Gambling is bad, bad for who?

Gambling is bad for who doesn't like and good for who likes it. Gambling is taking risk and some people like or love to take risk. if you have enough money and know when to stop then gambling is fine. People loose money really bad because people just don't see there limits. Its only a game of possibility, if people gamble only to enjoy ..its there choice. We spend money to enjoy many things in life where we only spend, but with gambling you are enjoying the risk and might as well win.LOL. recently in my country a person lost huge money in casino, he then kidnapped a girl and brutally murdered even after collecting money from the parent, this incident has totally shocked the nation. So casino is bad. But some people gets lucky and makes quick money. so its good. it pays huge tax to government so good for government, good for country good for country people. People gets jobs so its good as you mentioned. And yes good for lucky people and bad for others...

It's bad if you get addicted to it. Not only are you affected, but your family as well. My family owns horses that are used to race. We have a house near the race track and some of my uncles prefer to live here. They were helping out with the family business, but my grandmother didn't know that they were already so hooked with the races and the family business was losing money and all that stuff. These uncles became so dependent on the game - it's what they eat, breathe, and live. The sad part is their wives were influenced by this too... And I got cousins who don't go to school because their parents don't have time for them. My mom and some of my other relatives offered to help, but it did them no good. They would borrow money from us, saying that they need to pay utility bills and such, but we found out that the money was just used to gamble. It's a sad reality.

I think gambling is only bad when you lose control of yourself. It can be healthy at times to go and spend a little money with the thought of maybe winning even more back, but when it gets to the point where you can't even go a day without a little gambling, then it becomes unhealthy. Some people lose all of the money they earn on gambling, which means that they don't have enough money to pay the bills or even buy food for themselves and their families. Also, many people who become addicted to gambling also turn to drinking when they don't have a good day and don't win a penny. This means that it could be physically unhealthy as well as mentally unhealthy for the person. This being said, it can be fun sometimes, as long as you manage to keep control of yourself whilst doing it.

I think it depends the level of gambling, it is a hobby for some of the people, they like to do it for fun, I think it wis not harmful as long as it is always under their self control like if you prepare 500 bucks to gamble for thenight, if you lose it,stop it and don't chase, if you won, take off because chasing could be a BIG trouble for them...

Yes, I agree with you. Gambling is bad for the losers and not restrained. But not so bad for the losers and restrained. Because of limited value and have been calculated. Gambling is considered bad because it is speculative. In fact a lot of speculative activity which is not bad. Bad for whom? This question is difficult to be answered honestly. Because win or lose should be suspected before. Many activities that could result in bad. People may choose to participate or not. It is a big mistake if to torment the family.

Casino games and poker legally are only considered gambling if real money is involved.Some issues here ththough, are that "pretend" gambling type games could easily easily be mistaken for the real thing in certain settings.. I knew somebody who was suspended from school for doing a roulette game in the cafeteria- even after he explained that it was all just for fun, with no money involved. Or, some people who are predisposed to addictions could easily cross the line from "all for fun" to the real deal and end up as compulsive gamblers. I would definitely, if I were you, proceed with caution, , but still enjoy your rounds of poker.

I think gambling is bad for most people. The staff who work in the casino can work in another field. If there is no casino in the world, the life still goes on. The gamblers lose everything including their family. Gambling is not only bad for the gamblers, but also their families. I love China

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Gambling addiction is bad, not gambling. People who can't control themselves are making gambling, drinking and other pleasures off limits for those who can enjoy them without excess. Shutting down gambling will cause a lot of damage--in my state there is no gambling so people go to neighboring states to do it. My state is losing billions. We are going to shut down libraries, cut funds to food pantries for the poor and drastically cut down mental health funding all because the state government won't allow gambling. Sometimes I think we should take our state and federal officials and beat them until they get some common sense into their heads and quit letting minority factions like gambling addicts dictate public policy.

Gambling is not only bad financially but also mentally, emotionally & socially. Take this for example : A man loses .. lets say $2,000, first, it's a financial problem obviously which could possibly lead to divorces or break-ups (SOCIALLY) then theres the emotional breakdowns. (EMOTIONALLY/MENTALITY) And it just doesn't affect the gambler, it affects the people around him, his friends & family. I can see why gambling is such a big fuss in some cities but honestly, it's the gamblers decision to gamble or not. I say don't ban casinos, even though i don't gamble myself.

I agree with what you are saying. There are lots of people who addcited to gambling. If they use their brain they don't want to go for gambling. They participate in gambling because they are addicted to it. A lot of families are becoming poor and house less as a part of gambling and loosing money. We also ahve to look into this issue.

Gambling is bad in all. That is what i believe - always. Its on religion reason though. Hope you understands. My advice is never get involves/ to works in any business relating to gambling.

It is definetly bad for those who play regularly..it is the main reason for the reduction of economy of jobless people...

i believe that gambling could be alot of fun. that is if people could understand that it was just for fun not a life style or choice. ive witnessed people go basically insane over a little thing like gambling and ive seen people not care at all if they lost or if they won. i think it all depends on the person wether gambling is good or bad