Benefits of gambling? Yes - it exists!

[avikz]

Today evening, I was spending some free time by surfing various websites. Suddenly a website caught my attention which talks about the benefits of gambling. I was surprised because negative thoughts about gambling is so common, but positive thoughts are rare to find. So I went ahead and read the entire article. The article actually talks about the positive sides of gambling which I believe everyone should know and it made a lot of sense to me!

The article lists 7 points as the benefits of gambling:
1. Gambling Stimulates Local Economies
2. Gambling Is a Form of Entertainment
3. Gambling Can Take Place in a Safe Environment
4. You Could Win
5. Gambling Contributes to Government Budgets
6. Gambling Creates New Forms of Revenue
7. Gambling is a Form of Game Play

The article is actually a tight slap on the popular belief that "gambling is harmful to the society". So I encourage everyone on this forum to read the article and understand it, especially the non-gamblers! Gambling is not a fools-heaven, it's just another business and an opportunity to the gamblers! Hope this article would clear your mind!

Article Link: https://www.benefitsof.org/what-are-the-benefits-of-gambling/

[pixie85]

I find 5 and 6 completely irrelevant. I couldn't care less about the government benefiting from my loss.
Is gambling a good thing? Of course! It has its  benefits the most important being 2 and 4. It's entertaining and it gives you a chance to win with this chance being rather high in some games like poker.

[mostkey]

and some points I love about gambling. it is the 4th and 6th points. This is what I feel so I have never stopped to gamble. and at a time when all is concerned with the negative views of gambling. I can only enjoy gambling from the good side only

[Aikidoka]

I find 5 and 6 completely irrelevant. I couldn't care less about the government benefiting from my loss.
Is gambling a good thing? Of course! It has its  benefits the most important being 2 and 4. It's entertaining and it gives you a chance to win with this chance being rather high in some games like poker.

It is true that some governments are corrupted and people should not rely on it. But some politicians really have good intentions and want their country to be great. However, they cannot afford to do that. With the help of gambling, they can manage to improve many things. My point is you should not generalize. Not all people are bad. Personally, I believe that everything has its advantages as well as drawbacks. That is why people should know where they put their feet on.

[Jating]

To be honest, our society is still divided regarding gambling but we have like 3 big casino's and some minor one and even lotteries which "gives" a lot of money to our government to help them build projects like infrastructures (highways, roads etc).

In a sense, it has benefits, but my only problem is that I can't feel any significant changes as reports keeps coming in that the money just goes to the pocket of corrupt government officials. So as far as I'm concern, yes there could be benefits, but I do hope that our governments really used the funds from gambling to help alleviate peoples lives in our country.

[SyGambler]

true , no one can deny the rule of gambling in the economy it's just like all other entertainment types
the list forgot one main thing  that you can make a living from gambling , most of the articles I read about gambling don't mention that fact it the majority believe that gambling can only cause loss

[Don Pedro Dinero]

I find 5 and 6 completely irrelevant. I couldn't care less about the government benefiting from my loss.
Is gambling a good thing? Of course! It has its  benefits the most important being 2 and 4. It's entertaining and it gives you a chance to win with this chance being rather high in some games like poker.

Yes. At first I thought it was written by a gambling magazine because I've seen such articles before, trying to promote gambling. However it is a web focused on the benefits of things, so it tries to find benefits in different activities but in cases like this one the article is filled in with some banal ones.

[qwertyup23]

I find 5 and 6 completely irrelevant. I couldn't care less about the government benefiting from my loss.
Is gambling a good thing? Of course! It has its  benefits the most important being 2 and 4. It's entertaining and it gives you a chance to win with this chance being rather high in some games like poker.

It is true that some governments are corrupted and people should not rely on it. But some politicians really have good intentions and want their country to be great. However, they cannot afford to do that. With the help of gambling, they can manage to improve many things. My point is you should not generalize. Not all people are bad. Personally, I believe that everything has its advantages as well as drawbacks. That is why people should know where they put their feet on.

This depends on the perspective of the individual on where he/she wants to view it. Morally, gambling commits sin as it may be viewed as an act that corrupts the mind of an individual with greed. Economically and legally, gambling benefits the society as a whole in the aspect of fund raising and entertainment. It now all boils down on what outweighs the other depending on the perspective on where you look at it.

Gambling, however, has caused tremendous damage to an individuals mental capacity if left untreated. Without any support and help from their family members, peers, or relatives, they may succumb to the addiction which ultimately leads to their downfall.
The way I see on how gambling benefits the society is on the introspective aspect of each individual who was addicted before. Their experiences, failures, and decisions shape an individual on how they should avoid doing such mistakes in the past.

To be honest, our society is still divided regarding gambling but we have like 3 big casino's and some minor one and even lotteries which "gives" a lot of money to our government to help them build projects like infrastructures (highways, roads etc).

In a sense, it has benefits, but my only problem is that I can't feel any significant changes as reports keeps coming in that the money just goes to the pocket of corrupt government officials. So as far as I'm concern, yes there could be benefits, but I do hope that our governments really used the funds from gambling to help alleviate peoples lives in our country.

If gambling can benefit the society economically, then more casinos should be built and it should also influence individuals to gamble. The main concern revolves around officials who keep the money to themselves due to greed and to personal expenditures. That is where the problem occurs and exists in the first place. Better alternatives should be taken into consideration and not just by relying into casinos into funding a society.

[Script3d]

true , no one can deny the rule of gambling in the economy it's just like all other entertainment types
the list forgot one main thing  that you can make a living from gambling , most of the articles I read about gambling don't mention that fact it the majority believe that gambling can only cause loss

true you can make living from gambling only if you do insane large bets and you need to win it if you want living off from gambling. i think they only write loss only cause because of how many lives people destroyed because of gambling and there are only few people that succeed from gambling.

[jrrsparkles]

But the only benefits that most of the gamblers were looking for is earnings and others most of them were don't care about.Even most of the gamblers forget that is was an entertainment purpose.But it depends on each people some can see good things in the bad activities too so be a one kind of the people to be a successful one.

[Leo_Wolf]

Sense of success is the most desired reward.For these feelings I also gamble for money online.  But I do not make rash investments or bets, I always do research before deciding. I also do not bet more than I can lose.

[slaman29]

Every economy has its benefits. Even if you look at dark economies or the blackmarket, they of course contribute to jobs and income. The drug cartels in South America are a huge GDP. The smuggling and ransom activities of groups in South East Asia, and piracy in Somalia all contribute to employing people and feeding families. The US declares war on other countries to take resources and give jobs to military and industrial activities.

Not saying gambling is like that, I love gambling, but this is a funny way to look at its benefits.

[Betwrong]

The article lists 7 points as the benefits of gambling:
1. Gambling Stimulates Local Economies
2. Gambling Is a Form of Entertainment
3. Gambling Can Take Place in a Safe Environment
4. You Could Win
5. Gambling Contributes to Government Budgets
6. Gambling Creates New Forms of Revenue
7. Gambling is a Form of Game Play

I agree with all of the above and in addition I only want to show one particular example of how me and my family are benefiting from gambling.

We love to watch new movies and high-quality TV series like Homeland, Westworld, Silicon Valley and the like. Unfortunately we don't have TV channels broadcasting them and even if we had, not all of us know English that well to watch it in the original language. And so it happens that we can only find the latest movies and episodes translation of which was sponsored by this or that online casino. Yes, we hear the advertisement in the beginning and in the end of a film, but we have the opportunity to watch a copy of a decent quality with pretty good translation. For some reasons no one except for the online casinos is doing that kind of thing and I'm really grateful for that.

But of course no one should ever try to make living from gambling because although You Could Win like the #4 suggests, you should know that your chances to lose are greater.

[gowobonyok]

besides the profit of earning money after earning a victory, another advantage of gambling is learning to trade. the basic science of trading is very similar to gambling. where we will make decisions like a big bet, and will gain an opportunity to win or lose.

[JanpriX]

Agreed with almost all of the details that you (actually, by the article) found. People should not see gambling as a bad activity if the person who's playing it have restrictions and discipline to tackle it accordingly. Things go bad when people lose their control over their emotions and gamble more than what they can afford to lose.

I, myself see it as a form of entertainment where I just splurge myself in moment when I'm feeling happy. In that way, I can walk out of it anytime I want without any regrets. Gambling while being depressed will really put you in a very bind spot. It is all about emotions and perception about it.

[Cacingkemi]

There are pros and cons of every person even a gambler about the article,in fact the gambling is an entertainment that can satisfy our passions.I agree with all the results of the article nice but I will add a little to those who do not like a gambling,well can eliminate the heavy stress cause there are faces of people who win or lose entertained by the behavior of gamblers with a positive mind so that the fatigue was lost from the face of the stressed person but not with the gambler who is always angry and it should be shunned There must be some kindness from the gambler.

[Juggy777]

This is a very nice article and it's like a oasis in the desert, people would yet term it as a mirage but I loved this article. I had been advocating for quiet a while that gambling should be allowed and everyone should be indulging in it freely. People often hit out for loosing but what about the winning part that no one ever talks.

I hope people change their beliefs post reading it.

[Pursuer]

The article lists 7 points as the benefits of gambling:
1. Gambling Stimulates Local Economies
2. Gambling Is a Form of Entertainment
3. Gambling Can Take Place in a Safe Environment
4. You Could Win
5. Gambling Contributes to Government Budgets
6. Gambling Creates New Forms of Revenue
7. Gambling is a Form of Game Play

1. true, but when we are talking about stimulating the economy we need to look at both advantages and disadvantages of it. and I'd say the downside of gambling is bigger than the upside of it for the economy. it is true that a casino can create new jobs but it also is making a lot of gamblers (players) poorer which is the damaging part of it to the economy.
2. that is the only benefit that I can agree about.
3. this is not a benefit!
4. yeah but that is a chance not a sure thing so I don't think we can call it a benefit
5. I don't even know how this is going to work! taxes? aren't better ways for that to happen?
6. this is the same as #1
7. this is the same as #2

[Barbut]

2. Gambling Is a Form of Entertainment
4. You Could Win

Gambling is a form of entertainment, benefits from entertainment should be great and fun spent time. If we can win some money along the way that is even better. Other things contribute to community, this two are main individual benefits that some person can have from gambling.
Everything is good if its consumed right, as long as gambling is fun and entertainment it cant hurt anyone, but when become more than that it can be a serious problem for a person and that person siblings. I don`t have that kind a problem, I gamble with money I can spend on fun, in gambling you need to be ready to lose.

[BillCoin]

Agreed with all of them but 3.
The fact that it take place in an environment which may look like is safe, may be a negative thing to consider.
People may think that this environment is safe and won't hurt them, so they may feel safe to keep gambling and gamble, which may actually lead them to bet more then they planned to lose.
In that situation the gambler may become addicted and it could be a very dangerous situation.