Being called a gambler, compliment or insult?

[Italian Panic]

Do you feel proud and see it as some kind of compliment, like someone who takes risks and knows what they’re doing. Or do you feel a bit insulted, like it’s something negative and not really something to be proud of?

Curious how others see it, especially since gambling means different things to different people.

In our country, it’s an insult or a mockery since gambling here is branded as negative activity even if you are using it for entertainment purposes.

People automatically judge you as wasting money or irresponsible even though they don’t know exactly how you spend money on gambling.

Until now, only my close friend and wife only knew I’m gambling online.

It's very common in my country too, reason being that many people still see gambling as something that's very bad, so once they hear that you're gambling, they will start judging you, and see you as an irresponsible person or you're wasting your money, they won't even bother to know if it's just for entertainment or for fun. That's why many people prefer to keep it private, just like you said, it's not everything we are supposed to share with everyone, especially when the society judge it without knowing the full story. As for me as long as I know how to manage it, set limit, gamble responsibly, and it doesn't negatively affect my financial life and my life, it doesn't really bother me what people are saying. So, as long as it doesn't turn to addiction and it doesn't take control of your life, you can handle it in a responsible and private manner.

Exactly my point, this are common things in my area also and the people that gamble are used to the "terms " gambler so even if they call me/ them gambler we don't worry ourselves anymore, it's better they know where our money is going though, we are individuals differences in the gambling aspects, some may take it as play when calling you the name gambler, while some may say it or called you with haterrlate because they are angry at you due to how much you have been losing in gambling day by day. We know how gambling have damaged or ruined people's lives, due to how well they have been addicted to gambling. So the best thing is to put limits on anything gambling if not, nothing would achieve without plans. Lastly to me calling me agambler is a normal thing to me not an insult.

Where I come from, people look down on you and call you a gambler even if they just see you putting a penny into a slot machine at the local pub. Maybe someone goes out for a beer to unwind after a hard day’s work; they don’t feel like talking to anyone, so they put a couple of coins into the slot machine just to clear their head, and they call you a gambler with contempt. Then, if anyone’s thinking of giving you a job, they will think twice.

[Fivestar4everMVP]

Do you feel proud and see it as some kind of compliment, like someone who takes risks and knows what they’re doing. Or do you feel a bit insulted, like it’s something negative and not really something to be proud of?

Well, when someone called me as gambler it doesn't affect me. I don't take it negatively even my mood is not good for losing my money in gambling because it's my choice and no one coerce me to gamble. Moreover, it's not unusual when others are judging you based on what they see and want to believe in. As long as i'm not doing anything wrong that can harm them, i'm not paying attention since it's a waste of time.

Exactly the point, I don't see any thing wrong in being called a gambler, even assuming for example that I am not a gambler, and someone possibly and jokingly called me a gambler, I honestly don't see any thing wrong with it because gambling it self is not bad.

The only way being called a gambler would have made me angry is if gambling was a very bad thing, like it is generally accepted, known that gambling is not a good thing, and some one calls a gambler, I would immediately shune the person and tell him or her never to call me that again cus I don't like it..
Like from example, the societies around the world know and agree that being a criminal is very bad and if and when caught and convicted, the person will do jail term, not if somebody called me a criminal, depending on the mood by which he or she called me that, I may get angry and warn him or her never to call me that again.