Gambling isn't bad

[r_victory]

It has never caused me any harm, but I know that for many people it is a source of suffering—not just for the gamblers themselves, but also for their families, especially when a gambler loses control and fails to seek help. What I don't think is right is shifting the responsibility. Of course, casinos want to make a profit—and they do profit from your losses—but they cannot be held solely responsible for the harm a person faces. We see many gamblers suing casinos after losing everything, claiming the casino allowed it to happen; yet, if they had won, everything would have been fine... It’s hypocrisy!

[Achalugo BTC]

For a fact, gambling isn't bad if done the right way... Gambling is just like any other means that you can use to entertsin your self or keep your self busy...Majority of gambler of the forum who complains of how gambling ruined their life, are actually the cause of that...Since it is something we do majority of times, we already should know for a fact that gambling isn't a sure way of making money, infact  it shouldn't be seen as a way to solve those  your financial challenges.. Gambling is quite risky and so it should be approached with caution. Gamblers should acknowledge this risk by always gambling using the money they can afford to lose..

Exactly, that's why people should adhere to the right rules and treat gambling as entertainment and not like a salary or way to escape poverty in their lives, because this has ruined people's lives and yet some people don't want to learn, as they believe that luck differs, and this makes them embrace gambling with the wrong mindset, as they can't control their urge to chase their losses instead of walking away and be at peace.

[ArabBTC]

In life everyone is entitled to their opinion, the fact that gambling has drained some people due to their pattern of play doesn’t mean some other person haven’t had fun while gambling, personally i have a statistic scorecard for my entire gambling activities and i have come to realize that am actually in profit probably due to the fact that i always gamble with a high stake and i don’t gamble too often. To me gambling is not bad it is just that every gambler must attain maturity in gambling, don’t gamble with the mindset that gambling is a get rich quick scheme or that gambling will be used to cater for your entire bill, don’t also be in a hurry to chase loses so you don’t end up losing more, always gamble what you can afford to lose, in summary always try to gamble responsibly so that you won’t have a terrible gambling experience.

[laijsica]

As long as the purpose of gambling is not solely to make money, you should assume that you are in the right place. Gambling was created for entertainment purposes, but some gamblers have distorted the purpose by setting strategies to make money. Even if you gamble for entertainment, you can lose control of yourself if you do not set a specific budget for gambling.

Just as reckless driving can create the possibility of losing control, if you make a decision that is beyond your financial capacity while gambling, you will definitely lose.

Literally every gambler gambles to win, whether for entertainment or for profit. Whatever your purpose, you should avoid excitement when gambling and allocate a fixed and limited amount of money so that you do not exceed your financial limits.

[stadus]

This is a very common topic, and honestly, threads like this usually end up getting locked or deleted because the answer is already obvious.

Gambling itself is not automatically bad. The real problem starts when a person loses control and develops a gambling addiction. That is where the financial problems, chasing losses, and other damage begin.

So for me, the issue is not simply gambling. It is the lack of discipline and responsible limits.

[LastKiss]

Just to be clear Gambling is no BAD.
I go through topics and replies, some just talk of gambling like it's some type of awful activity and shouldn't be done by people.
But that's actually wrong. Gambling is not bad, I wouldn't say it's good as well, it's literally just an activity and it completely okay for someone to gamble as long as your above age 18.
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If it's just an activity then being under 18 would be fine too right? But unfortunately gambling involves money and the gambler mental state, so I think gambling is more than just a normal activity. We've seen many gamblers lose their money, their families and their time because of gambling. It's clearly everyone can play gamble but not everyone will look gamble the same way.

At first, I didn't think gambling was as bad as people said but after trying it myself, I realized the temptation from gamble itself especially whenI lose, if I don't have good self control my greed starts to take over and influence my decisions while gambling.

[Tetu100]

Op, I will agree with you because sometimes the way so of us go about our gambling things is what later make gamble became this bad as we has always been seeing it lately. If I'm not over thinking or missing out, I can recall very well that gamble was actually made for fun and for entertainment purposes, but what actually have many folks done, it's has become their main source of income, even to the extent of abandoning every single thing they were doing and focus fully on gamble as if it is a king of full time job. Who does that? However, many players has hijacked and changed the initial plan by start doing what was not in plan and they expect it (gamble) not to be a problem to them? Hell no, the moment a gambler has become so insensitive to the point of start gambling all in the sake of making money or as a source of income, that's when the system (gamble) automatically start destroying them and their nothing you or anybody can do about it unless the right thing is done.

[tread93]

Just to be clear Gambling is no BAD.
I go through topics and replies, some just talk of gambling like it's some type of awful activity and shouldn't be done by people.
But that's actually wrong. Gambling is not bad, I wouldn't say it's good as well, it's literally just an activity and it completely okay for someone to gamble as long as your above age 18.

What's actually wrong is the approach people use to gamble, it has been advised a lot of times that gambling shouldn't be taken to seriously, don't expect gambling to be a side hustle or a source of income. If you do such then you are the one with the problem, gambling is not the problem, it you that is.
Just like driving a car, if you choose to drive recklessly and you get an accident, you are the cause.

So instead of saying gambling is bad (which is not) it's better to advise more on how to stay on the purpose of gambling have fun, the risk involved is just like normal expenses, like paying to play a video game of something similar.
If you need some money, you shouldn't gamble for it. After all mathematically your going to loose in a long run, so what's the use of you imagining some unrealistic wins.

Gambling is fun try it for the right reasons "ENTERTAINMENT"

Yes i would agree OP that gambling in its own right is not bad but it can be bad for certain people. People who lack self control or have addictive personalities.  When used responsibility for entertainment purposes then its fantastic and fun but when that entertainment is abused that is when problems tend to arise. When they can no longer control it that can be alarming

[danherbias07]

Let's not forget that to gamble is a choice.

Once we decide that we want to gamble our money, it's on us. Not the gambling site, and not the sportsbook. If we continue gambling because we are hooked on it, it's still on us. If we decide to quit, it's on us. Gambling just looks bad because it was branded like that ever since old age. When many families are affected by it because their husbands or wives got addicted to gambling, then a perspective develops that it is "bad".
The sad part is that the belief was stuck, and up until now it has been seen like that.

[yhiaali3]

It's easy to say that gambling is just for fun, but can you give me the percentage of people who consider gambling to be just for fun versus those who consider it a way to make money around the world? I'm sure the percentage will be almost zero for those who consider it to be just for fun.

Gambling always starts like this, as a means of entertainment and amusement, but unfortunately it quickly turns into a way to make money and then into an addiction.

[DabsPoorVersion]

It's easy to say that gambling is just for fun, but can you give me the percentage of people who consider gambling to be just for fun versus those who consider it a way to make money around the world? I'm sure the percentage will be almost zero for those who consider it to be just for fun.

Gambling always starts like this, as a means of entertainment and amusement, but unfortunately it quickly turns into a way to make money and then into an addiction.

Gambling does not always go into one direction. It's not always progresses from entertainment to making money, and going to the worst part which is gambling addiction. That happens to most but it is not always the outcome for everyone who gambles. There are still some people who do not develop gambling addiction, many still gamble without developing a financial or psychological harm. The real issue only occur when an individual become vulnerable to chasing losses, and any other bad habit in gambling because most likely this is the start when it can turn gambling into a harmful activity.

Gambling is only bad when an individual starts treating it as a souce of income rather than some form of entertainment.

[Yablee0]

It's easy to say that gambling is just for fun, but can you give me the percentage of people who consider gambling to be just for fun versus those who consider it a way to make money around the world? I'm sure the percentage will be almost zero for those who consider it to be just for fun.

Gambling always starts like this, as a means of entertainment and amusement, but unfortunately it quickly turns into a way to make money and then into an addiction.

That's true, sometimes it seems very easier saying it verbally that it's only for fun but becomes more though maintaining the same energy or thought. Most dudes that once started small, thinking it was a good means of hanging out with friends while having fun, but immediately they managed to experience winning, that get straight into their head and everything is ruined. The crazy thing is that once the game is no longer paying off, and the moment you try to force it, addiction becomes the case and at this point it's completely out of hands.

[Darker45]

The problem is that gambling is designed in such a way that it has a distinctly strong appeal to the human psyche so that once you're absorbed in it, the tendency to depart from reason becomes more or less natural.

So, I wouldn't say it's completely not bad or neutral. There's a reason why this entertainment is discouraged from many and even banned from young adults below 18. Once you gamble, the option to stop anytime you wish isn't just a decision; it's a struggle.

Gambling, therefore, isn't a neutral source of fun. Such is precisely the reason why it's not for all.

[SPIDERMAN008]

If a person drives recklessly, if he gets into a moderate accident, he will be careful and will never drive recklessly again. But those who are addicted to gambling knowingly go towards a bad situation. Which damages them physically, mentally and financially. If a person addicted to gambling if he has money, he will bet with it. Even if he loses all his wealth, he will still bet even if he borrows from people. Gambling addiction is so bad that it is unimaginable. And most gamblers have been addicted at a stage his gambling time . Some have been able to get rid of themselves, some have not. If you have control over yourself, then it is possible to get rid of gambling addiction. The number of people who bet for entertainment is very low now. Among the people I see around me, all those who gamble have the intention of winning a big amount by betting. Some people think that if they can win a certain amount, they will do business with it. Some people might buy somethings . In this hope, they bet month after month. In the meantime, they lose and win. Gambling causes a lot of losses for those who get stuck in this betting system loop and cannot get out.

[Decimetre]

It's easy to say that gambling is just for fun, but can you give me the percentage of people who consider gambling to be just for fun versus those who consider it a way to make money around the world? I'm sure the percentage will be almost zero for those who consider it to be just for fun.

Gambling always starts like this, as a means of entertainment and amusement, but unfortunately it quickly turns into a way to make money and then into an addiction.

Are there people who actually see gambling as fun? When a gambler plays a game, he wants to win so saying that gambler is for fun is only peripheral because almost everyone is interested in winning. If you want your loose money for fun then you don't need to spend time going through the stress of booking games. My point is that a person may not be entirely obsessed with winning mentality but every gambler wants to win at all time. If you even see gambling as fun, then you would hardly get food in booking rightly and you will keep winning until you get tired of loosing at the end and they either quit of start selling properties to gamble more to see if their luck will shine. A gambler that has another source of income is rightly less attached to his gambling than a gambler that has no other sources of income who will see gambling as his only hope of income. Both ways, gambling is still not fun but a careful game which how people react to it depends on their level of attachment to it.

[Pi-network314159]

Just to be clear Gambling is no BAD.
I go through topics and replies, some just talk of gambling like it's some type of awful activity and shouldn't be done by people.
But that's actually wrong. Gambling is not bad, I wouldn't say it's good as well, it's literally just an activity and it completely okay for someone to gamble as long as your above age 18.

You are right, gambling is not a must it's just a game and activity, it's a matter of choice if yo gamble or not. Actually many people have Lost countless repeatedly to an extent of saying negative things about gambling but I don't blame them, because they have fal victim of many loses. But like I usually say, gambling is not for everyone and you find yourself among those that lose frequently don't use it to justify that gambling is bad. They should remember the parable that says " one man's meat is another man's poison*.

What's actually wrong is the approach people use to gamble, it has been advised a lot of times that gambling shouldn't be taken to seriously, don't expect gambling to be a side hustle or a source of income. If you do such then you are the one with the problem, gambling is not the problem, it you that is.

That's Also true, when your approach is bad you take gambling too seriously more than any others thing And losing is not even the problem, the problem is the inability to control your gambling. And it may leed to addiction.

Just like driving a car, if you choose to drive recklessly and you get an accident, you are the cause.

Another perfect example gamble responsibly or face the consequences.

[Findingnemo]

Do you think People will listen?

I said this a thousand times and probably a thousand other users said the same a million times but no effect at all among the people who claim gambling is bad and even worse they say gambling is an addiction which simply shows how ignorant they are on the subject of gambling and addiction yet they decided to do moral policing for others.

[Nrcewker]

Do you think People will listen?

We don’t know whether people will listen or not, but we can try our best and do our part right? Maybe out of 1000 people, 999 won’t listen but there will be one person who follows these suggestions.

As the OP mentioned, the car driving example is an appropriate comparison for gambling. If you don’t set gambling limits, don’t set winning targets and keep gambling until you are completely bust, then it’s your own fault. You should gamble responsibly and only with an amount that, if lost won’t affect your financial situation.

Whether gambling is good or bad is still debatable and varies from person to person.

[Findingnemo]

Do you think People will listen?

We don’t know whether people will listen or not, but we can try our best and do our part right? Maybe out of 1000 people, 999 won’t listen but there will be one person who follows these suggestions.

As the OP mentioned, the car driving example is an appropriate comparison for gambling. If you don’t set gambling limits, don’t set winning targets and keep gambling until you are completely bust, then it’s your own fault. You should gamble responsibly and only with an amount that, if lost won’t affect your financial situation.

Whether gambling is good or bad is still debatable and varies from person to person.

No one should have the compulsion to gamble at all, if they feel like it then they should do it the right way but lot of stupid out there in the world who always find a way to mess things up when things are going fine.

I would say let them learn their lesson in the hard way, atleast their kids will turn into a good responsible one but it comes at a cost of hurting many lives for dear life.

[iv4n]

What's actually wrong is the approach people use to gamble, it has been advised a lot of times that gambling shouldn't be taken to seriously, don't expect gambling to be a side hustle or a source of income. If you do such then you are the one with the problem, gambling is not the problem, it you that is.
Just like driving a car, if you choose to drive recklessly and you get an accident, you are the cause.

Well, every coin has two sides... with that said, the same situation can affect people completely differently. So it all comes down to how you handle it... and can you handle it? It's old talk: self-control, awareness, knowing your limits... the same activity can be harmless entertainment for one person, and a problem for another. That's why it's important for every person to "find their place in this coordinated system of confusion".
Good luck in that...