Topic: Is gambling bad to the society? - page 29. (Read 7981 times)

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.

It's a sad incident, but in my opinion it has become a problem that often occurs among gamblers. In fact, by gambling using borrowed money, in my opinion, this indicates that gambling can have an impact not only on the players, what's more, we know that if someone is addicted, they can do whatever they want because to be able to gamble again includes borrowing money either from friends or relatives, like what you experienced. Indeed, with incidents like that we can learn lessons for the future so that they don't happen again, because when that happens it will only cause us difficulties in the future, especially financially.

You shouldn't borrow money to gamble because not only is it not recommended, it also shouldn't be done. By learning from mistakes, of course, that is a good thing. Apart from that, we also have experience to share with other people who gamble in the same way to prevent them from gambling excessively with the aim of preventing even greater losses. Even gambling will not have a bad impact if we do it well and within set limits. with many people experiencing large losses or other bad impacts because they gamble without any set limits.

          -   You know honestly, I remember recently I stumbled upon a place where people live in squatter areas. I can really say that it is difficult for them to make money because most of them are not educated, so it is not that easy for them to immediately understand what you want to say.

But the only sad thing is that in such a situation of the environment around them, most of the children or minors already know how to play gambling; as long as they bet through cards, the others are cockroaches, or they fight spiders, they are the ones they bet on just to make money.

The truth is if the gambler is not a responsible gambler he will always feel guilty when he finishes his gamble activities. One who is into business always feel bad when he's not making profits from the business he is doing, so as this is a gamble related thing that most gambler gave used as a means to make profits, they will also feel bad when they are not making any profits from it, especially if the lose is bigger than his winnings.

Here the importance of communication between children and parents is raised, so the roots grow from here, and if this relationship is missing, then children often look for it in other places, which is how it leads them to gambling. I would definitely say that you need to be at some level a friend to your own child and be able to sometimes communicate with him as an equal, and not just as an order, this is how trust arises.

This only happens to gamblers who have the ambition to win big and they will experience frustration because they may have spent a lot of money on gambling but did not make the money they expected. This is not entirely wrong with gambling but someone who uses it because they hope too much to win big even though we shouldn't have too many uncertain hopes if we don't want to experience disappointment, gambling is just a game where there are losers and wins and the most people experience losses. We have to accept any outcome if we want to be responsible gamblers without ever expecting anything more.

In this case those who are lucky can win some money but for those who are less fortunate they only experience losses and losses even though this makes some people feel bad and frustrated but that is the dark side of the gambling game if we experience losses and we should be able to control ourselves so that we can avoid bad things that will happen to us, for example if we hope too much and end up chasing a big win but never get it, but what will happen is that we will become addicted gambling.

If the truth is very hard and that feeling of guilt and negativity is quite obvious, it happened to me a lot and I felt very bad, in fact I reached a point where I irresponsibly spent money that I should not have and then I had to find someone to lend me money and then I resolved, and the truth is that it cost me a lot later to pay that money because the interest was very high, but it was a product of my irresponsibility, but that was enough to never make that mistake again, and that helped me learn, I personally have always said that as long as we learn from our mistakes and act responsibly then everything will be fine, otherwise we have to always look for ways to improve and do things right.

Yet that doesn't curtel the fact that a gambler would get frustrated over his inability to win big. Which is not under his control. Assuming gamblers had a standard required means of earning in gambling, players would have been blamed for not being smart enough. At this level, it's nobody's fault. To me, that's a game. And they must be a winner and a loser. Those who are not lucky enough and ended up losing a lot of their money mainly feel bad for the misfortune. Nothing stops a gambler from changing his decisions and mindset so that he'd escape gambling troubles that could add to the existing troubles other gamblers have caused to their society.

Only people who are addicted to gambling will have a bad influence on their environment and themselves, so someone who has an addiction tends to be detrimental, therefore most of the society and norms do not like gambling because it can indeed have a bad influence on someone who is already a gambling addict, we may not have to blame the platform but in this case they also contribute because they provide a place for people to gamble, But this is complex because gambling has many meanings for its fans, first a place of entertainment and second a field for making money, and it is the second option that makes a person bad, because in some gambling advertisements say, win money with a certain nominal, yes maybe some stupid people will consider it an opportunity for them.

The truth is if the gambler is not a responsible gambler he will always feel guilty when he finishes his gamble activities. One who is into business always feel bad when he's not making profits from the business he is doing, so as this is a gamble related thing that most gambler gave used as a means to make profits, they will also feel bad when they are not making any profits from it, especially if the lose is bigger than his winnings.

Maybe you should just be specific. I am a gambler, and I don’t have any effect on my family members or community. The only people from whom I know that their gambling activities always affect them or the people close to them are the addicted gamblers, they are the ones that do crazy things just because they want to gamble, and their activities are affecting people negatively. Addicted gamblers activities are the ones that make society have a negative mindset about gambling, but I don’t see anything bad about gambling, just that we should try not to be addicted to it.

All of these bad things can be found in people without any addictions, so I wouldn't say that gambling is the root of all evil. Gambling, like anything, in moderation is a perfectly fun and normal form of entertainment. It's when people take it to the extremes and don't accept that the games are designed for you to lose in the long run. Every time you play you should expect to lose every penny and be content with that, sometimes you get rewarded with the odd bonus but most sessions will be losers. Don't blame the activity, blame the people who let it take a grip of them or who expected it to solve all their problems by taking shortcuts.

The person feels guilty about the money he lost, because he realizes that he could have spent it on something that could have benefited him. Only if we go back to the moment when he has money and a choice will he most likely choose to gamble again, because gambling causes much more emotions than even buying something useful. Any gambler sooner or later feels a sense of guilt and it is quite normal, because this kind of feelings appear at the moment of realizing their mistakes.

When someone is addicted to gambling, I believe it will significantly affect them in one or two ways, negatively impacting both their personal life and their relationships with others. However, being a gambler without an addiction, in my opinion, does not necessarily have any adverse effects on either society or their family. For instance, I have been a gambler for a very long time, but, honestly, almost none of my close friends or family members know that I gamble because I have never shown any signs of addiction.

My friends are unaware that I am a gambler, and this secrecy is possible because I manage my gambling without letting it control my life. On the other hand, if I were addicted to gambling, it might lead to harmful behaviors, such as borrowing money from people without returning it or even stealing from others, thereby causing distress and problems for my close friends and family.

Gambling can affect self-esteem, relationship's, physical and mental health,work performance and social life. It can harm not only the person who gambles but also the family, friends, workplaces and communities.

So with all this I think if they put an restrictions on gambling it's not a bad idea at all, first why is gambling a problem?

Gambling can stimulate the brain's rewards system much like drugs or alcohol can, leading to addiction. If you have a problem with compulsive gambling, you may continually chase bets that lead to losses, use up savings and create debt.

You may hide your behavior and even turn to theft or fraud to support your addiction. So with my conclusion and my observation towards this gambling is really cousin harm to the life of those ones who are addicted to it most their families.

 Secondly what are the social problem caused by gambling?
(1) Depression and suicide
(2) bankruptcy, family-break up
(3) domestic abuse
(4) assault, fraud
(5) theft, and even homeless
Addiction to gambling is link to a range of serious personal and social harm such as those things I mentioned. These effects can be devastating to the individual as well as their friends, family, workplaces and community.

This are the harms and with all this are the reasons why, they see people who gambles as a distraction towards the society and the most people who are into all this are the addicted ones. So how is gambling harmful to the society, ills associate with problem gamblers are widespread and often go beyond and addition to gambling.

People who gambles can be at risk of this following categories of harm.
(1) Financial harms
(2) Erosion of savings
(3) Filling for bankruptcy
(4) Relationship conflicts
(5) Neglect of relationship with significant other
(6) Neglect of relationship with children
(7) Extend family and friends
( Social isolation
(9) Emotional or psychological distress

So I don't really blame the people who sees gambling as a bad thing to the society, meanwhile If the younger ones take of the steps of being addicted don't you think they'll experience all this as well. So gambling it's bad to the society nevertheless it's also helping in the other hands, to ones which are benefiting and earning from it.

What is the mindset of a gambler? On my opinion pathological gamblers play the cope with a life stresses. Near-misses and personal choice give some gamblers a sense of control, winning money. Others believe they can beat the casino and win real money.

So the mindset are those things that attract harm to them and the society because they are focused on the money, and that's why I said it's also helping some people in other hands and it's also killing some people right now in the society. Behavior also involves that makes it look bad to the society, while trying to get back lost money by gambling more( chasing losses) lying to family members or other to hide the extent of your gambling.

Risking or losing important relationships, a job, or school or work opportunities because of gambling. Asking others to bail you out of financial trouble cause you have gambled money away.

So what I'm trying to conclude is that gambling isn't something you should take as a hobby or as a means of earning just to make a living. So what are your thoughts?

The person feels guilty about the money he lost, because he realizes that he could have spent it on something that could have benefited him. Only if we go back to the moment when he has money and a choice will he most likely choose to gamble again, because gambling causes much more emotions than even buying something useful. Any gambler sooner or later feels a sense of guilt and it is quite normal, because this kind of feelings appear at the moment of realizing their mistakes.

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There will definitely be regrets, even for those who gamble for entertainment, in their hearts they will occasionally feel regret for gambling and in my opinion that is a normal thing, especially if the aim of gambling is to make money, of course regret or annoyance will be experienced. Apart from that, in my opinion, as long as we can gamble within reasonable limits by not gambling excessively, it will be fine, with many people having a bad view of gambling because they see many people who have suffered from gambling excessively, but the negative impact is still there. caused by them themselves gambling too much.