Changing Perception About Gambling

[Rabata]

What I value in gambling is that no gambling company or casino invites me to gamble. I gamble on my own and the results that come out there are based on my actions, so why should I call gambling companies or casinos are bad. Moreover, it is not just an only company but considered as an industry. We have no reason to be upset with it or view this gambling negatively. If someone doesn't like it then he can leave it but we can't blame others for our mistakes. Those who want to ban gambling are either failing themselves or are misguided. Gambling is not a problem for anyone if it is seen as a source of entertainment rather than a source of income. Governments of various countries are collecting revenue from this platform and using it for the welfare of the country.

[EluguHcman]

I am just wondering why the would had been agitating for the ban of gambling when when he has never had the gambling experience to understand the benefit returns such as funs and the profiting potentials of it.

I also wonder how the taxes generated in the gambling firms are being allocated to the welfare of the Poors. Really feels weird to be given benefit of doubts.

How possible can it really be that of all social fundraising schemes, how it could be gambling taxes revenues that uplifted the appeal of funds for the medical aid.

While my anxieties remains inquisitive,  I abort to support the his motions of gambling at times intentionally just to return back to gambling as being appreciated for the good  deeds of the raise of funds for his relatives medical aid.


Having it all explained in a complexity, gambling is not an evil game ought to be banned and if in anyway gamblers seems to be ruined as a course of them gambling, it is basically a personal decision because you only gamble when you want to and not when the casino wanted you to gamble.
So, every irresponsible gamblers ruin themselves and not the gambling. It's also good to had learnt it became obvious to him that gambling is not such an evil or or negative activity as he may had earlier thought.

[uneng]

How about you what made you change your perception of gambling from negative to positive?
Or what will make you change your perception?

I didn't like gambling because I saw my grandmother betting and thought she was wasting money she could be using for more productive purposes. I also thought she wasted time at casinos, while she could be spending time with other activities. However, she never was a problem gambler. She always bet responsively. At some point, when I knew she was alone at home, without anyone to talk to or hang out together, I understood gambling was an important hobby she had to find some pleasure and fun for her life.

Then I didn't bother anymore with the fact she was gambling, and started to see the bright side of it, which has as primary rule to be a responsible gambler who doesn't neglect his duties in order to place bets.

Moreover, I also found an opportunity to make income promoting online casinos on this forum. It lead me to realize it's a promising industry which moves large sums of money and employs many people around the world, and allows an important money redistribution when the wealthy players lose, so part of their wealth goes to feed this ecosystem.

[adultcrypto]

Then one day it happened one of his loved ones needed an operation and medication, and since he was poor he had no money to use for the operation and to buy medicines, but one of his relatives advised him to go to the hospital's social welfare and with the help of the social welfare and the taxes coming from gambling that's allocated for the health sector his loved one was operated, and he got free medications.

With this, his perception of gambling changed. He now supports betting on the lottery and sometimes takes a chance by betting as a way to thank the agency and, at the same time, try to win the jackpot.

Some people find it convenient to criticize what they do not understand and that may be what is happening with your friend. He may not hate gambling as you claim but might just be lacking the right information about it. If he actually hate gambling, he will not like to benefit from the proceeds of gambling. You can see how well his perception changed when he finally understood some things about gambling.

How about you what made you change your perception of gambling from negative to positive?
Or what will make you change your perception?

I never had wrong perception about gambling and I find it strange that some people do. Gambling is not that bad and I see it just like every other business that involves risk. People becoming addicted and displaying all manners of characters are to blame and not gambling itself because there are rules and precautions to be followed in gambling, those who deviate are not doing it correctly. Besides, abuse is something that happens in everything, people abuse even food.

[mirakal]

Personally, I only hate gambling when I was still young and uneducated, but when I reached the mature age and become more educated about gambling, I started to like it most especially that gambling does not require any job or profession, but certainly luck. And with luck comes a lot of people who have transform their lives from rags to riches, except for those who only gamble to lose all their life savings completely. While gambling brings a lot of luck and entertainment, still being a responsible gambler will always be a must so you won't just gamble blindly.

[DaNNy001]

I have a neighbor who hates any form of gambling, and he wants gambling to be banned; at one time, we argued, and I argued that here in our country, taxes coming from gambling are a big help to the poorest of the poor, so he should not support banning and just let people bet. Still, it seems back then nothing can change his mind.

What country are you from? In my country, the poor will only suffer or work hard. The government are the ones that have the highest payment from the revenues the government are generating from taxes and other sources.

I am a man that think not on one side. This makes me not to hate gambling right from when I know that gambling exists. But I always wish people will understand gambling before they are gambling because gambling is very risky. Only little amount of money like 1% of your weekly income should be as bankroll for gambling.

I believe the reason why most person are off Ill opinion of gambling is because what of happened to these so called addict because of the things that they do  because to some extent some addicts really get crazy and even sell off their property and some even engage in all sort violence even just to fulfill that urge.

Well for the aspect of revenue that's generate from gambling, it's indeed huge money that do come from gambling but over here in my country what will be argued is not even the money but if truly the government actually use these money for something good.

[Cookdata]

Then one day it happened one of his loved ones needed an operation and medication, and since he was poor he had no money to use for the operation and to buy medicines, but one of his relatives advised him to go to the hospital's social welfare and with the help of the social welfare and the taxes coming from gambling that's allocated for the health sector his loved one was operated, and he got free medications.

With this, his perception of gambling changed. He now supports betting on the lottery and sometimes takes a chance by betting as a way to thank the agency and, at the same time, try to win the jackpot.

How about you what made you change your perception of gambling from negative to positive?
Or what will make you change your perception?

So had it been his love one never had an emergency money, he would still be among the people that banter the society about gambling lifestyle. It's a good thing he change his perspective but it shouldn't be because the tax agency had, it's part of the system to help people in this kind of situation as there are other firms and agency that do this too. He need to understand gambling, it's more than taxing people to help people with emergency, gambling is all about fun and he need to understand that aspect.

We have many of them that even want gambling to be ban when there are no alternatives for people to have fun over the weekend. As I'm for instance, I don't do any other outdoor than hanging out and I don't do liquor, it's gambling that I spend a lot of my free time on when I don't have anywhere to go and I don't get bored doing that but when people see you do all this kind of stuff, they think you are looking for daily food as called it and it's embarrassing. Let's all gamble with low risk and enjoy the fun of it and people who want it for the money can do all they want.

[laijsica]

Personally, I only hate gambling when I was still young and uneducated, but when I reached the mature age and become more educated about gambling, I started to like it most especially that gambling does not require any job or profession, but certainly luck. And with luck comes a lot of people who have transform their lives from rags to riches, except for those who only gamble to lose all their life savings completely. While gambling brings a lot of luck and entertainment, still being a responsible gambler will always be a must so you won't just gamble blindly.

Basically the negative perception about gambling depends on the surrounding social system. I too was initially negative about gambling but my views have changed over time. Gambling as entertainment has become a hobby for me and certainly not an addiction. I find in my surroundings that most of the gamblers have gambling as their hobby and they are also engaged in jobs or other business which motivates me more which is definitely not an addiction. I think they are the ones who lose their precious wealth because they are too addicted to gambling.

[Accardo]

Personally, I only hate gambling when I was still young and uneducated, but when I reached the mature age and become more educated about gambling, I started to like it most especially that gambling does not require any job or profession, but certainly luck. And with luck comes a lot of people who have transform their lives from rags to riches, except for those who only gamble to lose all their life savings completely. While gambling brings a lot of luck and entertainment, still being a responsible gambler will always be a must so you won't just gamble blindly.

Basically the negative perception about gambling depends on the surrounding social system. I too was initially negative about gambling but my views have changed over time. Gambling as entertainment has become a hobby for me and certainly not an addiction. I find in my surroundings that most of the gamblers have gambling as their hobby and they are also engaged in jobs or other business which motivates me more which is definitely not an addiction. I think they are the ones who lose their precious wealth because they are too addicted to gambling.

Most people who I've seen transformed their life through winning the jackpot actually enjoyed a transient wealth. Sooner, nothing was left on them, as they all wagered it all back to the casino. Only a few stories of successful men who used gambling to set up a falling company, made my perspective clear about gambling and how helpful it could be to a handful of people. However, lots of players also regret ever going into gambling.

But, if many countries implement what is been done in Op's nation, everyone would have a different perspective of gambling. People still talk down on gambling because they've not benefitted through it. The moment societies get helped by money generated via gambling, all the bad publicity about gamblers would begin to get erased. As their gambling problems can get treated easily in the hospital without paying a dime, that's for households that can't afford to pay the hospital bills.

[acroman08]

With this, his perception of gambling changed. He now supports betting on the lottery and sometimes takes a chance by betting as a way to thank the agency and, at the same time, try to win the jackpot.

it is a bit of a shallow way of changing his perception but good for him. anyway, this would easily change if one of his loved ones becomes a gambling addict shows what damage gambling can do to someone and the people around it.

How about you what made you change your perception of gambling from negative to positive?
Or what will make you change your perception?

I never really had much of a negative view of gambling but after becoming an adult I understood that gambling itself isn't really the issue, it is how people handle themselves when they are gambling.

[AmoreJaz]

Personally, I only hate gambling when I was still young and uneducated, but when I reached the mature age and become more educated about gambling, I started to like it most especially that gambling does not require any job or profession, but certainly luck. And with luck comes a lot of people who have transform their lives from rags to riches, except for those who only gamble to lose all their life savings completely. While gambling brings a lot of luck and entertainment, still being a responsible gambler will always be a must so you won't just gamble blindly.

With this in mind, you can say that you don't need to convince anyone about the benefits or the goodness of gambling just to change his perspectives on this activity. As people grow older and more mature, they will understand what's going on with people when it comes to gambling. It is on the person's actions if he will be a responsible gambler or not.

People already know the negative side of gambling if it is being mismanaged, as we have seen a lot of gamblers getting screwed their family life owed to financial troubles. On the other hand, the gambling industry in general is somehow an important institution in the community as it can generate good income, in which, it can pay a sizable amount of taxes to the government. And that amount, can be allocated to various government projects.

[Samlucky O]

What you said may be right but may not be applicable to all countries. Some countries don't bother to use the tax allocation from gambling or bet to build some infrastructure like health care facilities, or free education, good roads and many other important things. But this political, bloody, and greedy men will rather chose to squander the tax revenue generated. And leave the poor masses with outreach poverty. For me If I am trigger to gamble due to the benefits it may not be due to what the government does with the gambling tax because it is not useful to us in our country. I rather gamble to try luck if I may win jack pot someday. Or just gamble for fun and meet new people which I might get an important information someday.

[Davidvictorson]

Then one day it happened one of his loved ones needed an operation and medication, and since he was poor he had no money to use for the operation and to buy medicines, but one of his relatives advised him to go to the hospital's social welfare and with the help of the social welfare and the taxes coming from gambling that's allocated for the health sector his loved one was operated, and he got free medications.

You are correct that taxes from gambling goes into social welfare but the taxes that goes into social welfare isn't just from gambling alone. There are other sectors that contribute their taxes so social welfare. It is proper to have a balanced view so that a gambling addict will not blame the social welfare schemes as their reason for getting addicted to gambling. As they may also argue that because they wanted to contribute to the scheme they have to gamble more which the taxes from their gambling goes to this scheme.

How about you what made you change your perception of gambling from negative to positive?
Or what will make you change your perception?

I used to see gambling in a negative light while growing up because of what was fed to us as kids by our parents. I wouldn't blame them though, they just wanted to keep us safe. And whatever they told us about gambling was from a limited and one-sided point of view. I grew and got the full picture of gambling I wouldn't say my view of gambling is positive or negative, it is more of neutral. Because however anyone chooses to see gambling, they are right about it.

[CryptSafe]

Every individual with their own perspective as it relates to gambling. I do not have any problem with gambling but I think we all know that it is a risky venture and as such, while gambling, we should gamble responsibly.

In my country, revenues are majorly generated from natural  resources and multinationals that operates in my country, so there are lots of agencies that does cater for social welfare and lots more. I have not really heard anything about revenue being generated from gambling uses for any purpose or whatsoever but I believe revenues oare for from the tac payers and should be used for rendering services to them.

[Pandu Geddon]

With this, his perception of gambling changed. He now supports betting on the lottery and sometimes takes a chance by betting as a way to thank the agency and, at the same time, try to win the jackpot.

Sometimes we minimize things that have no impact on us. From the case you convey, taxes from gambling help the health sector, which also allows it to be allocated to increasing talents and interests such as scholarships or skills courses for less fortunate people.

I don't think it's just gambling, as taxes from the production of processed tobacco and alcoholic beverages also make quite a large contribution to state tax revenues. some may even set up their foundations to help.

we cannot force people to think well when it comes to gambling. they have their own thoughts. let them finally open their own eyes to some of the benefits they may actually feel and enjoy from something they consider bad.

[Orpichukwu]

How about you what made you change your perception of gambling from negative to positive?
Or what will make you change your perception?

Let's have a discussion on this.

Right from the beginning, I didn't dislike gambling, so I don't know if there was something that could have made me begin to like it if I was among those who hated it from the beginning.
 
The sweet part of the story is that there was a positive result and gambling funds were able to help save someone's life. It's not like a situation where they used it for something negative and the rest of them, which could have triggered him to hate gambling more.

[Alpha Marine]

I don't think there's ever a time I've ever been against gambling. When I was a kid I thought nothing of gambling so I didn't have a perspective on it. Even when I became an adult, I didn't think of gambling till I started gambling. So I have never been against gambling or ever advocated that it should be banned.
Of course I don't believe bitcoin doesn't have any disadvantages, almost everything has disadvantages but on the grand scheme of things, there's nothing illegal about, except it is done illegally or fraudulently.

This is a good example of why company should do charity work too. A little giving back to the community goes a long way. It may seem like nothing, but as long as it can save or help one person, it's something.

[Coyster]

How about you what made you change your perception of gambling from negative to positive?
Or what will make you change your perception?

I don't want to get into your story, so to answer your direct question, i never had a negative perception about gambling, what i don't accept is underage gambling, and most casinos warn that users below the age limit should not gamble in their platforms. If adults want to gamble, then let them do so, i gamble too, but i do so responsibly. Gambling only becomes a problem when it is abused, but just as everything is, so there is nothing peculiarly wrong about gambling IMO.

[vs2014]

Actually i am not a rich person so i bankroll only a small amount of weekly income for gambling. You should hate it when you repeatedly lose gambling because it is not with your luck. You will find many people in your area who have good luck and always win by betting on gambling. Poor people in my country don't like gambling. But middle class people are more addicted to gambling because they dream of getting rich suddenly. They pay more to gambling because they think it is possible to get rich quick.

[Gozie51]

We are from the same country as OP yes, gambling is legal in our country, but with strict restrictions; when I was not yet betting, I also did not like gambling, but after seeing the big allocations and the many schools, hospitals, and medical equipment bought by Pagcor and PCSO the two agencies that manage the gambling operation in our country, we become supportive, there is no free hospitalization in our country you need to be part of the poor sector to avail of this help.
Gambling is considered evil by many, but for some people, it's a blessing for their needs.

This is quite a different situation than what is obtainable in other places that a gambling agency would use tax generated as social responsibility for the community. This is very encouraging that the poor benefit from the little gambling money that they put in.

My jurisdiction, nothing of such happens and taxes are only collected by the government for whatever purpose they would use it for. Thus, the situation never had any positive or negative influence to gambling since it has been what was on ground. You bet for yourself and to your own peril not for any expectations of any accruing or future benefit. Therefore, you are there for yourself and that is why you only should bet as you can bear the loses.