Why do we gamble?

[NurseHub]

If we are honest with ourselves, we will all agree that we gamble for money most times, not always, as fun. There are times gamblers gamble for fun, and it's okay to be pained when you lose even if it's just for entertainment. We are human, so losing to others is not what we wish for, so even if it's not major for the money, losing is painful. I can only say for those people that sleep, wake and eat in the gambling hall, they aren't there for fun, even though they started with that, or they can't accept that they are gambling for money; they are gambling for the money.

[masulum]

If we are honest with ourselves, we will all agree that we gamble for money most times, not always, as fun. There are times gamblers gamble for fun, and it's okay to be pained when you lose even if it's just for entertainment. We are human, so losing to others is not what we wish for, so even if it's not major for the money, losing is painful. I can only say for those people that sleep, wake and eat in the gambling hall, they aren't there for fun, even though they started with that, or they can't accept that they are gambling for money; they are gambling for the money.

Yep, it's hard for people like us to gamble just for fun, because get more money still become important part for us. Gambling for fun only can be achieved by a gamblee that not allowing his brain focus on money. But focus on entertaining, let say a sport gambler can say if he gamble for entertaining if his betting only to makes him more enthusiastic about the match he wants to watch. So, his betting outcome is not his priorities, he only focus about sport entertainment. A for fun gambling is not easy to be achieved because mostly gambler will try to double the money. Not all gambler can reach this level, I agree with you most of them is a gambler for gain not fun nor entertaining.

[Stable090]

Just like the title say, why do we gamble? This is a crucial question that if it's been asked everyone will likely say they gamble to have fun and to be well entertained maybe at their free or bored time.

Most people that will tell you they gamble because they want to have fun or for entertainment purposes are just deceiving themselves, most people gambling are doing it for the sake of money, and just few gamblers are the ones gambling because they want to have fun. Some people do claim they are having fun, but they are already addicted to gambling, when you tell them that they are already addicted to gambling, they going to deny it, and they going to claim they are in control of everything.

[Bitcoin.com97]

Truth be told , not everyone gamble for fun , majority gamble for the profit, I haven’t seen where someone invest their money and lose heavily only for fun , it’s not really possible, people are not honest to themselves, even the rich that  gamble with huge amount of money still expect to win huge amount and if it didn’t happen they get mad at themselves, to me the word gambling for fun is just a way of consoling yourself and telling yourself what is going  to keep your hope alive , so that he pains of losing won’t affect you that much .

[drangos]

If we are honest with ourselves, we will all agree that we gamble for money most times, not always, as fun. There are times gamblers gamble for fun, and it's okay to be pained when you lose even if it's just for entertainment. We are human, so losing to others is not what we wish for, so even if it's not major for the money, losing is painful. I can only say for those people that sleep, wake and eat in the gambling hall, they aren't there for fun, even though they started with that, or they can't accept that they are gambling for money; they are gambling for the money.

Yep, it's hard for people like us to gamble just for fun, because get more money still become important part for us. Gambling for fun only can be achieved by a gamblee that not allowing his brain focus on money. But focus on entertaining, let say a sport gambler can say if he gamble for entertaining if his betting only to makes him more enthusiastic about the match he wants to watch. So, his betting outcome is not his priorities, he only focus about sport entertainment. A for fun gambling is not easy to be achieved because mostly gambler will try to double the money. Not all gambler can reach this level, I agree with you most of them is a gambler for gain not fun nor entertaining.

I concur with both of you that, most gambling is driven by money even when individuals say that they do it just to have fun. The reality is that as soon as there is real money in question, there is an automatic attachment of emotions. Victory is sweet and defeat is painful thus it is hard to remain just an entertainer. Few people with the discipline to become gamblers are able to treat gambling as a payment to enjoy a game. The majority of the individuals are later inclined to switch fun to making profits, and that is where the risk and bad habits are likely to start.

[Bitcoin_people]

Basically we know that gambling is a place of entertainment and fun but it is not the case for everyone, for some people it is a place of earning and for some it is a place of losing money. Gambling is basically played with experience and skill otherwise it will definitely lose money and become an addiction which can put a person's life in a difficult situation. How can a person gamble when he cannot keep his own mental state normally, so gambling is not for fun and entertainment for everyone. In my opinion, while gambling, every person should accept that it is not a place to earn money but a place to lose money. Moreover, one should never gamble without controlling oneself, it will be the biggest mistake and can lead to mental breakdown in any situation. However, we know that gambling responsibly is the most important thing, if gambling is done for fun and losing money while controlling oneself, then it is normal.

[impulse709]

If we are honest with ourselves, we will all agree that we gamble for money most times, not always, as fun. There are times gamblers gamble for fun, and it's okay to be pained when you lose even if it's just for entertainment. We are human, so losing to others is not what we wish for, so even if it's not major for the money, losing is painful. I can only say for those people that sleep, wake and eat in the gambling hall, they aren't there for fun, even though they started with that, or they can't accept that they are gambling for money; they are gambling for the money.

Yep, it's hard for people like us to gamble just for fun, because get more money still become important part for us. Gambling for fun only can be achieved by a gamblee that not allowing his brain focus on money. But focus on entertaining, let say a sport gambler can say if he gamble for entertaining if his betting only to makes him more enthusiastic about the match he wants to watch. So, his betting outcome is not his priorities, he only focus about sport entertainment. A for fun gambling is not easy to be achieved because mostly gambler will try to double the money. Not all gambler can reach this level, I agree with you most of them is a gambler for gain not fun nor entertaining.

I concur with both of you that, most gambling is driven by money even when individuals say that they do it just to have fun. The reality is that as soon as there is real money in question, there is an automatic attachment of emotions. Victory is sweet and defeat is painful thus it is hard to remain just an entertainer. Few people with the discipline to become gamblers are able to treat gambling as a payment to enjoy a game. The majority of the individuals are later inclined to switch fun to making profits, and that is where the risk and bad habits are likely to start.

I concur with this argument since as a matter of fact, money is the key reason why most humans gamble even when they say it is simply a fun game. As soon as there is real money at stake, emotions can be expected to follow, and wins can be exciting, whereas any loss can be painful. Pure entertainment gambling is hard to sustain since the head easily gets toward winning and losing. Although some of them can play gambling as a paid entertainment, most people eventually engage in making money. It is this gradual change of fun to profit taking that risks, emotional attachment and bad habits are likely to start.

[Julien_Olynpic]

Humans are controlled by biochemical processes. Dopamine, oxytocin, adrenaline, norepinephrine, and other hormones, as yet unknown or little-known and little-studied. This is why gamblers' actions are often irrational. Many claim to enjoy gambling, but deep down, they harbor a secret thirst for profit, which drives them to bet repeatedly or to make occasional large bets when they believe they are certain of success.

[jcojci]

We gamble for have fun but that change following the time they stay at the casino. From fun, changing into recovering the lost or chasing more wins. That is bad for them. If they don't have controls, they will deeper in gambling and difficult to stops gambling.

If we lost money in gambling, we will difficult to accept their lost so they will start to recovers by keeps playing gambling. That is not a good idea since they can lose more and will not realizes what may happens later.

We should be honest gambling is just for fun. No need chasing the wins or recovers the lost. We should let it go the bad feeling if we lost because the lose may comes anytime. That is the risks that we will get if we playing gambling.

[tech30338]

We gamble for have fun but that change following the time they stay at the casino. From fun, changing into recovering the lost or chasing more wins. That is bad for them. If they don't have controls, they will deeper in gambling and difficult to stops gambling.

If we lost money in gambling, we will difficult to accept their lost so they will start to recovers by keeps playing gambling. That is not a good idea since they can lose more and will not realizes what may happens later.

We should be honest gambling is just for fun. No need chasing the wins or recovers the lost. We should let it go the bad feeling if we lost because the lose may comes anytime. That is the risks that we will get if we playing gambling.

Mostly they say they are having fun, but they are losing millions if you want to have fun, there is no need to lost a lot, a few bets will make you happy right?
mostly people lose self-control if they lose big not because they want to give away money but because during gambling, they are urge to take back what it lost, if they only have standard betting strategy they will not lose a lot, but people tend to ignore it during the heat of the situation, from having fun, to addiction in the end.

[fruktik]

You said it all, a lot of players gamble for fun but they don't really like to admit that's what they actually do because they think that people would see them as addicted players. Personally I don't see anything wrong in gambling for profit as long as you are not addicted to gambling or chasing losses. Although it is better to gamble for entertainment to avoid getting overly hooked to gambling.

What kind of entertainment can we talk about, for example, when playing slots? The same symbols spin over and over again. What's the point? It's not about pleasure, but about the chance to win extra money. That's the main reason. I've been convinced of this many times, but I still want to believe it's not true and that I'm playing for fun. I no longer want to deceive myself.

[Ishicryptic]

If we are honest with ourselves, we will all agree that we gamble for money most times, not always, as fun. There are times gamblers gamble for fun, and it's okay to be pained when you lose even if it's just for entertainment. We are human, so losing to others is not what we wish for, so even if it's not major for the money, losing is painful. I can only say for those people that sleep, wake and eat in the gambling hall, they aren't there for fun, even though they started with that, or they can't accept that they are gambling for money; they are gambling for the money.

I'm being honest with you when I say that I don't gamble for money, maybe a little bit for money but it's mainly for fun, it is what I've chosen and I have a good reason for it. My circle of friends that gambles none have achieved anything from gambling, we lose most times and when we win we spend the money, if the win is quite big we give each other treats. It think that it's better to gamble for fun since you don't know if you are going to win or not and I don't see why I should put all my seriousness into making money through gambling. If the money comes I'll take it but if it doesn't I don't get frustrated because I've learnt to use small amounts for it.

[Smartprofit]

You said it all, a lot of players gamble for fun but they don't really like to admit that's what they actually do because they think that people would see them as addicted players. Personally I don't see anything wrong in gambling for profit as long as you are not addicted to gambling or chasing losses. Although it is better to gamble for entertainment to avoid getting overly hooked to gambling.

What kind of entertainment can we talk about, for example, when playing slots? The same symbols spin over and over again. What's the point? It's not about pleasure, but about the chance to win extra money. That's the main reason. I've been convinced of this many times, but I still want to believe it's not true and that I'm playing for fun. I no longer want to deceive myself.

Yes, you're right. 🙋 The interface of slot machines or roulette is quite primitive. Incidentally, I once took advantage of this in my youth when I was struggling to overcome my gambling addiction.

Then I switched from gambling to computer games (real-time strategy games). I discovered that computer games have a much more appealing interface and game mechanics than gambling. To overcome my gambling addiction, I convinced my subconscious that this was a very important factor, a fundamental one! And gradually, by playing computer games, I overcame my gambling addiction (and continued playing computer games for about a year and a half afterward, but without fanaticism, just for fun).

However, honestly, gambling is much more than just an interface. In my opinion, gambling can be seen as a thrilling duel between man and Chaos. Men truly love to test their strength in struggle. And what battle can compare to a battle with Chaos itself?!  I think that's what draws us all to gambling. 🎰 The chance to test your strength and luck. The chance to challenge yourself.

[Abdulzuruku01]

Just like the title say, why do we gamble? This is a crucial question that if it's been asked everyone will likely say they gamble to have fun and to be well entertained maybe at their free or bored time.

But if that is the case why do we usually complain most times when we lose or why the persistent chasing of lost or try to get back our lost each time we lose in our gaming streak , perhaps is it that some of us aren't sincere to our self when we usually say we only gamble for the fun? Or is it more in mind that we aren't saying out?

There are people who gamble for fun just to distract themselves from negative feelings, but honestly the majority of people gamble because of financial gain some are not just saying the truth. Because when you see a gambler complaining, maybe trying to chase back their losses or staking high prices, you should know those categories of people aren't doing gambling for fun. You don't have to lose millions in the name of having fun at least, with the little prices I'm very sure you can be entertained. Those who are doing it just for entertainment aren't getting too serious about winning or losing.

[WhoYouCantKill]

You said it all, a lot of players gamble for fun but they don't really like to admit that's what they actually do because they think that people would see them as addicted players. Personally I don't see anything wrong in gambling for profit as long as you are not addicted to gambling or chasing losses. Although it is better to gamble for entertainment to avoid getting overly hooked to gambling.

What kind of entertainment can we talk about, for example, when playing slots? The same symbols spin over and over again. What's the point? It's not about pleasure, but about the chance to win extra money. That's the main reason. I've been convinced of this many times, but I still want to believe it's not true and that I'm playing for fun. I no longer want to deceive myself.

The very reason I don’t play slot games.
I don’t find it to be interesting or fun at all, cos you’re simply just doing the same thing over and over and over again with the expectation of winning or hitting some reasonable multiplier. So I already had the mindset that slot games are mostly just about winning and worst of it all is that your skills are not needed, winning is strictly based on luck and chance. I like to think that gambling is more fun when you actually get to put some effort into what you’re doing, and whether you lose or win, you’ll still end up being entertained.

[Showlove01]

Just like the title say, why do we gamble? This is a crucial question that if it's been asked everyone will likely say they gamble to have fun and to be well entertained maybe at their free or bored time.

But if that is the case why do we usually complain most times when we lose or why the persistent chasing of lost or try to get back our lost each time we lose in our gaming streak , perhaps is it that some of us aren't sincere to our self when we usually say we only gamble for the fun? Or is it more in mind that we aren't saying out?

There are people who gamble for fun just to distract themselves from negative feelings, but honestly the majority of people gamble because of financial gain some are not just saying the truth. Because when you see a gambler complaining, maybe trying to chase back their losses or staking high prices, you should know those categories of people aren't doing gambling for fun. You don't have to lose millions in the name of having fun at least, with the little prices I'm very sure you can be entertained. Those who are doing it just for entertainment aren't getting too serious about winning or losing.

There are other things someone can actually do to distract themselves from negative vibes and gambling should not be among those things because gambling sometimes will make you lose a lot of money that will still trigger the negative vibes or feelings you want to get rid of. I can not go and gamble because I want to get rid of feelings that would be insane and I doubt if someone who is discipline will even do such.

[Abdulzuruku01]

There are people who gamble for fun just to distract themselves from negative feelings, but honestly the majority of people gamble because of financial gain some are not just saying the truth. Because when you see a gambler complaining, maybe trying to chase back their losses or staking high prices, you should know those categories of people aren't doing gambling for fun. You don't have to lose millions in the name of having fun at least, with the little prices I'm very sure you can be entertained. Those who are doing it just for entertainment aren't getting too serious about winning or losing.

There are other things someone can actually do to distract themselves from negative vibes and gambling should not be among those things because gambling sometimes will make you lose a lot of money that will still trigger the negative vibes or feelings you want to get rid of. I can not go and gamble because I want to get rid of feelings that would be insane and I doubt if someone who is discipline will even do such.

Well that's your own perspective because everyone has their own way to make themselves entertained. There are people who actually believe that gambling can distract them from loneliness and stress and they go get the vibe as they want. For those who are finding it difficult know their real intentions towards gambling it's not for the fun. But with the risk of gambling, I don't think I will ever gamble in the name of entertainment. Even for financial gain I don't do it frequently. I have my boundary, which I don't like going beyond because once I noticed it getting me into more trouble than I expected i quit immediately.

[nara1892]

Haha, yes, most gamblers say they gamble for entertainment, but often when they lose, they get emotional, and of course, those emotions can show that what they said at the beginning was a lie. They are not gambling for entertainment but to make money. From this, we can also conclude that to determine whether they are gambling for entertainment or not, we must first see how they react when they lose.

As for myself, to be honest, sometimes I gamble for entertainment, but sometimes I also try to multiply my money. However, the difference is that I always gamble with an amount I can afford to lose, and in my opinion, that is the most important thing.

Have you ever arranged plenty of games as parlay, you didn't have money in mind at first and then you put what you know you can afford to lose then after sometimes all your games that you pick came as you expected but there is one game left to be played. After waiting for 1 week, the last game now void your ticket and you lose everything you have bet, I'm sure with this journey and expectations you will get emotional even if you don't have money on mind.

Sometime it's not about the money that makes people react when they lose money. The people that often makes reactions are not the concern people, it's gamblers that have losses and after everything they should quit but they won't quit, they go back and gamble again and think they are gong to win back the money they have loss. These are the kind of people that we should worry about, they lose everything and become attached to loss without speaking up or even sharing with people.

I understand what you mean and yes if I were in the position you mentioned then I would also be emotional in the note when I can't take responsibility for the risk, doesn't this mean it's still the wrong approach because it's irresponsible? haha of course , the only disappointment and emotion that arises in gambling is because of the loss of money because gambling is a money game that is faced with winning and losing.

Yes, emotions are not always caused by money but I think it is only possible when someone only watches the game without betting at all.

[ZeroVinsonN]

If we are honest with ourselves, we will all agree that we gamble for money most times, not always, as fun. There are times gamblers gamble for fun, and it's okay to be pained when you lose even if it's just for entertainment. We are human, so losing to others is not what we wish for, so even if it's not major for the money, losing is painful. I can only say for those people that sleep, wake and eat in the gambling hall, they aren't there for fun, even though they started with that, or they can't accept that they are gambling for money; they are gambling for the money.

The hard truth that alot of people don't want to accept, we mostly gamble for money, if we can get a bit of fun out of it then that fine too but the game is to make some extra cash from it. This main issue is that even though we all mostly gamble for the money we are not dependent on gambling to make money, so whether or not we win doesn't affect our financial status but when a person decides that their entire livelihood is going to be based on what they can get from the winning of a bet then they have crossed the line and are now desperate which makes them gambling addicts.

[ChocolateBitcoinK]

Just like the title say, why do we gamble? This is a crucial question that if it's been asked everyone will likely say they gamble to have fun and to be well entertained maybe at their free or bored time.

But if that is the case why do we usually complain most times when we lose or why the persistent chasing of lost or try to get back our lost each time we lose in our gaming streak , perhaps is it that some of us aren't sincere to our self when we usually say we only gamble for the fun? Or is it more in mind that we aren't saying out?

There are people who gamble for fun just to distract themselves from negative feelings, but honestly the majority of people gamble because of financial gain some are not just saying the truth. Because when you see a gambler complaining, maybe trying to chase back their losses or staking high prices, you should know those categories of people aren't doing gambling for fun. You don't have to lose millions in the name of having fun at least, with the little prices I'm very sure you can be entertained. Those who are doing it just for entertainment aren't getting too serious about winning or losing.

People who make realistic decisions never get emotional when they lose, and they don't decide to gamble more to make up for their losses. Gambling for fun means that you gamble with control, with the mindset of accepting any outcome within your limits. We often see people trying to make up for their losses by betting more money, becoming angry, frustrated, and complaining. In such a situation, they are not just gambling for fun, but they are gambling for financial gain, which is why they are unable to accept the loss. For those who gamble for fun, there is no question of losing control in any way.