Oh, they're not 'becoming' problem gamblers. They were always somewhat troubled by the idea of easy money I think.
I think that if you look in the news you'll find no shortage of sporting legends that have gone bankrupt due to gambling and other excesses.
It seems to be a mentality thing - they always want to win and they don't understand that gambling isn't one of the things where the effort you put in actually has an affect on the outcome.
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It could be true though, Michael Jordan during the height of his career are gambling and his father's death could be related to gambling as well. Even when they are playing golf with co-players and other wealthy individuals, they put bet on the line, just for the sake of "playing" aka "gambling". And of course, athletes have money to burn, so one way is going out with their friends and families on trip to the Strip and gamble.
When you do have money then you can really think off things just similar into those people who are earning average and since you know that you have tons then betting on something like your hobby against other people would really be simply called gambling.Im much aware about MJ activity or involvement about gambling which did really make significant impact on his life.
Right, the Michael Jordan vs Charles Barkley golf betting is well documented. $20k-$50k per hole or even $100k? that's not friendly game but gambling itself.
And then we have Antonie Walker of the Boston Celtics, who blew his $100 m salary throughout his NBA career. And there was a story that he and his friends will travel to Las Vegas casinos and gamble, all on him. So when he retires, he doesn't have any money and file for bankruptcy. But now he turns into financial advisor for young and upcoming NBA rookie players.
So yes, athletes has the tendency to gamble and worst become gambling addicts.
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From what I've seen there is a bit of substance to this claim.
Athletes generally aren't the most financially savvy, nor are they the most emotionally stable.
Plenty of stories of NFL/NBA/MLB players who have gotten bankrupt immediately after retirement because of the stream of money that has stopped flowing in, as well as their compulsive gambling addictions. They're a high risk group for sure.
Yeah, it's well documented that athletes are not really good at protecting their money.
And most of them really throw them all in gambling, because they are emotionally stable and perhaps there's no one behind to help them out on their financials that's why they fall and become a gambling addict.
And when the money stops, majority of them become bankrupt or file for bankruptcy.
It could be true though, Michael Jordan during the height of his career are gambling and his father's death could be related to gambling as well. Even when they are playing golf with co-players and other wealthy individuals, they put bet on the line, just for the sake of "playing" aka "gambling". And of course, athletes have money to burn, so one way is going out with their friends and families on trip to the Strip and gamble.
When you do have money then you can really think off things just similar into those people who are earning average and since you know that you have tons then betting on something like your hobby against other people would really be simply called gambling.Im much aware about MJ activity or involvement about gambling which did really make significant impact on his life.
Money moves them to what they really want to do. Athletes who's earning decently have that mindset that they can easily earn this money back. The appetite for playing / gambling is more intense than those ordinary gamblers.
Some also might be affected by social lifestyle, thinking that people around gambling business will respect them when they've seen them willing to risk a huge amount of money.
Lots of people to appreciate you inside gambling industry if you can bring more money around.
It could be true though, Michael Jordan during the height of his career are gambling and his father's death could be related to gambling as well. Even when they are playing golf with co-players and other wealthy individuals, they put bet on the line, just for the sake of "playing" aka "gambling". And of course, athletes have money to burn, so one way is going out with their friends and families on trip to the Strip and gamble.
When you do have money then you can really think off things just similar into those people who are earning average and since you know that you have tons then betting on something like your hobby against other people would really be simply called gambling.Im much aware about MJ activity or involvement about gambling which did really make significant impact on his life.
Accordingly to this article, athletes are more prone to developing gambling addiction than another individuals: Athletes and problem gambling: what do you need to know?
They present the following reasons to justify potential levels of addiction among players and athletes:
It's not a secret many popular athletes had or still have issues with gambling addiction during their lifetime, which prejudiced their personal lives and careers. Is the mentioned competitive spirit a double edge sword, which helps the athlete to improve his performance, but at same time lead him to an insatiable desire for winnings that may end in a frustrated attempt of beating the casinos?
Or is it just bullshit and another attempt of distancing gambling sponsors from sports' industry? What do you think? Share your opinion, please.
They present the following reasons to justify potential levels of addiction among players and athletes:
- QuotePlayers and athletes are technically more prone to gambling addiction due to the signs of compulsive gambling like winning expectations, energy levels, competitive spirit, and high IQ levels.
- QuoteAthletes have higher tendencies of gambling because of their skill set. These people start gambling for the challenges and competitors attached to it but it adds to the risk of getting addicted over time.
- QuoteThe competitive spirit and potential have led the athletes to gamble in multiple forms. Along with these comes an additional addiction to alcohol and drugs. Gambling helps them financially and is highly lucrative. The cycle of addiction begins with wanting to get back what is lost which leads to more losses or wins and so on.
- QuoteIn the case of a normal person, after losing money in gambling, he might want to move to safer ways that would eventually help to recover his losses. Whereas, among athletes, it is a sense of superiority and power, and thus winning is the only option for them as they do not like defeat. More money is invested into gambling, and it goes on. This is where their addiction begins.
It's not a secret many popular athletes had or still have issues with gambling addiction during their lifetime, which prejudiced their personal lives and careers. Is the mentioned competitive spirit a double edge sword, which helps the athlete to improve his performance, but at same time lead him to an insatiable desire for winnings that may end in a frustrated attempt of beating the casinos?
Or is it just bullshit and another attempt of distancing gambling sponsors from sports' industry? What do you think? Share your opinion, please.
From what I've seen there is a bit of substance to this claim.
Athletes generally aren't the most financially savvy, nor are they the most emotionally stable.
Plenty of stories of NFL/NBA/MLB players who have gotten bankrupt immediately after retirement because of the stream of money that has stopped flowing in, as well as their compulsive gambling addictions. They're a high risk group for sure.
It could be true though, Michael Jordan during the height of his career are gambling and his father's death could be related to gambling as well. Even when they are playing golf with co-players and other wealthy individuals, they put bet on the line, just for the sake of "playing" aka "gambling". And of course, athletes have money to burn, so one way is going out with their friends and families on trip to the Strip and gamble.
we can't deny the fact that there are really known athletes that are gamblers themselves. according to this article , these are 8 pro-athletes with outrageous gambling addictions (published this june 2021), not surprising that MJ is always in this list. they have lots of money to burn and gambling addiction is not easy to overcome.
john daly
pete rose
michael jordan
charles barkley
Art Schlichter
Wayne Rooney
Rick Tocchet
Paul Hornung
It could be true though, Michael Jordan during the height of his career are gambling and his father's death could be related to gambling as well. Even when they are playing golf with co-players and other wealthy individuals, they put bet on the line, just for the sake of "playing" aka "gambling". And of course, athletes have money to burn, so one way is going out with their friends and families on trip to the Strip and gamble.
This has been an issue for a long time now.
Athletes without the right financial education or support network will generally struggle to manage their finances.
Charles Barkley and Michael Jordan are prime examples that come to mind. If you were a millionaire overnight, you probably don't know what to do with yourself.
Athletes without the right financial education or support network will generally struggle to manage their finances.
Charles Barkley and Michael Jordan are prime examples that come to mind. If you were a millionaire overnight, you probably don't know what to do with yourself.
They have the money, they are prone to this one and we all know that some of the athletes are also endorsing gambling casinos so there’s a high possibility that they are into gambling as well. Addiction is too bad for them, it can affect their whole life and might lose focus on being athletes. They should have know how to control their money which I’m sure someone is managing it for them, just be more cautious on their gambling activities to protect their own reputation.
It's not a secret many popular athletes had or still have issues with gambling addiction during their lifetime, which prejudiced their personal lives and careers. Is the mentioned competitive spirit a double edge sword, which helps the athlete to improve his performance, but at same time lead him to an insatiable desire for winnings that may end in a frustrated attempt of beating the casinos?
From what i understand gambling for a match you are involved is not allowed as you will be able to manipulate the game and if you are caught in some sports there is a possibility that they will be getting a lifetime ban. We have seen many revelations about NBA players having addicted to gambling during their playing days but now a days it is easy to track a player with addiction than it was before. 
Been an athlete doesn't make one different from every other person in terms of social and economic and sports fantasies. Any one can get addicted it's a matter of how you react to losses during gambling and how you react to your urge to get back what you lost that grows into been an addiction the fact remains anyone can get addicted
You are definitely right on this one on which people arent really different because even he's engage into the the sports itself we do still have some interest on betting into another which we know that we do have money then we can bet out as much we we want and like.Therefore, they could really be also gambling addicts just like everyone else because addiction is something that cant really be avoided
if you arent aware on your actions about dealing with gambling then you would really be having some addiction problems later on this is why awareness is just common on each person.
Been an athlete doesn't make one different from every other person in terms of social and economic and sports fantasies. Any one can get addicted it's a matter of how you react to losses during gambling and how you react to your urge to get back what you lost that grows into been an addiction the fact remains anyone can get addicted
And since they are already engaged in gambling in real life, they are somewhat prone to this. They might be in addiction but their level is was not so high compared to others. I mean, they don't gamble every day that's what I thought but they can possibly bet a huge amount when they are gambling. But I think they know how to control themselves doing this and they don't just let their life ruined. As they are in training, they somewhat forget about it, unlike those people who make gambling their living.
Been an athlete doesn't make one different from every other person in terms of social and economic and sports fantasies. Any one can get addicted it's a matter of how you react to losses during gambling and how you react to your urge to get back what you lost that grows into been an addiction the fact remains anyone can get addicted
Gambling addiction can be attributed to anyone whether you're ordinary player or athletes. Athletes has higher tendencies to gamble more than normal gamblers which is very obvious. Gambling is a game of luck that also need good knowledge in sports or the kind of bets one is gambling about. Athletes has more opportunities to make more gamble than an ordinary gamblers because of the vast knowledge in sport.
Well, if they have the connections, they would surely get hooked into gambling. While not all athletes are earning a handsome amount from what they do, a lot of them are still tempted to make a fortune off of gambling because they think they know it so well. Though one thing's for sure, these athletes are not much different from normal folks getting addicted to gambling. It all started as a form of entertainment to us, until such time that they become addicted to it and kept on chasing their losses and bam, the next thing they know is that they are already heavily in debt.
Why would be thinking that they cant really make out some bets? Those are just ordinary folks which does have similar interest or perception towards things and we know that neither they do get involved with betting or not would really be always a person choice.
Its true that some of them arent really that earning decent but only a few for sure and make considerations on making out some bet to make more? This is really a bad decision unless if you do
make out bets for the sake of entertainment then that wouldnt really be that an issue.
Addiction doesnt choose up on who would be the one to have but it would really be for everybody to those who had excessively engaging through this thing.
actually if you look at the article you linked in your thread, it's actually just an outline and not only athletes can do this but everyone can do the same thing.
but because here what is underlined is the athlete then this is like tarnishing the norms and the name of the athlete himself who is gambling.
An example that is currently circulating hotly is badminton athletes who are caught gambling online in a country that tarnishes both the name of the athlete and the country they live in.
but on the other hand they (athletes) are also ordinary people who can't stand the temptation of greed, but the problem is that they are public figures who are seen by many people and consciously or not they have to really keep them clean and not get involved in any scandal because if a case like this is exposed, it will certainly cause a polemic and become a hot conversation that leads to the tarnishing of the good name of the athlete, the type of sport he participates in and even the country they live in.
but because here what is underlined is the athlete then this is like tarnishing the norms and the name of the athlete himself who is gambling.
An example that is currently circulating hotly is badminton athletes who are caught gambling online in a country that tarnishes both the name of the athlete and the country they live in.
but on the other hand they (athletes) are also ordinary people who can't stand the temptation of greed, but the problem is that they are public figures who are seen by many people and consciously or not they have to really keep them clean and not get involved in any scandal because if a case like this is exposed, it will certainly cause a polemic and become a hot conversation that leads to the tarnishing of the good name of the athlete, the type of sport he participates in and even the country they live in.
Well, if they have the connections, they would surely get hooked into gambling. While not all athletes are earning a handsome amount from what they do, a lot of them are still tempted to make a fortune off of gambling because they think they know it so well. Though one thing's for sure, these athletes are not much different from normal folks getting addicted to gambling. It all started as a form of entertainment to us, until such time that they become addicted to it and kept on chasing their losses and bam, the next thing they know is that they are already heavily in debt.
I think there have been many cases of athletes involved in gambling like in the country where I live because it is only famous in my country so only in my country who knows the news, and various reasons that make them involved in gambling and it is very tarnish the good name of coaches and the field of sports.
and it all starts just for their fun and boredom when there is no tournament or match, and starts just trial and error which eventually continues which makes them addicted, actually what they go through is the same as most people experience and it makes a difference because they are athletes who achievement in the region or country.
and it all starts just for their fun and boredom when there is no tournament or match, and starts just trial and error which eventually continues which makes them addicted, actually what they go through is the same as most people experience and it makes a difference because they are athletes who achievement in the region or country.
I've heard of those athletes that have serious gambling addiction but they're also like the usual gambler that's having their addiction. I don't think that we have to distinguish them differently just because they're an athlete.
They're also human being that can't resist gambling. So with whatever wealth they have accumulated with their athletic career, they can spend it anywhere they want including gambling.
They're also human being that can't resist gambling. So with whatever wealth they have accumulated with their athletic career, they can spend it anywhere they want including gambling.
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