Why People Still Gamble?

[Wiwo]

Parenting is really one of the best ways to give awareness to the child so that they will not get exposed to gambling activities at an early age, which lead to addiction and doing bad things. But not all parents are like that; others are too busy with work, and others can't guide their child well, which for sure would be the fault of parents. That is why we should give time to our children, tell them what is good and bad, so that they are aware of it, and keep an eye on them.

Although some kids do get a good parenting background, but sometimes they get tangled with friends influences. They can have a different lifestyle outside, and when they go back home, they pretend to be good kids. But it depends on kids and their decisions; anyone who decides to be responsible will heed what their parents teach them. Although what you say is also true, some parents are mostly concerned with their job and forget the family responsible, which is mostly concerned with raising the children in a way they should grow. Again, gambling addiction can start at any age; it doesn't matter whether one starts their gambling activity at a very young age or not; once someone just decides to lose self-control over doing something, it becomes an addiction, which can lead to other problems for the person.

I agree with this because bad company can still corrupt good manner so no matter how trained the child is from home he/she can still get influnceed by per pressure and this is a face we have all oass through in life but then we must have to train our kids to the level that, they will be able to make decisions on their own and stand on it instead getting easily carried away by friends or per pressures.

We are aware that some gambling addictions started from the young age, and jids that are exposed to gambling at early age may struggle with addiction later in the life since when their were introduced to gambling their are not mature enough to make good decisions.

[LDL]

Gambling stops being fun when it begins to negatively affect a gambler's life, health or relationships.Financial resources can also become a negative factor. I think it can be useful to do some introspection for yourself and determine how important gambling is to your happiness and how well it aligns with your values.

Most people are aware of how badly gambling can affect people's lives. People who are addicted to gambling in our country are usually uneducated and drug addicted people. They are often addicted to gambling and create a chaos in the family. Gambling addiction is the biggest reason behind most of the divorces in our country. Many times, if it is not possible to manage gambling money, dowry is pressured on their wives, and thousands of family problems like divorce are created.

[AmoreJaz]

Gambling stops being fun when it begins to negatively affect a gambler's life, health or relationships.Financial resources can also become a negative factor. I think it can be useful to do some introspection for yourself and determine how important gambling is to your happiness and how well it aligns with your values.

Most people are aware of how badly gambling can affect people's lives. People who are addicted to gambling in our country are usually uneducated and drug addicted people. They are often addicted to gambling and create a chaos in the family. Gambling addiction is the biggest reason behind most of the divorces in our country. Many times, if it is not possible to manage gambling money, dowry is pressured on their wives, and thousands of family problems like divorce are created.

if they have other things to think of, they may find other valuable activities other than gambling. so one way to reduce this is to educate people. and if they have better options to earn money, i guess, they will go that route. rather than putting himself into uncertainty like in gambling.

[noormcs5]

Gambling stops being fun when it begins to negatively affect a gambler's life, health or relationships.Financial resources can also become a negative factor. I think it can be useful to do some introspection for yourself and determine how important gambling is to your happiness and how well it aligns with your values.

Most people are aware of how badly gambling can affect people's lives. People who are addicted to gambling in our country are usually uneducated and drug addicted people. They are often addicted to gambling and create a chaos in the family. Gambling addiction is the biggest reason behind most of the divorces in our country. Many times, if it is not possible to manage gambling money, dowry is pressured on their wives, and thousands of family problems like divorce are created.

if they have other things to think of, they may find other valuable activities other than gambling. so one way to reduce this is to educate people. and if they have better options to earn money, i guess, they will go that route. rather than putting himself into uncertainty like in gambling.

If you look at it, you will say that gambling is the easiest form of making money. That's the main reason why gamblers do not to find other ways of getting money but rather focuses on the gambling. With gambling they take risk but they know that the reward is high if the luck is with them and also there is no efforts needed to be done in order to gain money through gambling.
If someone does not process any skill but have some money he immediately choose to gamble in order to gain more money.

[X-ray]

If you look at it, you will say that gambling is the easiest form of making money. That's the main reason why gamblers do not to find other ways of getting money but rather focuses on the gambling. With gambling they take risk but they know that the reward is high if the luck is with them and also there is no efforts needed to be done in order to gain money through gambling.

Gamblers are still able to find another way to make money. people will not able to gamble if they have no money in their pocket. There are also so many kinds of gamblers. Some gamblers are also having stable income from their jobs too. It's not all of gamblers have no other ways to get money. They are sometime putting all of their focus to the gambling caused by this is the best way to doubled their money in a short time with big risk.
Anything that involved huge profit will be also involving huge risk at the same time.

If someone does not process any skill but have some money he immediately choose to gamble in order to gain more money.

Sometimes, people do know that if they can't make a lot of money in short time and they use gambling as a way to make a lot of money in a short time.

[ethereumhunter]

Most people are aware of how badly gambling can affect people's lives. People who are addicted to gambling in our country are usually uneducated and drug addicted people. They are often addicted to gambling and create a chaos in the family. Gambling addiction is the biggest reason behind most of the divorces in our country. Many times, if it is not possible to manage gambling money, dowry is pressured on their wives, and thousands of family problems like divorce are created.

Even though people realize how bad gambling can be, it doesn't stop them from continuing to gamble because they see an opportunity to earn a lot of money from gambling. But if they learn from other people's experiences, they shouldn't try to play gambling because from seeing other people playing gambling, they will know that other people have lost a lot. Besides that, these people also experience gambling addiction, which is the biggest problem that must be cured immediately.

[danherbias07]

People are saying that gambling is not good so nobody should involved themselves in it. Fathers/Mothers (parents) are shouting to their sons and sometimes beating them all because of gambling. If you are a gambler, the society sees you as a bad boy or person or a waste person in the family. Parents would be saying "look at your age mates, they are going to school and become a successful persons in the society, you are here playing gambling". They would even say, gamblers steal and thieves.
And really when you look at some of those boys they play Draft game morning till evening. Upon all these allegations against gambling. People are still Gambling. WHY? Is There Any Mystery Behind?

That is not the case anymore in today's millennial era. Other gamblers are actually making money thru streaming, others are offered a job to stream their gambling activities, and they will be paid a daily wage. When you see a gambler, you cannot judge them anymore based on what they do, pretty much there's a reason behind it that we don't really know.
And even with all this, the government is still allowing gambling activities to happen. In fact, just recently here in our area, a new cockpit was first created before they even try to make a school for the public. Just imagine how all the neighboring people felt about that. But, no protest was done, because it's the local government's project and people are now open-minded that the money that will come out from that cockpit will be used for funding the better of the city, and our environment.
So, we now just ignore those things. One of my neighbors is always there and he said he is just watching because he is a fan of the sport. I don't even care and I don't call him a gambling degenerate.

[BenCodie]

I still don't believe in the "entertainment" aspect. There's so many things you can do that is truly entertaining for what is much less of the cost. To an extent you can have occasional fun with gambling, but if it's often, it's beyond entertainment.

Maybe it's better to say gamble for fun only? Let's take it this way since I don't know the definition of entertainment. I am quoting you because I also posted that people should take gambling as entertainment in this thread. Let's say gambling is for fun. But when it comes to spending real money, and you are addicted to the "Fun," you have to stop there because you don't know how much you will lose until you end up busted.

Well, addiction to the fun is kind of the point in me not believing in it being for fun. At what point does it stop being fun? And do you think that people stop when it stops being fun, or until their wallet is empty? I think more often than not, it's the latter.

Gambling stops being fun when it begins to negatively affect a gambler's life, health or relationships.Financial resources can also become a negative factor. I think it can be useful to do some introspection for yourself and determine how important gambling is to your happiness and how well it aligns with your values.

Agreed...though I think the point is that this happens more often than what people think, in comparison to it being just "for fun".

FiveStar makes a fair point about it being similar to drugs...but drugs are mostly illegal or not widely socially acceptable - no where near the level that gambling is (in fact, it's widely endorsed in most places...not discouraged)

I still don't believe in the "entertainment" aspect. There's so many things you can do that is truly entertaining for what is much less of the cost. To an extent you can have occasional fun with gambling, but if it's often, it's beyond entertainment.

Maybe it's better to say gamble for fun only? Let's take it this way since I don't know the definition of entertainment. I am quoting you because I also posted that people should take gambling as entertainment in this thread. Let's say gambling is for fun. But when it comes to spending real money, and you are addicted to the "Fun," you have to stop there because you don't know how much you will lose until you end up busted.

Well, addiction to the fun is kind of the point in me not believing in it being for fun. At what point does it stop being fun? And do you think that people stop when it stops being fun, or until their wallet is empty? I think more often than not, it's the latter.

Gambling stops being fun when it begins to negatively affect a gambler's life, health or relationships.Financial resources can also become a negative factor. I think it can be useful to do some introspection for yourself and determine how important gambling is to your happiness and how well it aligns with your values.

Gambling is just a fun activity, and it will remain a fun activity, and like drugs and alcohol, those who abuse gambling will become addicted and suffer the consequences.

One thing I've always believe in is that, no body is destined to be a gambler, and there is no way I expect gambling to align with out values, even a the value of the poorest man should be way higher than gambling, gambling is always a side hustle and shouldnt be depended on as a major means of livelihood.

I can definitely agree with that. Though I am sure that many have been deluded into thinking the contrary. While you and I are seemingly rational people (at least in this topic of discussion), you will find many people throughout this board who fit the characteristics of someone trying to make a means from gambling, or is dependant on it.

[klidex]

Most people are aware of how badly gambling can affect people's lives. People who are addicted to gambling in our country are usually uneducated and drug addicted people. They are often addicted to gambling and create a chaos in the family. Gambling addiction is the biggest reason behind most of the divorces in our country. Many times, if it is not possible to manage gambling money, dowry is pressured on their wives, and thousands of family problems like divorce are created.

Even though people realize how bad gambling can be, it doesn't stop them from continuing to gamble because they see an opportunity to earn a lot of money from gambling. But if they learn from other people's experiences, they shouldn't try to play gambling because from seeing other people playing gambling, they will know that other people have lost a lot. Besides that, these people also experience gambling addiction, which is the biggest problem that must be cured immediately.

Except for gamblers who come to gambling just to have fun.
Gamblers who delight in their gambling know when to stop betting and even if they take a break for a while they will definitely come back again because gambling is considered as a filler in spare time to entertain themselves and of course use small amounts of money.
So that gamblers who come to gambling for fun, they don't take their bets too seriously and don't have time to get addicted.

[Shamm]

People are saying that gambling is not good so nobody should involved themselves in it. Fathers/Mothers (parents) are shouting to their sons and sometimes beating them all because of gambling. If you are a gambler, the society sees you as a bad boy or person or a waste person in the family. Parents would be saying "look at your age mates, they are going to school and become a successful persons in the society, you are here playing gambling". They would even say, gamblers steal and thieves.
And really when you look at some of those boys they play Draft game morning till evening. Upon all these allegations against gambling. People are still Gambling. WHY? Is There Any Mystery Behind?

Not all gamblers are thieves not all gamblers are stubborn, because some whale gamblers didn't steal for their wants because they have enough money to play with. And also once they are hit the jackpot then they will became a millionaire, so we can not say that all gamblers are bad or thieves. But anyway. In some countries we encounter a gambler who steal money or even things to other people in order to fulfill their wants.

[elevates]

Except for gamblers who come to gambling just to have fun.
Gamblers who delight in their gambling know when to stop betting and even if they take a break for a while they will definitely come back again because gambling is considered as a filler in spare time to entertain themselves and of course use small amounts of money.
So that gamblers who come to gambling for fun, they don't take their bets too seriously and don't have time to get addicted.[/left]

Define fun in gambling. You would quote the adrenaline rush. You can get it by riding a bicycle down the hill. It was never about the adrenaline rush, it was always to get rich in the shortest way. When you couldn't you came up with a new name for gambling that was exciting. The excitement is always to see whether you can make 1x, 2x, or more. In the end that never happens and then the process of recovering loss happens. Ultimately the house wins and ruins your weekly budget or daily budget. The only option left for anyone is to control & discipline the habit of chasing the loss. As usual, most of gamblers do not do it. 

[Doan9269]

Not all gamblers are thieves not all gamblers are stubborn, because some whale gamblers didn't steal for their wants because they have enough money to play with.

That's true everyone gambling cannot fall under the same category, some do that to cheat the casinos while some aren after doing such neither do they mind loosing when they gambles because they already have their own money and why they are gambling is not for making profits.

And also once they are hit the jackpot then they will became a millionaire, so we can not say that all gamblers are bad or thieves. But anyway. In some countries we encounter a gambler who steal money or even things to other people in order to fulfill their wants.

The problem is that not everyone of them will have that patient enough to wait till their own luck arrives, they will prefer using tricks to fasten their winning proximity by cheating or doing what is against the rules, but the reality here is that many don't engage on this kind of acts.

[ethereumhunter]

Most people are aware of how badly gambling can affect people's lives. People who are addicted to gambling in our country are usually uneducated and drug addicted people. They are often addicted to gambling and create a chaos in the family. Gambling addiction is the biggest reason behind most of the divorces in our country. Many times, if it is not possible to manage gambling money, dowry is pressured on their wives, and thousands of family problems like divorce are created.

Even though people realize how bad gambling can be, it doesn't stop them from continuing to gamble because they see an opportunity to earn a lot of money from gambling. But if they learn from other people's experiences, they shouldn't try to play gambling because from seeing other people playing gambling, they will know that other people have lost a lot. Besides that, these people also experience gambling addiction, which is the biggest problem that must be cured immediately.

Except for gamblers who come to gambling just to have fun.
Gamblers who delight in their gambling know when to stop betting and even if they take a break for a while they will definitely come back again because gambling is considered as a filler in spare time to entertain themselves and of course use small amounts of money.
So that gamblers who come to gambling for fun, they don't take their bets too seriously and don't have time to get addicted.

Gamblers should come to gambling only for fun and not to make money. After all, they will not always be able to win the gamble and even get big profits unless they have good luck. And we know that luck will not always come with us but will only come occasionally and we will never know when luck will come. People are back to gambling because they are tempted by the promos that the casino always gives so they think that in this promo, they can win a lot, but the reality is they are still not lucky enough to win the gambling game. But when people come to gambling just for fun, they won't think about promos or chasing wins because they already know it's hard to get. So they just want to have fun.

[Jody.Drummer]

The problem is that not everyone of them will have that patient enough to wait till their own luck arrives, they will prefer using tricks to fasten their winning proximity by cheating or doing what is against the rules, but the reality here is that many don't engage on this kind of acts.

I think this will actually deviate from the initial intention for pleasure because with this we actually have a high emotional level and precisely the benchmark is profit and greed.
Not least I saw a lot of complaints and actually said the site had a problem because they didn't find what they wanted, such as when they got a win but the withdrawal was frozen because it was proven that they had committed violations that harmed themselves in the end.
I think gambling in an ordinary way and without taking some extreme actions like that will actually make our condition better and more enjoyable.

[mindrust]

Smoking and drinking are bad habits too (for your health) and people still do them… the main idea is the same. Some people just don’t give a damn. Some people gamble just because they like it, they don’t care if they get rich or not from gambling at all. Some other people are greedy and they want to turn their 1 coin into 10 coins… some people play just to pass the time while they are waiting for someone. There are many other reasons too.

Long story short; Gambling fills a need in life and as long as that need exists, gambling industry will not disappear from this world.

[Awaklara]

The problem is that not everyone of them will have that patient enough to wait till their own luck arrives, they will prefer using tricks to fasten their winning proximity by cheating or doing what is against the rules, but the reality here is that many don't engage on this kind of acts.

I think this will actually deviate from the initial intention for pleasure because with this we actually have a high emotional level and precisely the benchmark is profit and greed.
Not least I saw a lot of complaints and actually said the site had a problem because they didn't find what they wanted, such as when they got a win but the withdrawal was frozen because it was proven that they had committed violations that harmed themselves in the end.
I think gambling in an ordinary way and without taking some extreme actions like that will actually make our condition better and more enjoyable.

because the actions taken can actually make us lose if there is a withdrawal freeze on our account. not to mention that if something goes wrong we can lose our money in the casino.
playing for fun of course has its limits. most importantly a gambler has control over what he plays. although I personally often miss some boundaries when I'm too cool to play. the limitations that we must be able to control are related to capital and finances to play. lest we forget that because it is quite dangerous for those of us who are already married.

[Jody.Drummer]

The problem is that not everyone of them will have that patient enough to wait till their own luck arrives, they will prefer using tricks to fasten their winning proximity by cheating or doing what is against the rules, but the reality here is that many don't engage on this kind of acts.

I think this will actually deviate from the initial intention for pleasure because with this we actually have a high emotional level and precisely the benchmark is profit and greed.
Not least I saw a lot of complaints and actually said the site had a problem because they didn't find what they wanted, such as when they got a win but the withdrawal was frozen because it was proven that they had committed violations that harmed themselves in the end.
I think gambling in an ordinary way and without taking some extreme actions like that will actually make our condition better and more enjoyable.

because the actions taken can actually make us lose if there is a withdrawal freeze on our account. not to mention that if something goes wrong we can lose our money in the casino.
playing for fun of course has its limits. most importantly a gambler has control over what he plays. although I personally often miss some boundaries when I'm too cool to play. the limitations that we must be able to control are related to capital and finances to play. lest we forget that because it is quite dangerous for those of us who are already married.

Therefore, we often meet new people and create threads where their withdrawals are frozen or for some other reason but when investigated further it turns out that the player's fault was in not reading the ToS or doing some things that were considered cheating.

When in gambling I think that passing some limits is actually a sure thing to happen because whoever is in gambling and their intentions are also very good when they say gambling with calculations and without crossing the line but in some conditions of course things like this will also feel in the end where we are affected and cross boundaries that should at least not often have been done.

[piebeyb]

Smoking and drinking are bad habits too (for your health) and people still do them… the main idea is the same. Some people just don’t give a damn. Some people gamble just because they like it, they don’t care if they get rich or not from gambling at all. Some other people are greedy and they want to turn their 1 coin into 10 coins… some people play just to pass the time while they are waiting for someone. There are many other reasons too.

Long story short; Gambling fills a need in life and as long as that need exists, gambling industry will not disappear from this world.

Agree with you so far that gambling for me is a necessity of life and I believe gambling will always be a necessity for all gamblers in their spare time, for example I play gambling even in leisure time I can also play gambling, so it has become a habit just like smoking and drinking alcohol if everyone has made it a normal daily thing there is no problem as long as it doesn't harm other people.

Maybe this is also the right reason why people still play gambling because not all gamblers are looking for money. Also, sometimes gamblers who are looking for fun can make gambling just a place to look for fun, especially to accompany their spare time to wait for something that might be boring to wait for.

[Weawant]

Even though people realize how bad gambling can be, it doesn't stop them from continuing to gamble because they see an opportunity to earn a lot of money from gambling. But if they learn from other people's experiences, they shouldn't try to play gambling because from seeing other people playing gambling, they will know that other people have lost a lot. Besides that, these people also experience gambling addiction, which is the biggest problem that must be cured immediately.

People don't stop playing because they know gambling isn't a bad thing to do and it's an avenue to give you extra income that will help in making you have a comfortable life. What everyone is after is been able to afford what they need to survive in this world because things are expensive.

Gambling with precautions isn't bad and if you can do that then you don't need to stop gambling. Gambling has given lots of people good life and also causes many to regret ever betting and this is because they didn't take precautions and weren't careful when gambling.

Gambling is a very addictive thing that when you start if you're not watchful of how you're betting you might have gone too deep before you realize your mistakes. If you noticed you're getting addicted, you have to stop before it gets too late to correct yourself.

[Blitzboy]

Smoking and drinking are bad habits too (for your health) and people still do them… the main idea is the same. Some people just don’t give a damn. Some people gamble just because they like it, they don’t care if they get rich or not from gambling at all. Some other people are greedy and they want to turn their 1 coin into 10 coins… some people play just to pass the time while they are waiting for someone. There are many other reasons too.

Long story short; Gambling fills a need in life and as long as that need exists, gambling industry will not disappear from this world.

I cant help but stand in awe of the array of human wants and how they appear. Your described situation is quite common - folks behaving in ways that seemingly hurt them, just like  Icarus daring the sun. But, is it all about indifference or greed? Maybe there's a taste for adventure involved, like a child daring to enter a ghost house, aware of the fright but excited by the experience. Isn't that like us seeking the thrill of a scary movie? These oddities define our humanity, right? Sure, gambling has its societal role. But as doubters and thinkers, shouldn't we try to comprehend this urge and find safer ways to satisfy it? After all, we don't want to be part of creating a world that embraces recklessness, do we?