Is gambling bad to the society?

[Mame89]

We all made up the society, there is nothing bad if we do gamble in common, this is nothing than doing it under a friendly manner, gambling is for having fun, we are the ones that are involved in it, if we think about it as a bad thing then we are the bad ones been responsible for it, gambling should be seen with a positive approach and mentality on the purpose for which is was been created for, being entertained and having fun.

Talking like this is easy for those of us who already understand gambling and have the mindset of gambling just for fun. However, it must be admitted that there are many gamblers out there who have experienced all the things said by the OP above, maybe it is not only in my country that this has happened, it has also happened in several countries.

This all happens because they gamble not for fun but make gambling a source of income, or they want to get out of their poor lives so they hope to win the jackpot from gambling games.

So if you ask me, is gambling a bad activity in the eyes of society? In general, of course yes and that's very normal. because there are so many people who gamble irresponsibly so they make a lot of mistakes and there are lots of negative impacts of gambling on society which ultimately makes gambling very bad for society.

[Huppercase]

We all made up the society, there is nothing bad if we do gamble in common, this is nothing than doing it under a friendly manner, gambling is for having fun, we are the ones that are involved in it, if we think about it as a bad thing then we are the bad ones been responsible for it, gambling should be seen with a positive approach and mentality on the purpose for which is was been created for, being entertained and having fun.

There is nothing like friendly manner if gambling when there is too much hunger in the land and lack of job opportunities, the only thing available is gambling wih intention of making money, no other thing they do but to make money gambling and you don't expect people to lose money when the have priorize money before even understanding how gambling works. The society is full of young men that are trying to balance their won share pressures.

I don't see all this as a problem in the society if the government can limit gambling and should deposit of a particular threshold which is should be for everyone and no account will be increased of their deposit until your total withdrawals exceed your total deposit and that shows that you are good in gambling and what you do but the casino wouldn't be able to make all these money they make from customerrs.

[GeorgeJohn]

We all made up the society, there is nothing bad if we do gamble in common, this is nothing than doing it under a friendly manner, gambling is for having fun, we are the ones that are involved in it, if we think about it as a bad thing then we are the bad ones been responsible for it, gambling should be seen with a positive approach and mentality on the purpose for which is was been created for, being entertained and having fun.

from the beginning gambling is meant for adults and not babies or teenagers, but when you check recently you will see that gambling at this present time every one participate in gambling even people who can feed completely three square meal daily is participating in gambling due to they are in search of luck, so what is happening today in our society is as result of abuse due to tender ages that associate themselves in gambling without knowing the implications.

[Accardo]

We all made up the society, there is nothing bad if we do gamble in common, this is nothing than doing it under a friendly manner, gambling is for having fun, we are the ones that are involved in it, if we think about it as a bad thing then we are the bad ones been responsible for it, gambling should be seen with a positive approach and mentality on the purpose for which is was been created for, being entertained and having fun.

from the beginning gambling is meant for adults and not babies or teenagers, but when you check recently you will see that gambling at this present time every one participate in gambling even people who can feed completely three square meal daily is participating in gambling due to they are in search of luck, so what is happening today in our society is as result of abuse due to tender ages that associate themselves in gambling without knowing the implications.

The exact meaning of players who are not supposed to gamble engaging in the game is yet to be known. Since it's an open game for anybody above 18 years, participating in the game shouldn't be called for, because they're players who have enough money and still engage into gambling. Though the risk applies to everyone regardless of their financial status, the center of attraction remains young and growing people who don't care of the risks attached to gambling. Their contribution to the sad experience and publicity the society has on gambling is quite high. Most of them are not experienced and do not care about being responsible, their aim remains the monetary fulfilments which can be earned in gambling.

[Ricardo11]

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.

Brother, I have seen many people who are addicted to excessive gambling, they all lost all their wealth at one time, they won a little bit of luck in the beginning, and that's how they became addicted to gambling and They then got greedy and gambled more and lost money, and due to excessive addiction, at some point they They gambled by selling their assets and lost their assets at a loss. There are still many such people who lose their wealth by doing such things.

Gambling is not bad, but people addicted to this kind of irresponsible excessive gambling, by doing this kind of thing, have introduced gambling as bad among the common people and in our society. But those who are responsible put themselves in a stable position, gambling only with those money they can afford to lose, and thus they always do well. So gambling is risky but not bad at all, but because for some nonsense and For people with excessive gambling addiction people, gambling is known to us as bad.

[maydna]

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Lolz 🤣!! This your statement made me laugh. It is not because the person is addicted to gambling that would made people to tell their wards not to go close to the person. Someone who would spoiled would still spoiled without gambling. Like me I grew up in ghetto, I grew up in the place that smoking is legalize in all the roofs. Yet I am not smoking and even the smokes affect me. If someone wants to gamble or join bad gangs. It is not the influence per say but it is the mind of the person. I have been hearing occult people initiate people to join their groups but that also comes from the person acceptance to join.

So I don't believe when you go close to the gambler then the gambler would initiate you. In my area right now. Nobody cares if you are an addicted gambler or not. In normal sense, someone who have something important to do would not closed to an addicted gambler and take him as his friend.

The influence can affects to other people. Perhaps you already saw a groups of kids playing games together. While they playing, some kids doing different thing and that makes other kids curious and want to know what they do. They asks about that and feels that they can do that so that makes them follow what their friends do. Imagine that if some kids smoke or drug or other bad things. That can influence other kids who close to them can follow and do the same thing. I say like that because some kids in my environtment doing this as some poeple caught them do something suspicious besides of just smoke. Bad influence can enter to people's minds easily than a good influence.

Addicted gambler will not initiate you but they can influence you without you realizes by watching them playing gambling. When you see they wins for some rounds, your minds will affect you by telling that you can do that too. One person can affect to all people in that environment.

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We can easily say that they should be responsible in gambling so that they can avoid losses and anything that's going to give them bad effect. But even with that, a gambler that has no control will never listen to what are suggested to them. They'd follow their own lead and that's hard to make them use all of the words you used to say to them because they have their own ways of dealing it. Even if it is the society that tells them that they shouldn't be like that, you will not be able to control their counter actions.

Yes, they must responsible in gambling to avoids the bad things. But most people will not thinks much about responsible in gambling because gambling can gives them fun and entertainment so they will still playing gambling use more money. That can gives the bad effect to them as they will not realizes what is going on with them and they will not listen to other people's suggestion.

Society must know about this and will not lets this people doing something bad or influence other people to do the same thing. But if society can not control or don't know if some people are doing something not good or even playing gambling, that can slowly affect to other people who doesn't have control, limitation, discipline or something that will helps them to stay away from gambling.

[Jody.Drummer]

We all made up the society, there is nothing bad if we do gamble in common, this is nothing than doing it under a friendly manner, gambling is for having fun, we are the ones that are involved in it, if we think about it as a bad thing then we are the bad ones been responsible for it, gambling should be seen with a positive approach and mentality on the purpose for which is was been created for, being entertained and having fun.

from the beginning gambling is meant for adults and not babies or teenagers, but when you check recently you will see that gambling at this present time every one participate in gambling even people who can feed completely three square meal daily is participating in gambling due to they are in search of luck, so what is happening today in our society is as result of abuse due to tender ages that associate themselves in gambling without knowing the implications.

Overall, yes, of course gambling is only intended for adults, none other than because adults in general have succeeded in reaching a fairly mature mindset within themselves, in the simple sense that they are really able to differentiate between what is good and what is wrong. The bad thing is, except for people who have mental disorders, while small children or those who are underage are of course at an age that is still very unstable, especially when they cannot control their emotions.

Another thing about the reason why more and more people are now getting involved in gambling, including small children or underage children, I am sure that the biggest reason or trigger is that now most people prefer to spend most of their free time playing on cellphones. to access social media, which of course I think we all know that the internet is the biggest medium for casinos to promote, so of course indirectly it is very possible for people, including minors, to be reached by gambling when they spend more time playing on the internet, where the internet has now become a necessity. And what's more, quite a lot of new casinos are popping up that don't implement KYC, so it makes it easier for underage children to fall prey.

[l3pox]

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.

some will argue that psychological suffering is even worse than physical suffering
I don't know, would have to think about that

but I'd agree that gambling ends up doing more bad than good... crazy how the world works

[Wakate]

We all made up the society, there is nothing bad if we do gamble in common, this is nothing than doing it under a friendly manner, gambling is for having fun, we are the ones that are involved in it, if we think about it as a bad thing then we are the bad ones been responsible for it, gambling should be seen with a positive approach and mentality on the purpose for which is was been created for, being entertained and having fun.

Gambling is not bad for the society but the problem is that many people had misused the privilege they have to gamble and make money and turn it to something else. We can always make money from gambling if we don't misuse it especially gambling too much when we ought to take it gradually. We all want to make money from gambling for those of us that are gamblers but that does not mean that we are going to go too far trying to bet frequently so we can keep making profit from it. If the government can regulate the way people to gamble to prevent or reduce gambling addiction, that would be quite better and will make gamblers to gamble less and not too much.

[l3pox]

We all made up the society, there is nothing bad if we do gamble in common, this is nothing than doing it under a friendly manner, gambling is for having fun, we are the ones that are involved in it, if we think about it as a bad thing then we are the bad ones been responsible for it, gambling should be seen with a positive approach and mentality on the purpose for which is was been created for, being entertained and having fun.

Gambling is not bad for the society but the problem is that many people had misused the privilege they have to gamble and make money and turn it to something else. We can always make money from gambling if we don't misuse it especially gambling too much when we ought to take it gradually. We all want to make money from gambling for those of us that are gamblers but that does not mean that we are going to go too far trying to bet frequently so we can keep making profit from it. If the government can regulate the way people to gamble to prevent or reduce gambling addiction, that would be quite better and will make gamblers to gamble less and not too much.

this comment is just a little bit weird

gambling is not bad for society but there's a problem and people have "misused their privilege to gamble" (?)
what do you mean?

we probably agree that some people lack sufficient self control and their reward system is skewed so gambling will ruin their lives
should we allow gambling or not after agreeing with the last sentence?

that is an interesting debate freedom vs taking care.

[Dewi Aries]

We all made up the society, there is nothing bad if we do gamble in common, this is nothing than doing it under a friendly manner, gambling is for having fun, we are the ones that are involved in it, if we think about it as a bad thing then we are the bad ones been responsible for it, gambling should be seen with a positive approach and mentality on the purpose for which is was been created for, being entertained and having fun.

Gambling is not bad for the society but the problem is that many people had misused the privilege they have to gamble and make money and turn it to something else. We can always make money from gambling if we don't misuse it especially gambling too much when we ought to take it gradually. We all want to make money from gambling for those of us that are gamblers but that does not mean that we are going to go too far trying to bet frequently so we can keep making profit from it. If the government can regulate the way people to gamble to prevent or reduce gambling addiction, that would be quite better and will make gamblers to gamble less and not too much.

Well that's the main point, as you said and I also think the same that gambling is not bad, it's just a normal activity but it does have risks, and there is also no coercion from the casino that tells gamblers to always play or get involved, meaning it all depends on the decision of the gamblers themselves.

From the beginning it was clear that gambling is a risky activity, meaning it should not be done blindly without any consideration, but the proof is that many of them experience a slump, especially gamblers who are already addicted, meaning they treat gambling in the wrong way or not recommended so that in the end they experience a slump, and it is also clear that the ones to blame are themselves who from the start treated gambling in the wrong way.

On the other hand, I quite agree with your opinion that by not doing excessive actions, it does not mean that we will not get victory, this is gambling where it does not mean that your hard work in pursuing victory will guarantee that you will be able to get more victory, because no matter how hard you try if luck is not on your side, victory will always be far from you, and this is the reason why gamblers who act excessively actually experience defeat in greater amounts.

[Quidat]

We all made up the society, there is nothing bad if we do gamble in common, this is nothing than doing it under a friendly manner, gambling is for having fun, we are the ones that are involved in it, if we think about it as a bad thing then we are the bad ones been responsible for it, gambling should be seen with a positive approach and mentality on the purpose for which is was been created for, being entertained and having fun.

Gambling is not bad for the society but the problem is that many people had misused the privilege they have to gamble and make money and turn it to something else. We can always make money from gambling if we don't misuse it especially gambling too much when we ought to take it gradually. We all want to make money from gambling for those of us that are gamblers but that does not mean that we are going to go too far trying to bet frequently so we can keep making profit from it. If the government can regulate the way people to gamble to prevent or reduce gambling addiction, that would be quite better and will make gamblers to gamble less and not too much.

Totally not bad but it do ends up on getting that bad impressions towards the community just because on the things on what people are doing or the decisions that they are making while playing it.
This is why it would really be getting up that kind of impressions on which its really that negative and this is why there are people even have those point of views that on the moment or time that someone is really that playing up gambling then automatically means that someone is really that addicted into it on which its really that very wrong but well you cant blame out someone on why.

Gambling isnt that bad as long you do make yourself being mindful and be responsible on the things that you are really that dealing on with.If you do find yourself on such aspect
that you do play desperately for the sake of money or winning and not for fun, then this is a solid indication that you are really that already becoming that addicted into it.
This is why it would really be better that you should really know on what you are doing and be wary about it.

[arimamib]

We all made up the society, there is nothing bad if we do gamble in common, this is nothing than doing it under a friendly manner, gambling is for having fun, we are the ones that are involved in it, if we think about it as a bad thing then we are the bad ones been responsible for it, gambling should be seen with a positive approach and mentality on the purpose for which is was been created for, being entertained and having fun.

Gambling is not bad for the society but the problem is that many people had misused the privilege they have to gamble and make money and turn it to something else. We can always make money from gambling if we don't misuse it especially gambling too much when we ought to take it gradually. We all want to make money from gambling for those of us that are gamblers but that does not mean that we are going to go too far trying to bet frequently so we can keep making profit from it. If the government can regulate the way people to gamble to prevent or reduce gambling addiction, that would be quite better and will make gamblers to gamble less and not too much.

Totally not bad but it do ends up on getting that bad impressions towards the community just because on the things on what people are doing or the decisions that they are making while playing it.
This is why it would really be getting up that kind of impressions on which its really that negative and this is why there are people even have those point of views that on the moment or time that someone is really that playing up gambling then automatically means that someone is really that addicted into it on which its really that very wrong but well you cant blame out someone on why.

Gambling isnt that bad as long you do make yourself being mindful and be responsible on the things that you are really that dealing on with.If you do find yourself on such aspect
that you do play desperately for the sake of money or winning and not for fun, then this is a solid indication that you are really that already becoming that addicted into it.
This is why it would really be better that you should really know on what you are doing and be wary about it.

Gamblers are the ones who cause gambling to be viewed badly by society. The reason is quite simple because gambling players who cannot control their emotions will do anything to get money to gamble, say they steal and this is the main factor that causes gambling to be underestimated. Even though the gambling business is quite good for those who really understand it.

Apart from that, gambling players relatively don't have permanent jobs so if they lose they will think negatively about getting money. I hope that people's views can be in accordance with the existing facts because if they have a job and need a place to relieve stress then a gambling house is an ideal place. and they have to think clearly that gambling is a game for fun, not gambling that leads them to misery in life or  fell into poverty because of gambling.

[shasan]

Yes it is true that there are some gamblers whose main target is to become rich overnight within a short period of time. Due to this greed there are many gamblers who bet on gambling eventually these gamblers become bankrupt due to money loss and this affects other family members. On the one hand mental disturbance and on the other hand attraction towards gambling comes down to inhuman abuse of wives to manage gambling money. Today, violence against women and wife killing has become a common picture in our country, one of the main causes of which is gambling.

Exactly and those who want something like this almost all the people become losers and lose almost everything and they might have nothing to do except wait to die. And that's why the family members, friends, relatives as well as neighbors become sufferers at the same time as the gambler.

[Julien_Olynpic]

Of course, gambling can be dangerous. This is a trivial statement, there is nothing new in it. But let's face it: we are surrounded by a huge number of dangerous things that we tolerate solely because they can be useful to us. Even if it concerns kitchen knives or chainsaws - these are all very dangerous things. But they have become absolutely indispensable in everyday life. Or take bank loans. After all, according to one proverb: "A loan is a loaded gun." Especially if the loan is not taken to buy a household item, for example, a laptop, but for a business. Do entrepreneurs always manage to repay loans? In this sense, gambling is no more dangerous than a kitchen knife or a loan for business development. You must be immune to addiction.

[Out of mind]

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

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

There are many things that causes suicide and not only gambling and I have not heard of someone suicide because of gambling but I have heard people killed themselves because of frustration in school. Suicide in school is much more than any other place. And for the live savings, the gambler is an addicted gambler and he is not a responsible gamblers. Always gamble what you can afford to lose.

Gambling can lead to various problems. After someone becomes addicted, if he spends excess of his ability on gambling, he can choose the way of suicide at any time. Others may engage in activities such as robbery or racketeering to manage their gambling money and all this is definitely a threat to a society. But these types of acts are often happening because of gambling and also because of other reasons. I must say gambling has a negative outlook on society but it is created by the gamblers.

There are other types of work that have a negative impact on society. In order to get rid of such situations, along with increasing awareness, self-control is required. It is not only gambling but this strategy can be used in all kinds of activities. If it is played responsibly, it will not be able to spread any bad influence in the society.

I agree with you that gambling can lead to serious problems, including financial difficulties and criminal activities. To prevent such situations, self-control and increased awareness of the dangers of gambling are important. Responsible behavior can minimize the negative consequences, but the risks cannot be completely eliminated.

Gambling is not only financially problematic and criminal, but it also ruins one's life and makes a person mentally ill. When a person becomes too much addicted to gambling he will definitely break down mentally due to which he will not be able to control himself, and gradually he will lose his control. Although many gamblers can be turned around in such situations, there are still many who may relapse into gambling addiction at some point. That is why it is most important for every player to be aware of such dangers and gamble responsibly so that they do not face losses and lose control in the future. No matter how responsibly a person gambles, they must remain vulnerable. It is not possible to completely eliminate this behavior, so quitting gambling altogether would be better for a person's life.

[South Park]

Of course, gambling can be dangerous. This is a trivial statement, there is nothing new in it. But let's face it: we are surrounded by a huge number of dangerous things that we tolerate solely because they can be useful to us. Even if it concerns kitchen knives or chainsaws - these are all very dangerous things. But they have become absolutely indispensable in everyday life. Or take bank loans. After all, according to one proverb: "A loan is a loaded gun." Especially if the loan is not taken to buy a household item, for example, a laptop, but for a business. Do entrepreneurs always manage to repay loans? In this sense, gambling is no more dangerous than a kitchen knife or a loan for business development. You must be immune to addiction.

Everything can be dangerous if it is misused, it is up to us to do the right thing and avoid doing so, and while gambling can in fact be very dangerous for some people, the reality is that it grants society a great deal of benefits as well, and as such it makes no sense to try to ban it, because even if that were to happen, then all the benefits that it brings to the society will disappear, while its negative effects will remain there, as organized crime take advantage of the situation and create their own illegal casinos.

[Mr.suevie]

Boeing argument at least to me. Because of you take ANYTHING (literally) you can't find some really "good" for humans. everything has some negative aspects and cannot be something "perfect".
I think that probably Is Just matter of how you use something. A knife can help to cook and feed your family... But It can also used to make violence or kill people...

Perfectly Said, in as much as gambling has negative effects on some people around the world there are others that actually benefit from it and that's the truth... gambling can be a persons downfall and it can also be your upliftment, a lot of people in Nigeria have won huge amounts of money from just little amounts they staked, would you say it's bad to them? The answer is no, instead those persons will be celebrated.. gambling should simply be done in moderation, in that way I don't think it can be a problem to the society

[Oilacris]

Boeing argument at least to me. Because of you take ANYTHING (literally) you can't find some really "good" for humans. everything has some negative aspects and cannot be something "perfect".
I think that probably Is Just matter of how you use something. A knife can help to cook and feed your family... But It can also used to make violence or kill people...

Perfectly Said, in as much as gambling has negative effects on some people around the world there are others that actually benefit from it and that's the truth... gambling can be a persons downfall and it can also be your upliftment, a lot of people in Nigeria have won huge amounts of money from just little amounts they staked, would you say it's bad to them? The answer is no, instead those persons will be celebrated.. gambling should simply be done in moderation, in that way I don't think it can be a problem to the society

Gambling is really just that for pure entertainment nothing less. It is really just that on the other way around that people would really be focusing into on which it is really that the way for them to make
money or having those kind of  approach on where they are making it as a source of income and this what makes real disaster happens on which on the  time or moment that they will really be having that kind of treatment towards it. If they are really just that making themselves responsible into their actions then gambling wont really be that making that huge devastation into their lives. The main issue on here is that people do lose control on the time that they do gamble on which this is something not recommended. Gambling isnt that totally bad if you do really just that make yourself that responsible
and not really being that too desperate on things.

[Onyeeze]

Boeing argument at least to me. Because of you take ANYTHING (literally) you can't find some really "good" for humans. everything has some negative aspects and cannot be something "perfect".
I think that probably Is Just matter of how you use something. A knife can help to cook and feed your family... But It can also used to make violence or kill people...

Perfectly Said, in as much as gambling has negative effects on some people around the world there are others that actually benefit from it and that's the truth... gambling can be a persons downfall and it can also be your upliftment, a lot of people in Nigeria have won huge amounts of money from just little amounts they staked, would you say it's bad to them? The answer is no, instead those persons will be celebrated.. gambling should simply be done in moderation, in that way I don't think it can be a problem to the society

it is clear that the gambling have a positive impact and they also a negative one and it is obvious that not every person that participate in gambling that achieve all benefits from gambling so it cannot expect two ever that Gamble to be a beneficiary of it but what I want to let us to understand in gambling is that most of people who Gamble frequently does not have a benefit in the gambling and the statistics of total percentage of people who participate in gambling when you equate it is obvious that the people that benefit in gambling is very few compared to people who has lost out in gambling