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Topic
Board Gambling discussion
Re: Gambling is short cut to poverty
by
l3pox
on 09/01/2025, 17:23:55 UTC
yes! gambling should be for those with disposable income, not a way for people to try to get rich, if the odds were better maybe we'd have a different conversation here, but taking into account as it is now this is probably the best idea... you know what I mean?

too many poor people betting money that would be much better if invested than if wasted on the game boards...
Disposable income? I say just the excess amount that he or she is willing to lose. But I have to warn some new gamblers, that they must stop once they reach that amount because once you deposit again, this is where it goes wrong.
It's okay to play with a little risk and I think that gives some people the adrenaline to make their day and there are those who cannot swallow the reality that they might lose so they will keep on depositing more to chase their losses. I say this is sometimes about ego and pride especially with men, they cannot accept the lost especially if it is hard-earned money and so they will keep on chasing it back.
I remember a friend telling me that he was frustrated losing $1 in an online casino and said he should've just bought it with cigarettes instead. That kind of people don't like losing and thankfully he stopped afterward.

yes, disposable income is the term for the surplus you can use to play or save or do something else, the poorer a person is the smaller the disposable income amount they'll have.
I'd agree that hard earned money ends up being more valued by people in general.
if someone gets frustrated for losing a dollar they probably shouldn't be playing.