Is gambling an alternative source of making money

[Agbe]

Gambling cannot be an alternative source of income because it is for entertainment. making it a source of making money is very dangerous and will feed your gambling addiction along the way

Yes gambling is still seen as a form of entertainment but there are actually people who has taken gambling as a priority and made gambling a source of income infact one of the reasons people actually gets addicted to gambling is this reason many people has seen gambling as a way of giving them quick money that is why they invest their time energy and resources into gambling so that at the end of the day they can make profit from gambling

[robelneo]

is gambling now an alternative source of making money

Casinos made it clear that they are an entertainment portal and not a platform to make money; you are in the wrong mindset if you think that way because there was and there never will be a person or an organization who made a full living playing in a casino; the house wins and although we have our chance to win still in the long run, the house will win, so if you have the upper hand, cash out and don't try to chase your previous losses.

[Cryptsafe]

With gambling activities taking over everywhere both in our environment where we live everywhere is filled with gambling shops and off recent it has also gone online virtually all online platforms advertise gambling companies or casinos this made me to think if gambling something considered to be sucking money from people is this popular and is gambling now an alternative source of making money

I do not think it is an alternative source of income, even gambling providers always say that gamblers should gamble responsibly and that gambling is for fun so looking at that, I  do not think it is advisable to solely depend on gambling as a source of livelihood. Just today I stumbled upon a news posted by a member on the other platform where a man who borrowed money from a friend added to his making it a thousand dollars plus to gamble and he lost the whole bet leaving him with no option to pay back the loan. This led him to commit suicide which was very bad. If he had gambled with the little he could afford to lose while gambling for fun, he would not have borrowed and he would not have committed suicide. Possibly, all these happened just because he took  it as a source of revenue for himself which did not end well. This should serve as lesson to others who go about borrowing and making gambling a source of livelihood for themselves.

[Gurujebs]

Casinos made it clear that they are an entertainment portal and not a platform to make money; you are in the wrong mindset if you think that way because there was and there never will be a person or an organization who made a full living playing in a casino; the house wins and although we have our chance to win still in the long run, the house will win, so if you have the upper hand, cash out and don't try to chase your previous losses.

But if you look at it more critically, don't you think that casino are funnier with that statement because who exactly in their sense will come to casino and use their money to gamble and think it's an entertaining, when in real sense you will be tense especially when you use a large amount of money to play the game, while the casino makes millions of revenue, this is funny.

I think the idea is to make gamblers not take gambling so serious but you know people, what you say doesn't affect their decision, they will gamble how they want and when they want which is why you will see high number of addicted gamblers.

[Dr.Bitcoin_Strange]

With gambling activities taking over everywhere both in our environment where we live everywhere is filled with gambling shops and off recent it has also gone online virtually all online platforms advertise gambling companies or casinos this made me to think if gambling something considered to be sucking money from people is this popular and is gambling now an alternative source of making money

There must be people who definitely consider gambling as an alternative source of making money, but because there are people who do so, it does not make it right. Gambling should not be considered a way to make money because it's something meant for fun but with an opportunity to make money from it, but when the fun is ignored and focused fully on trying to make money from it, it can lead to various health challenges, the first being depression, which will come from the losses you will make.

Well, you are really correct but that is why they say gamble responsibly, if one can't gamble according to what they can afford, I suggest they should abstain from it in order not to face some challenges like depression just as you have mentioned earlier.
But in as much as some people gamble for fun, there also some people that are gambling to put food on their table, especially if they don't have anything that is giving them money at the main time, they use gambling as the alternative source of making money. So for me, Instead of discouraging people from gambling, I do advice them to gamble responsibly.   
   

       

[MUGNIA]

I don't know where the idea of ​​gambling as an alternative to making money came from, but it cannot be denied that some people think that way, where people are influenced by gambling advertisements today, it is too easy to get money from gambling, after they enter they know that gambling is not a place to make money, but 95% of gambling is a place to throw away money.

[Agbe]

Gambling cannot be an alternative source of income because it is for entertainment. making it a source of making money is very dangerous and will feed your gambling addiction along the way

why do you refer to gambling as entertainment when your money is involved because I can't seems to get your point anything that you invest your money and time into you should expect something so I don't really see gambling as an entainment because it's really complicated and far beyond entertainment gambling should be viewed solely from the angle of making money because you're using your money in investing into it calling it entainment is like throwing your money away in the name of entertainment so I can't call gambling entertainment but business

[DragonF]

Gambling cannot be an alternative source of income because it is for entertainment. making it a source of making money is very dangerous and will feed your gambling addiction along the way

why do you refer to gambling as entertainment when your money is involved because I can't seems to get your point anything that you invest your money and time into you should expect something so I don't really see gambling as an entainment because it's really complicated and far beyond entertainment gambling should be viewed solely from the angle of making money because you're using your money in investing into it calling it entainment is like throwing your money away in the name of entertainment so I can't call gambling entertainment but business

I also hold strongly to your view. Never have I seen gambling as an entertainment nor business either. I don't see gambling as an entertainment because personally when I gamble I don't find anything funny in it except when I win and if winning makes gambling fun then what happens to days without wins because in gambling there are more losses than wins.

On the other thought, I see business as something capable of bringing returns. Even though there can be bad days in business yet you cannot equate the level of risk and uncertainty in gambling to a business venture. Gambling is more like a try your luck activity and activities like that cannot be relied on for profit making so shouldn't be adopted as a business.

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With gambling activities taking over everywhere both in our environment where we live everywhere is filled with gambling shops and off recent it has also gone online virtually all online platforms advertise gambling companies or casinos this made me to think if gambling something considered to be sucking money from people is this popular and is gambling now an alternative source of making money

Actually, gambling is just a source of entertainment, I don't think gambling can be anything else. But currently, the way you said marketing is being done all around us, especially in digital form, they want to imply that we can easily become a lot of money by gambling. But in fact, this is not the reality. Basically, they are investing money for marketing, hiring big influencers, just to make users rich? Of course not, they are investing money to generate money. So there is no need to think of it as something extra, as you said, an alternative source of money.

[bayu7adi]

Yes, but the risk is very high... gambling will not be able to be used as a main income, but if you expect to win several times from sports betting, maybe it is something that is very possible to do...

However, users are expected to also understand the limits of gambling, because gambling is very detrimental and it is a game that is very possible to manipulate... playing it not too often is a wise choice... don't bet with a lot of money, because the bookie actually has control over your betting money.

[DragonF]

Yes, but the risk is very high... gambling will not be able to be used as a main income, but if you expect to win several times from sports betting, maybe it is something that is very possible to do...

It is misleading to claim that it is possible to win several times from gambling. I am not sure how it happens, but gamblers lose more often than they win. This increases the risk, as you mentioned, because gambling for me means losing money. Even those who claim to be successful were fortunate to have a big win and recover what they had lost. Sometimes they did not even recover, but the money came in bulk, making it easier to put it to good use.

However, users are expected to also understand the limits of gambling, because gambling is very detrimental and it is a game that is very possible to manipulate... playing it not too often is a wise choice... don't bet with a lot of money, because the bookie actually has control over your betting money.

I am not sure what you mean by "the bookies actually have control over your betting money," but it is not true in my understanding of what you are saying. A gambler has control over how much he stakes. Bookies do not force gamblers to make a bet. What bookies do is try to make their platform appealing to gamblers in order to entice them to gamble, and most gamblers fall for it not because of how appealing the platform is, but because they want to profit. Betting on sports cannot be manipulated by bookies, so I do not agree with your submission.

[Crypto Library]

With gambling activities taking over everywhere both in our environment where we live everywhere is filled with gambling shops and off recent it has also gone online virtually all online platforms advertise gambling companies or casinos this made me to think if gambling something considered to be sucking money from people is this popular and is gambling now an alternative source of making money

Those who take gambling as a money making source are nothing but stupid. Because I think that as a money making source, only those sources should be chosen from which a stable and flexible income will come, that too regularly.
Earning money from gambling depends entirely on luck, and the most important thing is that if you leave your career only on luck and live a lazy life, you will never see the face of success.

[Aanuoluwatofunmi]

With gambling activities taking over everywhere both in our environment where we live everywhere is filled with gambling shops and off recent it has also gone online virtually all online platforms advertise gambling companies or casinos this made me to think if gambling something considered to be sucking money from people is this popular and is gambling now an alternative source of making money

To some, if you ask them, they will say that gambling is there own alternative source of making money, while at the real sense they are not even making the money, instead they have nothing to show for the way they have been committed to gambling, it is not what we can have a single approach for, if we are gambling and the opportunity of making money comes, then we shouldn't hesitate on grabbing it, however, we must know that gambling is not an opportunity to make money.

[Cryptsafe]

With gambling activities taking over everywhere both in our environment where we live everywhere is filled with gambling shops and off recent it has also gone online virtually all online platforms advertise gambling companies or casinos this made me to think if gambling something considered to be sucking money from people is this popular and is gambling now an alternative source of making money

To some, if you ask them, they will say that gambling is there own alternative source of making money, while at the real sense they are not even making the money, instead they have nothing to show for the way they have been committed to gambling, it is not what we can have a single approach for, if we are gambling and the opportunity of making money comes, then we shouldn't hesitate on grabbing it, however, we must know that gambling is not an opportunity to make money.

There is never a time that they would not say so when asked meanwhile in reality, they have never won anything tangible or meaningful as a gambler. They just say much at the surface so that people will think their efforts and time gambling is not in vain. How do you feel if asked such a question and you openly say that you have not won anything, they would look at you as not serious with your life. Maybe that is why any gambler you ask such question  would give you a positive response.

[DragonF]

To some, if you ask them, they will say that gambling is there own alternative source of making money, while at the real sense they are not even making the money, instead they have nothing to show for the way they have been committed to gambling, it is not what we can have a single approach for, if we are gambling and the opportunity of making money comes, then we shouldn't hesitate on grabbing it, however, we must know that gambling is not an opportunity to make money.

Gambling, in my opinion, offers the chance to earn money since, if you are lucky, you win and get paid. Sometimes people win, but before they win, the gambler must have lost a lot, which is why it is bad for people to depend on gambling. Since you can not predict when you will win, if you rely on gambling, you are likely to have many unresolved issues because you will not win when you want to.

However, each gambling section produces one lucky winner, so I disagree with you that gambling does not provide an opportunity to make money. Whether we like it or not, some people will profit from gambling because the opportunity to do so exists at all times. Some of the impediments are not due to the difficulty of gambling, but rather to our greed, which prevents us from making profit gradually.