Is Gambling A Side Hustle?

[terrific]

That's a good analogy there.
But it's true that if you're not going to consider it as a side hustle, much prefer it to be as an outlet to have fun.
There are gamblers who are no doubt can make money with gambling and treats it as a side hustle and there is no way to stop them.
Because it's either they're good in the games that they're betting or they have a strategy that they have been following to at least break even or get some profit.

The problem they are facing is that they are unable to control themselves and gambling in the right manner. Though you are right about once they make a decision in gambling by treating it to be a side hustle for them and no matter what one do or say can't change their mindset, which you are right about it. But, for the sake of their wellbeing, they are to treat it as an entertainment which will help to lessen their emotions and redirect their mindset in observing it to get fun from it and not to make money from it, because their winning is not always guaranteed and can make them to create more problems for themselves and for their loved ones too.

I think everyone is aware that gambling should be treated as a form of entertainment.
And going further is the decision that they have thought which they have planned if it will work for them.
They can always have a turn back to what they used to do with gambling and the main reason why they do it and that's to have fun.

[nara1892]

It's possible, but it's not highly recommended because the results are uncertain and there's no guarantee of winning. I think it's better to treat it as entertainment only. That means don't expect to win, even if there's a chance. It's better to think of it as a bonus when luck strikes.
One thing I'm concerned about is that when you view it as a source of income, you'll have the expectation of achieving that win, and if it doesn't, you'll inevitably be disappointed.

[mvdheuvel1983]

I think everyone is aware that gambling should be treated as a form of entertainment.
And going further is the decision that they have thought which they have planned if it will work for them.
They can always have a turn back to what they used to do with gambling and the main reason why they do it and that's to have fun.

The original purpose of gambling is for entertainment but that plan is very far from what is happening now as people no longer see the fun part they are carried away by the money they make off gambling if they succeed in winning after taking so many risk, for people who still see gambling as a means of entertainment they can control with their decisions to get entertained through it but the people who see gambling as a means of making money they can be allowed to continue with their decisions so long as they do not blame anyone if they have loss of money when they gamble.

[Dr.Bitcoin_Strange]

It's possible, but it's not highly recommended because the results are uncertain and there's no guarantee of winning. I think it's better to treat it as entertainment only. That means don't expect to win, even if there's a chance. It's better to think of it as a bonus when luck strikes.

It is not even bad to expect winning in gambling, as a matter of fact without the financial profit that is attached to gambling, many people would not be gambling but most people are gambling still for entertainment but they can not deny the fact that they all expect to win too but they do not tie all their hope to gambling. They understand that gambling is a game of luck and they need not rely completely on gambling as if that's where their financial free should come from. The truth is gambling do not fit to be a side hustle, I agree with you on that one.

[MinMan]

Having a side hustle is a concept I really admire. I always wanted to have one but I rarely ever have time. And even if I do have time in rare cases, that's not how you have a side hustle, just like the name suggests, you should be hustling.

I only have time to hustle for one job and even that is not 100% done every single day, imagine me trying to have another one, I would not be able to do anything decent at all. This is why I would highly suggest figuring out how to get better with time. Gambling isn't one, it's not a job, it's not an income, it is not a business, it's just gambling and that's all to it.

[ChocolateBitcoinK]

It's possible, but it's not highly recommended because the results are uncertain and there's no guarantee of winning. I think it's better to treat it as entertainment only. That means don't expect to win, even if there's a chance. It's better to think of it as a bonus when luck strikes.

It is not even bad to expect winning in gambling, as a matter of fact without the financial profit that is attached to gambling, many people would not be gambling but most people are gambling still for entertainment but they can not deny the fact that they all expect to win too but they do not tie all their hope to gambling. They understand that gambling is a game of luck and they need not rely completely on gambling as if that's where their financial free should come from. The truth is gambling do not fit to be a side hustle, I agree with you on that one.

Everyone hopes to win at least a little, if there was no chance of winning, of course no one would gamble. That is why it is natural to hope to win in gambling and this is what attracts people to gambling. However, the difference here is in maintaining self-control, even if someone hopes to win, it is within their capabilities and follows their limitations, and they are also wary of losing, and they are responsible gamblers. On the other hand, there are many who gamble only with the hope of winning and that too to an extreme degree, they never want to lose, and these are the addicted gamblers, who cannot deal with reality and they end up considering it as a source of income. Therefore, it depends on how you take it, there will be both wins and losses, but controlling yourself is the key.

[GiftedMAN]

Everyone hopes to win at least a little, if there was no chance of winning, of course no one would gamble. That is why it is natural to hope to win in gambling and this is what attracts people to gambling. However, the difference here is in maintaining self-control, even if someone hopes to win, it is within their capabilities and follows their limitations, and they are also wary of losing, and they are responsible gamblers. On the other hand, there are many who gamble only with the hope of winning and that too to an extreme degree, they never want to lose, and these are the addicted gamblers, who cannot deal with reality and they end up considering it as a source of income. Therefore, it depends on how you take it, there will be both wins and losses, but controlling yourself is the key.

That's true, people gamble because they hope on getting lucky and if there was no atom of luck in it then there would be no reason to do it since they'll always be on the losing ends. Just that at some point some people forget that it's a game of chance and try to be greedy or fail to have self-control whenever they lose. Gambling can be anything anyone wants it be but the wise ones who understand the risk involved see it as a form of entertainment or side hustle and also control themselves while on it.

[yixichloro2xx]

Exactly, Gambling is a very unstable way of being a side hustle to a person or something someone can depend on.  Alot of people who luckily win Massively from gambling don't often use the money for something important instead on irrelevant things, why? Because gambling isn't something they had a lot of effort into, it's just free money. Funny thing is that it is easy to lose that Money back especially when greed filled their eyes. A steady side income, even if it is small, gives more peace of mind. At least you know what to expect. Gambling is just to earn bonus cash, nothing like side hustle in it, it's just made for entertainment.

Yea most times the profits made from gambling are immediately put into use or spent. The idea is you can sustain any part of your life using gambling. That because winning comes once in a while. There's no guarantee that your next bet is going to give you wins. So it's better not to put hopes on it. I won't be surprised that some people do make plans for unrealised wins. They purchase items on credit hoping to use their wins to pay back. They are only putting their selfs at risk. Gambling should always be seen as a mean to have fun and not until you make the wins, don't plan for it..

Yeah you are right, it is very bad for someone to start planning money that they haven't even won. Imagine the last game on their ticket later cut, that will be a massive blow to them, because they have planned on how to spend invisible money. Gambling can give someone false sense of control like you can predict or force a win. But it never really works that way. This one of the reason why depending on it, is very risky. Gambling always favors the house, or should I say the owners of the platform. It’s better to treat any win as extra, not something to build plans around.

[Fiasem20]

It's possible, but it's not highly recommended because the results are uncertain and there's no guarantee of winning. I think it's better to treat it as entertainment only. That means don't expect to win, even if there's a chance. It's better to think of it as a bonus when luck strikes.
One thing I'm concerned about is that when you view it as a source of income, you'll have the expectation of achieving that win, and if it doesn't, you'll inevitably be disappointed.

Exactly,gambling as a side isn’t recommendable,there are lot of legit businesses out there that can be considered as a side hustle.Some gamblers are only after the rewards and the aspect of entertainment isn’t involved in their perspective,but in the real world it’s quite obvious that the chances of winning consistently isn’t possible that’s why people are advised to set a limit towards their gambling habit.Don’t get it twisted gambling isn’t an investment or an activity that should be considered as one’s side hustle.

[Yorubek]

It's possible, but it's not highly recommended because the results are uncertain and there's no guarantee of winning. I think it's better to treat it as entertainment only. That means don't expect to win, even if there's a chance. It's better to think of it as a bonus when luck strikes.

It is not even bad to expect winning in gambling, as a matter of fact without the financial profit that is attached to gambling, many people would not be gambling but most people are gambling still for entertainment but they can not deny the fact that they all expect to win too but they do not tie all their hope to gambling. They understand that gambling is a game of luck and they need not rely completely on gambling as if that's where their financial free should come from. The truth is gambling do not fit to be a side hustle, I agree with you on that one.

Every gambler has the hope of winning through gambling, but it is absolutely true to a greater or lesser quantity. However, if the main purpose of gambling is only to make money, then the amount of loss from gambling will naturally be higher. The results of gambling are completely uncertain. There is no confirm of making money, gambling is always good for entertainment purposes only. Relying on gambling to make money is nothing but madness. There is a lot of risk of losing money through gambling, so it is better to gamble with awareness.

[Abdulzuruku01]

Gambling is not a side hustle.

Anything that you do that is very risky like gambling can not be seen as a side hustle. Most people that are gambling are losing, so anyone that calls it a aside hustle is only misleading people.

You can recommend people side hustle but you can not recommend people to be making money from gambling. If you do that, you are a wrong advisor.

Gambling involved many risks when a person is doing it persistently for long periods, and can cause physical and emotional problems to a person, meanwhile side hustle can not cause such problems, but still due to everyone's interest some individuals can chose to be involved in gambling just for entertainment purpose and also be doing side hustle which it is the one he more depend on. Despite that gambling some times brings more earnings and involve no stress and little energy consuming, but in times losing, side hustling and gambling are incomparable. So it's not advisable to choose gambling over the side hustling.

[terrific]

I think everyone is aware that gambling should be treated as a form of entertainment.
And going further is the decision that they have thought which they have planned if it will work for them.
They can always have a turn back to what they used to do with gambling and the main reason why they do it and that's to have fun.

The original purpose of gambling is for entertainment but that plan is very far from what is happening now as people no longer see the fun part they are carried away by the money they make off gambling if they succeed in winning after taking so many risk, for people who still see gambling as a means of entertainment they can control with their decisions to get entertained through it but the people who see gambling as a means of making money they can be allowed to continue with their decisions so long as they do not blame anyone if they have loss of money when they gamble.

We're all free to allowed and continue if we think that we can make money through gambling.
Sometimes, we can win but many times we'll lose with our bets and we know that consequence is there.
And if it's profitable for us, we continue but we also understand that if at times that we're frustrated, we have to stop at it right away.

[Makus]

I think everyone is aware that gambling should be treated as a form of entertainment.
And going further is the decision that they have thought which they have planned if it will work for them.
They can always have a turn back to what they used to do with gambling and the main reason why they do it and that's to have fun.

The original purpose of gambling is for entertainment but that plan is very far from what is happening now as people no longer see the fun part they are carried away by the money they make off gambling if they succeed in winning after taking so many risk, for people who still see gambling as a means of entertainment they can control with their decisions to get entertained through it but the people who see gambling as a means of making money they can be allowed to continue with their decisions so long as they do not blame anyone if they have loss of money when they gamble.

We're all free to allowed and continue if we think that we can make money through gambling.
Sometimes, we can win but many times we'll lose with our bets and we know that consequence is there.
And if it's profitable for us, we continue but we also understand that if at times that we're frustrated, we have to stop at it right away.

You have a point, if anyone thinks that gambling can be a source of income for them or a side hustle they should be allowed to try it without being told that they are that gambling is only going to cause more harm than good in the long run. A lot of people have the wrong idea about gambling, they think that it's something that they can always put money into and make profit from, a lot of people have also been scammed through this means as well. Instead of trying to convince anyone otherwise it is better they gain the experience for themselves

[Antotena]

Yea most times the profits made from gambling are immediately put into use or spent. The idea is you can sustain any part of your life using gambling. That because winning comes once in a while. There's no guarantee that your next bet is going to give you wins. So it's better not to put hopes on it. I won't be surprised that some people do make plans for unrealised wins. They purchase items on credit hoping to use their wins to pay back. They are only putting their selfs at risk. Gambling should always be seen as a mean to have fun and not until you make the wins, don't plan for it..

I do the same too, I don't keep gambling money with me because I get this temptation of using this money for something I don't plan in the first place and to avoid it, I will just like to use the money for something I will regret not doing even if later I realize the money is finished, funny thing about this thing is that even people that gamble and win large amount of money does the same thing, some people use their money to buy Bitcoin instead of holding stablecoins or fiat.

What everyone see gambling should be there business, if you can gamble that means you are above the age of 18, it's your responsibility to see gambling as what anyone think. If a gambler believes that it's for fun, then it's their right to think and if they see it as their main job, then that's good for them but for me, I see it as side hustle, you can't depend on gambling money because it's not every day you get to win, the day you don't win will be a problem for you.

[terrific]

We're all free to allowed and continue if we think that we can make money through gambling.
Sometimes, we can win but many times we'll lose with our bets and we know that consequence is there.
And if it's profitable for us, we continue but we also understand that if at times that we're frustrated, we have to stop at it right away.

You have a point, if anyone thinks that gambling can be a source of income for them or a side hustle they should be allowed to try it without being told that they are that gambling is only going to cause more harm than good in the long run. A lot of people have the wrong idea about gambling, they think that it's something that they can always put money into and make profit from, a lot of people have also been scammed through this means as well. Instead of trying to convince anyone otherwise it is better they gain the experience for themselves

Yes, that's their decision and fate will show them if it's for them or not.
There are gamblers that don't have to wait for someone's thought if they're good for it or not.
But for as long as they know what they are doing and they are responsible for it, there's no need for them to have someone's validation.
If they become successful with it, that's good for them and they really took the chance and the risk for themselves that's worth it.

[Onyeeze]

It's possible, but it's not highly recommended because the results are uncertain and there's no guarantee of winning. I think it's better to treat it as entertainment only. That means don't expect to win, even if there's a chance. It's better to think of it as a bonus when luck strikes.
One thing I'm concerned about is that when you view it as a source of income, you'll have the expectation of achieving that win, and if it doesn't, you'll inevitably be disappointed.

it is someone who does not have a basic understanding that will use gambling as measures of income, or somebody who are jobless that will you prefer gambling and source of income while gambling is not yet a source of income and in future it will never be a source of income, like as you said tumbling is just an entertainment option but most of us who is into gambling just misunderstood what gambling is all about and think that gambling is a source of income because few people benefit unluckily from gambling and that is why most of people is being convinced that gambling is a source of income, so gambling cannot be accepted as a source of income from my own definition of the my understanding of the advantages and disadvantages of gambling

[Odusko]

I think everyone is aware that gambling should be treated as a form of entertainment.
And going further is the decision that they have made, which they have planned, to see if it will work for them.
They can always have a turn back to what they used to do with gambling and the main reason why they do it is to have fun.

The original purpose of gambling is for entertainment but that plan is very far from what is happening now as people no longer see the fun part they are carried away by the money they make off gambling if they succeed in winning after taking so many risk, for people who still see gambling as a means of entertainment they can control with their decisions to get entertained through it but the people who see gambling as a means of making money they can be allowed to continue with their decisions so long as they do not blame anyone if they have loss of money when they gamble.

What I have come to understand with gambling is that, gambling should be treated solely as fun and nothing outside that, because alot of gambler's this days are beginning to take gambling as means to gain income or hustle to make money and in the end they keep losing money instead of gaining as they expected, this reality have changed a lot of things lately with people.

[LogitechMouse]

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You are not making money from gambling does not mean other are not cashing out. We have different luck in gambling. From all the examples I have shown. I want to know your experience and opinion if gambling is a side hustle or not. I need general opinion on the argument.

Gambling isn't a side hustle for me... or at least I can't declare it as a "Stable" side hustle.

We know how risky gambling is, and if there's anybody who's making money then congratulations for them. The question is that, "Is it sustainable", or "Are they really making money in the long run." Sure you can make money in weeks, use that money to buy something that you either want or need then gamble again, but will that last for months or even years?

Like what  you said, we have different types of luck and those who are winning consistently are just very, very lucky. We know that some gamblers are winning while majority are losing, and that's how gambling works. Not everyone is losing, and a few are still winning hence, the people who are sharing on the internet. If they see gambling as a side hustle then let them be. It's their opinion, but for me, it's not because of how risky it could be.

[xenomorfo]

It's funny when you are trying to . people that have been gambling for more than 15 years that gambling you are not really gambling for the money but for the fun. Okay tell me how you are going to feel when you are not really making profits from gambling?
If gambling is for the fun, then you are not expected to be sad when you lose huge amounts of money tk gamble and make 2x and more.
If gambling were to be fun, you shouldn't be gambling with money that is meant for other things just for you to make profits.

More than gambling, i play poker, so i don't know if it's really gambling, i think so. But you can also play poker with just chips, putting in little money. So of all of them, i think it's the one that doesn't really have a totally gambling soul, but also just a playful one. In fact, there are also tournaments where you pay an entry and then they give you the chips to play.

[knuckey]

From what I've read, Nigerians do indeed consider gambling a side hustle. But I'm sure some people wouldn't consider it a side hustle. So, it's okay to consider it a side hustle or just for fun. Actually, we never question gambling for anything except the fact that it makes us forget ourselves, our families, and our friends. It will only ruin our lives; there's no benefit, only the dream of winning. If gambling is truly a side hustle, they should be able to make it a professional activity, not an addictive, self-destructive one.