There is also risky of addiction even when gambling for entertainment.

[Olatundespo]

Even if you limit gambling to entertainment, you can still become addicted. If you do not limit yourself in financial capacity. Build financial capacity by allocating a portion of your discretionary income to entertainment. Or if you gamble to earn money, it is not a problem because you are allocating a certain amount of funds to gambling. One of the many reasons for the risk of developing an addiction to gambling is not being within financial constraints and spending a lot of time gambling. Another reason is that the gambler himself is not able to realization that he is addicted to gambling. If a gambler had realized in advance that he was addicted, he might have been able to reduce the amount of losses.

What is your opinion?

[Darker45]

Gambling is addictive. That's the general rule. If you expose yourself to gambling, you are facing the risk of being addicted. That's regardless of whether you're gambling for entertainment or limiting entertainment expenses and time or gambling for money.

Gambling permeates through your head and could destroy you. I'm sure many gambling addicts didn't start right away as irresponsible gamblers. Many of them were simply consumed little by little by the addictive characteristics of gambling.

Self-control is a must, and you have to check every once in a while whether it's still functioning or not.

[Karl_3000]

I gamble just for fun but I have in mind to also make money, the amount of money can be very small but I do not like to lose in anything that I am doing, and gambling is included.

It is very simple, looking for money or not looking for money with gambling, make sure you do not use too much money to gamble. As I look for money when I am gambling, not a kind of money that can sustain me, but it just makes it fun.

[yahoo62278]

There's a risk of me being addicted to sex, there's a risk of becoming an alcoholic, there's a risk of being shot in the store, there's a risk of being ran over crossing the road. Cmon man, if you don't go out in the world and have some fun once in awhile, you may as well go hide in a bunker for life and not go experience the world. It's called self control, have it or don't but no amount of threads on addiction will help anyone.

[Vaskiy]

There's a risk of me being addicted to sex, there's a risk of becoming an alcoholic, there's a risk of being shot in the store, there's a risk of being ran over crossing the road. Cmon man, if you don't go out in the world and have some fun once in a while, you may as well go hide in a bunker for life and not go experience the world. It's called self-control, have it or don't but no amount of threads on addiction will help anyone.

As said addiction is common, anything beyond the limit leads to addiction. Each have got different consequences associated with it. As said when it is sex addiction it is some diseases, injuries due to repetitive practice. When it comes to alcoholic addiction, financial loss, makes the person unhealthy. Other things mentioned were accidental incidents which was to describe anything can happen. We need to explore or stay safe with self-control. Most of the time while enjoying the pleasure they forget themselves and loss the control. Once everything gets washed off, they'll understand they've lost everything. Nothing can be done, enjoy-stay away-have control. It is us to choose the right one.

[yhiaali3]

There are hundreds of discussions about addiction and the need for responsibility and self-control, yet I don't expect anything to change. Everyone knows this, yet they still fall into addiction because controlling oneself and one's emotions is not easy at all.

There are many addictions in life, not just gambling. I tell myself hundreds of times that I will not do this, but I find myself doing it against my will, even though I know it is wrong. This is human nature and most humans are weak and easily led by their emotions and desires.

[Asiska02]

No matter how we want to reshape or refine gambling, they are still an addictive game and when you get use to it overtime, this doesn’t matter to why you’re using them, they will definitely get into you and at some point you can’t do without them and your addiction to it become even more prevalent and obvious. This who treat gambling as entertainment don’t know when they get addicted to it until they can no more get to play and wants that entertainment once again.

Addiction doesn’t have to do with a gambler losing money and want to get back into the market and can’t do without playing, or become emotionally demoralized. Even if you’re using a good amount to gamble and risk well, as long as you’re addicted ti gambling, you’ll still want to come back and play again just because you can’t do without the market.

[red4slash]

When it comes to gambling whatever our goals are the risk of addiction in the end will always be there because even if our goals are for entertainment or profit even with the wrong goals such as making financial levels by gambling in the end the risk of addiction will still be felt because here it is not the goal that is a factor for addiction but our behavior and attitude in gambling that is done.  The purpose of gambling is not important in addiction but when our actions (when gambling) exceed our own limits, it will make addiction come quickly.

Therefore it is important for us to keep gambling within our capacity in the sense that when we are ready to gamble then we must also be ready to lose money so that when defeat occurs we do not break the boundaries we have created before.

[Samlucky O]

Even if you limit gambling to entertainment, you can still become addicted. If you do not limit yourself in financial capacity. Build financial capacity by allocating a portion of your discretionary income to entertainment. Or if you gamble to earn money, it is not a problem because you are allocating a certain amount of funds to gambling. One of the many reasons for the risk of developing an addiction to gambling is not being within financial constraints and spending a lot of time gambling. Another reason is that the gambler himself is not able to realization that he is addicted to gambling. If a gambler had realized in advance that he was addicted, he might have been able to reduce the amount of losses.

What is your opinion?

Generally gambling is very addictive, be it for entertainment or for money. I still wounder why people talk about gambling to be an entertainment when we know that gambling is for making money. If gambling is not for making money, why would someone get addicted to spending money on entertainment. The money spent in that entertainment is driven by the desire to make Money and not the fun or entertainment. It may look like fun to you but we know that sportbet is for making money but people keep making it look as if it's different. But However in whatever you do, try as much as possible to learn financial management to enable you not to get addicted in spending money to much. Because even smoking, drugging, clubbing and womanizing can be addictive and makes a person lose money even though they are not getting something in return from what they are doing.

[cryptoaddictchie]

Even if you limit gambling to entertainment, you can still become addicted. If you do not limit yourself in financial capacity. Build financial capacity by allocating a portion of your discretionary income to entertainment. Or if you gamble to earn money, it is not a problem because you are allocating a certain amount of funds to gambling. One of the many reasons for the risk of developing an addiction to gambling is not being within financial constraints and spending a lot of time gambling. Another reason is that the gambler himself is not able to realization that he is addicted to gambling. If a gambler had realized in advance that he was addicted, he might have been able to reduce the amount of losses.

What is your opinion?

I dont think someone using the gambling in the form of entertainment gonna be addicted to it if he consider that as fun event or a simple day to relax. Many people gone to casino to get out due to toxicity or busy time with work and thats their way to spend some anti stress for it.

But your latter statement is likewise possible but its case to case basis I think. This happened when the person has no source of income and go to casino to try his luck its different when someone has good source of income and just staying there to have some fun.

[ZeroVinsonN]

Having a bankroll and sticking to it would have saved alot of addicted gamblers from getting addicted to it, control is what separate and addict from others, if a gambler knows to control how much of their money they gamble with and maintain their gambling within what that bankroll allows them even though they are showing the tendency to get addicted they can always pause gambling when they want or when their bankroll runs out and they actually stick to it.

[lionheart78]

Even if you limit gambling to entertainment, you can still become addicted. If you do not limit yourself in financial capacity. Build financial capacity by allocating a portion of your discretionary income to entertainment. Or if you gamble to earn money, it is not a problem because you are allocating a certain amount of funds to gambling. One of the many reasons for the risk of developing an addiction to gambling is not being within financial constraints and spending a lot of time gambling. Another reason is that the gambler himself is not able to realization that he is addicted to gambling. If a gambler had realized in advance that he was addicted, he might have been able to reduce the amount of losses.

What is your opinion?

I believe those who see gambling as entertainment are more prone to gambling addiction.  The reason behind this is that a person who seeks entertainment is open to dopamine secretion, and they are more loose than those who are gambling with profit in mind.  Aside from that, the same as those who gamble for profit, they are also prone to chasing losses and revenge gambling.

So the best thing is that whether we are engaging in gambling for profit or for entertainment, we should never forget to gamble responsibly.  Only gamble what we can afford to lose, and always have self-evaluation in order to see whether there is already a sign of gambling addiction.

[lovesmayfamilis]

Gambling addiction does not occur in all players. Even for those players who have no desire to stop at a certain point, it is not an option to develop a gambling addiction. People with certain disorders of the human psyche are prone to this disease. This may be due to traumatic brain injuries or the psychological state of the nervous system. You can also add weak-willed people who are very driven by other stronger personalities. In short, even frequent and regular gambling is not universally fraught with complications, and every severe case of human problems will always have a personal factor that cannot be called a template for others.

[Hewlet]

Even if you limit gambling to entertainment, you can still become addicted. If you do not limit yourself in financial capacity. Build financial capacity by allocating a portion of your discretionary income to entertainment. Or if you gamble to earn money, it is not a problem because you are allocating a certain amount of funds to gambling.

Being addicted does not always mean that you're spending too much on gambling, it rather means that you're gambling too frequently and your life is almost getting tied to gambling. There are addict that don't even loose too much in terms of Thier overall loss but they are still addict because even with Thier little cent that goes into gambling, they do it every time and immediately the slightest money enters Thier possession, they put it into gambling. That is the real case of addiction.

Every gambler claims that they are gambling for the sake of entertainment but in the midst of it all comes a lot of them that are actually addicted. The entertainment part of gambling doesn't rull out the fact that there's still the risk of becoming addicted while enjoying the process of gambling.

[Ruttoshi]

Self control is the most important thing if you're gambling for entertainment or for profit because it's another thing to set up a gambling budget and it's another thing to stick to the it and quit the game at the right time. Discipline isn't an exception because you need to be disciplined to gamble responsible and stay healthy.

I feel setting a time limit for your gambling session will do more good to you and don't gamble when it's not your leisure time so that, you can be focused and enjoy the fun.

[Outhue]

Even if you limit gambling to entertainment, you can still become addicted. If you do not limit yourself in financial capacity. Build financial capacity by allocating a portion of your discretionary income to entertainment. Or if you gamble to earn money, it is not a problem because you are allocating a certain amount of funds to gambling. One of the many reasons for the risk of developing an addiction to gambling is not being within financial constraints and spending a lot of time gambling. Another reason is that the gambler himself is not able to realization that he is addicted to gambling. If a gambler had realized in advance that he was addicted, he might have been able to reduce the amount of losses.

What is your opinion?

Entertainment shouldn't be costing you alot of money, normally it's a sign of irresponsible gambling, every discipline gambler must have an amount they can tolerate for gambling every week, if they are not doing that first they have no plans to stand in a safety space, sooner or later they will become reckless with their gambling.

When you can't tell which side you are on you will never be able to see any fault of yourself when you have already cross your space, a determined mind will never spend so much on gambling, they will always use the smallest money they can for gambling, either for money making purpose or entertainment.

[junder]

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What is your opinion?

There are two reasons why people gamble the most common one is that they aim to make a profit. This is the most prevalent reason, as evidenced by the high number of addiction cases.
Second, some do it for entertainment, prioritizing fun over profit. Regardless of the reason, the risk of addiction remains and cannot be eliminated even those who gamble for entertainment can become addicted.

[pawanjain]

Even if you limit gambling to entertainment, you can still become addicted. If you do not limit yourself in financial capacity. Build financial capacity by allocating a portion of your discretionary income to entertainment. Or if you gamble to earn money, it is not a problem because you are allocating a certain amount of funds to gambling. One of the many reasons for the risk of developing an addiction to gambling is not being within financial constraints and spending a lot of time gambling. Another reason is that the gambler himself is not able to realization that he is addicted to gambling. If a gambler had realized in advance that he was addicted, he might have been able to reduce the amount of losses.

What is your opinion?

Its not rocket science you know. The more you gamble, the higher probability it is that you become addicted to gambling.
It's just as simple as that. That is the main reason why everyone recommends to gamble within your limits.
Be it financially or the number of times you gamble. The lesser the better.

[coinlary]

Anything you abuse can become a thing of addiction, it doesn’t necessarily  have to be gambling. If you enjoy paartying alot because of the entertainment , you get addicted and start visiting frequently even aith yourlast cards.  That doesn't make gambling for entertainment different, overdoing it  will get you addicted and since it involves you spending out , you cross the line between you and someone that doesn’t gamble for fun at all.

IMO, in gambling there’s no positive addiction, every adiction is eventually bad and going to cost your legs and arms if you don't  take care of it early.

[bitbollo]

addiction is a specific medical term so as a pharmacist I have no opinion to be honest, I am not seeing entertainment as "a problem" by itself.
I can use a drug that allow people to not have pleasure? Yes there is reserpina but this could not give what I am looking for since there are many neuro-transmittors /physical stuffs involved.  there are many other reasons that could involve a player to an health issue.
I would just keep it easy = If I am having fun by watching a movie this not means "I am addicted to watching movies"...
Once a player realize that he can get the same pleasure with gambling even playing trivial amount... its too late or a good way to save some satoshi!