Don't be a hypocrite and admit that you are a gambler

[MWesterweele]

Addiction, mentally ill, health symptoms, etc. Too much negativity in the gambling industry, especially in this forum where ironically casinos have paid a lot of users.

You know what? You are a gambler even though you haven't realized it.

When you were a kid in school, you gamble in your exam when you didn't know the answer. Should I mark option A or B or C?

You gamble in your career path, your spouse, your children's education, literally everything that is unknown.

But it doesn't involve money, sir? You gamble in your purchasing and investment decisions as well.

Inspired by this debate: https://www.debate.org/opinions/is-gambling-morally-wrong

Thank you for reading, let's be more positive and tell me a funny/interesting story about your gambling experience here. Gambling should be for fun, not for getting rich.

I’m a gambler and I used to have the compulsive gambling disorder and I wasn’t happy with my life, slowly and steadily I accepted this fact and then I told myself that it’s not always about the money let’s gamble only for the thrill and that’s when my life changed.

I finally gave up on my compulsive gambling habits and then I began to gamble responsibly, which not only saved me lots of money but also gave me lots of satisfaction in life.

Lastly I would like to say that being a gambler is not wrong, but cursing yourself for being a gambler is wrong so I would urge all to accept themselves and approve of themselves and then see how life suddenly changes for good.

Im a gambler and im not deny it there's no reason to hide not because I do gambling but because I know myself. I wont continue to do gambling if I know it cause me harm but since I never experience bad thing about it only loses but I know its part of the game that's why I keep do gambling. And I think there is no need to worry as long as you have discipline to yourself, just enjoy every doing it.

[mu_enrico]

You can't take away getting rich sindrum from playing gambling because there are people who's financial situation has changed as a result of what they made from playing gambling and there are still people making it big in playing gambling no doubt.

Yes I can, give me three names with links to support your statement about people who became rich because of gambling (and not broke after that), or I'll delete your post. No doubt!

[LbtalkL]

Actually you have a point, everyone already experiences gambling in a different category, maybe in our daily lives without experiencing it, but that is different when you are spending money for real gambling(On casinos both online and offline), some people take a loan just for gambling, selling stuff and that is gambling addiction, that's a different story, right? Purchasing stuff I consider those as investment or just luxury things, not gambling.

[KrisAlex18]

Addiction, mentally ill, health symptoms, etc. Too much negativity in the gambling industry, especially in this forum where ironically casinos have paid a lot of users.

You know what? You are a gambler even though you haven't realized it.

When you were a kid in school, you gamble in your exam when you didn't know the answer. Should I mark option A or B or C?

You gamble in your career path, your spouse, your children's education, literally everything that is unknown.

But it doesn't involve money, sir? You gamble in your purchasing and investment decisions as well.

Inspired by this debate: https://www.debate.org/opinions/is-gambling-morally-wrong

Thank you for reading, let's be more positive and tell me a funny/interesting story about your gambling experience here. Gambling should be for fun, not for getting rich.

I really thought that I am not a gambler, but upon reading your topic, I've realized that I can be considered as a gambler because in every little thing we can be a gambler. Practically speaking gambling is always on our lives, especially if we want something to acquired. That is when taking an exam or every school-related, in a way that because of the eagerness of passing the grade, we cheated on the assignments, exams and quizzes, well, for me, it is a normal thing for every student, especially on college days because College is not meant for competing for everyone, but are intended for helping each other to pass and be graduate together, but for me, that kind of gamble is not wrong at all, because the only thing that I consider bad in gambling is when betting or involving your money, just like the casino because gambling has no good things that will bring to you, it won't consume a lot of your time being unproductive. You will forget to prioritize valuable things.

[Kakmakr]

Yes, I have to agree with you. We gamble a lot more in life than most of us ever consider. A lot of people even gamble on their kids future, when they put them in the wrong schools. I have seen people gambling with their lives by using drugs or over eating or using too much alcohol. < Drinking and driving are a huge gamble with private property and your own car and other people's lives. >

I have also seen people disguising themselves when they go into Brick n Mortar casinos, in fear of other people recognizing them and labeling them as gambling addicts. Damn just own up to the fact that we gamble every day and a lot of us is just doing it for fun and entertainment. <Like going to the movies or a restaurant or gaming arcade>

It is nothing to be ashamed of, because it is just another form of adult entertainment. What is better... Going to the bar every night and getting p$#%ssed or having some fun at a casino or gambling online in the privacy of your home?

It is your money and you can choose what you want to do with it. It is bad when you use all your money on gambling <or anything else like alcohol or drugs> and your kids or wife are left struggling at home. < Then you are an addict and you should get help for that. >  

[finaleshot2016]

Actually you have a point, everyone already experiences gambling in a different category, maybe in our daily lives without experiencing it, but that is different when you are spending money for real gambling(On casinos both online and offline), some people take a loan just for gambling, selling stuff and that is gambling addiction, that's a different story, right? Purchasing stuff I consider those as investment or just luxury things, not gambling.

Agree, different aspects and category. It doesn't mean we're having risking something, it's a gamble. Sometimes it's given to us to make us strong and have good decision making in life. But to take the literal meaning of gambling, it talks about risk in money and probably it tackles the actual gambling we knew.

So I can't agree to some people says that we gamble in life, it's just some exaggerated phrases or hyperbole.

[Baby Dragon]

That is correct. But we need to be aware also that gambling is fun until it reaches a stage in which you do not gamble for fun anymore but solely for the sake of gambling. Gambling is fun and that fun itself is addictive. Winning is also something that makes you gamble again and again despite hitting it very seldom. So as early as possible, it should be done and enjoyed with certain limitations like putting a moderate amount of gambling money or spending a moderate amount of time for gambling. Just like other forms of enjoyment, gambling has also its bad side.

Gambling isn't supposed to be bad and harmful, its just that people doesn't know how to manage themselves when they gamble. As a gambler we should be self-disciplined, we should know our own limitation to prevent gambling addiction. Its our responsibility to ensure that it won't affect us negatively. Just like any of you, i'm a gambler on a various of reason. There's a time that I don't even think the outcomes of my own decisions and actions, I just keep risking and putting myself into difficult situation because of making an action without any assurance. I guess it depends on the person itself if he/she is going to consider their experiences as gambling.

[NavI_027]

So I can't agree to some people says that we gamble in life, it's just some exaggerated phrases or hyperbole.

Lol, chill dude . Well, I am not saying that our whole life is like a gamble but there are instances that it really is; so I can't blame if others realize the same thing. For me they are not OA (over reacting) or whatsoever, it just so happened that they are just gaining wisdoms in life and can't help but to make comparison on other things of scenarios. In short, their perspective becomes deeper as their experiences grow broader . Having such kind of mindset is healthy, maybe one of them become great advicers/public speakers/philosophers someday. Who knows?

[casperBGD]

That is correct. But we need to be aware also that gambling is fun until it reaches a stage in which you do not gamble for fun anymore but solely for the sake of gambling. Gambling is fun and that fun itself is addictive. Winning is also something that makes you gamble again and again despite hitting it very seldom. So as early as possible, it should be done and enjoyed with certain limitations like putting a moderate amount of gambling money or spending a moderate amount of time for gambling. Just like other forms of enjoyment, gambling has also its bad side.

Gambling isn't supposed to be bad and harmful, its just that people doesn't know how to manage themselves when they gamble. As a gambler we should be self-disciplined, we should know our own limitation to prevent gambling addiction. Its our responsibility to ensure that it won't affect us negatively. Just like any of you, i'm a gambler on a various of reason. There's a time that I don't even think the outcomes of my own decisions and actions, I just keep risking and putting myself into difficult situation because of making an action without any assurance. I guess it depends on the person itself if he/she is going to consider their experiences as gambling.

i agree, i am not gambling to become a millionaire, just for fun when watch sport
if your stake is always what you can lose, gambling could be healthier than to drink alcohol when watch sport, instead of buying beer and chips, you invest that money into ticket, and could win at the end... and match is more interesting, since you have motivation to cheer for one side, win win situation for me

[Slow death]

you said what the most people don't have the courage to speak here on the forum. I constantly keep saying that gambling for me is fun and that in this process of diversion I am constantly making profits and losses. But I always put it in my head that I gamble for fun. there are days when I have a losing streak, but even with those losses I still place bets, because losing is part of sports betting.

[joeperry]

According to its technical definition it's true that gambling when you're risking something in order to gain something meaning you are not afraid to sacrifice on something to yourself in exchange to something else and in most cases it's money or cryptocurrency.

It's true that every day in life we are gambling not in games or casino but in life, we are seeking success without any assurance if we are going to succeed or not and we are sacrificing time and effort while we are doing it.

Most people didn't noticed it but the OP is true, daily in our lives we are gambling.

[crwth]

It's like this when I realize that there are reasons why I am like this now (my personality and character). It is because I know how to relate almost anything to "risk" which can be correlated with Gambling. For me, right now, life is a risk. It's either you go Big or you Go home, I'm just stating facts but when you manage it as well, it's not a big of a deal to admit that you are a gambler as long as you know what you are doing.

If you also accept that you will probably encounter sad tales about gamblers who Lost Everything and gambled everything away, then you should be open to the possibility that there are people who have been Successful. Like Edward Thorp or Walters [1]

I think one thing is for sure, it's that people would dislike you if they know you are a gambler unless you are SUCCESSFUL[/u]. It's all about the money.


[1] - https://www.gamblingsites.net/blog/7-examples-of-successful-gamblers/

[milewilda]

So I can't agree to some people says that we gamble in life, it's just some exaggerated phrases or hyperbole.

Lol, chill dude . Well, I am not saying that our whole life is like a gamble but there are instances that it really is; so I can't blame if others realize the same thing. For me they are not OA (over reacting) or whatsoever, it just so happened that they are just gaining wisdoms in life and can't help but to make comparison on other things of scenarios. In short, their perspective becomes deeper as their experiences grow broader . Having such kind of mindset is healthy, maybe one of them become great advicers/public speakers/philosophers someday. Who knows?

Its a bit exaggerated for you to tell about that mindset yet this had been a basic thing for somebody can think of.Life is just really like a gamble
if you dont risk something then you wont gain nor proceed on things that you've been hoping for.It isnt OA or exaggerated because this is true
in the first place.It might not just pertain directly talk on gambling literally but on general sense we can really compare or do say this this is indeed true.

[plvbob0070]

Just like other forms of enjoyment, gambling has also its bad side.

Everything has its own bad side, it shows when an individual doesn't have any idea to deal with himself. I won't lie that i'm a gambler, that I play and that I commit mistakes in life because it build me as a person. I learn from it which lead me to understand my own perspective when it comes to gambling. Being a gambler doesn't mean that you're addicted in gambling, yes you play and you take risk in life that is the reason why you see yourself as gambler but it doesn't make you a less person because we have different preferences on making ourselves pleased and entertained.

[2double0]

The ways you have shown had opened my eyes towards one incident which can be related to gambling or can be said the same. I was going to my college the first day, the Seniors came ahead and started asking me which sem I was coming for? I replied with 1. They asked me to go to a place where I will need to do whatever they ask or I will not get an entry, I was a bit scared about what was going to happen with me. I went to the place they were expecting me at, and saw that students' ragging was going on. I had my teacher's number [as the person who was going to teach me was my relative] but no phone, I tried and gambled my way into managing a phone from someone standing 5 feet ahead of me and he gave it to me. I was saved that day due to that call else nothing could have saved.

[leowonderful]

I wouldn't consider myself greatly more successful than most of the people I've met in my life, but I've met plenty of people who were greatly surprised to learn that I'm a relatively active gambler. Many of those people thought success could not be paired with gambling, but the truth is major negative aspects of gambling generally only come out when you gamble too much, just like when you do too much of almost anything. I gamble for entertainment, and just like with buying video games or buying DLC to a game that I already own, I spend money in exchange for that entertainment.

[Hippocrypto]

Practically everybody in this section is a gambler, that's why it's called the gambling section.

There's nothing wrong with gamlbing in-and-of itself, the problems come when it's a compulsive activity that the person can't control.

This can lead to loss, damaged family life and obviously financial/health issues.

Anybody who is in this state might also be in denial, and there's no point just calling them out about it because their own mind blocks the truth. Somebody needs to do it IRL in my opinion.

Sometimes a gambler didn't wanted to be revealed with his or her identity, and they've been keeping it discreetly. Most of these people who hid themselves are those online gamblers, and they liked to use virtual ways of gambling because it's more private and convenient instead of traditional physical gambling.
Admitting as a gambler isn't needed as long as you're keeping it yourself, you still remain to be anonymous.

[goinmerry]

OP, you are comparing being a gambler in life and gambling with the use of money here which actually does have a big difference and I don't think we need to extend discussions about this.

For much simple explanation, those people that sometimes apply the idea of gambling against the odds in life is a thing that they can't avoid. They really need to do it to pass and survived it. In the usual gambling with real money, this can control, avoid or totally ignored.

A risk in gambling is different from the risks we are facing in our life. That shouldn't be compared.

[Pmalek]

Practically everybody in this section is a gambler, that's why it's called the gambling section.

Everyone is in some way interested in gambling but not everyone does it on a daily basis or has that gambling activity influence his normal way of life.

When you hear stories of people gambling constantly that is already a problem. I think it's hard to define your priorities like that.

[peter0425]

Practically everybody in this section is a gambler, that's why it's called the gambling section.

Practically?yes but reality?not because we can see many posters here in Gambling section that seems no knowledge at all in what they are saying instead they just make a post for their Campaigns and that is indeed.

There's nothing wrong with gamlbing in-and-of itself, the problems come when it's a compulsive activity that the person can't control.

This can lead to loss, damaged family life and obviously financial/health issues.

exactly mate it is the desire to win that make us addicted and greedy,still self control is what will save us right?

Anybody who is in this state might also be in denial, and there's no point just calling them out about it because their own mind blocks the truth. Somebody needs to do it IRL in my opinion.

that is our best enemy in gambling,if we are in denial because this will only push us to the edge because of non acceptance ,hiding brings more bad habits because no one can keep track on you and cannot advise you when needed.