Why gambling can not be seen as entertainment

[shawonngp]

Why I think gambling is an entertainment is that most people gamble just to past time, most people see gambling as a source of income, in other words, these set of people can't see gambling as an entertainment, stead they will see gambling as a means of survival, there are other sports activities you can see as an entertainment eg draft or using your hands to play it, this can also be classified as an entertainment, depression, frustration or regret comes in when you put all your hope in gambling, by the time you're thinking you can make real money from gambling, you have lost it all totally, or depression, frustration, and regret can come in if you gamble with money that you can't afford to loss.

I think gambling is considered entertainment as long as you play it without real money, but when you start gambling by investing real money, it is no longer treated as entertainment; it is considered a source of income for most gamblers. When you gamble by depositing a large amount, you take on a lot of risk, with worry, desperation, and the fear of losing a lot of money. Then it is true that not everyone considers gambling as a source of income. Those who consider it as the only source of income, but they lost everything due to excessive gambling addiction.

[POPOLUV]

Why I think gambling is an entertainment is that most people gamble just to past time, most people see gambling as a source of income, in other words, these set of people can't see gambling as an entertainment, stead they will see gambling as a means of survival, there are other sports activities you can see as an entertainment eg draft or using your hands to play it, this can also be classified as an entertainment, depression, frustration or regret comes in when you put all your hope in gambling, by the time you're thinking you can make real money from gambling, you have lost it all totally, or depression, frustration, and regret can come in if you gamble with money that you can't afford to loss.

I think gambling is considered entertainment as long as you play it without real money, but when you start gambling by investing real money, it is no longer treated as entertainment; it is considered a source of income for most gamblers. When you gamble by depositing a large amount, you take on a lot of risk, with worry, desperation, and the fear of losing a lot of money. Then it is true that not everyone considers gambling as a source of income. Those who consider it as the only source of income, but they lost everything due to excessive gambling addiction.

The reason why i will agree with you that gambling can see as an entertainment is because most of the gambling is basically building were people always go to drinks and have funs, so seeing gambling as an entertainment is only based in all gamblers because all gamblers believe that gambling is about playing it to enjoy the funs of gambling and when it comes to football entertainment aspect, as an investors and as a gambler we know that we only invest with what we can afford to lose and that is what is applicable to gambling too, by staking with the money you know that if loose today you will not panic.

[Orpichukwu]

The real thing is peoples intention. Some people gamble for fun and are willing to spend even a little money knowing that they may lose. They treat it as a paid excitement. There is no harm in it. Others gamble frequently to win a lot of money in a short time. For example junk food is tasty and enjoyable but eating it frequently is harmful to health. So depending on peoples intention gambling is entertainment or stress.

And whatever way anyone can gamble which will cause stress or expose the gambler to danger should be avoided, and this includes avoiding gambling excessively, as it's not a place to make money. There is no point in spending too much money on it; it's better we just see it as entertainment and pay what we can also spend on other things without it affecting our finances. It doesn't come back to us.

[rachael9385]

Personally entertainment for me is having fun without any consequence, now gambling can also be fun but there's a limitation however due to the money's involvement the fun turns into desperation and greed and that's what most of the people failed and that's the time it became dangerous. In reality, gambling is considered as an entertainment and it can be entertainment as long as you can control yourself and you should know and you should set a limit. Though some people are not yet aware of this, and some people still think they are still responsible but they didn't know that they already addicted to it.

You are right, it's all about self control, some people say that they are gambling for entertainment purposes but they are actually addicted to it because of how they engage in gambling, some are ignorant of this fact and a lot of people are completely aware but they are in denial. you cannot enjoy gambling and lack self control. from the rate at which you lose you should know that you are addicted.

[Olatundespo]

Why I think gambling is an entertainment is that most people gamble just to past time, most people see gambling as a source of income, in other words, these set of people can't see gambling as an entertainment, stead they will see gambling as a means of survival, there are other sports activities you can see as an entertainment eg draft or using your hands to play it, this can also be classified as an entertainment, depression, frustration or regret comes in when you put all your hope in gambling, by the time you're thinking you can make real money from gambling, you have lost it all totally, or depression, frustration, and regret can come in if you gamble with money that you can't afford to loss.

I think gambling is considered entertainment as long as you play it without real money, but when you start gambling by investing real money, it is no longer treated as entertainment; it is considered a source of income for most gamblers. When you gamble by depositing a large amount, you take on a lot of risk, with worry, desperation, and the fear of losing a lot of money. Then it is true that not everyone considers gambling as a source of income. Those who consider it as the only source of income, but they lost everything due to excessive gambling addiction.

You may not become addicted until you make a plan to have fun and earn money in gambling, but the danger will start from the time you consider gambling as the only source of income. Your goal will be how to earn money and you will become addicted in a very short time. Just as there is a risk of losing money in gambling, there is also a tendency to earn money. The unpredictability and uncertainty between the two factors create a kind of attraction towards gambling. As the amount of losses increases, the mentality of recovering money is created. Many gamblers become addicted from that stage.

[Nothingtodo]

Gambling lacks the important characteristics of entertainment, especially entertainment that does not involve profit or loss. For example, gardening is a game where the focus is on enjoyment and not on profit or loss.
Gambling is different because it involves direct profit or loss. If you bet on gambling, then losing money can be a source of mental anguish instead of entertainment. So I never want to compare gambling with entertainment. Just as gambling involves income or profit or loss, entertainment involves only joy or cheerfulness, there will be no sorrow or suffering involved.

[Dunamisx]

Some gamblers they cannot see it as an entertainment, because they already have the mindset of making money from gambling and once they are not making the money is become more boring to them, well gambling will always be an entertainment to some people because they have seen it as what they needed to do in order to make their day up by having fun after being busy all day long, so some we see gambling as what ease their stress, why some get frustrated the more as they play and where unable to win because gambling is not fun to them but a way of making money.

[Yeesha]

Some gamblers they cannot see it as an entertainment, because they already have the mindset of making money from gambling and once they are not making the money is become more boring to them, well gambling will always be an entertainment to some people because they have seen it as what they needed to do in order to make their day up by having fun after being busy all day long, so some we see gambling as what ease their stress, why some get frustrated the more as they play and where unable to win because gambling is not fun to them but a way of making money.

Gambling has different perspectives based on the gambler's personality, interests or belive. It is not a respectable idea to gamble with the aim or goal of becoming wealthy. Because it will or may compromise the life of the gambler. When it comes to gambling people's actions varies from their lifestyle, in order to achieve financial stability doesn't mean taking reckless decisions, but it requires critical thinking, hard work, putting more effort, consistent and commitment. And from my perspective, seeing gambling as a way of generating income will only promote laziness, such gambler may become very lazy to find something tangible to do. Some individuals must have lose a lots in gambling, and at the same time they must have earned a lots through gambling, so these shouldn't guarantee success through gambling. There are so many things behind gambling, and it involves excitement, entertainment, joy, happiness, sorrow, heart broken, regrets, and sadness. One of these are the things that every gambler experience after betting or at the end of gambling, depending on how they see gambling.

[Wakate]

People are losing to money to gambling and it will not make sense for us to call it entertainment. Maybe we can assume that gambling is entertaining to some people and non entertaining to others. Explaining how gambling looks like to those that want to learn how to gamble is cool so that they can understand that not everybody is making money from gambling.

[Showlove01]

People are losing to money to gambling and it will not make sense for us to call it entertainment. Maybe we can assume that gambling is entertaining to some people and non entertaining to others. Explaining how gambling looks like to those that want to learn how to gamble is cool so that they can understand that not everybody is making money from gambling.

The only entertainment someone can get in sports betting and some others is only when there is a win and I know how this win can drive and make some people feel but it doesn't end's there because a time will come when you will start giving them back all you have won and both the ones you didn't get from them and that is always the most annoying part, when you have lost the money you collected from them and start losing your capital it's really annoying for real and some people can not take it that's why they will want to chase loss but that's not the right thing to do.

[Sonia_123]

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?

From your definition in the Oxford learner dictionary you are right and that is what gambling is but we humans too gambling for what it's not, from the creation of gambling and the world it is for fun and not for money but people took gambling for money and now it is causing problems in our society which is now making the world see gambling as a bad influence to the society.

Gambling is for fun and entertainment only which makes you relaxe your body when being stressed out.

[junder]

People are losing to money to gambling and it will not make sense for us to call it entertainment. Maybe we can assume that gambling is entertaining to some people and non entertaining to others. Explaining how gambling looks like to those that want to learn how to gamble is cool so that they can understand that not everybody is making money from gambling.

Actually, I think it makes sense to lose money. It's like buying a ticket to a soccer game with the intention of enjoying the game, or buying a movie ticket to watch a selected film. So there is an exchange that takes place where we lose money but gain an experience, because money won't be lost if we don't do anything, whether it's gambling or buying tickets for something.

[Negotiation]

The real thing is peoples intention. Some people gamble for fun and are willing to spend even a little money knowing that they may lose. They treat it as a paid excitement. There is no harm in it. Others gamble frequently to win a lot of money in a short time. For example junk food is tasty and enjoyable but eating it frequently is harmful to health. So depending on peoples intention gambling is entertainment or stress.

And whatever way anyone can gamble which will cause stress or expose the gambler to danger should be avoided, and this includes avoiding gambling excessively, as it's not a place to make money. There is no point in spending too much money on it; it's better we just see it as entertainment and pay what we can also spend on other things without it affecting our finances. It doesn't come back to us.

When gambling becomes a source of stress it is no longer entertainment the frustration of losing and the addiction to winning destroy a person's natural thinking. You are right to say that it is wise to avoid things that cause stress people usually spend money on entertainment, but gamblers think that they will make money from it. Whenever greed and financial dependence are added to entertainment it is no longer pure entertainment but it becomes a risky gambling or business trap.

[imthegreat]

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're absolutely right to point out that this word is misunderstood by the public. Of course, entertainment is something that will always bring joy and never involve tears or risks, while gambling is precisely what can lead to unhappiness or addiction. Therefore, it can only be described as an "activity," or I would even apply the term often applied to cryptocurrencies: it's a very risky activity. Personally, I find trading much more relaxing, but I can't relax when gambling; I'm constantly afraid of delving too deeply into the pleasures of this hobby and getting into trouble.

[Proty]

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're absolutely right to point out that this word is misunderstood by the public. Of course, entertainment is something that will always bring joy and never involve tears or risks, while gambling is precisely what can lead to unhappiness or addiction. Therefore, it can only be described as an "activity," or I would even apply the term often applied to cryptocurrencies: it's a very risky activity. Personally, I find trading much more relaxing, but I can't relax when gambling; I'm constantly afraid of delving too deeply into the pleasures of this hobby and getting into trouble.

It depends on the nature of the game and Moreover there are people that pay money just for entertainment purposes without wanting to make profit. I believe there are still people that do gamble for entertainment but they are very few. Gambling for entertainment or fun doesn't make a gambler immune to addiction because some people do think that once they said they gamble for fun people won't see them as an addict. The only thing that is bad about gambling is overdoing it .whatever the motive maybe, using more than what we can afford to lose to gamble is actually wrong whether be it for fun or to make profit.

[ChocolateBitcoinK]

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're absolutely right to point out that this word is misunderstood by the public. Of course, entertainment is something that will always bring joy and never involve tears or risks, while gambling is precisely what can lead to unhappiness or addiction. Therefore, it can only be described as an "activity," or I would even apply the term often applied to cryptocurrencies: it's a very risky activity. Personally, I find trading much more relaxing, but I can't relax when gambling; I'm constantly afraid of delving too deeply into the pleasures of this hobby and getting into trouble.

It depends on the nature of the game and Moreover there are people that pay money just for entertainment purposes without wanting to make profit. I believe there are still people that do gamble for entertainment but they are very few. Gambling for entertainment or fun doesn't make a gambler immune to addiction because some people do think that once they said they gamble for fun people won't see them as an addict. The only thing that is bad about gambling is overdoing it .whatever the motive maybe, using more than what we can afford to lose to gamble is actually wrong whether be it for fun or to make profit.

Gambling always gives results according to the activities of the gamblers, the main purpose of gambling is to have fun, but most do not gamble for fun, what is the purpose of most people gambling? Only to achieve financial success, which is completely wrong, and as a result of playing with this completely wrong purpose, they will naturally face additional losses. Because in any case, if we act in the wrong way with the wrong purpose, then we will definitely face failure, and similarly in gambling, if we gamble here with the wrong purpose to achieve financial success, then we will naturally face additional losses here in the place of entertainment, this is just the result of the work.

[Emitdama]

It makes sense what you said about our hands directly playing it and our hands doing it, but there are third parties such as gadgets. Actually, in my opinion, even if our hands are not directly doing it, there is still the concept of entertainment, but this concept of entertainment disappears when we cross the reasonable limit.

The shift from something that was initially wise to something chaotic is natural, but some people become too fixated on it.
Another factor is the established mindset.

I disagree on that, if I am putting all my money on some bot to bet for me then where is the fun in that?
If someone has fun watching that too then I would respect it because it is their opinion but for me it is not good at all. In fact I have seen people who do this overnight, as in they put it on bot and go to sleep, then it is provably not "entertainment" because they are literally just sleeping at the same time. So there are some who do it for just money, and not for the entertainment.

[panjul07]

Why I think gambling is an entertainment is that most people gamble just to past time, most people see gambling as a source of income, in other words, these set of people can't see gambling as an entertainment, stead they will see gambling as a means of survival, there are other sports activities you can see as an entertainment eg draft or using your hands to play it, this can also be classified as an entertainment, depression, frustration or regret comes in when you put all your hope in gambling, by the time you're thinking you can make real money from gambling, you have lost it all totally, or depression, frustration, and regret can come in if you gamble with money that you can't afford to loss.

I think gambling is considered entertainment as long as you play it without real money, but when you start gambling by investing real money, it is no longer treated as entertainment; it is considered a source of income for most gamblers. When you gamble by depositing a large amount, you take on a lot of risk, with worry, desperation, and the fear of losing a lot of money. Then it is true that not everyone considers gambling as a source of income. Those who consider it as the only source of income, but they lost everything due to excessive gambling addiction.

How can it be called as gambling if you do not use real money? If you do not take any risk, it cant be called as gambling as it will be just playing a game.
Playing with real money can still be considered as entertainment as long as you are ready to lose the money and it will not affect you financially and emotionally when you lose it.
Gambling as entertainment is like when you pay something for your hobbies, means that you spend some money for something that you like to do.
The difference is that when you take gambling as entertainment, there is a chance for you to make profit.

[bakasabo]

Gambling lacks the important characteristics of entertainment, especially entertainment that does not involve profit or loss. For example, gardening is a game where the focus is on enjoyment and not on profit or loss.
Gambling is different because it involves direct profit or loss. If you bet on gambling, then losing money can be a source of mental anguish instead of entertainment. So I never want to compare gambling with entertainment. Just as gambling involves income or profit or loss, entertainment involves only joy or cheerfulness, there will be no sorrow or suffering involved.

Gardening also involves money loss or expenses better to say. You cant do gardening without tools, you need to buy plants or seeds, you need to pay for water, you need to build protection or organize place where you will keep what you have planted. You will never gain anything from planting or gardening (it is cheaper to buy already ready product). Gambling can give you profit. However, anything that can bring joy and entertainment, gardening and gambling as well. It only matter if a person know and is ready to be entertained.

[BlackBaron]

Gambling lacks the important characteristics of entertainment, especially entertainment that does not involve profit or loss. For example, gardening is a game where the focus is on enjoyment and not on profit or loss.
Gambling is different because it involves direct profit or loss. If you bet on gambling, then losing money can be a source of mental anguish instead of entertainment. So I never want to compare gambling with entertainment. Just as gambling involves income or profit or loss, entertainment involves only joy or cheerfulness, there will be no sorrow or suffering involved.

Gardening also involves money loss or expenses better to say. You cant do gardening without tools, you need to buy plants or seeds, you need to pay for water, you need to build protection or organize place where you will keep what you have planted. You will never gain anything from planting or gardening (it is cheaper to buy already ready product). Gambling can give you profit. However, anything that can bring joy and entertainment, gardening and gambling as well. It only matter if a person know and is ready to be entertained.

Something entertaining will usually make us spend money, I have one of the games that makes me entertained is playing Playstation with friends, indeed indirectly I might not spend money at that time. However, if we have a playstation, then we get it because we buy it and there are also bills that we have to pay because it uses electricity.

Another hobby for example I play soccer, and there is a field that I have to rent. and there are many others that I can't say here. Well in gambling actually our goal and our way of controlling ourselves. If we cannot control ourselves, then our mentality will definitely be affected.