Neymar being addicted to online poker

[alani123]

A recently viral video shows football star Neymar playing online poker while celebrating his daughter's birthday with a group of other people present.

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-13299361/Neymar-online-poker-daughter-Al-Hilal.html

This to me goes to show that no one is immune from addiction. Neymar may have largeley solved his money problems but still he doesn't seem to be able to control his time spend gambling. Therefore he's seen utilizing his time very recklessly, prioritizing playing the right cards over living these once in a lifetime precious moments the best he can. And if a multimillionaire can get addicted in this way, anyone can. Consider this before spending too much of your precious time gambling. Put some limits and enjoy responsibly!

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[Oshosondy]

I have been an addict before but it did not go much to the extent that my family will be celebrating and I will be gambling. I think Neymar may be addicted to gambling if what is said about him is true. I think he is using big amount to gamble and that makes him not to stop gambling during the celebration.

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With all his success and resources, wouldn't struggle with issues like this. But addiction doesn't discriminate. It just goes to show that addiction can creep up on anyone, no matter how much money or success you have. It's not just about financial constraints; it's about the psychological and emotional factors at play. Even if he wasn't necessarily upset about losing money, neglecting those special moments with family is a big deal.

This is a good reminder for all of us to be mindful of how we spend our free time. There's nothing wrong with enjoying some poker, but like anything else, balance is important. Setting boundaries and knowing when to step away from potentially addictive behaviors is key.

[macson]

A recently viral video shows football star Neymar playing online poker while celebrating his daughter's birthday with a group of other people present.

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-13299361/Neymar-online-poker-daughter-Al-Hilal.html

This to me goes to show that no one is immune from addiction. Neymar may have largeley solved his money problems but still he doesn't seem to be able to control his time spend gambling. Therefore he's seen utilizing his time very recklessly, prioritizing playing the right cards over living these once in a lifetime precious moments the best he can. And if a multimillionaire can get addicted in this way, anyone can. Consider this before spending too much of your precious time gambling. Put some limits and enjoy responsibly!

i believe at first, maybe Neymar tried playing cards to just get rid of boredom, but as time went by, it turned into an addiction. Here, Neymar had to be able to restrain himself from getting involved further in card gambling, even though card gambling like poker is skill-based gambling.  as one of the most expensive footballers in the world, neymar should focus on his training and recovery, not playing poker. i don't idolize neymar, but i feel sorry for him for being someone who is addicted to playing poker. 

[AmoreJaz]

i believe at first, maybe Neymar tried playing cards to just get rid of boredom, but as time went by, it turned into an addiction. Here, Neymar had to be able to restrain himself from getting involved further in card gambling, even though card gambling like poker is skill-based gambling.  as one of the most expensive footballers in the world, neymar should focus on his training and recovery, not playing poker. i don't idolize neymar, but i feel sorry for him for being someone who is addicted to playing poker.  

We can't judge him just because of one occasion. How can people be so overcritical with his actions and conclude that he is an addict? As he said, after he is finished with his football career, he may focus on being a poker player turning to be a pro. Nothing wrong with his ambition. That's his decision as an athlete though.

Poker is a game where skills is needed to advance your career. If he sees himself to be a pro in the future, then, that's his choice, right? If he ever becomes addict to this game, then, he and his family will deal such situation. But I guess, we should not infer something negative to what has been shared from social media.

[DaNNy001]

A recently viral video shows football star Neymar playing online poker while celebrating his daughter's birthday with a group of other people present.

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-13299361/Neymar-online-poker-daughter-Al-Hilal.html

This to me goes to show that no one is immune from addiction. Neymar may have largeley solved his money problems but still he doesn't seem to be able to control his time spend gambling. Therefore he's seen utilizing his time very recklessly, prioritizing playing the right cards over living these once in a lifetime precious moments the best he can. And if a multimillionaire can get addicted in this way, anyone can. Consider this before spending too much of your precious time gambling. Put some limits and enjoy responsibly!

No one is above addiction and you could add drake the hip pop star to that list because he has known to be very crazy with his gambling habits and one may think that why would these mentioned persons even gamble in the first place because already they have all the money and one wouldn't even count this type of their gambling as act as fun gambling because some of the money they use in gambling is damn big even for a celebrity rich fellow.

[famososMuertos]

Neymar is a Fortine player, but especially of:
 Call of Duty
 Pro Evolution Soccer
 GTA
 UFC

 He has also been the image of a Poker Star, surely if you see him playing Call of Duty you wouldn't call him an addict.

 On the other hand he is addicted to being unfaithful.

 So what does money, fame, etc. have to do with being addicted or not, nothing, being irresponsible is not changed by money or fame.

[swogerino]

i believe at first, maybe Neymar tried playing cards to just get rid of boredom, but as time went by, it turned into an addiction. Here, Neymar had to be able to restrain himself from getting involved further in card gambling, even though card gambling like poker is skill-based gambling.  as one of the most expensive footballers in the world, neymar should focus on his training and recovery, not playing poker. i don't idolize neymar, but i feel sorry for him for being someone who is addicted to playing poker.  

We can't judge him just because of one occasion. How can people be so overcritical with his actions. As he said, after he is finished with his football career, he may focus on being a poker player turning to be a pro. Nothing wrong with his ambition. That's his decision as an athlete though.

Once some person,some famous person retires from his activity he can't just stay and spend his days enjoying his earned fortune.In human nature it is deep in our DNA that we want to deal with something,to take care of something or just having an hobby and I see nothing wrong so far with Neymar decision to play poker.Of course I agree is not one of the best hobbies out there to kill time as it can become an addiction yet it is an addiction who relies mostly on skill and I would not be much worried about addiction in poker,rarely I have heard stories where people have left everything playing poker except those who don't know what they were doing.The real addiction is in slot machines so for the moment let's wait and see what happens to Neymar.

[nelson4lov]

I just went through the article and there is no where it was mentioned that he was addicted to it and after checking online, Neymar has not publicly made such statements so I'm curious to know where OP inferred the gist about neymar's addiction to poker. The only thing I saw was the fact that he'd like to go PRO in poker after his professional football career comes to a halt. Every player needs something to fall back on after a fulfilling career and poker might just be Neymar's.

It's like saying since I bet every other day, I am addicted to sports betting and gambling? Nahhhh.

[Cantsay]

We can't judge him just because of one occasion. How can people be so overcritical with his actions. As he said, after he is finished with his football career, he may focus on being a poker player turning to be a pro. Nothing wrong with his ambition. That's his decision as an athlete though.

This would have been overlooked if not for the fact that this happened during his daughter’s birthday - I mean common most of us here have experienced addiction one way or another but it still would take more for us to abandon our loved ones event and focus on gambling.

If not for his daughter involvement, I would have just read the topic and be like; another rich dude enjoying himself. Family should come first after that you’d have the rest of the day to waste on your obsession.

[acroman08]

While it is a little sad to see that he is not completely focusing on his child's birthday celebration, I don't think this one incident necessarily mean that he is addicted, but then again we don't really know if this is the only time he has done this.

anyway, reading through the article, it looks like he is serious about poker and is planning on turning pro poker player once his football career is over.

[Su-asa]

I just went through the article and there is no where it was mentioned that he was addicted to it and after checking online, Neymar has not publicly made such statements so I'm curious to know where OP inferred the gist about neymar's addiction to poker. The only thing I saw was the fact that he'd like to go PRO in poker after his professional football career comes to a halt. Every player needs something to fall back on after a fulfilling career and poker might just be Neymar's.

It's like saying since I bet every other day, I am addicted to sports betting and gambling? Nahhhh.

The thing is that this is not the first time that he has been spotted being seriously involved with some gambling related issues and that's why the conclusions to him being an addict was made. Drake is also a gambling so is the son of the famous Micheal Jordan and all these are wealthy personalities although the kind of money they have would make you think that the ones they sometimes lose to gambling doesn't make them addict but I think I like to beg the differ.

[PX-Z]

This to me goes to show that no one is immune from addiction.

Of course, but the only worst is if you're just an average earner yet you become addicted to it is the worst thing to happen, unlike people like this who have millions on their stash wouldn't be a problem.

Those "Neymar is gambling addict" from online naysayers were just pure assumptions or just baseless accusations judging from those few seconds video clip. If his wife does not bother to it, then how much for those stranger online.
He could just maybe promoting some gambling sites too, lol maybe he will announce it later on on his twitch livestream, anything like that lmao.

Plus, for god sake, 6 months is not a birthday lmao.

[dothebeats]

Neymar has access to hundreds of millions of dollars. He can practically do anything he pleases with the money, unfortunately he chose to use the money to his enjoyment and not spend time with his kid that celebrates her birthday. Poker is always there, and you can pretty much just go back to it anytime you like. However, birthdays happen only once a year. That single day can make all the difference to a growing child's memory between a good father and a father that prioritizes his enjoyment over the child's.

This man is great in a lot of people's books, but this simple event that happened is enough for a lot of those people to think that Neymar might not be someone who they think he is. On the field he's a beast -- a legend, many would say. But in real life he's just like a lot of people whose priorities are not straight when it comes to their family. Sure, he can provide and can basically give his family a good life. Then again, money isn't everything when it comes to raising a family.

[nelson4lov]

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The thing is that this is not the first time that he has been spotted being seriously involved with some gambling related issues and that's why the conclusions to him being an addict was made. Drake is also a gambling so is the son of the famous Micheal Jordan and all these are wealthy personalities although the kind of money they have would make you think that the ones they sometimes lose to gambling doesn't make them addict but I think I like to beg the differ.

While it's a reasonable conclusion that anyone would come up with, I still think it's bit too far especially if Neymar's indulgence is only due to his love for the game and very little to do with being addicted to it. Don't get me wrong but when they said someone is a addicted to something, they do that thing so much that they can no longer live without getting involved in that activity. If celebs gets involved in gambling every now and then, I don't think it should be termed addiction.

Thanks for your input btw, I acknowledge the fact that you drove home, a very good point.

[JoyMarsha]

i believe at first, maybe Neymar tried playing cards to just get rid of boredom, but as time went by, it turned into an addiction. Here, Neymar had to be able to restrain himself from getting involved further in card gambling, even though card gambling like poker is skill-based gambling.  as one of the most expensive footballers in the world, neymar should focus on his training and recovery, not playing poker. i don't idolize neymar, but i feel sorry for him for being someone who is addicted to playing poker.  

We can't judge him just because of one occasion. How can people be so overcritical with his actions and conclude that he is an addict? As he said, after he is finished with his football career, he may focus on being a poker player turning to be a pro. Nothing wrong with his ambition. That's his decision as an athlete though.

Exactly. Neymar shouldn't be judged to be addicted to online poker because he was caught playing it during his daughter's birthday. Someone else can be caught in such situations just for the fun of poker and we can't conclude that they are addicted to it because maybe they were into poker at the moment for the fun they derived from it not minding where they are or people that are around them

[LUCKMCFLY]

Well, the truth is Ney is a public figure, I don't think he becomes addicted, he just really likes to gamble and he should do it for fun, because with the salary they give him at Al Hilal he doesn't need to make money, I think he does it for That is, although a person like Ney can do this type of thing without worrying about becoming decapitalized or something like that.

Sometimes the news is very sensational and wants to show the image of a great legend of that type, of course we as players understand the monetary capacity that the player has, in this case it is something else.

Although things are going like this with Ney, casinos that are looking for an influencer to sponsor his site, I think they should take advantage and contact the Brazilian star.

[Davidvictorson]

Neymar is not addicted to poker. We shouldn't jump into conclusion.
I read the article and more information presented in the article makes me believe that he doesn't have an online poker or gambling addiction.

• Neymar loves Poker and he's been playing it since After the 2014 World Cup
• He intends to become a professional poker player and participate in major tournaments after his retirement from football.
• He sees a similarity between poker and football
• He is a brand ambassador with PokerStars

Now judge for yourself with this added information which the OP missed out, do you still think he has an online poker or gambling addiction?

[SamReomo]

I don't think that playing poker while celebrating his daughter's birthday is a sign of poker addiction for the football player Neymar. People usually enjoy playing poker and that doesn't mean that they're addicted to it.

Media is known to share such content to gain more views so they can earn more revenue, and most of the time news like that is a lie and nothing else. Playing poker doesn't make someone a poker addict and if Neymar played it then I'm sure he played it for entertainment purpose not because he's addicted to it.

[Wexnident]

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Please, a whole lot of other people have done WORSE during their daughter's birthdays, or for any other relatively important event even. And addiction? Really? Does that mean me using my phone during my parents' birthday (don't have a kid yet) means I'm addicted to my phone? A real addict in the first place wouldn't even be in the damn birthday party, my mans there celebrating, singing along with her, I don't think there's really an issue here.

It's just journalists being journalists imo. And twitter people being twitter.