How much money do you have to lose before gambling is a problem?

[Asiska02]

Gambling is problematic when you just begin to feel uncomfortable with anything you do as regarding the games you play. It may range from losing too much money and feeling bad about it, risking too much that you can afford to lose, using borrowed money to gamble and lastly having to affect your lifestyle including your mental health, and your relationship with others too who may not like or your gambling habits affects their well being also. The point you discredited that you seem not to acknowledge as the main cause of seeing gambling as a problem are also part of it including the ones you mentioned to be the more cause of referring to gambling as a problematic thing. They’re all reasons to why gambling can be called problematic if not resolved.

[ShowOff]

It’s not about the money but about your general wellness and situation in life. If your family is being affected and you have observed some unhealthy and unusual habits from you caused by gambling then you can say that gambling is a problem now. If you are leaving your family behind for gambling then that’s a problem. If you are putting them in danger that’s a problem.

Yeap, you are right.
The main purpose from the gambling is gettting entertainment from it having fun on it. But if this gambling is causing us to lose focus and cause unrest in our lives, then how much more effective is this entertainment? Instead of giving us entertainment, it will give us more headaches.

So, sometimes it is not enough to just limit our money to reduce losses. In this context, it is important to quit gambling or set a time limit.

All gamblers should understand this well, especially for those who do not have a fixed income, do not let gambling make you ignore your responsibilities to your family. This is actually often experienced by poor people, who try their luck in gambling, they risk everything they have and expect the situation to change instantly.

It is indeed difficult to be a responsible gambler, who sticks to the limits that have been set. But remember, the gambling you do is for your own pleasure, do not let it be when you experience a loss that makes the lives of your children and wife problematic. Of course when the pressure starts to increase, and you start to become unstable in controlling gambling, that is a signal to stop immediately.

[yahoo62278]

It's not about the amount of money you lose, it's about knowing when to stop. If you have $1000 in the bank and you owe $900 in rent tomorrow, you can't really afford to gamble, but if you decided to take a shot $100 is max you can lose. Again, you shouldn't gamble in this spot, but if you do and you spend more then $100 leaving you short on bills, then you have a problem.

You decide when to play or not play and you should be smarter than the example above.

[baeva]

Gambling is problematic when you just begin to feel uncomfortable with anything you do as regarding the games you play. It may range from losing too much money and feeling bad about it, risking too much that you can afford to lose, using borrowed money to gamble and lastly having to affect your lifestyle including your mental health, and your relationship with others too who may not like or your gambling habits affects their well being also. The point you discredited that you seem not to acknowledge as the main cause of seeing gambling as a problem are also part of it including the ones you mentioned to be the more cause of referring to gambling as a problematic thing. They’re all reasons to why gambling can be called problematic if not resolved.

Discomfort can show up even if you are in control of your game and love it, playing only optionally on weekends without losing huge amounts. I think it depends on the company of people you play with, they create the atmosphere of the game and it is important to keep it positive. And actually there are many other things that cause discomfort in the game, I think it is not the most important one

[Odusko]

Gambling is problematic when you just begin to feel uncomfortable with anything you do as regarding the games you play. It may range from losing too much money and feeling bad about it, risking too much that you can afford to lose, using borrowed money to gamble and lastly having to affect your lifestyle including your mental health, and your relationship with others too who may not like or your gambling habits affects their well being also. The point you discredited that you seem not to acknowledge as the main cause of seeing gambling as a problem are also part of it including the ones you mentioned to be the more cause of referring to gambling as a problematic thing. They’re all reasons to why gambling can be called problematic if not resolved.

What make you to feel uncomfortable is the outcome of your games so for that before the uncomfortable feeling position as a good gambler there is a balance stage that you shouldn't over step such as putting yourself under pressured conditions like going beyond what you can afford, this seemingly the reason why most gamblers feel uncomfortable at some stage while still playing, instead quiting for a while to recover both financially and emotionally.

[Sandra_hakeem]

Note this the amount of money lost or won doesn't determine when gambling becomes problematic. Because many people believe that when you loose a specific amount of money in gambling them gambling is then problematic to a person.

Firstly, I guess what you wanted to say was "lose"?? As in you lost money... Not "loose" as in to loose a knot. Checkout for those differences and correct yourself!

Secondly, losing is part of the game, losing one's mind and sanity isn't... If you've lost money, that's normal, but if the amount has gone too high and it seems like that's going ruin your life, that's problematic (as you called it)

And other consider gambling to be problematic when it only give a person a  financial problems, no I don't think so.

you're literally saying the same thing here too...

What I consider problematic is not only when gambling cause you financial problem, but if gambling is interfering with individual's relationships, job, mental or physical health or any area of their life then gambling is problematic.

What I consider problematic bla bla bla.... Oh, you haven't considered also that the relationships, mental and physical health conditions, and your life as a whole depends your money?? Dude, you have to tell yourself the truth.

[Crypto Library]

All gamblers should understand this well, especially for those who do not have a fixed income, do not let gambling make you ignore your responsibilities to your family. This is actually often experienced by poor people, who try their luck in gambling, they risk everything they have and expect the situation to change instantly.

It is indeed difficult to be a responsible gambler, who sticks to the limits that have been set. But remember, the gambling you do is for your own pleasure, do not let it be when you experience a loss that makes the lives of your children and wife problematic. Of course when the pressure starts to increase, and you start to become unstable in controlling gambling, that is a signal to stop immediately.

That's actually what I wanted to say.

Even if you don't have any fixed income it doesn't mean that you can't play the casino or bet to the sports, yes, still you can enjoy the gambling with the fund you can afford to lose but this is the common things that most gamblers forget when gambling. So in case of those who don't have any stable or fixed income, those should pinned this in their mind when they wanted to gamble.

[Z390]

Note this the amount of money lost or won doesn't determine when gambling becomes problematic. Because many people believe that when you loose a specific amount of money in gambling them gambling is then problematic to a person. And other consider gambling to be problematic when it only give a person a  financial problems, no I don't think so. What I consider problematic is not only when gambling cause you financial problem, but if gambling is interfering with individual's relationships, job, mental or physical health or any area of their life then gambling is problematic. So what about you guys what do you think? You contributions matters.

Gambling is not a problem only when you start losing money, there are still some people in the world who stays away from gambling even when their country is getting worse due to inflation and lack of jobs, if you ask them why they choose to stay away they will say they have to protect their mindset.
Religion is so against gambling for this reasons, it has the power to change who you really are and turn you into something else, a right mindset on a right journey will likely end up well, compare to gambling where there is no light at the end of its tunnel.
If you are not having fun in gambling I don't think you should be gambling at all because fun is the only thing that I can guarantee you if you want to become a gambler.

[Frankolala]

I agree! Gambling becomes a problem not just when money is lost, but when it starts hurting your life, affecting your daily routine in other ways. If it affects your health, job, or even relationships, then it's already a serious issue, even if you haven't lost much money.

It's about the impact on your life, not just your wallet.

It means that you are already an addict for you to allow gambling to be a threat to your peace of mind. This is the main reason why one needs to gamble responsible and stay healthy to avoid being addicted to gambling. Assuming, there is nothing like addiction and only losses when gambling, nobody will see gamblers as irresponsible people because they are still in control of your senses. Addiction takes over all your thinking mentality.

[sompitonov]

All gamblers should understand this well, especially for those who do not have a fixed income, do not let gambling make you ignore your responsibilities to your family. This is actually often experienced by poor people, who try their luck in gambling, they risk everything they have and expect the situation to change instantly.

It is indeed difficult to be a responsible gambler, who sticks to the limits that have been set. But remember, the gambling you do is for your own pleasure, do not let it be when you experience a loss that makes the lives of your children and wife problematic. Of course when the pressure starts to increase, and you start to become unstable in controlling gambling, that is a signal to stop immediately.

That's actually what I wanted to say.

Even if you don't have any fixed income it doesn't mean that you can't play the casino or bet to the sports, yes, still you can enjoy the gambling with the fund you can afford to lose but this is the common things that most gamblers forget when gambling. So in case of those who don't have any stable or fixed income, those should pinned this in their mind when they wanted to gamble.

However, for many players this can become the very trigger for the game, because they sit and think where to find money while there is no temporary work, and then for some reason a "brilliant idea" comes that you can earn money in a casino. Although of course they reassure themselves that they will immediately leave if they win. As if they want to deceive him, but you can't deceive a casino, and whoever thinks so will pay even more and leave money there. It is still more reasonable to consider winning as an exception to the rule in my opinion.

[Odusko]

It means that you are already an addict for you to allow gambling to be a threat to your peace of mind. This is the main reason why one needs to gamble responsible and stay healthy to avoid being addicted to gambling. Assuming, there is nothing like addiction and only losses when gambling, nobody will see gamblers as irresponsible people because they are still in control of your senses. Addiction takes over all your thinking mentality.

Peach of mind is the after math of every action, if your peace is taken you should know that something ha e triggered it to go, such as unbearable loses and pressure to meet certain amount to recover, this can become a worrying point that affects your overall peace of mind and could because a dip threat as far as addition is concerned, so you are very correct that the mate who's is an addict already will definitely be the one to exhibit such tendency of emotional imbalance.

[Dr.Bitcoin_Strange]

I don’t know… Maybe if I lost $10k in gambling, that’s when I’d finally admit I have a gambling problem. But honestly, I don’t even have $10k to gamble with right now. If it were for investment, maybe I’d take the risk, but not for gambling. So I don’t think I’m at risk of becoming addicted, since I’m not too emotionally attached when I gamble. I tend to get scared quickly when I’m losing, I’m not the type to chase losses. So even if I lose, I think I’m still safe.

If you are always gambling with the amount of money you can afford to lose, you don't have any gambling problem but when you are being reckless and staking with the amount you were supposed to put in your safe or the money you were supposed to spend on important assets, that is when it's becomes a problem. For some people, they can lose the $10k and they be able to make the money back from their business or investment in just a short period of time, so it won't even be problematic for them to lose such amount.

[bubilas]

Note this the amount of money lost or won doesn't determine when gambling becomes problematic. Because many people believe that when you loose a specific amount of money in gambling them gambling is then problematic to a person. And other consider gambling to be problematic when it only give a person a  financial problems, no I don't think so. What I consider problematic is not only when gambling cause you financial problem, but if gambling is interfering with individual's relationships, job, mental or physical health or any area of their life then gambling is problematic. So what about you guys what do you think? You contributions matters.

Absolutely right. Any gambler who constantly thinks about gambling is an addict. He can bet even $0.5 per day on one spin, but if he constantly thinks about gambling, if it prevents him from doing household chores and communicating normally with his family, then such a habit is worse than the situation when someone loses $50 once every couple of months and forgets about gambling for another couple of months. Because in the first case it is a Habit. And habits are very easy to create but very difficult to get rid of. Especially in betting and gambling.

[eisen33]

It's not that you can get a salary and play with the rest of it after all your expenses, because you also need to put something aside from your salary so that you can form a capital, that you can later invest. So if you have a $1000, and tomorrow you need to spend $900, then you can't play even with this amount, because you need to put something aside, eat something, and you can only determine the deposit for gambling after deducting these expenses.

[Finestream]

Note this the amount of money lost or won doesn't determine when gambling becomes problematic. Because many people believe that when you loose a specific amount of money in gambling them gambling is then problematic to a person. And other consider gambling to be problematic when it only give a person a  financial problems, no I don't think so. What I consider problematic is not only when gambling cause you financial problem, but if gambling is interfering with individual's relationships, job, mental or physical health or any area of their life then gambling is problematic. So what about you guys what do you think? You contributions matters.

Gambling is not only about money but also about emotions. When gambling starts making changes to our routine and behavior, that is an indication that we are already in trouble. An indication that we need to look at it and make a necessary adjustment before it worsens.

Some gamblers say they are willing to lose their money. But somehow, those losses affect their mental capabilities. That is why we see a lot of gamblers fall into addiction due to uncontrollable behavior.

 - mental crisis
 - financial crisis
 - health issue

[Sticky Bomb]

Allowing a particular problem to become serious before dealing with it can be very disastrous... Addictions don't start in a day, as for those that have dealt with addiction in the past you can agree with me on the fact that you were aware of how it all started but you allowed it to progress which led to more damage...you don't have to wait till you lose a lot of money before you realize you have a problem

Exactly, addiction is a product of repetitive bad habits that was tolerated. When the gambler continues to neglect small traits of unhealthy gambling practices which was viewed as normal. I remember a friend of mine who always gambles early in the morning before going to work, he always viewed it as normal not minding every advise issued to him that it was an unhealthy practice until he was queried at work for bad customer relationship and that was only when he realized that his morning addictions is now affecting him to the extent that he does transfer the aggression from losses at some mornings on his clients, who eventually reported him and it led to his query and being surcharged for the month.

[jcojci]

It means that you are already an addict for you to allow gambling to be a threat to your peace of mind. This is the main reason why one needs to gamble responsible and stay healthy to avoid being addicted to gambling. Assuming, there is nothing like addiction and only losses when gambling, nobody will see gamblers as irresponsible people because they are still in control of your senses. Addiction takes over all your thinking mentality.

Peach of mind is the after math of every action, if your peace is taken you should know that something ha e triggered it to go, such as unbearable loses and pressure to meet certain amount to recover, this can become a worrying point that affects your overall peace of mind and could because a dip threat as far as addition is concerned, so you are very correct that the mate who's is an addict already will definitely be the one to exhibit such tendency of emotional imbalance.

In this matter, we need to be aware with our losses and not tolerate it if we continue gambling. Playing gambling need responsibility because that is what we need to do if we want to avoid the lose become big. We don't have to wait for the losses become big and stop because the risk will be bigger. Our losses can trigger us to get deeper in gambling and become addicted to gambling. We really need to prevent that happen to us by always control our money and stop gambling just in time. Being addicted to gambling will make us lose control and we only want to gambling without think how good our condition.

[Rockstarguy]

Problems in gambling can be of different types and are not just about financial issues. To me, when one understands gambling in a different way than it is supposed to be, then I think it is a problem because every gambling issue arises from a lack of understanding.

If you don't understand gambling better, I think it is a problem because it will definitely affect you in some way. There are people who have so much money to spend on gambling, but it is not a financial problem for them; instead, it is a problem in their relationships with their families.

[Proty]

 Gambling will become a problem when it threatens one's peace of mind, that is when money that is meant for other important things is used for gambling , borrowing money to go and gamble and also the habits of trying to recover the money we have lost at this instance it becomes a problem.so to me I feel is not the amount of money a gambler lose unless if the gambler is staking more than what he can afford to lose in such scenario gambling will turn out to become a problem instead of being fun and entertaining . So to me I feel it should be more about the effect gambling has in our lives and peace of mind than the money lost.

[LDL]

Note this the amount of money lost or won doesn't determine when gambling becomes problematic. Because many people believe that when you loose a specific amount of money in gambling them gambling is then problematic to a person. And other consider gambling to be problematic when it only give a person a  financial problems, no I don't think so. What I consider problematic is not only when gambling cause you financial problem, but if gambling is interfering with individual's relationships, job, mental or physical health or any area of their life then gambling is problematic. So what about you guys what do you think? You contributions matters.

Gambling is definitely a problem for me, especially in my social context, I would definitely consider gambling a social problem. Gambling is definitely a major social problem, not just for losing money, but also for a poor family. Torture and physical and mental abuse of the wife to manage gambling money is definitely a problem. Moreover, gambling will have a bad effect on the family members of a gambling addict and there will be a possibility of attraction to gambling among the children and the children's education will be disrupted. So for me, gambling is undoubtedly a social problem.