Why gambling can not be seen as entertainment

[Mummy OS]

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On the other hand someone on a losing streak will disagree and be of the view that gambling is not entertaining. Well I can't say he's lying Either because you wouldn't feel entertained when losing.

Yeah I feel like it's a two way thing and also it depends on the individual in question because I have seen someone who can actually have fun over a very serious fun that is lost and still be joking and playing around it and also still goes ahead to gamble even more, while on the other hand there are people who do not even entertain loses they get really hurt and feel so bad at the slightest loss.
So I will say it could be entertaining and at the same could not be entertaining it all depends on who is involved.

[banana33]

I don't agree when people that claimed not to like gambling and when they do, the fun comes before gambling. I'm not sure if there is any real gambler that is going to say they gamble for not money when the motivation is the money behind it. If a gambler wager huge money and claim they are doing it for the fun and watch them lose and also get mad, that's because the money they put and loss is paining them, they don't like it when they want something and another person want to claim.

I respect when people gamble for whatever reason they want to do with their lifestyle whether it's to gamble for fun and entertainment or for the money but gamble responsibly so you don't have ro regret the decision for gambling. I know a gambler that has won 5 figure from gambling for using $21, I'm still yet to understand how he did but parlay stack together in aboundance and he won them joined together with some other games like basketball.

Yes, I agree with you too. Those who gamble do it exclusively for money and I don't think there are any other motivations. Of course, these are everyone's motivations. Obviously, this thing must be managed in a way that doesn't lead to bankruptcy. You have to be very careful.

[Mallampue]

Yes, I agree with you too. Those who gamble do it exclusively for money and I don't think there are any other motivations. Of course, these are everyone's motivations. Obviously, this thing must be managed in a way that doesn't lead to bankruptcy. You have to be very careful.

All people cannot be generalized with this point of view, we know that there are many points of view that can be used and the way someone thinks about gambling, even though it has a monetary goal, it does not mean that many gamblers are just limited to trying their luck, their fun has a passionate soul when watching boa for example or other sports matches, or like playing poker to have a little feel of tension when using the money at stake, after finishing they laugh together enjoying the match that has been completed because their friends lost.

[Emikoyumi]

For rich people gambling is a entertainment. But for poor it's pure greed. Poor people want to earn quick money or want to become rich  with small money. When someone gets hungry for money it's not an enjoyment its greed. Although I'm new in gambling still I know it because Some friends of mine do gambling like this. Btw I know when to stop and gamble for pure enjoyment. When you're short on money you shouldn't gamble instead look for a job. Gambling can ruin your life if you can't stop on time.

Whether gambling can be called entertainment completely depends on the situation and a person’s mindset. People who are financially well off may see it as entertainment if they stay within limits because losing does not stop their lives. However for financially weak people gambling often turns into pure greed. The desire to make quick money pulls people away from reality and then it is no longer enjoyment but becomes a risky addiction. In my view when someone becomes desperate for money gambling can never be entertainment. Instead that is the time to look for a job improve skills or try to earn through honest means. Gambling itself is not entirely bad but without control and if played at the wrong time it can slowly destroy a person’s life. Therefore awareness and self control are the most important things here.

[tech30338]

For rich people gambling is a entertainment. But for poor it's pure greed. Poor people want to earn quick money or want to become rich  with small money. When someone gets hungry for money it's not an enjoyment its greed. Although I'm new in gambling still I know it because Some friends of mine do gambling like this. Btw I know when to stop and gamble for pure enjoyment. When you're short on money you shouldn't gamble instead look for a job. Gambling can ruin your life if you can't stop on time.

Whether gambling can be called entertainment completely depends on the situation and a person’s mindset. People who are financially well off may see it as entertainment if they stay within limits because losing does not stop their lives. However for financially weak people gambling often turns into pure greed. The desire to make quick money pulls people away from reality and then it is no longer enjoyment but becomes a risky addiction. In my view when someone becomes desperate for money gambling can never be entertainment. Instead that is the time to look for a job improve skills or try to earn through honest means. Gambling itself is not entirely bad but without control and if played at the wrong time it can slowly destroy a person’s life. Therefore awareness and self control are the most important things here.

It is entertainment at first but if its already consuming a person, putting everything, and forget his family that's not entertainment that is addiction and sooner or later, if will destroy a persons family, lose trust from friends and relative,  it is only entertaining if at the end of the day it has result or better one, unlike having selling everything and then sometimes stole money from others

[nullama]

Yes, I agree with you too. Those who gamble do it exclusively for money and I don't think there are any other motivations. Of course, these are everyone's motivations. Obviously, this thing must be managed in a way that doesn't lead to bankruptcy. You have to be very careful.

All people cannot be generalized with this point of view, we know that there are many points of view that can be used and the way someone thinks about gambling, even though it has a monetary goal, it does not mean that many gamblers are just limited to trying their luck, their fun has a passionate soul when watching boa for example or other sports matches, or like playing poker to have a little feel of tension when using the money at stake, after finishing they laugh together enjoying the match that has been completed because their friends lost.

Yeah I guess there are many types of people

Some will just play a friendly game

But others will definitely gamble away all their money

[As-Soon-As]

From every day experience and things happening around us, I have made threads and I've read other people's threads concerning gambling, where people that replied to the post often referred to gambling as a game of entertainment, despite the high risk involved people still termed it as fun.

From the Oxford English dictionary, gambling can be defined as "the activity of playing games of chance for money" and entertainment is defined as "the action of providing or being provided with amusement or enjoyment". In  essence, entertainment always ends with laughter and enjoyment, then gambling that at times when we lose ends with regret, sorrow, lost of money and assets, cardiac arrest, bitterness and pains, anxiety, depression, trauma, at times even death, etc. Should we then say gambling is entertainment?

Gambling depends on mental thinking, because those who are in a good mental state enter the game of gambling for fun. And when he wins in gambling, if someone from outside or a third party asks him how he sees gambling, then he will definitely say that I gamble for fun. But when he loses, he will definitely think that gambling is neglected, then his mental state is not under his control, which is why he considers gambling to be neglected. However, basically gambling should be done for fun, then it will be possible to stay away from the symptoms of gambling addiction.

[panjul07]

From the Oxford English dictionary, gambling can be defined as "the activity of playing games of chance for money" and entertainment is defined as "the action of providing or being provided with amusement or enjoyment". In  essence, entertainment always ends with laughter and enjoyment, then gambling that at times when we lose ends with regret, sorrow, lost of money and assets, cardiac arrest, bitterness and pains, anxiety, depression, trauma, at times even death, etc. Should we then say gambling is entertainment?

If it is how you look into it then you should also stop calling hobbies as entertainment as well because any activities may give you bad feelings/emotions.
For example, you like to play online games. There must be some time when you are so stressed or frustrated while playing it maybe because you always beaten by your opponent.
Calling something as entertainment or not should not be based on the possible negative effects since everything in this world may have negative effects if we do it wrongly.
Entertainment or not is depending on ourselves, how do we take and deal with the activities we do.

[Hardyrobust]

For rich people gambling is a entertainment. But for poor it's pure greed. Poor people want to earn quick money or want to become rich  with small money. When someone gets hungry for money it's not an enjoyment its greed. Although I'm new in gambling still I know it because Some friends of mine do gambling like this. Btw I know when to stop and gamble for pure enjoyment. When you're short on money you shouldn't gamble instead look for a job. Gambling can ruin your life if you can't stop on time.

Whether gambling can be called entertainment completely depends on the situation and a person’s mindset. People who are financially well off may see it as entertainment if they stay within limits because losing does not stop their lives. However for financially weak people gambling often turns into pure greed. The desire to make quick money pulls people away from reality and then it is no longer enjoyment but becomes a risky addiction. In my view when someone becomes desperate for money gambling can never be entertainment. Instead that is the time to look for a job improve skills or try to earn through honest means. Gambling itself is not entirely bad but without control and if played at the wrong time it can slowly destroy a person’s life. Therefore awareness and self control are the most important things here.

It is entertainment at first but if its already consuming a person, putting everything, and forget his family that's not entertainment that is addiction and sooner or later, if will destroy a persons family, lose trust from friends and relative,  it is only entertaining if at the end of the day it has result or better one, unlike having selling everything and then sometimes stole money from others

There are gambler's that use this ideology of gambling been for entertainment purposes to cook up excuses for there bad gambling habits. Using more than what one can afford to lose in gambling is strictly not for entertainment but is because of addiction and inability to think clearly and gamble responsibly.
Gambling to make money isn't bad either it is only when a gambler fails to stick to his limits and not knowing when to stop gambling that's the main problem and not the motive.

[DYOR+BTC]

To all gambling is believed to be what they think but the aspect of identifying gambling as an entertainment game is what i don't support, gambling with all its characteristics is seen as a risk taking game for money generation and not entertainment because the positive effects of gambling to the life's of some that judiciously practice it is so significant that it can not be written off. Gambling to me is not for entertainment but for capital generation because know one will take life changing risk for entertainment when we know the job of entertainment in our life is different from that of gambling generally.

[Fivestar4everMVP]

From every day experience and things happening around us, I have made threads and I've read other people's threads concerning gambling, where people that replied to the post often referred to gambling as a game of entertainment, despite the high risk involved people still termed it as fun.

From the Oxford English dictionary, gambling can be defined as "the activity of playing games of chance for money" and entertainment is defined as "the action of providing or being provided with amusement or enjoyment". In  essence, entertainment always ends with laughter and enjoyment, then gambling that at times when we lose ends with regret, sorrow, lost of money and assets, cardiac arrest, bitterness and pains, anxiety, depression, trauma, at times even death, etc. Should we then say gambling is entertainment?

Gambling will be for you what you term it or refer or believe in it to be for you, it's as simple as that, gambling can be entertainment that can cause laughter, amusement, fun, excitements and so on if you choose it to be so for you..
And on the other hand, gambling can also be for money, where if the money doesn't come, you end up frustrated, sad, anxious, depressed, and can even end up with suicidal thoughts or even suicide depending on how you take and treat gambling.

Look bud, you are to yourself what you turn yourself to be, what you take gambling to become for you, so it become, I learnt my lessons the hard way playing gambling for money, and for the few years I changed my mindset concerning gambling and choose to treat as a fun venture, I've enjoyed it more than ever.

[dimonstration]

To all gambling is believed to be what they think but the aspect of identifying gambling as an entertainment game is what i don't support, gambling with all its characteristics is seen as a risk taking game for money generation and not entertainment because the positive effects of gambling to the life's of some that judiciously practice it is so significant that it can not be written off. Gambling to me is not for entertainment but for capital generation because know one will take life changing risk for entertainment when we know the job of entertainment in our life is different from that of gambling generally.

You view this way because you don’t gamble what you can afford to lose but for gamblers that practice responsible gambling they can find entertainment even when they are losing because the money involved is an excess money from their wallet.

There’s a different type of entertainment even on simple drinking you are paying and spending money just to get drunk.

Same principle on gambling which you are paying for a chance to win with risk involved.

[WhoYouCantKill]

To all gambling is believed to be what they think but the aspect of identifying gambling as an entertainment game is what i don't support, gambling with all its characteristics is seen as a risk taking game for money generation and not entertainment because the positive effects of gambling to the life's of some that judiciously practice it is so significant that it can not be written off. Gambling to me is not for entertainment but for capital generation because know one will take life changing risk for entertainment when we know the job of entertainment in our life is different from that of gambling generally.

The fact that you feel gambling can never be seen as an entertainment doesn’t mean that other people must share in this you’re very point of view. Of a truth, gambling involves risk and a lot of it most of the time, and that is why it is advised to always gamble with what you can afford to lose, due to the fact that the risk of losing your money is way higher than actually multiplying it, this is because even with the presence of the risk involved you can still end up having fun without feeling any form of financial stress should in case you end up losing the money you gambled with.

[Olatundespo]

I don't agree when people that claimed not to like gambling and when they do, the fun comes before gambling. I'm not sure if there is any real gambler that is going to say they gamble for not money when the motivation is the money behind it. If a gambler wager huge money and claim they are doing it for the fun and watch them lose and also get mad, that's because the money they put and loss is paining them, they don't like it when they want something and another person want to claim.

I respect when people gamble for whatever reason they want to do with their lifestyle whether it's to gamble for fun and entertainment or for the money but gamble responsibly so you don't have ro regret the decision for gambling. I know a gambler that has won 5 figure from gambling for using $21, I'm still yet to understand how he did but parlay stack together in aboundance and he won them joined together with some other games like basketball.

Yes, I agree with you too. Those who gamble do it exclusively for money and I don't think there are any other motivations. Of course, these are everyone's motivations. Obviously, this thing must be managed in a way that doesn't lead to bankruptcy. You have to be very careful.

I don't completely agree with you. Your gambling background may not have touched on entertainment yet so you are only considering gambling as a motivation to make money. When I started gambling it was only for entertainment. This is just my experience. I think most gamblers gamble primarily for entertainment. But due to the high loss rate, you spend more time gambling for money and become addicted to gambling. Most of those who start gambling for money become addicted gamblers.

At some point in your gambling life, you may be tempted to gamble more. One significant reason for this is the high loss rate. The excessive losses make you want to gamble more and spend more time gambling. If you win once, the greed for a second win creates the possibility of another addiction. Manage your bankroll to keep gambling under control.

[Dr.Bitcoin_Strange]

To all gambling is believed to be what they think but the aspect of identifying gambling as an entertainment game is what i don't support, gambling with all its characteristics is seen as a risk taking game for money generation and not entertainment because the positive effects of gambling to the life's of some that judiciously practice it is so significant that it can not be written off. Gambling to me is not for entertainment but for capital generation because know one will take life changing risk for entertainment when we know the job of entertainment in our life is different from that of gambling generally.

It's actually subjective depending on how the individual perceives it, I do agree that it's a risky way to generate money but it's specifically done for entertainment by some people and you can not force it on those people as if they are using it to generate money when they are not. Let's assume I'm swimming because I'm hot and just want to cool off, someone can be swimming because they just want to have fun, in such case, I and the person have different desires that we want to archive.

[Showlove01]

From every day experience and things happening around us, I have made threads and I've read other people's threads concerning gambling, where people that replied to the post often referred to gambling as a game of entertainment, despite the high risk involved people still termed it as fun.

From the Oxford English dictionary, gambling can be defined as "the activity of playing games of chance for money" and entertainment is defined as "the action of providing or being provided with amusement or enjoyment". In  essence, entertainment always ends with laughter and enjoyment, then gambling that at times when we lose ends with regret, sorrow, lost of money and assets, cardiac arrest, bitterness and pains, anxiety, depression, trauma, at times even death, etc. Should we then say gambling is entertainment?

If your definition is actually right and correct then it is pretty obvious that gambling is not an entertainment and from the onset I don't see or consider gambling as a means of entertainment but some people do and even though some people do that can not make me change my mind on what I believe or consider gambling to be. Gambling is risky yes and that is why we are advised to gamble with what we can afford to lose because it is very risky.  you can be traumatized, depress etc when you gamble with what you can not afford to lose but there is always fun and joy when we win.

[Odusko]

From the Oxford English dictionary, gambling can be defined as "the activity of playing games of chance for money" and entertainment is defined as "the action of providing or being provided with amusement or enjoyment". In  essence, entertainment always ends with laughter and enjoyment, then gambling that at times when we lose ends with regret, sorrow, lost of money and assets, cardiac arrest, bitterness and pains, anxiety, depression, trauma, at times even death, etc. Should we then say gambling is entertainment?

If it is how you look into it then you should also stop calling hobbies as entertainment as well because any activities may give you bad feelings/emotions.
For example, you like to play online games. There must be some time when you are so stressed or frustrated while playing it maybe because you always beaten by your opponent.
Calling something as entertainment or not should not be based on the possible negative effects since everything in this world may have negative effects if we do it wrongly.
Entertainment or not is depending on ourselves, how do we take and deal with the activities we do.

Individual differences have played a significant role in how one take and experience whatever activities we chose to do, be it sport or other life activities that we engage in, let take notice that there will always be emotional interference tendencies,  but we shouldn't allow that to dictate or persuade our decision making, gambling activities in any ways, because if one does not manage it properly the outcome could bad but if well manage we can still get the fulfilment and outcome that we desire.

[Slow death]

To all gambling is believed to be what they think but the aspect of identifying gambling as an entertainment game is what i don't support, gambling with all its characteristics is seen as a risk taking game for money generation and not entertainment because the positive effects of gambling to the life's of some that judiciously practice it is so significant that it can not be written off. Gambling to me is not for entertainment but for capital generation because know one will take life changing risk for entertainment when we know the job of entertainment in our life is different from that of gambling generally.

Games are a form of entertainment, and gambling is the same. Think of it this way:

You go to see a Spider-Man movie at the movie theater, you pay $50 for the ticket, and after the movie ends you leave. If someone asks you where the $50 is, you'll answer that you paid for the movie ticket, and if the person asks you what you won, you'll say that your winnings were fun.

So, if you paid $50 and went to gamble at a casino, and lost everything, when you left the casino and someone asked you what you won, you'd say that you also won fun. All gambling were created for people to have fun, not to constantly win a lot of money.

[Numeral]

We should say that gambling is entertainment if that is how we view it, i.e., we set aside a certain amount of money for our entertainment and do not expect that it will necessarily be returned or even bring us income. Depression sets in when what we are doing does not meet our expectations. This usually happens when we expect to win back the money we lost at the casino or try to recoup our losses, in which case the most unfortunate outcome is simply inevitable. The most rational decision after losing is simply to accept it and not dwell on it. And yes, if you don't treat gambling as entertainment, then you can't call it entertainment. In this case, you need to change your perception.

[Mallampue]

Yes, I agree with you too. Those who gamble do it exclusively for money and I don't think there are any other motivations. Of course, these are everyone's motivations. Obviously, this thing must be managed in a way that doesn't lead to bankruptcy. You have to be very careful.

All people cannot be generalized with this point of view, we know that there are many points of view that can be used and the way someone thinks about gambling, even though it has a monetary goal, it does not mean that many gamblers are just limited to trying their luck, their fun has a passionate soul when watching boa for example or other sports matches, or like playing poker to have a little feel of tension when using the money at stake, after finishing they laugh together enjoying the match that has been completed because their friends lost.

Yeah I guess there are many types of people

Some will just play a friendly game

But others will definitely gamble away all their money

Most people gamble, especially those who are addicted. It can't be cured with mere advice or counsel, leading them to risk their luck, which never meets their expectations.

But we must always be healthy and avoid committing to something we realize is detrimental to ourselves when gambling.