Do you care about what people say about you gambling?

[irhact]

I care about it considering my gender. There is a kind of way that people in my environment will stigmatize females who are known to be gamblers. They are seen as irresponsible and exhibiting behaviors they are not supposed to exhibit because majority of the people around me believe that gambling is mostly a male thing and not something a female should get involved with. For that reason, asides the few times I have tried on a slot machine in a general place, I cannot make it a regular thing so I do not get noticed.

I feel sad for you, I hope alot of female like you can enjoy gambling more around the world as gambling isn't something that's specific to a particular gender. Gambling is something every individual is supposed to enjoy as it is a form of entertainment and entertainment should be allowed to be participated by all a gender. If you're still being stereotyped in your environment as you're a woman for gambling, don't go to physical casino but gamble online and enjoy your game.

No individual should be seen as an irresponsible individual only as they're gamblers, we have more irresponsible individuals that are working cooperate jobs and not being seen gambling. Irresponsibility isn't about what you're doing as we have some individual that are gamblers yet they're the most responsible husband and wifes. Only gambling addict should be seen as irresponsible and not regular gamblers.

[NeilLostBitCoin]

It is difficult to determine if gambling habits have led individuals to failure or useless. If someone makes such a statement, there's no need to be upset with them. We can't tell whether or not their loved ones are struggling with the same issue. It's best to simply ignore such comments because ultimately, we are the ones driving our own lives and determining our own paths. Who knows sooner or later the one who made that statement will see you change and improve your life and then he will regret his statement, or vice versa so ignoring is still the best option for now.

[Sim_card]

I wouldn't mind about what anyone will say towards my gambling activities because some people that don't understand that gambling is not for useless people will not accept your own point of view. So no need to bother about what people are talking about me because they finally noticed that I am a gambler. This is why one needs to gamble responsible to prove them wrong about what they think about gambling. Some people thinks that the moment you start gambling, your life will get ruined just because some irresponsible gamblers think that gambling is to get rich quick or to make profit got carried away with their mindset and became addicted to gambling, which later ruin them just because they lack self control. As long as have self control over my gambling a activities, I am cool with it because I do get all the entertainment that I need through gamble.

[red4slash]

I actually don't care too much about this if it's in the outside circle (not family) because after all, when it comes to gambling once you are involved in it then maybe you will know that the situation is quite complex considering that it is not only about gambling that is thought about but about our economy that must be maintained.
I don't really listen to other people about their opinions on me whether it's about gambling or other issues but for the family it's a different story because I also have to always communicate considering that the gambling that is done certainly uses money that my family (partner) should know so that when I feel that it's going too far and gambling too big in terms of budget then someone reminds me about it.
But until now I gambl, my partner also knows that he doesn't do anything because I gamble with money that is very reasonable and never interferes with other needs in terms of finance only for gambling so I am still very comfortable now. As for other people talking negatively, that's their business because I also don't harm them even though I gamble.

[Rabata]

I actually don't care too much about this if it's in the outside circle (not family) because after all, when it comes to gambling once you are involved in it then maybe you will know that the situation is quite complex considering that it is not only about gambling that is thought about but about our economy that must be maintained.
I don't really listen to other people about their opinions on me whether it's about gambling or other issues but for the family it's a different story because I also have to always communicate considering that the gambling that is done certainly uses money that my family (partner) should know so that when I feel that it's going too far and gambling too big in terms of budget then someone reminds me about it.
But until now I gambl, my partner also knows that he doesn't do anything because I gamble with money that is very reasonable and never interferes with other needs in terms of finance only for gambling so I am still very comfortable now. As for other people talking negatively, that's their business because I also don't harm them even though I gamble.

You are definitely right in your place. If the members of a family have deep knowledge about what each member in that family does then no great harm can be done by the members in that family. If a gambler is free and he informs everyone in the family about him and if he gamble within limits then I would say there is no great harm to the family by those gamblers. And in this situation, if any outsider comes and tries to impart knowledge or gives various advices to stay away from gambling, then I will definitely not accept that advice. Because I am 100% correct in my place. Besides, I don't really like other people's advice about my preference.

[Dewi Aries]

It is difficult to determine if gambling habits have led individuals to failure or useless. If someone makes such a statement, there's no need to be upset with them. We can't tell whether or not their loved ones are struggling with the same issue. It's best to simply ignore such comments because ultimately, we are the ones driving our own lives and determining our own paths. Who knows sooner or later the one who made that statement will see you change and improve your life and then he will regret his statement, or vice versa so ignoring is still the best option for now.

I think people just conclude things according to what they see at the same time, on the other hand gambling has a bad point of view in the eyes of society and with that then I think it's natural that many people make some comments especially negative ones, it's all up to you and indeed if you are not offended at all then obviously the better alternative is to let them, but if it's the opposite, if indeed they comment with bad words that can certainly make you angry then obviously I think it doesn't matter if you are angry to maintain your honor even though you have a gambling habit.

True, everyone has their own life and whatever they do is up to them because as you said, we are the ones who control ourselves and our lives. They may scoff at you but what is certain is that you are not harming them at all, unless you are gambling with their money then that is another thing, so it is normal, do whatever you want to do as long as it is within reasonable limits and does not harm yourself or others.

[killerfrost]

Alright, I hear you on the opinion thing. Everyone's got their own two cents, right? Maybe it's not about silencing critics, but rather trying to understand where they're coming from. Ignoring them might sting, make them feel like they're yelling into the void.

Now, as for you saying you don't care what others think, well, actions speak louder than words, right? If you're constantly dodging these folks or getting all riled up just thinking about them, maybe there's a bit more there than meets the eye. Don't underestimate the power of those opinions, even if you think you're above it all.

And lastly, about the whole loved ones thing... even if you think you've got your gambling under control, it might still be weighing on them. They might be worried sick, feeling like they can't trust you because you're not opening up. Think about it, wouldn't a clean conversation clear the air and maybe even bring you closer?

[Obari]

It is difficult to determine if gambling habits have led individuals to failure or useless. If someone makes such a statement, there's no need to be upset with them. We can't tell whether or not their loved ones are struggling with the same issue. It's best to simply ignore such comments because ultimately, we are the ones driving our own lives and determining our own paths. Who knows sooner or later the one who made that statement will see you change and improve your life and then he will regret his statement, or vice versa so ignoring is still the best option for now.

You are so right mate,some persons feel it only when you engage in gambling that your life is useless,some persons would even stigmatize you and put you in a place where you are nothing,just because you are a gambler,but they won't know that something leads to another.Everybody knows what is wrong with him or her,if one has realised that gambling is something not good for him,I think it's good for that fellow to figure that out by himself,and try to improve in the situation.
At this stage of my life,I no longer get bothered about what human being tells me,or say about my life,the moment I see that I'm doing the right thing,then I don't give a ear to what they might say,or what they actually say about me.

[decodx]

Do I care what folks say about my gambling habits? Truthfully, I'm not too concerned.  But I dont spread the word about what I do with my money.  I figure some things oughta stay between me and the bookie.  My dough, my choice and  nobody else got a reason to care.   

I get that some people think gambling is foolish.  But we all spend on what makes us happy, whether it's shoes, eating out, or laying bets.  Im careful with it - and as long as I'm smart and responsible, why should anyone else stick their nose in? The way I spend my salary aint nobody's business but mine.

[redsun114]

Well for me, if the person who says something about your gambling really matters to you, you will definitely listen and care about they saying to you. It means that they also care about what you're doing. This is kind of different from your situation as it's just a stranger who's talking about your gambling. When someone talks about your gambling situation remember that you're the one in control of your decisions.

Gambling is considered a bad thing in the eyes of society so when someone finds out about your gambling, they will definitely criticize you. So of course you have to take care of these things and you have to be better in their eyes to stop criticizing you. Because respect is very important for a person and gambling destroys people's respect. So you should always try to keep your gambling a secret so that no one can criticize you. So I personally care if anyone is talking about my gambling

What's best is to simply keep your gambling a secret if you know that society wouldn't respect you anymore if they learned that you gamble which shouldn't be the case. Gambling isn't bad in general, unless it contradicts a society's religious views and rulings, because you can enjoy gambling if you have a few spare bucks that you want to spend on yourself and your wellbeing. But still, you can't keep explaining this to every single person, so it's better if you just do not let them know about it.

I don't care about what people say about me gambling, however, people don't keep things to themselves in some societies and they take the discussion to your home or with your relatives and stuff, and then they will start pressurizing you that you stop gambling because people say it's a bad thing and our family is being disrespected because of it blah blah.

[chaser15]

I don't care about what people say about me gambling, however, people don't keep things to themselves in some societies and they take the discussion to your home or with your relatives and stuff, and then they will start pressurizing you that you stop gambling because people say it's a bad thing and our family is being disrespected because of it blah blah.

We can't control that kind of people and they are everywhere across the globe.

On that part, just try to make sure to yourself that even if you are involved in gambling, you are not doing crazy things outside of gambling. Let your actions speak that you are not turning into a monster attitude and are still a responsible person even if they know and are aware that you are involved in gambling.

Rather than think of them, just mind our own. Used our precious time for something more worthy than thinking that kind of people.

[TelolettOm]

I wouldn't mind about what anyone will say towards my gambling activities because some people that don't understand that gambling is not for useless people will not accept your own point of view. So no need to bother about what people are talking about me because they finally noticed that I am a gambler. This is why one needs to gamble responsible to prove them wrong about what they think about gambling. Some people thinks that the moment you start gambling, your life will get ruined just because some irresponsible gamblers think that gambling is to get rich quick or to make profit got carried away with their mindset and became addicted to gambling, which later ruin them just because they lack self control. As long as have self control over my gambling a activities, I am cool with it because I do get all the entertainment that I need through gamble.

If it is random people, I also will ignore them. But if my close people give suggestion about my gambling activities, I will try to understand what they are trying to tell with me. Sometimes, there are things that we don't aware about my habits. If we are experiencing bad habits, it should be stopped soon. How if the people care with me? They may try to let me know about something wrong in my activities. If it is their main purpose, I personally won't ignore it but I will try to understand it and evaluate my habits. Not every one has bad purpose to say something, there are people who have good purpose.

[STT]

Why should they get to judge about gambling, people do judge everything of course and if in work or somewhere restricted perhaps you should do not do personal activity like gambling.  However I would not worry at all, you could be gambling away your life savings or a bet placing the price of sandwiches for lunch its your choice.  Most of the time I would only laugh about anyone assuming they know my business at all.   Dont give them any ammunition, even if it was the biggest bet of your life stay humble and act like its nothing.   When you buy a desert island with your winnings you wont have to boast about it, presuming you did win that big of course

[Oilacris]

I wouldn't mind about what anyone will say towards my gambling activities because some people that don't understand that gambling is not for useless people will not accept your own point of view. So no need to bother about what people are talking about me because they finally noticed that I am a gambler. This is why one needs to gamble responsible to prove them wrong about what they think about gambling. Some people thinks that the moment you start gambling, your life will get ruined just because some irresponsible gamblers think that gambling is to get rich quick or to make profit got carried away with their mindset and became addicted to gambling, which later ruin them just because they lack self control. As long as have self control over my gambling a activities, I am cool with it because I do get all the entertainment that I need through gamble.

If it is random people, I also will ignore them. But if my close people give suggestion about my gambling activities, I will try to understand what they are trying to tell with me. Sometimes, there are things that we don't aware about my habits. If we are experiencing bad habits, it should be stopped soon. How if the people care with me? They may try to let me know about something wrong in my activities. If it is their main purpose, I personally won't ignore it but I will try to understand it and evaluate my habits. Not every one has bad purpose to say something, there are people who have good purpose.

I would do the same on which if we do speak about other random people then i just dont really care on the things that they would really be saying but if its part of the family or close ones then
it would really be just that normal that you would be having those kind of argumentation and explanation on the things that you are dealing with.Most of the time our loved ones wont really be able to notice it out specially if gambling is done through online but if we do speak about physical dealing with gambling then it would really be that pretty obvious and this is something
that cant be hidden. They wont really be giving some advises if you are that doing in moderation but if its already too much, they would really be noticing it.

[Ultegra134]

Do I care what folks say about my gambling habits? Truthfully, I'm not too concerned.  But I dont spread the word about what I do with my money.  I figure some things oughta stay between me and the bookie.  My dough, my choice and  nobody else got a reason to care.   

I get that some people think gambling is foolish.  But we all spend on what makes us happy, whether it's shoes, eating out, or laying bets.  Im careful with it - and as long as I'm smart and responsible, why should anyone else stick their nose in? The way I spend my salary aint nobody's business but mine.

Exactly. There's no point in discussing how we spend our money or how often we gamble. I generally don't care what others say; I'm not that much of a frequent gambler either, nor have I suffered any significant losses that are becoming an issue in my daily life. I generally avoid discussing controversial subjects, such as cryptocurrencies or gambling, because people often have different or contradictory opinions. We don't owe anyone an explanation.

As long as we're able to control ourselves, how much money and time we spend, and be responsible in general, we're fine with ourselves.

[oktana]

Truth is that we are all humans. No matter how we try to harden our minds and play deaf, these words and statements get to us. As a gambler, you’ll hear all form of condemnations, and as far as it’s something you do, you may have that bad feeling or guilt someday and it’s entirely okay because you’re meant to have emotions. It’s okay to ignore as much as you can but sometimes it hits hard, I believe. But on the other hand, I don’t think it’ll hit hard if you aren’t entirely invested in it. If you just gamble a little and you’re not so into it like you want to make crazy amount of money then you won’t likely feel these statements people make.

[SatoPrincess]

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I feel sad for you, I hope alot of female like you can enjoy gambling more around the world as gambling isn't something that's specific to a particular gender. Gambling is something every individual is supposed to enjoy as it is a form of entertainment and entertainment should be allowed to be participated by all a gender. If you're still being stereotyped in your environment as you're a woman for gambling, don't go to physical casino but gamble online and enjoy your game.

It is difficult for a woman to be open about her gambling habits because of the way society perceives gamblers. In the society I find myself, gamblers are seen as lowlifes, people without a job looking to make money from doing nothing. It’s even worse when it’s a woman gambling, people would assume she is wayward. This is problem because in most parts of Africa, a woman’s value is tied to her reputation and she must protect it still cost. I think women gamble online more than they go to physical casinos.

[|MINER|]

It is difficult for a woman to be open about her gambling habits because of the way society perceives gamblers. In the society I find myself, gamblers are seen as lowlifes, people without a job looking to make money from doing nothing. It’s even worse when it’s a woman gambling, people would assume she is wayward. This is problem because in most parts of Africa, a woman’s value is tied to her reputation and she must protect it still cost. I think women gamble online more than they go to physical casinos.

What you are saying that is the absolutely hard truth of our society. In case of most societies all over the world most of the people have the nagetive thoughts about gambling. And if the things are about women then it has become more worser in the society. But now the era is changing peoples thought are also changing so I thing women are also do gamble where they want.

[2Pizza410000BTC]

It is difficult for a woman to be open about her gambling habits because of the way society perceives gamblers. In the society I find myself, gamblers are seen as lowlifes, people without a job looking to make money from doing nothing. It’s even worse when it’s a woman gambling, people would assume she is wayward. This is problem because in most parts of Africa, a woman’s value is tied to her reputation and she must protect it still cost. I think women gamble online more than they go to physical casinos.

What you are saying that is the absolutely hard truth of our society. In case of most societies all over the world most of the people have the nagetive thoughts about gambling. And if the things are about women then it has become more worser in the society. But now the era is changing peoples thought are also changing so I thing women are also do gamble where they want.

In the unique country society, people make less negative comments about gambling, but according to the rules of my country, there are many negative comments about gambling. Gambling is totally illegal in my country if people know about my gambling then I will become the worst person in the eyes of the society. Especially in my society there is no rule about women gambling, if women from my country indulge in gambling then people will blame her so much that it will become difficult for women to survive. Even though the country is developed, women from my country are very hesitant to participate in gambling because women are highly valued in my country and they have to be under control all the time.

[Lucasgabd]

It is difficult for a woman to be open about her gambling habits because of the way society perceives gamblers. In the society I find myself, gamblers are seen as lowlifes, people without a job looking to make money from doing nothing. It’s even worse when it’s a woman gambling, people would assume she is wayward. This is problem because in most parts of Africa, a woman’s value is tied to her reputation and she must protect it still cost. I think women gamble online more than they go to physical casinos.

What you are saying that is the absolutely hard truth of our society. In case of most societies all over the world most of the people have the nagetive thoughts about gambling. And if the things are about women then it has become more worser in the society. But now the era is changing peoples thought are also changing so I thing women are also do gamble where they want.

I don't know many women who like gambling, it's even hard to find women interested in investing and money on the places I go (I don't mind, just stating a fact)
maybe there's something to do with aversion to risk, not sure.

many interesting things and conversations to derive from this topic.