yes, this is what we get if we are still playing gambling but unfortunately, many people don't realize about this. and they still playing gambling because they want to make a fast money in gambling but they cannot. in the end, they can lose everything without having a chance to recover their money. besides that, their life can be in trouble and they will suffer too for a long time.
What's funny is that a lot of addicts go to jail but not because their addictions are illegal. They go to jail for the acts that they do because of their addiction instead and the most common is stealing other people's stuff. First they take loans which they can easily get as they still have a good name in the eyes of the lenders. Then they sell their stuff either to repay the loan or to feed their addiction until they are left with nothing. I've always wondered how do adults end up in the streets when they were once professionals who can easily get a job. Turns out, it was because of their addiction. Even if they choose to fix their lives, it's already too late as they have so much loans to repay, have nowhere to go, and own nothing. And it snowballs at some point. A gambling addict can start having other addictions when introduced by a friend who's addicted in both gambling and drugs/drinks/cigarettes/sex.
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You have a point. Government doesn't allow this stuff because it had a big imapact in economy of one counrty. Gamble can ruin someones lives, besides those who lost in gamble tend to play again and when they have no money they will borrow money until they can't able to pay. Few of them blame their government for being irresposible but the truth it is their fault. They banned it becuse government want them to have a better life. And that is my point of view.
Honestly these days I just see people, who are in constant state of blaming the government for their very own shameful acts, as dumb people. They are just looking for someone else to blame and the government can easily be that entity as others (other whiners) are agreeing with you. I see the government differently. I see them as something that keeps the world from things that you can't stop by your own such as crimes. I never rely to them as they are already doing enough in my opinion. You have to do your part as an individual and clearly those who got their lives ruined because of an addiction (gambling or any other form) then that's nothing but your fault. No matter what government they had, they would still do the same mistake as the government had nothing to do with it in the first place.