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Quote from: Dr.Bitcoin_Strange on May 23, 2024, 06:17:14 PM

Yes, I agree with you, gambling can have different disadvantages and bad effects on an individual if the person decides to become a compulsive or addicted gambler. I have been gambling for years now, at some point i know I exhibited some symptoms of gambling addiction but I just quickly realized myself and made a U turn, if I had allow my self to be ruled by my gambling urge, I probably would have become too bad by now and might not be able to even own any business by now but I sat myself down and adviced myself towards the kind of reckless behavior I was emulating as a gambler in the years back.

I know that gambling is so addictive but yet it's the decision of the gambler to get addicted. Addiction is process and it doesn't just happen suddenly without the gambling being aware, some people neglect those symptoms and keep going, being ignorant of their inner voice and also the advice of others and that's why I said it's the decision of a gambler to get addicted or not.

@OP, why will a gambler allow themselves to be addicted?

Despite the disadvantages with gambling, it also have different advantages too. Casinos pay tax to the government and the tax is used to develop the country, there are other advantages too.

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?

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So far as gambling is being regulated by the government and operators are paying taxes, just like any other normal businesses gambling can't be stopped or restricted because it is a form of business even though the possibility of winning is lesser but gambling is a game of choice as no one is being forced into gambling so anyone who cannot take responsibility of their gambling habits is either immature or lack the sense of belonging to know between how they can manage their gambling lifestyle and how not to get too addicted to gambling which leads to some emotional and psychological damages to human behaviour so before anyone enters into gambling they should be able to have self control and not allow the gambling to control them.

But there are some countries that their government ban gambling. You can see most Muslim countries that forbids gambling. If OP sees gambling as bad, he can just move to any of the countries that gambling is banned if possible and if people should stop gambling is what he wants. Although no country can totally be able to ban gambling but he will feel better in such countries. As for countries that accept gambling, he should not expect any ban at all because government like tax and they are generating enough money through tax from gambling.

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

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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.

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The gambling industry just offers entertainment and satisfaction to the players now it's up to the players if they get addicted in playing and lose a lot of money because that's how gambling works, the casino offers a chance of winnings too but a small percentage of players of course its their business. In terms of society, they are acting one of the businesses so they need to pay taxes too and because of the number of earnings they have the larger the tax they need to pay and what most taxes will go of course to the development of the community.

People are just only being greedy this is what makes gambling looks as if it is not good for the society . Gambling is a game of fun and for entertainment but people have turned it into something else that they they think money can be gotten from it so quick . The problem of people about gambling is that they have wrong mindset about gambling which can make one play gambling so bad that will have bad effect like to addicted . Gambling is not a bad game but people makes it to be bad because of their greed and not having proper understanding about gambling. Gambling is always interesting when it is played with a better understanding.

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

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Quote from: Miles2006 on May 24, 2024, 04:13:51 PM

Gambling is not bad, sometimes we mistake what’s bad just because people misuse and gamble for lack of funds . Gambling addiction is just the problem and if anyone can resist gambling addiction then what’s really bad associated with gambling, the most common stories I hear about gambling addict and such stories is so annoying, the story of people committing suicide and secondly broken marriages just because they could not gamble responsibly. Well restricting gambling for the sake of others who cannot control their emotions and resist being an addict is not right, I believe every casino have different features and a special restriction for such users only.

I have always said it that gambling is not the problem, but the gamblers. There is massive awareness out there about the addictive nature of gambling, no gambling would claim he/she is ignorant of this. Just like alcohol, everyone knows taking excessive alcohol is bad but most people still go ahead to get themselves drunk all the time. There are good and responsible gamblers out there, and i am forced to ask if the games they play are different from what the irresponsible ones play. The answer is no, bad gamblers are often triggered by greed to do what they do. Compulsive gamblers are obviously the reason people think gambling is bad and they should be blamed for being such a bad influence on the society.

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Quote from: Ojinga on May 23, 2024, 02:10:29 PM

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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.
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gambling is entertainment and this is the reason why quite a lot of developed countries have legalized gambling, but the negative effect that can result when gambling too often is addiction, so for those who cannot manage their emotions, gambling is a nightmare trap, but for those who really can manage their emotions and manage their money well, gambling is the best entertainment that can really relieve fatigue, especially when you get the jackpot, so gambling is bad for only a few groups of people.

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

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The truth is that a question of this nature is actually relative . Different societies have their different values, views and perspectives on how they view certain things. When it comes to Gambling some societies view it as a neutral act, some others view it as a wrong act. Most of the time I have come to notice that most society and people that perceive gambling as a wrong act are often acting as a result of their religious beliefs and values as well as codes.
Every society is classified based on a lot of things including the group of people that make up that particular society as well as their generally accepted values and code of conduct. It is quite obvious that in a group of gamblers, (which can be viewed as a mini society) gambling will be seen as a normal act. However in a group of haters, it would be perceived as a wrong act.

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Quote from: Peanutswar on May 24, 2024, 10:01:49 AM

The gambling industry just offers entertainment and satisfaction to the players now it's up to the players if they get addicted in playing and lose a lot of money because that's how gambling works, the casino offers a chance of winnings too but a small percentage of players of course its their business. In terms of society, they are acting one of the businesses so they need to pay taxes too and because of the number of earnings they have the larger the tax they need to pay and what most taxes will go of course to the development of the community.

People are just only being greedy this is what makes gambling looks as if it is not good for the society . Gambling is a game of fun and for entertainment but people have turned it into something else that they they think money can be gotten from it so quick . The problem of people about gambling is that they have wrong mindset about gambling which can make one play gambling so bad that will have bad effect like to addicted . Gambling is not a bad game but people makes it to be bad because of their greed and not having proper understanding about gambling. Gambling is always interesting when it is played with a better understanding.

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Gambling is not bad, sometimes we mistake what’s bad just because people misuse and gamble for lack of funds . Gambling addiction is just the problem and if anyone can resist gambling addiction then what’s really bad associated with gambling, the most common stories I hear about gambling addict and such stories is so annoying, the story of people committing suicide and secondly broken marriages just because they could not gamble responsibly. Well restricting gambling for the sake of others who cannot control their emotions and resist being an addict is not right, I believe every casino have different features and a special restriction for such users only.

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Everything written by the OP is true, but the simple fact about life is that too much of everything is bad...take food for example, if food is taken in moderate amounts it will keep you alive & healthy but the second you over feed this leads to complications such as obesity which goes to other diseases such as heart failure, Hypertension etc. So with my analogy this should tell you that when it comes to gambling, in the wrong hands it can't lead to other problems all because of greed but when you play for fun making money from gambling becomes passive...In short the secret to surviving the world of gambling is through responsible gambling!!!

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Quote from: Ojinga on May 23, 2024, 02:10:29 PM

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 should not really be treated as your way to make money because it is risky and gaining is not guaranteed. Many gamblers tried this but failed and some of them became addicted for not being able to accept the fact. Resulting for them to keep on playing to chase back their losses or to achieve their goal of winning huge.

However, when it comes to hobby, I think it's fine as long as you're playing with discipline using the money that you can afford to lose and you don't spend a long hours just to play. Otherwise, better to find other activity that you can enjoy without spending much money.

You can risk on gamble and at the same time not get rewarded, gamble is risky and some gamblers knows this. Gamble plays an important role in most society, anyone who says gamble is not making any impart in the society is just say that because he's not seeing other that win and use that money responsibily. Gamble is risky and at same it's favourable, but some gamblers when they sees that gamble has favored them for a while they put their hope in it and it's not good. Most other people puts more than what they can afford to lose in gamble and that's why some gets addicted at the end because they tried so hard to chase their losses.

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Quote from: Peanutswar on May 24, 2024, 10:01:49 AM

The gambling industry just offers entertainment and satisfaction to the players now it's up to the players if they get addicted in playing and lose a lot of money because that's how gambling works, the casino offers a chance of winnings too but a small percentage of players of course its their business. In terms of society, they are acting one of the businesses so they need to pay taxes too and because of the number of earnings they have the larger the tax they need to pay and what most taxes will go of course to the development of the community.

Gambling actually offers entertainment and also satisfaction when you win. Because if you don't win bet me you won't have any satisfying anywhere the only thing you will be left with will be depression, there is nothing that can make you depressed more than gambling because winning is difficult. I always wonder how people that are addicted deal with there shots because with this rough economy you still have cash to burn on gambling because i can imagine spending money gambling. Some people as taking it as an habit to gamble everyday.

Why not get a job instead and then gamble once in a while no people want to get free money and what they fail to understand is that if you don't manage your gambling habits well then its trouble for the person. We know everything is hard but don't use the little you have and gamble everything. But casino benefits more and when the players win they benefits too both are beneficiary.

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Quote from: Ojinga on May 23, 2024, 02:10:29 PM

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 should not really be treated as your way to make money because it is risky and gaining is not guaranteed. Many gamblers tried this but failed and some of them became addicted for not being able to accept the fact. Resulting for them to keep on playing to chase back their losses or to achieve their goal of winning huge.

However, when it comes to hobby, I think it's fine as long as you're playing with discipline using the money that you can afford to lose and you don't spend a long hours just to play. Otherwise, better to find other activity that you can enjoy without spending much money.

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Quote from: Peanutswar on May 24, 2024, 10:01:49 AM

The gambling industry just offers entertainment and satisfaction to the players now it's up to the players if they get addicted in playing and lose a lot of money because that's how gambling works, the casino offers a chance of winnings too but a small percentage of players of course its their business. In terms of society, they are acting one of the businesses so they need to pay taxes too and because of the number of earnings they have the larger the tax they need to pay and what most taxes will go of course to the development of the community.

Right, meaning that if the question arises about who should be blamed then clearly they themselves or the gamblers should be blamed for the downturn they experienced where their mistake was treating gambling in the wrong way or not in accordance with what has always been advised in common sense so that in the end it is only natural that they experience downturns, especially experiencing financial problems because they lose a lot of money due to treating gambling in the wrong way.

The fact is that there are still some gamblers who remain safe and do not experience the adverse effects experienced by gamblers who always try to earn, and the difference is that they are gamblers who know how gambling really is which has the possibility of losing their money at any time without tolerance so they only make gambling as an entertainment activity as offered by casinos, and on the other hand maybe what you say is true that casinos pay taxes to the government and I think this scenario is very likely to happen when the government legalizes gambling in the country.

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I wouldn’t say it is gambling that’s the reason for society’s downfall, but ut surely plays a part in some contexts. The thing is that a lot of the things you listed as reasons why you could consider gambling as a bad thing for the public could be attributed to other things, that are unambiguously bad for the people. Cheating, committing vile acts of crime upon one’s self or another person, and the likes could count, and to single out gambling as a bad thing feels a little hasty to me.

Although, as I said, in some contexts it does bring problems to people and families, making it a bad thing particularly for them.

What I’m saying is that it depends on the situation and the context where gambling is inserting itself. Gambling isn’t inherently bad, but as with all things exploitable, you can definitely ruin your life or someone else’s by not playing right.

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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?

I think there will always be people who say things that are politically correct but never follows it. I can resort to gambling as a means to earn something on the side or I could treat it as a hobby. My personal take on this is that you shouldn't tell people what to do with their money since you don't know how they handle it. People can gamble if they want to as long as they are responsible.

They can say what they want... sometimes when you are addicted to gambling it is difficult to give advice this is for irresponsible gamblers in the sense that he always spends a lot of money to play casinos.

Seeing gambling as a hobby, it means that the hobby will not always be profitable, right? So I play in the casino for fun if there is more money or have a side income then there is always set aside for gambling even though it is not much as long as we still feel the sensation of gambling even though we lose and rightly we must be responsible.

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Quote from: iv4n on May 24, 2024, 02:56:38 PM

The problem is that many people have too high expectations when it comes to gambling, and while chasing those expectations, they slowly fall into a hole that is difficult to get out of. Education is important, but most of us learn things the hard way...

We can’t blame them since most of the casino promise the potential to unlock massive wealth when you hit the jackpot right?

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.

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Too much of anything is bad in some way, so "Bad to society" can be pretty much everything. Gambling is not "bad", but when people push too much and force their gambling habits they will cause problems, for themselves and their families.

The problem is that many people have too high expectations when it comes to gambling, and while chasing those expectations, they slowly fall into a hole that is difficult to get out of. Education is important, but most of us learn things the hard way...

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OP, gambling has never been the issue per se but the people who are gambling themselves. Just think of gambling as a neutral activity where people can decide on what to do and even adjust if need be. Now, if someone is misbehaving in such an activity due to his irresponsible acts or the person is being controlled by gambling through addiction, who is to blame here? The person of course!

We should not love anything too much or let it blind/control us, and neither should we be desperate about gambling as the love of money will always cloud our right judgment towards it and this will never lead us to somewhere good. Gambling is so risky, so we should take it for what it is, and this is more reason why we should gamble with care to guard against the possible issues attached to it.

Cautious gamblers will always be mindful of whatever they do so that they do not allow it to waste too much of their resources, not to talk of getting addicted to it. For me, gambling is absolved of most fault here as it is not by force we gamble, we should only gamble when we are fit for it, and our right to gambling lies solely in our hands and nobody's hands.

You're very spot on with your opinion on the subject matter. The misconception about gambling by so many people is because of the fact that the gamblers around them are always the addicted gamblers who does end up in ruining themselves with their gambling engagements. Gambling is never bad to the society because I've actually seen a lot of gamblers who through gambling positively changed their financial status quo but what's very bad to the society is getting addicted to gambling. It's one of things that can happen to any individual and should be avoided by all means. If a gambler can gamble responsibly, gambling isn't a bad engagement but when a gambler becomes addicted to gambling, the interpretation of gambling to everyone around him becomes a bad one.

They would really be generalizing on which on the moment or time that they will really be able to encounter someone whose really that doing or engaging with gambling then this is where they would really be having that impression and this is something that not new anymore. This is why some people or gamblers would really be hiding themselves on playing on secret just because they dont really like on getting judged on which on the moment they've seen that they are playing. Honestly, there's nothing wrong on playing gambling as long you do make yourself that be responsible because at the moment that you would be already messing up your life with gambling then it would be normal that people would really be teasing you into the unfortunate condition that you are experiencing on.

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Man, you want us to have a contest where we put an adjective before the phrase "Bad to the society."

The list is long, and in social evils betting does not occupy an important degree, fortunately the "drama" due to betting is something that concerns individuals.

You should go to a specialist if they feel that they are compulsive to gambling; organized societies have a medical care system for that.

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