Gambling in a Responsible Way is Beneficial

[Antotena]

We see that gambling, if done responsibly, can be very beneficial to individuals, from personal enhancement, mood betterment and relaxation to social and economic benefits.  I experienced it myself, did you? Do you have any positive experience with gambling that help you in any way?

I wish this is true and adapted for everyone but people see gambling and money together. The logic is simple, the casino are business orient people, their money making companies, we don't say this to them but we say this to gamblers, I don't mind the way we view gambling but that money we run away from is what many people run are after, if it's not making money for them, you are not going to see them gambling, if they know they are going to lose, they will skip that game for real.

I think gambling responsibly protect us from many things like you listed but I'm concerned about the motivation gambling brings to people finance. Some people are very bad in finance management, it's just gambling alone, even when it comes to business or investment decision, they don't know how to manage their money and that's why you see people often fall for scam because of the urge to get money quick, that's how they do in gambling but if you can manage your gambling behavior, you are going to enjoy gambling.

[jcojci]

If people can treat gambling with right, they can relax their minds after doing many busy things. They can have fun playing many gambling games with some money. But most people treat gambling wrongly where they get deeper in gambling without thinking what is the risks they will face later.

Maybe the positive experience is relaxing myself and having fun as I said before. Win or lose will not be a problem for me because I just want to fill my free time with gambling. I know gambling can cause me difficulty to stop but I manage to stop gambling immediately.

I don't want to get deeper into gambling so I don't gamble very often and only when I have some free money, I will gamble. I am also doing other things in my free time so I can keep my mind and not think about returning to gambling when I am in my free time.

[CryptoYar]

You raised strong point that problem with gambling is not activity itself but other lack of self control in people who do it. Your examples from your country show how gambling when done responsibly can be positive force in community like helping families with funeral costs or funding charities. When people gamble with discipline it can also offer personal benefits like way to relax and meet new people while gambling industry itself helps economy by creating jobs and providing tax money for public services.

[mvdheuvel1983]

If gambling makes the players happier that means every player should be a winner when they gamble because it is only when they are winning that they will be happy but most players are always sad after gambling because the game favours the companies more than the customers which are the gamblers. The only fun you get in gambling is when you gamble for fun without expecting anything profit in return but once you start funding money to gambler you will be praying to experience a lucky day because that's the only day you will smile the rest will be a sad day but a happy day for the casinos.

[fruktik]

Basically, that's garbage from a party interested in people betting heavily, the site that advertises itself as a “Trusted Bettor Advisor.” Much of what is said there is outright false: “helps with money”? “reduces stress”? What a load of crap. Some of what it says is true, such as that casinos create jobs, but that's often the best way to lie, mixing truths with lies.

Rereading all these points, I couldn't stop smiling. How could they have come up with something like that? And yet they practically pass it off as the absolute truth. No, I can't say it's all lies and manipulation, but I certainly don't agree with most of the "benefits." How, as you wrote, does a casino relieve stress? On the contrary, it only contributes to it.

As I understand it, this is a commissioned article, well-paid. Therefore, only the positive aspects are listed. Where are the negative facts?

[TastyChillySauce00]

• Gambling Makes Players Happier
• Improves Intelligence
• Reduces Stress
• Gambling Improves Concentration

I do agreee with the rest of positives except those i listed above. Those points only happened to the someone who would not be impulsive gamblers, while the fact majority of gamblers were becoming impulsive.
When they become impulsive gamblers, it's obviously their human phychology already exploited, and what they do is just getting more stressful about how to get back what they have lost. It's obviously making them lack in the concentration, and not feel happy with the result. 

[HONDACD125]

Generally, when you say gambling in a responsible way can be beneficial it gives the expression that it can be beneficial for the person who is gambling responsibly, but the things you've mentioned are different because in those cases, the ones who were gambling weren't getting any benefits from gambling but the money they were losing was being used by the organizer to help other people, hence, gambling was beneficial for others and not the gamblers themselves and I want to say that this could be done even without organizing a gambling event.

Those who are going to gamble and lose money and then the organizer will give that money to others who are in need, they could basically just do it like a charity where those who can afford it should give a certain amount and then combine all the money and then give it to those who need it, instead of asking those who can afford the money to gamble with it and lose it so that then it can be given to the needy.

[Wiwo]

Those who are going to gamble and lose money and then the organizer will give that money to others who are in need, they could basically just do it like a charity where those who can afford it should give a certain amount and then combine all the money and then give it to those who need it, instead of asking those who can afford the money to gamble with it and lose it so that then it can be given to the needy.

That kind lf gambling is an organised one and the sole aim is to make charity donations for a cause such as the one mentioned, charity gambling is known all over the world and to that extent, we cant blame the organiser's of such event's, we have to keep it in mind that even those that lose from those games are already aware of their aim at first.

Infact in some cases, even the winner also get to forfeit their winnings at times, since it an agreed terms, all they will be doing is gambling for the fun, and the charity get all the money that comes in.

[AYOBA]

Maybe the positive experience is relaxing myself and having fun as I said before. Win or lose will not be a problem for me because I just want to fill my free time with gambling. I know gambling can cause me difficulty to stop but I manage to stop gambling immediately.

And that’s best for you, as you do stop gambling immediately because you’re not going to be able to afford it in the long term because of the financial situation that you will later find yourself in. There’s one thing I experienced with gambling: if you start gambling newly and on your 1st and 2nd day you win all the games you bet on, it will encourage you more, and you’ll think that’s how it’s going to continue, whereby there’s also a big risk. By the time you begin to lose, you will understand that gambling is not for everybody.

I don't want to get deeper into gambling so I don't gamble very often and only when I have some free money, I will gamble. I am also doing other things in my free time so I can keep my mind and not think about returning to gambling when I am in my free time.

Getting very deeply into gambling is not a good idea because by the time you get deeper into it, you will be out of control of your money. Forget saying you’ve free money; immediately you get addicted to the gambling, and you won’t know which one is free money again because you will begin to touch even your savings money. That’s the logic of gambling.

[gunhell16]

As long as you don’t develop an addiction to gambling, and you don’t forget the important things in your life such as family, business, work, and friends, then it’s fine for me.
Besides, gambling can even help some players forget for a moment the problems they are going through when they play in online casinos.

But if we become addicted to it, and it ruins our lives, our relationships with family and friends, and even affects our jobs or businesses, then I would say gambling isn’t good for you,
because it means we can’t manage it properly for ourselves.

[crwth]

I do agree in a way that gambling becomes a problem when a person lacks self-discipline and hurts themselves unknowingly. I guess what we need to determine is the frequency of gambling by the player, and whether even responsible gambling could be a thing. The focus on the dopamine reward system is the reason, and it could make the gambler feel like a win is inevitable.

If you truly want to conduct a proper study with the right methodological approach to understand the scientific method, read the open-access article linked below.

Responsible gambling: a synthesis of the empirical evidence by Ladouceur et al.
https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/pdf/10.1080/16066359.2016.1245294

[danherbias07]

If done responsibly. I think that's the key there.

I am against other points on the list.

1. Helps With Getting to Know New People - This is gone. Physical casinos, yes. But in today's online casino, it actually makes a person unsociable. Most games played today are slots, and I can see that in the streets or even on malls and public vehicles. Not many people are playing online poker to be sociable.

2. Helps With Money - The article already said it, it ain't an easy way to earn money. Hitting a jackpot is near impossible, so I won't force that.

[Porfirii]

There have been topics like this one before, but this is ok. We often focus in this forum on the risks of gambling, on becoming addict... but if the industry is so successful it must have a beneficial aspect to.

For me, apart from short moments of excitement, the main benefit is the hope that, one day, I may end being millionaire because of a multibet or a lottery, which is totally improbable, but also cheap. A very little price for a very big dream doesn't it make sense?

[Die_empty]

You raised strong point that problem with gambling is not activity itself but other lack of self control in people who do it. Your examples from your country show how gambling when done responsibly can be positive force in community like helping families with funeral costs or funding charities. When people gamble with discipline it can also offer personal benefits like way to relax and meet new people while gambling industry itself helps economy by creating jobs and providing tax money for public services.

Gambling as a means of supporting the family of the bereaved is encouraging.  Even if you lose funds in such an event, you will be comforted that you are assisting people who need help. It has been part of a religious programme where we played games to raise money for a project. The games were played in an exciting environment where everyone, including those who lost in the game, went home happy. Some countries that ban gambling outright should devise other means of limited addiction because gambling could also contribute to society.

[robelneo]

We see that gambling, if done responsibly, can be very beneficial to individuals, from personal enhancement, mood betterment and relaxation to social and economic benefits.  I experienced it myself, did you? Do you have any positive experience with gambling that help you in any way?

The line that draws from responsible or beneficial to irresponsible gambling is excessiveness and greed. Gambling can be beneficial, depending on what you want to achieve. If you want to make money out of it, or you want to make a living, then you are on the wrong track, which will eventually lead to gambling addiction.

Treat gambling as an entertainment, to sharpen your mind, and to have camaraderie with your friends and loved ones, and you are good to go. Anything more on this is harmful.

[mcdouglasx]

I have always said that gambling in essence is not bad, betting can make you feel better mentally and relieve stress or anxiety if you do it responsibly, everything in excess is bad, there are mathematicians who have gone crazy for not letting go of a math book from their hands, therefore, I am sure that on many occasions we direct the blame towards other things instead of facing the reality that most of the time the blame is our own for putting ourselves in these types of situations that affect us.

[Cointxz]

We see that gambling, if done responsibly, can be very beneficial to individuals, from personal enhancement, mood betterment and relaxation to social and economic benefits.  I experienced it myself, did you? Do you have any positive experience with gambling that help you in any way?

This is the only reason why I keep coming on gambling even though I lose a lot of money in the past and even until now I’m still losing but moderate only.

The enjoyment of winning always overcome my losses since I only use a bankroll that I can afford to lose.

It’s relaxing in a way that it makes me forget my problem while playing.

[Free Market Capitalist]

You think because they are interested in gambling, what they are saying are lies?

What I think is quite a bit more complex: when someone is an interested party, they may tend to say the things that suit them best, and seeing that part of that list is garbage, well, yes, I think they're lying.

What if they are saying the truth.

That's false. To begin with, you don't distinguish between skill games and casino games, just like most of the people on the forum. Tell me how playing slots or craps improves your intelligence.

But gambling is not that fun for me and I do not like to lose money but I still gamble like once in a week during weekends but not frequently.

Here you contradict yourself because you say that what the article says is true, the article says that gambling makes people happier, and yet you say that it's not fun for you.

[Umulala-alala]

There is nothing wrong when things are done responsible, when a thing is overly done then it is bad if you can gamble with what you can afford to loss and not addicted in it.

I do gamble most people don't even know am a gambler because i do it responsibly i don't borrow to gamble neither do i have sell things, properties just to gamble one of the benefits of responsible gambling it is that it will save you more money that you would lost while doing it irresponsibly

[Mahiyammahi]

Listen, I understand what you're saying, but it's not that simple. Yes, in some cases gambling can be beneficial someone might win a few bucks in a day and support their family, or build a fund. But the reality is, most people can't "gamble responsibly". The greed for money, the hope of winning again if they lose these things drag people into a dark hole. I've seen with my own eyes, many families have been broken up just because of gambling. Fathers have gone into debt, unable to support their families, children's schools have closed.

You say it gives pleasure, but that pleasure is fleeting; later there is only regret and loss. So personally, I see gambling as more of a harm than a benefit. True happiness in a person's life comes from something permanent relationships, hard work, achievements not from the game of luck.