Is gambling a threat or fun?

[KrisAlex18]

This question is always on my mind since then until now. I want to know the opinion of everyone here on this platform. I know that we have all different perception about gambling, so I respect what will be your point of view about that.

But to share my opinion, I consider gambling as a threat to gamblers. Yes, there are a lot of people who find happiness in gambling if and only if they can control their selves from this, but no matter how fun can gambling gives to you, the problem is still there, the addiction on it is always there, it grows day by day. There are so many disadvantages of being so addicted in gambling, one of which is forgetting your priority, spending your time to your family and your friend, you won't be able to more productive things than losing money, to the point that even you already lose and don't have enough money to play, you will make ways, there are times that you will ask a request to your friend to give you money as debt. You should be the one who controls the gamble and don't let the gamble control you.

[noormcs5]

This question is always on my mind since then until now. I want to know the opinion of everyone here on this platform. I know that we have all different perception about gambling, so I respect what will be your point of view about that.

But to share my opinion, I consider gambling as a threat to gamblers. Yes, there are a lot of people who find happiness in gambling if and only if they can control their selves from this, but no matter how fun can gambling gives to you, the problem is still there, the addiction on it is always there, it grows day by day. There are so many disadvantages of being so addicted in gambling, one of which is forgetting your priority, spending your time to your family and your friend, you won't be able to more productive things than losing money, to the point that even you already lose and don't have enough money to play, you will make ways, there are times that you will ask a request to your friend to give you money as debt. You should be the one who controls the gamble and don't let the gamble control you.

Sometimes i feel gambling is fun but only if i am winning my bets but surely gambling is not a threat. If you think it is threat that why you play it ? You play gambling intentionally and with your own will , so it is not a threat. A threat is something which is accidental in nature and not in control.

[onrise]

The main purpose of I consider is to have fun and enjoyment . But every individual is so different and since it involves money which every one wants to have maximum it has become a job or a routine form any to make as much money from it as possible . In this process they get addicted etc and this becomes a huge threat to them and to their family too because it has too many side effects too .

[imstillthebest]

you can say that its a threat to you because you are one of those who have experience a negative result upon the longer you play a gambling   but its ok ,  i am not against with your point  . you already said that we are different right . some experience positive result too but i cant fully say that im only experiencing good results  because sometimes i do loose too but not too much  . i only loose spare money but i enjoyed playing the game  , so i can say that gambling is fun  and not a threat  .

[BALIK]

It really depends on your mindset. If you tend to get addicted to things quickly, then gambling can quite easily become one of those things.

Most people don't suffer from this issue though, so it's all just good fun.

Just keep your risk down and don't play with more than you are willing to lose and you'll be fine.

[DoublerHunter]

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..but no matter how fun can gambling gives to you, the problem is still there, the addiction on it is always there, it grows day by day. There are so many disadvantages of being so addicted in gambling, one of which is forgetting your priority, spending your time to your family and your friend, you won't be able to more productive things than losing money, to the point that even you already lose and don't have enough money to play, you will make ways, there are times that you will ask a request to your friend to give you money as debt. You should be the one who controls the gamble and don't let the gamble control you.

^ You already found the answer to your paragraph and that was in the last sentence that I bolded above. Definitely right, we have the responsibility to control our minds and emotion in gambling. You should always remember this before influencing gambling. There's no more threat if you enjoy gambling not just for chasing money on it.

[Shimmiry]

But to share my opinion, I consider gambling as a threat to gamblers. ...

Your statement was too ironic because gamblers themselves cannot be called as "gamblers" without any sort of gambling. Maybe "Gambling as a threat to anyone involved in it". But we get the idea, yet it wasn't of a huge threat nor a threat at all. It is more of a risky hobby than a threat. But, where's the fun without risks and sacrifices? Is life not gambles us just for us to learn? Therefore, gambling is more often to be felt by most as satisfying and fun.

Better close this thread as it would only be bombarded with unnecessary opinions that was already answered even on the OP's statement.

[pixie85]

Saying that gambling is a threat to gamblers because they might get atddicted is like saying that watching tv or playing computer games is a threat because you can get addicted.

People get addicted to almost anything: eating, drinking alcohol, smoking, narcotics, painkillers, sex. Does it mean all these things are a threat? Maybe they are if you're mentally ill and cannot control your urges but not to normal people.

[dothebeats]

Huh. Gambling only becomes a threat to people who doesn't know the word 'control.' For the most part, gbling is usually harmless and brings a lot of fun and brings a lot of money to the table and jobs for people. The addicted ones made themselves a slave to gambling and to money, that's why they can't seem to get out of it. Saying gambling is a threat to gamblers is like saying scuba gear is a threat to scuba divers which literally makes no sense. Without gambling, there wouldn't even be gamblers in the first place!

It's a psychological thing really, and depends much on the capability of the person to resist temptation to gamble hard and lose money in the process, nothing to do eith gambling simply existing in the economy.

[stomachgrowls]

This question is always on my mind since then until now. I want to know the opinion of everyone here on this platform. I know that we have all different perception about gambling, so I respect what will be your point of view about that.

But to share my opinion, I consider gambling as a threat to gamblers. Yes, there are a lot of people who find happiness in gambling if and only if they can control their selves from this, but no matter how fun can gambling gives to you, the problem is still there, the addiction on it is always there, it grows day by day. There are so many disadvantages of being so addicted in gambling, one of which is forgetting your priority, spending your time to your family and your friend, you won't be able to more productive things than losing money, to the point that even you already lose and don't have enough money to play, you will make ways, there are times that you will ask a request to your friend to give you money as debt. You should be the one who controls the gamble and don't let the gamble control you.

Threat on the sense that you wont able to control gambling and yes there were lots of people who do fail on doing this one thats why they do end up on playing and getting theirselves addicted in the end of the day.Playing gambling isnt bad as long you do know on how to play with moderation and self control.Once you do saw that you are already doing some signs of addiction then better stop mid-way rather than letting yourself go through addiction and
mess out your life.Remember, that once damage was done then its already hard to break chains with it.Addiction is something that would really be hard
to remove on someone.If you dont like unfortunate things to happen in your life then better to think carefully before you do gamble and if you are an emotional type of person then better not consider gambling in the first place.

[FatFork]

Casual gambling for fun and relaxation is probably okay. But if it grows into addiction and starts consuming your whole life, you should probably seek help and find a way to stop gambling. I happen to know several people whose lives have been literally destroyed by gambling addiction. So, I'm free to say that gambling can be the real threat in certain situations.

[MWesterweele]

This question is always on my mind since then until now. I want to know the opinion of everyone here on this platform. I know that we have all different perception about gambling, so I respect what will be your point of view about that.

But to share my opinion, I consider gambling as a threat to gamblers. Yes, there are a lot of people who find happiness in gambling if and only if they can control their selves from this, but no matter how fun can gambling gives to you, the problem is still there, the addiction on it is always there, it grows day by day. There are so many disadvantages of being so addicted in gambling, one of which is forgetting your priority, spending your time to your family and your friend, you won't be able to more productive things than losing money, to the point that even you already lose and don't have enough money to play, you will make ways, there are times that you will ask a request to your friend to give you money as debt. You should be the one who controls the gamble and don't let the gamble control you.

Threat on the sense that you wont able to control gambling and yes there were lots of people who do fail on doing this one thats why they do end up on playing and getting theirselves addicted in the end of the day.Playing gambling isnt bad as long you do know on how to play with moderation and self control.Once you do saw that you are already doing some signs of addiction then better stop mid-way rather than letting yourself go through addiction and
mess out your life.Remember, that once damage was done then its already hard to break chains with it.Addiction is something that would really be hard
to remove on someone.If you dont like unfortunate things to happen in your life then better to think carefully before you do gamble and if you are an emotional type of person then better not consider gambling in the first place.

Gambling could be threat if we do gamble without discipline and have no goal then make it habit then surely you will get yourself in trouble in the long run. But if you do gamble for entertainment have goal and discipline surely you will avoid all the possible mess to your life and avoid addiction. I think its better to let yourself not involving to gambling as long as you can, do it just for fun but not all the time.

[leowonderful]

I mostly agree with what's been said here about gambling not being much of a threat if you manage it well, but the problem arises when people might become addicted without realizing it until the consequences of their actions start to become obvious. Seeking help can also be a very difficult task for those who are addicted to gambling, because just like with drugs, it can be hard to stop. Overall, I'd say that as long as you're gambling with the expectation that you won't be consistently making money through gambling and losses are expected as well as normal, thus you should only be gambling money you can afford to lose, then that minimizes the chances that you start the path of gambling addiction.

[FlightyPouch]

I agree to those people that are saying gambling is mainly for the purpose of having fun, that is true. It originated as a recreactional activity and not a money earning activity. Though I don't see it as a threat but a risk. A threat is  something that is a word I might use for terrorists or the mail bombing that is happening but in terms of gamblimg, it is a risk. The risk of being addicted to it, the risk of losing your money, the risk of being depressed, the risk of broken family. I can go on and on and there are a lot of risks you are taking when you are gambling.

[20kevin20]

The answer is pretty subjective. It really depends on the gambler.

Those who've been in the worse financial/family scenarios are more prone imo to the "threat" side of gambling. The thought of possibly earning more money than your entire family's made in a long time is sometimes just killing that "oh but what if I'll lose" feeling. It's more of a fight taking place inside your brain where addiction fights your logical thoughts.

If one has a mindset stable enough to abstain from depositing and risk more money than they should, gambling falls in the "fun" side for them. But it's pretty easy to fall back into the "threat" side because we all know the feeling you get when winning something. You'll just want more.

[livingfree]

Definition of threat or fun depends to the affected person. If the gambler doesn't see the essence of why gambling is there and that's to be treated to have fun and have a bit of a very small amount of profit then it should be a threat.

But if the gambler sees it to be fun and stress reliever which makes him happy then it's fun. The experience that we had as we gamble is also determining what should we tell what gambling is all about. If most experiences were bad, it's a threat but if most experiences contains having fun despite of having bad experience, consider it as a fun.

[rexxarofmoknathal]

It's both.

If you're of the mindset to get easily addicted to things, it's a threat. If you've got good self control and a logical mind, then it's just fun.

Just keep a cool head and it shouldn't become a problem for most people.

[Rengga Jati]

A threat or fun? The point on how good you can control yourself. @KrisAlex18, you actually have answered in your OP. People who can control themselves can make gambling as a fun source. While people who have less self-control will be threatened addicted to gambling. So, the question should be "how to make people can control their selves?" In my opinion, to have good self-control, someone needs to make a certain strategy such as limit their funds, limit the time to play gambling, aware of the bad impacts of excessive play, or etc.

[FlightyPouch]

Just keep a cool head and it shouldn't become a problem for most people.

Well, it is not that easy. I've been there, I know a lot of people that's been there, it is a hard thing to do.  As you are gambling not thinking that you will be losing but will be having fun and then the wins/losses roll in, that is when you will be making a decision that you will not believe you did. It is a risk/threat gambling, a lot of people say like it is easy to do this and to do that but they do not know how hard it is.

[kawetsriyanto]

It is a risk/threat gambling, a lot of people say like it is easy to do this and to do that but they do not know how hard it is.

People must have different capabilities. People who have well self-control, they can say easy to do. While people have weak self-control, they will face big problems. Indeed, it can't be avoided that gambling has a risk but It is surely not something to make us ignoring gambling. Every gambler must learn how to control their selves unless they are in trouble.