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Let me explain the thread title. I know a lot of us here would say we should be gambling for fun, but in reality most people don’t gamble just for fun, they do it mainly for profit. Even if they lose, they keep coming back because they hope to eventually become profitable in gambling.

But what if people stop aiming for profit and gamble only for fun, what do you think would be the impact on the gambling industry?

Will we still see it growing or will the industry shrink?

How can a certain industry grow if there's no money involved? Industry's growth is measured in financial terms. So for me, that consideration alone would give you an idea if it will survive or not. Without real money involved, I don't think it will head to a positive direction. People may play from time to time, but would be a very difficult challenge for it to go on the next level.


Do you really think people will stop aiming for profit? People have the innate behavior of finding profits at any activity they do, it many not be in monetary gain, but in other forms such as for food, living and others as long as he can benefit from it. So for me, gambling only for fun alone won't make the industry survive.

The industry will continue to grow and not shrink. But if people gamble for fun and not for money, the industry will experience a significant decrease in their growth level but it won’t stop them from progressing. Gambling is already designed to be a profitable business, so there is not way you can beat them no matter how smart you want to play.

Playing for fun doesn’t mean you’ll be profitable always, it just means you’re not expecting a big win and you’re okay with any outcome of the game, either a win or a loss is okay by you. Gambling is a game of luck, and the chances of losing is often higher than the chances of winning irrespective of the approach you came into gambling with.

Already as we know most of the gambling site do have real play and fun play; at this point you may decide to choose the one you would like for before it changes your thinking. Gambling as usual people do say is that gambling is not a place for quick profiting but they may gamble just to pass time, for passing time you may decide to use fun play, while if you are going for the real play then you need to be that economically while finding your account and this is where most people do get it wrong.

Know that poor and rich gamblers have different levels of entertainment. The poor gamblers may be easily entertained with just small bets, but for rich and high rollers, they don’t get satisfied with minimal bets but they go on betting for larger funds and that means higher satisfaction for them.

So what I’m trying to point out here, the gambling industry will still be able to survive as long as there are regular gamblers that will play consistently. However, the growth will be quite delayed but that does not mean that their business will end up shrinking.

People basically say that gambling is done for fun, but if you analyze it in reality, 95 percent of people participate in gambling mainly for profit. If gambling is just for fun, most people will lose interest in gambling after a while, but if there is money involved, people will definitely show interest in gambling. If it is just for fun, participation will decrease and even gambling establishments will be forced to close their operations because if they do not make a profit, they will not be able to continue their business. And the main target of a business is to make a profit and if they fail to do that, how will gambling establishments continue their operations?

Gambling has been in existence for centuries now if I am not mistaken like but when this era and digital age today has made and modernized things in a way that is very easier for us to understand and communicate with each others,  the gambling industry would never cease why because the percentage of gamblers today are exponentially higher every day and we can't control them because they also have choice of their own to control the whole situation.

There will still be a lot of persons who would want to play for fun, and the casino or gambling platform will still be in a lot of profits considering that there are industries who are thriving and making profits from the fun that people hope to seek and get. The irresponsible gamblers are not just gamblers who are playing for the purpose of making money, there are also gamblers who are playing for fun but are irresponsible enough that any casino they play on makes a lot of money from them because they refuse to learn some simple lesson like not chasing losses.

People have their own right to gamble for fun or for money. There is no pressure to gamble for a specific purpose. So, basically we can't generalize it, we also don't have certain data whether most people really gamble for fun. If you refer to the statement of most forum members, it doesn't reflect the real number of gamblers in all casinos. There are many gamblers who are never involved in the discussion in this forum.

IMO, even people gamble for fun, they also expect to win the prizes (money). There is no gamble who never expect to gain money, whether gambling for fun or solely for money. The difference is gambling for fun doesn't only focus on earning money but also enjoys the process. Meanwhile people who gamble solely for money, they don't care with another thing.

As long as many people are involved in gambling, there is no way of the possibility of "the industry shrink".

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*I assume many people misunderstand about the term of "gambling for fun".  :-\

It will shrink, certainly.

To be fair, however, playing for profit and playing for fun aren't mutually exclusive. You can play for profit while having fun. That's basically the rule in gambling. The excitement or the desire to win, to make money, is always there. You can't brush it off even if you're enjoying every deal or roll or whatever.

In my country's context, however, it seems the majority are only after the money. They're not necessarily having fun. They're just crossing their fingers that gambling would give them the abracadabra to a prosperous life.

It will still, as long as there's people gambling, the industry will continue to exist.
Just think about how alcohol, like you drink alcohol for fun, or for addiction, or for your personal health gain?

It will stay as it has survived for decades. Even for a different purpose. Think of the people who don't need money, but they only need leisure time, for example, for those people who are tired from work and want to relieve stress, some use gambling to relieve themselves.

Of course!!!

In my opinion is that the gambling sector could even change and regress significantly in terms of the number of casinos, but it certainly wont cease to exist. Entertainment alone is already capable of sustaining several billion-dollar industries, such as video games, movies, sports etc.... Why wouldn't the same be possible with gambling?

They would certainly have to "reinvent" themselves to reinforce the social and playful side of the betting experience (more tournaments, symbolic rewards, rankings, and competitive modes between players)... the financial gain would no longer make sense, so something new would have to replace it.

Anyway... there's no denying that betting volume would drop significantly and that many casinos would disappear, but the sector would survive.

Of course it will survive! Imagine if people would play gambling as a hobby or for entertainment, there will still be a constant influx of players visiting physical casinos and playing on online gambling platforms.

Regardless of the purpose, whether for profit or entertainment, gambling companies will survive due to its very nature where everything revolves around risk. Given the presence of house-edge that gives gambling casinos a slight advantage, statistically, they will have the upper-hand in long-term games.


You bring up a good point. However, I do think that regardless of the purpose, gambling will survive. The question is, will it be as profitable compared? Probably not but it will survive where a dedicated population would constantly play on a specific gambling website or platform.

If everyone or every gambler out there will quit gambling for money of profit and start gambling for fun, well, there is no doubt that the gambling industry will shrink because alot of gamblers will stop spending as much as they used to on gambling, many will also significantly reduce the frequency with which they've been gambling in previous times because gambling is no longer one of the persons means of making money because alot of people are all after making money and nothing more.
And lastly, alot of people will quit gambling totally because the only excitement they get from gambling is when they win and make some profit on the money they staked on the game.

So indeed, the industry will surely experience a major shrink but this is create a better and healthier gambling industry as alot of unserious casinos will have no choice but to close down, most especially those casinos built with the intention of using it to scam gamblers.

I think they can still survive, but not all casinos. Just because they're just playing for fun doesn't mean they'll win every bet, right? So, there's still a profit to be made, but it might not be as large or as quick.
But if this continues, many casinos will likely close their doors and end their operations, and only a few will survive.

But the reality is, new casinos are constantly popping up. ;D

Of course there would be a huge effect, and very negative. Even if we say we gamble for fun, deep inside we all want to win. The reason we get hooked is not really because it’s fun, but because we keep challenging ourselves and hoping to find a strategy that could beat the house which is impossible.

So if people lose that profit purpose in gambling, they will also lose interest.

The industry might still survive, but it won’t be as big as it is today.

Because the situation pointed out by OP hasn’t happened and will never happen in the future, it’s just a hypothetical question. and the obvious answer is yes, the industry will shrink. Gambling is only fun because of the money reward. if we’re not tempted by the chance of winning, then it’s like gambling for nothing. It’s the reward that gives the thrill, and without that thrill, gambling is not fun at all.

It will have a negative effect, but it will be gradual.

The profits of these gambling owners will decrease overtime, and that's because the main reason why the industry is growing is the "hope of the gamblers that they will win big time", and because of that, they keep coming back despite losing a significant amount of money, and of course, gambling owners want it to happen. Now if that changed, and gamblers suddenly just gamble for fun, there will be only a few people that will be willing to spend huge amounts, and the casino's revenue will be reduced.

The revenue might shrink, but they will still operate because there will always be gamblers that will gamble for fun.

Yes, the industry shrinks when people gamble only for fun. But the gambling industry still survives because more new people will come and make money. Those new people only see that gambling can give them money.

That makes them keep trying to make money, even if they lose. They still see the chance to profit from gambling but they don't realize the risk.

That makes the gambling industry survive and even grow in the future. Old people will be replaced by young people who are curious about gambling. Those who can not hold themselves will get deeper and use gambling to make money.

If this happens hypothetically, it means that the number of casino customers will decrease. Consequently, the profit will decrease. If the gross profit decreases so much that it will not cover the costs, then the casino will not survive. That's the short answer.

In general, it is vital for the gambling industry to attract new customers to replace those who leave (for various reasons), as the natural rotation of customers occurs constantly. This is done through advertising. Some of the clients will always play in the hope of getting rich, and not just having fun. To be honest, I've never understood how to separate one from the other. An integral part of entertainment is the hope of winning.

Yes, doesn't matter if you think people are playing for fun or wanted to win money. It's business at the end of the day and so with the house edge, even those who thought that they are playing for fun will have to lose money at some point, hence that is the profit that the casino are going to get. There profits though might not be as massive as what they projected, but still it's profit for them.

Maybe we will have less land base casinos or online platform, or maybe playing in casinos will be not for everyone and you will have to go and show money at entrance to make sure that casinos are going to profit for every customers going inside. Or if there are brick and mortar casinos, it might not be as big as lavish as what we have right now.

I agree with all the members that gambling is mostly about profit, and a lot of gambling addicts are in it for the "hope" of winning that jackpot to "change" their lives. It may be easy to determine whether they are gambling for fun or profit. If the player is always depositing or active, then it might be for profit. The entertainment aspect is mostly occasional, as you might get bored. It would depend on different people for sure.

In terms of entertainment, I believe that the entertainment factor is not much discussed, like improving the experience of players, maybe using VR or something to that extent, to have the "entertainment" feel. That could be another aspect to consider if players are interested.

For fun or not casino will survive as long as there’s consistent number of people wagering on the casino.

You should indicate too what will be the wager volume of those who will gamble for fun since not because people gamble for fun they play less since many millionaires and rich people still gambling for fun and risk a lot of money just to be entertained.

Casino industry was boom because of rich people using it for entertainment purposes. It’s just become popular mainstream because it affordable and convenient to everyone including the poor but even before the majority of gambler in casino is rich that is just gambling for fun.

If people are playing for fun, then the casinos have achieved their goal to become an entertainment portal where people come to enjoy the games they offer.

Legal Casinos online and offline promoted their platform as an entertainment portal, as described in their license. The casino will not lack profit, and people coming to play will continue to wager.
There are gamblers who want to make a profit by wagering small amounts, and others who gamble for fun, wagering massive amounts.

In reality, there will always be people who cannot control being addicted to gambling, so even if the regulators and the casinos want their players to play for fun, reality will not let that happen.

The way I see it gambling industry will continue to grow because people have different reasons to gamble and that is what matters, their collective effects will continue to drive the industry growth. If people gamble just for fun I don't think that the gambling industry will experience growth, those of us that gambles for fun still love to win so the hope to win is also a driving force for us to always come back. Enjoying what you do is important for you to keep repeating it and also getting value is another reason to keep repeating something, that is why I said that we all have different reasons for gambling and it contributes to the growth of the industry.

If people start playing gambling for fun, it will definitely affect the  betting companies,  but it will not stop them from making profit. It can limit the profit or income they make, become those that play for fun don't play with a lot of money and also don't play all the time, so it's really going to reduce the income for betting companies.
The betting companies are still going to make income, because it's an entity that is established to make profit and since gambling has to do with luck and chance, your chances of winning is very slim wether you play for profit or for fun, so they will still make income, but it will definitely reduce the income if everyone plays for fun.

But it might not be as big as what we have seen in today. I mean just look at the land base casinos in Europe and in the USA. They are huge and they have to thank people who have been addicted to it and now it's a billion dollar business. As compare to let's say that go there to have some fun and be entertainment. Maybe they will just played $100.00 and extend that money for several hours and get out if they've lost everything and never play again. As compare to people who wants to hit the jackpot, maybe playing for one slot machine and then see if their $1,000 or $10,000 capital will turn into $100,000. So I think that is a big difference and it could really affect the casino if there are no players with that kind of mindset and the only players are those who has just a small budget.

Of course, gambling industry will continue to grow because it's a lucrative business. A business that, the casino is always the winner will continue to be in profits because that's the nature of the business. In fact, casino didn't force you to gamble for profit.

The system was built for entertainment but due to the greed in human nature, they want to reap from where they didn't sow from. The only thing is that the industry wouldn't make much profit compared to what they are making when people ain't gambling for profit.

You tell us that gambler really plays for profit and asks what would happens if they would play for fun? oO
I think that you answered your question. How can grow industry if the main part of gamblers will decrease(or stop) their expenses? It would decrease seriously. I think that it would left just few big casinos, who will accumulate all gamblers.

It will probably slow down the creation of many online casinos in the industry. If they see the statistics of a very low income in gambling, they would not even try to open a business that would just have a stagnant profit.

But we all know that is impossible. There are now many online casinos because they saw how high the profits can be if they market it correctly to the right people with money, and easily succumb to gambling problems. Gambling for fun is a myth. We are all trying to at least win something, small or big, while enjoying the games.

If there's still money involve when they gamble then yeah gambling industry would grow. Since the casino could still get some profit from their small and big time players. For sure that there's still huge profit to get as long as their players is willing to spend some money on their casino.

It will only shrink if it happens that majority of their players play using demo mode and there's no money will circulate on their casino.

So in that case the casino would really shrink since that operation is not profitable for them anymore.

And the question is, won't people who gamble for fun also lose money?
And as long as casinos make money, they will continue to thrive because those who gamble just for fun are diverse, especially those who are wealthy and spend large sums of money simply for the satisfaction and thrill of trying to beat the house, even though it's impossible. There are also those who try this challenge regardless of how much money they lose, continuing to play until they win or give up.

To be fair, Most gamblers are playing for fun. Only the minority play for the sake of pure profit without even considering the entertainment purposes.

I believe OP meant if gambler doesn’t play out of control or not responsible gambler since most of the compulsive gambler give huge profit to the casino.

If all gamblers will play low I believe casino industry will collapse due to their huge operation expenses while their income will be cut to the minimum level.

Its funny, either fun or not, provided you are staking with money, the industry will survive more. its not stopping soon. This  industry earn through mass money, your little stake plus thousand of people small amount stake can generate billion of dollars. when people say they are playing gamble for fun, it sound funny because you are playing with your money, no free bet.  Even when you have free bet, it does not last.

If you cross check the number of casino and sporting sites, globally you will discover there are increasing daily. Because they are making huge sum from this industry, no fun play here, your money is at stake.

This is important because big markets in gambling having good advantage for them where things are balanced for them and casinos can stay on level as well because peoples are spending their funds for fun with strategy and this helping them out for having good profit.
Developing countries markets are also important for them but here peoples are having different mindset which is always needed to have profit which is surely never working for them so when they have money they jumped mean its not regular market for them.
Gamblers playing high or low all matters but still this could be having negative impact on market because things could be not as casinos needed to stay on good run, but surely they can survive.

If people stopped gambling for profit and only did it for fun the whole industry would definitely change a lot because the truth is profit chasing is what drives most of the money that goes into casinos and online platforms, when someone plays just for entertainment they usually set smaller budgets, they don’t deposit as much, and they don’t chase losses, this means casinos would see less revenue overall

Without that constant flow of money from people hoping to hit big wins, the industry would shrink, maybe not collapse entirely but it would be way smaller, promotions and ads would shift more towards “entertainment” and “leisure experiences” rather than quick profit and jackpot dreams, gambling might look more like going to a movie or amusement park, a fun outing but not a lifestyle

The impact would be less addiction cases and probably a healthier environment overall, but on the business side casinos would lose their biggest profit stream which is the people chasing money, so while the industry would survive, it wouldn’t be as massive as it is today.

Even if people stop gambling for profits like you said and only gamble for fun which might not be as frequent as they do before, the casinos will still be rich and will still exist before there are millions of people around the world that will still be gambling every day, if 500 million world population people gamble for fun in a day and lose that money, you can imagine how much the casino made that day.

Sometime I don't don't gamble for fun completely, I might gamble with the mindset of entertainment but at some point you might forget that you are gambling for entertainment and try to win some money.i don't think entertainment has an side effects for the gambling industries, so casinos will always develop and keep coming if all gamblers are gamblimg for entertainment. Entertainment is the main reason why gamble is created but we normally gamble to win and make money from it and that is why they're many addict gamblers.

It's literally not for fun if you've been into it for days, I think I might agree if you were played for a day because you were hook to play but if you literally come back, that's not for the sake of fun in it. Actually even if it was initially to be for fun if something hits your ego like you lose over a couple of bucks, that will trigger you to check again later on.

No, people will not do that, they'll gamble for profit, government will do, the casinos will do, it was just simply the chain and it's a profitable venture and it wouldn't be eliminated anytime soon. With more laws to limit it, sure it will shrink and it's for the next generation to decide but I think as we progress gambling has becoming more rampant especially online and I will not be hypocrite to say it because I'm a gambler myself.

It's certain that the gambling industry will always be in profits if gamblers gamble for fun cause there are still chances of loses attained while gambling for fun though it may not be much compared to when one is gambling for money, because gambling for fun mwnss one is gambling responsibly in most cases and hence the chances of loses won't be much but then the industry will still survive but in a slow rate.

Stop to aiming profit in gambling doesn’t mean people will stop gambling altogether, gamblers will still play for fun but with smaller amounts. I assume that nowadays, most gamblers are just playing for enjoyment and that customers will still deposit anywhere from $5 to $100, which of course still brings profit to the casino. So, if we assume gamblers stop trying to make a profit and instead gamble just for fun, it obviously won’t have a negative impact on the casino. It might just mean the casino’s revenue decreases slightly.

I'm not sure whether the long tail of gamblers who bet just for fun is much bigger than those who gamble heavily, and I think that this is where we should start investigating to answer the OP's question. If the long tail is much bigger then the impact wouldn't be so big, and viceversa. Has anybody found a complete analysis about the number by typology of gamblers and country, for example? I intuitively think that in mine the industry would hold specially well (up to a 80% of the population plays the national Christmas lottery and could be labeled as casual gamblers).

The impact will definitely be felt, casino income will definitely decrease and maybe it will be quite significant because I think most gamblers play more with the aim of chasing wins so they act aggressively but the gambling industry in my opinion will survive, only maybe the interest will decrease a little, the point is if for example all gamblers become gambling for entertainment then casino income will definitely decrease because logically there will be more people who prefer to take other types of entertainment such as entertainment in general, going to tourist attractions, watching movies etc, there will be no development for casinos and most likely their income will stagnate then after that decrease until bankruptcy.

As long as there's profit. There's entertainment, and it's one of the highest paid industry in this era. People are looking for something that they can have fun with so I think even if they are just playing for fun, the gambling industry will still survive.
There are rich people out there who can spend thousands of dollars just to feel the thrill of entertainment. Some would even pay a VIP seat which cost a lot just to feel the concert or the sport that he love.

My view on gambling for fun is that even if the goal is to win (no one gambles to lose money), you don't make it a drama in your life; you gamble with a clear conscience, without commitment. And gambling for fun isn't gambling without money; casinos' profits are based on the amount you deposit and use.

If gamblers stop depositing, they'll stop making profits, and without profits, they won't survive. This will be difficult, practically impossible, to happen.

Yes, so those who participate in gambling for fun will definitely lose money, so why participate in gambling for fun? It comes down to the survival of the gambling establishment. Gambling or casino companies usually only accept participants who are here to do business. In this case, it doesn't matter who is here for fun or who is here to make money.

It will look like they are just playing mobile games because it will not matter much since money is not involved. gambling is currently a booming industry because people are benefitting from it across different chains. if only the gambler is benefitting from it then the industry will run down, if it is only the casino that is benefitting from it, then the industry will equally run down because the gamblers will also loose interest at some point. if both the casino and the gamblers are not benefitting from it, then there is no gambling industry at all and that is what you are trying to point out.

the life that keeps any gambling industry running is the gambler, the casino and the returns that both the gambler and the casino get from themselves. if one is missing out then there is no gambling industry.

We definitely need statistics that describes whether the majority of people are addicts or they play for fun. I think that those who are addicted to gambling, don't deposit much money on casinos because they don't have enough money. What's the reason of starting a gambling for those who usually end up addicted? Being poor is the reason. When they are poor and start active gambling, they become addicted when they lose money and become poorer with the hope of getting back what they lost. Rich people rarely develop addiction because they can't win more money than they have, so how should they develop an addiction? They can't chase what they lost because they have significantly more than that.
So, to my mind, gambling industry would definitely survive without addicted gamblers. Rich people are the ones who bring them the most profit because they gamble for fun with a huge bankroll all the time.

I personally think that the industry will shrink aggressively.
Majority of those who are into gambling are doing it for profitable reasons and nothing more. Only a very few are doing it for fun. Besides, it is a very massive Industry, so you won't expect everyone to play for fun and neglect the profits attached. My only problem with some of these people is when they start seeing gambling as a source of income, or a quick avenue to make money. That problem alone is what give rise to gambling addiction, and drive in more money into the gambling industry, which makes gambling for fun alone not a common practice.

The question you should ask yourself is, are the players still gambling? If yes, then obviously the casino still makes their money and whether they are gambling for
fun or for profit, the casino still profit from the games they play. Many folks who gamble for fun, do win and loss. And gambling for fun dont limit the player from not gambling for long in the casino. IMO, those who are gambling for fun are the most addicted, than those who are gambling to make profit from the casino.

That’s the truth, nobody plays purely for fun where if they lose it’s just fine and they won’t be eager to come back. Most of us gamblers play to win and be profitable. When we lose, we chase it to at least break even. At that point it’s no longer just fun, it’s more like a challenge to prove we can beat the house.

And, gambling addiction doesn’t come from “fun,” it comes from greed for money. That alone proves it, gambling just for fun isn’t really fun from the gambler’s side.

How in the first place can we identify those playing doe the fun and those playing doe profits if they don't say it out? Even as most of us here would support the opinion that gambling is meant for an entertainment of playing for fun, let us say YES to that and also be honest, have we been winning more than our looses? Of course is a hell no. Therefore, those casinos and gambling platforms are well benefiting from all those of our looses.

Gambling for fun and gambling for profit might appear different by how we might section it but the truth is that we are all the same because we all have our various bankrolls with same risk of loosing.
In same sense, the house edge will always be at advantage to account profits.

Gambling for fun is a technique must people use to stay safe without getting addicted, some people choose to gamble for fun and some people prefer gambling for extra return but we must know this, which is the number or will say the percentage of people gambling for the money definitely surpass the people that gambles for fun that's the reality and because of this, I won't bother myself to think about what happens if people decide to only gamble for fun only because it is not going to happen, we have move away from that stage, gambling was actually invented for entertainment and fun but that was then, the industry won't move out of business because some person has taken gambling the next but if the question you asked eventually take place we already knows what follows it but since it won't, I won't have anything to say more about it.

I have the same sentiment with you and that is the obvious truth about this whole situation, every gambling industry aims is that gamblers comes to patronizing them if which it could either be for fun or for profit which of course doesn't necessarily matter to them, it is true that even when everyone may tend to gamble for fun there will different levels of approach and when it comes to the amount to be used what might be too big me might be too small for the next man and this is as a result individual financial differences.

The gambling business will collapse completely if everyone plays the game only for fun & consider it just a money-making element. you may know there are only 3% of bettors who make up about 82% of online betting revenue. they are big players, not mere amateurs. Casinos and sportsbooks cannot afford to have fun bettors alone, they need the high-rollers and addicted types to ensure the cash flows on a regular basis. Besides, there is the fact that regulated markets generate billions in employment, tourism and tax revenues, but they are also constructed on the backs of high frequency, high loss players. Abdicating profitability is fine for theory books but would be literally like smashing the whole party, fun bettors alone would not cover costs

Unless you take out the potential to win a jackpot, there will be people who will play for money; it’s human to realize profit and we are made to be productive and to generate money.

Even if the majority play for fun, as long as they keep betting and their betting habits remain unchanged, the casino will continue to make a profit; it’s just the way it should be.

Do you have reference for your stats provided here? I’m curious on how the stats conducted since “playing for fun” term is objective. Not because high roller playing huge bankroll they are not having fun already when they are playing.

Surely, the majority of casino profit are from those high roller that consistently playing and losing in the casino but no one know their real objective when gambling either for fun or profit only because it can be both.

This is why I’m interested to know if there’s survey conducted based on that subject.

Who knows, I mean, all anyone can do is make an assumption about it. I, for one, can only assume that if everyone only gambles for fun, the gambling industry will shrink, but not to the point that it will struggle to keep the industry alive. Will it grow after that? Will it be as successful as before? I don't know, maybe.

Like a proverb that says "you are not lucky try again" means in it there is something that is money, if there is no money, maybe you don't want to try again.
Gambling and fun words are like proverbs like innocent, so that people who hear gambling are oh to have fun.
But it needs to be understood in the gambling industry that is synonymous with money, there is no crazy person money wasted for free for one of the games, The meaning of having fun is not something that has pleasure for gamblers, the last money of hope whether they are poor and rich in the main purpose of money and win big, I have not seen people bored with money.

So the gambling industry is more happy, advanced and the gambling industry is more rampant, if people often say fun, they have a positive reason to be developed in people's lives, having fun, But the facts on the ground are not for fun, the opposite of the end of hope.

Try asking those who gamble often say the words of fun, when they lose consecutives, if they answer emotionally and stress it means they are not for fun.

Based on the question you ask on your topic, casinos can survive if all gamblers decide to gamble for fun only, your topic sound as if gambling for fun is free or is it?

Even banks around the world make millions from transactions charges every month or so, this doesn't include credit and debit card charges, if all gamblers decide to gamble for fun, the amount won't be the same.

In the name of fun I can decide to gamble with $1 only, with other 10,000 gamblers using the same amount that's $10,000, the truth is they will never use the same amount, some will afford $10 or more.

With the luck ratio with online casinos we all know that winning is very slim, so how will casinos not make good amount of money every day? Unless they lose customers only.

Gambling will become another like subscribing to a movie channel or buying a football match ticket without winning money. It will not be what it is without the prospect of making a profit. The notion that 'I gamble for fun" doesn't in any way mean that I am not expecting to win money. Nobody wants to throw away money just like that.

People will say they gamble for fun, mainly when gambling addiction is being discussed. It simply means that they are not seeing gambling as a source of income but just to entertain themselves, and of course, hope that they will be lucky to win.

Maybe your question should be, "Would the gambling industry survive if people only played responsibly?" I think the industry will still thrive.    

Whether it grows or not, we'll certainly see it continue to grow. Remember that the house never loses, they take a percentage of each player's turn. The longer a player plays, the more profit the casino makes. But these days I see more people playing not just for entertainment purposes, so we see more new online casinos which shows that this field is sexy right now.

if people decide to stop aiming for profit and gambling for fun, the gambling industry will not survive. there is no body that will succeed in business if people  dont patronize him. the primary reason for every business person is to make profit. even if the casino was programed to be gambling for fun, it will just be an  online game where you just play on demo. the only way they would be making their money would be downloading of the app from play store. each download would have generated income for them.

It will still survive because they gamble for fun yet there will still be money involve. Just like what is happening today, we gamble for fun and yet we are losing money everyday and yet we still keep playing.

In sports we kept betting and although we win, part of the money goes to the casino, they profit whether we win or lose. There is nothing to lose for a casino but they will always make a way for people to gamble.

Yes of course, so far money is involved, it would still grow and not shrink just that the rate at which it's growing would be reduced since more people are doing it in a responsible way. So far those who gamble for fun are still staking money to gamble, even though they're not as greedy as some people who stake more than required to get more profits, the industry would still thrive, remember that the house edge supercedes so whether you gamble for fun or not the house would always have the winning edge meaning that they'll still make money regardless, however it might not be as compared to what they'll make when more people aim for profits.

If people only played for fun, I think gambling would still be big, but not as massive and hyped as it is today, and casinos would earn much less. Because if it’s just for fun, players probably wouldn’t come back every day, they’d only play occasionally whenever they felt like it. Playing for fun means not taking gambling seriously compared to addicted gamblers or those aiming to win and make a living from it.

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yep, According to a recent Vox article, the top 3%  of sports bettors bring in about 82% of the money of whom most are often addicted, not wealthy.


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come to  UK, the top 10% of the punters are responsible for generating 79% of the revenue.
And the interesting part is that 37% of revenue is generated by only top 1% bettors.

So, the definitions of fun vs profit differ from person to person,
but the statistics clearly demonstrate that the whole industry is carried by heavy rollers on their backs and the casual gamblers have very less to offer.

An industry cannot be sustained if theres no any kind of active consumers of the people seeking for run only and not for money in a casino could be a different perspective are they spending their money to a casino without thinking how much they use or they are just a casual player just playing with the casino such as a demo. If thats the case casino cant handle it all instead they requires now their users to make a deposit to use their casino. Every business requires an ecosystem to operate.

The gambling industry really is all about the money. Wonder why there are so many casinos and different kinds and events to gamble on constantly, because there is always money to be made from someone's greed or someone's depression in the gamble centers.
Where people play for fun would have the natural characteristics of a beach or a natural park where people go to socialize or relax and not with serious infrastructure or bankroll management.
Even the government of almost all countries of the world today, make some certain percentage from taxing the gambling industry, so i wonder why it wouldn't survive for long, from generations and through many generations yet.

Of course, the gambling business is based on the money of users and excitement alone, but without money it is impossible to exist. Where there is money, there is development very often, because the team will make this business better, but at the expense of those players who bring money there themselves. It is like a cycle of money. Nevertheless, all gambling businesses are now in an excellent position, because their time has not yet passed and I even sometimes wonder whether it will pass at all, because there will always be people who want to risk their money to win more.

Kinda true, the regular bettors are really the spine of the betting industry but you cannot ignore the whales that are a small number of players who generate a tremendous chunk of the entire revenue, like someone mentioned in above post that 3% of the players generate about 82% of the revenue, for real. The house still makes a profit on small margins (house edge on so many small bets), so casual players just pay the bills. But VIP/whale programs and high rollers make up a disproportionate share of revenues and profits, so capping them or more stringent regulation would really curb that growth even without the house collapsing all at once.

In my personal opinion gambling for fun means people who starting to gamble will never attempt to earn money anymore and their purposes and their mindset has been change about gambling because probably those who want to gamble for fun only look for the entertainment but i will assume people who considers gambling for fun is still gamble using their money

And if this happend i think gambling industry can still survive that's because basically whether it physical casino or online casino still earn money from the gamblers but probably the industry would not be as big as it is today because people won't gamble for everyday and usually they gamble only when they want to gets entertain

Those who are usually saying that they are gambling for fun is basically not representing the reality because I can say that there is no single gambler who gamble merely for fun without any willing to make money/profit.
Since it is "what if" question while I do believe that the case you are talking about is not going to happen because it is almost impossible to happen since most people want money while they are gambling.
If people want to gamble just for fun without any intention to make money, they will not play gambling games where they need to risk money as they can play with the demo mode/fun play only.

It's unacceptable that gambling would not yeild profits...LOL.With the current gambling statistics, gambling industries make most of it's profit from heavy Gamblers and if everyone gambled only for fun, there'll be lower profits.Casinos would shrink as they keep earning less.

Gambling industries would still yield profit even though gamblers didn't aim for profit and only gambled for fun but the scale at which profit would not be as high as this. If gamblers can just stick to gambling for fun then there would be lower profits made by the gambling companies. But the percentage of those gambling for Profit is higher than those that are gambling for fun, that's where the problem is

In the gambling industry anybody that we see is into gambling; their aim is to get profits from it. Nobody can gamble just for fun after he knows all the risks that are involved. Who will be having that money to waste just for nothing without any rewards? Even those that are saying they only gamble just for fun, I do not really agree with them; they only use the word to brainwash-people.

Because if it’s true that it’s only mainly for fun, I don’t think some will be able to gamble for a long period of time. But it is because whenever they lose, they will still win a big amount of money, which can even cover everything they’ve lost in previous bets.

The industry would still survive, because there would be gamblers willing to gamble, anyway. However, the demand would probably decrease, since we are expecting a considerable portion of gambling community to stop betting, which correspond to those who are into this practice aiming profits.

It means there wouldn't be room for many gambling platforms, forcing them to close the doors or to decrease the size of their business. The industry would get more competitive, so it's likely casinos would have to please their customers even more to shine on this market.

Gambling industry will survive, but it won't as huge as now.

I don't think gambling make the most from people who play for money, people who play for money will quit when they don't see any progress.

But, we can't draw a conclusion if people who spent a lot of money in gambling are addicted/looking to make money. Different people will have different level of entertain budget, similar like Average Joe who spend for $1,000 for monthly needs, but rich people spend $20,000, for them it's normal.

The casino industry will slowly shrink but it will not go bankrupt, they will still make money from people who buy pleasure, the effect is only a lack of turnover, the biggest effect is felt by the casino, only a few users, if the casino is big it will still survive

The gambling industry will continue to grow, even though some people consider gambling simply for fun. However, the reality is that most people gamble to try their luck by any means they can in pursuit of winning. Although they lose more often than they win, the thing that drives most people to gamble is curiosity and to keep doing it just to chase a win.

I never accepted the idea of gambling for fun people shouldn't be saying they are gambling for fun, gambling is for lost and profit one can't be losing money and they still call it fun there are better places to have fun if they want to not when gambling.
Sometimes i risk i gamble with money i can't afford to loss sometimes nobody knows when one will be lucky, most time i regret using little amount to gamble when i win.

It will shrink. What makes the gambling industry to continue to thrive is that whenever people go to play on their website, they choose the live mode over the fun mode, practice or demo mode. While it would be fun for people what they draws them to casinos are usually the thrill and the risks attached. Unlike just like playing your GTA on PlayStation where there is no risk just fun attached to it.

Gambling is old in terms of millennia.
For fun or money or just addiction and adrenaline, it will keep on going no matter what some people think. There are a lot who gamble for neither fun nor money, they gamble because they want to prove a point, they gamble because they want to socialize, they gamble because they are bored.

Besides, people who actually gamble with a target are the few ones who make money, so any bookie would be happy to see them leave.

The truth of the fact is that by virtue that majority of gamblers claimed to gamble for fun, it still doesn't stop them from coming back after losing on their first bet. Because one thing certain is that why people gamble for fun, on the contrary, they always hope to be lucky someday to hit a jackpot just like every other gamblers who hit a jackpot. Because if the reward in gambling was totally excluded, majority of people will instantly stop gambling. Hence, the rewards plays a crucial role why people come back to gamble even after losing their previous bet.

If everyone were playing for fun, I believe the gaming industry would continue to grow significantly, because there are many wealthy and middle-class people with a lot of money who would continue to play with a lot of money, but for fun. Since they are people with a lot of money, playing with a few thousand dollars won't harm their finances, and people with limited financial resources will continue to play, but moderately.

Casinos will continue to attract new customers. I think that even if people play with the intention of having fun, it still won't change the fact that if they get lucky, they won a lot of money, and the news will spread to more people, causing more people to play.

The truth remains that everyone can not gamble for fun but everyone can gamble to make money or profit and if this is true the gambling can never shrink but rather it will grow. People always come back to gamble more because they believe one day they will make profit but the fact that they will make this profit or money is not guarantee or certain, sometimes it happens by chance or luck but while we have this mindset to make profit we should be careful the way we go about it before one turn an addict.

This will not affect the gambling industry in any way, because regardless of whether you play for profit or for pleasure, you will still lose your money and, accordingly, the casino will make its profit.

Addicted gamblers are the ones that actually gives the casino enough Profit...if people only played for fun then they would not make too much profit...I don't think that the casino pushes people to be addicted but they systems put in place that makes gamblers lose control of themselves and become too greedy..if we were all responsible gamblers then most casino would not be making the profit they are making today

I believe this will shrink the gambling industry, as it has long profited from people who gamble not only for entertainment but also with high hopes of winning big quickly. This type of gambler is willing to spend money repeatedly, which generates significant revenue for casinos. If casinos had to rely solely on people who gamble for entertainment, their revenue would be limited, since those players are simply playing for fun and don’t expect much more, and casinos can’t count on significant profits from that kind of gambler.

More appropriate terms would be 'money' instead of profit.

Gambling without money is not fun, we can enjoy for a day or two but it will become boring after that and that can be considered what is the way forward, the money or something in return is what makes the betting more exciting and it's not always they want to make more money but involving money in a bet itself a tempting thing that attracts more players.

Actually, the industry will automatically shrink if people start playing for fun, they can't come back for the chase, use strict rules, and be limited to specific funds. The gambling industry really relies on younger gamblers and those who can't accept their losses and chase after them. When nothing can be done about that, the casinos will stop advertising to people. Only a few will come, but this is not going to happen, neither on a large scale nor in the near future. Maybe a few will understand, but not all, they will still see gambling as a way of earning money. When they come, the casinos will earn profits daily.

Before people start gambling, they already have the mindset to make money. Most people don’t really know what gambling is right now, they don’t even know why gambling was created, most of them see gambling as a thing which you can do to make money, but it’s completely wrong, the kind of mindset that people are always having even before joining gambling is the reason why most of them do end up addicted to gambling.

If you tell some people that gambling is suppose to be for fun, and not a source of income, most of them won’t even believe, higher percentage of people gambling are just doing it for the sake of money, and that’s the reason why they keep on losing, and they going to get to a point which they won’t be able to stop gambling.

If you are gambling for fun doesn’t mean you not going to be losing when gambling, so I will say gambling site will still be making money, but it’s going to drop drastically. At least people will be able to control themselves, and when they are gambling too much, they will be able to caution themselves, so gambling sites won’t be making much. But even if people are gambling for fun, gambling sites will still be growing, because just few set of people will be making profit.

I think in this case other opportunities to increase profit will be found. Casinos and bookmakers, for example, will use advertising or various types of paid services, attract users with interesting content, and in this way the profit will still come, but they will just have to put in a bit more effort.

I don't think that the gambling industry will shrink. If people still gambles, that's what only matters for the casinos. Because they don't mind whether you're for the profit or for the fun, as long as you're gambling and you're depositing and losing, that's all what they care about. Remember that every loss that we make is a gain on them and that's how they profit from this industry. If there are a lot of losers, thats' a lot of profits on them whether those losers are for the fun and they don't mind losing. So, it's both beneficial for two ends to gamble and have fun while the casino profits and provides the fun.

If gambling for fun you mean is like those demo accounts where you don't use real money then gambling industry will collapse, they only survive because we do use real money to play for fun and those who truly play for fun also ay to win, so it's intertwined.

Basically, what impact it will make in the industry is that most people naturally will loss interest in gambling because one there is no rewards, since we gamble for fun and there is no realistic attempts, it's all a joke so it's not going to be interesting anymore so gambling for fun with real more is not going to affect them too much.

Gambling for fun means spending minimal amount, but as long as gamblers are doing it regularly, obviously the gambling industry will still thrive, but not as fast compared if gamblers are doing it to make money. If there is greed, gamblers will find it hard to gamble with limits, while that would be a disadvantage for us, but it would be a great advantage for gambling industry.

Shrink maybe? because if people are no longer serious about gambling, they'll deposit the minimal amount but it should speak for the volume of the gambling industry and even with minimum amount of deposits to have fun, that'll still create some coverage for the operational expenses of the casino. But this is just a situational thing and we have no control over other gamblers and they'll do whatever they feel and whatever they want. There is no doubt that the gambling industry is doing well and thriving.

Honestly, i think the better question would be this: what would happen to the gambling industry if nobody was addicted to gambling and only gambled for fun? I think it would have to take a huge hit then for sure. A lot of people gamble to make money but they lost a lot and keep doing it, they're addicted to gambling plain and simple.

Definitely it wouldn't go down well for the gambling companies because when people will start gambling for the purpose of having fun instead of the other way round, there will definitely be no addictions and when their is no addictions the lesser their daily profits becomes,  the number of people gambling will reduce and  this can automatically affect them negatively.

However, striving for profit is what keeps you coming back in gambling, you want to make money desperately out of it, you want to keep on trying no matter how much you lose you only hope and believe that some day you might win, perhaps enriching the Gambling companies and jeopardizing your own self.


When there is no addictions customer (gamblers ) reduce automatically, there will be definitely be no much money to push the business going, and when the business is not doing well the system will shrink automatically.

Well, I personally think that the gambling industry will or may shrink too; if people or every gambler start playing for fun only, but on the other hand, I also believe or think that the industry will still flourish even as it is flourishing now because we still have people in the gambling industry who spend hundreds of thousands and even millions gambling for fun only..

There are people who have a lot of money and their only problem is how to spend the money, such person's or persons like this can actually spend alot of money simply playing for nothing else but for fun, and one thing about people like this is that they don't walk alone, they always walk with their friends and their friends will have to spend too.
So, how ever we choose to look at this, casinos will always be in profit whether or not people gamble for money or for fun.

But honestly, a huge number of people gamble not only because of money, but because of the excitement that gambling gives. See this article (https://www.gsb.stanford.edu/insights/most-gamblers-are-just-out-fun), a high percentage of gamblers gamble mainly because it is an entertainment activity with a strict loss limit being set to prevent the activity becoming a problem. The adrenaline, the euphoria and the social factor usually have an upper hand over the monetary profit. Therefore, some people chase only the money whereas others just want to feel that kick without taking any financial risks.

Yes, indeed, of the many people who gamble and even though they gamble for fun, they definitely have a small hope of being able to win one day, but if all the people who gambled were really just for fun, maybe the profits that the casinos would get wouldn't be so big, unlike the many people who are addicted, which would definitely make the casinos make quite a lot of profits.

The large number of people who return to betting is most likely because they want the prizes that the casino provides, another reason is that the casino may shrink if they feel that the profits they get are no longer stable.

No company can successfully run without a source of income or revenue, be it gambling or any other company. If someone is playing for fun there is still a chance that the industry will survive and I think many casinos and online gambling platforms today depend on players looking for profit. If someone no longer gambles for profit, it is likely that the gambling platform will experience a decrease in revenue, which could affect or exacerbation of its business or even bankruptcy.

if gamblers actually gambled for fun, that would mean less revenue for the casinos, because, that means gamblers would spend less money gambling but that doesnt mean in anyway they still wouldn't be making their usual profits, they would, just that the profit wouldn't be as much as when gamblers gamble for profit.

I would start by saying, that first of all we can never check if everyone who are involved in gambling, play for fun, secondly, humans greed wont allow to play for fun all the time. In people play only for fun, then illegal gambling sector would raise, as they never allow to play for fun. I also think that human nature and wish to compete, cant stand to play for fun only for a long period. Gambling industry would survive, but online gambling would lose its dominance over offline gambling, maybe even be dead. Offline gambling would not change, because offline casinos offer not only games, but its a combination of entertainment, hotels, food. Players would gamble for fun, but spend money on services.

You are correct mate, whether players are only gambling for fun, the casinos will make as much money as they are making now because there are millions to billions of people worldwide that will still play for fun every day and about 80-90% of them will lose every time they gamble. Even if some people are winning, it can not be compared to the losses they will face.

In other words, people gamble for profit; gambling addiction generates significant profits for the gambling industry. So, does the gambling industry intentionally create addiction in its customers so that casino owners can continue to reap huge profits, or what?

From the beginning, it has been emphasized that the primary purpose of gambling is to have fun, not to make a profit. The gambling industry will continue to generate profits even if its customers come to have fun, and that's exactly how it should be. And when I go to a casino, I don't think of it as anything more than a visit to an amusement park with various rides that require a ticket. Similarly, casinos offer a wide variety of gambling options, and to try them, you have to make a deposit before you can place a bet.

This is not a realistic scenario. People have two motivations in playing: to have a chance to make money and to be entertained. There may be a drop in profit, but the casino can still operate as long as people continue to wager. Some individuals will wager a significant amount of money simply to satisfy their ego, regardless of their motivation.

I have read gamblers who are not playing to win money but to play just for the sake of playing and to boost their ego and confidence, so casinos will still be profitable, if that scenario ever exists.

Any game implies a winner; otherwise, it would have a different meaning. Gambling without the desire to win loses its meaning in the same way. You can just play computer games for fun, but even there, the feeling of leadership should always inspire the player. Therefore, talking about what would happen if there were no financial interest in gambling is simply pointless.

Yeah because even if those people say that they gamble for fun for sure there's still some part of them thinking that they could able to hit big while playing.

Because if we don't have that desired to win I guess its pointless to gamble. They just say that they play for fun because the amount they use is those they can afford to let go just like what other people say.

So as long as many people spend for sure that gambling industry would survive. It only stop if there's no people playing on their casino and we have seen that for many times since lots of casino fails then shutdown their business.

Gambler who's gambling for entertainment can also become addict to gamble if they do not gamble responsible. It's not about entertainment or about gamble to make profits from it, but about how responsible you chose to gamble. Entertainment can also leads to addiction that is why it's very important that a gambler should spend less in gamble because spending less amount for gambling is a sign that you are risking what you can afford to lose. Gamble industries will always make a lot of money through their casinos because not all gamblers can gamble for entertainment, the more the gamblers increase the more money casino owners make.

You can always think of winning, but when you say you’re just paying for fun it means you’re not really serious with gambling. It’s not like you feel addicted or have the urge to always do it. If you just want fun, you can gamble occasionally.

But those who gamble regularly are pretty much aiming for profit, even if the fun factor is still there.

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The industry will not actually sink if people start gambling just for fun rather than chasing profits. In terms of growth the gambling industry is massive & it is growing globally with an expected growth to reach $233 billion by 2032 due to the online expansion & legalized sports gambling. In UK online gambling revenue in Q4 2024 increased 21% YoY to £1.54 billion despite the decline in the number of active players. Small gamblers continue to be critical even when they are casual. So the ultimate thing is as long as those small punters keep their small deposit habit alive whatever they stake huge or low no matter, the casino keeps cashing in.

This could be studied, I say let's suppose that nobody plays for money anymore but money is necessarily needed to play, then in that case what I think would happen is that the industry would continue as if nothing had happened, people would continue to get hooked on gambling, and would continue to bet large amounts, even if they don't do it for money, money will continue to influence, because the more money you bet, the greater the feeling of victory produced in your body, it's like obtaining a milestone or a trophy, a bronze medal, a silver medal, is not the same as a gold one... the latter has more merit, which translates into more satisfaction.

Well, we cannot know the right number of people that lose every day, but rest assured we know that many people do lose and many still win from the casino. In the end, the casino makes profit, while few gamblers make profit too, while others lose. Meaning, the percentage of players in the casino share the losses and profits. The gambling industry will surely survive no matter the cause.

But I've never seen any online casino giving out free games to gambler just for fun, is there any way to gamble without using money at all? That's impossible right? So you have your answer already, whichever side a gambler choose, for money or for fun they still have to pay money. Also how many people are really gambling for fun only? They come on here to lie about that shit and many people believe it, I do gamble for fun but that's not all, I put it this way because it is very hard to win in a casino so instead of chasing wins I rather take my eye off gambling and do it when I feel like it, to me it is not a do or die thing, I have other ways that I can make money.

Whether a gambler takes gambling as a pastime or takes it seriously, he has to gamble with money. It is not that a gambler can gamble only once in his life, if there were such a rule, then perhaps the gambling industry would be threatened, but those who take gambling only as a pastime also continue to gamble regularly. From my own experience in gambling, I think that having fun is not the main purpose of a gambler, but along with having fun, the result should come in his favor. When we lose in a normal game, we cannot accept that easily and we do not like it, but a gambler is gambling with his money, here the gambler will definitely want the result to come in his favor. If it happens in the case of a gambler that the result comes in his favor or goes against him, and the gambler has no reaction to it, then we will tell that gambler that this gambler is really gambling only for fun, but it is very difficult to find such gamblers. So I would at least say that those who gamble should play seriously and think about how to bring the results in their favor.

I think the saying about gambling for fun is originated from an onset when land base events were freely played for entertainments as a competition and more of social activities.
So let us not forget that a lot of us are still behind those olden days mentality of playing for fun despite the advances era and technologies employed in gambling today.

However, as much as there is aimed of every players expecting to win with the goal of making profits, some may be playing responsibly not to loose above what they can not affordable at it course, a lot are being influenced over the profit there by, becoming addictive and so on maximizing casinos and gambling companies profitablity.

A company cannot survive based on just one group of people, especially if you are talking about gambling/casinos, then casinos cannot survive with people who participate just for fun. Gambling or casino sites survive on the contributions of different classes of people. If you do the statistics well, you will find that the number of users who participate in gambling just for fun is very low, so how can a site survive with those who participate just for fun? Gambling or casino sites survive on the contributions of everyone who gambles for money, for fun, and for both money and fun.

Playing for fun is the initial expectation from every gambler to do, so that we don't get ourselves into other things else beyond our capacity at the cause of gambling, also, our irresponsible gambling nature does not make any difference to the casinos if we choose to be a responsible gambler or not, it does not affect them either way, but we are the one being affected, because we will be missing out on other things so important in life we could have enjoyed, if we are a responsible kind of gambler.

Well even if we gamble for fun, the industry will still survive because people would still deposit money to play games. As I said in my previous comment, some are just gambling to pass time because of the boredom. And whenever a gambler used money to gamble, casinos will make their money and if they are making their money then they can't fold up or stop operating. And if casinos stopped operating, it will affect many people life. As I said people gamble for different reasons. Boredom group, and profit making group. And the group that gambling to pass time also deposit to play their games.
So there is always gambling activities in the industry.

It's hard to weigh if the two situations are being applied. So, it's most likely that each of the situation is likely to happen depending on how it will flourish or decrease. That is tricky and very situational but just as what others are saying, it's unlikely to shrink. But I think that I'm on the other side thinking if people do it for fun, they won't get serious with deposits and only will go for the minimum.

Just as I have said, it really depends but what you've said and everyone. The casinos will always be in profit regardless of the reason and the stats you've just mentioned is about their revenue but it's hard to make some specifics on it if it came from those who just want to have fun or serious punters.

Of course they would definitely going to survive, infact they are surviving already. Because even the little amount that we gambling for fun is still losing, so not only the gamblers that normally gamble to make profits overnight are losing.

 Though, as long as gambling is concerned losing is something that normally happens all the time so whether a gambler gamble responsibly or not the industry would still going to survive.

Let's be honest here, most likely the industry will shrink because of lack of new funds pouring in. I know that most reputable casinos have a gamble responsible banner and option yet that is only to comply with industry rules and regulators. Most people though only gamble to make a profit and that is what keeps the industry going, we have seen huge hits, someone hitting 1000x on Plinko on a 500 dollar bet roll, someone won 92.000 dollars out of a 14 dollar bet but these are only few examples of great wins and in order for these to be paid a lot of other people have lost money so we should always keep in mind two sides of the coin before deciding what we are going to do.

Maybe their profit will reduce but they will survive. If you consider the amounts most of these big casinos spend on advertisements, you will understand that they are making huge profits. Some of them sign multimillion-dollar endorsement deals with big sports teams without stress. If only responsible gamblers use casino profits, it might reduce the amount they spend on advertisements and social corporate responsibilities, but many of them will not go bankrupt.

I don't think anyone ever wagered something only for fun, they are tempted with something to get in return whether it as form of money or some valuables and the mode of wagering evolved over the centuries now we are in the online era where people use crypto too for their convenience. :)

This will likely to remain in that way and if we remove the money part then it's games and to be honest gaming industry is also multi-billion dollar industry but serves a different purpose and has da ifferent audience.

It will definitely affect the gambling industry if gamblers decides to gamble for the fun of it alone but i don't think the industry will shrink because there are rich gamblers and there are poor gamblers, the poor ones while gambling for fun may decide to use little money to gamble in order not to loose too much and this pattern will definitely cripple the gambling industry but then again there are rich gamblers that doesn't mind using huge amount of money to gamble even if it's just for fun and that way the gambling industry will gain more strength to keep going. If everyone gamble for fun it will affect the gambling industry but it won't shrink the industry.

While most gamblers claim to gamble for fun, there will always be those who gamble to win money. I don't blame them for their gambling goals, but gambling for money is often considered the root of all problems. Gamblers not only get addicted, but they also lose money, and it is even worse when they fail to control their emotions.

The gambling industry will continue to operate as it should and gambling regulations will undoubtedly support its sustainability. Many countries may change their gambling regulations in the future, moving from previously illegal to limited legality, allowing the gambling industry to continue generating substantial profits.

Of course they will, so Long as you're using your money to gamble for fun surely they will still survive. Rather there profit is not going to be massive like the way it was when people were going with the intention of making profit through gambling, this set of gamblers that usually go with this intention like staking high so that to enable them get a good potential return. But since everyone will be gambling with the same intention (that's for fun making) the stake will be low as they're not being curious to win from gamble, so this would make us not to risk big. But i can't see this happening, even though some countries may want to go with this method still there will be a set of people that would want to go about it the other way round.

If people start to play for fun, I don’t think this industry would be as productive for casinos as it is right now, because lots of those who chase for profits are using a very high amount of money to bet in hopes of them winning something from their bets and that’s how casinos make money from them.

If they should decide to just have fun and not make profits, the whole idea of gambling with big money would be a waste for them and that would affect the revenues casinos get from them. So in a way I don’t think many casinos would be able to survive if gamblers should all adopt this whole idea of gambling for fun and only gambling what they can actually afford to lose.

They have survived and even the players are going to play for fun, I don't think that it's going to be an issue whether they survive or not.
These casinos have a lot of revenue already and come with the holdings that they have when many gamblers just let it lose the Bitcoins and other major cryptos that they have.
So, I also think that they're going to survive but it doesn't mean that they're dying if gamblers will switch to having fun.

Despite saying that if we all gamble for fun, this never says it will shrink the gambling industry. As long as people are gambling, they will still be earning money. Maybe the situation here is not the same as when we aim for money. But yes, considering gambling as an entertainment is likely impossible, no matter what. Many are still aiming to win the jackpot prize, and that absolutely changes their gambling behavior. Instead of having fun, they put their minds under pressure, pushing them to spend more rather than spending according to their budget.

These days, most people gamble more for fun than for the idea of ​​making easy money. So, even if there were any change, the impact would likely be very small for bookmakers. After all, few people truly believe they'll get rich gambling.

You have basically answered your own question. If people stop aiming for profit will the gambling company stay in profit ?
Obviously not right and in that case will they sustain the growth ?
So the obvious answer to this question is that yes, the industry will shrink.

You are absolutely right, playing for fun can actually save gamblers from a lot of trouble and the gambling industry would not make a lot of profit like what they are actually making now...although they don't really push anyone to get addicted but they get their profit from gamblers that chase profit...in order to make sure that you don't Step out of line or go beyond your limits it is better to gamble for entertainment only

We all know that the day will never come when all the problems will refuse to bet for money and will just play for fun, because then all the casinos will advertise: "nobody is trying to win the jackpot... maybe it's time for you to do it? We have increased the odds tenfold!" And of course then hundreds of thousands of gamblers will run to play this gambling game.
Well, in general, there will always be those people who will think that they can easily control the results in gambling, and therefore they will offer everyone to play for money. We are talking about card games. And there will always be those who agree to do this.

The industry would still survive but some players had to disappear because i am quite certain that if everybody was playing for fun, the overall volume would go down and that means bankruptcy for some casinos. Smaller, low volume casinos would go out of business immediately. That's doesn't mean there would be a industry-wise collapse if that's what you are asking.

Tbh most addicts play for fun too. We can't assume that fun players are only playing games once a week or month. A person can play a few games every day and still be a fun player. If everybody was playing responsibly, gambling industry would become more trusted. The industry would have access to a wider population.

Right now most people see the gambling industry the same way they see the oil, tobacco and alcohol companies. That's no good for the industry.

I think weather it is gambling for fun or gambling for profit making, the both of them comes in handy to the gambling industries and they will definitely survive it all in the essence that if people gamble for fun, they will still find it pleasurable to always continue gambling even if they’re not winning and making the profit, they won’t complain. But if they continue gambling for profit and yet the profit isn’t coming, most gamblers are likely to be frustrated out and might quit gambling because of that. And again, if the profit is coming their way, they are also likely to come back again to gamble and the industry will survive.

The gambling industry will continue to grow regardless of how people view and participate in gambling activity, studying the number of gamblers made me realize gambling activity is not small as we think or rather we try to view gambling activity as within a small circle. Playing for fun doesn’t mean you’ll get the luck desired always meanwhile most gamblers who gamble for fun hardly get a win basically after gambling they call it a day either win or lose they have no business gambling the whole day. The point here is people still deposit and play, just imagine the number of gamblers using their different casino playing bet always and sometimes the result is not as expected definitely gambling lose will not end.

If you really analyze the topic, you’ll see it’s just a condition or comparison, what if gamblers were only playing for fun and not for profit?
The simple answer is revenue would drop big time. It’s not the casual fun players that boost casino revenue, it’s the regular gamblers.

And do you really think those regular gamblers who keep coming back while losing money are still having fun? Hell no.

And I think that those people who will be lucky in gambling for pleasure will quickly want to test their skills in the game for real money. They will say "why am I wasting time here if I can earn money from this?"
And they can be understood in this desire. After all, our human psychology is designed in such a way that if we love something and devote time to it, then we want to get money for it.
And gambling is no exception.