Gambling: Culture

[Shutup]

Have you ever wonder why even there are a lot of negative things gambling bought, it still doesnt leave us ? Is that so, gambling has been a part of our culture , even you have plenty or not. Rich people often socialize in the form of casino, while the poor are contented on country games with lower bets. I, as a person living on a third world country, witnessed how gambling form our culture. Town celebrations or "fiesta" are not complete without low cost gambling houses called "perya" where you can bet starting from almost $.02 and above. Every corner of the street has some kids playing coin games and even a wake makes its company awake using card games. Weird isnt it? How about in your country?

Gambling is culture in our country to its really hard to quit in gambling. This is also as a past time of the many people here in our country. Even in a place who is far in town gambling is popular as a game. But some gamblers in our place are addict,they used to look for a gambling site. If there's no gambling site they find. It's like they die if there's no gambling.

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[DarkIT]

well, maybe gambling is a culture. in my country, has many games that are similar to gambling games. but, I think, when we grow up, we can see the difference in gambling and not.

[rocketbits]

Well the term 'gambling is illegal' is just a term which can be manipulated anytime depending on the person and the situation if the person is rich and he wants to gamble even though it's illegal he will be allowed , gambling is involved in every level of this society

Gambling is illegal in some parts of the world but not everywhere. However, it is played by the citizens of every country for sure. If someone has decided to do something, there is no way to stop that person. That is why, people should learn about the side effects of gambling as it will help them in staying away from it. Due to internet, people can play gambling online killing the need to go anywhere making it accessible even if it is banned in that area.

[onebtcforlife]

well, maybe gambling is a culture. in my country, has many games that are similar to gambling games. but, I think, when we grow up, we can see the difference in gambling and not.

I hope gambling is the culture in your country and many other parts of the country still, gambling is illegal, gambling is the major case where cannot control our bankroll while playing it, many times i tried to control the bankroll but ending up in the loss.

[FlightyPouch]

Have you ever wonder why even there are a lot of negative things gambling bought, it still doesnt leave us ? Is that so, gambling has been a part of our culture , even you have plenty or not. Rich people often socialize in the form of casino, while the poor are contented on country games with lower bets. I, as a person living on a third world country, witnessed how gambling form our culture. Town celebrations or "fiesta" are not complete without low cost gambling houses called "perya" where you can bet starting from almost $.02 and above. Every corner of the street has some kids playing coin games and even a wake makes its company awake using card games. Weird isnt it? How about in your country?

I can relate on this since when I was a child, every time the fiesta is closing I don't really ask why there are fiestas and why are fiestas being celebrated but I ask when will the these "peryas" go to our baranggay so I can play and literally waste my coins on those rolling dices and betting. It is funny that older people says that gambling is bad but they are encouraging us to bet on these types of gambling that they didn't consider as gambling but it is.

We also play what we usually call "kara" and "untog". Kara is where we toss a coin into a line, the guy who tosses the coin to the line gets all the coins and do the first turn by lining up the coins in the hand, tossing up it into the air and guessing whether it is heads or tails. If he says heads all of the coin that goes head will be his/hers.

Another one is "untog" where we bounce a coin in a wall and whenever you hit a coin of your opponent, that coin is yours. I am a bit embarrassed when I am thinking that I actually this kind of gambling as a child but because of this games, I grew up knowing the value of money.

[krishnaverma]

Previously though not illegal, gambling was severely frowned upon the society in my country but right now, People really don't care and almost everyone is currently gambling from kids even to the old people because people have realized that money is more important than culture.

This does not hold true in my country. People give more value to culture than money here and you can easily notice the difference if you have seen both cases. I am not judging anyone with different approach but this has a lot of benefits in my opinion for people in my country. Current youth might be having different opinion and we can see them becoming more materialistic in future.

[noormcs5]

well, maybe gambling is a culture. in my country, has many games that are similar to gambling games. but, I think, when we grow up, we can see the difference in gambling and not.

I hope gambling is the culture in your country and many other parts of the country still, gambling is illegal, gambling is the major case where cannot control our bankroll while playing it, many times i tried to control the bankroll but ending up in the loss.

I don't think if gambling is famous then we compare it with our culture. Culture is not suitable word for gambling, while we see all over the world people play it but not any country announce that gambling is legal in his country and it is our part of culture.
So why we think that gambling has a part of in our culture. And also it is very complicated because every country has different culture and mostly old people respect their culture and don't like anyone change their culture.

[paul00]

In our country, although we cannot consider gambling as our culture, but many of our countrymen introduce it to us and we made an another version of gambling but still we cannot say it is our culture but it has a big part of our culture. If I will take a survey maybe 9 out 10 of my countrymen have a knowledge about gambling.

[michkima]

In our country, although we cannot consider gambling as our culture, but many of our countrymen introduce it to us and we made an another version of gambling but still we cannot say it is our culture but it has a big part of our culture. If I will take a survey maybe 9 out 10 of my countrymen have a knowledge about gambling.

What does "made an another version of gambling" mean here? It is either you made your own kind of gambling games aside from what we usually see in the casinos or that you transformed gambling itself to another form which I cannot really fathom what it is though. Pretty interesting, from my readings usually gambling is always part of every culture. It may be different in every one but we can see a pattern that human nature involves gambling of some sort.

[Chikitita2004]

Have you ever wonder why even there are a lot of negative things gambling bought, it still doesnt leave us ? Is that so, gambling has been a part of our culture , even you have plenty or not. Rich people often socialize in the form of casino, while the poor are contented on country games with lower bets. I, as a person living on a third world country, witnessed how gambling form our culture. Town celebrations or "fiesta" are not complete without low cost gambling houses called "perya" where you can bet starting from almost $.02 and above. Every corner of the street has some kids playing coin games and even a wake makes its company awake using card games. Weird isnt it? How about in your country?

Ya maybe culture, maybe pass-time? I think we are from the same place. I still remember in my place when iwas a child. Even housewives, when they are bored from taking care of the house and children, they will start talking, gossiping and then agree to start playing cards with bets. Some look at it as entertainment too.

[raven7886]

Previously though not illegal, gambling was severely frowned upon the society in my country but right now, People really don't care and almost everyone is currently gambling from kids even to the old people because people have realized that money is more important than culture.

I guess it not only in your country because in the ancient time, in most countries, a person who always gamble or visit a gamble house is been marked as a wayward person; Its just some cultures view of it. But recently things are been changing even kids gamble and are proud to say it openly because they feel they are doing the right thing. In someway, when you look at it, you feel the ancient ways are better.

Agreed and even up till now, in some societies, that still happens. In my country, they always feel that anyone who gambles is either too lazy to find a real job and looking for a shortcut which eventually gets him into a tighter corner than he was before.

However, for some who do it reasonably or for fun, they really do not go out advertising their exploits to the whole world anyway. It is a jet age though, and people no longer feell responsible for anyone which makes them to do whatever without caring what the society feels unlike back in those days.

[jrrsparkles]

I don't think gambling will help to grow the culture or whatever,it was created by the people who want to make money with people greediness so it will give profits to some players and lots of profits to the gambling owner.

[diegz]

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Ya maybe culture, maybe pass-time? I think we are from the same place. I still remember in my place when iwas a child. Even housewives, when they are bored from taking care of the house and children, they will start talking, gossiping and then agree to start playing cards with bets. Some look at it as entertainment too.

Siesta? Oh, it's common on places where women or even men have nothing to do in the afternoon, like those small impoverished villages, where everyone is looking for a way to strive for the day.

I am not against those matters, but the time that those people waste ( especially if they are busted ) instead of using it to earn money or look for something to do. Sometimes it's becoming a habit, they would do it everyday at the same time, and what's worst is they would do it until dusk and forget that they children are hungry, or they don't know where their children are going or what they are doing. It could lead to a broken family.

[fiomcorka]

well, maybe gambling is a culture. in my country, has many games that are similar to gambling games. but, I think, when we grow up, we can see the difference in gambling and not.

I hope gambling is the culture in your country and many other parts of the country still, gambling is illegal, gambling is the major case where cannot control our bankroll while playing it, many times i tried to control the bankroll but ending up in the loss.

If it is a culture in your country, I must say this is a bad mark that is being running in your country. In my country, gambling is banned. We are happy with it. People are still hiding somewhere and gamble but this culture is not accepted in our country. We are saluting our government for taking this step because if these gambling casinos are not banned, they will eat up all of us.

[rickadone]

Previously though not illegal, gambling was severely frowned upon the society in my country but right now, People really don't care and almost everyone is currently gambling from kids even to the old people because people have realized that money is more important than culture.

This does not hold true in my country. People give more value to culture than money here and you can easily notice the difference if you have seen both cases. I am not judging anyone with different approach but this has a lot of benefits in my opinion for people in my country. Current youth might be having different opinion and we can see them becoming more materialistic in future.

Same here in my country. There is a look the society gives you when you are involved in things that would probably jeopardize the life of you and family if you are not very careful and that makes them to give you that 'oh, he is a gambler' kind of look.
Everyone should be entitled to whatever they do anyway, but I feel some culture will not permit gambling being a culture in the society considering the number of people in the past that have done such and did not go well with them.

[beerlover]

Gambling is just a general thing in any place that it is not illegal and it is just the way we do it that differs. In my country, asides from lottery and sport betting, that is all that is to it and truly, it is making a lot of waves to the point that you now see people every day and even learned ones, doing a little bit of it and expecting a good result.

For children though, I have not seen anything close to it in my country, but probably because I do not go out to some part of the suburbs to see what is really happening which I won't be surprised.

Regardless of legality nor availability of gambling in anywhere, it must be a basic responsibility for every parent for protecting and guiding their children so that they can grow like a responsible citizen. A proper gambling culture must focus on young generations too, otherwise it may lead to imbalanced environment among people and their behaviors.

[BlockEye]

Gambling is just a general thing in any place that it is not illegal and it is just the way we do it that differs. In my country, asides from lottery and sport betting, that is all that is to it and truly, it is making a lot of waves to the point that you now see people every day and even learned ones, doing a little bit of it and expecting a good result.

For children though, I have not seen anything close to it in my country, but probably because I do not go out to some part of the suburbs to see what is really happening which I won't be surprised.

Regardless of legality nor availability of gambling in anywhere, it must be a basic responsibility for every parent for protecting and guiding their children so that they can grow like a responsible citizen. A proper gambling culture must focus on young generations too, otherwise it may lead to imbalanced environment among people and their behaviors.

Gambling is somehow depends on the influence of the community or by the family, but we are the one who will chose our own actions especially if we are already on the right age to decide for ourselves, otherwise, we became too uncontrollable that we need guidance, at this point when addiction strikes never blame any culture.

[KorakPawon]

In my country gambling is forbidden, unless if it's the church who is promoting the game, then it's allowed. It's very common to see saints' festivals with gambling involved (bingo), usually paying the prizes in products (electronics, meat, wine, candies, vounchers, etc...).

But on the illegal sphere, there are casinos operating inside apartments and houses and these casinos pay the prizes in cash, not products. 
Many people like to go into these places, especially retired people.

Still there will be gambling wherever we want to be aware or not gambling is sure to happen there is only one that is prohibited and there are not sometimes that is prohibited any still done by the community on condition that the local police do not know it and it has become a culture inherent in each region or country

[Shinpako09]

It was part of our culture and we also have that "perya" since I was a kid in our barangay and town yearly but sometimes there's a year that it was prohibited, sometimes there's a year that they allow it. The "perya" near us has been raided by CIDG few nights ago and destroy a bit of there things but the owner fixed it again and now they continue operating. It was kind of illegal but it's really part of our culture that can't be easily vanish.

[WannaCry]

Gambling has been a part of most Filipinoes daily lives and culture. Especially to old people, it had been their favorite past time even though the bets are just too small. Rich people gamble in casinoes to socialize and to have fun. Even though most people are aware about the negative effects of gambling, people still find it entertaining and a good activity to spend your free time.