Who among you here is gambling at work?

[oktana]

Gambling at work is not a good working ethics even if it's your private life, when we lose we often get emotional and it affect us in different ways, like me I could get angry and want to stay alone to reminisce my loss, but at times I also don't care, just depends how the loss came, nothing hurts more than when I lose by one game those kind of conditions piss me off.

Gambling in general has a kind of psychological effect on us cause we then to get disappointed when we lose and its best for us to develop a good habit around it cause when ever we lose it causes us to want to stake again.

You understand the point. Some people may say it’s their life and their time, but not every job will tell you what not to do. For example, some companies have the rule that you do not engage in gambling at work. While others don’t mention it, it’s best to be smart and know what is appropriate for work. Or how to maintain a good work ethics.

Of course there are jobs where it is unethical to gamble during work, even sitting or holding a mobile phone in hand is prohibited. But to claim that gambling at work is bad at every kind of job is something  I cant agree with. Freelancers also do some kind of job, at home. They should not gamble at work either? Or take my job. All the work is connected with pc or mobile. I can do my work from the office, at home at the sofa, even while being abroad in the pool with margarita cocktail. Not because I am a big boss or nobody controls my work. But because my boss is oriented on the result, but not how it will be achieved. All he cares is that work must be done.

I didn’t make this post based on experience, I was generally speaking. However, let me reference a time where I could relate with what I am currently saying. There was a time I was working from home and was gambling too. The game didn’t need me to hold my device or do anything apart from having staked it. All I had to do was to now focus on my work, But I never could focus; many times I kept on checking on my phone and would let the phone screen go off. I was anxious and was curious to know the outcome. I eventually didn’t do the work because that was enough distraction to not do it.

Even if you gamble during break, it can still influence you. If you are extremely sure (not just claiming) that when you gamble you’ll stay off your phone or that tab and still give maximum performance that isn’t impacted by some series of emotions induced by gambling, then you’re good, else, don’t gamble at work. Nonetheless, it’s best to keep off gambling in working hours even if you placed the bet in your break.

[AVE5]

I have to say that those who are gambling at work are people who cant manage their time well. Working time should be used wisely, to focus on the work only but I wont deny that I have done it before because I was so bored with what I do in my office. I realize that it is a mistake and I do not do it again till now to avoid something bad with my career. Better to manage our gambling time, gamble when we have free time only, time when we have nothing to do at all. Time is priceless especially when it comes with our family, job, or relationship.

I doubt if everyone that gambles at work are time utilizers, some of them are One of the gambling addicts who can't stay off gambling to a limit. So, they could gamble even at their working hours prioritizing the gambling to be a major source of their income. I am speaking as a living withness when a colleague of mine has on several occasions failed to deliver his daily tasks at work just because he has been spending most of his working hours on gambling at other times he is being emotional at work over his looses on gambling which has caused him the set backs from concentrating to deliver his job.
The continuous occasion made him lost his job.

This is why I agrees with you that gambling is ought to be played when we have free times which would even have you more benefits to concentrate but gambling trying to manage your time could get you on pressure which could get you betting in pressure because you needed to meet up with other tasks.

[Oilacris]

because of such distractions, information technology departments in companies regularly upgrade access restrictions to gambling websites as well as absolutely prohibit such gathering behaviors, no matter what role one is in, one needs to use all one's energy for that job, distracting yourself to an emotional game like gambling only makes the work session more difficult. People who are not professional in using their minds will use their hands and feet to work and with such volume, gambling will not interfere when we are in a working state.

The company only want its employees can work well in the company and not gambling in their free time or work time. The company want their employee show their best performance for the company so that the company can become even better. An employee who understands the regulations in his company will not use his free time to gamble because it can affect his emotions after finished gambling so that can disrupted his work and make him unable to complete his work on time. Employees like that are what companies will look for because they really understand their working hours well so they won't ignore them just to gamble. They can go back to gambling after coming home from work so they can gamble.

Totally depends if they would really be that strict when it comes to that or not but most of them wont really be liking on seeing their workers do play on work hours on which they arent paying their workers just for them to play. If its talking about those vacant times then it would be understandable as long it wont really be done on working hours. Just like on what been said by most people that
it is better that you shouldnt really be playing at all because you are really just that putting up yourself on such trouble or risks on losing your job. We do know that there's no such thing about
permanent on this world and everything would really be based up with your performance and behavior. So better to avoid those things which could really affect these main things.

[Westinhome]

I didn’t make this post based on experience, I was generally speaking. However, let me reference a time where I could relate with what I am currently saying. There was a time I was working from home and was gambling too. The game didn’t need me to hold my device or do anything apart from having staked it. All I had to do was to now focus on my work, But I never could focus; many times I kept on checking on my phone and would let the phone screen go off. I was anxious and was curious to know the outcome. I eventually didn’t do the work because that was enough distraction to not do it.

The people posting here are not gamblers,some of them are gamblers and some are them are the people who are friends or relatives of the gamblers.By seeing their nature of gambling,they make share their experience.The reason was in one or some way the gamblers this will help the gamblers to avoid of loss in the gambling site.The home will be best place for gambling,because gambling should be played without any pressure in the game.If the gamblers faces the losses,they should not play the game for sometimes to avoid entire game.

Even if you gamble during break, it can still influence you. If you are extremely sure (not just claiming) that when you gamble you’ll stay off your phone or that tab and still give maximum performance that isn’t impacted by some series of emotions induced by gambling, then you’re good, else, don’t gamble at work. Nonetheless, it’s best to keep off gambling in working hours even if you placed the bet in your break.

The gambler who get addicted to the gambling can do the gambling with the very low money.So the gambling loss will be very low money,The life is fully depends on the money in one of two way.So the gamblers should use the money in the right way with knowledge to make the money from the gambling site instead of losing the funds.The gambler better avoid the gambling at their work,So someone will not take the advantage of reporting him to the manager for their promotion.

[Odusko]

Gambling at work is not a good working ethics even if it's your private life, when we lose we often get emotional and it affect us in different ways, like me I could get angry and want to stay alone to reminisce my loss, but at times I also don't care, just depends how the loss came, nothing hurts more than when I lose by one game those kind of conditions piss me off.

Gambling in general has a kind of psychological effect on us cause we then to get disappointed when we lose and its best for us to develop a good habit around it cause whenever we lose it causes us to want to stake again.

You understand the point. Some people may say it’s their life and their time, but not every job will tell you what not to do. For example, some companies have the rule that you do not engage in gambling at work. While others don’t mention it, it’s best to be smart and know what is appropriate for work. Or how to maintain a good work ethic.

Before you see anyone who gambles or does some other activities at work, you should know that the job environment permits and allows that, and in as much as it is the free time of the employees, we still have some jobs that give high discretion to the employee's on the kinds of activities they can engage in, and since gambling is perceived as a negative vibe, it becomes very very few to see a job environment or organizations that openly permits it staffs to gamble while at work.

Although we can still see a pocket fee of them that allows such to happen,  but with severe discretion and not to be publicly done as if it is a free gambling world, and any staff that gambles at work will have to do that with a high sense of privacy.

[Fredomago]

Gambling at work is not a good working ethics even if it's your private life, when we lose we often get emotional and it affect us in different ways, like me I could get angry and want to stay alone to reminisce my loss, but at times I also don't care, just depends how the loss came, nothing hurts more than when I lose by one game those kind of conditions piss me off.

Gambling in general has a kind of psychological effect on us cause we then to get disappointed when we lose and its best for us to develop a good habit around it cause whenever we lose it causes us to want to stake again.

You understand the point. Some people may say it’s their life and their time, but not every job will tell you what not to do. For example, some companies have the rule that you do not engage in gambling at work. While others don’t mention it, it’s best to be smart and know what is appropriate for work. Or how to maintain a good work ethic.

Before you see anyone who gambles or does some other activities at work, you should know that the job environment permits and allows that, and in as much as it is the free time of the employees, we still have some jobs that give high discretion to the employee's on the kinds of activities they can engage in, and since gambling is perceived as a negative vibe, it becomes very very few to see a job environment or organizations that openly permits it staffs to gamble while at work.

Although we can still see a pocket fee of them that allows such to happen,  but with severe discretion and not to be publicly done as if it is a free gambling world, and any staff that gambles at work will have to do that with a high sense of privacy.

Indeed, even if you are in your free time, there are still particular rules and regulations that you need to follow. Gambling is not going to be legal, especially when using the company's own devices. There are roles that you can use, your computers or laptops, but most of the time there is particular access that you can't deal with, though  using your personal device might allow you, but complying with company policies is a must.

Just like what you said, if not all but particularly, most of those companies will disallow any of their employee to gamble inside their premises.

[wxa7115]

I do agree into your point that this would really be also depending on what kind of work you do have whether if its office based or a field based one on which it is possible that you could really be able to paly gambling when you do have an office work compared into those who are at field on which it is really that safety hazard or really very dangerous on losing up your focus. This is why
it would really be just that depending on what work you do have but in overall or frankly saying that its never been good to play or whatever things that you would be doing in working hours.
You arent that getting paid for making up those activities but rather you are paid on doing with your job, you could do the rest when you do get home.

You know, many of us, forum members, read and post on the forum during their working hours. Many use work PC to read news, some watch YouTube parallel working. Some might take a pause (without asking others) and out for 5-15minutes for a smoke. Other might have a stomach problems and run to WC every few hours. If we have a working days from 9 to 5, it does not mean that we starting working at 9, and finish at 5, and between those hours we only work-work-work-work. Frankly, we slack a lot during working hours. So where is that gap between reading news at work (meaning not work) and gambling for the same 5-15min (meaning not working)? Why it is not good to gamble, but to got out and smoke every hours and with every colleague is ok?

I can see your point, but the difference is that gambling is an activity that is done purely for entertainment purposes, so any activity that is even remotely connected to your job can be easily justified away without too much of a problem.

But if this is not the case then you could get in trouble, as even if taking a small break here and there is also not something anyone will make a fuss about it, if you are often caught gambling or watching some youtube videos you could get fired, or at least you could get on the short list of those that have the power to take that decision.

[zaim7413]

I do agree into your point that this would really be also depending on what kind of work you do have whether if its office based or a field based one on which it is possible that you could really be able to paly gambling when you do have an office work compared into those who are at field on which it is really that safety hazard or really very dangerous on losing up your focus. This is why
it would really be just that depending on what work you do have but in overall or frankly saying that its never been good to play or whatever things that you would be doing in working hours.
You arent that getting paid for making up those activities but rather you are paid on doing with your job, you could do the rest when you do get home.

You know, many of us, forum members, read and post on the forum during their working hours. Many use work PC to read news, some watch YouTube parallel working. Some might take a pause (without asking others) and out for 5-15minutes for a smoke. Other might have a stomach problems and run to WC every few hours. If we have a working days from 9 to 5, it does not mean that we starting working at 9, and finish at 5, and between those hours we only work-work-work-work. Frankly, we slack a lot during working hours. So where is that gap between reading news at work (meaning not work) and gambling for the same 5-15min (meaning not working)? Why it is not good to gamble, but to got out and smoke every hours and with every colleague is ok?

Ethics at work is the main point for every employee who works in a government office or private company. Other things that are done but do not interfere with working hours, I mean just relaxing to refresh the brain due to being too stressed to complete work are still acceptable because the duration does not take up too much time.
Gambling activities can make you forget your responsibilities, the adrenaline produced when gambling is very different from just reading or watching videos on YouTube. You will become more immersed in the atmosphere, especially when you are lucky, your mind will be increasingly encouraged to continue betting due to the positive adrenaline produced by the hope of getting a bigger win.

[Assface16678]

I do agree into your point that this would really be also depending on what kind of work you do have whether if its office based or a field based one on which it is possible that you could really be able to paly gambling when you do have an office work compared into those who are at field on which it is really that safety hazard or really very dangerous on losing up your focus. This is why
it would really be just that depending on what work you do have but in overall or frankly saying that its never been good to play or whatever things that you would be doing in working hours.
You arent that getting paid for making up those activities but rather you are paid on doing with your job, you could do the rest when you do get home.

You know, many of us, forum members, read and post on the forum during their working hours. Many use work PC to read news, some watch YouTube parallel working. Some might take a pause (without asking others) and out for 5-15minutes for a smoke. Other might have a stomach problems and run to WC every few hours. If we have a working days from 9 to 5, it does not mean that we starting working at 9, and finish at 5, and between those hours we only work-work-work-work. Frankly, we slack a lot during working hours. So where is that gap between reading news at work (meaning not work) and gambling for the same 5-15min (meaning not working)? Why it is not good to gamble, but to got out and smoke every hours and with every colleague is ok?

Ethics at work is the main point for every employee who works in a government office or private company. Other things that are done but do not interfere with working hours, I mean just relaxing to refresh the brain due to being too stressed to complete work are still acceptable because the duration does not take up too much time.
Gambling activities can make you forget your responsibilities, the adrenaline produced when gambling is very different from just reading or watching videos on YouTube. You will become more immersed in the atmosphere, especially when you are lucky, your mind will be increasingly encouraged to continue betting due to the positive adrenaline produced by the hope of getting a bigger win.

I agree. I don't think anyone can have a straight mind and a focused mind if they are doing gambling at work. If they experience losses, then there is a change in mood or emotion in that employee, which might affect not just his work but also the people around him. The same goes for winning. As you've said, the gambler worker could become so overwhelmed that he will lose focus in his work and eventually will never notice the time, and at the end of the day, he will not be able to complete his task.

But if you are an employee who could manage to balance work and gambling, then that's good because you still have the resolve to work despite the result. So in conclusion, I'd rather balance work and other things, but inside the work or office, I want to focus more on my work in order to complete it. If I have spare time, I could maybe play a few gambling games.

[TopTort777]

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I can see your point, but the difference is that gambling is an activity that is done purely for entertainment purposes, so any activity that is even remotely connected to your job can be easily justified away without too much of a problem.

But if this is not the case then you could get in trouble, as even if taking a small break here and there is also not something anyone will make a fuss about it, if you are often caught gambling or watching some youtube videos you could get fired, or at least you could get on the short list of those that have the power to take that decision.

Listening to the music or radio is also done in entertainment purposes. Should employees then sit in silence whole day?

Ethics at work is the main point for every employee who works in a government office or private company. Other things that are done but do not interfere with working hours, I mean just relaxing to refresh the brain due to being too stressed to complete work are still acceptable because the duration does not take up too much time.
Gambling activities can make you forget your responsibilities, the adrenaline produced when gambling is very different from just reading or watching videos on YouTube. You will become more immersed in the atmosphere, especially when you are lucky, your mind will be increasingly encouraged to continue betting due to the positive adrenaline produced by the hope of getting a bigger win.

Once again. I dont support going to work, opening casino in browser and gamble for the whole working day, with making pauses to work a little and coffee breaks. I dont support gambling at work when from your work other persons life is endangered or he can get injured. I dont support gambling at work when you work in government institution for example.

But I see not problem to make a 5-10 min gambling session at work, when you have done your current tasks, you dont have any future future tasks, and you dont bother others work.

[ethereumhunter]

Totally depends if they would really be that strict when it comes to that or not but most of them wont really be liking on seeing their workers do play on work hours on which they arent paying their workers just for them to play. If its talking about those vacant times then it would be understandable as long it wont really be done on working hours. Just like on what been said by most people that
it is better that you shouldnt really be playing at all because you are really just that putting up yourself on such trouble or risks on losing your job. We do know that there's no such thing about
permanent on this world and everything would really be based up with your performance and behavior. So better to avoid those things which could really affect these main things.

If company regulations are really strict in supervising their workers, no one will dare to violate the regulations because they will be punished. Workers will not use their working hours to playing gambling or doing other activities that are not related to work at the company. Workers must not risk losing their jobs just to satisfy their passion to playing gambling because this will give a problems at their work.

It's best to avoid things that can give them a problems. They can gamble at home. And that means they don't have to playing gambling at work. And no need to risk losing your job. If they lose their jobs because of playing gambling, it will give bigger problems for workers.

[oktana]

Gambling at work is not a good working ethics even if it's your private life, when we lose we often get emotional and it affect us in different ways, like me I could get angry and want to stay alone to reminisce my loss, but at times I also don't care, just depends how the loss came, nothing hurts more than when I lose by one game those kind of conditions piss me off.

Gambling in general has a kind of psychological effect on us cause we then to get disappointed when we lose and its best for us to develop a good habit around it cause whenever we lose it causes us to want to stake again.

You understand the point. Some people may say it’s their life and their time, but not every job will tell you what not to do. For example, some companies have the rule that you do not engage in gambling at work. While others don’t mention it, it’s best to be smart and know what is appropriate for work. Or how to maintain a good work ethic.

Before you see anyone who gambles or does some other activities at work, you should know that the job environment permits and allows that, and in as much as it is the free time of the employees, we still have some jobs that give high discretion to the employee's on the kinds of activities they can engage in, and since gambling is perceived as a negative vibe, it becomes very very few to see a job environment or organizations that openly permits it staffs to gamble while at work.

Although we can still see a pocket fee of them that allows such to happen,  but with severe discretion and not to be publicly done as if it is a free gambling world, and any staff that gambles at work will have to do that with a high sense of privacy.

That isn’t necessarily true. People still gamble even when their work doesn’t permit it. If you doubt it then tell me how addicts manage to cope during working hours. The issue with gambling at work isn’t about how it is perceived as negative but the fact that it is a distraction. Just like people can’t conveniently game at work because their boss would see them as unserious, but with gambling, it isn’t just about how your boss will see you but the fact you likely wouldn’t be able to focus on your job after staking a game.

[STT]

Gambling is blocked by most work computers like a few other vice subjects people might know of.   Obvious reasoning its a clear distraction to a large extent and there is no crossover interest from one to the other, nothing work related is gambling most of the time so its an easy exclusion and many utility providers will do this by default rule set.   That software then is sold across entire company network and set in policy, Ive seen it built into routers and anti virus software.   Theres always a way around it but in addition a work place may search actively for traffic resembling that which is banned, Ive seen that done.

[serveria.com]

I'm self-employed now and I gamble sometimes, so I guess that could qualify as gambling at work? Although, I must admit when I worked at my 9-5 job I've never gambled at work.

As to exceeding gambling budget, I always gamble for fun so I only risk with what I can afford to lose. Just my 2c.

It qualifies, but since you are your own boss you are not running the risk of those above you discovering what you are doing, taking it the bad way and fire you on the spot.

However even if this cannot happen to you, there are jobs that require that you are fully concentrated on what you are doing or you could make a costly mistake, so as long as the job you are doing does not require such a condition, I suppose there is nothing wrong with gambling at your job.

You're right, there is a certain risk but I try to gamble responsibly and don't spend much time and money on betting. Placing a bet or two between my daily tasks won't affect my work performance in a negative way. In fact, it can be the opposite: you relax and unwind and get back to your work duties with fresh energy and enthusiasm. 

[Psynthax]

You're right, there is a certain risk but I try to gamble responsibly and don't spend much time and money on betting. Placing a bet or two between my daily tasks won't affect my work performance in a negative way. In fact, it can be the opposite: you relax and unwind and get back to your work duties with fresh energy and enthusiasm. 

honestly it can take off the stress in our head, just make sure not to get addicted like as you said, just use the money we can afford to lose.
using small money is fine, after all its gambling nothing limiting the bets placed except the very few bottom cap, but thats okay.
the thing with people is that some people gets tilted if they lose affect their performance in their working definitely gonna cause them to slowly but sure lose their career.
those people need to learn anger management and know how to let go, its a gambling with the odd of 50:50 surely they can be losing or they can win, but always expect lose.
if its only for fun its generally gonna be fine, don't be tilted playing,  because when you do you're already losing before you starts.

[Betwrong]

Gambling is blocked by most work computers like a few other vice subjects people might know of.   Obvious reasoning its a clear distraction to a large extent and there is no crossover interest from one to the other, nothing work related is gambling most of the time so its an easy exclusion and many utility providers will do this by default rule set.   That software then is sold across entire company network and set in policy, Ive seen it built into routers and anti virus software.   Theres always a way around it but in addition a work place may search actively for traffic resembling that which is banned, Ive seen that done.

It depends on where someone is working. In big companies' offices it''s like you described it, but if it's company without computer work at all, like a factory or something like that, of course people can gamble there using their phones. They can, but they shouldn't, that's what most people in this thread would agree with.

[slapper]

Totally depends if they would really be that strict when it comes to that or not but most of them wont really be liking on seeing their workers do play on work hours on which they arent paying their workers just for them to play. If its talking about those vacant times then it would be understandable as long it wont really be done on working hours. Just like on what been said by most people that
it is better that you shouldnt really be playing at all because you are really just that putting up yourself on such trouble or risks on losing your job. We do know that there's no such thing about
permanent on this world and everything would really be based up with your performance and behavior. So better to avoid those things which could really affect these main things.

If company regulations are really strict in supervising their workers, no one will dare to violate the regulations because they will be punished. Workers will not use their working hours to playing gambling or doing other activities that are not related to work at the company. Workers must not risk losing their jobs just to satisfy their passion to playing gambling because this will give a problems at their work.

It's best to avoid things that can give them a problems. They can gamble at home. And that means they don't have to playing gambling at work. And no need to risk losing your job. If they lose their jobs because of playing gambling, it will give bigger problems for workers.

We can't live in an ideal world where everyone follows rules because they're there. Strict rules? Some will be deterred. However, the human element must not be disregarded. People are complex. They have needs, desires, and, yes, weaknesses

Why not a carrot instead of a stick? Support, true participation during breaks, and a culture that values more than output are needed. The aim? To not even consider gambling at work. Balance matters. Create a meaningful work environment to reduce distractions. It's not perfect, but it's progress. You can influence the environment that influences acts, but not every action

[LUCKMCFLY]

You're right, there is a certain risk but I try to gamble responsibly and don't spend much time and money on betting. Placing a bet or two between my daily tasks won't affect my work performance in a negative way. In fact, it can be the opposite: you relax and unwind and get back to your work duties with fresh energy and enthusiasm. 

honestly it can take off the stress in our head, just make sure not to get addicted like as you said, just use the money we can afford to lose.
using small money is fine, after all its gambling nothing limiting the bets placed except the very few bottom cap, but thats okay.
the thing with people is that some people gets tilted if they lose affect their performance in their working definitely gonna cause them to slowly but sure lose their career.
those people need to learn anger management and know how to let go, its a gambling with the odd of 50:50 surely they can be losing or they can win, but always expect lose.
if its only for fun its generally gonna be fine, don't be tilted playing,  because when you do you're already losing before you starts.

Gambling will always be one of the reasons why people have to learn to have fun and manage all their money, for me it is easier to control my money than to control my emotions, although to be honest I don't find it good to commit to play a game  in my job It is very risky, I consider that if the person does it without it affecting anything, then that is the responsibility of the player, there is no need to get involved in that because everyone knows their way of work and knows when they should play, but sometimes in the game Concentration and time are needed and if for some reason you run out of time and you can't continue that is a problem, because if they discover you at work glued to the phone and playing in a casino, well I think that first what you will win is a Warning, this is given that many jobs are very demanding and require maximum concentration for their players, that is something I think everyone is looking for.

In another order of ideas, I think that in a job you can't do that, unless it's during break time, which is lunch, or it's done when you have something free, but for example, I learned that work is sacred and that the time that one dedicates to the company belongs to the company and one must do everything one can bet for the company, there is no other reason and because I don't see playing very well there, it is clear that one seeks to have fun, seeks to earn , you want to have the best experience, but to play well as it is best to do it from the comfort of home where you can have maximum concentration, it can happen that by not concentrating well on the game while at work you lose more money and that is a good reason not to do it, other than that it shouldn't be done.

[nullama]

Gambling is blocked by most work computers like a few other vice subjects people might know of.   Obvious reasoning its a clear distraction to a large extent and there is no crossover interest from one to the other, nothing work related is gambling most of the time so its an easy exclusion and many utility providers will do this by default rule set.   That software then is sold across entire company network and set in policy, Ive seen it built into routers and anti virus software.   Theres always a way around it but in addition a work place may search actively for traffic resembling that which is banned, Ive seen that done.

It depends on where someone is working. In big companies' offices it''s like you described it, but if it's company without computer work at all, like a factory or something like that, of course people can gamble there using their phones. They can, but they shouldn't, that's what most people in this thread would agree with.

Yeah, but even at offices with computers, many people will have some down time, and they usually go to social media.

If they go to a gambling site instead, I don't really see a massive difference.

Of course if they are addicted to it then it's a different story.

[wakier]

I'm self-employed now and I gamble sometimes, so I guess that could qualify as gambling at work? Although, I must admit when I worked at my 9-5 job I've never gambled at work.

As to exceeding gambling budget, I always gamble for fun so I only risk with what I can afford to lose. Just my 2c.

It qualifies, but since you are your own boss you are not running the risk of those above you discovering what you are doing, taking it the bad way and fire you on the spot.

However even if this cannot happen to you, there are jobs that require that you are fully concentrated on what you are doing or you could make a costly mistake, so as long as the job you are doing does not require such a condition, I suppose there is nothing wrong with gambling at your job.

You're right, there is a certain risk but I try to gamble responsibly and don't spend much time and money on betting. Placing a bet or two between my daily tasks won't affect my work performance in a negative way. In fact, it can be the opposite: you relax and unwind and get back to your work duties with fresh energy and enthusiasm. 

If you keep doing it in the middle of your work activities and don't experience problems with your performance then it will be fine for you and your work, but most people think that gambling at work is not a professional attitude because no matter how you are just a worker who doesn't have the authority to gamble as he pleases, but yes that's up to you and that's also your right but if one day your boss finds out and your job is threatened then don't ever regret it because you did it consciously.
Some people think that as long as they have free time while they are working they take the time to gamble for a while as long as it doesn't cause problems and they don't get caught they will continue doing it but remember that over time if this bad habit is carried out it will one day cause problems too