Problem Gambling in the wake of covid-19

[Timelord2067]

Whilst it's true this kind of survey has been done to death, what hasn't been factored in until now is the various kinds of lock-downs that have been imposed world wide.

It'd be interesting if the end results for hard level four lock-downs (as is the case at the moment in Melbourne) show more people gambling online, not just doing Amazon/Netflix/what-ever-else shopping online (including Uber Eats etc).  With more people working from home, they are less likely to drop into a live Casino after work on a Friday to let their hair down.

[Gotumoot]

I couldn't understand those people they are already having trouble on money and yet we are facing a pandemic which result of losing jobs for most of us and yet they are using it as an excuse to gamble?
Shouldn't they think about it if they would use the money for something else then they could help their own or even their family.
Why would they even risk the only money that they have left? and they doesn't even know when would be the next time that they could get some money again.

[LogitechMouse]

With the loss of their income they can't support their family's financially, that's why some people tend to look for alternatives, especially gamblers. They probably think it would be a lifesaver for them. That's why the gambling space is blowing up right now, also i've seen a lot of influencers staking ang gambling their Crypto's in casinos and bookmakers. One way to help them is probably the scientist should speed up the development of a vaccine.

I don't know but its kinda disappointing that there are some of these gamblers doesn't have any income right now and yet they are using their money to gamble hoping that it will help them. I don't blame them if they are addicted into gambling already but risking your only money to gamble is kind of ridiculous on my part.

Speeding up the development of a vaccine will just lead to different questions and may lead to death of some who will use the vaccine. That is why there are clinical trials in every vaccine that is created in order for it to be safe to use by the public. Russian's Sputnik V vaccine skipped some of its clinical trials so its effectiveness is questionable until now and it will also happen to other vaccines if they will rush the creation of the vaccine.

[k@suy]

With the loss of their income they can't support their family's financially, that's why some people tend to look for alternatives, especially gamblers. They probably think it would be a lifesaver for them. That's why the gambling space is blowing up right now, also i've seen a lot of influencers staking ang gambling their Crypto's in casinos and bookmakers. One way to help them is probably the scientist should speed up the development of a vaccine.

I don't know but its kinda disappointing that there are some of these gamblers doesn't have any income right now and yet they are using their money to gamble hoping that it will help them. I don't blame them if they are addicted into gambling already but risking your only money to gamble is kind of ridiculous on my part.

Speeding up the development of a vaccine will just lead to different questions and may lead to death of some who will use the vaccine. That is why there are clinical trials in every vaccine that is created in order for it to be safe to use by the public. Russian's Sputnik V vaccine skipped some of its clinical trials so its effectiveness is questionable until now and it will also happen to other vaccines if they will rush the creation of the vaccine.

If you are jobless person, you only have your own savings and you have a family to raise, it is much better to use your money to provide their needs instead of risking your money on playing gambling without any assurance of winning your game. When you lose your game you will regret it because you will earn nothing but you also lose your money with nonsense thing. What you have to do is to look for a job or put up a business instead.

[freedomgo]

If you are jobless person, you only have your own savings and you have a family to raise, it is much better to use your money to provide their needs instead of risking your money on playing gambling without any assurance of winning your game.

What if there is an assurance? hehe.. I think there are people who are making a living in gambling, how do you define their kind of job?
Most of us does not have the skills to make a living in gambling, so I think we need to evaluate our skills first.

When you lose your game you will regret it because you will earn nothing but you also lose your money with nonsense thing. What you have to do is to look for a job or put up a business instead.

Gambling is not a non sense thing, it depends on how your treat it, if you are stupid and irresponsible, then gambling is non sense for you, but if you are enjoying it, you will certainly have fun and get entertain, so it's valuable to us, it doesn't matter if we lose as long as we enjoy and that is not non sense.

you call it non sense if you are gambling aiming for money but you are not capable of winning.

[AnatanVS]

If you are jobless person, you only have your own savings and you have a family to raise, it is much better to use your money to provide their needs instead of risking your money on playing gambling without any assurance of winning your game. When you lose your game you will regret it because you will earn nothing but you also lose your money with nonsense thing. What you have to do is to look for a job or put up a business instead.

It's time to stop making decisions for other people. It is worth understanding that everyone has their own life and everyone is free to live it as they want. If a person wants to waste it , don't limit them. We should only help those who have asked for help themselves, which means that the person has started on the path of recovery and solving their problems.
You can spend years discussing how to cure everyone of ludomania, how to limit people's spending in casinos, and so on. But this won't solve the problem. The problem is that there are a lot of poor people in our society who can't earn enough money for their family, so they go to such extremes.
If all those who lost their income due to the pandemic are helped financially, almost none of them will go to seek their fortune in casinos.

[plvbob0070]

I couldn't understand those people they are already having trouble on money and yet we are facing a pandemic which result of losing jobs for most of us and yet they are using it as an excuse to gamble?
Shouldn't they think about it if they would use the money for something else then they could help their own or even their family.
Why would they even risk the only money that they have left? and they doesn't even know when would be the next time that they could get some money again.

Probably because they get blinded by the idea that they might win and earn money by gambling. Perhaps they use gambling as an excuse to earn money since they lost their job which is their primary source of income. We don't really know what runs in their head why they still choose to risk their money but I think it's a sign that these people are already addicted to gambling because they won't do it if they still know how to use their money wisely.

[Shimmiry]

Probably because they get blinded by the idea that they might win and earn money by gambling.

That might be the main reason why they are risking their money in gambling. They are hoping that they can win good amount of money in gambling, and maybe this could be a coping mechanism of them to deal with their problems specifically when they lost their job because of this pandemic.

Hence, I agree that they have their own thinking, probably they see theirselves successful on gambling that's why their hopes are high.

[Natalim]

Probably because they get blinded by the idea that they might win and earn money by gambling.

That might be the main reason why they are risking their money in gambling. They are hoping that they can win good amount of money in gambling, and maybe this could be a coping mechanism of them to deal with their problems specifically when they lost their job because of this pandemic.

Hence, I agree that they have their own thinking, probably they see theirselves successful on gambling that's why their hopes are high.

Probably only few of the people are gambling because they lost their job, while most of the gamblers are enjoying because they are staying at home and they are finding ways to entertain themselves. Hence, it should not make gambling bad as though there's a risk and there are people who get addicted or lose a lot of money in gambling, but majority of the gamblers are doing it responsibly.

People should not blame gambling because they lose, or blame the pandemic for that to happen, they should be responsible enough to accept their mistakes and blame themselves.

[maydna]

I couldn't understand those people they are already having trouble on money and yet we are facing a pandemic which result of losing jobs for most of us and yet they are using it as an excuse to gamble?
Shouldn't they think about it if they would use the money for something else then they could help their own or even their family.
Why would they even risk the only money that they have left? and they doesn't even know when would be the next time that they could get some money again.

Well, that is what happens in our society. Perhaps, those people are desperate to find a new job in this new normal, and they have money, so they decide to gamble using that money, which they hope to make more money. We can't blame them by using that money for playing gambling because if someone already desperate with his life, he will do anything he can.

It is a lesson for us which really important to think of what we should do with the money because we need that money to buy our needs to survive. We need to have a new source of income which will help us to have money. Perhaps, we can stop gambling at this time and only concern how we can still survive until the situations can back normal.

[FlightyPouch]

If you are jobless person, you only have your own savings and you have a family to raise, it is much better to use your money to provide their needs instead of risking your money on playing gambling without any assurance of winning your game. When you lose your game you will regret it because you will earn nothing but you also lose your money with nonsense thing. What you have to do is to look for a job or put up a business instead.

That is just true but people that are actually addicted to gambling won't realize this. What matters to them is that as long as they can bet or gamble, they will be facing the problem of their family or their needs after gambling because their priority is gambling. Actually some people can't stop gambling that is the reason why some actually make some solutions like adding more shifts to earn more money they could use to gamble.

[finaleshot2016]

If you are jobless person, you only have your own savings and you have a family to raise, it is much better to use your money to provide their needs instead of risking your money on playing gambling without any assurance of winning your game. When you lose your game you will regret it because you will earn nothing but you also lose your money with nonsense thing. What you have to do is to look for a job or put up a business instead.

That is just true but people that are actually addicted to gambling won't realize this. What matters to them is that as long as they can bet or gamble, they will be facing the problem of their family or their needs after gambling because their priority is gambling. Actually some people can't stop gambling that is the reason why some actually make some solutions like adding more shifts to earn more money they could use to gamble.

They will only realize the serious problem they're encountering is when they are already suffering and their loved ones are already abandoning him because of his/her behavior. People that are addicted to gambling doesn't even care on the consequence until realizing it because they will still continue as long as they have the ability to continue. Some aren't capable of stopping themselves from gambling, if that's the case, they should inquire to a doctor or seek for help to be released on this suffering from addiction.

[GDragon]

If you are jobless person, you only have your own savings and you have a family to raise, it is much better to use your money to provide their needs instead of risking your money on playing gambling without any assurance of winning your game. When you lose your game you will regret it because you will earn nothing but you also lose your money with nonsense thing. What you have to do is to look for a job or put up a business instead.

That is just true but people that are actually addicted to gambling won't realize this. What matters to them is that as long as they can bet or gamble, they will be facing the problem of their family or their needs after gambling because their priority is gambling. Actually some people can't stop gambling that is the reason why some actually make some solutions like adding more shifts to earn more money they could use to gamble.

Some can't even identify themselves as an addict, how can they really know what to do with their money anyway? I've read that some addicts have their own reason why they are addicted to gambling, and it will never be a reason for them to stop gambling just because they are losing money. It will also not make them realize to invest in a business or etc. A pandemic wouldn't even stop them from gambling. If the addiction is already hard to control, they needed a professional help, but they themselves first must accept that they are an addict.

[Natalim]

If you are jobless person, you only have your own savings and you have a family to raise, it is much better to use your money to provide their needs instead of risking your money on playing gambling without any assurance of winning your game. When you lose your game you will regret it because you will earn nothing but you also lose your money with nonsense thing. What you have to do is to look for a job or put up a business instead.

That is just true but people that are actually addicted to gambling won't realize this. What matters to them is that as long as they can bet or gamble, they will be facing the problem of their family or their needs after gambling because their priority is gambling. Actually some people can't stop gambling that is the reason why some actually make some solutions like adding more shifts to earn more money they could use to gamble.

Some can't even identify themselves as an addict, how can they really know what to do with their money anyway? I've read that some addicts have their own reason why they are addicted to gambling, and it will never be a reason for them to stop gambling just because they are losing money. Or it will not make them realize to invest in a business or etc. A pandemic wouldn't even stop them from gambling. If the addiction is already hard to control, they needed a professional help, but they themselves first must accept that they are an addict.

That's the thing, the problem is how they can accept they are addicted if they themselves doesn't recognize they are already addicted. It's sad that they are justifying what they are doing even though it's already obvious that they are already addicted in gambling, they may not see it but it's visible to other people especially for people close to them.

[jrrsparkles]

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If everyone could have made money so easily there would have being no problem in the world as everyone would have lots of money. And sooner people realizes that it is not always possible to make money from gambling better it would be as they would play in limits and also it would help them to enjoy the game more rather than just playing to make money and if they losses it will add more stress to them.

More to add if that gambling is so much easier way to make money then gambling business won't sustain this much longer for many centuries already.

Gambling is for fun and for money as well but there is no guaranteed money and don't force yourself to make money out of it can be better decisions.

[bitbunnny]

If you are jobless person, you only have your own savings and you have a family to raise, it is much better to use your money to provide their needs instead of risking your money on playing gambling without any assurance of winning your game. When you lose your game you will regret it because you will earn nothing but you also lose your money with nonsense thing. What you have to do is to look for a job or put up a business instead.

That is just true but people that are actually addicted to gambling won't realize this. What matters to them is that as long as they can bet or gamble, they will be facing the problem of their family or their needs after gambling because their priority is gambling. Actually some people can't stop gambling that is the reason why some actually make some solutions like adding more shifts to earn more money they could use to gamble.

Some can't even identify themselves as an addict, how can they really know what to do with their money anyway? I've read that some addicts have their own reason why they are addicted to gambling, and it will never be a reason for them to stop gambling just because they are losing money. Or it will not make them realize to invest in a business or etc. A pandemic wouldn't even stop them from gambling. If the addiction is already hard to control, they needed a professional help, but they themselves first must accept that they are an addict.

That's the thing, the problem is how they can accept they are addicted if they themselves doesn't recognize they are already addicted. It's sad that they are justifying what they are doing even though it's already obvious that they are already addicted in gambling, they may not see it but it's visible to other people especially for people close to them.

That is why admitting to yourself that you have the problem and that you are addicted is the key and also the half of solution. But it's very hard to get to that point and addicted gamblers often don't want help and don't want to listen their family and friends. To my opinion in the moment when your world starts to turn around gambling and that becomes the most important thing in your life, it's time to stop.

[South Park]

So recently I came across a post where the person asked for help since he was addicted to gambling . I decided to research on this topic. Not just Gambling as a whole but also Gambling related to COVID-19.

I did understand for a fact that due to Coronavirus people will gamble less!! Since there is literally no jobs and money for a common man right now.

BUT!!

According to a survey and research conducted :

"Due to the stress of COVID-19 people tend to gamble more."

All kind of addictive behaviours have gone up not only gambling, there is research indicating that alcohol and drug consumption is also going up and it is because many people have been unable to cope with the stress of the pandemic and being on their homes all the time, and instead of trying to do something productive they use those activities to try to pass the time, and while there is nothing wrong with gambling once in a while we know that many people are unable to control it and then they become addicted to it

[mirakal]

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If everyone could have made money so easily there would have being no problem in the world as everyone would have lots of money. And sooner people realizes that it is not always possible to make money from gambling better it would be as they would play in limits and also it would help them to enjoy the game more rather than just playing to make money and if they losses it will add more stress to them.

More to add if that gambling is so much easier way to make money then gambling business won't sustain this much longer for many centuries already.

Gambling is for fun and for money as well but there is no guaranteed money and don't force yourself to make money out of it can be better decisions.

That's what they are trying to tell us, do it for fun so if you lose you can easily move on. On their side,  it's all about business and they will continue winning over majority of the gamblers because they are operating with a house edge, take that from them and gambling industry will not boom.

[Wawa2013]

There are several possibilities that make gambling increase in the COVID19 pandemic, the first is that people look for ways to make money.
And what some people think, gambling can make money in a relatively short time. Even though this is a wrong assumption, which will make
people even more problematic, when all the money runs out because they lost playing gambling. The second possibility is why gambling is
increasingly in demand in the COVID19 pandemic situation, it could be because people need entertainment, being bored having to be at home.
And the last possibility is because the person is experiencing stress in the face of the corona virus, and play gambling to relieve stress. And the
problem is if the gambling percentage increases, a new problem will arise, that the number of people who are addicted to gambling will increase too.

[Insanerman]

If your total score is 8 or higher, you may be a problem gambler.

LOL I've had higher than 10 TBH but I don't see myself facing nor having any problems with the Gambling at all. I know that I'm addicted onto it as I wake up and the first thing I do is to check if my bets where correct or not and even try to bet again before taking breakfast nor working. But I know that Gambling had been making me satisfied with the fun it yields towards the experiences but I also know how to discipline myself in order to make something good out of my  gambling activities.

I don't think the survey really accurate to all gamblers nor to all of their mindsets. But then, it's better for other gamblers to seek help whenever they feel to be addicted onto it.