Gambling is an entertainment?

[acroman08]

If we all treated gambling as entertainment I think casinos would cease to exist.Casinos rely only on the greediness of all the gamblers to make money and don’t be fooled by those statements that we see on Tv ads like gamble responsible etc.They are just to be conform the law in different countries.

I doubt it. gambling as entertainment still has a profit in it. also, I am pretty sure that even if we all treat gambling as entertainment, greediness will still be there.

I myself have suffered until lately from slot addiction but now the last times I have played a maximum of 5-10 Eur and stopped if I didn’t win anything.So I think I am pulling out of addiction slowly.

good for you. many people succumb from it and ruined their lives completely. just take baby steps and you'll get out of your addiction eventually.

[Shasha80]

As I thought, many members of this forum think that gambling is entertainment, as proven by the poll results that show this.
I also think that gambling should be used as entertainment, it is for our own good. Playing gambling has a very high risk,
we can lose a lot of money if we play gambling in the long run. I suggest not playing gambling as a source of income,
because based on the articles I read on the internet. Very few people have managed to get big profits from gambling,
most people become addicted and their lives fall apart if they can't limit themselves when they play gambling.

[carter34]

If we all treated gambling as entertainment I think casinos would cease to exist.Casinos rely onl

It is very difficult to be a gambler who only plays for entertainment.I myself have suffered until lately from slot addiction but now the last times I have played a maximum of 5-10 Eur and stopped if I didn’t win anything.So I think I am pulling out of addiction slowly.

If we don't play like entertainment then we play like addict and we lose always. That will be the result of being addict, loses. Anyway, there are category of people who play, we must have addict, those that play steady whether losing or not, they play always.

[Kong Hey Pakboy]

When we consider gambling as entertainment and leisure time, we eventually don't face any harmful gambling effects such as losing money, having huge debts, relationship conflicts, reduced productivity, and social life because we do not aim to doubling or tripling our profit even we wage our money in gambling. I also think it is normal for our first experience in gambling to experience greed and aim to win a good profit in gambling, but we should not stick in that way because, as I said earlier, we will experience these consequences.

[Serious475]

If we all treated gambling as entertainment I think casinos would cease to exist.Casinos rely only on the greediness of all the gamblers to make money and don’t be fooled by those statements that we see on Tv ads like gamble responsible etc.They are just to be conform the law in different countries.

It is very difficult to be a gambler who only plays for entertainment.I myself have suffered until lately from slot addiction but now the last times I have played a maximum of 5-10 Eur and stopped if I didn’t win anything.So I think I am pulling out of addiction slowly.

We can treat casino and gambling on a different way if we want to think that it is entertainment then we can, if we want to think that is is a way of earnings then we can. It also depends on how we use it. If we are getting addicted then it is considered as entertainment because everyone may get addicted on a thing that is entertaining him. If he only wants to earn, there's no reason for him to get addicted because he will surely be having a schedule because if he manage to gamble every time, he won't earn so much and might lose a lot.

[Sebas.tian]

Don't be drifted from the fact that, these gamblers at first take their gambling acts as entertainment process but later changed to something else, we have seen when gambling addicts confessed about their initial involvement into the gambling industry just to seek for entertainment but changed to be winning driving gamblers which eventually ended them up in coax. Greediness is the root of most gamblers failure.

[ethereumhunter]

When we can use gambling as entertainment, we don't need to worry if we will lose control because everything that we got, in the end, will be just to entertain and have fun. We don't think about the result because we don't search for that, and we only want to spend our time playing many gambling games. Maybe by thinking like that, we can prevent becoming addicting to gambling, and we can avoid consuming more money because if we think that it is enough to get entertainment, we will stop as soon as possible.

But if you think you think like that, it might be the start of it.

Most of the gamblers that are addicted to gambling might've just started thinking like that. They are just thinking that gambling is just entertainment and they are thinking they can control themselves. Then as time goes, it became a habit and as time continues they are not aware they are already addicted to it and can't actually get out of that "entertainment".

Maybe that is right because they can be addicted, but they don't realize that. All they think is just playing gambling without learning about controlling themselves. That will not happen if they can control themselves and they will always remember that using gambling for entertainment. Maybe the first thing that they need to do is limiting their time in gambling and do other things that will make them not think about gambling.

[l3pox]

those who run the business are making business, those who are playing are doing it most of because 2 incentives:
- fun/entertainment
- money

on the second point: money
it could also be for to reason:
- their conscientious desire to (try to) make more money
- their unconscientious desire to burn money

[peter0425]

Most of the people states that gambling is form of entertainment but the reality is different gambling is like business where people look to make more money from investing little money but most of them will get failed.

So in your view gambling is business or entertainment,answer honestly.

Gambling should be treated as an entertainment, even if you are good in winning you should still treat it as a way to entertain people, there's no way you can continuously win in gambling, there are people who are lucky in gambling that is why they win big amount but it will not happen all the time, so moderate yourself even if you are winning a lot.

yeah and besides the very thing that we enjoy the game that is enough to call as winner right?
we have been paying for places to make us entertained without expecting any amount in return but why in gambling people are always looking for big wins?
this is not the right attitude to deal with.
Entertain your self when there are stress or boredom but not to treat this as Profit provider.

[stadus]

those who run the business are making business, those who are playing are doing it most of because 2 incentives:
- fun/entertainment
- money

on the second point: money
it could also be for to reason:
- their conscientious desire to (try to) make more money
- their unconscientious desire to burn money

In short, those who run the casinos are getting money from people who spend money just to have fun.
That's the usual scenario as majority of the gamblers are just having fun, others maybe serious but majority of these serious people are still losing money.

[acroman08]

If we all treated gambling as entertainment I think casinos would cease to exist.Casinos rely onl

It is very difficult to be a gambler who only plays for entertainment.I myself have suffered until lately from slot addiction but now the last times I have played a maximum of 5-10 Eur and stopped if I didn’t win anything.So I think I am pulling out of addiction slowly.

If we don't play like entertainment then we play like addict and we lose always. That will be the result of being addict, loses. Anyway, there are category of people who play, we must have addict, those that play steady whether losing or not, they play always.

how come? not considering gambling as entertainment doesn't mean that we will play like an addict. I know several people(very close people) who don't really enjoy gambling(like I do) and only gamble in the name or profit but I wouldn't categorize them as an addict just because they don't consider gambling enjoyable or entertaining and compare to them I game more often than they are.

[Oshosondy]

Gambling is considered a form of entertainment due to various reasons, but I will state two of them for you here to give you a good grasp of what's about it.
1. It is fun
2. It is profitable
Gambling is fun. Sure, you may lose a lot and that may give you headaches but what you skgned up for in the first place is the promise of fun. And the fact that it is profitable in one way or another makes it a form of entertainment. The viewers, audience, and the people betting themselves should get something positive back to consider it an entertainment. Which in this case is either cash, or fun.

Gambling can be fun and can not be fun.
If someone is addicted to gambling, then it is not fun, if someone is using amount he can not afford to lose, then it is not fun, if someone is selling properties because he want to use the money to gamble, then it is not fun. In that way it is not fun and not profitable, but could be life devastating.

Gambling is only fun when you bet in a way you are not addicted, not risking what you can not afford to lose, and betting with very low amount of money, and if you are able to control yourself, then gambling is good and entertaining.

But, gambling can be fun but yet not profitable, most people lose to gambling, but it should be in a way you lose what you will not think about and yet still being happy because the amount is not much.

[zidanw]

It's fun for me. I am also not a big gambler and it has to be fun. you will experience the most fun in a casino at a location, although with the virus it is not so easy now and if it is already open then it is certainly not as atmospheric as normal. there is a completely different atmosphere than in an online casino.

[Rodeo02]

those who run the business are making business, those who are playing are doing it most of because 2 incentives:
- fun/entertainment
- money

on the second point: money
it could also be for to reason:
- their conscientious desire to (try to) make more money
- their unconscientious desire to burn money

In short, those who run the casinos are getting money from people who spend money just to have fun.
That's the usual scenario as majority of the gamblers are just having fun, others maybe serious but majority of these serious people are still losing money.

That's how business works they know that majority of players   only want to make their self entertain as time goes on.

Some serious players have secured strategy that they apply to game just  to wins, not all of them is losing money but most of them is.

[nikola22]

If we all treated gambling as entertainment I think casinos would cease to exist.Casinos rely only on the greediness of all the gamblers to make money and don’t be fooled by those statements that we see on Tv ads like gamble responsible etc.They are just to be conform the law in different countries.

It is very difficult to be a gambler who only plays for entertainment.I myself have suffered until lately from slot addiction but now the last times I have played a maximum of 5-10 Eur and stopped if I didn’t win anything.So I think I am pulling out of addiction slowly.

I think that many people who treat gambling as an entertainment also hope to win some money. and there is a high possibility they say about gambling as an entertainment in order not to show their addiction.

[GeorgeJohn]

Most of the people states that gambling is form of entertainment but the reality is different gambling is like business where people look to make more money from investing little money but most of them will get failed.

So in your view gambling is business or entertainment,answer honestly.

You are really right but another way I have not seem a gambling as avenue of entertainments is because it's involves seriousness  and consciouness via prediction, that's the reason when it happened to someone's life, and if it happened to result negatively based on prediction, adventuring into gambling is such as someone who planned to acquire or make addition of things he has, which when it falls it happened to bring gambler back , only if the person in question is not financial fit.

[Sanitough]

Most of the people states that gambling is form of entertainment but the reality is different gambling is like business where people look to make more money from investing little money but most of them will get failed.

So in your view gambling is business or entertainment,answer honestly.

You are really right but another way I have not seem a gambling as avenue of entertainments is because it's involves seriousness  and consciouness via prediction, that's the reason when it happened to someone's life, and if it happened to result negatively based on prediction, adventuring into gambling is such as someone who planned to acquire or make addition of things he has, which when it falls it happened to bring gambler back , only if the person in question is not financial fit.

Gambling is not for everyone, it's only for people who are willing to take risk and also, you have to remember that you only gamble what you can afford to lose, if you have an income not even enough for your personal needs or wants, then I guess gambling is not good for you at the moment, because if you will force yourself, you will feel the pressure instead of the fun.

[TopT3ns]

If we all treated gambling as entertainment I think casinos would cease to exist.Casinos rely only on the greediness of all the gamblers to make money and don’t be fooled by those statements that we see on Tv ads like gamble responsible etc.They are just to be conform the law in different countries.

It is very difficult to be a gambler who only plays for entertainment.I myself have suffered until lately from slot addiction but now the last times I have played a maximum of 5-10 Eur and stopped if I didn’t win anything.So I think I am pulling out of addiction slowly.

I think that many people who treat gambling as an entertainment also hope to win some money. and there is a high possibility they say about gambling as an entertainment in order not to show their addiction.

indeed gambling can provide a lot of profit and can make us rich when there is a goddess of luck on our side, whereas if there is no luck then all you get is loss. Gambling is difficult to predict so still be careful if you want to gamble and it should be known that gambling cannot provide a guarantee.

[MCobian]

2017 has been an unforgettable experience for me regarding gambling. When Bitcoin went up in price at that time, I hope that
playing gambling can increase the amount of Bitcoin I have. Then I focused on trying to use several strategies to be able to win
playing dice games. But in the end it didn't increase the amount of Bitcoin I had, instead I lost a lot of Bitcoin that I had. Since then,
I realized that playing gambling is only for entertainment and use the money that we can afford to lose to play gambling.

[Rengga Jati]

It depends on each perspective. For some people, gambling is only a game, because they only play it for fun.
For others, gambling is like a business or job because they get income from it
-And some others said that gambling is for something crucial and sometimes dangerous because it is addicted and if someone can't maintain or control it, they will lose much.