Why not play games online instead of gambling?

[Script3d]

Many but not all gamblers are claiming they gamble for fun and pass time. I was just thinking. If it is the reason why people gamble then why not play online games? There is a lot of good and challenging onlne games wherein you can interact with other people online?

there's a certain feeling where you can only get from gambling which is thrill not just a ordinary one, you cant find that feeling most of the time by playing video games and you rarely stumble across it, that's why people find gambling fun the thrill they can just go back and experience it again even myself find gambling fun too because of the thrill and that feeling also when you ended up winning. just my speculation.

[sunsilk]

Many but not all gamblers are claiming they gamble for fun and pass time. I was just thinking. If it is the reason why people gamble then why not play online games? There is a lot of good and challenging onlne games wherein you can interact with other people online?

In general i agree with you, but there are a difference between that games. I think that online games have to make an opportunity to earn BTC or other altcoins directly in a game.

Basically it's not all the gamblers that are claiming that we gamble for fun. It's just hard to admit that we are gambling for money and that's the fact. We are shy to let others know due to the failures that we are getting with our gambling activity.

There are only few online games that allows you to earn BTC and the amount is very minimal and almost nothing. The fastest way would be selling some in-game items in exchange for bitcoin or any altcoin that you prefer. The question is what's the better stress reliever, gambling or online games?

[Betwrong]

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One can assume that people differ regarding what they can be more addicted to, and probably it's a decent assumption, but from what I know, online games are more addictive and people spend much more time playing them then non-addicted gamblers usually spend on gambling. It's up to you to decide what is better, to lose $1-$2 while gambling for 1-2 hours, or lose zero money but spend 5-6 hours playing online games. I prefer the former scenario because, as they say, "time is money", you know, and I definitely don't want to lose so much time.

I've never met a regular gambler who only spends $2 in gambling, really. It's going to blow up overtime and the time spent in gambling will also increase especially once the person has started to use gambling as a way to cope with problems and avoid facing his suppressed emotions.

But I haven't just invented those numbers for the sake of a witty remark. That's how I've been playing for 2 years, if not more. Also, I enjoy chatting with various people on gambling sites, and that's what I've learned from them too. I mean, in some cases it's less than $2 and in others the amount is greater than that, but what is important is that it is always an insignificant amount compared to what they earn daily with their jobs.

On the other hand, you can also spend money in online games and honestly it makes gaming a lot better. You might start buying better graphics card for higher resolution and higher frame rate. You might also buy an IPS monitor with high resolution and high frame rate to match the graphics card with. What I'm trying to say is that we really can't say that one thing is better than the other because both have the tendency to eat your money and time when you get hooked on it. It really depends on the person, his environment, his issues, his stress level, lifestyle, and the coping mechanisms that he developed.

Yep, but if we compare the amount of time one spends on healthy/moderate gambling with that spent on gaming by an average gamer, I think the latter will be greater. Some of my friends consider it a normal thing to spend almost all night playing through a game, while similar behaviour of a gambler would almost certainly attract fierce criticism of him/her as an addicted gambler.

Plus, based on your judgment, you had a priority of time while others might have a priority of money. Pretty much it's subjective, is the better word. What's good for you might not look good for others and vice versa.

Actually, earning money is a priority for me too, as it is for most people. I just meant that one could be spending his/her time on earning money (which includes learning) instead of spending it on playing video games.

[Efiraboy]

Many but not all gamblers are claiming they gamble for fun and pass time. I was just thinking. If it is the reason why people gamble then why not play online games? There is a lot of good and challenging onlne games wherein you can interact with other people online?

One can assume that people differ regarding what they can be more addicted to, and probably it's a decent assumption, but from what I know, online games are more addictive and people spend much more time playing them then non-addicted gamblers usually spend on gambling. It's up to you to decide what is better, to lose $1-$2 while gambling for 1-2 hours, or lose zero money but spend 5-6 hours playing online games. I prefer the former scenario because, as they say, "time is money", you know, and I definitely don't want to lose so much time.

I've never met a regular gambler who only spends $2 in gambling, really. It's going to blow up overtime and the time spent in gambling will also increase especially once the person has started to use gambling as a way to cope with problems and avoid facing his suppressed emotions. On the other hand, you can also spend money in online games and honestly it makes gaming a lot better. You might start buying better graphics card for higher resolution and higher frame rate. You might also buy an IPS monitor with high resolution and high frame rate to match the graphics card with. What I'm trying to say is that we really can't say that one thing is better than the other because both have the tendency to eat your money and time when you get hooked on it. It really depends on the person, his environment, his issues, his stress level, lifestyle, and the coping mechanisms that he developed.

Plus, based on your judgment, you had a priority of time while others might have a priority of money. Pretty much it's subjective, is the better word. What's good for you might not look good for others and vice versa.

Yeah you are right but the problem is this that gambling addiction is something that never let you spends your time on time passing games. Money catches people’s attention no matter legal or illegal. People want money. They do not concern with the source. Addicted gamblers will never play online games for spending time. I never gamble and tats why it never catches my attention.

[wxa7115]

Many but not all gamblers are claiming they gamble for fun and pass time. I was just thinking. If it is the reason why people gamble then why not play online games? There is a lot of good and challenging onlne games wherein you can interact with other people online?

Because people have different preferences, it is as simple as that, I enjoy playing video games as much as anyone else and yet I have met a lot of people that say that they do not like to play video games, is there something wrong with them? No, they just prefer to use their spare time in a different way than I do and that's fine, some people prefer to gamble their money and obtain fun that way, as long as they do not get addicted to gambling then there is nothing we can say to them.

It is their money, it is their time and it is their life so as long as they are not damaging anyone including themselves they can do as they please and if they enjoy gambling more than other activities then that's fine.

[maydna]

I am trying to play games online instead of gambling and I enjoy to play both and in my opinion, both games online and gambling have a different feeling for every person. some people prefer to play gambling because they can make money IF they can win the game but the other people don't want to lose the money so they prefer to play games online. playing games online and gambling online/offline can be a solution to enjoy our time in our free time so we can relax from what we did in every day and sometimes we can release the stress that we have.

Not just some people like you say, many people still prefer gambling rather than online games because they can be fun and can make money, the charm of money is too great for all of us, the resistance is useless, just play and have money, that is the dream of so many people. Casinos understand and they use our psychology to make money for them, many people have been unable to escape when engaged in gambling, that is also what happened to me in the past but fortunately, I was able to stop in time and move on to healthy activities and games

Yes, it is true, but the problem is they continue to stay at the gambling place and still playing the game although they are getting big losses. They feel too difficult to leave the gambling place and makes them getting more in-depth in the games, and they forget that they have another thing to do and not just for playing gambling.

I glad that you can stop in time and leave the gambling games so you can move on to the healthy activities and you can spend your time with someone you loved. I hope that many people can realize this, so we are only playing gambling for getting fun without thinking about how to win much money from gambling because that is too difficult for us.

[DarkDays]

A lot of MMORPG actually have gambling elements involved, I think that it's not simply the thrill of victory that is the rationale behind gambling, but instead the thrill of potentially winning a life-changing amount of money, something which can't be done on online games through simple gambling.

[samputin]

Many but not all gamblers are claiming they gamble for fun and pass time. I was just thinking. If it is the reason why people gamble then why not play online games? There is a lot of good and challenging onlne games wherein you can interact with other people online?

One can assume that people differ regarding what they can be more addicted to, and probably it's a decent assumption, but from what I know, online games are more addictive and people spend much more time playing them then non-addicted gamblers usually spend on gambling. It's up to you to decide what is better, to lose $1-$2 while gambling for 1-2 hours, or lose zero money but spend 5-6 hours playing online games. I prefer the former scenario because, as they say, "time is money", you know, and I definitely don't want to lose so much time.

I've never met a regular gambler who only spends $2 in gambling, really. It's going to blow up overtime and the time spent in gambling will also increase especially once the person has started to use gambling as a way to cope with problems and avoid facing his suppressed emotions. On the other hand, you can also spend money in online games and honestly it makes gaming a lot better. You might start buying better graphics card for higher resolution and higher frame rate. You might also buy an IPS monitor with high resolution and high frame rate to match the graphics card with. What I'm trying to say is that we really can't say that one thing is better than the other because both have the tendency to eat your money and time when you get hooked on it. It really depends on the person, his environment, his issues, his stress level, lifestyle, and the coping mechanisms that he developed.

Plus, based on your judgment, you had a priority of time while others might have a priority of money. Pretty much it's subjective, is the better word. What's good for you might not look good for others and vice versa.

Yeah you are right but the problem is this that gambling addiction is something that never let you spends your time on time passing games. Money catches people’s attention no matter legal or illegal. People want money. They do not concern with the source. Addicted gamblers will never play online games for spending time. I never gamble and tats why it never catches my attention.

Well in my opinion, online gambling is just for entertainment but for teenager especially students they make money from it,  by betting who will win in the game. Also some online games have cheat so as the people discover it the eagerness to finish the game fades.

Also the gambler who bet their everything is usually the old ones. Those who ages are the one who gamble that is not satisfied in online games because they think its just for kids,  and waste of time.

Gambling may give money,  double or triple that has no guarantee but online is not really gave money the gambling may give.

[pixie85]

I used to make money playing online RPG games. I wasn't playing to make money but the money came anyway and it was another incentive. I think that I was making much more with gaming than with gambling and there was also luck involved. Rare items could be worth a lot of money and as long as the game was popular selling items was easy.

[NeeNts]

A lot of MMORPG actually have gambling elements involved, I think that it's not simply the thrill of victory that is the rationale behind gambling, but instead the thrill of potentially winning a life-changing amount of money, something which can't be done on online games through simple gambling.

Many people are gambling addicted and they only gamble online or in regular casinos. Playing games on computer are of no use for them. Although your suggestion is very good but regular and addicted gamblers will never follow it. I also like online gaming because I am not regular gambler and I only gamble seldom for fun and entertainment. I don’t like online gambling.

[coolcoinz]

There are many reasons why people prefer gambling from gaming. For me it's mostly the time required for each of these. If I gamble I spend an hour doing it and can move to something else. Online gaming requires a lot more time as RPG games are divided into quests and many of them can't be stopped until you reach a safe point. There are boss fights for which you assemble a team and need to reach the destination and win the battle (I played some wow in my time ) I wish I had as much free time as 10 years ago.

[jvdp]

I used to make money playing online RPG games. I wasn't playing to make money but the money came anyway and it was another incentive. I think that I was making much more with gaming than with gambling and there was also luck involved. Rare items could be worth a lot of money and as long as the game was popular selling items was easy.

I don't play RPG but I used to go with the Players unknown battleground game and it so much addicted one for making mu time great and got more friends at here.
There are people still go with gambling and loose the money. If they wanna invest for entertainment concerns they may go with the good Android or windows games to enjoy.

[adroitful_one]

I for one gamble to pass time as well. But when I choose to gamble I do not like to place anything that favors the house. Online the slots, blackjack, or even dice give the house a slight advantage. They will always be favored to win. They are programmed to be. When I play cards I play with real people (in person).

I mainly just stick to sports bets. I just won .006 BTC betting on the Rams yesterday on Nitrogen Sports. Thats the only time I gamble online as the house only earns a small fee no. There are no disadvantages!

[Fatanut]

There are many reasons why people prefer gambling from gaming. For me it's mostly the time required for each of these. If I gamble I spend an hour doing it and can move to something else. Online gaming requires a lot more time as RPG games are divided into quests and many of them can't be stopped until you reach a safe point. There are boss fights for which you assemble a team and need to reach the destination and win the battle (I played some wow in my time ) I wish I had as much free time as 10 years ago.

It depends on the person, really. There are people who can be satisfied with just an hour of gambling while there are people that finishes until the next day, all just for gambling. Same with gaming. There are solo or offline gamers that just play just to pass the time while there are hardcore gamers that can play for 16 hours a day. Others even take adderall just to improve their gaming performance. It helps the player's focus, according to them. It all depends on the person, there's no such thing as time requirement in both gaming and gambling since both can be as casual as possible.

[boyptc]

There are many reasons why people prefer gambling from gaming. For me it's mostly the time required for each of these. If I gamble I spend an hour doing it and can move to something else. Online gaming requires a lot more time as RPG games are divided into quests and many of them can't be stopped until you reach a safe point. There are boss fights for which you assemble a team and need to reach the destination and win the battle (I played some wow in my time ) I wish I had as much free time as 10 years ago.

You can gamble even just for few minutes and you are not obliged to finish what you started. The same goes for RPG or any online game but the longer you stay there, you'll become stronger. While in gambling, its opposite the longer you stay the higher risk you have.

This also can be a time related issue why some preferred to gamble instead of gaming.

[alentmay]

Many but not all gamblers are claiming they gamble for fun and pass time. I was just thinking. If it is the reason why people gamble then why not play online games? There is a lot of good and challenging onlne games wherein you can interact with other people online?

One can assume that people differ regarding what they can be more addicted to, and probably it's a decent assumption, but from what I know, online games are more addictive and people spend much more time playing them then non-addicted gamblers usually spend on gambling. It's up to you to decide what is better, to lose $1-$2 while gambling for 1-2 hours, or lose zero money but spend 5-6 hours playing online games. I prefer the former scenario because, as they say, "time is money", you know, and I definitely don't want to lose so much time.

I've never met a regular gambler who only spends $2 in gambling, really. It's going to blow up overtime and the time spent in gambling will also increase especially once the person has started to use gambling as a way to cope with problems and avoid facing his suppressed emotions. On the other hand, you can also spend money in online games and honestly it makes gaming a lot better. You might start buying better graphics card for higher resolution and higher frame rate. You might also buy an IPS monitor with high resolution and high frame rate to match the graphics card with. What I'm trying to say is that we really can't say that one thing is better than the other because both have the tendency to eat your money and time when you get hooked on it. It really depends on the person, his environment, his issues, his stress level, lifestyle, and the coping mechanisms that he developed.

Plus, based on your judgment, you had a priority of time while others might have a priority of money. Pretty much it's subjective, is the better word. What's good for you might not look good for others and vice versa.

Yeah you are right but the problem is this that gambling addiction is something that never let you spends your time on time passing games. Money catches people’s attention no matter legal or illegal. People want money. They do not concern with the source. Addicted gamblers will never play online games for spending time. I never gamble and tats why it never catches my attention.

Well in my opinion, online gambling is just for entertainment but for teenager especially students they make money from it,  by betting who will win in the game. Also some online games have cheat so as the people discover it the eagerness to finish the game fades.

Also the gambler who bet their everything is usually the old ones. Those who ages are the one who gamble that is not satisfied in online games because they think its just for kids,  and waste of time.

Gambling may give money,  double or triple that has no guarantee but online is not really gave money the gambling may give.

Yeah you are right and I also don’t believe when people say that they only gamble for fun and not for making money. Gambling is only for making or losing money and not for entertainment. It is right that you can play games for time pass and for entertainment online. There is no need for gambling because it is the worst thing in the world and almost everyone hates gambling and gambler as well.

[Wete]

Why do people prefer to gamble to spend a lot of time rather than playing games? Because they gamble of course with the aim of winning and making lots of money. I think gambling is more fun than playing games.

[pixie85]

There are many reasons why people prefer gambling from gaming. For me it's mostly the time required for each of these. If I gamble I spend an hour doing it and can move to something else. Online gaming requires a lot more time as RPG games are divided into quests and many of them can't be stopped until you reach a safe point. There are boss fights for which you assemble a team and need to reach the destination and win the battle (I played some wow in my time ) I wish I had as much free time as 10 years ago.

You can gamble even just for few minutes and you are not obliged to finish what you started. The same goes for RPG or any online game but the longer you stay there, you'll become stronger. While in gambling, its opposite the longer you stay the higher risk you have.

This also can be a time related issue why some preferred to gamble instead of gaming.

If you don't finish what you've started in an RPG game you won't get anywhere. I know what he's talking about and these are "instances". If you've ever played games like Tera online, Vindictus, Diablo 3, you know what instances are. If you don't finish one you won't get the reward, which means that you won't gain anything. I think that comparing gaming to gambling can be done only if we also compare the rewards.

[Sukut]

In both of them, you spend your time but in gambling you could earn some money, also you could lose your money so, if you don't want to take a risk, you can go with playing games I think both are enjoyable.

[STT]

I mainly just stick to sports bets. I just won .006 BTC betting on the Rams yesterday on Nitrogen Sports. Thats the only time I gamble online as the house only earns a small fee no. There are no disadvantages!

Sports betting is more of a long term kind of thing, ideal for someone who follows that sport closely.   Theres always a chance the person betting has a better grasp of the true odds then the book maker themselves.   I do like that aspect but its hard to get really nice odds on a bet, usually it works best where the odds have been swayed strongly by the crowd themselves and ended up unrealistic because fans can be looking at glory too much over realistic outcomes.

In that case I'd say the best odds are vs other players, the house just sets up a standard set of games  to get people involved