Topic: Indirect victims of gambling addiction - page 2. (Read 1257 times)

The societal impact of gambling addiction might not be immediately apparent if only a small percentage of the population is affected, but even a small number of people addicted to gambling can have ripple effects in society. Problem gambling can lead to serious financial hardships for the people and their families that contribute to financial issues. This places strain on social support systems. The consequences of gambling addiction extend beyond financial implications, affecting mental health, relationships, and overall well-being.

Addicted gamblers may experience heightened levels of stress, depression, and anxiety, which can manifest in various ways, including increased healthcare utilization and decreased productivity in the workforce. Problem gambling has been linked to higher rates of criminal activity, including theft, fraud, and embezzlement, because those people may resort to illegal means to fund their gambling habits. Gambling establishments contribute to government revenue through taxes, but it would be a bad effect on the ethical responsibilities of policymakers in regulating and addressing issues related to problem gambling.

The concept of addiction to gambling affecting the whole society in a domino effect could be possible as you describe, but only if a important percentage of society or population is engaged in gambling addiction or problem gambling, otherwise, the effect would not be big enough to affect big institutions which are supposed to provide liquidity and are being default by gamblers. It is a possibility, but it is quite remote, in my opinion.
Mostly, when I think about gambling addiction, all that comes to mind are societal problems, like those you mentioned.

Ironically, depending on how successful the casinos are and the policy of the local government, we could say that even the treasury if the state could benefit from the gambling addiction of part of the population, as part of the income of the casino is supposed to be given by the staff is the casino to the government in the form of taxes. To had more irony, part of those taxes are supposed to be used to rehabilitate problem gamblers.

Yes and I would say that the problem point is "hope", meaning that they still have hope in winning from gambling so that it makes it difficult for them to quit their gambling activities, usually they always assume and think "one more time" or "it looks like this time I will be lucky", such ideas always lead to new experimental actions that can be even more excessive. Which means that if for example the thing I said above can happen or means that they are able to achieve awareness due to often being dominated by defeat in some experimental sessions then thinking towards change is likely to happen.

So the key in this case is to prioritize and maintain caution along with self-awareness, especially when you are still in the regular gambler stage or meaning that you have not entered the addiction phase in the sense that you don't really feel excessive interest in gambling activities, all of this is for your safety in the long run, because after all gambling always involves things that look tempting which are sometimes very difficult to ignore, which means that if you don't apply caution and maintain full awareness within yourself then it is obviously very easy for you to fall into and get carried away which ultimately causes a lot of problems.

Gambling can completely influence thinking, with the final result or winning causing a feeling of addiction. and this makes us think about gambling again with the same aim of winning. Most gamblers don't care about the losses that occur, even when they lose they don't stop there, they can gamble again because of the thoughts that drive them and want to recover their losses, but thoughts like this tend to trap themselves.
with a feeling of addiction and it affects thinking, and in that way of course they will continue to gamble and find it difficult to stop so that slowly the pressure that occurs gets bigger and if they can't fix it, it's very likely that what you said they will become stressed. I agree with you that having an addiction to gambling can make our lives ruined.

That's why we must have a good self-control so we can always hold ourselves from playing gambling excessively. We don't want experiencing like what other people do because that will gives us regret and we can't imagine how it feels. Yes, it will impact to our emotional feelings and gives stresses to us if we can't hold ourselves from continuing playing gambling.

Addictive behavior must be prevent by learning self-control and practice it so we can have awareness and remembering that playing gambling is just for having fun and not for making money. We already see what happen to many people so we don't want to gets the same experiences like them.

Gambling addiction of a person pretty much affects everyone he has interacted to. It's like a chain or domino effect that can impact one person, family, and even society. It most likely starts with children and family, where children are being neglected and family suffer from stress, instability and financially. Isolation from friends or social circle. Less productivity, absenteeism, or even theft or fraud in workspace. Debt and loans from financial institutions. Increased social problems from community or society like being homeless, poverty, family breakdown, affecting everyone as a whole.

What you say is very true, it is very difficult to leave the casino if in our hearts and minds we want to continue playing, because it is useless if we force ourselves to stop but want to continue playing, in my opinion this will cause stress. for us and our emotional feelings. of course it will also be disturbed.
Having addictive behavior is very risky for us and takes a long time to cure it, therefore it is true what you said that a gambler must have a high level of awareness to be able to control himself when gambling, don't overdo it. and always be careful in every action he takes.

For sure it would really be definitely be fueling up someones gambling activity even more because they do know that there's someone who would really be paying up those debts but the question is,
how long the family of yours would really be doing it? Aren't you ashamed that you're supposed to be the husband and father or simply the foundation of the family but typically doing such bullshit addiction and spending like a mad man? as if you dont have a family to raise for? You are just basically showing on how irresponsible you are and it is really that sad that someone would really be
affected by the actions that you are making.

It is really just that sad that there would really be people who would really be mainly affected on the things that you've been doing and the first one would be your own loved ones or family.
What if they dont have the money? for sure it would really be that a pain in the ass kind of problem that you would be giving.

By paying all the debts of gamblers by their families, it will not help them to stop because they assume that every time they owe money, someone will pay it.
If family members want to see the gambler stop then this step is not a good decision, it is better to direct them to rehabilitation by relying on people who have psychological abilities because addiction is more of a psychological activity that must be touched directly. Encourage them to stop gambling and do therapy consistently every time because that's the only way they can slowly stop gambling.

Apart from family, there are many people in the immediate environment who can become victims of gambling that people do.
Such as neighbors, children or wives because these activities are directly related to the social life of the gambler and those closest to him.

A person who is addicted and is a father of a family, but has to Adapt that the First thing is his obligations and that they have to adhere to what they must Fulfill , when that person fails, because nothing to do, his family begins to suffer, That is why sometimes when parents fail and cannot support their children, the government takes the children, they put them in Reformatories , because it is or how it is done, in the event that it Reaches the required instances.

That is why children must always be Given as much happiness as Possible , so that they are Adults, just as they have had a life full of a very beautiful childhood, that they are good adults and that they can contribute to the world as they should , in this way they It reduces the possibility that there are so many criminals in the world , that is something we have to see all the time.

All of the people around the players - children, parents, spouses, friends - will be affected. It is sure that gambling addiction can affect not only people around the gambler, but also animals. Therefore, it is important not to miss the moment and give a helping hand to your acquaintance or family member who got into trouble with gambling. Any of us may one day overstep the line and become a gambling addict, so help each other in any way you can and the world around you will be a much better place. 

It would be a shame if children had bad effects due to parents who are addicted to gambling. It is important to learn to control income and expenses well. Not all income is allocated to gambling, as a responsible parent you should think about how your household life will run. Don't let children get bad treatment from the surrounding environment, which is the result of irresponsible parents. Stop or leave gambling if it makes life difficult.

Yes the one who would be most affected are those who depends on the gambler, if they already have kids the kids would be the one who would feel the consequences of the addicted gambler because of thet would struggle financially.
I agree that parents would surely be affected but not as much as the gamblers kids, sometimes they would even be made fun because of it in short they could also be bullied due to their parents gambling addiction.

Yes, it is actually difficult to get out of gambling addiction when someone still really wants to gamble based on the obsession to get a lot of winnings, because it is very clear that with that you will never be able to reach the level of consciousness to admit that what you are doing is wrong. So actually the conclusion is that it is difficult to overcome gambling addiction when you still really want to gamble or that means you still really like gambling activities, even though on the other hand you may experience financial problems due to excessive gambling but you will never think of changing or recovering or even you don't feel that you are actually addicted, this is because you still haven't reached awareness or haven't realized that the way you gamble is wrong so there is no thought that leads to changes to recover.

And obviously it means that if someone has been able to reach the level of awareness in themselves as well as realizing that the many problems they feel in life such as in terms of finances are due to treating gambling in the wrong way then obviously from there in my opinion you will start thinking about correcting your mistakes regarding the wrong approach to gambling or even you think about stopping completely.

That's true, of course with those who are still not old enough, if they make a mistake then it will still be the burden and responsibility of their parents. indeed, if you are still not old enough, whatever problems occur, of course the parents will be responsible for everything, also sometimes when we are adults we still need parents to help with problems that occur, but not entirely by parents because of course when we are adults we are already We must be able to choose which things are good for us and which things are not good for us, and be responsible for everything that happens because it is based on our own actions.
of course with the development of technology this is good but sometimes it also makes things difficult and there are negatives such as online gambling, online gambling has influenced many young people in every country, I am sure every young person in the world must be familiar with online gambling which is currently popular in the media social, therefore it is not surprising that they are familiar with online gambling because they are already used to spending their daily lives using cellphones and the internet.

I'm never holding back whenever I sense a significant odd, I don't hesitate to play it. We can never be able to ruled out losses from the system, because if we don't lose, how will the system generates their monetary value? We will lose in gambling system because that's how the system is been designated. Gambling addicts are the worst set of gamblers, they will do anything to gamble and they become desperate to make money while forgetting the fact about gambling, its more like a trap. Gambling addicts will continue to suffer because they've dedicated more of their time to gambling and they won't be able to be independent in recording streak winnings.

Logically, a child under the age of 18 (legally under the age of maturity) cannot be held accountable. Therefore, all blame falls on the parents, even if the child was influenced by another source, such as being influenced by a relative who is addicted to gambling, or being influenced by advertisements on Internet sites, or even by a recommendation from a friend. Parents are responsible for the psychological and cultural formation of their children, and they bear responsibility for the fate of their child, especially during childhood and the following stage.

With the advancement of technology, learning and practicing gambling has become easier. But at the same time, the same development has occurred in the means of guardians monitoring and checking on their children, as well as their behavior, which must be characterized to a large extent by integrity.

Yes because it is not about the activity but it's about the addiction. The only time that the people around us will be affected is if we are already addicted because it changes our mood from good to bad. We can get irritated easily if we lose and put the blame to the people around us, especially if they want us to stop or hate us because of our condition.

We can also steal money only to play again. To ask for a professional help may not be cheap, so before it, maybe we can try convincing the addict first. Who knows, it might work, especially if the condition is not yet severe. This is why it's important to be aware of what is happening around us.

You are right and I completely agree with you, personally, I would say that relatives and those very close to a gambling addict most of the times be the ones at the receiving end, like you said, they experience alot of shame, regrets and as well as disappointments, all because they are the ones who are always at the receiving end when ever their brother or sister who is addicted to gambling goes out and misbehaves, or causes problems that will warrant the family coming out to bail him or her.

I remember something that happens some previous years ago, where a guy was always gambling with all the money he has, including that of this wife when ever he finds out where the wife kept her money, this dude will take the money and gamble it all away.
The wife was always facing ridicle from her business associates whom she borrowed money from for her business, but could not be able to pay back because her husband saw the money where she kept and took it and gambled it all away.
She was insulted, disgraced, fought with, disappointed and she also lost most of her good friends, at the end, she couldn't take it anymore, she had to quit and leave the marriage, cus all her effort to help the man proved abortive.

So, in the nutshell, I would say that, most gambling addicts don't actually know what they put people around them though, most especially family members and good friends.

The parental relation diminishes daily, as the economy gets tough each day. Players who have kids, should develop the habit of asking effective questions to their kids. Generally, about their interests. Holding them to some pleasant conversation, builds them emotionally, and improves the child's intelligence in the most crucial means, which include asking quality questions. That's what saves the world today, questions. When a child forms the habit of asking question on things he's heard and don't understand, the parent will be able to figure out the kind of company their child keeps.

Thereby setting up a conversation directly on what bothers the child. Because in some occurrences, the child may not have been hearing or exposed to gambling, coming up with gambling discussion can introduce the child to gambling for the first time. Hence, this could be another approach, letting the child feel free to ask any form of question. Holding on to his interest and correcting where he gets the perspective wrong is super excellent in changing the thoughts of a child on a specific topic, including gambling. Note: If the child has asked question regarding gambling.