Gambling is short cut to poverty

[eisen33]

Yeah right, if you can't control your emotions then you are prone in losing a lot since you are not willing to let go whatever you lose then you'll be force to add more in order to recover those money, it only adds pressure to you since you wanted to quickly recover your money placing you in a situation where you will just add more money each time your balance got emptied.

Better to quit while you still have the chance and forget about those amount, think about it as payment for your entertainment and nothing more, with that perception you'll be able to stop and not to push yourself to keep on playing.

I would rather perceive it as a fee for the lesson that I managed to get, because before I started playing I was convinced that you can earn money on gambling, after I tried it and it turned out that every time it only brings losses, then this became an experience that shows that it is not as easy as it seemed initially, or maybe even impossible, because only a few earn money in gambling, and until you try you will not know who you are among those who are able to win, or among those who only suffer losses.

[rachael9385]

Or it coudl be a recipe to disaster if you think that way....

It's indeed a recipe for disaster, when it comes to gambling there's absolutely nothing sure about it even sports betting is unpredictable, some gamblers try to take advantage of safe options so they can constantly be in profit but it doesn't actually work that way. Today the match between leganes and AthletiCo Madrid ended up with a shocking result. I have this friend that normally stakes on games like this with 100 dollars and above with the intention of making small profits from it, today he decided to stake 200 dollars because he was very sure about atl Madrid but leganes won the game. If gambling isn't done with the mentality of having fun it can ruin your mental health and make you bankrupt.

[ovcijisir]

Yeah right, if you can't control your emotions then you are prone in losing a lot since you are not willing to let go whatever you lose then you'll be force to add more in order to recover those money, it only adds pressure to you since you wanted to quickly recover your money placing you in a situation where you will just add more money each time your balance got emptied.

Better to quit while you still have the chance and forget about those amount, think about it as payment for your entertainment and nothing more, with that perception you'll be able to stop and not to push yourself to keep on playing.

I would rather perceive it as a fee for the lesson that I managed to get, because before I started playing I was convinced that you can earn money on gambling, after I tried it and it turned out that every time it only brings losses, then this became an experience that shows that it is not as easy as it seemed initially, or maybe even impossible, because only a few earn money in gambling, and until you try you will not know who you are among those who are able to win, or among those who only suffer losses.

The problem is when gamblers perceive gambling as investment instead of plain fun. Then they would perceive losses as price for fun they had while playing instead of lost investment.

If they proceed with gambling after losing money in order to recover the losses they are already in losing spiral in the game that is rigged against them.

[Callido]

Yeah right, if you can't control your emotions then you are prone in losing a lot since you are not willing to let go whatever you lose then you'll be force to add more in order to recover those money, it only adds pressure to you since you wanted to quickly recover your money placing you in a situation where you will just add more money each time your balance got emptied.

Better to quit while you still have the chance and forget about those amount, think about it as payment for your entertainment and nothing more, with that perception you'll be able to stop and not to push yourself to keep on playing.

I would rather perceive it as a fee for the lesson that I managed to get, because before I started playing I was convinced that you can earn money on gambling, after I tried it and it turned out that every time it only brings losses, then this became an experience that shows that it is not as easy as it seemed initially, or maybe even impossible, because only a few earn money in gambling, and until you try you will not know who you are among those who are able to win, or among those who only suffer losses.

Not only a few earn money in gambling, you can never be unlucky the whole time except you always make things difficult by taking much risk and not practicing safe gambling.

There are different perceptive to gambling, for entertainment and those who desperately are in need of profits, once the mind is desperate for those win there will be extra push behind to facilitate winning each games which can bring more disaster and loses, at this point the gambler is prone to getting addicted and losing more than enough.

[Fredomago]

Yeah right, if you can't control your emotions then you are prone in losing a lot since you are not willing to let go whatever you lose then you'll be force to add more in order to recover those money, it only adds pressure to you since you wanted to quickly recover your money placing you in a situation where you will just add more money each time your balance got emptied.

Better to quit while you still have the chance and forget about those amount, think about it as payment for your entertainment and nothing more, with that perception you'll be able to stop and not to push yourself to keep on playing.

I would rather perceive it as a fee for the lesson that I managed to get, because before I started playing I was convinced that you can earn money on gambling, after I tried it and it turned out that every time it only brings losses, then this became an experience that shows that it is not as easy as it seemed initially, or maybe even impossible, because only a few earn money in gambling, and until you try you will not know who you are among those who are able to win, or among those who only suffer losses.

A misconception that many has been fell, thinking that you can earn or you can grow your money from this venue only to realize that you are losing more than what you think you can, if you failed to understand the concept then it will continue to ruined your finances it's best to stop and moveaway as early as you suffer from your first defeat, else you'll continue to lose more and might ends up getting addicted and suffer more then regret everything.

[l3pox]

I definitely agree with you because a lot of people has lost fortunes while gambling gambling is something that has a more negative effects than the positive that you gets out of it because gambling actually makes people to be in an illusion state believing that they will make it through gambling by investing in their own hard earned money

Everyone has a very different perspective on things with gambling Some think it is like this, others say that gambling is to blame for all the misfortunes of others, but I think that when a person loses his fortune because he wanted to, because that person was the one who wanted to make such a big bet and such a hasty and Unintelligent bet , the Person who did it is to blame. It is not Necessary to say that gambling is to blame for the addiction, no , the person Himself is to blame for the Addiction.

Those who blame gambling for gambling addiction are certainly not getting the right idea. A gambler is the one who drives gambling and if he blames gambling for it, then it is completely inconsistent. It is like blaming others for your own mistakes. If I do not gamble on my own, then no one will force me. If I conduct responsible gambling, no one can stop me. Then whatever we do is completely our own business. But there are many who want to blame others to cover up their own failures. I am responsible for my own actions. Those who are addicted to gambling will themselves suffer the consequences of their actions. For this, we only can blame the gambler.

the thing is most people lack agency and self-responsibility, this is something we see quite often, the person gambles and loses it all then proceeds on blaming someone for their losses
we see this day after day after day and tbh this is probably not changing until the end of times
crazy, right?

[Oluwa-btc]

There are two types of people that gambles that I know of, it's actually three but let's just remove the third for they're the ones that are the real enjoyers of it. So here they are.

1. Gamblers that are thinking of getting out of poverty through gambling.
2. Rich gamblers that are still hooked with gambling and thinks that they can multiply their money on it.

So, either can be for fun but that's the definition that I've come up for both of them. We can say that we're all for fun and games but can't remove the fact that when money talks, everybody listens and so as gamblers.

I don't think gamblers see gambling as a shortcut to poverty.Understanding and knowing what gambling offers to them is their major priority and concern.The different kind of gamblers and their perceptions literally does not matter or hinder their choices,it's just what they take gambling for and how they see it.They definitely would not want to reveal their exact intentions using different emotions while also putting the risks and rewards into consideration.

[danherbias07]

Not only a few earn money in gambling, you can never be unlucky the whole time except you always make things difficult by taking much risk and not practicing safe gambling.

There are different perceptive to gambling, for entertainment and those who desperately are in need of profits, once the mind is desperate for those win there will be extra push behind to facilitate winning each games which can bring more disaster and loses, at this point the gambler is prone to getting addicted and losing more than enough.

That's mostly the case in the present where many online casinos are opening. People tend to look at it because they want to make profits but do not even consider the risk they will be taking once they are inside.
Gambling should not be taken like a simple thing because this is real money we are talking about and once we get hooked to it or chase the losses for a long time, we might find ourselves unable to even feed for the day. I mean, there's a chance that a gambler would sacrifice his own budget once he sees that he might get back his losses but that is never always the case. Sometimes, we will lose more after losing so much. The system doesn't have pity on us, it will just keep on taking our money.

[Swordsoffreedom]

Yeah right, if you can't control your emotions then you are prone in losing a lot since you are not willing to let go whatever you lose then you'll be force to add more in order to recover those money, it only adds pressure to you since you wanted to quickly recover your money placing you in a situation where you will just add more money each time your balance got emptied.
Better to quit while you still have the chance and forget about those amount, think about it as payment for your entertainment and nothing more, with that perception you'll be able to stop and not to push yourself to keep on playing.

I would rather perceive it as a fee for the lesson that I managed to get, because before I started playing I was convinced that you can earn money on gambling, after I tried it and it turned out that every time it only brings losses, then this became an experience that shows that it is not as easy as it seemed initially, or maybe even impossible, because only a few earn money in gambling, and until you try you will not know who you are among those who are able to win, or among those who only suffer losses.

It is possible to make money by gambling. But you must be experienced and lucky. I would say that most of the games in the casino are based on luck. If you are lucky, you will make a lot of money. And if you are unlucky, you will lose a lot of money.

Let's think about a small thing. If we always won at gambling, how would physical casinos and online casinos do their business? There is a possibility of winning at gambling. But our possibility of losing is more. However, this is a very complicated matter. I would say that these should not be debated. Gambling should be played only for fun.

[Fivestar4everMVP]

There are two types of people that gambles that I know of, it's actually three but let's just remove the third for they're the ones that are the real enjoyers of it. So here they are.

1. Gamblers that are thinking of getting out of poverty through gambling.
2. Rich gamblers that are still hooked with gambling and thinks that they can multiply their money on it.

So, either can be for fun but that's the definition that I've come up for both of them. We can say that we're all for fun and games but can't remove the fact that when money talks, everybody listens and so as gamblers.

I don't think gamblers see gambling as a shortcut to poverty.Understanding and knowing what gambling offers to them is their major priority and concern.The different kind of gamblers and their perceptions literally does not matter or hinder their choices,it's just what they take gambling for and how they see it.They definitely would not want to reveal their exact intentions using different emotions while also putting the risks and rewards into consideration.

Anyone who sees and or thinks that gambling is a shortcut to poverty, or being poor wouldn't get their self involved in gambling in that first place.
So, rather than saying gambling is a shortcut to poverty, it's better to say something different because this is a statement that I believe is based on personal assumptions and not actually based on general perspective or perception of what gambling is seen to be.

Like I did said in some of my previous comments on this thread, many have made good money as a result of gambling, so it's wrong to have such mindset that gambling is a shortcut to poverty..

Gambling (as a matter of fact) is like trading, you lose and won, and the same way trading has made many rich and many poor, so is gambling also making the lucky ones rich and the unlucky ones poor, and how to safeguard one self if, find when you are unlucky and stay away from gambling.

[Frankolala]

Yeah right, if you can't control your emotions then you are prone in losing a lot since you are not willing to let go whatever you lose then you'll be force to add more in order to recover those money, it only adds pressure to you since you wanted to quickly recover your money placing you in a situation where you will just add more money each time your balance got emptied.
Better to quit while you still have the chance and forget about those amount, think about it as payment for your entertainment and nothing more, with that perception you'll be able to stop and not to push yourself to keep on playing.

I would rather perceive it as a fee for the lesson that I managed to get, because before I started playing I was convinced that you can earn money on gambling, after I tried it and it turned out that every time it only brings losses, then this became an experience that shows that it is not as easy as it seemed initially, or maybe even impossible, because only a few earn money in gambling, and until you try you will not know who you are among those who are able to win, or among those who only suffer losses.

It is possible to make money by gambling. But you must be experienced and lucky. I would say that most of the games in the casino are based on luck. If you are lucky, you will make a lot of money. And if you are unlucky, you will lose a lot of money.

Let's think about a small thing. If we always won at gambling, how would physical casinos and online casinos do their business? There is a possibility of winning at gambling. But our possibility of losing is more. However, this is a very complicated matter. I would say that these should not be debated. Gambling should be played only for fun.

The fact is that there's nothing that is a short cut out of poverty, because you must work and sacrifice you time to stay focus on your goal with commitment. Gambling is not a business neither is it a skill that one can be a professional in. This makes it not qualify to be seen as a means of making profit, or a means to make a fortune. Gambling is risky and should be done for fun to limit the risk.

[hahay]

Although in gambling it is more often losing than winning, but if we gamble based on calculations and also only gamble with money that is ready to lose then I am sure, even if our budget loses all but the defeat will not make us poor. However, if we continue to gamble and continue to make deposits when the budget has run out, then such gamblers are undisciplined gamblers and cannot control their emotions.

Thus, gamblers who are unable to be disciplined and gamblers who cannot control their emotions properly, then gamblers like this will be closer to poverty and life problems that are increasingly difficult and chaotic. With this difference, I personally cannot say that gambling is a shortcut to poverty, because not all gamblers are bad.

[Tungbulu]

The problem is when gamblers perceive gambling as investment instead of plain fun. Then they would perceive losses as price for fun they had while playing instead of lost investment.

If they proceed with gambling after losing money in order to recover the losses they are already in losing spiral in the game that is rigged against them.

So what are you trying to say in the above bolded paragraph? Are you trying to say it’s better to see gambling as a form of investment or rather a form of entertainment, because your statement here is kinda confusing and people might get the wrong impression or idea from what you just said above.

Gambling when considered as an investment can be pretty dangerous since it could result to taking certain inappropriate risks, and every loss could be seen as a loss of investment or maybe a step further to reaping the profits of their investment, this could potentially lead to excessive gambling in an attempt to recover all the lost funds.

[I_Anime]

Yeah right, if you can't control your emotions then you are prone in losing a lot since you are not willing to let go whatever you lose then you'll be force to add more in order to recover those money, it only adds pressure to you since you wanted to quickly recover your money placing you in a situation where you will just add more money each time your balance got emptied.

Better to quit while you still have the chance and forget about those amount, think about it as payment for your entertainment and nothing more, with that perception you'll be able to stop and not to push yourself to keep on playing.

I would rather perceive it as a fee for the lesson that I managed to get, because before I started playing I was convinced that you can earn money on gambling, after I tried it and it turned out that every time it only brings losses, then this became an experience that shows that it is not as easy as it seemed initially, or maybe even impossible, because only a few earn money in gambling, and until you try you will not know who you are among those who are able to win, or among those who only suffer losses.

The problem is when gamblers perceive gambling as investment instead of plain fun. Then they would perceive losses as price for fun they had while playing instead of lost investment.

If they proceed with gambling after losing money in order to recover the losses they are already in losing spiral in the game that is rigged against them.

Know this and know Peace, because if gambling was the fastest way to eradicate poverty why are people still working why isn't it saturated (there alot of gamblers but if it was that easy it would have been more than that.).

Going in to gambling with the wrong mindset is like throwing your money into a burning flame , you may at first win something small thinking, "so is this easy " without knowing what's waiting for you ahead with such mindset, because you will endup with countless losses till you would finally realise that gambling is for fun not for making money or getting rich over night.

[Churchillvv]

Yeah right, if you can't control your emotions then you are prone in losing a lot since you are not willing to let go whatever you lose then you'll be force to add more in order to recover those money, it only adds pressure to you since you wanted to quickly recover your money placing you in a situation where you will just add more money each time your balance got emptied.

Better to quit while you still have the chance and forget about those amount, think about it as payment for your entertainment and nothing more, with that perception you'll be able to stop and not to push yourself to keep on playing.

I would rather perceive it as a fee for the lesson that I managed to get, because before I started playing I was convinced that you can earn money on gambling, after I tried it and it turned out that every time it only brings losses, then this became an experience that shows that it is not as easy as it seemed initially, or maybe even impossible, because only a few earn money in gambling, and until you try you will not know who you are among those who are able to win, or among those who only suffer losses.

Perhaps I have been a loser and a winner and I choose winner every time yet we find it very difficult to win. Even though I would want to learn what essence would gambling be to me in the context in which you put it as a fee for lesson one will have? to me it's perhaps just a little money that I wasted and would never be considered any kind of fee. Experience is gotten from other experience too so you should change that mindset hence it might lead others who would hear it and begin to waste money on gambling for the so called experience.

Well for me gambling is all luck, you play you win, you play you loss whatsoever be the days fate.

[Rabata]

Yeah right, if you can't control your emotions then you are prone in losing a lot since you are not willing to let go whatever you lose then you'll be force to add more in order to recover those money, it only adds pressure to you since you wanted to quickly recover your money placing you in a situation where you will just add more money each time your balance got emptied.

Better to quit while you still have the chance and forget about those amount, think about it as payment for your entertainment and nothing more, with that perception you'll be able to stop and not to push yourself to keep on playing.

I would rather perceive it as a fee for the lesson that I managed to get, because before I started playing I was convinced that you can earn money on gambling, after I tried it and it turned out that every time it only brings losses, then this became an experience that shows that it is not as easy as it seemed initially, or maybe even impossible, because only a few earn money in gambling, and until you try you will not know who you are among those who are able to win, or among those who only suffer losses.

A misconception that many has been fell, thinking that you can earn or you can grow your money from this venue only to realize that you are losing more than what you think you can, if you failed to understand the concept then it will continue to ruined your finances it's best to stop and moveaway as early as you suffer from your first defeat, else you'll continue to lose more and might ends up getting addicted and suffer more then regret everything.

If a gambler realizes his mistake after losing a few attempts, I think it is a huge achievement for him. Because not everyone is able to realize their mistake after losing some bets in gambling. Most of the gamblers who are able to realize this mistake after losing most of their wealth.

If a gambler can learn some lessons from the mistakes of others and implement them in his gambling, then he will definitely be able to reduce his losses. Using gambling to earn money or to fulfill a dream means increasing his losing ratio. Gambling may be able to give a gambler more than his expectations but it cannot be used to alleviate poverty or fulfill specific goals.

[Olatundespo]

Yeah right, if you can't control your emotions then you are prone in losing a lot since you are not willing to let go whatever you lose then you'll be force to add more in order to recover those money, it only adds pressure to you since you wanted to quickly recover your money placing you in a situation where you will just add more money each time your balance got emptied.

Better to quit while you still have the chance and forget about those amount, think about it as payment for your entertainment and nothing more, with that perception you'll be able to stop and not to push yourself to keep on playing.

I would rather perceive it as a fee for the lesson that I managed to get, because before I started playing I was convinced that you can earn money on gambling, after I tried it and it turned out that every time it only brings losses, then this became an experience that shows that it is not as easy as it seemed initially, or maybe even impossible, because only a few earn money in gambling, and until you try you will not know who you are among those who are able to win, or among those who only suffer losses.

The problem is when gamblers perceive gambling as investment instead of plain fun. Then they would perceive losses as price for fun they had while playing instead of lost investment.

If they proceed with gambling after losing money in order to recover the losses they are already in losing spiral in the game that is rigged against them.

Know this and know Peace, because if gambling was the fastest way to eradicate poverty why are people still working why isn't it saturated (there alot of gamblers but if it was that easy it would have been more than that.).

Going in to gambling with the wrong mindset is like throwing your money into a burning flame , you may at first win something small thinking, "so is this easy " without knowing what's waiting for you ahead with such mindset, because you will endup with countless losses till you would finally realise that gambling is for fun not for making money or getting rich over night.

You are right. Some gamblers like to gamble to get rich and for them a source of entertainment is to earn money through gambling which is a misconception that they may understand after high losing. Considering the source of income is a misconception for them and suggests to those gamblers that they are on the wrong track. Their reaction after losing money can be dangerous as they continue to gamble for longer periods of time and cross the red level by behaving more aggressively. Driving yourself into gambling with the wrong mindset can cause great harm to yourself and your family by mismanaging it as foolish people do. You will continue to do this it is normal behavior but you should be aware of the red lines of your gambling such as time limit and money allocation which can save you from losing extra money beyond the allocation.

[Orpichukwu]

Not every gambler that won millions of dollars became broke after then, some people who luckily made such huge win, decided to do something good with their money and they did better their life afterward. Although so many lucky winners after winning such huge amount, still went back to poverty.

If you were winning a huge amount in gambling before, you should know better by know that once you get a huge win, you need to take a brake and spend the money on a reasonable investment.

One of the reasons why some people always say that jackpot winners run broke after winning large amounts of money is because of the type of money people who are close to them that have won large amounts and how they have used that winning. They tend to generalise it that all gamblers that win large amounts of money always end up spending more than half of it in the same system where they will be busy looking for means to multiply what they have already won; greed is what leads many of them to losing everything.

[Hispo]

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Thus, gamblers who are unable to be disciplined and gamblers who cannot control their emotions properly, then gamblers like this will be closer to poverty and life problems that are increasingly difficult and chaotic. With this difference, I personally cannot say that gambling is a shortcut to poverty, because not all gamblers are bad.

It is only a short-cut to poverty if one allows it to be one, in my opinion. On casinos, nobody holds gamblers at gunpoint to force them to wager more and more and increse their risk with each new session, each one of us are responsible not only for the money we throw into casinos but also to keep sources of income stable enough for us to cover our needs fully.
That is something I have noticed from problem gamblers, their problem starts to increase in such a way through time that they become inefficient at their workplaces and eventually lose their income, from it it could be just matter of time for a former providing member of society to become a criminal living in poverty. (There are both rich and poor criminals).

Buying gold and throwing it into a deep river is also a shortcut to poverty, but nobody does it and of they did, it would be completely in their free will to do it.

[Rockstarguy]

Or it coudl be a recipe to disaster if you think that way....

It's indeed a recipe for disaster, when it comes to gambling there's absolutely nothing sure about it even sports betting is unpredictable, some gamblers try to take advantage of safe options so they can constantly be in profit but it doesn't actually work that way. Today the match between leganes and AthletiCo Madrid ended up with a shocking result. I have this friend that normally stakes on games like this with 100 dollars and above with the intention of making small profits from it, today he decided to stake 200 dollars because he was very sure about atl Madrid but leganes won the game. If gambling isn't done with the mentality of having fun it can ruin your mental health and make you bankrupt.

When it comes to sport games anything can happen, that is why don't need to have so much confidence now using so much amount of money to play bet,  just play with the amount you can afford to lose.

Many people expected AthletiCo Madrid to win the game because already AthletiCo Madrid is a big team and winning won't be difficult but it was a surprise to see them lose to leganes. In gambling anything can happen that is why one needs to be careful when playing games like this. No matter how good the team you are in support to win never use so much money to bet because anything can occur that the outcome of the game will be different from the expected.