The Addiction Debate: Virtual Sports Betting vs Real-Life Sporting Events

[fikrett]

You are actually  correct, self control is another important factor that will determine if the gambler gets addicted or not. The fact that you can stay disciplined without reacting even when the urge of gambling to get back your lost fund is max  shows that you are disciplined and have self control.  Most gamblers do what their minds tell them at every instance based on  the situation at hand, but they forget the destructive impact of being too emotional or should I say, letting gambling mess with your emotions to produce an irresponsible decision. Like I said earlier,  virtual  games could act as a catalyst  to gambling addiction as the time of results outcome is very short compared to real sporting games.

Indeed because by having self control, someone can have ability to prevent himself becoming addicted because he know gambling can give bad effect to him. Whatever gambling games he play, he can avoids gambling excessively and only use gambling for fills his time and have fun. That is the reason for people who want to play gambling games so they don't get addicted to gambling and can enjoy their time without worry with anything. They only think how to prevent using big money to gambling so they will use limitation to have fun in gambling.

Totally. It's important to remember for what you are gambling - if you do so for a living, it won't end well in the long run, if for fun - don't overkill your daily gambling sessions, put up limits for yourself, and enjoy the process.
Spend only what you are willing to spend for your own entertainment and thrill.

[I_Anime]

Totally. It's important to remember for what you are gambling - if you do so for a living, it won't end well in the long run, if for fun - don't overkill your daily gambling sessions, put up limits for yourself, and enjoy the process.
Spend only what you are willing to spend for your own entertainment and thrill.

Taken gambling a means of earning is already a big disadvantage, that's when the negative part of gambling will start coming in because, I believe that the effect of gambling to ones lives depend on the way one approach it. Because in gambling the kind of mindset you have matters alot . Because the day you start seeing gambling as what you do for a living , it won't be fun again because all you care about is to win big by hitting the jackpot, which there's no guarantees of the time you are going to hit . Those that are gambling for the cash alone should work on their mindset .

[lovesmayfamilis]

Maybe they can think fast where to get money for their gambling habit. When they become addicted to gambling, they will search from many things to have money and continue gambling. Gambling is too important to them so that will be difficult to stop their gambling habit.

Not many people know how to make money from gambling because most people will lost their money. They don't even have a plan to manage their budget to gambling. That is because they want to continue gambling without stop and that is happen to addicted person to gambling.

In that case, I would say that they are talented enough to regularly replenish their deposit, having many options for obtaining funds. However, this does not last forever: one day their ideas will dry up, their friends will stop lending them money, and it seems that the moment of self-healing may come. Some will have a chance to realize what they have stooped to and how to stop this race for excitement. In the end, replacing their passion with something easier, not leading to madness, will be a good way out. I do not have a passion, and maybe I am wrong, but everything that does not concern psychological dependence (denying drug addiction and alcohol) for me is considered capable of self-healing.

[Dr.Bitcoin_Strange]

Actually, people can still know that gambling is addictive and also know all the precautions there’s to avoid being addicted and still at the end turn out to be an addict. It takes more than just knowing what to do to avoid gambling addiction - it requires more discipline. You could just go and say “well, I’m doing it this one time so there should be nothing wrong with me” and before you know what’s happening it has turned into an habit that you can’t get rid of.

You are absolutely right mate, having a proper knowledge about addiction is not what make people not to be addicted, but rather self discipline and being too decisive is what can make someone to stay off addiction. Some people are aware about gambling addiction but due how they feel they are smart and that they can escape it, they end up being addicted.

Personally I have seen lots of people who preach about the dangers of a certain lifestyle still do that kind of lifestyle that just goes to show that knowing alone or being aware of that things isn’t enough to help you prevent it.

Discipline plays a very big role in helping people not to become addicted to something - whether it’s gambling, smoking, or whatnot. If they aren’t not disciplined then it will only take a matter of time before they’ll get trapped in the habit.

Even in the aspect of gambling, I have seen someone advising the next person about the dangers of gambling and prompting the person never to gamble but they themselves had a bad gambling habit.
I can not mention all but many cases where people who initially condemned something ends up to become victim of what they preached against.  So, I totally agree with what you say, mate.

[Sandra_hakeem]

I’m going with the idea that your “virtual game” means slots and sport betting where you get to see the instant results of the match after placing your bets. If that’s it then yes, they are more addictive than the normal gaming or should I say real life games.

I don't mean to make this an argument but, don't you think it depends on the person's interest/preference? There's absolutely nothing really fascinating about e-sports to me so how's that gonna pull me into addiction?
With my fews years of experience as a cashier, I'd say these people are just out for the money.. y'all know why a sport bettor would decide to try out on virtual games most of the time? They just wanna see how much they can make from it and that don't necessarily need their interest; mind you, it'll happen during periods where sport games are inactive... International breaks? Whatever!

Personally, when I bet on sports I find it very easy to call it a quit but when I’m playing slots and other casino games I find it more difficult to call it a quit[...]

The fact that you used the term "personally" on this says alot about your entire post!

[Tmoonz]

Hence the purpose for this thread, do you believe that virtual games are more addictive than the traditional real life games? Or the opposite.

Well you have highlighted the whole fact about virtual vs real life gambling which it's obviously  virtual that take the Leed of becoming more addictive than real life gambling. Although there are many form of virtual games like the horse race, colour games and of course the football game that makes many people lose more and become addicted. Below is the popular virtual gambling in my country that makes many people addicted.



It always have 10 fixtures to kick off in less than 1.5 minutes and end.  Meanwhile the next round to play after each 4 minutes. This makes it almost impossible to win. You can emagine a game of 90minute to play in less than a minute you don't even witness how the match was played like the real life game all you just see is the result of a game that has been programmed. It is otherwise known as instant win or lose and each time you lose you keep giving yourself hope after 4 minutes of the nest Round you try again continuously till you end up running yourself dry.  For me real life gambling gives you space to bet and hope for win after the end of the match unlike the virtual that trap led you to play each 4 minutes till you are empty. Below is a link of people lamenting of what virtual has done to them. virtual destroys life

Another mistake those that are new to gambling makes about the virtual gambling is that they presume that the strength and performance of the teams in the real life games are the same even though there could be similarities the truth remains that they can never be the same because the virtual games are programmed and may likely not perform as that of the real life games in contrast to this. But however the virtual gambling is one of most unrealistic things I will advise anyone to get involved in even though anyone can do whatever they like because to me it has a very high chances of inducing addiction to gamblers.

[mirakal]

Totally. It's important to remember for what you are gambling - if you do so for a living, it won't end well in the long run, if for fun - don't overkill your daily gambling sessions, put up limits for yourself, and enjoy the process.
Spend only what you are willing to spend for your own entertainment and thrill.

Taken gambling a means of earning is already a big disadvantage, that's when the negative part of gambling will start coming in because, I believe that the effect of gambling to ones lives depend on the way one approach it. Because in gambling the kind of mindset you have matters alot . Because the day you start seeing gambling as what you do for a living , it won't be fun again because all you care about is to win big by hitting the jackpot, which there's no guarantees of the time you are going to hit . Those that are gambling for the cash alone should work on their mindset .

Reality is, gambling is certainly more on losses than gains. That’s why if you are seeing this as a source of income, think a hundred times until you come to your senses that gambling is here to entertain us, not to make us  rich in the process. However, you’re lucky if you are making substantial profits in gambling and it entertained you more often, but believe me luck will never be on our side always. And when it happens, only the casino is making the highest advantage, thus leaving us in major losses.

Now, talking about which brings more addiction, virtual or the physical casinos, I have to say both. As long as it concerns gambling, it will certainly make us addicted if we continue gambling without self-discipline and betting limits.

[Dewi Aries]

All gambling is addictive regardless of whether you are involved in online or traditional gambling, and for the issue of addiction I think it depends on the person's knowledge before they engage in the activity, simply if they know that gambling is addictive and can cause various problems in their life then there is a possibility for them to avoid addiction problems by choosing the right approach and the best according to rational thinking.

Actually, people can still know that gambling is addictive and also know all the precautions there’s to avoid being addicted and still at the end turn out to be an addict. It takes more than just knowing what to do to avoid gambling addiction - it requires more discipline. You could just go and say “well, I’m doing it this one time so there should be nothing wrong with me” and before you know what’s happening it has turned into an habit that you can’t get rid of.

Yes, it is true, it takes more effort and not just knowing the basic facts about gambling such as addiction or other negative impacts, keeping yourself free from addiction and various other impacts is not easy to do, high discipline is one of the keys, but in practice it will not be as simple as you think, planning is always much easier than practicing. Even though for example you have planned everything in such a way but still carelessness will definitely always be done occasionally, and the most important point in my opinion is to have the ability to accept yourself regarding the possible risks that will occur, such as being able to accept the fact of defeat with an open heart, because with this at least you will not be too caught up in emotions when you experience defeat and that can minimize various bad possibilities.

[I_Anime]

Reality is, gambling is certainly more on losses than gains. That’s why if you are seeing this as a source of income, think a hundred times until you come to your senses that gambling is here to entertain us, not to make us  rich in the process. However, you’re lucky if you are making substantial profits in gambling and it entertained you more often, but believe me luck will never be on our side always. And when it happens, only the casino is making the highest advantage, thus leaving us in major losses.

Now, talking about which brings more addiction, virtual or the physical casinos, I have to say both. As long as it concerns gambling, it will certainly make us addicted if we continue gambling without self-discipline and betting limits.

Yeah you have a nice point, alot of folks knows about this but they continue to have the mindset of taken gambling as a means of earning when we all are fully aware that most time in gambling the losses are more compared to the winning or gaining. So for one to be able to gamble and same time being in the safe part he or she have to change that ways of thinking and starting thinking rationally, that only when one take gambling for fun , before they will be able to enjoy or get entertained by gambling.

Because rather virtual or Real-life losses in gambling is inevitable, Or can't be avoided .

[o48o]

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Do share your opinion on what you think, are you also of the opinion that Virtual games are more addictive tha real life games, considering the fact that real life games has its own Hidden addictions too.

You mean that betting on virtual games is addictive or that virtual games are addictive in general? Both can be but for players, they are designed to be fast paced, and compared to soccer for example, they seem like total mayhem and dopamine factories in comparison. But i am not sure if gambling in top level is addictive, or will it change to just crushing amount of work.

Reason i don't gamble on e-games is that it seems even harder then in physical games to figure out who would win, and what kind of attributes i am even looking at the teams and players other than track record? I don't know enough about optimizing counter strike team strategies, or what all things give an edge on different kind of games. I don't even understand the stress of it, or how much players can take without a burnout. Because to untrained eye, most of them seem very hectic, and these people play all the time.

All i know that it's changed since i was gaming and these days players have to exercise hard physically, sleep enough, learn to communicate better, being able to hyper focus, or just have extreme concentration and confidence...And eat healthy, so that they can perform better like in every sport. But just using your brain in normal work can be exhausting. I can only imagine how super fast paced continuous playing will affect on health.

[Makus]

Reality is, gambling is certainly more on losses than gains. That’s why if you are seeing this as a source of income, think a hundred times until you come to your senses that gambling is here to entertain us, not to make us  rich in the process. However, you’re lucky if you are making substantial profits in gambling and it entertained you more often, but believe me luck will never be on our side always. And when it happens, only the casino is making the highest advantage, thus leaving us in major losses.

Now, talking about which brings more addiction, virtual or the physical casinos, I have to say both. As long as it concerns gambling, it will certainly make us addicted if we continue gambling without self-discipline and betting limits.

Yeah you have a nice point, alot of folks knows about this but they continue to have the mindset of taken gambling as a means of earning when we all are fully aware that most time in gambling the losses are more compared to the winning or gaining. So for one to be able to gamble and same time being in the safe part he or she have to change that ways of thinking and starting thinking rationally, that only when one take gambling for fun , before they will be able to enjoy or get entertained by gambling.

Because rather virtual or Real-life losses in gambling is inevitable, Or can't be avoided .

I'm  not absolutely  against the idea of gambling to double or make extra cash, but what I'm  against is the fact that some gamblers try as much possible to become rich in one day. Setting daily, weekly or monthly limit even when obviously  gambling to make extra money is the right thing to do, as it would shape your mindset and make you get conscious of not over gambling. Though there are times where we get tempted  to make an extra bet aside the pre-planned number of bet and amount to be used, but the most important  thing is the consciousness that you have a limit. Some gamblers gamble without setting limits and honestly  speaking, majority  of them get addicted or gamble irresponsibly along the way.

[Nwada001]

Reality is, gambling is certainly more on losses than gains. That’s why if you are seeing this as a source of income, think a hundred times until you come to your senses that gambling is here to entertain us, not to make us  rich in the process. However, you’re lucky if you are making substantial profits in gambling and it entertained you more often, but believe me luck will never be on our side always. And when it happens, only the casino is making the highest advantage, thus leaving us in major losses.

Some people always argue differently; they are always of the opinion of using someone's wise success story to encourage and motivate themselves that they can also do it.
 
I know of someone whose wealth was made through gambling, and he takes it as a means of surviving, but that does not mean that he doesn't invest in other things. Because it favours him, someone somewhere will now be using him and dragging inspiration from there to power their gambling desire, and the result will be the opposite.