How do you view gambling?

[Tungbulu]

People change their perception over the time, that is the main problem. Even though if they started gambling as an entertainment and never want to get addicted to it can end up being one and all it takes is just some bad decisions when we are vulnerable. SO using gambling even as entertainment can leads to the addiction so better plan it as once in a while occasion and stop making it as a regular habit.

And it can also go the other way around too. I know a lot people who came to gambling with the mindset of making some easy money, they started with the wrong mindset, made some mistakes and bad choices, paid dearly for them and learned from those mistakes, and as time went on they changed their mindset and approach and started making better decisions.

[GiftedMAN]

Poverty everywhere do to bad government and lack of jobs have made a lot of people see gambling an an escape route out from poverty and that's why they think that gambling is a means of survival. Some started gambling because they saw their friend or someone hit the jackpot. They see gambling in a different direction and it will take them time to really understand the purpose of gambling.

Poverty should not be an excuse to why people now choose to gamble instead of doing real jobs to get paid. I know that the government has a role to play which includes providing job opportunities for her citizens but unemployment should not be the reason why someone who is unemployed should see gambling as a means of survival when it is a big risk that takes more from them. Big wins motivates more people to gamble but how many times do they get lucky after rushing to follow people who won big to gamble, if the luck is not there winning will be far.

[Findingnemo]

People change their perception over the time, that is the main problem. Even though if they started gambling as an entertainment and never want to get addicted to it can end up being one and all it takes is just some bad decisions when we are vulnerable. SO using gambling even as entertainment can leads to the addiction so better plan it as once in a while occasion and stop making it as a regular habit.

And it can also go the other way around too. I know a lot people who came to gambling with the mindset of making some easy money, they started with the wrong mindset, made some mistakes and bad choices, paid dearly for them and learned from those mistakes, and as time went on they changed their mindset and approach and started making better decisions.

We don't see many people of this kind, but it is good for them, atleast they realized their mistakes and learn the lessons from it instead of being stubborn and try to recover the loss from borrowed money and lose that again and get into a death trap.

[Crypto_Timothy]

So, what’s your assessment?

If someone chooses to gamble, viewing it as paid entertainment with a predefined budget is generally a healthier mindset than seeing it as a reliable way to make money, cause the moment gambling becomes an income strategy rather than a fun activity, people can be tempted to chase losses and make emotional decisions, which significantly increases the risk of financial and personal problems. Even treating gambling as entertainment requires discipline because the excitement itself can encourage people to spend beyond their limits and at the end of the day, if losing every money you set aside for gambling would leave you frustrated or financially strained, then it's probably a sign that you shouldn't be gambling with that money in the first place, its pretty much that simple.

[Odusko]

Poverty everywhere do to bad government and lack of jobs have made a lot of people see gambling an an escape route out from poverty and that's why they think that gambling is a means of survival. Some started gambling because they saw their friend or someone hit the jackpot. They see gambling in a different direction and it will take them time to really understand the purpose of gambling.

Poverty should not be an excuse to why people now choose to gamble instead of doing real jobs to get paid. I know that the government has a role to play which includes providing job opportunities for her citizens but unemployment should not be the reason why someone who is unemployed should see gambling as a means of survival when it is a big risk that takes more from them. Big wins motivates more people to gamble but how many times do they get lucky after rushing to follow people who won big to gamble, if the luck is not there winning will be far.

We should not connect gambling to poverty for no reason, is unacceptable because by the time we allow tht type of thoughts, we are going to be having a lot of gambling addicts all because they gamble more than they should a because they re chasing the winning just to sustain themselves.

[purple_sparkles]

Poverty everywhere do to bad government and lack of jobs have made a lot of people see gambling an an escape route out from poverty and that's why they think that gambling is a means of survival. Some started gambling because they saw their friend or someone hit the jackpot. They see gambling in a different direction and it will take them time to really understand the purpose of gambling.

Poverty should not be an excuse to why people now choose to gamble instead of doing real jobs to get paid. I know that the government has a role to play which includes providing job opportunities for her citizens but unemployment should not be the reason why someone who is unemployed should see gambling as a means of survival when it is a big risk that takes more from them. Big wins motivates more people to gamble but how many times do they get lucky after rushing to follow people who won big to gamble, if the luck is not there winning will be far.

Typically, it’s people with lower incomes who get more involved in gambling because, due to certain false beliefs, they start seeing gambling as a possible source of income rather than as entertainment. If they spent the time not they devote to studying different ways and strategies to hit the jackpot on slot machines or programs, on improving their financial literacy and actually taking action, they would get out of poverty much faster.

[suzanne5223]

Solely, see gambling as a form of entertainment coupled with a game of chance.
Nevertheless, the problem we're seeing every gambler experiencing didnt come from seeing as an entertainment with no guarantee chance of winning but the ability to follow and comply with the rules/emotional control associated with doing it profitably this is where the main problem of most gambler come from because a lot of discussion has already been made to make gambler understand the chance of winning in gambling and the edge are not in our favor so why would anyone still consider it as a way to make the profit that's not guarantee after all the advise giving?
It's because the maturity, discipline, and emotional control are lost when the gambler starts gambling.

[Joy- maker]

I think i would go with the number 1, because that is exactly how i view gambling as a paid entertainment, with little expectation of wining. As the matter of fact i would never gambler with an amount of money i  can't comfortably afford to lose, i gamble with what i can afford to lose every day when i gamble.

Gambling addiction starts the moment you start seeing gambling as a source of income, or a means of survival. do not gamble with the mindset that you must winning, as in don't expect too much from gambling. the moment you start expecting too much from gambling you are a finished person, because you are going get yourself addicted to it.

[uchegod-21]

I consider myself a person who gambles occasionally for entertainment and also hopes to win the prize for gambling that day.

We all want to win, it's  something we gamble for. But with the wrong intentions your ambition to win could ruin it completely.

I myself, fall into the first category. Gambling isn't some job, it's not even a side hustle. when you start putting it in the wrong place in your life, it fills that place and might be a problem for you.

Too much of everything becomes a disaster eventually. You out too much effort into gambling, you will become distracted from what you are supposed to do. That's is why many shift their perspective from fun to income.

Whether you are gambling for entertainment or gambling as a source of income, the most important thing is to regulate your gambling activities so that you do not gamble to the point of addiction. However, I doubt the possibility of gambling so frequently without developing an addiction. Many people who gamble for money are motivated by that goal and end up spending so much time gambling that they become addicted.

That is the most important reason why gamblers are often encouraged to gamble for fun, so they can at least channel their minds toward other serious sources of income and reserve gambling for entertainment.

[|MINER|]

If I speak from my personal point of view, I consider gambling as only a source of entertainment and I suggest to others that if someone cannot consider gambling as only a source of entertainment, then he should not even hope to gamble. Because if someone thinks that by gambling he will be able to earn regularly or become rich easily, then a huge bamboo is already ready for him.


Even from the beginning, I also made some mistakes, but over time I have understood the main concept of gambling, which is why now if I spend some money on gambling, I spend it within my ability to lose and that also helps me to entertain myself.

[BALIK]

Typically, it’s people with lower incomes who get more involved in gambling because, due to certain false beliefs, they start seeing gambling as a possible source of income rather than as entertainment.

Yes, this is true for many.

But I see people of all income levels falling into this trap. Low or high income does not matter here.

You should treat it as a paid entertainment with strict limits. If you fail, the real problem will arise. When people start treating gambling as a regular source of income or a job they get caught.

Rather, I think that when money is scarce, people do more crazy things to cover losses. So the situation gets worse.

But even if you have money, if you do not have discipline you are sure to get burned.

That is why, we should play with that money which will not cost us anything even if it is a loss. And if there is profit it should be withdrawn regularly.

[Ndabagi01]

I would go with the option one but it still not enough for some people when they come to clarify what gambling is all about. I would take it as an entertainment and the profit part is what I won’t also deny to be very attractive to it, not solely for the profit or entertainment but for the both of them. Some will outrightly chose for the profit directly and this is the category you’ll find many people even if they keep deceiving themselves to be into it for the entertainment purpose. We humans are by nature likened to money, so where money is involved, we get attached immediately and most times break the rules we set for ourselves to follow when such emotional triggering comes.

[leonair]

I am going for number one which says that gambling is a form of entertainment and you get a prize for winning. If we can see gambling this way, many wouldn't kill themselves for the prize because they will understand that the prize is limited and cannot be for all but all gamblers want to win big which cannot be possible.

I always think of gambling as a fun place. And I gamble as much as possible by controlling myself. Of course, I have a greed for money. The greed for money is in everyone, some more and some less, which can be controlled. Gambling mainly affects people's greed and emotions, due to which it becomes very difficult to control yourself. But one thing I am very happy about is that I can keep myself away from gambling at any time and use gambling as fun and when I see that I am winning, I withdraw my winning money. And immediately stop gambling for that day. And I think that everyone should do the same.

[Davidvictorson]

My assessment of gambling is that the lines between gambling for entertainment purposes and for profit has become blurred now due to advances in technology, there’s promotions and bonuses and all what not. So even when people gamble for entertainment they may still be very serious about the profits it brings in.
If we bring in the prediction market, you can see that it will almost be the same thing too.

[AYOBA]

you are right but I am also not viewing gambling as an entire source of entertainment even though I don't want to call gambling a source of incoming but the money attached to gambling has made it a bit different from the regular entertainment games and that's where the literacy or knowledge sharing about gambling as a form of entertainment comes it. According to the definition I got just by asking Google about gambling is that gambling is the act of placing money or something of value on a random event with the intent of winning more money or something of greater value. If you look at this definition it did not explain gambling as a literal source of entertainment but a way you can make extra money by placing your initial money through any form of entertainment etc. So we should take gambling for what it is but trade it with utmost care and moderation.

Anyone who call a gambling a source of income he just started new. Because where I will be losing all the time I will not call that place a source of income never, I can say a gambling is a place where you can be surviving but still not all the time because is not guaranteed; I wonder those that also call it a entertainment; even people that where rich men’s call the gambling a entertainment have changed their mind ever since they began losing all the time.

Instead of me to advice anyone to join the gambling I will rather tell the person to use that money to invest in something else than to spend on a games that will not give them a positive returning.

[red4slash]

I prefer to be in option number 1 here and until now I still put that as the safest option for me. We can't deny that the desire to win is still there but making this a paid entertainment and making a deposit as a material that we realize that sooner or later it runs out as a risk so that we still enjoy gambling must still be done.

Even if we insist on making this a condition where we can benefit in the end gambling is not that simple so rather than my money running out but without enjoying gambling then I will consider this as paid entertainment so that regardless of the results of losing or winning I have no problem in trying to get a return because from the beginning I knew the risk of gambling was losing money.

[Myleschetty]

Poverty everywhere do to bad government and lack of jobs have made a lot of people see gambling an an escape route out from poverty and that's why they think that gambling is a means of survival. Some started gambling because they saw their friend or someone hit the jackpot. They see gambling in a different direction and it will take them time to really understand the purpose of gambling.

Gambling was created to serve as an opportunity with entertainment for everyone, and if I choose to see it as an escape route out of poverty, it's my greed for getting it easy in a big way and a naive understanding of the main reason gambling was created in the first place, not the bad government. One of the main reasons some people still make the same mistake is that they are not responsible enough to accept the fact that whatever they did, it's a self-decision. The upbringing of an individual may be bad, and the government may not be helping, but all this doesn't put them in the position to choose for us the type of man we want to become.
Let's face it, some people are in the same situation and still become millionaires and billionaires

[Ziskinberg]

Many will definitely chose the first option since gambling is clearly a form of entertainment, winning is just a bonus. So even if you are losing, that's still valid because that's part of gambling, you can't expect to win most of the time because there is house edge.

However, we can't also ignore the fact that a lot also gamble to win and make profits, that's actually their sole target. But winning does not happen for everyone, some are still deeply at loss especially if they keep on chasing their luck or chasing their losses. You can only win and be in a winning streak if luck is working on you that time.

[adultcrypto]

A lot of people seems to are gambling for entertainment and I completely understand the reason for that line of argument. Gambling can be entertaining sometimes although depending on the type of gamble and how the player approach the game. However,  the entertainment is usually complete when the player is in the side of profits and not experiencing consistent losses. There are other times gambling can also be entertaining like when gambling with friends and at this point, losses becomes less painful.

[Mr_Brilliant$]

Poverty everywhere do to bad government and lack of jobs have made a lot of people see gambling an an escape route out from poverty and that's why they think that gambling is a means of survival. Some started gambling because they saw their friend or someone hit the jackpot. They see gambling in a different direction and it will take them time to really understand the purpose of gambling.

Poverty should not be an excuse to why people now choose to gamble instead of doing real jobs to get paid. I know that the government has a role to play which includes providing job opportunities for her citizens but unemployment should not be the reason why someone who is unemployed should see gambling as a means of survival when it is a big risk that takes more from them. Big wins motivates more people to gamble but how many times do they get lucky after rushing to follow people who won big to gamble, if the luck is not there winning will be far.

The truth is, Poverty can actually push people to trying gambling, but it should not be seen as a way to survive..
That joblessness mentality make people to only notice the big winners and believe they can be next, forgetting many others who keep losing money quietly..
Depending on luck to pay your bills is just too risky.. It is way better to focus on building a real source of income and see gambling, as entertainment rather than work..