Gambling for fun and not a way of making money

[irhact]

You can buy beer to have fun and not seeing it as a waste of money. You can give a friend little amount of money in a way he may want to give you back but you will not collect it as you see it as small amount, telling him it is a small amount of money. Only such money like that, that are small in amount set aside should only be used for gambling. That is the meaning. The fun you see there does not necessary mean fun. Just like an ideom.

This is a good way to explain it but also gambling for fun means really having fun while gambling and not doing it only as you want to make money. You can gamble for money at time and also gamble for fun other times. It doesn't mean that everytime that you're gambling that it has to be for fun or to make money. There are times when I need a feel good feeling which comes from dopamine that we get when gambling so I gamble and have a feel good time without thinking about losses.

Gambling for fun will not make you addicted and this is why gambling for fun is better than gambling to try to make money. If you're looking for money, there are better ways to get them and you can get the money without depending on your luck. Money needs working therefore if you get a job either a part time or a full time job, you can get salary and be living comfortably without depending on gambling for money.

[SeaCoinCollector.]

I agree, gambling should be seen as a form of entertainment, and not a way to make money. It's important to set a budget or small amount for gamling, for example, you are going night out with friends, then you set aside $50, treating it like any other entertainment expense for the night like buying drinks or tickets. Treating gambling as other recreational activity, you can avoid financial stress and enjoyed with everyone.

[Accardo]

Op has made some good point on his explanation about gambling for fun. It's not a big thing to understand. The trouble with people is that they forget easily about the importance of gambling for fun. Like Op stated the whole process of gambling is closely related to how we spend money on other utilities. The same thing applies to giveaway, paying for football matches, going to the mall or park etc. Such activities take up our money, and we don't regret paying for the fun we've earned there. Gambling isn't an exemption; the difference is the money casino promises to players. More like if a restaurant pays people for eating, lots of humans would overfeed there, just for the money reward. That's what is going on in casino. People are meant to enjoy the moment there, but due to the money it's quite hard for the players to focus and stick to the exact time for them to leave the vicinity. Which causes harm to the emotions of the gambler, and his loss of money.

[Litzki1990]

It is easy to say that gambling is fun but in reality gambling can be taken as fun by some people. No matter how much a gambler takes gambling as fun, after a while gambling is no longer fun for him, but gambling is considered a significant means of earning money. Suppose a gambler initially takes it as fun but after some time if he faces big losses from gambling then he takes gambling as a challenge. Gambling became a dominant source of income for him when he became busy trying to recover his gambling losses.
So no matter how much we accept gambling simply as a source of entertainment but in fact when it becomes such an addiction in people then the gambler automatically takes gambling as a source of income.

Of course, if the beginning is fun, if the result goes against it, then the end is not fun at all. Gambling is to earn money and win is our main objective and winning will make us feel better and enjoy gambling as much as we have no doubt. We learn to value time enough and value money so much that we don't waste time unnecessarily and risk money unnecessarily. Behind gambling we bet money as well as spend time just to earn profit by gambling. Earning profit by gambling is our only objective. For those who tell you that they gamble only for fun, you can ask them how much fun they still get from gambling when they lose.

[leonair]

Op has made some good point on his explanation about gambling for fun. It's not a big thing to understand. The trouble with people is that they forget easily about the importance of gambling for fun. Like Op stated the whole process of gambling is closely related to how we spend money on other utilities. The same thing applies to giveaway, paying for football matches, going to the mall or park etc. Such activities take up our money, and we don't regret paying for the fun we've earned there. Gambling isn't an exemption; the difference is the money casino promises to players. More like if a restaurant pays people for eating, lots of humans would overfeed there, just for the money reward. That's what is going on in casino. People are meant to enjoy the moment there, but due to the money it's quite hard for the players to focus and stick to the exact time for them to leave the vicinity. Which causes harm to the emotions of the gambler, and his loss of money.

Yes gambling is fun but there is a possibility to earn money or get rich fast that's why people are interested in gambling besides having fun then what is the harm if you win something big by luck. But no matter how easy we think gambling is, gambling is not that simple.  For this the gambler must have fun as his main objective. otherwise gambling will have a great effect on him and he will be bound to become addicted to gambling. So there is no discount in gambling always be careful and gamble with always a fixed budget.

[Apocollapse]

Yes gambling is fun but there is a possibility to earn money or get rich fast that's why people are interested in gambling besides having fun then what is the harm if you win something big by luck. But no matter how easy we think gambling is, gambling is not that simple.  For this the gambler must have fun as his main objective. otherwise gambling will have a great effect on him and he will be bound to become addicted to gambling. So there is no discount in gambling always be careful and gamble with always a fixed budget.

The money is just a bonus, it's not the main achievement for people to gamble.

In land based casino, people like to gamble because they can meet other people, build a network and having fun together, so they treat the money they spent are for investment. I say it's investment because there's a chance the other gambler might hire you or working together with you.

While in online casino, it's more for fun, build a network is really hard and most of them aren't interested too.

[Promocodeudo]

Gambling for fun is just like gambling without expecting anything in return and this is not the mindset of a core gambler, a hard gambler believes in returns in a every gambling move he makes and the major aim for gambling is profit, most times I don't regard gamblers as fan of any club and I have a reason for that, most gamblers don't care if their favourite teams exist most time they even bet against their teams or avoid the team totally because of their money mindset, I assume that someone who gambles for fun is not a real gambler and such person stake will not be much because I believe that someone cannot use a large sum of money to gamble and still regard it as fun.

[chaser15]

The money is just a bonus, it's not the main achievement for people to gamble.

In land based casino, people like to gamble because they can meet other people, build a network and having fun together, so they treat the money they spent are for investment. I say it's investment because there's a chance the other gambler might hire you or working together with you.

While in online casino, it's more for fun, build a network is really hard and most of them aren't interested too.

Surprised here. Any source? Or just your thoughts? How can you say that's the real score?

Do you mean those people you are referring to is doing gambling just to meet other people? Have fund together? Build a network?

This is the first time I heard those as a reason why people gamble for fun and money is just a bonus.

[Z390]

We all have one plan with gambling, to make money, the hardship to get lucky in gambling is why people turn to getting fun out of gambling while risking some money that they can afford to lose, they have seen that it's almost impossible to make big money from gambling just because you feel like it.

Those who are screaming fun have no other choice, this is the only way to stay as a gambler or quit if they like, you don't have to be confused that gambling will get you rich, try it yourself I bet you will have some stories to share, there is no winner in this gambling space that have no bad story to share, it's all about experience.

The weak minded people will possibly rely on gambling at first, little did they know that gambling isn't a way to make money, it's unreliable and deceitful if you give it room, deceitful in terms of how you view what gambling is all about, you can easily lie to yourself, thinking you've finally find a way, to win over your poverty, but you aren't smart to know that millions of people are here before you, why aren't they rich yet?

It's all about the money, but the harder it is to make money from gambling is why many turn to softy with gambling, calling it a space to have some fun, I mean, what's there than to have some fun and risking few dollars? It's not as if we will keep winning, we just need to protect how much we risking.

[Barikui1]

Some people among us are no getting what the meaning is. This is an example:

We have said it several times without number on this gambling board that gambling is not for making money. Gambling should only be for fun.

LOLz
I was an advocate of this (gambling solely for fun and nothing else) but honestly, I've changed my mind, it is wrong to believe that people will spend all of their hard earned money on gambling just for them to have fun, very wrong believe if you ask me.
There are several games people can play for free for fun's sake, there are video games that are way more interesting and fun to play than any slot or casino game, there are also some really good betting games that are far more intriguing to play than sports betting, what exactly do you think make slot games, Casino games, and even sports betting so interesting that people would want to spend their money on it just to have fun? As far as I know, non of this games are as interesting as playing a good video game on my laptop or mobile phone for free.

To believe that gambling should be done purely for fun is dilusional(sorry to say), I once posted a poll on this board where I asked gamblers on this forum that, if the possibility of making money through gambling is completely removed, and they have to keep spending their money to gamble, but will never win a dime because it's completely for fun, will they keep gambling?, the 100 percent who those who answered the pool said no, that they would stop gambling, for what is the essence of gambling if they can't win money.

It is not gambling for fun only. That is not complete. It is gambling for fun and not seeing gambling as a way of making money
It is what we want newbie gamblers to read to remember if they lose huge amount and know they should only gamble to have fun and not a way of making money
It means huge amount should not be used to gamble
It means using gambling to make money is irresponsible gambling habit for the rich not to become poor
It also means gambling should not be taking your time that supposed to be used for important things
It means people should not be addicted to gambling
It means gambling can be good but if gambling responsibly
It means if gambling is taking money from you than expected, quit gambling as you are not gambling for fun and the later outcome can be bad.

You can by beer to have fun and not seeing it as a waste of money. You can give a friend little amount of money in a way he may want to give you back but you will not collect it as you see it as small amount, telling him it is a small amount of money. Only such money like that, that are small in amount set aside should only be used for gambling. That is the meaning. The fun you see there does not necessary mean fun. Just like an ideom.

Actually what I know about this is that gambling as a means of survival is totally wrong to me, because that's the beginning step a man takes, that leads to addiction, it's actually true that if you remove the monetary aspect of gambling, like you wouldn't make a dime from it if you get it right, will definitely stop people from gambling because at the end of the day, we just have to tell ourselves the truth, that it's all about the money.

So the issue here is that most people including gambling addict sees it as a means of income which is wrong, as a sane individual, you should only gambles with what you can afford to lose, so that after trying your luck by gambling, if it doesn't goes your way, it wouldn't get to you psychologically. So that's the essence of gambling with what you can afford to lose.

[TopTort777]

Imho it depends from a situation and from luck. Gambling can be a way to make money. I can compare gambling to going to cinema to watch a movie. Cinemas are not only a kind of entertainment, but while watching a movie a person might learn something. Same is with gambling, it is not only for entertainment, but you can also learn from it, in some cases even earn from it. It depends from what you search in it. Right now I can go to casino, make a bet with a high probability of a win, lets say 1.02 for example. If I walk out with more money than I had, cant it be called making money then?

[Jody.Drummer]

Op has made some good point on his explanation about gambling for fun. It's not a big thing to understand. The trouble with people is that they forget easily about the importance of gambling for fun. Like Op stated the whole process of gambling is closely related to how we spend money on other utilities. The same thing applies to giveaway, paying for football matches, going to the mall or park etc. Such activities take up our money, and we don't regret paying for the fun we've earned there. Gambling isn't an exemption; the difference is the money casino promises to players. More like if a restaurant pays people for eating, lots of humans would overfeed there, just for the money reward. That's what is going on in casino. People are meant to enjoy the moment there, but due to the money it's quite hard for the players to focus and stick to the exact time for them to leave the vicinity. Which causes harm to the emotions of the gambler, and his loss of money.

Yes gambling is fun but there is a possibility to earn money or get rich fast that's why people are interested in gambling besides having fun then what is the harm if you win something big by luck. But no matter how easy we think gambling is, gambling is not that simple.  For this the gambler must have fun as his main objective. otherwise gambling will have a great effect on him and he will be bound to become addicted to gambling. So there is no discount in gambling always be careful and gamble with always a fixed budget.

Gambling can be made into a fun place if basically you come with the right and recommended understanding and approach, and if not or what you mean is that you gamble with the intention of earning then honestly I can't guarantee, because fun or entertainment will turn into tension as well. with some pressure due to the results at the end of the session which will not always be what you want, or what this means is that it is very possible that you want to win but what happens is that you lose and clearly that is a situation that disappoints or even makes you frustrated. So the idea of gambling with the aim of changing fate to become rich instantly is a ridiculous and too careless statement. However, gambling is more recommended to be used as a place to have fun by enjoying some of the sensations that you get, and one of the reasons why gambling should not be used as a place of income is because there is absolutely no certainty that can guarantee that you will actually get it. always produces results and what happens is the opposite, where you end up suffering a lot of defeat, therefore, as you suggest, we must always apply caution and vigilance along with maintaining awareness.

[LUCKMCFLY]

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The ideal would be to see the game in that way just for fun, and for the money to come if it has to come, that's the ideal thing, only because there are people, or there are people who when we are in the game sometimes we don't worry about these things , because of the emotions and we can say that sometimes the emotions cannot be controlled and you can lose money there and if you lose money it is not healthy, things have to have a balance, you cannot think that things are just losing the I give it and that's it, because if we lose it to recover it is the most difficult thing, you have to do a lot of things, I see the game as a very delicate activity, many times I have said that the best thing is to control our money before losing, and that means To say that the money is little, because very few people are short of money, I am talking about about 10-20usd which is not much, so depending on the capacity of each person, well that amount varies.

Some think that controlling emotions means controlling everything, and that is not the case, emotions are the most difficult thing for humans to control and it is something that I do not recommend doing, therefore it is easier if we control the money we have. dedicated to the game because there it does enter the level of fun, the emotions that are reflected do not matter, but as long as the money is repeated willing to play and lose, if you lose what you should do is withdraw, not insist with more money or anything, because what will it do is lose, if that is fulfilled there if the expectations of fun are fulfilled and also opens the expectations of being able to win some money if you are lucky, I see it like this, what happens is that Each person has their own way of seeing the game and seeing how they can make their strategy, but it is preferable to control money as it is easier than controlling emotions.

[lizarder]

You can by beer to have fun and not seeing it as a waste of money. You can give a friend little amount of money in a way he may want to give you back but you will not collect it as you see it as small amount, telling him it is a small amount of money. Only such money like that, that are small in amount set aside should only be used for gambling. That is the meaning. The fun you see there does not necessary mean fun. Just like an ideom.

If every gambler thought like this then I'm sure they would be more responsible for playing several bets every week and we are used to spending small amounts of money without thinking about returns. But the problem is that gamblers don't think like that because they think they will benefit from winning and even though they consciously know that gambling is always closest to luck. Just a few views and not trying to blame or say gambling just has to be done responsibly, but I take more pleasure in seeing gambling activities.

I prefer this kind of gambling and spend a little money for fun, not to chase winnings every time I want to gamble. So that whatever happens psychologically we are not too disturbed and if people can make a portion like this in gambling then I am sure they will be much more responsible in the gambling they play.

[DubemIfedigbo001]

I play video games for fun and I spent money on skins and points, now that we have play to earn game, it's even making more sense to spend money to get more fun, whether you like it or not, money is a part why we gamble, but the fear of losing your Mr cool guy in the real world is why we want to be responsible in gambling, that's not too much to ask for.

Those who risk a lot on gambling are doing it to make money only, those who aren't too concern about making money spend their time to add fun deriving from the games they play, in return they use small amount of money all the time.

Also those who responsible gamblers are not asking much from gambling, they want to have good time and also make few money if possible, such people will never get intoxicated by gambling.

Depend on your jobs, learn trading, invest your money in good assets and hope for the best, be a gambler who don't want his life dream fulfilled by gambling, it could still happen but don't depend on it from gambling, it's too unrealistic.

Nice write up bro, but why should you risk a lot in what does not have a definite ROI, gambling isn't an investment and should not be seen as one, the misconception of the rational intent of gaming is what lures people into addiction.
Money must be made by man, but not through gambling, some days luck might smile on you, but its more thrilling when you don't expect anything from it.

Gamblers should learn to honest with themselves, if you observe that you attach much emotions in it, and it makes you spend more, you simply quit as its not for you. You can do other things for fun, perhaps things you've more control over. Different things work for different people, and if gambling is destroying you, I think its right to save yourself first.

[Fatunad]

You can by beer to have fun and not seeing it as a waste of money. You can give a friend little amount of money in a way he may want to give you back but you will not collect it as you see it as small amount, telling him it is a small amount of money. Only such money like that, that are small in amount set aside should only be used for gambling. That is the meaning. The fun you see there does not necessary mean fun. Just like an ideom.

If every gambler thought like this then I'm sure they would be more responsible for playing several bets every week and we are used to spending small amounts of money without thinking about returns. But the problem is that gamblers don't think like that because they think they will benefit from winning and even though they consciously know that gambling is always closest to luck. Just a few views and not trying to blame or say gambling just has to be done responsibly, but I take more pleasure in seeing gambling activities.

I prefer this kind of gambling and spend a little money for fun, not to chase winnings every time I want to gamble. So that whatever happens psychologically we are not too disturbed and if people can make a portion like this in gambling then I am sure they will be much more responsible in the gambling they play.

Not only just this one because if gamblers or bettors used to be that responsible then we wont really be seeing too much platforms or businesses that would be seen as of today or simply this gambling industry wont really be that much big as of this day and this is something that we can be able to distinguish about their main difference as of this moment. Gambling should really be just that for fun and not for making money because these are businesses on which it is really that built for giving out leisure at the same time they are really that indeed making money due to gamblers greed and impulsive emotions on which it causes out for people to have that
mistakes which it is really that something that fueling them up with revenue. Yes, they arent intentional but rather they are really that having that advantageous approach when it comes to this because they are really that
trying out to take advantage without us seeing it.

[Dewi Aries]

If every gambler thought like this then I'm sure they would be more responsible for playing several bets every week and we are used to spending small amounts of money without thinking about returns. But the problem is that gamblers don't think like that because they think they will benefit from winning and even though they consciously know that gambling is always closest to luck. Just a few views and not trying to blame or say gambling just has to be done responsibly, but I take more pleasure in seeing gambling activities.

I prefer this kind of gambling and spend a little money for fun, not to chase winnings every time I want to gamble. So that whatever happens psychologically we are not too disturbed and if people can make a portion like this in gambling then I am sure they will be much more responsible in the gambling they play.

Not only just this one because if gamblers or bettors used to be that responsible then we wont really be seeing too much platforms or businesses that would be seen as of today or simply this gambling industry wont really be that much big as of this day and this is something that we can be able to distinguish about their main difference as of this moment. Gambling should really be just that for fun and not for making money because these are businesses on which it is really that built for giving out leisure at the same time they are really that indeed making money due to gamblers greed and impulsive emotions on which it causes out for people to have that
mistakes which it is really that something that fueling them up with revenue. Yes, they arent intentional but rather they are really that having that advantageous approach when it comes to this because they are really that
trying out to take advantage without us seeing it.

One of the reasons why many irresponsible gamblers treat their gambling activities is because there is a chance of winning in gambling that is difficult for most people to ignore, and their actions have indirectly made some casinos decide to expand their business or build many branches to get bigger profits than irresponsible gamblers. It is very difficult to really convince most people that gambling is not a place to earn because someone will be able to justify any means just to be able to get money especially if they are in an urgent situation.

Yes enough I agree with you that one of the reasons why gambling is more recommended to be an entertainment activity, it is because behind the scenes it is a fact that this is big business for casinos, casinos hide behind "opportunities" to trick gamblers with the aim of making a profit, most gamblers are too sure of winning which ultimately makes them overreact. Logically there is no way you can make money in a place that basically only provides odds, because it is nothing more than a "possibility", meaning you will only be able to win when you are lucky.

[Slow death]

Gambling games should be seen as fun, that's the basics, but it turns out that no one is happy about losing money and time, even when they are games that people are playing and don't involve money, people still tend to take them very seriously. and they don't want to lose at all. and when the game involves money then people take it much more seriously and even tend to fight against each other. This can be seen in street football games where during the game, players start to fight and as a result other players get injured and friendships end. In certain cases when people are playing on the computer they tend to throw the mouse and keyboards because they are losing

Anger is something that blinds people when they are playing because no one likes to lose. If we ask 1 million people if they play for money or just for fun, most people will answer that they play for fun because they feel ashamed, because like every society they keep saying that gambling should be seen just as fun, so the people are afraid to be honest and admit that they play for money, 99% of people play for money. I personally play for fun and for money, this is because I play with 2$ to 5$ on each bet, this is a value of money that even when I win I cannot withdraw it to my bank account because the value is very low, so I withdraw from the casino to my wallet but when I see that I have lost all my bankroll I deposit it again at the casino

[len01]

assumptions about gambling are still pros and cons all this time and everyone has different assumptions when it comes to gambling and if OP and @Fivestar4everMVP say different opinions, I actually have an even more different opinion, namely that gambling is just for fun in your free time to try luck with the amount we can afford to lose.
and that means it's not just about having fun in gambling, of course we still want the money or budget that we have not to run out quickly and always get several wins so that the budget can be used for gambling in a few days and I'm not a hypocrite because big wins are the hope of all gamblers but for me hoping to get a big win is just luck, so try to get that luck by having fun.

well, having fun is just an assumption to protect our mental and thoughts from being too excessive, remaining consistent with the betting amount that has been previously set so that when we bet, we can enjoy every session we do without having to feel highly emotional.
because for me when I start gambling with the assumption that I want to make money, a gambler will definitely get emotional and anxious, afraid of losing money more than a gambler who assumes he will have fun gambling because a gambler who can enjoy every round will never feel anxious when he loses money. because it has determined the limits that have been planned beforehand.

and actually the opinions of OP and @Fivestar4everMVP are both correct, it's just that their respective assumptions are different.

[Poker Player]

Well, that's not my case, because playing poker is a side hustle for me, and the fun part is less and less as the years go by. It is entertaining, but it has become a routine for me. It also has to do, I guess, that I have been playing at the same level for a long time and I don't go for new challenges such as trying to climb levels or try new modalities.

In general, for the casino player, betting should be for fun and with money that he can absolutely afford to lose, but it is precisely the possibility of winning money that makes it fun.