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 Free alcoholic drinks, ease of withdrawal machines and ease of which to fund betting/gambling site wallets are serious contributory factors to addictive gambling.

A man was invited to the court for failure to meet up with his bills. He complained bitterly to the judge he was standing before, on how he was given free drinks at a live casino and it made him so loose to the point that he lost and emptied his wallet to place more bet of which he lost more. He made several withdrawals from his bank account, most of which he had saved up for something as important as paying the bill for which he was summoned and more.
He attributed his huge loss to the ease of which he could easily withdraw cash because of the presence and ease of accessibility of ATM and POS machines and the free alcoholic drinks served which made him drunk and so excited to the point he emptied all his savings on gambling.
In comparison to live casinos, online casinos do not offer free drinks, but if one were to bet from the comfort of his/her zone, and had a fridge or cooler of chilled alcoholic drinks, it shouldn't be a yardstick to get drunk to the point of funding ones betting wallet all just to gamble at that instance of excitement. Also, if one can't get to control the amount of his/her alcoholic intake I don't think such a one can control the excitement that comes from gambling and shouldn't bet, make withdrawals or fund gambling wallets, while drunk.

What other factors do you know contribute to form addictive gambling?

Casinos are setup as mazes to try and keep you in them. They also have women dressed scantily clad and a lack of clocks. These things all contribute to people spending more time in casinos than they might have otherwise. It’s the name of the game… I’m not sure places can be held accountable for these sorts of practices though. It’s pretty commonly known these sorts of things are in play.

Do you mind sharing the link to the original story, so that we can follow up on the detail of the case and also have first hand information on the case?

The part I doubted so much in the whole story is the part where the man said he was offered free alcohol  which made him bet excessively, the fact is the man have alot of issues to solve not only gambking addictions that is his problem.
He should be taken for mental assessment to know the state of his mental health, because just free beer should be able to push a nirmal man into emptying his accounts. Because no matter how much alcohol a man hard he will know when he reached the finish line and have exceeded his budget in a physical casinos since most of the bets are placed with cash.

That is why we are on this forum, to educate ourselves about gambling responsibly. Thank you for bringing this up, for people to know that gambling is not a way to make money but should be taken for fun and use just little amount of money for it. People lose more because they want to make money from gambling and which is not possible.

I was addicted to online gambling before, I drink alcohol but I was not addicted because of alcohol and I was not losing because of alcohol. I was addicted to gambling because I thought I can make good income from it, but I finally knew I was wrong after 5 years of gambling and addiction.

Indiscipline gambling
Chasing money thinking gamble can do it
Greediness
Thinking you are different, that gambling can do it
Not planing your life

Would really be that normal that these venues would be offering these things specially those free drinks and ease of withdrawing funds via placing those ATM's which is really that obviously a way for these businesses

to suck out funds from potential costumers or players which it would really be that common sense.You dont have the rights on making some accusation that its their fault on why you had
spend all the money you do have.All the things you are experiencing is basing up on the actions that you had made on and this is why its important to have that
self control even if you are that on the influence of alcohol.

Both offers convenience.

And that's why the difference is just all about the location and the ambience but nevertheless, both are comfortable and will really urge you to gamble more because they're making you like the boss.

I've seen the same story before that's also posted in here and the control from the gambler is loosening when he's at that much loss. The losing itself contributes a lot in becoming addicted to gambling because you'll come again and have that urge of taking back your losses.

All of those flashy lights, cutesy graphics and noises going off are intended to feed habit forming behavior. The "hidden" side games that can be unlocked by a random spin after you've dumped hundreds of dollars into a machine, to break up the monotony and give the impression that you can win big amounts back. The sheer variety of slot game configurations that very often boil down to a simple underlying format and lots of little functions that give the illusion that you have some sort of control of the game. In actual casinos themselves, often having lots of light to make you lose track of the time of day, lack of clocks around a casino and confusing layouts that often send you in circles.

"What other factors do you know contribute to form addictive gambling?"

Gambling triggers strong pleasure centers in your brain, which is a major factor contributing to produce a powerful gambling habit. Winning feels really good!

Addictive gambling is very bad, because it makes you spend all your money on gamble like your life depends on it, some even sell their properties just to have money to gamble which they might end up loosing, Gamble is gamble , you win you win, you loose you loose, it's a 50-50 something no high chance of winning and no low chance of loosing. If possible use ur free money to Gamble, I have seeing people that even go as far as staking there Mobile phone just for gamble , addictive gambling is not good because it might empty you are a young man

Adding up those beautiful ladies in the venue which it would really make a male gambler do really have that kind of boost which is something very standard and if you are just new then you would be finding
these things to be interesting and something that do give out that good feeling.

If you are a gambler and do able to make and experience those convenience then it is likely you would really be experiencing those spendings which is more than with your
budget or limit. Its true that no one could really be blamed of but only yourself in regards to this.

Those factors are necessary for casinos to attract customers. If they will not give a satisfactory service or offer something good and unique, they will have a hard time luring and attracting new customers to their casino. That was something mandatory to offer to all gamblers to keep them stay.

Therefore, I think the question might not be appropriate since it's on the gamblers if they will allow themselves to be addicted.

Convenience is a must and it's just usual to see those interesting things in a casino as it was part of the entertainment.

The story doesn't make sense to me. Isn't it common to witness those at casinos?

If on the other hand that those things like nearby ATMs, free drinks, and so on are not present, surely those guests will complain and will find another casino instead with such convenient treatment to their customers.

The factors that contribute to addictive gambling are not those casino features but rather our inner self and the purpose for why we gamble.

Casinos, as well as malls, usually don't have windows, and the reason for this is obviously to make the player not so easily notice the time passing outside.

I believe that cryptocurrencies are one of the factors that has greatly contributed to the rise of gambling addiction.

• First, because it is much easier to withdraw money from your wallet or exchange than from a bank, which usually has stricter withdrawal limits, especially at night.
• Second, because many here have extra income in cryptos (subscription campaigns, for example) that help feed this addiction, because often the money for the month would not be enough to continue playing.

Obviously, cryptos have brought us many benefits in gambling as well, but we must be careful not to fall into temptation.

While there may be no complementaries that are being offered in online casinos, still, it is in a form of bonuses and loyalty additions. Online gambling websites would definitely try to attract people with their new-user bonuses and other giveaways that can make at least a person spend more time. In addition, some also have the feature of providing free spins after they spend a certain threshold of money.

The winning prize is always the biggest contribution in forming addictive gambling. People always has this hope that they might win the jackpot soon since majority of the money can literally change a person's life in the process.

Those are common and pretty standard which its common for a casino to have these things to make their business profitable and generating more revenue.They would really be
offering things as much as they could and making things as convenient as they should so that people who do play there wouldn't really be having a hard time on having access
into their funds.As a gambler then you would be finding up these things to be convenient which would be adding up on good overall user experience.
Some actions or outcomes is basing up on your own decisions which it isnt right to make some blaming on the casino.

I'm not sure if this counts as I haven't experienced this between physical casinos but i'd say loans, I remember reading an article that was posted here and it only happened because of a loan that the gambling shop offered to their player. The leveling systems that most online casinos have is also a factor IMO since they mainly came from most video games and there could be a possibility that gamblers would prefer to grind those levels instead of playing regularly given how rewarding they can be.

Everything in a casino is built or made with the idea of making you spend more money than what you would like, and one factor that contributes heavily to this are the chips you receive when you gamble, there has been research that shows that a person is more reticent to spend their money when it is in cash form, however when it is transformed and you either use chips or an electronic form of money then you tend to spend more as it feels less real, casinos realized this long ago which is why you are not allowed to use cash on their games as it benefits them.

Uncontrolled spending. Alcohol is actually one of just many temporary influences on it, and I reckon anyone who was under the influence of alcohol (or anything similar that kills your thinking capacity) can recover from it after recovering. If, however, the problem stems from you yourself, then that's something different. Habits are something difficult to change/remove for a reason. Let's not even mention how casinos are bloody talented at marketing, specifically to those weak in the temptation department.

Well, tbf, I reckon chips being used make it a lot easier to handle big amounts. I don't think anyone would want paper to be flying around during their rounds.

I guess you don't take much of alcohol, the more tipsy you get the more you get excited to spend money for fun. The Casino tricked him, by not limiting his intake of alcohol, because they're earning more money from his drunkenness. Probably he'll continue losing money as he won't think of making the right decisions.


However, playing an online casino with some drinks in the house for a person with strong self control doesn't change anything, for such a man in your story it won't be good for him, yet it's safe for him considering that he is already at home, unlike on a physical casino where he'll have to drive back home drunk. It's not advisable to drink while gambling because one can get carried away, I think after gambling and if it turns out well a gambler can then drink out of his profits.

Other contributors to excessive gambling are drug addiction, anxiety and depression. These are not good for the player and such a person is expected to be taken care of by loved ones to save his life from getting into debt.

I saw this case in the news recently.  I understand that all these things can be attractive to someone, especially someone who's looking to have a good time out gambling, but ultimately it's up to the gambler themselves to control what they are doing and you can't blame someone else for YOU drinking alcoholic drinks or YOU taking money out of the ATM machines to fund your gambling, this is all on the gambler themselves in my opinion. 

Greed is another factor that can form gambling addiction because the desire to get more wins will make him use his money to gamble instead of stopping to decompress after gambling.
Not having good self-control is also a factor that can lead to gambling addiction because he loses self-control while playing and doesn't know when to stop.
Maybe other factors can form a gambling addiction because each person's experience will be different, especially what makes him addicted to gambling.
Online casinos also have the potential to make a person addicted to gambling because he can play at home and can do other activities.
At the same time, he can also deposit and withdraw money directly from home.

A very important topic that should be discussed more often because of the rise of young folks who are increasingly getting hooked to the addiction called gambling.


I certainly believe that flawed thinking is one of the primary causes of gambling addiction in people.
When I refer to folks with flawed thinking, I mean those who assume they have the requisite knowledge to figure out how to win a game, whether it be at an online casino or a physical casino. As a result, they continue to play even after losing a game.
In my opinion, some people believe they have figured out how the system works and that they can defeat it and win, unlike other people who have not, but in fact, that is not the case.

This is really true. But gamblers shouldn't fall for these. Free drinks are good but they shouldn't be a reason for anybody to lose discipline in the way they gamble. ATM machines are anywhere near casinos. Casinos themselves accept credit and debit cards and other ways to get those chips, but this shouldn't be a reason anybody losses all their savings. To counter this, a gambler could actually go to a casino bringing only an amount in cash which he could lose. Cards should remain at home. So whatever happens, even if he gets really drunk, he could lose no more than what he brought.

I think other factors that contribute to addictive gambling include easy access to online gambling sites, lack of self-control and understanding of the risks associated with gambling, poor financial management skills, and the thrill of winning. Many people also become addicted to gambling because of peer pressure, as well as the availability of credit and debit cards which make it easy to bet and withdraw winnings. In addition, those with mental health issues such as depression, anxiety, and stress can often find themselves drawn to gambling as a way of coping. Finally, the presence of promotional offers and bonuses can be a major contributing factor, as they often encourage people to bet more and more.

I'm not really sure if this is a good reason to tell in front of the judges, what if the addict doesn't take any alcoholic drinks? So for me this is not the reason that contribute for someone to be addicted. The main reason could be is that they have tasted big wins before and they want to experience that again. Or if they haven't win big, they are going to try it so they come back for more and play and then they fall into the trap. Or simply, majority wants to simply just win every time which we all know is not going to happen because of the house edge.

It is about risk-reward mechanisms in our brain, gambling releases dopamine and other neurotransmitters in our brains. The greed of some gamblers and the additional perks offered by the casinos enhance this effect, by the way.

It is about making gamblers as comfortable as possible so they can spend their money and feel good after a session.

Drinks, attractive women, food, attractive machines, music, events. It is all about exuberance which attracts people in general.

Free alcoholic drink could be a marketing strategy to attract gamblers to a physical casino but drinking responsibly is the duty of the gambler. Alcohol has the tendency of making one loose control if it is taken irresponsibly. The casino company did not force you to get drunk and stake all your funds. People tend to abuse substances, especially when it is free. Gambling should be done with a sane mind and not with an emotion that is controlled or beclouded by alcohol. The presence of ATMs or POS in a casino shouldn't be an excuse for over-gambling. That is why it is important to have a budget for your gambling activities. Having a budget would help one to control the amount he puts in gambling regardless of the ease of withdrawing funds to gamble with.

I think other factor that contribute to gambling addiction is greed, the drive to recover losses and perceiving gambling as an occupation. Some persons are not easily satisfied with their wins that they want to win more. If they loose they want to recover the loss by all means. Others are addicted because they see gambling as a major source of income. They put in all their time and energy in gambling which can make them used to the game. 

Rather than 'other', I'd say major factor is being slave to emotions and lack of control over oneself.

Free drinks, lack of clocks, ATMs nearby are business techniques. Casinos will do what they need to keep the customers. These techniques only work when you lose control over yourself.

Everything has been designed so that customers can spend their time and money betting, but it's kind of funny that all gamblers are like that, because if the smart gambler wouldn't be fooled by such things. Because they know it's a trap, and new or foolish gamblers will fall into the prearranged casino trap and think the free drinks offered will help them in their betting which is actually a trap.
gambling with offline or online casinos is the same, depending on how you gamble because online casinos can be like that if you do it with an urge to drink alcohol while playing and it will be problematic, you should avoid alcohol when gambling and gamble with money or capital that can afford to lose and have fun -like.

I think casino how to prey on human emotions, like giving free drinks or the said, gamblers become intoxicated continue to play lost money because their decision is clouded already.

And then it goes on and continue as the gamblers comeback again and get that free drinks, but this time he/she is more greedy and think that he can go against the casino and win, thus falling for the trick and now he become so addicted already and it's hard to get out as you totally lost your logical thinking and judgement.

The market of one casino. They will try to keep you there and offer you anything that would please you so that you can gamble more.
Then, it would never occur to us that we are already spending our savings and we forgot about the time.

Other factors are if you are with friends and no one is there who can control himself to stop all of you and go home instead. With all the fun and entertainment that will happen, you would forget that you are losing a lot of money until you wake up the next day. Alcohol and fun will lead to disaster.
The environment is also one, most casinos are putting their machines on another level, downstairs or up, so that you won't see the exit.

Sounds and lights from the machines. They're designed to keep you interested, and give you the illusion that you're doing well, as long as you put money in there. If you stop putting money, the whole show stops.

Casinos also don't have any windows or clocks. This is by design, so that you don't know how long you've been there. They want you to stay as long as possible, so that you give them as much money as you want.

Glamour. They tend to sell the idea that casinos are glamorous places, just like alcohol ads are just people having fun. In reality most casinos are just filled with depressed people throwing all their life savings away while not enjoying it.

Also, very easy to get money in, but hard to withdraw the money.

Basically everything in a casino is designed for you to feel special and to forget about the real world.

Well, these are indeed a good strategies to keep the gamblers playing for long. However if you are playing in moderation, these strategies won't work because you know your limit. So despite of the technique of the casino for the convenience of their gamblers, you won't fall on these tricks since it doesn't change your mindset to gamble with discipline.

Lack of control, using the money that can't afford to lose and the thought of winning huge if you gamble are just a few reasons why many gamblers are becoming addicted.

The case of attractive scantily clad women is a curious one. You see them in many gambling advertisements, and it is because, according to what I saw in a documentary, the part of the brain that controls risk is linked to or is the same part of the brain that controls sex, so that subconsciously seeing attractive women encourages you to risk more by gambling.

This is just one of the factors, there are many other factors that contribute to gambling addiction, by nature, we are risk takers and we know the word and meaning of gambling long before we see or hold a dice,  even if we are not playing in a casino.

It's inherent in us, it is just enhanced when we experience actual playing or betting or we are challenged so it's not only drinking, we are inclined to play excessive gambling when we experience the thrill, rewards, and dopamine effects gambling is bringing.

for some it is the free alcohol/coffee/juices and also those pretty girls that works inside casino houses ,  but for me? it is the place in which ambiance is what we called better to play.

but since we are mostly playing in Online casino now so the way to attract playing is the bonuses and rake backs.

Having money in the bank account can contribute.  :D

Blaming the bank for his gambling addiction would be funny though but true. If he has no money he may not be able to gamble anymore. It's just going to be worse if he commits a crime in order to get some money like robbing the bank and then gamble the money. That would really be the worse kind of addiction.

Having no job I think can be considered a factor contributing to gambling addiction. If one person is just idle all the time and has no trade skills, he will have some vices.

While those you have mentioned were a true contributing factors for gambling addiction, but it is with our own discretion and maintain our sanity towards gambling.
Casinos are a business designed for their target market to enjoy and make money at the same time. So, It is not only the casino who's solely responsible for such uncontrollable gambling habits, but also the person involved.
Free drinks and ATMs are kinda normal to any gambling establishments, but I know it provokes gamblers to gamble more.

I think there's nothing more serious than beginner's luck I have a few friends that experienced this and they actually believe that they can really make money from gambling and they have luck in gambling, they keep this belief and mindset for so long until they realized that they are already losing a lot of money and time and they are hanging on the false hope that they are lucky and they can make money from gambling, beginner's luck could become a scourge on people who started to gamble.

Should, indeed, but not something done as easy as it may sound. That's addiction in its broadest sense; being unconsciouly too dependent. Also, I oppose that drinks are major factor to gambling addiction but rather gambler's mindset. If the gambler in the first place aims to be rich out of gambling then that is where problem would arise afterwards. I've experienced being drunk but I just ended up sleeping and not wasting money. I'd relate this to womanizing which is also addictive to some people and their main alibi is because they're drunk, not even true. You could be drunk but it is your intentions which would make you move. Self moderation is the key; you did not go to a casino just to get drunk right? Go find a bar.

Even if I drink beer at home gambling online it didn't get me to a point to bet more than what I can afford. It's worst when I was in a casino back in the days and yes what you said could happen because the casino is like sucking you in more while you are losing your bets. Unlike at home, you can stand up, take out some of that bad luck, maybe jump or just watch a film and forget about it. It doesn't add more flavor on you to keep on betting because the surroundings are different. That's my opinion or should I say comparison.

As far as I know main thing with Cyprus casinos was to encourage people keep gambling by free food especially sugary ones. They probably send signals to brain associating food with slot machines so it definitely influences them to keep playing. Free alcohol can be very convincing as well, even I may consider to gamble lot more because I love quality whiskey and rum. People should be cautious to gamble having fun.

I don't quite agree with this, these things can encourage longer sessions than planned, but addictive gambling, which is a long-term concept, cannot be explained by this alone. The cash machines thing is bullshit and I don't see a problem with it, the drinks thing is more dangerous and in some places there are explicit regulations prohibiting it.


What I believe it contributes is external to gambling. For me, addiction to gambling, like addiction to sex or certain drugs, is a symptom of previous problems in your life. If you have a shitty life it's easy to end up looking for a way out by trying to get rich from gambling or getting the pleasures you don't have in your daily life through sex or drugs.

The biggest factor that make gambler become an addict is can't control himself, while the rest factors are just a different word of "no self control".

If there's free alcohol and your fridge has full of alcohol, why you're consume it during gamble?
If there's a close ATM and POS machine with your house/casino, why you're want to go there and gamble it all?
If there's many things that can make you ease to gamble, why you're don't have self control? just press the self exclusion factor or ask to the security if you're a gambling addict.

They are, but there are many factors, and the casino operators online and offline are doing these things to make it easier to people to fall into gambling, they even give their users credit lines, giveaways, bonuses just anything that you can think of to make you think you are special and it's profitable to play in their casinos.

Casinos would like you to think, it's fun exciting, and profitable to be on their platform and if you have a weak character with a weak support system, gambling will take hold of you, until you become fully addicted.

You might be able to control yourself, but I assure you that some could not. That is why we should be careful about our environment so that we would not find ourselves in a situation of sorry later. It's not news that influencers like alcohol could impact our behaviour, it's we that should know where we take it as an adult.

I would not advise anyone to take alcohol at a gambling site, such is only inviting trouble to themselves. You might think you are stronger than the temptations, but you might lose guard when you least expect under the influence irrespective of offline and online gambling.

Addicted gamblers are always looking for excuse so that they won't be blame for the addiction, why will you always stay in a casino house because of free drink, then you are also having intention to gamble that's why you keep on staying their, you are served a alcoholic drink then you should blame yourself for losing, why will you be drunk and still be gambling, that's very wrong, you are gambling when you are not in your right senses, you will definitely lose money and you might not notice you are losing. I don't blame the casino house for that, they just want to make their money, it's the customer's that are suppose to caution themselves.

This happens more in a physical casino as the ambient there,the lights,the carpets,the sounds of the slot machines,the waitresses who serve you those drink can really have an impact on how you perceive the world surrounding you at those moment and probably this man was sucked in and he thought I am the king here in this world and got and withdrew everything he had saved for the bill he needed to pay.

However this form of addictive gambling is rare in online casinos,from my personal experience I never drink while I am playing slot machines as drinking can make me lose concentration by not making me judging correctly when to quit.
Alcohol is a big problem itself but when coupled with gambling it has devastating effects such as families broken up,up to suicides.

You cannot generalize it, you are talking about physical casinos it's different from online casinos, its always on the behavior of the players, if he is looking for something that is both entertaining and profitable and the guy happens to have a weak character then all these are elements will contribute for a guy to become addicted, not just free drinks and easiness to fund his account, gamblers when they want to gamble will always find a way to fund their account and even if there are no drinks they will still gambler.

But one thing I observe about that free drinks in casinos? that when the server or at least the management find you not betting or have already a loser and just enjoying those drinks? the waiter have been passing you for the drinks meaning there are limitation depending on your activities inside the house lol.

so this might not count to be a factor for addiction because we can even drink in our house without spending or losing too much in gambling places.

the more you drink is the more chances that you will bet more.

Getting free drinks in the casino has been their business model for a long time. Already in the 1970-80s casinos would give their customers free drinks and even full cigarette packs to have a good time. Back in the day everybody was smoking in doors and the air must have been really bad. Hard to imagine today how the environment was back then, also people where drinking much more than they are today. Getting drunk and gambling is a common combination in Las Vegas, I still remember my first time visiting the big casino and the atmosphere of all the drunk people gambling. If this only happens once a year during a vacation I think it's fine and people should be enjoying themselves, just make sure you have fixed limits to gamble with and better to rely on cash for the time you are there and leave the bank cards at home. The problem is of course if the occasional visit becomes to regular behaviour. Personally I rarely drink when gambling, one or two beers is fine but nothing stronger. Another factor that could lead to addictive gambling behaviour is to always think about gambling, even when we are not even playing or on our way to visit a casino. Spending too much time thinking about new strategies and possible winnings we could make, is not a good idea. Our brain will become used to these thoughts and this will lead to much higher gambling activity than is good for us. In my opinion we should always have fixed rules and boundaries when it comes to gambling so we don't spend too much time on it.  

I guess the main question that makes you increase your gambling addiction is the rush of winning. Winnings give an incredible sensation and on e a gambler tastes it he either learns to control it or it will destroy him.

Actually there are many factors for someone who initially just tries and can become addicted to gambling, not just winning.
Defeat can also make one of the factors for a person to experience addiction in gambling. What if someone really feels happy in gambling, even losing will actually make it more curious to continue playing, especially if that person has a lot of money that can be used, it will be very difficult to can stop playing in an instant.
An environment full of gambling is also one of the main factors that make someone crazy about gambling.

The industry has not interest to have an "educated" player, and hence in some cases is something impossible because it means provide a real education about maths/stats and so on...

I think that the real factors that lead to addictive gambling are intrinsic of player approach... First of all the lack of information about the real chance of win or RTP. Most players are missing from such basic information. It's like smoking cigarettes or using drugs. You know that these are giving addiction and you don't start to use! You have a basic information about this argument...

By the way I think that all information/factors illustrated in this topic, mixed together will lead to addiction! Probably some players are more inclined to become addicted to gambling...

That is true but what keeps me surprised is that an addict will play, lost, play again and lost more than winning to the point they noticed it is getting to the point of their life to be frustrated and depressed, but they keep on gambling if they see money to gamble with. They have a sense of profit but what is done for a long time and bringing loss instead ify profit should be avoided.

The aforementioned factors such as the free drinks and easy transaction processes together with withdrawals are indeed the common factors why people are so indulged in gambling. At least in a physical casino side. Some casinos have these gorgeous and sexy ladies dressed in alluring manner to serve the players as well that I think one of the factors why most gamblers, particularly men, are taking their time gambling. Sometimes it's also the reason why some men gamblers are becoming regulars in a casino.

However, for me all of these could be solved if someone is very much disciplined. These factors stated could be set aside if you are following your set limitations and boundaries in gambling. In online gambling, a lot of these are absent, but still, people lose themselves in the process. Eventually, they become addicted. It's because they lack self-restraint. Obsession on winning can lead to gambling addiction as well, whether online of in physical casinos. Chasing the thrill and excitement could contribute too.

You drunk, what can you bet, nothing, what else is unconscious condition.

We know that currently there are not many visitors to live/physical casinos, except: casinos that operate on cruise ships or hotels, apart from that the ratio is much larger, people run to online casinos, 70% of the rest are land casinos.

For that, if you don't want to continue to contribute to the addictive nature of online gambling sites, you need to avoid it.
• Don't often sit and chat with people who often win big at online casinos, curious, wanting to try always haunts you all the time, before you try, after you try your addiction will appear.
• Don't often watch slot ads that win big, you will be fascinated to try.

In my opinion, the factors above are more expensive than alcohol and getting drunk when you bet gambling.

Moving away from the seats of people who win big is easy to do, you just have to fight your urge and just try going to a smoking area or eating something in a restaurant. But even their ads suddenly just pop up and the sound of coins somehow is harder to not look at.

But then again if you are already trying to keep away from these I think you are already addicted and was just trying to prevent getting it worse and curing yourself.

The story mentioned by OP tells us how irresponsible the person is and blaming others for his decisions, what if he decided to take money from others wallet that we call as stealing, will he commit that and say the same excuse to the judge?

Casino's are nothing but a business either its online or offline so they try to provide better user experience then only their customers will be satisfied and come back again while the responsibility of managing the money is on our own and we have to know our limits and bet, don't lose your mind because you get free drinks or found a beautiful girl.

The first factors to addiction in gambling begins with the indisciplined lifestyle of the gambler because it has been said that charity begins at home, if one cannot take some control measures to curb sone of his actions then such person will begin to display acts beyond the radar, of which are part of what contributes to getting addicted to a particular thing with a greedy and coveteous minds wanted to get everything to self either good or bad, they ensure the acquirement by all means through their indisciplined kind of lifestyle and got them into addiction.

This is a statement coming from an irresponsible man who is only looking for what to apportion blame to, because to be frankly speaking, I'm sure had it been access to ATM or POS wasn't available, this is the kind of person who can gamble on credit, while pledging to pay the next day. Because free alcoholic drinks, ease of withdrawal/funding are strategies by which betting/gambling site uses to increase its capital, of which is left for the gambler to be wise enough to only use amount he/she can afford to lose.

someone once said, never get drunk while gambling in the casino. and always carry the cash that you have prepared to play. and also leave your ATM and online finance at home. we never know what will happen when we are in the casino. especially if we are drunk, there are always many ways for them to persuade us to spend more money at the casino.
it's hard not to drink alcohol at the casino, it's like a necessity that is offered at the casino. but keeping sober will be very important. More importantly, never go to a casino yourself.

He was offered free drinks and he kept accepting them knowing how loose alcohol can make him feel. Why is he blaming the casino, he is not the only person that the casino was offering free drinks to. He could not meet up with his bills because he is not financially disciplined enough to know that you should not gamble with money that you have set aside to settle important bills no matter the situation.

Anything that will make you spend a longer than usual time in a casino has the ability to make you gamble more which can lead to addictive gambling.

Well, I my self getting addicted with slots because of my first "Max-Win", i never play slots before, but since last year starting from try a game, and get max-win, and from here i getting play more and more. But, in total I lose a lot, because I can't control myself from playing. And now, time for me to play wisely, or even getting away from slots, because I getting more addicted in slots than playing dice  >:(

You have to be careful for max win game mode because if winning makes you addicted to gambling to get another win, so you will lose more than the previous max win and it's better to use half of the winning funds to gamble gradually to enjoy gambling only for entertainment, You have to be wise in managing your finances even though the funds came from previous gambling wins and you don't need to spend all of that on gambling.

I would have added a link so everyone would get to watch the video and corroborate the mans story, but only if I had remembered to save it up from Instagram. I actually saw the video on Instagram but didn't take note to copy the link. I do apologize for that omission and would share the link once I can get a hold of the video.

Yeah that could be one factor if you're on that comfortable zone, but that doesn't mean you're not aware of things like your savings being touched. You could be sober but you should left untouched those money that are important for future use, it should be safe. The thing with crypto is if the same scenario happens like you have drinks on the fridge, and you're unaware of things you could also end up emptying your digital wallets considering how easy it is to transact online.

In my opinion, the sound of falling coins during winning plays a very important role not only in land-based casinos, but also in online casinos. This sound together with the release of endorphin acts as a bell in Pavlov's experiment with dogs and it seems to me that this is very strongly attracts gamblers to slots.

As soon as this sound is heard in the gambling hall, everyone stops and looks for the lucky gambler with their eyes. I think personally I can never forget that sound.

The person in the story shouldn't blame the casino for offering free drinks that made him drunk because he has a choice to refuse accepting it. It was he who has been irresponsible and wasn't able to control himself from too much gambling. He has the freedom of will but he chose to get drunk and bet all his money. Physical or online casinos could always tempt us to bet but we have the control to manage and deal with all those temptations wisely.

Real casinos are inviting with their looks, dimmed lights, the atmosphere, sounds of coins and chips, they want you to stay as long as possible and feel comfortable. They'll give you free drinks, even send women your way to watch your game, be cheerful and keep you in good mood. It all depends on how much you're spending.

Online casinos make money by offering easy access 24/7. Everything is fast, anonymous, can be done without exchanging a word with anyone. You register and play. This is really important in many Asian countries where people are more into technology and less into human interactions.


That's why they make big wins, jackpots so visible in real casinos. They want you to feel like a king and for everybody to notice you.

They know you'll be looking for this feeling and it will will bring you back to them.

The thing in addiction is that gets to a stage of uncontrollable betting, that is even though the gambler is losing massively there can't control the urge to make more bets.

There can even go as far as borrowing money to make a bet or even selling off personal belonging just to fund their gambling desire.

I think gamblers are more guided when they play online as regards drinking, except for addicted alcoholic consumers. A non-alcoholic addict might get out of control has regards how they fund and play on online casinos because of the comfort they get and the ease in which they can deposit funds into their wallets without necessarily dealing with anyone physically.

Not everyone understands that gambling is a fun and leisure activity so many sees it as an occupation and many sees it has a side hustle so funding and refunding to making multiple bet in quest to make good money and reclaim lost bets becomes a norm for this set of persons. This mind set has produced more addicts in the gambling sector. I still have these feelings, gamblers who gradually get addicted gambling in online casinos also get to become drug and alcoholic addicts every starting slowly until it explode all this to keep their mind stable while they keep funding their bet wallets.

Lack of emotional control is the initial cause of the addiction. Free drinks, free meals, greed, need for money, casino's atmosphere, advertisements, advices from others are just triggers which will only have a negative impact on the life of an individual if he has already a predisposition to addictive behavior. That is, if he has difficult to control his impulses and desires. Of course these people can't drink or use any other kinds of drugs, in order to decrease the chances of behaving improperly and bringing moral and financial negative consequences to themselves later.

When a person discovers he suffers from this problem, it's his duty to persue self knowledge, so he can identify what triggers the undesirable behavior in himself, avoiding it at all costs from that moment on.

A casino with very Beautiful ladies as staffs or where beautiful women come to meet chill or meet men who can spend on them will definitely be of interest to men and they will spend more time in these casino's gambling than they would spend in other casinos. I personally will pick and spend more time in a casino with beautiful women than a casino with just unattractive faces. This can be a weird reason, but it can contribute to form addictive gambling.

This whole scene is funny and making me to laugh. I understand vividly what picture it is and this is particular of live casino and not online casino. They are probably doing a giveaway to customers who have patronised them in the last year but this is not an excuse to be drug and not be able to control oneself. The bettor will have no excuse not to pay up his debt because he took advantage of free drink to go into stupor.



Whatever will get an individual to act beyond there control can get him or her into addictive state. So drugs is a key factor to this effect.

I absolutely agree with you. Beautiful women have long been part of a successful marketing strategy, not only in casinos, but also in other venues and events. Statistically, male audiences are more likely to visit casinos and betting shops, so yes, beautiful women can not only attract but also retain male customers.

Personally, I would love to spend time with friends in a casino where the staff is mostly composed of beautiful girls, because it's very difficult to resist natural instincts.

I personally do not see all that the man complained about as a genuine excuse as to why he gambled too much to the extent he couldn't meet up with his bills,
If this is a real story, i am sorry to used this word but he was plain stupid to even give this reasons as why he could not meet his bills, Many people already complain everyday of how difficult the government have made it for them to access their money, and here is some one saying that the ease of withdrawal is the reason he gambled too much.

Maybe i put some exceptions on the free drink part of his excuse, since i believe that some people do have this habit of misbehaving after getting drunk, some land based casinos do offer their customers free alcoholics not in a bid to get them drunk but as a way of keeping them refreshed while gambling, but the problem is that most of this gamblers after they've finished that drink that the casinos offered, would always want more, they spend their money to buy more drinks, this is how they get drunk, but its unfortunate that at the end, casinos are blamed.

I think the major factors that lead or contribute to addictive gambling is -
1. Lack of self control
2. Greed
3. chasing after loses
4. Joblessness
5. Lack of self awareness
6. Eager and abnormal want to get rich quickly/overnight.
I can go on and on...

About the free booze, I totally agree with you. If a person can't control himself after drinking a few beers or any other alcoholic beverage, then he'd better stay away from alcohol.

Gambling for money implies a clear mind and somehow alcoholic intoxication doesn't go well with that. This guy in the story had it coming - he got drunk and lost his money. No one dragged him into a casino by the hand and forced him to drink alcohol. 

this reminds me again of a documentary I watched years ago on how supermarkets, convenience stores, etc...(I am sure this technique can be done in casinos too) use our subconscious against us by placing certain items in certain areas that would make us stay longer in their stores without us even noticing.

using it as an escape or a coping mechanism from all the problems and stressed people experience. I've read an article about it before. Just like how there are people who use alcohol/drugs as a coping mechanism to their problems, there are also people who use gambling as a coping mechanism.

That's what you called marketing techniques. Not only casinos but every business such as supermarkets, malls.
They know how to keep your interest without you knowing that you are already hook in their marketing propaganda.
That is true what you said, most people who got addicted into something is like their coping mechanism to escape from their reality.
It is now on the person himself how he wants to live his life but usually he needs understanding from the people around him especially his family.

Yes. These are just part of the game and strategies of the casino. Even with free alcohol drinks, a lot of casinos are practicing it to attract more customers and make them stay longer to so they can gamble more and even spend money more than their allocated money for gambling. And with all the gorgeous ladies serving the players, I guess that’s more tempting and hard to resist on the part of the gamblers.

As a business then you would really be finding ways for you to make more money and there's no such thing about being held accountable just because the place doesnt have a clock nor having free alcoholic drinks.
Once you do step your foot into the building then it is clear that you had really decided to go in the place and dealing up on things that you would really be able to encounter. In a casino then it would
really be just normal that they would really be trying to keep a player as long as possible and spending tons or lots of money on their bets is on what they do trying to target
out which its not something new.

It's addictive to the point of becoming an addiction and because the person is always doing the same thing and is isolated from the world, in many cases for example when the person is looking to change their life and wants to have a lot of money quickly, that person starts to stay all the time in the casino in search of quick wealth, in other cases the person suffers mistreatment in the real world so he starts to stay indoors every day in the online casino and with that, unfortunately, that person begins to suffer from gambling addiction. another thing that leads people to become addicted to gambling is that many people suffer heartbreak and as a way of overcoming depression and lovemaking they start to spend more time gambling and become addicted


source: https://www.gatewayfoundation.org/addiction-blog/risk-factors-gambling-addiction/

sex and alcohol are the main catalysts for addictions to gambling or drugs or other addictions, unfortunately this is a harsh reality that I think everyone in this world already had a relative in this situation, I myself already had 2 relatives who suffered from this addiction and died due to these vices. to this day I hate alcohol

It's the casino's strategy to offer these free services, drinks, food, rooms, etc. to entice people to gamble more. They make gamblers feel comfortable and at ease and also offer the best service and commodities to attract people to gamble more. That's why some casinos give their VIPs free hotel stays, drinks, and other services. The more you spend the more they pamper you. Any business will do this, so you can't blame the casino.

A unique Marketing technique it is indeed. I also came to understand how the lighting and sounds/music help to influence ones perception during their time in the casino and they want to just play more or visit again. Only close attention to those who undergo this addiction of gambling can help reduce this influence. also, practicing and being conscious of self-control is key.

Casinos are business so it’s always certain that they will do everything to make their business work even if gamblers are even taken advantaged of. And if you gamble irresponsibly, and tends to play all your funds available without setting your limits, you will always end up losing. That is why if you are wise enough and gamble with discipline, all these casinos strategies will never be appealing, as you stick to your own goal of just gambling for fun and gamble at the amount you can afford to lose.

Well, as long as you are abusing it, surely it will cause you negative effects. But alcohol drinks are not that bad, knowing we all need a daily intake of alcohol but drink also with discipline, and never let yourself end up being drunk. Otherwise, you will really end up making bad decisions and let yourself gambling and spend all your funds. Maybe the man in the story has different mindset too that’s why he fail from casinos techniques.

Addictive gambling is a choice. So if you let yourself fall for it, then you will really get to spend more eventually and see yourself losing everything you have inside your pocket. And while free alcohol drinks and sexy ladies are not new already in casinos, then you should also see as something that is part of casinos way of attracting new and old players. If you know your reason why you gamble, then you will never fall from all of these.

Online casinos and live casinos are not much different, everything can make us addicts, depending on ourselves whether we want to become addicts or not, we are consciously given 2 choices to stop or continue when we lose and lose money, most people will usually continue because of emotional feelings. that's what makes someone an addict for choosing the wrong path

However, there are many people who disagree about gambling for fun, they argue that funs is only when they won prizes.  ;D
I know we can't deny that winning is the main reason for fun, but can we guarantee to win in gambling? No, we even experience more losses than wins.
So, if our orientation is only for winning, we may never feel fun during playing gambling. What do you think about this, bro?

Agree. Gambling addiction seems to have more correlation to the dream of earning big money from gambling.
People mostly expect to win big money from gambling instantly, so they continue to gamble. They think they can win it someday and stop gambling. In reality, it may never happen, instead they become addicted since only focus on more attempts.

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In my opinion, besides the dream of earning big money instantly, less activities in real life can be one of the reasons for addiction. So, the addicts spend a lot of time for gambling the whole day. They forget that we have a real life, we ideally have many activities in real life.

^ I think people who are here in the forum will not become this addicted because we are fully oriented here about addiction and how to deal with it.
There are too many factors of gambling addiction but the root source is the money that they will get from the gambling casino, if you will keep chasing it, it could probably become an addiction. We are still lucky here we know how to control ourselves and fight the feelings that will become addictive for us. Just gamble because of the fun, not about the money, if you choose money, gambling is not good for you.

I can't tell though if I am not in their shoe but one thing is for sure, that guy was already an addict or having a problem with gambling. It has a choice at first but he chose to stay in casino despite of the free drinks so, I think it's not enough as an excuse to blame it all on the casino. It was his fault after all and he should be seeking help from the someone to control his addiction if he can't control it.

Casinos are designed to make your forget what time it is and to make you stay with them longer offering various freebies that would get you addicted the longer you stay.

Even if gamblers are well oriented or not, if there is high greed for money, they will eventually become addicted in gambling. For me, it’s more on a choice than a chance. Because if you gamble only for fun, whether you lose or win, it won’t matter as long as you enjoy and become satisfied on your gambling activities. Profits are just a bonus, of course it would be more satisfying if we also gamble and win good amount somehow.

I am not sure about psychological strategies that are used by physical casinos but I can imagine the professional casinos use some similar tricks to a supermarket. In a supermarket for example, the food has special lighting which makes it seem visually fresher than it actually is. The product placement and the colors are all carefully thought out in order to stimulate people psychologically into buying stuff. And the music is supposed to influence you as well.

I know the sounds and colors are being used by the casinos in a similar but different way. Slot machines are a great example. Loud, flashy and colorful.

But how exactly the psychological part works is unknown to me.

If your mindset is to gamble again to chase for more profits or chase to recover from all your losses, you will never be responsible in gambling, and expect to see yourself addicted in the end. Casinos are casinos, and they will always make us their boss and superiors, but it’s not actually only observed in casinos, but in all aspects of business wherein their aim is to maximize their sales and be in high profits.

The story is about a person who lose control of himself.  He is just finding excuses but the real problem is his self-control.

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Gambling is addictive because of what it offers.  Entertainment and possible huge reward.  The variable reward does make it more interesting and fun.  Also the essence of chasing losses also contributes to gambling addiction.  Anything about gambling activities can contribute to form addictive gambling.  So I believe we better be serious in controlling ourselves.  

We've got alot of factors though -- as much as I know...
The main thing is the interest; I rarely see peeps with zero interest on sports issues and roulette getting addicted to gambling -- ofcourse, we've got alot of divisions on diver's casinos but, it's totally or partially entailed with soccer, athletics or systematically programmed domain ( which is the virtual games etc...) The point is -- anyone without interest doesn't get addicted to anything in the first place -- but pulling out too much on it could cause addiction, denying the fact that you don't lose anything when you wager and loose eventually could also cause addiction ( cus at some point, anything you keep doing consistently becomes a part of you)

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I think this post is more of a comparison between online and physical casino but the truth be told that alcohol is a major contributing factor that aids gambling addictiveness and free alcohol could be given in physical casinos rather than in online casinos.
I also think one of the reasons for gambling addiction is oeer pressure and this factor is more common among the youths when they have to stay gambling because oeers and friends are into it and before you know it, they're already so addicted to gambling.
Another factor that leads to addiction in gambling is financial freedom and without much been said, people want to want money easily without having to work and one of the ways this could work is gambling and they have to channel their energy into it and end up get so addicted to it.

And you know what's addicting? The comfort that these casinos give to their customers and that's why when a gambler felt it already, it will never be gone into their minds.
The moment that when they felt so comfortable in a casino, that's going to make them addictive and wanting to be back there at most times thus, it contributes to their addiction. So, two addictions, addiction in gambling and being there.

Greed and having early success in betting, once you tasted how it feels to win big bucks fuels your desire to make money from gambling, and your mindset change from fun to profit when you see how other people make quick bucks from gambling and their success it will trigger addiction because you want to find out if you can imitate the success of the guy, so we can say imitation and success are two big factors that make a player addictive to gambling.

No guarantee about it, mate.
Even if you always read about some tips to prevent addiction every day, you still have a chance to be addicted if you never evaluated your gambling habit. Some people are unaware that they are addicted to gambling because they make it as a daily activity (habit). It may not cause bad impacts if you can limit your funds daily (small money), but it will be a big problem if you gamble daily without a budget limit. It probably ends up with losing everything.

Yes, there are many factors.
Chasing winning or chasing money, never leads to a good result.
We all understand that wins can't be pursued in gambling, more attempts never guarantee a bigger chance to win (get money).

In other words, the convenient stuff that gamblers are experiencing in that casino isn't really a factor that contributes to their addictive gambling.

The gambler itself is the one who is building their interest to gamble more, not because of those mentioned stuff but rather self-interest.

Maybe on the way, they have won big that's why they keep on playing and risking their money to experience that feeling again and again.

When you do have these early experiences then pretty sure that you might be ending up yourself on minding that you should play more to earn or win more, until you do experience
these losses and would be ending up on frustration and make up some realization that this isnt how gambling works. Things that do add up about addiction is that you do chase up your losses.
Other casino things turns out to be standard and just like the rest been saying that it would be normal that they would really be that mindful on how to hook up their
players and making them stay on using up these kind of ways or standard protocols and add ups.

the marketing strategy of using beautiful women to make casino customers feel at home has been around for a long time and is indeed one of the factors that causes addiction.
because if a man has a lot of money and likes the woman, he will meet the woman every day and be willing to spend the money in his pocket to gamble at the casino.
and if the woman knows that the man likes her, surely the woman has a way so that the man can spend even more money at gambling by means of spoiled seduction etc.
I agree that women in casinos are a contributing factor to addiction.

I don't think so. Doesn't make sense to consider that.

If those people you are referring to will try or make an attempt to date that woman then definitely, the focus will be shifted to that woman and not to gambling anymore. I doubt gamblers will just go to a casino just to see those women since why there if there's a much better place to visit for that purpose? :)

That was just a side entertainment but not a big reason to consider why gamblers are lurking in casinos.

I do not believe that there are 100% factors that determine whether a user becomes addicted, it is the individual, it is something that there is no way to correct when you have a diagnosis of compulsive gambling, unless you simply do not gamble, it is a myth to blame marketing , business strategies, etc.

Normal people who can gamble after going through critical phases of uncontrolled gambling are cured, they are not born with this condition, the addict develops the disease, and the only cure for him is to stay away from the casinos.

In any case, it is a complex and sad issue for those who suffer from it and their family environment. Therefore, the recommendation is to stay away from any type of bets.

The environment he associates with and the heavy burden at work can also make people end up addicted because they go to casinos or try to play at online casinos to relieve stress but it is difficult to control themselves for when to stop and when to return to playing.
But all of these reasons cannot be used as a justification for someone becoming addicted to gambling, because there are many gamblers who can still control them even though they also have the opportunity to become addicts so they cannot blame anyone because everyone must be responsible for all the activities they do.

Casinos will do anything to ensure that gamblers spend more time playing and lose all of their money. I haven't heard that story in a casino before—only there are girls inside the casino who make you lose more. But my view on this was that it is still our decision to be persuaded on this, even if those are the factors. If you know for yourself that you cannot control yourself when you are under the influence of alcohol, then it is better to not accept it. Also, this is not the basis for the court's decision, as the casino can defend itself in a variety of ways.

how can drunk people play gambling, if that happens it's a stupid mistake in my opinion, I have to have a focus on playing gambling for example casinos because sometimes when we are aware we are playing gambling it will be better because we can stop the game at any time when we win big or the money runs out, usually gambling addicts have no control over themselves like what OP said that alcohol is one of the causes of people losing money in gambling and finally becoming curious about their defeat trying to keep playing until the end

The same question on how can a drunk people can kill someone without a gun, a drunk people are still remember anything, but they just can't control themselves to limit their action. It will be worse if they gamble on traditional casino since someone might ask him to always gamble until his funds run out.

Even you're not in drunk, it's better to gamble when you're in fit situation, don't gamble when you're sick since it could make your ill become bad, don't gamble when you're stress since you might not gamble for fun.

In the end, it all comes to how the gambler can control himself.

The first time I read the whole post of OP, I laughed a bit just because on how he brings up that "free alcoholic drink" as the reason why he lost too much money. At first place, he can just ignore or not to get those free drinks if he really doesn't want to, right? If he didn't try those alcoholic drinks, will he lose his money? I don't think so unless that man is really addicted to the point that it doesn't need alcoholic drinks just to empty his wallet.

Overall, self-control really is a very important trait especially when you are gambling. Knowing when to continue and when to stop is a big thing. Not having a self-control and discipline will lead to these kinds of things. Wallet getting empty, savings being gone because of gambling etc.

Now with regards to other factors that can contribute to addictive gambling, I believe peer pressure is one.

What you just explained has nothing to do with the cause of addiction in gambling, this is just a means to lure anyone to gamble, but will certainly not lead to addiction since you can get women everywhere. It could only lead to more patronage though but certainly not addiction. This is not particular to gambling alone, restaurants and bars also do it, but it doesn't cause addiction. When you finish your money at that moment, then it ends in most cases, but addiction is worse than that.

People intoxicated with alcohol tend to have lower self-control and can easily be persuaded by the people around them to do stupid stuff. Hence why you see why booze and other alcoholic drinks are readily available in casinos. That is for people to do the wrong decisions and continue losing money in the casino.

If you are drinking alcohol and have drunk one too many, you'll understand that everything goes simply past you and you won't even care that much about what you're going to say or what you're going to do unless it will put you in harm's way.


I've never been swooned by beautiful casino staff at all in my 5 years of gambling and visiting these places. Sure they are nice to look at, but they don't really give that much of a persuading appeal to me to continue playing.

yes, that's why I said that playing gambling must be conscious because when in a conscious state we have control to stop playing or continue the game, playing in an unconscious state will make us lose a lot of money like my friend's case and that is quite a lesson for him in the future not to do it again

A gambler who visited Casinos should be well disciplined even when offer free drinks in form of enticement else such gambler will ended up bankrupted before leaving the Casino probably will be carried away with the enjoyment offered, personally I will visit a casino only with a fix amount of money budgeted for gambling and wouldn't spend above that amount once I lost the whole fund I am done for the day even with whatever entertainment offered, I wouldn't be carried away with whatever VIP treatment offered to me because my financial discipline.

But at least it has succeeded in getting the gamblers to return to the casino many times and has indirectly made them addicted to gambling even though it's not yet too heavy. Using the beautiful woman strategy to accompany gamblers when they play gambling will tempt gamblers to continue gambling and spend their money to get wins and show off to the beautiful woman next to them that he is a lucky gamblers. Maybe it takes time for the gambler to become addicted but at least there is a chance to make a gambler who is addicted to gambling. So you have to be careful with this because the casino will use ways you are unaware of to become a gambling addict.

What peer pressure are you talking about?

Each of us chooses our own path. You wouldn't jump off a roof if your peers did, would you? I'm sure that no, because you have your own head on your shoulders and you are well aware of what it will lead to.

But why is it that when peers are into gambling and invite you to join, you think it's pressure? Each of us can refuse any offer, like free alcohol in a casino.

That's true and even hotel businesses do this. They will offer a cheaper price on your next day and they will even add the breakfast buffet for free just so you will feel like you are a king while staying with them. That way, a chance of staying one more day can happen and who knows maybe it goes on for a week.
Now, if it becomes a hotel and casino it becomes seriously expensive. IMO, this type of setting is only for the rich.
I'd rather pick a casino-only establishment to avoid unnecessary expenses like food, and drinks, and if you decide to stay the night and feel lazy to go home, or drunk.

I actually reckon it's more of a first-time kind of incite? I reckon repeated actions that are due to beautiful ladies/women would be either because the man is inherently a playboy, or is truly in love. Either way, I don't think it causes gambling addiction that much, if it did, I'd reckon they're in the very minor part of gambling addicts. Even the reason that they started getting addicted because they were invited just simply means that attraction sped up the process, one way or another if they met gambling they'd still turn addicted.

Talk about the factors that make up gambling addiction. the answer will be very relative and very diverse, depending on each individual. and in our current discussion is, alcoholic beverages. in fact, alcoholic beverages cannot actually be an indicator of someone becoming addicted to gambling. As for what actually happens, when a person consumes too much alcoholic beverages, he has the potential to behave unnaturally. whether it's his behavior, or losing the way to think rationally.

So actually what's wrong in this case is the man who is the character in this story, not even the gambling house. throughout my experience, especially in land-based casinos that have big names. the casino always provides the facilities and luxuries they provide to pamper their guests including free drinks. so, in this case the man is not responsible for himself.

As for other factors that contribute to forming gambling addiction, none other than yourself. how do you define gambling itself and how should you react to it. Apart from that, the factors of responsibility and self-control are also understanding which can prevent you from becoming a gambling addict.

Correct and agree with.

The man in the story is the one to blame for why his gambling addiction starts. For what would be the reasons are not because of those usual services that a casino provides like the mentioned free drinks, lots of withdrawal machines, etc. since that was already a common feature and things to be expected when visiting a casino.

We don't know the exact reason but maybe that man is either chasing losses or maybe experienced being a big winner. Because of that, he always looks forward to experiencing it again as winning big in the past can really trigger the interest to gamble more.

Casinos will always do everything to make their bettors stay by attracting them with vices and temptations. Beautiful women are men's weaknesses and sometimes, because of pride, they are spending a lot for them. It could make them addicted not just to gambling but also to women and alcohol. However, they can't blame the casino for the consequences of their actions and wrong decisions because it was they who were too weak to resist all those temptations.

In my opinion. The biggest contributor to gambling addiction is revenge gambling. Which is gambling after a loss—doesn't matter how big, out of spite and with the intention of getting the losses back in the process. When you revenge gamble, you are not in the right headspace to make concrete decisions as your attention is more focused on winning than anything. And in my opinion this never-ending chase for the bag is what will cost you to gamble, lose, revenge gamble, lose, until you find yourself 6 feet deep in debt and in trouble.

This factor makes gamblers big losses because they lose control and don't care about the funds spent on gambling, after they lose everything, the realization comes and they will be full of regret for their actions without consideration. We must realize that when we lose from the limit of funds brought to gambling, that day is not lucky for us and there is no need to continue the game and stop, we will come back tomorrow and hope for luck to recover the funds we have lost.

This is the reality. We can't consider those usual services we see in a casino as the reason why gamblers end up addicted.

Revenge gambling or chasing losses is one of the reasons why gamblers keep coming back from gambling.

The worst, these guys might be having payments that are already due and gambling is the only thing they think can solve their financial problem.

This kind of a revenge can come in two forms actually, one can make a gamble to keep up with a continuous attempts in making a revenge by all means that one day he will also win big and recover back all his losses thereby not minding spending more even while loosing, the other is the category or type of gambler that wouldn't want to go on revenge at all by spending his own money the more, instead they campaign against the casino with all manners of attacks in discouraging others from using such for gambling.

Although he has campaigned not to follow his steps in gambling, but someone when a big loss cannot be controlled and is very emotional about anything, their focus is only on getting the big jackpot to recover from previous losses, so we ourselves must have emotional control and not be reckless to gamble with the wrong way, we have to carry enough money to lose and we have to know that anything related to gambling is defeat, so there is no need to expect big profits and just enjoy gambling just for entertainment.

On the time you do consider out on playing gambling then it should really be treat out as a form of entertainment and not to aim on hitting the jackpot because this is the main thing that would really make your desperate and this is where people should really be wary about.This is the main problem on why people do really end up on losing more just because they cant really just accept that they wouldnt be able to hit the sweet spot.
Always set limits and dont ever tend to go beyond those lines or borders so that you wont really be putting yourself into much bigger trouble in connection or in talks of financial status or condition.
Be always wary with your actions.

Chasing losses indeed is another factor why a gambler becomes addicted to gambling.  With his intention to recuperate his losses, his eagerness to win back his losses often sets his defense down and fuel that uncontrollable urges to gamble.  The more losses he experiences the more eager he is to win back and it is late when he realized that he is already addicted to gambling.


I agree, it is more on the personal issues, not the good services given by the casino establishment.  Gambling is addictive by itself since it has factors that increases the production of dopamine in one person's brain reason why there are also lots of people that falls addicted to gambling specifically online gambling even though they are at the premises of their homes.


Chasing big wins also contributes to gambling addiction, it works the same way as chasing losses but the player keeps on playing to chase huge wins even though he hasn't lost anything yet at all.

I agree with you, most gamblers find it difficult to walk away when they encounter losses in gambling, especially the addicted, they have this belief that they will have revenge for the money that they initially lost and with that mindset on winning big and recovering the past lost, they end up increasing their staking amount without knowing what the outcome of the game will be and by so doing the outcome is usually bad because being winning conscious and revenge intended, the concentration to pick the rightful game to gamble on will not be there and at the end of the day it will be an additional loss. In other words, revenge gambling leads to more losses instead of funds recovery so gamblers should stay clear of these intentions.

So, it started with the alcoholic drink? but I wonder why the man is being given by a free drink. I thought the casino only gives it to the regular customers because it can also be abused where the person will only drink it and won't ever play on that casino but anyway, it wasn't only about the alcoholic drinks that can make the person excited to bet more because like for example me, I do not drink on a normal occasion but I am still playing gambling regularly and like a typical gambler, I also came to the point where I got addicted or have the urge to revenge my losses.

So, to answer your question, I think it has to do with our emotions too or self-control.

No issues mate as long as you can reach a conclusion and able to establish a discussion that is already running on multiple pages surely many other users will be ok with the way the thread is at the moment and if by any chance you get hold of the link you can then post it here.

Kne of the major thing that lead people into addiction is greed and tryung.to recover after some failed attempts to win at a game.

Indeed diverse because I already saw a lot of heavy drinkers here in our place but these guys don't even gamble that hard or they never play a gambling during their drinking session. They drink too much so they are only addicted on it. Now if the person is addicted in gambling, that means he gambles often.

Alcoholic drinks shouldn't be blamed here. There are reasons on why people drink and there's also a reason on why people play gambling. It could be because they want to earn more profit but that isn't the case that usually happens here. Instead of profits, all what they got are more losses. Now they are planning to recover those losses first before they continue their journey of winning more money.

There are alot of factors that contributes to the addiction of a gamblers. Most times, when gamblers starts getting addicted, they don't even notice this because it wouldn't be easy to notice such things and would need the assistance of someone to call him or her to order.
There are alot of reasons that could make someone get addicted to gambling and they include the following
1. Frustration: the moment one gets frustrated in life, and now makes his way to gambling, he or she now thinks gambling is the way and might decide to channel all their energy into it, which might lead to addiction.
2. Peer pressure: the friends one keep is another factor that plays a great role in making someone get addicted to gambling and just as the saying that show me your friends and I will tell.yoi who you are or possibly saying that birds of the same feathers flock together, and without saying much you can also agree with me on this.
3. Idleness: the moment one is idle, the more time he spends at the casino and the more time he spends there, tye more chances of getting addicted.
There are alot more to mention but I think this is fine for now.

Unfortunately that is the entire premise of Las Vegas. I understand that not many people may go there, or if you want to go to somewhere smaller that would work too, in Malta or Cyprus they have it too. But at the end of the day it's not going to be that easy to accept it as it is if you haven't been there.

In those places, we have drunk people gambling all day everyday, so much so that there are many situations where casinos lose money because gambler doesn't gamble a lot, but they are given free drinks all night because gamblers get it, and they cost more on drinks than the money they lose. Hence, it's really common for drunk people to gamble.

The loss of few gamblers is already enough to afford the drinks' costs for the entire house's customers. That is a calculated offer some casinos dispose. And there might be rules pointing that to have access to the drinks, you have to gamble. It's not possible to attend such places just for visiting reasons, or the visitor must be accompanied of an active gambler in order to justify his presence there.

Anyway, as you said, even without drinks gamblers feel the urge to continue playing without limits, as you already experienced that. The problem goes much deeper than a simple couple of free drinks available.

It is obvious the person is a regular customer.  All his reasons why he got addicted to gambling is just an excuse, pointing fingers to other making him a victim of exploits of a casino establishment when he himself is solely responsible why he is addicted.  He can always refuse the offering and get on with gambling but he never did because it is all free and he exploited the freebies himself.


Yes I agree with you, it is the person's self-discipline, which is so poor that makes him addicted to gambling.

For anyone to be a good gambler your locus of self control should be the first thing you should pay attention to. No matter the juicy bonuses, tricks  or strategy that would be applied by any betting site or casino to lure you into spending more on bets with your self discipline and control you wouldn't fall into it. Self discipline gambler would always apply moderation, knowing the best time to quit for the day cause there's always another day to gamble again.

A lot of these are personal attributes when the reality of gambling addiction is a reliance on dopamine hits associated with winning. It's a simple psychology that isn't any different from substance abuse. It's possible for personal attributes to make someone more prone to gambling addiction but doesn't really change the underlying psychology.

It's likely every gambler that chases losses has a problem with self control and overly eager. I wouldn't consider someone chasing losses to be addicted. I'd consider addiction knowingly gambling more than you can lose, and a lot of that is psychologically driven. An addict literally could not help themselves even if they tried and goes through some of the same withdrawal symptoms a drug addict does.

Gambling addicts have no self-control over what they do, and are too excited or too confident that they will continue to win and keep trying even though the defeats keep coming. Instead of chasing losses and believing that he will win when a few defeats will actually make them enter into bigger losses.
But when they have been given victory, they still believe that there will be more and more wins. Those who are addicted are hard to stop and they will realize when the money for gambling has run out. This becomes a psychological disorder that makes gambling addiction even worse. It takes awareness and self-control to overcome this addiction, but it is not easy to be a gambler who obeys his own rules.

Addiction is always a choice, and even if your environment facilitates the possible source of your addiction, you still have the choice on whether to give in or not. I've seen a lot of friends succumb to gambling addiction just because they are tempted on the prizes and haven't really thought of the consequences twice. Sure, you can blame all the booze for impairing your decision-making abilities, but at the end of the day the call will always be yours. I wholly agree to your statement that it is the gambler, not the game. Gambling houses will always try to lure you in and suck every last penny out of you, but if you know better you wouldn't fall prey to their tactics.

Self-control is a skill that not everyone can learn, especially when tempted with their desires and the things that make them go nuts. You can always gamble and enjoy, but the choice to sink deeper and deeper into it is also in your hands.

Absolutely.

And it can be applied to every aspect of your life. Eating the correct amount of food, doing exercise, working, etc.

If you apply self control to your entire life you will probably end up with an excellent quality of life.

Gambling all your money away is no way to live.

Everyone can learn self-control and it depends on their intentions. If that person wants to have good self-control, he will learn to control himself and not overdo it in gambling. This will help him not to spend more on gambling because he just wants to have fun gambling and some free time to gamble. And he can also avoid the gambling addiction that can happen to him anytime without even realizing it.

As I initially iterated, this is not new in gambling and it's not peculiar to it as some other businesses use it for marketing, while addiction to it is left to you as a person. One thing I will like us to differentiate is that luring for more patronage is not an addiction, but you guys are getting it wrong. If they like, let them bring the most pretty ladies to casinos, those that will fall for it would, and those that will not fall for it will not, that's where personality comes in. Even those that fall for it have a higher percentage of not getting addicted since they are mainly there for the ladies, they might only be around the place for more time. But this does not work forever as they will get tired of the ladies over time.

Addiction is way more, it's regardless of any trap, it's about the personality getting addicted themselves, and you don't necessarily have to use anything to lure them into it.

You can avoid all these rejects by planning your gambling life adequately, just like when investing don't gamble with money that you know you'll be in need of. Gambling is even more riskier than investing so you should be extra careful of fund you allocate to it. Also avoid revenge gambling as it's one of the reasons people lose things that you are talking about.

Lack of planning is a factor I think contributions to addictive gambling because when you don't plan then you have planned to fail. With planning you know your limit so when you gamble to that limit you then force yourself to stop but if there's no planning in place you'll continue gambling.

Exactly gambling should be done with all sense of responsibility and to avoid losing much only gamble with spear money unless you are an ex-pat in the games, since gambling games are highly enjoyable one can easily get carried away and thereby being money that you did not have initial plans to bet with.

If one set a limit just like we set a limit in trading it will help a whole lot to avoid addictions.

But some gamblers fail to set this kind of limit and there by betting all their savings away, I think discipline is one of the characteristics to build before going into gambling if one wants to be a passive gambler.

IMO, all these factors are secondary factors. The main factor to form gambling addiction is to follow your desires, as long as you are in gambling you will be addicted sooner or later, because the human physiology or more specifically the greed forces you to gamble in every time you make a win, and oppositely to recover your losses in every time you make a loss, so it's a choice to be in or out gambling. It's normal for any casino to try to attract more users using many tricks like bonuses and giveaways as this is their business and they have licences to do that, but the first and last responsible of any loss should be the user themselves.

Every business wishes for more customers. And the biggest ones are heavily advertised almost everywhere... gambling, tobacco & alcohol, fashion, or any other industry. I agree that their "deep mind hitting" advertisement is just a secondary factor, what is important are our desires and what we like to do and follow. I guess we are all addicts to a certain level, by the definition "Addiction is the repeated involvement with a substance or activity" can include many things, but when addiction starts to affect someone's behavior is a serious addiction that should be treated, or it will make a lot of damage.

I believe that all is in our minds, there are vices everywhere around... and many of them will bring a lot of pleasures and entertainment, but there needs to be some control or we can easily be dragged into the fire, and fire can burn us a lot! I guess we all start with weak minds and hands but testing limitations and learning from mistakes are what make us stronger over time. Gaining control is not something that comes just like that, experience is a product of years of doing something and a making lot of mistakes.

Just don't ever extend your expectation on gambling because if you think that money is easy here then you will be fuck up with this so newbies should always realize or need to know that this was meant to be an option for entertainment only. That's why its good to listen to other people saying gamble responsibly so that we cannot feel how stressful playing this type of game knowing that we have 50% or less chance to win here.

I am quite enthusiastic about what you have to say. interesting, I'm happy to share thoughts.

Yes, we agree that environmental factors play an important role in facilitating our possibility of being affected by addiction, even for any addiction. but in truth, addiction is not a choice. because after all, it is habit that makes a person addicted. even then, we can peel it into several sections and criteria. it is excessive habits that make a person tend to experience things that lead to addiction.

however, in fact there is nothing that justifies this debate in the eyes of the wider community or in our community. In fact, some experts say that human psychological factors are very fragile and tend to have a strong interest in something that attracts their attention. in this case gambling, gambling houses and alcohol. I can't blame the liquor, because I know if I drink too much it can be very risky. Also remember, gambling houses are designed in such a way as to attract their customers and that is in no way against any applicable law. Except, the house is cheating. in fact, self-control is the key to high awareness. We are very aware that things that are gambling are closely related to the risks contained therein.

In essence, one must know the definition of gambling for himself. after that, we will get the key although there will always be a strong potential to be carried away even deeper. however, armed with experience, understanding and responsibility. believe me, you will only do something within reasonable limits.

Self-control isn't Forced nor inborn; it's learnt over time and acquired in due process -- if it's accepted. If anyone puts much interest and desire on gaming issues, they'll end up getting addicted. When you find too much pleasure in anything you do, it's becomes a major problems in due time.
That's not what a regular gambler would agree on; they all have one feeling, which is -- the more they wager, the higher the chances of getting a big win someday. It takes special cautioning to convince an addicted gambler otherwise.

Sandra 🧑‍🦰