Is gambling also referred as investment?

[Swordsoffreedom]

Gambling is also an investment, yes, the reasons people gamble is to make money, and no one wants to do something he won't benefit or make gains out of. There are some persons who do not go anywhere to look for work or do any other thing, the only thing they mainly do is to invest in gambling, and they make huge amount of money from it, so yes, we can also say gambling is a big time investments.

However, it is good to gamble wisely to avoid emotional hallucinations, trauma and other mental problems coming as a result of lose of funds through gambling, because one of the things that can render a man useless in life is gambling of investing heavily in it, if you aren't really careful, you will lose the amount that you weren't intending to lose and it will affect you in all ramifications.

LOL, so by your logic, anything that can make money is a investment? Running business, buying lottery ticket or even robbing bank are investment too?

Who's actually making money from gambling anyway? Can you name a few? Are there any billionaires or socalled entrepreneurs who built their wealth through gambling?

If someone is unemployed and can't make money, go find a job or some other way to generate income. Don't use that as an excuse to call gambling an investment.

Just because you can make money from something doesn't magically turn it into an investment.

[panjul07]

Gambling is also an investment, yes, the reasons people gamble is to make money, and no one wants to do something he won't benefit or make gains out of. There are some persons who do not go anywhere to look for work or do any other thing, the only thing they mainly do is to invest in gambling, and they make huge amount of money from it, so yes, we can also say gambling is a big time investments.

However, it is good to gamble wisely to avoid emotional hallucinations, trauma and other mental problems coming as a result of lose of funds through gambling, because one of the things that can render a man useless in life is gambling of investing heavily in it, if you aren't really careful, you will lose the amount that you weren't intending to lose and it will affect you in all ramifications.

LOL, so by your logic, anything that can make money is a investment? Running business, buying lottery ticket or even robbing bank are investment too?

Who's actually making money from gambling anyway? Can you name a few? Are there any billionaires or socalled entrepreneurs who built their wealth through gambling?

If someone is unemployed and can't make money, go find a job or some other way to generate income. Don't use that as an excuse to call gambling an investment.

Just because you can make money from something doesn't magically turn it into an investment.

The only people who are actually making money from gambling are the owners, investors and anyone who is working for the casino.
Basically there are 2 point of view when we talk about "gambling as investment", first PoV is gambling as business and second PoV is gambling as our activity as gamblers.
If we look at the first PoV, yes gambling as business can be an investment but if we look at the second PoV, of course gambling is not an investment for gamblers.
However, I have to agree with the main point that we can call something as investment just because there is a chance for us to make money.

[Loyang]

Gambling is also an investment, yes, the reasons people gamble is to make money, and no one wants to do something he won't benefit or make gains out of. There are some persons who do not go anywhere to look for work or do any other thing, the only thing they mainly do is to invest in gambling, and they make huge amount of money from it, so yes, we can also say gambling is a big time investments.

However, it is good to gamble wisely to avoid emotional hallucinations, trauma and other mental problems coming as a result of lose of funds through gambling, because one of the things that can render a man useless in life is gambling of investing heavily in it, if you aren't really careful, you will lose the amount that you weren't intending to lose and it will affect you in all ramifications.

I will never agree with you on this. Gambling can never be an investment.

Investment is buying and holding something based on its future value and considering the risk.

Gambling is betting money on an unknown outcome which is completely dependent on luck.

So we can never say gambling and investment are the same. For example, if we buy Bitcoin now and hold it for the long term considering all the factors like Bitcoin demand and Bitcoin network etc. then it is an investment. But if a person bets on which team will win a football match without considering any risk and without seeing any possibility of success, then it is gambling.

[ChocolateBitcoinK]

​Well we can always bring up the possibility when it comes to gambling, or let me say stuff that is easy to yield profit, and the risk is always based on chances and luck. Folks often get too excited whenever they win that's just how the game works. And the more you play, the more you lose and as well win. So him seeing gambling as investments might sound wrong to everyone who actually invests but sounds right to him because he believes that he is investing his money into gambling which, to me I will either call that an addiction or him being delusional. Best to say we can't always know what is on people's minds the best we can do is to try to correct them by telling them to do their own research....that's all....

Sometimes what people choose to call something does matter a lot, because most of the times, it’s actually what influences how people tend to behave with their money. When a person starts seeing gambling as a form of investment, then chances are high that they’ll most likely treat every losses as something that they simply need to recover, rather than accepting them as a normal occurrence in the activity. This is exactly the mindset that leads a lot of folks into chasing losses, which is actual the point where things become even harder to control.

If someone starts looking at gambling as an investment, then every loss in gambling will become a reason for them to get more deeply involved in gambling. Gambling can never be considered an investment or a business, if gambling is not seen only as entertainment, then it will continue to be involved in you more and more deeply over time, and then it will continue to move towards addiction.
Do a good job, people only consider gambling as an investment when they think of getting rich through gambling, but is it really realistic to achieve overnight success? Never, rather, this type of gambling can only cause big losses. But until they actually face bigger losses, they will not be able to realize it. However, those who gamble with this kind of mentality, it does not take long for them to fall into big losses, they can very soon lose their normal lives through it.

[L E G E N D A R Y]

If someone starts looking at gambling as an investment, then every loss in gambling will become a reason for them to get more deeply involved in gambling. Gambling can never be considered an investment or a business, if gambling is not seen only as entertainment, then it will continue to be involved in you more and more deeply over time, and then it will continue to move towards addiction.
Do a good job, people only consider gambling as an investment when they think of getting rich through gambling, but is it really realistic to achieve overnight success? Never, rather, this type of gambling can only cause big losses. But until they actually face bigger losses, they will not be able to realize it. However, those who gamble with this kind of mentality, it does not take long for them to fall into big losses, they can very soon lose their normal lives through it.

The moment a gambler begins to measure their gambling activity by how much profit they stand to make rather than how much they can potentially lose, then that’s where the real problem lies. Even when they repeatedly encounter severe losses, instead of just accepting it and moving on, they’ll rather see it as an unfinished business, which of course would lead to placing more bets and taking higher risks on an attempt to recover what they’ve previously lost. At this point, gambling has already shifted from entertainment and fun, to something that has already started controlling the person’s financial decisions.

[batang_bitcoin]

Gambling is also an investment, yes, the reasons people gamble is to make money, and no one wants to do something he won't benefit or make gains out of. There are some persons who do not go anywhere to look for work or do any other thing, the only thing they mainly do is to invest in gambling, and they make huge amount of money from it, so yes, we can also say gambling is a big time investments.

You have to differentiate that gambling is not investing. A person sees both thing as a way of making but understanding the principle concepts of it isn't the same. But for those people who does gambling all of their lives and does it full time, there's some security for themselves already and even if they lose money, they have a back up plan. So, let's not look at gambling as a way of investing, it's completely different if we compare it.

[CucakRowo]

Gambling is also an investment, yes, the reasons people gamble is to make money, and no one wants to do something he won't benefit or make gains out of. There are some persons who do not go anywhere to look for work or do any other thing, the only thing they mainly do is to invest in gambling, and they make huge amount of money from it, so yes, we can also say gambling is a big time investments.

However, it is good to gamble wisely to avoid emotional hallucinations, trauma and other mental problems coming as a result of lose of funds through gambling, because one of the things that can render a man useless in life is gambling of investing heavily in it, if you aren't really careful, you will lose the amount that you weren't intending to lose and it will affect you in all ramifications.

Oh really now? Let me guess, you're regular gambler? If not, maybe a full blown gambling addict, lol jk.. or am I??

How can you say gambling is also a form of investment when the two are clearly very different things?  

We are already 15 pages deep into this thread, and people have dissected the differences a million times over.

I reckon if you actually took the time to read the thread, you wouldn't be saying this. Or maybe you're just trying to justify your gambling by slapping an investment label on it? Heh.

[vs2014]

Investment usually refers putting money into an assets or business that has some value and will grow over time but gambling is different from investment. Someone may invest in a crypto such as bitcoin even of the price down, someone can still hold it untill it recover but if a gambler lost a bet that means he just lost the total money that he staked on bets. Gambling outcomes are full of uncertainty while a person can analyse a project, check out the business performance and other factor before the final investment into an assets or business.so gambling isn't kind of investment where someone invest money to earn more, rather it's just for fun in leisure time

[Nheer]

Investment usually refers putting money into an assets or business that has some value and will grow over time but gambling is different from investment. Someone may invest in a crypto such as bitcoin even of the price down, someone can still hold it untill it recover but if a gambler lost a bet that means he just lost the total money that he staked on bets. Gambling outcomes are full of uncertainty while a person can analyse a project, check out the business performance and other factor before the final investment into an assets or business.so gambling isn't kind of investment where someone invest money to earn more, rather it's just for fun in leisure time

After a bet is been loss in a gambling then that all no reversal or any recovery but when it investment specifically cryptocurrency investment we have the chances of seeing recovery if the price dips even if it takes a longer period of time.
Gambling can’t be referred to as investment (referring to the topic)investment is more like buying something or putting money into something and expecting it to grow over some period of time to yield us returns but gambling isn’t like that and gambling doesn’t yield any returns for us and we don’t expect anything from it other than our bets coming through for us so they differs and can’t be considered as one.

[Different patterns]

Gambling is also an investment, yes, the reasons people gamble is to make money, and no one wants to do something he won't benefit or make gains out of. There are some persons who do not go anywhere to look for work or do any other thing, the only thing they mainly do is to invest in gambling, and they make huge amount of money from it, so yes, we can also say gambling is a big time investments.

However, it is good to gamble wisely to avoid emotional hallucinations, trauma and other mental problems coming as a result of lose of funds through gambling, because one of the things that can render a man useless in life is gambling of investing heavily in it, if you aren't really careful, you will lose the amount that you weren't intending to lose and it will affect you in all ramifications.

I believe some people see gambling as an investment, especially if that’s their means of income, but for me I see differences between gambling and investment that they are completely not the same, because I see gambling as game of luck, not investment, when you bet, that mean your money is at risk, it either you win or lose, you are not really sure of it return. I believe a lot of people take it as investment because they make money from it, but it kind investment that what you lost is bigger than what your gain. While investment in other hand, is sure and legit, you can invest and have rest of mind, because your something most surely comes as a return.

[JoyceBTC]

Gambling is also an investment, yes, the reasons people gamble is to make money, and no one wants to do something he won't benefit or make gains out of. There are some persons who do not go anywhere to look for work or do any other thing, the only thing they mainly do is to invest in gambling, and they make huge amount of money from it, so yes, we can also say gambling is a big time investments.

However, it is good to gamble wisely to avoid emotional hallucinations, trauma and other mental problems coming as a result of lose of funds through gambling, because one of the things that can render a man useless in life is gambling of investing heavily in it, if you aren't really careful, you will lose the amount that you weren't intending to lose and it will affect you in all ramifications.

I’m sure you would know the meaning of an investment and if you do, you should know that gambling is never an investment and there are entirely different. Not because you risk money in gambling for higher profits makes it an investment, it is definitely far from that because gambling has an uncertain outcome and mainly by luck before you can even make profit while in investment, you’re putting money in an asset to preserve its value and appreciate over time.

[Soren Vale]

Have a colleague at work place who keeps saying that gambling is also investment that in gambling whatever amount you use to gamble can actually yield back the results, he emphasize on that if you are gambling you should do the best to use a better amount to place your bet so that if you win then you gonna have good pay out.

I paused a bit, while something was ringing in my head that if this dude was joking or if he truly understand what Gambling is. Of course I didn't agreed with him because I know gambling is never investment but a game of entertainment and having fun. Whatever above this is never regarded as an investment rather being too open to be deceived.

In other hands, investment is different from gambling, let say if uses specific amount to buy Bitcoin worth of 100$ and if market drops the investment decreases by dollar equivalent but the fractions of my Bitcoin remains the same till the market took back its place or even move above expected price and I could likely sell to have my profit whereas, I can also hold for longer time as I wishes. But on the contrary, if you uses same amount to gamble when you lose it there is no way to get it back and there is no possibility of winning, in fact the chances are 50/50 base.

Is he right from what you think?

I think the main difference is whether you’re taking a calculated risk based on an asset and its fundamentals, or simply betting on an uncertain outcome.

Crypto can become gambling if someone is just chasing short-term moves without understanding what they’re buying. But holding, trading, or using on-chain assets isn’t automatically gambling.

What I find more interesting lately is how DeFi tools are making it easier to actually see what’s happening on-chain. For example, I’ve been looking at LCX Liberty DEX (https://dex.lcx.com/) , where you can compare liquidity and swap routes across different sources while keeping control of your own wallet.

At the end of the day, the tool doesn’t make something an investment or a gamble, how you use it does.

[CucakRowo]

I believe some people see gambling as an investment, especially if that’s their means of income, but for me I see differences between gambling and investment that they are completely not the same, because I see gambling as game of luck, not investment, when you bet, that mean your money is at risk, it either you win or lose, you are not really sure of it return. I believe a lot of people take it as investment because they make money from it, but it kind investment that what you lost is bigger than what your gain. While investment in other hand, is sure and legit, you can invest and have rest of mind, because your something most surely comes as a return.

Funny enough. Few folks in this thread already treat gambling like investment. This guy is not the only one LOL. But that's just pretty skewed take. nothing more.

Investment guarantees profit. You sure about that? Plenty of investor lose money too. Are we calling them gambler now, huh?

Difference between two is not about outcome. It's about the nature of it and how the profit is actually generated. That's it.

I’m sure you would know the meaning of an investment

Quite the opposite, actually. Anyone who actually knows what an investment is and has even half a brain cell of basic financial literacy would never conflate the two.

[Bushdark]

Investment usually refers putting money into an assets or business that has some value and will grow over time but gambling is different from investment. Someone may invest in a crypto such as bitcoin even of the price down, someone can still hold it untill it recover but if a gambler lost a bet that means he just lost the total money that he staked on bets. Gambling outcomes are full of uncertainty while a person can analyse a project, check out the business performance and other factor before the final investment into an assets or business.so gambling isn't kind of investment where someone invest money to earn more, rather it's just for fun in leisure time

Buying and holding Bitcoin is the kind of investment we should always considered not putting money into anything that can make your money disappear. Crypto investment is not a ponzi scheme like so many people see like the way they are seeing gambling.
The life of an investor is different from the life of a gambler and it's not comparable at all because the difference is quite clear.
There have been gamblers that have lost their entire savings and salaries to gambling because they often think they can double their investments quickly with gambling instead of investing their money in cryptocurrency like Bitcoin.

[Out of mind]

Gambling is also an investment, yes, the reasons people gamble is to make money, and no one wants to do something he won't benefit or make gains out of. There are some persons who do not go anywhere to look for work or do any other thing, the only thing they mainly do is to invest in gambling, and they make huge amount of money from it, so yes, we can also say gambling is a big time investments.

However, it is good to gamble wisely to avoid emotional hallucinations, trauma and other mental problems coming as a result of lose of funds through gambling, because one of the things that can render a man useless in life is gambling of investing heavily in it, if you aren't really careful, you will lose the amount that you weren't intending to lose and it will affect you in all ramifications.

I believe some people see gambling as an investment, especially if that’s their means of income, but for me I see differences between gambling and investment that they are completely not the same, because I see gambling as game of luck, not investment, when you bet, that mean your money is at risk, it either you win or lose, you are not really sure of it return. I believe a lot of people take it as investment because they make money from it, but it kind investment that what you lost is bigger than what your gain. While investment in other hand, is sure and legit, you can invest and have rest of mind, because your something most surely comes as a return.

Gambling and investment are two completely different things, those who see them in the same light, I would say, lack experience. Those who invest never do it for a short period of time, but rather they save their money for the future based on a long-term plan so that they can earn good profits. Moreover, if in investment, due to market volatility, there is a possibility of its full value being recovered later, from which we can expect a profit for a while. But it is completely different in gambling, in gambling, when we bet on something, if we lose there, then there is no expectation of getting that money back later. In investment, there is an expectation of getting money back, but in gambling, there is no expectation, which is why we consider gambling and investment to be different. Of course, we know that investing has the possibility of profit in the future and the risk is low, so investing in the long term is always profitable.

[L E G E N D A R Y]

Gambling and investment are two completely different things, those who see them in the same light, I would say, lack experience. Those who invest never do it for a short period of time, but rather they save their money for the future based on a long-term plan so that they can earn good profits. Moreover, if in investment, due to market volatility, there is a possibility of its full value being recovered later, from which we can expect a profit for a while. But it is completely different in gambling, in gambling, when we bet on something, if we lose there, then there is no expectation of getting that money back later. In investment, there is an expectation of getting money back, but in gambling, there is no expectation, which is why we consider gambling and investment to be different. Of course, we know that investing has the possibility of profit in the future and the risk is low, so investing in the long term is always profitable.

One crucial difference that we need to note about the both concepts is that, an investment is usually tied to an asset or some kind of productive activity, while gambling on the other hand is simply just a wager or bet on an outcome. But that doesn’t automatically make investment safer than gambling, because there’s still pretty much a presence of risk involved in both of them, and how safe they are is solely dependent on the approach deployed by the investor or the gambler.

[Pressurizedem]

Gambling is also an investment, yes, the reasons people gamble is to make money, and no one wants to do something he won't benefit or make gains out of. There are some persons who do not go anywhere to look for work or do any other thing, the only thing they mainly do is to invest in gambling, and they make huge amount of money from it, so yes, we can also say gambling is a big time investments.

However, it is good to gamble wisely to avoid emotional hallucinations, trauma and other mental problems coming as a result of lose of funds through gambling, because one of the things that can render a man useless in life is gambling of investing heavily in it, if you aren't really careful, you will lose the amount that you weren't intending to lose and it will affect you in all ramifications.

I’m sure you would know the meaning of an investment and if you do, you should know that gambling is never an investment and there are entirely different. Not because you risk money in gambling for higher profits makes it an investment, it is definitely far from that because gambling has an uncertain outcome and mainly by luck before you can even make profit while in investment, you’re putting money in an asset to preserve its value and appreciate over time.

Everyone who is a gambler and a gamer knows how profitable gambling could be. You might be saying this because you aren't into it. Those who gambles and who are gambling know what I'm saying that gambling is beyond just playing games, gambling is a big time investments plan, and so many persons have made huge money or profit out of it. It all depends on the amount you can use and the amount you can afford to lose.

Trading and gambling are very much alike in the way they operate, but those who haven't done the two might not know know that both are capable of getting you reasonable profit that can save a whole generation from poverty. Investment varies, but I can guarantee you that gambling is one of the major investments company around, and only gamblers can relate to this more better.

[Swordsoffreedom]

Everyone who is a gambler and a gamer knows how profitable gambling could be. You might be saying this because you aren't into it. Those who gambles and who are gambling know what I'm saying that gambling is beyond just playing games, gambling is a big time investments plan, and so many persons have made huge money or profit out of it. It all depends on the amount you can use and the amount you can afford to lose.

Trading and gambling are very much alike in the way they operate, but those who haven't done the two might not know know that both are capable of getting you reasonable profit that can save a whole generation from poverty. Investment varies, but I can guarantee you that gambling is one of the major investments company around, and only gamblers can relate to this more better.

You make it sound like you're the only gambler here or something. We've got plenty of them on this forum, and I doubt many would back you up on this.

Gambling can't and never will be an investment .  They're fundamentally different in what they are, what they're for, and how returns are made, as people have already explained a dozen times in this thread.

You can make money from gambling , but that doesn't make it an investment. Just like you can lose money on an investment, but a losing investment doesn't suddenly become gambling.

[Inwestour]

You make it sound like you're the only gambler here or something. We've got plenty of them on this forum, and I doubt many would back you up on this.

Gambling can't and never will be an investment .  They're fundamentally different in what they are, what they're for, and how returns are made, as people have already explained a dozen times in this thread.

You can make money from gambling , but that doesn't make it an investment. Just like you can lose money on an investment, but a losing investment doesn't suddenly become gambling.

Gambling will never be an investment. An investment is something I can put my money into without constantly worrying that I’m going to lose it. For example, when I buy Bitcoin and store it in a cold wallet, I understand that the risk of losing my coins is minimal.

At the same time, when I place a bet, I understand that the risk is extremely high, and by the end of the game I could lose my money. That’s why I will never consider gambling to be an investment.

[Iranus]

Gambling will never be an investment. An investment is something I can put my money into without constantly worrying that I’m going to lose it. For example, when I buy Bitcoin and store it in a cold wallet, I understand that the risk of losing my coins is minimal.

At the same time, when I place a bet, I understand that the risk is extremely high, and by the end of the game I could lose my money. That’s why I will never consider gambling to be an investment.

I agree gambling is riskier than investing. But defining an investment by whether you are worried about losing your money doesn't really hold up.

Risk level isn't what separates investing from gambling , and plenty of investments are high risk too.

IMO , if you wanna tell the difference between the two, look at how the returns are generated, not how safe you feel or whether you ended up winning or losing.