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Everyone has negative connotations when it comes to gambling activity but little that we know that gambling when done in moderation can offer great benefits to our mental and physical health and finance.

According to this articles[1][2][3] gambling if done in moderation can give us the following benefits.

Makes you Happier - this is no doubt a known effect of gambling and is backed by studies.  It was said that the happiness of individuals rose when they are engaged in gambling activities.

Stress reduction - stress factor is one of the major reason why many people become depressed and possible mental degradation and retardation.  Gambling as an entertainment help to minimize this stress.  Gambling in moderation is also known for its stress-relieving effect.

Relaxation and Comfort -  relaxation and comfort help the brain to erase any traces of or form of worries from the mind.  It also safeguard our mental health.

Improves your Skills -  this is more focus on observation, reaction and mental task of brain on determining patterns and numbers.  This is very beneficial to brain since it exercises our brain when engaged in gambling activity.

Helps with Socialization -  human are social beings, so every person has a need to belong.  Gambling activities help provide this to people engaged in gambling.

Potential for Big Wins Well gambling is a game of chance where if you got lucky and hit a huge multiplier, you can bring home a huge amount of money.



Engaging in gambling in moderation will greatly save us financial losses compared to engaging in entertainment outdoor.  Aside from that, recreational activities such as picnics, watching movies, and playing arcade games often have our finance in an outflow system.  The only reward is entertainment and happiness whereas, if engage in gambling there is a chance of getting back what we spent since gambling always involved a chance of getting back what we bet in a certain multiplier. Of course, we are talking about gambling in moderation.  Besides this kind of control, we are far from developing a gambling disorder.

Aside from the personal benefits, we are also contributing to our country's income by playing in their gambling infrastructure.  It is proven that the development of gambling addiction in a gambling engagement in moderation is highly unlikely.  With that, do you think it is worth moderating our gambling engagement to maximize the benefits of gambling activities?

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[1] https://www.healthtechzone.com/topics/healthcare/articles/2019/11/21/443799-health-benefits-gambling.htm
[2] https://holycitysinner.com/2020/08/17/the-surprising-health-benefits-of-gambling/
[3] https://www.mypokercoaching.com/benefits-of-gambling/#:~:text=Gambling%20in%20moderation%20can%20help,to%20escape%20your%20usual%20worries.

Everything that is of excess is harmful what more on something where you're putting money and had a chance to double or triple it, gamblers should strive to moderate their gambling activity and the money they're pouring, but gamblers after many sessions go for higher dopamine they want to more of the excitement, they want more of the challenge to win and this is where addiction came in and this is where we lose control we want to reach our dopamine level.

This is where i do see where most people do really focus on on which the pros would be seeing on this spot where someone could potentially earn huge amount of money specially on hitting
big multipliers or jackpots which you could actually say that majority of us gamblers do see this as a pro but we know that having that intent on a severe manner could really be ending up
on someone on ending up on being addicted thats why it would really act out as a double blade if you dont really make yourself in good control then you would really fall into the pit of addiction.
Majority of those things above are indeed the pro sides but if things turns out to be excessive then it would be eventually goes to the negative side of things.
So lets just be wary and careful on our actions is the key on making yourself safe.

This is an interesting article- most of the time we associate and perceive gambling addiction as something negative. But with the article you posted, there are at least, some positive effects of gambling when done in moderation. I guess, we often times overlook the things that give us positive effects when done in moderation.

Though I am curious- is gambling done in moderation considered also an addiction? I mean, if something is done consistently, will that tantamount and equate to addiction? I just hope that the fact that gambling in moderation can bring positive results, this does not rationalize and advocate gambling in general.

Responsible gamblers know all of these they've to strive on their limit and maintain their moderation, there are a lot of benefits to moderation and we can only moderate gambling if we are not very much into it like having a good family relationship, better working condition, and a healthy environment, that gambling will not take most of our time putting the right perspective in gambling will give us a lot of benefits and we can truly enjoy gambling.

This is why most experts advise doing things in moderation.  Anything that is excessive is harmful both to our health and finance.  Gamblers often ignore this kind of advice since they are too hooked on getting huge multipliers.  We all know being greedy do not give a good result.  We will end up either losing more or worst than that.  That is why we should strictly implement gambling moderation.  Let the big win take its course while we are playing in our perfectly planned responsible gambling engagement.

• Makes you Happier - When you win.
• Stress Reduction - increase the stress when lost. Very few consider it for fun/entertainment.
• Relaxation and Comfort - Recalls the loss and always think of the way to recover.
• Improves your Skills - I don't know in what way it is improving one's skills, because all we learn is strategies to win. Apart from that we do collection of information.
• Helps with Socialization - More gamblers have turned friends through online and offline gambling platforms which is true.
• Potential for big wins - You need to be extremely lucky or in the process of being lucky what you get out of the luck will be lower than what you have spend to achieve it.

Don't think that I've made things with a negative perspective. This is the reality that happens with the normal gambler. What is being mentioned through the article is all about the gamblers who have a big bag of money and never mind of win/loss.

I fully agree.
Gambling, as well as any type of entertainment, is very beneficial for anyone's health.
The problem is that gambling is highly addictive and most people who indulge in it cannot control themselves.
Then, what was supposed to be something pleasurable, fun and healthy ends up becoming a big problem.

Gambling needs to be seen only as casual, moderate entertainment, not a way to get rich or be played constantly.

As we know, someone who will be happy in gambling is not those who consider gambling only as for fun. ut in my opinion is someone who can really manage and control their eagerness, emotion, money, risks, and also activities in gambling. So, they may not be too happy when winning, and not too sad when losing.
if we have good on those things at least, we can control our emotions not to feel depression every time we are losing or not winning. But, this doesn't mean that we only control the emotion, but we must also analyze and learn why we are losing, there should be any evaluation and expect to have winning later.
SOmeone who are often losing in gambling commonly will easily get stressed and depression, moreover if they are not using free money for gambling, itis a big mistake and disaster for him and also for family probabily.
The influence as you said not only in our financial problems but also on ourhealt both physical and also mentally, moroever this will also infleunce our social problems in daily life

Anything excess is harmful so players should really gamble in moderation to avoid any huge damage taken from what decisions they do and gambling is made for entertainment, so people should not defeat the purpose on why this type of games created since if they exceed on their expectation and want for more especially on earning a huge money for sure they will never go anywhere and will just put on risky situation.

^ Everything that OP said was right but if we don't have self-control and everything turns into too much usage or it becomes an addiction.
The last one could be a risky one, (Potential for Big Wins) that is why many gamblers are addicted to gambling because of chasing this and hoping that one day, they will become an instant millionaire on gambling. Everything said was right but people should limit themselves to the possible consequences come.
However, thank you OP for this thread and it will motivate someone to gamble we hope everyone just gambles for fun not for chasing money.

I don't mind this stuff honestly. I just gambling on my own.

If you are responsible enough to play wisely, there should be no problem.

Just play relaxed and be comfortable so that we are not stressed. Gambling in moderation is good but it doesn't mean we should always keep it that way. Look at those professional gamblers, gambling almost every day but they are still disciplined and responsible gamblers in the end.

In short, it is on the gambler how he will handle himself in gambling.
As long as you know the limits, you can appreciate this activity.
However, if you are playing beyond your financial capability, that's when you will start getting problems.

Gambling can make one happy, reduce stress and help one relax only when the gambler is that game for entertainment. If someone is gambling for profit and is loosing, it would increase stress, cause discomfort and lead to sadness. Most gamblers in my area gamble to survive because the economic situation in my country is driving them into gambling. You can only see them smile or relaxed when they win. Gambling came improve coordination, creative thinking and other profitable skills. The gaming space is an agent of socialization where you meet different kind of people and also imbibe several norms and beliefs. But one must be careful to choose the right company and behaviors. Big wins comes once in many years, hence we would keep trying until mother luck shines on us.

The issue with gambling is those with an addictive personality may decide to lose everything they have worked for in life and become severely depressed and end their existence. This is obviously a con.

 I personally like gambling and it makes sporting events more enjoyable for me to have a little wager on them. So in a sense, gambling does make me a little happier on the nights I have a wager going. This for me would be a pro.

Well, this could all be true. But this study's findings are not mutually exclusive. By finding out, for example, that gambling could actually make a person happy, it doesn't mean that it can't also make a person sad.

In which case, gambling can make you happy but it could also make you depressed. It could reduce your stress but it could also provide you sleepless nights. It could either make you comfortable or uncomfortable. It could make you relaxed but it could also make you worried. It could give you money but it could also take a lot from your savings.

It is me or it just they spin it around to look like gambling has a lot of benefits?

Sure, you can be happy when playing, I experienced that, but what happened next? specially after a big lost? So I guess it's very different from each individual, but I would tend to agree that winning is a big part why we continue to gamble. And I also don't think that gamblers think much of the government and the taxes and where it is going. We all just want to play try our luck and win, simply as that.

Everything starts with "moderation" and ends up being excess.
Won't be happy if they keep losing even if they are playing moderately. And if they keep on winning, sure they will be happy and then will go seeking "more" happiness through gambling that will end up being a disaster.

Worst way to relief stress. Imagine you are on a winning streak and you have a feeling that you are going to lose the next bet. That would be very stressful. Place a huge bet and be anxious the rest of the time.
Don't even need to discuss about the rest of the point. There are several places were people can find comfort. Again, there are other places where people can socialize. To be honest, I have seen people being more busy in gambling than socializing with people (true in most cases when it comes to online gambling).

This mostly happens due to people generalizing that anything in relation to the activity "gambling" is negative. It's like how the media portrays only one side of the story sometimes, and people would immediately believe it and never really bother trying to understand it deeply. Gambling isn't wrong, being addicted to it is. And in fact, any type of addiction is bad and would pretty much experience the same thing as what you would if you were under gambling addiction, if not worse. Moderation is something that should be practiced in pretty much everything.

People can get all those benefits ONLY if they can gamble in moderation. But unfortunately, not many of them can do this. Many of them will drag into gambling deeper. Gambling games can tempt them to use more money and although we already set our limitations, we can break by ourselves when we want more fun. Gambling can cause financial and health problems in the future if we do not realize what we do in gambling. That situation becomes worst if we get addicted to gambling as we will spend more and more money.

Gambling is made just to give entertainment to the people and of course big wins but of course not all the time is there's a huge profit with it, yes some people win and of course, it gives happiness to them but most of the time there's a loss and this gives to the person a different emotion which is eager to get more back their losses and at the same time is to get profit which is in some point causes an emotional imbalance that even just a single conversation it brings them anger easily. People see gambling as a source of income that does not satisfy themselves they play to earn not to make fun that's why some of them take it seriously and not as entertainment anymore.

Gambling can provide relaxation and entertainment, especially to those who seek comfort but it could also be a source of harm and could ruin lives if abused and if a person will not handle his finances in gambling wisely. Gambling was originally made to entertain people but if being played without self-control and self discipline, it can cause chaos. Everything has its consequences so if we'll never be responsible for gambling, it could affect our lives negatively.

Exactly, Moderate gambling has never been a cause of concern as a matter of fact, it contributes to the social well-being of people to an extent so much that to completely eliminate it will create a big social gap in society. The big concern for gambling however is the potential it has to turn moderate gamblers into chronic gamblers if care is not taken. This is why many government, individuals, and religious bodies kick against gambling in general because they have identified that people sometimes do not always possess the ability to control themselves and as a result of that may turn from moderate gamblers which has Pros effect  to problem gamblers that jas Cons effect and can pose a problem.

Well, I think that everything that is made only for fun and not for trying desperately to earn something or win, will cause to you only good effects. If you desperately looking for win or earnings, you'll be always angry,

stressed and also full of anxiety. I also don't know why many gamblers choice to be this instead of be relaxed and focused only on the fun part.

I visit a land based casino most times to hangout with friends, play games and generally catch up. It's fun. I always leave refreshed. I find that it makes our bond of friendship stronger.  It also helps to put a check on our gambling. One of the things I noticed is that it is difficulty spend more than budgeted when you are in the casino with friends. They automatically serve as a moderation-checker.

People wouldnt care most of the times on which they are really that ignoring other peoples advice and wont matter if you are a professional or not because  its their money and they do have the rights on
how they would be spending it.It isnt really bad to play gambling as long you do have the right control and discipline on how you should gonna spend up your funds and wont really be able to go
beyond your limit because that would surely fuck you up if you do spend up your money like having no tomorrow. Gambling doesnt automatically means that it is really a devastation into your financial
once you do step your foot on it but rather it would really be just coming into that point when you are allowing yourself on spending on the amounts which is really outside of your limits or the
things you are capable of.

Greed?  Needs?  Since money solves a person's financial needs or wants that is why most gambler chooses to win a profit than enjoy their gambling activity.  I do think it is fine though, but it should be done in moderation where they allocate free money to engage in gambling activities.  This way it won't hurt them that much if ever they lose that money.

I can accept that gambling is fun and entertaining, provided if gotten right, but the reason some people are not getting gambling right is when they think they can win big from it or prosper with gambling. I do not believe in multiplier or accumulating games, I go for a match most of the time, I go for 3 matches not quite often and 5 matches at most not often at all. I do not bet to win, but losing is not what I like as well and for me not to overstate it, at least I am happy if I win which is the reason I do not accumulate and going for just one or few matches, but unlike those that dream of gambling as a way to prosper. The only reason gambling is fun is only when you see it as fun and not a way of making money but in a way not to risk what you can not afford to lose. Lastly, I do not see any good reason this point that I quote is included.

Everything that is done in moderation will definitely not kill us. But in most cases, only few responsible gamblers can do moderate in gambling since most are driven with greed and desire to win big. That is why even if we always say that gambling is made for fun and entertainment, it’s inevitable that the desire to win the jackpot prize will always be there. And if you are fool enough, you will stick to that belief and end up chasing losses in gambling until you go home empty handed. Knowing that the house will always have an edge, then it’s hard for the gamblers to take advantage and win from them.

It is real, and the casino always pays for the winners. I always play slot so I can see how multiplier can change the course of a person's financial aspect.  I enjoy my gambling session regardless of the result, whether I win big or lost all my bankroll.  Knowing that there is a possible big win ahead adds more fun to the game but it depends on the players' acceptance of their gambling engagement result.


In the end, it is on the players' mindset.  Regardless of the game a gambler play, as long as his mindset is to accept whatever the result of his gambling activities is, he will never get disappointed or be tempted to chase losses that can possibly result in more losses.  Whether he plays for fun or play for profit, gambling in moderation should always be implemented.

No one said casinos will not pay winnings, but trustworthy casinos only though.

You play slot, I prefer gambling on football matches, that is a huge difference.

I either. If I lose, I am not depressed but even happy. I use less than 5% of my weekly income to gamble weekly, that can not lead to anything like sadness if I lose the 5%. Yet, I most of the time use less than 5% to gambling every week. But if I will, I will be happier.

I lost, I am happy. I won, I am happier. Do not get this statement wrong.

Like I said earlier, playing for profit is the dawning of addiction. Playing for fun and entertainment is what gambling should be about.

In my opinion, besides the benefits mentioned on this thread, the biggest and most important learnship you can take from gambling is to recognize and accept your limitations, to be humble and to understand you can't win at all costs. And if you don't accept this fact, you are going to reach deeper and deeper in a dark pit of losses and failure until you finally accept that. There is no other path to trail or shortcuts in gambling. It's not easy to learn this lesson in life, but gambling has this capacity and is able to teach this to everyone who venture into betting activity thinking they are playing by their own rules, rather than the casinos' rules, which are in fact insurmountable.

That is why many gamblers that started having full disciplined end up being gambling addicts because they failed to listen to advice.  I do agree, that gambling isn't bad in any way unless the one engaging on gambling activity loses his self-control.  Gambling in moderation is always better than prolonged gambling even though a person claimed that he has full control of himself because prolong exposure to gambling and repetitive activities can dull a person's rationality and often times a cause of gambling addiction.  Prolonged gambling can make a person lose his essence of time, and that is one of the sign that the person is losing control over his gambling activity.

isn't there some rule in the universe that everything should be done in moderation, it's important to have a healthy balance in life. from experience the more i chase something the more it eludes me while the more i sit back the more things come and attract to me.

Not all the times because even if you do sit and wait and as long there's no action had been taken earlier or something effort you have done then you are waiting for something that wont come but i do agree
into the idea about positive things to come but depends on what you are currently dealing  with. Everything should be in moderation which is really a common sense because if you do
things on excessive manner then you would really able to expect that bad things would really be coming along and this is something that you should let for it to happen.
Gambling should be fun and not something stressful or would result for financial devastation.

The essence of gambling is a game. Not so different from chess, jeopardy or reality TV. The main difference is money being involved. And some betting more than they can healthily afford in an effort to become filthy rich.

Like many games gambling can involve critical thinking, math, statistics, pattern recognition and other academic trends. There is a computational and intellectual side to gambling. Which is one of the reasons why fantasy sports tends to blur the lines separating games of skill from our traditional definition of what gambling is.

Hobbies like gambling can be healthy in moderation, and unhealthy when taken in excess. Like practically everything people encounter in life.

The wrong way to approach gambling is purely as a money making enterprise. Greed and money have a powerful negative influence on decision making. Approaching gambling with the intent to make money will often result in emotions influencing people into making irrational decisions. The goal is to separate things like emotions, money and greed which cloud judgement, from the act of gambling. To enable choices to remain logical and rational.

It also doesn't hurt to stop for good since it's better to help ourselves first before looking at the side of the casino as they can always find other ways to bring in customers if they're somewhat struggling.

It's always worth moderating just based on those benefits that were mentioned in the article and gambling activities can easily go out of control and quickly ruin someone's day or life.

Gamblers literally don't need to stop. Just take a break every after a painful loss and they can return again in action.

Stopping to do gambling is not that simple and it needs a strong dedication to do. But in the very first place, there's no need to actually stop. Just take it slowly and make way to moderate our gambling activity. In that way, we are not fully falling down to the negative effects of gambling.

I know it's hard to resist the temptation of gambling and chasing our losses is always the thing on our minds.

But if we don't do anything to help ourselves, then big problems are ahead.

well, this is related to one's perspective on gambling, it is undeniable that gambling has a negative connotation.
what becomes negative is the effect that is caused after gambling or we can give an example, someone loses all his possessions in gambling, or someone becomes bad after being involved with a lot of gambling activities. 

in the modern era gambling is entertainment and has become a metropolis culture. Despite the positive effects described in the article above, I have to admit and agree.
and regarding the standard in moderation, I think it depends on the financial condition of a person and how he reacts so that the gambling he enjoys does not become excessive and does not make it something bad and lead to addiction.

Moderate gambling is easier said than done, but it is true than gambling in moderation won't really be that bad to a certain individual. The only problem is that most of the time for most of the gamblers out there, pride always dictate them, as well as their ego. There are so many things that eliminates the word "moderate" in the world of gambling, I'll add up greed, frustration, and depression.

As I pointed out, just be on our usual. If we force ourselves to gamble moderately, it will just make us feel not contented. Learn how to control the emotion as much as we can as that's a problem if we allow ourselves to be slaves to gambling.

Even if we turned into gambling addicts, it doesn't mean we are at doom. Just be responsible. I know some people who don't gamble moderately and lose a decent amount regularly but still, they are the people who are still in control of themselves.

In other words, gambling moderately is not the solution but rather being responsible even how addicted we are.

Indeed we have our own freedom, but freedom always comes up with responsibility.  That said, we should be responsible in our actions, so gambling in moderation is one way of our responsibility to protect ourselves form harmful effects of too much exposure from gambling.


If a person became a gambling addict he then experiences an uncontrollable urge to engage in gambling activity.  That pretty much a contradiction.  Saying a gambling addict that are still in control of himself.  Then that person isn't addicted at all.


And gambling moderation is the result of a gambler being responsible.

That freedom is sometimes being abused by us. We tend to forget that freedom should also be limited by us because if it gets too much, we know where we're heading.
Being responsible for our actions should really be there because as we do things through our freedom like in gambling, we're like to break free and that won't do good in the end.

I highly agree that too much freedom without any restriction will only destroy us.  Having too much freedom will make us careless, for example,  in a scenario of leaving alone and having lots of funds, we are able to play anytime and for how long we wanted.  If we engaged ourselves in gambling activities 24/7 because we have the freedom to do so, this will greatly affect our physical, mental, and social health.  So we moderate this freedom to engage in gambling activities to avoid the possible bad effect of our actions.  Self-Moderation isn't suppressing freedom but rather balancing our activity for our own benefits.

We know that there's no such thing about unlimited funds where if you do play that much then sooner or later you would really be finding yourself sleeping on the streets.Of course everything should really be in moderation because if not then that would really be causing lots of problems in the future. When gambling then it is really basically for fun but if you are really that lucky then winning or profits would really be just a bonus aside on the entertainment that you had get from playing gambling.It is understandable that things should really be in moderation or else you would really be that involving
yourself too excessively and we know that things having too much engagement and spending amount which arent supposed to be then that would really be resulting on some negative things ahead.

This advice only works for people who will still have a house over their heads and food at the table even after a loss of huge amounts. This advice will not work on people who are still gambling even if they are only living from paycheck to paycheck. If you are one of those people who worries about rent every month but still has to gamble anyway, just try to get your fill and do other things to help you feel occupied. If you allow yourself to become addicted to gambling, your time is only wasted and your money will go down the drain without you moving forward with your life.

I will have to disagree with almost everything on these points:

 - Makes you Happier: It will only make the person happy if that person wins the game, something that doesn't happen every day, which means that the person spends more time sad regretting losses than happy

- Stress reduction:  ??? definitely not, people spend more time stressed, the fact that they are losing money on gambling makes them stressed

- Relaxation and Comfort big NO

- Improves your Skills: I agree with this part, the fact that the person has to think about new strategies for a certain game every day, that person exercises the brain at a high level

- Helps with Socialization:  ;D Big NO, on the contrary people stop being sociable because they stay at home playing online, you can see that many people who like gambling are not sociable

- Potential for Big Wins: this is the hope of all people who are in this world of gambling

First of all, thank you for bringing a topic with a positive approach, I think that you cannot hide or pretend to ignore the different cases of addiction that exist, but a "healthy" betting environment benefits more from the positive approach of those who are successful.

On the other hand, I am not very much in agreement with the comparison of going out to have fun or investing money in leisure time on the grounds that with betting we can have a return, I do not think that this is healthy in a betting approach.

On the contrary, it is a combination of both things, so that if I would have to give it a percentage of importance of the money destined for entertainment that includes games of chance, I would put it at 80% for entertainment outings and 20% for betting.

Nor do I believe that to contribute to the tax revenue of a country you should go to a casino or you have to justify your stay or bets online with that idea.

Gambling is a form of entertainment so there are definitely some benefits you will get from it. The only problem is people get too much addicted because of its huge price that you can win that can change your life IF you're lucky. Gambling in moderation only works for people who does it for fun and not for profit but for people who thinks it is the answer to their financial problem, it will only cause more harm to their health.

It will depend on the perspective of each individual on how they'll be able to interpret their gambling activity. Just as OP said, this list can be achieved if you are gambling in moderation.
Not because you are losing means that you'll feel sad since it is expected that you will experience more lose than win on gambling. Also, it will depend on you if you gambling activity will make you feel relax and provide comfort which could induce stress relief.

Yes, moderation is very important. 

The ancient Stoic philosophers wrote a lot about this in their time.  The most famous Stoic philosopher was the Roman Emperor Marcus Aurelius. 

Stoicism is an ancient philosophical doctrine that promotes moderation in everything to achieve psychological and physiological balance.  In modern science, this balance is called homeostasis.  The Stoics taught that too strong emotions should be avoided, because they put a person out of psychological balance. 

Stoicism applies to gambling as well.  Don't try to win too much.  You also need to try not to lose too much.  The player needs constant control over their own emotions.

Seneca could be one of the most famous Stoics of his time as well (what's up with romans and stoic ideas? lol) and he had similar sayings about this as well. If you do not achieve that balance then you are going to be chasing one too much and end up with going too imbalanced and would result with something wrong.

The best thing in life is the moderation, if you do not live your life on that balance then you are going to lose your balance and fall. Gambling is the same, if you do not gamble at all then it's fine, if you gamble with just free faucet stuff then you will not find it enough, and if you gamble millions then you will be upset when you lose, so find that right balance.

I do understand the contrasting ideas behind gambling.  I believe a gambler should fix his expectation first before gambling.   He should also make himself open for possible losses or possible scenario that may happen during his gambling activity.  Even if the person is gambling in moderation, he will still feel disappointed, and stressed when his expectation isn't met.  So I believe moderation should be coupled with acceptance in whatever his gambling session resulted.



Just to call this out.  Not because a person is playing online he isn't sociable at all.  There are certain reasons why a player uses online gambling, one is probably because convenience is far more important for him than socializing to others.  But gambling isn't limited to online, there are physical gambling casinos where most people use it as a venue to interact with their friends and meet a new friends.  And I found out that all the rest are just your personal thought about gambling :)  I do respect every one of it but gambling views isn't limited to our personal thought alone.

Then the person gambles money that he can't afford to lose.


Same thing, the person uses money that is possibly committed to elsewhere thus, it gives him stress when wagering or betting, hoping not to lose the money.


Probably the person is too excited and nervous on the result of his bet that makes him uncomfortable and unable to relax?  So he should stop spending money that is committed elsewhere  ;D


Not because a person is an introvert, all around him is also an introvert  ;D.  Physical Casinos are flocks with players that look for social activities.


Now I understand why the person can't relax and stress keeps piling in ;D   I do hope for this too but I just let it realized in my course of gambling engagement.  Forcing it won't do us any good.

In short, gambling in moderation really works it is that sometimes other factors make us experience the other way around.

Moderation is the key to appreciate the goodness of everything.
Because if you abuse one thing, that's when you will start having problems.
As mentioned by the OP, I can agree with those positive impact of gambling to people.
That is, if you know how to control yourself in front of the gambling table and know your limits.

If we live a balance lifestyle, I guess it’s way too far to fall into gambling addiction. Gambling is a form of entertainment, hence it also contributes to a positive well being of a person. But that’s not the case right now as gambling has been abused and become  a source of living instead. In fact, a lot have ruined their lives because of gambling, except for those responsible and disciplined gamblers who always put gambling into moderation.

That's true and it's a matter of your own decision for being free as you think you can anything that you want. Having a budget as you gamble, you think that it's okay that you won't limit your budget because you'll eventually win them back. But many times it has been proven that it don't go like that at most times. That's why it's destroying us and we're just realizing it too late when we're at the situation that it's hard to deal with and there's no other people that we can blame for that situation but only ourselves.

in the context of freedom there is no absolute freedom of any kind.
The most important thing is how a person can control himself and prevent excessive gambling activities, one of which is by moderating.

limiting the amount in moderation is a highly recommended way for those of us who like to do gambling activities to minimize any loss and lead to addiction. but psychological changes are very vulnerable when the mood is controlled by emotions and this is a common thing that usually happens to us who like to gamble.
So IMO, it is not only limited to moderation that must be applied, but also involves a sense of responsibility to oneself.

The pros and cons are on both sides and are radical in every way they can go.For example when you play slots and you win let's say from 100 EUR balance and goes to 1500-2000 EUR as a winning result for this game play session you are very happy which your brain says it by creating dopamine in high quantities and also financially you are very happy because you won quite a nice amount of money.

Now when you lose that 100 EUR and you don't even get the bonus rounds that often,you feel not a great session of game play then it is only natural for you to be sad which is bad for the health and also financially you lost 100 EUR which you could have used to pay the electricity bill for example.

As we see in both cases they are in synchrony with each other,when you win you are happy and healthy and when you lose you are sad which can then impact the health if you are sad for a long time.

Gambling in moderation is a fun adventure with so much pros, the cons of gambling starts when  the idea of gambling been seen as a get rich quick scheme. Gambling is too emotional that you need extra care to maintain a fixed level of discipline and keep all activity in moderate level. One thing a gambler should learn is  big risk is like a two edged sword it can be productive or disastrous. And disaster comes with frustration and suicide. Keep everything moderate and enjoy the fun

Great share, I love it. Thank you. I always think of gambling that way after I had bad losses in the past. Mostly from dice.
When I felt that I was not having fun anymore, I stopped it. It became a habitual thing, not entertainment.
I think we all have to deal on some point about what is happening, gambling should be fun not adding more stress in our everyday routine.
Now, I love sports betting because it honestly hypes me up whenever I watch the game live with my bet being on the line.
I can say, I am now relieved with the stress and regrets that I experienced before.

I recently read a science fiction novel by the author Hamilton. 

It described a scientific invention of the distant future, which provided people with the achievement of homeostasis (physiological and psychological balance).  It was a combination of special medical sensors (which recorded the smallest changes in the human body) and a first aid kit implanted in the human body. 

At the slightest deviation from the norm, the drugs automatically entered the human blood and returned him to a normal psychological and physiological state.  This was how the balance was ensured...

Undoubtedly, such devices would be very useful for gamblers in online casinos!

It does hype you up most especially when the game are close and neither of the team may win. But it would be a different story when you bet on a team that's been down by a huge margin. That's actually very frustrating to watch. Your favourite team will have to lose with a big lead from the opposing team while your bet is on the line.
I've had it a handful of times and  i turned off the TV and went outside to vent out my frustrations lol.

That's right. You wouldn't be stressed that much if you lost the amount you could spend on something like cake or coffee. In fact, it could make you healthier, if you didn't buy those later. But if you lose money intended for baby carriage, that's a big problem.

Gambling in moderation is possible. It's not only possible, it's what most gamblers are doing. It is wrong to take a real minority, summat around 5%, who tend to be addicted, and say that all gamblers are like that.

So it's something like forcefully making the state of mind of a person return back to normal? It's helpful but also kinda scary really since we'd then be able to pretty much force the body to produce the emotions that we want. I mean Pheromone exists but that's a different thing than this which is a simple stick that could control the state of a human being.
A simple mindset to have is to think of the money you spend to pay being like an entrance fee of sorts. Imagine computer rentals and stuff like that, you pay to play kind of thing (though the game being something simple like dice kind of kills the idea ngl).

TO me the financial instability and loss is a serious mental stress.
This destroys my health and make me sick too - I am not sure about other people but I have so much health issues when I am dealing with financial instability.

I remember something interesting in the past personally, gambling is a medicine for our expenses when we are doing refreshing, you're right the picnic will cost us money but it also puts our mind at ease and I was lucky to get profit the refund maybe almost 3.2x  during the picnic. Doing activities in nature is not bad, it is very good for your mind.

Moderating gambling is more appropriate maybe making rules for yourself, the money involved in gambling must be carefully calculated and only play gambling on certain days, well agree with that the pro players have even already do it but the problem it is not easy.

If I consider those who are involved in gambling, all factors cannot be separated from the individual himself in Moderation, my considerations in the article some of my studies agree but some don't.

Something interesting here that I read:
first.


And the second:


I've seen many studies that say as above and I myself admit and have experienced it, Skill and victory, indeed from some experience in gambling says so.

Conclusion: gambling is risky, for me health, profit, stress, happiness, social all of that cannot be separated from the way the individual thinks, the way they engage in gambling.

This is the most interesting part. I think many people in their lives have met people who criticize gambling (or other "bad") spending, but at the same time have an expensive hobby that eats up a lot more time/money. Moreover, if you point it out to them, they get angry and say that "this is different" and cannot be compared  ;D
In general, everything is obvious: any activity that brings pleasure is good if you do it within reasonable limits and do not become a fanatic/addict.

What could always be missing is enjoying the game.
Before it was easy because you get to interact with different people in a small casino. Now, it's not that easy anymore. You will need to join a group in discord or telegram but its still different when you talk to people physically.
Now, I have a hard time enjoying every table game unlike before when I rest for a long time after standing up at a poker table because I just like the discussions with other players.
Being alone in a room can be stressful and the fun given by gambling is short-lived.

Any disease is a way out of the equilibrium state.  

Diseases are treated with chemicals (drugs) and surgery.  

However, the problem is that diseases are diagnosed very late, when the deviation from the initial equilibrium state is already very large.  This is due to the fact that at present modern medicine and psychiatry conduct medical examinations of the human body only periodically (once a year, and sometimes much less frequently).  But there is another approach - to conduct medical examinations of the human body constantly (in real time).  

And if a problem is detected, immediately and automatically carry out treatment by introducing appropriate chemicals into the human blood.  

This will prevent the disease at an early stage. In particular, this will completely get rid of gambling addiction.  

Painful arousal will be diagnosed at a very early stage and the player will be injected with appropriate sedatives into the bloodstream.

I can say that it was a very good strategy that you could stop when you were no longer having fun, not only do you save yourself from losing money, but also from falling into one of the possible things that some people fall into, and that is addiction, however I I understood in a long time but I apply that same power when I play slots, I just do it for fun.

Regarding what you say about sports betting, you are right, for me betting on sports the chances of winning are much stronger than winning in a casino game, unless you are in a PVP poker tournament, it is what I most I like it and I also know that the chances of winning increase, of course this is what I think and according to my little experience.

Aside from that, sports betting is not just gambling but entertaining us well especially if we are familiar with the sports and to league itself.

The gambling part is a bonus for me since the sports I always bet on are the sports that I really liked since my childhood. Now that I can afford to do gambling, I step and advance a bit to take advantage of my favorite sports which might bring good profit to me.

But of course, gambling is gambling regardless if it's casino games or sports betting. Don't engage if anyone doesn't understand the risks.

When you know that particular game is over then majority of us do really have or ending with the same behavior where we do usually walk out away neither taking up some cigarrete or would be distracting ourselves on doing something that will really diverged out our anger and frustration on the said bet.Yes, even though we do bet for fun and thrill but cant really be avoided on things that would really makes
your frustrated or getting annoyed with it which is something cant really be avoided but its not something enough for us to stop completely. Play in moderation and play fun
and as long you do have control into your finances then you wont creating any problems.

I fully agree, that is why any activities in moderation will always save us money.  Imagine if we go out every day to party up with people and moderate it making us join the event twice a week will save us 5 days of spending money on that party.  The same goes for gambling.  If we moderate our time playing, not only do we save money but we have more time to do different stuff that will greatly help us to keep a tab of ourselves from gambling addiction

It is always better to assess your activities especially when it comes to spending out your money.
If you think about it, gambling is more on losing money rather than gaining money.
So you do need to think if you can afford this kind of lifestyle or just allot the money to other worthwhile activities.
If you know your limitations, you can possibly enjoy gambling. However, if you go deep, that's when trouble starts.

We do have different situations and status when it comes to financial aspect which means that spending and earning  income would be totally different to each other.
Some do earns big which they could able to sustain their other activities specially on leisure without affecting that much since they do know that they could earn
still big not like into those average earners which their income is really just good for their daily living.It would really be that dumb and no sense if you do still gamble
hard despite of the condition or financial status you do have. Try to balance everything and dont go beyond with your means and leisure times because this would really
be putting you into big trouble if you do tolerate it.

The result of gambling will really influence to our mental and also physic. I am sure that everybody has different conditions when they win or lose from gabmling. Some people may be so frustrated when losing from gambling, difficult to sleep and eat, and being sick because of the loss. On the other hand, some gamblers may be too easy to eat and sleep whenever he is frustrated because of loss in gamlng.
So that when they are winning gambling some people may be too happy without considering the next result rpobability. But some are able to cotnorl teir emotion when winning, by still amnaging the feels during gambling.

As long as people understand that they should gamble for fun and not for profits then gambling can be really affordable especially if they bet with cryptocurrencies, after all the minimum bet on a physical casino is very high and not many people will be able to afford it, but in the market of cryptocurrencies the minimum bet is so low that as long as you only gamble occasionally the amount of money spent will still be on the low side.

If they don't think too much about how to make money from gambling and can accept whatever the result is after they gamble, they will not experience what you say. It will depend on how we treat gambling and we should consider and use gambling as one form of entertainment with more risks than others. Retaining emotions is a factor every gambler should have if they do not want to lose more money. By being able to contain their emotions, if they get a win from gambling, their reaction will also not be excessive and they can enjoy their victory.

Gambling makes you happy unless if you always winning in it , but if you're not a pro and your just basing your luck on daily basis then i don't think you will be happy and it will become your stress reliever after all. Lol many people are frustrated in gambling and that's the truth, wherein these perspective is clearly for those who have good experienced in gambling only not the majority of all people who use to gamble.

If gambling didn’t bring some good health benefits at times, there would be no one ever playing. Just being in the thrill of a game with money on the line, even just a little can go a long ways for someone’s entertainment value. That’s makes a difference on your overall health. Of course all done in moderation.

Gambling in moderation is how it should be done, and how most people do it.

The pros put by the OP seem to me to be more marketing than anything else, although depending on the context they are true.

Most likely scenario of someone who is a responsible gambler is someone who comes in on Friday, goes to their local casino (or plays online). He spends some time gambling with an amount he has previously earmarked for that, and if he loses it at the end of the night, he's been hanging out. If he wins, he has extra money for the weekend that he didn't count on.

True. It's a fact that negative emotions can weaken your overall health. Even your immune system is affected by stress big time. If done in moderation, each session of gambling can be improving your mood, thus making you healthier. And if you are less stressed, you can work better, so you can improve your financial situation too.

Gambling could only hit us negatively if we're not handling it the right way to the extent that we're abusing even our health for too much playing. Everything that's being done in moderation isn't a bad thing. We should know our limits and control when it comes to gambling so it will not harm or even affect our lives the wrong way.

So you are saying that you feel happy when you lose? Or maybe you are saying that you feel happy when you are entertained. For the rest of us, what can truly make us feel happy is when we win huge in gambling. We won't stop till we get it but if ever we got busted then fine we can still accept it.

You do not need to be a pro if your only goal to gamble is to relieve stress and you don't need a luck either but both of that are only required if you are playing for a profit. The only reason why people are frustrated in gambling is because of their expectations that most of the times cant be met but only if they learn to lower it then they can feel a lot better.

If we still do discipline gambling, I guess there will be no bigger problems waiting ahead. Just knowing how to gamble moderately and of course, putting it into action will still make us profitable in the long run. Just try to always control your emotions when you are in loss to avoid more possible losses, otherwise you will go home empty handed and leaves the gambling casinos always with a heavy heart.

Discipline and gambling are two different things. In our region gamblers are not appreciated and they always face criticism and distress.
But its very good to know that many gamblers are disciplined and they don't steal other people's money and don't have lust for taking advantage of other. I have hardly seen selfless people who are concerned about themselves and are not selfish at all.

Indeed, these two things are different but at least if you play gambling without having discipline, you will not be able to control yourself and you can even lose more money. If gamblers are not respected in your area, it may be because people in your area see that those who gamble are using money that they could have used to open a business or make ends meet. So by having discipline, gamblers can control themselves so they don't spend a lot of money just to gamble and to make money.

That's just being an average, decent human being nowadays. Never knew that one can be applauded if they did the bare minimum of what being a human is. There are still a lot of gamblers that obviously know better, and problematic gamblers are actually a small percentage that requires intervention and outside help. Most people are still probably rational and know the consequences if ever they tried stealing to satiate their gambling hunger.

I got confused on your statement whereas human needs to do the bare minimum to be applauded. Do you mean, being a discipline individual whereas you only do moderate gambling activities? Actually, since human are prone to addiction and greed because it is on our nature to do so, it is great to be appreciated or applauded if you will be able to minimize and control your gambling activities since we all know that gambling has all of the characteristics for us to be addicted and for our greed to be boosted.

Self awareness and does have that strong self control and discipline on which it would really able you to stop gambling or whatever you are dealing with when you do already saw that you are losing that much.
This might sounds easy to say but it is really that hard to be done or would be a challenging thing specially if you are a person who is really that greedy.Well, we do have do have that greed inside
but there are people who are really good on controlling themselves and there are ones who cant. If you dont like for your life to become miserable when it comes to finances then you should really
be that sensible for any actions that you would tend to do. I dont think Pros can outweigh the Cons considering on how things been affected on this one.

We're all happy if we are winners but we're all sad and disappointed if we keep on losing.

Someone who's relying upon his luck won't go far in gambling unless you hit that jackpot one time and that's a tremendous amount of cash or BTC or any other supported altcoins that you've won. It's like hitting that jackpot for the first time and you are not even expecting it.

It is because they had retained their sanity and don't have a compulsive gambling disorder.  And I think no one is saying that gambling and discipline is the same in this thread, does anyone say it?


You will never see an absolute selfless person being selfish since these are two opposite attributes. Unless the person has a bipolar disorder.



I don't think we need to be applauded if we minimize and control our gambling activities since it is our responsibility to look after our activities whether it is a gambling engagement or any other else.  It is for our own benefit if we moderate ourselves in gambling since we minimize the risk of being addicted to gambling.  Greed is natural and controlling them is also natural so there is no special feat that we have done to be applauded.

Most of the gamblers More security should be provided as they are at least beyond the reach of the best players. Because they know I have to play according to their own interests. The biggest sign of gambling is that you need to have perspective that will help you become a winner.That's why you need to build experience on it which helps you become a winner later on.

But to a person that is addicted, controlling their greed is very hard to do. We can't deny that sometimes we also experience it on different situation that our mind is telling us to do something very risky but because our level of temptation is not the same to those addicted gamblers, we are able to overcome it.

We don't need to applaud or admire those addicted gambler that are able to lessen their gambling activity but it will motivate them more if we atleast appreciate their conviction especially if they were able to do without going to some specialists.

True, most people gamble like that, however a great deal of attention is given to those that end up addicted to gambling, even if their numbers are incredibly small, and when the majority can enjoy an activity and do so responsibly then it would be a huge mistake to try to ban it just because a minority cannot deal with it, after all the costs of banning gambling are way greater as the number of addicts will most like not decrease, the people that could gamble responsibly will be mad about it, many people will lose their jobs and the government will stop receiving taxes from the industry.

Gambling has benefits for gamblers who are playing in moderation. Its a stress reliever for me when im tired due to my work, my past time when I want to feel some excitement. Im playing for fun thus the money I spend everytime I gamble is not much. Because its different to play an ordinary game without money involve compared if you gamble since there's also a chance to earn.

Those gamblers who dont have control are the ones suffering of the cons of gambling. One of the reason why many people are seeing gambling as bad because of the effect that it can cause to gamblers who dont have self-control.

Other than gambling addiction which has been a long time trouble for individuals who lost control, the money involved is one other concern why gambling has a bad name. People often think that gambling is just a waste money since most gamblers lost on most of their games and activities.

It's a good thing if you will be able to control yourself as you won't get broke and will have financial trouble. But both gambler who has self control and addicted can experience the same excitement and joy when playing and I think addicted gamblers enjoys most when they are winning.

Yeah, I think at the end of the day all that matters is to avoid financial ruin.

As long as the gambler plays with a small amount it's all under control. The moment the gambler starts putting a considerable amount of money is when problem starts appearing, because it will inevitably lose all the money in the long term.

The benefits come when a gambler is not after winning and he is just doing it as a fun entertainment activity after his work activities.

gamblers who lack control usually always want to get high wins and as a result he loses a lot of money, self-control issues are the most crucial for anyone who enjoys gambling activities including myself.

Gambling activities will never be separated from negative connotations in social life, so I think this part depends on one's perspective on gambling. as you said to prevent the adverse effects from occurring, one must be able to limit and not do excessive activities.

It is all right, If everyone uses gambling in this sense and emphasizing it but if it is happen the opposite then it will have a negative impact everywhere. If one thinks of gambling only as a center of pleasure, he can gain pleasure. Otherwise, if he takes it as a profession, he will be degraded. Again if you call gambling as stress reduction then it is correct but whenever you lose the match but the opposite happens. Skills can be developed here but it is not very useful. As we know luck is above all in gambling. There are many who can do good research but they cannot win. It gives you happiness only when you get a big win from here but the opposite happens when you lose. Everyone has a chance to win big. For which people are always gambling.

In what sense a person can be degraded if he took gambling as a profession? Isn't this too judgemental?


Well if a person plays gambling without the aim of reaping winnings, he wouldn't be stressed if he loses in his gambling engagement.  Besides, it is the purpose why people engaged in gambling that dictated whether a person will relieve stress or gain more.

I think that being the best will not only means that they can gamble huge because they have a big capital but its mainly because of their skill. If you are a newbie in gambling you should realize it and you should not copy them rather you should stick on your capacity first. Time will come that you can build more experience and skill in the game. That's the time to say that you are now a good player or you are now in the level of those best players. If the players interest is only to have fun then they don't really care about building their skill. Also if fun is your main perspective or objective then you won't also chase those wins or big wins.

That is why a gambler should know how to set limits for himself as he is not bound to win all the time. Mostly, gamblers fall into depression because they always anticipate their losses, regardless of how far their funds can go. If they can gamble with discipline, whether they are pros or not, gambling would still be profitable in the end.

I may agree with some parts of those studies but I would like to comment on that section which states that gambling makes us happier, or that people whose hobby is gambling are happier than others.
In fact, I do not find that the arguments on which this study relied can give acceptable results since the people who were tested may have other sources of happiness other than practicing this dangerous hobby that makes the person stand on the brink of addiction. Just knowing you're on a science test, that in itself can be a source of happiness because I don't think these people have always been part of science tests.

This should be our main priority, to have a self discipline every time we gamble and never forget to play always on a budget because if you left uncontrol and didn't know where to stop, that is the start of your greediness and might result into a bad situation. Gambling in moderation gives a best time for you to think, and have a stress free gambling experience, this only means to me that you are not into profit, and you just gamble not to chase any wins or any losses.

If gambling is going to be more positive or negative in a gambler's life, it will depend on his personal characteristics and choices as individual.

We know there are problem gamblers, who without any doubts can't make the pros overcome the cons, therefore it's an unhealthy activity for them, while other gamblers integrate gambling to their lives without any financial prejudices, so gambling is practiced in a healthy manner by them.

All the points presented by OP make sense and can be taken into consideration the same way the opposite is true. The point is if you see the glass half full or half empty and what of those glasses you are able to adopt for your life.

That is really a must-have characteristic in gambling. There are gamblers who are not even moderate in doing gambling but look at them, they are still in their right mind and knows what they are doing. If they can do it, others should be able to do it as well.

But the reality is, that those who are even doing moderate gambling are the ones who are not ended up being disciplined and responsible.

Therefore, we can conclude that even a gambler plays moderately or not, if they won't force themselves to become responsible, then good luck to them.

Self discipline is a must. Under this falls the self control, emotional control and all other features that doesn't let you go beyond your ability. According to me, gambling industry is big. The house always have its edge. Here whether you make a win/loss there'll be profit for the house. If we realise it we'll stop at the right time even without any form of moderation. Being responsible is to know your limits and spend.

When these gamblers won, that fuels their excitement to bet more. It's a great winning experience for them.

Therefore, even if they win or lose, they will still end up not controlling themselves.

Those who win big already are even most prone to ending up worst since they know already the feeling of having a big win and they will continue to pursue it no matter what. Unlike those gamblers who will always lose that budget are limited.

I think a wish person who keeps all the point in consideration are the smartest of all. I have learnt a valuable lesson in life.
That is you are your only true firend - so dont depend on anyone and earn as much as you can and do not try to eat anyone's money.

Bigger wins mean bigger stakes. After winning by a big number the other possibility to happen is you won't go small anymore.
It's like a virus where you will pursue to win back what is lost or if you are successful in doing so you have a new bottom bet. If you won at 10 you won't go back to 1, win or lose.
It requires a ton of discipline for your mindset to be normal again and not be consumed by greed.
IMO, it had always been my stress reliever and gambling fills me with excitement. I always try to bet on different numbers to avoid that type of greed.

In fact, gamblers who advise gamblers are not necessarily the same as those who advise, and it is a fact and realize that the house always wins and the wins we get are not worth the losses they suffer.
make gambling for fun, relieve stress and also fill spare time by preparing sufficient funds, and stopping when you win is the best way and stop when you lose when the funds that have been prepared run out. Enjoy the game and play quietly.
And this way will always get lucky and stop with a firm attitude and to get full luck. It's not easy, but it's the process that makes us smart gamblers.

is this your experience? if yes, you should learn and try to control yourself by starting from the intention.


well we both seem to have had the same experience, what you say I think is a personal experience.  
well with what you said, I think someone has gone through many experiences and events in gambling activities regardless of winning or losing.

At the very least, a gambler should ask himself, why is he gambling? if only to pursue a bigger win than before, I make sure what you say is true.
but if a person is gambling only for relaxation, fun and entertainment i think he will not be too chasing big wins which will lead to consecutive defeats and potentially addiction.

Those studies seem kinda biased. Maybe some casinos paid for them, so we can't be sure about their objectivity.
Gambling cannot help for socialization, especially online gambling. I've gambled a lot in the past and it didn't make more social or talkative.
An introverted and socially awkward person will always remain socially awkward.
All this BS about gambling making you happy and reducing stress seems artificial. Many other activities can make you happy and reduce stress, like drinking alcohol, playing video games, porn, smoking weed. That doesn't mean that those activities are healthy. This is a pretty artificial way to  make you happy and less stressed out. One more thing is that gambling doesn't bring financial benefits, even if it's done in moderation.

There's even nothing to judge to a professional gambler anyway,  coz professional means you're earning, and when you're earning you are actually responsible enough to sustain your daily necessities.
So, I don't see any sense on why he thinks professional gambling is degrading lol.
I can say being a dirty politician is way more degrading.

I am picking one clause from your statement. Gamblers who are the vice another gambler in the same thing but the only difference is that the device may go or might go based on the past experience of the other gamblers so I have not seen a situation whereby gambler advice soccer gambler or casino gambling or cricket gambler and other numerous gamblers for better solution of skipping the methods of playing gambling. The only thing that will come from them its same strategies of betting and win. That mindset is in them.

Very good summary of benefits people have through gambling. I agree with all the points of your list, except the stress reduction part. Losing money can be a very stressful experience that can affect us for a long period of time. Gambling is a very exciting experience that leads for me to a lot of what if thoughts. Whenever I lose a big bet my brain keeps asking me why I didn't stop at the right time. And I am trying to look at ways how I could have prevented that loss. Losing is part of gambling and we need to learn to deal with it. Learning new skills is a very important part for me in gambling, I would put it on top of your list. Through gambling I learned to take better care of my money, keep track of my income and expenses and have fixed budgets. It also helped me to deal with emotions and evaluate risks better and more quickly.

The last part I strongly agree with it. It doesn't give financial benefit even in moderation but worst, it will make you spend money. When put in together all that "moderated time and money spent" it will be a lot of waste.
About the fun part, it is half stress reduction and half making gamblers happy. It gives pleasure to your drive to win but that is momentarily. After you calm your endorphins down, you will be back to reality with not much memories of the win after a week or more. Even if you do remember it, it's not that much fun unlike other activities where memories are kept.
It's a biased article, no doubt as it only points out to the pros.

That article brings up a lot of good points, gambling can be like most things in life - if it's done in moderation then it can be fine. In fact it can be help in many ways like those suggested, I personally love buying a lottery ticket every now and then, just to dream about how it might be possible to share the winnings - knowing full well how ridiculously unlikely you are to be the winner. Socializing like you say is another good one, if people go into a casino with a set amount in mind to spend - win or lose - then you can psychologically classify it as any other form of spending. Instead of dropping 50 bucks on a cinema ticket, drinks and popcorn you can easily have a little gamble with the same amount of money and time invested in a different form of entertainment.

OP you make some valid points but in the end gambling is essentially a bad habit that will rear its ugly head at one point or another.  I mean in moderation I guess it's fine and yeah it can string together some immediate near terms pros.  But most people don't gamble in moderation and if they do, lose more than they win ultimately creating some bad MOJO in theor life. 

That is very right - gambling is not a good habit - like drinking alcohol and too much porn and adultery.
These are killing habits. They bring no good to you - but you end up repenting for being indulged into these unproductive activities.

Whatever things you are getting involved into then you should really be mindful on what are the things that it could give if you do make yourself involving that much or making it as a habit.
Everything on this world and everything would be excess in terms or engagement would really do harm into someone.

Wouldnt matter if its gambling, alcohol or even as simple making decisions in life would be having particular risk on messing up everything if you arent that sensible or aware
in regarding with your actions.
Everything should be on moderation if you dont like for things to get fucked up.

I really like the way various people see gambling and what they can do about it, how they take it, what it produces for them, and how day by day they can improve their strategies? however, I think that I have always characterized myself by seeing gambling as a way of having fun, and at the same time I do not feel shielded, since seeing it that way, I would not see it as a job because it is very easy to lose money and fall into addiction and that is something delicate, therefore everything that OP says is very useful, especially for novice people who enter gambling looking for impossible goals or who only give in to luck.

It does give financial benefit in moderation because when you play in moderation, you will stop after you had enough so you won't bust all you got including some of your winnings. Not only financial but also the benefit of having fun and to relieve your stress. These two can change if you gamble the opposite way like you are too aggressive or addicted.

You will only lose more money in the game and this can also make you more stressed instead of being happy so I totally I agree on the article. On the part you said memories. That's true if we are gambling in moderation because the win will only be small or considered to be normal. Same goes for the fun. We are used to them already.

The stress reduction aspect of gambling depends on the mentality of each person, after all something that can be incredibly stressful for you can be something relaxing for me and vice versa, however it is true that if someone does not gamble in moderation and they are abusing it then it is very unlikely they are going to get any stress reduction as there is not really a single person that likes to lose money they cannot afford to lose in a consistent basis.

Right, and gambling is not something unique in this regard. Hundreds of thousands people die from overeating annually.  But we are not saying "Eating is bad for you", right? Overeating is bad, that's right, but eating in moderation is good.

I'm not trying to say that gambling is as necessary for a human being as eating. We can live without gambling, in fact, we can live without many things we use for entertainment. It's just, life is less fun without them.

Only remember of moderation. Don't be killing yourself with your entertainment.

Not only in consistent basis which I agree everyone get stressed after they lose the money but even if you overdo it like a couple of times.I never thought I would get sad because I lost some money that I can afford to lose but yesterday I thought to myself today I am going to play with a high bet and see in a short amount of time if I will be a winner or not,I play slot machines,and sadly I lost everything in less than 5 minutes.I thought to myself that I tried to hit it big and should not be worried,however my wife directly noticed that I was not in the normal mood I am always,so deep inside me I was stressed even when losing money I can afford to lose.

Yeah, gambling should be fun, we have several strategies in our sleeves and says that this might be the day that it will eventually work. But then again, we lose that day and think of another one. But if we won, they we will continue to do it the next day until it doesn't work anymore.

So that is the beauty, sometimes you think that you are one step of the game and then you are in good mood and that you are lucky. But in the end, still boils down to moderation, as it is the key to extend our playing days and so we will have enjoyment.

It's normal to be sad over losing money that you can afford to lose. I guess it's our body's natural response. After all, we have emotions and even though we try hard to control it and don't let it affect us in our everyday routine, there will be times that it will took over unconsciously. Just like being in an attitude for the day or out of energy.

I guess it's really a matter of mind conditioning and at the same time moderation in gambling. Despite the pros of gambling, we can't really say it will outweigh the cons most especially if you frequent lose bets. Self-discipline is really a must so you won't get caught up betting over and over after a win or loss.

That is an interesting observation, even if you lose some money that you had already planned on using to gamble if the speed at which you do so is too fast then you may still get some lingering regrets about it, this is something that I think it has happened to everyone and I include myself as well, as I remember that once I decide to use the martingale strategy and I got busted in less than 10 minutes when the chances of that happening that fast were very low, it was a bad loss but I learned a lot from it.

So why aren't we sad when we are spending money on entertainment such as watching movies, rides, park entrances etc.,  I don't think we can label the money which we are sad when lost as money that we can afford to lose.  Because if we can afford to lose, there shouldn't be bitter feelings towards losing it.


Surely, the pros can't outweigh the cons, if we are sad about losing money in gambling since it has taken away the several pros of engaging in a gambling game.

Using up martingale doesnt really assure whether it would be a long or short session because it would vary on how early or late you would really be able to experience because this strategy had been known on doubling

your basebet whenever you do lose which even if you do set out the maximum losing streak for even 30 plus or something it couldnt really assure that it could really able to sustain
thats why this is a wrong misconception for almost everyone specially to those who are just new into gambling where they do commonly make use of this very
common and usual betting strategy specially on dice or even on crash.Its up to you on how you would make out adjustments.

I think financial stress is the most horrible of all. It drains you and takes away all your energy and freshness.
The loan and interest and the payoff - is the horrible of all. I have suffered one of the loan payoff - which I lost during gambling and I was in so much trauma for approx 6 months.

Having a debt is really a big burden to some especially if you are going to get that loans so you can use it to pay another debt, its just like you are trap on that and the only way to get out is to increase your source of income. Gambling in moderation can save you from the big stress, it gives you more time to think and more time to get extra money so you can gamble. This only mean to me that you are still in control with your gambling activities, and its really good.

It is really the most horrible because it will really take almost everything from you.  Financial stress often leads to depression and the only way to remove this depression is to have a regular income that can pay both our daily needs and debt.  It is worst for people who are hooked or addicted to gambling because they can be trapped in a loop wherein they keep circling in taking loans, work, and paying loans just to sustain their gambling addiction.

One thing I have learnt over the course of time . . is - that you are your only true friend.
And that your mental health is important and your health too.
So try to avoid trouble as much as you could.

And this is not only a problem with gambling addiction, to be honest I do not know how people deal with being in debt for the most part of their lives as I know that I would not be able to sleep properly if I owed a great deal of money to the banks and I knew that I will need to work for decades to settle that debt, it is because of this I have remained debt free almost all my life and it is one of the main reason why I can be relaxed all the time as I know that even if I were to lose my job I have the resources to deal with it for a long time.

At least in the US it seems that it's pretty common to have debt.

Here's what type of debt people have in the US:

https://i.imgur.com/Ngo5bNx.jpg

If you feel you can't keep yourself from gambling, it's best to leave gambling for good because it's not good for you.
You can use many ways to fill your spare time by not playing gambling if gambling will bring badness to you.
But unfortunately, many people do not understand and instead continue playing gambling because they think gambling does not require control.
Gambling with control will protect you from the risk of loss, therefore, take care of yourself before things turn bad.

There is truth in what you mentioned mate, almost most of the people who have a lot of money or rich people don't care if they lose a lot in a game whether it is landbase or online gambling. while the majority of gamblers seek and struggle or participate to get a gambling jackpot. Sometimes others even lead to bad things because they become a vice without realizing it, they no longer control themselves because of being greedy for money to get from a gambling that their actions are out of control.


Sometimes, when a gambler is addicted to a gamble, he doesn't know what is called self-control anymore, because he doesn't think about anything else but to win the gamble and get a big profit from it and that's not on his mind anymore. he is the one who loses, so most of those gamblers lose a lot of money and others even lead to the destruction of their families and the sale of their properties and the destruction of their lives.

he may be very easy to get money in my opinion it is not an important problem because the money he gets is very easy and by gambling he is just looking for entertainment and does not intend to make his assets go up because if you gamble with the hope of increasing the value of assets then it is a big mistake because in a gambling place no one can guarantee that he can double his assets in an instant, use gambling to play not to make money and if it is difficult to make money then you have to work so that it is easy to get money.

Anything excess is always harmful.  Even with the limitless bankroll, if we don't moderate our gambling activity even if it is for entertainment, we might find ourselves having health problems since if we gamble excessively every day, we deprived ourselves of proper sleep, physical exercise, and relaxation for emotional balance, not saying we might forget to eat balanced foods too since we are too hooked-up in gambling.  It isn't just a financial problem that we may encounter but actually, every aspect of our daily lives might be affected if we don't moderate our gambling activities.

Thats why we must limit ourselves. If you know that you might end up becoming addicted due to lack of discipline then dont even try to gamble. It has a pros (like what op have said) that can be benefical for gamblers who are playing in moderation but lets admit, thats not always the case for many gamblers especially to those who cant accept the losses.

So youre right, gambling affects the every aspect of our lives and it depends on us how we will let gambling influence us, is it for the better by playing in moderation, or for worse for not limiting ourselves.

I think gambling is sort of simulation in life where you play and directly win at financial means. So it has escapist mechanism in itself. Because of this I believe, gambling can be very fun to go away from stressful things in life. I don't count financial benefits even. But gamblers should be respectful to their family while escaping from bad sides of life. It can be damaging to totally escape life.

Yeah, totally escaping life is never a good thing, especially if you want to do it frequently and for a long period of time. Maybe you should reconsider your way of living instead of trying to escape it through gambling, alcohol, drugs or whatever. In fact, I think gambling shouldn't be in one list along with drugs and alcohol even. Gambling, if done in moderation, can be a healthier way for you to relax.

I don't see any respect for the family when you tend to go to gambling to escape the stressful reality rather than spending your time for your family. Well, there's an exception to that If you're not frequently doing it, but as you label a person a "gambler", first thing that comes out to your mind would be, this person gambles regularly.
Another exception would be, when you're working from home and you have enough time for your family, so I can say you're perfect fine to gamble regularly as long as you will not exceed financially.

Its easier said than done you cannot do that unless there's an intervention coming from an outside source like your relatives and professional help, the interference includes curing and replacing the urge to gamble without this you cannot stop the gambling if you are a compulsive gambler, I have seen people promising themselves and their family that they will stop gambling but they end doing it in secret because they cannot keep up.

Many respectable people put gambling, alcoholism and drug addiction on the same level because all of these activities negatively affect the human psyche in the acute phase. If you drink a glass of wine on Fridays or play poker, it does not mean that it will negatively affect your health. But you should always remember that any hobby that can grow into a habit must be controlled.

Even on intervention it wont really assure that it could really make you stop midway.For sure you would really be having in mind on how the hell they would care? Its your money then its your right to play.
Everything should be in moderation not only on gambling but also in other things as well because everything thats excessive will really be giving a big problem.
It would be mainly affecting finances and health if you dont really make yourself to have good control or discipline thats why you should be mindful on making decisions.

It's pretty much the same thing. That's how addiction is formed, you do something, get the dopamine effect, you feel good at the moment, and then in the long term you have negative consequences.

It doesn't matter if the thing is tobacco, alcohol, chocolate, or gambling. You feel good in the moment, and you continue doing it because of it.

Short term mindset vs long term mindset.

The people with long term mindset tend to be healthier and wealthier than the ones with short term mindset.

Everything in gambling places can indeed provide additional money but it can't always be like that because in gambling places all possibilities can happen and there is no guarantee to always get a win, because sometimes you can get a loss until the money you have runs out or goes bankrupt, so it's better to stay Be careful when you want to gamble and don't be too influenced or have to be able to control yourself.

I worry that he will continue to gamble until he doesn't realize that he has become a gambler addicted to gambling.
It's very dangerous. After all, he won't think about anything else because he just wants to keep playing without stopping.
Yes, in the end, he will lose because he continues to play without stopping and it is only a matter of time for him to realize that what he did was a mistake.

If I were him and could earn money very easily, I would think twice if I wanted to gamble and try to avoid gambling.
And if I want to find entertainment, I will look for other ways that can give me pleasure.
It would be even better if he could buy more potential coins, which had a chance to improve later on instead of using the money to gamble.

Yes, that's true but not necessarily if we become like that if we experience it ourselves.
It is a difficult thing to cure gambling cravings and it takes a lot more effort to be able to say no to ourselves.
More temptations will come to us if we can't avoid gambling and that's why we should always try to avoid gambling if we don't want to get a lot of losses.

everything in a gambling place is potentially negative. referring to what you said, I think all things if connoted negative the result will be negative regardless of the subject. but what you say is true, it all depends on the user himself.

However, I think gambling is not only for people who have unlimited wealth, back to this topic, if someone gambles with a limited amount, there are many benefits that he can get.
Well, I think gambling can be done for anyone who likes this activity, with a note not having ambitions to make income or just entertainment, playing with self-control, limiting when it's at the maximum limit.

Everything should have limitation and wont really be exceeding because you do know on what are the effects on things that would really be affected whenever you do decide on doing excessively specially on gambling.
Moderation not only on gambling but also in other activities as well.Everything should be balanced and on proper way so that you wont really be experiencing problems whether on your health or finances.
Pros is not really that much aside from entertainment and the rest would be in con's but depending on what kind of approach you do have towards gambling.

I guess that is human nature, I agree that gambling is not the way, but for the majority, specially if you have the means and access whether online or offline, this people will go and gamble to get out of their stressful like, maybe physical or emotional stress.

And as the majority said, everything should be in moderation, and as an individual, you should be the one controlling everything. Not your addiction to gambling and any vices because in the end you are the loser here.

Yeah, gambling, like any other addictive activity, should be enjoyed in moderation.

If someone cannot control themselves gambling, then it's probably a good idea to not gamble at all.

It's a good thing that underage people are not allowed inside a casino, because their minds are still developing, and they can easily get addicted.

In general, I agree with you and am not going to defend those who "burn through" their lives. I just want to note that sometimes there is such a paradox: the one who has a short-term mindset gets what he wants at certain moments, and the one who has a long-term mindset often does not receive anything at certain moments, since their achievements are "smeared" in time.

Which is exactly why I wonder how people can do it? I can understand that being in debt for the right reasons and for a low interest rate makes sense, especially in a scenario with inflation being this high, but even then it is something I cannot do, this has without a doubt limited me in some ways, but when I think of the huge crisis that is coming and how I will be able to resist it without going through that much of a problem I still give thanks for being able to avoid being indebted for so long.

You have negative consequences in the long term only if you are doing it more and more over time. You don't mean that we should not be getting the dopamine effect at all, do you?

The thing is that we cannot live without dopamine, and if we are getting some of it from gambling, then gambling is a good thing. But you can ruin any good thing by overusing it. That's what we always have to remember.

..Gambling is not a healthy activity - even the researches too have confirmed
People have to end it - not matter what - it brings less good and more trouble - and frustration - i would rather keep myself away from all the mess.

Underage people restricted into the casino is good, but they were able to experience the similar experience with the smartphones. I'm not defending, but this should also have similar accessibility. Human mind always looks for an alternate, when they were restricted from caisno they look for the alternative. This can be a online casino, and some might choose to stay away from gambling.

Everything which is excess is really bad and you should watch out for that and with your actions which you arent really that dumb on not to foresee at least on what are the potential
things that might happen ahead if you do really make yourself get involved and keeps on making bad decisions specially with gambling which can really cause up some addiction
which would really be giving all the negative possible effects and outcome for a certain individual might able to face off.Play for fun and dont go beyond with your means
specially on making yourself that rich via gambling because thats not how it works.

Dopamine is one hell of a chemical. Imagine it being responsible for a lot of your habits and a lot of the things that cause you pleasure. This rewards center isn't easily overridden. You have to have a serious willpower if you want to change what it trained your brain to look for when it comes to pleasure. If people are gambling on a continuous basis, even if it's in moderation, there is still a high chance that this individual will get addicted to it. But again, if you have a willpower similar to a god's, you'll just develop a habit but not get addicted, and those are two different things.

Well, the truth is that every player must have ethics first and foremost, there is no reason to steal from others, in fact if you play on an online casino platform there is no way you can steal, the only way is that you can get a vulnerability and manage to exploit it, even so it must be taken into account that this is quickly questionable and the offender is quickly found, in fact many casinos are updating all their systems to avoid these things, if we see the events from a point of view in favor of a player, it can be concluded that the player only exploits the vulnerability and the casino is blamed, but if not, he should inform the casino and the casino must give him a very good remuneration so that he can continue to exercise that trust between player-casino .

Going to that point, yes, it's true that the chance of overrunning the house are cause by exploiting or some illegal act that a gambler might found while playing, but the trust is important and instead of abusing it reporting it to the house will surely give you compensation or maybe a VIP treatment.

In terms of balancing your time between your life and your gambling activities, it's better to have the right practices and discipline in avoiding getting too much addicted to the point that it will cause risking your physical and mental health.

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 I think everything that has an advantage has a disadvantage as well. The thing there is, instead of over flogging the matter of gambling, one has to bear in mind that in as much studies show that gambling is an activity that releases dopamine, one has to be moderate in his gambling to avoid feeling depressed after a loss.

Feeling depressed after experiencing defeat can come to anyone and what we can do is how we can overcome or control the feeling of depression so that it does not affect our activities after we play gambling. Most people experience that feeling and many of them have not been able to get rid of the feeling of losing money at the gambling table and still want to recover from that loss. This is what makes many people continue to gamble because they want to recover from that loss.

Yes, dopamine and serotonin are very important hormones for any person.  They give joy to life. 

However, in order to receive dopamine and serotonin, it is not necessary to gamble.  Bananas, real cocoa, sweet bun - all these products provide the body with these essential hormones. 

This should be taken into account when dealing with gambling addiction.

You can basically make your body produce "feel good" chemicals at any time. You just need to withdraw something you need or want for some period of time, and then when you get it, you'll feel great.

It can be a basic thing such as water or food, hot showers, whatever. Just don't get them for a day or two (not medical advice, don't do it without medical supervision) or whatever time period your body needs to remove that feeling from your system and then when you actually get it after that period you will feel amazing.

Chasing losses is probably one of the biggest problems when it comes to gambling addiction, it is understandable that people are not happy when they lose, and it is even more understandable that people are very unhappy when they lose a lot of money, but they need to accept that whenever they gamble they can either win or lose, if they cannot accept this simple reality then a person like that should never gamble, otherwise they are going to begin to chase their losses and lose way more money in the process.

If we talk of gambling in moderation, then of course it is the good way of doing gambling. So there must be good effects coming from that. But if we talk of gambling in general, then it includes all kinds of gambling including gambling that is beyond moderation, impulsive gambling, gambling due to stress, etc.

If gambling in general is to be assessed, I believe the cons easily outweigh the pros. I think gambling has provided more negative effects than positive effects to the financial situations of gamblers.

Chasing losses is made by not only an addicted gambler but also other gamblers because experiencing defeat at gambling is very unpleasant and can give bad memories in our memory. This makes many gamblers still want to return to gambling because they indirectly think that apart from having fun, they also want to try to recover from previous losses. We can accept the defeat and not chase the losses that we experienced before but it is difficult to get rid of that thought and only by continuing to have good discipline can help us to avoid bigger defeats than before.

Honestly there is no going in moderation.  For the most part people can't stop thselves when they are going.  Gbling in moderation means that someone actually has control over themselves.  I've known enough people who gamble to know that gambling in moderation is nothing more than just a saying.

Most people in the world either gamble once in a while, or never at all. There's only very few people that gamble constantly and that have issues with it.

Maybe if you're surrounded by them you might think there's no gambling in moderation, but there really is. It's the same with alcohol, most people drink alcohol in moderation or nothing at all. It's only the minority of people around the world that have an alcohol problem, but if you're surrounded by them you might think it's everyone.

We have several threads discussing psychological disorders of gambling, all of which can help us on how to prevent it and how we should act.
referring to what you said, to be honest most of us have experienced or often experience the things you mentioned, especially when we want to recover losses and continue playing sessions.
things like this that someone who is often involved in gambling activities must realize, one of which is to moderate the gambling itself, and this is not easy as I said. at least we will need practice and change the mindset about gambling itself and make it just a fun pastime.

While you are right that there are probably more people who lose in gambling than there are winners, it's important to look at the whole picture. I expect that the majority in gambling either wins small or loses small. From my friends I know that we all spend smaller amounts in the casino and try to keep our losses limited. Over the years I wouldn't say that gambling had a big impact on my financial situation, because I also look at the opportunity costs. If I don't spend one evening gambling than I would do something else, like go to the movies, or to bar drinking with friends, or to a restaurant. All of the alternatives would also cost money and should be compared to the losses in gambling. It's not like if I stop gambling I would sit at home and only watch TV. Gambling is much more interactive than to watch passively TV. It's good to focus on the benefits of gambling from time to time. This means reasonable and compulsory or addictive gambling.

This makes sense. Whenever we fail, as humans, we have the urgency to get back on track and try again because we want to recover from our failure and losses. This is a good approach especially in the field of career. However, applying it in gambling has its limitations. Because the more we want to recover from our lost bet, the more we will continue to bet and gamble which can lead to further losses.

During my experiences in different situations, we must not be overtaken by our emotions. And once we feel like in the brink and edge, we must not engage any further because not being in the right mental headspace could just add to our initial problem.

We experience this incidents especially back on old days as newbie gamblers this is why we need to settle up so that we will not encounter any huge issues since sometimes chasing up losses might put us at risk to get addicted since feeling to recover more on what supposed to be lose amount is more intense. That's why we need to have self control towards this because for sure if we are well discipline we will not do bad decision which can cost us a lot of troubles.

Yes, the frustrations we are facing once we got losses is the thing that will make us miserable, we need to overcome it and as much as we want to gain what we already lost we need to be contended, it will take some time before we can have it it will take a lot of effort and courage for us to have it.

I agree that we need to overcome this frustration but we can avoid this kind of scenario if we gamble in moderation.   Since we gamble responsibly if we moderate our gambling activity.  So we have plans and execute the plan accordingly such as gambling with free money.  with this kind of gambling, even if we lose the money, we won't be affected at all, let alone get frustrated.

That thread will be useful for people trying to find a solution to the problem. But if they don't try it themselves, it won't do any good even if they read it. Without the practice of what they read, it won't change anything at all and they certainly won't be able to change it either. Yes, we definitely experience that loss but we continue to play gambling and even though we already know that we are actually losing, we think it will come back to us someday. Moderating gambling is not easy because it requires constant effort and practice to control yourself, changing the mindset that gambling is not a place to make money. We must be able to make gambling as one of the fun entertainment as you say.

The annoying part is when we start winning we forget about the limitation thinking that we can recover the money in a quicker process can lead or will lead us to lose everything back, it's important to learn how to control yourself, emotionless gambling with the intension of trying to cope up with losses.

Though it really depends on how you will manage yourself and controlling all your emotions, patience is always a big factor
to change the tempo of the outcome of your gambling activities.

I don't agree with your argument that if you don't spend your money on gambling, it would still be spent on something else anyway. So gambling is more or less justified. Our money is meant to be spent. I understand that, but I don't follow your principle that goes like "this money would go to the movies anyway, I'd rather gamble" or "this money would be spent with my friends anyway, I'd rather gamble" or "this money would be spent in a restaurant anyway, I'd rather gamble" or "this money would be paid for shoes or apparels anyway, I'd rather gamble".

What do you mean by "This means reasonable and compulsory or addictive gambling"?

Many of us have experienced that annoying part several times and not just once because our greed level will increase with our victory. If we get wins over and over again, it will be more tempting for us to keep trying again and again, to get that victory. This is where it is necessary to have good self-control so that we will not get caught up in gambling and get out on time. Patience also plays an important role in assisting us in playing gambling because, with patience, we can control emotions that can increase at any time.

Makes you Happier - You will only feel happy when you win and that what gamblers feel. I don't know somebody who will feel happy when they lose money
Stress reduction - Well, after a long hour of work, gambling might be the way for the gamblers to reduce their stress so... yeah I agree with this one.
Relaxation and Comfort - Only if you win because your winnings can be used in other ways for the gambler will be relaxed and feel comfortable
Improves your Skills - In any aspect of life, whatever you are doing, you will always be learning things. I as a gamer learned how to be flexible, how to increase my reaction time and how to be a multi-tasking person. For sure gamblers are the same as well.
Helps with Socialization - Especially when the gambler is in a physical casino, they will always be socializing with other gamblers as well.
Potential for Big Wins - Only if you are lucky enough to win.

After all, these are the benefits "only" when gambling is being taken with moderation. The problem is only few are doing that or at least know how to control themselves because there are more losers in gambling than winners. Many can't control their emotions thus, they are losing more money. Well after giving the benefits, I still believe that the cons still outweighs the pros because not all gamblers can gamble with moderation but on the other hand, gamblers can still experiences the cons that a gambler is experiencing.

We're very much confident when we keep on winning and that's why we're not scared to keep moving.

It involves and affects the mental health of the gambler because he thinks that while hitting those bets with a win and luck, nobody can stop them from pursuing.

Until everything drops and loss starts to come.

Yes, although sometimes it is somewhat difficult to achieve that level of moderation that should be taken according to the level of bet that is taken, normally an average person who is starting out in betting is carried away by their emotions, they can have profits or losses, even so if the person has losses they do not take it very seriously, and that is something important that should be taken into account, that is the beginning of a person falling into addiction and it is what should be avoided.

When we make bets and we win, a behavior that we never take into account is that we analyze why it was won, and that is how you will learn.


One of the things that a player should have is to know when to go out and leave everything there, mainly when they have a good win, I have observed that many players when they try to continue playing and playing looking for more chance to win, everything can happen to them. On the contrary, and it is very ugly after having a great profit to lose it and lose more, that is a very common case that I am sure has happened to many of us.

Self-control is one thing that we must never forget, therefore when we play not only self-control must exist but also control of what we win, that's when greed can come and achieve unwanted goals.

That's the reason why we are always advised to know our limitations so we won't exceed too much. If we don't know when to stop, there's a huge possibility that we'll bet more than our allocated funds for gambling. Consistent winning might tempt us to bet continuously so we must be aware about our decisions and actions. We should not exceed beyond our limits despite the excitement that we feel.

That control is becoming gone when we're at the stage of gambling that we're too lucky. Almost every bet we make is always a win and we're forgetting that luck won't be there to last longer.

The reason why many gamblers forget about getting out while they can and while they're at a profit because there's still money in their pockets left.

And if they ran out of money, that's the time that they'll realize that they should have stopped early and just took the profits happily.

Yes, being consistent in winning sometimes is also bad because it make us overconfident that we'll not ran out of funds.

Always set out limitations not only on gambling but also in other things in life as well on which you should really be that having moderation so that you wont really be ending up on a disaster.
You wouldnt only affect your financial but also your health whether physically or psychological which we do really know that it would really be a big problem once these things would be affected.
Do everything in moderation so that you would be no problems in ahead speaking about financial specially involving with gambling which we know that this is really
talking about spending up money and prone to addiction.

I agree with this. We should always do everything in moderation so that we won't end up burnt out and we won't be lost in the process of doing it. Like what they always say, everything that is too much is harmful. We should learn to limit ourselves to do things in moderation so that we won't harm ourself and the people that surround us. Because in some things we do, it has effect on other people too, most especially to those who are close to us.

Financially speaking, if you won't gamble in moderation and responsibly, you will end up going bankrupt. Getting addicted in gambling could cost you so much to the point that you might get tons of debt in the process of wanting to gamble continuously. Regarding health aspect, if you won't gamble moderately, you might end up getting addicted. And getting addicted is a serious matter. You might become dependent on it. Meaning, your system will keep on craving for it despite it harming your health.

If you become addicted, your body clock might change. Your habits could lead to some serious diseases that might affect your overall well-being.

not only a disease, if gambling becomes addicted and too excessive, it will lead to some temperamental behavior and even criminal acts in an attempt to get money for gambling capital. The desire to gamble continuously will remain high because there are no limits and no direct attempts to quit. They no longer have any control. people like this don't make gambling as entertainment or income anymore, but more on the satisfaction of lust to keep winning and winning. Heavy gambling addicts need intense rehabilitation.

Yes, I agree with you! 

Socialization skills can be improved by playing offline casinos, not online casinos. 

This is very well shown in the film about the special super agent James Bond "Casino Royale".  In a real offline casino, you can communicate with casino visitors and croupiers.  It is especially pleasant to communicate with girls. 

For a humble person, this is a great chance to improve their socialization and communication skills.

It's true, and I think we've experienced that when we've won a few times. But as long as we can moderate our gambling games, I don't think our confidence will increase because we always remember that luck is a determining factor in winning gambling, and not everyone can be lucky. We can only try to play fairly and hope that we can win but never hope that we can win many times because it is very difficult.

Situation varies.

Even if we keep on remembering that we're good and we have the control to ourselves, that's dynamic and will eventually change based on the situation and excitement that we've got.

That's why sometimes our own feelings can't be trusted when it comes to this.

If you know how to balance everything the chance of winning and controlling everything is not by far, though many times gamblers forget about control and instead of enjoying and be entertained they've got addicted and suffer from huge losses, gamblers who can't resist the lust and desire to keep playing.

At first, you can really hold your emotions, but by engaging longer than the usual time for your gambling sessions will start everything that in the end you will regret all the bad effects on your life, mentally and physically.

Greed is a big challenge and we need to be able to control ourselves if not, we might fall victim to the wrong habit. Gambling is meant to be soft not hard the way many gamblers takes it to be. We need to gambling or play bets in a way that will give us relaxation and self confidence which is the reason why we should not go for wrong spending. Spending what we know that if we lost it, it will affect our psychologically should not be an option for us. We need to keep doing what gives our joy but not in the wrong manner.

Exactly. People must understand that although winning in gambling is possible, it is always a bit less likely than losing. Thus, planning to make money with it is stupid. Have fun. Don't go beyond your limits. If you win big amount by chance, that's great, celebrate, But don't think: "Now I know how to make money without working!".

When you do end up on molding that kind of mindset on which you do believe that you could really make yourself rich with gambling then you are wrong and you would find it for yourself when you do able to experience it.

Gamble in moderation and gamble for fun and not for money and this is the best decision you would make.Just like been said that you should be thinking that you are paying for the enjoyment you are getting.

Con's would be more messing out your life if you do tolerate your greed but if you are on a controlled manner then i dont see any problems.

It is true that this is something done not only by those which are addicted to gambling since even regular gamblers fall into that behavior, but without a doubt it is a behavior that should immediately raise a red alert in our minds, as it shows lack of self-control and it could eventually lead to an addiction, so if someone has lost their self-control recently and chased their losses then it is the moment to reflect about what happened and probably take a break and not gamble for a long period of time.

It is said in a saying here, that everything that is too much is bad and not good and it is also not good that there is always a lack. That's why when gambling, a gambler must have what he calls his own discipline to limit losses and wins. If it is applied correctly by every gambler, it is certain that they will all end up happy gambling whether they win or lose in gambling.

But we must still be careful as a gambler in the crypto gambling industry so that we can maintain
being responsible players on a gambling platform. otherwise, we end up with bad results what we will do like what happened
to irresponsible gamblers.

When a gambler faces this situation he must leave the gambling platform immediately and start doing another activities. It's not easy to forget a loss or accept the fact the house has defeated you, but that is how things work and only within time the gambler will be able to comprehend it consciously. That is why it's important to have a solid social network, so he can meet friends, go out for a while with them, maybe a girlfriend... After few days feeding his mind with a plethora of another subjects non-gambling related, that loss will become part of the past and it will finally stop bothering him.

By doing this the player stays on the 'moderated gambler' category, consequently avoiding financial and health issues!

There is something called "Addict". Have you really look into this aspect of life?
Most of the things said are basically helpful but i must say that when it comes to gambling there are some people who fucking addicted to it whereby they looks for all means to quit or reduces the way they behave in gambling. There are some others who gamble for money maybe they believe if plays with such amount they will end up hitting a specific wager, this sets of people can place their home for sale to gamble because they have applied greed. Naturally gambling is what makes happy as well place you in High Risk of losing everything in life if they gamble for money and not fun.

And hopefully, we can have the awareness that we have an addiction and immediately ask for help from others to help us cure it. Because otherwise, we can get deeper into a gambling addiction and it will be more difficult to cure that addiction. Self-control is a way to keep us awake and try to avoid gambling addiction but strangely, even if we can control ourselves playing gambling, we can still be dragged deeper into gambling. This may be because of the temptation of gambling that keeps us coming back for more.

I don't think so that we forget it. It crosses in our minds but we choose to continue because we want to earn more but we only lose at the end. It is annoying if you repeat the same mistake over and over again. If you desperately want to stop this then you can try some practices, we have lots of them here in the forum or outside.

A simple search like "how to stop being greedy when betting" will reveal them. It is known that gambling wins in the long run so in order to combat this, we need to do some pauses or rest once we win something so that our winnings won't be returned immediately to the casino but there is a chance that we can grow it and that's how we recover our past loses.

Gambling is not all about winning and taking out profits but it's also about entertainment. They don't focus on their losses but they focus on the experience. Stress reduction is true if you don't gamble for profits because if you lose which can occur likely then you will feel more stressed. Same goes with relaxation and comfort. Gambling improves skills most especially if you play for profit and then the game you are playing are skill based like card games.

If you're a busy person and then you sneak to play gambling then you are multi tasking and you will likely use auto bet functions so that you can just leave and go back to what you are doing. Socialization is true in a real life casino but in online, not all have a chat and forum function. Lastly, potential big wins, can be more possible if you are skillful and not only depending on luck.

Thinking deeper, I do realize that gambling is all about getting a profit.  There is a difference between gambling and playing on a slot machine.  If you want entertainment, you don't need to gamble.  You can use play money and spin the slot. I think this two will separate it, gambling and gaming.  You do gaming if you want entertainment while you do gambling if you want to profit.  So, I believe gambling isn't the right term for those who want themselves to get entertained by gambling machines.

I read the financial benefit part which is true but that is the main reason for most people are getting addicted to it so if someone has the desire to win those big numbers which occurs rarely and keep pushing themselves to make it happen then sadly they have high chance of getting the result on other side and possibly even go bankrupt so gamble with your limits because we are the one who knows our financial situation better than anyone else.

Often times it is the idea of winning that makes gamblers hooked on gambling.  Then comes chasing losses when they have lost and wanted to recover their losses.  And the cycles continue until the player finds himself traps in a loop of winning and chasing losses without realizing that his savings have been running out.  We shouldn't lose our focus on keeping ourselves moderated.  It will help us to maintain our sanity .