Gambling is just for fun

[Yablee0]

Gambling is not something anyone should take serious, because it is a game for fun and for entertainment nothing more than that. But it's funny what the world has turn into, where in some countries people are now taking gambling very serious like their daily Jobs, they can't even skip a day without gambling, why because gambling has become their source of income very bad, and this attitude of seeing gambling as a source of income is what had made a lot person's to become addicted to gambling, and depressed. Some person's even go extra mind to gamble with the amount of money they can't afford to loose just because they want to win big and become rich over night. Gambling was never created to be a source of income, and it was never created to make you become rich over night. Let's try as much as possible to treat gambling the way it's was suppose to be, and not the other way around.

Greed  and laziness are the reasons many people has turn gambling from it original purposes to something else, because I still don't understand why a full flesh human with able minds wouldn't look for something tangible doing that will fix his bills instead of putting all his hope on something that he is not even sure of that's crazy, and it's right time we realize the fact that gamble is not to be seen as a source of income the better for us.

However, if one can be engaged with work or business I doubt if their will be any time available in entertaining such mindset (seeing gamble as a source of income), perhaps it's only when you got nothing (job or business) doing that will brings food on the table is when you will have all the time to start chasing cloud.

[Orpichukwu]

People who gamble for fun are very few compared to the many who gamble to win. Many of those we see are those who experience life-changing losses, but this is due to the gambler's excessive gambling behavior, leading to serious addiction. I can say that I'm not addicted to gambling, but I can't be sure that my gambling is truly for fun, as I believe everyone who gambles has a desire to win.

Everyone who gambles indeed desires to win, both the ones that gamble for fun and mostly the gamblers that are focused on profit alone. Even if the desire is not for large profit, they still hope to win something out of it, and we have fewer of those who are mainly gambling for only fun, which is not bad. As long as we are all gambling responsibly, everything should be fine.

[fruktik]

Being in debt is more emotionally draining than being unemployed. It is a terrible situation when your creditors are pressing you for money but you have exhausted all your money by gambling. Gambling in excess and beyond your means should never be done. That is why you need to control your emotions. Along with huge financial losses, it can lead to mental and physical breakdown. That is why I always recommend setting aside a certain amount of money for gambling and that the fund should come from your discretionary income. Being in debt is risky if you do not have a risk tolerance plan.

The biggest mental health impact came from threats from bank employees demanding I repay the loan because I hadn't paid for several months, and then from collection agencies, who had been assigned part of the debt by court order. This incredible pressure drove my health to its lowest ebb. To say I was depressed is an understatement. I wanted to leave the country and never return, to start my life over, but even with the court orders, I couldn't leave my place of residence. Eventually, I came to terms with everything and pulled myself together. I worked hard and educated myself to pay off every last penny.

[Fivestar4everMVP]

Most people think that gambling is a serious thing but becoming too serious about it will only put you into depression which most people don't realize at early stage.
Gambling is supposed to be fun because enjoying it will make you realize that it's one of the fun things to do in life because it makes you test your IQ probability and statistics for me it's meant to be fun
So taking gambling serious is a one way ticket to depression too.

Well, yeah, you are right actually, but we can't simply conclude that taking gambling serious is a one way ticket to depression, no no, atleast I know a few persons who treat gambling like it's a day job but I've never seen them depressed, yeah, I do see them become sad, disappointed for losing a game they had initially thought they would win, but this is very normal with life I think, we all go through that moment when we become sad, full of regret, disappointed for lost/messed up opportunity or something.

But on the other hand though, I still encourage them and everyone else to treat gambling as fun and stop depending on it or treating it as a source of income, as this is a risky way to gamble.

[Accardo]

Sadly, not everyone socked in the act of gambling realizes that they are into it except with closer examination of the family or friends, hence it’s very much important that family take closer check on people who game a lot, however never to over play the rule because if one who is addicted figures out that family are becoming a barrier to that, they quickly try to move themselves away from family or neglect everyone. Hence fun should always be the anchor to gambling so it limits addiction or whatsoever.

You see the neglection going on when the family members take it too harsh or try to force the player out of the situation, this approach is always frowned at on a professional level, because the player has to be kept as close as possible, to receive the best treatment of love and care. However, not every body understands this, mostly, they're people who assume persuading people to do something works in changing their mind, forgetting that it only makes the person to want more of the habit.

[liasbaa]

People who gamble for fun are very few compared to the many who gamble to win. Many of those we see are those who experience life-changing losses, but this is due to the gambler's excessive gambling behavior, leading to serious addiction. I can say that I'm not addicted to gambling, but I can't be sure that my gambling is truly for fun, as I believe everyone who gambles has a desire to win.

Everyone who gambles indeed desires to win, both the ones that gamble for fun and mostly the gamblers that are focused on profit alone. Even if the desire is not for large profit, they still hope to win something out of it, and we have fewer of those who are mainly gambling for only fun, which is not bad. As long as we are all gambling responsibly, everything should be fine.

The number of gamblers who focus on making a profit is high. No one is tempted to gamble just for fun. Gamblers are more motivated to gamble because there is a possibility of making money. Those who continue to gamble for fun may be lying to you. If you are a gambler yourself, so understand which factors influence your gambling the most. You will get the right answer. Many gamblers gamble in casinos to increase their reputation and continue to play even if the situation is a loss. After losing they play again and in some cases they may win.

[Mayor of ogba]

Gambling is for fun, and people should treat it that way if they want to have full control of their gambling habits and avoid too many loses in gambling. Anyone who doesn't see gambling as fun will likely be staking with a big amount of money, and the person will be chasing losses so that he or she can recover his or her money, and before the person knows what is happening, he or she will incur more losses and become a gambling addict.

[Orpichukwu]

Everyone who gambles indeed desires to win, both the ones that gamble for fun and mostly the gamblers that are focused on profit alone. Even if the desire is not for large profit, they still hope to win something out of it, and we have fewer of those who are mainly gambling for only fun, which is not bad. As long as we are all gambling responsibly, everything should be fine.

The number of gamblers who focus on making a profit is high. No one is tempted to gamble just for fun. Gamblers are more motivated to gamble because there is a possibility of making money. Those who continue to gamble for fun may be lying to you. If you are a gambler yourself, so understand which factors influence your gambling the most. You will get the right answer. Many gamblers gamble in casinos to increase their reputation and continue to play even if the situation is a loss. After losing they play again and in some cases they may win.

You are not far from the truth; most people who claim to be gambling for fun are not only lying to others but are also deceiving themselves. Only 1% of the few people are really doing it for fun; those 1% are those who are just looking for where to spend their time after retirement or due to some health issue. All they are more focused on is what will keep them busy and not about the winning; if winning comes, they take it as a bonus.

[$weetne$$]

People who gamble for fun are very few compared to the many who gamble to win. Many of those we see are those who experience life-changing losses, but this is due to the gambler's excessive gambling behavior, leading to serious addiction. I can say that I'm not addicted to gambling, but I can't be sure that my gambling is truly for fun, as I believe everyone who gambles has a desire to win.

Everyone who gambles indeed desires to win, both the ones that gamble for fun and mostly the gamblers that are focused on profit alone. Even if the desire is not for large profit, they still hope to win something out of it, and we have fewer of those who are mainly gambling for only fun, which is not bad. As long as we are all gambling responsibly, everything should be fine.

A good percentage of gamblers may start off for fun purposes but later graduate their desires into the need to profit making from gambling, mostly when it happens that they experience some luck in their first few attempts, they almost immediately go beyond just having fun as gamblers to wanting profits and that is why now we have more profit chasing gamblers than fun seeking gamblers.

[LogitechMouse]

Gambling is for fun, and people should treat it that way if they want to have full control of their gambling habits and avoid too many loses in gambling. Anyone who doesn't see gambling as fun will likely be staking with a big amount of money, and the person will be chasing losses so that he or she can recover his or her money, and before the person knows what is happening, he or she will incur more losses and become a gambling addict.

Despite the numerous posts here saying that we should treat gambling as a way to have fun, there will always be gamblers here and outside the forum that will look at gambling in a different way. Instead of looking at it as a way to have fun, they see it as a way to make money and TBH, we can't blame them if they look it that way, but they must be ready of the possible consequences that they can face while they're spending too much time and money on it.

Gambling addiction will happen only if you're spending too much time and money on it. Recovering those losses of yours will be the main reason why you will be addicted. The cycle will start from there, and there are some gamblers that will not stop until they recover their money. Gambling is for fun only for me that's why I only spend a few buckos on it, and even though I lose all of them, it's still okay for me because I can afford that to lose. Unfortunately, some gamblers don't look at gambling as a way to have fun but rather a way to make money which increases their chances of getting addicted into it.

[Orpichukwu]

Everyone who gambles indeed desires to win, both the ones that gamble for fun and mostly the gamblers that are focused on profit alone. Even if the desire is not for large profit, they still hope to win something out of it, and we have fewer of those who are mainly gambling for only fun, which is not bad. As long as we are all gambling responsibly, everything should be fine.

A good percentage of gamblers may start off for fun purposes but later graduate their desires into the need to profit making from gambling, mostly when it happens that they experience some luck in their first few attempts, they almost immediately go beyond just having fun as gamblers to wanting profits and that is why now we have more profit chasing gamblers than fun seeking gamblers.

At least you said 'may', which I still don't agree with. The percentage of gamblers who start up because of profit is much higher than the ones who kickstart for fun purposes only before graduating into chasing profit. If we are to take away the possibility of winning money from gambling and let gambling be restarted, even those who said they started because of fun won't even be attracted to it. The hope that something can be won plays a major role in attracting people into gambling.

[Humblevirus]

Most people think that gambling is a serious thing but becoming too serious about it will only put you into depression which most people don't realize at early stage.
Gambling is supposed to be fun because enjoying it will make you realize that it's one of the fun things to do in life because it makes you test your IQ probability and statistics for me it's meant to be fun
So taking gambling serious is a one way ticket to depression too.

As far as there are no guarantees in gambling that someone will win, I don’t think gambling is really worth thinking of as a way to make money, because someone will just end up losing, and that can lead to depression.So, it is better for people to see gambling as fun and never think that someone can make money from it. If we are gambling for fun, we usually notice that we hardly gamble with amounts we cannot afford to lose, and if we lose, it is fine as long as we do not lose an amount that will lead us to regret it.But it is noticed that gambling is not currently designed for fun, but we are the ones who need to control ourselves. If gambling were designed for fun, those high winning amounts would not be set. Some gambling companies set those amounts to trap people, as they will be tempted.

[maknyos]

At least you said 'may', which I still don't agree with. The percentage of gamblers who start up because of profit is much higher than the ones who kickstart for fun purposes only before graduating into chasing profit. If we are to take away the possibility of winning money from gambling and let gambling be restarted, even those who said they started because of fun won't even be attracted to it. The hope that something can be won plays a major role in attracting people into gambling.

I completely agree with you, although I don't have any valid data on that percentage, but I also think the percentage of people who came for fun in the first place is very small.

I won't deny that in the beginning I didn't think it was for fun either, but with my gambling journey, that goal slowly started to grow and I was more realistic in viewing gambling as either fun or hoping for big profits. And somehow usually people who start gambling also start with luck so that in the end they start thinking gambling can be used as an activity that can generate profits.

[Yeesha]

Gambling is not something anyone should take serious, because it is a game for fun and for entertainment nothing more than that. But it's funny what the world has turn into, where in some countries people are now taking gambling very serious like their daily Jobs, they can't even skip a day without gambling, why because gambling has become their source of income very bad, and this attitude of seeing gambling as a source of income is what had made a lot person's to become addicted to gambling, and depressed. Some person's even go extra mind to gamble with the amount of money they can't afford to loose just because they want to win big and become rich over night. Gambling was never created to be a source of income, and it was never created to make you become rich over night. Let's try as much as possible to treat gambling the way it's was suppose to be, and not the other way around.

Greed  and laziness are the reasons many people has turn gambling from it original purposes to something else, because I still don't understand why a full flesh human with able minds wouldn't look for something tangible doing that will fix his bills instead of putting all his hope on something that he is not even sure of that's crazy, and it's right time we realize the fact that gamble is not to be seen as a source of income the better for us.

However, if one can be engaged with work or business I doubt if their will be any time available in entertaining such mindset (seeing gamble as a source of income), perhaps it's only when you got nothing (job or business) doing that will brings food on the table is when you will have all the time to start chasing cloud.

What you said is extremely right, no reasonable person would view gambling as a reliable source of income. A reasonable and sensible person will understand that gambling is not a dependable way to earn a living, or to achieve your goals and desires. Rather than relying on gambling, we need to commit ourselves to purposeful effort and concrete strategies that will move us toward our goals and desires.

The world is actually full of practical opportunities, developing skills, building networks, investing wisely, and at the same time putting in consistent hard work that can lead to genuine success and personal fulfillments. It is possible for gambling to offer occasional wins, but the outcomes of gambling are random and unpredictable, making it unreliable path compared to the steady progress that will actually come from a discipline, goal orientated actions.

[abaeze]

I also don't see gambling as an investment, I just play for fun. In poker, blackjack, if you understand statistics and probability, you have a chance to win. Many people think that if you can do the numbers and calculations correctly in some games, then you have a chance to win in gambling. Therefore, if someone gambles for fun by using gambling risk management and decision-making skills, then the chances of winning are much higher.

[Churchillvv]

Sadly, not everyone socked in the act of gambling realizes that they are into it except with closer examination of the family or friends, hence it’s very much important that family take closer check on people who game a lot, however never to over play the rule because if one who is addicted figures out that family are becoming a barrier to that, they quickly try to move themselves away from family or neglect everyone. Hence fun should always be the anchor to gambling so it limits addiction or whatsoever.

You see the neglection going on when the family members take it too harsh or try to force the player out of the situation, this approach is always frowned at on a professional level, because the player has to be kept as close as possible, to receive the best treatment of love and care. However, not every body understands this, mostly, they're people who assume persuading people to do something works in changing their mind, forgetting that it only makes the person to want more of the habit.

Right, I also learnt that it’s not that they want it more but the cognitive thinks plays out that what they are being forced to stop is probably where their luck is and there some thoughts that also comes in like what ever you are doing that people do not agree with it’s the right think, I have seen countless motivational speeches saying that all this makes someone who is doing wrong think they are doing something good. So when family tires to stop someone they feel like the family does not love their hustle. However, it’s good to let one make up their mind to stop them support can be rendered.

[PX-Z]

Gambling is supposed to be fun because enjoying it will make you realize that it's one of the fun things to do in life because it makes you test your IQ probability and statistics for me it's meant to be fun
So taking gambling serious is a one way ticket to depression too.

Since ancient times, people have gambled for money, often in hopes of making it more easily. The downside, of course, is that they can lose everything just as easily. Gambling is supposed to be fun when the outcome is positive, not when you're losing. You can't simply loses money and say, "It was fun." Maybe part of it was, but it's undeniably more enjoyable when you win.

Historically, it's usually the rich and wealthy who say that gambling is "just for fun," because they can afford to throw money away purely for entertainment. No doubt it is still today.

That's also why gambling falls under the entertainment industry. However, claiming that you gamble "only" for fun can be hypocritical, it contradicts the underlying chase of both money and enjoyment that drives most people to gamble in the first place.

[ChocolateBitcoinK]

I also don't see gambling as an investment, I just play for fun. In poker, blackjack, if you understand statistics and probability, you have a chance to win. Many people think that if you can do the numbers and calculations correctly in some games, then you have a chance to win in gambling. Therefore, if someone gambles for fun by using gambling risk management and decision-making skills, then the chances of winning are much higher.

When someone sees it as an investment, it is never entertainment for him, he will only want to benefit financially from it, because it is an investment for him whose main objective is financial success. But if you have this kind of mentality, it will cause a lot of losses, because it is a game of luck where everything depends only on luck, so nothing is ever achieved as expected. And that is why it can never be an investment, but rather a means of entertainment with the acceptance of losses.

[kawetsriyanto]

Everyone who gambles indeed desires to win, both the ones that gamble for fun and mostly the gamblers that are focused on profit alone. Even if the desire is not for large profit, they still hope to win something out of it, and we have fewer of those who are mainly gambling for only fun, which is not bad. As long as we are all gambling responsibly, everything should be fine.

Very agree with you. It is impossible that there are people who never expect to win the games. Even people gamble for fun, they must also want to win the games. It will be more fun if winning something, it is the nature of people feeling. However, people who gamble for fun, they won't be dissaointed if they get losses because their main goal is for entertainment. It will be different with people who gamble for money, their target is only money. If they fail earning money, surely they will be very disappointed.

I also don't see gambling as an investment, I just play for fun.

If we are gamblers, it is nonsense to assume gambling as investment. But if we are the owners, gambling sites can be a kind of investment. CMIIW

[Rabata]

Everyone who gambles indeed desires to win, both the ones that gamble for fun and mostly the gamblers that are focused on profit alone. Even if the desire is not for large profit, they still hope to win something out of it, and we have fewer of those who are mainly gambling for only fun, which is not bad. As long as we are all gambling responsibly, everything should be fine.

A good percentage of gamblers may start off for fun purposes but later graduate their desires into the need to profit making from gambling, mostly when it happens that they experience some luck in their first few attempts, they almost immediately go beyond just having fun as gamblers to wanting profits and that is why now we have more profit chasing gamblers than fun seeking gamblers.

At least you said 'may', which I still don't agree with. The percentage of gamblers who start up because of profit is much higher than the ones who kickstart for fun purposes only before graduating into chasing profit. If we are to take away the possibility of winning money from gambling and let gambling be restarted, even those who said they started because of fun won't even be attracted to it. The hope that something can be won plays a major role in attracting people into gambling.

People start gambling for fun, but this fun comes mainly because of money. If there was no money in gambling, then it is certain that no one would come to gamble for fun. Gambling is very attractive to people because of the relationship between money and gambling. People work hard all week or month because they will get money. And that money income is definitely not an easy task. The desire of people to get money without doing any work is what attracts people to gambling the most. Some say that they come to gambling for fun, but in reality they are interested in earning money. If there is no money, they will lose their interest in gambling.