How do you understand entertainment?

[Julien_Olynpic]

In the topic of gambling, I often see the word "entertainment". Nevertheless, each user means some meaning by this. Many people believe that entertainment is the main driving force of any gambling. And many even believe that entertainment is a much more physiological need than, for example, a desire to get rich. If you initially set yourself the goal only to have fun, and limit the amount that you are ready to take a chance, then you play for the sake of entertainment, and not because of the thirst for profit. You risk less. But if you ask you what entertainment is for you, then this question will be at a dead end. They do not know what entertainment is. Wikipedia writes that this is activity for pleasure.
 But I see in this a certain cognitive activity, only with poorly formulated goals. For example, you play in order to understand the laws of the game over time and learn to win more often.
 Or maybe entertainment for you is something else?

[Davidvictorson]

Entertainment is not the only driving Force for which people Gamble. There are professional gamblers who engage in the activity as a means of livelihood or a side hustle. For these ones entertainment takes on a whole different meaning. If I am asked what entertainment in gambling is for me, I would say that entertainment in gambling for me is, engaging in the activity as a way to relax, have fun, bond with other humans, learn something new or not with the possibility of getting rewarded for it during a game through winning and where I do not win, I do not get worked up over it. I accept my loss and in no time forget about it and move on.

[bakasabo]

For me entertainment in gambling is the moment when you wait the result of a round/bet/game. When I make a deposit to gamble, I consider that I have already spend money. I dont expect to win. So even if I lose, I am not much disappointed or dont turn angry, not a tragedy for me. I feel like "this time you was better, but lets try out this now". This is sort of a positive challenge for me. I get a positive vibe in the end. A portion of fun. Like karting with friends. You ride, you hit others, you surpass others, you lose positions, and in end you are exhauster, but talk about riding sessions with friends. Even though you did not win anything, you can ride your own car every day, and you have spend money.

[Frankolala]

Personally, entertainment is something that you do to give you joy or others while relaxing. Sometimes, you pay for entertainment, and that is how gambling is. This is why one don't need to think of profit from gambling or else you will not enjoy the entertainment from gambling because you will not be relaxed to enjoy the game, but your mind will be on your bet.

During entertainment, something would be achieved either funds or inner satisfaction of that activity because it should be fun. If you gamble, it is either you win or loss, but what matters is that you've satisfied your desire to gamble, and those who are gambling for profit will not be satisfied, because no amount of money can satisfy human.

[TravelMug]

In the topic of gambling, I often see the word "entertainment". Nevertheless, each user means some meaning by this. Many people believe that entertainment is the main driving force of any gambling. And many even believe that entertainment is a much more physiological need than, for example, a desire to get rich. If you initially set yourself the goal only to have fun, and limit the amount that you are ready to take a chance, then you play for the sake of entertainment, and not because of the thirst for profit. You risk less. But if you ask you what entertainment is for you, then this question will be at a dead end. They do not know what entertainment is. Wikipedia writes that this is activity for pleasure.
 But I see in this a certain cognitive activity, only with poorly formulated goals. For example, you play in order to understand the laws of the game over time and learn to win more often.
 Or maybe entertainment for you is something else?

If you enjoy the game that you played then that is entertainment in my opinion. So let's say you go and play your favorite slot machine then you get lucky and win some money or at least your capital lasted that long then I guess that is you having fun and enjoying and be entertained.

And if you win big then good for you, at least you hit two birds with one stone and you can sleep very happy. You can also be entertained even at a lost, of course you only gamble what you can afford to lose so there's no strings attached after taking that L.

[un_rank]

...Many people believe that entertainment is the main driving force of any gambling.

This is incorrect. The gambling industry is a multi billion dollar one and has been in existence for several centuries. Those who gamble for fun cannot sustain an industry for so long and put in as much money as is required to attract hundred of thousands of casinos and sport gambling websites.

Gambling enthusiasts are the real drivers of the gambling industry.

- Jay -

[Casdinyard]

In the topic of gambling, I often see the word "entertainment". Nevertheless, each user means some meaning by this. Many people believe that entertainment is the main driving force of any gambling. And many even believe that entertainment is a much more physiological need than, for example, a desire to get rich. If you initially set yourself the goal only to have fun, and limit the amount that you are ready to take a chance, then you play for the sake of entertainment, and not because of the thirst for profit. You risk less. But if you ask you what entertainment is for you, then this question will be at a dead end. They do not know what entertainment is. Wikipedia writes that this is activity for pleasure.
 But I see in this a certain cognitive activity, only with poorly formulated goals. For example, you play in order to understand the laws of the game over time and learn to win more often.
 Or maybe entertainment for you is something else?

That's a pretty broad concept if I do say so myself, especially since there are other people here who might see entertainment in other ways than I do. But since we're out here anyway and we're tlaking about what entertainment is to a gambler, I'd like to impart a little bit of what it means to gamble for entertainment at least for me. When I gamble, I always go for the riskier plays, which leads me to oftentimes end up with higher bets than the regular gambler (at least last I checked against my friends), going for the riskiest plays and getting that sheer amount of excitement plus adrenaline is what gives me the entertainment that I am looking for in gaming. Back when I was gambling cheap I find it utterly boring and lifeless, especially when I gamble alone and with no friends to compete with or enjoy gambling.

Entertainment is just subjective in this case, but whatever it is that brings you joy when you gamble, you should keep at it to ensure that you remain disciplined and that you don't fall off the deep end when shit hits the fan. The thing that I notice the most is that when I was having the most fun, i don't end up worrying even with the money that I'm losing, which leads me to not chase after it, preventing revenge gambling and ultimately gambling addiction.

[moneystery]

i think that entertainment in gambling is when you are not really focused on making money from your gambling. that's when you gamble and you are ready for the possibility that you don't feel upset when you lose, because your initial goal was just to find entertainment there, so whether you lose or win, you just have fun. because quite a lot of gamblers think that gambling is something where you have to be able to get money and win a lot. if a gambler continues to think like this, then in the end they can't enjoy their gambling and are stressed thinking about their losses.

[angrybirdy]

In the topic of gambling, I often see the word "entertainment". Nevertheless, each user means some meaning by this. Many people believe that entertainment is the main driving force of any gambling. And many even believe that entertainment is a much more physiological need than, for example, a desire to get rich. If you initially set yourself the goal only to have fun, and limit the amount that you are ready to take a chance, then you play for the sake of entertainment, and not because of the thirst for profit. You risk less. But if you ask you what entertainment is for you, then this question will be at a dead end. They do not know what entertainment is. Wikipedia writes that this is activity for pleasure.
 But I see in this a certain cognitive activity, only with poorly formulated goals. For example, you play in order to understand the laws of the game over time and learn to win more often.
 Or maybe entertainment for you is something else?

Entertainment are something that you are currently doing with expecting a happiness or something that ease your stress in return, which is somehow related to gambling because many people wants to do gambling because they enjoyed this activity which helps them to feel relief and happiness but it is also the reason of stress of some people because of experiencing a losing.

[Hispo]

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 Or maybe entertainment for you is something else?

Defining entertainment and also in the context of a such activity like gambling can be a little bit tricky and difficult, in my opinion.
To me entertainment within the context of gambling is that feelings you feel each time you roll the dices or spin the slots and last a few seconds between rolling/spinning in which you have a blink of expectation on the result. That is the thrilling feeling which makes people to continue con come back to casinos.

Also, if we put aside the context of gambling and include other activities or hobbies like gaming, sports, drawing, among other things... then entertainment to me is whatever activity which is done during leisure time and makes times goes faster.
It could be that anyone of us have our own perception and definition on what entertainment is, though, when comes to gambling is always the same: times goes fast and money ends up in the hands of the house.

[Fiatless]

Personally, entertainment is something that you do to give you joy or others while relaxing. Sometimes, you pay for entertainment, and that is how gambling is. This is why one don't need to think of profit from gambling or else you will not enjoy the entertainment from gambling because you will not be relaxed to enjoy the game, but your mind will be on your bet.

People always doubt that there are no gamblers whose focus is entertainment. But this is not the case because people pay money to watch sports games, which they enjoy. Others go to cinemas to view movies, paying the ticket fees. This is how people go to the casino, stake money and enjoy themselves.  

During entertainment, something would be achieved either funds or inner satisfaction of that activity because it should be fun. If you gamble, it is either you win or loss, but what matters is that you've satisfied your desire to gamble, and those who are gambling for profit will not be satisfied, because no amount of money can satisfy human.

I wouldn't deny, that I gamble for entertainment and money. This is why I usually use a small part of my income to gamble. I derive a level of entertainment from gambling but the utmost satisfaction comes when I win my bets. I will summarise by saying that I derive fun from gambling but satisfaction comes when I benefit financially.  

[Strongkored]

Entertainment in gambling cannot be fully described in words because it is a feeling and many people find it strange why anyone can gamble just for entertainment because of course it is not fun when you lose money, but that is what gambling always makes players hope to get back play even before they have lose big money and I don;t think thats addictions.
While waiting for the results of a bet it can be very fun even if it turns out the result is the opposite, also when playing slots there is entertainment to be had while waiting to get a bonus even if it turns out the bonus is not as expected, but actually it's quite difficult to describe.

[Accardo]

i think that entertainment in gambling is when you are not really focused on making money from your gambling. that's when you gamble and you are ready for the possibility that you don't feel upset when you lose, because your initial goal was just to find entertainment there, so whether you lose or win, you just have fun. because quite a lot of gamblers think that gambling is something where you have to be able to get money and win a lot. if a gambler continues to think like this, then in the end they can't enjoy their gambling and are stressed thinking about their losses.

Entertainment is pleasure or fun, gamblers enjoy playing on casinos because they enjoy the game. How it was designed to entertain them. That doesn't mean we can't gamble anywhere with friends without going to the casino, but it may not be entertaining to us. Same applies to sport, we pay to watch matches because the professionals make it more entertaining to watch than the local players in our environment who set goal posts and train themselves. We could decide to watch them train, and not pay a dime, but the entertainment would be missing. Due to their unprofessionalism in football.

Gamblers use the word entertainment to describe how fun and intriguing gambling is to them, combined with the amount of money they make via playing casino games. This doesn't change the fact that such players wouldn't catch on with the need of earning or winning money through gambling. To be sincere the fun diminishes when we lose in any entertaining activity. Our aim is to win. Same applies to gamblers. Although the entertainment concepts changed in gambling, players are expected to be happy despite losing, still it doesn't completely wipe out the notion that most gamblers still feel sad after losing money in casinos.

[mirakal]

Entertainment in gambling cannot be fully described in words because it is a feeling and many people find it strange why anyone can gamble just for entertainment because of course it is not fun when you lose money, but that is what gambling always makes players hope to get back play even before they have lose big money and I don;t think thats addictions.
While waiting for the results of a bet it can be very fun even if it turns out the result is the opposite, also when playing slots there is entertainment to be had while waiting to get a bonus even if it turns out the bonus is not as expected, but actually it's quite difficult to describe.

I guess gambling can always be an entertainment because you chose to play the game that you like, and you enjoyed it, hence you are entertained with that. However, it will be more entertaining if we gamble and end up winning some profits, as gambling that end up losing a lot might be even consider very frustrating instead. Although the word gambling itself denotes entertainment, but in reality we can only feel real entertainment if we are at the winning end, I think that’s how entertainment in gambling for me.

[Kelward]

Entertainment in gambling is a relative term to me, what entertains one gambling can be different from what entertains another gambling, and for some gamblers it can be for survival, meaning that there's no entertainment in it for them. I gamble for the thrill of taking small risks and it gives me entertainment, in the of the day it won't matter much whether I win or lose because I gambling with the amount that I can afford to loose. There are some gamblers whom the casinos can be like there own amusement parks and that's how they get entertained. There are people who take gambling as a job, and I doubt that it's entertainment for them, they're in it to make money to survive, and they only feel happy when they win, their entertainment might be when they're giving themselves treats after they win.

[naira]

But if you ask you what entertainment is for you, then this question will be at a dead end. They do not know what entertainment is. Wikipedia writes that this is activity for pleasure.
 But I see in this a certain cognitive activity, only with poorly formulated goals. For example, you play in order to understand the laws of the game over time and learn to win more often.
 Or maybe entertainment for you is something else?

I don't really focus on the definition of entertainment from Wikipedia because every gambler has his own definition of how to appreciate his fun. Because this is the context of entertainment in gambling, personally when you are in the mood to play, enter funds that are ready to lose (at least $10 for me is enough for 2-3 hours) get a sensation every time you get a 100X hit, don't have a goal to withdraw it, focus on enjoying game by raising the bet and the winnings return to Zero. There was no disappointment at all, because from the start I wanted to get the sensation of a 100X hit and this morning I managed to get a 1000x win but it wasn't withdrawn at all. Spend it all and go back to zero.

[danherbias07]

It's a combined entertainment and making some money. I think that's what others are thinking. I mean, that's for me.
I don't bet too high, my highest in slots is $0.1 per bet that's why I don't play slot providers like Pragmatic Play because of the $0.2 minimum. And not even Massive Studios increased their minimum to $0.2 so my options to play are getting lesser.
Still, I like to keep it that way. I am entertained, I am having fun with fewer bets only, and at the same time, I also want to win. Being entertained doesn't mean I like losing, that's still money wasted if I just let the gambling site eat everything.
I think it's the approach where it differs. Many ain't serious about betting because they just want to test their luck with their little balance while others take it so seriously that it becomes more stressful whenever they lose.

[topbitcoin]

It is not wrong to say that gambling is entertainment. Many people use gambling to fill their free time, and simply to enjoy the gambling they play or the bets they place. However, if this entertainment is not managed well, it will be the beginning of the destruction of your life. Because quite a few people have had their lives ruined just because of their own bad behavior when gambling, where they prioritize the gambling they do above things that are more important than that.

Gambling can be a fun activity, but it can also be an activity that can make you miserable. Therefore, be smart in managing the gambling activities you do, know when to stop and when to start. And you have to remember, when you use gambling as a form of entertainment, that entertainment is no more important than the work you are doing, no more important than the relationship you are currently in, and no more important than anything else. other things that have become part of your duties and responsibilities. Gambling is just a desire, while work and maintaining the relationships you have are an obligation.

[Reredmi896]

i think that entertainment in gambling is when you are not really focused on making money from your gambling. that's when you gamble and you are ready for the possibility that you don't feel upset when you lose, because your initial goal was just to find entertainment there, so whether you lose or win, you just have fun. because quite a lot of gamblers think that gambling is something where you have to be able to get money and win a lot. if a gambler continues to think like this, then in the end they can't enjoy their gambling and are stressed thinking about their losses.

It's true that don't focus on income from gambling, just think that we are having fun spending time from gambling activities rather than focusing on seeing the results of gambling,
That's why most people are addicted because they are too focused on seeing profits compared to the risk of losing,

[AbuBhakar]

But I see in this a certain cognitive activity, only with poorly formulated goals. For example, you play in order to understand the laws of the game over time and learn to win more often.
 Or maybe entertainment for you is something else?

Gambling games without money involved is just plain game. Adding the context of gambling which means risking money makes this game entertaining since you are intoxicated to the possibility of winning big or increasing your money through playing.

Many think that prioritizing profit when gambling is bad and not part of entertainment but I disagree on it since thinking the possibility of having profit and crave for make it makes the game entertaining. You can just play plain games without money involved if you want to be entertained on the game alone and afraid to lose money.