Topic: The Gambling increase due to the pandemic, stats, UK - page 3. (Read 687 times)

It's just so disappointing that not everyone sees gambling as a source of entertainment but rather a source of income especially for those who are having a hard time finding a stable job during this pandemic situation. If we'll just have a proper mindset, we'll know how to get rid of gambling addiction. I hope that the UK government would do something to help decrease the percentage of gambling addiction in their country.

Gambling is not the solution to our financial problem. This is just a sort of entertainment, might some have better living out from this addiction but the majority are suffering losses than profit. And sadly, you were one of them. May you still do gambling but not in a way to think that this could help you nor make this a source of income. As the more we got addicted to gambling, the worse thing may possibly come and that being heavily in debt is an example and I can't imagine myself having that life as well.

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With those figures that OP has presented, not surprising to see the number of gamblers is growing and the time spent. Even stricter laws come, as online gambling exists, this it really hard to stop and this addiction will continue.

These statistics are correct in all countries where gambling is legal, we are human beings and we are not used to getting locked to our homes without access to places that we always visit and do things that we enjoy doing, online gambling offers an escape and a cure for our boredom, I have a lot of friends here who seldom play online but spent 8 hours daily during the pandemic, the problem is because of the long lockdown they developed into a habit that's hard for them to break.

not only because we are mostly has nothing to do and sitting in our houses , but many has desperately wanted to double their funds to survive this pandemic but they end up losing .
they have learn  how bad trying to make more money out of gambling because luck is not friendly to everyone.
Why i know this? because at one time last year? i tried the same but losses everything that i Got from my Loan for emergency .

I would expect that the gambling activities in other countries also increased during the pandemic. A few of my friends who never really where big gamblers in the past started to play poker and other casino games online during the lockdown. There are a few factors which helped the casinos boom in the last two years in my opinion. First of all a lot of outdoor activities where cancelled, together with bars and restaurants being closed, made it very hard to relax after work when you are stuck at home all day. Just watching TV every evening is too boring and doesn't make me enjoy my evenings. Personally I also started signing up at new casinos since the corona crisis. I miss going  to a real casino and enjoy the atmosphere.
Another factor that fueled the casino boom is the pandemic and its negative economic impact, many people lost their jobs and financial security became a big question again. Having something like gambling where we have a chance to win a lot of money can provide some sort of comfort and relief. Even if we never manage to win big, just by having the chance to get millions we can dream again. It feels like every month there is a new extra high lottery jackpot attracting more abs more people. The only sad part is if the number of people who are addicted to gambling will also rise.

The problem with a scenario like this is.... people are not getting their regular income from their work, when there are a lockdown... so they should not spend money on gambling, if they are not getting their full salaries. A lot of companies are trying hard to survive and they are paying employees less to retain them... but they are making less profits, because business are not booming.  

Now people are diving into their savings to gamble, if they had or they are using their credit card to gamble and that is when things goes wrong very quickly.  

Yes, it makes sense. 

The Covid-19 coronavirus pandemic has led to a lockdown.  People stopped traveling and flying to other countries. 

Yes, many have lost their jobs.  And this is a great misfortune. 

However, the total amount of money in the world has not decreased, but rather increased.  The governments of many countries have launched a process of additional emission of money. 

At the same time, people's expenses have decreased.  People don't travel, don't go to restaurants and nightclubs.  Therefore, people began to invest more and gamble. 

Of course, not in off-line, but in on-line casinos.

During the pandemic people are in complete frustration due to different factors. Major thing is losing the job, another thing known face interaction for a long time. This creates loneliness, and to get relaxed everyone look for different opportunities available. Some utilized it as the right time to progress and follow their passion. In that way more startup and craft related businesses have emerged. Some found success on gambling whereas majority increased their stress losing big.
Gamblers used to realise the mistake, and when this happens they could've spend beyond their ability. This causes financial stress. Support groups to educate the people is always a good choice. Apart from this the user himself should understand the importance of life, because during the pandemic many ended their lives due to big losses in gambling.

Yes, no one should be surprised. I noticed it playing poker. With people staying at home, there was a boom in recreational players going into online poker rooms to get a few hands in. Many of them while having a few beers, so we regular players could reminisce about the old days, when it was easier to win. But the problem the OP is pointing to is gambling addiction.

It is clear that people who have self-control problems, in a context of lockdowns, it is normal that they end up playing more than they would like to. There are many options for responsible gaming, what happens is that on the one hand, many do not like to use them because once they are implemented there is no way back, such as self-excluding from the rooms for a month; and on the other hand, they do not solve the problem 100% while there is no option that works for all licensed sites of the country and block those that do not have a license.

Yes it is definitely true that gambling has increased in this pandemic time. The main reason behind this is obviously the lock down issue and every one sitting has home has started doing things on net. And those who already gambled little bit got more free time and that resulted in gambling more and i am one of them as well.

Even many people lose their job because of pandemic, it doesnt became a hindrance for some gamblers to refrain from playing or limit themselves. Since there's still an alternative to gamble while at home. Its not only a way to try our luck and earn because its also a way to entertain ourselves at times.

It is good to know that many gamblers are willing to change their gambling habit. They need a support group that can educate, guide and make an assessment in order for them to overcome this situation.

In fact, pandemics made people jobless. Everyone was very upset emotionally while living a lonely life at home during the LockDown.
I saw in research that people's family quarrels started to increase due to being under house arrest for a long time. The government then opened a small number of physical casinos to keep these leisure people busy, which resulted in the golden opportunity for online-based casinos to be widely promoted and expanded.
I think nowadays online casinos are more popular with the younger generation than physical casinos.

I agree, it has been a norm wherein people actually think that only rich people can do gambling because the others are already facing poverty and other problems, but, ever since the pandemic began, gambling has intensified over deprived areas, I just don't know if it's a good thing or a bad thing as it may lead to addiction, we all know how strong gambling is.

That makes sense.

There's a thread here before wherein it states that some casinos are established in deprived areas as there are more potential gamblers there compared to urban and established areas. It just states that no matter what's the life status, financial status, capability status, pandemic or not, people will find and make way to do gambling.

This percentage makes a lot of sense because we know that during a pandemic there are a lot of restrictions so we don't do something. And one of the possible ways to still have income and also to spend free time is to play gambling. Even people who didn't play before are now getting used to it. Including me. Yes, because how else, during the pandemic it was very boring, needed money, and also thought about how to get more money.

Unfortunately, not only rich people but now many people coming from many elements are also playing gambling because of this pandemic. It is not only about the wealth that we have, but the condition that may lead or drive us to gamble. 

Pandemic limits us from a lot of things that we do to entertain ourselves, some of us are still in places where they can't go out because the Government restricted them to do so for health protocols. So as an alternative, people adapted online gambling as a new form of entertainment. People loved it because it's convenient and new to them, however, the risk is just the same of course, so a lot of people still suffer from gambling addiction.

Increase of people in gambling was quite expected because there is more likeliness for one towards gambling.
People who used to gamble frequently in Casinos had no other option than to gamble online.
People who had a great inflow of money chose gambling as a medium of fun and entertainment.
People who had nothing to do in the Pandemic and were restricted in their home chose to gamble too.
People who wanted to earn a quick buck tried gambling and obviously many ended up losing instead.
There are many other reasons why a person would choose to gamble which is why I don't think the number of people gambling will decrease any time soon.

In my experience, remote work is more likely to cause disgust for the computer and everything connected with it (gambling). In my opinion, in such conditions, a person does not have enough live communication and this cannot be compensated for by watching TV series, games or gambling. Maybe that's why during the pandemic, the popularity of audio rooms on various social networks has grown much more than the popularity of gambling?

The pandemic affected everything about human existence and many had to switch to gambling just to survive. For some people in government less concerned countries the had to adopt gambling more so as to meet up with bills and as a result many got addicted trying to make earns meet. It would really cost the government of UK a lot to curb this

It could be true that some people are more into gambling which I think are mostly rich people or those who are gambling addicts that are willing to risk lots of money especially if there is pandemic and they can't do anything about it. When someone get paid in their work and it's not enough so they think that through gambling they can multiply their money. It is either they succeeded or lose then try again to multiply and still lose.