gambling for fun vs gambling for the financial benefit.

[Rufsilf]

Do you really see gambling as more of fun than a means to a financial end?

My main reasons for engaging in gambling for pleasure are the excitement and thrill of the action combined with the potential for winning. Although I consider gambling to be a recreational activity, I also accept losses as an essential part of the entertainment value. I may claim to be a responsible gambler because I did not gamble excessively, and I set boundaries.

However, if we gamble with the intention of making money, that is what first comes to mind when we consider gambling for financial gain. I believe that some players might see gambling as a possible source of income, and that in order for an activity to be considered successful, winning is necessary. I see gambling as a form of entertainment because I think that focusing on it as a way to get money might lead to the development of bad gambling habits, just like you stated.

[Sanugarid]

Do you really see gambling as more of fun than a means to a financial end?

how much can you put into gambling before it removes the fun aspect of gambling out of it?

None of the above. What I'm after is, to try always winning whenever after my session on that day.

Gambling for fun is pure crap. There are other things to make fun of without risking money. How come it's still fun even after losing much? Do these people who state gambling for fun is really having fun after that losing streak? Even if they are only putting money that they afford to lose, they don't realize how much money they are losing now while gambling for a long just to have fun.

Gambling to support financial means? That's also a crap. It's called gambling because we need something valuable to risk in exchange for good luck to hit that good big winning amount. How come it can support our financial means if everything is at risk? Forget about it.

Now that you mentioned that, it suddenly made me think and you have a point, but for me, gambling is just like a game that I play like online games and in all my games there is always money involved. I also buy skins for everything I play and in my one game if I'm not mistaken I spent $1526 in just one game. My point is if you enjoy what you do and it doesn't affect your life too much, just keep going. I also gamble, yes it's disappointing to lose but if it's your loss you can afford to lose and it's budgeted, that's okay. That's my mind set, whether you win or lose, you go to gambling to enjoy it, not to win a lot of money. I won often in every gamble I had, but winning a lot of money is a bonus.

[klidex]

Its not hypocritical everyone definitely wants to win to gain profits in gambling, but I have a different opinion and depending on the game I'm playing if I play slots I think of it as having fun I just enjoy every spin and don't really hope to win big but if by chance I getting a jackpot means that it is my luck and I immediately take it and don't try to spend it in just 1 game. But if I don't get anything when playing slots, it doesn't really matter because I have prepared my funds to have fun playing slots.

However, when I bet on sports, I really need a profit because I use skills and analyze it first before starting to bet and hope to make a profit, sometimes I win and sometimes I lose, but I can still control myself to accept all that. In sports betting, I don't always make a profit, so sometimes I also while enjoying it because the important thing is that I use money that I can afford to lose.

[Hirose UK]

You say 90% of your neighbors gamble? That statistic warns against optimism. The nature of gambling turns into a hazardous beast when the primary goal is money desperation rather than fun. The house always wins (mathematics, not pessimism). Casinos and betting platforms thrive on spectacular wins and endless losers. Most people cannot sustain a living from gambling. And emotionally? Losses can erase the joy of a win. Hope and despair fuel a cycle that often leads to addiction. Supporting healthy gambling entails acknowledging its limits as entertainment. You should stick to a small amount of your discretionary money as a budget. To balance fun and risk in gambling, draw the line there.

But I believe that from the 90% percentage of gamblers in our environment, there are also quite lot who gamble as means of having fun, even though in reality, if we calculate it based on the percentage of ambition to make money, it could be much greater.
Gambling is place where someone can spend money quickly without any return and the average gambler always thinks that gambling can bring financial benefits and help with source of income.
This is wrong mindset and of course if it is set in the long term then very significant negative impacts can be felt in shorter period of time, it would be shame if something like this really affected more gamblers out there.

I also live in community where quite lot of people enjoy gambling, although most of them gamble with their own passions such as physical card games, online gambling and are also lottery fans, but there are still many who can use gambling just as place to have fun like.
Almost all gamblers who have the wrong approach and mindset are those who are just growing up or around 20 years to 30 years old and we gamblers who are older and have lot of experience can already have awareness even though it is not completely complete.

The mindset and approach to gambling is the starting point that determines the direction of gamblers in the future.

[Nrcewker]

There are two types of people who gambles. One does gambling for recreation and one does gambling in order to earn some extra money in hand. The first type of people are usually rich. For them money doesn’t matter at all. They just gamble for fun. On the other hand, needy people gambles by measuring all the risks. Now if you ask me, then I am an occasional gambler. I gamble when I am in need of money and that too I bet only in sports games to maximise my winnings.

[2Pizza410000BTC]

I have read a lot of thread on this board talking about the need to gamble responsibly and suggesting that gambling is meant to be done for fun and not to be seen as a means of livelihood. While this is theoretically alright, in the reality so many persons actually gamble because they want to get some financial top up from the gamble.

What is mostly common in my neighborhood and that I mostly do is soccer betting and if I am not exaggerating, 90% of the people that do soccer betting do do because they want to win money.

They can watch the match for fun but as long as it involved them paying money before gambling, most persons don't normally see it as fun and this is the reason why after placing a particular bet, if the game isn't successful they continue betting hoping to get a win along the way thervy being seen as addict.

Do you really see gambling as more of fun than a means to a financial end?

how much can you put into gambling before it removes the fun aspect of gambling out of it?

In fact, I would say that those who say that gambling is for fun are at least false because no one ever gambles with their hard earned money for fun, there is a hope of earning something. As I always say I take gambling as entertainment I never gamble outside of entertainment but always know in the back of my mind that I am not using my hard earned money for fun. But this is also true though I use it for earning but I never make this gambling addiction I know gambling addiction is very serious but now I can stop gambling anytime and start again. But we can stop and start gambling whenever we want and also make this gambling our addiction which is why we call gambling for entertainment.

[CODE200]

There are two types of people who gambles. One does gambling for recreation and one does gambling in order to earn some extra money in hand. The first type of people are usually rich. For them money doesn’t matter at all. They just gamble for fun. On the other hand, needy people gambles by measuring all the risks. Now if you ask me, then I am an occasional gambler. I gamble when I am in need of money and that too I bet only in sports games to maximise my winnings.

And don't ever be the second one because you're not going to love the feeling that it entails when you're in that category because that means that you're desperate and you've got no way other than gambling to make more money for yourself. Also, the second kind are the ones that shouldn't even be gambling in the first place because they need all the money that they can get their hands on to survive or maybe even save up so they can have some fighting chance in life and to change the state that they're living for the better, gambling your money away when you could've use that money to save for a car or a new phone or even better an investment. Don't pretend to be the first type of people if you know yourself to be the second type, it's going to bite you back big time.

[michellee]

Playing gambling should be fun for a while in your free time. But in reality, gambling has become like an activity that they have to do. They want to win the gambling games they often play, making them play them more often. After playing the game for some time, they want to win.

But they don't realize that they won't win easily when playing gambling. They will find it easier to lose than to win. But they continue gambling because they still have the urge to win the gambling game. That is why gambling is just for fun and not to achieve financial goals for everyone who plays it.

And we can only use gambling as entertainment. If they still want to try to win, they should first think long and hard about the risks. That's so they realize that they will only spend more money. Even that doesn't guarantee they can get the victory they want. They should use gambling for fun and enjoyment and look for income elsewhere.

[wakier]

Both are very important to me, I enjoy gambling for fun but also hope that luck will come my way because as a gambler of course I also want to make a profit but that doesn't mean I don't accept it if I lose because I also enjoy gambling. For gamblers, they definitely want additional income to be able to supplement their financial needs, but gambling is just a game so we shouldn't expect to make a profit, but there's nothing wrong with occasionally winning and making a profit and the most important thing is that we think we can have fun in it gamble.

[cozytrade]

Not everyone has the same objective in opi gambling, every gambler has different objectives in gambling. Some people gamble to make money while others gamble for fun and enjoyment. But in my opinion it is better not to gamble to earn money. This is because the number of losses is high in gambling where the tendency to lose is more than to earn. As a result, some people are more vulnerable to top up their finances from gambling. Gambling for financial gain can never be fun. Gambling to make money is more likely to lead to gambling addiction. So in my opinion it is better to gamble for fun than to gamble for money.

[arwin100]

Situation may vary depends on your target on that particular day since there are times we are trying to be competitive since winning some amount is satisfying that's why we aim to get those big wins.

But also there are times that we are just want to have fun since we are waiting for something and fine something to do sand we don't want to get bored that's why we gamble just to have fun. For sure there are some people doing this and usually they don't bet large amount since they know that they could provably lose their bets its because they are not serious playing or maybe they are not in comfortable environment and just play because of boredom reasons.

[Outhue]

You are dancing on fire if you see gambling as a means to your financial problem, you are only waiting to get burnt, trust me, it will happen.

The fact is you can't beat a casino, if you are going to ever get lucky, believe that casinos always win and play safe first, use what you can afford to lose, if you have a financial goal start learning a reliable skill online or offline.

Start looking forward to invest part of your money in crypto assets or just Bitcoin, this will change your life for better than relying on gambling, engage in gambling only with your spare money.

[bakasabo]

Again we are discussing the thing we have discussed many times here. Gambling is about having fun and entertainment, this is not about earning money. I will try to make a comparison. Consider gambling is football. Many play football for fun, and only few do it professionally and earn millions. Among those who play football for fun, there are who try to do it on a professional or close to it level. These are those who are lucky to win in gambling. Also there are those who play football, spend money on uniform, boots, rent frields, have personal training - spend a lot. They never get on a top level, but the amount of money they spend on football is astronomical. These are people who gamble and lose a lot. Mostly play football for fun, only because they like that sport. These are people who gamble for fun.

[Accardo]

Its not hypocritical everyone definitely wants to win to gain profits in gambling, but I have a different opinion and depending on the game I'm playing if I play slots I think of it as having fun I just enjoy every spin and don't really hope to win big but if by chance I getting a jackpot means that it is my luck and I immediately take it and don't try to spend it in just 1 game. But if I don't get anything when playing slots, it doesn't really matter because I have prepared my funds to have fun playing slots.

However, when I bet on sports, I really need a profit because I use skills and analyze it first before starting to bet and hope to make a profit, sometimes I win and sometimes I lose, but I can still control myself to accept all that. In sports betting, I don't always make a profit, so sometimes I also while enjoying it because the important thing is that I use money that I can afford to lose.

No gambler easily gets profits from both slots and sport gambling. The aim is mainly for fun purposes. Ready to take up any result that appears on the screen. Slot is quite fun and should be enjoyed sparingly, as it gets to a point where the fun takes up all our funds, leaving us sad. Hence a gambler needs to understand the act of management. Controlling his thoughts and money as well. Chasing over the funds or financial benefits of gambling can lead a gambler to chronic mental darkness. Which will cover his views of the future and the strategy he planned on while gambling. The goal is to stay safe and responsible, not making money without some bearing of mind on ways to control the funds, or a method to spend it. There is no use of making huge money that wouldn't grow or help in advancing the financial economy of the gambler in future.

[lizarder]

If you are really that making it as a job then this would really be the greatest mistake that you would really be doing into your life on which its never been that considerable on doing such thing on which we know that gambling could never really fit out into that kind of category because it is really just that intended for the sake of entertainment and fun and not for making money or a living with it. This is why it would really be always best that you should really be at least having those realizations first before you would really be finding yourself that being too optimistic towards gambling on making profits or money with it. Financial benefit? This is where we do usually make out those kind of assumptions on which this causes for you to expect that too much.

Gambling should really be just that for fun and not for making money because once you do have that kind of intellect and assumptions then it would really be just that making you desperate
and this is something which is really that very bad for you to have on which you should really be watching out with that and make yourself wary at least
into those things on which you are assuming that it could really be happening.

Some people will come to a gambling place with stable and much better finances so they will not have problems if they experience losses on the bets they place. But I don't see gambling as a way to make money like we work in other places because of the uncertain nature of gambling. The biggest mistake that people make when gambling is because the income structure is unstable so in conditions like this it will only increase the problem and if they are not responsible in spending money then this addiction can kill many things.

It is very difficult to control gambling for those who do not have a steady source of income because the perception of seeking profit from the gambling they do will affect them psychologically. Gamble when we have a certain amount of money that is not affected for daily needs because even if we lose it will not create problems in our lives. If we ourselves are unable to control it, then don't expect other people to be able to cure addiction because this is directly related to our intentions and subconscious thoughts.

[junder]

Its not hypocritical everyone definitely wants to win to gain profits in gambling, but I have a different opinion and depending on the game I'm playing if I play slots I think of it as having fun I just enjoy every spin and don't really hope to win big but if by chance I getting a jackpot means that it is my luck and I immediately take it and don't try to spend it in just 1 game. But if I don't get anything when playing slots, it doesn't really matter because I have prepared my funds to have fun playing slots.

However, when I bet on sports, I really need a profit because I use skills and analyze it first before starting to bet and hope to make a profit, sometimes I win and sometimes I lose, but I can still control myself to accept all that. In sports betting, I don't always make a profit, so sometimes I also while enjoying it because the important thing is that I use money that I can afford to lose.

agreed. Even though there are people who gamble for fun, I'm sure deep down in their hearts there is a desire to win. Everyone who gambles definitely has the aim of wanting to get a profitable win. It is impossible for people to gamble with the idea of wanting to spend money or wanting to lose. It is impossible. Hoping to win at slot gambling is the same as hoping for the impossible, but no one knows what will happen in the future, because last night I won quite a big win at slot gambling, even though I wasn't playing seriously, but this might be what is called luck.

Yes, in any form of gambling, you will eventually win or lose, but in my opinion, losing dominates more than winning, because even though gambling requires skill, it only increases the chances of winning, but even so, luck cannot be separated, luck still has a role. That's good, we should gamble with money we can afford to lose.

[Wexnident]

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Fun 100%. I never really thought of it as a way to earn money but I suppose a part of me in the past thought I could get some quick bucks now and then if I got lucky, but never fully committed to thinking it was a solid way to earn. I fully understood both then and now that it'd be dumb to rely on luck to earn money.

To give a basis ig, basically an amount that would risk my living standards and basic needs. In the first place, I already have a set amount that I use to gamble. Even if it did go past that, I think I'd still be fine since I set it with a bit of a lax area just in case, but I guess anything past that would be too much. However I'd say discussing your amount of winnings is the part that takes away from gambling. Maybe discussing the result of one, two recent games then sure, it's ok. But if it was total amount? Nah, it'd just get depressing real quick.

[Jody.Drummer]

If you are really that making it as a job then this would really be the greatest mistake that you would really be doing into your life on which its never been that considerable on doing such thing on which we know that gambling could never really fit out into that kind of category because it is really just that intended for the sake of entertainment and fun and not for making money or a living with it. This is why it would really be always best that you should really be at least having those realizations first before you would really be finding yourself that being too optimistic towards gambling on making profits or money with it. Financial benefit? This is where we do usually make out those kind of assumptions on which this causes for you to expect that too much.

Gambling should really be just that for fun and not for making money because once you do have that kind of intellect and assumptions then it would really be just that making you desperate
and this is something which is really that very bad for you to have on which you should really be watching out with that and make yourself wary at least
into those things on which you are assuming that it could really be happening.

Some people will come to a gambling place with stable and much better finances so they will not have problems if they experience losses on the bets they place. But I don't see gambling as a way to make money like we work in other places because of the uncertain nature of gambling. The biggest mistake that people make when gambling is because the income structure is unstable so in conditions like this it will only increase the problem and if they are not responsible in spending money then this addiction can kill many things.

It is very difficult to control gambling for those who do not have a steady source of income because the perception of seeking profit from the gambling they do will affect them psychologically. Gamble when we have a certain amount of money that is not affected for daily needs because even if we lose it will not create problems in our lives. If we ourselves are unable to control it, then don't expect other people to be able to cure addiction because this is directly related to our intentions and subconscious thoughts.

gambling for fun, if you think about it, it seems like there are many other things that are just as fun but without having to spend money and don't have big risks like gambling Even though it's everyone's choice, yes, there are people who gamble with the aim of having fun I don't know what the fun is,  but what is certain is that the fun is in the winnings they get from gambling, but the other side of gambling is only a possibility The amount refers to the loss, so it is impossible for them to be happy when they lose at gambling.

gambling for financial gain, in my opinion this should not be done, because gambling itself will not always bring profitable winnings and therefore profits will not always be obtained consistently,  because in gambling there is such a thing as a host, well while the host has The advantage of always getting a win cannot be avoided or eliminated, so if we are only player-based, in my opinion we won't be able to get stable profits.

[Blitzboy]

Playing gambling should be fun for a while in your free time. But in reality, gambling has become like an activity that they have to do. They want to win the gambling games they often play, making them play them more often. After playing the game for some time, they want to win.

But they don't realize that they won't win easily when playing gambling. They will find it easier to lose than to win. But they continue gambling because they still have the urge to win the gambling game. That is why gambling is just for fun and not to achieve financial goals for everyone who plays it.

And we can only use gambling as entertainment. If they still want to try to win, they should first think long and hard about the risks. That's so they realize that they will only spend more money. Even that doesn't guarantee they can get the victory they want. They should use gambling for fun and enjoyment and look for income elsewhere.

I've seen, and perhaps we all have, how readily the pleasure of the "win" compels many to chase losses into the abyss.
I speculate on the psychology behind it. Why play against our better judgment? Is it the adrenaline, escape, or enjoyment of the game? I believe we can be healthier and more sustainable if we focus on play rather than results. Instead of the balance sheet, define success by smiles per hour.

Let's not forget that gambling may bring people together, laugh, and even discover themselves when done right. We find a microcosm of life when we bet for enjoyment, understanding the risks but enjoying the game. Gambling as entertainment reminds us to enjoy the trip, not just the destination. Always gamble with fun and an open mind, buddies.

[lombok]

gambling for fun, if you think about it, it seems like there are many other things that are just as fun but without having to spend money and don't have big risks like gambling Even though it's everyone's choice, yes, there are people who gamble with the aim of having fun I don't know what the fun is,  but what is certain is that the fun is in the winnings they get from gambling, but the other side of gambling is only a possibility The amount refers to the loss, so it is impossible for them to be happy when they lose at gambling.

gambling for financial gain, in my opinion this should not be done, because gambling itself will not always bring profitable winnings and therefore profits will not always be obtained consistently,  because in gambling there is such a thing as a host, well while the host has The advantage of always getting a win cannot be avoided or eliminated, so if we are only player-based, in my opinion we won't be able to get stable profits.

What you say is very rational. How could it not be fun in gambling, namely the jackpot or winning. However, if all you get is defeat, it will be stressful, whatever the amount. And it would be very wrong if gambling was aimed at financial enrichment. From my gambling experience, the percentage of losses is greater than the winnings. If you calculate this capital, it is actually minus. So in reality gambling with the aim of financial enrichment is misguided.