Problem Gambling in the wake of covid-19

[iTradeChips]

Since we are talking about gambling addiction, I remember this one Canadian physician named Gabor Mate. He has dedicated his life with the study of addiction in general and how different factors, like childhood trauma, tends to make people addictive to something, whether it's drugs, alcohol, tobacco, shopping, and yes, gambling. I am not really that in depth with reading his study but it is quite fascinating to see that he has excluded social factors like interaction between people that help shape one's addiction, and thought of it solely in the mental health aspect.

[AicecreaME]

Things are getting too stressful.

I couldn't agree more.

But don't you think that getting yourself into trouble is more stressful than your current situation right now? Yes, make a pause and think it over again before you act, that is how we should make decisions especially in toughest situation like what we all have right now.

Rather than taking the last resort that you were saying in gambling, why not make your money as ypur capital to start your business. Since we cannot go outside, a lot of people preferred ready to eat food or whatever it is that won't give them any hassle. In short, what I'm saying is that starting a business is more ideal to earn money to solve our boredom or financial problem, not risking it on gambling that mostly all about losing.

[mezzaluna]

Things are getting too stressful.

I couldn't agree more.

But don't you think that getting yourself into trouble is more stressful than your current situation right now? Yes, make a pause and think it over again before you act, that is how we should make decisions especially in toughest situation like what we all have right now.

Rather than taking the last resort that you were saying in gambling, why not make your money as ypur capital to start your business. Since we cannot go outside, a lot of people preferred ready to eat food or whatever it is that won't give them any hassle. In short, what I'm saying is that starting a business is more ideal to earn money to solve our boredom or financial problem, not risking it on gambling that mostly all about losing.

Things are getting out of control even if you are in a good place. Its so much worst if you are in a third world country that is full of corruption.

Its a good idea to take a breather and get your mind off things. I mean, try to stop gambling for a week and see if you can handle the withdrawal. Gambling is really stressful but the rewards are promising. It may either lead to a financial help or a financial slump that you cannot get out of which is probably likely to happen if you don't stop it immediately. Maybe manage your investments in another way in which you can reduce your loss?

[plvbob0070]

I have also read some articles saying that gambling is increasing even though there's a pandemic, or that online gambling is getting attention nowadays. I understand that gambling can be our pastime when we get bored but it's really not a good thing if you prioritize gambling more than your necessities amidst the crisis.

I have also tried to answer the question provided, but most of my answer is no. However, I do sometimes feel the desire to get back what I lose, and I think it's part of gambling and still normal as long as you can control that desire.

[RapTarX]

Well, it depends. Let me share about myself. I wasn't an active gambler; used to gamble on the weekends on sometimes when I get enough time but during the Covid-19, I gambled as I had enough free time than previous; to be honest, when La Liga started, I got addicted in sportbet too which still I'm.

[samputin]

I took the questionnaire. Had a score of 3. Majority of the questions had a "never" answer from me. <...>

Same here! I gained a score of 3. I'm always glad to know that I do not have any gambling problems. The questionnaire also helped me introspect because, lately, me and my cousins play card games (because we had the time) with small bets only. And it made me think about how I act whenever we gamble. Good thing, I can still control myself and not let my emotions cloud my judgement.

According to a survey and research conducted :

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

Ya. I'm not really surprised about these findings. Covid-19 brought severe financial issues to a lot of people so it's logical that most people would want to opt for gambling as a means to make some money.

Which is impractical if you ask me. Knowing that gambling is a game of chance, there is no certainty that you could win money and help you survive this time. Instead of gaining more, one might lose more. But maybe it's the only way they see to earn money. I don't really know what their situation is so who am I to judge, right?

[cabron]

The covid19 causes out cities to lockdown and then companies are laying off because no employees are coming. And then because an employee would have no pay to wait they'd gonna look for ways to earn, if they find gambling online is the key then they'd be among those who gambles amidst the crisis.

Some probably just stay at home and find the casino ad on google and then eventually click out of boredom. Its a bad time to develop gambling addiction while there is covid19 crisis. So nuts though that we don't want anyone addicted yet we promoted casino on our signatures

[plr]

So nuts though that we don't want anyone addicted yet we promoted casino on our signatures

I'm not guilty at all gambling is thousands of years old and even the early civilization gamble, we promoters just want to give those who wants to gamble a good and fair site to gamble, whether we like it or not gambling online or offline are here to stay we just have to lead them to gambling sites that they can trust and enjoy playing.

[MCobian]

Indeed, with the physical casino being closed when the spread of COVID-19 occurs, the number of people playing gambling will decrease.
But the reality says differently, there are several articles that I read. It turns out that the number of people who play gambling in the COVID-19
pandemic situation increased. This really surprises us all, it turns out that there are several reasons why gambling has increased. These include
the usual addicted gamblers playing at physical casinos still playing at online casino, there are also people who rarely play gambling so often play
gambling as entertainment because they are bored having to stay at home during quarantine. Not even a few people make gambling a source of
income, which ended with their financial situation getting worse as a result of playing gambling.

[dunfida]

The covid19 causes out cities to lockdown and then companies are laying off because no employees are coming. And then because an employee would have no pay to wait they'd gonna look for ways to earn, if they find gambling online is the key then they'd be among those who gambles amidst the crisis.

Some probably just stay at home and find the casino ad on google and then eventually click out of boredom. Its a bad time to develop gambling addiction while there is covid19 crisis. So nuts though that we don't want anyone addicted yet we promoted casino on our signatures

It doesnt need for you to be an addicted gambler for you to promote a casino into your signature.Its a different story when it comes on earning thru advertising and if you do find out
that it isnt ethical for your side to promote gambling then you can freely just skip out on this job and find another one but if its just okay to be an advertiser of a casino then go ahead.
Its not really a solid criteria for you to take on neither you would take the job or not just because you do hate gambling or being addicted.

[Finestream]

So nuts though that we don't want anyone addicted yet we promoted casino on our signatures

I'm not guilty at all gambling is thousands of years old and even the early civilization gamble, we promoters just want to give those who wants to gamble a good and fair site to gamble, whether we like it or not gambling online or offline are here to stay we just have to lead them to gambling sites that they can trust and enjoy playing.

The solution to avoid addiction is just to be responsible in gambling, it doesn't matter if we promote a gambling site because this is for the majority of people who love to gamble. Please, let's not think that gambling is bad, it's just part of an entertainment that when handled responsibly we would get the entertainment we are getting when we are paying for something to enjoy, in short, consider it as an expense, not a business where you seek for profit from your investment.

[Beparanf]

Well, it depends. Let me share about myself. I wasn't an active gambler; used to gamble on the weekends on sometimes when I get enough time but during the Covid-19, I gambled as I had enough free time than previous; to be honest, when La Liga started, I got addicted in sportbet too which still I'm.

I also got hooked in gambling in my country like online Tong its during the start of month of lockdown but then I try to recover from not gambling and focus on other important things and getting busy like studying trading and doing business. It's all in our mind if we really want to be addicted.

[Ayiranorea]

Due to the pandemic people are completely shut into the homes. All the conversation were between the family members. Within the family members beyond certain level we can't share the difficulties we encounter,  because they might be experiencing the same. Here the friends part helps big, and this itself could cause difficult situations and end up in stress. So, as an alternate people spending time to gamble isn't a big thing during the time of covid19.

[FlightyPouch]

Due to the pandemic people are completely shut into the homes. All the conversation were between the family members. Within the family members beyond certain level we can't share the difficulties we encounter,  because they might be experiencing the same. Here the friends part helps big, and this itself could cause difficult situations and end up in stress. So, as an alternate people spending time to gamble isn't a big thing during the time of covid19.

Well, it may be the case in your part but from another perspective, they just don't care. Another thing is that most of the people here might not be living with their family so they are alone or with their partners or just siblings. That instead of them talking about it they miss gambling and tend to get hooked by online betting and usually sports betting.

[maydna]

Due to the pandemic people are completely shut into the homes. All the conversation were between the family members. Within the family members beyond certain level we can't share the difficulties we encounter,  because they might be experiencing the same. Here the friends part helps big, and this itself could cause difficult situations and end up in stress. So, as an alternate people spending time to gamble isn't a big thing during the time of covid19.

Perhaps, those people have confusion about what they want to do while they are homes. So when they browse on the internet, they watch the advertisement for online gambling, and they think, "Ah, maybe I can play gambling for a while." So they start to browse the gambling games inside the website and find the game that they like.

Sooner or later, they'll find out that playing gambling is excited and they can spend some time and money, but after they play for some days, they become busy with playing gambling. That will attract a new problem for them because they become addicted if they don't control themselves. And in the end, we see another addicted gambler during this pandemic.

[Coin_trader]

Due to the pandemic people are completely shut into the homes. All the conversation were between the family members. Within the family members beyond certain level we can't share the difficulties we encounter,  because they might be experiencing the same. Here the friends part helps big, and this itself could cause difficult situations and end up in stress. So, as an alternate people spending time to gamble isn't a big thing during the time of covid19.

Well, it may be the case in your part but from another perspective, they just don't care. Another thing is that most of the people here might not be living with their family so they are alone or with their partners or just siblings. That instead of them talking about it they miss gambling and tend to get hooked by online betting and usually sports betting.

IMHO its not about loneliness or something personal why people are gambling but rather it is people nature. Most gambler are just gambling because they want to have fun by winning money so even though they have family or friends close by. They will find a time that they can gamble because its part of there usual routine. In my case, I play casino games occasionally whenever I crave on playing it even if I'm with friends and family.

Because not all the time that you will be together with them. You still need me time for some space of your privacy.

[Janation]

I got 6 but that is just because I'm a 3 at the last question.

I guess some gamblers that usually go to casinos would be really drawn out to do things they are not comfortable with like betting online. Other countries like the US might've opened their casinos but that is not the same case as to others. Some are said to create these meetups where they could gamble together by themselves like cockfighting.

[peter0425]

well we can find all of the answers in News,In my country Gamblers tend to gamble in illegal ways just to give way in their activities and habits.
I believe that this is not just because they are bored or stress but they have some time now to give consent to their desire betting freely.
Online Gambling Pop up more recently because of the demand so maybe some point are valid.
But lets face it that gambling is really not helping the world but bringing it down in the long run.

[matchi2011]

Due to the pandemic people are completely shut into the homes. All the conversation were between the family members. Within the family members beyond certain level we can't share the difficulties we encounter,  because they might be experiencing the same. Here the friends part helps big, and this itself could cause difficult situations and end up in stress. So, as an alternate people spending time to gamble isn't a big thing during the time of covid19.

Well, it may be the case in your part but from another perspective, they just don't care. Another thing is that most of the people here might not be living with their family so they are alone or with their partners or just siblings. That instead of them talking about it they miss gambling and tend to get hooked by online betting and usually sports betting.

That's also considerable, if there's none to think about and you are bored inside your house due to pandemic.

There's a big chance that you'll be more active to gambling different from your previous engagements, people who already expose
to this kind of activities may find themselves more  actively using this venue to spend their time.

[Rosilito]

I know, am a competitive guy but, fortunately, not on this case . I got 4, last question is kinda worrisome/bothering or whatsoever is that, so just like the others, most of my points came from that question, 'cause who wouldn't be bug about that? I mean, everyone who gamble must have felt guilty once in their life, anyway.

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1. Support
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Fair enough, I'd say. But I guess, there are a lot more ways on how we can beat gambling addiction.