Gambling and covid-19 : Which is more risky ?

[noormcs5]

Well, people can lose lives in coronavirus but at the same time people might lose their money and become hand to mouth because of gambling.

So i would like to know your opinion, whether you think gambling is more dangerous or coronavirus is more dangerous for the people ?

[FFrankie]

I would say that gambling is less dangerous currently in the USA since all physical casinos, sports books, racetracks, slot machines places are all closed. The only thing is the lottery at essential stores

[noormcs5]

I would say that gambling is less dangerous currently in the USA since all physical casinos, sports books, racetracks, slot machines places are all closed. The only thing is the lottery at essential stores

I am not talking about the current times where we cannot go to gambling. I am talking in general like online gambling (losing money or risk of losing) is more risky or corona virus (losing life or risk of losing life) ?

[Ryker1]

Well, sorry bro I did not intend you to hurt this reply but I think this is a pointless topic.
Have you heard the government implement total lockdown even though the economy will surely down just because of gambling? [No]
Only the coronavirus did this and it has been a huge impact and shaken the whole world, --there are thousands of people had been died so do you think they will not afraid of coronavirus?
Indeed, the reason why all crowded places were forced close by the government because they are afraid of keep spreading the virus and it includes the traditional casino which is very prone to virus becomes spread.

[tomahawk9]

According to the latest update from the CSSE at the JH university, there are 1.2 million covid-19 cases confirmed and a total of 70k deaths. That means the mortality rate is 5%.

Based on an article from The Guardian, gambling disorder was the cause of over 500 suicides in the UK every year^[2]. I would need to find more info about gambling disorder, especially worldwide, but I think you can draw your own conclusions with this data.
1. https://gisanddata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/opsdashboard/index.html#/bda7594740fd40299423467b48e9ecf6
2. https://www.theguardian.com/society/2019/mar/13/problem-gamblers-at-15-times-higher-risk-of-suicide-study-finds

[swogerino]

Well, people can lose lives in coronavirus but at the same time people might lose their money and become hand to mouth because of gambling.

So i would like to know your opinion, whether you think gambling is more dangerous or coronavirus is more dangerous for the people ?

In the short term is covid.Covid if we are not careful we risk up to lose our own life which is the most beneficial thing that we have.Once covid has passed though in the longer term gambling can be a worse covid as it can make you addicted until you may lose everything.

[20kevin20]

No offense but this is a pretty stupid question. Gambling can lead to suicide but there's a way to stop it. If you catch the virus and your immunity system is downhill already, good luck stopping it from screwing around.

The virus may be a problem now, but it's not going to last forever. There will be a treatment for it indeed. Even if you lose money through gambling, there are ways to recover. If you're addicted, there are ways to stop it. It's not a health condition and your chances to start contemplating suicide don't increase if you have pre-existing health conditions.

Big, big difference between the two and literally no link between them... One is an addiction leading to suicidal thoughts, the other is a virus ..

[skarais]

The impact of gambling will be seen when someone has experienced a heavy addiction and cant control his desire to gamble. Only severe addiction to gambling is harmful to health, mental, economic, and this effect is not spontaneous when someone is new to gambling. While the impact caused by the corona virus pandemic has caused the whole world to fear, the economy collapses, people must stay at home and it is very life threatening for those infected. Even though infected people can be cured, this corona virus pandemic has a terrible impact all over the world.

When viewed in terms of danger to the community, the corona virus is the most appropriate. Corona has disrupted almost all community economic activities, a country's economy, and the world economy. Physical gambling is closed, there are no sports matches, because all activities outside the home can be considered as a danger to your health and soul. Does gambling have that effect in a short amount of time?

[$crypto$]

Obviously co-19 is now more dangerous because almost the whole world is panicking with this corona virus even local parties are overwhelmed in handling it so naturally this is very dangerous co-19 compared to gambling.
Gambling can be said to be an individual because people do not think that they are addicted or not, obviously they themselves feel that they will lose money after playing gambling with their addiction so I think it is not dangerous for people to gamble.

Everyone is now fighting against the corona virus because it is so dangerous for humans that the government is forcing it to stay at home so that community security is maintained.

[DoublerHunter]

Covid-19 is the most dangerous than gambling. Probably if you compare the suicide victims of gambling compared to the people who died in the pandemic covid19, there are a lot of more people as of now in just a short period of time. Probably you mean that victims of gambling addiction are probably will continue and it is endless. Nevertheless, they are both risky but of course, this covid19 is really worst than gambling.

[Haunebu]

Absolutely silly question. Are you seriously trying to compare gambling with lives and gambling with money? COVID-19 is directly and indirectly destroying lives left and right which is why it will always be the riskier option in any aspect just like Cancer etc.

On the other hand, gambling with money does not always lead to death majority of the time which is why it is far safer in comparison.

[imstillthebest]

 corona virus is only dangerous to old people because of weak imune system but gambling is playable by any age  but the chance of getting addicted is only high and not picky no matter what is your age   . gambling addiction is lethal too as it can cause you to be crazy if not treated imediately    .

 when gambling , you always feel the risk more than the reward so i think ill go with gambing    . gambling is more risky in my own opinion than compare to covid -19

[ralle14]

Imo you're likely to lose money in a gambling site before you can confirm that you're exposed to the virus.  On the other hand gambling sites can be easily avoided if you can make yourself busy with other activities so i'd also say the virus is more riskier than gambling. Because even though the numbers is higher in gambling it's not that fatal compared to the virus since there's way to stop or reduce your gambling activities. And on the side of the virus we only have limited options on how to deal with it.

[LTU_btc]

Damn, I don't think that these things can be compared. Offcourse, gambling have some dangerous impact, same like alcochol, smoking, drugs or eating junk food. But c'mon, Coronavirus is one of biggest issues for humanity since WW2. Just in few months there is almost 75 000 deaths caused by this virus and these numbers continue to grow so fast. And gambling, different from this virus on't spread between pople or through surfaces touched by infected person.

[virasog]

Damn, I don't think that these things can be compared. Offcourse, gambling have some dangerous impact, same like alcochol, smoking, drugs or eating junk food. But c'mon, Coronavirus is one of biggest issues for humanity since WW2. Just in few months there is almost 75 000 deaths caused by this virus and these numbers continue to grow so fast. And gambling, different from this virus on't spread between pople or through surfaces touched by infected person.

Maybe both of them are risky and dangerous but there is some chance of profit and good in gambling. What if you do gamble and win a big lottery or amount. This will change your life positively.
Coronavirus has no benefit and it is disease, and everyone wants to remain away from it.

[DarkDays]

Well, the fact is COVID-19 kills around 2% of the people it infects (when including the elderly). Gambling addiction can certainly lead people to death when absolutely extreme, but that's certainly not the case fir anywhere near 2% if gamblers. I would estimate that less than 1 in 100,000 active gamblers end up losing their life as a direct result of gambling, probably far fewer than that even.

The fact is, COVID19 has a much higher chance of causing death and suffering than gambling, though the extreme case of gambling can be worse overall, since it is a more prolonged decline.

[ampere]

To me, OP comparison does not work at all.

The Covid-19 has left everyone on a compulsory stay at home (indoors) and shut down several sporting activities around the world,
While Gambling is not such a pandemic, Gambling only becomes risky when we get addicted, and it affects a small circle of individuals such as friends of the addicted.

So in my opinion, covid-19 is more risky.
Don't forget to stay indoors and wash your hands always.

[harizen]

Well, people can lose lives in coronavirus but at the same time people might lose their money and become hand to mouth because of gambling.

So i would like to know your opinion, whether you think gambling is more dangerous or coronavirus is more dangerous for the people ?

Both are completely different - nature, activity, environment, etc.

What kind of comparison should we make here? I mean, what specifically do you want to know?

Don't tell me we need to tally specifically how many people got sent to other lives related to gambling and the virus?

[abel1337]

I don't think we can really compare both gambling and COVID-19, First COVID-19 is a pandemic virus that spread in the whole world in a couple of months and everyone can be infected with it, while gambling is a self-choice hobby that has different levels which can turn into an addiction if not cured.

Risky? Everyone in our world is fighting against COVID-19. It is the world's largest threat right now and gambling doesn't even have this kind of threat to eliminate a human in its own aspect.

[BIT-BENDER]

There is humour in this post.
The reality here is that gambling is more like a habit or passion and the earnings or loses affect those involved that the gamblers or the bookmakers but the pandemic is a global problem regardless of where your passion lies so it far a bigger problem that gambling