Do you have gambling friends or you prefer to be alone.

[nullama]

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I have gambler friends with whom I can share my insights on boxing matches and horse racing. Honestly, it’s hard not to have friends in gambling because you want to talk to someone with the same interests.

I don’t know if there is a similar topic, but if there is, let me know, and I’ll lock this right away.

There's another aspect in gambling that people don't usually consider, which is the "luck" other people bring.

As long as the gambler next to you is winning, all is well, but the moment they start losing, I think it might even be dangerous to be around them, because people can get quite violent and irrational when they lose all their money

[danherbias07]

I have a coworker whom I consider my best friend, and yes, we both enjoy gambling, but even so, I prefer to gamble alone. Even when I'm with him and I want to gamble, I do it alone without showing it because I'm more comfortable gambling alone, after all. But I always tell him about the results, and my friend does the same.
Something I like to do with my friend is remind each other not to overdo it when gambling, because we have other activities to attend to as well.

That's cool. Having someone to discuss your gambling activities makes the games more enjoyable.

I also have friends here in our neighborhood who I can discuss my gambling activities although they rarely place bets. Most of the time, they only do it during the Playoffs and the Finals of the NBA. It's nice, though, having someone to discuss the results of the bets and also the game itself. We love watching the NBA, and there are times we gamble against each other, but only for snacks and drinks. Only the loser will pay, but we will all share what he bought.

[Mindyspace]

Having a gambling friends or mate will make you to be addicted in gambling, so I believe that as a gambler, you need to follow your own ways of gambling method, do not have a group kind of gambling mates that might lead you to be addicted in gambling, in other way round once someone is addicted in the group other's may be indirectly be affected

In other way round, if you wants to make it in gambling you have to follow your own direction in gambling, and not basically depends on other people kinds of gambling.

Having friends who gamble doesn't mean you'll end up addicted. The most important thing is to have self-control and know your limits, especially when gambling involves gambling. Enjoy having fun with friends, but know when to stop. At the end of the day, it's just a game, and it should remain just fun.

[taufik123]

Having a gambling friends or mate will make you to be addicted in gambling, so I believe that as a gambler, you need to follow your own ways of gambling method, do not have a group kind of gambling mates that might lead you to be addicted in gambling, in other way round once someone is addicted in the group other's may be indirectly be affected

In other way round, if you wants to make it in gambling you have to follow your own direction in gambling, and not basically depends on other people kinds of gambling.

Having friends who gamble doesn't mean you'll end up addicted. The most important thing is to have self-control and know your limits, especially when gambling involves gambling. Enjoy having fun with friends, but know when to stop. At the end of the day, it's just a game, and it should remain just fun.

The problem is indeed just about self-control, because I have friends who gamble.
There are 2 of my friends who both play in gambling, let's say Doni and Gery (pseudonym).

Doni prefers gambling because he just wants to find entertainment with gambling,
but does not use too much money and Doni knows where his limits are to gamble so that it does not disturb him mentally and there are no big losses.

While Gary is more intense in gambling and focus, he gets big wins with quite a lot of capital.
At first, he got the jackpot, but he forgot to stop and kept playing until eventually he lost his winnings as well as his initial capital and made him stressed and had some debt due to gambling.

Gambling is indeed just a game, and this will depend on each player whether he becomes a responsible player or not.
Because many end up regretting losing money in gambling, but some people just make gambling as entertainment.

[Julien_Olynpic]

The author gave a funny proverb in the start post. But there is another common proverb "Eagles do not fly in flocks". There are gambling games that attract other people, and there are those that repel people from each other. Thus, we can say that there are so-called introverted and extroverted games. In games like poker, you cannot play alone even if you want to. But, for example, many casino games, such as roulette or slots, although they may imply the presence of friends nearby, do not actually need friends. It is funny that in many casinos there are rows of slot machines and people sit next to each other in rows, but at the same time they do not need communication as such for obvious reasons. In online gambling, this is even more noticeable.

[junder]

I don't have gambling friends and I don't like the idea of sticking around friends that do gambles alot . Though at times I do seek people opinions as regards some gambling strategy but I don't keep them as friends.Ambition is infectious, I believe sticking around friends that do gambles all the time may lead one to become an addict. So for a gambler who is addicted to gambling avoiding friends that do gambles alot will really be of great help in breaking free from gambling addiction.

Not everyone is like that, my friend. Some friends also enjoy gambling, but the good thing about it is that we remind each other, like my friend and I, who also enjoy gambling. Even though we enjoy gambling, that doesn't mean we lead each other on. Instead, we remind each other that we have other, more important needs, so don't overdo it when gambling, whether you win or lose. Reminding each other is a good thing. While I'm honestly more comfortable gambling alone, having someone else gamble with me isn't always a bad thing.

[LUCKMCFLY]

Gambling is fun when you gamble with friends. You share ideas, go to casinos, and do things together.

You're right but up to a certain point, after that point one must do things for themselves, there is no other option, it also depends on the type of personality of the person, there are people who want to do everything with their friends, others are more solitary, go out from time to time, what happens is that going out to gamble with a group of friends is very easy to associate and bet together , sometimes that can bring problems, there will always be misunderstandings with money.

[nara1892]

I fall into both categories: sometimes I gamble alone, sometimes with friends. Honestly, I'm in a very active gambling environment. I have many gambling friends, and sometimes when I win, I give some of my winnings to them, or vice versa, when they win, they don't hesitate to give me some of their winnings. For me, as long as we're having fun, those actions are fine and don't harm me.
Honestly, I and some of my gambling friends share the same understanding that most games rely on luck, so we gamble abstractly in whatever way we like.

[DiMarxist]

There’s a popular saying that birds of a feather flock together. Does this apply to your gambling experience? What I mean is, do you have more gambling friends with whom you can share your earnings or strategy, or do you prefer to be on your own, not telling anyone that you gamble?

I have gambler friends with whom I can share my insights on boxing matches and horse racing. Honestly, it’s hard not to have friends in gambling because you want to talk to someone with the same interests.

I don’t know if there is a similar topic, but if there is, let me know, and I’ll lock this right away.

Yes it do applies to my gambling experience, to be honest I did not even start gambling on my own if all started with friends introducing into it, I started, started learning how to play and predict games on my own, with I can now do today without the help of anyone. So like you said beds of same feather flock together, I can do share my gambling experience with friends and they do open up and share their own too.
To me when we share gambling experience together I will know how to re arrange my next game am going to bet on or how I will play the next, after hearing from everyone side that why we bring up chat like predicting game's, which and which do you think will win if you place a bet on. To me that's how it should be done and not hiding experience.

[CryptSafe]

Gambling is fun when you gamble with friends. You share ideas, go to casinos, and do things together.

You're right but up to a certain point, after that point one must do things for themselves, there is no other option, it also depends on the type of personality of the person, there are people who want to do everything with their friends, others are more solitary, go out from time to time, what happens is that going out to gamble with a group of friends is very easy to associate and bet together , sometimes that can bring problems, there will always be misunderstandings with money.

Yes, at some point, it is not always get together to do everything together. Sometimes a wrong prediction by some friends can lead to misunderstanding by friends and blaming if such an idea came as an opposition to the real idea, maybe a bet odds or so. Like me, sometimes I go out with my friends and we play games together, and at times we win our bet, and also sometimes the reverse is the case, and we accept it, whatever the result is, because we have resolved to make decisions whenever we are doing things together, and we accept the results.

[AYOBA]

Personal I would like to continue gambling as a personal matter since most of the people in my life do not see gambling only in a positive way. At the same time, I think having friends sharing a common interest makes it more enjoyable since one can share ideas and the victories with them. I think it all lies with personality, some are comfortable with the company and others find it safer to keep it between themselves.

The reason why a lot of people don’t see gambling in a positive way is because of the risks that are involved, and again, it’s not something that a person can rely on. That’s why I wonder about those that take it as their personal source of income, and it’s not all the time that their predictions come out positive. I would rather find something to do specifically than take gambling as my personal way of income. Because it’s known that the salary they will be paying you is based on what you played the day before you get paid; that means if all the games you bet are intact, even though a friend shares his ideas, not all the time his ideas will come out as a victory.