Do not make curiosity to people around you while you are playing gambling.

[passwordnow]

I am playing alone in my room and I don't go outside just to gamble. There's that much protocol because of the pandemic and it's more handy and effective to be careful to gamble online and even if without someone watching me, I'm good with that setup. Those who are free to gamble without any bad effect with their relationship to their wives and parents, then you guys are lucky because they are open to you as you gamble but not all families have that type of acceptance and openness towards gambling.

On the last sentence you pointed out, gambling is not perse bad. It only becomes harmful if the user spends most of the savings gambling instead of fulfilling their daily/monthly obligations to the family. I remember, my Aunt used to date this gamer guy who was so addicted into playing online games to the point that he allocated most of his savings into buying in-game items and cosmetics.

Like what most have mentioned, creating a safe and healthy environment to each family is essential especially if you have kids to raise. They see their parents as "role-models" and the last thing that you want is for them to follow your footsteps in a negative way.

It only becomes bad if you're affecting other things badly. That's how people are looking at it and mostly, they cannot manage themselves and instead, they're doing the wrong thing of it like the one that you've mentioned as an example. It's all about how someone can control himself and make things possible based on his/her approach while gambling. So, if it's about doing things and making crazy decisions as you gamble like spending most of your savings being left with nothing, you really are doing it very wrong.

[Doell]

The fact that I also experienced ,when I was having fun playing online gambling "poker" in my hangout place and there were other ppl "lol my friend" around they curious ,finally they joined in playing online gambling like me ,it was excited for me and fun because of the tension
Coincidentally that would be the story ,Now I gamble only to fill free time and not become addicts will be the thing because I know it will be a bad when I lose on gambling

[l3pox]

curiosity is good, it's a motor for learning
but we shouldn't let our curiosity kill us and be bad for us
I don't think kids should be gambling, parents are responsible for teaching and letting them understand that this is an activity for adults
like many other things

[tippytoes]

curiosity is good, it's a motor for learning
but we shouldn't let our curiosity kill us and be bad for us
I don't think kids should be gambling, parents are responsible for teaching and letting them understand that this is an activity for adults
like many other things

It is how their parents raised them to grow responsible individuals. I do believe that discipline comes from home and if they received appropriate discipline they will grow a responsible individual. And one thing is how they manage their financial aspect. Are they willing to spend their funds to gambling, with no assurance that they will ever get it back? Can they control their emotions not to get too deep in gambling and wait before it is too late.

[Shasha80]

In this era I'm sure those who gamble offline and online at least no longer do it in secret, because most of the people we know of course many of them will talk about gambling itself. So yes, I'm sure even though at this time we are gambling online secretly because it is done in the room, but in the end and or at some point we will talk about gambling when we gather with friends and can talk about it in chat too. Gambling in this era has become a lifestyle I think and they are free to gamble or not, because curiosity and any purpose in gambling will always grow from time to time.

I think what you say is true, because I also often tell that I play gambling to friends and some close family. Those who know that I gamble don't
mind it, because I'm not addicted to gambling. So it is true that gambling is now a lifestyle, so gambling is not as bad as many people imagine.
Most importantly, we should not influence people to gamble, because other people may not be able to control themselves when gambling.

We are the same; I play casually to relieve stress after a long week of work, and I also enjoy a beer. Well, it really depends on the person, I often tell others, mostly my friends, to try these sites, to try to gamble in them, but they tend to play but are not addicted to it, so I think it really depends on the person who got addicted and we are not all the same, so the best thing is not telling or sharing it because curiosity kills.

It is most suitable to play online gambling by drinking beer, it makes us free from various work problems for a while. I agree that not everyone tries to
play gambling and is addicted, but it's safer to not recommend gambling to others. Unless my friend is really curious about gambling, knowing that
I enjoy playing gambling without being addicted. Of course I won't let him try to gamble alone, I will give him education on how to be a responsible
gambler. I don't want my friend to become addicted to his curiosity about gambling.

[hahay]

In this era I'm sure those who gamble offline and online at least no longer do it in secret, because most of the people we know of course many of them will talk about gambling itself. So yes, I'm sure even though at this time we are gambling online secretly because it is done in the room, but in the end and or at some point we will talk about gambling when we gather with friends and can talk about it in chat too. Gambling in this era has become a lifestyle I think and they are free to gamble or not, because curiosity and any purpose in gambling will always grow from time to time.

I think what you say is true, because I also often tell that I play gambling to friends and some close family. Those who know that I gamble don't
mind it, because I'm not addicted to gambling. So it is true that gambling is now a lifestyle, so gambling is not as bad as many people imagine.
Most importantly, we should not influence people to gamble, because other people may not be able to control themselves when gambling.

We are the same; I play casually to relieve stress after a long week of work, and I also enjoy a beer. Well, it really depends on the person, I often tell others, mostly my friends, to try these sites, to try to gamble in them, but they tend to play but are not addicted to it, so I think it really depends on the person who got addicted and we are not all the same, so the best thing is not telling or sharing it because curiosity kills.

It is most suitable to play online gambling by drinking beer, it makes us free from various work problems for a while. I agree that not everyone tries to
play gambling and is addicted, but it's safer to not recommend gambling to others. Unless my friend is really curious about gambling, knowing that
I enjoy playing gambling without being addicted. Of course I won't let him try to gamble alone, I will give him education on how to be a responsible
gambler. I don't want my friend to become addicted to his curiosity about gambling.

Telling a little experience in gambling is basically not a problem for those who listen to it, because then at least a few close friends or family can know our gambling habits. At least when we are in trouble because of gambling, at least they already know about us and they can be friends who can help when we have problems in gambling itself. Telling stories by inviting is something different and for me, gambling is a choice and not an invitation. Curiosity is natural and they can still choose to gamble or not, the most important thing is that we only tell stories and don't invite them to gamble. But if they choose to gamble maybe to get rid of curiosity, then basically they have made their own choice and it's not a problem.

[gabbie2010]

For me personally, it's like privacy I guess, and should not be talked about to people around, because they might think I'm a gambling addict, which when I'm not, I'm just filling my spare time. But I don't limit the place when gambling or opening an online casino site, fortunately.. people around me are not too curious about what I'm doing, they just think it's like a game.

That is the best bet to avoiding and influencing other people into gambling, personally I do my bettings online, I have never been to a physical betting shop to play bet or a casino despite having them in my neighborhood, I just tried to limit my betting activities even though I watched soccer matches with my kids, I never let them know that we can place a bet on those matches, I just want them to focus on their studies now and avoid unnecessary distraction , when they grow old they can decide to gamble if they choose to do so after discovering it themselves.

[traderethereum]

From the past until now in gambling games only two possibilities will occur (WIN or LOSE). But there is a strange phenomenon that often occur in gambler, when a person experiences continuous defeat, he will be more curious about the results to be obtained, thus making the gambler unable to resist the urge to continue gambling or risking something without considering the bad effects that can befall him, and in the end a person will be increasingly addicted to gambling, it's all caused by the sensation of feeling tense while waiting for the results of winning or losing when gambling becomes a pleasure for players.

The curiosity will become bigger, no matter if he wins or loses because when they win, they will want to make more winnings, while if they lose, they will be curious about how to win the games.
The gambler can stop if he had control over the games and does not hesitate to stop gambling while still having time to stop.
And if we play with some people with us while they do the other thing, they can be curious about what we did and ask about it.
We should consider playing gambling alone without other people seeing unless if we gather with some friends who play gambling together, that will be different because we will not disturb each other.

I don't know why people act like that, I mean losing while chasing your losses is boring, for me. It's meaningless, the neverending frustration you'll get for being an amateur in gambling yet has the audacity to go up against the house claiming that they would beat it. I guess the reason behind it is they don't have anything to lose, or maybe they don't have anything to do to entertain themselves therefore they stick to it even though they are just literally throwing their money.

Not just boring because that is not worth chasing the losses because we can have a chance to get more losses without we can realize.
Once we are frustrated, it can make us depress and we can not think that what we did is useless.
Playing gambling needs courage to stop as when we lose and not stop, we will end by losing all of the money.
And if people see we lose, we will feel not right and might say that is not our good day.
If that happens, the other people could say that they want to try their luck, which can attract them to playing gambling.

[swiftbits]

I learned gambling from my family, they only do it for fun since the money still circulates for our expenses. The only problem is the card games are addictive, entertaining, and the feeling of winning is exciting. I actually stop cause I relate gambling to receiving bad karma in life. I was playing regularly with friends when I was a kid, my parent got mad and started to become ill, we also had financial shortages. I just promise not to do it again, and days become better. There's no problem with gambling, as long as you do it moderately, not being too invested or addicted to it. We have to control and be wise with our spendings. I only try online gambling for some time since I can control my spendings here, I only use what I can lose, no hard feelings in the end.

[l3pox]

curiosity is good, it's a motor for learning
but we shouldn't let our curiosity kill us and be bad for us
I don't think kids should be gambling, parents are responsible for teaching and letting them understand that this is an activity for adults
like many other things

It is how their parents raised them to grow responsible individuals. I do believe that discipline comes from home and if they received appropriate discipline they will grow a responsible individual. And one thing is how they manage their financial aspect. Are they willing to spend their funds to gambling, with no assurance that they will ever get it back? Can they control their emotions not to get too deep in gambling and wait before it is too late.

not so sure if it's only from home
I'd be able to point friends who are raised in the family like brother and sister and one is disciplined and organized, the other one being the opposite

there's something about the way each person reacts to rewards and present x future thinking

but yes, family education plays a role here

[madnessteat]

I don't hide from my family that I gamble. If a person hides his hobbies from the people closest to him then he does not trust them and I am a supporter of complete trust in the family. Besides, if I suddenly become a gambling addict I want them to be the first to know about it and help me. The only thing I think it is necessary to protect children from this information because adults set an example for children by their behavior. And this example cannot be called the best.

Lucky you for having a healthy family relationship. Most of the gambling addicts cases are they don't have any good relationship with anyone, that's why they do anything to "lighten" their lives by going easy go lucky, exploring everything (mostly bad things) because people like thrill especially if their life is so miserable and boring, most of them ended up destroying themselves because their mindset is that nobody cares about what they do.

Luck loves patient people and never comes to the one who chases it. In general, I believe that attempts to hide gambling hobbies from the family is a certain manifestation of gambling addiction as a person controlling his gambling activity may well explain his hobbies even if someone looks at this type of entertainment reprehensibly.

[geegaw]

The fact that I also experienced ,when I was having fun playing online gambling "poker" in my hangout place and there were other ppl "lol my friend" around they curious ,finally they joined in playing online gambling like me ,it was excited for me and fun because of the tension
Coincidentally that would be the story ,Now I gamble only to fill free time and not become addicts will be the thing because I know it will be a bad when I lose on gambling

Although gambling to fill time gaps is an entertaining idea, I define this behavior as seemingly the style of a gardener, the seed may be difficult to become a tree but it still means possible, once this plant is full of nutrients to the point of growth, we will be like new addicts, many people may not believe this theory, but this is almost a common path for gamblers. Having fun in as many ways as TV dramas and e-sports, gambling is just as coincidental on a chance occasion as possible.

[l3pox]

I don't hide from my family that I gamble. If a person hides his hobbies from the people closest to him then he does not trust them and I am a supporter of complete trust in the family. Besides, if I suddenly become a gambling addict I want them to be the first to know about it and help me. The only thing I think it is necessary to protect children from this information because adults set an example for children by their behavior. And this example cannot be called the best.

Lucky you for having a healthy family relationship. Most of the gambling addicts cases are they don't have any good relationship with anyone, that's why they do anything to "lighten" their lives by going easy go lucky, exploring everything (mostly bad things) because people like thrill especially if their life is so miserable and boring, most of them ended up destroying themselves because their mindset is that nobody cares about what they do.

Luck loves patient people and never comes to the one who chases it. In general, I believe that attempts to hide gambling hobbies from the family is a certain manifestation of gambling addiction as a person controlling his gambling activity may well explain his hobbies even if someone looks at this type of entertainment reprehensibly.

probably if one has to hide it from their family there's already something wrong, of course this would depend on the family too

regarding luck, its really good to have it but we shouldn't rely on it to make a living or to suceed

[xSkylarx]

I don't hide from my family that I gamble. If a person hides his hobbies from the people closest to him then he does not trust them and I am a supporter of complete trust in the family. Besides, if I suddenly become a gambling addict I want them to be the first to know about it and help me. The only thing I think it is necessary to protect children from this information because adults set an example for children by their behavior. And this example cannot be called the best.

Lucky you for having a healthy family relationship. Most of the gambling addicts cases are they don't have any good relationship with anyone, that's why they do anything to "lighten" their lives by going easy go lucky, exploring everything (mostly bad things) because people like thrill especially if their life is so miserable and boring, most of them ended up destroying themselves because their mindset is that nobody cares about what they do.

Luck loves patient people and never comes to the one who chases it. In general, I believe that attempts to hide gambling hobbies from the family is a certain manifestation of gambling addiction as a person controlling his gambling activity may well explain his hobbies even if someone looks at this type of entertainment reprehensibly.

Agreed, and the majority of people who chased luck appear to be losing because only luck has the power to choose. It's like beginner luck, where you win the first time you play. I'm not sure why, but every time I play the game for the first time, I win, and I'm hooked. We shouldn't hide it because if you need help, you can easily approach a family member or relative, whereas hiding it causes you more anxiety and is bad for your mental health.

[Renampun]

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Luck loves patient people and never comes to the one who chases it. In general, I believe that attempts to hide gambling hobbies from the family is a certain manifestation of gambling addiction as a person controlling his gambling activity may well explain his hobbies even if someone looks at this type of entertainment reprehensibly.

it's true that those who have a hobby of playing gambling must be good at explaining to others that the hobby is not so bad...

but if you can hide your gambling habits from friends or other family members then that's very good. my husband knows I love to bet and play slots, we are very open but both our parents and other family members don't know that my husband and I like to bet. anyway, it's better to keep it a secret just the two of us.

[Fortify]

Gambling addiction was a serious problem that happens in almost all countries. Many people go into gambling coincidentally and watch their parents or closest family or friends play poker cards or other card games or even go to offline casinos because of curiosity.

They were playing gambling because of curiosity and never thought much about gambling or how they became addicted to gambling in the future. They are just smart enough to hide their gambling activity from others because they do not want others to know that they like gambling.

I am reading this article that telling she played gambling since eight years old and her dad was a compulsive gambler.

Source: https://www.independent.co.uk/independentpremium/uk-news/gambling-addiction-women-betting-b1769523.html
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That is one example of why someone becomes a gambler, but I believe many others known gambling because of other reasons.

You can play gambling, especially if you play online gambling but we never know if what we did in gambling can attract people beside us to follow us playing gambling without knowing. Always look around you before you spend your free time playing gambling and not making others curious about what you did.

So how are you playing gambling? Did you play alone in your rooms or in your home or in the public area or do you have a special room just to spend your time to playing gambling?

It's rather conflicted advice you are giving. On the one hand you definitely should not be broadcasting the fact you are gambling to youngsters or more mentally vulnerable people - that is true. On the other hand you are encouraging the sort of secretive and damaging behavior that is common with a lot of addicts. People should be open with their closest loved ones, so they can potentially get help if it gets out of control and they do not suffer alone. Like lots of nasty addictions, if you get too comfortable playing alone outside of a social setting then you are possibly making it harder to recover.

[Kelvinid]

It's rather conflicted advice you are giving. On the one hand you definitely should not be broadcasting the fact you are gambling to youngsters or more mentally vulnerable people - that is true. On the other hand you are encouraging the sort of secretive and damaging behavior that is common with a lot of addicts. People should be open with their closest loved ones, so they can potentially get help if it gets out of control and they do not suffer alone. Like lots of nasty addictions, if you get too comfortable playing alone outside of a social setting then you are possibly making it harder to recover.

The more we gamble secretly, the more we hear less advice from the people around us that leads to a sort of possible addiction. Yeah, it should be open to your family and your friends. Maybe these people don't understand you but as if they know the reason, they might give you some support just to give you some pleasure unless if it found that you are addicted already.

[Smartvirus]

The more we gamble secretly, the more we hear less advice from the people around us that leads to a sort of possible addiction.

Secretly or publicly, a gambler that haven't seen the reasons for which, he or she would regard gambling as something bad or vice, is most likely not yo the advice from anyone and on whatever ground the advice might have been given. This brings me to a question;

Is gambling a bad thing?

I guess not. Gambling in recent times are organised and most of all, it's a game of luck. A normal gambler knows this and as such, he  or she is most likely not to take advice because, they believe luck is on there side and as such when nor careful, you just keep loosing and lose some more.

[Rengga Jati]

This may be one of the reasons why people start playing gambling, curious about what people do, about how are they feeling, about how if winning much money from gambling. Well, sometimes, the environment gives a really big impact on someone to do something, including doing gambling.
In this case, gambling is something that is very interesting, moreover if they promote on an advertisement, with the very big winning, jackpot, bonus, and also rewards.
Of course, it will attract many people to be curious and start gambling. But in fact, they will never tell you about the risks and disadvantages.
And actually, if you are a good personal that always ready with the risks, that can manage yourself and funds in gambling, then a good learner, it may be not a very bad idea because you can learn from gambling and learning by doing to get some winnings.
but in fact, if you are only following and being addicted, this is bad.

[TimeTeller]

The more we gamble secretly, the more we hear less advice from the people around us that leads to a sort of possible addiction.

Secretly or publicly, a gambler that haven't seen the reasons for which, he or she would regard gambling as something bad or vice, is most likely not yo the advice from anyone and on whatever ground the advice might have been given. This brings me to a question;

Is gambling a bad thing?

I guess not. Gambling in recent times are organised and most of all, it's a game of luck. A normal gambler knows this and as such, he  or she is most likely not to take advice because, they believe luck is on there side and as such when nor careful, you just keep loosing and lose some more.

I believe gamblers know the bad or good effects on him, even before they start their game.
And most of the time, some of them are annoyed when their gambling habits is noticed by anyone around him.
Some are really secretly gambling so no one will bother them about their activities.
A responsible gambler knows how to handle himself when it comes to gambling.