Topic: Poverty is the fuel for gambling addiction (Read 418 times)

Poverty can can be fuel to gamblings addiction. Poverty can make someone a glambler in a sense that you are owing someone $1000 and you have only $100 with you, and the person you are owing is disgusting you for his or her money. And someon come to meet you that he's have you bet odd. Looking at his situations he will did adhere to the advice to gain more so that he can pay his debit.
From there the person will start forming the habit of gambling.

Poverty is the fuel for gambling addiction


Complete poverty is the cure for gambling.

In many areas indeed that poverty is the roots of many addictions not just gambling but even liquor,smoking and drugs as well because in their desperation in life , vices makes them felt positive still .

But in others this is just a game to enjoy , because it that is the reality then there should not be Millionaire that still gambling but its not there are so many of them that plays while they are capable of buying everything in this world.

 
We sometimes make different decisions from what we see and assume from happenings around us. Someone who earns as little as$50 a month, and for the first few experiences in gambling he wins over 4 times his actual salary, you don't expect him to stop there. He will be interested in getting more and more until he is fed up. He started dreaming big and forgets to look at the other picture. Gambling is risky but at some point, it might be profitable but it won't last for long. You as a gambler should be able to make plans.  Gambling should not be taken as your source of income.but a side hustle to help you earn a hit extra to your salary.

No nation can prosper without hard work.  There are many people who dream of becoming rich overnight without working hard. The tendency to gamble is more common among the rich and the very poor.  Some play it out of necessity and some play it by nature.

Yes, that's right and all of that happened because of the financial pressure they felt so that they misunderstood what and how gambling really is, many of them tend to assume and think that gambling is a get-rich-quick scheme or a place that can be used as an alternative to overcome the financial problems they are experiencing, and of course this is the wrong mindset and perspective in responding to gambling.
As you said that the beliefs they have will not work as they should, and I think that's clear because no matter what, belief and hope will never be able to change the results of the game unless luck comes and that will only happen once in dozens of trials.

On the other hand, yes, I also admit and understand that poverty is not the only cause of someone's addiction, but it is clear that it is one of the factors that causes someone to have the wrong mindset about gambling. Maybe I will simplify the various things that can trigger addiction into one factor, namely when someone does not understand and know about what and how gambling really is, especially in terms of opportunities and risks.

They can also lose more than their monthly wage by playing for an hour or more.

To be honest, I don’t think poverty is the biggest factor in gambling. When someone is so poor and desperate yes they will turn to gambling however if they are still rational they know they should not waste their money in gambling because it is what it is: a gamble. If a person is has nothing more to lose then they can risk everything still.

Moreover I think a lot just really gamble for the sake of enjoyment

Yes, it's true that poverty is a factor which has stimulated many gamblers into addiction, while hoping to get lucky, win big and get rich quick, but it's sad that such believe don't usually work as it seems. Hence, poverty alone is not the only reason while people get addicted into gambling, as it has also been proven that other factors have also play a role in the making of a gambler becoming addicted, such as greed, lack of self control and e.t.c. Because today, we also have rich people who also struggling from gambling addiction, and that doesn't mean they are poor.

There was also data for the population of addicted gamblers among these countries, which are ranked high on gambling adoption. It could be possible that those developed counties that are not as poor as the underdeveloped counties will have to take a turn in the list, as the countries with the high rate of poverty will have a higher chance of topping the list of countries producing enough gambling addicts, as I also agree with the Op that poverty is also a major factor that leads some gamblers into addiction.

Yes, it seems that I misunderstood what the OP said, but I think what I said above is also one of the triggers for a mindset that can endanger someone when they are in a financial stress situation, because I also see many gamblers who end up addicted, where everything is triggered by the goal of making gambling a place to overcome their financial problems.

And in the case conveyed by the OP about the mindset of people in his country, I think it is a fairly normal occurrence, or what I mean is they see that by spending just one hour they can get money equivalent to their monthly salary, but of course that is still the wrong mindset, because after all in gambling it is not only about winning but the risk of losing will always be a part.

Oh yeah I hope you can read what OP said in the last few parts where people there are thinking about gambling more often because by just spending an hour they can get money equivalent to their monthly salary to meet all the needs that cannot be met by their monthly salary, meaning aren't they also having problems with their financial situation, my friend? I think so. Lastly, OP didn't say that people there are betting the total amount of their income for a month. Regardless, I will conclude that everything we have discussed here leads to something true, even though there is a little misunderstanding.

In this part, you are talking about the "reward system" part of the brain, your brain basically releases chemicals that make you feel good(and other stuff) and this isn't exclusive to someone who is in poverty, all gamblers experience this(or at least that is what I think). while poverty can be a reason for someone to gamble and ultimately fall into addiction because of their circumstances, poverty isn't really "THE" fuel to gambling addiction but it can be a contributing factor for certain people.

Who is giving you people this wrong information? Which money will poor people use to gamble when they find it hard to feed their family? If you see poor person that is gambling, likely he is not yet a family man. The average and the rich people gamble more. If you see the amount some people are using to gamble and the gambling site is showing it, you will see how some people visit gambling site and gambling with high amount of money.

Agreed but poor people are gambling more than the rich people are gambling and from the percentage of people gambling, you can get a close range addicted gamblers too. There has to be more poor people getting addicted to gambling more than the rich but no economical group is an exception from gambling as they can gamble for different reasons. Some gamble for money but others gamble for entertainment. Poverty can be the fuel of Gambling, other reason too can be the reason for gambling. Greed is the biggest reason for gambling because people want to multiply the money they have in the fastest way hence they gamble with hopes of their money getting doubled. Without thinking of a fast way to make more money, Investing the money would had been the best option but some people think investing takes longer to bring results and they're inpatient to wait for their investment

Research has proved poor neighbourhoods have a higher rate of gambling than those with the lowest poverty levels. People who are unemployed or underemployed will seek other means of survival and gambling is one of the easiest options to choose. There might be other reasons why people gamble but I strongly believe that poverty can easily lead to gambling addiction. It might make people see gambling as a source of income.

The minimum wage is a better means of determining how poor a country is than using the salaries of politicians. How rich is country is shouldn't be determined by the standard of living of politicians who are not up to 1% of the population. A country where above 30% of its citizens live below $2.15 per day is poor. Have you checked the minimum wage of rich nations and the value of their currencies? Nigeria might have abundant resources but due to corruption, it is categorized as a poor nation.

I think it's not poverty in general that's being the cause, just the fact that the ratio of time spent to the reward ratio that people get from working vs gambling is a lot better IF they actually win. It's why gambling is also prevalent in other countries, not just countries heavily affected by poverty.

 Not to mention that it actively reinforces that immediate reward mechanic since you get your wins immediately (withdrawing it is another issue though), unlike working which usually gives you the money at the end of the day at the earliest but usually every middle and end of month.

Yes poverty plays the biggest role in gambling addiction. A person from a poverty family is always in need of money so he looks for easy ways to make more money in less time. Finding the best way to make more money is through gambling, thus a poor family member becomes addicted to gambling. Demand for money, short supply of money, and greed for extra money makes a person from a poor family very easily addicted to gambling. A person from a poor family is always more likely to be addicted to gambling than a person from an affluent family, so countries where people live below the poverty line have relatively high numbers of gamblers.

From the list above, Nigeria is fourth on the list behind Religious belief has a role to play in the gambling countries like the UK and Italy. Both the poor and rich gamble and suffer the consequences of irresponsible gambling so the argument that poverty is the major cause of gambling addiction is unsound. IMO religious beliefs plays a bigger role in the gambling activity of people in a country.

We all gamble for different reasons. Some people gamble for fun and others gamble to upgrade their financial status. Gambling is not a route to escape from poverty, gambling with the thought of profits will keep you in a hole. The idea of winning big and becoming set for life keeps them going even when they are in deep losses.

You hit the right point, buddy; this is the root cause of people becoming addicted to gambling. Honestly, I have not seen upper-class or rich people who have developed an addiction to gambling. It’s not that they only play on weekends; in fact, they play more than poor or lower-class individuals. While the lower class can easily develop an addiction, it often lasts a long time. The reason is that rich people don't care about the money; they only play for happiness and to spend a relaxing time, while the lower class aims to earn more and more from gambling. When they lose, they start again because they have no other options, believing they will win the next time. Through this cycle, they win very little and lose everything, leading to addiction, which produces many more health and financial issues. So, for gambling, I think having some other source of income is very necessary to play well and avoid addiction.

Sure, there is a common view that the poor come to the casino to try their luck and the rich are looking for pleasure. However, gambling addiction does not recognize economic restrictions. Whether rich or poor everybody has the risk to get addicted if they can't control themselves from being encouraged by gambling.

I, for one, have not found the research to prove that poor people are likelier to fall into gambling addiction more than the rich. It is more about the levels of these in regard to psychology variables, like being able to control drive and risk, than it is about one's economic status. So while being under financial pressure could lead one into gambling, although, the possibility of staying away from addiction remains, it is dependent on self -control and not on being wealthy.

Are you trying to say that there are no gambling addicts in the civilized and Rich countries, who earn a better minimum wages when compared to that of your country? Poverty has nothing to do with gambling addiction. There is this taste of gambling in every individuals. The longing for the satisfaction of that feeling, is what makes people gamble. Not knowing when to stop feeding that desire for gambling, is what leads to addiction. One of the famous gambler,  Drake the Canadian rapper was once reported as a gambling addict, was it because of Poverty that caused his addiction to gambling? At the end, you will see that both the rich and the poor are not immune to gambling addiction