Gambling for fun, is it a lie that we tell ourselves?

[Fivestar4everMVP]

Well, for those who can afford it, gambling is always a fun thing to do, most especially when we have friends who are also actively betting or gambling, and are always ready to share and discuss ideas.

It is important for us to know that, gambling is actually an expensive way of having fun, for those who really gamble for fun by the way, and this means that, I am actually not disputing the fact that there are actually alot of persons gambling today who are doing it for no other reason other than to make money, and what I will say about this is that, it's the wrong way to gamble, or the wrong mindset rather, and this is because, there is actually a very high chance that majority of gamblers will always end up in the red, that is, losing more than they will ever profit, so, seeing gambling as a fun thing to do will help take ones mind off all the loses and potential ones as well.

So, in conclusion, I would say that, to enjoy peace of mind in gambling, it might not make sense, but it's better to always treat gambling as a fun thing rather than a money making adventure, for the potential for loses will always be high, and in other to just enjoy gambling, treat it as what it is, which is a fun venture, rather than a money making venture, and who know, in the process, you might end up winning a life changing amount of money that will make you never be in loss again even if you gamble till the end of your life.

[Justbillywitt]

Everyone go into gambling with different motives and there are people who don't care about the money they lose in gambling, because they are making more money from other sources of their investments. There are things you do in life not because of the profitability rather you want to satisfy an inward desire.

[YOSHIE]

I know that it's said that you should gamble the amount that you can afford to loose, but will you call it a true fun when you know that there's a higher probability of losing your bet?

My understanding is that gambling is identified with the word 'happy' or 'having fun' as the OP said, in the word fun which is always said by those involved in the world of gambling, to my understanding this is not a lie, it is fact and reality thereby.

In my understanding, pleasure is interpreted or described broadly, especially in the gambling arena.
For example:
Satisfied, at home, happy and comfortable.

This pleasure can be identified as someone feeling at home in the game or satisfied in betting, especially when they experience victory, in other words, pleasure is not only based solely on money, Many of us have money but their lives are not happy, as well as those who don't have money, but they are happy in a happy atmosphere..

[Youngkhngdiddy]

Because humans want challenges and rewards and they find them on gambling platforms, we are naturally gambling in many things that we do in our lives, like setting up businesses, and relationships we all take risks in the hope of getting rewarded although sometimes there are uncertainty in many of our actions once we won in our challenges like in gambling the brain releases dopamine which is a feel-good feeling and this is something that we want every time we gamble, the money is part of our reward system like dopamine.


Some people gamble for the feeling I have seen people throwing away big money and it is nothing to them because they want to boast their ego and that's fun for these people.

   Life it's self is a gamble. Each of us are betting our lives with each and every breath. If we knew the "odds" of failure, injury and disease, most of us would be paralyzed with fear. So we adopt an air of invincibility and soldier on... until the inevitable catches up with us, but by then we have so much "invested" in life, with others depending upon us, that we continue to do the best we can, as long as we can. In the end our fate is the same as all living things on this planet.
     In gambling you know beforehand the maximum you can win or lose, so the outcome is predictable. In life you can never know the outcome because the Law of Unintended Consequences comes into play. Where life and gambling do have parallels is that you can measure your skill against those you are competing with. If you put your skills against a field of those less skilled, then you raise your chances. If you can raise your chances, then luck is more likely to favour you. Many people gamble as a fun past time, but for many others gambling can become a serious problem. It can sometimes feel like the urge to gamble is completely out of their control. Many people find themselves unable to explain why they continue to gamble despite the problems it causes in their everyday lives. You may be tempted to say ‘for the money’, perhaps for that ‘big win’, but this rarely the whole truth. When the gambler wins, more often than not they spend their winnings on gambling more, and keep going until they have nothing left. This can leave them feeling trapped, like there is no way out of the cycle.

[Zanab247]

Gambling is a fun to me because i have amount of money I use to gamble daily even though there is a win or lose in the bet but it use to give me joy by making me to be more focus on sports games which, is the strategy I use to determine the team that will win the game to make my prediction to come through. Those that made gambling an investment are the ones deceiving themselves by telling people gambling is a fun but they are loosing money and property to gambling daily, weekly and monthly because, they think they can win big money from their gambling by continue betting to recover the ones they have loss.

Any gamblers that can control his or her self not to be addicted to gambling, He or she is gamble just for a fun because such person is gaining  something from the gambling despite he or she is not winning but the gambling is giving such person joy.

[SmartCharpa]

I know for sure that if we take periodic account of how many times that we gamble, maybe weekly, monthly or yearly, we'll find out that the loses are far greater than the winnings, so I sometimes wonder how we can be indulging in something that we lose far more than we gain, in the name of having fun. I know that it's human nature to want to conquer, defeat, control and be the leader, yet we go into gambling knowing that the system doesn't give us a fair advantage of achieving these aims, yet we're happy to go back and likely be defeated again.

Perhaps deep down in our conscience, somewhere that we don't like to listen to, it still tells us the truth that the reason why we're going to gamble is to hopefully win money, not really to have fun.

I know that it's said that you should gamble the amount that you can afford to loose, but will you call it a true fun when you know that there's a higher probability of losing your bet?

The fun we derive from gambling is insufficient to compare to the sadness we experience when we lose our money. If you play and hope to win, you will be disappointed, how can that be considered fun? If you play and use money you can afford to lose, you will still feel the need to use more money to gamble later, you will still have something you intended to use the money for. However, there is a certain feeling that comes with gambling that makes you want to play more, if you are not lucky enough to win, you will lose everything. If gambling is meant to be having fun, then some people won't find it difficult to stop having the fun.

[sompitonov]

Well, for those who can afford it, gambling is always a fun thing to do, most especially when we have friends who are also actively betting or gambling, and are always ready to share and discuss ideas.

It is important for us to know that, gambling is actually an expensive way of having fun, for those who really gamble for fun by the way, and this means that, I am actually not disputing the fact that there are actually alot of persons gambling today who are doing it for no other reason other than to make money, and what I will say about this is that, it's the wrong way to gamble, or the wrong mindset rather, and this is because, there is actually a very high chance that majority of gamblers will always end up in the red, that is, losing more than they will ever profit, so, seeing gambling as a fun thing to do will help take ones mind off all the loses and potential ones as well.

So, in conclusion, I would say that, to enjoy peace of mind in gambling, it might not make sense, but it's better to always treat gambling as a fun thing rather than a money making adventure, for the potential for loses will always be high, and in other to just enjoy gambling, treat it as what it is, which is a fun venture, rather than a money making venture, and who know, in the process, you might end up winning a life changing amount of money that will make you never be in loss again even if you gamble till the end of your life.

It starts out as entertainment and a fun time, but it usually ends up not being very fun. If you play for a long time, each bet is like a falling drop that wears away a stone. In the end, the drop will split the stone, so here too, the player will ultimately lose his deposit. I'm not saying that this will happen to everyone, but to most players.

For me this is not a lie, because I bet very rarely and not for a very large amount that will not affect my deposit. At the same time, I will experience additional excitement in the game I am watching. And I don’t wait for the match to end as soon as possible to find out the result, but I will be surprised and enjoy every moment of the game. But this is how I do it. Of course, there are those who will deceive themselves and justify their big losses, and they will always find a reason for this. Over time, he will come to what he was going for; time cannot be fooled.

[Porfirii]

Everyone go into gambling with different motives and there are people who don't care about the money they lose in gambling, because they are making more money from other sources of their investments. There are things you do in life not because of the profitability rather you want to satisfy an inward desire.

Life can be a bit tedious sometimes and people find activities to escape the everyday routine. Some party hard on weekends, go bungee jumping, have risky sexual relationships, etc. while others can bear the boredom not needing any of these things.

We could add gambling to the list of activities that can make one evade from his daily typical worries, so I understand when people admit that they do it just for fun. Those who know the basis of gambling are aware that it is not a good source of income because odds are against the gambler, but many people still enjoy the ride.

[junder]

I think this is on the basis of different thoughts of pleasure, maybe those who always gamble even though they lose but still return to gambling could be that their pleasure is in gambling, they find their pleasure in gambling, especially with physical casinos, because in physical casinos in my opinion they are not only for gambling but can make friends or to socialize with many people. and in my opinion everyone certainly wants to get a big win because it is impossible for anyone not to want to get a big win, but gambling has two different perspectives, where there are those who gamble by prioritizing gambling, they can find friends or to socialize with many people.
And in my opinion, everyone certainly wants a big win that can be obtained because it is impossible for anyone not to want to get a large amount of winnings, but this gambling has two different points of view, where there are those who gamble by prioritizing having to get a win and usually people like this tend to spend a lot of money and can be called gambling addicts, because people like this tend to experience changes in their attitudes and behavior, but in contrast to people who gamble to seek pleasure, maybe their goal is not to get a win, but to seek pleasure, where each round gives a certain sensation. so I think it all depends on the person too. So in my opinion, it all depends on the person who responds to gambling and what their motives for gambling are.

[Yatsan]

Absolutely yes, also with the phrase "gamble only an amount you can afford losing". No one really wants to lose simply because it is money which is involved; something necessary to make a living. Gambling is entertaining indeed, but what gives weight into it is the involvement of money, obviously. You can play any game alike with those which is being offered by both landbase and online casino in playstore and other application providers. However, why are we not sticking into it? Simply because we won't gain anything from it. Gambling is a different form of entertainment, no doubt.

I know for sure that if we take periodic account of how many times that we gamble, maybe weekly, monthly or yearly, we'll find out that the loses are far greater than the winnings, so I sometimes wonder how we can be indulging in something that we lose far more than we gain, in the name of having fun. I know that it's human nature to want to conquer, defeat, control and be the leader, yet we go into gambling knowing that the system doesn't give us a fair advantage of achieving these aims, yet we're happy to go back and likely be defeated again.

Perhaps deep down in our conscience, somewhere that we don't like to listen to, it still tells us the truth that the reason why we're going to gamble is to hopefully win money, not really to have fun.

I know that it's said that you should gamble the amount that you can afford to loose, but will you call it a true fun when you know that there's a higher probability of losing your bet?

The fun we derive from gambling is insufficient to compare to the sadness we experience when we lose our money. If you play and hope to win, you will be disappointed, how can that be considered fun? If you play and use money you can afford to lose, you will still feel the need to use more money to gamble later, you will still have something you intended to use the money for. However, there is a certain feeling that comes with gambling that makes you want to play more, if you are not lucky enough to win, you will lose everything. If gambling is meant to be having fun, then some people won't find it difficult to stop having the fun.

Thrill is also a component of the word "fun". We may engage to things or activities which has thrill or danger, but we enjoy it still. Risk taking is a feature of every human wherein we tend to test our chances of something. What makes gambling addictive is the combination of this thrilling experience and gaining something in return after taking the risk. So basically, it is not only being fun which makes us stick into this activity or industry in general. Money and its involvement also plays a huge key role if we will assess why people are hooked with gambling.

[KTChampions]

I know for sure that if we take periodic account of how many times that we gamble, maybe weekly, monthly or yearly, we'll find out that the loses are far greater than the winnings, so I sometimes wonder how we can be indulging in something that we lose far more than we gain, in the name of having fun. {1} I know that it's human nature to want to conquer, defeat, control and be the leader, yet we go into gambling knowing that the system doesn't give us a fair advantage of achieving these aims, yet we're happy to go back and likely be defeated again.{2}

Perhaps deep down in our conscience, somewhere that we don't like to listen to, it still tells us the truth that the reason why we're going to gamble is to hopefully win money, not really to have fun. {3}

I know that it's said that you should gamble the amount that you can afford to loose, but will you call it a true fun when you know that there's a higher probability of losing your bet? {4}

1. Your mistake is that you only count the amount of money spent, but in the process of gambling we get entertainment/adrenaline. These things are also worth something if people are willing to pay for them.

2. If you want to compete, win, control and "get what you deserve for your hard work", then you should go into competitive fields like sports, business, career, etc. What does gambling have to do with it? When you come to the library, you’re not indignant that this is not a factory but a warehouse of books? So why do you expect properties from gambling that are not inherent to it?

3. That's part of the fun: the chance to win big tickles your nerves and makes the process more interesting. Plus, people are happy to pay simply for the fact that they will have at least a theoretical opportunity to win big money. We can say that this is a payment for the fact that your dream will be a little more real.

4. Yes. What contradiction do you see here? People spend money on various moronic hobbies without any return, or on hiking in the mountains, etc. People spend money in different ways, this is nothing surprising/new.

[mirakal]

Everyone go into gambling with different motives and there are people who don't care about the money they lose in gambling, because they are making more money from other sources of their investments. There are things you do in life not because of the profitability rather you want to satisfy an inward desire.

Life can be a bit tedious sometimes and people find activities to escape the everyday routine. Some party hard on weekends, go bungee jumping, have risky sexual relationships, etc. while others can bear the boredom not needing any of these things.

We could add gambling to the list of activities that can make one evade from his daily typical worries, so I understand when people admit that they do it just for fun. Those who know the basis of gambling are aware that it is not a good source of income because odds are against the gambler, but many people still enjoy the ride.

We consider gambling as a fun activity since it's not really our focus in life. In real life, we have our jobs or business to prioritize, but sometimes we feel like we want to relax, maybe do the things you've mentioned but all them require money, you are already burning money when you do those things, unlike with gambling than there's a chance to win while you are enjoying the game.

For me, as a full time businessman, I consider gambling as my second hobby since I'm not type of guy who goes out a lot, I am so focus with my job which is online, so it's very convinient on my part to gamble since it's also done online.

[zuzie]

Everyone go into gambling with different motives and there are people who don't care about the money they lose in gambling, because they are making more money from other sources of their investments. There are things you do in life not because of the profitability rather you want to satisfy an inward desire.

Yes, it is from these differences in views that a person will determine his choice, whether he gambles just for fun or maybe he has too high hopes that gambling can make money. it depends on each individual.
Yes, in gambling, the desire to win is the main factor and this encourages a person to always want to gamble even though from the start it is just curiosity but over time it will become a habit or addiction if the person does not have proper self-control from the start.

[Porfirii]

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Life can be a bit tedious sometimes and people find activities to escape the everyday routine. Some party hard on weekends, go bungee jumping, have risky sexual relationships, etc. while others can bear the boredom not needing any of these things.

We could add gambling to the list of activities that can make one evade from his daily typical worries, so I understand when people admit that they do it just for fun. Those who know the basis of gambling are aware that it is not a good source of income because odds are against the gambler, but many people still enjoy the ride.

We consider gambling as a fun activity since it's not really our focus in life. In real life, we have our jobs or business to prioritize, but sometimes we feel like we want to relax, maybe do the things you've mentioned but all them require money, you are already burning money when you do those things, unlike with gambling than there's a chance to win while you are enjoying the game.

For me, as a full time businessman, I consider gambling as my second hobby since I'm not type of guy who goes out a lot, I am so focus with my job which is online, so it's very convinient on my part to gamble since it's also done online.

Well, we could agree that when gambling is someone's focus in life, it is too late to take precautions because that's already a problem except from a few exceptions of people who make a living out of it.

In your case, I relate to you when you sat that you find it convenient to gamble because you don't have to go out or talk with anyone to do it, so if it is a little escape from the demands of your job, I find it reasonable: you evade from the actual moment no matter if you win or lose the bet, and it seems that this is exactly what you look for, so we could say that your case is paradigmatic.

It is true that some people lie to themselves saying that they gamble just for fun, but others don't.

[bayu7adi]

Sometimes, weekly reports show significant gains, but other times, they reveal losses. It doesn't always indicate a loss for the weekly or monthly report. So, the fun part is right there. We're spending money to bet on our luck. It's like a hobby where we spend money, and even others might not care about our hobby. The joy comes from within, and not everyone possesses it.

If you find this a bit odd, you might not be a gambler. You wouldn't understand why people scream while watching a soccer match. There's a thrilling adrenaline rush there, especially when betting on the underdog team.

[Aanuoluwatofunmi]

Perhaps deep down in our conscience, somewhere that we don't like to listen to, it still tells us the truth that the reason why we're going to gamble is to hopefully win money, not really to have fun.

The only one person we cannot decieves is ourselves, right before we started gambling, there must have been that one thing that has been the major reason why we are concluding on developing our interest on gambling, this may be either for fun or we see it as an advantage of making money in it, this will also determine what we will feel about while gambling and we discovered that we win or loose, some can be loosing and yet be always happy because they are not after making money but the fun in it.

[aioc]

I know that it's said that you should gamble the amount that you can afford to lose, but will you call it a true fun when you know that there's a higher probability of losing your bet?

I'm ok it with there's always a price to pay for everything, you watch a boxing match and you pay for a ticket you go for a roller coaster ride you pay for a ride in exchange for enjoyment, no casino platform will tell you to play to make money, they want you to play to enjoy and its just luck that you make money, that's the lure of gambling, you enjoy while having a chance to make money.
Although some people are out there to challenge the casino to make money, we cannot blame them it's their mindset, but they know that they also enjoy the game even though they lose and they will enjoy it even more if they win.

[moneystery]

i don't think that i'm lying to myself by saying that i gamble for fun, because from the start i didn't play with the intention of getting money, it was just to fill my free time and get entertainment from slots and that's all. after all, the money i used was money that i should have smoked, because now i have started smoking less so i allocated the money for gambling and i'm okay with that, no regrets or anything.

[babygun]

Perhaps deep down in our conscience, somewhere that we don't like to listen to, it still tells us the truth that the reason why we're going to gamble is to hopefully win money, not really to have fun.

The only one person we cannot decieves is ourselves, right before we started gambling, there must have been that one thing that has been the major reason why we are concluding on developing our interest on gambling, this may be either for fun or we see it as an advantage of making money in it, this will also determine what we will feel about while gambling and we discovered that we win or loose, some can be loosing and yet be always happy because they are not after making money but the fun in it.

Money management is key and personally I still have fun in gambling even though I play with small amounts. So even if I would win a x50 or higher, it will still be a relative low amount and I don't care. I always like to place a bet on sport matches and even with a low bet, you follow the match more closely as you are more involved in it, which is something I really like.

[m2017]

I know for sure that if we take periodic account of how many times that we gamble, maybe weekly, monthly or yearly, we'll find out that the loses are far greater than the winnings,

Well, of course. It can't be otherwise. The way the gambling industry works is that in order for casinos to make a profit, the loss rate must exceed the winning rate.

so I sometimes wonder how we can be indulging in something that we lose far more than we gain, in the name of having fun.

No, not because of this. It is not the pursuit of pleasure that drives you, but greed.

I know that it's human nature to want to conquer, defeat, control and be the leader, yet we go into gambling knowing that the system doesn't give us a fair advantage of achieving these aims, yet we're happy to go back and likely be defeated again.

Is it possible to call actions reasonable when, knowing that the chances of winning are practically zero, you still allow yourself to be drawn into this game?

Perhaps deep down in our conscience, somewhere that we don't like to listen to, it still tells us the truth that the reason why we're going to gamble is to hopefully win money, not really to have fun.

This is very easy to prove. If you claim that you are playing for fun, then play casino emulators without real money bets and enjoy.

I know that it's said that you should gamble the amount that you can afford to loose, but will you call it a true fun when you know that there's a higher probability of losing your bet?

Why play a game that already sets you up to lose from the start?

I would call this true stupidity. There is not a high probability of losing here, but the highest probability.