Is gambling a business

[Pmalek]

For the average player who is most of the time unprofitable, it's not a business. It can become a business if you are a successful predictor and you get people hooked up to what you offer. But in that case you are more of an advertiser who sells gambling tips and takes advantage of his skills to also bet on the games he sells.

I read a story a few years ago about a sports gambler who can be considered a professional football bettor. He always gambled in the same town and at the same establishment, and was not allowed to solicit with anyone while in the bet shop. He never talked with anyone or sat close to someone. Every match he wagered on was investigated to make sure that there were no suspicious bets of the same type in the database. He was very successful and placed 5-digit bets most of the time.      

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[jrrsparkles]

Yes, it can be considered as serious job and more like the life of a killer, either you win or lose in that. There are also some professional gamblers who is there to participate tournaments all around the world and make money from it but its not a business for an average joe.

[milewilda]

What would you think of this can we call gambling a business for gamblers?

The time you could call gambling as a business if you are the owner of such site or gambling place yet you would be definitely the one who would really be making out money
but if we do talk about gamblers taking this stuff as a business then its another way around because gambling shouldnt really be treated up this way.Gambling is for entertainment
and not for source of income or money making because if you do have this kind of input or view towards it then you would most likely end up on getting
wrecked because you would really force things up which shouldnt really be as it should be.