How do you tell them?

[freedomgo]

This might be a bit of a sensitive topic, especially in places where religion is strict and gambling is seen as something evil. People say it ruins lives, breaks families, and makes you go broke. But honestly, isn’t that more about addiction and being irresponsible, not gambling itself?

If you know your limits and play responsibly, gambling can be just plain entertainment, same as having a few drinks or watching a boxing match. You enjoy it, have fun, then stop. No problem, no regrets. So how do we change the mindset of people who keep judging and think gambling itself is the real problem?

[Sim_card]

The only way for us gamblers to change that orientation from people is for every gamblers to practice a healthy gambling lifestyle by gambling responsible and have self control over your gambling activities. If there's no sign of addiction from gamblers in the society, people will believe it's not gambling that's the problem but the gambler.

[eisen33]

This might be a bit of a sensitive topic, especially in places where religion is strict and gambling is seen as something evil. People say it ruins lives, breaks families, and makes you go broke. But honestly, isn’t that more about addiction and being irresponsible, not gambling itself?

If you know your limits and play responsibly, gambling can be just plain entertainment, same as having a few drinks or watching a boxing match. You enjoy it, have fun, then stop. No problem, no regrets. So how do we change the mindset of people who keep judging and think gambling itself is the real problem?

If you know that a person is so categorical about gambling, then it is better to take care that he does not find out about your hobby. I have always said that it is better to let your hobby remain a secret from those people who might condemn it, than to enter into an unnecessary discussion with him and then make excuses. I don’t think that gambling is something bad, especially if I play for fun and can play for a long time without losing money, in which case I’m definitely not doing anything wrong and it doesn’t affect my finances.

[giammangiato]

The same people who judge the behavior of others without knowing them do not need explanations, everyone lives their life as they see fit, if I see a friend who is ruining himself for gambling I don't judge him, at most I try to make him see reason.
If he doesn't want to think and continues on the path of disaster I can't do anything about it, I'm simply sorry.
But I don't judge, we can all fall into temptation and we are all human and liable to errors, no one is perfect and no one must judge others.
Easy to judge but difficult to give help, we are all good at giving sentences on someone, but who really reaches out?

[o48o]

This might be a bit of a sensitive topic, especially in places where religion is strict and gambling is seen as something evil. People say it ruins lives, breaks families, and makes you go broke. But honestly, isn’t that more about addiction and being irresponsible, not gambling itself?

If you know your limits and play responsibly, gambling can be just plain entertainment, same as having a few drinks or watching a boxing match. You enjoy it, have fun, then stop. No problem, no regrets. So how do we change the mindset of people who keep judging and think gambling itself is the real problem?

You can try to talk with them, as there's no one answer to every question they would make as that judgement can come from several different angles.

But most important one is the religion's official stand, that you can only affect by being high enough in their ranks and debating.

When it comes to religion, using logic or scientific research doesn't hold much value in those conversations, as religion is based on faith, and rejects anything outside of it. And people can hide behind their religion on every question.

You can only plant seeds by asking open ended hard questions, where they need to question their own hypocrisy and wait.
Because you can't change the mindset when someone has chosen to defend it without questioning themselves.

[Cointxz]

So how do we change the mindset of people who keep judging and think gambling itself is the real problem?

It’s easy to keep silent rather than changing someone perspective on gambling since we have freedom to express our opinion especially on gambling that already have stigma in general.

Maybe you will manage to get support on open minded like us but to other people that doesn’t gamble it’s almost impossible to change their view.

So in my opinion, just ignore them and don’t share information unless they are messing with your life.

[Shinpako09]

Nah, for me, you don’t have to do anything. We all have different views and perspectives. You can’t force your views on others, and it’s the same for them. It’s better not to talk about it since that might only lead to heated arguments. Even if you’re a responsible gambler and it doesn’t affect them in any way, if they see gambling as a problem, then that’s how it is for them. Their view won’t change no matter how much you explain. Maybe if you won and gave them a few tips, they might agree with you, funny but true.

[DeathAngel]

I don’t care what anybody else thinks about my gambling & nor should you. Like OP says as long as you’re sticking to your limits & gambling responsibly then don’t focus on what anybody else thinks. I’m sure they have a habit or two that could be frowned upon so just ignore the outside noise & continue doing what you do. Gambling is only a problem if it begins to negatively affect your life.

[DubemIfedigbo001]

This might be a bit of a sensitive topic, especially in places where religion is strict and gambling is seen as something evil. People say it ruins lives, breaks families, and makes you go broke. But honestly, isn’t that more about addiction and being irresponsible, not gambling itself? 

When all these things starts happening then it is no longer the effect of gambling but addiction struggles and in that case gambling is not to be blame, people should be made to take full responsibilities of their actions. The gambler put himself in that difficult situation due to his lack of discipline and not a problem with gambling because there are still people who gamble responsibly and are still fine.

So how do we change the mindset of people who keep judging and think gambling itself is the real problem?

You cannot change the mindset of someone who has become a victim of the aftermath of associating or relating with a gambling addict, you only need to continue demonstrating discipline in your own gambling life so that people around you or close to you would not have the same mentality as them, maybe as the broader community interacts, the people who encountered you as a more disciplined gambler can share their own mindset and story which can or cannot change the perception of the former that their gambling addict of an acquaintance was the real problem and not gambling itself.

[Russlenat]

I’m the type of person who doesn’t really care what people say, even my own family knows I gamble, they can judge me all they want, I don’t really mind. As long as I’m not doing anything illegal, I don’t see a reason to hide it.

With friends, I’m fine. if they’re into gambling too, I don’t act like a know-it-all, I just share what I’ve learned from experience. Not about how to win, but how to stay responsible and not get too emotional because once emotions take over, that’s when you start making stupid bets.

[Majestic-milf]

The only way for us gamblers to change that orientation from people is for every gamblers to practice a healthy gambling lifestyle by gambling responsible and have self control over your gambling activities. If there's no sign of addiction from gamblers in the society, people will believe it's not gambling that's the problem but the gambler.

I agree with you. People are able to make judgement on a particular subject based on statistics and most times the stats show that gambler are often miserable and broke cause they seldom practice control.
For those who do not have control when gambling, it slowly moves from something that should be a means of recreation or pastime to something they are heavily depending on to move them away from poverty that's why at the end of the day, instead of making more money, they lose what they have cause they can't know when to stop because something keeps telling them "today might just be the day"
An addicted gambler can have all the motivational speeches but might not be able to apply it to himself because to him, it's easier to give an advice than to take it.

[Slow death]

This might be a bit of a sensitive topic, especially in places where religion is strict and gambling is seen as something evil. People say it ruins lives, breaks families, and makes you go broke. But honestly, isn’t that more about addiction and being irresponsible, not gambling itself?

If you know your limits and play responsibly, gambling can be just plain entertainment, same as having a few drinks or watching a boxing match. You enjoy it, have fun, then stop. No problem, no regrets. So how do we change the mindset of people who keep judging and think gambling itself is the real problem?

It's in people's nature to blame other things to escape their own guilt. Look, for example, at all the things humans have invented. When knives didn't exist, people used other objects to cut. Someone invented the knife to make life easier, but today, there are many cases of people being murdered, and the killer used a knife. A few decades ago, humans used horses to travel long distances.

Then someone invented the car. Look, today, we've seen many car accidents, and they involve many fatalities. But no one blames the car companies because it doesn't make sense to blame the cars. The same thing should happen with gambling. We shouldn't blame the games or the casinos, but rather the players who lost control of themselves.

[letteredhub]

So how do we change the mindset of people who keep judging and think gambling itself is the real problem?

You don't have to tell them anything because nothing you say would change their perspective about gambling in the way they have being made to see the activity as some bad and life ruining.

My recommendation of advise to anyone facing such situational problem around the environment he finds himself is this, play and remain a responsible player, never going off board that they should have any reasons to look at you and confirm their aspersions on gambling. Instead be the person they look at and want to have a different view about gambling base on how you play yours. Let your actions speaks, not your words.

[Charles-Tim]

So how do we change the mindset of people who keep judging and think gambling itself is the real problem?

Some people are critics and they will remain critics. If someone is a gambling critic, the person may not change his mind about gambling addiction and any bad news about gambling about someone addicted may always trigger such a person.

But many people are just stupid, they will prefer to be addicted and later the person can become a news of a gambling addiction victim. The best is that you should let people know your stance about gambling and gambling addiction. I do not care about the critics. People should not be greedy and they will not be addicted.

[acroman08]

So how do we change the mindset of people who keep judging and think gambling itself is the real problem?

A proper gambling awareness would be a great way to change the mindset of people about gambling. That being said, their prejudice towards gambling has some validity in it. I mean, gambling has a psychological effect on people and that psychological effect can cause the development of addiction. But if people learn more about how gambling addiction develops, they'd be more open minded or understanding towards gambling.

[Dr.Bitcoin_Strange]

What you can not change, you have to allow it be the way it was, it never your fault for anyone to have misconception about gambling so even when you try to change the mindset of that person, it will be difficult to do so and you have to allow the person. For people who are too religious, no matter your explanation to them, you can not change their believe about gambling because they have been brainwashed to believe that gambling is the problem and not the addicts.

[freedomgo]

So how do we change the mindset of people who keep judging and think gambling itself is the real problem?

A proper gambling awareness would be a great way to change the mindset of people about gambling. That being said, their prejudice towards gambling has some validity in it. I mean, gambling has a psychological effect on people and that psychological effect can cause the development of addiction. But if people learn more about how gambling addiction develops, they'd be more open minded or understanding towards gambling.

It’s wrong for people to judge right away, they shouldn’t look at it from just one side, there’s a bright side too, gambling is called entertainment for a reason, and there’s always a way to be a responsible gambler. If we handle it properly, we won’t get addicted.

Like me, I do it for fun during my spare time. Without gambling, my life would honestly be boring since most of the time I’m just sitting in front of my computer because my work is online. If I focus only on work, that’s not really work-life balance anymore. So yeah, gambling adds a bit of life for me.

[summonerrk]

This might be a bit of a sensitive topic, especially in places where religion is strict and gambling is seen as something evil. People say it ruins lives, breaks families, and makes you go broke. But honestly, isn’t that more about addiction and being irresponsible, not gambling itself?

If you know your limits and play responsibly, gambling can be just plain entertainment, same as having a few drinks or watching a boxing match. You enjoy it, have fun, then stop. No problem, no regrets. So how do we change the mindset of people who keep judging and think gambling itself is the real problem?

Having lived with a woman for a long time, I understood their thinking, and so I advise anyone who's not yet particularly experienced in this matter not to tell their significant other about gambling or an addiction to sports betting. Because these two activities are heavily stigmatized, they'll never understand. These people, who have never done this, will perceive you and your hobby only in a negative light, and it will be difficult to prove to them that you have self-control.

[salad daging]

This might be a bit of a sensitive topic, especially in places where religion is strict and gambling is seen as something evil. People say it ruins lives, breaks families, and makes you go broke. But honestly, isn’t that more about addiction and being irresponsible, not gambling itself?

The gambling community, whether addicted or not is still considered bad especially in strict religious environments because they see only the negative side and not the positive side of responsibility.

If you know your limits and play responsibly, gambling can be just plain entertainment, same as having a few drinks or watching a boxing match. You enjoy it, have fun, then stop. No problem, no regrets. So how do we change the mindset of people who keep judging and think gambling itself is the real problem?

No matter what people think, the important thing is that I am responsible for my own gambling so that no one else is harmed.
The most important thing is that if you don't want to be judged by others, never flaunt your gambling in public.

[Inwestour]

What you can not change, you have to allow it be the way it was, it never your fault for anyone to have misconception about gambling so even when you try to change the mindset of that person, it will be difficult to do so and you have to allow the person. For people who are too religious, no matter your explanation to them, you can not change their believe about gambling because they have been brainwashed to believe that gambling is the problem and not the addicts.

You know, overly religious people can be wrong about many things, and I would never argue with them, especially about gambling. In fact, there are many things that can be said to be life destroying, but only if you abuse them. Other people's opinions shouldn't bother you, especially if you disagree with them and know they're wrong. Only my wife and a few friends know that I bet, and no one else needs to know.