Why I Don’t Gamble
Success shouldn’t be a game of chance.
Gambling is a really popular pastime in Asia.
In 2019, it was calculated that the revenue from the games market in the Asia Pacific region amounted to 72.2 billion U.S. dollars. In fact, this was more than double the revenue of the North American gaming market.
In Singapore, where I’m from, the most popular form of gambling is the lottery. Known colloquially as “Toto” or “4-D”, playing the lottery is a popular pastime among older folk. My grandparents and my Dad are both punters — but I personally refuse to play the game. Here’s why.
I believe that success — especially financial success, shouldn’t be a game of chance.
Doing martial arts for 9 years has taught me an old-school truism.
True success can onlyn be attained from hard work and sacrifice.
Think about it; who would you respect more, an entrepreneur who made a million bucks by his own merit, or a punter who got lucky off a scratch ticket? More to the point, would you respect yourself if you made a boatload of cash not from the sweat of your own brow, your own ingenuity, your own excellence — but because you happened to win a highly…
