Topic: Indirect victims of gambling addiction (Read 1192 times)

It seems that there are no solutions available other than raising awareness about the growing danger of falling prey to gambling. Family education, in cooperation with the educational institution (school, institute, university), is required to provide psychological briefing and guidance awareness to protect generations from the scourges spread on the Internet everywhere. It is inevitable that awareness will be a shared responsibility, for example with awareness campaigns against the dangers of smoking or alcoholism.

Some parents may believe that their children cannot register on gambling platforms because they are under the legal age, but they certainly do not know anything about decentralized casinos that require nothing more than linking the account to the private wallet, which is decentralized and private. This example emphasizes the need for the educational team to be aware of the extent of development that the technology of the gambling industry has reached.

What you say is very true, in particular I have always said that technology can help us as well as harm because those same tools can continue to cause some type of damage, but it is something that we have available, it is already in each person in what way. You have to use these technological tools, before online casinos we had to go to the physical casino to enjoy, after online casinos were created this changed, things are no longer the same as before, so an addict now , he must have a lot of willpower to do things, he simply has to control his strength to play on the phone, PC, tablet, because things depend on himself, he cannot have a police officer or a supervisor who is watching him. does and what it doesn't do, unless you receive specialized help in a clinic or something similar.

I will always keep in mind that if a person is an Addict, we must try to support them in everything we have the ability to do, we cannot give up in the face of any Adversity, and help a person who needs it because we will be giving more hope.

Yeah you are right gambling more those who are chronic gambler has done a lot of harm to the society he can do anything just to satisfy their gambling ambitions they are very ambitious when it comes to the odd they thought that they could win they can steal theft and even go as far as killing just to get money to satisfy their urge of gambling at that time maybe after the lose few of them might regret why other has seen it already as a normal life it is really obvious that addiction to gambling is very difficult and bad habits to deal with even when you want to help yourself you couldn't because you have already gone to a place of no return it will only take thr grace of God to bring yiu back to normal sense

Gamblers steal a lot from their jobs their friends their family and complete strangers when they can get away with it. Or think they can get away from it.

Since the study classifies the seriousness of gambling addiction at the same level as other types of addiction, such as alcohol or drugs, gambling has a different advantage, which is that it can be practiced in complete privacy. It is enough to have a phone connected to the Internet to play bets, whether you are at school or in the bathroom at home. This specificity is what makes it difficult to follow and direct.

True, accepting defeat is the key to staying in a stagnant balance in gambling, because as we know that gambling is always about high-risk activities and can never be separated from the possibility of risk, meaning the possibility of defeat will always lurk you whenever you gamble, while on the other hand most other gamblers as you said that they are too focused on seeing the light at the end of the tunnel that they don't even know about how far the tunnel is to reach the light they see. Having a goal of fun in gambling is one approach that contains responsibility, because of course someone who only considers that gambling is nothing more than a means of entertainment then they will not put too much seriousness and hope in this activity especially in winning so that they do not experience serious mental and psychological problems when they lose because the goal is not to earn but to entertain themselves.

On the other hand I agree with your analogy and it's a good mindset that leads to the suggested approach to gambling as when we do other things, like some of the things you said here that we don't gain from other things we do in life whether it's buying a movie ticket or buying a new Xbox or whatever it is, and we don't lose which means we should think that the money we have lost in gambling is just your way of paying for the game you have played, not a loss.

Your second paragraph explains the perspective everyone should have on gambling, is not meant to be seen as a place for any profits. Generally, gambling offers no profit, the house takes up a high percentage of the funds. Hence, gambling should be in the same categories as daily activities which require money to buy or participate. People pay, in stadiums, to watch football, and never worry about getting any funds from the management. It was all for fun purposes. When a gambler begins to envision a better goal of venturing into gambling he wouldn't blame himself over little losses. Paying for a service with lots of money enough to lower our finances, and end up not getting the quality we paid for, is bitter. What qualities does gambling offer aside from money? lots of things can be learned via gambling.

But people think money is an expected gambling quality. Yet they get it wrong. It's like buying a TV and expecting to have conversations with the presenters directly from the TV. Most gamblers think the house cares about the funds they lose while gambling. Hence, they try to get back at the house. Hoping to win big. Not realizing that buying more products with no motive of reselling will only get us broke. Although gambling is a recreational event but can be seen as a transaction between a buyer and seller. The wins we get during gambling are only for the purpose of keeping us entertained. The house offers them to extend the time we play games. In a nutshell, while gambling, paying attention to the amount of money we spend, like we do in the market, will help reduce anxiety and anger.

I do agree that accepting of a loss is a big part of realizing what gambling is all about and realizing you could lose is the best way to not get addicted to it, most addicts always see a light at the end of the tunnel and hope to win something, when you know that you won't and only gambling for fun, then that makes things a lot better.

Why would you gamble if you know you are going to lose money? Well simple really, why are you buying a brand new xbox? You are not making any profit from it, why go to a cinema? You are spending and not making any, why are you buying that new leg set? You are not profiting. All in all, we do these things because we spend money and have fun, some of us gamble the same exact way.

Responsible gambling does not have an alternative, and if we do not adhere to it because of ourselves, we should endeavour to do it because of our family and dependent(s). Gambling can easily carry us away if we are not careful, we can be addicted when we least expect, and if we do not further have self-control, it will lead to more issues that would cause us to lose miserably and uncontrollably. This is irresponsible but the love of our family is enough for us to fight and win against gambling addiction and all the irresponsible behaviour that can result from it. It is either we choose it or those who are dear to us. It would now be so foolish of those who would choose gambling addiction over their family, this would have shown the level of irresponsibility in such a person.

Besides, some would say that it is not their fault but the addiction in them, notwithstanding, I think otherwise, you can fight it if you want, especially if you love those who are suffering due to your ignoble acts. No one is stopping anyone from gambling, but we should rather moderate it and be responsible towards it. If not, we will only be losing money and still making our loved ones suffer. Now think of it, when the gambler loses his money, his life is miserable and also makes his family and other dependents suffer. Who loses? The guy is in fact the most loser in the whole world. So why not moderate things and not mismanage in gambling?

Gambling addiction isn't a solitary vice; it's a monstrous ripple effect that devastates lives far beyond the gambler themself. It's a dark tide that engulfs families, shatters relationships, and throws entire futures into disarray. Imagine a family, a unit built on trust and love. Now, picture that trust eroding as a gambling addiction takes hold. Stolen school fees, replaced by desperate parents, create a suffocating web of lies and secrecy. The emotional toll is immense, the joy of raising a child replaced by constant worry and fear. The tragic suicide of the young student in your example is a stark reminder of the ultimate cost of this addiction.

The financial strain is another insidious tentacle of the problem. Money meant for food, rent, and basic necessities gets devoured by the insatiable maw of the gambling den. This can lead to a domino effect of hardship, straining relationships and pushing families to the brink. In the case of the man who neglected his children, the addiction not only betrays his responsibility as a parent, but also puts the safety of innocent lives at risk. The workplace isn't immune either. Lost productivity due to gambling during work hours can cripple businesses. Costly errors made due to a lack of concentration become a burden for colleagues and employers alike. Even worse, some addicts resort to embezzling company funds, betraying the trust placed in them and jeopardizing the livelihood of others.

What you say is correct, with today's rapid technological developments we cannot supervise our children's activities completely 100%, because of course as time goes by they will realize that they no longer need attention from their parents. especially when you're an adult, of course it's embarrassing if you're an adult but parents still supervise or pamper their children. But that doesn't mean it's bad, of course children who get attention and love from their parents should be grateful because there are still many young people whose lives don't get enough love from their parents, some even don't get any love from their parents at all.
In my opinion, any addiction is not good, because just the word addiction already indicates that what is becoming a habit is something that is not good, such as gambling and drugs. Of course, being addicted to these two things is not good, including drugs. Addiction to gambling or drugs will only destroy your life, because its bad effects are beyond serious. Many people have their lives ruined because they are addicted to gambling and drugs. There are also many famous artists or people who end up in prison because of drug addiction.

Having good self-control is the most important thing and is the key for a gambler to behave well and of course prevent gamblers from becoming addicted. And with good self-control, we as gamblers will maintain our emotional feelings stable and well, instead of getting easily angry and depressed over the risks we will take and the possibility that he is just gambling for fun, not to seek additional income which is not necessarily profitable for him.


For gamblers who do not have control and a good understanding of gambling, they will be easily influenced by every temptation that attracts their attention and thoughts to continue gambling, especially if they see other people's wins which they think are easy things. for them. he would chase that victory like everyone else would. so he doesn't realize that defeat is actually close to him because he only sees victory and he will play blindly so that defeat occurs and he experiences a very big defeat then regret will come right away and in the end he experiences depression and stress thinking about that matter.

In life anyone that is irresponsible would bring negative effects to the people around him, gamblers alike.

If a gambler is notorious and he eventually owes a debt and his debtors where to come to look for him, he would have no other choice than to bring the problem hole to his family and in a way they have suffers indirectly from his habit. And even worse he ends up impacting such attitude to his children or people around him.

The society puts lots of behavioral change on people as gambling does. Human brain gets emotional to that which bothers it, most people never knew a friend or family got addicted to gambling. But, when things get tough, they'll get sad and emotional then begin to act strange. Hence, the family member suffers much pain in the process. On the other flip, those who are not close friends to the victim can as well get in touch with him and get affected in the sense that he could be influential. Lots of people in the society where gambling thrives, must have involved in some conversation with an addict. Depending on the communication a non-gambler can start out gambling. Then, end up like the addict, who may have told him some wrong gambling moves, and made promises as regards to money.

Still as parents, we have t oget some of those moments that we get to monitor them secretly or publicly.

It's true that the main influence is with whom they are always with. And we have to protect our children from these people who are addicted in gambling because they might also be influenced by them.

Kids are easy to be influenced, having some simple talks and encouragement and they will believe quickly.

Admittedly, the immediate family of the addicted gambler which includes the wife and children, would bear most of the brunt of his addiction.  They’re going to slowly feel the drastic change/decline in their standard of living as the addicted gambler who provides for the family continues to lose more and more money due to gambling.
The immediate family may also be the subject of ridicule as the addicted gambler, being recognized and known by society as an addict would be subject to ridicule and side talks by the town folks.

The indirect victims of an addict would be lengthy as it does affect almost everyone you come in contact with.

As a parent and you are really that in concern with your kids situation when it comes to exposure then it would really be just that normal that you would really be having those thoughts that they might really be that
doing something which it is really that correlated to gambling without you knowing and with todays era and techonoligical advancement then it would be so hard to monitor them out completely or 100%.
We do know that this isnt something that we can really be able to make ourselves be confident that we do able to handle them out.

As for addictions then it wouldnt matter if it talks about alcohol,drugs or gambling on which no matter which angle you would really be trying to look at on which
these things is never been that good in the eyes. You are really that putting up yourself on such great risks on which it isnt really that only into yourself but also into those people who are
really that around you. If you are really that mindful about others condition then you wouldnt really be tending to do excessive dealings on what you are currently into.

Gambling addition we are talking of much development and the interested in gambling and the sometimes what causes such addicted in gambling is when you gamble so much and you are looking for a possible way for you to recover what you have loss in gambling that is what actually push some people into gambling so I believe that gambling have to do it reasoning and understanding when you have not understand the scope of gambling you continue to be losing gambling because when you try to achieve our actualize what we have spent in gambling you continue to lose more that is the system of gambling

I tried to search for statistics available online about the number and type of domestic violence cases linked to gambling addiction. All available statistics are about addiction cases in general, which include alcohol and drugs as well. There are no accurate statistics, but at least there is a general consensus on classifying the danger of gambling at the same level as alcohol and drugs. In general, we can enumerate more tragic cases due to gambling than examples of people who were lucky and had their lives change completely, as happens to addicts.

Theoretically, it seems impossible to monitor children's behavior throughout childhood until they reach legal age, but we know that every person is subject to the influences around him. It would be better for that environment to remain free of people addicted to any habit.

There are all sorts of traps laid down in life and the best thing you can aim for is doing things in moderation. It's fine to gamble a little bit, hopefully you understand the statistics and mathematics that are working against you when you participate in most gambling games involving a casino. There is the saying the Vegas was not built from winning players, which should show you the the massive amounts of wealth that can be accumulated by these profitable businesses. You also need to consider that most people will only take and seek out help when they reach rock bottom, which is a realization that they will have to face themselves. The best you can hope for is that they do not drive themselves into debt on this path, as that can make it harder to extract themselves from the situation.