for methods to make money on the internet. That was my only motivation and objective. However, as I gambled, I discovered it wasn't possible to make a solid income from this activity. The more I played, more money I lost, so it didn't make sense to continue gambling, since my goal was to make money. Then I asked myself: if gambling isn't profitable, why do people keep betting?

Then I remembered my grandmother who enjoyed gambling very much, even though she lost money quite often. Despite the losses, she was entertained and excited after the gambling session. So I concluded it's not solely about the winnings, but also about enjoying the process, the time you spend placing bets and having fun with other gamblers around. It's a social activity which brings social gains as well.

"Other" in my case. I don't gamble for just one reason... first of all, I like to gamble and I enjoy various gambling games. We all like to win, and sometimes we win and sometimes we lose, that's the gambling life, full of ups & downs. Sometimes I play to pass the time, mostly with some small stakes on some in-house game or a few spins on some slots, but I avoid doing that, too many times a slot has drawn me into the machine, so a few minutes turn into much longer. Adrenaline rush doesn't always happen, but whenever it does it's an interesting game... it means we are in and ready for a risky game with higher stakes.

I would like to focus on the “other” point. For example, the aspect of gambling for social reasons. For some people, gambling is a way to socialize and communicate. This is especially true for games that require cooperative activities or teamwork, such as card games or board game tournaments. People can come together for fun, to discuss tactics and strategies, and to strengthen personal connections.

That can happen when you playing gambling in offline casino where you can meets many people and play the same gambling games. But in the online casino, you will not meet others because you can play gambling together with people who come from other countries. Maybe they can talk in the chat box available on that casino but they can not still meet and see other people face.

Those people can discuss tactics and strategies and talk about have fun in gambling so in that options, people will determine what their intention to play gambling. That will be personal decision what they will choose. I choose to pass the time that I have to play gambling but I am not always gambling in my free time. I have many things that I can do and that helps me to avoids the lose become bigger.

Gambling is an activity that is risky for anyone and in any form, but there are many reasons that actually make someone start to get involved in gambling and even experience addiction, when us find entertainment and spend time with friends by playing cards and that is actually a positive thing, but sometimes gambling that is done that starts from entertainment can actually also trap us in addiction because basically our nature is greedy and it is difficult to accept loss or defeat in a game, I personally even often see friends who are addicted today actually start from considering gambling as entertainment and also just for fun just to pass the time, but either because of the excitement, they are currently too difficult to leave the gambling activity.

no matter the reason -whether to escape stress or to feel the adrenaline rush- the main goal in gambling is always to make money. however, if you're playing without setting a target or caring about the ups and downs of your balance, you're likely pursuing a different purpose.

if your only focus is to make money, you're very likely to lose more than you've gained in the end, whether it's when your money runs out or when you decide to stop.

when you play for adrenaline, you absolutely get what you're looking for. even if the money involved is small enough not to matter, you still care about every penny and feel the thrill. for me, this is the best part.

This is one very factual reality about gambling that so many are yet to agree to already and then they later discover that sometimes they even get to add to their problems by resulting to gambling after they were seeking an escape from their problems gambling,  literally if only they get to win, that's the only time they actually get to probably have some slight escape from the reality of their problems.

We can't get rid of the mindset and their view of gambling as a source of income and their minds are closed to this matter. And there's nothing we can do about it, right? or what do you think?

Because there are still others who see gambling as a hope that will help them in their life situation of poverty and it will only increase their belief in gambling.

Some even think that drinking alcohol could help forget the problem, but after the effect of alcohol, it still refreshes our minds, and the problem remains. This is similar to gambling, and no matter what we think, this is not a solution but is rather creating additional problems.

The main reason why we are here is to win money, not for pleasure and entertainment, as it only happens when we win.

It cannot be denied that there is a lot of money in gambling, that's for sure, even though many gamblers don't find it, I think money is the main basis for people flocking to the world of gambling.

If the goal you asked about, I would choose another, my goal for gambling is not just to win money, there are several reasons why I do it, for example: I gamble like challenges. When we bet there are many challenges in the game, there I felt challenged to finish the game, even though the situation was later I couldn't win it, but I had done it.

Another reason, the adrenaline when I make a bet I really feel the stimulation of my brain in excitement, that situation occurs when I play a game, especially when I play Pliko, Blackjack, games, Roulette and the like and many other reasons or goals I gamble, relieving stress also comes in.

Before voting, I didn't expect that there would be many like me who would gamble for 'adrenaline rush', but I am glad with results while I am quite disappointed that top is to 'win money', I wonder how many were successful with it  ;D

There’s a lot of gambler that still play crash games, limbo and other adrenaline base games which called adrenaline junkie gamblers. I’m not one with you guys but I totally understand why you are seeking that kind of experience on gambling since experiencing a nerve wrenching situation and manage to win it feels like a great achievement in the end.

For me win money is my main priority since this dictates my final feelings when I’m done with gambling. I’m not suggesting that I gamble to chase profit rather it will give me more satisfaction if I will ended up in profit.

If not for money what else does people gambles for? Since you and I knows that many people gambles with the intention to earn money additionally to their income and vast majority of people within the world gamble for the purpose of making additional income but if there were any means they have winning then it's a plus to them them than when they don't gamble at all, most times they spare little funds to catch the fun they needs but their major targets are solely for the winning they would derived from the gambling they are involving themselves with.

Adrenaline rush is kind of entertainment for me, you know, when you make a bet, something that you bet become more interesting and you make sure that you've doing your best to win the game.

Drinking or gambling to escape from the problem is technically not correct, but it's more appropriate to make you better for a while before making decision. It's not really make you bad, but sometime you need time to made good decision.

I disagree, pleasure and entertainment can be gained during gambling, not always when we win.

Of course most people gamble because they are influenced by their surroundings or friends who also often gamble which makes us curious and finally joins in playing, there are even friends who invite and teach, and this is the same as what I experienced at the beginning. However, for betting on several types of sports betting, especially soccer sports betting, because I do have a hobby of playing soccer and I also often watch soccer matches. And I often bet on soccer just to add to the sensation and also be more excited when watching it, and besides that I can increase my knowledge and also find out about developments or other problems that occur in the team and what's even more exciting is that before making a bet I consider this bet to have a challenge that makes me do research, look for accurate information as a whole and so on that makes me feel challenged. And this is a different bet from the others because it can educate and also increase knowledge about sports, and the amount of the bet does not have to be much but the excitement and challenge will create its own papacy, losing there is no regret because I bet not in a large amount and if I win I have an extraordinary sense of joy and consider everything I do is not in vain and I consider it a bonus or luck from my hard work when doing research and so on.

Because hobbies and sports betting that match do provide their pleasure and interest for me and maybe other gamblers like you. That was the first step, but after making bets for a long time, the motivation to bet has now changed. Pleasure becomes another form of winning some money from betting. Gradually, making money from gambling now may be more in line with the gambling activities that I do.

My observation is this – Making the results viewable is going to cause bias and cheating as members are likely to take a peep at the results before voting. Anyway, that's just by the way.

For gamblers, no one wants to throw their hard earned money on bets they're certain won't win. Every gambler likes to win and that's why I don't agree with the "I'm gambling for fun" approach people say they adopt. For me, the motivation is "win". It runs all through the options for me. Nothing satisfies a gambler like winning.

You're right on that but we've to realize that not everyone has that strength of character to confront issues headlong. To such people they submerge themselves in activities that can give them that euphoric feeling which gambling may afford them.

I started gambling with the intention to win money, but when I noticed that it was very difficult to win money in gambling, I changed my mindset from gambling to win money to gambling to pass the time or have fun. Since winning money in gambling is difficult, I now gamble to pass the time or have fun so that I will not see gambling as a way to get rich, and this has helped me to always use the money I can afford to lose whenever I gamble since I always see gambling as a way to pass time or have fun.

More people gamble for Money than we think.  Just look at what happened to the Trump and Melania Tokens.  People are gambling their Money to try and earn more of it.  Now look how many there are!

Very, VERY few people I know of who gamble do it for stress relief or entertainment purposes.  I truly believe in my experience it is an average of 8 to 9 people out of 10 who gamble to earn more.  It is a combination of adrenaline and potential for winnings.  Nothing more.

You need to be very strong mentally to do this only out of fun.  In fact.  I believe the voting options are not well thought.  People who gamble out of stress and to solve their problems may do this because they know more Money will solve their problems, which still counts as gambling for more Money.

It's essential to see gambling as an entertainment or having fun, because what most people are suffering today in gambling is a result of seeing gambling as a place to make quick money, which have often lead them to too much losses in gambling. Normally as a good gambler, for you to prevent losses or addiction in gambling is to take gambling as a way to pass time, that's the best way now. then maybe any day the luck is on your side you win rather than seeing it as a get rich quick scheme.

I think you just stated the obvious and facts as they are, even though we can't really read peoples mind but in reality without shying away from the truth, majority of gamblers gamble for the money, am very happy that you made it clear for people to know the major reason why you gamble.
Personally I also gamble for the money but as a gambler that understands that in gambling we aren't sure of the outcome of any gambling event, am always careful and ready to accept any outcome at anytime since I know I don't control it, this stated facts are they reason why I chose to gamble with the funds that I can let go if things fail to work in my favour, for me i don't gamble because of may be I feel that it's future secured that's a no no for me and i belive it should be a no no for individual gamblers that understand the concept of gambling rather i gamble with open mind but if anything happens in my favour very excellent but if it doesn't life goes on and am ok.

You dont need to make a survey, because answer is clear, people gamble for money only :D No matter what they tell or how sweet their lies sound, they do it only for money (I am a liar too :D )People cant simply confess with that. Forget I gamble to get emotions, for fun, as all in all ends with money measurement. Everyone has only their own threshold how much to spend, when greed and pity for a loss starts while having fun and excitement.

I also accept that very social reasons aspect of gambling, am a victim of this circumstances , yeah, growing up within few of friends wasn't that easy for me at some point where whenever we are together I usually don't have anything to contribute whenever they start having this conversation of gambling especially that of the football betting from different leagues, nations and all of that, I usually feel left out and at some point I had to become enthusiastic about it, I began to fans Arsenal team because my cousins is one of them and the whole thing became more interesting till date, that's quite funny though.

This is what we call peer pressure, and it's good that mentioned it, because some form or vices like smoking has also been a subject of this kind of implicit or explicit influence on us when we are young. Maybe as you describe it, you felt a sense of belonging and teamwork.

But I do agree that one reason is that we want to multiply our money, and win big when when gamble. Of course we don't think about the mental toll that it will bring to us when we lose that money because all we think is that we can double or triple our capital. But if we lose everything, that's where all the regret sets-in.

Many gambling players cannot admit to themselves why they are gambling, although it is obvious that everyone is in it for the money. The fact is that big money can change anyone's life, destroying all the usual hateful foundations. All the annoying everyday reality that hangs like shackles on each of us. And many of us live like this for decades, unable to change the environment. And the hope that everything will change leads every gambler, and you need to have the strength to admit it.

Yeah right. Money is what makes gambler happy in the end of the games since those gambling game experience is just like a normal boring game if you won’t apply real cash on it.

There’s a lot of casino games which you can play for free via demo mode which user that seeking fun only and telling not aiming to earn profit can use it to satisfy their entertainment cravings yet the majority still choose to play in real mode since money makes the gambling interesting and fun evem the most boring game like dice game.

It’s just important to consider to play responsibly by playing only an amount that you can afford to lose so that you can gamble without the risk of damaging your finances in the long run.

Well, gambling to earn money is not surprising at all as we all aim for that. Even for those who are rich gamblers, their main goal is still to make more money. What may be surprising is that you only gamble just because you have no other means to dispose your money and so you take the risk in gambling. While others gambling could give them relaxation and get free from the stressful day job, but majority do gamble in order to feed their greed and make more money as much as possible.

For me, I gamble most of the time to just pass time, that is like example, the day I am back from work early and having nothing to do, I could lay down to sleep but sleep is not yet forthcoming, so instead of me just laying there and thinking about one thing or the other that isn't really of any importance, I simply pick of my phone, log into my preferred casino at that moment, and start playing either casino or slot games, or betting on live matches.

This is not to say that I don't that I don't gamble for money also, I do gamble to win money, but this is not all the time.
I can only get online to gamble to win money anytime I feel luck around me, like I just have that feeling or hunger inside of me to gamble and see if I can win some money, I do this too, but like I said before, not all the time.

It is true that most gamblers gamble for money, but a significant number of them gamble for entertainment and profit from it. Wealthy gamblers are more likely to engage in this trend and try to fill their wallets. Gamblers with relatively little money continue to gamble to increase their wealth and to be positively affected by it. Among those who gamble for money there are also people of different classes who gamble in proportion to their income.
I think that income is the motivation that can make gamblers addicted by making them compulsive which allows them to lose more money. To avoid addiction be prepared to lose more while gambling and spend time for entertainment.

Normally the essence of gambling is to win and every gambler wish to make this win but some gamblers make mistakes in taking gambling win so serious because at the end there will be so much expectation and one wouldn't mind in using so much in gambling because of good returns of money.  It is better to just have the mindset of having fun in gambling and even if their is no win, their won't be emotions, I think this is the right way of enjoying gambling.
Those who expect to earn in gambling don't even believe gambling is unpredicted that is why they believe they can rely in and bet with so much money to get a good returns.

Sorry but losing more or winning more doesn't have any direct link to causing gambming addiction, you can't say that because you don't wish to become an addict to gambling, you have to loose more than you win, and you can't also say that, for you not to become a gambling addict, you have to win more than you lose, any body can be in one of this sides, or in-between and still fall into gambling addiction.

What is addiction in the first place? I personally define it as loving something too much, and overdoing it to the extent it becomes glued to our brain, that is, the brain have become used to that thing that it can no longer function properly without it.
A person can be winning or losing, or having a good balance in-between the two, and still end up as a gambling addict, all falls down to how he or she treated gambling.

So if you do not feel sleepy and you open your phone and start gambling on a casino or betting on a betting site. Will that make you feel sleepy very fast? I do not gamble at night but in the afternoon, evening or early part of the night. I think I will have to try this to know if it will also make me sleep fast. Provided if it makes you sleep faster. I will like to gamble some games on Stake at the time.

Lolz, I never said doing this makes me feel sleepy faster please, don't go trying some thing I never said, and come back here accusing me of lying when I never really said that me gambling at night makes me fall asleep faster 🤣

As a matter of fact, any day I do not feel sleepy or fall asleep fast at night, and this got to the point of me picking up my phone to gamble, I end up not sleeping that night entirely, most of such nights, I am the one that forces myself to sleep at maybe around 4 or 5 am in the morning, and such days are always very stressful because I work/walk all through that day feeling sleepy, but this actually helps me when I get home that day because immediately I take my bath and have my dinner, I fall asleep just as soon as I lay on the bed.

I would not have asked you the question if you posted that gambling makes you sleep faster ;D. But I understood that now. You only use it to make the time you have not slept fun and not boring. I know how it can be at night when someone wants to sleep but not feeling sleepy. I prefer to watch movie at the time instead.

💯 % perfect 👌, sorry i didn't use this exact words, but very pleased you understand perfectly what I meant to say, and I believe other readers will understand too.

I am a lover of movies also, and I can actually tell you that I actually prefer to spend such nights watching movies too, but unfortunately, the neighborhood I live in at the moment don't have 24 hours supply of electricity, we mostly have light during the day and don't have at nights, so this is the reason why I choose gambling due to absence of other options.
Let me also mention that this is also the time some people usually will use to scroll endlessly through their social media timeline, (like my wife does), but I am not a social media person, and neither do I enjoy watching movies on small screens like phone or laptop, so, gambling remains my best choice of what to do to have fun at such nights when there's no power supply.

I love gambling for the excitement it brings, especially if I'm placing my bet in a betting house. I enjoy the energy and the vibe fellow gamblers bring, and the game, I sure love the feeling I get when I watch a game with my friends that we bet on.

But definitely, the feeling I get when I win gambling is more. I enjoy winning my games. I don't know for other people, but there is no way I'm investing my money, no matter how little, I wouldn't want it back. It's not fun when you keep putting your money somewhere and it keeps going, because it's more like I'm just giving casinos and gambling sites money to grow their business.

I definitely enjoy the win, so the money, the vibe, and it's a good way to relax too. Also, it's an intellectual flex for me, especially when I switch to games like Poker & Dice. It makes me crack my brain, and I do enjoy such brain and mind games.

A little thought about money in our minds when starting a gambling will definitely think, it might not be eliminated from our minds as gamblers, whether it triggers adrenaline, spending time like what is in the choice that the op gave, a little lot of us we have Orientation of money in gambling.

I answered that even though sometimes I was just for fun, but I thought that maybe today was my lucky day to break the long crystal ball and victory that I had never gotten before.

Money is the bottomline for most gamblers. Who wouldn't want money after placing a bet? Because that's mainly the driving force of gamblers. We can't discard such fact that money is the main attraction of these games. Even rich people have that kind of target as they bet big to get huge winnings. Just for entertainment purposes, to pass time are usually secondary reasons. But the common goal of most gamblers is surely to win at the end of every bet, whether luck-based or in sportsbetting game.
However, as a gambler you should know where you stand especially with your financials because most of the time you will be on the losing end, so should be prepared on this aspect as well. Don't rely from anyone, whether you can borrow money or not.

Uhmm... People tend to have different, and like I mean way different reasons as to why they do a whole lot of things... What you listed above on the poll is just few out of a thousand reasons.

For me, I find myself doing things like that when I'm less busy (not practically that there's nothing to do at the time) but that I just need to cool off. At the same time, I wanna be on the phone.
Some set of gamblers are little less bothered everytime they lose; personally, I don't even go back to 'em bad tickets to see why or what game spoilt them..

Seems like 30% think like me and gamble because adrenaline. The most of people (44%) are there to win money, but I believe that is not wise because it is more probable to lose it. When going to gamble you have to be aware that every game is designed for you to lose, so the best way is to gamble just the amount dedicated for gambling and not go further with bets after gambling fund is depleted.

Well, going further to place bets even after losses is much like chasing losses and there's no good emotion that comes from the drive to recover from a loss, but still loss more.
What's important for one is not as important for another and that's why when I count more winnings I just cash out instead of allowing more losses for whatever reasons ranging from boredom to cashing out big.

I love to win but that is not the main reason why I gamble. I am a lover of sports, so most of my gambling activities are on sports betting. I place bets because it gives me the opportunity to analyse matches, yea in a lucrative way ;D. Doing this is not just about me passing time or seeking for the money,  no! I have other sources of income I can make money from. Analysing matches is one fun activity I love to do. It's fun and satisfying.

I don't think there's a direct answer to this question. Certainly, we all like money, the more the better; no one denies that, nor does anyone enjoy losing. However, aiming to make money through gambling is quite problematic and a wrong perception of gambling; the largest majority of gamblers whose goal is to make money ends up losing more in the long run, and most of them never admit it. From how I see things, it's a combination of all these options the OP has specified in his poll.

Money never hurt anyone, but it's not my main goal; I usually bet relatively small amounts; thus, it's unreasonable to expect unrealistic returns. With that being said, I'm more inclined to answer that it's a combination of feeling the adrenaline rush and relieving stress, which basically falls under the same category.

Yes, that's right, the goal of most people who gamble is because they want to get money easily and for free, even you yourself know that there has been a thread discussing making gambling a main source of income or permanent job. therefore, with many people who gamble with the aim of getting money, it is not strange because that is the main goal.
The mistake is in the mindset, where they think that they can get profit easily and quickly and also when they have got it sometimes they still want more, this is the main problem. Very few people gamble with the aim of relaxation.

When they lose they already have another strategy and of course their money is still quite a lot to play.
Professional gambling players are not the same as those of us who are still very new to gambling and continue to expect big profits with minimal capital.

If you don't want to go back on that bad ticket, of course it's an option.
But you won't know what really happens if you don't try it firsthand

Yes, maybe it's really very hard to digest what's on the gamblers mind, on why they play or chasing wins or that big money. Or maybe they just want that adrenaline rush because it's a totally different experience for us.

The thing is that it can also make us addicted to it and it's not good. Mentally and financially we will get REKT, so even if we like to chase in gambling, there should also be in a balance. If we lose, then take it as it is and just be glad that you got the experience, the rush but it's not meant for you to win tonight.

I guess you are not a fan of football, or you don't use to watch football matches; that is the reason why you don't always have anything to contribute any time you are with your friends and they are discussing football. Becoming an Arsenal fan will not even help you to have a football conversation with your friends anytime they are discussing football. If you want to contribute something meaningful anytime you are with your friends and they are talking about football, you need to start watching football matches and also read football news so that you will know the latest happenings in the world of football, which will allow you to know what to say and easily have a conversation with your friends anytime they are discussing football.

Probably agree to the votes, and it would always depend on the gambler, I mean we all have different reasons but its obvious that most of people want money and an adrenaline rush, I guess it was just fun when you are at that feeling and at the same time you are earning or winning your bets, Personally I gamble for both money and adrenaline as well, But I always go for small bet with high prize, most of the time I could easily do 20$ with a combo win winning up to 600$ in a combo bet, which is quite fun I would say, probably a lot of gamblers here do as that as well, I always bet on sports, like Basketball, Esports like Dota, etc.

I would still say that all of it was still going to end up because we wanted to win some money at least, if we just want some kind of entertainment I don't really think that gambling is what we need, if you want that go play games, go on places that your actually going to get entertain, yes gambling could entertain you but it wasn't just entertainment, you could also get a lot of feeling like for example stress, etc.

I will choose honestly what I currently do in gambling.

• Pass the time

So far I have realized that after coming home from work all day I sometimes have a lot of free time and I consider gambling as a busy activity during my free time and predicting the results of bets after that sometimes every weekend I always watch the football matches that I predict.

• Win money

On the one hand I always say that I bet just for fun when I have a lot of free time and I also try my luck using small amounts to get profit from my predictions. But I understand that there is no guarantee in gambling. So when I lose, I think it's not my day. But if I win, I think it's my lucky day.

This professional gambler's remarks still baffle me, I only hear of them but I've not seen any of them, are they real? I mean those gamblers that will not do anything for a living other than gambling? Well, I still have doubts if I am sincere with you. I know there are "serious gamblers" instead of calling them "professional gamblers," and of course, they understand gambling better, adhere strictly to gambling rules and manage their finances to stay responsible. I think this is why people call them professional and not gambling for a living.

It’s possible they’re gambling for a living as what’s the point of calling yourself a professional if you’re not actually good at it?

I mean, if you’re losing money you’re just a regular gambler not a pro. Professional gamblers treat gambling like a job, a way to make a living, and that’s the meaning I’ve always understood. That’s why I also want to become a pro someday but I know I still lack the skills to make it happen.

That's great. I think we are in the same boat here. I am mostly bored because I find myself alone in the house when the kids are at school and I use gambling as a means to just play around and pass the time. I also finish my job first before I play some slots or sports betting.

Small amounts. That's the true meaning of just wanting to pass the time. I cannot even remember when was the time that I increased my bet. It's always the same when I play slots and casino games. I just let the RTP click and I get back my money sometimes. Still, I do believe that it is a losing battle. Slots tends to eat more money in the long run so I must stop at some point and maybe just focus on sports betting.

Serious gamblers, yes that's a pretty good name as well because many of those who have been in gambling for a long time do everything for gambling.
But if you know how professional gamblers play you will definitely be surprised, because they will not only bet with hundreds of thousands of dollars, it will be millions of dollars in a bet and it is real.

Looking at a bet that once happened on the Polymarket website, I once read the news that there was a Whales who bet with $45 million for a trump win and the whale didn't even bet once, but bet again with another account at Polymarket, He is a professional who makes bets and knows how the gambling world works.  But not in a game this is a bet that can be predicted based on existing data.

https://fortune.com/2024/10/26/trump-election-polymarket-kamala-harris-bet-us-citizens-crypto/

I admire those gamblers who make a good living in gambling and make it their main source of income. I'd say they are not just too lucky, but they are destined to be successful gamblers. We never know their stories before having that position, but I know they have also a lot of struggles.

That is why I don't say it was wrong to think about winning. But we also accept the fact that only a few gamblers make it right, than those who fail. Maybe I was wrong, but when I see some gamblers show their winnings, I am encouraged to gamble more and hope that happens to me as well.

When I first got into gambling, it was actually for the purpose of making money and not for fun. I saw my friends who were making money from gambling winning and I also wanted to make money too from gambling but later on, I realized that it can not be so easy to archive success from gambling. I began to hear the stories of some other addicted gambler that lost everything they had and more discouraging stories.  From my experience, gambling is not what anything should depend on as an avenue the get sustainable income.

You know, with this kind of mindset, you will never feel that you are at loss while gambling, as long as you only gamble on your extra money, and on the amount that you can afford to lose. No matter how others say about gambling, the fact remains that it's still luck and chance based. If you aren't lucky that day, you will never expect to make significant profits at the end of the day.

Yes, it is true that every gambler has the hope of winning money, even though they always say that they take gambling as entertainment. If every gambler did not have the hope of winning money, then they would not regret after losing in gambling. However, no matter how much money there is in gambling, gambling should always be taken as entertainment. I voted here to pass the time Because those who accept gambling as entertainment use gambling to spend their free time. I especially accept it as entertainment and enjoy gambling to spend my free time.

I really wished to see a lot of content on the OP to somehow create a direction on how the rest of the thread would have been carried and didn’t see that sadly. A couple of persons have painted a direction in their response and maybe I’ll just respond in regards of what I’ve seen so far and the subject of the thread.

There isn’t any gambler on the planet that doesn’t enjoy winning in gambling or would prefer to lose more than wins.
These wins always comes with mixed reactions though, you would find yourself in many occasions wanting to gamble more and that would make you lose even more. As much as it’s a thing of leisure and getting to enjoy a great game, winning isn’t much of an option.

Coucou  :D

I've always loved to play, and it's in the nature of human beings. I like games for the strategy, the reflection, the fun - well, it all depends. But I don't play for money because I have children and a limited budget. I read that most people play to win money, so not for pleasure, at least not exclusively. So when you lose, is it despair? How do you feel then?

ps : I've even invented games to help my children learn to read while having fun.

I think the comparison of Alcohol is a bit off when you look detail into gambling. People drink alcohol for different reasons. There are some people that will drink alcohol to get high, this are the typical people that abuse alcohol and are very addicted, most of them don't quit till they die while some take alcohol to forget their problems just like you said but gambling doesn't give any satisfaction when you are losing, they keep playing and make nothing but they wish they had.

This is why in gambling, people addiction is different from alcohol but in the end addiction is addiction, they are difficult to quit and most of the time, they are detrimental to human health unless you quit and that's where the problem lies, to quit is very difficult. Alcohol, you make nothing with addiction but with gambling addiction, you can win money and you can lose money, you are trap in between success and failure.

That should be it.

Gamblers should gamble when they have money that they're okay to lose. And for that reason, it's important for any gambler to check on themselves and their pockets before going on.

It's true that you'll never feel at loss if you lose that money which is just a spare and mostly a change from your other expenses. Doing this will save you from a lot of headache and disappointment as a gambler.

Can actually feel the happiness when predict a football match and the results came as predicted. Have seen cases whereby people argue about the match they predict, and when the results came the accurate predictor feels bold enough to tell the others about it. However there a lot of fun in sport betting but some folks keeps that away and focus on making money only. There more to gamble that winning and losing.

You can indeed have fun when you gamble especially if you've been following the sports for long time already. Betting is just an added bonus, that is, if you feel you want to bet on the game that you are watching. Just for instance, if I am following some boxers, it is quite exciting to bet as you wait for the schedule of their fights. And at the same time, you have some bets in that particular event. But once you start betting using loaned money, that's for sure is a different story. Because your aim is to win the bet no matter what and not really enjoying watching the fight. But if you leisurely bet and watch the fight, you won't have pressure and more than likely, enjoy watching every round of the fight.

In my view there isn't any man who would not dream about money, thus my priority in gambling is focused ^{first and foremost} on money which have the potential to  guarantee all the rest mentioned ^{and even not mentioned} in this poll. The more money I can get from gambling the better but the problem here ^{at least for me} not only making them but also keeping them in line with the tax regulation in my country.

When in playing gambling its a rollercoaster of emotions when the times your bet are in a crucial times but they live the entertainment. When in playing gambling I do always seeking for the fun of entertainment if I lose its part of the bets if I win good because I gain extra money. So Entertainment and money makes satisfies more to the player upon playing gambling. Now people getting too much addicted because they taking gambling seriously well cant deny others use this as their source of income so they get frustrated once they didn't win a large amount or even take back their losses.

The problem is they can not always make money from gambling instead losing their money in a short time. Gamblers must understand that they will difficult to win from gambling and needs to use gambling for have fun and will not trying to win because that will need unknown amount of money. If they can use gambling to pass their spare time with limit money and time, they will not trying to spend more money because that can makes them lose money money. That is what they must prevent from gambling so they will use gambling for a place to get entertainment and enjoy the gambling games.

For some gambler, it's a wise choice not to go back to games that was not successful because if they do go back to the ticket, it probably would spoil their mind, that's why they avoid to revisit the ticket, so that they can quickly move on. For me, if I lost my bet, I would definitely check to see the team that caused me lose the bet and after which, I don't revisit it again or remind myself about it because any time I do, I remind me of the money I would have won if the game was successful.

Maybe that team will be the team you blacklist or maybe you can see how they manage their strategy.
Of course, the strategy used by each team will determine whether they can excel or not and also the performance of each player will have an effect.

and everything else is based on luck alone, because every bet will not be predicted correctly completely,

Blacklisting a team simply because they made you lose a bet today isnt a good idea or something to do, for the same team can be a reason why you win your bet another day and even several other days to come if you are patient, take for example, I choosed Arsenal as my favorite football club and I still remember very well that back in the days, the very first 3 or 4 bets i placed on Arsenal to win a match ended in a loss, and after this experience, when next Arsenal was playing against another team, I deliberately decided to bet for the other team to win, and unfortunately, Arsenal ended up winning that match and again, I lost my money, courtesy of Arsenal, that made me very angry to the point I almost decided to stop seeing Arsenal as my favorite club, but I simply moved on afterwards.

Long story short is that from back then to today, I've also won several bets with the help of the same Arsenal, either directly or indirectly, directly in the sense that I bet on them and they win; I win, and indirectly in the sense that I bet on their other club they are playing against, and Arsenal end up losing the game, their opponent I betted for wins; I win as well.

So, the fact you lost a bet by the underperformance of a team doesn't not mean that loss will continue so forever, there are times they may be the reason you win your bet also, so no need to blacklist.

Totally depends into someones approach when it comes to this on which whether they would really be that considering out to look at on the reasons on why they have lost such bet then it will really be that just that up to you because there are those people who doesnt really like on getting back once they will really be able to commit out such loses on which they dont really want to experience it out again but for those who are open minded and having that curiosity on why they have lost then it will really be that normal that they will be trying out bet up on the same choice or bets that resulted into a loss on which i could say that this what makes a gambler or bettor that even more wiser into their future bets. Well, there's no guarantee that you can be able to make out some assurance that your next bets will really be a win but at least you have done something.

The main thing that you should put up in mind is that there's no assurance that you can win up on a bet no matter how good your analysis would be and this is why its better that you dont have that mindset about expecting some thing 100% sure win on which we know that this cant really be that possible. You should gamle on the amount on what you can afford to lose so that you wont be finding yourself that being that too emotional.

For the moment, the ultimate goal is to play to earn money and still feel a bit of adrenalin. Is the level of adrenalin the same no matter how much you win? Does losing large sums of money affect you a lot?

Personally, I always lose at gambling, while strangely enough I'm generally lucky at everything else. It's very surprising.

It's bigger when I big win and it's like a normal thing whenever I just win little. And it's more intense when I am losing big too so it's opposed to how I feel after winning and losing.

I think that's fair and fate is giving you that so that you won't be disappointed with the losses that you're making with your bets. If you're lucky with everything else and then you've also won in life.

My major motivation for gambling is definitely to win money as I see gambling as means of earning passive income. However, I'm not desperate to win that is why I'm able to control my gambling in terms of how much of my income I can put into gambling and the ability to stop for the session of day when I have reach my limits which I usually determine before getting started. I don't see gambling as a means of catching fun because there are many things that can be fun to me that will not require me putting my money.