Topic: Gambling and health concern - page 7. (Read 709 times)

Is this a real story or a made-up thing? Did he really suffered from heart attack or was it just a panic attack with the symptoms of heart attack? Excitement could really trigger heart attack but I assume individual would be very old and not in healthy condition. If you are young and don't have confirmed heart issues, there is slim to zero chance of getting heart attack. By the way, if you have undiagnosed health issue, like Iker Casillas, who is supposed to be one of the healthiest man because of being athlete and protecting diet, then you really need emergency help, like opening your messenger to contact someone immediately (but it's better to call 911) but chances are super low. So, don't think too much about it or you'll get anxiety problems.

Well, a health checkup is not only a concern for gamblers; it's generally a compulsory routine that every human must carry out every now and then to know their health state. Especially those who have been diagnosed with any illness or disease should always keep to their medications and not skip them. Last year, there was also a case where a dealer slumped at a poker table and died in that casino. In my country, someone died in his office while on duty; he also slumped and was rushed to the hospital, but he died even before they could get to the hospital.

It also happened to my uncle, who died in 2022. He traveled from the city where he resided to his home town, and after he concluded his business activity and was about coming back, he died.  According to what eyewitnesses said, my uncle slumped, shouting "my heart." That was how he died. I know my uncle was a very strong and healthy man; he doesn't fall sick, and because of that, he was just so unconcerned about going for a medical checkup.

So, @OP, health issues should be a concern for everyone because health is wealth.

Playing around with your health ain't the best idea.  Health matters more than money or gambling.  If you got medical issues, you gotta know your restrictions and gamble carefully and

Don't mess with your wellbeing to win some cash.  Take care of yourself so you can have fun without getting hurt.  Responsible gambling means putting your health first while enjoying the game.

It is a good choice to have you accompanied by someone you know it could be loved ones, or maybe a friend but particularly who is available that you can surely trust, and if winning a big amount you can be sure that your money will be safe and complete if anything does happen, well, as even though you know that you are healthy it doesn't mean that you are fully aware of what may happen to you as people doesn't really know that he got a bad health condition at all, even though you got a check-up recently because heart attack is a Backstabber kind of a decease and you may don't know the real cause when its going to trigger in your body it is like a time bomb ready to explode, you can not be so sure on what will be the cause of it,

So for me, I have a list of what to do when playing gambling and that you are a walking timebomb that can explode,


1] Like I have said earlier have someone by your side it could be a relative or a friend that you trust

2] If number 1 isn't applicable the place where you can gamble can accommodate you anytime I really think that they will surely protect their customer for sure

3] A medical check-up 1st is something you might want to do before getting into a casino and for sure you can surely know 1st hand what might be wrong with you,

4] Lastly and I think the safest way to do is to not gamble at all if you have already got a heart attack and hypertension when gambling it is better to stay away and not play at all, after all, prevention is better than cure,

My health status is okay for gambling because I don't have any signs of hypertension or heart issues. I might consider stopping gambling immediately if I have any sign of sickness triggered by the activity. I will not wait until any major sickness before I stop gambling. Having a stroke or other sickness is going to the extreme, I will never continue gambling if such a thing ever occurs. But most people who suffer from health issues are people who gamble above their limit. So they are always tensed up when they are waiting for the result of the bet.

Devising strategies to get help is not a bad idea but we should do everything possible to avoid activities that will trigger such emergencies. One of the ways is not to take gambling too serous and always bet what you can afford to lose. When you lose, don't feel depressed and when you win big don't over celebrate.

Another helpful to prevent stuff like this from happening to you all is to stay fit and be active, try to do exercises and make sure that you're still using your body to it's maximum potential. A little cardio during mornings would definitely be a big help to every person that's concerned about stuff like this, you can also substitute running with walking as long as you are moving and keeping your heart pumping at just the right beat then you know you're doing fine and diet can help you if you're sitting around all day gambling, might as well make sure you're atleast eating a healthy variety of food to help your body even just a little.

There are just instances which are being associated with gambling and one's health but I view it as two different aspects of an individual. A non-gambler could be prone to stroke, heart attack, and ither health problem. There are gamblers who are fine with their health and this simply breaks the correlation. Gambling indeed gives us the thrill we are seeking for but it shouldn't be linked to one's overall health condition. Depends still in our lifestyle and genetics which for sure most of us vary.

What to do? Things won't happen without a sign in most instances; better have a monthly check up of your health if you are too concerned of it. If you are having a feeling that there's something wrong with your body, then never hesitate to have it checked. If it is money you are worried of, then why are you gambling in the first place? Let's be real. The things we do on a normal basis will always have an effect to our wellness as an individual and that includes our health. Things won't happen in a single night therefore there would be seasonal and periodic attacks which should be enough to alert you and send a message that you have to make changes into your lifestyle.

Old people has high risk of getting heart attack especially as they age gradually but we can't say for the person in reference. It's possible that the person have seen the signs or experience one attack before but didn't bother to check doctor or it's even possible that the person was over excited and forgot about his health situation but I don't know how he has been gambling without having heart attack, it was when he won. What happen to all those period he loss, he is supposed to collapse when he loss but reverse is what I'm seeing here.

Joke apart, if you know that you have a complicated health situation, there should be some activities and fun you should never have. Money brings excitement when you win one and it brings sadness if you lose it as well and gambling combine the two of them. As a unhealthy person, never should you tr gambling or even engage in it because it raise heart when most especially if you pledge huge amount of money into it. For the rest who doesn't have heart attack but suffering from one or the other, please take good care of your health because health is wealth.

Happy new year everyone.

Who wouldn't be shocked by a large amount of winnings if he has a history of existing diseases then it will cause a heart attack, I would also be shocked.

If I'm having a mild or severe stroke, I'd rather rest than play, I'd rather focus on my health than the fun I'm having.
Of course everyone doesn't want to so I won't say much.

Even if we gamble, it is doubtful that we would be aware of our health unless we were experiencing obvious symptoms. It should be highly essential that we are conscious of our general health and seek the advice of medical professionals in order to monitor any potential health issues with our bodies. Only then can we hope to prevent tragedies such as the one you described happening to your friend.
Your friend's excessive happiness likely caused him to get hypertension. Since he won a large sum of money in the casino, all of his emotions are mixed. However, we are not always aware of the passing of time; perhaps our excessive joy or sorrow is the cause of our sudden departure from this world. 

What I really get from this your story is that the gambler have not owned such a huge amount of money that he won before, that is why he was affected by a hart attack.
It is only a gambler that have not see such money before that will feel sick when he win huge money. Like for example, if a man is doing a good job that pays hi well (like $5000 to $10000 monthly), he will not feel shocked when he wins something close to his salary or something above his salary, but a man that works in a company that pays him just $500 monthly, when he wins some thousand boxes he will definitely feel shocked because he haven't owned such money before.

A Very good and unusual article. It is different from 90% of articles on gambling.
I think that if a person knows about his health problems, then this is already good. If he does something to avoid worsening his health, then even better. After all, many people don’t do anything about it, they just know about it and that’s it. At a minimum, it is necessary to avoid moments that could provoke an attack of a particular disease.
And it’s worth noting separately that the person you’re talking about had an accident not after he lost, but after he won. That is, not only the situation in which a person wins, but also the situation in which he loses can be dangerous.

Heart acceleration is normal when facing sudden unexpected events, even if they are good ones. Strokes, heart attacks, pressure peaks are the worst outcomes of those surprises and happen for a small number of people. I believe we can't live fearing of dying or damaging our health from a surprise. There are so many variables that it would be a mistake to predict exactly what will happen if you have a big win from gambling. If it has to happen, let it happen naturally, as it's supposed and intended to be. In fact, those emergencies can happen even if you are doing nothing at all, as probably you have already heard of people dying from such issues while sleeping or while seated down at the living room's armchair.

You will do what you have to do to try saving your life in such cases. Contact who is closest to you in the moment of the emergency or call the ambulance. Don't neglect minor symptons or the disapperament of them moments later. They might be signaling something more serious and devastating if you aren't fast enough to adress the problem.

Some people cannot just be caught up in a surprise at once without going through a heart attack and this doesn't have to be wether the news or shock was a positive one or not, they just hate being surprised because it raised their expectations and heart palpitations higher, this kind of same people may not be able to afford being pressured because of the condition of their health status.


People like this can be prevented from gambling that much because of their health status, however they may engage doing much of playing games than gambling which may raise the blood pressure through what they may be having with life.


I know my health conditions and wouldn't afford doing anything if observed to be contradicting to my health conditions, but for now, am perfectly ok.

I have heard reports of people who had a heart attack after losing money they weren't expecting to loose, but, talking of having a heart attack after experiencing a huge winning is simply new to me to be honest.

But I definitely will have to say concerning having health issues as a gambler is, why risk it? Is gambling really worth dying for? Anybody who have such health issues that winning or losing a huge amount of money unexpectedly will cause him or her a heart attack, or a thing like mild or hard stroke, I personally think its better for such a person to avoid gambling totally, everybody must not do everything they love, most especially, when such thing is a threat to their health.

So for me, I think is stupid to keep gambling even while managing a chronic mild or hard stroke, avoid gambling totally is what I have to say.

There are some people who don't know there health status while gambling and it's recommended to always visit the hospital to their health condition before gambling. For me I placed less value in gambling and I don't gamble regularly so there is no need I will be affected for any reason except I took as an occupation as totally depending on it to make ends meet, from my understanding people who are mostly affected by gambling are people who lost hope of survival or doesn't know how to earn money maybe they are earning money from their gambling activity and it happens they said person made a live changing opportunity from gambling and it knocked him down. My health is sound and okay no issues on ground and I can consumed whatever I feels like to.

if you believe you have the symptoms which are detrimental, better make precautions of course. the following items may help you one way or another when you are about to face such circumstance :
> know the early symptoms and once you feel some warning signs, better call 911 or your local emergency hotline
> has emergency dial up in your phone
> get or always prepare emergency kit
> chew and swallow a known medication (like aspirin -bring it always if you know you have heart problems) while waiting for help ; or chew garlic, a known home remedy for this kind of attack
> calm yourself and assess what's really going on with yourself
> don't be ashamed to inform the nearest person that you feel you are about to experience a life-threatening emergency situation, as you may not attend to call the hotline or the emergency number

Whether you believe it or not, smartphone nowadays are being delivered with pre-installed software which helps to send a emergency message to someone we know, without having to open the app and type down the message; if I recall correctly one is only supposed to press the volume + button three times or something like that for the message to be sent, or something like it. So whether one is gambling alone or with company, one is not supposed to live afraid of suffering an attack or a stroke.

However, there are a few exceptions in my personal opinion: I believe someone who has reached certain age and also is suffering from some heart problems or high blood pressure, it would better for that people not to gamble high amounts of money or at least not doing it during days when they blood pressure has been checked and it is above the normal values.

Anyways, that is sure a very negative experience and I hope nobody here in this forum personally goes through something like that, we better take care of our health so we can continue to gamble up until our golden years.  

Happy New Year and take care.

Of course, before you start gambling, you need to really assess your health. If there are problems with the heart and blood vessels, there are mental disorders, or other issues, it is better to refuse or minimize the time devoted to gambling. In any case, it is you who is responsible for your health

Honestly each person needs to take good care of his own health.
The issue here is not with gambling. Literally so many things can be upsetting in one's life. If someone is tok excitable and had serious cardiac issues maybe they should not bet in the first place because both positive and negative outcomes could cause them issues.

Another issue I see here is if a country's medical and healthcare system isn't built well enough to be accessible then many people might have such issues. After a certain age everyone should be getting free medical checkups regularly to be able to prevent such issues.