Why gambling can not be seen as entertainment

[Yeesha]

Gambling can involve behavior that is destructive to a person, but usually people who have things to think about, who are busy, and who have a realistic and clear plan for how and where to move forward are unlikely to be seriously harmed by occasional bets or casino games. When a person controls their emotions and finances, gambling is simply a form of entertainment reinforced by an additional stimulus and it`s money, which adds sharper and more intense sensations to the game.

Let's be realistic, gambling can affect an individual in several ways. While many people engage in gambling activities for entertainment, fun or the thrill of taking risks, it's important to look beyond the surface and acknowledge the deeper consequences. When entertainment is set aside, gambling can lead to serious financial difficulties, cause emotional and psychological stress, anxiety even result in strained relationship with family and friends. It can lead individuals to make poor financial decisions, fall into debt, or even engage in unethical or illegal activities in an attempt to recover losses.

[junder]

Let's be realistic, gambling can affect an individual in several ways. While many people engage in gambling activities for entertainment, fun or the thrill of taking risks, it's important to look beyond the surface and acknowledge the deeper consequences. When entertainment is set aside, gambling can lead to serious financial difficulties, cause emotional and psychological stress, anxiety even result in strained relationship with family and friends. It can lead individuals to make poor financial decisions, fall into debt, or even engage in unethical or illegal activities in an attempt to recover losses.

It is a given that if pleasure is put aside, it can cause financial difficulties. This happens because money is more often allocated to gambling than to other things such as daily necessities.

Attempts to recover losses are one of the causes of ruin. Many people have experienced this because gambling is not done for pleasure.

[dunfida]

Gambling can involve behavior that is destructive to a person, but usually people who have things to think about, who are busy, and who have a realistic and clear plan for how and where to move forward are unlikely to be seriously harmed by occasional bets or casino games. When a person controls their emotions and finances, gambling is simply a form of entertainment reinforced by an additional stimulus and it`s money, which adds sharper and more intense sensations to the game.

Let's be realistic, gambling can affect an individual in several ways. While many people engage in gambling activities for entertainment, fun or the thrill of taking risks, it's important to look beyond the surface and acknowledge the deeper consequences. When entertainment is set aside, gambling can lead to serious financial difficulties, cause emotional and psychological stress, anxiety even result in strained relationship with family and friends. It can lead individuals to make poor financial decisions, fall into debt, or even engage in unethical or illegal activities in an attempt to recover losses.

Gambling should be seen as an entertainment and not something that do talks about making money with it because once you do have that kind of mentality or approach towards it, then you would definitely be having that kind of potential problem that would rise up in the future. Never make yourself having this kind of desperation on making money because once you do mold yourself having that kind of approach on  doing gambling then it will be that making you desperate and if you arent that careful on how you do deal up with things specially on gambling then expect that there would be a disaster later on. Gambling should be that for fun but if it does the other way around then better stop completely or avoid it at all cost.

On the moment that gambling problems rises then the most common thing on which people would be thinking on is that they will be that in order to solve out problem then they would be that simply taking up that suicide on which this is the shit thing to do on your life.

[Uhwuchukwu53]

This can apply if someone isn't engaging in gambling to consistently make money, so they can view gambling as a way to have fun.
Not everyone is initially addicted, but when they start to lose control of their gambling, that's where the problem lies. When this happens, people's mindsets can change regarding their involvement in gambling.
Limit your gambling budget and try to stop when it's time to stop so you don't think completely pragmatically. Never think that gambling can generate profits all the time, as this can trigger negative consequences

The problem is that, not everyone knows exactly when it’s best to stop or walk away, that’s why they keep going on and on until they’re completely drained. Sometimes even folks who initially started off for the fun of it when they eventually encounter a winning streak will suddenly switch their mindset from fun to making more money, this switch changes the mindset and the goal almost immediately and even when it’s time to stop, the urge to continue going would overtake the need to stop.

Tungbulu there is alot to agree with your statement, mostly the part of people indecision while engaging on the act of gambling, I don't disagree on aspect of entertainment and fun, but what I doubt many who project this as their so called purpose to gambling end up pursuing their losses because when the entertainment has taken beyond their expectations and they are running into financial lost as resulted by fun they reinforce by pursing the losses which in turn kill the entertainment zeal before them. Just to anchor everything in your statement indecision is problem in gambling because time to enter and leave is difficult thing facing many players.

[o48o]

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?

You can get cardiac arrest from anything exciting and fun.
You can get trauma from clowns or anything fun as a child if things get a wrong turn.
You definitely lose money on almost anything fun, and might even get hooked on what ever that is.

You can get injured by doing anything entertaining. Hell, you can even get injured by doing nothing.
You can get depression and anxiety, no matter what you do. Usually those are deeper issues that you are already trying to self medicate with anything you get dopamine from.

And death death comes to literally everyone. I can't think a single death that could be caused by gambling specifically. It's usually the players who get injured.

And top of that, what people are entertained by is a personal issue. Not everything can considered to be entertainment for everyone.

[Mr. Magkaisa]

Let's be realistic, gambling can affect an individual in several ways. While many people engage in gambling activities for entertainment, fun or the thrill of taking risks, it's important to look beyond the surface and acknowledge the deeper consequences. When entertainment is set aside, gambling can lead to serious financial difficulties, cause emotional and psychological stress, anxiety even result in strained relationship with family and friends. It can lead individuals to make poor financial decisions, fall into debt, or even engage in unethical or illegal activities in an attempt to recover losses.

It is a given that if pleasure is put aside, it can cause financial difficulties. This happens because money is more often allocated to gambling than to other things such as daily necessities.

Attempts to recover losses are one of the causes of ruin. Many people have experienced this because gambling is not done for pleasure.

If there will be no limit and things go deeper then thats the trap of gambling for everyone.
but if a responsible person play on any casino platform to gamble and make some fun and relaxation then it is n entertainment to someone.
Gambling were design to make people happy and feel the excitement while enjoying their bets. but some people are greedy and want the shortcut in life.

[Byebyebtc]

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?

You feel sorrow at the end because you take gambling the wrong way, if you feel like that then you have to stop gambling because you are not doing it for its purpose, if you don't have fun gambling then you have to stop,
There is a joy that comes with prediction of games especially when you are prediction the results of your club it is a different form of amusement that they have provided for individuals and it is a real one, even when you loose money you wouldn't feel it because your already having fun, but if your concern is about money it will be the other way round.

[rachael9385]

Gambling can involve behavior that is destructive to a person, but usually people who have things to think about, who are busy, and who have a realistic and clear plan for how and where to move forward are unlikely to be seriously harmed by occasional bets or casino games. When a person controls their emotions and finances, gambling is simply a form of entertainment reinforced by an additional stimulus and it`s money, which adds sharper and more intense sensations to the game.

in essence, you are trying to say that those that can keep themselves occupied are less addicted to gambling, well, i don't really think that works for everyone because there are some people that still actively get involved and addicted despite the fact that they have a lot of things to do. This explains why a lot of people that work in certain firms that requires a lot of concentration still end up gambling

[Pandu Geddon]

If there will be no limit and things go deeper then thats the trap of gambling for everyone.
but if a responsible person play on any casino platform to gamble and make some fun and relaxation then it is n entertainment to someone.
Gambling were design to make people happy and feel the excitement while enjoying their bets. but some people are greedy and want the shortcut in life.

That's what we see in reality. Gambling, which originally was a fun game, is now used as a quick way to make money. In fact, everyone knows that in gambling, we can lose money, but for those who are prepared, they have no problem with that. But for those who gamble to double their money, losing certainly becomes a problem. In any case, today we can see that more gamblers are not playing for fun.

[DaNNy001]

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.

A lot of people get depressed when gambling does not really go according to how they planned, this is why it is not advisable to put in lots of expectations into gambling..Gambling is better when you just do it only to have fun and not to make profit...your perception about gambling is very important, gambling to make profit leads to more losses this is why it is important not to put your hopes on making profits.

[Akbarkoe]

Let's be realistic, gambling can affect an individual in several ways. While many people engage in gambling activities for entertainment, fun or the thrill of taking risks, it's important to look beyond the surface and acknowledge the deeper consequences. When entertainment is set aside, gambling can lead to serious financial difficulties, cause emotional and psychological stress, anxiety even result in strained relationship with family and friends. It can lead individuals to make poor financial decisions, fall into debt, or even engage in unethical or illegal activities in an attempt to recover losses.

It is a given that if pleasure is put aside, it can cause financial difficulties. This happens because money is more often allocated to gambling than to other things such as daily necessities.

Attempts to recover losses are one of the causes of ruin. Many people have experienced this because gambling is not done for pleasure.

Whether or not they seek pleasure in gambling, or in a side hustle, if they truly can't control themselves and desire a satisfying win, they will inevitably suffer the negative impacts of their addiction.
Most of them are like that, chasing their money back, but they forget that it will never come back. Even if they do, they want more and more. Ultimately, they give their winnings back to the casino willingly without coercion, simply because they hope for greater luck so that their time and effort can be repaid, but in reality, it never is.

[JunaidAzizi]

A lot of people get depressed when gambling does not really go according to how they planned, this is why it is not advisable to put in lots of expectations into gambling..Gambling is better when you just do it only to have fun and not to make profit...your perception about gambling is very important, gambling to make profit leads to more losses this is why it is important not to put your hopes on making profits.

That mentality is good and best for gambling, to do it only for entertainment. However, it can also be a good source of income for those who approach it with a plan and strategy. I have seen many people who achieve sustainable profits from gambling (both low and high stakes) have a good strategy and emotional control. If they truly use it for income, then they should be more strategic, emotionally controlled, and knowledgeable about bankroll management, which can give them a better chance at sustainable profits.

[danherbias07]

If there will be no limit and things go deeper then thats the trap of gambling for everyone.
but if a responsible person play on any casino platform to gamble and make some fun and relaxation then it is n entertainment to someone.
Gambling were design to make people happy and feel the excitement while enjoying their bets. but some people are greedy and want the shortcut in life.

That's what we see in reality. Gambling, which originally was a fun game, is now used as a quick way to make money. In fact, everyone knows that in gambling, we can lose money, but for those who are prepared, they have no problem with that. But for those who gamble to double their money, losing certainly becomes a problem. In any case, today we can see that more gamblers are not playing for fun.

Yeah, I agree with that. It's because they see streamers or marketing strategies that use lies to tell one can win, although the fact will always be true that we are the losers in the long run. It will just depend on when we quit, if ever we win. A point when it's time to walk out if we ever get a lucky chance of winning a good amount.
Greed is a problematic desire. This is where we fall after we gain a win. The excessive desire to try and win the same thing even though we know the chances of repeating it is very low afterwards. We close the fact and tell ourselves we are lucky so we might win again. When we are on that position, we lose the entertainment factor of gambling. It becomes a real gamble and it's becoming stressful for us.

[Mindyspace]

Gambling can involve behavior that is destructive to a person, but usually people who have things to think about, who are busy, and who have a realistic and clear plan for how and where to move forward are unlikely to be seriously harmed by occasional bets or casino games. When a person controls their emotions and finances, gambling is simply a form of entertainment reinforced by an additional stimulus and it`s money, which adds sharper and more intense sensations to the game.

I agree on certain points. Having emotional and financial control really reduces the risks, but the game is still designed to exploit people's weaknesses. Even organized people can get lost if they let their guard down, so it's always good to have balance in betting.

[Uruhara]

Let's be realistic, gambling can affect an individual in several ways. While many people engage in gambling activities for entertainment, fun or the thrill of taking risks, it's important to look beyond the surface and acknowledge the deeper consequences. When entertainment is set aside, gambling can lead to serious financial difficulties, cause emotional and psychological stress, anxiety even result in strained relationship with family and friends. It can lead individuals to make poor financial decisions, fall into debt, or even engage in unethical or illegal activities in an attempt to recover losses.

Actually, if we cannot control our greed or emotions in gambling, then everything you say could indeed become a reality. However, as long as we have full control over our money and know how to allocate it properly, gambling will not interfere with our financial needs and will not become a financial problem in the end. However, there are indeed more people who gamble with money they cannot afford to lose. And in fact, this applies not only to gambling but also to investing and trading. Proper money allocation is the key, and self-control and discipline are what we must hold onto tightly in the end.

[ChocolateBitcoinK]

Gambling can involve behavior that is destructive to a person, but usually people who have things to think about, who are busy, and who have a realistic and clear plan for how and where to move forward are unlikely to be seriously harmed by occasional bets or casino games. When a person controls their emotions and finances, gambling is simply a form of entertainment reinforced by an additional stimulus and it`s money, which adds sharper and more intense sensations to the game.

I agree on certain points. Having emotional and financial control really reduces the risks, but the game is still designed to exploit people's weaknesses. Even organized people can get lost if they let their guard down, so it's always good to have balance in betting.

Undoubtedly, emotional and financial control can greatly reduce risk, caution is very important, when we gamble with caution, maintaining our own limitations, and being responsible and in control, then our chances of making the wrong decision will be much lower. To stay safe in long-term gambling, we must always make the right decisions with financial management, accept losses and exit at the right time, it is not possible to be responsible here if there is no control to exit.

[fredericktaylor]

I think gambling is basically entertainment, making money or gambling with the mindset of getting rich quickly is very risky. When we gamble for entertainment, we can handle the excessive greed, besides it becomes much easy to take time after winning or losing and we can limit ourselves, and when we can control our money, we can protect ourselves from the risk of losing too much money, thus reducing the possibility of addiction. And when we start gambling with the hope of gaining money, we do not have self-control over ourselves, as a result, we cannot gamble by following the right rules, which leads to additional losses and gambling gradually becomes an addiction. Therefore, real fun can be enjoy by gambling with the mindset of entertainment.

[skarais]

I think gambling is basically entertainment, making money or gambling with the mindset of getting rich quickly is very risky.

But for the most part, I think gamblers are very ambitious to win big and they will try their best to do so.
Look at how many gamblers are trying to find a good strategy to achieve a high winning rate, they gamble for fun or for money? Not many people gamble for fun, but they do it for money and when they actually win it then the feeling of joy comes naturally.

When we gamble for entertainment, we can handle the excessive greed, besides it becomes much easy to take time after winning or losing and we can limit ourselves, and when we can control our money, we can protect ourselves from the risk of losing too much money, thus reducing the possibility of addiction. And when we start gambling with the hope of gaining money, we do not have self-control over ourselves, as a result, we cannot gamble by following the right rules, which leads to additional losses and gambling gradually becomes an addiction. Therefore, real fun can be enjoy by gambling with the mindset of entertainment.

You're right about that, but most people would probably think otherwise. A gambler will not spend their money on a game if they do not expect a commensurate reward, of course winning is what they are after. I don't blame such a mindset, but I would suggest that they need to have self-control so that they only gamble amounts they can afford to lose.

[OgNasty]

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 is definitely entertainment. It isn’t an opinion. It is a fact. The difference between an arcade game and a slot machine is less than you think. I’m both cases, you are paying money for enjoyment, which sounds like buying entertainment to me.

[Z_MBFM]

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?

In fact, gambling games are a lot of fun, which is why many people gamble for entertainment. However, once they start gambling, they become addicted to gambling because they get financial advice there. Seeing winning and losing in gambling frequently, they become mentally hypnotized and a belief is created in gambling that if they continue playing there, it is possible to get a big profit. And these thoughts gradually turn a person from entertainment to addiction. So no matter how much someone says that he gambles only for entertainment, he gambles only for money. Because no one will lose money by playing games just for fun.