Which one of those did you partake in?

[ChiBitCTy]

Well I mean this really seems like a simple case of being smart or not with your funds.  As a financial advisor if I had $10,000 dollars in savings there's not way on earth that I'm even betting a $100 dollars of it.  That would be completely irresponsible.  You never want to put to much money on the line until you've got an adequate amount of savings built up where you've got "spare change" that you can "blow" on whatever you want.
 

[livingfree]

Everyone can hide into the thoughts of that they're gambling for fun. But the reality speaks better and we all want to win.

Whether you've been telling it that there's a way to gamble for fun and you've been doing it all of your life, there's no way that you're going to deny that you're gambling for profit too.

And this isn't just about the fun that you'd get from gambling but also, with how you are spending your hard earned money. So with such, you have to do something out of it to maximize the fun that you'd get from your money.

[PX-Z]

It's been a day past after posted this thread yet OP never had the chance to clarify what he is actually asking. I feel like this is a question of "do you gamble for fun or winning" or similar kind of question which were asked so many times. :/

[DaNNy001]

One can know a responsible gambler if he starts gambling.

When we say we gamble for fun, it doesn't actually mean that we also laugh at it when we make loss. Gambling for fun is just a way for us to remember that gambling is not supposed to be a source of income or a mean of making money but rather a means of losing it. So if one puts too much attention on it and too much money into gambling, he might end up losing so much than he expected. Gambling is fun when we make wins, we celebrate and return back to play ones more. When we loss, we walk away or if we still have some funds left, we try our luck again and maybe eventually get something right this time. All you need to be is responsible and know when to stop.

That's just the hidden meaning to that statement that many gambler misunderstand and that's just simply accepting your loses for loses that it is because a gambler who doesn't gamble for fun won't understand this and they would feel that it's always Winning since the basic thought at the back of their mind would be to always make profit or gain the house at every try of their gambling session.

[Sandra_hakeem]

I am beginning to think that the only time a gambler gambles for fun is only when he gambles with what he can afford to lose. In this case, a gambler has $10,000 as his savings, and he gambles with $1000 down, he or she won't feel sad when they lose it (it means they gambled for fun). But if a gambler who has the same $10,000 gambles for above $5,000, and he loses all of them, the gambler won't be happy about his actions, and it might result in chasing of losses (which means he didn't gamble for fun).

What sort of posting pattern is this? Even to barest minimum, the most diligently tutored reader would still not grasp the point in this.. it's not even factual!

Lemme assume that I understood you properly, that would mean; a gambler that wagers a little on a particular bet doesn't really wager for fun.. they still wanna win no matter how bad it looks. Sometimes, it might be a strategy to get past with a win. Also, the probability of getting back yor losses is like trying to pass the head of a matured bull through a needle .. It's better to regain yourself by half and leave with rest, than lose all.

[Makus]

I am beginning to think that the only time a gambler gambles for fun is only when he gambles with what he can afford to lose. In this case, a gambler has $10,000 as his savings, and he gambles with $1000 down, he or she won't feel sad when they lose it (it means they gambled for fun). But if a gambler who has the same $10,000 gambles for above $5,000, and he loses all of them, the gambler won't be happy about his actions, and it might result in chasing of losses (which means he didn't gamble for fun). It means that both those that say they aren't gambling for fun sometimes gamble for fun, mostly when they risk an amount they can afford to lose. The actual time you gamble for fun is when you risk what you can afford to lose and not when you say you want to gamble for fun. However, a gambler might say he will gamble for fun and still end up not gambling for fun when he starts gambling. One can know a responsible gambler if he starts gambling.

well for me , the best way to decide if we are to have fun or to target winning is to put or to allocate the enough amount each time we gamble .
if you are to have fun then bring 100-500  dollars but if you are to  try winning for life then allocate thousand or more money but make sure to know when to stop .

Even while having fun we should know when to stop gambling, because gambling can be tempting at times. Gambling within your risk tolerance is very important to keep a balanced financial health. Paraventure you gamble outside your risk tolerance, you are only looking for a way to get addicted because if you loss the bet, you'll definitely do to the best of your knowledge in trying to recover back what has been lost. There are familiar stories of those who use their salary for the month to gamble, thinking they can double it and go home happy, but what they didn't consider was a plane b should incase they lost the bet and that will eventually create panic and cause them to make the wrong decisions. So giving yourself to be tempted is wrong as it will lead to addiction as it an irresponsible way of gambling.

[Fivestar4everMVP]

I am beginning to think that the only time a gambler gambles for fun is only when he gambles with what he can afford to lose. In this case, a gambler has $10,000 as his savings, and he gambles with $1000 down, he or she won't feel sad when they lose it (it means they gambled for fun). But if a gambler who has the same $10,000 gambles for above $5,000, and he loses all of them, the gambler won't be happy about his actions, and it might result in chasing of losses (which means he didn't gamble for fun). It means that both those that say they aren't gambling for fun sometimes gamble for fun, mostly when they risk an amount they can afford to lose. The actual time you gamble for fun is when you risk what you can afford to lose and not when you say you want to gamble for fun. However, a gambler might say he will gamble for fun and still end up not gambling for fun when he starts gambling. One can know a responsible gambler if he starts gambling.

Kind of right though, and in other words, we can say that gambling for fun is not about saying or prophesing it, but actually based on our actions and inactions; very much understandable and I quite agree with you.

But all the say, today, there are many or several gamblers who are risking way more than they can afford to lose, and still tell themselves that they are gambling for fun, whereas deep inside of them, they really can't do without a win, as a cover to their loses, this is something I personally think that majority of gamblers are acuallt guilty of in one way or another.
But again, it's also important we all know that not gambling for fun is not a crime, but then, when chasing those wins, we shouldn't risk amount of money that can greatly affect us and those around us negatively if lost.

[Cookdata]

I am beginning to think that the only time a gambler gambles for fun is only when he gambles with what he can afford to lose. In this case, a gambler has $10,000 as his savings, and he gambles with $1000 down, he or she won't feel sad when they lose it (it means they gambled for fun). But if a gambler who has the same $10,000 gambles for above $5,000, and he loses all of them, the gambler won't be happy about his actions, and it might result in chasing of losses (which means he didn't gamble for fun). It means that both those that say they aren't gambling for fun sometimes gamble for fun, mostly when they risk an amount they can afford to lose. The actual time you gamble for fun is when you risk what you can afford to lose and not when you say you want to gamble for fun. However, a gambler might say he will gamble for fun and still end up not gambling for fun when he starts gambling. One can know a responsible gambler if he starts gambling.

Gambling for fun is all about comfortability and zero worry, I don't think touching savings to gamble is even a wise decision to begin with and taking 10% from your deposit to gamble is even cool to think that is fun, there is nothing fun in that considering that percentage, 1-5% is enough since it's a large amount and I will be cool gambling even if I when I lose such amount, I wouldn't even think about it before going to bed.

Gambling fun is also subjective, the way you feel like having fun might be different from what another person thinks but as for me, I gamble for fun with interest in the money in mind, fun of the game comes before money because if nothing is gain, nothing will be pain as what I stake is something I will never worry about but if the money comes, why not but the emphasis is always on the fun which is what I used to brighten my weekend during the season games.

[Angelina Heart]

I am beginning to think that the only time a gambler gambles for fun is only when he gambles with what he can afford to lose. In this case, a gambler has $10,000 as his savings, and he gambles with $1000 down, he or she won't feel sad when they lose it (it means they gambled for fun). But if a gambler who has the same $10,000 gambles for above $5,000, and he loses all of them, the gambler won't be happy about his actions, and it might result in chasing of losses (which means he didn't gamble for fun). It means that both those that say they aren't gambling for fun sometimes gamble for fun, mostly when they risk an amount they can afford to lose. The actual time you gamble for fun is when you risk what you can afford to lose and not when you say you want to gamble for fun. However, a gambler might say he will gamble for fun and still end up not gambling for fun when he starts gambling. One can know a responsible gambler if he starts gambling.

Your insights are spot on. Gambling becomes fun only when a player risks an amount they can afford to lose. For example, if a gambler has $10,000 in savings and bets $1,000, losing this amount won't hurt them, and they truly gamble for entertainment. However, if the same gambler wagers more than $5,000 and loses, it can lead to stress and attempts to chase losses. Thus, even those who claim they aren't gambling for fun can sometimes enjoy it if they only risk what they can afford to lose. So you can learn more about responsible gambling at https://www.casino.org/.

[EarnOnVictor]

I am beginning to think that the only time a gambler gambles for fun is only when he gambles with what he can afford to lose. In this case, a gambler has $10,000 as his savings, and he gambles with $1000 down, he or she won't feel sad when they lose it (it means they gambled for fun). But if a gambler who has the same $10,000 gambles for above $5,000, and he loses all of them, the gambler won't be happy about his actions, and it might result in chasing of losses (which means he didn't gamble for fun). It means that both those that say they aren't gambling for fun sometimes gamble for fun, mostly when they risk an amount they can afford to lose. The actual time you gamble for fun is when you risk what you can afford to lose and not when you say you want to gamble for fun. However, a gambler might say he will gamble for fun and still end up not gambling for fun when he starts gambling. One can know a responsible gambler if he starts gambling.

Truly, you may be hearing people saying they are gambling for fun, but in practice, only a few of them are actually doing it, others are merely lying. This is because they would say they were gambling for fun but their ways of gambling will not support that. This is why I do not believe all that I read unless there is an iota of truth through the construction of their claims.

For me, no one will gamble for fun and will be wagering so hugely, even your example of having $10,000 and gambling with $1,000 is too expensive, the risk is too much my friend and this can still ruin the fun. Just think about it, if someone has the $10,000 and risked the $1,000, if the person loses, don't you think he will try again to recover the money? We are humans. Through this, it may get worse to the point that he could try it 3 good times and lose the money.

This means that he would have gambled $3,000 with this risk. So it is still risky. The best way to gamble for fun is to have the $10,000 and wager between $5 and $10 per bet. By this, you are wagering with the amount that means nothing to you so it will never be able to ruin the fun.

[mirakal]

I am beginning to think that the only time a gambler gambles for fun is only when he gambles with what he can afford to lose. In this case, a gambler has $10,000 as his savings, and he gambles with $1000 down, he or she won't feel sad when they lose it (it means they gambled for fun). But if a gambler who has the same $10,000 gambles for above $5,000, and he loses all of them, the gambler won't be happy about his actions, and it might result in chasing of losses (which means he didn't gamble for fun). It means that both those that say they aren't gambling for fun sometimes gamble for fun, mostly when they risk an amount they can afford to lose. The actual time you gamble for fun is when you risk what you can afford to lose and not when you say you want to gamble for fun. However, a gambler might say he will gamble for fun and still end up not gambling for fun when he starts gambling. One can know a responsible gambler if he starts gambling.

Kind of right though, and in other words, we can say that gambling for fun is not about saying or prophesing it, but actually based on our actions and inactions; very much understandable and I quite agree with you.

But all the say, today, there are many or several gamblers who are risking way more than they can afford to lose, and still tell themselves that they are gambling for fun, whereas deep inside of them, they really can't do without a win, as a cover to their loses, this is something I personally think that majority of gamblers are acuallt guilty of in one way or another.
But again, it's also important we all know that not gambling for fun is not a crime, but then, when chasing those wins, we shouldn't risk amount of money that can greatly affect us and those around us negatively if lost.

The problem is that they don't realize that it already went wrong and they continue overspending thinking that if they gamble more, they will win. For the majority, gambling is not for fun anymore but a chase of winning. That is why encouraging gamblers to become responsible is difficult in a situation where their mindset is different from what is supposed to happen. While the number of casinos is growing, the number of gamblers is also growing together this means that many people are hoping for something in gambling. I really don't know what the reason for doing this but I believe that it is all about money. Social media is certainly having a huge impact on the gambling industry and of course, the mindset of the people.

[wxa7115]

I am beginning to think that the only time a gambler gambles for fun is only when he gambles with what he can afford to lose. In this case, a gambler has $10,000 as his savings, and he gambles with $1000 down, he or she won't feel sad when they lose it (it means they gambled for fun). But if a gambler who has the same $10,000 gambles for above $5,000, and he loses all of them, the gambler won't be happy about his actions, and it might result in chasing of losses (which means he didn't gamble for fun). It means that both those that say they aren't gambling for fun sometimes gamble for fun, mostly when they risk an amount they can afford to lose. The actual time you gamble for fun is when you risk what you can afford to lose and not when you say you want to gamble for fun. However, a gambler might say he will gamble for fun and still end up not gambling for fun when he starts gambling. One can know a responsible gambler if he starts gambling.

Not necessarily, a person may gamble away all their money and get huge debts because of this behavior, and at that moment they may have the time of their lives, but it is not until that euphoric phase is over the next day when they may realize what they have done and regret it.

So gambling what you can afford to lose is not a precondition to gamble for fun, but it is an absolute must for anyone that actually wants to enjoy gambling for a long period of time without suffering any negative consequences.

[Casdinyard]

I am beginning to think that the only time a gambler gambles for fun is only when he gambles with what he can afford to lose. In this case, a gambler has $10,000 as his savings, and he gambles with $1000 down, he or she won't feel sad when they lose it (it means they gambled for fun). But if a gambler who has the same $10,000 gambles for above $5,000, and he loses all of them, the gambler won't be happy about his actions, and it might result in chasing of losses (which means he didn't gamble for fun). It means that both those that say they aren't gambling for fun sometimes gamble for fun, mostly when they risk an amount they can afford to lose. The actual time you gamble for fun is when you risk what you can afford to lose and not when you say you want to gamble for fun. However, a gambler might say he will gamble for fun and still end up not gambling for fun when he starts gambling. One can know a responsible gambler if he starts gambling.

This post doesn't make a single sense to me. What point are you trying to drive here? That gamblers are not gambling for fun unless they are gambling within their means? We have psychos here who would literally bet a lot more than their life savings to get that high and thrill, and while what you say is true (at least with those who gamble with limits), it directly misrepresents the entire community. Besides, we don't really understand the point of this post lol, so you can't really drive any point here if there's any.

Just gamble when you want, not gamble because you're chasing losses you incurred last week or yesterday or whatever, as yahoo said, don't go full degen, you'll have fun.

[lovesmayfamilis]

I think every person understands that it is impossible to come to a casino and be guaranteed to win. Therefore, people have a deposit from which they must allocate limits for the game. Several games that produce different results are naturally more fun than a single big bet that ends in a loss. But this will be done by either a stupid person who has no understanding of games at all or someone who is not in a completely normal state, perhaps in an alcoholic or depressed state. Anyone ready to immediately throw away their money, making huge bets if it is not a tragedy for them, is better off doing charity. At least they will make other people happy.

[Obim34]

I am beginning to think that the only time a gambler gambles for fun is only when he gambles with what he can afford to lose. In this case, a gambler has $10,000 as his savings, and he gambles with $1000 down, he or she won't feel sad when they lose it (it means they gambled for fun). But if a gambler who has the same $10,000 gambles for above $5,000, and he loses all of them, the gambler won't be happy about his actions, and it might result in chasing of losses (which means he didn't gamble for fun). It means that both those that say they aren't gambling for fun sometimes gamble for fun, mostly when they risk an amount they can afford to lose. The actual time you gamble for fun is when you risk what you can afford to lose and not when you say you want to gamble for fun. However, a gambler might say he will gamble for fun and still end up not gambling for fun when he starts gambling. One can know a responsible gambler if he starts gambling.

I'm not wealthy nor a person who has $10,000 as his savings be termed wealthy enough to gamble with $1000 talk more on gambling with half percentage amount of his savings, I see no level of responsibleness in such action. A reasonable gambler out of $10,000 of his savings would at ease be prone to risk out just $100 dollars to gamble whereas if the amount gets far beyond this then his instincts is no longer gambling for fun but rather wanting to make good fortunes by staking with huge power, also considering that 10% or 50% of that amount is valuable enough to invest other than risking it all in gambling.

[wiss19]

You are not gambling for fun if you are gambling with your savings because no one is supposed to use their savings for their gambling activities, and how can one afford to lose their savings? The money that one can afford to lose is the money that isn't for any specific purpose, and savings of a person are supposed to be kept and used in emergency life situations where they might need funds in an emergency that they can't get from somewhere else.

If you have a stable source of income, have a budget for everything you do like your monthly expenses, bills, personal expenses, savings, and everything else, and you can have some money left after allocating funds for all these things, that is the money that you can afford to lose and not if you have savings.

[ralle14]

However, a gambler might say he will gamble for fun and still end up not gambling for fun when he starts gambling. One can know a responsible gambler if he starts gambling.

That's true. I've felt that way a few times whenever I go through a bad gambling day. Gamblers can quickly change how they feel once they're done, and it's always easier to emphasize the bad parts of your sessions.

For the main question, i've done both of them several times, and mostly gambling for fun up to this point. On a positive note, it's helpful to experience both the good and bad because you can use that mistake to remind yourself whenever greed takes over.

[Apocollapse]

Everyone can hide into the thoughts of that they're gambling for fun. But the reality speaks better and we all want to win.

Whether you've been telling it that there's a way to gamble for fun and you've been doing it all of your life, there's no way that you're going to deny that you're gambling for profit too.

It seems that you're not happy in gambling, instead you will happy only when you win.

For me, I can feel happy while I gamble regardless I win or lose because the happiness come from the adrenaline and excitement while playing the games. That's why I gambling for fun is not a bullshit, it's really. It just, you probably not feel it's entertaining and it's completely fine, even you want to completely stop gambling, there are nothing wrong.

[ethereumhunter]

If he have that amount of money in his savings and use $1000 to playing gambling and lose, he will be sad. No one will not be sad if they lose when playing gambling, no matter how much the money he used although that is the money he can affords to lose. Losing $1000 in gambling is not good for those who doesn't have much money in their savings.

If he only use gambling for fun, he doesn't have to use $1000 to playing gambling instead will lower his money to playing gambling. He must realizes that he doesn't have much money to playing gambling so he must limits his money to reduce his losses. He doesn't thinks to wins the games because that will be difficult and he can lose that money because gambling is not place to make money. Playing gambling needs to have responsibility and many things so someone can prevents his lose becomes bigger.

[Litzki1990]

If a gambler tells you he gambles just for fun then I'd tell you not to believe him completely because he's definitely not gambling just for fun with the maximum amount of money at stake. You can wait for the gambler to lose to be sure whether he is gambling for fun or he is gambling for profit. If after losing he wants to gamble more or if his mind changes then you will know that the gambler is not gambling for temporary pleasure. Gamblers say so but the reality is that everyone has an interest behind gambling and this interest is to win by gambling. If you are winning in gambling then you are happy but when you lose in gambling then you will be upset because no one can accept defeat if it means nothing.