Why You Shouldn't Gamble Trying To Get Rich

[Primo1760]

After searching and listening to discussions from gamblers who "survived" gambling for years without having profound problems in their life, I came to a conclusion that what they have in common is a realization that (1) gambling is a form of entertainment, not a way to make money/profits. Furthermore, they always have (2) a fixed budget before playing and stick to the budget. They (3) won't withdraw more money if they lose the initial budget trying to get it back. And finally, they (4) won't feel any guilt about losing the deposit.

I think what they do is basically limit their exposure to the adrenaline rush and dopamine feedback loop. If a gambler really tries to win, betting a significant portion of his lifesaving, the amount of adrenaline released is so high that it's like facing imminent danger. Then, when he wins, his brain feels relieved and releases dopamine. This mechanism is what makes people addicted to gambling and unavoidable become problem gambler.

What do you think?

Of course I agree with your opinion because gambling should never be used outside of entertainment for gambling entertainment. Those who use this gambling game outside of entertainment are the ones who are the most destroyed and damaged. Although there are no casinos in my area and casinos are banned in my country, I have seen some gambling addicts in my area who have turned their lives around gambling as a source of income and have led their lives very badly. Because this addiction of gambling has completely destroyed the life of the one who has got hold of it. In my opinion a certain budget of earnings should be used for gambling such as 1% to 5% of income and never more than that. Because if you spend 1% to 5% of your income on gambling, even if you lose this amount, you won't get hurt so much that a person will not become addicted to gambling.

[kent47400]

(1) gambling is a form of entertainment, not a way to make money/profits.

From the words gambling = entertainment, we can already say that gambling should not be taken seriously.

Likewise, don't take capital for gambling seriously, don't use a lot of money.
If you use a lot of money and gamble seriously, it will eventually become a problem for the gambler's life.
There is a lot of gambling in the area where I live which ends in misery and has social, economic and family problems. This is very sad because they are so sad for me to look at.

[MUGNIA]

because the reality is that when playing gambling, no one gets rich, many become poor
If gambling makes players rich, then everyone gambles instead of working
So gambling is only for entertainment, not to make you rich if you want to play gambling

[0t3p0t]

because the reality is that when playing gambling, no one gets rich, many become poor
If gambling makes players rich, then everyone gambles instead of working
So gambling is only for entertainment, not to make you rich if you want to play gambling

I agree because only few people has become rich in gambling as the odds of losing is quiet high. It's really only one in a million who has got the luck in gambling. If you want to get rich then gambling is not an option here. Try investing in an asset that will surely make it possible to achieve our goal of being a millionaire.

[Igebotz]

because the reality is that when playing gambling, no one gets rich, many become poor
If gambling makes players rich, then everyone gambles instead of working
So gambling is only for entertainment, not to make you rich if you want to play gambling

This is not true. Reality has shown that people have become rich from gambling but only a few out of the proportion of people who gamble. Gambling is not a job and that is why people cannot rely on it to get rich. Getting a job will always guarantee financial security and not gambling and that is why it is always advocating that gambling shouldn`t be seen as a means to wealth because you can`t be sure that you will get lucky but then, when we talk about reality, saying that no one gets rich playing gambling we are only denying the few who made it from gambling. You can get rich from gambling but it's not certain and you can't tell when. Thus, if you are gambling to get rich you should gamble responsibly so you don`t create problems for yourself.

[Litzki1990]

I think what they do is basically limit their exposure to the adrenaline rush and dopamine feedback loop. If a gambler really tries to win, betting a significant portion of his lifesaving, the amount of adrenaline released is so high that it's like facing imminent danger. Then, when he wins, his brain feels relieved and releases dopamine. This mechanism is what makes people addicted to gambling and unavoidable become problem gambler.

What do you think?

I agree. It is really what is happening when we are gambling. The excitement and disappointment we feel when we got winnings and loss, it keep us away from refraining but instead it urge us to place more bets until we got addicted to it.

Winning and losing is a very normal thing in gambling, if you don't gamble properly, you are more likely to lose than win. There are some gamblers who think that gambling is easier to make money than other jobs and it will take a long time to change my financial situation in other jobs, but if I ever get a big jackpot from gambling, his luck will change. Basically because of this kind of thinking there are some gamblers who only gamble and they consider gambling as both their profession and addiction. Such gamblers are more addicted to gambling than those who gamble after completing their work because they spend their entire time and money on gambling.

[kent47400]

So gambling is only for entertainment, not to make you rich if you want to play gambling

If they think gambling can make them rich, it means that the gambler is already addicted to gambling.
At first, perhaps the gambler was just looking for entertainment like as OP said and ended up getting addicted because after gambling he kept losing.
Adrenaline increases when a gambler experiences defeat and wants to repay it with a win, instead of gambling he wins but in fact the gambling continues to lose and ends in poverty.

I only talk like this because there are many motivators on YouTube who say that the adrenaline rush from gambling is very high.

[0t3p0t]

This is not true. Reality has shown that people have become rich from gambling but only a few out of the proportion of people who gamble. Gambling is not a job and that is why people cannot rely on it to get rich. Getting a job will always guarantee financial security and not gambling and that is why it is always advocating that gambling shouldn`t be seen as a means to wealth because you can`t be sure that you will get lucky but then, when we talk about reality, saying that no one gets rich playing gambling we are only denying the few who made it from gambling. You can get rich from gambling but it's not certain and you can't tell when. Thus, if you are gambling to get rich you should gamble responsibly so you don`t create problems for yourself.

For me this is accurate and therefore I agree to your opinion mate. Gambling not really guarantee any winnings as odds of losing is very high. Only one in a million who has this luck to became rich in gambling. People who has the mindset of get rich quick with gambling should change it if not they end up broke.