If gambling where the only alternatives would you gamble?

[TheUltraElite]

I think so, you need to have fun and get an adrenaline rush somehow. Sometimes I relax by using gambling as a calming method.

Gambling might be calming for a select few but I do not belong to that group because I would feel desperate when I would lose money in gambling. The rush in gambling would lead to the opposite of calming so I do not understand how you are managing the opposite.

It is impossible for gambling to be the only job available for everyone, if it's possible it means that everybody will become addicted to it and before you know it everybody will have emotional problems as a result of constant loses.

That would not be possible because the money that is required to gamble would stop coming and people would be left with zero money in their pockets. Then gambling would not happen and eventually the industry would stop.

[Leahized]

Some people might experience the worst part of their lives of gambling where the only alternatives. I mean, what will happen to someone that use his last card to gamble hoping to win in order to provide for his family, and end up losing flat. The equation can never be balance, how can someone depend on game of luck to survive. Everyone has a dream, and at the same time they have responsibility to fulfil, so therefore, they need a tangible source of income to sustain and stabilise their lives and that of their loved ones.

No, I never believe you should gamble to get through all the bad times in life. This is a complete misconception. If a person wants to have a bad time, then he should hang out with friends. This will reduce stress a lot. Moreover, it is not good to have too much confidence in gambling.Because winning in gambling is uncertain. One has to find alternative ways to earn money and do physical work. Then the body will be healthy and the mind will be at peace. And there will be no fear of losing money.

[dunfida]

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Well, obviously since we human beings managed to get together and create settlements, we started to dominate agriculture and also do other activities, which were usual in civilizations or in small towns where people engaged with exchange of their good for other goods or services, by that time we were already gambling with primitive dices.
Also it is interesting how people believed that the outcome of gambling sessions were the result of divinity: the first gamblers interpreted their success with the blessing of their gods, on the other hand, if they lost then it was assumed gods did not have that person in good favor.

yeah, so it were in the the age of men with close affinity with divinity, they all had to relate every circumstances and events to the will of the gods and so their fates too. Hence gambling wasn't excluded in that narrative since especially it is a game of chance where luck most prevail than any methods adopted for winning. Nevertheless, I am grateful for civilization which changed a lot of minds and perceptions.

If gambling was the only option honestly it wouldn’t even feel exciting anymore. It would just feel stressful. Part of what makes gambling what it is today is that you can walk away from it. Once it becomes the only way to survive it stops being fun and starts feeling like pressure. The part about people linking wins and losses to gods is kind of interesting though. Back then they didn’t understand probability so it made sense to blame or thank some higher power. Even now people still do a softer version of that. They talk about luck being on their side or not like it’s some force choosing favorites.

Things changed with time but humans didn’t change that much. We still look for meaning in random outcomes. The difference now is we have more options in life so gambling stays what it should be for most people just a choice not a necessity.

[Dunamisx]

We have to gamble to survive if we had no alternative, but since our condition does not fall this way, then we can always see an alternative to gambling as our own advantage in gambling and in any other thing we do, we should be well prepared and get ourself ready for other things we can be doing to help us afford to gamble, because not everything comes by gambling if we want to be independent financially.

[Hatchy]

Now, this would definitely revealed those who are truly a gambler or those who just had passion for gambling and even as it turns to only means of income you wouldn't be that feeling bad because already you are well customed to it.
Of course there are some countries that bans gambling but yet there are some citizens who are still gambling either by using a vpn or Tor to access the gambling site.

Something like this is definitely not going to be possible. A case where something as risky as gambling were to become a source of income and not just that, but being the only source of income. I'll rather just assume it, but giving a reply may not necessarily mean I agree with such case scenario. Id such ever happens, everyone would want to be on the winning side of the gambling world. And we know quiet well what it is. Majority of the population would no longer be gamblers but those who have enough resources would want to open up their own casinos and betting shops so people would gamble and loss and they make money from it instead..

[iBaba]

We have to gamble to survive if we had no alternative, but since our condition does not fall this way, then we can always see an alternative to gambling as our own advantage in gambling and in any other thing we do, we should be well prepared and get ourself ready for other things we can be doing to help us afford to gamble, because not everything comes by gambling if we want to be independent financially.

As an individual the best you can do to yourself is by avoiding yourself to get into that level of seeing gambling as the only alternative to your survival in life because if you get to that stage where your last resort is gambling, then I’m afraid you will hardly not fall into troubles one way or the other.

Gambling is something you do for fun at the peak of it and whatever benefits you get from it has to remain things you get extra out of your fun games. Gambling is not negative to me until it becomes negative to you either by your mode of gambling or the way you could not control your urge and emotions around it. Seeing gambling as your alternative to a survival is wrongful decision and something every reasonable person should avoid at all cost.

[Fiasem20]

The chances of people becoming addicted to gambling would be high if it happens to be the only alternative to earn a living.I can’t even imagine such situation,how would a game of uncertainty become someone’s only alternative to earn a living?or would the chances of winning be higher than the chances of losing if it becomes the only alternative to earn a living?if it turns out that way then it would be a bit acceptable.But still I don’t agree with the fact that gambling should be the only alternative to earn a living.

[Hispo]

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Well, obviously since we human beings managed to get together and create settlements, we started to dominate agriculture and also do other activities, which were usual in civilizations or in small towns where people engaged with exchange of their good for other goods or services, by that time we were already gambling with primitive dices.
Also it is interesting how people believed that the outcome of gambling sessions were the result of divinity: the first gamblers interpreted their success with the blessing of their gods, on the other hand, if they lost then it was assumed gods did not have that person in good favor.

yeah, so it were in the the age of men with close affinity with divinity, they all had to relate every circumstances and events to the will of the gods and so their fates too. Hence gambling wasn't excluded in that narrative since especially it is a game of chance where luck most prevail than any methods adopted for winning. Nevertheless, I am grateful for civilization which changed a lot of minds and perceptions.

Funny enough, there are still people who believe there is a strong connection between gambling and the divine, or the supernatural.
I have seen people in this forum talking about some of their friends decided to visit some witch medic of their town/village in order to grant them power to succeed in gambling and get much money from casinos.

So, while it is true the times have changed and things are different now, it seems to be part of human nature to link random events with the will of something bigger than us.

[GeorgeJohn]

The chances of people becoming addicted to gambling would be high if it happens to be the only alternative to earn a living.I can’t even imagine such situation,how would a game of uncertainty become someone’s only alternative to earn a living?or would the chances of winning be higher than the chances of losing if it becomes the only alternative to earn a living?if it turns out that way then it would be a bit acceptable.But still I don’t agree with the fact that gambling should be the only alternative to earn a living.

Not chances of people becoming addicted in the gambling would have be high...it's high already, it would have be higher if am not mistaken, because I can see that gambling is having a higher traffic and many people are still coming in, despite that many people complained about gambling.

[Nwada001]

I can hardly believe in gambling becoming only way of entertainment, but I can never believe that gambling one day will become only way to make money. Like I have said, barter system will replace money or will be only existent if money disappear. But gambling will never be only way to earn money. Try to imagine what must happen to job sectors to make all jobs disappear and make gambling only way to earn.

Even as a means of entertainment, I don't believe it can be the only way for people to have fun among themselves. Talk more of how to generate money; it could only be imagined, and no matter how we look at it, there is no way it can come to reality. No matter how bad the economy is and how bad unemployment has been, we will just be forced to go back to the old ways of trading, and people will deal with it and cope.

[LUCKMCFLY]

If someone is always very conflicted about Gambling and casinos , and if there are prohibitions , they will always have options , even if it's with a VPN , but they will do it; it's something that will always happen There are people who risk playing with a VPN and register that way even though things are so risky, which is why there are so many problems , I would avoid doing something like that in every way.

[Wakate]

If someone is always very conflicted about Gambling and casinos , and if there are prohibitions , they will always have options , even if it's with a VPN , but they will do it; it's something that will always happen There are people who risk playing with a VPN and register that way even though things are so risky, which is why there are so many problems , I would avoid doing something like that in every way.

Using VPN to sign up on a new casino can be risky because most casinos keep logs and they also know the regions that had been restricted and if the VPN IP address is from a restricted zone, it can raise an alarm for the casino team which can make then to ban the account even when their is money in the account. Casinos have tools to know the IP addresses of users that are playing bets on their platform.

[Sonia_123]

Hello fellas!
Just a little bit bored at night..
I want to know if there are no other sources of livelihood and we have gambling as the only means of income and people are already getting used to it, and you are not a gambler would gamble instead?
Now, this would definitely revealed those who are truly a gambler or those who just had passion for gambling and even as it turns to only means of income you wouldn't be that feeling bad because already you are well customed to it.
Of course there are some countries that bans gambling but yet there are some citizens who are still gambling either by using a vpn or Tor to access the gambling site.

I have no choice than to gamble of that is the only alternative to livelihood but remember that gambling cannot be an alternative to life because it's a game .


In gambling always remember that it is only for entertainment and nothing all, so we should not base our livelihood on gambling because you will get disappointed not to have a single win .

[justdimin]

I think so, you need to have fun and get an adrenaline rush somehow. Sometimes I relax by using gambling as a calming method.

Gambling might be calming for a select few but I do not belong to that group because I would feel desperate when I would lose money in gambling. The rush in gambling would lead to the opposite of calming so I do not understand how you are managing the opposite.

Then drop the amount you are betting with, that helped me a lot. If you are feeling bad when you lose, it's mostly about the money that is gone and if you drop that to a low amount for you (low is different for everyone depending on their income and wealth) then you should be fine.

This isn't a guarantee of course, there are people who have millions and still feel bad for losing a five dollars bet, so there is no guarantee that you will feel better if you drop the amount and may feel the same way. I am just telling you what happened to me, but this is based on personal experience and may not be the same for you, I just dropped the amount to low amounts, even to five bucks on some games and losing made me feel nothing that way.

[junder]

It is impossible for gambling to be the only job available for everyone, if it's possible it means that everybody will become addicted to it and before you know it everybody will have emotional problems as a result of constant loses. I'm an advocate of gambling not seen as a job because there is no guarantee of getting profit anytime you play, your basic responsibilities will not be waiting until you win before you can take care of them. If you must take gambling as a job it must be a small side hustle which means that you must have a major source of income that takes care of your immediate needs and discretionary funds.

More often than not, it's losing so it's possible that if gambling is the only alternative it will only addict many people and not improve or help their situation, even if some people manage to win it won't fully help them.

I myself also support the idea that gambling should not be considered a job, because it is unlikely that gambling will be the only alternative to making a profit in life.

[pawanjain]

Hello fellas!
Just a little bit bored at night..
I want to know if there are no other sources of livelihood and we have gambling as the only means of income and people are already getting used to it, and you are not a gambler would gamble instead?
Now, this would definitely revealed those who are truly a gambler or those who just had passion for gambling and even as it turns to only means of income you wouldn't be that feeling bad because already you are well customed to it.
Of course there are some countries that bans gambling but yet there are some citizens who are still gambling either by using a vpn or Tor to access the gambling site.

If gambling was the only source of income then there would be a whole lot of things that people can gamble on.
But the real earners will be those who are hosting the gambling platforms.
So I would definitely try to be the one who is hosting the gambling game so that I can earn from others.

[KiaKia]

Some people might experience the worst part of their lives of gambling where the only alternatives. I mean, what will happen to someone that use his last card to gamble hoping to win in order to provide for his family, and end up losing flat. The equation can never be balance, how can someone depend on game of luck to survive. Everyone has a dream, and at the same time they have responsibility to fulfil, so therefore, they need a tangible source of income to sustain and stabilise their lives and that of their loved ones.

No, I never believe you should gamble to get through all the bad times in life. This is a complete misconception. If a person wants to have a bad time, then he should hang out with friends. This will reduce stress a lot. Moreover, it is not good to have too much confidence in gambling.Because winning in gambling is uncertain. One has to find alternative ways to earn money and do physical work. Then the body will be healthy and the mind will be at peace. And there will be no fear of losing money.

Do you meant to say that if someone is having a bad time they should hang out with friends, well it should work unless the person has a group of bad friends, also hanging out isn't the only solution, there are many things someone can do for fun.

Gambling can't be used to solve bad days or bad times, it will likely worse your situation just like you said, I strongly advise against this idea, it's not going to work.

Gambling is best handled with care, risking small money that you don't need is the right way to gamble, you can never predict what will happen and there is no better strategy that can make you always win.

[Royal Cap]

We have to gamble to survive if we had no alternative, but since our condition does not fall this way, then we can always see an alternative to gambling as our own advantage in gambling and in any other thing we do, we should be well prepared and get ourself ready for other things we can be doing to help us afford to gamble, because not everything comes by gambling if we want to be independent financially.

However I think that if you have a stable income or skills, even if you gamble, it doesn't create pressure, then it is just an option or entertainment but when you feel like you have to run from here, then the fun ends and the tension begins. Simply put, you need to strengthen your base first, Then whether you gamble or not, life is under control and decisions can be made with a cool head.

[Peanutswar]

Hello fellas!
Just a little bit bored at night..
I want to know if there are no other sources of livelihood and we have gambling as the only means of income and people are already getting used to it, and you are not a gambler would gamble instead?
Now, this would definitely revealed those who are truly a gambler or those who just had passion for gambling and even as it turns to only means of income you wouldn't be that feeling bad because already you are well customed to it.
Of course there are some countries that bans gambling but yet there are some citizens who are still gambling either by using a vpn or Tor to access the gambling site.

When it comes to playing gambling is you need capital so if the only way to earn money is gambling i dont think all of the people will become successful in this run. There are some countries already banned the use of gambling but of course its will only be punishable if the people/player seen by the authorities there are a lot of people still keep playing gambling even though its restricted because thats how they use their time, people seek for fun and entertainment and some of them find it in playing gambling. An expensive hobby of course.

[Africolo]

Hello fellas!
Just a little bit bored at night..
I want to know if there are no other sources of livelihood and we have gambling as the only means of income and people are already getting used to it, and you are not a gambler would gamble instead?
Now, this would definitely revealed those who are truly a gambler or those who just had passion for gambling and even as it turns to only means of income you wouldn't be that feeling bad because already you are well customed to it.
Of course there are some countries that bans gambling but yet there are some citizens who are still gambling either by using a vpn or Tor to access the gambling site.

If gambling were to be the only source of survival and livelihood people would jump to the offer one doesn't need to be a gambler or have a second thought of it when you know that's the only source of making money for survival, even as it is not the only means of survival there are people who has made gambling their only means of survival and that's why they get addicted to it because there's no other sources of income for them and they depend on gambling so they can survive the economy.

I bet to disagree with you when you said that people no longer gamble out of passion, I want to correct that impression that there's nothing like gambling for passion, whatever you pay money for and expect a profit from it, is no longer Passion you are playing for. You are actually gambling to make profit. No one was born a gambler nor enjoys gambling but they gamble because they want to survive and the only easily means to make quick money without stress is by gambling and that's how some people today found themselves to be gambling.