Gambling should be considered as a Sickness!!

[plost24]

im one sick bastard then xD

You better cure your sickness when it is still early and there is still medicine to stop that. Earlier solution and curing it will be better, rather than if you already get addicted to gambling and no one could stop well it will become a syndrome xD

Absolutely, being addicted with gambling is hardest disease to cure, that is an emotional disease where you cannot control your self and you just gamble regularly just to satisfied your cravings to it. When you gamble you cannot decided well so in the long run you will lose and might lead you to bankruptcy.

Yes Sickness thats a better word for Gambling. Its sort of sickness.  It is just a pay for entertaining if you are just want to play to win you will lose everything, gambling is for fun not for living. But if you are lucky , you can be the richest in small amount of time.
you should  manage with right balance and timing to quit. will help you to not lose too much.

for onine casino free bitcoin can't make you addicted i think that if they lose a high amount of bitcoin and his deposit fund go down to 0 that will start to make them addicted by trying to recover his lost bitcoin.
I beg to disagree, gambling has nothing to do with your life if you are not into it. It is just an establishment and it does force people to gamble. Only those irresponsible gamblers should consider gambling as sickness in their life but in totality it cannot be considered as sickness.

It is because it attracts people to do gambling with those huge win advertisement and beautiful women assisting you. Some online casinos even give away free bitcoins so you can try gambling. And when you try, you will get hooked and will be addicted. So whether you are a gambler or not, you will still be affected by it.

i think free bitcoin in online casino don't make gambler addicted the only think that if he lose a high amount of his deposit fund and then he will become addicted because he want to recover his lost.

[wadili89]

Gambling is not a sickness for some people its even a blessing, its in my opinion not a sickness because you are self doing it and get addicted.
With sicknesses you get it no matter what you do..

I disagree with you man. Gambling is not a blessing. Don't consider it as a gift from God.
Being addicted to gambling should be considered as a gambling syndrome.

this is crazy if you are saying a blessing to it yeah sickness is not a good word as well because gambling is not a sickness i used to gamble alot for fun and i was not sick and i left it when i wanted so you should have control on yourself

[maku]

So many misconceptions and peculiar comments in this thread. I would like to clarify something.

Gambling as a form of entertainment when you have absolute control of it and  can stop anytime is not wrong, nor it is sickness.

What you guys could call sickness is 'gambling addiction' called also compulsive gambling or gambling disorder.
When individual can't control the impulse to gamble and is driven by impulses even when it is hurting him or/and people around him.

More info here: https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=1475232.msg14872353#msg14872353

[smho_16]

I think its easy to say what is an illness

It is when you cannot stop gambling and you are feeling the adrenaline that cannot make you stop, although you are causing pain to your family and to yourself , to yourself you don't care and continue to do so that is what all psychiatrist call sickness from gambling.

If you play for fun even a lot but can quit whenever you like, then this is not called sickness , this second option if you play a lot the risk of becoming a sickness is very high here. Only play what you can afford to lose and play rarely.

[tsaroz]

I think its easy to say what is an illness

It is when you cannot stop gambling and you are feeling the adrenaline that cannot make you stop, although you are causing pain to your family and to yourself , to yourself you don't care and continue to do so that is what all psychiatrist call sickness from gambling.

If you play for fun even a lot but can quit whenever you like, then this is not called sickness , this second option if you play a lot the risk of becoming a sickness is very high here. Only play what you can afford to lose and play rarely.

I agree with the above comment. Gambling is a fun. You not only bet your money but also play games or bet on your favorite teams. But however responsible you are, If a person wins from gambling he most likely is to lose that for a higher bet.

[Piltover]

It is really bad if people are addicted to gambling of course and that is because it is also really hard to stop gambling and that is the problem of the game because you can also lose a lot of money.
And that will be bad for you later if you are going to lose a lot of money and it is all wasted also.

[Rubberduckie]

gambling just like anything in moderation is fine

It only becomes a sickness when it becomes an addiction and
really starts affecting your life and loved ones. But do agree it
can be one for sure just like alcohol, some people can have a few
beers and be fine and some it leads to a bottle of jack lol.

[saiha]

Just like addiction, addiction is a sickness that cannot be cured easily. So in gambling addiction, it is considered as sickness that cannot be healed by those professional doctors, only God can help you to cure that addiction.

[DeDordtenaar]

It is really bad if people are addicted to gambling of course and that is because it is also really hard to stop gambling and that is the problem of the game because you can also lose a lot of money.
And that will be bad for you later if you are going to lose a lot of money and it is all wasted also.

that is why it is called gambling as a disease because 90% of the players will be gambling addicts after they did gamble and then you will be very difficult to get out in the addiction and lead to a great loss of money for you. you have to get special medicine to get out of gambling

[Ziskinberg]

It is really bad if people are addicted to gambling of course and that is because it is also really hard to stop gambling and that is the problem of the game because you can also lose a lot of money.
And that will be bad for you later if you are going to lose a lot of money and it is all wasted also.

that is why it is called gambling as a disease because 90% of the players will be gambling addicts after they did gamble and then you will be very difficult to get out in the addiction and lead to a great loss of money for you. you have to get special medicine to get out of gambling

90% is just a conservative estimate for me, I think of even 95%. People one tried gambling and they cannot endure the stress it brought into our life would tend to become addict. Always thinking of a ways to win without simply understanding that the odds does not favor him.

[goldcoinminer]

It is really bad if people are addicted to gambling of course and that is because it is also really hard to stop gambling and that is the problem of the game because you can also lose a lot of money.
And that will be bad for you later if you are going to lose a lot of money and it is all wasted also.

that is why it is called gambling as a disease because 90% of the players will be gambling addicts after they did gamble and then you will be very difficult to get out in the addiction and lead to a great loss of money for you. you have to get special medicine to get out of gambling

90% is just a conservative estimate for me, I think of even 95%. People one tried gambling and they cannot endure the stress it brought into our life would tend to become addict. Always thinking of a ways to win without simply understanding that the odds does not favor him.

So that means that there are really a lot of gamblers in here who doesn't know how to handle themselves, right? Gambling should not be considered sickness actually because it brings happiness into our life but with the responsible gambling in doing it.

[Zooplus]

It is really bad if people are addicted to gambling of course and that is because it is also really hard to stop gambling and that is the problem of the game because you can also lose a lot of money.
And that will be bad for you later if you are going to lose a lot of money and it is all wasted also.

that is why it is called gambling as a disease because 90% of the players will be gambling addicts after they did gamble and then you will be very difficult to get out in the addiction and lead to a great loss of money for you. you have to get special medicine to get out of gambling

90% is just a conservative estimate for me, I think of even 95%. People one tried gambling and they cannot endure the stress it brought into our life would tend to become addict. Always thinking of a ways to win without simply understanding that the odds does not favor him.

So that means that there are really a lot of gamblers in here who doesn't know how to handle themselves, right? Gambling should not be considered sickness actually because it brings happiness into our life but with the responsible gambling in doing it.

Its true, most of the gamblers in here are not professionals, they gamble base on luck purely as they think that gambling is the easiest avenue to make money. They are foolish who do not know the risk and just focus on the possible winning.

[Ziskinberg]

I am considered gambling  as a fun activity as it gives me a moment to relax from the problems and stress my day job has bring to me. FYI, I am not a real gamblers, I just play for fun and nothing else. I only bet with a small amount, an amount that I won't divulge but this amount guarantees a little thrill to me everytime I gamble. I do bet in sports, any association (Basketball and Soccer).

[maku]

I am considered gambling  as a fun activity as it gives me a moment to relax from the problems and stress my day job has bring to me. FYI, I am not a real gamblers, I just play for fun and nothing else. I only bet with a small amount, an amount that I won't divulge but this amount guarantees a little thrill to me everytime I gamble. I do bet in sports, any association (Basketball and Soccer).

From what you told us I can assume that you have no gambling problems.
Although using gambling as your only stress reviler could potentially lead to compulsive gambling,
because it will calm you and ease your nerves you would eventually want to do it more and more.

[futurebit640]

I am considered gambling  as a fun activity as it gives me a moment to relax from the problems and stress my day job has bring to me. FYI, I am not a real gamblers, I just play for fun and nothing else. I only bet with a small amount, an amount that I won't divulge but this amount guarantees a little thrill to me everytime I gamble. I do bet in sports, any association (Basketball and Soccer).

From what you told us I can assume that you have no gambling problems.
Although using gambling as your only stress reviler could potentially lead to compulsive gambling,
because it will calm you and ease your nerves you would eventually want to do it more and more.

Yes yes so i think he is addicting to this gambling slowly. when we feel to play gambling daily for any reason that may be feeling stress or feel boring or to spend there free time etc that means automatically we are addicting this gambling. yes there is lot of methods are there to control those feelings but still we choose this gambling means we are addicted it's my opinion.

[hua_hui]

it is ok to gamble regularly, as long as it does not affect those people around you. Even our country has betting station and each bet is like minimum $50. with bitcoin, you can bet with as small as $0.10 so you can bet a ton of times.

[lorylore]

it is ok to gamble regularly, as long as it does not affect those people around you. Even our country has betting station and each bet is like minimum $50. with bitcoin, you can bet with as small as $0.10 so you can bet a ton of times.

however, the scary thing is that you may start off with small bet, you will get addicted and will bet bigger and bigger. 0.1btc may not look that big but that is actually 20usd. you will also end up betting more cause there is more option for you bet with diff casino.

[n0ne]

it is ok to gamble regularly, as long as it does not affect those people around you. Even our country has betting station and each bet is like minimum $50. with bitcoin, you can bet with as small as $0.10 so you can bet a ton of times.

however, the scary thing is that you may start off with small bet, you will get addicted and will bet bigger and bigger. 0.1btc may not look that big but that is actually 20usd. you will also end up betting more cause there is more option for you bet with diff casino.

Exactly at the beginning every user uses a small amount. When they grab some amount automatically the mentality changes. This has been quoted as various terms like sickness, addiction and all. The cure for such dilemma is to fix yourself committed for certain value and never to exceed that at any situation because of greediness.

[BeGoods]

Just like addiction, addiction is a sickness that cannot be cured easily. So in gambling addiction, it is considered as sickness that cannot be healed by those professional doctors, only God can help you to cure that addiction.

not all people who gamble will become addicted after they gamble for example every day I did not do gamble because I am not gambling addict. I just do gamble for fun and do not chase the target so in the sense that gambling is not always is a disease or sickness that results in addiction

[TGD]

Gambling is a form of entertainment. Those who says it is a sickness are poor losers who can't win.
Gambling involves mathematics and of course research. I gamble in poker and sports and I always win.