What is your definition of gambling for fun?

[ethereumhunter]

I don't believe that and it's very difficult to find people who would be attracted to gambling without the desire to make a profit. All the people I have seen in my area are attracted to gambling solely for the greed of making a profit. In reality, I have not found such a knowledgeable and professional gambler who is only attracted to gambling for fun.

I wrote that those who come to play for fun practically do not think about profit in a casino. Yes, naturally, they also want to get at least some winnings, but this will not be the main part of the process. Do you understand the difference? Good if so.

Lately, if I play, it is to while away the time or to escape from the daily routine. I do not put winnings first. It will be nice if it appears, but more often than not, I lose money. For me, such amounts do not become critical for my budget. I try to allocate for the game the amount that I can afford.

That is normal if you see many people attract to gambling because they want to win from gambling. They must realize that is not easy so they don't have to push themselves by playing gambling using more money.

It is good if they come to casino just to have fun without any intention to win the games as they know that will difficult for them. They just need to enjoy the games while they can let their luck comes to them and give them the winning. You treat gambling as an entertainment and use that for fun so you can limit your money to playing gambling. That help you to prevent the problem that can occurs in gambling.

[harapan]

That got me thinking, how do you personally define "gambling for fun"?
Even when I lose, it pushes me to improve rather than simply shrugging it off as part of the fun

Well, gambling for fun can be refered to anything based on personal preference, because you can take gambling for fun when you earn from it or when you gamble with what you can afford to lose, sometimes some people usually take off the day stress off when they gamble and they see it as fun you know.
Sometimes you might get the best out of it but necessarily I think it shouldn't be a priority and it could be more than that to you besides some persons see it as a source of income so it could serve as alot.

[God Of Thunder]

I totally agree with you, "gambling for fun" is just an excuse for gamblers, in fact their main goal is to make money. Especially when they gamble in online casinos.
There are almost no offline casinos in my area, and every gambler in my area gambles in online casinos, and they are all addicted to gambling. They always gamble for money.

As I said in my previous post, I guess that line was written by casino professionals. It could be the owner of the casino or people who work for the casino. It is just a suggestion so that people do not spend their life savings in casinos. But I don't think people care about what others suggest. If someone is addicted to gambling or wants to gamble, they will do it regardless of their financial conditions.

People usually go to offline casinos because gambling isn't the only thing that happens there. They enjoy the bars and other things there. If you have ever been to Las Vegas, you would know what I am talking about. That can be considered as entertainment.

[bakasabo]

I don't believe that and it's very difficult to find people who would be attracted to gambling without the desire to make a profit. All the people I have seen in my area are attracted to gambling solely for the greed of making a profit. In reality, I have not found such a knowledgeable and professional gambler who is only attracted to gambling for fun.

How about category of people who are ready to spend money? Such people come to gambling not to lose, not to make profit, but to spend money on entertainment. It is like going on a show for them. They pay for entrance ticket, they see action, they get entertained, they spend some of their time and go home or close casino webpage. Suppose you go on a fair, or travelling attraction park visit your place. You go there with intention to have fun. Even if you play game like throw a ball in cans and win a prize, you do it for fun, spend money on having fun. You dont necessary focus on hitting every can and winning biggest prize. Even if you miss and lose, you dont find yourself disappointed much.

[Mrbluntzy]

I don't believe that and it's very difficult to find people who would be attracted to gambling without the desire to make a profit. All the people I have seen in my area are attracted to gambling solely for the greed of making a profit. In reality, I have not found such a knowledgeable and professional gambler who is only attracted to gambling for fun.

How about category of people who are ready to spend money? Such people come to gambling not to lose, not to make profit, but to spend money on entertainment. It is like going on a show for them. They pay for entrance ticket, they see action, they get entertained, they spend some of their time and go home or close casino webpage. Suppose you go on a fair, or travelling attraction park visit your place. You go there with intention to have fun. Even if you play game like throw a ball in cans and win a prize, you do it for fun, spend money on having fun. You dont necessary focus on hitting every can and winning biggest prize. Even if you miss and lose, you dont find yourself disappointed much.

Gambling is a different type of entertainment where there is only a few people who can really have no interest of earning money from gambling. The example you gave about someone buying a ticket for a show is a different thing, that kind of entertainment can be very enjoyable but in the aspect of gambling, it can make the gambler to feel upset about their losses and they can angrily quit or chase losses or even become addicted.

[bakasabo]

I don't believe that and it's very difficult to find people who would be attracted to gambling without the desire to make a profit. All the people I have seen in my area are attracted to gambling solely for the greed of making a profit. In reality, I have not found such a knowledgeable and professional gambler who is only attracted to gambling for fun.

How about category of people who are ready to spend money? Such people come to gambling not to lose, not to make profit, but to spend money on entertainment. It is like going on a show for them. They pay for entrance ticket, they see action, they get entertained, they spend some of their time and go home or close casino webpage. Suppose you go on a fair, or travelling attraction park visit your place. You go there with intention to have fun. Even if you play game like throw a ball in cans and win a prize, you do it for fun, spend money on having fun. You dont necessary focus on hitting every can and winning biggest prize. Even if you miss and lose, you dont find yourself disappointed much.

Gambling is a different type of entertainment where there is only a few people who can really have no interest of earning money from gambling. The example you gave about someone buying a ticket for a show is a different thing, that kind of entertainment can be very enjoyable but in the aspect of gambling, it can make the gambler to feel upset about their losses and they can angrily quit or chase losses or even become addicted.

My example was aimed to show that you spend money on a show to receive fun emotions, and you spend money on gambling (deposit) to receive fun emotions. By the way, people can get angry if they dont like show; money wasted or lost. Looks similar to losing money in gambling, isnt it?

But I think we will never find true or come to one answer in a definition of fun. Some people find it even entertaining simply throwing stones, others get fun from receiving pain, others burn money and find it entertaining. Dictionary use word enjoyment in definition of a word fun. Then if someone enjoys spending money, than losing money is gambling is a form of fun for him.

[Futurexxx]

I've come across plenty of gambling discussions, and even when the topic is strictly about strategies, there are always people chiming in that gambling should be just for fun.

That got me thinking, how do you personally define "gambling for fun"?

For me, as someone looking to improve and eventually turn a profit, I don’t really see gambling as just entertainment. If I did, I probably wouldn’t take it seriously, and I'd just keep losing without much thought.

The real excitement for me comes from the challenge, not just the thrill. Even when I lose, it pushes me to improve rather than simply shrugging it off as part of the fun, that’s why I don’t fully agree with the idea of gambling being just for fun, it means more to me than that.

It depends on the senerio, because I can still remember vividly well when growing up we mostly gambles while playing football, we select two teams, and after selection, we bet against each other, any team that score a goal has won the bet, and we stake again and again just to increase the competitiveness and fun, aside that, their is nothing fun in losing money constantly in sport betting you aren't involved in, or in a casino bet, though I wouldn't say that am trying to make a living out of it, but I bet with the intention of making  cool cash, I don't gamble for fun, even though I bet with an amount I can afford to lose, I still analyze the games I want to stake on with so much seriousness Because it's a money I worked for, no matter how little it is.
If am looking for fun thing to do I go out with my guys in my neighborhood to play football, or we most times go out for swimming, or we watches football in a viewing center, these are fun thing to do, not gambling with my hard earned money.
 I do it with real intent because they are also intentional when am losing.

[Cryptmuster]

Well, gambling for fun can be refered to anything based on personal preference, because you can take gambling for fun when you earn from it or when you gamble with what you can afford to lose, sometimes some people usually take off the day stress off when they gamble and they see it as fun you know.
Sometimes you might get the best out of it but necessarily I think it shouldn't be a priority and it could be more than that to you besides some persons see it as a source of income so it could serve as alot.

Seeing it as a source of income and receiving income from gambling are different things, I suppose that every player starts with such a desire to earn money on gambling, but later this changes and when the understanding comes that they cannot earn money there, but they like to play, then they will continue only without the previous ambitions and with a minimum budget, the loss of which will not harm their budget. If this is the case, then gambling will never become something burdensome for such a player.

[nara1892]

Well, gambling for fun can be refered to anything based on personal preference, because you can take gambling for fun when you earn from it or when you gamble with what you can afford to lose, sometimes some people usually take off the day stress off when they gamble and they see it as fun you know.
Sometimes you might get the best out of it but necessarily I think it shouldn't be a priority and it could be more than that to you besides some persons see it as a source of income so it could serve as alot.

Seeing it as a source of income and receiving income from gambling are different things, I suppose that every player starts with such a desire to earn money on gambling, but later this changes and when the understanding comes that they cannot earn money there, but they like to play, then they will continue only without the previous ambitions and with a minimum budget, the loss of which will not harm their budget. If this is the case, then gambling will never become something burdensome for such a player.

Yes I understand what you mean here but honestly I believe that there are very few such gamblers, meaning very few gamblers who are able to change their approach for the better just because they see that gambling is not able to realize their desire to always be able to make money, and usually the majority of them actually get crazier in the sense of being more aggressive in treating their gambling activities when they come with the aim of getting money but instead the result is experiencing a lot of defeats, but on the other hand yes I also understand that the possibility of changing for the better does exist but usually in most cases gamblers have to experience a significant slump first before their awareness arises.

[Juicyhome]

Well, gambling for fun can be refered to anything based on personal preference, because you can take gambling for fun when you earn from it or when you gamble with what you can afford to lose, sometimes some people usually take off the day stress off when they gamble and they see it as fun you know.
Sometimes you might get the best out of it but necessarily I think it shouldn't be a priority and it could be more than that to you besides some persons see it as a source of income so it could serve as alot.

Seeing it as a source of income and receiving income from gambling are different things, I suppose that every player starts with such a desire to earn money on gambling, but later this changes and when the understanding comes that they cannot earn money there, but they like to play, then they will continue only without the previous ambitions and with a minimum budget, the loss of which will not harm their budget. If this is the case, then gambling will never become something burdensome for such a player.

Gaming can't be for fun because you won't play without money, you can't call what you stake with your hard earn money as fun.  We better call it addiction than to call it fun.  What's fun about losing your money?  Gambling is a game for trying of luck, the fun is watching them play without staking your funds. But once you stake your funds its strictly business.

However, some people enjoying betting only when they are making money. If once they lose they will lost interest in it. Because gambling is two ways things, its either you lose or you win. There no fun time, in wasting your money on betting, gambling is fun to only for those that are on the winning side.

[mak013]

And what you think about such definition?
Professional gambling - is situation, when gambling is your main income. All other types of gambling - are gambling for fun.

It seems correct. You getting fun from the process. It doesn`t matter what result do you get and was if fun or not - you don`t play for living, you play for fun.

[xenomorfo]

Yes, it is true that we used to play the lottery as children just for fun, but we did not play the lottery with the hope of winning big prizes, in that case we would play the lottery just for fun or entertainment. If there is no intention of a large prize, then we can certainly consider it as gambling for fun, but if the intention behind the bet is to make a large profit, then in no way will the gambling addict be limited to just having fun.

You hit the Helliumz point, as children we played to be together and to spend time. Yes, of course we wanted to win, but it was not a drama losing.
That is the important point in my opinion.
I remember that i really enjoyed it and it was truly a pleasure to play with others.

[blomen]

And what you think about such definition?
Professional gambling - is situation, when gambling is your main income. All other types of gambling - are gambling for fun.

It seems correct. You getting fun from the process. It doesn`t matter what result do you get and was if fun or not - you don`t play for living, you play for fun.

i don't think it's correct to say that only professionals gamble to make money. there are people outside the definition of "professional" who might be gambling with their last bit of cash in hopes of winning or just to indulge themselves occasionally.

it's not just professionals who want to make money. everyone wants to win while playing, the only difference is how much we care about it.

[Smartvirus]

Gambling for fun is to enjoy the game dynamics, some slots are fun, personally i enjoy playing Nitropolis 4 because that slot is fun to me, and with other games like Dice i have fun chasing big multipliers, is hard to get a x10,000 but it is fun when it comes.

So, from my point of view is totally possible to gamble for fun, i don't always gamble with that goal, sometimes i gamble to chase the big profit but those runs used to be short. Big bets but a low amount of bets, that's the right way to chase profit.

The dynamics of course, you’ve got to accept and welcome all the thrills it comes with you know. Crash games is one of the games I get thrilled by, it has this video game feeling about it except for the fact that, you’ve got what to lose in monetary value and not just having your avatar crash out. Plinko is another one, watching those balls drop to some multiplier with your mouth never shot of wishes and where it should turn.

When it comes to sports betting, when the team you bet against is pressing and pushing hard, you become very optimistic on result. There are thrills there you know.

[Fivestar4everMVP]

And what you think about such definition?
Professional gambling - is situation, when gambling is your main income. All other types of gambling - are gambling for fun.

It seems correct. You getting fun from the process. It doesn`t matter what result do you get and was if fun or not - you don`t play for living, you play for fun.

Sorry but I don't think one has to be a professional gambler to gamble for money or profit, any body, including those who actually have other things they do, like run a business or work in an office, but still spend still a part of their leisure time gambling, can actually be gambling for the profit and not for fun.

To gamble for fun is a choice every one makes for themselves, aside from the professional gamblers of course, since we know that gambling is what they do for a living and they can't afford to treat it like it's a fun venture, they and their family did go hungry 🤓

And in response to the op, added to what I've previously said on this thread, there is actually no special definition of gambling for fun, it simply means when you gamble and don't make winning a priority.

[danherbias07]

Yes, it is true that we used to play the lottery as children just for fun, but we did not play the lottery with the hope of winning big prizes, in that case we would play the lottery just for fun or entertainment. If there is no intention of a large prize, then we can certainly consider it as gambling for fun, but if the intention behind the bet is to make a large profit, then in no way will the gambling addict be limited to just having fun.

You hit the Helliumz point, as children we played to be together and to spend time. Yes, of course we wanted to win, but it was not a drama losing.
That is the important point in my opinion.
I remember that i really enjoyed it and it was truly a pleasure to play with others.

I played poker with friends before and used chips that we bought from the toy store. The buy-in was only half a dollar in our currency and I can say I made a lot of fun playing poker with them. At the end of the day, I don't feel the losses. It's mostly chit-chat and stories while playing which made it more fun.
This cannot happen to a gambler who is aiming for the big win. All he wants is to hit the jackpot and there's really no fun in it anymore. Sometimes they even press the turbo just so they could see the results in an instant and that's one sign that we are not enjoying the game anymore.
It's the reason why I still love playing poker outside. It's not the money that you want but the camaraderie and the stories that you will hear which are either sad or amusing and that's the reason why you will keep on coming back.

[sompitonov]

And what you think about such definition?
Professional gambling - is situation, when gambling is your main income. All other types of gambling - are gambling for fun.

It seems correct. You getting fun from the process. It doesn`t matter what result do you get and was if fun or not - you don`t play for living, you play for fun.

Sorry but I don't think one has to be a professional gambler to gamble for money or profit, any body, including those who actually have other things they do, like run a business or work in an office, but still spend still a part of their leisure time gambling, can actually be gambling for the profit and not for fun.

To gamble for fun is a choice every one makes for themselves, aside from the professional gamblers of course, since we know that gambling is what they do for a living and they can't afford to treat it like it's a fun venture, they and their family did go hungry 🤓

And in response to the op, added to what I've previously said on this thread, there is actually no special definition of gambling for fun, it simply means when you gamble and don't make winning a priority.

It's really interesting to play and discuss funny moments from life at the table, have fun and so on. This is the soulfulness that we often lack, especially in this cruel world. Honestly, I think it would distract me from the game itself, even if I tried to concentrate, but it doesn't matter, because small contributions are worth it. But if the buy-in was significant for me, I would not play there, in another place, where the goal to win was higher than soulful conversations. I also play online poker when I don't see anyone live and make every decision too carefully.

[MarjorieZimmermanGinger]

Gamble for fun means you should not use the amount of money that you can not afford to lose to gamble. If you can afford to lose the money, you can gamble with it. This will make you use small amount of money to gamble instead of huge amount of money.

If gambling is considered as fun then people should have full control over the capital they spend so that in the context of fun it is only meant to fulfill small expectations in gambling as an arena for seeking pleasure alone. Even so, gambling is always considered for fun for some people who are not addicted and even though they also think of making money in some luck that will be obtained. There is nothing better to consider gambling as fun because whatever other reasons are given are not far from how to make money in the luck that is in gambling itself.

[Bushdark]

I don't believe that and it's very difficult to find people who would be attracted to gambling without the desire to make a profit. All the people I have seen in my area are attracted to gambling solely for the greed of making a profit. In reality, I have not found such a knowledgeable and professional gambler who is only attracted to gambling for fun.

I wrote that those who come to play for fun practically do not think about profit in a casino. Yes, naturally, they also want to get at least some winnings, but this will not be the main part of the process. Do you understand the difference? Good if so.

Lately, if I play, it is to while away the time or to escape from the daily routine. I do not put winnings first. It will be nice if it appears, but more often than not, I lose money. For me, such amounts do not become critical for my budget. I try to allocate for the game the amount that I can afford.

That is normal if you see many people attract to gambling because they want to win from gambling. They must realize that is not easy so they don't have to push themselves by playing gambling using more money.

It is good if they come to casino just to have fun without any intention to win the games as they know that will difficult for them. They just need to enjoy the games while they can let their luck comes to them and give them the winning. You treat gambling as an entertainment and use that for fun so you can limit your money to playing gambling. That help you to prevent the problem that can occurs in gambling.

There is nothing like having fun in a casino when you are there to make money from yourself.
Having fun in gambling means you are not really serious and making winnings is not your priority. No fun in gambling and it is good for us to gamble with sense and it always tok serious. People want to make money from gambling by all means and you are now being fun. Do you have to be having fun in gambling and be losing your money? No one wants that so trying to have fun as a gambling is not real.
You will want to have fun or play with money with you already have the money and not an average man that intends to make extra funds as a gambler.

[hahay]

And what you think about such definition?
Professional gambling - is situation, when gambling is your main income. All other types of gambling - are gambling for fun.

It seems correct. You getting fun from the process. It doesn`t matter what result do you get and was if fun or not - you don`t play for living, you play for fun.

If gambling is used as the main income, then gambling is entirely for winning and profit, regardless of whether it is fun or not. Unless, gambling is used as a means for entertainment and games and does not prioritize profit, then such gambling becomes gambling for fun. Because after all, gambling itself is basically a game to get profit but, over time with the habit of gambling, then gambling becomes a fun for them. For me personally, the definition of gambling for fun is when getting a win, and fun can be created.