Is Gambling A Hobby?

[shivansps]

full-time job? That's crazy! I'm just wondering, how often they get them winnings - that they decided to dedicate thier whole life innit? It's pretty much like a small scale business anyways; they gotta wager their home appliances along side when they run short of funds..hahahaha!!!

No. You are getting it wrong. It is not like they dedicate their whole existence to it. For those in this category, it is just like a 9 - 5. And mind you, they do not all wager. The ones I know of aren't addicted. It is only the addicts that wager personal effects. Those who take gambling as a career, have goals and plans just like you would on your regular jobs. Some of the them have YouTube channels where they discuss their gambling, strategies or whatever subject matter on gambling that interests their audience. Some of them have written books and put it on sale on Amazon, eBay and the other online book shops, some of the also have gambling podcasts too. It is not all gambling or betting it is both and other gambling activities that pays the bills.

I agree that bets on personal belongings are already made by deeply dependent people.
About those people you are talking about who are successful in this, there is one important thing to consider. All those people who host their podcasts on YouTube, who write books or are somehow successful in this area, there is only a certain percentage of everyone who started doing this. This is called the survivor effect. That is, I think that only a small percentage of people who do this as their main job achieve success. We see only those who succeeded, those who didn’t succeed - we don’t see them, but there are probably many more of them

[Nwada001]

Personally I don't see how anyone would take a habit if losing money as a hobby and that woudl either be an excuse to keep up to with the habit or beign delusional, yeah I agree that gambling might be fun and can add thrill to a normal game but it can't be a hobby in my opinion and with the introduction of esportsbet app that has taken the losing to a whole new level and winning its now all about the money rather than fun cause I've never enjoyed any online casino game and its hardly entertaining to me.

Most people hide addiction behind their losing to the game and how they case their losses if not how on earth will someone be their right senses be classified losing to gambling as fun. I know even if someone is not gambling for the money, losing gives always to gambling, which always affects the person's emotions, which they can't call fun, just as winning adds to the fun of the game, even if you can argue that winning is just about the profit, but to some point it is also fun to see that you can predict a game and win the casino to their own settings.

[alegotardo]

Personally I don't see how anyone would take a habit if losing money as a hobby and that woudl either be an excuse to keep up to with the habit or beign delusional, yeah I agree that gambling might be fun and can add thrill to a normal game but it can't be a hobby in my opinion and with the introduction of esportsbet app that has taken the losing to a whole new level and winning its now all about the money rather than fun cause I've never enjoyed any online casino game and its hardly entertaining to me.

I had already commented on my opinion about considering that sports betting is a form of entertainment, but I also believe that one of the reasons for this to be seen as something bad is mainly the manipulation scandals in football games.
In recent months, several investigations here in Brazil have shown that players received sums of money to earn a yellow or red card during matches, and this certainly ruins the fun and pleasure for those who bet.

Fortunately, these frauds tend to occur in smaller championships, which are less supervised and where players earn lower salaries, making it easier to manipulate them, as sometimes the "benefit" reached four times the salary they received.

Anyway, I continue betting on bigger championships, with elite players and obviously having fun with it.

[boty]

Most people hide addiction behind their losing to the game and how they case their losses if not how on earth will someone be their right senses be classified losing to gambling as fun. I know even if someone is not gambling for the money, losing gives always to gambling, which always affects the person's emotions, which they can't call fun, just as winning adds to the fun of the game, even if you can argue that winning is just about the profit, but to some point it is also fun to see that you can predict a game and win the casino to their own settings.

It is true that those who are addicted to gambling will of course continue to gamble even though they have experienced many losses and it is not easy to accept defeat and enjoy the game they are playing, but there are those who can accept losing their bets as fun and they They think this is part of the game and will not make them emotional, some people who experience defeat will indeed be emotional because they have lost the money they have, but if they don't gamble for money, they will certainly be able to easily control their emotions when they lose on a bet. which he played.

[Peanutswar]

Hobbys are the things you are more likely to do, and the main goal of gambling is to give entertainment to the players, could be a hobby too but again not like another hobby, participate in this you must need to play games, or else you are just a watcher only and it's enough to you this applicable too but some players want to enjoy the risk, the fun and roller coaster emotions so they playing the game. This hobby can be an expensive entertainment so you must need to play at your own risk

[ethereumhunter]

Hobbys are the things you are more likely to do, and the main goal of gambling is to give entertainment to the players, could be a hobby too but again not like another hobby, participate in this you must need to play games, or else you are just a watcher only and it's enough to you this applicable too but some players want to enjoy the risk, the fun and roller coaster emotions so they playing the game. This hobby can be an expensive entertainment so you must need to play at your own risk

You needs to pay attentions about the used of the money when you used gambling as a hobby. You will used more money to playing gambling as gambling is something that you are more often to do besides of the other fun activities. That means, you must be ready with the losing money that you used and that can gives you a big risks, especially if you used big money to playing gambling. Besides that, you must understand that you will have a chance to gets addicted to gambling without you realizes. You can see what happens to people who playing games and used the games as a hobby. They will not care with the other things that they must do or more important because they just wants to playing gambling. Yes, using gambling as a hobby will be an expensive entertainment while we don't have a chance to make money from gambling but can lose much money. People should decides with carefully when they use gambling as a hobby.

[Fivestar4everMVP]

Hobbys are the things you are more likely to do, and the main goal of gambling is to give entertainment to the players, could be a hobby too but again not like another hobby, participate in this you must need to play games, or else you are just a watcher only and it's enough to you this applicable too but some players want to enjoy the risk, the fun and roller coaster emotions so they playing the game. This hobby can be an expensive entertainment so you must need to play at your own risk

Well, let me begin by saying that I don't clearly understand what you mean based in your wordings, but then, it's important to note that a hobby is not just what a person is likely to do, it is simply what a person does as a side activity, either for the purpose of just having fun, or making extra money for themselves, or as a way of learning new skills or something, this is what is referred to as a hobby.

What you are likely to do is not a hobby until it becomes what you actually do, and by this, it should be a side activity, not the main activity, we have alot of people who gamble, play different games as a hobby, and whether they are playing it for the purpose of having fun or making money; doesnt really matter, as long as gambling is not what they solely depend on as a means of living or only source of income.
I hope this is clear enough and easy to understand.

[pawanjain]

Gambling can definitely be a hobby because there are many people who likes gambling and enjoy it when playing for fun.
But there is a slim line between calling it a hobby and getting addicted to it and there are gambling addicts who call it a hobby but are addicted to gambling itsead.
So we must understand that difference but for the topic of this post, yes, gambling can be a hobby.

An addict wouldn't come directly to say he's addicted. Within him he would think he's not addicted. They enjoy every single part of gambling and crave more of it. When participating in gambling as a hobby staying careful is the right thing doing. As you mentioned, gambling as a hobby has a thin line between addiction. When care is not taken the gambler would have a hard time escaping addiction.

Gambling as a hobby seem to be a daily gambling activity and the player needs to maintain a level of concentration while gambling, daily. What Is most relevant is getting the limits in place. Nothing else. Players who get carried away will find themselves struggle with addiction. While gambling can be a hobby it's a risk for a greedy gambling. Fun players can deal with it, and level it with few months of break. Taking a break is quite effective in recuperating the brain, during those times of rest.

It's because an addict will not focus on himself but in gambling alone. An addicted gambler is blinded by his gambling activities that he was not able to see what's really happening to himself. This can only be visible by the people that surround that certain addicted gambler.

Limiting oneself is really what we need. though, it is not easy to obtain due to the urge to continue gambling for some reason, such as taking back losses, being confident because of recent win, etc.. But yes, taking a break is needed, I also do practice this especially if I have a recent loss or if I know I have won enough.

That's the reason why we should stick to our budgets. If we over gamble then we will turn out to become addicted to gambling in no time.
To maintain gambling as a hobby we need to identify the line and make sure we don't cross it.
We already know the consequences of crossing the line and at least with that perspective in mind we should stay within our limits.

[Baki202]

That's the reason why we should stick to our budgets. If we over gamble then we will turn out to become addicted to gambling in no time.
To maintain gambling as a hobby we need to identify the line and make sure we don't cross it.
We already know the consequences of crossing the line and at least with that perspective in mind we should stay within our limits.

If you don’t have the mind to gamble then why start it because, you see a lot of people complaining about what gambling did to them, no forced anything, I gamble with what ever money I have in mind, and I already know the risk am taking from day one, so I don’t see the reason why I should be complaining and if you look at the situation we know addiction is bad but what if the person keeps winning what will be the comments people will give that that the individual is successful in gambling. I don’t see it as a hubby I see it as a way to make money, and another way to support my self. And it’s usually when I cross the line that I make it big, and life is a risk on its own so I love risk.

[Wakate]

That's the reason why we should stick to our budgets. If we over gamble then we will turn out to become addicted to gambling in no time.
To maintain gambling as a hobby we need to identify the line and make sure we don't cross it.
We already know the consequences of crossing the line and at least with that perspective in mind we should stay within our limits.

If you don’t have the mind to gamble then why start it because, you see a lot of people complaining about what gambling did to them, no forced anything, I gamble with what ever money I have in mind, and I already know the risk am taking from day one, so I don’t see the reason why I should be complaining and if you look at the situation we know addiction is bad but what if the person keeps winning what will be the comments people will give that that the individual is successful in gambling. I don’t see it as a hubby I see it as a way to make money, and another way to support my self. And it’s usually when I cross the line that I make it big, and life is a risk on its own so I love risk.

Taking gambling as an hobby can make one become addicted to gambling gradually. We need to make sure we regulate the way we gamble so that we don't end up gambling for fun or taking gambling as hobby and end up become an addict. Addiction mostly starts like a fun and before one knows, it has become a serious addiction. We need to be conscious and make sure that we don't gamble in a gamble that we keep getting compelled to keep gambling with high speed. The results could be sudden and devastating if we don't know how to regulate it in a way that it would not have severe effect on us as gamblers.

[hyudien]

It is true that those who are addicted to gambling will of course continue to gamble even though they have experienced many losses and it is not easy to accept defeat and enjoy the game they are playing, but there are those who can accept losing their bets as fun and they They think this is part of the game and will not make them emotional, some people who experience defeat will indeed be emotional because they have lost the money they have, but if they don't gamble for money, they will certainly be able to easily control their emotions when they lose on a bet. which he played.

It's not a strange thing anymore, because it's already a definite thing that happens with them doing gambling. In my opinion, a hobby is something that is done on the basis of pleasure where doing the things we like can make us happy, but with gambling, which most likely will only end in defeat if it is used as a hobby, it is unethical, because I think that even if they gamble on the basis of a hobby, I think they will not be able to accept the defeat that happens more often, therefore, with them gambling continuously, in my opinion, it is not a hobby, but a gambling addiction. Although there are gamblers who can accept their defeat but I think they will not be able to accept their defeat continuously, once in a while they might rebel or get upset.
It's better if you find a hobby that doesn't harm you, such as swimming, fishing, or sports, after all there are still many things that can be done as a hobby.

[AnonBitCoiner]

Hobbys are the things you are more likely to do, and the main goal of gambling is to give entertainment to the players, could be a hobby too but again not like another hobby, participate in this you must need to play games, or else you are just a watcher only and it's enough to you this applicable too but some players want to enjoy the risk, the fun and roller coaster emotions so they playing the game. This hobby can be an expensive entertainment so you must need to play at your own risk

I think we should not be involved in such a hobby which just destroys our everything and if we are gambling just for entertainment then we should try to not change this entertainment into addiction.

Risk is involved in gambling so if someone thinks it is a hobby then they should not extend their busy hours in gambling and should stay focused on other activities of life too.
There are lots of other hobbies which can change your mind and make it active so try to be a part of that instead of losing your money by giving the name of hobby to gambling.

[Huppercase]

Upon all those sources and explanation, I still need the community input on the argument to know if gambling is a HOBBY so that I and the person will understand more.
Cheers.

Gambling can be considered as hobby, it's something you do at your leisure time, when you are free and feel like doing and you don't see it as been forced or do when you don't have an interest but on the other hand, calling gambling a hobby is subjective to individuals. If not that money is actually involved in gambling, some people would never have gamble for once in their life, they don't like the stress of trying to win the house or make list of matches but because of the money, the just have to do it especially when they win most often.

Some situations where you see someone with debts as a result of gambling all the time, I don't think that can be considered as hobby, someone that is addicted with debts around his next can't be considered as hobby, that one is force because they are only trying to make money in their head, forcing the luck that may never come and be worried all the time, that's not a hobby thing to do.

[klidex]

Personally I don't see how anyone would take a habit if losing money as a hobby and that woudl either be an excuse to keep up to with the habit or beign delusional, yeah I agree that gambling might be fun and can add thrill to a normal game but it can't be a hobby in my opinion and with the introduction of esportsbet app that has taken the losing to a whole new level and winning its now all about the money rather than fun cause I've never enjoyed any online casino game and its hardly entertaining to me.

It does seem strange if someone makes the habit of losing money as a pleasure even though the money is earned with great difficulty, how can they easily claim gambling as their hobby and it doesn't matter if they lose, is this some kind of joke? maybe if rich people I understand it because they are used to wasting money because they feel it is easy enough for them to make a lot of dollars in a day so it doesn't matter about their hobbies which might cost a lot of money. Not that they are meant to be more beneficial for themselves but if the person is just barely enough and In my opinion, making gambling as a hobby is not a good idea because this habit will become bad if he becomes addicted to gambling.

Bad habits that are turned into a hobby can get worse if the hobby becomes uncontrollable, how can someone still be happy if they experience defeat even though gambling itself suffers more losses than wins, so I don't agree if gambling is used as a hobby because in my opinion such a hobby it's too much of an adrenaline test and uses money in it instead of some more rewarding hobby like sports.

[pawanjain]

That's the reason why we should stick to our budgets. If we over gamble then we will turn out to become addicted to gambling in no time.
To maintain gambling as a hobby we need to identify the line and make sure we don't cross it.
We already know the consequences of crossing the line and at least with that perspective in mind we should stay within our limits.

If you don’t have the mind to gamble then why start it because, you see a lot of people complaining about what gambling did to them, no forced anything, I gamble with what ever money I have in mind, and I already know the risk am taking from day one, so I don’t see the reason why I should be complaining and if you look at the situation we know addiction is bad but what if the person keeps winning what will be the comments people will give that that the individual is successful in gambling. I don’t see it as a hubby I see it as a way to make money, and another way to support my self. And it’s usually when I cross the line that I make it big, and life is a risk on its own so I love risk.

Good for you. But I don't recommend others having an approach similar to yours. Taking risks is good but it should be calculated risks and not just gambling it away just like that.
I will never recommend anybody to take gambling as a way to make money because gambling is something that should be done for fun.

[Accardo]

What is most wrong and painful is the time and physical strength lost by the gambler. He could suffer a lot by losing brain power. Which means he would lose self control, and face more accumulated loses in the gambling session. Addicts don't regard wins, in my view, as serious as non addicts do, because when an addict wins he would focus on playing all his profits away. They'll hardly take profits as a result of a reduced brain power. The game is now participated against their will. The obligation available to them is gambling. That's why such people need consistent help.

At the same time, I believe that there is nothing more problematic for treatment than a drug addict and a ludomaniac in one person.  The fact is that psychiatry believes that their treatment should be according to the same program, but it should be two completely different approaches. And then it will be an effective and correct treatment. Because drug addiction is a disease of the body - it is a chemical reaction from which a person needs to be weaned. And ludomania is a disease of money perception, a complete depreciation of fiat.

Yes both sicknesses have similar effect to the brain. And requires similar method of treatment. Due to the way it affects the brain of the player to think of things only related to their addiction. Ways to fund or maintain it. However when a player is struggling with both illnesses then it's quite a huge loss for the player. As he could have a hard time tracing his ways back. Such people need a therapists to help handle their mental illness. Although they'll have time to spend with family at the initial stage of healing before approaching the therapist. It's right to first get the person occupied with the thought of getting help or visiting a therapist.

Because if taken immediately to a therapist for a healing program it's crucial to note that the person will miss most of his therapy sessions. Thereby, delaying the healing process of the gambler. I think unprepared gamblers should be watchful of such problems before engaging into the hobby. When the hobby is not gotten right it could result to a bigger trouble like facing addiction in the future. Although, adding drug intake to reduce the anxiety gambling losses could cause will affect the player severely and will land him into a deeper trouble. Hence, drug addiction and gambling addiction is not meant to be taken slightly. Players are to avoid doing both drugs and gambling. The load will be much on the player, such that he'll one way get addicted.

[erep]

I think we should not be involved in such a hobby which just destroys our everything and if we are gambling just for entertainment then we should try to not change this entertainment into addiction.

Risk is involved in gambling so if someone thinks it is a hobby then they should not extend their busy hours in gambling and should stay focused on other activities of life too.
There are lots of other hobbies which can change your mind and make it active so try to be a part of that instead of losing your money by giving the name of hobby to gambling.

Anything that has a bad risk of having an impact on life should not be used as a hobby, but I don't know whether gambling can be considered a hobby even though someone can control their emotions and control in gambling, they even claim that they can make gambling just entertainment, relatively gambling has an addictive impact even though the level of addiction is different, The low-level impact of gambling addiction will affect your financial management because anyone will definitely gamble beyond the fund limits that you have previously determined.

Never make gambling your main hobby but increase other activities instead of gambling to avoid the effects of addiction. I choose exercise at the gym as my main hobby and also many other hobbies, but gambling is only for entertainment and I don't say gambling is a hobby because I rarely gamble except for certain football gambling and only occasionally gambling on slots.

[EarnOnVictor]

full-time job? That's crazy! I'm just wondering, how often they get them winnings - that they decided to dedicate thier whole life innit? It's pretty much like a small scale business anyways; they gotta wager their home appliances along side when they run short of funds..hahahaha!!!

No. You are getting it wrong. It is not like they dedicate their whole existence to it. For those in this category, it is just like a 9 - 5. And mind you, they do not all wager. The ones I know of aren't addicted. It is only the addicts that wager personal effects. Those who take gambling as a career, have goals and plans just like you would on your regular jobs. Some of the them have YouTube channels where they discuss their gambling, strategies or whatever subject matter on gambling that interests their audience. Some of them have written books and put it on sale on Amazon, eBay and the other online book shops, some of the also have gambling podcasts too. It is not all gambling or betting it is both and other gambling activities that pays the bills.

I agree that bets on personal belongings are already made by deeply dependent people.
About those people you are talking about who are successful in this, there is one important thing to consider. All those people who host their podcasts on YouTube, who write books or are somehow successful in this area, there is only a certain percentage of everyone who started doing this. This is called the survivor effect. That is, I think that only a small percentage of people who do this as their main job achieve success. We see only those who succeeded, those who didn’t succeed - we don’t see them, but there are probably many more of them

You have a good point there, but first, gamblers should ensure that they are responsible and above all things do not do anything that will negatively have consequences on their dependents. If it has gotten to that level, then certainly, such a gambler needs help, or else, it will be worse than that.

Besides, anyone who is judging by what they read online, I mean something they can't truly verify to certify the authenticity of the claims is just gullible, they should wake up before it is too late for them. Gambling and other risky activities are being preached easily and effortlessly by many influencers just to lure people to the company they promote or their channels for more activities. Certainly, most of them are lies, which calls for caution. Let them teach you their secret and you practice the secret, and if it can't help you replicate their success between the average time space of 3-6 months, then such should be disregarded. What you see online these days is actually not what they are in reality, trust me.

[bangjoe]

I think we should not be involved in such a hobby which just destroys our everything and if we are gambling just for entertainment then we should try to not change this entertainment into addiction.

Risk is involved in gambling so if someone thinks it is a hobby then they should not extend their busy hours in gambling and should stay focused on other activities of life too.
There are lots of other hobbies which can change your mind and make it active so try to be a part of that instead of losing your money by giving the name of hobby to gambling.

Anything that has a bad risk of having an impact on life should not be used as a hobby, but I don't know whether gambling can be considered a hobby even though someone can control their emotions and control in gambling, they even claim that they can make gambling just entertainment, relatively gambling has an addictive impact even though the level of addiction is different, The low-level impact of gambling addiction will affect your financial management because anyone will definitely gamble beyond the fund limits that you have previously determined.

Never make gambling your main hobby but increase other activities instead of gambling to avoid the effects of addiction. I choose exercise at the gym as my main hobby and also many other hobbies, but gambling is only for entertainment and I don't say gambling is a hobby because I rarely gamble except for certain football gambling and only occasionally gambling on slots.

classifying gambling as a hobby in life is too risky on finances because the impact that will be caused is impulsivity in gambling, it will affect the way the brain works and the way a person thinks especially when he has experienced a big win in his life, it will always have an impact on job segemnetation and human nature itself if it cannot control what gambling is.

I agree with you that it will have a bad impact so never make gambling a hobby, and I don't think there is a hobby sentence for gambling addicts or as gamblers, obviously they are looking for luck alone and cover themselves that they are a gambling addict whether they are passive or active gamblers, in my opinion it is not worth the hobby sentence to be placed in the sentence "my hobby is gambling".

[Outhue]

Gambling can be anyone's hobby, this sits right with me but choosing gambling as my hobby is something I don't want to do at all, I would prefer to turn something thats not about luck into my hobby to avoid getting addicted to it.

I watch my time spent on online casinos and I always use small amounts of money, even while I gain some excitement from this I know it is not something I can waste a lot of time on, the more time I spend on gambling the more hurtful it will become.

I would rather choose something else, like playing football or watching movies. These are for free, I can play as many rounds as I want until I get exhausted and I can also watch as many movies as I want, this is a true hobby, in a safer manner but not gambling.

Always protect yourself if you choose gambling as your hobby, it is dangerous.