People say gambling is a waste of time and money. That's the reason why as much as possible people are not encourage to take gambling. However, my point is, it could be a waste if you are an irresponsible gambler. You are gambling on your funds that should be paid on bills, or you are using your emergency funds. Or worst, you are gambling when you don't have the knowledge even the basics in gambling. Now my question is, does it mean responsible gamblers never wasted their time and money when they are gambling? Then how about those losses that they have incurred, when they can use it to add to their emergency funds?
Obviously, gambling is a waste of time and money, but that is the whole point of entertainment. Going to the cinema/restaurant/traveling to another country/spending money and time on a hobby, etc. is all a waste if you think about it from the point of view that a person should not relax/have fun. Gambling is one of the types of entertainment, if someone abuses this entertainment and spends all his money on gambling, it means that the problem is only in the person himself and not in gambling.