People who gamble are degenerates, change my mind.

[Whosdaddy]

I know my statement may sound pretty hostile on this part of the board, though I'm not talking about the person who will buy a superbowl box or makes a friendly bet with someone over one big game. I think the degenerates are the people sitting around gambling on every game they can possibly gamble on.

I am not sure whether people will gamble on everything that is available without having a deeper understanding of the entire match and if someone does that, it is madness and nothing else, either they have a lot of money to gamble or they are trying their luck with the last penny they have to make a living, no one in the right sense will gamble off their hard earned money.

There are actually a lot of them and I have seen them. Yes they gamble on everything and they even borrow to play and this is because of the wrong mentality of trying their luck which we try to discourage. How do  support a player to play with their last penny simply because they have to earn a living, is gambling supposed to be a place to earn a living?

Gambling is a game of entertainment and it has been so since ages. My father told me how he has been a gambler and even our forefathers did this, and they never planned becoming rich from gambling, all they did was to have fun, the little profit that comes occasionally is in form of reward.

[upsidedown75]

There's nothing wrong with trying to win some money, especially if the very process is enjoyable. Isn't that the same thing as treasure hunting when people invest their money in some equipment in hopes of finding something valuable? They mostly fail, by the way, and yet treasure hunting is not that frowned upon as gambling. And do you know why? That is because treasure hunting is not that popular as gambling, that's it. I bet there is the same percentage(around 3%) of treasure hunters who ruined their own lives, and perhaps, the lives of those close to them through their activities, as that for gamblers. And there are other similar pursuits too, and stock trading is one of them imo.

So, don't be so harsh on gambling. It's just one of those hobbies that can be very dangerous when abused.

I joined you in disagreement  with op views on this an it some time very important you have explained to us here. Is there any business that did not has risk of losing? We do lose in any other forms of business just that the risk level varies and that is what matters.

I sometimes feel disappointed about comments I read but then I understand that everyone is entitled to their own opinion and its wrong to impose my view on others but it would really be good if everyone can understand that gambling should not and can never be compared to other businesses.

In business, skills are required, there is expertise needed and it can be referred to as a profession but gambling on the other hand is a game of Chance. There might be risk in other businesses which is normal but gambling it self is a Risk that should be avoided as a plague. Those who spend money on gambling with the mindset of seeing it as a business are not only degenerates but almost insane.

[GregH37]

I know my statement may sound pretty hostile on this part of the board, though I'm not talking about the person who will buy a superbowl box or makes a friendly bet with someone over one big game. I think the degenerates are the people sitting around gambling on every game they can possibly gamble on.

I have friends like this, people that will gamble on Mexican Womens Tennis if they can win (or most likely lose) some money on the game. It's a crushing addicition that we've normalized in our culture to make it seem like it's just apart of life. It shouldn't be, and children at a young age should be stopped from gambling until they know the horrible outcomes that gambling can cause. I support every effort by regulators to stem out the bad actors in the gambling field in order to stop children from being hooked on this.

I'd like one of you to change my mind, or at least make me think different about gambling. Because as of right now, I have a pretty negative view on it.

There are a lot of users who have been in gambling in a long time ago nevertheless they don't think they are addictive toward it. This kind of people plays each and every kind of games in the hope of making a profit. After a specific time later it will become pretty difficult for people like this to overcome from this situation. As far as people who make money when they play it seldom those who play it consistency will definitely lose the money. Gambling is not as bad as people think because if you playing it rarely or keeping gap then its must not addict you play like this.

You see those people who see nothing wrong with playing every kind of game, at every point and for the purpose of making money, it won’t take long before they start suffering from gambling addiction. They always think that they are strong enough to overcome but Its always not true because gambling is not made for money and once anyone starts playing it for money, it will only be a matter of time before they start seeing the negative impact
I have seen a number of players who started this way, and they always feel they are smart and in no time they start suffering from addiction by selling all their properties and borrowing from people just to meet up, simply because of desperation to make profit.

[judeafante]

You should not generalize this is a bad thing, what John is doing bad should not also attributed to Jack who is doing things differently, gambling will only become bad when it becomes a vice, where gambler goes to the point of stealing and lying, but there are gamblers who treat this as a form of entertainment, just a breather for their stressful life.

[joshy23]

You should not generalize this is a bad thing, what John is doing bad should not also attributed to Jack who is doing things differently, gambling will only become bad when it becomes a vice, where gambler goes to the point of stealing and lying, but there are gamblers who treat this as a form of entertainment, just a breather for their stressful life.

Perfectly said, there's still some gamblers who find this place as an entertainment venue, some of those well known personalities and businessman are also doing some game to socialize and enjoy with their friends, it's always depends from how people thinks about it and how they are affected, reality wise there's addictions that can harmed a gamblers minds but we can't generalized case to case situations.

[zhea]

You should not generalize this is a bad thing, what John is doing bad should not also attributed to Jack who is doing things differently, gambling will only become bad when it becomes a vice, where gambler goes to the point of stealing and lying, but there are gamblers who treat this as a form of entertainment, just a breather for their stressful life.

Agree with you, after all it is the gambler who decide for himself and as long as he did not break any laws in a country, he is not degenerates.

There are situations in life wherein you sometimes need money and some people find gambling the only way.

[Cosbycoin]

I would say crypto is kinda gambling aswell currently , nobody knows how it will turn out at the end . But ofcourse crypto compared to gambling have less risk , but still..

crypto is more predictable than the outcome of gambling because there are guides in crypto . There are also signs  and you can use them to be able to decide . They can somehow increase your chances of winning but it also depend on the coins that you are hodling  .

Speaking about gambling thats really big business and i think there is no chance that it will be banned or closed .

Depends on a gambling . Some are small and some are big  and it also depend on your country or on other factors if it will be banned or not  .

If you look at the data, and such a wide and high rate of crypto adoption, you might probably change your mindset about crypto. It is the future of currency and has been in wide use in the market. It might be banned in many countries due to their weak financial situation but it is very widely used in the US and Canada and yeah, it is expanding.

[Micerker]

Many people choose to gamblers as a job, and they think they can become rich thanks to it. Many platforms are developing a lot of games with different forms to attract users and increase the level of platform experience better. Many Gamblers accept all and don't ignore any games or opportunities to help them win. We cannot change their thoughts, and we need to wait until they change their mind.

[onrise]

You should not generalize this is a bad thing, what John is doing bad should not also attributed to Jack who is doing things differently, gambling will only become bad when it becomes a vice, where gambler goes to the point of stealing and lying, but there are gamblers who treat this as a form of entertainment, just a breather for their stressful life.

It is only bad when country has not legalized it and people are still gambling it, or rightly said that when some goes into deep debt or it is effecting someone life, relationship, or borrowing lot of money for gambling or stealing or begging just so that they can gamble as those people are mostly additives.

[Kiweikoo]

You should not generalize this is a bad thing, what John is doing bad should not also attributed to Jack who is doing things differently, gambling will only become bad when it becomes a vice, where gambler goes to the point of stealing and lying, but there are gamblers who treat this as a form of entertainment, just a breather for their stressful life.

Perfectly said, there's still some gamblers who find this place as an entertainment venue, some of those well known personalities and businessman are also doing some game to socialize and enjoy with their friends, it's always depends from how people thinks about it and how they are affected, reality wise there's addictions that can harmed a gamblers minds but we can't generalized case to case situations.

There are always exception to even proven theories in economics and social sciences and this is the reason it has never been possible to separate economics from social life. Every individual who gamble in gambling industry is a labor and he or she would gamble for the wages or compensations for his effort or work. It is a dilemma that many among use are willing to labor and not take the compensation.

[logicgate]

You should not generalize this is a bad thing, what John is doing bad should not also attributed to Jack who is doing things differently, gambling will only become bad when it becomes a vice, where gambler goes to the point of stealing and lying, but there are gamblers who treat this as a form of entertainment, just a breather for their stressful life.

Perfectly said, there's still some gamblers who find this place as an entertainment venue, some of those well known personalities and businessman are also doing some game to socialize and enjoy with their friends, it's always depends from how people thinks about it and how they are affected, reality wise there's addictions that can harmed a gamblers minds but we can't generalized case to case situations.

There are always exception to even proven theories in economics and social sciences and this is the reason it has never been possible to separate economics from social life. Every individual who gamble in gambling industry is a labor and he or she would gamble for the wages or compensations for his effort or work. It is a dilemma that many among use are willing to labor and not take the compensation.

  Yeah we are labors and we are working to get something from gambling and other earning resources so we should not consider anything including gambling for granted, our social life is dependent on our income resources if we apply good ways of making money it become so easy for us to achieve our goal and to become good gambler or investors.

[virasog]

You should not generalize this is a bad thing, what John is doing bad should not also attributed to Jack who is doing things differently, gambling will only become bad when it becomes a vice, where gambler goes to the point of stealing and lying, but there are gamblers who treat this as a form of entertainment, just a breather for their stressful life.

It is only bad when country has not legalized it and people are still gambling it, or rightly said that when some goes into deep debt or it is effecting someone life, relationship, or borrowing lot of money for gambling or stealing or begging just so that they can gamble as those people are mostly additives.

Gambling becomes bad when you misuse it . Doing gambling illegally where it is banned is a sin and should not be done. Obeying the country rules are more important than playing gambling.

Gambling is also bad if you get addicted to it. You play and spend on gambling too much that it effects your spouse, kids and family is certainly not acceptable. Gambling should only be done within limits.

[redsun114]

You should not generalize this is a bad thing, what John is doing bad should not also attributed to Jack who is doing things differently, gambling will only become bad when it becomes a vice, where gambler goes to the point of stealing and lying, but there are gamblers who treat this as a form of entertainment, just a breather for their stressful life.

It is only bad when country has not legalized it and people are still gambling it, or rightly said that when some goes into deep debt or it is effecting someone life, relationship, or borrowing lot of money for gambling or stealing or begging just so that they can gamble as those people are mostly additives.

To be honest, this is a very personal and subjective choice whether or not to gamble for money. The richest of men have crazy habits and they spent big money on things that look absurd according to common man. For example Leonardo’s painting has been sold to Salvatore for a huge $450 million and yeah, same could happen in gambling as one might gamble to enjoy not caring about the money been put in the game.

[fortunecrypto]

I know my statement may sound pretty hostile on this part of the board, though I'm not talking about the person who will buy a superbowl box or makes a friendly bet with someone over one big game. I think the degenerates are the people sitting around gambling on every game they can possibly gamble on.

I have friends like this, people that will gamble on Mexican Womens Tennis if they can win (or most likely lose) some money on the game. It's a crushing addicition that we've normalized in our culture to make it seem like it's just apart of life. It shouldn't be, and children at a young age should be stopped from gambling until they know the horrible outcomes that gambling can cause. I support every effort by regulators to stem out the bad actors in the gambling field in order to stop children from being hooked on this.

I'd like one of you to change my mind, or at least make me think different about gambling. Because as of right now, I have a pretty negative view on it.

Maybe you have not met someone who is a responsible gambler, who treat gambling as a form of entertainment, and who knows how to stop and when to stop, please don't treat it like that, if you have friends or known people like that, they don't deserve understanding and help, because it's hard to be in their position.

[Questat]

Do not take too seriously, and dont think gambling is bad, but think its a chance to earn money in a short time only.

I think that way, and if I win in gambling, I normally spend my winning and not just counting my loses so I would enjoy spending it.
We can't win all the time and it's very obvious that most of us are losers if they will keep track of our record, so it's wise to just focus on your winning as long as you don't take it seriously like a gambler who do it for a living, winning for me is something to celebrate as it only happens sometimes.

[XCANA]

I wouldn't say you are not correct because it depends on the individual who involves in gambling, am different when it come to gambling because I can control myself and equally control my emotions, so, there will be no room for degeneration of whatsoever. Faithfully speaking I have never be into such state since I started my gambling life.

[kennen1113]

I wouldn't say you are not correct because it depends on the individual who involves in gambling, am different when it come to gambling because I can control myself and equally control my emotions, so, there will be no room for degeneration of whatsoever. Faithfully speaking I have never be into such state since I started my gambling life.

You have not fallen into gambling addiction but it will not mean never, what you show here is simply that you are a gambler with a good level of control but how long will this keep, because this life is too busy, very stressful, tired, gambling brings entertainment, but at the same time, it also creates habits, deepening the mentality of participants. And with the development of society being at a higher level, different pressures are creating bigger while making money harder, that leads to many people gambling and becoming more decadent than ever, the number is very large and growing fast

[syamster]

Do not take too seriously, and dont think gambling is bad, but think its a chance to earn money in a short time only.

I think that way, and if I win in gambling, I normally spend my winning and not just counting my loses so I would enjoy spending it.
We can't win all the time and it's very obvious that most of us are losers if they will keep track of our record, so it's wise to just focus on your winning as long as you don't take it seriously like a gambler who do it for a living, winning for me is something to celebrate as it only happens sometimes.

Yeah earning from gambling I good and it also gives us an opportunity to live a good life. When you will have more than one way of earning it makes life easy those who are winning in gambling actually gone have good future it is all about your own skills to manage your warning of those who are scammed but in real gambling there is no lose if you play well.

[omonuyak]

I wouldn't say you are not correct because it depends on the individual who involves in gambling, am different when it come to gambling because I can control myself and equally control my emotions, so, there will be no room for degeneration of whatsoever. Faithfully speaking I have never been into such state since I started my gambling life.

Gambling is not life but risk or game! We are here because we can take a risk and not every human being can do that. Many investors and gamblers are not in the right set of mind now because they take gambling too far to the extent of becoming addicted to it and as such degenerated and at that level I will say it is not gambling that is bad but the gamblers become greedy for gain.

[xSkylarx]

Imo there are two types of people who gamble. First the one who gambles to enjoy it as a form of entertainment, it doesn't matter to them if they win or not. Second is those who are addicted to gambling, they treat it as a way to earn extra money not realizing they just lose in the long run.