Quote from: laijsica on Today at 01:55:54 AM

Quote from: HelliumZ on July 08, 2025, 10:24:31 PM

Quote from: JiiBs on May 10, 2025, 11:48:37 AM

Is gambling really the problem or are we the problem?

Gambling is not the problem, we create the problem. Gambling is a form of entertainment or a way for a lonely person to pass the time. But we misrepresent it and we use it in ways that defeat its true purpose. Those who know how to use gambling properly actually consider it an important means of entertainment. Those who consider gambling as a source of income and cannot even use gambling properly are the ones who misrepresent gambling to the public.

You are right that most gamblers misapply gambling and it sends the wrong message to the general public and makes gambling a negative thing. The important thing about gambling is that even if you gamble for fun, you can still get addicted. The money you allocate for gambling should be limited to a source of discretionary income. Use a plan and strategy to allocate your playing time, such as stopping when you lose or winning. The amount of control you have over your strategy and how you implement it will depend on how much you are able to control it.

Gambling is not a source of income, but rather a source of entertainment. It will be good for you because every activity involves entertainment and there is a compulsive response to losing money.

I agree that we have this tendency of perceiving gambling in a very limited perspective like it is either about winning or losing. Actually what we should point out specifically is the ability of an individual to control their urges and manage their own money. You are one step ahead of most when you take gambling as entertainment and not as a source of income. We should never forget the fact that the pleasure would still become an issue unless restricted by consciousness.

This does not imply that we are not supposed to do the activity, but rather the placement of such an activity in our life will go far in influencing an assortment of things. I believe that this activity will not become the focus of our lives provided that there will still be boundaries to it both in the senses of time, emotions, and money. That is risky when we begin to think that luck is a tactic. It is this that leads people to be engulfed. Therefore, gambling may remain a healthy sport as long as you can stop it and not as a means of solving life problems.