Topic: Is gambling bad to the society? - page 52. (Read 7979 times)

I will not say that the points you have mentioned in your topic are untrue or that people are not facing these things by gambling in the world in today's. All the points you mentioned are true but depending on the person, I think excessive and addiction is bad for everything be it gambling or drug or any other things. Because I have seen lots of cases there children are attempting sui*cuide because of their parent didn't gave them phones, bike etc.
So I will keep not saying gambling is a bad thing until a person being addicted to it and spend more than he can afford it.

If you can control your gambling habit and are sure to keep it so that you do not become addicted, gambling can be a hobby for you. The people who should be careful of making gambling a hobby are those that understand themselves and know that getting addicted to habits can be easy for them.

Gambling is not bad for the society, there just need to be a lot of programs to educate people on responsible gambling.

If gambling isn't something we should take as hobby or as a mean to earn money, what are the reasons to gamble after all, if there is any? I agree gambling shouldn't been understood as a mean to make extra cash to make a living from, because it's a very risky activity which brings losses on long term for majority of the gamblers, however, if a gambler takes it as a simple hobby, I don't see any cons on it, since he is able to maintain a healthy activity which won't go beyond his financial limits and capacities.

There are stories of addicted gamblers who lost considerable sums of money and the greatest part of their lives, that is true. However, there are also many other gamblers who have been gambling for their entire lives without any prejudices to their finances or relationships. I've already seen many elders who attend frequently at casinos who have been gambling for decades and still do, while thriving and increasing their patrimony, side by side with their families. That is not an issue for them, and it might not be an issue for you as well, if you are able to be a responsible gambler.

People should realize this and i do really that get shocked that they are really that pointing out on fingers on gambling that it was the main culprit or reason on why people do mess up their lives without even trying to look into the mirror on why they have experienced such unfortunate condition on which we know that the ones who do really make out such problem is themselves on which they are really that making with those irresponsible decisions on which we know that this is something that will really be basing up on how they do make out those actions towards gambling. If you do make yourself just that being responsible then you wont really be putting up yourself on such trouble. Situations in life will really be that always reflecting on how you would really be that making up those decisions. If you do deal up with gambling then you should really be that responsible and would really be careful on dealing with it.

Gambling becomes bad to the society because it only shows the bad side of it and the irresponsible gamblers have been bringing catastrophe to themselves and their families. From there, it has built up the belief about gambling is a negative thing to do by any people because of such effects that it can do to someone. For example, a gambler that has been easy going and then suddenly lost a lot of money. That's one moment that addiction develops and the eagerness to recover.

When you can't face losing and the money that you have gambled want to be chased, you're going to start doing crazy things. And if the result of your chasing isn't positive, you're going to do something else beyond that when you have left with nothing. As I have mentioned with crazy things, you might borrow money from someone else, sell your stuff or even do harm to the others. Coming to the point of that latter, it's really giving the bad impression to the others when you can no longer give yourself a calming mind because all you think is about chasing the losses.

The only way to remove that is to accept defeat and move on. There is no other way for you to recover but to gamble again, that becomes the mindset of those irresponsible gamblers. But if you stop, think and analyze the situation, let alone the losses you've made there and do something meaningful where you can recover it elsewhere.

Gambling itself is not a bad thing to the society - as there are those that are engaged in gambling and yet still help in contributing values to society. The only time it becomes worrisome is when bad gambling habits are being used.

In your lists of things you mentioned not a of them are true for a gambler that knows what he or she is doing - you will never see a decent gambler that would be in debt because of gambling - they know where to draw the line and when to continue. All those attributes you mentioned are only associated with those that have managed to develop a bad gambling habit.

Gambling is a game of choice, and we all have the right to stop or continue it.

We are actually judging it based on how it's been done in our society, but I still believe there are people who gamble and gamble well. 

The story of how it destroys people's lives is very high compared to the positive one.

Addiction is one of the things that makes it really bad. If every gambler is about to manage their gambling habit and set a target for each day and never exceed it, then the negativity won't be so much.

As much as there are losses, there are also wins, which are less than the losses.

Study your ground and gamble within your limit, not how others are going harder on it.
 

(1) If you do find yourself having that being emotional or doesnt have that good control about emotion and mindset then better not gamble.
(2) Putting up risks of your life savings and even putting up your family relationship to risks then better not gamble.
(3) (4) (5)  Generally, if you arent that careful with yourself in terms of money and the way you do act then you would be putting up yourself on such risks.

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(1) (2) (3) - Financial problems - MAIN problem that you do encounter on having that uncontrolled gambling
(4) (5) (6) (7) - The moment that you had forgotten your responsibilities or having no time or getting that mingle or interaction whether with your own family and friends, then you are really just that basically
putting up yourself on such problems.
(9) Each person does have that kind of different tolerance when it comes to different things and since we are talking about gambling risks and if you dont like yourself
to be put up on such situation then better quit while its still early. 

Boeing argument at least to me. Because of you take ANYTHING (literally) you can't find some really "good" for humans. everything has some negative aspects and cannot be something "perfect".
I think that probably Is Just matter of how you use something. A knife can help to cook and feed your family... But It can also used to make violence or kill people...

This is why we do have those regulations on which the government is setting it up specially into these kind of businesses or platforms on which they would really be needing up to follow.
Gambling businesses arent that bad.Why? You arent that forced to play or go into their vicinity and play yourself which it is really just that absurd on having that kind of thinking.
Whats the wrong thing on here is on what people are really that trying to do on which they do mess up their lives because of the wrong decisions they are making. We do know that human beings are really that
loving on pointing out their fingers and blaming others or even the government on what happened into their lives without even trying to look on what are the things that they have done.

Government would really be seeing these business to be a good source of revenue or taxes considering on how they do generate big in this regard. They would really be continuing
on operating because they do know that they could really be able to get that kind of benefit on which this is something that in connects about economical approach.
This is where people will really be that needing to be careful on what are the things that they are dealing with and not really just that putting up all the blame just because they had messed up their lives.

I can boldly say that Gambling can not affect self-esteem, relationship, physical/mental health, work performance and social life with others,  But rather it is gambling addiction that could actually affect a person's self-esteem, relationship, physical/mental health and work performance with others. Hence, by virtue of the question you asked above @ O.P,  i'm sure you are likely to get diverse opinions just like mine, as gambling has done both good and bad to different sets of individuals all around the world, as through a jackpot won from gambling, many families have been able to afford to live the life of their dream, which never would have been possible if not for gambling. Hence, gambling is good, but it's when a gambler gets addicted that is bad.

Addiction can have detrimental effects for everyone involved.The allure of slot machines is particularly concerning,as they have the potential to wreak havoc on one's mental well-being.Those who are drawn to gambling,especially the majority who favor slot machines,are at risk of developing serious addiction issues.

Slot providers employ tactics that can deceive objective judgment and exacerbate addictive tendencies.They manipulate outcomes in a way that disorients gamblers,often by granting consecutive wins in buy bonus features,followed by abrupt losses.This cycle can be dangerously captivating,leading individuals to chase losses even when the odds are stacked against them.I have personally fallen prey of this several times these last 2 months,I am trying a way out but this fucking slots are so fucking addictive that I simply can't.

I think it's obvious that it boils down to self-control, and there are individuals who started to gamble but didn't fall for it. So there is still a chance for some to not get addicted unless you can't control the urge to gamble or to stop.

And there are a country like Macau, who are dependent on gambling for their very existence, jobs, taxes, GDP.

So it is not like that gambling is bad to society, there are countries who pose taxes and this taxes are put into good use like for infrastructure or even to help the poor's medical expenses.

All these things you were talking about are side effects of gambling addiction and not gambling, the same goes with any addiction, alcohol for example never been an issue to society, the opposite for me these things if people are taking them responsibly, it is something entertaining and a small escape from job pressure at the end of the day or weekend. However, when it comes to taking these stuff in a wrong way, developing an addiction towards them, it will become a bad or even dangerous to that person or even society.
For your question, I will answer logically, gambling itself is not bad to society, but gambling addiction is something everyone should worry about, in case you or any of your relatives are having an addiction, the best thing to do is seeking for help or going into a rehabilitation center.

The negative impacts of gambling addiction are real. It is not a lie that many people have had their finances, relationships, careers and businesses destroyed because of their own bad behavior when gambling. So it is natural that many people have a bad view of gambling and give a negative stigma to the perpetrators. And when someone does not have good self-control and emotions, it is highly discouraged for that person to get involved in gambling, because he will be very susceptible to gambling addiction.

And when someone is involved and caught up in irresponsible gambling activities and becomes an impulsive person, then his mentality is disturbed, and all that is on his mind is gambling. So it will be quite difficult for them to be able to think long and rationally, they will do everything they can to get money so they can continue gambling and placing bets, even if they have to spend the assets they have, and if they think it's still not enough then they won't hesitate anymore. if you have to take out a loan. They continue to sell the assets they own and continue to accumulate debt to satisfy their desire to continue gambling, and at a certain point when they have lost everything, assets, family, relationships and the trust of other people. So that's where emotions will get mixed up, feeling excessive anxiety, depression and even frustration, and at that point they will never hesitate if they have to end their life by committing suicide.

I have seen someone that his problem is gambling but not a drug addiction. I have seen someone that is addicted to smoking but not addicted to gambling. Someone may be addicted to just one thing. I have a friend that was only addicted to gambling, not spending money on drugs, smoking or women but just gambling. It is possible that someone may be addicted to two or three things also. If someone is addicted to drug, not because he left gambling but because he is addicted to both.

People are gambling in countries that ban gambling. China is a good example of a country that ban gambling but remain in the 10 five countries that gamble the most.

You are right. Games are dangerous for those who have problems with self-control, which is why many sites have warnings that games can be addictive or have consequences. But if the industry only caused trouble, it would have been closed long ago and this is a fact.At the moment, the overwhelming majority are not experiencing problems, which means that the cases are not widespread, as indicated by the author in the initial post.

Exactly the perfect point which I believe many do not or fail to understand, people who see gambling as a bad thing simply don't understand all that there is about gambling, and talking about money, it is just exactly as you have said, it, money not spent on gambling will surely be spent on something else that is still linked to entertainment, in my area here, many spend a lot of money to go to a viewing center to watch match being played, and others spend alot of money to subscribe to some special channels that shows some special type of sports games, money spent on this things has no way or chance if bringing back a return or profit to the spender, aside from pleasure the spender gets from the service.

Meanwhile, money spent on gambling does have the chances of being returned with profit, if the spender wins the game he or she played..

And commenting on whether gambling is bad to the society, what I would say here is that, it's not the society that gambles, it's the individuals in the society, so if an individual refuses to adhere to the rules of gambling, but choose to gamble recklessly, then he or she will get to experience the bad side of gambling, not the society.

It's like in physics, the energy never disappears it just changes form and it's the same with the money. Whether you spend money in a casino, waste it on netflix subscriptions, get a plastic surgery, or a new car, the money changes hands, moves around.

You could say that casinos are bad, but they pay taxes, they help circulate money, they move wealth from one person to the other.

Do you really believe that the gambling addict who wastes money every single day on a slot machine would spend time with his family if there was no casino? He's doing that to escape the family life, hios job and reality. Many of these people would become drug addicts or alcoholics. That's how I see it.

You can';t make the world better by removing a casino because people will find other ways to gamble.

What happens in the environment of others is what determines how they will react to it, but most of the time we should not only focus our judgement on how people around us are reacting to that particular thing; there is always room to conduct our own research before drawing conclusions about things that happen around them. 
 
What I'm trying to say in essence is that those who blame and see gambling as something bad do not only do it because they have seen the negative impact on the addicted ones; they do it because they fail to do their own research on it, and they also have personal hatred towards it. Some people also have the habit of hating and discriminating against anything that they don't understand; it happens in every aspect of life.