your perception about gambling

[JMBitcointernational]

I decided to come up with this topic because of an experience i had yesterday and i decided to bring it here for clarity sake and to see some people's view about it.

There is this notion the society placed on those who gamble or who play all sorts of games ,be it casino,bet9ja,R/S lotto, what, snooker and many others. They often see them as those who don't have what to do ,or caliber of individuals who are jobless, a set of people who are not well trained by their parents and many more other names they call them.

i sincerely came up with this topic to find out why they have such views on individuals who voluntarily went to the betting shop to gamble either to win and make a difference or to lose and remain the same way.  This idea actually started when i saw a pastor playing bet9ja after a brief evangelism and one elderly woman made a side comment ( That even man of GOD also play gamble) .

however, my question here now is : is gambling restricted to some certain kind of individuals or class?  or is there any stratification when it comes to playing gambling ?please your opinions here will actually quench my curiosity.

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[SamReomo]

is gambling restricted to some certain kind of individuals or class?  or is there any stratification when it comes to playing gambling ?

No gambling is not restricted to some individuals or classes of people, anyone is allowed to gamble. Of course there are some age related restrictions but other than that I don't think there's any kind of restriction. If a country's law doesn't allow gambling and the country takes strict action against casinos then in such places it might be not possible to gamble, but many people even from such countries use VPNs to gamble on online casino sites. No stratification at all when it comes to gambling, like I said above everyone is allowed to gamble.

[Findingnemo]

Religiously speaking, gambling is prohibited in every kind of religion that is followed by majority.

Let's talk about the perception, yes people consider who regularly gambles are irresponsible and jobless but do they ever really had thought about how they can afford to gamble if they are not making any money from it? I am not talking about the ones who gamble with others money like from their parents salary and those who does that really deserves that kind of critics and they should not be allowed to continue with such behaviour because they know the importance of money only when they are making it and they will be responsible when it comes to their hard earned money.

So it all depends on the individuals not simply the gambling itself.

[Oilacris]

Gambling is for everyone but if you are someone like on the example given on whose really that serve the church and do told those scriptures about gambling is a bad thing then
it would really be just that normal that you would really be getting those kind of criticisms or words from people around on which it is really just that right that you should be making yourself
 a role model or example considering you are teaching people about on whats written or been told with those scriptures or simply in bible or whatsover.
For sure those pastors/priest or any similar positions would be having in mind that they are just humans, they do also commit mistakes on which this would be their
primary reasoning if they would really be needing up some explanation on what they have done.

For other people then we are really just that free on whatever we do want to do. Gambling is for everyone. It is really just that there situations or conditions
on which you would really be needing to adjust just because you are serving God or the church and you should be that someone who would be showing
on what you are telling to people.

[bitbollo]

there is a stigma attached to gambling in certain environments.
you will never find an un-employed person in a famous casino and vice versa you will never find a famous television man playing publicly in the bookmaker near his house. Even in gambling there are "levels".
probably the online versions have "democratized" this world since anyone can play the same platforms with different amounts.

[Oshosondy]

Why should a pastor be gambling? Gambling is not prohibited in Christianity but love of money is prohibited and pastor supposed to lead by example.

As for normal people, they are not pastor and I do not see any reason they should not gamble. I gamble online, so I do not know how people are reacting to gamblers. Hardly will anyone knows that I am gambling. Only people that are close to me that know that I am gambling.

Religiously speaking, gambling is prohibited in every kind of religion that is followed by majority.

Where in your Bible that says gambling is prohibited? Although I am not saying that a pastor should gamble.

[Frankolala]

Gambling is open to all, but people misunderstand that it is not everyone that gambles is irresponsible, because there are a lot of responsible gamblers who gamble in secret and no one knows if they are gamblers or not. Online casinos have made gambling private, and one can gamble from his comfort zone without no one knowing that he is a gambling.

Why some people see gambling as something bad, is because a lot of gamblers go into gambling, thinking that it is a get rich quick thing, and before they know it, they lose and keep on chasing their losses, and might end up with frustration, and depression due to addiction . Most of them because they are addicted, they don't care about themselves, and they will look unkempt, and sometimes they can steal money to gamble or borrow money to gamble and will never be able to pay back.

This makes many people see gambling as something that is for hopeless people and they will feel that every gambler will end up in a bad condition at the end of the day. It is the addicted gamblers that makes people see gambling as something bad, because the harm it has done to them.

[goinmerry]

It just shows that in gambling, a person can breach the boundary limit, whether against religion, against culture, against the law, or everything else. For the sake of gambling, these people don't bother about what will be the result of their doings, or maybe let's say they care, they will still push their desire to gamble because of the simple reason that "they just liked it".

But to make things clear, it doesn't mean that even these people who contradict what should be followed pointing to gambling, are considered bad people in their respective societies, religions, countries, etc. Gamblers have different purposes for why they gamble and these reasons vary per person where at some point, you might consider literally speaking with different people from different societies to fully understand why they are breaking the limit just to gamble.

[famososMuertos]

I don't know where you live, but that type of social judgment is becoming less and less rare, just today when social networks, PC games, consoles but the king "Smart phone" dominate leisure, waste of time, etc  What you mention is not enough.

The mediocrity that exists on social networks like Tiktok is a problem real compared to watching a guy playing pool.

In short, no one who plays pool, bets or does whatever they want with their life should be judged by anyone and no comment should affect your psyche.

This topic, as always, is more of a social issue than a gambling-related issue.

[PytagoraZ]

however, my question here now is : is gambling restricted to some certain kind of individuals or class?  or is there any stratification when it comes to playing gambling ?please your opinions here here will actually quench my curiosity.

Of course everyone can gamble as long as he has the money and the courage to risk his money. Gambling does not look at a person's background, whether he is a religious person, a priest, has a university degree, has never been to school, is unemployed, is an office worker, etc. Everyone is free to gamble. So it would be very naive to think that gambling is only done by certain groups.

Moreover, now that online gambling is so popular, anyone can gamble in their private room, so even if they don't seem like a gambler in their circle of friends, they can gamble in their room without anyone knowing. I have a friend who is religious, I never thought he liked gambling but one of my close friends told me that even though he is religious, he also gambles

[Iroh]

Anyone who has reached the legally recognized maturity age of 18 and older could gamble. It’s restricted to only folks 18 and lower. No discrimination either against anyone based on religion, societal status nor gender. It welcomes all who’s willing to risk a little or part of their money to gamble.

The society has overtime labeled gambling as an activity that breeds irresponsibility in individuals. Due to a good number of gamblers behaving irresponsibly due to whatever reasons, gambling has had somewhat of a stigma associated with it.
Online casinos today has helped solved the issue of going to a physical casino and for private players, this option is very much appreciated.

[cabron]

however, my question here now is : is gambling restricted to some certain kind of individuals or class?  

I think so like that pastor playing in a casino unless he didn't preach that gambling is not a good thing. I'll not see him as a hypocrite. But generally, a man of god always preaches gambling is bad.

Gambling is normally perceived as bad though, it's just how people think no matter what. And people who engage in gambling can therefore be seen as someone they may not like. Society judges this way. So I don't blame a person hides his gambling activity.

[Juse14]

There are no restrictions on how one can visit a casino, as long as you bring some money with you to gamble then the casino doors will always be wide open for you. Unless you are underage, because there are several countries that have issued policies regarding the minimum age limit for a gambler.

As for talking about the assumption that a gambler is synonymous with being unemployed, poor and uneducated. This is due to the fact that there are some of them (gamblers) who are not able to control their gambling activities well, so that these activities can affect their financial condition and life balance. Where they prioritize gambling activities behind other activities and also their responsibilities, and the gambling they do makes them lazy people to try and work, they only fill their daily lives with gambling, with the hope that they will be able to achieve their luck by getting a sufficient amount of winnings big, this victory was able to change his financial condition.

[Huppercase]

i sincerely came up with this topic to find out why they have such views on individuals who voluntarily went to the betting shop to gamble either to win and make a difference or to lose and remain the same way.  This idea actually started when i saw a pastor playing bet9ja after a brief evangelism and one elderly woman made a side comment ( That even man of GOD also play gamble) .

however, my question here now is : is gambling restricted to some certain kind of individuals or class?  or is there any stratification when it comes to playing gambling ?please your opinions here here will actually quench my curiosity.

Does strict parent see snooker as wayward life, common this is 2024. I remember back in when our parent do scold us for going to snooker board or anywhere people play video games and snooker and to be honest, I don't blame them for such strictness, the world has not advanced as it were now and most people you see their are bad guys who smoke, street urchins that do drugs and unfortunately, that's the mindset some people are using to judge gambling today, so many irresponsible people did gambling back then but the internet has modernized everything but some parent are still leaving in the 70s lifestyle.

I want you to know that the level of illiteracy that people have about gambling is high and that's because the gamblers are not helping, they need to tell them what it's all about. Today, we have some many females that gamble and the survive through the means, they prefer to have that as a means of feeding and making a some amount than doing bad things that may endanger their lives.

[agustina2]

This idea actually started when i saw a pastor playing bet9ja after a brief evangelism and one elderly woman made a side comment ( That even man of GOD also play gamble) .

They are human after all although if that type of person (pastor or any religious head) enters the gambling world, they should at least try to make it secret since they are handling a responsibility for their religion. I can compare it to the status of some police officers and personnel where in most countries, they are prohibited from being involved in gambling but the truth, is most of them are involved in gambling but not just showing or exposing it to the public.

But the question is, is it a big deal for us? Just follow your perception and don't mind other people.

[LUCKMCFLY]

I see that People who Try to Invent things like that are Simply Gossips and are somewhat Traumatized, I can also think that they are People who Believe themselves to be very Conservative and that they are not Even to Blame for what they think , I You Might think that Someone Who goes to a pool Hall is about Gambling and Actually having fun. In fact , When I was in High school there were many Classes that I didn't go to because they Seemed boring to me and I went to play Pool and pool. I was always a student. of the highest qualifications, so that did not affect me, so I was not a lazy person or confused in the slightest of my things or anything, I was always the opposite, in this order of ideas things can happen in a way very different if we are forced to see things as others see them, the rest of us say that they have nothing to do, they dedicate themselves to Gossip, so what can we do? or what I would do in particular, what I would do Would be to keep playing and Continue Doing the things that I like, because Obviously this is not Going to affect them in their Lives.

For now the things that are Done are very different when they try to have the best Possible in these cases, I am a very daring person, if they Speak Badly of me I am not Interested , but if they say it to me in front of me, yes I defend myself and the First thing I say is that I do it Because I like it, because I want to and because that is no one else's Problem , and I believe that with that the eproans who are gossips get there, because they Know that one cannot be Complacent With what a society says, one Complies with the normal rules of Societies, but wow , that is Aomething that is in the "Primitive" of a person and Society , I would Simply say to ignore what they say and don't Stop, Let him Continue doing what he likes, for these games what is required is that he is of Legal age to assume the Consequences of his Actions and , Above all, not to harm those Around him or Anyone.

[Sim_card]

If a pastor gambles, maybe he does not see gambling as something bad to him. However, if he is only gambling for fun, maybe there is nothing bad there, since he is not after making profit with it. However, I know that most pastors are against gambling and that is why a lot of people thinks that gambling is bad because they preach about it, and this is the first time that I will hear that a pastor is gambling. Gambling responsible is what really matters, because I feel that in whatever that we are doing, and we have self control over it is not bad. Too much of gambling is bad because it will turn you to an addict.

[iv4n]

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however, my question here now is : is gambling restricted to some certain kind of individuals or class?  or is there any stratification when it comes to playing gambling ?please your opinions here here will actually quench my curiosity.

We have had many similar threads here... Religion or government restrictions, or maybe your wife/girl/parents don't allow you to gamble, whatever it is we have discussed it before. So I am not sure what you really want to know here...

Anyway, since you brought it up I have a few questions for you... Does anyone forbid you to gamble? And who? Do you gamble and do you get some satisfaction from that? Or you gamble only to make a quick profit? What is your perception about gambling and how free you are to share that with us...  

[electronicash]

This idea actually started when i saw a pastor playing bet9ja after a brief evangelism and one elderly woman made a side comment ( That even man of GOD also play gamble) .

They are human after all although if that type of person (pastor or any religious head) enters the gambling world, they should at least try to make it secret since they are handling a responsibility for their religion. I can compare it to the status of some police officers and personnel where in most countries, they are prohibited from being involved in gambling but the truth, is most of them are involved in gambling but not just showing or exposing it to the public.

But the question is, is it a big deal for us? Just follow your perception and don't mind other people.

especially in our country where most of these police officers gamble. some of them even are under the payroll of those casino owners. well, they are still human. many good people actually gamble, it's just that they don't do it all the time. it could be that they are just bored or tempted to check their luck just a person who suddenly buys a scratch ticket.

i don't mind it either. it's not my money they spend anyway. if they become irresponsible because of gambling that's when there has to be intervention.

[alastantiger]

however, my question here now is : is gambling restricted to some certain kind of individuals or class?  or is there any stratification when it comes to playing gambling ?please your opinions here here will actually quench my curiosity.

What I think is this if you carry out a demography research in your area to find out the age of gamblers income educational qualification and employment status the majority of respondents would be between the ages of 18-40, they'll most be earning less than $10 per month, they may be people without college education, unemployed and living in the rural areas.

This is why you have someone tell you that gamblers are jobless because that's what they see and experience daily.

Gamblers in urban areas or settlements would have a far different result from the demographic study. The perspectives can never be the same.