Why do people gamble

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struggler07

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Poker and blackjack are the best games slots your guarrented to lose

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username1177050

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Thrill/ excitement, the chance to win big and walk away (despite when people tell you "the house always wins), if you play and attend casinos moderately and don't let your emotions control you every time then you can have a pretty good time whilst making reasonable profits.

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struggler07

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Original post by neal95

Thrill/ excitement, the chance to win big and walk away (despite when people tell you "the house always wins), if you play and attend casinos moderately and don't let your emotions control you every time then you can have a pretty good time whilst making reasonable profits.

Yeah you could I made couple quid profit on slots and walked away asap online is a different story

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struggler07

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That's true if you win like £100 put back £90 and play with £10 makes sense :biggrin:

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FemoMarxism

Because our ideology is increasingly shaped by judaic principles which encourage not only gambling but interest banking, fashion, alcohol, promiscuity, global migration....Our High Streets have been drained of their heritage and culture, in France they still have farmers markets nearly every day in the small towns, here maybe once a week even in rural Gloucestershire. Every town in the land is now the same after 7pm, just the same fried chicken, William Hill. Tesco, Premier and mall culture right across the land. Gambling, cigarettes and alcohol are encouraged yet cannabis and ecstasy are illegal, that speaks volumes.

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struggler07

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Original post by FemoMarxism

Because our ideology is increasingly shaped by judaic principles which encourage not only gambling but interest banking, fashion, alcohol, promiscuity, global migration....Our High Streets have been drained of their heritage and culture, in France they still have farmers markets nearly every day in the small towns, here maybe once a week even in rural Gloucestershire. Every town in the land is now the same after 7pm, just the same fried chicken, William Hill. Tesco, Premier and mall culture right across the land. Gambling, cigarettes and alcohol are encouraged yet cannabis and ecstasy are illegal, that speaks volumes.

Yeah it does your right the government wants people to suffer you can't get cancer from smoking weed that's the good **** 😎

~dopamine~

easiest way to get quick money and thrill of winning/enjoyment

mental disorder

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Original post by Arima

~dopamine~

Lool what

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struggler07

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Original post by tamil fever

easiest way to get quick money and thrill of winning/enjoyment

Lol easiest way to lose big money and get addicted and dissapointed

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struggler07

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Original post by kangs

mental disorder

You class that as a disorder

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It's****ingWOODY

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I don't gamble very often, if I do then it's always been money I know I wouldn't really miss should I lose it.

Original post by struggler07

Lol you think losing all your money and friends is fun your living in a dream world

You're comparing the casual and occasional flutter with having a life-destroying gambling problem. This is literally the equivalent of comparing someone who shares a 4-pack of beers with a mate on a Saturday evening, to a full-blown alcoholic.

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Arima

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Original post by struggler07

Lool what

it's the neurotransmitter associated with addiction :redface:

Original post by struggler07

You really think it's fun losing £40 a day

Individuals don't react to winning by thinking "maybe I'll call it a day and keep what I've won", they rather react by being absorbed by the excitement of winning and say "well, as I have just won, I might as well try a few more times".

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SophieSmall

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Original post by WoodyMKC

I don't gamble very often, if I do then it's always been money I know I wouldn't really miss should I lose it.

You're comparing the casual and occasional flutter with having a life-destroying gambling problem. This is literally the equivalent of comparing someone who shares a 4-pack of beers with a mate on a Saturday evening, to a full-blown alcoholic.

This.

I personally don't enjoy gambling myself, nor really understand why people enjoy it. But I don't think it's evil or inherently bad because some people have addictions to it. If I thought that about gambling I'd have to apply the same logic to a lot of things.

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struggler07

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Original post by WoodyMKC

I don't gamble very often, if I do then it's always been money I know I wouldn't really miss should I lose it.

You're comparing the casual and occasional flutter with having a life-destroying gambling problem. This is literally the equivalent of comparing someone who shares a 4-pack of beers with a mate on a Saturday evening, to a full-blown alcoholic.

Yeah that's true occasionally gambling is ok but not every day gambling nearly always leads to addiction ruins life's

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It's****ingWOODY

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Original post by struggler07

Yeah that's true occasionally gambling is ok but not every day gambling nearly always leads to addiction ruins life's

Yeah, but as @SophieSmall also touched upon, the fact there's a potential for addiction doesn't make something inherently bad. If you're the sort of person that acts on impulse and is prone to addiction then there are many things you could develop a life-ruining habit from besides gambling, anything from drinking to shopping for example. The vast majority of people don't have that addiction potential and to them, most activities with addictive qualities are generally harmless.