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The pandemic have been an extremely stressful event for the world and most people are having problems regarding jobs, money or something else or the other. The government has started implementing regulations in a way that it would not only profit them, but they are also gaining a lot of money from various activities and on the top we have Gambling.



Now why the evaluation of data is important?
-It might provide an insight into how the government's laws are changing the way people Gamble. Which can be used to do research on various matters like gambling Addiction.

It can not only be used by companies but government itself to provide better laws.

- 63% gamblers noted an increase in time spent gambling.
- 62% said their gambling habit remained the same despite the laws being more losse for some areas
- 12% reported an increase in their gambling habit



Not only that the reports go deep so as how people took the personal experience.



I hope this article can provide an insight for the safe gambling awareness week and could highlight the main events that we might have to encounter and understand.

 https://www.gamblinginsider.com/news/13723/38-of-frequent-gamblers-in-the-uk-gambling-more-than-pre-pandemic (https://www.gamblinginsider.com/news/13723/38-of-frequent-gamblers-in-the-uk-gambling-more-than-pre-pandemic)

That is quite expected! Common people with some love for gambling, utilized their new found time by gambling online. That's why we have seen a number of new online casinos started their operations during the pandemic. I believe even people with stressed financial condition, tried their luck on gambling to change their financial condition.

Back in early 2020, I also read about some land based casino group were planning for providing an online experience through VR so that gamblers can play from their homes.

In a nutshell, pandemic time was a net positive for the online gambling market.

I feel little ambiguous here; what is the difference between more time spending for gambling and increased gambling habit. Probably those 63% of gamblers are already into gambling but due to pandemic they find themselves to be gambling more than before and the 12% of people may not be the regular gamblers but they get more gambling habits due to lockdown/isolation reasons.

I am sure that after medical and other related sectors, gambling must be one of the prominent field which got big boom in last 18 months of pandemic. Moreover, not sure how many of us going to be more severally gambling in near future because the habit we picked up during the pandemic times. 

These numbers are quite confusing. If 62% said their gambling habits remained the same, how could 63% note an increase in time spent gambling? You might be right and these percentages must belong to different categories of the research ran by NerdWallet.

I think this reported increasement of gambling activity, but at same time the desire gamblers have in reducing it in their daily life show how the modern society lacks self control and goals to fulfill themselves as human beings, because when you are focused in something you are immune to addictions of any kinds.

These are just very unfortunate statistics and they reflect the impact of the current situation of COVID and gambling.

With more people inclined to stay on their houses, most are influenced by the sheer amount of ads on the internet which increases the chances of them being engaged into online gambling. The data shows concrete proof on how gambling has significantly increased and its popularity slightly increasing throughout the years. Despite the absence or loss of laws with regard to gambling, it continued to remain dominant in most areas.

To be honest, with everyone adjusting to this new normal, I do think that there will be a massive shift to a digitalized era where we would do almost everything on the internet space.

I tried to reread the article again and felt that the writing of the author of the article looked ambiguous, the percentages generated from their research were really confusing. however if the data they produce is correct then this is serious homework for the UK government, they must urgently provide a healing place for those addicted to gambling during this pandemic.

Even without that involved, it is clear that the pandemic resulted to many people now gambling, also it can be viewed in a way that some people are not really having time to gamble before but prefer to just use weekend for it for fun, but more exposed to gambling and can found themselves addicted during the lockdown. Also there will be some people that will have such mindset that no effective means to earn money like before during the lockdown and because of that prefer to increase their gambling activities which will later not turn good because spending much time to gamble is the beginning of losses.

People should not also leave it to government alone, we should observe our families and friends and know if they are gambling and suffering from gambling addiction, it is not hard to know if someone is gambling and addicted to it, one of the signs is mood swing, like changing from happy mood to sad mood while checking phone, if this happens repeatedly, it is a sign of gambling addiction. We are more close to them, they can also see more of our help more helpful and help them in a way to heal from gambling addiction.

Agreed, but I believe there are numerous facilities in the United Kingdom that can assist you in overcoming your gambling addiction. The problem is that the costs are extremely high, and I am not sure if the government has provided financial assistance in this regard, but if it has, that is excellent news. In addition to healing facilities, there are advocacy groups that can assist you in getting naturally healed, but only if you cooperate with them... It should come as no surprise that gambling addiction is keep rising this pandemic, given that people are bored and want to play and play every day.

When you are bound to stay at home and have no other outdoor activity, then you will spend more time in front on your computer screen. In pandemic, gambling was the only way where one could get entertained and earn some money also. That's the reason we see the spike in gambling activities. Now, if anyone is addicted to gambling and he is making money from it, its hard to get them away from gambling.

Looking back it does seem an almost inevitable side effect of the pandemic now. The entire population of the most developed countries in the world (many of who allow online gambling) were confined to their homes and if you look at the UK - given 80%+ of their wages by the government and they did not have to do any work for it either. That left people with loads of money and few retail outlets to spend it. Lots of shopping destinations closed down at the start of the pandemic and people stopped buying things like cars that they couldn't use. That's why so many gambling companies have banked so hard and seen their profits skyrocket in that time, although I expect that things will gradually start getting back to normal now.

The pandemic actually made a negative effect on most gamblers that never had intension of becoming addicted but it all turned out the opposite.
What on earth will make an idle being,locked away inside a room for isolation with little or no funds left not inculcate in gambling?
In most situations like the pandemic,it becomes an alternative.most peeps go into gambling that period just for entertainment (maybe because they don't wanna be idle and bored)

Oftentimes, those who are not actually gamblers actually play gambling because they want to fill their busy time and maybe that's what actually happened to a lot of Britons there

if they win and make a profit then that is very good but what if it happens otherwise they lose money, become gambling addicts and make debts pile up!! then it will be a big problem

Its a personal problem because you are the ones who do make such action and they wont really be blaming out those institutions out there because of that and you havent forced to play on the first place and also talking about increase due to pandemic then it isnt surprising because we do even have more free time on engaging on online things including gambling and  for sure this isnt really just talking in
UK but also in other countries as well but the havent been tallied up until now which i do really believed that theres still more out there.
This is actually a very common problem.

I remember there used to be a similar topic about the increase in gambling activity and some gamblers even turned to other forms of gambling like virtual sports and horse racing as sports events got postponed, and like the others have said it's not that surprising to see such an increase since a lot of people are looking for other sources of entertainment. I also remember there was some kind of proposal where they wanted to put a limit of a few hundred euros on all gamblers but I doubt such a proposal would get approved though.

There are many studies that indicate that during the pandemic the rate and the strength of all kind of addictions have gone up significantly during that period of time, I think of this as a form of escapism, people were so stressed about the reality they were experimenting that they did what they could to get their minds out of the worry the pandemic caused on them.

And some people used gambling for this purpose, unfortunately this means that some of them lost control of their gambling and instead added even more stress to their lives, and since the pandemic is sill ongoing I do not see this being solved anytime soon.

agree with you that this problem is not only happening in the UK but also in other countries

btw, It is true that gambling addiction is a personal problem but it is natural for the government to provide health facilities for addicts to treat their citizens' opium, especially gambling addiction, it is an obligation because citizens have paid taxes

We've seen several countries do really mind off about their citizens condition towards possible addictions which they are creating these kind of facilities for them to protect or able to recover to those people who are

really in big problem.For some people it might really sound nor look being a stupid move because this is something a personal kind of choice on making such action which leads them on being addicted.

If they had attained this problem then they are the ones who would need to solve out but honestly having these kind of benefits or something like this is such a great help on
a problem which is focused on this one.

I didn't see anything that differentiates the word "spending more time in gambling" and "increased gambliing habit" in the OP, but let's try to spot the difference between the two phrases.
Spending more time in gambling means, exceeding what was his usual time spent for gambling and that could only mean he usually gambles with the same type of game.
While increased gambling habit means, involved into different kinds of gambling activities such as sports betting, casino games, and other form of betting which was also out of his usual gambling activities before the pandemic.
Nevertheless, these has been very common especially during the peak of the pandemic where online gambling became the mainstream getaway for the casino lovers.

Fact, no lie's about this one.
I want to use a close friend and I as a case study,we had too do whatever we could to make and stack up our pence.
Down my ends, the grown did more of Gambling than the younger, you'd see someone old enough to be your Grandpa Gambling I got moved and motivated if they would I can at my young age, although I had my limit say standards and followed them.

It has become a scapegoat for many gamblers, many gamblers are allocating their time in gambling, their jobs, and other things that they can do outside like watching movies and going to their favorite place to eat or just strolling outside since some of these activities are taken out because of the lockdown they have nothing to turn to but playing online in the casino, it's a like a prison where you have limited access to what you can do and you turn to something that can give a scapegoat to what you've been missing.

In other words, this shows that the European region, especially in the UK, is really a gambling-populated country even prior to the pandemic. Obviously, while everyone is lurking at home, we can notice that gambling activity there will increase its numbers whatever the category.

On the other hand, they also conducted a survey for those people who want to minimize their gambling activity and the results are:

- 43% by casual gamblers
- 57% by regular gamblers

It means that while the world is slowly going back on its business, people also slowly coming back to their main and usual activity that's not limited to gambling mostly.

Yep, while the majority of the people not just in the UK are staying at home. There has to be an activity that they have to do to just bear with the sets of lock down and staying at home.
For those that preferred to have fun while staying at home, there are a lot of stats that showed that since last year, gambling has increased. It's not surprising while majority of the workforce have remained at home, there's still money to many of them that they can spend with through online casinos.

This survey or study happen in UK, but I am feeling this is true for many other countries as well, but sadly we have not authentic statics because I live in country where gambling is not allowed but during pandemic we have too many peoples involved in this and lost some good amount even they were not on jobs or having other activity, so this was excellent for them to spend time.

Living inside home with nothing is really difficult, so mostly peoples were doing gambling and some different things related to this which help them in this all pandemic. Now after end of this mostly peoples going back as normal and have nothing special with this all, very few still doing this all fun.

Last year, there are already lots of reports about the UK noticeable seeing an increase of people doing gambling especially around 18 years old. It's not surprising with the current stats.

What I want to see is, now that most countries allowed most leisure activities, it might gives an impact on a decrease in the number of people doing gambling there.

The only ones who remained at gambling are those who are already gamblers before the pandemic.

Gambling could be for know it alls who overthink everything. Those who always want to be right about everything. Gambling could be one career option those personality types are well suited for. Demographics who don't mind spending hours analyzing games and breaking down scenarios, to recognize consistent trends which can increase chances of winning at gambling. There are a small and select group of people who can consistently win at gambling.

The majority who view gambling as an avenue to easy money. Or escape from having to think about things, might not be as profitable over the long term.

It might be accurate to say, most who are determined not to think about things. Would have a very difficult time gambling successfully. It is an area that requires knowledge and critical thought to predict the correct outcome.

With the rise of gambling comes the rise of gambling addiction. If this statistics are verifiable, the government should do something about it. Prevention is always better than cure. Efforts should be initiated in advance in order prevent gamblers from falling into addiction, a point of no return unless professional intervention is sought.

It is bothersome to note that while 57% of everyday gamblers want to curb their vice, a very high 42% of them don't know how to go about it. These are the real gamblers, the one who are more prone to addiction. The government should be proactive in providing these people appropriate services.

The pandemic is an extraordinary time, what kind of law that they can create when people are on lockdown deprived of the things that they were doing, this pandemic is not yet over because the virus is evolving and it's targeting the immune system if they come out with laws for gamblers when there is another lockdown they should do it now, expect a rise of gambling activity when people are locked in their homes they have a data now and they should create more laws on gambling addiction, it's better to set up more helpline and campaign for its awareness when there is a lockdown, to lower the data.

Probably that is the new normal, especially due to the pandemic most part of the world pushed themselves under lockdown to contain the spread of coivd which reduced the entertainment availability so people went with the available choice and gambling is one of them so there is no wonder though.

I want to know if this survey is all about the increase of gamblers in physical casino or in general including the online gamblers. My concern was due to Pandemic, I believe UK might reduce there Casino player capacity to minimize the virus transmission. I don't know if UK does this for virus prevention but I think the increase on gamblers is more on online casino which should be point out on the article.

On physical casinos the gamblers participation have decreased, but the increase is recorded on the online gambling platforms. During the pandemic majority of the business that had a well established online platforms boomed during the pandemic. Most offline business platforms developed their services online during the pandemic. Particularly the cryptocurrency usage have increased during the pandemic. This clearly portrays the increase is recorded with online gamblers, so specifying details about online gambling activities makes the article fulfilled.

That is why online life is increasing so high with enthusiasm from people to use the internet to do many things, including to make money for them and help them survive. This pandemic changes all people's lives and make many of them suffer because of losing their job. So they are starting to move on the internet as they see that some of their friends can really make money from it.

Some of them are playing gambling to make money, but not many are successful, while others are losing their money and become addicting to gambling.

Obviously, the new numbers are from those who have stuck in their homes during the last lockdown and they are probably don't know when to stop especially when they are feeling the excitement, and at the same time, they both win and lose. They really need to make some advertisement to counter the increase and to let them know how to be moderate on anything.

This research was conducted in the times of lockdowns.As we all know,lockdowns are a thing from the past.
I assume that there will be no lockdowns in the UK,since the vast majority of the UK population is vaccinated.
The lack of new lockdowns will change the habits of some gamblers,so they might reduce their gambling.
We all know that gambling(as well as all forms of addiction) is a form of escapism,so the people that suffer from such escapist addiction tend to increase the amount of time and money they waste on their addiction,when the times are more stressful.Increased levels of stress leads to increased desire to get easy dopamine in your brain,which leads to further sinking into addiction.

This has been tackled even the start of 2021 that the pandemic season brings more Online gambling boomed .

we can actually find those proof inside this forum when so many gambling sites increases their wagering and even their income just this year alone.

we can also see that more and more competitions inside and out this forum conducted to favor gamblers for another funny experiences .

so indeed gambling really increases this pandemic .

You are right the pandemic is annoying, I saw with my own eyes, there is no empty place, in cafes, public places, at home and anywhere, young people are all busy with online games/gambling, they don't care anymore what happens in their environment, busy with online gambling.

In the past, gambling in my area was relatively low, only certain people played online gambling, not now during the pandemic I can say 100% of the people are involved in gambling, this is a bad sign for future generations, what's more, they are still in school, misleading.

The authorities are tired of dealing with it all, even though reports keep coming, it's because gambling can be accessed quickly using an android phone, it's ironic that those who don't know gambling now are those who are more adept at betting.

And I am not surprised here... what you expected to happen with all the lockdowns, quarantines, measures (vaccines, tests, passes...)? What other choice do people have than to turn to some online fun?!

Yes, we are seeing numbers are rising in online gambling, a bit old news, but still:

But we can't say it's just with online gambling... check numbers for Amazon, Netflix! Check crypto before the pandemic and now... Everything connected online got a lift, lower or higher! So it's not a surprise...

In my case, I gamble a bit less than before... but it's because I don't have free time as before, it has nothing with the pandemic, it's about little kids and all other family obligations, work! While some people have more free time they are spending at home and it's normal they to find some fun... is it gambling, or buying some equipment for some hobby or sports, music... maybe it's just more time for shopping online! Each of us should be free to choose how we spend our free time and money!

I totally agreed on this post because I myself turns very active in gambling this past months specially last year when We were under hard lockdown and has to do nothing inside our houses.
we even communicate with friends finding gambling that will suit us and plays together against each others .
so Yes not only in UK but in the whole world i guess that the gambling turns a great business in totality .

Those stats are not really surprising as it is just in the nature of the people to get themself entertained and busy, because they don't know how to relax and do nothing anymore and because they could not go out of the house to do something outside they just looked for other stuff that they could do from their homes. Gaming also experienced a big increased during the pandemic and a lot of people also got themself a pet, so it's no wonder that also the gambling activity increased quite a bit during the lockdown.
The second stat that you posted is quite concerning for me, because the majority of people is saying that they want to reduce their gambling times. I'm pretty sure that a good chunk of those will not be able to reduce their gambling.

Me too not only playing in the casino but since we are in lockdown me and my relatives and friends who just live in the opposite door gamble from for hours even late at night because we cannot go out and, and we are on vacation on our work there's a lot of time to gamble but now that things are easing out we have minimized our gambling activity to twice a week because of our work and responsibility.

The temptation to gamble during the pandemic is very high, you are on lockdown you are deprived of the liberty to go to places that you normally visit and you are deprived to do what you love doing outside, during lockdown you only have your computer and TV and the only thing that you can do is to watch TV, Movies play games and of course play in casinos, and all of these activities only gambling offers a way to enjoy the hours away and a chance to win, so you go to gambling, and this has been the experienced of many people during lockdown.

this is really impressive
would expect regular gamblings % to be smaller among all gamblers, but makes sense too, since gambling can cause dependence a lot of people probably get addicted to it
I wonder how high is the average LTV for costumers of casinos and the difference between this LTV for physical and digital businesses.

I find it curious that people struggle to stop gambling, because if they really wanted to take that step almost every UK regulated gambling company has a mandatory opt out mechanism. If you apply to self-exclude then you will be banned from that site for a long time which very useful for breaking the habit. Most gamblers will return to the same sites day after day, so being able to break that connection should have a very big impact on someones ability to quit - however most of the people likely want to continue and just aren't ready to let go, even if they say they are. Much like quitting smoking, you need to go cold turkey and learn to cut it out entirely or you'll keep falling back into that gambling addiction.

Well, the habit seems a hell to avoid with and that's something every addicted individuals struggling to fight for themselves.

Pretty sure that's the scenario I'm expecting but it's a good thing it's lower compare to those who want to change that curb. Looks like few more gambling awareness campaigns across the region and it will slowly decrease in percentage. This individuals who are undecided yet are more likely to incline to stop if they find some campaigns that may help them the urge to stop gambling totally, more like conditioning the mind.

Do you think that it's that easy to stop gambling? Medically it's not different from drug addiction because it hits the same receptors like most of the drugs, including the majo one - dopamine. What you say sounds like an addict saying that he won't shoot tomorrow, flush the needles/substances and then he can feel free but in reality it's not like that! People even struggle to start a diet and can't say no to their favorite foods.
UK gambling websites offer variety choice of tools to help gambling addicts lessen the addict/withdraw symptoms and make themselves more independent from their bad behaviors but at the same time like you ask, why don't they apply for self-exlude, I would answer you that at the same time they think that it will be very hard for them to do. Like drug addicts can't throw away their drugs, the same applies to gamblign addicts, they can't click on the self-exclude button for the same reasons.

There's always a way if you are really tending to quit for good and those exclusions or prohibitions wouldnt really be just enough for a severe addicted person on which they could really find ways on how to
play despite of having some exclusions that they had made out earlier on because as long you arent willing to quit in the first place then you would definitely finding out ways to play again.
It isnt really that much surprising that this pandemic situation did really increase up that gambling addiction or activity despite of financial instability but still
there are some demands on it.

I agree with that statement, it is also currently necessary to emphasize that the pandemic has changed many lifestyles, people are more time at home, some young people stopped doing many activities and what is most striking and the best means of entertainment for many it is gambling, especially when it comes to sports betting or casino games.

People aged 18 years or more is natural, not only in the United Kingdom but also in other countries, the only thing that I see as negative is that some people are usually somewhat desperate, and for the fact of wanting to increase their balance in money with the gambling can lose everything, and this can cause many negative things in the person and generate acts of violence when their personality is not well defined.

If they can condition their mind, that will help them stop gambling right away, especially if there is more campaign to tell people about the risk of gambling in the short and long term.
But if people can reduce their gambling time, that could also reduce the number of people who play gambling and reduce the number of the addiction.
Maybe that country needs more regulation to stop the increase of people who play online gambling and maybe the government co-work with the ISP to control people's activity when they use the internet.
But it needs awareness from people themselves to reduce their gambling time because only they will know what they do in their home.

If the goal is just entertainment then gambling is not the right choice, now there is a lot of entertainment that can be obtained and played in your hands like online games that will not spend your money. It's different if the goal is for an income, then the impact of the pandemic clearly makes sense so they choose to gamble. But whether there is a pandemic or not, gambling itself will still exist and will never disappear from this earth, even though there are statistics about the rise and fall of people who gamble but still, gambling itself will still exist.

I think that these stats have some merit.

However, it is still important to take into account the fact that consumption overall has gone up during the pandemic recovery phase, and also inflation has been pretty high which can modulate the results.

But I do agree that virtual gambling has definitely been taken up by a lot of people who traditionally played at physical venues - and perhaps that is why these stats have ballooned.

That is true, but I doubt that the number will rise because most people do not have sufficient funds to spend on something that is not worth it, such as gambling. Since the pandemic, my life has been extremely difficult, and I haven't even considered putting my hard-earned cash into online gambling games. Most of these people, I believe, are either extremely wealthy or at least have some spare cash lying around. However, the majority of the time, this is due to people being bored at home and seeking some form of entertainment

It's a transition from traditional to online casino.
They find ways to entertain and earn from gambling so if they can't go physically to a casino because of the lockdowns and fear of covid19, they'd just go to an online casino. They have all the time to learn how it works and then jump right on with thier luck.

It's no surprise that the gambling rate increased during the pandemic. This crisis has brought a lot of stress and emotional burden to most of us. This has been one of the greatest challenges that even the rich have a hard time battling. Lockdowns were imposed for safety precaution. Hence, people have no other choice but to stay inside their home.

With that being said, people have a very limited interaction and recreation physically speaking, that's why some resorted to entertaining oneself online. Online games and gambling become a thing. Those people who are already a gambler prior the pandemic have their chance to continue what they were doing before and those people who are looking for entertainment and past-time found comfort in online gambling.

While there are people who are gambling for the sake of their enjoyment, there are also people who are just desperate to generate income. Some people made gambling their way to earn money. It's risky, but it would be harder if they'll just let their families starve without doing anything at all. Like what they say, desperate times call for desperate measures.

Hopefully, they know well enough their limitations and boundaries so that they could continue what they are doing without compromising what is more important and necessary.

Yes, for some people, gambling is a recreational activity as well as a stress relief. So it's natural for some individuals to be interested in gambling, especially now that we can't go outside or our options for entertainment are limited. Because of the pandemic, online gambling has become more popular, and the number of players has increased. Right now, because the current scenario is going well, many individuals are getting back into gambling, especially those who had quit because they couldn't go outdoors.

Agreed, and the majority of people are making the transition online because staying at home and only doing chores is extremely boring. Casinos are popping up everywhere on the internet right now, and people are becoming addicted to them because it is so simple to bet and the payment methods are also simple; all we need is an internet connection to place a wager. I believe that recreational activities are for people who only want to spend their extra money on it, whereas others are earning from it and using it to supplement their income. However, for the time being, people are getting into it because they are simply bored.

Those casinos have always been there. The difference is, people weren't seeing them because they weren't at home staring at their computers. Now it is different. Maybe there are more casinos now than what there were 2 years ago but don't forget that those new casinos will likely to go broke because they won't find many players. Those well established casinos will always take the king-size bite from the pie.

When the market gets saturated then expect that online casinos would really get less revenue because users or gamblers would really be divided but to think off on how big the population is then you could realyl say that there would be still that demand.

This pandemic did really bring out some pro's and con's on several businesses because people are now having more time on screen or
into their computer which is understandable on what industries would really take out advantage.

^ Definitely right and not only in the gambling industry people had an interest people also found out about cryptocurrency and these cryptocurrencies use as a tool to use to place a bet on the gambling casino. That is the reason why BTC as of now I can consider is perfect timing why they got investors and even those NTF play-to-earn games also got hype. So it means that people are now relying on the internet because the pandemic was still there, any people are looking for something they could earn online and for a quick ROI for investment and yet a very risky idea is to gamble your crypto.

If anything I'd take a guess that this is under reporting, so if this amount of people are admitting to it - you can bet there is another 10-20% who are too ashamed to admit it, even in an anonymous survey where there is no chance of being judged individually. There does seem to be a clear discrepancy between time spent gambling going up substantially and only a little increase in the gambling habit, you'd assume if someone is spending more time on an activity (unlikely to bet at smaller prices that they're used to) then the amount would likely increase too. It shows a divergence where people will admit to more time spent, yet have fooled themselves into thinking they are not spending any more money on it.

Yes, The reason is people don't have to go outside into a public casino that has a higher house edge (but that's another thing).
Also, there are live casinos on certain crypto gambling websites, Dice is however the most popular one.

While it is true we are reaching a saturation point at the same time the big casinos have nothing to worry about as they are getting most of the new players anyways, the ones that have to worry are the new casinos and the casinos that have not properly established themselves in the minds of their customers and that can lose their clients relatively quickly, now while this may sound bad at the same time it is something natural in any industry since this will only leave the best casinos around, which most of the time are the ones that have the best games and odds anyway which is why people are choosing to play there anyway.

As a new business then your toughest challenge is to get new players that would stay up on your platform considering that it is just common sense for

them to consider out those big competitors out there which would really make things even more harder because people would using up their awareness

or common sense to stick up with known ones which simply means that would be less considered or would be tried up which means
it all matters with promotion and interest for sure.

If they want to get more players, they need to think about what type of promotion that they should do because that is the key to getting more players to their site.
I think with people staying at home and having easy access using the internet, people can visit on the gambling site by coincidentally and once they will an easiness to playing gambling, they will be back and playing more games.
That online casino can grow fast in this pandemic because people use the internet to work and they have much free time that they can use to browse many things, including to visit the gambling site.

There are certain reasons for this increase in numbers of gamblers across different places like :

1) All people were homestuck aside from the emergency staff who were out there in pandemic to help control the situation and all those who were at home find it quite boring to spend time and found gambling an interesting way to spend the time in an entertaining manner with betting on their favourite games.

2) People want to try their luck and want to increase their extra funds with this gambling and so we see traffic on such casino sites.

3) Crypto casino's also made advertisements and promotional events to attract the players and succeeded in that as many wants to try it and earn some extra even after loss.

So this was expected but this turn out to be huge as huge percentage of players resumed and join the gambling industry and we see lot of new games and ideas developed during this time.

People now are staying with their home and its some of them find those leisure time in playing gambling which is more risker because they ignore the money some of them want to satisfy themselves. This is the reason why some people even though in online gambling gets more debt. The best thing to do a someone told them to stop it's not the gambling platform because they want to earn it's about their family and close someone who helps them pull out to the gambling addiction.

It's not just the gambling habit, time spent in social media also got worse. People do reply in comment sections like "The Flash".
Thankfully, I have not increased my gambling method but just spent more time analyzing the game to where I put my bets in. That way, I could increase my chances to win.
Being at home 24/7 will make you crazy when your company lets you do your job at home. At first, it sounds fun but as time goes on, (2 years) you get stressed and look for a way to divert it and gambling is one way.

Every one has a different story about what happen on their lives during this pandemic, some uses the longest time staying at home improving their skills either it is in terms of educational skills or even in gambling terms. Actually I do think that it was not impossible that people would going to become more engaged in gambling online because most of the time people during pandemic spend their time in social media or in internet and ads regarding gambling would suddenly popped out to easily access the gambling site. However, there should always a moderation in gambling because too much time spend here could lead to gambling addiction.

Because of the stress brought by the pandemic, people gamble their time away and one of the reasons why there is an increase of people playing online gambling is that the physical casinos are closed and those who frequent these casinos are now playing online that is why there is a big increase in the data,  but many casino players are now finding it it's more convenient to play in online casinos.

This can be one of the reasons that lead to some people gambling a d getting addicted but not the main reason if I will have to say my own opinion, if someone is having job and busy at home doing the work, he or she would have still work tired and have only little time for other daily things to do, I do not think this kind of people can even think of gambling.

What I think would have resulted to many getting addicted is because some lost their job and thinking gambling can help but put them into trouble, also some were not working until the pandemic has been reduced and companies started getting back while people start getting back to work, when they were at home doing nothing, they can see gambling as an opportunity.

Most gamblers see gambling as an escape during this pandemic. Lots of us have lost our jobs and gambling is the only way that some people know to earn money regardless of its risks which is a wrong idea. That's how lots of people fall for gambling addiction during this pandemic. As for me, a person that has fallen for gambling should also have the courage to start over despite the pandemic situation that we have. It might sound hard but that's the only thing that we can do to get rid of it.

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.

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

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?

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.

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.

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.  ;D

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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, 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.

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.  >:(

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.

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 .

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.

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.

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.

A person who thinks that gambling will somehow going to be a solution to his problem or in financial problem rather then let's assume that this gambler will be in a total trouble because of this thought. Some professional gambler can handle to make a good profit out of their gambling and yeah make it also one of the source of their income but like us as an ordinary gambler especially not good enough in gambling are just taking the risks well, even professional gamblers do taking the risks too. Due to the current pandemic it is inevitable that people will probably wanna try gambling online especially with the thought that they might going to earn here will probably going to attract many people.

That's  true , expecially during the lockdown I was stock in the house i didn't have access to go out to gamble. My stay inside the house i did gambling almost everyday, that was maybe because I did much  activity and I achieved in it several times.

Honestly I am not seeing nothing has changed just because of pandemic situation than what we are currently having and what we had before pandemic. I mean people are always falling into gambling for their own reasons. Probably pandemic must be just another reason for them to justify their action of entering or continuing gambling.

For killing boredom during pandemic, gambling might be one of the great entertainer but when people are targeting gambling for the purpose of earning while they are staying within home then definitely they will face negative consequences like they will lose their bankroll instead of making any profits out of their bankroll.

+1

But the circumstances that come with a pandemic (or specifically with this pandemic) do actually favor situations where people consider gambling.
Whether they can keep control over gambling or not does probably depend on a pandemic. It is their circumstances in life, some of which they are responsible for and some of which are out of their control I guess.

The whole online sector benefitted big time from the pandemic. Gambling is obviously part of that sector and so benefitted as well.

There are various reasons for why we have seen an increase in the rate of gambling. The primary reason among the increase in gambling is that many have lost their jobs due to the pandemic and have been left stranded on the streets. This urged them to gamble with their money and receive huge profits to neutralize their annual income. While the today's crypto market is also considered as gamble in general with sudden surges of price in meme tokens which hold zero value and the fake shills and scams happening all over! Apart from these, gambling companies has increased the number of ads being displayed in the internet and many are moving onto make quick profits everywhere.

The same happens in the 2021 crypto trading as well. I beleive 2017 was much better than 2021 because during 2017-2018 bull run greediness was on a lower number and only altcoins which had the potential pumped to new highs. Nowadays any coin which is backed by a dog symbol pumps over to the top and then drops suddenly after a few days  ;D Should we consider this as trading or gambling? Crypto trading has also left various traders depressed as they ended up losing millions during sudden dumps. Hence, we need to keep an eye on our known people even if they are too much involved into crypto trading as well.

Generally, there is nothing wrong to treat gambling as a source of income "as long as" those gamblers are responsible at their end and can maintain winnings stats along the way to support their bankroll. I even disagree with the idea that gambling is just for entertainment purposes. Didn't you know that it's more entertainment if we will win always and loses are minimal?


Can't be applied to anyone. The most appropriate term is "If we have the proper mindset, we know how to manage our gambling activity properly". No need to totally get rid of gambling.

This is the problem with gambling games because the risk of having an addiction with new players is irresistible. Someone with an experiences about addiction or gambling should guide these people because it's not that easy to have an addiction once you develop it.

But what would the people do when most of us lost our jobs that's only supporting to our family and yet this pandemic is bringing chaos instead. Most people are bored, unhappy, can't go out due to the lockdown that's why the only thing that they would find entertaining is to join/play gamble online.

Another problem was that the lockdowns lasted too long, people are social by nature and they crave social interactions with people they know and with strangers, the lockdowns were so long that people tried to do what they could to get by until things could get better.

Now the issue is that even if the lockdowns are not in place anymore people have adjusted to this new reality and now they have problems leaving behind the new behaviors they developed during the pandemic, which includes compulsive gambling.

Pandemic is just a reason. The ones who gambled most during the time of pandemic are those employed compared to the unemployed. How come a person will gamble during the pandemic if they have no work. Where they will get the money to cover their gambling expenses?

Most people who contribute to the activeness of gambling in the UK are those who have the capability to support their gambling expenses. These persons might be got influenced by their other friends that were doing gambling regularly at home.

this is one thing with researches we can't really get 100% of the data correctly but with statistics you can get a clear picture of society if the data is reliable
but I agree with you commment, spending more time on it is likely to make it a habit, could be right

Yes, there are no accurate data. But given they used the same criteria when conducting that research, they get a different result compared to usual (prior pandemic). If the data will be extracted again today, I'm sure there are now changes since in most parts of the globe, especially in the UK, people's activities are now not limited to only gambling.

The fact is that there are some of them who do not work and also gamble. Money doesn't always come from work. We can get it from some unexpected side. For example in my place there are people who don't work, so they gamble with what little money they have. With that kind of thinking, it's not a solution when you don't have an income, instead you run to gambling. We really can't prevent or prevent them from gambling.

But where does that little amount of money they have come from? To have money, despite the amount, someone needs a source of income that must come from work, investments or donations. And if these people are being given free money it's a serious issue they are using this budget to gamble, as gambling is not supposed to be a basic need for an individual who doesn't have any other income.
That is the case of some gamblers where I live as well, because I see when a new month is beginning, people who receive welfare from the government goes directly to the pubs where gambling lottery and similar games are offered in order to spend that money.

This has a point, I have a friend (he has a family now and a child) who does not have a job but is doing gambling, yes he has a small capital and he could make not that much money after he returns home because here in my place there are small and illegal gambling sites that are physical where most people go, he could bring food everyday and buy their needs and he has done it since the pandemic came because he lost his job.

This is not new, even before the pandemic more and more gamblers have spent most of their time in the casinos, others are new to the actions, others are trying to stop their spending habit.
And it's really the expected case in the time of pandemic where most of the people are working from home and found their past time in some online casino platforms and eventually didn't realized that their habits are now too deep from what they're used to.
This case is not just in UK, but most of the developed countries as well. In two years time of pandemic, more people are addicted to it and others have recently started.

I remember here in my country where pandemic was in the midst and unemployment circling around, hard lockdown and strict restrictions were implemented and since people couldn't get out of their home to work and have a food in their table our government managed to gave each family a financial assistance that they could use to survive the hard times and this is where even if the gambler have no money could gambling because of it. This became one of the biggest concern of our government because the financial assistance that they gave to each family, some of them used it in gambling. Not all gamblers during pandemic are those who are employed but even those who are not too.

Gambling is not always with a large investment, my friend, for only $ 10 you can gamble to your heart's content. It depends on the gambler. Maybe for you the value of $ 10 is nothing, but for other gamblers they can also gamble even at minimal costs. I've said the money is not always earned from official work. We often get money without us realizing that giving friends, family and closest people is not an impossible problem.

This is not about getting the exact data, accuracy is not about exactness, it is about accuracy and precision which can give a clear picture of what is actually happening. People's activities are not limited to gambling in the world or United kingdom but the fact that more people are now gambling in UK is true, the main thing to get from this is the fact about gamblers increasing in number in UK which would have been caused by the covid-19 pandemic.

Not even only about gambling is not always about large investment, gambling supposed not to be with large investment at all, it should be an amount someone will play with, lose and never think about but yet fun for him, gambling should just be fun, so the amount of money used should be fun too, not large amount which can result to another thing else but getting addiction.

Sad true! :-[ There are people who are asking for government assistance, blaming the leader who is trying to survive the nation. But after getting the assistance of some of them use it for gambling, not saying the majorities but there are numbers of people who got addicted to this activity, most of them are people who know and understand how to use the internet.

They are fully affected due to boresome and some are also trying to increase their money in an easy way, thinking that if luck permits they will get a decent amount of profits.  ::)

I believe something like this happens in almost all countries because almost all countries provide financial assistance to their citizens affected by the pandemic. many people think that gambling is a 'highway' to get rich, if they are lucky then it's true but if they lose then it's all in vain, they add to the difficulty for themselves and their families.

It's just that some people see financial aid from the government during a pandemic as free money, which is why they spend it so easily. It is unlikely that any of them would spend their hard-earned casino money. Either these people are simply not sufficiently aware of the risks of gambling. 

What kind of mindset they do have?

This is very common behavior which is actually true on where most people doesnt really mind on spending those money specially if its an aide and just like
on what you said they would really be keen on spending their hard earned money.
Common behavior on where people will be normally be doing specially on this pandemic situation.They are hoping and thinking that they could really make out
some profits if they would intend to play and hope for some winnings.

Probably this can be the reason for the increase of players but still some gamblers are using their hard earn money in the wrong way especially if they are too attached in gambling. The increase also because of the lockdown where physical casinos are not operating, gamblers learn how to play online as their alternative. Gamblers will always find a way to gamble, we can’t fully stop them from this.

It doesn't matter where a gambler ^{[a person addicted to gambling]} get his money from. As long as they want to gamble, they will still do it even if they have to owe it. I have noticed that there is always a way for the gambler to fulfill his desire to gamble, it is a behavior that is hard to stop when they are too addicted to their gambling.

That gambling addiction kills their finances definitely. This is also a reason why some gamblers are in touch with huge debts and some had sold all their asset and much worse to commit illegal just to provide for their addiction. With this pandemic situation, it can be good for the casino owners because of the growing number of gamblers but has also a bad impact on the community since many individuals got hock-up with such addiction and bring disaster to their life.

that's very common to regular gamblers, wherever they can get money from, they will find a way how to allot funds for their habit. i read an article before from a third world country that after the govt gave cash aid during the beginning of pandemic, some of their constituents found to spend their money in gambling, and that's when their official went roaming around their area with microphone saying dont gamble your cash aids, spend it to your basic needs, ect.  :P
so maybe, some people really allotted some of their financial aid to gambling (those who are already gamblers) but others don't, because we are still in crisis and we need to save as much as we can.
addicted gamblers will always find a way how to get money and where to play, even if it is hard to find gambling houses (offline) during pandemic.

Therefore, it would be ridiculous that people only rely on themselves from work who can gamble just because the money is made from what they do. But fortune is never indiscriminate, Fortune comes to them as the fortune giver wants. working only alternative, not a few who work but do not produce anything.
Gambling doesn't know one's career, right?

Gambling is the most accessible means during a pandemic ,When people find it difficult to make money with territory restrictions and work spaces that are closed or even fired, it is appropriate that people will turn to gambling because maybe gamblers think about playing a little for profitable with a lot opportunities but very close to bankruptcy we're realize that ! Gambling increases IMO because it increases immunity also it make gambling you're fun

And that is where the real problem really is, if people could go back to the way things were as soon as the lockdowns ended then there will not be any problem, but people are creatures of habit, and if they developed bad habits during the lockdowns then it is going to be incredibly difficult to get rid of them, and not only that getting help is still kind of difficult as psychologists are treating people online and I do not know if this is the best way to treat someone that is developing a problem with their gambling.

Definitely true, this pandemic made some people in debt that's why we can't blame them to get themselves in gambling activities to make some money to pay their debts, some are became gamblers due to work from home and wanted to make some past time while making money but later on same result because the chances of losing is always higher than winning in casino even if we like it or not.
These statistics is very accurate but not just in UK because pandemic has spread throughout the globe, so other countries as well have citizens that are now gamblers, and some aren't new but gambled even more now.

The rate at which people gamble due to the pandemic was alarming.Because there was no work,people could not do anything because of Covid19,it really made the rate at which people gamble to be very high.
The period was a time when no one could move an inch,or go to anywhere,the only people that were active are the health workers.It got to the extend that at some point I begin to think of gambling,because it seems gambling was the only solution out of boredom and poverty.
So many people joined the line of gambling because of the deadly virus.

I can attest to that , because My cousin , Uncle and even my Wife learns to gamble because of Boredom brings by Corona Virus.
My Wife only use some small funds but still the idea of learning to gamble when all Her life does not exist in life.
yeah and they are wanting to extend their money , they wanted to earn some more because of limited funds entering their wallets.

it is already obvious with people does not having something to do then what should they turn to? either Gaming or gambling and many chooses gambling because of the chance to earn and more fun and thrill than normal gaming.
lucky that i already resigned in my addiction so there is no chance that i will be including to those who increased the gambling activities this pandemic.

Especially by now social media post can easily access by anyone and for sure many will be hype if someone will post their wealth over the net then claim that they got this money from playing certain casinos they promote. But we cannot also deny that many choose to gamble its because they don't have something to do and this is their resort to kill their boring times.

Also is the reason why numbers of online casino shoot up and gain crazy success during this times.

That's also the reason why people don't want the pandemic to be over. Why work when the government gives you free pay checks? And like you said, if the money is not needed for their survival, it becomes casino chips and they don't even need to pay anything which is the best part.

If I was getting them free chips, I would do the exact same thing.

Maybe not just in UK. I see a lot of gambling ads on some of my country's social media. Although gambling is banned in my country, but I am not very familiar with online gambling. Maybe it will be difficult to monitor by the state. Pandemic for almost 2 years more makes people quite bored, it makes people do fun activities including gambling. The creation of this type of gambling is also quite a lot like a game so that such a person does not feel like they are gambling. So I think there's a close relationship between the covid pandemic and the increase in gambling.  

There are many card games that allow the gambler to experience a sense of excitement without having to play for money.


Take my word for it, when a gambler has nothing to eat he will not go spend his last money in the casino. He will buy food with it in order not to die of hunger, as it is a necessary need unlike gambling. Very often all the problems are written off as gambling addiction but in fact the problem is not in the addiction but in the thoughtlessness of the person and not understanding that most players will leave their money in the casino no matter how hard they try to win.

yes, many places already did reopenings and are getting back to usual rythm that they had before the pandemics
let's hope there aren't new viruses and pandemic weaves for a while, hopefully


in my country gambling ads are forbidden so we don't get these
where do you live?

we probably saw some raise in boardgames and chess with the pandemics, haven't thought about that.

Before now gambling was seen as an irresponsible activity reserved for only some set of person's but the hardship that came with the pandemic changed a whole lot of things and forced so many who detested gambling at first to start gambling just to meet up with their daily bills. The only issue this caused is the increase in addictors

In my opinion, it is difficult to use gambling to earn money to pay for goods, works and services. 

Gambling is entertainment.  Online casinos are entertainment in the virtual space.  It helps relieve stress. 

The exception is the game of poker.  Professional poker players consistently make money with their skills.  It is not simple.  Including from the point of view of psychology.  Even the best player can have months when they lose rather than win... 

You need to be prepared for this.