Is gambling bad to the society?

[Dr.Bitcoin_Strange]

That is the scenario that will occur which will cause anyone to lose control where the trigger is clear because they make the chance of winning the main focus point, and also because of that, we are advised to only use gambling as a place to find entertainment when you are feeling bad. bored. So if you don't want to be trapped in this terrible cycle then of course the first thing you have to do is think rationally, understand the opportunities and be aware of the risks, because only then will all the actions you take be measured according to your abilities.

You are right, mate. I discovered that some people don't even think about the risk that is attached to gambling; they are too forwarded only with the thought of making a huge win from gambling; they don't just realize that they can lose a lot too in gambling. Some people don't think rationally because they actually believe that there are some strategies that can be used to win the casino, or maybe they can buy sure predictions from experts. 

[danherbias07]

A fruit knife is also bad for society if you don't use it correctly. Nuclear bombs are made of several kilos of material. And they cause great harm to living things. But if you use it correctly, you can produce nuclear energy. And with it you can meet the electricity needs of society. So, whether something is good or not depends on how you use it. If you can use gambling as entertainment, I think you can create a happy society. If you turn gambling into an addiction, you will probably get bad results. I think subjects can cause good and bad things, not objects.

That's nice.
Abuse is the keyword. If a thing, a habit, a hobby, a practice, a dangerous substance, a drug, gambling, alcohol, and more are abused then it becomes harmful. Actually, anything when abused becomes problematic and it becomes a dangerous thing for the public or society.
Gambling is supposed to enhance the entertainment factor of our favorite game or our favorite sport. That's it. But because a gambler saw an opportunity to make money using his strategy then it changes the point of view in it. Then, that kind of mentality was passed to other gamblers and it became a virus because of our greed. So yes, it's bad for society but because not everyone can afford it, gambling will keep on running.

[indah rezqi]

A fruit knife is also bad for society if you don't use it correctly. Nuclear bombs are made of several kilos of material. And they cause great harm to living things. But if you use it correctly, you can produce nuclear energy. And with it you can meet the electricity needs of society. So, whether something is good or not depends on how you use it. If you can use gambling as entertainment, I think you can create a happy society. If you turn gambling into an addiction, you will probably get bad results. I think subjects can cause good and bad things, not objects.

That's nice.
Abuse is the keyword. If a thing, a habit, a hobby, a practice, a dangerous substance, a drug, gambling, alcohol, and more are abused then it becomes harmful. Actually, anything when abused becomes problematic and it becomes a dangerous thing for the public or society.
Gambling is supposed to enhance the entertainment factor of our favorite game or our favorite sport. That's it. But because a gambler saw an opportunity to make money using his strategy then it changes the point of view in it. Then, that kind of mentality was passed to other gamblers and it became a virus because of our greed. So yes, it's bad for society but because not everyone can afford it, gambling will keep on running.

Problems occur when a gambler changes their goals, initially gambling for fun, then later changes to seeking profit. That is why various sites provide support features for quitting, and the government regulates regulations in such a way as to prevent bad impacts in society. Of course gambling will continue, regardless of the bad consequences that may occur because of gambling, because the State actually also has an interest in bookies in terms of taxes.

I think it all comes down to each individual, because everyone has their own point of view, how they see gambling activities. The smallest circle that can be negatively affected is the family, therefore there is a lot of advice on gambling responsibly. If many people act greedily in gambling, it will most likely cause a lot of friction which will result in people thinking that gambling is bad for society. On the other hand, countries that legalize gambling should monitor their people well.

[nara1892]

Overall I think we all agree with the idea that losing control results from us being too focused on one thing, such as the chance of winning, in the process of which, when we don't succeed in getting that win in several tries, we will keep trying again with the same hope. based on desperation and curiosity, and maybe this is what causes someone to lose control, and of course this is caused because they always try to make something happen that is not based on any certainty or guarantee such as victory.

That is the scenario that will occur which will cause anyone to lose control where the trigger is clear because they make the chance of winning the main focus point, and also because of that, we are advised to only use gambling as a place to find entertainment when you are feeling bad. bored. So if you don't want to be trapped in this terrible cycle then of course the first thing you have to do is think rationally, understand the opportunities and be aware of the risks, because only then will all the actions you take be measured according to your abilities.

I have seen many stories and interviews of those with gambling addiction, so I have a very good idea of ​​how this happens. Of course, it all starts with a small game and gradually increases in stakes. The fact is that at the very beginning the player thinks that he will play a little and calm down even if he doesn’t win anything, but when he loses over and over again, he cannot stop. Sometimes this happens because he cannot accept that he is a loser and wants to believe it to the end, paying for it with his own money. The most important thing is to stop in time and of course those who cannot do this at this step fall lower and lower. Of course, for such players this will have a very bad effect on their lives, but you must first of all have control over yourself.

In simple terms, I got the conclusion from the idea you said above which is that most likely it is gamblers who are not responsible for their own decisions, if you say that from the start they don't care about whatever results will happen at the end of the session, especially defeat, then In my opinion, stopping should be an action that is not too difficult to do because of course from the start they don't really care what the results are.

But on the other hand, there are also gamblers like that, where the scenario is as you said, that at first they will only gamble with a little money and only make one try, but in the end when they lose it turns out they actually make another deposit, I have a mistake one friend is like that, and I'm sure that apart from not being able to take responsibility for their decisions, they also can't ignore the curiosity in their minds.

[nullama]

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You are right, mate. I discovered that some people don't even think about the risk that is attached to gambling; they are too forwarded only with the thought of making a huge win from gambling; they don't just realize that they can lose a lot too in gambling. Some people don't think rationally because they actually believe that there are some strategies that can be used to win the casino, or maybe they can buy sure predictions from experts. 

Buying predictions from experts is a sure way to end up with less money than before.

If you just think about it, those so called experts would be much better off investing in their own predictions (if they were reliable).

Why would they need to sell their predictions to anyone else?, makes no sense.

[knowngunman]

A fruit knife is also bad for society if you don't use it correctly. Nuclear bombs are made of several kilos of material. And they cause great harm to living things. But if you use it correctly, you can produce nuclear energy. And with it you can meet the electricity needs of society. So, whether something is good or not depends on how you use it. If you can use gambling as entertainment, I think you can create a happy society. If you turn gambling into an addiction, you will probably get bad results. I think subjects can cause good and bad things, not objects.

There's a negative effect of everything no matter how pretty or useful it is. In the case of gambling, in as much as it has some personal benefits to individuals,the damages it has brought upon the society in general seems to be greater than the goodness it comes with due to misuse by people. For long time now, gambling has seized to be a means of entertainment it is supposed to be. People don't longer see it as entertainment but an avenue for making money. In fact, people have turn it to a profession and when addiction hit them right, the society suffers the consequences with them starting from their close relations.

[Dr.Bitcoin_Strange]

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You are right, mate. I discovered that some people don't even think about the risk that is attached to gambling; they are too forwarded only with the thought of making a huge win from gambling; they don't just realize that they can lose a lot too in gambling. Some people don't think rationally because they actually believe that there are some strategies that can be used to win the casino, or maybe they can buy sure predictions from experts. 

Buying predictions from experts is a sure way to end up with less money than before.

If you just think about it, those so called experts would be much better off investing in their own predictions (if they were reliable).

Why would they need to sell their predictions to anyone else?, makes no sense.

They are only getting rich from the money they make from selling predictions, and those who bought the predictions are not sure if the result is going to be good or bad, which means they are going to lose on both sides. The money spent to buy the predicted score and also the money that was staked will all be gone. It makes no sense to spend money buying predictions that you are not even sure about the result. Some people got lucky that their bought prediction gave them winning a few times, and as a result, they gave their whole hearts to it.

[rahmad2nd]

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There's a negative effect of everything no matter how pretty or useful it is. In the case of gambling, in as much as it has some personal benefits to individuals,the damages it has brought upon the society in general seems to be greater than the goodness it comes with due to misuse by people. For long time now, gambling has seized to be a means of entertainment it is supposed to be. People don't longer see it as entertainment but an avenue for making money. In fact, people have turn it to a profession and when addiction hit them right, the society suffers the consequences with them starting from their close relations.

Based on my understanding, in the past gambling was part of certain events in people's social life. yeah, at least from my country's culture. however, gradually gambling has become more and more adopted and is growing rapidly, there is a lot of traditional gambling and currently various types of gambling are adopting it and even releasing new games. In the past, gambling had characteristics that were often interpreted as greed, extravagance and all kinds of things. besides, it is not so generally played by free societies. As for those who play it, most involve animals as a medium for betting. But still, cultural adoption is still involved in the traditional side of gambling. developed over time and up to a point in time, gambling became part of a risky type of entertainment. because, people now have an understanding that gambling is entertainment. otherwise, one will find it difficult to quit gambling if one does not implement such ideas. although, not all gamblers agree with this idea.

We agree with what you say, the damage caused by gambling to addicted gamblers will greatly affect the people around them. That's why, if gambling is considered a way to make money instantly. Most people who have concepts like this end up trapping themselves, even we as gamblers have been at that point before having new understandings. The question is, is gambling bad for society? yeah, for those who don't have a broad understanding of gambling itself. then, will gambling disappear. I don't think so, especially since gambling has been around since ancient times. The point is, how to ensure that the gambling we enjoy does not have a negative impact on our personal and social lives. Well, that is the duty of gamblers, at least so that we can remain responsible and wise.

[nullama]

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They are only getting rich from the money they make from selling predictions, and those who bought the predictions are not sure if the result is going to be good or bad, which means they are going to lose on both sides. The money spent to buy the predicted score and also the money that was staked will all be gone. It makes no sense to spend money buying predictions that you are not even sure about the result. Some people got lucky that their bought prediction gave them winning a few times, and as a result, they gave their whole hearts to it.

Yes, exactly. And that's how they grow their business.

Imagine they have a list of 1000 people, they simply divide the list in two, for the first 500 people they say "hey, buy this stock!", and for the second 500 people they say "This stock is going down, sell now!".

Same stock, completely different advice, but at the end of the day one will probably nail it, and you have 500 people listening, and they will be happy. They will simply ignore the other 500.

[l3pox]

From this topic we get that gambling isnt bad for society, only individuals get serious problems with it, only some get really addicted. Turns out that is actually gives benefits for society in form of taxes and variety of entertainment. And somehow people consider it is as bad, something to be ashamed of, and to avoid people who gamble. Dont you find it strange?

I'm not sure how you came to this conclusions but probably if we put everything in the case and consider it 100% we'll get to an outcome where gambling is more of a problem and more on the bad side than on the good side.

can you develop a little bit your conclusions here?

I think there is nothing wrong with gambling, although yes I understand that this is a risky activity, we can still be in a safe zone if we know, understand and are aware of everything well, especially in terms of risks.

This means that whether gambling is good or bad depends on how well you treat it, on how disciplined you are in terms of balancing yourself with risk, in the sense of maintaining an approach that does not exceed the limits of your abilities.

Gambling is an activity that involves money, opportunities and risks, the majority of gamblers are always more focused on opportunities, because yes of course everyone is certainly enthusiastic if money is the prize, but of course that is the wrong approach, and in the end it is proven that many gamblers are addicted and experiencing many bad effects. Information can spread very widely, especially regarding bad things, and I am sure that because of this the majority of people have a bad perspective or stigma towards these activities, but that is normal.

Nothing at all?
I mean, of course freedom is good and people should be able to choose to do what they want with their money
including blowing up everything
but maybe for people with low level of literacy we would be better as a society teaching them before giving them games to lose all their money

[HelliumZ]

It is not enough to consider gambling as a bad influence on society. There are hundreds of bad habits in the society that lead people to horrible behavior. However, gambling causes people to suffer psychologically as well as mentally harm. Gambling is largely responsible for many types of crime organizations, small and large in society. Gambling causes a family to suffer from economic disaster as well as various social rebukes. So there is an important harmful aspect of gambling in society which we can never neglect.

[Mate2237]

Gambling is not bad but the individuals make it so. And mostly the irresponsible and addicted gamblers make it bad. Those who are gently playing gamble with a responsible way are doing well in the society and also gambling has helped many ordinary people in the society. Many have used gambling to build houses and start business. So it is not really bad in the society but it is the gamblers spoiled the name "gambling".

Why people think that gambling is bad because those cult boys would do bad things in the society and finally they are in most times caught in the casino center by police so they called it as bad in the society. But it is not.

[LDL]

Gambling is not bad but the individuals make it so. And mostly the irresponsible and addicted gamblers make it bad. Those who are gently playing gamble with a responsible way are doing well in the society and also gambling has helped many ordinary people in the society. Many have used gambling to build houses and start business. So it is not really bad in the society but it is the gamblers spoiled the name "gambling".

Why people think that gambling is bad because those cult boys would do bad things in the society and finally they are in most times caught in the casino center by police so they called it as bad in the society. But it is not.

Yes you are absolutely right because gambling is never bad but people take it in bad way personally. We often see card playing in a bad light in the society but in reality card playing is not bad at all but it can be an important way to pass the time. We look at a negative view of gambling in society but if you actually imagine, you will see multiple important benefits of gambling.
It is an important means of spending time in a loneliness man. Again gambling is considered an important means of spending time for a busy person. But we personally drive gambling in various negative directions which do not bring anything good in the society at all. If the personal attitude is changed then gambling is not a bad thing at all but an important pastime to pass the time.

[Rabata]

A fruit knife is also bad for society if you don't use it correctly. Nuclear bombs are made of several kilos of material. And they cause great harm to living things. But if you use it correctly, you can produce nuclear energy. And with it you can meet the electricity needs of society. So, whether something is good or not depends on how you use it. If you can use gambling as entertainment, I think you can create a happy society. If you turn gambling into an addiction, you will probably get bad results. I think subjects can cause good and bad things, not objects.

Everything has its disadvantage and when it is not handled properly it can be a problem that can ruin one's life,  this is how gamble is too. Their are other things that may be good to the society but when it is not use very well it can be a problem to the society . Gambling is never a problem to the society,  it is only people that makes gambling to be a problem to themselves. Understanding gamble and playing with amount you can afford to lose is never a problem. 

Yes, if we look all aspects about gambling then most of the gamblers harmed by the negative effects of gambling and if we gamble responsibly or consider gambling as for entertainment then it would be a source of pleasure. It’s totally depending on the people’s consideration. Most gamblers have lack of Self-controlling power. They forget when they need to stop. It is true that there are lots of bad habits that can harm the society not only by the gambling effects. Advantage and disadvantages both are very common so the main thing is that cannot conduct responsible gambling then it affect the society.

[blockman]

Why people think that gambling is bad because those cult boys would do bad things in the society and finally they are in most times caught in the casino center by police so they called it as bad in the society. But it is not.

Not only that, many gamblers are portraying bad to themselves and are not responsible when they gamble. This results for people that have seen them ended up badly to look at that moment that gambling is bad to the society because it resulted to making those people's lives miserable. But it is not actually is, but it is them that has made themselves like that. When they're responsible, gambling for fun or for money, they won't be seen as that but it's so hard to control gamblers that losses their emotions.

[Lanatsa]

A fruit knife is also bad for society if you don't use it correctly. Nuclear bombs are made of several kilos of material. And they cause great harm to living things. But if you use it correctly, you can produce nuclear energy. And with it you can meet the electricity needs of society. So, whether something is good or not depends on how you use it. If you can use gambling as entertainment, I think you can create a happy society. If you turn gambling into an addiction, you will probably get bad results. I think subjects can cause good and bad things, not objects.

Everything has its disadvantage and when it is not handled properly it can be a problem that can ruin one's life,  this is how gamble is too. Their are other things that may be good to the society but when it is not use very well it can be a problem to the society . Gambling is never a problem to the society,  it is only people that makes gambling to be a problem to themselves. Understanding gamble and playing with amount you can afford to lose is never a problem. 

Yes, if we look all aspects about gambling then most of the gamblers harmed by the negative effects of gambling and if we gamble responsibly or consider gambling as for entertainment then it would be a source of pleasure. It’s totally depending on the people’s consideration. Most gamblers have lack of Self-controlling power. They forget when they need to stop. It is true that there are lots of bad habits that can harm the society not only by the gambling effects. Advantage and disadvantages both are very common so the main thing is that cannot conduct responsible gambling then it affect the society.

It isnt really that shocking that the word gambling, then it does give out that kind of immediate thinking about gambling addiction on which this has already been that part
of most people minds and impressions that its something that bad, without even trying out to realize that what makes it bad is into those times or moment that a certain gambler had
become that irresponsible towards his actions towards it on which having no moderation and control towards their spending towards gambling activity on which this causes up that huge wreck into their finances
and gambling is to be blame which is really that a usual impression.

If we do really tend to dig through then it would really be that pretty obvious on whose the one is really that at fault on which the gambler itself.
There are some gamblers whom i have known for long time that even doing gambling for so long, they didnt make themselves that getting wrecked. Why? they are really
just that responsible and mindful about on the funds that they are making use of.

[GeorgeJohn]

Theirs something I understand with gambling, if you are desperate with gambling that much it can affect your mode of thinking or reasoning, but some people don't know that such thing is one of the things that affect people with gambling that makes people outside to condemn gambling so far, what us to understand is that gambling can change your state or status when you are more desperate with gambling.

[Cantsay]

Why people think that gambling is bad because those cult boys would do bad things in the society and finally they are in most times caught in the casino center by police so they called it as bad in the society. But it is not.

Aside from this, most people that have come to view gambling as being totally bad to the society are mostly those that saw it in movies - there are movies when gangsters or drug dealers are seen in casinos gambling so they tend to view anyone who engages in any gambling activity as either a drug dealer or a criminal.

And the funny thing is that, after having this mindset whn they go out they’ll stumble upon a gambling addict and that too will convince them that gambling is bad - they won’t even want to know if it can also serve as a form of entertainment or not, to them they see anyone gambling as being irresponsible human.

[nullama]

Gambling is not bad but the individuals make it so. And mostly the irresponsible and addicted gamblers make it bad. Those who are gently playing gamble with a responsible way are doing well in the society and also gambling has helped many ordinary people in the society. Many have used gambling to build houses and start business. So it is not really bad in the society but it is the gamblers spoiled the name "gambling".

Why people think that gambling is bad because those cult boys would do bad things in the society and finally they are in most times caught in the casino center by police so they called it as bad in the society. But it is not.

I mean, realistically speaking, gambling is a bad thing for society overall...

It creates a lot of suicides, people losing their entire life savings, etc.

Sure, a few, maybe a couple of people overall, might get lucky and earn way more than what they bet, but the vast majority of people lose.

That's just the reality, because it is based on math.

So, in a pure math way, I wouldn't say it is bad, but it definitely takes away money from a lot of people and puts that money in the pockets of the few.

Not sure if that's good or bad though.

[bakasabo]

I mean, realistically speaking, gambling is a bad thing for society overall...

It creates a lot of suicides, people losing their entire life savings, etc.

Sure, a few, maybe a couple of people overall, might get lucky and earn way more than what they bet, but the vast majority of people lose.

That's just the reality, because it is based on math.

So, in a pure math way, I wouldn't say it is bad, but it definitely takes away money from a lot of people and puts that money in the pockets of the few.

Not sure if that's good or bad though.

Yeah, and fastfood and coca-cola made whole nation look fast, but nobody consider them as bad for society. In general, nobody forces people to go, gamble and to bet all their money. Society do that at free will, then complain and blame gambling in their greediness. Yeah, gambling is bad for society, but society isnt better as well. Imho it is impossible to please society. No matter what and how people do, there will always be dissatisfied.