Peer pressure as a substantial gambling catalyst.

[abel1337]

To be honest, I never experience being pressures on doing gambling because of the success story of others, seeing people flexing their wins doesn't really move me like I don't care on how big they win. The only time I'm pressures on gambling is when I'm at a tournament which I'm really trying to win. The pressure is real especially if you are near from the spot of winning. I'm just somehow jealous on people who became successful on investments or trading but I never became jealous on gamblers.

[coin-investor]

There's a saying you tell me who your friends are and I'll tell you who you are, and birds of the same feather flock together, in many instances how some gamblers started to gamble have something to do with their friends, it started as a get-together and from there a gambler started his journey to gambling.


Our friend or peers have an influence on our interest so if you have gamblers and they happens to win on many occasions you are likely to get influenced to play gambling, and to get accepted to their circle, or to get their approval that you are one of them.

[danherbias07]

There was a time I was given quite an amount just to bet it all. Although it is not my forte to make big bets, I still followed his instructions because I am a loyal servant. 
Did it make me regret what I have done? Yes. I think I've wasted a lot of money on a bet that I don't really like.

If you are an active chatter on a gambling site, you will hear a lot of things. That includes comparing your date of registry to your VIP rank. This means, you are not wagering enough and they have like a bracket of how high the VIP rank should be in a supposed timeline.

But, I am not the type of human that cares about this shit. I am playing to enjoy it, the wagering comes next. If they are getting bonuses that I don't get, don't so be it, I am happy for them.

[Queentoshi]

P/s: that might not really be the main reasons you began gambling so hard but I believe that peers got alot of influence too,...many atimes, peeps that illicitly gamble are usually led up that 'em peers; let's learn from your experience too.

You are the friends you keep, is what is often said and for someone who keeps a friend of gamblers, they can get influenced to begin gambling especially when they are type that can easily get influenced. Because you have friends that gamble, they will most likely want to hang out in casinos and gambling places, majority of the discussions that you people will be having whenever you are gathered will be about gambling, and you will not be able to fit in or relate to whatever discussions if you do not gamble or have any idea about it. Peer pressure I agree can make somebody begin and become an addicted gambler.

[Yatsan]

Let's talk about the experiences y'all had prior your adoption time ( the time you realized you're supposed to begin gambling and, if possible - take good advantage of the casino itself) ... alright we all know that alot of things could sound so convincing atimes - and that could possibly make anyone go for a highlife or tryout new things beyond Thier capacity -  was there a time you read any article about some multi million wins and the person behind was someone of your age group??
"*Or a time you came across an ad on your cellphone where a person of your age was tryna enable you get on a site, with so many proves then that kinda like inspired you??
"*Or a time you got excitingly/awkwardly teased by a close friend for not wagering on the same game as they did, then it cuts??
"*Or a time you were offered a big tip to bet with(which clearly isn't your own funds?)?
P/s: that might not really be the main reasons you began gambling so hard but I believe that peers got alot of influence too,...many atimes, peeps that illicitly gamble are usually led up that 'em peers; let's learn from your experience too.

Sandra 🧑‍🦰

These are evident to most of us especially with wagering to the games that our friends are betting to. They'd somewhat encourage you to bet on their prediction just to satisfy their ego that they'd have someone with them once they lose and qill be proud of themselves once it wins. Actually it's jist fine as long as you have the same analysis as with them but if it contradicts your viewpoint then I suggest betting on your own 'coz in such way the outcome would be easily accepted. But with gambling encouragement, this is something we gamblers shpuld avoid. Let us allow them to seek for it with initiative 'coz once something bad happen to their money, you'd be to blame in some instances. Also, if you're a friend don't push them to risk unless you know to yourself how to make something profitable.

[rhomelmabini]

P/s: that might not really be the main reasons you began gambling so hard but I believe that peers got alot of influence too,...many atimes, peeps that illicitly gamble are usually led up that 'em peers; let's learn from your experience too.

Well, for those who want to please a friend that should be the reason but for those who doesn't want to be influenced, that would be hard. My experience isn't from peer pressure but even if there were my friends that will tease me, I think I would have some second thoughts before I could change my mind.

[topbitcoin]

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Well my peers definitely had an influence in my first time gambling. It was a group of sorts when I was in higschool, they brought poker cards and initially, it was only for fun, but then money got involved. I wasn't supposed to be joining in really, but then pressure and curiosity got the best of me. That time didn't really last long but it did stick to me, to the point where I myself tried it out on my own at my later college years.

Definitely not something life inspiring (but really just lucky), but my peers just by bringing poker cards and adding in money was more than enough.

that's right, bro.. it seems like most children in the past could get to know about gambling from their circle of friends, I myself knew card games from village friends and at that time we only knew the game domino gaple. Yes, at first we just had fun playing cards for fun and the losers had to be scribbled with a marker. before finally we dared to use betting money.
but it's different from today's kids, they can find out about gambling from their cellphones and immediately dare to make bets. want to wonder.... but so be it

Yes, when we see other people make tons of money from gambling, we get curious to try it and make money too. Seeing the progress in the lives of other people through gambling, many people get attracted to it and think that gambling can give you a huge amount of money in a shorter period of time. Basically, people gamble to get rich quickly. But in the initial days, they overlook the risks associated with gambling and make silly mistakes. So yes, peer pressure does act as a catalyst, and hence people start gambling to get ahead of their peers.

I felt this when I entered the world of work where I already had my personal income. Where I bet my salary for one month to play gambling.
And it seems that almost everyone is going through a phase where they do crazy things by placing bets with such a large amount before finally deciding to be even wiser in gambling activities.

[el kaka22]

I never believed in peer pressure, people who fall to peer pressure are people who are weak and some people really do that. I think it's quite important to remember that we are talking about something that would benefit you if you could keep saying no. I do not care if people do not want to be my friends if I am not doing something wrong.

I lived this in my life before, when we were at high school, a lot of my friends went out to drinking after school, they would buy booze from this market that didn't check ID, and then went to some steps nearby our houses, and just drank there like idiots, they were kids and didn't know any better, and I never became friends with any of them since I always said no and they didn't want me around. It's fine, you do not need friends who pressure you into doing something wrong.

[Sandra_hakeem]

It's really obvious that more than 78% of gamblers today were enticed in one way or another by whatever means that could've been... I believe that we're being influenced by whatever we see and hear - since the internet has taken over the whole world's advertising facilities...
It's always funny when I see Other kids segregate a certain juvenile for not doing the usual thing they do; more like kids in Ohio and the fact that they always on meth..; so y'all begin to see me as an idiot for not doing what y'all do on a regular??.. and for that reason, I begin to conceive an idea of joining y'all?? that's not fair!!
Morals: we really need to guide 'em kids from this shit; be them your children or not... You mightn't know how you curbed situations like this unless you know the better ...
whatever I write in here will always stand the test of time

Sandra 🧑‍🦰

[Fatunad]

Let's talk about the experiences y'all had prior your adoption time ( the time you realized you're supposed to begin gambling and, if possible - take good advantage of the casino itself) ... alright we all know that alot of things could sound so convincing atimes - and that could possibly make anyone go for a highlife or tryout new things beyond Thier capacity -  was there a time you read any article about some multi million wins and the person behind was someone of your age group??
"*Or a time you came across an ad on your cellphone where a person of your age was tryna enable you get on a site, with so many proves then that kinda like inspired you??
"*Or a time you got excitingly/awkwardly teased by a close friend for not wagering on the same game as they did, then it cuts??
"*Or a time you were offered a big tip to bet with(which clearly isn't your own funds?)?
P/s: that might not really be the main reasons you began gambling so hard but I believe that peers got alot of influence too,...many atimes, peeps that illicitly gamble are usually led up that 'em peers; let's learn from your experience too.

Sandra 🧑‍🦰

There are people who do easily got influenced with external factors like peers,friends or someone whom you do know on doing gambling but there are ones who could just simply say "NO" and would  really be avoiding just because they dont really like in doing so. Its a matter of personal choice and preference or decisions make out by someone because we do really have different mindset and impressions towards gambling. Some might really be reconsiderate and there might be some who dont really have the interest on doing it at all since they do know the possible impose risks on the time that you would really be losing up your control on playing it.
You wont really be feeling up the pressure if you do just stick with your own principle but if you are a type of person on whose really that sensitive when it comes to relations with other people which you dont really like
on making up some gaps and this is why you would really be that giving up on what they are suggesting and would really be engaging just because they had recommended it. FOr the sake of respect then you can
but if you dont really like on doing it, then you can just do it for first time and that should be the last.

[Vaskiy]

Never had any pressure. Just a try and the same gave good winning and I was quite surprised. I don't know that the happiness doesn't last long. Initially I was able to win, further I lost the capital. This kept me continue the gambling habit. As a result of gambling further to recover I've lost big. In between I've experienced peer pressure that I was in need of money and the only choice left for me is to gamble. During those days I win and I loss. This way I had good wager, but those doesn't contribute to make my statistics on the profiting side. At some point I was able to make $10k with $500, but I wasn't able to have control over the win and enjoy it.

[Casdinyard]

I would say that my friends and peers had an effect in my gambling habit now, but I wouldn't so much as call it peer pressure as they didn't force me into it, only ever informing me that if I wanted to join them, they had this stuff/mini competition that I can be a part of. I figured that since it's the pandemic and people are literally dying just by going outside and I'm bored as balls I could use some human interaction. Things took off from there and now I embraced gambling as part of my life but not so much as a routine.

I know some people out here are forced by the people around them to gamble as they do, to which I say you should find new friends. Peers shouldn't coerce you into things you're not comfortable of doing and you know that.

[dothebeats]

I tried gambling all by myself, and it's something that never really caught on to me. It somewhat became a necessity since I don't have anything to do on the weekends and have to kill time, else I'd just sleep all day and not really have anything to do for myself. I have friends, workmates, and other colleagues that are gambling and sometimes discuss about what their bets are. I listen quite a bit but do not add much to the conversation, and would sometimes just steer the topic away from it because I find it not that interesting to talk about the bet itself, but more on the event that they placed their bet on.

Other people might find peer pressure really strong in order to drive them to gamble, while some already thought of the possibility and are actively avoiding it for their own sake.

[Cookdata]

Let's talk about the experiences y'all had prior your adoption time ( the time you realized you're supposed to begin gambling and, if possible - take good advantage of the casino itself) ... alright we all know that alot of things could sound so convincing atimes - and that could possibly make anyone go for a highlife or tryout new things beyond Thier capacity -  was there a time you read any article about some multi million wins and the person behind was someone of your age group??
"*Or a time you came across an ad on your cellphone where a person of your age was tryna enable you get on a site, with so many proves then that kinda like inspired you??
"*Or a time you got excitingly/awkwardly teased by a close friend for not wagering on the same game as they did, then it cuts??
"*Or a time you were offered a big tip to bet with(which clearly isn't your own funds?)?
P/s: that might not really be the main reasons you began gambling so hard but I believe that peers got alot of influence too,...many atimes, peeps that illicitly gamble are usually led up that 'em peers; let's learn from your experience too.

Sandra 🧑‍🦰

Peer pressure is a challenging thing in society, a lot of people fall for it but I have always found my way around it and most often than not, the course of it is usually contentment. If you are not always satisfied with what you have, you will do what you are not supposed to do. I didn't watch football throughout my stay in school and not because I don't find it entertaining, but because they were always arguing about clubs and that was what kill my vibes, I have always thought they are doing the try to belong things but later, the story changed.

It was Ronaldo's final match Champions League in 2018 that made me fall in love with football, I streamed the match as the match news was everywhere and somehow began to like it on my own, nobody was there to talk and argue with, and that was how the gambling thing started also, it was the passion and love for the team that made me to started betting and no other influence and till today, I have never been addicted or sort of any negative effect, I don't feel remorseful when I lost and I also don't feel over-excited when I win or perhaps because I'm yet to win a jackpot.

[harizen]

As a gambler for almost 2 decades, I started gambling when the internet is not that even available smoothly to anyone.

Yes, there are lots of things that associate with gambling offline even just a friendly game. There are also games before where physical machines are just everywhere where we can bet our money, the same as how we see in physical casinos nowadays. Sometimes, challenging someone in the form of a game and money is at stake with it. And there are a lot more examples to mention.

Being also a sports enthusiast, it's impossible for me that I won't encounter gambling with this.

Then as I grow up and progressed, it's just that I enjoyed doing gambling and the rest is history.

[passwordnow]

Not an article but a video wherein a guy from Vegas was a younger than mine and he has said that he's earning a few thousand to hundreds and even millions depending on the bets he makes. Well, it's social media and can literally fool someone and just a showy video to make it look like he's got the credibility of what he's saying. When someone tries to convince me, I am not inspired because I've got my own way of gambling and I don't need anyone to pushy like that.

[alegotardo]

Surely we all know someone who won a lot of money in the lottery or gambling and that was the initial trigger to also start betting on luck, and the gambling sites and lotteries themselves use a lot of this advertising to publicize the prizes paid, showing other people that it is possible to win a lot of money and get rich with these bets.
My entry into gambling sites was a little different because in fact I started to earn money when I discovered the freebitco.in referral program, that really earned me a lot of satoshis with very little work because at the time it was still something quite new (there in 2017) and the site was very interesting.

And... personally, I have never been able to win a lot of money actually playing games of chance or the lottery.

[Sim_card]

I remembered how I started gambling when I was in secondary school,I have these friends that we loving playing video game on play station 2 then. We were playing for fun and later we started playing for money. The more we stake on the game,the harder we will always try to win the game by playing our best. It was like fun to us not until one of the boys got addicted to gambling. After some few years,we relocated to somewhere very far,and I was how I stopped gambling,till I got to the university. Peer groups can influence one a lot because you want to do what the other is doing for some reasons.

[ralle14]

In my case, my friend was the one who got pressured into gambling because I used to share some of my slot wins with him, and then he got interested in online gambling.

My first bet isn't because of peer pressure but more about the interest in a popular online game that's based on skills (it's similar to esports), and it got competitive to the point where a bit of money was involved as it's one of the few ways to face against the good players.

[Darker45]

Peer pressure is a strong force. Gambling isn't the only thing that such pressure could push you to do. But that you give in to that doesn't necessarily mean you don't really like gambling. Most of the time it's a mixture of curiosity and peer pressure. When I was a kid, I used to watch other kids and adults gambling. As a child, I wanted to try. That's how I started playing with coins. It developed from there. That's how my gambling experience started.

If you abhor gambling, however, I don't think peer pressure could push you to try.