Topic: Is gambling bad to the society? - page 3. (Read 7979 times)

Although basically limiting gambling in society is a good idea but I think it is better for the government to choose one of the two options, namely between banning gambling completely or legalizing it, because I think that there is a possibility for people to eventually expose each other's involvement in gambling to others such as inviting people to get involved in gambling and I believe that it is likely to happen in friendships.

On the other hand, gambling is not too bad, because what is actually bad is the behavior of people involved in gambling who always try to make gambling a place to make money, so that's why we always say and suggest to see everything you find realistically, we must be able to distinguish between what is certain and what is nothing more than just a chance.

These governments are scared. They view gambling like a leaky faucet in a bathtub already running empty. While this is a valid point, they are neglecting one absolutely important factor: human nature. People yearn for adventure, danger, the rush of the hunt.  Banning it merely pushes it beneath ground; it does not make it disappear. Take Bangladesh. It is much more difficult when they have mixed religious ideas. To be really honest, though, it goes beyond faith. Its about folks yearning a modest fantasy, a chance to flip their luck.

We have to start becoming wiser about this. "Healthy gambling" is not nonsense. It involves creating a safe, controlled system that advances everyone. It implies realising that everyone will gamble regardless of circumstances; therefore, let us make it work for us rather than against us

Governments consideration about on making up decisions will really be that basing up into its citizens condition on which on the time that they've seen that addiction is really that too high then they might really be that considering it on revoking it out but on the moment that they've seen about that economic benefits then it would really be that something that will really be that they would really be sticking into it.
Actually they would really be rather allowing it rather than on being mindful about those addiction concerns but of course to protect out their citizens then they would really be that still considering out
on setting those prohibitions or guidelines in regarding about gambling industry. It would really be that impossible that they wouldnt really be having those kind of limitations.

Gambling isnt really that bad to society specially that addiction is something that will really be talking or speaking about self decisions and awareness on the things that you've been dealing with.
Its a personal kind of choice on which  you would really be needing up yourself to be wary on what are the things that you should gonna supposed to do.
You are the ones who would really be that making up those decisions whether you would be tolerating yourself on playing up or not.

This sounds very much applicable but I don't completely agree with it tho because I'm also of the taught that it's a way of helping even the gamblers getting protected especially when this casinos are regulated by a government body, another is to reduce illegality because of these casinos aren't legalized, the gambler may still find a way around gambling illegally and still get to gamble which may turn out detriment to the society but it will be much better if gambling is regulated and legalized so the society doesn't have to suffer at some point.

Every regulation will certainly always have or be based on a reason, and I am sure that one of the reasons why the government limits its people from getting involved in gambling is not to take away the freedom to choose the things they want but as you said that when the level of exposure to gambling is getting smaller or does not develop then of course more complicated problems can also be avoided.

If only the context of the discussion was not gambling then I think the government would not apply these restrictions, but clearly because gambling is an activity that can be high risk, therefore the government applies restrictions to its people. But apart from all these regulations I think it all comes back to each of us, no one will ever want to experience a downturn in the habits that are their choices, so try to be aware of every decision we make, because other people will not care about whatever we experience.

we almost in same point, but the thing is that majority of gambling websites I know today some of them don't have license to operate fully and most of them is illegal gambling and that's why they couldn't pay for the things they do, I know very well that some gambling will like to operate legally and that's why they required KYC but these ones that have the mindset of scam will not advice you to have KYC, any gambling platform that's paying charges for a country they are situated I think that particular country they operate but illegal one will not like to pay any tax

Yeah I agree to this but putting restrictions don't you think it's safer to control how addicted gamblers become repulsive to the environment and society!?
We may be seeing that the restrictions is more or less depriving them of their freedom but it's rather causing more harm to the society  and its causing alot of damage to the society and encouraging the young ones and once the get into it things become worse than it should be. What I think is that every gambler should be controlled to manage their gambling habits, like there should be a specified limits  to gambling so it will definitely minimize the rate at which gambler's lose money or be violent when they don't win.

Over here in my country, which is Nigeria, gambling have never been banned, though I understand that Nigeria is a Christian dominated nation, but this does not do away with the fact that the country is very well filled with Muslims, and personally, I usually see alot of this muslims who participate in gambling, and where I lived before, majority of this Muslims partronize land based casinos and betting/lotto shops, which tells us that they are not hiding their involvement in gambling.

Personally, I never perceived or had any cause to see gambling as a bad thing to our society, and this is because, gambling is entertaining; for those who understand and keep to the rule of responsible gambling, because as far as I know, there is a good and bad side to majorly every thing we do in life, all that matters is choosing which side to be on, take driving as an example, driving is fun, pleasure, but can turn out to be the cause of death for the person who tries to overdo himself and his capabilities, and to drive safe and don't get involved in accident, one have to drive carefully, same way we have to gamble responsibly to avoid the bad side of gambling.

The main thing is to maintain a balance everywhere, this concerns the profits of the owners of these casinos. There should also be a balance in the distribution of this tax both on the city's infrastructure and on the social needs of people who need help, even in small payments or in something else.

You are really lucky that you see improvements in your area, because sometimes it happens that improvements simply may not happen, and the money received from taxes, the state will use for other needs, which the population will not feel at all.

If a country's economic situation is not strong, gambling is usually not officially sanctioned in those countries. Governments of developing countries or economically weak countries think that if gambling is allowed in their country, then through this gambling, their country's resources will go out, making their economic condition worse. If discussed in the context of religion then gambling is also haram in Bangladesh because Bangladesh is a predominantly Muslim country where 90 plus people are probably Muslims so gambling will not be allowed officially in the country. But where there is law, people will go against the law. Although gambling is prohibited in all these countries, gamblers continue their gambling through various casinos or online betting establishments.

The tax on gambling is high so countries should just allow it but with regulation. If they do not do this kind of method then a country will be more prone to illegal gambling and the government won't gain anything.
Before, I disliked the cockpit that was being created near our subdivision but as time flies by I see the big changes in our neighborhood. Street lights, paved roads, and other projects of government that would really make our lives at ease and secure and I heard that most of the funds came from that cockpit.
It is bad for gamblers if they get addicted to it but those who are reaping the rewards of the tax that came from it will surely have a nice life.

In my opinion, gambling has no impact on the economy other than being a form of entertainment for some people.

Because not everyone is hard-working, not everyone is conscious in life, especially today's youth. They are lazy to work, lazy to labor, they just want to have a lot of money but not have to work too hard, they want to get rich quickly.



Everything created has a clear and good purpose, like bitcoin, it was not created for criminals to use but too many criminals have used it. That tarnishes its reputation but anyone with any knowledge understands that bitcoin is not as bad as many people think. Similarly, gambling was created for entertainment purposes but we have abused it, turned it into a quick money making tool and unintentionally given it a bad reputation.

I think people should not gamble in society where gambling has no positive effect be it upper class, middle class or lower class person. Why would we consider gambling as a means of earning where there are various types of online based jobs, physical jobs. If people pay attention to these instead of gambling then their life will be more beautiful and even they will not be hated in the society.

The day laborer you mentioned didn't hesitate to steal to make his own bets on gambling. So think about the worst things people can do when they become addicted to gambling. I don't want to say that gambling is totally bad, we should play gambling in a controlled way even as entertainment but not as an addiction.

Restricting gambling makes sense, of course, and is much better than uncontrolled gambling. But allowing gambling only in certain places is also fraught with problems. Because in some countries, hotels, for example, can buy status for themselves in order to open casinos there. But in fact, they are not suitable places for this.

Are you serious?

Taking out a loan to gamble is a very irresponsible thing to do. Such a gambler knowingly exceeds his risks. Not one responsible gambler does not do this, because he plays only with free money. Do not expect from a gambler using borrowed funds that he will be concerned about society. It is alien to him and it is not about gambling, but about the attitude towards himself and other people.  

Yes and maybe I will also simplify the difference between the two people between poor and rich gamblers where the only significant difference is in terms of their financial situation, as you said that rich gamblers will not worry too much when they lose and that is because they have a lot of money and many ways to recover their lost money but not from gambling but from the various businesses they have, and this makes me really sure to conclude that most likely rich people only use gambling as a place for entertainment.

In terms of crime, yes, I also have the same perspective, we can see how the situation is experienced by poor people when they lose a large amount for them which of course is a situation full of pressure that might make it difficult for them to meet their needs so it is very possible for them to engage in criminal acts to meet their needs or to fulfill the desire to engage in gambling regardless of whether the country is a developed country or not.

Responsibility should lead the way, not temptation, you are right. It's our own responsibility to gamble wisely.

the main fact is that the house always wins so for gamblers who want more wins they will likely only get themselves addicted to gambling because they follow the desire to win more. some people who work at home or work with computers definitely need entertainment, whether it's watching movies, playing online games or gambling. gambling in general must be done just for entertainment, so I myself gamble for entertainment but not to relieve stress.

you are right, addiction can come from anywhere. but addiction will not come if we ourselves have set limits, sticking to the strategy of limits that are owned is the key to keeping everything okay.

I replayed a topic where the main difference between a poor gambler and a rich gambler?
A wealthy gambler does not have to engage in any criminal activities and does not have to take any extra stress or pressure to manage his gambling money.
Even if a rich gambler loses at gambling, he does not regret it later, rather he takes gambling as a pastime.  In countries that are developed, usually no criminal activities are organized by gamblers.
But in countries where gambling is not legal and usually the lower classes participate in gambling, there is a risk of organized criminal activities.

It is a shame that things in your country are like this, but personally seeing how things are, there are many things, games, tools that can be used for good or evil in a society, as you say, extortion and all that, and I think the government should fix it, it is not the responsibility of the common citizen, because governments are the ones who have the strength of their army, police, guards among others to fight them, but the game itself is not the problem, I do not say anything about drugs, because drugs destroy everything very quickly, but somehow they have to rise up so that they can fix such a thing, but the casinos or games are not the problem, it is how people or some people make it seem or use it.