How was your first experience with gambling?

[Aanuoluwatofunmi]

Gambling experience begins with learning, it's either one was introduced by friends or decided to make the decision by self, gambling is also what we so wish desired to take because it gives us an atmosphere of having fun, some joined because they are tired of being lonely, some because they have passion for sports while some think it's a quick means to making money, but the common first experience with gambling is loosing your first bet when you newly join as a newbie gambler.

[KaizenJujustsu]

I think I was first introduced to gambling when I was still very young. I guess I was still in high school back then.
My friends and I used to play games while wagering something. I wasn't fully aware that what we were doing at that time was already considered as gambling I was only educated about it when I told my parents stories of how my friends and I were hanging around after classes. The experience was fun and interesting. I got thrilled by the fact that I'll be able to get something bigger than the amount of money that I was betting as long as luck is on my side. Since I was told by my parents not to engage myself in such acts ever again, I have since avoided gambling.

However, in our digital world right now, I believe that there's nothing wrong with gambling as long as you are doing it moderation and you've done a lot of research before wagering something.

[leonair]

Gambling experience begins with learning, it's either one was introduced by friends or decided to make the decision by self, gambling is also what we so wish desired to take because it gives us an atmosphere of having fun, some joined because they are tired of being lonely, some because they have passion for sports while some think it's a quick means to making money, but the common first experience with gambling is loosing your first bet when you newly join as a newbie gambler.

Gambling is something that most people know about from friends. Gambling is very risky but there is a lot to be gained from it and many do it but no one can sustain it. Because after winning in gambling he becomes more addicted to gambling and then due to excessive gambling which he loses once again. But there are a few smart people who withdraw their winnings and never gamble a second time to gain from gambling.

[Jossque]

Gambling is really addictive and can often lead to huge losses of money if you don't stop yourself. Gambling can be both stressful and costly. When you lose money gambling, you keep taking bets to make up for the money you have lost. If this loss continues, you will have the risk of losing all of your money. That's why we need to set a limit for ourselves. I can say that when I first started gambling it was exciting. For me it was just a high-risk coupon, so I didn't expect much. We prepared it by meeting with friends around a common idea and we played by depositing a common amount. I must say that I was upset when my coupon failed in a match. Although it became a little addictive after a certain time, I knew how to stop myself and started to brake myself. I wasn't losing money, but I thought it would end badly.

[len01]

Gambling experience begins with learning, it's either one was introduced by friends or decided to make the decision by self, gambling is also what we so wish desired to take because it gives us an atmosphere of having fun, some joined because they are tired of being lonely, some because they have passion for sports while some think it's a quick means to making money, but the common first experience with gambling is loosing your first bet when you newly join as a newbie gambler.

Gambling is something that most people know about from friends. Gambling is very risky but there is a lot to be gained from it and many do it but no one can sustain it. Because after winning in gambling he becomes more addicted to gambling and then due to excessive gambling which he loses once again. But there are a few smart people who withdraw their winnings and never gamble a second time to gain from gambling.

some people here say about the most common first experience is defeat but they think its a bad thing because it makes someone addicted but for me its not. If a beginner gambles using $5 and loses, he should think this is very bad and not come back because losing $5 is not a big amount and it is enough to test that he is not a lucky person at gambling.
unlike the rookie gambler who loses $5 on his first bet and keeps coming back for his losses.

its quite easy, from this problem we conclude that someone experience is different between winning and losing, but the most important thing here is having an adult mindset will be better.

[South Park]

If when you start, you already feel you will be addicted, you should not continue because usually, the feeling does not lie. And I guess by now you know that you might be "a little" addicted but don't admit it. Many gamblers are such that they still won't admit it even after some say they have a terrible gambling addiction. This is because it is related to self-esteem that other people do not want to put down and still show their self-defense that they are fine.

So when we first play gambling, and it turns out that we get a new and good experience, we want to get that experience again at the next opportunity. But everything will not be the same as what we expect because this is a gamble where we can lose and win, and we might experience losing more than winning. But we don't want to admit it, and instead, we continue to gamble, hoping that one day we can win a lot of money. And our initial gambling experience is different because we play different gambling games too. But one thing for sure is that over time we can become addicted to gambling if we cannot control the gambling game.

Being aware of our own feelings is important, sometimes out of fear of accepting the difficult reality that is right in front of them people decide to ignore their instincts and this is a mistake, if we are feeling as if we are losing control over our gambling especially just after discovering then it is important to quit immediately, as those feelings are not going to change at all if we keep gambling and if anything they are bound to get many times worse.

[nullama]

I think I was first introduced to gambling when I was still very young. I guess I was still in high school back then.
My friends and I used to play games while wagering something. I wasn't fully aware that what we were doing at that time was already considered as gambling I was only educated about it when I told my parents stories of how my friends and I were hanging around after classes. The experience was fun and interesting. I got thrilled by the fact that I'll be able to get something bigger than the amount of money that I was betting as long as luck is on my side. Since I was told by my parents not to engage myself in such acts ever again, I have since avoided gambling.

However, in our digital world right now, I believe that there's nothing wrong with gambling as long as you are doing it moderation and you've done a lot of research before wagering something.

If you actually do your research then probably almost no one would gamble.

If you see the maths behind it, it tells you that the expected return of your investment is negative.

Of course doing anything in moderation is fine, if you get some positive aspect from it, but it's a slippery slope.

Same as with alcoholics, some people just can't drink in moderation.

[bayu7adi]

My inaugural tryst with gambling took the form of a soccer showdown. No digital platforms involved, just an intimate tête-à-tête shared solely between my uncle and me. The event in question unfolded as the clash of titans: Manchester United vs. Chelsea, circa the splendid annum of 2011. My wager stood at a princely sum of approximately $1, staked gallantly on the crest of Manchester United's triumph. In counterpoint, my dear uncle cast his lot with Chelsea, envisioning their glory on the field. The stakes? A single greenback, tendered post-match by the vanquished to the victor.

Lo and behold, Man United emerged victorious, their conquest etched in a 2-1 scoreline. Thus, the spoils of my foresight, an ample dollar, were ceremoniously handed to me by my kin, sweetened by the companionship of an ice cream treat. Those halcyon days saw me at the tender age of 15, the thrill of victory bypassing the lure of gambling addiction. The realm of wagering, in its entirety, remained firmly within the embrace of my self-possession.

[Josefjix]

Being aware of our own feelings is important, sometimes out of fear of accepting the difficult reality that is right in front of them people decide to ignore their instincts and this is a mistake, if we are feeling as if we are losing control over our gambling especially just after discovering then it is important to quit immediately, as those feelings are not going to change at all if we keep gambling and if anything they are bound to get many times worse.

Feelings are malleable; one may be pleased one minute and then wear sad faces the next by the same gambler who made a fortune from gambling. Governance will also spare us enough damage in order to get us back on track. Gambling damages us specifically when we start calculating losses. We learn best through experience, whether it be unpleasant or positive. Based on our selections, it is usually not advisable to continue making mistakes that would jeopardize our intentions of progressing to the suckling stage in gambling, rather we look at the brighter side and make good profits.

[maydna]

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Being aware of our own feelings is important, sometimes out of fear of accepting the difficult reality that is right in front of them people decide to ignore their instincts and this is a mistake, if we are feeling as if we are losing control over our gambling especially just after discovering then it is important to quit immediately, as those feelings are not going to change at all if we keep gambling and if anything they are bound to get many times worse.

And we shouldn't ignore those feelings because they usually won't lie about what we're dealing with. And stop immediately if you feel that everything is not as you think because by stopping, we can calm down for a moment and think about everything. And what is certain is that if we stop gambling, we can also prevent losing money which might increase. We also will not experience or get other problems. We can also learn to start controlling ourselves before starting to gamble again.

[LUCKMCFLY]

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It is very true, here things must be made very clear, when a person knows that they have spent a lot of money in a casino, they know that to recover that money, at least in the casino, is not the most appropriate, they have to look for that money from another way, and if the player does not understand that he can quickly fall into an addiction problem, it is something that will harm him, also the person knows that if he continues playing he can continue losing even more in the game, so a newbie always has that dilemma of what Would it have happened if I had continued playing? As everything would have been, regularly the people that this happens to return to the casino, and obviously the results are not the best, no type of profit is achieved, and now, if the person does not control himself, then he simply loses what he has and that is not and should not be the objective, it is difficult to explain to someone that the casino is for fun.

Players when they enter a casino for the first time always have the illusion of winning money that comes to mind, they are not like us I know that the first thing we see or think about is how much money we are going to lose or how much money I am willing to lose, the It is very difficult for a novice player to think like this, which makes one think how much money is going to multiply, the bad thing is that when they do not succeed, the blow is too hard and causes some disappointment, failure, some do not even return to the casino.

I remember that when I started I thought like this, in fact I started with very little money and then facumulating, and the truth was I didn't know but I was very lucky, I played without patterns, I just told myself that this could work out and it did work out, it was pure instinct how I did it , because it would be a lie to say that I did it under a strategy, some do enter with strategies, I started with something simple, which was with dice and that was enough to have a lot of fun, once I played on a platform, well, I started looking another to see if I had more luck, I had that belief, however I found other casinos so that the game was there but not how I played it there, that's where the whole adventure began.

But unfortunately, what happens is that there are still many people who want to recover their losses by coming to the casino another day with more money. Maybe that's what a beginner feels when he loses some money after playing gambling for a while. They don't think that experiencing loss at the casino is something that can happen to everyone who gambles and they shouldn't be tempted to recover from that loss so they have to be able to leave their ego behind not trying to take the money they have lost at the casino. It certainly won't be easy because many people have tried it but many have lost even more money and they still don't realize that recovering from that loss is the hardest thing they can do. And if they don't control him, he will only get deeper and will keep coming back to gambling and this is what makes him a gambling addict.

From the first experience of playing gambling which did not provide comfort in the sense that he had lost, coupled with the desire to return to gambling another day, it became even more out of control because of the desire to get back the money that had been lost at the gambling table. This is the same as using more money to accept more losses and in fact it is not feasible for both novice gamblers and ordinary gamblers to do. The more often they gamble, the possibility of losing will still be there and the more they will lose so that it will be even more difficult to recover the lost money.

But many can also get a pleasant experience from playing gambling for the first time because they can bring home some money and celebrate it with their family and friends. And this can also make them want to return to gambling because they think that gambling turns out to be fun and can provide entertainment for them. But if they want to read the news about gambling, what are the consequences of playing gambling, and others, they will see that gambling is just entertainment and not a place to make money.

So, it is, well, not all players have the same perspectives, things have a different way of looking when they are shown to players who have more experience, as far as I am concerned, I have seen the attitude of some friendly players, they see the game almost like a necessity to do, it doesn't matter that it's every day in a moderate way, this makes things change in them, in their brain, it doesn't matter that things don't happen to them, even if they lose, I think finally They understand that the game is made practically for fun, that every time they play they have to have that money ready to be lost, but don't feel sorry for things to keep flowing, I say this from the point of view that I have a couple of friends, who always play street games, but it's a somewhat safe street game, because they do it with the cops.

The border police always let some contraband through, this friend is going to play with them betting on dice, and I have had the opportunity to see how he also loses and still does not lose control, I know he is angry , and he even swears at the Police, but the truth is that 100% of what he talks about, 90% is pure Rudeness , but they still know what he is like, and even though he has losses , he has had more gains than losses , That's something I don't Understand , however when they play he tells them that what they do is "rattle" and "rattle" is a word that means something like taking money from those who smuggle and that they also use that smuggling they have their cut, that is what the word is basically assigned to the police, and since everything is money in the world, these things are common in these third world countries and since it is the most Active frontera in all of South America , they are things that all the military, police guards do whatever it takes to be able to send them to that border, because in a matter of a day they are Capable of making up to more than 500 usd , they all fight to go there, so what I rescue here is that despite that players lose, there is always something they like about this type of game, whether on the street, in traditional casinos , or in online casinos , the attitude of a Mature player Always has to be one of acceptance and maturity in order to continue Maintaining afloat on this.

[Slow death]

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Being aware of our own feelings is important, sometimes out of fear of accepting the difficult reality that is right in front of them people decide to ignore their instincts and this is a mistake, if we are feeling as if we are losing control over our gambling especially just after discovering then it is important to quit immediately, as those feelings are not going to change at all if we keep gambling and if anything they are bound to get many times worse.

And we shouldn't ignore those feelings because they usually won't lie about what we're dealing with. And stop immediately if you feel that everything is not as you think because by stopping, we can calm down for a moment and think about everything. And what is certain is that if we stop gambling, we can also prevent losing money which might increase. We also will not experience or get other problems. We can also learn to start controlling ourselves before starting to gamble again.

unfortunately it is very difficult for people to accept defeats, nobody likes to lose, even in a friendly game, with friends and that money is not involved, when someone loses in this game that person gets angry and hardly accepts that defeat. there are cases in which people soon resort to violence even if the same person they are attacking is a friend who always helps them, but as in the game he lost, he loses his head and attacks his friend. Right here in my neighborhood there are gambling and I have constantly seen people come in to play, they join a group of friends and after a few hours the confusion starts, they argue a lot and then they start to fight

and the most unbelievable thing is that the reason for the fight is because the guys who lost in the game of chance didn't accept defeat and the winners started laughing at the losers, with that the guys who lost started the fight, I can't sleep because of their fight , but as there are no police and no one strong to go and help their fight, so we are simply praying that their common sense prevails and they stop fighting. this happens even when people are playing in physical casinos, people who lose a lot leave the physical casino frustrated and sad and for that reason they even resort to the use of drugs so that their pain goes away, but when they do that these people start to get addicted to drugs

in my case, when I started playing I lost a lot, before each game I created a lot of expectations and made a plan about what I would do in case of victory, but when the game ended I saw that I lost money and I was sad and disappointed, with 1 months playing I realized that it was making me very bad and that's why I decided to stop playing and I only went back to playing after years and when I came back to play, I created rules that I follow, one of them is that I shouldn't put emotions in the game, to losing is part of the game and I don't create high expectations when I play

[Fredomago]

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Being aware of our own feelings is important, sometimes out of fear of accepting the difficult reality that is right in front of them people decide to ignore their instincts and this is a mistake, if we are feeling as if we are losing control over our gambling especially just after discovering then it is important to quit immediately, as those feelings are not going to change at all if we keep gambling and if anything they are bound to get many times worse.

And we shouldn't ignore those feelings because they usually won't lie about what we're dealing with. And stop immediately if you feel that everything is not as you think because by stopping, we can calm down for a moment and think about everything. And what is certain is that if we stop gambling, we can also prevent losing money which might increase. We also will not experience or get other problems. We can also learn to start controlling ourselves before starting to gamble again.

A good point is to prevent that lust to keep playing, if you pause for a while or quit for a while you will manage to make good decision compared to keep trying and keep experiencing more losing streak, that will lead you to more money to lose, you need to be wise and have that clear mindset not to follow your emotions if you wanted to control your bankroll management.

The more you stay calm, the better you can think. If you pause for a while and let that bad vibes to pass, maybe you may find ways to start winning back, just maybe, but no guarantee as you are into gambling.

[nullama]

~snip~
A good point is to prevent that lust to keep playing, if you pause for a while or quit for a while you will manage to make good decision compared to keep trying and keep experiencing more losing streak, that will lead you to more money to lose, you need to be wise and have that clear mindset not to follow your emotions if you wanted to control your bankroll management.

The more you stay calm, the better you can think. If you pause for a while and let that bad vibes to pass, maybe you may find ways to start winning back, just maybe, but no guarantee as you are into gambling.

Yeah, just like with any other addiction, it's a good idea to reduce or stop the actual behavior that is causing the problems.

You can start by limiting the amount of times you gamble, or set a maximum spending, etc.

After a while the brain will heal itself.

[maydna]

~snip~

So, it is, well, not all players have the same perspectives, things have a different way of looking when they are shown to players who have more experience, as far as I am concerned, I have seen the attitude of some friendly players, they see the game almost like a necessity to do, it doesn't matter that it's every day in a moderate way, this makes things change in them, in their brain, it doesn't matter that things don't happen to them, even if they lose, I think finally They understand that the game is made practically for fun, that every time they play they have to have that money ready to be lost, but don't feel sorry for things to keep flowing, I say this from the point of view that I have a couple of friends, who always play street games, but it's a somewhat safe street game, because they do it with the cops.

The border police always let some contraband through, this friend is going to play with them betting on dice, and I have had the opportunity to see how he also loses and still does not lose control, I know he is angry , and he even swears at the Police, but the truth is that 100% of what he talks about, 90% is pure Rudeness , but they still know what he is like, and even though he has losses , he has had more gains than losses , That's something I don't Understand , however when they play he tells them that what they do is "rattle" and "rattle" is a word that means something like taking money from those who smuggle and that they also use that smuggling they have their cut, that is what the word is basically assigned to the police, and since everything is money in the world, these things are common in these third world countries and since it is the most Active frontera in all of South America , they are things that all the military, police guards do whatever it takes to be able to send them to that border, because in a matter of a day they are Capable of making up to more than 500 usd , they all fight to go there, so what I rescue here is that despite that players lose, there is always something they like about this type of game, whether on the street, in traditional casinos , or in online casinos , the attitude of a Mature player Always has to be one of acceptance and maturity in order to continue Maintaining afloat on this.

That means players like us have to set an example so that we can also moderate our gambling game and not cross the boundaries we may have made long ago to get back on the right track. Indeed some players can realize that gambling is made just for fun and not to make money, and they fully know that what they do in gambling is for fun. And for that, they always try to set a gambling budget and keep themselves on track. They can also stop before all their money is spent on gambling so they still have a balance in their account that they can use to gamble another day. That's what we really have to be aware of and follow to avoid gambling addiction, and we may not know when gambling addiction will come.

~snip~

unfortunately it is very difficult for people to accept defeats, nobody likes to lose, even in a friendly game, with friends and that money is not involved, when someone loses in this game that person gets angry and hardly accepts that defeat. there are cases in which people soon resort to violence even if the same person they are attacking is a friend who always helps them, but as in the game he lost, he loses his head and attacks his friend. Right here in my neighborhood there are gambling and I have constantly seen people come in to play, they join a group of friends and after a few hours the confusion starts, they argue a lot and then they start to fight

and the most unbelievable thing is that the reason for the fight is because the guys who lost in the game of chance didn't accept defeat and the winners started laughing at the losers, with that the guys who lost started the fight, I can't sleep because of their fight , but as there are no police and no one strong to go and help their fight, so we are simply praying that their common sense prevails and they stop fighting. this happens even when people are playing in physical casinos, people who lose a lot leave the physical casino frustrated and sad and for that reason they even resort to the use of drugs so that their pain goes away, but when they do that these people start to get addicted to drugs

in my case, when I started playing I lost a lot, before each game I created a lot of expectations and made a plan about what I would do in case of victory, but when the game ended I saw that I lost money and I was sad and disappointed, with 1 months playing I realized that it was making me very bad and that's why I decided to stop playing and I only went back to playing after years and when I came back to play, I created rules that I follow, one of them is that I shouldn't put emotions in the game, to losing is part of the game and I don't create high expectations when I play

Indeed, no one likes to lose, and they will issue various expressions to show their displeasure to others, and they may even use violence to let others know that they do not like losing. But they should have realized that if it is a gambling game, they have two choices, win or lose. If they win, they can express their win; if they lose, they can't be angry and must accept it. After all, didn't the opposing party also use or express their defeat with anger?

Experiencing loss can disappoint and frustrate us, but we must remember that we cannot win continuously and will take turns with the opposing party. So we must be able to carry ourselves, including calming our emotions when we experience that defeat. And this is why we must be able to control our emotions wherever and whenever to remain calm no matter what happens. And if we carry this attitude over to gambling, we can certainly cool off our emotions, and maybe we can just leave the casino to calm the emotions that haven't been able to go away.

~snip~

A good point is to prevent that lust to keep playing, if you pause for a while or quit for a while you will manage to make good decision compared to keep trying and keep experiencing more losing streak, that will lead you to more money to lose, you need to be wise and have that clear mindset not to follow your emotions if you wanted to control your bankroll management.

The more you stay calm, the better you can think. If you pause for a while and let that bad vibes to pass, maybe you may find ways to start winning back, just maybe, but no guarantee as you are into gambling.

By stopping for a while, at least you can take a deep breath and relax your body and mind to relieve your emotions that you may be unable to hold back. Usually, emotions will peak when we experience consecutive losses, which can cause us to rush into gambling, and there is a possibility that we will increase the number of bets because we want to get a big win at once. But without good self-control, we will not be able to calm down and lose self-control even more to experience even more defeats.

By stopping, we can get peace, especially if we can drink fresh water, giving us freshness. And there is indeed no guarantee of winning when gambling, and we must be aware of that.

[Eureka_07]

Can you share your first experience playing gambling? and who told you about gambling sites?
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My introduction to "gambling" originated from the games we played during our early years, rooted in the 90s culture of my home country. In those times, I was entirely unaware that these activities held elements of gambling. It was during high school that I began engaging in competitive play, specifically in DOTA 2, and I recognized it as a form of gambling.

Lastly, it's now that I've become acquainted with the "true" or "more serious" variant of gambling—casinos. It all commenced with my involvement in free giveaways, gradually leading me into a daily gambling routine. The experience has been a blend of amusement and exasperation, akin to a rollercoaster journey.

[nullama]

~snip~
My introduction to "gambling" originated from the games we played during our early years, rooted in the 90s culture of my home country. In those times, I was entirely unaware that these activities held elements of gambling. It was during high school that I began engaging in competitive play, specifically in DOTA 2, and I recognized it as a form of gambling.

Lastly, it's now that I've become acquainted with the "true" or "more serious" variant of gambling—casinos. It all commenced with my involvement in free giveaways, gradually leading me into a daily gambling routine. The experience has been a blend of amusement and exasperation, akin to a rollercoaster journey.

That reads a lot like the stereotypical drug addiction ad... I can see the sketchy looking dude saying to you "the first one is free", and then a jump to a drug addict on the streets a few months later.

Casinos are a money making machine, even more than drugs, because you can only consume a certain amount of drugs per day, but you can bet all your life savings in a single day.

[Westinhome]

That reads a lot like the stereotypical drug addiction ad... I can see the sketchy looking dude saying to you "the first one is free", and then a jump to a drug addict on the streets a few months later.

Casinos are a money making machine, even more than drugs, because you can only consume a certain amount of drugs per day, but you can bet all your life savings in a single day.

Most of the time the people who consume the drugs for free,because the first drug is sponsored by their friends.The People use to give free drugs to their friends because they will act as the company to them in the near future.Like wise,most of the time gambling site give the people the free bonus.The gambler will get additional bonus on their deposit to the gambling sites.Casino is the golden resort to get more money by using it.It's true the drug doesn't give the user to earn money,but the gambling site will do.

[ethereumhunter]

That reads a lot like the stereotypical drug addiction ad... I can see the sketchy looking dude saying to you "the first one is free", and then a jump to a drug addict on the streets a few months later.

Casinos are a money making machine, even more than drugs, because you can only consume a certain amount of drugs per day, but you can bet all your life savings in a single day.

Most of the time the people who consume the drugs for free,because the first drug is sponsored by their friends.The People use to give free drugs to their friends because they will act as the company to them in the near future.Like wise,most of the time gambling site give the people the free bonus.The gambler will get additional bonus on their deposit to the gambling sites.Casino is the golden resort to get more money by using it.It's true the drug doesn't give the user to earn money,but the gambling site will do.

So the casino will probably be like that advertisement where the casino offers, "come on, let's play just once and have fun," and we finally give it a go. And after getting the fun of it, we start to think it's okay to gamble with small money. Finally we return to gambling after a few days but unfortunately, it is not accompanied by good self-control so we become addicted like addicted to drugs. And that's what we experienced when we first learned about gambling and maybe there are many other examples because the experience of everyone who knows about gambling will be different.

[mirakal]

That reads a lot like the stereotypical drug addiction ad... I can see the sketchy looking dude saying to you "the first one is free", and then a jump to a drug addict on the streets a few months later.

Casinos are a money making machine, even more than drugs, because you can only consume a certain amount of drugs per day, but you can bet all your life savings in a single day.

Most of the time the people who consume the drugs for free,because the first drug is sponsored by their friends.The People use to give free drugs to their friends because they will act as the company to them in the near future.Like wise,most of the time gambling site give the people the free bonus.The gambler will get additional bonus on their deposit to the gambling sites.Casino is the golden resort to get more money by using it.It's true the drug doesn't give the user to earn money,but the gambling site will do.

So the casino will probably be like that advertisement where the casino offers, "come on, let's play just once and have fun," and we finally give it a go. And after getting the fun of it, we start to think it's okay to gamble with small money. Finally we return to gambling after a few days but unfortunately, it is not accompanied by good self-control so we become addicted like addicted to drugs. And that's what we experienced when we first learned about gambling and maybe there are many other examples because the experience of everyone who knows about gambling will be different.

It's all a business folks, there will be always two sides of the coin, one is on the upper side while the other one is on the bottom and by the bottom, I meant gamblers who are losing almost every single day and even if they won (which happened occasionally), it wouldn't be that much to say that things will be even against the casino. And the casino is indeed a money making machine because they are legal, while drugs aren't when the bottomline is both of these things are destroying people's lives.