Topic: Is gambling bad to the society? - page 47. (Read 7979 times)

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?

Well, we can't blame anyone... Everyone is free to believe what they want and do as they see fit, but casinos are not the ones who are giving away massive wealth just like that. You said it yourself, casinos promise the potential to get rich quickly... but that potential comes with conditions and huge risks. I guess it's exactly what we learn the hard way, we can't trust in gambling so much to risk everything we have, or even worse to borrow money to pursue a dream of getting rich by gambling.

We all learn at some point what gambling is, but that learning comes at a cost. But anyway, I don't think we can say that gambling is bad for society, it can be bad like many other things around if people get into it with high expectations and without proper knowledge.

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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?

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?

We can’t blame them since most of the casino promise the potential to unlock massive wealth when you hit the jackpot right?
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Not only high expectation is the main concern but rather people using gambling as short cut to success by aiming for hutting the jackpot using the money that they got even though they are already over spending for a mere chance to hit it.

Lottery is the best example here. People keeps placing bet on lottery even though the chance of winning is enough for them to completely don’t win for the rest of their life due to it’s very low chance.

But on the other hand, gambling is also fun place and can also provide entertainment and activities to eliminate boredom, even though there are many risks and bad impacts that every gambler has to face, it just that I think the good and bad and the risks or consequences of gambling will be depending on how each gambler behaves.

Gambling is bad In the society and has cause somany misfortunes and setbacks from different People around the world. All what you just explained are the effect of gambling which has kept the youth stagnant in life but I believe the only way forward is that the youth should have a control of their emotion because the inability to controls there inermost desire that tells you that you must win, will make you chase after loses.

You are absolutely right, the OP should be teaching about irresponsible gambling and it's effect to the society, maybe that would've been the perfect topic for this thread cause all those effects are things that happens to most irresponsible gamblers and not every gambler at large. Gambling is not a bad idea,  infact one of it's aim is for fun and entertainment but most individuals fail to understand, they think I could be an opportunity to make a fortune.

 And then you'll see such people saying gambling is bad an harmful to the society when they fail to gamble responsibly. In the world of gambling self controls matters it helps one from becoming addicted and therefore exposing themselves from suffering the consequences of irresponsible gambling, when you've got self control you'll remember that winning the house always is not guaranteed and avoid chasing losses when you lose, also you'll avoid greed and spending recklessly on it.

Indeed, the problem is with the people, or the gamblers. Many countries have made illegal gambling regulations and banned them in those countries because they already have data and evidence regarding gambling activities which are very detrimental to society and have negative effects. because it is true that the people are not ready for all that, who can only hope and dream of getting rich from gambling, which indeed indicates various crimes due to gambling activities.

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.

no one is condemning gambling or saying gambling is bad, those country that banned gambling they've noticed the effects on it and they don't want their citizens to get into those effects. That's the love for their people we all know gambling is also helping the government in other hand but it's also killing the people who are addicted to it as well, so those country that restricted gambling in their country have seen the addicted ones dying and going insane or running mentally unstable.

Citizens in countries where gambling activities are banned can look out for other means to pick up with gambling activities. Although most countries do it for the best of their citizens. Gambling yields lots of funds to any country's economy but those who don't want it are actually interested on the mental health of their citizens. Looking at the disadvantages of gambling to players it's fine to say that it affects the society in both ways; good and bad.

Gambling is not just wrong it also provides happiness to people and builds skills for some gamblers. However, only a few people tend to benefits from the advantages gambling has to offer to the society. The rest who seek for profits mostly get into trouble. While many other people may think of gambling being a bad activity it's good to remind us that such perspectives have led the society to what it is today as regards to gambling. If people were told of the good aspects of gambling they wouldn't fall prey to the bad sides of the game.

gambling is entertainment I will agree with you based on their own understanding but a lot of people who is into gambling why they are into gambling it is because they really need money and there are not into gambling in order to entertain themselves but only to make a daily bread that is why you see many people always be anxious of gambling and also be addicted in gambling it is because they did not see a gambling as a part of entertainment but they see gambling as a process of making money

Indeed! The OP's list is not new but maybe some people need a gentle reminder to what effect gambling can affect their lives. But if you are just an occasional gambler and bet from time to time, you won't have issues in the list. You will enjoy more of this activity and have fun, instead of treating this as a problem.

gambling is not something that is centralized at least you can gamble with your system so based on that any country that restrict her people not to participate in gambling that country cannot hold any water because you can participate in gambling through internet not something that you will do offline any longer you can decide to participate in gambling offline and also online

Well, I think Gambling was brought to the world as a type of game that requires two or more people to come together and go into wagering of an amount, take risks or chances and to win a prize thereafter. But it also involves a consensus agreement between both parties going into it to gamble. Gambling is ordinarily an entertaining game that people were playing for past time sake until it became a behaviorial addiction to many that they cannot afford to leave.

why will a gambler allow themselves to be addicted? First it wasn't their intention to get addicted but along side they get along with it and then they take it like a hobby to them. But nevertheless when chasing for the losses it's makes you more addictive you'll never notice it not until you find yourself restless when you don't stake a game a day, it's not their decision to get addicted, okay let me give an example! ( It's like someone into drugs habits you don't really know when the drugs are running all over your system, the first time you took it. It'll be as if you really want it but after that day you're going to need more of it, cause you like the vibe that the drugs gave to you when you're on it. Same like gambling you don't really know how you get addicted to it if only someone told you that you're gambling too much. That's for my own opinion. What do you think?

Gambling makes people very greedy and addicted to it, people waste a lot of things like money, wealth and their valuable time. for this it is a bad thing in the eyes of the society. People who gamble are looked down upon by the society. Gambling is really a good place of entertainment and a lot of entertainment is available from it but it gives a lot of pain to our mentality due to heavy loss due to its addiction. and that is why it is called bad addiction and society does not support it

OP, I don't think there are any new negative effects beyond the social and family negative effects of gambling that you mentioned. When a gambler spends time gambling, he is neglecting his responsibilities as a father to his children, neglecting his responsibilities as a family guardian, neglecting his responsibilities to his wife as a husband. If a gambler bets on gambling and loses in that case, the family will lose its fortune and there is a possibility of bankruptcy. By doing this, a gambler will destroy the good family relations and there will be a possibility of bad activities like conflict and conflict among the family members. Moreover, people do not want to associate with the family of a gambling addict, rather people always avoid that family. Moreover, if there are small children in the family of a little gambler, then those children will slowly see this activity of the guardians and create interest in gambling in themselves and later on their academic career will have a negative impact.