Benefits of gambling? Yes - it exists!

[FlightyPouch]

Yeah it's a negative influence, people are more accustomed to getting big and instant profits, so that when their jobs give small
income they will get angry and maybe get out of their jobs and focus on gambling, gambling has bad side effects

I do not know if they are accustomed on getting big profits but I think they are since no gambler will be coming back to casinos or gambling sites to gamble without experiencing a great amount of win or profit. There are a lot of gamblers that is happy winning a gambling activity and a lot of people that is hoping and desperate to win but I think the best thing we can learn from gambling is that earning money is not that easy.

[Fatanut]

I am not agree with the fact that gambling is a business or profession. It do not require any basic knowledge or education

Gambling and luck based games relate to statistics and probability which is a form of mathematics going back hundreds of years.   I studied it in college, its definitely a valid logically built business style.   It might not be how people play it but a business can certainly stop to analyse and structure their regular games to feature games that are profitable while also giving a chance to win far larger amounts then the stakes given by customers.    A simple lottery is very commonly operated by many local governments as its quite predictable and seen as a social activity, the other more varied games relate similarly

Seriously? You learn gambling in campus, maybe your country does legalize casino gambling or anything else maybe?
If that is the case then there is indeed a point if there is a section for analyzing in gambling and it is indeed related to math-related calculations, but not all countries legalize gambling and not all campuses have a gambling curriculum. But by having a lot of friends in gambling, I can also conclude if the gambling is indeed enough to be an additional income if they consistently win gambling and I have many friends like that, so gambling is not entirely detrimental, because there are still many people who take advantage of gambling, so gambling can be said to be a profession and business too.

People who are gambling as a profession are getting paid just to play. Those who see gambling as a business are the ones that owns a casino or an online casino. So what happens to the rest of the players? Since gambling is a zero-sum game (i.e. while you win, somebody is losing), other people should be paying these people, right? It's us, the unfortunate ones, that are paying for these people. Our losses goes to them. So unless you're smart enough and you put enough time to become a professional gambler, or you are business-oriented enough to establish a casino and have it funded by people, I don't see how else are you going to make money from gambling.

You basically make money from the losses of others in gambling. But in the end of the day, if you want to make sure money from gambling, you're going to do work. It's not just about getting lucky all the time. Others see gambling as a sport wherein you can have a strategy to play with. Others see gambling as a business that as long as you're able to offer a good service to people, people are coming to you and you're going to be making money.

[detector]

My neighbour commit to suicide after they can't paid the gambling loan so I can't find any benefit on gambling because mostly people will experience bad impact on their live.
Yes, some people can see the benefit but most will see gambling are evil and not worth to being fight for !

[justspare]

I don't think it's a matter of placing gambling as number 1 on your list, provided that you have control of yourself to not be emotional in playing because that will only make you lose all your money later. that big risk makes fun of gambling not replace with other games. the most important thing is not to get out of control, if you really want to have fun from gambling then allocate special funds, don't gamble more than the funds you allocate

Unless we really want to be deceiving ourselves though, I must say that gambling whether it is number one on your list or not, is bound to make you lose control of yourself.

Yeah, certain people have been able to master the act of self-control, and that has helped them hugely in the gambling space, but if we really want to be truthful, these are just very few people compared to many. Like you said last, better to just stick to the fact that you are losing and you are gambling with what you can afford to lose with just 1% chance of winning which you should not bank on if you want to gamble at all.

[jhongzjhong]

My neighbour commit to suicide after they can't paid the gambling loan so I can't find any benefit on gambling because mostly people will experience bad impact on their live.
Yes, some people can see the benefit but most will see gambling are evil and not worth to being fight for !

Definitely yes, gambling is not worth it to have benefits to the gamblers. Most likely it will have a negative effect on the wealth of the people who got addicted to it. So, much better we can avoid this possibly happen at the earlier stage and we know the limit when we stop to avoid huge losses.

[Husecomang]

Its a business like every other, I would call it entertainment related.    Its unfortunate if they do overtax it but the method I've seen used is to tax gambling profits at a flat rate related to revenue streams within that business.  That way the government gets its regular contribution from the industry and the company itself can easily plan the accounts.

Theres nothing especially bad about gambling where as the alcohol industry can cause ill health, there is so much money poured into clubs and other retail outlets for alcohol which is essentially a luxury unneeded resource in an economy.  Yet these businesses are the most stable in a recession.   Since the government has to balance its books and pay its debt interest no matter what they should especially value gambling as a slow and steady reliable backer for government income flows

I am not agree with the fact that gambling is a business or profession. It do not require any basic knowledge or education, or even do not need any specific skill therefore it is not good to call it a business or profession. It is a game and is in fact a money game, you have chance to make money from it or even can lose your own in no time.

I usually refer those who see or take gambling as a profession or business as those who are just so lazy to work but are finding ways to make quick money from the likes of gambling.

That is an absurd way of thinking as far as I am concerned, and for one fact, the people who are making a lot of money from gambling are the gambling owners themselves, and virtually higher percentage of gamblers lose every day. Therefore, associating something like that to business is just way out of league.

[CNMOH]

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/

Well in this world where gambling is only said to have disadvantages and being seen as bad thing in the society specially in my country....you have given some very good points and i totally agree with you,..will motivate us all here

[Betwrong]

Regardless from the list on OP but in my view benefits of gambling only belongs to people who can control their emotions and desire while gambling with avoid to being an addicted but gambling will have negative impact to those who can't control their emotions and being an addicted but i think people will always be consider gambling as bad habit

According to various researches from 0.5 to 3 percent of adult population have some issues with gambling, including being addicted to it. I'm not saying it's nothing, no, actually it's a big problem and we have to do everything we can to prevent people from getting addicted. But it must be noted that the percentage of alcoholics is much higher than that of gambling addicts. More than 7 percent of the American population aged 18 and up have a drinking problem. I haven't managed to found similar info on Europe but according to the World Health Organisation, the European Union is the heaviest-drinking region in the world, so the percentage of alcoholics in Europe must be even higher. Taking the above into account, if drinking a beer or two, or a glass of wine or two, is considered okay by society, playing a game or two should be considered okay as well.

[FlightyPouch]

Yes, some people can see the benefit but most will see gambling are evil and not worth to being fight for !

I just hope that they don't just "see" the benefit of gambling, they should be also feel and learn what can be done by Gambling in their lives. Gambling destroyed a lot of lives in the past, there will be in the near future and I hope people will be able to overcome those problems since not only themselves will be affected by that but also the people around him.

[el kaka22]

Actually gambling can makes people become unpatient though, people want doubling their money fast on gambling and bet randomly to get more profits.

Impatience from people when it comes to gambling is as a result of the mindset they have towards it.
They expect just so much from it that they eventually lose track of things so fast because they are trying to chase things that are not realistic.

Ask some gamblers today, they will tell you they are gambling because they want to make profit from it, and then you ask yourself if they are really sane or just stupid. Well, benefits as far as I am concerned when it comes to gambling are only relative to the casino owners themselves.

A benefit from gambling does not need to be a materialistic one. Gambling could be a way to pass our time in entertaining way hence the befit may be some soothing experience to burst our our stress and to forget the headaches of corporate or personal life. If we look for benefits this way, then yes really benefits from gambling are there .

[fasdorcas]

Gambling is definitely a form of entertainment for me, for instance playing Multi-Wheel Roulette Gold puts me in a good mood whenever I'm playing especially if I'm winning big bucks!

Good thing you see it as a form of entertainment, and I hope you are being truthful to yourself. It is normal to feel good when you win big from gambling, no doubt, but what is important is to never forget that as much as you might want to win big even with the entertainment which is something I feel is a cover-up for most people, forgetting that aspect where gambling can make you lose a lot and the chances are high can make you make regrettable decisions.

[Gadhoh]

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.

When viewed from household and financial advantages, for example, you win in a match, you will get money. Your money can make your household happy and money can make your money safe

[Fatanut]

Regardless from the list on OP but in my view benefits of gambling only belongs to people who can control their emotions and desire while gambling with avoid to being an addicted but gambling will have negative impact to those who can't control their emotions and being an addicted but i think people will always be consider gambling as bad habit

According to various researches from 0.5 to 3 percent of adult population have some issues with gambling, including being addicted to it. I'm not saying it's nothing, no, actually it's a big problem and we have to do everything we can to prevent people from getting addicted. But it must be noted that the percentage of alcoholics is much higher than that of gambling addicts. More than 7 percent of the American population aged 18 and up have a drinking problem. I haven't managed to found similar info on Europe but according to the World Health Organisation, the European Union is the heaviest-drinking region in the world, so the percentage of alcoholics in Europe must be even higher. Taking the above into account, if drinking a beer or two, or a glass of wine or two, is considered okay by society, playing a game or two should be considered okay as well.

There's a line that separates the amount of how much beer intake (or gambling bets/amount) is okay and what's not considered 'too much'. The problem is, that line is rather very blurry and is very dynamic. A person, who is drinking one beer a day (or gambling for 30 minutes a day), can easily tell other people that they have more beer than they used to (or gambled more or longer than they used to) and still look acceptable and 'normal' to the society. People think that the person probably had a good time and was just trying to have fun. As time goes by, our brain gets used to that certain amount and so it seeks more just as you would seek more of it as it is enjoyable or fun. The numbers increase a bit, no one cares. It bits even more, no one bats an eye. You start to notice it, that it's okay to go higher and still be 'A-okay' to the people around you and so you increase it even more. Now you're at the number far from what you used to. At some point you would realize that no one really cares about your habits and that no matter how much you go higher, no one really cares until it starts to affect you or the people around you negatively. But at that point you're already dependent on the habit and it's too late to go back.

Now, now.. Is this how addiction is formed?

[beerlover]

Yes, some people can see the benefit but most will see gambling are evil and not worth to being fight for !

I just hope that they don't just "see" the benefit of gambling, they should be also feel and learn what can be done by Gambling in their lives. Gambling destroyed a lot of lives in the past, there will be in the near future and I hope people will be able to overcome those problems since not only themselves will be affected by that but also the people around him.

A lot of the lives destroyed by gambling to me are self-inflicted and should not in any way be put on gambling itself. People with their greedy and unrealistic mindset usually feel that gambling is a way to set them on the wealthy part and the question they always forget to ask is that. Where does that leave the owners of the casino or gambling platform ?

This is gambling and the earlier people started accepting that fact that there is nothing like winning in gambling except you are just very lucky which is rare to a very large extent, then the better it would be for them to have the right mindset when it comes to gambling or not even just gambling at all if they cannot control themselves.

[Wete]

In addition to making money, gambling can also train us to be able to control emotions well. We can also get new friends there who might be our relationship for business. But of course there is a bad impact from gambling, besides losing money we will also be trapped and addicted to continue gambling if we are not able to control emotions, even worse we will begin to owe to gamble. So we must be wiser to take the positive side of the gambling game.

[Fatanut]

In addition to making money, gambling can also train us to be able to control emotions well. We can also get new friends there who might be our relationship for business. But of course there is a bad impact from gambling, besides losing money we will also be trapped and addicted to continue gambling if we are not able to control emotions, even worse we will begin to owe to gamble. So we must be wiser to take the positive side of the gambling game.

So pretty much what you are saying is that it is also a gamble to be able to reap the positive effects of gambling. I agree with that and I think there are different ways to get these positive effects without having to indulge into gambling at all. Gambling does not offer anything unique that we cannot get from other experiences so there is literally no reason to gamble and no excuse to be addicted to it. People just don't have this initial idea so they indulge in gambling.

In terms of making new friends, I have observed that all you can get from this environment is nothing but shallow friendship. It can easily break as it was never deep to start with. I wouldn't even consider those people as 'friends', I would consider them as 'playmates'. I started labeling people correctly so I know where they belong in my life. Friends that you picked up from some bad habit are pretty much just your mates in that part of life and nothing else. They are not able to support you in any other life aspect and they can't give you emotional support as well. Friends (as in actual friends) are quite rare and that's what makes them special. The rest of what you consider "friends" aren't really your friends and will drift off right when you stop doing what you usually do together, in this case, gambling.

I never really believed in the idea of "controlling your emotions". There's only Stoicism (which is displaying no emotion/feelings during misfortunes) and the oppression of your emotions. You can never control your emotions as they come to you naturally (and that's what makes humans superior to other animals).

[kurian]

In addition to making money, gambling can also train us to be able to control emotions well. We can also get new friends there who might be our relationship for business. But of course there is a bad impact from gambling, besides losing money we will also be trapped and addicted to continue gambling if we are not able to control emotions, even worse we will begin to owe to gamble. So we must be wiser to take the positive side of the gambling game.

It is hard to take the positive side of gambling. It is like you look for a needle in a hay stack. Only thing we could do is try not to get addicted. As long as money involved in this game, we would come back in hope of making a fortune from gambling. In my country, gambling is portrayed as a very bad thing. If you let others know that you are a gambler then, it will only do bad for your career.

[Gadhoh]

Well, that was a good explanation there mate. Gambling is good if you know your limitations and you have self-discipline. But If you are already addicted and always loosing all your financial, like earning plus not focusing on your daily routines like to go to work and forgetting to take care of yourself. Then that's the time to stop. Take a break and Smell some fresh air outside think!

There are also things that are important in gambling that remain the same discussion as in terms of discipline. Send people successfully using the marks of people who are disciplined and do not want to take advantage of a lot of time in any problem.

[BartS]

Gambling has some benefits, but there is a lot of propaganda out there that condemns it just because a few people get addicted to it, but to deny that there are some benefits is a mistake, if you play in a physical casino you'll find friendly people there and you can make new friends, sometimes you can even make business contacts by going to the casino, that is in fact a very common practice in my country where two businessman after making a deal go to the casino to celebrate, also if you like to make sports bets you'll soon understand that you will need an advanced knowledge of mathematics and probabilities to become a winner.

[Symphonized]

Gambling has some benefits, but there is a lot of propaganda out there that condemns it just because a few people get addicted to it, but to deny that there are some benefits is a mistake, if you play in a physical casino you'll find friendly people there and you can make new friends, sometimes you can even make business contacts by going to the casino, that is in fact a very common practice in my country where two businessman after making a deal go to the casino to celebrate, also if you like to make sports bets you'll soon understand that you will need an advanced knowledge of mathematics and probabilities to become a winner.

I agree with you, there can also be some pronzi scams like Bitconnect with fake afiliations where you will lose out in the end.