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

[Sammye3]

There could be a risk of addiction but that is not guaranteed. The cause of addiction is when the gambler takes gambling as the only source of livelihood or income which triggers the senses to keep going even during consistent losses. For a rich gambler,  one game could be all he needs for the excitement and that gives a sense of control and discipline during losses. You would hardly see a rich gambler stake with everything he has on a game, but we see that everyday with the poor gamblers; addiction is a mentality issue after all.

[acroman08]

Or regulate how you approach gambling because having the wrong  perspective towards gambling will only lead one into being addicted to gambling and this will not do them any good, instead it will be a thing of regrets to them and will have to also affect their families due to how ignorance they may be and that is why they have to exercise self-control whenever they are gambling as it will help to protect them from harms that will not make give them any useful information to their lives.

Sadly, it doesn't really matter how you approach gambling or what kind of mindset you have when you gamble, as long as you gamble, no matter how responsible you are, there is still a chance that you'll develop a gambling addiction(in my opinion).

[Bitcoin.com97]

I gamble for fun at the same time for the money , but that doesn’t mean I am  going to lose yourself in the process, many are so greedy to a point they want to get rich very fast through gambling,that is what lead many into addiction, but if one applied self discipline when chasing wins it will help us a lot from been addicted, many sees gambling as  a source of income or a get rich quick so they invest there emotions , time, and resources and when the results is not coming they become frustrated and mentally exhausted, that is why bankroll management is important, self conscious to know when to stop are very very important when it comes to gambling.

[YOSHIE]

What is your opinion?

In my opinion, if each individual can overcome several main factors that cause addiction, such as overcoming stress, the illusion of wanting to win, The instant desire to make money and overcome the ease of access to gambling as well as the environment, I think it is easy to act to set aside money for entertainment.

If not, don't expect logically and in general people know it's an addiction and they know gambling can lose money when betting, unfortunately because they can't overcome what I said above, that's what makes them no longer aware that they are trapped ingambling addiction.

[justdimin]

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.

Addiction always is around, you have to make sure that you can beat it before you could continue to gamble. For me, when I first started gambling I wasn't addicted because I was new to it and then with time I got addicted to it and had trouble stopping even when I wanted to and I ended up losing a lot of money.

But with time I started to realize that it will become a problem and at first I stopped all together, and I did not gamble for years. But after that I decided that I should be able to beat it, and then decided to limit what I can lose, so I deposit a certain amount with time interval and even if I lose I do not deposit more and I have been gambling that way for nearly a decade now and I have been fine this way.

[lombok]

Addiction always is around, you have to make sure that you can beat it before you could continue to gamble. For me, when I first started gambling I wasn't addicted because I was new to it and then with time I got addicted to it and had trouble stopping even when I wanted to and I ended up losing a lot of money.

But with time I started to realize that it will become a problem and at first I stopped all together, and I did not gamble for years. But after that I decided that I should be able to beat it, and then decided to limit what I can lose, so I deposit a certain amount with time interval and even if I lose I do not deposit more and I have been gambling that way for nearly a decade now and I have been fine this way.

The best bulw against the temptation to ruthlessly pursue losses is the time limit and amount system which you now execute. Depreciating past experiences when losing huge amounts of money, has moulded a much more sensible attitude nowadays. Admittedly, temptation is never so far away, but following your own principles you have demonstrated that it is possible to manage gambling.

[robelneo]

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?

Because he is enjoying the game and exploring ways to win and recoup his losses, he will not realize he is becoming addicted. Rock bottom is the one thing that makes a gambler realize that he is addicted when he loses everything and when he cannot keep up anymore and cannot sustain his addiction.
The only thing that will stop you from becoming addicted is how you limit yourself, and at the same time, enjoy the game; you don't have to spend a large amount of money and play the whole day just to enjoy gambling.

[danherbias07]

No, I don't think so. It's either that he is chasing the losses, or he has already received a big win that he wants to repeat.

A gambler who is just gambling for entertainment will stop at some point because he knows that he is not doing it for the money. He is just there to gamble for fun, and if he ever loses, he will just walk away without too many regrets.
It's like playing street ball with a bet. Once the game is done, it's over. You pay, walk away, and maybe play the next day, and try to win back the money. But it doesn't mean you have to do it all in a day.

[Bluedrem]

What is your opinion?

In the beginning, people may start gambling for the purpose of curiosity or passing time or for pleasure, but when you look at the end result, you will see that their purpose of pleasure or curiosity has brought them to the position they are in.
There are very few examples of people who have entered the game of gambling and have easily come out of it, rather there are many examples of people who have become addicted after entering the game of gambling and have wasted a lot of wealth by gambling.
Those who are financially very well-off should not gamble even for the purpose of pleasure because even if they lose a small amount of money, they can face big losses.

[Pandu Geddon]

If a gambler had realized in advance that he was addicted, he might have been able to reduce the amount of losses.

Unfortunately, we often see gamblers who are actually addicted, but they always refuse to admit that they are addicted. Whether they realize it or not, early-stage addiction may not be noticed by gamblers. Maybe at first we are just looking for entertainment by following friends when gambling, but that does not rule out the possibility that we could also become addicted to gambling.

[hedgeh0g]

Because he is enjoying the game and exploring ways to win and recoup his losses, he will not realize he is becoming addicted. Rock bottom is the one thing that makes a gambler realize that he is addicted when he loses everything and when he cannot keep up anymore and cannot sustain his addiction.
The only thing that will stop you from becoming addicted is how you limit yourself, and at the same time, enjoy the game; you don't have to spend a large amount of money and play the whole day just to enjoy gambling.

Moreover, I think this is exactly how addictions occur, when a player is absolutely certain it won't happen, since they only came in to make a few clicks for fun. But in reality, it all snowballs, when they give up and continue playing because they have nothing better to do, they have free time, or they don't want to spend time with their family after a fight. All these small micro-problems and rough edges force the player to continue playing when they should have stopped, so I strictly control myself by limiting losses or playing time, and I have no problems with winning back.

[Achalugo BTC]

The best bulw against the temptation to ruthlessly pursue losses is the time limit and amount system which you now execute. Depreciating past experiences when losing huge amounts of money, has moulded a much more sensible attitude nowadays. Admittedly, temptation is never so far away, but following your own principles you have demonstrated that it is possible to manage gambling.

It is not as if most people who end up engaging in wreckless gambling didn't have some rules that was meant to regulate their gambling habit in place. It's just, it's mostly easier to for folks to set those rules, than it is to actually stick to them, as observing these rules requires core discipline and self control, which of course isn't common with most gamblers. But of course, it begins with the right mindset, and then following your own rules becomes a lot more easier.

[PX-Z]

That statement that gambling is for fun and entertainment is push ideology from business and casino itself. The truth is gambling is used to money making ever since the ancient times, and that makes people or gambler addicted to it. The greed of experiencing more wins from smaller bets has huge effect in human thinking. If you're self control you will end upossing all your savings. And that's always the scenario.

[coin-investor]

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.

Two things that can make you addicted while having fun are adding the idea that you can make money, and not being able to stick to your allocation.
Those who become addicted to gambling, who started by entertaining themselves, admitted that they entertain the thought of making money because of their success, and adding more funds to increase their chances.
This is where the fun starts and the venture to make money that results in being stuck chasing losses, which results in addiction to gambling.

[Yorubek]

There are various reasons behind addiction. Gamblers can become addicted by gambling for entertainment or for the purpose of earning money. It depends entirely on the activities of the gambler. If a gambler starts gambling without setting a specific amount of money or the right time from the beginning, the gambler may gradually face addiction because when we start gambling at any time without setting a certain amount, it will not be possible for the gambler to make the right decision, after the gambler is financially loss, he starts gambling more aggressively, as a result the gambler will lose valuable money and time and gradually lead to the destruction of his life.

[xenomorfo]

Not losing your self control is the thing that prevents you from getting addiction. You will carefully in gambling, not break your limit and stick to your rules. You know gambling can tempting you more using much money but you will be aware and not follow the wanting to keep playing.

You will allocating a certain amount to gamble and stick to that as you only want to have fun in gambling. You know the risk but you can avoid the bad things happens.

Gambler might not know if he is getting addicted in gambling so it is important to stay awake and always controlling ourselves so becoming a wise gambler is what we need to be so we don't drag deeper in gambling. We only gamble if we want and always limit ourselves.

As i always say, the important thing about playing is understanding the enemy we have to fight against: ourselves.
Fighting against yourself is difficult, because you are dealing with an enemy just like you.
So it is necessary to always be alert and never lose control. If you lose control you risk ending badly.

[CryptoHeadlineNews]

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,

If a gambler gambles to earn money, then it simply means he/she is no longer gambling for entertainment anymore, he is gambling for the money. And this is usually the primary factor that makes people go to the extreme, most especially if after they might have gambled huge funds and their expectations seems not to go as planned. Because inasmuch as a gambler allocates a certain amount for gambling and stick to it, it will be very hard for such individual to fall into an addiction. Since gambling addiction always have a route cause related to money and the quest of wanting to get rich quick through gambling. So in a nutshell, I strongly focused that it will be hard for a user whose main purpose is for entertainment to fall into an addiction.

[Floxynice]

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 am glad to see other users who share the same opinion as me that gambling for fun is not safe either. I used to think that gambling for fun was one way to escape gambling problems, but it took me one day to realize that it is also dangerous, if not more dangerous, than gambling for money.

When people enjoy something, there is every tendency for them to keep doing it over and over again. That is what makes it dangerous because it becomes easier for them to spend a lot of money having fun, which could eventually lead to addiction.

Whether anyone is playing for fun or playing to make money, there should always be boundaries and limits; limits on how much money is spent and how much time is also spent.

[DrBeer]

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?

All our addictions aren’t something forced upon us; they are… they are OUR weaknesses and our inability to control ourselves.
If we can’t limit our desires, if we’re afraid to tell ourselves the truth and ACCEPT that TRUTH-we’ll slide into addiction. It could be anything, from gambling addiction to alcoholism. If we try to reassure ourselves with "I’ll just play for 5 minutes", "I’ll just bet another $5", and so on-we’ll slide into addiction. The simplest experiment is to force yourself, for example, to get up at 7 a.m., do 20 minutes of exercise, and go to bed exactly at 10 p.m. And no "I’ll sleep a little longer", "I’ll watch the game for just 5 more minutes." Stick strictly to the rules. If you can do this, you’ll be able to protect yourself from addictions with simple rules that you get used to FOLLOWING.

[Agbamoni]

What is your opinion?

Addiction is compulsive when a gambler ignores discipline to gamble responsibly. Those who gamble for fun also fall for addiction, as do those who gamble for profit. It is not always about profit. Addiction does not care about the purpose for which you are gambling. Addiction is a general problem. It affects the rich, the poor, the most profitable, those with the most loss, but it avoids those who are willing to gamble responsibly.