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Just sharing my experience lately. I’ve been really busy with some business problems I needed to fix, but at the same time, I was also betting on sports .. kinda multitasking while trying to manage both.

At first, I thought it was fine. I was watching games, checking scores, then going back to work. But honestly, it didn’t go well. I noticed I couldn’t focus properly on the bigger issues I needed to solve. And when my bets started losing, my mood just dropped even more. Instead of relaxing, it added stress on top of everything.

So I’m curious, anyone here experienced the same thing? Like when you’re working or handling serious stuff but still gambling on the side, does it affect your productivity too? Or are there people who can actually handle both without it messing up their focus?

The only time this is happening to me is when I am at home relaxing but suddenly something come up in a way I will have to attend to it. But what I am doing now is that if I am gambling, I will just leave my device alone and attend to what that is necessary to attend to.

For my work, I do not gamble at all. I prefer to mostly gamble on weekends while relaxing. If I feel like sleeping, I also stop gambling. But I spend not much time while gambling. I do not think I spend up to 1 hour.

Few years ago we had topic where employee was fired from bank exactly for gambling parallel working. Just a friendly warning.

I dont gamble at work, simply dont have time for it. And even if I had, I think I still wont do it, because games that I like, require a lot of attention (poker) or being at the place (watching sports or be in more comfort. sports betting). Besides I value reputation and job. Dont want to get fired or make a mistake, because I was busy placing a bet that couldnt bring as much as monthly salary.

There must be individuals who can multitask at such a level that they can gamble while they engage in serious work, but the question is, is it the proper thing to do, and should gambling be done in a work environment? I think not. There is a time and place for everything, and the workplace should not be a place where you actively gamble, considering that it is a serious environment and not the kind of place where you can actually relax and say you want to have fun, which should be the intention of gambling. If you find yourself actively gambling while engaging in serious work, you should watch it because that is slowly becoming an addiction. That is a strong sign of indiscipline because of lack of self-control. If I am an employer of such a person, I will not hesitate to fire them from their job because they are risking the success of my company by engaging in gambling, which can thoroughly affect their mood and their state of productivity.

We don't need to take this as an issue since if we balance everything for sure that we will never get any problem with it.

Also sports betting does not actually require lots of time since we can watch the highlights of past games of those teams we are betting then see the reports to know if they are pretty fine to bet or not.

I don't mixed up work and gambling since I just do those gambling things when I don't have anything else to do. If they pay much attention with it and let this activity eat lots of their time there's good chance that they might experience addiction.

You can't serve two masters at the same time OP. Gambling should be done during your leisure time so that you can enjoy the fun without messing up with your emotions. I feel that whoever is gambling while working is an addict. It means that he can't do without gambling if not, why not concentrate on your work and gamble after work.

That’s shows your level of addiction is increasing and you need to act on it , you might think it’s normal but it’s not.. On a norms, you shouldn’t even gamble on your working days if you really want to stay focused and yes!, it will definitely mess up your productivity rate.. the time you supposed to channel your focus will be taken by gambling  .
Besides, at this current age… there’re lots of of distraction already which will affect your productivity  as a person , now imagine adding gambling as another distraction while working  ( it just doesn’t get better).

If multitasking just uses your brain, that’s fine, but when your emotions start getting involved, that’s a whole different story. That’s why you need to be a disciplined gambler. It’s not just about gambling what you can afford to lose which we always hear, but also gambling only during your free time (yeah, I kinda made that one up, lol).

But seriously, it’s a real problem when you mix gambling with serious problem-solving. It ruins everything, and like you said, it doesn’t solve the issue, it only makes it worse.

And don’t blame gambling itself, blame your own irresponsible attitude toward it.

If you engage in gambling activities while you are at work, I think it is a bad idea, this should not be an example for anyone, including those who are seriously addicted.

That's what human brains and minds need to work, my principle is to gamble, I try to make sure my work friends don't know that I gamble, that's my principle, I don't want to be seen negatively in the work environment.

Thus I think gambling at work or while working is not a solution, it's a bad idea and example if I do it.

It wasn't the best thing to do. Working on big issues requires focus and more time to find a solution. We can do multitasking, but sometimes we also weigh what is more of a priority and which one needs focus.

I believe we are all done with multitasking. And, definitely, it doesn't always work well. Other stuff gets messed up. It is difficult to work on many things, especially when they need focus. That is why sometimes we don't have to do this, and instead of multitasking, it is better to work on one at a time. This is not just making our lives easier, but this is also a healthy practice.

What we just need is time management.

In fact, my job requires me to be constantly online, and I also frequently visit a forum, but I've never gambled from the office. The problem is that our computers are connected via a local network, and the office is always under video surveillance, so my boss can obviously monitor my activities during work hours. I understand that being online on a forum is one activity that doesn't violate my work rules, but things like gambling are a complete distraction from work and can result in a hefty fine.

I tried this before in some dice game, which resulted in massive losses and stress.
It's not good because first, yeah, you are right, you will lose your focus in your work. But the worst thing here is if you lose, you already lost your focus, then you lost your money, then you will start getting stressed thinking how you will get back that money, which could make your day worse!

This is what I don't try at all because this can definitely result to something else if one continue doing it everytime, even though in working place that someone need to be more vigilant. However, gambling is supposed to be done when someone is les busy since is all about losses than winnings because as a gambler that doesn't accept losses might likely go extra mile at work place just to recover back his losses which might lead to losing opportunities.

I am not against gambling in some busy circumstances but I am totally against gambling when attending to something that requires your maximum attentions especially when it has to do with something logical or technical or even something more necessary that you have oversight more important than gambling because if you persist to multitask in such scenario like your experience, you could end up wasting your times, resources and efforts in both ways because, you did not give it the required attention. Therefore could ruin the entire obligations.

What I see is that you really learned from your mistakes, and thanks for sharing your experience. I think there was a similar topic before, but still, it’s a good reminder that it’s never a good idea to mix gambling with serious matters. That’s why they say when you gamble, it should be for fun.. meaning you should free your mind from any problems and just enjoy the game. Otherwise, you’ll end up with regret, just like what happened to you.

Honestly im not a fan of doing a multi-task while watching a game that I have a bet on it because this might give me a distraction why?, first if you get too much hype on the result at the first place you are at work so you must need to focus with your task on it, now if once the current state of the game it might affects your behavior that might show to other people (if you are working with others) by that it could lead to them that there's something you are going beside on the work also it might affect how you talk to them such as get overwhelmed ot stress on the game. When im doing a bet in sports betting and im doing other thing I just let the game be and wait for the result, no more stress at all if you watch or not still same result.

Gambling at work is the easiest way to lose your job. Gambling is an emotional roller coaster ride that demands focus because it involves money.

Once you’re on it, you cannot make a shift; you will either continue gambling or choose your job. If you lose, you will feel agitated, and it will impact your job to the point where you cannot finish your tasks.

So many people lose their jobs because of gambling, so if you love your job, it's better to stop gambling at work and just gamble at home.

Of course gambling while working has alot of disadvantages, you're even lucky that it only makes you lose focus. The reason why is not advised to gamble while working is because it can lead into destroying the company's property or selling goods below the expected price, i remembered going to one nearest super Market here. when I get there I saw a lady, the lady seems to be the one in charge of the supper market. So I requested for some stuffs, while getting those stuffs she was very busy pressing her phone which I have no idea about what she's doing. So after getting the stuffs I ask her about the total cost, which i have already calculated everything myself. But she didn't arrive at the same amount with me, that is because she was making random calculation. But I never intend to outsmart her so I decided to correct her, so this are the disadvantages of engaging oneself in other activities while you're at work.

If you are an office worker and gamble to the point where you cannot focus, you may be fired by your boss for poor behavior at work.

Gambling will distract you from your work productivity --- your mind will wander as you constantly think about your bets, and this will affect your work performance.

Do not gamble while working save it for the weekend so you can focus on analyzing the games you want to bet on.

 
This is a normal thing for me while gambling and even trading still. You lose a lot of focus trying to merge different activities together. We aren't created to multi task, but we do it regardless just to meet up with various things. Sometimes it's easier when you are winning because the excitement kicks in and you just feel a bit light so you can focus on your work and other things. But when it's comes to losing a game your focus will be on that game till it finally ends. The simplest thing to do is to create time for various things. Don't mix up work with gambling. You should create a particular time to gamble and during work, stay off your device so you can focus..

I did that before and it's not really a good experience, not only I can't focus on work (working from home) but also there are times when I get easily irritated especially when my parlay bet lose and it's just one game away from winning, so combining gambling and working would not only be unproductive but it might lead you to stress (double stress, work and losing). So normally I just play on weekends or when I have some spare balance to play on, and my target is not about winning but having a relaxed time unlike before.

Multitasking is not a thing, it is a myth that science has busted but most people believe it because of false information online and movies. It is not possible to do 2 things simultaneously, especially not things that are very different such as gambling and your actual work. What is happening is that your brain is fast switching between the 2 tasks, further draining it of energy and damaging your overall productivity. Instead of doing 1 task good, either gambling or work, now you are doing both tasks worse. There are very few people in the world for which the negative impact of multitasking is more limited and for which the benefits may outweigh the costs, and you are not one of them. Don't try to become one, it is not possible.

I wouldn't worry about that. The amount of slacking that most office workers do is tremendous. Only if things like gambling are explicitly not permitted or if your work environment is extremely strict could you get intro trouble. Anyhow, do not ever access these websites with the company's equipment. Use your own phone or laptop.

The time when your productivity and mood change for the day is when you have bet on gambling with an amount you can't afford to lose. If you bet with a small amount, and your bets are not going as predicted, you won't think about it or allow it to spoil your mood because the amount you are to lose is not enough to keep you tense up about.

The mistake some gamblers make, is to bet with a huge amount. Thinking that they can act cool on that without it messing up their productivity or mood for the day. It's hard to find someone who remains calm even when losing money. That's why we advise treating gambling as a fun, not as something we should go into with a high target of making a lot of money.

Since I learn to bet with a little amount, I haven't allowed gambling losses no matter how big the loss is, to spoil my productivity for the day. I remain focused and determined to achieve my day-to-day goals.

I don't place a bet when I am at work. That can make me lose my focus in analyzing and also the work itself. Yes, I can stress managing all things at once so I choose to finish my main activity before betting. That helps me to stay focused and not disrupt each other while I can move to the next activity when the last is finished. If you think you can not handle both without messing up, you can still do that. But if not, it is better for you to focus on your activity until it finishes then move to the next activity.

I do not like to multitask but you could gamble as a reward for doing a task after you are finished. That might actually be a better idea than gambling during work. And the reward center of your brain might start connecting work with a reward so you might enjoy doing work after a while. Although I am not 100% sure that will work. Better ask a psychologist if that would pan out.

That's when your focus is divided and everything becomes a problem rather than a solution, adding to your psychological stress. Gambling while working seems like entertainment for tedious tasks, but in fact, most people will procrastinate until late at night because they are distracted by gambling. I hope you can be more professional and not let gambling, which was originally intended for entertainment, ruin your work.

Let me guess if the scenario is like this:
“I just want a little entertainment to refresh my mind before continuing with my tasks.”  ::)

It affected my productivity big time.

One of the reasons why I stopped gambling during work hours. As much as possible, I will keep my phone in the locker so I won't have access to it. Thankfully, our connection in the office blocks social media and other websites, which was done by the technician.
It's really going to mess up your time, especially if you have a quota or a deadline that you are trying to reach. It's better if you stay away from gambling while working because it can also ruin your mood, which will not be good when your workmates notice it.

When I am working I don't like anything to distract me especially something that I can do at my leisure time, it affects me when I have divided attention, when I'm working or doing something very important I put other things aside. I only gamble at my leisure time, when I am relaxing so that I can concentrate and have fun, if something important comes up I don't hesitate to abandon any games that I'm playing. It is best that we priotize our time and when it is time for work we should not engage in anything that can distract us. Let us also remember that gambling shouldn't be treated as a job because you need luck to win.

As someone who also bets on sports ^{[specifically, on soccer games]}, I've experienced the same thing as well and IMO, the best way to tackle the issue in question is not to monitor or rather watch the game ^{[in other words, forget about live betting]}.
^{- If you can't make an educated guess to place a bet before the game, I'd recommend skipping it.}

If you work full-time, both will be affected because you may not be able to focus on both at the same time.
However, if you work 8 hours a day, I don't think it will affect your work, and you can still place bets and analyze them well after work, so you can focus, do research, and bet carefully to make the right decisions.
I also work, and when I'm at work, I focus on my work for 8 hours. When I get home, if I want to bet on a sporting event, I can do so after I've relaxed and have enough free time to do research before bed. However, on weekdays, I don't bet much except on weekends, when I bet just for fun because I enjoy doing research to improve my knowledge, especially since I love sports, especially football, which I sometimes get lucky with.

Been there done that. Worst is I’m betting on Blackjack while finishing my work during pandemic when I’m work from home setup.

This makes my work and gambling a messed since I’ve done a lot of mistake on my work then lose a lot on blackjack due to my bad decisions due to out of focus,

I stop immediately after evaluating my losses and poor work result.

I already get too distracted just doing my job, let alone gambling. I don't even try; I gamble when I'm not doing anything else, usually at night, during my downtime. Otherwise, it's impossible to do both activities properly; I prioritize my business, because it also generates the money to gamble.

I think the common works are 8 am to 4 pm or 9am to 5pm. After the person leave the workplace, he can just go home to gamble if he has the time to still do it. But weekends are better for me also because that is the time I barely have work to do. Also gambling just during weekends will help in reducing the risk of losing much amount of money on gambling. It can also indicate discipline.

When a normal person is tired after working hard, he cannot disrupt his normal activities and his brain cannot perform any normal activities. In this regard, when I am tired, I refrain from doing very important things. Especially when I bet occasionally, I bet with a fresh mind. I am never tired while betting and I do not bet even during work. There are many people who participate in gambling in between work and bet, so it is not possible to fix the points of the bet correctly. And in the case of those who participate in betting with a tired body, the probability of the bet being wrong is above 60%. A wrong bet means a wrong result, if the result is wrong, there is a sure loss.

Managing both tasks can be very disasterous if you are not careful, work and gambling shouldn't be done at the same time because both of them need your undivided attention. If you are working you should focus on your work and do it well and gambling is what you do for relaxation and unwind stress, doing work and betting affects me so much and I will end up not doing any of them right and I will lose on both sides because gambling while working will only make you think about your games and you will be checking it constantly and thereby making your mind to wander and it will give you a poor performance in your work.

Not multi tasking but I do place sports bet during my break time or before I went to my office before so that I will have something to look forward once I’m home since sports that I’m betting was running during my office time.

The result is I’m always checking the result online through live score website just to be updated on the outcome of my bet.

The worst part is when my is losing since my mind is too devastated to my upcoming lose.  :D

Very wise saying so a word should be enough for the wise and we should adapt to learning from others experience. Maybe Op doesn't know the significance implications of gambling at work could risk his job an employee. It might not only be about loosing your job but how a huge lost could ruin your working where you might not be emotionally stable or focus to do your tasks effectively. Infact, it's all a set of trap that can judaize your job.
Gambling should be best played in a free time when there's no necessity to attend to than the gambling itself.

Trying to gamble while doing other things while you are gambling makes you lose focus on the tasks you are involved in. There are people that gamble while they are doing chores and some gamble while they are at work, doing any of them is a bad choice because you are disrupting your focus, it's possible to end up losing because of this or mess up the things you are supposed to do at work

I thought I was the only one that's noticed this, gambling needs concentration so while on it you have to be focused so you don't make wrong choices that would hinder your chances of winning, work on the other hand also needs concentration too so both can't work together, i wonder why people combine them together, I'm speaking out of experience cause I've tried cooking and gambling on live sports matches and ended up messing up the meat I was steaming cause I was trying not to miss out on a particular odd that came up. ;D You could imagine combining gambling and working, it doesn't go together.

If you're working, it's best not to gamble at the same time. I think gambling can make you lose track of time and even forget about more important things, like the work you're doing. Gambling in your spare time can also become addictive if you lack self-control. Furthermore, gambling while working can affect your performance, which can cause problems, especially if you work in a place directly monitored by your boss. If your boss finds out, they might get angry, and you'll definitely get into trouble.

Gambling while working is risky because it breaks focus and causes bad decisions. It’s better to keep work and play separate so you stay clear-headed. You can plan short gambling breaks instead. Do you play at fixed times or just when you feel like it?

I wouldn’t want to risk gambling while working for a few different reasons. The first being that it would definitely take away from your focus and make mistakes very likely. The second would be that if you are caught enjoying entertainment while on the clock you might find that you don’t have a job anymore. Give your work your full attention.

I think most gamblers experience this, I have also been in a situation like this, to be honest, none of my work is finished, seriously, never try to gamble in the middle of work because it will disrupt your focus, therefore currently I prefer to gamble on weekends or on days when there is a lot of free time and even though you really want to do the activity as much as possible, hold back first.

Not necessarily while gambling, but I find it hard to focus on multiple things at once, too. I think that's just human nature. For example, you can't really focus on a podcast while you're talking with someone else or writing something (unless you're listening to music, I guess). I'm learning a new language, and it's even harder to pick up the words I hear if I'm doing something else.  

Another example is when I'm playing a game while watching a live sport. Most of the time I ignore one over the other, especially when there's nothing interesting going on in the game, even though some players' movements are very good if I look at it closely.

Gambling needs focus and concentration. Official tasks also require full concentration.  It will be close to impossible to give both tasks comprehensive attention. One or both of them will suffer. The few times I tried combining official tasks with gambling ended in regret. That's why most of my gambling activities are done during weekends.

Perhaps the story is similar to what I experienced in the past. At that time, I felt very dizzy because of the pile of work that never seemed to end. To relieve stress, I took my phone, opened a casino account, made a deposit, and started playing slots. I intended to do it for just a few minutes to relieve stress and fatigue, but I was really unlucky and lost. I foolishly made three deposits and lost consecutively, gambling for hours without gaining anything except significant losses. So instead of the stress going away, it only increased, where on one hand I had to think about how to finish my tasks and work on time, and on the other hand I also had to think about how to recover the losses I had incurred. This is a foolish thing I don't want to repeat.

It's not possible to multitask yourself in this manner; unless during your break period at work, maybe you can use it to gamble a little. Once your break is over, you have to stop and focus on the main thing that took you to that place.

In the same way you have observed how distracting it can be, that's the same thing others experience. Even if I'm doing some jobs at home that need my attention and I try to play a slot game, that whole thing that I'm doing is completely going to either be ruined or the process of completing it will get slower.

I have also experienced the same experience as Op, the final result is not good, even worse than expected, it is different if the bet wins, it is my worst and funniest experience, the funniest part is when my bet wins and the results of the work I have completed are perfect, and the worst part is when I lose the results of the work are chaotic and add to my mental burden.

The challenges in the business you're fixing are not much, if they are, you wouldn't apply multitasking on that, because you are more likely to get either of the two done for any reason as your attention has been divided, this is not the best way of applying multitasking, instead it may only lead to complications and missing out on any chances to get the best been done, i cant try to gamble while at the place of work as an employee, you know it  that you will got fired.

Well sometimes if theres free time. But honestly I prefer to do gambling or playing when theres nothing to do or I am more relax cause sometimes its good to have a good mood when you are doing gambling too since mental problems might affect or cause some negative vibes on your games so I dont really like that. But if youre busy and lacl of time to do but still can manage to play then theres nothing wrong with that I guess.

It is a common thing that if you focus on something else during work, then the output of that work is not proper. There are many gamblers, especially those who invest money in sports betting, many of them like to bet during work. They think that by betting at that time, it is possible to get both their work and entertainment at the same time, but I think there is no benefit in such activities, rather the gambler has to think excessively. On the one hand, work time is lost, on the other hand, if you lose in gambling, the gambler faces losses from all sides.

Gambling is not supposed to do when we are busy, it is supposed to be an activity when we are free so that's expected that you got distracted from the actual work and the results of your bets are not in your hand anyway but your mind is just trying to connect the dots here.

It is okay to do to relieve the stress while we are working but never try to manage both at the same time.

Multitasking while at work isn't going to turn out so well especially when your attention is dividend and then you need to focus on either task inorder to get a positive results, mind you one little mistakes can render your whole efforts useless so for me i rather chose to drop one thing first and concentrate on what's important at that moment to get a thrilling results.

Gambling at work is something I can't even try, because it  is not a healthy  combination, and you will get yourself distracted and loose focus at work,  especially when yours games is not playing as predicted. So my opinion here is avoid the so called gambling during working hours, because nothing good will come out of combining both of them together. And seeing this from my own perspective only those Who are gambling addiction will think of gambling during working hours, and that tells that the person who is  gambling during working hours is mentally disordered, because a normal person won't even think of that shit talk more of trying it.

Seems like we are just tying out things that are basically outrageous in moral but I don’t if I was born in to some different kind of culture that makes me not see gambling as one big thing that someone will have to be combining it with working, it’s fun to some while to some, a means of doubling the little they already have but for someone who got work while will you have to put gambling just to fine how it feels, guys we are taking gambling into somethings. But well you already know the out come was never going to be a good result.

I have never tried that before and I won't ever try it because I know that gambling while working is a very bad thing and could easily distract person entirely so it would be bad to gamble at work place or in the office while working.
As a staff or worker you should never gambling in the work place, instead one can gambling during lunch period or after work, this could help you to maintain and remain focused while working than gambling and working that could make you lose focused and probably used company's fund to gamble.

You weren’t only combining you work with your bet but you were combining your bets with work and also watching the game, the bet did not disrupt you focus in your work but the game you were also watching. You should have just placed the bet and get back to work when you are done with work you can get back to the game, or maybe you should not have placed any bet since you had work to do.
If I have serious work at hand without breaks I won’t not be gambling until I am done with work, I won’t also place my best bet if I know I have a hard work to get back to

Is not encouraging at all gamble when working or studying , it will definitely make you one to lose focus and especially when you are losing . As you are losing you are losing focus , better to do it when you are less busy just to while away time , and best to go in responsible like using money you can afford to risk not the other way round , so that you won’t endup panicking when the game didn’t go your way .

It did and that's why do it after the chores and work. It's best not to insert gambling activities when we're doing something important or where still in the office hours. Just as you have experienced, it's not actually a good thing to do when you're going to check your bets or cast your bets during work. The focus will be reverted to gambling because you're curious and anxious of how the game should go or if you're playing casino games, this might affect your emotion and will change your mood if things aren't going accordingly and you're losing money.

When gambling becomes a habit and we cannot control it, we may end up gambling without realizing the time, and this is precisely the fundamental problem where addiction becomes inevitable.

I have been in the same situation before, but I realized that this was a bad situation and should not be done because it would lead to suboptimal results (both in gambling and work). After realizing this, I never did it again because it was clearly very disruptive.

Doing two activities at once that require full focus is not a good thing to do. It can still be done, but it's not worth it if you always force yourself to do it.

The one that happened to me was trading. I entered a trade that went negative, due to it was spot trading, I waited for a few days for the trade to bounce back. Honestly, I was unable to focus on all the activities of the day. The apex was when my portfolio was about -58%. I lost my mind and sanity and that was how I stopped trading. I understood that it wasn't for me.

So, it is not impossible for such a thing to happen to a gambler, especially someone who staked high amount of money. They could be easily distracted in their workplace. So, that it why it is good to gamble when you want to have fun and at your leisure.

Either you're self employed or being employed by someone, its not proper to be doing work and also gambling at the same time, this shows how we could be so diverted into doing other things when we are not done with one successfully, its not a professional way of handling things, if we need to learn on how to manage things appropriately, then we may have to learn more about doing a thing at a time and be conscious of time management.

I don't like to focus on anything other than the work on my job. I usually keep personal issues out of my workspace as it can disperse concentration and can have negative impact on the quality of my work. I recommend OP to have similar approach as things that have emotional impact on yourself can really put you out of the tracks, and if you allow that to become a habit it can even lead to losing a job.

Gambling when working is like adding stress to yourself, already Gambling is a stress, due to your funds is at risk, for me the best time to gamble is when you're free and you're looking for something to entertain yourself, gambling with a working hour or when you want to have rest, can cause a high blood pressure [HBP] especially when you stake a high amount and at same time you are losing....

Gambling can caused a depression, specially, you think you will win and at end you lose, Sometimes what makes us to lose in gambling is when we are relaxed and reset our mindset before we gambles, that's what causes some of the loses we experience in gambling, so we need to understand that very well.

You should not mix your job with any emotional activities like gambling, sex and alcohol, it will not going to end well because these activities will rewire your brain and distract your focus away from the job and even spoil your day especially when it didn't go as planned.

You can only perform both successfully if bets are placed in the morning while leaving your device far away with you during the job hours, then check your predictions when jobs are done.

There are companies that are very strict with their working hours. If you get caught that you're doing something else other than the task or job that you're working with, you're done.

Don't do that and respect the boundary of gambling and working. Because if you're not going to change, it only means that you're addicted.

The company respects your privacy after office hours and so, respect the working hours that they have hired you to work for.

I don't gamble while doing or while about doing something very important. I feel it can have a little effect on my focus. I know myself too well. I easily get over losses though, but at that instance, my mood can change. And a slight change in mood can affect productivity I guess. Though, I know a lot of people that don't find issues at all. I guess they are experts and they've been gambling for a long time, so I don't often see deep reactions from them.

But ideally, I think it is best to do one thing at a time, especially when it comes to gambling that can easily cause mood change. We can also have free time to do these things. Time to work should be for work, and time to gamble should for gambling.

There are people who are highly talented and skilled at multitasking and they do excellently well at it even adding gambling to it. Most of the other people can't and I in the group of the other people who can't. I gotta focus on Just one thing at a time to do it well. If I do that with gambling, in addition to the losses from the house edge I will suffer instant and irrecoverable depression. It messes up the gamblers game.

My job type involves a lot of concentration and it is impossible to focus on gambling while doing it simultaneously. There are people that do tedious jobs and try to gamble at the same time to either chase losses, chase wins or because they are just addicted to it. I have read stories about people that have lost their jobs because they messed it up as a result of gambling when they are supposed to be working

I don't think anyone can be successful at multitasking between gambling and a job; both tasks require your full attention, and you might end up losing money and your job.
Companies demand full attention. Once you are caught, you will face disciplinary action, and worse, if it's in their contract that you should not engage in gambling while at work, they might terminate you.
Our work is precious; it is our source of living, so shut out everything while you are at your workstation.

Like I always say, sometimes whether one gamble with what they can afford to let go or not, whenever they made loss it will always affect that person in one way or the other and one thing I can not advise someone to do is to go gamble or play a bet when they have something important to do because two things are involve here, one is if you lose the money you gamble with you will no longer concentrate in what you wanted to do regardless of how you force yourself to... But if on the other hand you win, dude you will solve that problem before the time you were supposed to... Because of how excited you will be but thing is winning is always difficult.

I separated myself it from my activities because I believe that I can do my best work when I focus on one thing at a time. When you mix your work with your gambling activities, you end up stuck in both and will perform poorly in each. When you are working on solving problems while simultaneously watching games and tracking the stakes, it can lead to frustration. To solve problems effectively, you need a calm mind. So, if you are working, focus on that, and when you are free from it, then you can engage in gambling.

I understand that the effect of casualties, in gambling, is emotional, and thus overcomes laid down financial limits. That is why I consider your suggestion concerning the necessity to avoid gambling when having something valuable to do. That mechanism is very accurate as it is the losses that generate psychological resistance to going back to work, even when we attempt to compel ourselves to go to work we are distracted.

Wins, conversely, may cause arrogance or excitement of which we get distracted thus wasting time that would otherwise be spent at work. We need to be clear about what takes high priority and what we can commit ourselves to is serious work according to which there has to be a clear mental setting which shall not be muddled by the strong emotional lure of the speculative activity.

I have been there before and I will at honestly it a very bad state to be. You know something we all fail to understand is that gambling you itself is work. That why when people say they gamble for I just laugh and look at them. When you are into gambling you just need to give it you whole time to analyze your picking if not you will always losing most of your funds.

I work during weekdays too and that why I only gamble during weekends, I know the nature of my work and I can’t mix it with gambling. If I feel there are game i need to play during weekdays I make sure I analyze them during weekend so all I have to do is pick them  and play.

Feel bad about your day and your bet, it an experience and you have learned already just that you learned the hard way. Good luck mate.

You lack discipline OP. I do bet on sports games even at work. It is very simple and it doesn't take much time for me. A maximum of 15 minutes is enough for me to make my picks, deposit and bet on them.

Another thing I observed about your story is that you are too quick to react emotionally. Remember you need to shield your emotions when gambling. If you are losing conceal it so it wont limit you from achieving bigger goals, betting is just a secondary way of making an extra buck so it shouldn't be giving too much focus and attention.

It is always wrong to merge work and gambling together because it will be difficult do you to cope and concentrate therefore you have to avoid it , if not, you will be.making a big mistake of your life, therefore let work be work and gambling be gambling, you can't gamble while working, there is time for everything, you just have to create a separate time for gambling no matter how busy you can be, if you are not chanced at all, you can place your gambling activities for the weekend, even if you work at weekends, remember weekend are not supposed to be part of work, therefore you need to give yourself a break and relax yourself if not you might just end up crashing out in term of health.
You will not get the best out of yourself when you mix work and gambling together therefore avoid it.

That's mess up tbh, just few things you didn't like for example from someone and that will irritates you so easily. Been there and done that and it's not really something I don't want to do again because you can focus on something with that much more you really want your bets to win as always. I think if it was just a fixed bet already and that can be handled but with bets that's probably ongoing that's not likely end up good.

Gambling while doing other things can get really messy, you might not really give that task you are supposed to do a hundred percent focus and this can lead to you making mistakes. On the other hand, gambling sometimes involves a little bit of concentration, based on the fact that your attention is divided it might affect the decisions you make. It's wise to finish up your important tasks before you think of gambling

It happened to me several times in the past where gambling affected my normal schedule.

There were times that during my college days, I would frequently visit physical casinos during breaks just to try out my luck. Additionally, there were also moments were I would play online gambling during class and it definitely affected on how I see my day-to-day operations.

When that happened, that was the time where I realized that this kind of habit infringed my normal life to the point that I was thinking about it 24/7. I had to make one of the most difficult sacrifices, which is to stop during the height of my winnings.

Nah, that’s not a good idea. Gamble only during your free time. Don’t gamble while you’re at work because it’ll only mess up your focus, both on your job and your gambling. When you’re working, just focus on your work since it’s far more reliable when it comes to earning money compared to gambling. Also, if you gamble while at work, it shows that you’re having trouble controlling yourself, which isn’t a good sign. It means you’re thinking about gambling even at times when you shouldn’t.

Big No.

The things I avoid most when gambling are:
- When I'm with my family, especially when I have children
- When I'm working
Yes, at least I have to be professional here. Work is work. Staying focused, whatever the reason, is unreasonable and will disrupt my focus when gambling while working. Especially if I work in an office, that's simply unprofessional towards my responsibilities.

It's much wiser and better to gamble in our free time, when we're truly prepared for the risks and the possibility of winning or losing. This way, it won't interfere with our work or quality time with our beloved family.

Well, I am very bad at multitasking, especially if what I am doing at that moment is something they requires my focus/attention, I will do well not to get involved in any other thing or activity until I was completely done with that.

So if I am going to be honest, then I have never tried gambling while at work and working, because I've always known or get the feeling that the game will demand too much attention and this will significantly reduce my productivity, and not just this, I could end up doing a very bad job too..
The only time I gamble(this is if I feel like gambling in the first place) while at my working place is during break time when we are resting, I could use that opportunity to play a few games and immediately the break is over, I go back to my work and forget gambling until work closes.

It all boils down to the kind of work that one is involved in. For example if one has the kind of work that don't require much attention or focus, then that individual can multitask by working and still gambling at the same time..... But then I don't happen to see myself in that category of persons. Gambling is meant to be done at ones free or leisure time and so anytime am working or dealing with some serious shits and stuffs, I do not even bother placing any kind of bet cos it most likely to affect my concentration and then eventually decreases my productivity in both aspects ( work and gambling), coz at that point my mind will be divided.....

I understand your Point, and this is why it is not advisable to gamble while working. If you are working and you want to gamble you can do that either before or after work. Some worker even prefer weekend gambling and or betting, sothat if it doesn't work out as planned and your game cuts and spoil your mode, it will only last withing the weekend hours, and not affecting your mode in the place of work. S my opinion is that when gambling, don't put your hope on it because you sound like a gambler who puts his mind in his game. Doing that will do you more harm than good expecialy when you don win. And secondly don't gamble at your working on place because it will distract your attention and this may lead to your boss throwing you out as a result of absent minded or low productivity on your working place.

If speaking about betting on sports unlike other games who needed focus to played such as dice or slot but i think sport betting is different because you can bets to this game without interrupting other activities i mean while bets you can works or did another activities and to know about your betting results all your need is only check the live scores which i am sure it can be done by everywhere through an your smartphone and i did this several times that while go to working sometimes i did bets for the particular games on sports and it didn't distrub my works and still focus to my job without any problem

I don’t really think gambling at work place is really a good idea, it’s definitely going to affect you in one way or the other, your attention will really be divided, because immediately you place the best, you going to start checking to see the progress of your bet, and that’s how distraction is going to set in. Work which you are suppose to give 100 percent, your attention will be divided, because you going to start checking your bet, and you going to lose concentration in your work.

If you want to gamble, it’s better you just do it when you are free, don’t gamble when you are at work, when you are at work, focus on your work, maybe whenever you get back home, and you are free, you can decide to gamble at that moment.

We all know gambling is suppose to be for relaxation, so whenever you are at work and you decide to gamble, then that means you no longer gambling for relaxation, there is already something wrong, because if you are gambling for relaxation, then you will do that when you are free.

It happened to me many times, but it doesn't cut my attention from gambling when doing other activities in the business, I always make use of my phone for any betting I want to bet during the activities hours, and it will be difficult for customers to know that am doing other things when attending to  them, well, it depend the kind of work you are doing because there are some work that will make you not to be focuse on your gambling base on the rules you accepted before they employed you, but you can create time for your gambling so that you will not be offended whenever trying to gamble or check results during working hours to know if you have win or lose.

Personally, I don't think this would work. If you are serious about your work, multitasking won't be productive for you. It should be 1:1. If somebody tells you otherwise, then it is for them, but check the efficiency.

I have a slight variation of it in terms of multitasking. It is where I watch movies and play games on my second monitor. I felt good at the start, as I didn't notice the losses as much because I wasn't emotionally invested in the game while watching. I have a different focus point. Yes, I have been taking it great at the start. With the automatic out for bets, such as after a multiplier of x5, it's great. The problem starts when I focus on gambling and become emotional.

Perhaps a system could make multitasking work. However, I don't think gambling at work is a good practice.

No, I don't because I feel that can make me lose control. Well, I have not tried it but with the tasks that I do daily, I just know that I can not handle it better.

It's difficult to analyze the match while I still have my work and that can make me put the wrong team. But I think some people can do both without messing up their focus.

If you feel you can not do like them, it is better to finish your work and search for free time to gamble. That will give you more time to analyze without doing other things.

It would have been funny if you would have been
- a surgeon
- an airline pilot
- a fireman
I'd have enjoyed the story of how things turned out if you had been betting while either performing surgery and watching Barca getting its ass kicked or trying to direct a hose at a wildfire while tapping on a crash game!

What kind of what do you do that allows you to gamble concurrent and dont you think that is awkward because for me it is. Once I have the feeling that I can be working and gambling at the same time, it is already going down in me that I am also equating gambling with my work which means I'm gradually making gambling a work too instead of fun. I rather just close my work and have my spare time to gamble than to do it simultaneously.

That will seriously be against my work ethics and what do I explain to my employer or my clients that is the cause of the distraction that probably got their work messed at some point, gambling? That will be too bad for me to mention to them so I rather don't do that even if my work is so easy and smooth enough to give me such a window, I will not abuse it.

I never get distracted by other things while working. I might check which matches are coming up during a break, but I would never play during work hours. If you try to do two things at the same time, I think you can end up doing both poorly. Gambling should be done in your free time, when you can focus on it without anyone disturbing you. Besides, if someone notices that you’re doing unrelated things at work, you could get into serious trouble, so it’s better not to do that.

This is the same mistake that most gamblers make and they don't care about how to fix it, the problem isn't the sport bet but you, the lack of focus happen because you are risking money thaylt you are not ready to lose, either it seem small or big to you it matters not, you are not ready to lose that money.

My first advice is start risking what you can afford to lose because most of the time you will lose money, and secondly who told you that it is a good idea to gamble at work? You can end up doing something stupid that could cost you your job, it makes no sense to lose your job because gambling, leave gambling for free times only, it is a responsible way as a gambler.

Not a good idea to work at work. People get punished for that by their employer. However, if you gamble on your own device, that should not be a problem. Anyway, I wont recommend to do that because at work you should perform job tasks, and if you gamble while free time, job might distract you from the process, and you would have to quickly end it (if you dont want to get fired :D). That usually lead to making default gambling mistakes, such as betting in a rush or without giving proper analysis. All in all you wont win a lot while gambling at work, but chances to mess up are high.

Yes, doing these two activities certainly makes us lose focus. It would be better to gamble when we are not doing anything outside of work or without interfering with our business working hours. Gambling in a relaxed and calm state of mind will allow us to focus on analyzing before betting. When done in a relaxed manner, betting analysis can be clearer and less stressful. A calm state of mind leads to more rational decisions, compared to rushing through the process.

That's true, and it's better not to gamble while working because both have their own set of criteria. Working requires focus to complete the work and maximize performance while gambling is for fun, so we can't do them simultaneously.
It's better to focus on work and then, afterward gamble to relieve work fatigue and have fun.

I can understand that situation and the best advice is simply not to start mixing these two things. Once you break that barrier and do it a few times, you can start to form a habit and try to justify it to yourself but the reality is you're being paid to work during that time. It is most likely against the terms of your contract and would likely classify as gross misconduct, probably leading you to be fired immediately. If you wanted to take it to the extreme, it could be said that you're stealing from the company but the average person is not going to care that much. It's more of a problem for you, because it encourages more of this expensive activity during the day.

I really don't like betting while am working, that's what I have said before, most times I can stay away from gambling for a long time because there's no time to gamble, there's no time to make predictions and bet on the games I want to, but if I try to force it, I will either lose focus from work or make mistakes that will still end in bad results on my bet. I've experienced the effect a couple of times and perhaps I don't also like to joke with work because it's the main source of income and not gambling.

Maybe some people like to do it especially if the games they are playing doesn't require to much skill like slots games. Many gamblers automate everything and let those things spin out then see if they going to hit big wins or even those jackpots.

Although I really don't like do to it since for me we are just wasting our money and will not have any fulfillment since I didn't monitor well the results of each spins happened on that kind of set up.

What's more worse about it is we are going to loss our focus on the work we are doing and maybe this will give us more bad result.

Yes mate, you're not alone having this kind of bad experience. Before when I was still in the corporate world, my mind would be playing on land base casinos or even cockfighting as there was a very close one in my office.

So me and my mate are going to talk about it in the morning and in lunch time on how we're going to bet. So my focus is on gambling itself and we will take off at early at around 4:00 to go and gamble in every which way possible.

That is really bad habits if you are gambling while working or in the office or if you are handling some business appointment in your life. It's better to focus on it first before you think of gambling as you need to prioritized things in life and not to put gambling above all.

But that is just an advise, nothing personal not just to the OP but for those others who might have been in the same predicament. Just gamble after you have settled everything, at least it could be just to have some fun or pass the time in your end.

Adding to that, it's also good to gamble when you have a free mindset, you can focus to what you think is better for your bets, unlike if you are doing other things around, you might messed up either one of the activies or you can mess on both ends, just like what OP mentioned, at first he can simply put his bet and continue doing his work but part of his mindset dictates that he needs to check and with that he lose focus, and with the case he got dealing with important things, having other things in minds may complicate his situation.

Like what you said, betting with calm minds gives all the space that you need, you can execute whatever strategy that you have in mind without any other things that you need to address when you are still working.

Even though it's not sports betting but the usual casino games that doesn't require skill, I still don't bother playing if am working because it can just distract me, making me get carried away by the fun but I prefer sports betting than casino, so that's why I don't even bother at all. If I want to make out time for gambling, it's usually when am free from work.

I have a day job so all my work and business are in the 9-5 period. Previously I was posted in a less busy branch and I was able to do some real gambling in a minimized tab while doing my office work on another. But as now I'm on a busier branch, all I could do occasionally check the live update sites to find how my bets are doing. So now I strictly plan and place a bet at my pace in home and only check on the game scores if there's a live going on office hours. Even if you are not very busy occasional works and talks now and than would deviate your attention and would make analyzing the bet difficult.
I have also ran autobot for dice sites on my personal pc at home while getting the balance update at office.

It's better not to get distracted by this at work, because ultimately, neither task will work out. Multitasking only gives us the illusion that we're doing everything right, but often, if you look at your results later, everything will be awry. Both in work and in betting. I once worked in an office, and the company fired a guy when they saw him betting while working. So, this is bad practice.

It will surely mess up your focus.

Gambling is captivating, you need a ease space for that, and if you apply this with your job it's obvious what will happen to you, I am guessing you still have your job? If you continue you might get sacked.

How are you able to view your surroundings? I bet someone is already watching you, unless you are the owner of your company or business, even if you are it is still not advisable.

You can seal a business deal worth 30 million for 3 million, because your mind isn't at work, your mind is all on the gambling you are doing under your desk.

The easiest way to remain focus while gambling is to put away every side distraction, this is most necessary to avoid losing focus and tend to losing, anytime I combine gambling with any other things, I tend to lose or not being active with the game enough to take the right decision while the game is still on.

Most times I discovered errors only when I have already lose, so what I do most time is to gamble only when I am already relaxing and have nothing else to pay attention to that could divert my concentrations.

Combining two different activities at once is not good, especially if one of them is gambling. Honestly, before, when I was still very addicted, I even gambled while driving. That was even crazier, wasn't it? Haha, well, luckily nothing bad happened to me, but it's not about who is worse at managing their time between activities; ultimately, combining gambling with other activities is still bad.
The reason is clear because it's the same as combining more risks at once, so my advice to OP is to immediately change your time management, don't let yourself lose your job just because of something unimportant. ;)

Lets find a reason why would someone gamble at work?

If that is a wish to play, then this is a first sign of addiction, and person should reconsider what he is doing.

If he has free time at work, then its so-so. Why there is free time at work? Because a person isnt showing 100% performance or has nothing to do at work? Then better search for a new job. Or because he has tried everything and gambling is that last thing to kill time or be entertained.

If he earn not enough and wants to compensate that by gambling? Then its advised to search for new job than gamble.

I can only focus on one thing at a time, but having an active bet doesn't affect me, because I don't bet much, so it doesn't matter if I lose the bet. Anyhow, as long as you make an educated guess on your bet, you did best you could, now let it play out, what's point of worrying about it?

I still prefer to separate work and entertainment. When you play while working, your attention gets scattered, you can’t fully focus on your job, and your bets might be impulsive. The game can drag you in, and you end up wasting a lot of time. Although sometimes I do play online during work, to be honest, I scold myself for it, it distracts me and gets in the way.

Ya one thing should be done before another you can't be working and still be gambling you will have a divided mind and will not have time to concentrate it is even after work that you can calm down concentrate and get a good predicted game to gamble without distracted by work, like you said it is an addicted gambler that will be gambling when it is working time concentrate mind and our safety is important in place of work.

I have recently read that, to reach the same level of focus after suffering a distraction, the human brain needs on average 20 minutes. It is curiously the average time between notifications (whatsapp, social media, etc.).

I have never gambled while working because I'm sure that I would be disturbed way longer than 20 minutes if the distraction had to do with money at stake in front on me in my smartphone. I already get enough intrusive thoughts when I have a pending sports bet for a night match, so adding more fuel to the fire would be negligent in my case.

I always think that betting and gambling can never be a real and serious job
too much depends on luck
too much depends on the case that happens on the day
Unfortunately, in my opinion, even if you put all the seriousness possible into it, you will always have that part deriving from luck that can upset your plans.

Well, for me i usually seize an opportunity even at work to gamble, although it largely depends on the kind of work you’re doing. Most of the times i usually work from home without much pressure and that really allows me some freedom to gamble because I don’t want to miss out on my chances to bet on my favorite game when it’s on. I might be regretting later if the outcome was favorable but I didn’t took the chance to gamble on it., so I don’t always let such opportunity pass me by.

Agreed but I also believe that two things can be done at a time. We need to be focused but it is not really important to keep watching our bets but instead we can make our research first, find a suitable game after the research, place our bet and forget about the bet until the game is over. In the meanwhile, we don't really have any other work than to speculate the match. So, why not utilize that time in complete some other work so we can save some time and still get both the works done.

Yes, we should prioritize gambling when it comes to research and find the perfect bet. Taking rush decisions will only make the situation worst so I would personally spend hours in the research and that place a bet but after that yes, I will continue working on something else until any attention is required.

Especially if you’re working in a bank where even a small recording mistake can already be a serious violation, or if you’re a cashier handling cash all day.. getting distracted by gambling could really cause trouble for you. It’s risky because those kinds of jobs need full focus, and one wrong move might cost you more than you think.

I remember seeing a post before about a bank employee who ended up defrauding his company because he got addicted to gambling. That’s the real danger, people who handle money every day are more likely to get hooked, and sadly, some even end up in jail after using company funds to fuel their habit.

That’s a serious offense in the banking industry. I’m pretty sure they have strict rules against gambling, so even if you’re not directly distracted but they catch you doing it, that’s already a terminable offense. Anyone handling money is held to a high standard, and gambling is seen as a big risk that banks don’t take lightly.

Even if you try to explain yourself, rules are rules, you’ll still likely lose your job. So it’s always better to stay away from it if you value your career.
Prevention is the best move, especially if we still love what we do.

It's good that you know how to practice responsible gambling. At least with what you've said, you've proven that you can control yourself when it comes to playing.
Unlike others, they don't care about playing, even if it affects their job.

Of course, if someone gambles while at work, that means they already have an addiction that they can no longer control.
That's the problem when their minds become infiltrated by greediness in gambling

That has never occurred to me in my life. Not even during downtime at work when I have little or nothing to do. In your case, you say it's for betting on sports, and if it's just to place a bet or two, that might be OK, but the way you talk about multitasking, it seems to me that you're spending more time than you should on betting. You'd better cut out the nonsense and separate the two things.

Why are you gambling while working? If you focus on two tasks at the same time, neither task will be completed and both tasks will be wrong. As long as you work, try to give full attention to the task, this will make your work better. You can think about gambling during the free time you get after finishing work because gambling is usually played when it is free, because if you cannot use your brain to the maximum and make decisions with a different mind, the results will go against you, which will result in financial losses. If it is difficult for you to find free time, then first think about the time from the beginning of the day to the end of the night and see when you are free during this time, when you are free, try to gamble so that you can at least take the right decision.

Yeah, I've heard this news before and there's even a discussion thread about it on this forum.

Imagine working in finance and gambling all the time? Who wouldn't be tempted by that money and gamble without limits because they feel like it's company money?

The bottom line is to avoid this kind of thing gambling shouldn't be brought into work it's dangerous and shouldn't be done.
Yeah, I only gamble on my days off or on weekends.

When when you are working you can decide to gamble you don't need to start following the game to know what's happening you only make few selections and place your bet then when you are done with work you check your bet to know if you have won. If you already place a bet before starting your work it's nothing too if you check your games while working.

Betting is not a very difficult thing to do must things I prefer to make my selections when the game is already on cause I prefer live betting so checking the outcome of the games is not a big deal since the amount involved is what I can afford.

Multi-tasking isn't actually bad on the contrary, as there are some people who are really good at multi-tasking and yet achieve great results, just as gambling and working. But in your scenario, it is obvious you were too emotional about your game loses, of which it is obvious you allowed it affect your mood and work motivation. Because in such scenerio, it is always best you gamble and don't check it's outcome until you are done with working, or rather gamble with an amount you are very sure if you lose, it won't affect your mood. Since it is true that in gambling, we only stand a 50/50 chance to either win or lose.

If you are a gambler, and you are desperate to make money from gambling, there is no way you going to place a bet and you won’t be following the following up the bet. If you place a bet, your attention will definitely be there, so even when you are at work, your mind will definitely be at the bet which you placed, so you Won’t be focused, your attention will definitely be divided.

The best thing is don’t gamble when you are at work, it’s better you just focus on your job when you are at work, and whenever you are free, you can just decide to gamble, and monitor your bet, your attention Won’t be divided. If you decided to gamble when you are at work, then it’s definitely going to affect your job, so it’s better you just avoid it.

Gambling has a disrupting your focus especially when you are doing something important, there's a high chance that you might end up making a big mistake. This is the reason why I prefer to gamble during the weekends, this gives me enough time to focus on the games that I'm betting on without getting distracted...sports betting takes a lot of concentration especially when you have to look out for cashouts

I have heard several people say that they gamble while at work but I have never experienced it once, and I’m not even sure I’ll be able to gamble unless the game just came in from a friend that needs urgent handling that’s the only case I’ll be able to gamble and in this instance I just gave I doubt it would be enough to make me not focus on my work because all I did was bet and when I’m done with work I can check to see if it really entered or not.

Anything that has money involved will need focus. We can't really focus on two things at a time. Even I used to do the same. I'll have the game on one monitor while on other monitor I'll be having a few charts open and on my laptop I'll be completing my office work.

I used to think if I multi-task, this will only make me earn good profits but the end result was I was not able to focus on anything. I used top mess up my trading, used to keep on watching the game and take several hours to complete my office work which usually will just take maybe 1 or 2 hours at the most. This distracted me for a while but later I decided not to focus on multi-tasking and only do one thing at a time so I can give my best.

I once read a story about a man who was married and had three children. He didn't gamble until one day he saw someone playing and decided to give it a try. According to him, the game made him relax, which is why he started playing every day. But he started playing at work, started playing when he was at home, and even started playing when he was out with his wife and children. He spent many sleepless nights because he was playing, and when he got to work, he was tired and falling asleep.

That's why he was fired. Since he no longer had a salary, he started taking money from the family savings account and used it all to gamble. The man lost everything. His wife took the children and went home to her parents. He decided to check into a rehab clinic for six months. When he came out cured, he went to visit his wife and children, only to discover that his wife was already with another man. This is a sad story that shows how gambling can destroy someone's life.

Gambling with clear mind alone is already hard to win on gambling and we still experienced bad decisions due to human error so it will be more dangerous if you are doing it while working because you can’t think straight.

Worst case is someone will lost their work due to their bad performance or someone caught them gambling while working.

It’s true that out of focus will increase the risk we are dealing when gambling.

Maybe he feel that is very easy to handle the both at the same time, but this is More like a gambling addict to me. But I wonder how a guy will be enjoying the fun while he's on his duty post, though I think it all depends on the kind of job a guy is handling. If it's an office job, I know for a fact that there are some certain stage where a guy may likely have one or two works to do or maybe he might as well round up with his tasks for the day and when he noticed that he still have all day. Then, he can decide to look for something to use for entertainment which some guys can decide to go into gambling some will chose to spend the rest of the day in seeing movie. I think I would rather see a movie than to go into gambling during my free time at work, because I wouldn't want something that will ruing my mood.

There is nothing hard or difficult to gamble while you are at work, especially if you are into sports betting because in sports betting you can easily predict a game and allow it to play while you are doing your job but when we talk of virtual or aviator where you will need to watch and see how the game is going, whether you will cash out or not, this particular one can be very distracting and one doesn't need to play in a busy place or while you are at work because you will be disturb and it can make one lose a lots of money if they didn't stop. It is very wrong to gamble while at work because loss can make one have a mood swing and this mood swing can make one react or act wrongly at work.

You have the choice in focusing on one thing or keep losing money because if you a type of gambler that will always be looking at your bet slip for confirmation and so on, then You need to leave betting for now until you have free time to do that, but if you are the type of gambler that can just place a bet and check at his free time, you can keep the two because it’s all involve money.

Taking few minutes of your free time to think and place bet on your favorite betting platform isn’t something bad, you can do that daily or anytime you wish to bet, and check your progress or your result when you are free again so as to bet again or stop depending on your outcome. Unlike casino which will need your constant attention most times, you can bet on football games and still work for your money.

I will not advise anyone working to be gambling because, gambling is a distraction to anyone who is working one thing about gambling is that it deveds your concentration level because your attention will not be fully concentrated. gambling is demanding because it always requires you to stay online and be active .



This will interfere with your work because any thing that affects your attention has gotten hold of you, this is why many offices don't allow their employees to use phone during working hours. Gambling while working will put you into problems and can even strain your relationship with your coworkers because in times were you lose it can really affect your mental state which can affect your mental health.

This is also like using the resources of your office or company for your personal benefits. I can't remember if I've done something like this but I won't be someone declining that I didn't alike moves.

I did used and done things while working in the office but for other things. So, I probably have done this but I can't vividly remember exactly as this.

I also don't recommend doing this, your superiors might find you doing it and you'll get to the higher ups being reported and will ask you to explain why you've done this.

They might find it offensive and find you a liability if seen doing it.

It is true that the type of job a person does or what they do is important because some people do not pay much attention to their work, but only by their hard work, they can do the work and gamble with those people, but when a person does some important work, it is difficult to gamble and continue working at the same time. If he is able to do that work, I am sure that the output of the work is unlikely to be very good. Gambling in a calm environment and gambling under pressure are not the same.

I agree, it's a huge distraction for someone who's working. There shouldn't be no distractions done when you're under the working hours and don't you feel bad by doing this? Yes, we're gamblers but we have to respect what we do, the company that are paying us with the time rendered to them. If we're a company owner, I think that we'll feel the same or might even make us angry upon knowing that there's an employee that gambles during the working hours. It's a total mess up and could remove you from the job that brings food to your table.

I wouldn't recommend gambling at work. It's a serious distraction from work and can reduce productivity. Furthermore, the urge to access gambling platforms while working can also be a sign of developing addiction. Personally, the most I can play at work is free solitaire. Solitaire isn't gambling, although it can be fun. Once you master solitaire, you can immediately start a new game, and the old one is quickly forgotten. In general, these games are designed for harmless time-killing. They don't create a lot of destructive emotions.

I would also add that some workplaces have special software that logs and blocks websites that are against companies policy (NSFW, gambling, etc...). It depends how strict is the company but I would not recommend visiting such websites during work, specially by using companies computer or their WiFi for internet access.

Certainly, when a gambler gambles at work, he will have a negative impact on him. Even if the gambler wins, gambling will still have a negative impact on him, especially if he is more excited and tries to bet more. On the other hand, if the gambler loses, then there is a possibility of his work speed decreasing because he may regret his loss. Moreover, gambling at work can cause major problems at work, especially for those who work in other organizations. If the employer finds something like this, he can eliminate such employees. That is why gambling at work should be avoided. If someone wants to enjoy gambling, then gambling should be done in free time.

Actually, gambling is not compulsory for anyone, so you should focus on work when you work and try to gamble in your free time. If someone tries to gamble during work, then there will not be enough time to analyze, because if you bet on sports, then you should analyze. So if you want to select a team by analyzing, then you will lose focus on work and if you bet in a hurry, there will be a high chance of losing.
However, I don't gamble while working, I try to gamble in my free time, besides, I don't gamble regularly, I sometimes gamble for fun.

Of course there’s time, but you have to sacrifice your work for it. I’ve never experienced gambling while working without getting distracted because when you’re gambling, you’re risking your own money, so naturally you’ll focus and try to analyze everything carefully.

But it’s unfair to the company since you’re being paid in full yet not giving the output they expect. It’s okay if done occasionally, but if it becomes a regular habit and you get caught, that could easily lead to termination.

Depending on your working environment, there are things you can do and still blend it well with your work and things you don't try doing knowing that it will interfere greatly with your extent of productivity.

When you're supposed to be working, it is best you give that time to working and not use same time for gambling and when you are less busy and relaxed, you can then think or consider gambling at that time. Imagine you're in the medical field and got distracted because you lost your bet, you're in the process endangering the lives of the people you're working on.