Gambling for fun and not a way of making money

[Hirose UK]

People are just conditioning their self so that they will not feel the stress brought up by gambling or the consequences of their action done since if they really aim to win there for sure pure frustration will be get by them especially that their targets has not been hit.

Conditions and attitudes of each gambler will always be different towards the end result of gambling so that even if they lose, if the goal is really to have fun, feelings of stress and frustration will not occur.
Likewise, if the goal is to make money and hope to win then it is clear that they will always feel like they have failed and will never be able to feel joy or satisfaction from the pleasures of gambling.
Now this will always happen forever because all gamblers will never have the same goals and approaches to gambling activities.

All of us want to win but this is actually hard to get on gambling especially if people try to aim passive income that's why there are other people just say gamble to have fun so that they would not get frustrated and can easily recover once they lose big since they already condition or convince their selves that they are here just to have fun.

Of course, because in gambling, the thing that is always guaranteed is defeat and we all as gamblers must be aware of this, but in reality it will never be possible for all gamblers to have good approach because they have some kind of belief.
This belief is related to winning and also possible results in making money, they will continue to have this belief until they actually succeed in getting it.
That is why many gamblers experience problems such as addiction, attempts to recover losses or even financial problems.

[Sim_card]

When you are gambling for fun means that you have already accepted whatever outcome that your bet will be, and it wouldn't matter to you, because it is something that you don't care about, winning or losing. This is why one should only use the amount of money that he can afford to lose on gamble. You should also have a time limit for your gambling activities, so that you don't get carried away with gambling, because it can lead you to addiction when you gamble too much. When you gamble responsible that is when you will enjoy the fun in gambling, but when you don't have self control over your gambling activities.

[danherbias07]

Also, it is an addition to the entertainment factor and not to make it a day job. 

It's sad that many gamblers see it the wrong way. It's true that those who gamble for fun don't want to lose their money, who does? It's damn frustrating when that happens. But, we should not take away the fact that we should be having fun while trying to win against the house.
Sometimes gamblers are fed with the wrong idea especially if they keep on watching streamers who only show the good things that happen to them and not the bad ones. Then, there are those fake gambling streamers who are not really using their own money but they are funded by whatever gambling site they are promoting.
When newbies are pulled into this and have the thought to mimic it, that's when it all goes wrong. The purpose becomes different and they are actually not having fun anymore but instead being serious about winning everything every day which is impossible. I think I've played enough and wasted enough money to see that. RTP is surely there but it won't be like giving you everything back. Do the math using the house edge.

[Text]

In my opinion, it probably depends on the player and their purpose for gambling, whether it's purely for fun or a desire to make money. We know that money is indeed involved in gambling, and when we place a bet, we expect the possibility of winning. However, for those who are aware of the potential outcomes, winning becomes a bonus if their primary goal is simply entertainment. In my view, finding a balance between enjoying the excitement of gambling and maintaining financial responsibility is crucial.

[rozak]

Responsible gambling activities will not harm gamblers. they understand that they are getting enjoyment from the games they paid for. The problem of hoping to get that win is another pleasure that all gamblers should understand.
Indeed, what is attractive about casinos or other gambling places is the promotion of winning opportunities offered. they don't advertise the fun of the game but the lure of easy wins that can be won on their site.
However, responsible gamblers can limit the finances they can afford to gamble at the casino. it has to be planned and don't take all your money in your wallet to the casino, it's quite dangerous.

[junder]

This topic has been discussed before in other threads, but to share opinions and experiences, there is no harm in my opinion.
Gambling should be done for fun not to make money, although there is a chance to make money but it will not be able to get it for sure. Because gambling is only likely to end in defeat. Therefore, if our goal for gambling is to make money then it is wrong. The possibility is that it will only trigger our emotions to overflow to make us lose self-control which leads to losses.

Gambling for fun is a good choice, as much as possible we should be able to use money that must be prepared to lose, because most likely the money that is bet on gambling will be lost. So we should be ready to lose the money at stake.

[leonair]

The idea behind gambling is rooted in our desire for risk, reward , and entertainment. Some people engage in gambling not just for making money but also for the thrill of taking chances and social interactions. As gambling it’s not just limited to staking bets as we call it. Some gamble by playing poker, whot and Luda etc because it provides opportunity for socializing and competitions. While others are motivated to gamble for just the financial gain

People that wants to gamble for financial gain may lose and later blame themselves. These kind of people need to be wise and also use just small amount of money to gamble. That makes people that says gambling for fun and not ways of looking for money to be very correct. For social interaction, it will be common among land based gamblers. Most people today are not land based gamblers but online gamblers and looking for money gamblers will be more than those looking for social interaction. But irrespective of any, we should go the way of not wasting money on gambling.

Gambling is a fun thing but yes when one goes to gamble.  His aim is to win in gambling because he can make a profit in this field, so when one grows financially, there is already joy in him.  And since gambling is a hollow game, playing the game is also a different kind of fun.  All in all, gambling is fun.  Those who accept before gambling that they are going to lose their money will have more fun, but if one thinks before gambling that he will gamble because he can profit from it, then he will not have the real fun of gambling.

[Fivestar4everMVP]

In my opinion, it probably depends on the player and their purpose for gambling, whether it's purely for fun or a desire to make money. We know that money is indeed involved in gambling, and when we place a bet, we expect the possibility of winning. However, for those who are aware of the potential outcomes, winning becomes a bonus if their primary goal is simply entertainment. In my view, finding a balance between enjoying the excitement of gambling and maintaining financial responsibility is crucial.

You are very correct and i completely agree with you, gambling for fun and gambling for monetary purposes is completely based on the person gambling, it is completely based on them and their financial situations, as like I stated before, some people are already very rich that, what they are looking for is what to spend their money on, and in this aspect, gambling is always one way rich people spend their money having fun, not minding how much they lose in the process, because for some of them, it's not actually losing but paying for the excitement they through gambling.

On the other, we can also see the average people who gamble, not completely for fun per say, but experience have thought them to always take whatever that come from their gambling activities, for it can't be changed, and this is why we still see several gamblers who show some form or regrets in different categories after experiencing a loss in gambling.
If gambling was generally a fun activity and everyone understands and agree to this, then no body should show regret any time they lose a bet, but unfortunately, people do and this proves otherwise that, gambling is not really fun for everyone.

[Cryptomultiplier]

The idea behind gambling is rooted in our desire for risk, reward , and entertainment. Some people engage in gambling not just for making money but also for the thrill of taking chances and social interactions. As gambling it’s not just limited to staking bets as we call it. Some gamble by playing poker, whot and Luda etc because it provides opportunity for socializing and competitions. While others are motivated to gamble for just the financial gain

People that wants to gamble for financial gain may lose and later blame themselves. These kind of people need to be wise and also use just small amount of money to gamble. That makes people that says gambling for fun and not ways of looking for money to be very correct. For social interaction, it will be common among land based gamblers. Most people today are not land based gamblers but online gamblers and looking for money gamblers will be more than those looking for social interaction. But irrespective of any, we should go the way of not wasting money on gambling.

Gambling is a fun thing but yes when one goes to gamble.  His aim is to win in gambling because he can make a profit in this field, so when one grows financially, there is already joy in him.  And since gambling is a hollow game, playing the game is also a different kind of fun.  All in all, gambling is fun.  Those who accept before gambling that they are going to lose their money will have more fun, but if one thinks before gambling that he will gamble because he can profit from it, then he will not have the real fun of gambling.

I have always maintained that it depends on the perspective of the individual involved in the gambling act, because when one starts doing it as fun, losing or winning might matter much in the long run wherein the gambler might see it as a lucky day because they feel lucky or a losing day because the burdens in the mind and challenges of life currently.

I prefer gambling for fun and wouldn't mind playing one or two more games if I find luck with the slightest win in the heat of the moment.
What I avoid is to repeat same gambling feat of yesterday today, simply because of the acceptable result of yesterday.

[Z-tight]

I don't think there are people who gamble for fun, maybe if you are putting in a very small amount of money, then i can believe you are trying to have fun and also see if you will be lucky and win some money. I.e. so many people love football and they like to put a little amount of money on their favorite team to win, and their rivals to lose, that can be said to be fun.

However, irresponsible gamblers gamble just to make money, somone would not stake a huge sum of their money for fun, when they know they can lose it and be left with nothing. Gambling addicts would never agree that gambling is fun, they only want to become rich through it.

[Potato Chips]

I think a much better phrase for this is, seeing gambling as a casual hobby 🤔

If I'm gonna be completely honest, what makes gambling mainly fun is because there is a money at risk and there is a chance we can turn it to several folds -- people get the dopamine rush from this. you know, that excitement and anticipation lol

But if we see it as a hobby/form of entertainment and not some sort of way to turn your life around or make a living out of it, then I think people are more likely to make level headed decisions AKA be a responsible gambler.

[qwertyup23]

The idea behind gambling is rooted in our desire for risk, reward , and entertainment. Some people engage in gambling not just for making money but also for the thrill of taking chances and social interactions. As gambling it’s not just limited to staking bets as we call it. Some gamble by playing poker, whot and Luda etc because it provides opportunity for socializing and competitions. While others are motivated to gamble for just the financial gain

This also goes to show that majority of the people who gamble for profit are also the ones who view it as a means of earning income. But in reality, they are placing themselves in a situation where they would further incur losses overtime due to the presence of house edge.

Perhaps we really cannot change the perspective of these people given on how gambling, as a whole, is advertised as a game of chance. Both results can result to either a person winning tons amount of cash or losing more that they could afford in the process.

I don't think there are people who gamble for fun, maybe if you are putting in a very small amount of money, then i can believe you are trying to have fun and also see if you will be lucky and win some money. I.e. so many people love football and they like to put a little amount of money on their favorite team to win, and their rivals to lose, that can be said to be fun.

However, irresponsible gamblers gamble just to make money, somone would not stake a huge sum of their money for fun, when they know they can lose it and be left with nothing. Gambling addicts would never agree that gambling is fun, they only want to become rich through it.

I humbly submit that there are people who view gambling as a form of entertainment.

I guess only a small fraction of people who has lots of money at their disposal may enjoy gambling as a whole. They like to feel that satisfaction of winning against the anxiety of losing- which are the competitive people in general (e.g. Michael Jordan, etc.).

[BABY SHOES]

Some gamble because they want money for financial needs.
Some gamble for fun they can afford to do this because there are other sources of income so when they lose it doesn't matter what.

Determine then your criteria and in terms of experience because more suggest gambling not for a successful passive income it is unlikely that you will lose spending all the capital.

At the moment, just do the responsibility where when you money can play if not then next time there must be time to play just that.
But about a lot of experience it is clear that we have experienced it but now it is more improved than chasing profits.

[chaser15]

I don't find it a reasonable purpose to have fun for others to play gambling. Come on people. Winning is more fun. Don't take gambling just to have fun. Take seriously every of your gambling session. Even playing luck-based games, once you already reached the fun of getting a decent profit, take a break and enjoy your winnings.

The real fun is when you win and use the winning money outside gambling.

I understand both users' views however I don't think the example that OP gave can be considered appropriate things.

[Fiatless]

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.

People spend money just for sightseeing or tourism. There is no financial gain in visiting tourist sights, yet people still spend money because they see it as entertainment. The belief that people gamble mainly for profit is not totally correct. From observation, many people gamble for money but it is not all gamblers that have such an orientation. The population might be small but people still gamble for fun.

For me, gambling is both for fun and the money. I do not have any intention to go and lose money in the casino because I am not Father Christmas, I intend to make money. However, I do not see gambling as a source of income and I don't gamble with more than what I can afford to lose. If I win it is a lucky day, but if I don't I will comfortably bear the loss.       

[Odohu]

No matter how you twist this, gambling for fun will never make sense to me because I do not see any fun gambling with my money. Assuming that there were fun in gambling, the fact that money is involved, emotions will be engaged and this will dissipate the fun. If we treat gambling as fun, we might become careless, not adhering strictly to rules and strategy made to ensure the gambler protect his capital and manage his winnings effectively. Therefore, I see gambler as a business which require that the gambler remained focused and disciplined. In addition, since it involves money, proper money management must be put in place so the gambler do not get carried away by fear, greed or a combination of both.

[SmartGold01]

Gambling is entirely large and very hard to fully comprehend because when you say we shouldn't spend time on gambling how do we enhance our skills or becoming more acquainted with it to know how to predicts and master the rest things? Sometimes the impression people gives in gambling makes us not understand the better way to follow it all, why because you will see someone who doesn't want to spend time and yet looking for a way win big from gambling.

Is this normal or is there any shortcut to it when you don't give quality time to what you are doing; based on my understanding before you could master anything or become more familiarized with it you should have developed your time and energy to study about that particular thing very well than just giving it little time and expect a great result from it, you can never reap where you didn't spend time to understand the logic behind the whole progression of that events be it anything in life and for that your resources, time and energy must involved to become successful in what you are doing and I think this is equivalent to gambling as well even though some of the gambling guidelines has been listed to us and of curse we shouldn't be that carried away by the intriguing profits that we could get at the later ends, where we keep spending what we can't afford to lose rather than those amount we think if given out it wouldn't cause any harm to us.

[cabron]

The newbies are actually going into gambling because they want to win. Basically, they want to make money. Whether we want them to look at gambling as entertainment, the desire to win will be more like wanting to make money. Even if you only want to bet with just $1 for your gambling, you still desire to make more out of it.

If a person can win and enjoy his winning I guess he can call it entertainment but for those who lost money, its not gonna be fun anymore and they want to gamble to get back that lost money.

[Jawhead999]

I remember there was a thread talks about "will you keep gamble if the reward goes to the casino regardless you win or lose?" when someone replied "no, there's no point to gamble if we can't earn money" then he will say "it means you're gambling to earn money" LOL.

For such people, don't need to pay attention to "gambling isn't to make money" but focus to only gamble what you can afford to lose.

[Dewi Aries]

I see quite a lot of people who question this about why gambling should be done with the aim of having fun? This is gambling which is an activity that can stimulate the human brain and mind due to something that looks very tempting and when it turns out that the expected thing does not happen it is very likely to ultimately affect mentally and psychologically especially when someone is unable to account for his gambling activities or is unable to accept the fact of defeat at the end of the session, the reason? gambling does not have any certainty that can guarantee you to win at the end of the session because this is a risk-taking activity which means that you will not be able to avoid losing.

This is the reason why gambling should not be used as a place to earn because of course if you want to earn then the place must have the certainty of being able to produce but on the other hand gambling does not have elements that can guarantee you to always win except just "coincidence", so Therefore, it is more advisable for anyone to gamble for fun, because then there will not be too much seriousness that you attach to this activity, rather you should make gambling a place to "fill your free time" when you are on holiday. working or not having other activities, and also because you are not serious, I am sure that you will not do things that are beyond your abilities, such as betting with large budgets. On the other hand we can find indications that gambling is no longer fun when we experience tension and worry and that means we will be able to find the point of our error and of course the point of error is that you have the wrong approach, so in essence the idea of gambling for "fun" is just to divert the mind we are from what is called "seriousness". There is no significant seriousness in seeking pleasure because you will only do it when you feel like it, but it is very possible for you to gamble "without limits" when you set a goal to earn because basically everyone needs/wants money.