In life, there's endless possibilities. One action we take can cause a ripple and open doors to many different possibilities. For example, by choosing to finish a degree, there's more opportunities out there since some jobs have a minimum requirement of having a degree.
Where am I going with all this? Well, I want to make a statement and say life is a bit of a gamble. When someone decides to make a decision on something, they are betting for a certain outcome. For example, Mark Zuckerberg dropped out of Harvard to make Facebook. Mark bet and believed in the tech he was building and now look where he is; he's a multi-billionaire. Of course this is to the extreme and not everyone will make it that big in life.
This leads me to the main topic of this post. Should gambling be made illegal? Personally, I don't think gambling should be made illegal. With control and discipline, there’s nothing inherently wrong with gambling. Gambling is a part of life as I mentioned before with my statement that life is a gamble. Every action taken has an outcome and these outcomes can be good or bad. Gambling with money is just monetizing these outcomes in forms of games or outcomes in sports etc. For me, I see gambling as a form of entertainment. Personally, I only gamble for fun with small amounts or fake money. I don't judge people for gambling. It's chill and hopefully they are only gambling money that they can afford to lose.
You may want to counter-argue with me and say that oh look at these gambling addicts borrowing money, losing their homes, losing their family etc. All this goes back to what I said about control and discipline. These people were trying to get rich fast and there's really no shortcut in life. Those that do get lucky on lottery tickets or casinos are probably less than 1% of the world. Most of us that gamble are going to lose to the house every time. This is a fact because if most of us won, then there's no way casinos, scratchers or lottery tickets etc would be a profitable business.
If society was to make gambling illegal, they might as well ban everything. Make gaming, alcohol, violent movies and all types of knives and guns illegal while we're at it. That way nobody can do anything crazy right. Anything done excessively can be a bad thing. For me, it was video games back when I was younger. I was super addicted back then and it did make me moody and do poorly in my studies. For others, it may be alcohol. They get drunk and don't know how to control themselves and do stupid shit; they ruin their family etc.
All in all, the best gamble and bet we can make is on ourselves. By learning, growing and being a better version of ourselves, that's the lowest risk and highest reward bet out there in life. That's right go all in on "me" and for those reading go all in on "you". Sadly, not everyone is aware of that but I do hope those that read this post can understand. That's all from me. Hope you all have a great weekend!