It is not surprising that many gamblers see the bad effects of addiction on other people around them, because if they become addicted, bad effects will occur and this can have an impact on their own environment such as family or friends as well as relatives. and this is the reason some people are not happy with gambling because, as you said, it can have a bad influence on someone and even more so on other people who don't know anything about it. People who are addicted to gambling tend to get emotional easily, when they lose they won't be able to accept their defeat. There will definitely be a feeling of wanting to gamble again, and when this happens, for example, someone tries to prevent them from betting again, whether it's family or friends, well, the person who prevents it This can hit the target of the addict's emotions.
I think that those who become addicted and experience serious negative effects are because they gamble with the aim of making money, not for fun. because with those who gamble for fun, I don't think they will experience addiction because maybe they have more self-control and strict boundaries so they don't gamble excessively or beyond their own abilities. with those who are addicted to gambling, they are trapped by the lure of advertisements that are widely spread.
That's right, and the average person who is acutely addicted to anything will affect his environment and even society, no matter gambling for pleasure or profit, if indeed someone is in addiction they will always have a great influence on him on society, as well as playing games, or cigarettes or anything, especially gambling which is very close to finance, even though they can play on a demo account they feel they have no sensation and they only need money to gamble.
I saw a person who was willing to steal just because he wanted to get money to gamble, and it did not happen once or twice in my neighborhood, quite sad and detrimental to the surrounding community.
Yes, especially the people around them, especially those closest to them, where the impact of the gambling they do can affect their relationships with the people around them, where the impact that is most likely to occur is violence against people. people around them because they cannot control their emotions after experiencing a lot of loss of money, and that is the reason why the impact of addiction can also change a person's character and behavior, and apart from that, as you said, other impacts that are more worrying are It is not uncommon for those who try to justify any means just to get money to finance their gambling habits such as stealing, robbing, or cheating, which apart from being detrimental to the people who are victims, can also increase the risk of bigger problems when they are caught by the authorities. authorities.
On the other hand, I am interested in your idea at the end of your first paragraph about gambling with a demo account, and I think if someone comes to gambling just for entertainment then in my opinion playing on a demo account is really the best choice, because you will not lost nothing but time.