Is gambling a threat or fun?

[finaleshot2016]

Actually, It depends on the situation. It will be always for fun if your intention is just to have fun or to be entertained.
It will become a threat in your life if you take it as a profit-making and continue the process even if you're losing.

That's why control must apply, especially on these kinds of things where the money is on the line. Therefore, gambling can be fun sometimes and will be a threat always, depends on your action towards it.

[NavI_027]

Like what everyone said, gambling could be your sweetest death lol . If you will not watch your step then hou might be drown on debts. Nevertheless, you can do sometbing to avoid this and the most effective way I think of is treating gambling not so seriously. I mean don't make it as a career, just play for the excitement and hope small returns. Don't ever expect that you can be a millionaire from betting, I know there are stories with samekind of scenario but c'mon! That's not the fate of each one of us lol. Play - Enjoy - Earn - Repeat, but stop don't forget to change "Repeat" to "Go home" when you already losing what you can't afford.

[Saint-loup]

Like what everyone said, gambling could be your sweetest death lol . If you will not watch your step then hou might be drown on debts. Nevertheless, you can do sometbing to avoid this and the most effective way I think of is treating gambling not so seriously. I mean don't make it as a career, just play for the excitement and hope small returns. Don't ever expect that you can be a millionaire from betting, I know there are stories with samekind of scenario but c'mon! That's not the fate of each one of us lol. Play - Enjoy - Earn - Repeat, but stop don't forget to change "Repeat" to "Go home" when you already losing what you can't afford.

If you can't dream of becoming millionaire by gambling there is no point in playing. If people gamble it's mostly because it's their only way to get a chance of becoming rich. I agree there are few chances of becoming millionaire by playing games of chance because of the law of probabilities on the long run but some games are not totally random.The games where you play against other people are not fully random in general. Betting is also not wholly random. So because of your skills it's possible to win money by gambling in reality.

[KrisAlex18]

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.

Really? Do you get into rehabilitation because of playing the computer? Duo you get in recovery because of eating and drinking? Do not take it practically, and some people considered gambling as a threat because it has a harmful effect on it. Some people cannot control their mind because of gambling, there are times that they get a significant debt because of lending money to play gambling, and that is really bad. The worst thing is they may lose all their properties and money because they don't have something to offer in return to their loans. Can't you feel it as a threat if it is slowly taking out all of your properties and money without realizing it because you are only focusing on gambling?
Drinking, eating, playing computer, watching TV, etc. are significantly different from gambling

[mbakruroh]

which is forgetting your priority,

No more debate, because of this gambling is a threat. In real life people always have priority and should catch it before too late, can't be undone. If someone says they can manage time and control emotion, that is non sense. As long bonus deposit still exist they will use and try it, soon or later addicted will become their part of life. Leave gambling for your future and family, it's worth to be done.

[Zeke_23]

which is forgetting your priority,

No more debate, because of this gambling is a threat. In real life people always have priority and should catch it before too late, can't be undone. If someone says they can manage time and control emotion, that is non sense. As long bonus deposit still exist they will use and try it, soon or later addicted will become their part of life. Leave gambling for your future and family, it's worth to be done.

It is a choice as for me, because gambling was originally made to let us or to have some fun, however, it also become the reason why people becomes greedy which is the main reason why it is considered as a threat. I know it is hard to control being greedy, but if you really want to stop or avoid getting addicted, you can as long as it is your choice.

[peter0425]

Gabling starts when you think that it is a fun activity.

i disagree on this one Mate,because most of those who are starting gambling thinks they wanna try to double the money or at least against the table and that is what a beginners Mindset.

That's how all people see it in the beginning but as you gamble and gamble more and you start losing money then this activity becomes a thread due to the factor that might make you lose a lot of money in the end which is not actually fun.

you will lose a lot if you are a type of person that cannot Hold the feelings and desire in which always looking for wins and not accepting the reality in gambling.

If you gamble a bit on a casual basis then everything is fine, but there is a small path between fun and addiction. Many people start betting low amounts for fun, but when they start loosing money, the put more and more money in to get their buy-in back. You should always play responsible and look at the dangers of online gambling. But keeping this in mind, gambling isn't more dangerous than drinking alcohol or smoking cigarettes.

everything that Over is bad even gambling,smoking or liquor(aside from illegal drugs) because we will lose either money or health on those vises .

so there is nothing to compete in which is more bad what important here is our control and respect for our self and life.

[peonminer]

Never bet more than you are willing to lose. The house edge is there for the casino to make money. They games are for entertainment. If you hit a good run and you can't control yourself you will most definitely give it back to the house in the long run. Gamble responsibly, or you will lose your last shirt.

[hahay]

Threats and something fun in gambling is basically a choice if you can realize it, you already know that when gamblers don't have control then in the end gambling for them is a threat. Indeed, cases like this will be difficult to realize because even new gamblers will eventually become addicted to gambling, because new players have at least a very high emotion to continue gambling without realizing the time to stop. So I guess gambling is a choice, when you have a good mindset then gamble or not, I don't think it will cause any threat to your life.

[In the silence]

gambling is a threat for people that doesn't have self-control, its fun for the people that only play to consume free time. Just always gamble what you can afford to lose, No one wins the house.

[$crypto$]

It is a choice as for me, because gambling was originally made to let us or to have some fun, however, it also become the reason why people becomes greedy which is the main reason why it is considered as a threat. I know it is hard to control being greedy, but if you really want to stop or avoid getting addicted, you can as long as it is your choice.

If you have won in gambling then the greed will be there must be able to control ourselves so as not to fall into the losses you experience, remember we must have good principles we gamble just to be happy not to seek profit because it will be difficult to do and we better gamble when there is cold money or at dusk and weekends then this will be suitable for luck.
Many people are mistaken about gambling they are too ambitious to want to continue to profit even though the victory gambling is very thin.

[JoMarrah Iarim Dan]

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.

In my conclusion, it depends upon the person.

if you're a beginner you will find gambling as a stress reliver, or for fun or pass time(Case 1) . It will give you entertainment that may lead to addiction(Case 2). When you're already addicted and you cannot control yourself not to gamble, I say it is now harmful to you(case 3). It already affects the way you think. The worst case is that when you losses you may experience depression, migraine, distress, and other anxiety-related problems. Gambling becomes a threat both to your physical and mental health.

But a if a person can control himself at case 2, case 3 will be impossible already

[Janation]

gambling is a threat for people that doesn't have self-control, its fun for the people that only play to consume free time. Just always gamble what you can afford to lose, No one wins the house.

It is not just a threat for them.

There are a lot of threats that gambling can do even to people who play it for fun. As long as they are gambling, it is a threat to them. No one knows what will happen but they can still end addicted to gambling.

[Gheka]

Actually, It depends on the situation. It will be always for fun if your intention is just to have fun or to be entertained.
It will become a threat in your life if you take it as a profit-making and continue the process even if you're losing.

That's why control must apply, especially on these kinds of things where the money is on the line. Therefore, gambling can be fun sometimes and will be a threat always, depends on your action towards it.

Exactly, the most important thing is still standing from the perspective of users when they engage in gambling, they are expecting a dream of financial improvement or they want a natural joy after the stress of work. And as you say, the financial desire in gambling will be a wrong thought and the consequences for mistakes are a threat to income, a big financial loophole can be made from gambling but if we start gambling just to ease the mental stress, joy will be overwhelming, but should not be subjective when the threat and fun in gambling change very quickly

[angrybirdy]

gambling is a threat for people that doesn't have self-control, its fun for the people that only play to consume free time. Just always gamble what you can afford to lose, No one wins the house.

It is not just a threat for them.

There are a lot of threats that gambling can do even to people who play it for fun. As long as they are gambling, it is a threat to them. No one knows what will happen but they can still end addicted to gambling.

It is true, even if you play only for fun, you will still getting addicted.
It is only a matter of time when you get addicted. But all gamblers will be the same in the end. Gambling is a threat due to its psychological effect it gives to a person, it makes a gambler to play deeper even how hard he tries to control himself.

[Sadlife]

You only get addicted once you're gambling with your savings and money that you might need. But if your gambling only your extra cash then you wont get emotionally unstable to just throw your whole savings, to get back what you've lost.

Most people tend to look at gambling as a one way ticket to get rich but its really not. It's just another way to blow off some steam.

[Furious 7]

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.

In my conclusion, it depends upon the person.

if you're a beginner you will find gambling as a stress reliver, or for fun or pass time(Case 1) . It will give you entertainment that may lead to addiction(Case 2). When you're already addicted and you cannot control yourself not to gamble, I say it is now harmful to you(case 3). It already affects the way you think. The worst case is that when you losses you may experience depression, migraine, distress, and other anxiety-related problems. Gambling becomes a threat both to your physical and mental health.

But a if a person can control himself at case 2, case 3 will be impossible already

I think for cases 1 and 2 it can be overcome but if it has been physically attacked it will be difficult to do and difficult to prevent.
For beginners, it's better to avoid gambling or do it on a day when you're happy because if you do it when you're stressed, then when playing gambling will be chaotic, the risk of losing will be very large because with high emotional.
The second case, if you are already addicted, then it is better to be able to control yourself, don't take too much greed, if you have won out of the ordinary, then you need to stop for a moment and do the money as best as you can, not using everything to gamble again is not good.

[Reatim]

You only get addicted once you're gambling with your savings and money that you might need. But if your gambling only your extra cash then you wont get emotionally unstable to just throw your whole savings, to get back what you've lost.

yups,but the reality is there mate,at the beginning they are just betting smaller amount and try to enjoy the game,but as days passed by and the intensity goes high?people come to bet more and more without realizing they are becoming addicted and that is what we must prevent to happen.

Most people tend to look at gambling as a one way ticket to get rich but its really not. It's just another way to blow off some steam.

in this we are both in the same boat,Gambling must be treated as Fun activities and not a easy gateway to become richer.

[Rosilito]

You know what's the problem here, man? The addiction and not the gambling itself. Well, we could do worst things outside gambling world, we can even commit crime just to obtain such stuff we badly want, and it is because of the greedy behavior we have, it is the addiction that ate us, and made us blinded to do the right action. Can be overcome? Yes. A lot of people already did that here. Tell you, someone here in the forum even made gambling a job though, interesting it is. So, the threat here, IMO, is not about gambling at all, it is about someone's behavior that made him a different kind person.

[OctoGuy69]

I definitely agree that gambling is fun and yes, it could be a big threat to an individual once it is starting to get addicted to it. But, I think, it can be controlled IF that individual has a discipline and that person knows that it can stop on playing. And also, I think it is important to seek help to have precaution on playing and not having too much risk financially and physically, just to be specific. In my experience on gambling, on my first games, I always tried to do ALL-IN, I tried taking risk on my money but when I hit rock bottom, I tried to get some advice on my friends and also gradually gambling. Now, I know what to do and how to play my money very well while also having fun.