Gambling as a form of Mental Sports

[CryptSafe]

Yes, gambling is indeed a form of mental sport because it not only depends on physical attributes, but it also involves using one's thinking faculty to do some calculations and draw up strategies to make sure they win games and other sports that they deem fit to get involved with. However, gambling is not the only form of mental sport; others, such as games we play online and with people, also help to build our thinking faculty. Have you ever asked yourself why kids who play games a lot are very sharp and smart? That is one of the attributes of playing games, the more they play, the more they put their brain into exercise and it keeps them thinking very fast on the next move to make so that they will be on the safe side which they also apply in other activities they get themselves involved in.

[Dr.Bitcoin_Strange]

If someone wants to train their mind, they can still go for other mind games that doesn't actually require them to gambling with real money, some people can feel convinced that gambling can train their mind but once they dive in, it becomes a different story entirely. I don't disagree with you that gambling is a mental sport but in the way you described it, it's result will be different for every individual, it can only be used like that and would prove positive result in some individuals but for many people, you will get an opposite result since they would have a biased thought, not to stretch their mind again but to make money from what ever game it is.

I don't think so.

Playing mind games without gambling is more about improve your skill because you're not under pressure.

But, if you play mind games and gambling, it make you play with a pressure because if you lose, you will lose your money, this will affect your mental.

Remember that the idea of this is still to strain our mind a little or should I say the essence of it is to quicken our mind and not to put it under a bad pressure of losing money. Whether you gamble with real money or not, there are still some mind games you will play and you will get that same desire of exercising your mental state, you don't have to stake with a real money first before you feel that you have exercised your mind.

Like you said that if we play with real money, it makes us be in pressure because of the lose of money, that doesn't only work with money. Try playing chess, try playing some video games against your friends, try playing some word puzzle games that has a few minutes or few seconds timer and you will feel that urgency to win and not to be defeated.

[summonerrk]

• Mental discipline: Such as analytical thinking, emotional control, decision made under pressure and even training programs since professional gamblers spend time to refine their skills by constant practices and experience just as athletes

Often those people who are good at mental sports or in professions that involve high levels of thinking, such as IT or engineering, are overconfident and very arrogant.
They see that they are really smarter than most people, and so they start to think that they are right about everything and do not listen to advice even when they bring their behavior to the point of absurdity. And, of course, I am now talking about excessive love for barracks games or sports betting.

[Patikno]

• Mental discipline: Such as analytical thinking, emotional control, decision made under pressure and even training programs since professional gamblers spend time to refine their skills by constant practices and experience just as athletes

Well, I think you are forgetting about the luck factor that will always be present in any form of gambling, and this is actually part of the mental discipline you mentioned, because we know that mistakes can happen when this is not fully formed, and make it lucky for the winner, while for the loser it is unlucky. Apart from that, I feel that all types of betting or gambling are part of mental sports, only with different portions of luck and skill factors, because I feel that even luck-based games are not entirely about luck, while skill-based games are also not entirely about skill. I hope you understand what I mean, because I feel it all depends on each person's perspective.

[YOSHIE]

Gambling as a form of Mental Sports

Maybe I don't want to say that gambling can be equated with "mental exercise" the reason in all gambling activities there is a mental encouragement Called a psychiatric condition or enhancing the mood that occurs in an atmosphere when we face pressure in gambling games.

I can only say that gambling can be said to be mental sports caused by improving mood, it happens when doing gambling activities, especially the game there is a chance of winning such as increasing neurotransmitter levels in language The medical or common language that we often mention is "happy hormone" of course when winning the jackpot it can improve mood or often we say that is a feeling of prosperity.

[Platinumys]

A gambler never gambles just to feel good or to have fun because there are many other ways to feel good. If you really want to feel good, I think every gambler should choose other forms of entertainment instead of gambling. Money is directly involved in gambling, so if a gambler comes here for entertainment or just to feel good, then it will be seen that if the result goes against him, he will be financially affected, which can later become the cause of his financial problems. What I mean is that we should take gambling seriously and not gamble for fun or to feel good. We should gamble in such a way that the result does not go against us. I hope every gambler gambles for such a purpose and they take gambling seriously.

[Fiatless]

Games like Chess, Blackjack, poker and even Sports betting fits in this criterion since professionals employ some good strategies, calculations and even critical analysis before taking the decision on your next line of action. These mental involvements stretch your mind and success in them is a product of strategy, constant practice, psychology and accurate decision under pressure.

I agree that games like poker require some mental exercise to win. A good sports bettor should be skillful in analyzing games which includes identifying the strengths, and weaknesses of players and teams. But sports betting involves some level of luck because the outcome of some of these sports events is unpredictable.

Also, with the popularity of prediction sites and artificial intelligence tools, sports bettors are not engaging in strenuous mental activities because they want to forecast games. Just a click can give you a perfect analysis of two teams within a few seconds.         

[qwertyup23]

Most of the games that you mentioned require skill as a precondition to do well especially chess which is not in itself gambling.

Regardless, however, gambling is by itself a stressful venture especially if your purpose primarily revolves in profit. Without that factor in mind, it could be considered as a form of mental sports like what you mentioned OP.

I may be wrong, but the only intellectual sports are chess, bridge, checkers, and Go.  But not poker, betting, or blackjack. Of course, there are poker tournaments, but this is not an official sport. Moreover, sports betting is not an intellectual sport. There is a large element of chance in these gambling games, so it is incorrect to classify them as sports. Although they certainly develop intelligence to some extent.

I agree with you wholeheartedly.

Chess, checkers and other board games are skill-based games that require tremendous amount of knowledge in order to perform significantly better against your opponents. As opposed to blackjack and poker, which are still considered as "skill-based" games in the realm of gambling, those two (2) platforms are incompatible within the same comparison.

[programmer3666]

The concept of gambling as a form of mental sports refers to the deployment of mental strength in some skill-based games and without physical display of strength or fitness.

Games like Chess, Blackjack, poker and even Sports betting fits in this criterion since professionals employ some good strategies, calculations and even critical analysis before taking the decision on your next line of action. These mental involvements stretch your mind and success in them is a product of strategy, constant practice, psychology and accurate decision under pressure.

There are yet other similarities between these mind sports and physical sports activities like

• Tournaments: Poker tournaments like WSOP features professional poker gamblers who assemble to compete against themselves and take away a big reward
• Rankings Most professional gamblers are ranked in terms of earnings, recognition and achievements
• Viewership Poker tournaments have some great viewership when televised and this shows it's value and entertainment prospects. Locally when professionals play Chess or drafts, they always assemble a little to semi-big audiences showing it has spectators
• Mental discipline: Such as analytical thinking, emotional control, decision made under pressure and even training programs since professional gamblers spend time to refine their skills by constant practices and experience just as athletes

truly gambling is a kind of mental sport... It is less about physical strength and more about strategy, calculation and critical thinking. Take for instance games like chess, poker, blackjack and even sports betting fit into this because pros in the field rely on practice, experience and making smart choices under any given pressure...same way physical sports have tournaments and rankings, gambling also has that too!!! you see events like the world series of Poker pulling massive audiences and even local chess or drafts games gather people to watch what makes it really close to sports is the mental discipline, staying calm, thinking fast and knowing how to act when the pressure is high. at the end of the day!! it is not just luck but more about preparation, consistency & skill!! which is why i see it as a true contest of the mind! just like athletes competing on the field.

[Alex077]

Yes, gambling is indeed a form of mental sport because it not only depends on physical attributes, but it also involves using one's thinking faculty to do some calculations and draw up strategies to make sure they win games and other sports that they deem fit to get involved with...

Although it becomes hazy to compare gaming to gambling as a mental sport, it is true that gaming helps us develop our mental faculties. you know sometimes video games particularly action games that improve multitasking & visual skills, also occasionally improve working memory, impulse control, attention & problem solving abilities.


https://www.nih.gov
Look at this, Children who played video games for three hours or more a day performed exceptionally well on tests of working memory & impulse control. Even board games like Scrabble & chess improve cognitive function & reduce the risk of dementia

If you talk about gambling then i have to be bias...  i will say it has more to do with dopamine driven biases like chasing losses or random chance than it does with developing skills.  So yeah playing video games could help you think more quickly & clearly where gambling is less about strategy and more about hurry."

[crwth]

It's about the mental gymnastics that people engage in, making themselves feel like they are doing good, but in reality, it's a loss. I think there are a lot of problems that could come from gambling.

If it's possible, try to create something that would teach the "mental training" that someone could have.

[terrific]

Mental discipline is important when we gamble. Because that is the reason why we're becoming emotional.
When we know how disciplined we are mentally, we're far from being emotional.
And so, if we have to do it right away, we should do it. Not all gamblers know how to discipline themselves mentally and in the end, they become emotional.

Yes, It is important to maintain mental discipline while gambling, many times gamblers lose while gambling and then they cannot control their emotions. So instead of being emotional, controlling yourself is a responsible gambler. It is certain that you will face losses in gambling or in any business, that is why it is very important to have self-control first and keep your mental balance in a normal state. If we cannot control our emotions, then of course we are unable to be a responsible gambler, so it is important to always control ourselves to maintain mental discipline.

We cannot be a good and responsible gambler if we can't control our emotions. A good gambler knows their limit and they know how to manage their emotional being.
But once it is gone, it's also a sign that you cannot become a responsible one because it's part of the factors on how to be.
Keeping yourself in control and in all aspects of it when you gamble must be maintained. Because if not, you know where you should be picked next if most of it cannot be found in you.

[Accardo]

Chess, checkers and other board games are skill-based games that require tremendous amount of knowledge in order to perform significantly better against your opponents. As opposed to blackjack and poker, which are still considered as "skill-based" games in the realm of gambling, those two (2) platforms are incompatible within the same comparison.

Games like chess are not advisable to be featured on casinos or for gambling because it's strict on levels, they'll never be a way a player whose Elo is 1300 would win against an opponent with an Elo of 2000, unless they'll find a way to match gamers with approximately same Elo, skilled players will always lie about their rating just to win huge money. It happens in tournaments too, they're players who claim to have 700 Elo but did it just to take first position, while in real sense their playing rating is close to 1500.

[348Judah]

It was as a result of how many have been taking gambling extremely on a wrong approach that makes them to have much stress about their metal reasoning's and what they don't know is that the way they have been straining on their emotions and mental reasoning's also have to do with how they gambling and live their lives, playing bets in gambling is exercising to the rain and not that we take it wrongly for pressuring our own self being anxious for nothing.

[Jawhead999]

Try playing chess, try playing some video games against your friends, try playing some word puzzle games that has a few minutes or few seconds timer and you will feel that urgency to win and not to be defeated.

For me, I will just take it easy, because I know in the end, even I won, I got nothing, if I lose, I lost nothing too.

It could be a mental game if I'm known as skillful person on the sport I played, then in the middle game, my friend/opponent is leading. At that time, it would affect my mental and I will try to win the game.

Games like chess are not advisable to be featured on casinos or for gambling because it's strict on levels, they'll never be a way a player whose Elo is 1300 would win against an opponent with an Elo of 2000, unless they'll find a way to match gamers with approximately same Elo, skilled players will always lie about their rating just to win huge money. It happens in tournaments too, they're players who claim to have 700 Elo but did it just to take first position, while in real sense their playing rating is close to 1500.

Well, isn't it same to poker? people need to understand the game and how to play better in order to win. If they only know the game, but not have a high knowledge, they will be beaten by skilled players.

[Agbe]

Mental discipline is important when we gamble. Because that is the reason why we're becoming emotional.
When we know how disciplined we are mentally, we're far from being emotional.
And so, if we have to do it right away, we should do it. Not all gamblers know how to discipline themselves mentally and in the end, they become emotional.

Yes, It is important to maintain mental discipline while gambling, many times gamblers lose while gambling and then they cannot control their emotions. So instead of being emotional, controlling yourself is a responsible gambler. It is certain that you will face losses in gambling or in any business, that is why it is very important to have self-control first and keep your mental balance in a normal state. If we cannot control our emotions, then of course we are unable to be a responsible gambler, so it is important to always control ourselves to maintain mental discipline.

We cannot be a good and responsible gambler if we can't control our emotions. A good gambler knows their limit and they know how to manage their emotional being.
But once it is gone, it's also a sign that you cannot become a responsible one because it's part of the factors on how to be.
Keeping yourself in control and in all aspects of it when you gamble must be maintained. Because if not, you know where you should be picked next if most of it cannot be found in you.

Emotional control is one thing that every good gambler should give attention to because one thing about gambling addiction is allowing their emotions to override their senses so they are always thinking about gambling even though that they are losing money

[Hispo]

There is a problem though... Sports require some degree of skill and ability inorder to stand up among the regular people, and obviously, there is no skill or ability to be used in gambling, it is literally just to push a button and hope for the best, while at the same time managing ones bankroll in the best way possible, in order to minimize losses in the short term.
If you look at some mental sports like chess or even MoBA games like League or legends, you would also notice all matches are between two players which have equal conditions at the beginning of the game, in the case of casino games, there is already an existing advantage in favor of the house as soon as you start your session.

Because of those reasons, I would not classify gambling as a mental sport.

[Odusko]

knowing that gambling should be seen only as entertainment, which means that people should not spend too much time gambling and should not look at it as a way to make money, so in my opinion people who are betting on sports or poker or other skill-based gambling games have not spent many hours playing if they are aware of playing for entertainment, so they will not be improving their skills, they will simply be playing for fun.

You are right. If someone is using gambling to have fun, set just very small amount of money aside for it and using it to only gamble, that is enough to help the person's mental health regardless of the games the person chose. The person my not like card games and sport but like roulettes and slots. They can also help the person mental health than playing skill games and be losing all the time, getting into addiction and depression.

I am curious to know how gambling with a small amount of money helps one to heal from mental stress, because at some point we still have health and healings to work on and not our budget to shape, if someone have mental issues hospital is the right place to get help amd not going to gambke with whatever amount wether small amount or big it doesn't matter.

[laijsica]

Mental discipline is important when we gamble. Because that is the reason why we're becoming emotional.
When we know how disciplined we are mentally, we're far from being emotional.
And so, if we have to do it right away, we should do it. Not all gamblers know how to discipline themselves mentally and in the end, they become emotional.

Yes, It is important to maintain mental discipline while gambling, many times gamblers lose while gambling and then they cannot control their emotions. So instead of being emotional, controlling yourself is a responsible gambler. It is certain that you will face losses in gambling or in any business, that is why it is very important to have self-control first and keep your mental balance in a normal state. If we cannot control our emotions, then of course we are unable to be a responsible gambler, so it is important to always control ourselves to maintain mental discipline.

We cannot be a good and responsible gambler if we can't control our emotions. A good gambler knows their limit and they know how to manage their emotional being.
But once it is gone, it's also a sign that you cannot become a responsible one because it's part of the factors on how to be.
Keeping yourself in control and in all aspects of it when you gamble must be maintained. Because if not, you know where you should be picked next if most of it cannot be found in you.

Emotional control is one thing that every good gambler should give attention to because one thing about gambling addiction is allowing their emotions to override their senses so they are always thinking about gambling even though that they are losing money

People addicted to gambling do not know how to control their emotions. They are dependent on luck and their overall focus is only on making money. A gambler literally has to be mentally strong because they are involved in an uncertain industry where they entertain themselves by converting losing chances into winnings, although they tend to consider losing money as a secondary consideration.

[Fivestar4everMVP]

There is a problem though... Sports require some degree of skill and ability inorder to stand up among the regular people, and obviously, there is no skill or ability to be used in gambling, it is literally just to push a button and hope for the best, while at the same time managing ones bankroll in the best way possible, in order to minimize losses in the short term.
If you look at some mental sports like chess or even MoBA games like League or legends, you would also notice all matches are between two players which have equal conditions at the beginning of the game, in the case of casino games, there is already an existing advantage in favor of the house as soon as you start your session.

Because of those reasons, I would not classify gambling as a mental sport.

You a right absolutely, but we can't say that gambling in general is not a mental sports, some games in gambling definitely can be refered to as a mental sports like poker which usually deals with two or more contenders if I'm not mistaken, maybe there are other gambling games that also fall in this category as well but definitely not sports betting, casino games and slot games, I don't really know about blackjack since I've never played this game before and I am yet to understand it's mechanics.

But when it comes to games like chess and other games where there are two or more contenders and winning the game is based on logic and the ability to think deep, calculate well and take the right decision, such games are indeed a mental sports game because in deep thinking, our brain becomes sharper and could be active for a very long time even when we our body becomes old.