Crime Effect of Gambling - Your thoughts!

[crwth]

I don't think that the crime activity increased by the gambling it is just like the people involving in gambling maybe related to the crimes but most of the time only normal man just earn money hardly and get lost their money by gambling because of their addiction.But there are some illegal casino run by the criminals where the gambling is prohibited causing the crime activities.

People involved in gambling are not generally related to criminal activities and even though we might say some immoral stuff may be going on once in a while, as you will definitely see sometimes, prostitutes maybe trying to hang around but in such cases, we all know it is there business and business owners tend to flock to places where they can have potential customers ...
Nonetheless, regulation of casinos have really changed a lot of things over the years and even though there may still be some immoral activities, but for criminal activities, I would not say it is a thing anymore.

I think it's just speeches of excitement where you swear and just be excited. Not necessarily true, but I'm not sure what you could say if it's immoral or something but knowing people, probably they have done that. I think the prostitutes have their own targets in mind, especially the ones with who has a lot of money. They can be potential customers for them. For the criminal activities, we can never know if there is really something going on unless they have been caught.

[jrrsparkles]

For me gambling does not increase crime but rather increase addiction to some people who does not know how to handle it properly. When it comes to crime, for me the number 1 aspect is drugs next is poverty. I don't consider gambling unless it was also associated with drugs.

So do you agree that it increases or not? Because on one side you say it doesn't then you say it does

He said the crime rates were increase because of drugs and Poverty then it may fall under gambling too but literally less when compared to the above two.But as he said the poverty causing the people to do anything to make money that is why they become criminals in the eyes of governments but some of them maybe considered as criminals too when they are doing much right things.

[lauder_larger]

Gone are the days where gambling is only associated with criminal activities and the mentality is what a lot of people have carried from that time past till this moment. This view is actually not limited to any particular region its one of the most universal myopic view.

I want to believe that mentality based on how gambling has been perceived right from the onset is actually the main reason why a lot of people still link criminal activities with gambling related activities. Now, that there are regulations in some casinos, and they obviously will not want their license taken away from them, or the owner being in a mess with the government for illegal activities, I am sure a lot of criminal activities have been curtailed in the gambling world.

I can say that gambling is the mother of all these crimes because when you get frustrated you will do such bad things.

I guess anyone from this gambling community will agree with you as no one could predict what a frustrated gambler will do. Also, ending up in severe frustration in gambling is a most common event, we do see both in online and physical casino. An addicted gambler may turn as a criminal at any time as their urge to continue gambling may enforce them to do anything.

Gambling is a bad thing no matter online or regular and a bad thing has always bad consequences. Many people say that gambling is the mother of all crimes, because ordinary people who care for their families will never gambler, because it is hard to lose your money in gambling and back to your home with empty pocket.

[yoseph]

That's not true. What kind of prostitutes and drugs would you expect around a loner's house who gambles with bitcoins? The big hotel-casinos is a different thing as they have to create that ambience for the big rollers. They're often associated with high lifestyles like cocaine, models and bg cars. It has nothing to do with gambling really.

The casino just want to create the the social setting that so that people would be willing to come there. It has nothing to do with the crime. 

[ethereumhunter]

That's not true. What kind of prostitutes and drugs would you expect around a loner's house who gambles with bitcoins? The big hotel-casinos is a different thing as they have to create that ambience for the big rollers. They're often associated with high lifestyles like cocaine, models and bg cars. It has nothing to do with gambling really.

The casino just want to create the the social setting that so that people would be willing to come there. It has nothing to do with the crime. 

I agree with you, only people that make the crime and I think it's not related to the casino. Gambler makes the crime because they need money to continue playing in the gambling so they can steal other people money and come back to the casino. Or they can rob the house and take the money and then they can play the game again. But still, we don't know what the reason behind the crime is.

[Delmore]

For me gambling does not increase crime but rather increase addiction to some people who does not know how to handle it properly. When it comes to crime, for me the number 1 aspect is drugs next is poverty. I don't consider gambling unless it was also associated with drugs.

So do you agree that it increases or not? Because on one side you say it doesn't then you say it does

He said the crime rates were increase because of drugs and Poverty then it may fall under gambling too but literally less when compared to the above two.But as he said the poverty causing the people to do anything to make money that is why they become criminals in the eyes of governments but some of them maybe considered as criminals too when they are doing much right things.

No you are wrong. In my opinion gambling is the mother of all crimes. When a gambler loses money in gambling, definitely he will become angry and will anger to get back his money and when he has no more money he will do illegal activities to get some money for gambling. This is a fact and I have seen many people doing this. Gradually they become professional criminals.

[Rostadom]

For me gambling does not increase crime but rather increase addiction to some people who does not know how to handle it properly. When it comes to crime, for me the number 1 aspect is drugs next is poverty. I don't consider gambling unless it was also associated with drugs.

So do you agree that it increases or not? Because on one side you say it doesn't then you say it does

He said the crime rates were increase because of drugs and Poverty then it may fall under gambling too but literally less when compared to the above two.But as he said the poverty causing the people to do anything to make money that is why they become criminals in the eyes of governments but some of them maybe considered as criminals too when they are doing much right things.

No you are wrong. In my opinion gambling is the mother of all crimes. When a gambler loses money in gambling, definitely he will become angry and will anger to get back his money and when he has no more money he will do illegal activities to get some money for gambling. This is a fact and I have seen many people doing this. Gradually they become professional criminals.

Mother of all crimes? Then how would you explain the other crimes that were done by non-gamblers? I think you're exaggerating things. You can be a non-gambler but still have dark thoughts and commit crime ultimately. And you can be a gambler but still be a good person. Gambling has nothing to do with crime. It's the addiction that makes you act up. You're too addicted to gambling that you start committing crime just to feed your addiction.

I think it's only in extreme cases that this actually happens. There's still parts of a gambler that's remained sane and so he'll be able to save himself from bankruptcy. It's only in extreme cases when a gambler has to do illegal things. For the professional criminal, idk if such a thing exists (gambler turned professional criminal). Because professional criminal would mean something like a hit man that gets paid to do a crime. That's quite intense and would require knowledge on how to kill a man without getting caught. I don't think something like that can be learned in gambling.

[Arsedunn]

Gone are the days where gambling is only associated with criminal activities and the mentality is what a lot of people have carried from that time past till this moment. This view is actually not limited to any particular region its one of the most universal myopic view.

I want to believe that mentality based on how gambling has been perceived right from the onset is actually the main reason why a lot of people still link criminal activities with gambling related activities. Now, that there are regulations in some casinos, and they obviously will not want their license taken away from them, or the owner being in a mess with the government for illegal activities, I am sure a lot of criminal activities have been curtailed in the gambling world.

I can say that gambling is the mother of all these crimes because when you get frustrated you will do such bad things.

I guess anyone from this gambling community will agree with you as no one could predict what a frustrated gambler will do. Also, ending up in severe frustration in gambling is a most common event, we do see both in online and physical casino. An addicted gambler may turn as a criminal at any time as their urge to continue gambling may enforce them to do anything.

Gambling is a bad thing no matter online or regular and a bad thing has always bad consequences. Many people say that gambling is the mother of all crimes, because ordinary people who care for their families will never gambler, because it is hard to lose your money in gambling and back to your home with empty pocket.

There are two types of gamblers, addictors and time passers. Those who just gamble to have some fun with friends and enjoy the drinking and dancing party will never be criminals because they have no interest in gambling, but those who are gambling addictors will do anything for gambling. Gambling is their business, their job and the source of making money.

[Don Pedro Dinero]

I agree with most replies. Gambling doesn’t cause an increase in crime. It can be linked to crime in some areas but the other way around. Crime tries to get into the gambling industry to launder money.

Also think about nowadays. Do you think online gambling from home causes an increase in crimes? Not at all.

[crwth]

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Mother of all crimes? Then how would you explain the other crimes that were done by non-gamblers? I think you're exaggerating things. You can be a non-gambler but still have dark thoughts and commit crime ultimately. And you can be a gambler but still be a good person. Gambling has nothing to do with crime. It's the addiction that makes you act up. You're too addicted to gambling that you start committing crime just to feed your addiction.

I think it's only in extreme cases that this actually happens. There's still parts of a gambler that's remained sane and so he'll be able to save himself from bankruptcy. It's only in extreme cases when a gambler has to do illegal things. For the professional criminal, idk if such a thing exists (gambler turned professional criminal). Because professional criminal would mean something like a hit man that gets paid to do a crime. That's quite intense and would require knowledge on how to kill a man without getting caught. I don't think something like that can be learned in gambling.

I agree with you on that. It’s not just the way gamblers feel in it, it is also the part where other people are capable of doing the same thing. I know someone who has been a gambling addict but is still a good person. He knows what the Rights and wrongs are whether he has the money or not, he is capable of controlling himself (from crimes). He wouldn't hurt anyone to have money, but when he has money, it’s on.

In my thoughts, people who commit crime and gamble makes everything work in the evil ways, making the underground full of money. They tend to have debts and to live on the edge. I think no one gets like that quickly if he has something to lose, like family.

[Butonyki]

I don't think that the crime activity increased by the gambling it is just like the people involving in gambling maybe related to the crimes but most of the time only normal man just earn money hardly and get lost their money by gambling because of their addiction.But there are some illegal casino run by the criminals where the gambling is prohibited causing the crime activities.

I think that most of the crimes are increasing due to gambling because a regular and addicted gambler can do every illegal activity to get some money for gambling. When they lose all their money in casino, they try to loot or rob people to get money for more gambling. They are the worst people of the world, because they have no serious job and no care for family.

[deppil]

For me gambling does not increase crime but rather increase addiction to some people who does not know how to handle it properly. When it comes to crime, for me the number 1 aspect is drugs next is poverty. I don't consider gambling unless it was also associated with drugs.

So do you agree that it increases or not? Because on one side you say it doesn't then you say it does

I think the whole thing is related dude. when you become a gambling addict you will desperately need money to return to gambling even though you have run out of money. this will be like drug addiction right? and when you bankrupt you will be poor and increase crime?

[Jateng]

Actually, the bone of content here is that does gambling cause an increase in various kinds of related criminal activities? Few examples of the major points raised were;

Casinos are often associated with criminal activity. Drug dealers and prostitutes operate near casinos – they know that there are a large number of potential clients in the area. Casinos can therefore be devastating to neighborhoods.

For me personally, I believe immoral activities are certainly based on each individual and it does not have anything to do with gambling. Nevertheless, from some of the further research that I made, I got to understand that, these things mentioned are very much applicable in most casinos; drug dealings, prostitution and even some casinos where the owners are into some shady stuffs. Well, just want to get to know what you guys think about this. Do you think Casino is like a hiding place for perpetrators of crime or casino on its own, ushers in a huge level of immoral activities by default?

There are legal casinos but most most are illegals. They are abusing this kind of thing since casinos can surely earn big money plus there can be hidden transactions that serves as additional big time income.
On the other, I am also seeing another crime led by casinos. People are killing one another for money. The tendency is, powerful people influence or control small people that has less money for their own good.

[Betwrong]

For me gambling does not increase crime but rather increase addiction to some people who does not know how to handle it properly. When it comes to crime, for me the number 1 aspect is drugs next is poverty. I don't consider gambling unless it was also associated with drugs.

And where do you think a gambler's life lead? It's definitely leading to poverty since money is involved. Druggies only have to buy a dollar worth of drug and they are good to go. Gamblers, on the other hand, have you really seen a gambler lose one dollar in a casino and then move on? Drugs are far more cheaper than gambling. Once a gambler has lost everything due to gambling, and I'm talking about to the point where he had to sell his properties and belongings, he's going to be homeless and start doing bad things just to survive. At first it will be just as simple as lying, then manipulation, then comes the selling of the small things such as jewelries, and so on. You get the picture.

Just so you know, it's not the drugs that makes people want to do crime. It's the addiction itself. They want to feed the addiction and so they commit crime. I mean, it would be so hard to steal when you're stoned. You can't even get off the couch.

But if a gambler was playing he wouldn't commit a crime in the process either. I agree with you that it's the addiction not drugs or gambling by itself what makes people to commit crimes, but those kinds of addictions are very different. You can be distracted by something interesting and forget about gambling even being addicted to it, while this can't happen with drug addiction because you feel physical pain during withdrawals which can't be ignored.

Gambling has been historically intertwined with criminal activity but the connection has becoming weaker with the implementation of online gambling.

[Thanasis]

I agree with most replies. Gambling doesn’t cause an increase in crime. It can be linked to crime in some areas but the other way around. Crime tries to get into the gambling industry to launder money.

Also think about nowadays. Do you think online gambling from home causes an increase in crimes? Not at all.

Yes,online games nothing related to crimes unless gambling is fully banned in your country.Even the gambling is not related to crimes in most places other than the casinos run but the criminals which also the place where drugs are available.But it maybe causes some crimes because of the people who needs money for gambling due to their addiction level when they get into some stage they do anything for the money which is needed for their gambling activities.

[Supercrypt]

For me gambling does not increase crime but rather increase addiction to some people who does not know how to handle it properly. When it comes to crime, for me the number 1 aspect is drugs next is poverty. I don't consider gambling unless it was also associated with drugs.

So do you agree that it increases or not? Because on one side you say it doesn't then you say it does

I think the whole thing is related dude. when you become a gambling addict you will desperately need money to return to gambling even though you have run out of money. this will be like drug addiction right? and when you bankrupt you will be poor and increase crime?

Okay, now this is from a very different perspective I did not even get to think of at all in the first place. Usually, we have always seen the desperation in some gambling addicts in the way they expose themselves to certain things and then get to find a way to fulfill their urge and desire to gamble and can go to any length to do something to at least get money to gamble.

However, we should also know that being an addict generally is something that a lot of people inflict on themselves, so putting the blame on a casino is not it. In relation to criminal activities, it can happen anywhere and even though we have heard of several casinos in the past being involved in some dark deals does not mean every casino out there is a culprit.

[tosmartak]

I agree with most replies. Gambling doesn’t cause an increase in crime. It can be linked to crime in some areas but the other way around. Crime tries to get into the gambling industry to launder money.

Also think about nowadays. Do you think online gambling from home causes an increase in crimes? Not at all.

I want to even believe the idea of even associating gambling with crime is over stated and based on what some would have watched in movies with casinos being used for some underground deals, they just assume that every casino owner is dirty.

You cannot know who is dirty until you catch them dirty and one thing is that even though we may see some different caliber of people in the gambling world, that still does not mean crime cannot happen even outside the gambling environment. Criminality is only applicable to each individual and has nothing to do with gambling in its entirety.

[Evetemot]

The OP seems to imply that somehow gambling increases illegal activities and gives the example of prostitution and the consumption of drugs, but what gambling does at best is to attract those kind of people because they know that the people inside the casino have money to spare, but gambling in itself does not increase those activities, those activities will happen anyway, however there are some crimes that could go up due to the influence of gambling, for example those that are addicted to gambling will probably steal money to try to feed their addiction.

Yeah I agree to this that gambling is responsible for the increasing crimes in the community. Nice and wise people will never gamble because they know the consequences of gambling. In my community a gambler has no respect even in his own home. He is just an idol person of the community. If he has a lot of money and no respect then he should think about his life.

[kurian]

For me gambling does not increase crime but rather increase addiction to some people who does not know how to handle it properly. When it comes to crime, for me the number 1 aspect is drugs next is poverty. I don't consider gambling unless it was also associated with drugs.

So do you agree that it increases or not? Because on one side you say it doesn't then you say it does

He said the crime rates were increase because of drugs and Poverty then it may fall under gambling too but literally less when compared to the above two.But as he said the poverty causing the people to do anything to make money that is why they become criminals in the eyes of governments but some of them maybe considered as criminals too when they are doing much right things.

No you are wrong. In my opinion gambling is the mother of all crimes. When a gambler loses money in gambling, definitely he will become angry and will anger to get back his money and when he has no more money he will do illegal activities to get some money for gambling. This is a fact and I have seen many people doing this. Gradually they become professional criminals.

Mother of all crimes? Then how would you explain the other crimes that were done by non-gamblers? I think you're exaggerating things. You can be a non-gambler but still have dark thoughts and commit crime ultimately. And you can be a gambler but still be a good person. Gambling has nothing to do with crime. It's the addiction that makes you act up. You're too addicted to gambling that you start committing crime just to feed your addiction.

I think it's only in extreme cases that this actually happens. There's still parts of a gambler that's remained sane and so he'll be able to save himself from bankruptcy. It's only in extreme cases when a gambler has to do illegal things. For the professional criminal, idk if such a thing exists (gambler turned professional criminal). Because professional criminal would mean something like a hit man that gets paid to do a crime. That's quite intense and would require knowledge on how to kill a man without getting caught. I don't think something like that can be learned in gambling.

Yes, there are only few people who does crime to gamble. Seems like his statement is pure exaggeration. But, there are many illegal activities which are often connected to gambling. For instance, drugs, prostitution, illegal money lending and laundering, blackmail and threatening and many more. 

[Janation]

For me gambling does not increase crime but rather increase addiction to some people who does not know how to handle it properly. When it comes to crime, for me the number 1 aspect is drugs next is poverty. I don't consider gambling unless it was also associated with drugs.

So do you agree that it increases or not? Because on one side you say it doesn't then you say it does

I think the whole thing is related dude. when you become a gambling addict you will desperately need money to return to gambling even though you have run out of money. this will be like drug addiction right? and when you bankrupt you will be poor and increase crime?

But for drug addiction and gambling addiction is different. You see, when a drug addict takes drug every single day, they can affect their mind that will end up making crimes. Also, drugs are banned in our country the reason it is different with gambling.

On the other hand, gambling is not banned in our country which means we can gamble whenever we want the inly problem is the desperate ones that wants to win their every gambling sessions the reason they ended up commiting crimes. With gambling, there are still a lit of people with their sanities attached to them while drug addicts are feared because if they are under the effect of drugs, they can easily commit crimes without really thinking of it.