Gambling addiction without loss of money.

[Beparanf]

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Me too mate, he also stated that teenagers play some video games that are free of charge and it should refered to as a gambling without loss of money since it's free, now my question is, how is it gambling when staking money or a valuable is not involved? Also, not all teenagers are allowed to gamble when I mean gamble I don't mean playing free online slot games or casino related games I mean staking cash on casino or sports booking platform or valuables on a two aside betting that doesn't involve any platform but a middle man as third party and the rightful age for doing that is 18+ and not all teenagers so he should be specific.

I believe there’s a mixed on discussion here regarding addiction on games and gambling. There’s some addiction that doesn’t involved money yet both have same effect that user wants to keep coming back to play more.

I believe that’s the addiction that you can’t loss but I doubt that can be considered as gambling unless person is spending a huge number of playing time that sacrifices already their daily life.

In that case, it’s same already with gambling addiction that they are risking their time on games instead of be more productive.

[Doan9269]

Generally, it's important to distinguish between gambling addiction with loss of money and gambling addiction without loss of money.

An addicted gambler will always have a reason to lose money because he gambles more often and can't avoid losing the more he's gambling for any reason, which such could be as a result of chasing after loss or wanted to earn a living with gambling, while an ordinary gambler that loses money don't have to be addicted because of losing a bet, anyone can fall under this without being an addicted gamblers, this is how I see it and from the aspect common and applicable to most gamblers irrespective of the conditions.

[GeorgeJohn]

It seems that everything we are lamenting of gambling addiction some of us is yet to understand what we meant by gambling addiction,
Let me clarify some of us,

Neither you are making wining in gambling or losing frequently, it's not what gambling addiction is all about, when we says gambling addiction, it meant that you can't do without gambling

Someone who gambles regularly and also record wining almost all what he or her stakes in gambling, it's obvious that such person is a gambling addict, even though you loses all your stakes you are still a gambling addict

Provided that it's something that you do often in gambling, that means you're addicted in the gambling...for example, someone who drinks every day, or smokers almost every time, I believe that such persons is addict that person is addicted in both things I made reference to, because they can't do without them.

[kotajikikox]

Generally, it's important to distinguish between gambling addiction with loss of money and gambling addiction without loss of money.

I don't find it necessary to differentiate these two because I believe that if you are not yet losing money now but you know you are already addicted to gambling, it will only be a matter of time before you start losing money too.

But let's discuss gambling addiction without loss of money. The reason for distinguishing this particular form of gambling addiction is that it's milder and likely treated differently. What do I mean by this? For example, these are the online games that teenagers enjoy playing. They primarily spend a significant amount of time playing them, which leads to difficulties in school or social adaptation.

Are there really kids who get addicted to free gambling? I do not think so. They might get addicted to games which is a different thing than gambling already but I have not heard of a kid getting addicted in free games.

[CryptoHeadlineNews]

But let's discuss gambling addiction without loss of money. The reason for distinguishing this particular form of gambling addiction is that it's milder and likely treated differently. What do I mean by this? For example, these are the online games that teenagers enjoy playing. They primarily spend a significant amount of time playing them,

And in such scenario, that can only be called game addiction, and not gambling addiction, simply because the individual was addicted to a game, and since it didn't involve money, it can't be classified as gambling. Because the truth of the fact is that before any game can be called gambling, it has to have the potential of money risk, either from the gambler or casino.

What do you think about gambling addiction without losing money? Do you think this type of gambling addiction exists, or is it a far-fetched problem? If so, does it require a fundamentally different treatment?

There is actually no type of gambling addiction whereby a gambler won't lose money, because if there is no money involved, then it can literally be classified as game addiction, of which we have lots of people who are truly addicted to several games, such as the likes of "Grand Theft Auto Vice City, FIFA 2025 Soccer,  Call of Duty" and more other PS5 games.

[Findingnemo]

Gambling without money is just gaming and even for the sake of argument we can consider the person is having an unlimited amount of money in his bank account still it is going to bring some bad changes that will affect his everyday working schedule. If one who does something with no time limit then it is a dange sign that the person needs to address and make necessary changes as soon as possible before it is too late and gambling addiction can cause financial damage but it's less likely to affect brain with chemical changes compared to drugs or other substance intake form.

[ShowOff]

What do you think about gambling addiction without losing money? Do you think this type of gambling addiction exists, or is it a far-fetched problem? If so, does it require a fundamentally different treatment?

There is actually no type of gambling addiction whereby a gambler won't lose money, because if there is no money involved, then it can literally be classified as game addiction, of which we have lots of people who are truly addicted to several games, such as the likes of "Grand Theft Auto Vice City, FIFA 2025 Soccer,  Call of Duty" and more other PS5 games.

Even now, there are many types of games that also push users to spend a lot of money to buy certain items or skins, although there is a fundamental difference between them and gambling. So, if there are people who are addicted to gambling but aren't losing money, I think the number must be very small, and only if they truly have above average skills.

Betting on sports might be one way to do this, for example a single bet on PSG winning Ligue 1 for a whole season. Even if PSG loses a few matches during the season, with the same and consistent bet amount, the wager will most likely still be profitable.

[Solosanz]

Then why you call it gambling addiction without loss of money? it should be GAMING addiction, without letter "L" they only play a game, not staking any money. Of course it's possible many people to fall to gaming addiction, I know some men who isolate themselves on their room in order to play game the whole day.

It's no longer gambling addiction if the player not losing any money.

[mcdouglasx]

Gambling addiction and video game addiction are two different things. Although they may seem similar, the big difference is that with gambling addiction, there are usually losses of money and more serious problems, and it is assumed that both are treated differently. These are not the only ones, but there are also addictions to mobile devices. I think the latter is the most recent of all.

[rachael9385]

Generally, it's important to distinguish between gambling addiction with loss of money and gambling addiction without loss of money. People often don't make this distinction, or they make it implicitly, lumping them together. Classic gambling addiction, which brings you close to financial ruin, is more serious and requires much more rigorous therapeutic measures—such as a ban on gambling, a change in activity, a stay in specialized treatment facilities, and so on.
But let's discuss gambling addiction without loss of money. The reason for distinguishing this particular form of gambling addiction is that it's milder and likely treated differently. What do I mean by this? For example, these are the online games that teenagers enjoy playing. They primarily spend a significant amount of time playing them, which leads to difficulties in school or social adaptation. But since the games are generally free, this type of addiction is generally milder, as such a gambling addict typically wastes a significant amount of time unproductively, but has no financial problems overall. What do you think about gambling addiction without losing money? Do you think this type of gambling addiction exists, or is it a far-fetched problem? If so, does it require a fundamentally different treatment?

When we talk about gambling it has do with staking money or properties with that intention of making profit knowing fully well that it's possible to end up losing. When there's no risk involved then it's not gambling, what you made mention of is just a fun activity people get involved in, there is no such thing as gambling without loss of money. Gambling itself means wagering what you have to get more anything asides this isn't gambling

[Abu-Naim]

OP what you seem to not understand is that, gambling addiction has done more harm than good. About 80% who are addicted to gambling are ruined emotionally, financial and otherwise. I hardly can see someone who got addicted in a positive way. I maybe wrong yes, and there are people who may have been addicted that got good wins in the end. However, the majority carries the vote, as long as most population of addicted have been ruined by addiction, we dont see it as a good thing and we can never see it that way.

The reality about gambling addiction is that it has done more harm than good to the majority of people because most gambling addicted people are people that mostly rely on the gambling to earn a leaving or to survive, that is why they are addicted to the gambling because they are always hopeful that they will make it one day, and they are losing money as a result of that because they are not in their full mindset betting since they are desperate to make huge amount of money.

While people that gamble responsibly are mostly not addicted to gambling because most of them gamble for passion and they have other jobs doing which they use gambling as side hustle, so they always don’t take it serious since they only do it for fun.

[blomen]

gambling is the name given to games of chance where you place money on the line. in a game where you regularly place money on the line, after a certain period of time, you will either lose or win money based on the game's predetermined rtp rate. since the rtp of all gambling games is less than 1 for the casino's advantage, it is inevitable that someone who gambles continuously (i'm referring to games like slots, blackjack etc.) will lose money. this could happen from day one, after one month, or even after one year. but eventually, your net monetary change will turn negative.

if it doesn't fit the definition i gave at the beginning, meaning there is no money at risk, then what you are doing is not gambling. it is simply a game. it should not be called a gambling addiction.

[Proty]

I don't think it is possible for there to be a gambling addict without loss. When a gambler is addicted to gambling, the person is willing to do anything to gamble which include gambling with what they can afford to lose. So talking about gambling addiction without lose is something that is not possible because even gamblers that are not addict still incur loses while gambling talk less of an addict. Talking about time, time they said is money so if an addicted gambler is losing time instead of money. I think it is still the same thing as loosing money.

[Su-asa]

This is my first time hearing about addiction with and without loss of money because my thought have always been that addiction comes with loss of money which is the main reason it is bad. If I'm addicted to gambling and same gambling is earning me money, why should I even try to stop myself from being addicted? I think there should be another word for such addiction because it is sounding too positive to be called addiction.

Growing up there's this game I love playing most of my free time, even some time I am busy too I also make out time to plant this game on my phone, it's free I don't pay money. Sometimes my and my friends at that time we normally connect and play the same games from our phones. I got attracted to this game to a point I even play it even when my parents sent me on an errand. Because money is not involved I toke it as normal thing not knowing I was addicted to the game. I mostly don't like it when my friends win me.
Even till not, when I go to the field to play football with my commuting friend I do not enjoy the game when our opponents win my teams and it makes me want to play the next day too.
But I don't feel same when I bet with money and lose, because I know if I do. I will make a huge financial mistakes.

[Silikiem]

gambling is the name given to games of chance where you place money on the line. in a game where you regularly place money on the line, after a certain period of time, you will either lose or win money based on the game's predetermined rtp rate. since the rtp of all gambling games is less than 1 for the casino's advantage, it is inevitable that someone who gambles continuously (i'm referring to games like slots, blackjack etc.) will lose money. this could happen from day one, after one month, or even after one year. but eventually, your net monetary change will turn negative.

if it doesn't fit the definition i gave at the beginning, meaning there is no money at risk, then what you are doing is not gambling. it is simply a game. it should not be called a gambling addiction.

Well, I think if an individual is addicted to a particular thing which makes the individual lose out on some certain opportunities or prevent the individual from completing some task which would be beneficial to him in the near future then such person is gambling. He’s gambling with his time and future. It’s not necessarily mean he’s placing money on it, as far he’s wasting time that he’s meant to have used in doing something more productive and beneficial to him. Some persons are addicted to playing the online games, of which money isn’t placed but the time wasted in doing it is detrimental also because most persons especially kids can’t really get their eyes off it and I’ve seen most persons miss attending lectures or very important engagements/seminars due to the kind of addiction they have in playing those online games.

[Orpichukwu]

I would rather go with calling that type of addiction 'gaming addiction' than calling it 'gambling addiction' because, by my own definition, anything that you don't stake money on and expect to win something back from is not gambling; rather, it should be classified under the category of gaming, as we have those who are more deeply addicted to games than most gamblers are.

[Aanuoluwatofunmi]

A gambler who is addicted will not escape losing money in it, because that addiction is what will always fuels his ambition to losing as he continues in gambling in the same pattern he has been used to, there's no profitability in gambling addiction, because we are not going to enjoy gambling at last due to the incidence of addiction in it, except we realized earlier and take action as necessarily applicable, while losing money is not because of addiction, anybody can gamble and lose the bet made, it's either a win or lose game play.

[STT]

Gambling addiction and video game addiction are two different things.

Nowadays the lines are blurred because many games involve some form of gambling, such that some countries classify those games as not video games but gambling related and are restricted to adult use or similar measures.
   Its become a very big industry to form a game with micro transactions in the shape of gambling in some shape or form.
  
  Wasting time itself is addictive, many habits are addictive as an alternative to hard work.   Takes an exceptional person to enjoy and prosper from their work especially or just good luck to find such a job.  We're all addicted to something but wasting time is very costly I'd agree, I'd always argue to limit time gambling as a form of self discipline and also likely to increase your odds of coming out winning just from keeping that rule.

[Cityhunter34]

What do you think about gambling addiction without losing money? Do you think this type of gambling addiction exists, or is it a far-fetched problem? If so, does it require a fundamentally different treatment?

Your explanation it's pretty clear, and they do exist. But those gamblers that have not had the experience before might think that addiction is all about losing money alone, without noing that addiction are happening in different ways. Despite the fact that we talked about how gamblers uses a huge amount of money and get addicted to gambling, doesn't mean that it is only money that can easily get someone addicted. However, just like few have mentioned how kids get addicted to video games that it is because once they are addicted, it becomes a very big problem for them to get away with it. Which would lead to losing opportunities, so both are quite different.

[Shinpako09]

Addiction without losing money? Is that even possible? I think it’s rare, about as rare as players with an overall positive profit. The only example I can think of is P2A, which is usually free but requires a lot of time and effort. It often takes a long while before a token lists, and only then will you know if you actually made something or just wasted your effort. If it’s pure gaming, I think that’s easier to overcome, because once you set your priorities, you’ll naturally play less. Gambling addiction is different from gaming addiction coz it involves money, greed.