Topic: Violence and anger could be a sign of gambling addiction in youths - page 5. (Read 550 times)

From the negative stories I have found on internet, there are two possible ways a person struggling with gambling loses can show his feelings: either through anger or depression.

The case you are describing is an obvious one on someone who does not have control over their feelings and prefer to direct his hatred towards others to cope with the fact he lost money, instead of the easy win he expected to get.

On the other hand, there are cases like that African youth who lost his college fund due to sport betting and instead redirecting that pain towards other, he decided to end his existence, basically depression.

Neither case is a good one and neither of both outcomes are a happy one , hence why true money management and responsibility is important, not only for gambling but in general.

It could be that it is his character and not his gambling because it all depends on the individual because many gamblers or addicts are not like that either, and my advice is to just leave him like that until he is involved with the police and punished.
And maybe that way he will realize his actions, because they have harmed other people and even his own family.
And in my opinion, people like that cannot be advised and if they don't like them they will fight, it's better to just ignore them.

It could be a sign of gambling addiction, but it could also be a sign of stress, anxiety, and depression or basically just being a bad human being lol. It depends on the person actually. If it is known that they have anger issues and violent tendencies, it's much better to tell it as a concern citizen so they can address it and they can resolve it. You may check up on them every once in a while, but not in a way that you are intruding their privacy and personal space. Just don't meddle too much especially if you're not really concerned and just want to pry on someone else's life.

Yes, this has to do with utility or happiness of the person, if they can't get what they want, definitely being sad is the only option. What Op is saying about this person is in relation to your idea. I mean, if the gambling addict keeps losing money, he'll get sad and angry. Which attitude, he'll transfer to his younger ones and brutalize them.  Because whatever we want is like a force or gravity, reason why addicts gamble again after losing out so much in gambling. Well for the case of the guy Op talked about, gambling may not be the only source of his anger. People grow up differently, and it affects their situation; trauma, hatred and emotionless. In most part of the world, in a family, elderly ones maltreat their younger ones, despite not being into gambling. Hence, gambling contributes to his behavior, not completely or fully. On the other hand, if a player who is broke, thinks so much of his gambling losses he'll get angry and can get aggressive. In such a state of mind, anything can irritate them. And leads to fight and quarreling amongst close friends and family.

OP, if you want to help the person, talk to them about seeing a psychotherapist at an early stage. Because excessive anger is caused by depression or leads to trauma. Low self esteem out of things not working the way it should, also affects such a person on the long run to stay aggressive. If left unattended the symptoms can escalate to a severe problem, that will be intoxicating to the society at large. Get close to them, talk to them about your problems and they'll easily voice out theirs. Then usher in a soft advise, that'll change the person's mental reasoning.  Recommend seeing a caring therapist, as people are easily suicidal in a world filled with difficulties as today. 

Gambling more than your financial capacity can cause anger issues. That young man might be suffering from a gambling disorder that needs counseling or medical attention before it gets out of hand. Other issues can lead to this kind of misbehavior such as drug use or peer pressure. I suggest you call the attention of the parents or have a chat with the young man if possible.


Engaging in productive activity is one of the ways of not relying on gambling as a source of income. Youths should focus on skill acquisition and not quick returns from gambling. Gambling education is another means of discouraging addiction. The public should be informed about the negative effects of gambling addiction and people that are suffering from gambling disorders should be given the needed attention. Families,  religious organizations, schools,  and NGOs should promote awareness programs to discourage the get-rich-quick syndrome ravaging society.

It is necessary to have proof that these people who you said have violent behavior are addicted to gambling and you have to see if when they are gambling their behavior is aggressive or if they behave in a natural way. Violence often comes from people who are frustrated with life, especially when they have a lack of money and material goods and problems at work. That's why it's very important to observe people in which situations they become violent and in which situations they remain calm. For example, there are cases where a person is very calm, but one day a woman gets pregnant and then that woman's relatives force that person to marry that woman, after marriage that man starts to be a frustrated person.

He develops violent behavior, starts physically attacking his wife, he blames her for having lost all his youth, he blames his wife for missing outings with friends to take care of the child. Another scenario is children who feel that because their parents are poor they suffer humiliation, in this scenario the children become very violent people, they are constantly fighting in the streets and at home and the parents get tired of them and send them away from home, and As a result, children end up on the streets taking drugs and committing crimes

Now about gambling, it's difficult for people who gamble and become addicted to become violent, while people addicted to drugs and alcohol become violent, you need to investigate if they don't keep consuming drugs, I highly doubt anyone will become violent because of gambling. There is nothing about gambling that causes people to be violent

The competition is high, the population is still growing, price of things is getting expensive. And the opportunity to make decent money to live is becoming harder and harder. The more time goes by more difficult it will become. So the concept of quick money will grow among youths. If we don't create more opportunities for those who are jobless, how can we tackle this situation? Imagine a 28 years old staying in the house with a degree just because there aren't any opportunity to make a living. All those years of efforts to get a degree will mean nothing.

Gambling was never the solution to poverty. It is a way of entertainment. This kind of situation you mentioned in the OP only occurs when a gambler get addicted to gambling. I think we should focus more on teaching people how to avoid getting addicted to gambling. That will sure help IMO.

There can be many factors involved. Not just gambling, like family issue, social issue, mental issue, financial issue and so on. It totally depends on that person. Gambling do have effects too & somehow connected. Surely why not, it can be the cause of abuse or violence. Sometimes when I loss, I become so frustrated, that I wanna break everything apart. But then I try to remember gambling is just like any other sports, there are wins and losses. Overall If I say you are somehow correct & somehow incorrect, somewhere between.

I have seen many cases of domestic violence caused by gambling habit. Gambler who is seriously addict, would do anything in order to acquire his gambling money. You can check this link: https://dbhdd.georgia.gov/sites/dbhdd.georgia.gov/files/imported/DBHDD/AD/Gambling/trauma_09_11.pdf

I am very much agree with the first paragraph of the thread. I don't know which country you referring and really the hardship of the country make the lazy youth sort to do things to survive and in most cases, those youths refused to go to school, they are school droppedouts and turn to criminals in their compounds. There is one case in my compound right now and finally he was arrested by police yesterday. Family/domestic violate is not a new thing and it has been on ground for years, abuse now is part of family DNA in many families. And one thing I will say is that the story you presented about the boy is nice but the boy decided to choose his destiny and not because of gambling. If the boy disrespect his parents and sort crime activities then it was not gamble that made to be like that but I believe it was peer influence. Gambling can make someone to be a criminal and not to disrespect his parents. If he did that then it is not gambling again but another thing. People go into crime because of their losses and they want to recover what they have lost and since no money to gamble to recover the lost they have to look for a way to get cash and that caused the stealing of people's phone, laptop and later increase to arm robbery. There are sometimes the disrespect attitude was born with the person so probably he was just like that from beginning not gambling. When a gamble maltreat his family members and friends outside then it is transgression of anger. It is because of the lost in the bets, and other casinos games made him to behave in that manner. And not necessarily it is because he is an addict. An addict can still do well in his family if he is winning games. Frustration make people to misbehave they way they do. At that stage what they think is different from the normal way of thinking. They are always angry because of the losses.

We cannot blame anyone who is violent or aggressive because he is involved in gambling. Gambling is not the only source of being rude and in a mode of tension/depression, there may be many other reasons as well. Even there are people who never gamble yet they are violent,  Why?
It can be because of any family issues or maybe he is involved in drugs etc. which can cause this unusual behavior.

Yes, gambling addicts also have the same symptoms and habits but we need to investigate more to get the actual reasons for this anger behavior.

Not to jump to conclusion that fast but having three as an example wouldn't determine that it's all about gambling. It could be alcohol problem, relationship issues, money problem and lot of causes that may trigger to have this kind of maltreatment.

Compulsive gambling leading to losses may just be one but can't tell these days considering there are too many causes of these kind of social issues. I think the effectiveness of it should start in the early years of the child not when they are already in their teenager days. There's that saying that you won't be able to bend an old branch tree that easily but a young one could be. It's all about conditioning and how you mold them.

Violence and anger in young people may just be the result of the environment they are or have grown up in. I feel like saying all angry people are gamblers, or all murderers are gamblers. People in general are a product of what they are taught. If what you propose was true, then wouldn't that mean that all gamblers are violent and angry? I find that hard to believe as I have met plenty of nice people who like to gamble from time to time.

I don't agree on this one. To relate gambling to the fact the individual has become aggressive is just a way to minimize his violent nature. He isn't aggressive because he has been gambling or has become addicted to it. Maybe gambling just raised his aggressivity a little more, but that individual would present that kind of behavior, anyway, when confronted or opposed in another situations, because that is actually what gambling did to him: opposed his desire of making profit, inflicting him a financial loss. As these men you mentioned are unstable ones, they don't know how to deal with an undesired scenario in a reasonable way, so they discharge all their frustration on weaker beings, such as minor brothers, wives, animals and so on...

         -     I don't see anyone else who can support, guide, and teach young people about that matter. If you have a child, explain to him the consequences of gambling when he tries to do it, which is not right.

At a young age, young people should be made aware that it is not appropriate for young people who are underage to enter into gambling, and even at the point of adulthood, if the parents teach that gambling is bad, I think that's fine for me if I'm a parent.

It's right that I'm the one who gambles with my family, because they might end up being worse than me if they try. At least I can control myself somehow.

Yes, dormitories are the best solution for today's young people, you know the internet, Android phones, laptops and so on have become habits and life among young people, Not to mention the addition of online games that are easy to access anywhere, of course the dormitory is the best choice for those pursuing education for the next generation of the nation and state.

For this reason, currently in modern life there is no internet and technology that is separate from young people, so the dormitory does not allow students to play on Android phones, laptops operating in dormitories are supervised only for studying, not for gambling, they are educated to be the best generation in the future, without being touched by gambling, in my opinion that is the best step for the current generation to avoid gambling.

I believe every country has schools and dormitories in their respective countries, from elementary schools to universities, especially countries where the majority are Muslims, such as: Masir, Morocco, Saudi Arabia and so on, In England, where the majority of the population is not Muslim, there are also more dormitories such as: Oswestry School, Langley School, Morton Hall Girls School, Bredon School and many others that cannot be mentioned one by one here.

Our respective countries and it's economy situations shouldn't be what will determine what outcome we get out of gambling or turned us into something else, we have our life to live, if you're a grown up adult, try to be independent enough that you care less about what your country benefits you than what you serve to give to the country.


I will say that they made such decision from their own self determination, you shouldn't let your background get your back to the ground, if you're a gambler doesn't mean everything about you should be upside-down, if we fail to decide for ourselves, the world and situations around it will do so.


Set the family ablaze and reignite the love, bring the children altogether in a good way, teach them and direct all the children right, plan and work towards the future, try your best and leave the rest.

I agree, violence and anger do not have to be related exclusively to gambling addiction, but can also be the result of some of the other addictions you mentioned. In order to prevent such things, it is necessary to prevent people who are minors from having the opportunity to gamble, which is much easier to do in physical casinos, while online casinos still cannot see who is on the other side, and even when they ask for KYC, a minor can use the documents of his family member or friend to verify the account.

Unfortunately, the situation described by the OP is very serious and cannot be solved by itself, because such things only get worse if the person does not get adequate help. Gambling is supposed to be fun, and the moment it stops being, everyone has a problem which should not be ignored at all.

When the country is experiencing too much inflation that makes the people find it hard to survive, at least the country should also be responsible to provide massive sources of income so that the people can still sustain all their needs and make ends meet. Otherwise, people will be push to enter get rich quick source of profits most likely with gambling. Thus, instead of working for daily survival, they put all their time and efforts into gambling and eventually develop addiction. That’s when things become uncontrollable for them, that they become prone to committing crimes due to consistent losses of their money.

Youths are more susceptible to fall on this type of situation. Thats why advices from family is very important. Without discipline, there can be no good man in gambling.

The only way a youth can be save from gambling addiction is when his mind becomes open to the reality of the world. Youth should focus on study and finding a decent job to have good future because most of the gambling addicted usually have family problem and doesn’t focus much on his career that’s why they choose the shortcut way on earning profit.

I grew on an environment which gambling is very common. I was exposed on gambling as a child since my father and neighbors is always playing gambling with small money. I’m at the point of being entertained much on gambling as young child. My mother transfer me to my grandma living on the province so that I will get away on gambling and focus on my study. This really works because I finish my studies with good career. Since I already knew the reality of gambling, I never become addicted despite I’m always playing now because I experience worst as a child and improve myself while I understand what to priority in life.

That's happen in every addictions e.g. drugs, sex, smoking, alcohol etc and someone who have a low self control or egoism for keep asking to fulfill their desire. Let's say you was a kid and asking a chocolate to your mom, your mom not want to buy it and you will angry to her.

Such signs are really common, it's something normal and you can't use this signs to say they're a gambling addict.