Why gambling is portrayed negatively almost everywhere?

[ongkok87]

because gambling is the most prohibited by the state of the world and gambling is also the most sinful thing in various religions. so it's true that gambling is always negatively depicted because it can harm people too

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[joebrook]

maybe we can read on the news or watching television that said people become stress because of gambling, some of them kill themselves because they cannot pay the money that they borrowed from someone because he is losing much money on gambling. but this is not just for gambling, I mean this could happen with the other things too. but gambling has been a bad habit that has a negative comment and many people try to avoid from the gambling itself.

There are only a few cases where the gambling has been positive but in most cases all news concerning gambling have been negative so far with people losing their homes and losing their entire fortune.

[newcollegestar]

The best way to put that is simply because some people bet WAY MORE then they are willing to lose, if you just put a small percent back that doesn't hurt your finances, I do not see a problem!!!

Control is the key!

in my opinion, any act or substance that harms humans beings in any way whether mentally, physical, emotionally or financially comes under the prohibited category. Gambling has ruined lives of thousands of players and yet many are destined to meet the same end. It is very obvious to portray this negatively so that people will stay away from it and this is best in their own interests. This game can turn life of a gambler into a living hell within a blink of an eye.

But whatever people say, this is wrong so it is wrong. No one can make this better by saying anything about it. We all know these gamblers are just earning money that is virtual. They even don’t know how is winning their money. They spend everything in gambling and at the end of day, they just become zero. They never win permanently. Their greed becomes so strong that never let them grow.

In my opinion, trading and gambling both are the travelers of same boat and the only difference they have is that how these two things are conducted. I think people like to go with trading instead of gambling due to its bad reputation outside the world. We can easily see that the people who play gambling are how treated in the society. No one even wants to talk to them.

[anntlevel]

I think people portray gambling as a negative thing because of experiences they probably had encountered or maybe one of their close friends or family had been into gambling and nothing good came out of it, and so they generalize the thought that when they hear the word "gambling" it automatically makes them think it is not good.

I have no different opinion than yours. The hope of becoming rich with zero effort is what attracts many people and keep them continuing their games even after his capital goes through a huge loss. Greed is not as dangerous as laziness is. A person who believes in hard work and gives his best every day will never ice to choose gambling because it will be totally against his nature, rules and principles. Gambling cannot make anyone rich unless he is very lucky.

[geegaw]

maybe we can read on the news or watching television that said people become stress because of gambling, some of them kill themselves because they cannot pay the money that they borrowed from someone because he is losing much money on gambling. but this is not just for gambling, I mean this could happen with the other things too. but gambling has been a bad habit that has a negative comment and many people try to avoid from the gambling itself.

There are only a few cases where the gambling has been positive but in most cases all news concerning gambling have been negative so far with people losing their homes and losing their entire fortune.

And when people want to evaluate something, they will look at the actual results, the negative result is too obvious for gambling while positive results are too rare, even not worth mentioning, so there is no reason to stop the negative from spreading everywhere. But despite the bad news from gambling, many people are still crazy and plunge into gambling to find luck, they can not control greed, although the odds of winning are extremely low, they still accept then pour all the guilt towards the direction of gambling, that's so funny

[Firdausiii]

Because in some religion the gambling is considered as sin so they are spreading everywhere it is a bad thing to do.And another reason is most of the people in gambling will lose their money so they will say others that is it scam or don't play again.But people failed to understand that gambling is not a money making purpose,it is just an entertainment purpose which involves risking the real money so the excitement is more.

Gambling is made totally for fun, it was just been tagged negatively due to people who abused it and became too greedy in it, since greed is included in deadly sins and we all knew how greedy players are when they play in gambling especially if they don't just considered it as game.

Indeed,  it is a game that sometimes (or always?) leads to addiction. The op said something about trading industry seems like he misunderstood something, trading is a serious but not addicting legal way of earning money unlike in the gambling that purely depends on the player's ability to ace the game and its luck.

That is what I wanted to say. Gambling is all about luck. You don’t have any control on it and your strategies are just not working out in any case if you aren’t that much lucky someday. Believe me, no skill can have any impact on your results when you are gambling. So why to go for such option that is biggest risky for your money? Why to gamble when you already know you will be getting loss? Think over it.

I think gambling is just entertainment and maybe it just becomes wrong if the money we use to bet is compromised and there is more that is meant to be used probably for family and leave all responsibility for our loved ones just to gamble. Gambling has always been described negatively since from the past

[MidKnight]

Because it's not a healthy industry. It's a vice and not a hobby that could make you more productive or focused in things that you do. You could easily get sucked in type of situation that feels like hell where getting out is another miracle.

[Aamir1]

because gambling teaches us to bet money without doing any work. it is very bad in the eyes of society. but actually there is a good side of gambling, which is the basic science of trading.

Yes,that's the reason why people has a negative perspective of gambling.They consider it as a bad habit or vices which sometimes destroy family relationship.If the person involved in this kind of habit she/he may consider many risk of lossing not just money but a good family ties.Always put limitations to everything.

I can never say well to gambling because I have seen many people in my life who lose everything in gambling. They have no respect in society and people do not interact with them because they are thought the worst people in the society and if you relate with them others will think that you are also a gambler. They even have no respect in their families.

[dreamHeaven]

I am not a veteran in this gambling industry so trying to understand what majority of the people thinks about it.

I have seen a lot of threads in this section as well as in other online forums which always protrayes gambling as a negative line of earning money online. I have seen people comparing gambling with alcohol addiction. I have seen people actively trying to discourage others from getting into gambling industry. What's wrong with gambling?

It is just another business and also legal in many countries. People who buys lottery tickets are also gambling only.

 In trading industry, you bet on your speculation and in gambling industry, you bet on your luck. In both trading and gambling, there is a risk of loosing money. So why trading is seen as a good way of making money and exactly opposite for gambling?

I belive it is just a social taboo about gambling and we need to rethink our stand towards gambling. It is just another legal business. What's your view?

Oh I believe that trading and gambling are not really that different when it comes to average people doing that. In fact, in trading, the edge is on large financial institutions that can perform very fast and low commission trades, and they can earn money by being the first to put a given trade. By the time average Joe can make his trade, they may be out with profit. In gambling the edge is on a casino.

That makes average people trying to do trading or gambling participants in a negative sum game (they are bound to lose money long term).

And this is why people who gamble a lot are portrayed negatively. They always lose money long term, and sometimes they lsoe their family houses or money for the future of their kids.

The worse thing is gambling is that it is the mother of almost all crimes. A gambler can do anything to make some money and gambler with it. He can snatch robber, loot and even murder for money. If you observe all criminals are also gamblers because easy come easy go fits on them. I think that baling should be banned everywhere in the world.

[LogitechMouse]

maybe we can read on the news or watching television that said people become stress because of gambling, some of them kill themselves because they cannot pay the money that they borrowed from someone because he is losing much money on gambling. but this is not just for gambling, I mean this could happen with the other things too. but gambling has been a bad habit that has a negative comment and many people try to avoid from the gambling itself.

Yes this is the one reason why gambling is portrayed negatively in public. Gamblers are making their way to get money in order for them to gamble but in the end, they will think about what they have done and they will be depressed and the worse is they commit suicide for what they did. Gamblers tend to do anything in order to have money to gamble. Committing crimes, rob other houses etc. These are some of the things gamblers can do when they don't have money.

[meliodas]

Because it's not a healthy industry. It's a vice and not a hobby that could make you more productive or focused in things that you do. You could easily get sucked in type of situation that feels like hell where getting out is another miracle.

I agree with that, gambling is a game wherein we could gain profits(if we are winning) or we could lose the money that we earned by working hard(if we are losing), however since most of the players are losing every time they are playing gambling, that is why they can't help but to give negative feedback about it so the other would be discourage on playing it which is a good thing because gambling is a very dangerous game.

[rickadone]

The best way to put that is simply because some people bet WAY MORE then they are willing to lose, if you just put a small percent back that doesn't hurt your finances, I do not see a problem!!!

Control is the key!

in my opinion, any act or substance that harms humans beings in any way whether mentally, physical, emotionally or financially comes under the prohibited category. Gambling has ruined lives of thousands of players and yet many are destined to meet the same end. It is very obvious to portray this negatively so that people will stay away from it and this is best in their own interests. This game can turn life of a gambler into a living hell within a blink of an eye.

But whatever people say, this is wrong so it is wrong. No one can make this better by saying anything about it. We all know these gamblers are just earning money that is virtual. They even don’t know how is winning their money. They spend everything in gambling and at the end of day, they just become zero. They never win permanently. Their greed becomes so strong that never let them grow.

In my opinion, trading and gambling both are the travelers of same boat and the only difference they have is that how these two things are conducted. I think people like to go with trading instead of gambling due to its bad reputation outside the world. We can easily see that the people who play gambling are how treated in the society. No one even wants to talk to them.

No, they are not. They will only be travelers of the same boat, if the individual who is trading is doing so without any knowledge and any strategy. I am a trader and I have been a trader for over 3 years and making huge money from trading, and it pisses me off when some people who do not even have any idea about trading associating it with gambling.

Yes in a way, we could say you still gamble, but trading is more of an educated gambling which if done right, you will make a lot from, and that is one thing you can never get from real gambling. I have done both, and they are totally different.

[Taskford]

Because in some religion the gambling is considered as sin so they are spreading everywhere it is a bad thing to do.And another reason is most of the people in gambling will lose their money so they will say others that is it scam or don't play again.But people failed to understand that gambling is not a money making purpose,it is just an entertainment purpose which involves risking the real money so the excitement is more.

Gambling is made totally for fun, it was just been tagged negatively due to people who abused it and became too greedy in it, since greed is included in deadly sins and we all knew how greedy players are when they play in gambling especially if they don't just considered it as game.

Indeed,  it is a game that sometimes (or always?) leads to addiction. The op said something about trading industry seems like he misunderstood something, trading is a serious but not addicting legal way of earning money unlike in the gambling that purely depends on the player's ability to ace the game and its luck.

That is what I wanted to say. Gambling is all about luck. You don’t have any control on it and your strategies are just not working out in any case if you aren’t that much lucky someday. Believe me, no skill can have any impact on your results when you are gambling. So why to go for such option that is biggest risky for your money? Why to gamble when you already know you will be getting loss? Think over it.

I think gambling is just entertainment and maybe it just becomes wrong if the money we use to bet is compromised and there is more that is meant to be used probably for family and leave all responsibility for our loved ones just to gamble. Gambling has always been described negatively since from the past

I disagree to that, no matter what excuses we have just to depend gambling, we can't change the fact that it is wrong, betting our money is wrong, so expect that many people will give negative comments about gambling, they are only saying what experience they have had when they played gambling the first time, they just learned their lesson, that is why they are discouraging everyone to try gambling since it is not worth it.

[krishnaverma]

because gambling is the most prohibited by the state of the world and gambling is also the most sinful thing in various religions. so it's true that gambling is always negatively depicted because it can harm people too

No gambling is not prohibited everywhere in the world. Most of the government provide licenses to online and traditional casinos and make good money out of it.

Still, there are many people operating casinos without getting any permission to save taxes, that can cause legal issue for players as well.

[emberbekas]

most people after gambling get defeated and make trouble can by killing, stealing or others that become public order disturbed so that people think it is a negative thing activity.

Frankly, a lot people willing to do bad things for gambling when they are already addicted. It can be small crime or even the big one. The effect of gambling proved bad for most people and that is why, in many places, gambling got its bad name.

[perfect999]

Thats BS, it doesnt have to lead to certain addiction.  The important thing is to vary habits not continually repeat.   So anything can become a negative, like drinking can be fine with a meal or can lead to addiction.  Even plain food by itself can become unhealthy if people fail to moderate themselves.    Its not just gambling, any part of life can overly negative if left un-adjusted.

But whatever people say, this is wrong so it is wrong. No one can make this better by saying anything about it. We all know these gamblers are just earning money that is virtual. They even don’t know how is winning their money. They spend everything in gambling and at the end of day, they just become zero. They never win permanently. Their greed becomes so strong that never let them grow.

This seems to be stating absolutes as a certainty.   It is possible to retain some earnings and only gamble part of the winnings.   Some do gain from a method of careful controlled risk and formal gameplay.   Most of us arent that disciplined and we do not profit, I also think some manage to pull it off.  

Yeah and it is the main issue of gambling that it creates many other crimes like you mentioned here. Gambler is the mother of crimes and criminals. Gamblers can do any illegal activity to make money for gambling addiction. The main reason for negative treat is this worse creation.  When there is no gambling there will be no or less crimes in the community.

I personally agree with this thing that gambling do leads to many other crime activities in the same way like smoking leads to other drug addictions. We can easily understand this thing as the person who is playing gambling would face financial crisis, he would do any type of activity to overcome his crisis and this activity would lead him to a crime and soon he would be known as a criminal.

[slaman29]

Because it is commonly known as vice, at least, regulatory speaking. Gambling, alcohol, prostitution. The illegal versions of it, anyway. In fact, almost anything that can be illegal, is portrayed negatively almost everywhere. That's just how the world is. Just look at Bitcoin. Apart from the forums and some media, it's generally still portrayed negatively.

Accept that some things can never be accepted.

[Supercrypt]

because gambling is the most prohibited by the state of the world and gambling is also the most sinful thing in various religions. so it's true that gambling is always negatively depicted because it can harm people too

No gambling is not prohibited everywhere in the world. Most of the government provide licenses to online and traditional casinos and make good money out of it.

Still, there are many people operating casinos without getting any permission to save taxes, that can cause legal issue for players as well.

Even if gambling is prohibited in some places it is simply because of the effect it usually has on some people and probably the government is just trying to in a way save its citizens. Gambling itself a negative thing hence portraying it negatively is not a wrong doing, in my view.

However, it is not because of this act by the government that makes it to be portrayed negative, it is just because of the fact that it brings a lot of negativity virtually to most of the people that are involved in it, probably because they had the wrong mindset which most of the time is always the case and then they get so overwhelmed until the lose out completely.

[NeuroticFish]

Gambling itself a negative thing hence portraying it negatively is not a wrong doing, in my view.

Gambling is not really a negative thing.
Gambling is just another way to spend time and money. Unfortunately too many people don't understand this.
Unfortunately too many players are poor people that gamble with the hope for a better life, ending up even poorer and in many cases addicted.
So the problem is the gamblers' mindset, not the gambling per se.

[AK47-]

Exactly my concern, and the more surprising part is that even Bitcoin and trading is portrayed as negative almost everywhere. This is a taboo that we need to get rid off. I am tired of my friends and family asking me to get off the bitcoin scene and concentrate on a full time job, but I just cannot do it. I love gambling and spending time here on the forum and I would do anything to stay here. I wish people knew the advantages of gambling and that it is not anything shady or unethical. You are using your knowledge and playing on your luck.