Online gambling risks during coronavirus pandemic

[FatFork]

As we stay at home more it is inevitable that we will spend more time online, on social media, and online games. Several research studies have demonstrated that online gambling companies have benefited greatly as a consequence of this.

I recently read an article in which Lazaros Gonidis, lecturer in Psychological Methods and Statistics at University of Kent, commented about the risks that gambling addicts might face during the COVID-19 lockdown, as well as the responsibility of operators to protect vulnerable individuals.^[1]

Whether you have a history of pathological gambling addiction or just considering gambling for fun, Gonidis has shared some valuable tips for all of us:

• When you are tempted to gamble online, use that to motivate you to go for a walk or exercise instead.
• If you decide to gamble, you should keep a record of how much money and time you spend on gambling daily. Studies show that gamblers lose track of how much time and money they spend on gambling.
• Social distancing should not lead to social isolation, so talk to your friends and peers and discuss your gambling problem with them. Having support can make a big difference.
• Finding other mental stimulation to keep your mind busy can be very helpful in suppressing thoughts of gambling. If you need to be online then seek out online activities that help you to overcome the urge to gamble.
• Seek expert advice if you feel your gambling activities are getting out of hand. BeGambleAware.org is a very good place to start.

Does any of these methods work for you? How do you keep a rein on your gambling habits?

[1] - Olivia Miller, "Online Gambling Risks During COVID-19 Lockdown", News Centre - University Of Kent

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[Fortify]

• When you are tempted to gamble online, use that to motivate you to go for a walk or exercise instead.
• If you decide to gamble, you should keep a record of how much money and time you spend on gambling daily. Studies show that gamblers lose track of how much time and money they spend on gambling.
• Social distancing should not lead to social isolation, so talk to your friends and peers and discuss your gambling problem with them. Having support can make a big difference.
• Finding other mental stimulation to keep your mind busy can be very helpful in suppressing thoughts of gambling. If you need to be online then seek out online activities that help you to overcome the urge to gamble.
• Seek expert advice if you feel your gambling activities are getting out of hand. BeGambleAware.org is a very good place to start.

Does any of these methods work for you? How do you keep a rein on your gambling habits?

That's generally good advice, although gamblers generally need to break out of the tunnel vision and bad habits that have sometimes built up over years of playing. Like any addiction it's not just the physical act of dropping money on to a game, but can sometimes be the environment and feel-good memories associated with it, even if the good times were created a long time ago.

Another thing to think about when you're trying to break such an ingrained habit is the triggers and it is somewhat covered by the first point mentioned. If you think about smokers for instance, they might subconsciously go for a cigarette after eating or when drinking, so when you're trying to stop - really assess anything that might trigger your mindset towards gambling. If you popped in the bookmakers when you go to visit a the grocery store, try using a different store for a while until you have a bit more control. Control is key and you might feel powerless at the beginning, once you have it back the world seems a lot clearer.

Also, some games have elements of gambling (poker, blackjack, etc.) but there are a few people who can eek out a profit based on skill. If you are consistently losing money, you need to walk away.

[Marvelman]

These are actually good guidelines to follow for every gambler, regardless of whether or not the gambler is addicted.

Even more importantly, be realistic in your expectations. We already know the great risks of compulsive gambling. And there's another risk that's rarely mentioned: how the compulsion to gamble can warp your perception of reality. There are so many times that I've found myself betting big when I shouldn't have been because I went into it all in, with the idea that I could beat the house. In reality, this rarely happens.

[boyptc]

• When you are tempted to gamble online, use that to motivate you to go for a walk or exercise instead.

There is another alternative whenever you're tempted to gamble. And that is to play some computer games or by watching videos and movies to spend your time that should be for gambling.

Actually, there are other activities that you can revert your attention if you want to avoid to gamble or you can no longer control yourself and you're looking for some ways to avoid it.

[GreatArkansas]

Does any of these methods work for you? How do you keep a rein on your gambling habits?

Yes, these methods really effective. I tried it already.

You are doing things that will keep you busy, so you will don't have free time to gamble.
Just think about those people who are still gambling even don't have a proper source of income, like a job that will able a source of income but look at them, they are the one who are into gambling, I saw this kind of experience in our local.

[Wexnident]

Get a hobby if gambling is turning into an addiction. It's not only useful to distract yourself, it also lets you have something to actually spend time on, one that you enjoy anyway. It's okay if it costs money, just take into consideration that too much of something is always bad, not just in gambling. I myself am a huge fan of playing fps and mmos, (though fps was also the reason why I'm gambling in the first place), and I can say that they take up a huge bulk of my free time, much so that I can avoid gambling every now and then. Granted that they cost money to actually enjoy (cosmetics + subscriptions), it's a lot less compared to gambling.

[smyslov]

The lockdown is a big temptation to be online most of the time, if you don't have control and you are not a responsible gambler you will develop anxiety symptoms, because you have all the time but you lack the money you think that this is the right time to win or study how to win in gambling because you have all the time in the world, which is a big deception.

[Fundamentals Of]

I think my gambling activities are considered simple hobby. I do not gamble because I am feeling lonely or depressed. I gamble because I want to spend some time having fun. Of course there are other fun activities but gambling offers a different and unique kind of fun. It is probably because it involves money. The thrill is on a different level. But I was never really carried away by it to the point that I become addicted. I don't need any intervention for now.

[boyptc]

• When you are tempted to gamble online, use that to motivate you to go for a walk or exercise instead.

There is another alternative whenever you're tempted to gamble. And that is to play some computer games or by watching videos and movies to spend your time that should be for gambling.

Actually, there are other activities that you can revert your attention if you want to avoid to gamble or you can no longer control yourself and you're looking for some ways to avoid it.

We all know that if anyone is addicted to gambling, he will not like to play games other than gambling. In gambling there is a chance of winning real money which is not available in other PC games. Also some mid-aged gamblers feel shy in playing video games as they say that they are not young to play such childish games.

It's about divertion your attention when you're tempted.

Just because you want to gamble, you really want to gamble and you can't do things aside from gambling. You can still play games and it's for helping yourself to avoid gambling when you're tempted.

[romero121]

During this time people are much into financial pressure, because of job loss and other issues. This makes common people prioritise the opportunities available online. This is where more People fall for gambling with the hope of earning something. Finally almost every user loss everything and go for further more to recover it back.

[Kakmakr]

Let's be honest, if you were visiting "Brick n Mortar" casinos before the Covid Lockdowns ... you would inevitably look for your fix somewhere else, so online gambling will be the next best thing. Lots of people also spend a lot of their money on other types of entertainment.. examples: Movies / restaurants / Shopping and a lot of these things are not open during lockdowns.

So now people look for other types of entertainment to fill the gaps and online gambling is just one of those. I spend a lot of time online, watching NetFlix and streaming content and Bitcoin research and also online gaming, so my gambling is not my main activity when I am online. (You just need to get a balance between your gambling and the other activities that can be done online)  

[cabron]

• When you are tempted to gamble online, use that to motivate you to go for a walk or exercise instead.

There is another alternative whenever you're tempted to gamble. And that is to play some computer games or by watching videos and movies to spend your time that should be for gambling.

Actually, there are other activities that you can revert your attention if you want to avoid to gamble or you can no longer control yourself and you're looking for some ways to avoid it.

Somehow a gambler can only think of these after losing his funds on a casino. 

Its fun watching documentaries especially the ones you are really interested. I got addicted to crime and aircraft investigation back in the days so I kept watching all of them on youtube which I forgot sometimes to cook for our dog. It will result to another problem when your addiction is diverted to something else. But at least I'm not losing money.

[Cling18]

One person should learn how to discipline himself to break the chain of gambling addiction. Focusing on other hobbies even during this pandemic would be a big help. Saving instead of spending is necessary to suring this crisis. Let's just be practical and learn how to control ourselves especially in times where we're being tempted to gamble.

[xSkylarx]

Does any of these methods work for you? How do you keep a rein on your gambling habits?

Online cockfighting here in our country became popular because of the pandemic, cockpits can't open anymore so the owners of them thought of a way to continue their business. Many of my friends and neighbors are addicted to it because it can double your money if you are good at evaluating who's rooster is going to win.

They tempt me to join also but I know it is very risky and addicting if you are going to bet often, to stay away from them I just play online games on my computer or talk to some people I know on social media who has the same interest with me and that is crypto trading. I know that has risks also but I would prefer that rather than gambling.

[robelneo]

There's a survey at the height of the pandemic that the profit of online gambling has doubled or even tripled, people are locked down in their home and if you are playing occasionally, lockdown is the time to explore more games and features on your favorite gambling sites, and if you are not checking yourself on how much time you spend in the gambling site there's a big risk that you will be hooked and your excuse is you are bored that you have to play online, be sure that you have a way to detached yourself even if you have a lot of time and money to spare.

[michellee]

Finding other mental stimulation to keep your mind busy can be very helpful in suppressing thoughts of gambling. If you need to be online then seek out online activities that help you to overcome the urge to gamble.

I think that is the way that can work for me to distract my mind not to think about gambling because that really helps me so far. I can think and work about the other things so I do not play gambling and I can reduce my time in gambling and of course, that helps me save my money for the other things.

But when you feel tempt and addicted to gambling, you need to tell people around you and ask for help from them so they can directly help you without waiting too long. They can know your problem so they can find out the way to solve the problem. Maybe they will ask you to go to a psychiatrist and asking for a solution.

[YOSHIE]

Does any of these methods work for you? How do you keep a rein on your gambling habits?

The Covid-19 pandemic has become a solution for some people to improve the economy in the current gambling strategy by utilizing the internet, no wonder many people spend time gambling at home, this is an alternative choice for gambling addicts.

During the pandemic, it will give rise to new perspectives in policies, everyone can say (work from home). This factor can have an impact on gambling addicts having free time to place bets, The pandemic encourages people to practice gambling increasingly, especially when access to gambling sites is easy to instantaneously.

[Poker Player]

Actually, I don't know if the concept of gambling could be applied to my case, because the most purist poker players would consider it a separate concept, in which you can make EV+ moves, unlike gambling in which they are inevitably EV- moves, since I only play poker (on rare occasions I have played casino games, just to try and just for fun).

In a broader, colloquial sense, poker would be included in gambling. What happened to me during the hardest moments of the pandemic, I would say that from March 15 of last year and for a couple of months, is that I won more money. I could tell that there were some bored people at home who didn't know how to play much and they decided to play poker while they had a few beers. Then the ease went down but stayed a little above the usual for the rest of 2020.

This year we are back to where we were before the pandemic. Tables full of regular players, little fish, more variance (because of the harder level) and less profit.

Or I know that in reality the psychologist's advice does not help me because during the coronavirus I won more money and on top of that I had a good time.

[madnessteat]

~ If you decide to gamble, you should keep a record of how much money and time you spend on gambling daily. ~

If a person is gambling every day, counting how much money he spends is pointless because he already has an addiction and this can be understood even without a medical degree.
If a person cannot go one day without gambling, the first thing they need to do is to seek professional help. Otherwise tens of thousands of dollars can be lost.

[Stalker22]

• When you are tempted to gamble online, use that to motivate you to go for a walk or exercise instead.

There is another alternative whenever you're tempted to gamble. And that is to play some computer games or by watching videos and movies to spend your time that should be for gambling.

Actually, there are other activities that you can revert your attention if you want to avoid to gamble or you can no longer control yourself and you're looking for some ways to avoid it.

We all know that if anyone is addicted to gambling, he will not like to play games other than gambling. In gambling there is a chance of winning real money which is not available in other PC games. Also some mid-aged gamblers feel shy in playing video games as they say that they are not young to play such childish games.

It's about divertion your attention when you're tempted.

Just because you want to gamble, you really want to gamble and you can't do things aside from gambling. You can still play games and it's for helping yourself to avoid gambling when you're tempted.

No doubt, but the first option has additional benefits. Aside from distracting you from gambling, exercise can improve your health and physical condition.
Researchers have discovered that exercising releases endorphins which improve your mood. This can have a positive effect on gamblers because it makes it easier for them to abstain from gambling.

[dunfida]

Finding other mental stimulation to keep your mind busy can be very helpful in suppressing thoughts of gambling. If you need to be online then seek out online activities that help you to overcome the urge to gamble.

I think that is the way that can work for me to distract my mind not to think about gambling because that really helps me so far. I can think and work about the other things so I do not play gambling and I can reduce my time in gambling and of course, that helps me save my money for the other things.

But when you feel tempt and addicted to gambling, you need to tell people around you and ask for help from them so they can directly help you without waiting too long. They can know your problem so they can find out the way to solve the problem. Maybe they will ask you to go to a psychiatrist and asking for a solution.

Its really up to someones discipline when it comes to these kind of sort of things because we do have our own will on how we gonna handle up ourselves on a particular situation.

We are indeed prone on addiction on online gambling since we are most likely been exposed on this specially that we are almost online on a single day.If you are aware on things
then you would eventually find out and tell that risk of addiction is high when you do get involved with it. Its not bad for first few tries or just simply for the
sake of entertainment but if you do already get past beyond that then its an another story.

[2double0]

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Does any of these methods work for you? How do you keep a rein on your gambling habits?

Thank you FatFork for sharing such valuable information.
Yes, I already use one of these methods to stop myself from giving too much time to gambling. I don't like people's company too much, so I read books online and offline. While pouring knowledge in me, these books are my best friends that stop me from losing control while gambling. I do not gamble often these days and read books in between the sessions I play during weekends. To leave a bad habit (addiction), a gambler must adopt a good habit in their life.

[Oilacris]

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Does any of these methods work for you? How do you keep a rein on your gambling habits?

Thank you FatFork for sharing such valuable information.
Yes, I already use one of these methods to stop myself from giving too much time to gambling. I don't like people's company too much, so I read books online and offline. While pouring knowledge in me, these books are my best friends that stop me from losing control while gambling. I do not gamble often these days and read books in between the sessions I play during weekends. To leave a bad habit (addiction), a gambler must adopt a good habit in their life.

There are lots of things that we could do for us to distract our mind on playing gambling and just like myself i was really tending to deal up with things like playing video games

and doing some physical sports in my backyard like basketball and other things or even just cleaning my house.If you are really serious on not to deal with
gambling because you do seem you would really get addicted then you can really make it if you wanted to.

Its just a matter of self discipline and good control when it comes to your mental awareness.

[FatFork]

To leave a bad habit (addiction), a gambler must adopt a good habit in their life.

Nicely put. As bad habits generally provide some sort of benefit to your life, it is hard to simply eliminate them. You need to replace a bad habit with a new one that provides a similar benefit.

The worst thing would be to replace one bad habit with another, equally bad or even worse.

[freedomgo]

Well, it would only be different if you struggle financially during the lockdown, and if you are not a regular gambler. 

True that we are more vulnerable now as usually stay at home to prevent from getting infected, therefore it's necessary to understand the risk whatever we do in gambling, but at the end of the day, it still depends per individual on how to manage himself to prevent himself from being addicted, in the first place, we need to be responsible to avoid all problems.

[2double0]

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Its just a matter of self discipline and good control when it comes to your mental awareness.

I think we all have forgotten meditation. If a gambler meditates at least once a day, he will be able to control his mind instead of his mind controlling him while gambling because a small loss is good but losing big to recover the old small loss is stupidity and is caused by greed. Gambler needs a very healthy mind to stop himself of thinking about recovering loss, and do something else while leaving gambling for that day thinking it was not his day.

[ReiMomo]

Well, it would only be different if you struggle financially during the lockdown, and if you are not a regular gambler. 

This is a very common reason why some of those not regular gambler has been stopped for a while while in gambling activity while it is lockdown due to lack of financial support and I even experienced this.

Any time of exposure in public places, there could be a chance that you will I guess expose for possible infecting the coronavirus which is we must avoid.

Overall suggestions of OP were right and if we know those stuff we can possibly avoid being infected and why not we need to go outside when there is only gambling that all you need have. Everything now can do in online as long as you have strong connectivity to the internet.

[dimonstration]

One person should learn how to discipline himself to break the chain of gambling addiction. Focusing on other hobbies even during this pandemic would be a big help. Saving instead of spending is necessary to suring this crisis. Let's just be practical and learn how to control ourselves especially in times where we're being tempted to gamble.

For normal people who rely on their income or job to make a living then doing gambling may not be in their option now since they should focus more on the food they need to prepare or savings as some we're losing their job. However things were different those who are  financially unstable are the one's who keep doing gambling even Pandemic as they are testing their fortune and hoping to win, there are many gambling games popping online that entice them thinking they will be able to win somehow.

[Pmalek]

Online gambling is more convenient than traditional gambling for several reasons, but it creates one big problem that many people don't think about. We no longer notice how the money decreases because we don't have it in our hands. We can't see how our our stash depletes because we are only looking at the digits on computer screens. The money loses its value that way. If you have five $10 bills in your pocket, you feel the difference if you are only down to 1 or 2. But the digits on the screen don't feel that important. Whether it's 0, 5, or 20, it's not tangible.  

[passwordnow]

Its just a matter of self discipline and good control when it comes to your mental awareness.

That's it but not everyone can discipline themselves. There has been some stories that they cannot control themselves anymore and they've became severe in gambling.
And that also brings them out to have a worse control in their mental awareness. They're aware that they are on the side which things might go into worse but they cannot help themselves because it's already hard for them to solve it alone. If that times comes, seeking for professional help will do.

[Oasisman]

Online gambling is more convenient than traditional gambling for several reasons, but it creates one big problem that many people don't think about. We no longer notice how the money decreases because we don't have it in our hands. We can't see how our our stash depletes because we are only looking at the digits on computer screens. The money loses its value that way. If you have five $10 bills in your pocket, you feel the difference if you are only down to 1 or 2. But the digits on the screen don't feel that important. Whether it's 0, 5, or 20, it's not tangible.  

That's one unnoticeable thing in online gambling. You suddenly realize you ran out of balance, and that's because of the things you have mentioned.
Seeing only numbers on your monitor doesn't feel like your holding an actual money denominations like the ones you mentioned, thus lossing in gambling doesn't really feel like a huge loss when you're lossing with an actual cash.

[Saint-loup]

These are actually good guidelines to follow for every gambler, regardless of whether or not the gambler is addicted.

Even more importantly, be realistic in your expectations. We already know the great risks of compulsive gambling. And there's another risk that's rarely mentioned: how the compulsion to gamble can warp your perception of reality. There are so many times that I've found myself betting big when I shouldn't have been because I went into it all in, with the idea that I could beat the house. In reality, this rarely happens.

Good guidelines for every gambler? Really? Could you explain us how do you apply such advice then "When you are tempted to gamble online, use that to motivate you to go for a walk or exercise instead"? When do you gamble if you have to go away each time you are tempted to gamble?
That's pure anti-gambling propaganda from losers for other losers IMO

[Vaskiy]

Well, it would only be different if you struggle financially during the lockdown, and if you are not a regular gambler. 

True that we are more vulnerable now as usually stay at home to prevent from getting infected, therefore it's necessary to understand the risk whatever we do in gambling, but at the end of the day, it still depends per individual on how to manage himself to prevent himself from being addicted, in the first place, we need to be responsible to avoid all problems.

Yes, we're supposed to stay home and go outside only for emergency needs. This way it is possible to break the chain, and this has been proven during the first wave of covid-19. By the time if governments provide with relief fund it'll help them overcome the financial problems during the pandemic. When the government fails people look for ways and lands on gambling. With gambling staying within the limits is really a hard task when you're into it for money making.

[just_Alice]

• Social distancing should not lead to social isolation, so talk to your friends and peers and discuss your gambling problem with them. Having support can make a big difference.

This one is particularly important, as for the past year many people have stayed isolated and, while some may prefer it and even see it as a benefit, for many people, it's been stress they were not prepared for.

It's a common belief, that gambling is triggered by greed and too much excitement over such games, but the reality is that a large portion of gamblers is doing it out of boredom, loneliness, and a sense of isolation. Gambling serves them as entertainment and a distraction from the problems and such people are more likely to become addicted, due to this consolation they seek in gambling.

Even years ago it's been common knowledge, there's an interesting study, which was conducted back in 1998 when people used to gamble with EGM, that shows that among problem gamblers are more likely to experience boredom and loneliness as compared to non-gamblers or non-problematic gamblers.

[Marvelman]

Online gambling is more convenient than traditional gambling for several reasons, but it creates one big problem that many people don't think about. We no longer notice how the money decreases because we don't have it in our hands. We can't see how our our stash depletes because we are only looking at the digits on computer screens. The money loses its value that way. If you have five $10 bills in your pocket, you feel the difference if you are only down to 1 or 2. But the digits on the screen don't feel that important. Whether it's 0, 5, or 20, it's not tangible.  

That's interesting; I hadn't considered that. Is this one of the reasons why some countries want to go all-digital with their currencies?

[aioc]

• When you are tempted to gamble online, use that to motivate you to go for a walk or exercise instead.
• If you decide to gamble, you should keep a record of how much money and time you spend on gambling daily. Studies show that gamblers lose track of how much time and money they spend on gambling.

I tried these two but it never worked for me I don't know about the others who tried this, I walked thinking that I will forget to gamble, and when I got tired from walking I got home and tried to find something to relax me from that walk, and I ended up gambling because I find it relaxing, and on tracking how much you lose, it's not going to work too, gamblers only think of their winnings and always motivate to gamble again because they believe they can regain their past losses[/list]

[Vaskiy]

Online gambling is more convenient than traditional gambling for several reasons, but it creates one big problem that many people don't think about. We no longer notice how the money decreases because we don't have it in our hands. We can't see how our our stash depletes because we are only looking at the digits on computer screens. The money loses its value that way. If you have five $10 bills in your pocket, you feel the difference if you are only down to 1 or 2. But the digits on the screen don't feel that important. Whether it's 0, 5, or 20, it's not tangible.  

That's interesting; I hadn't considered that. Is this one of the reasons why some countries want to go all-digital with their currencies?

Maybe that's true and the prime reason for countries to keep them high on going completely digital. In my country these days we can see more and more number of online gambling sites and applications promoted through different sources. End of the advertisement they used to say in a faster note, it is subject to financial risk you're responsible for your own. What is the use of mentioning it.

[Saint-loup]

• Social distancing should not lead to social isolation, so talk to your friends and peers and discuss your gambling problem with them. Having support can make a big difference.

This one is particularly important, as for the past year many people have stayed isolated and, while some may prefer it and even see it as a benefit, for many people, it's been stress they were not prepared for.

It's a common belief, that gambling is triggered by greed and too much excitement over such games, but the reality is that a large portion of gamblers is doing it out of boredom, loneliness, and a sense of isolation. Gambling serves them as entertainment and a distraction from the problems and such people are more likely to become addicted, due to this consolation they seek in gambling.

Even years ago it's been common knowledge, there's an interesting study, which was conducted back in 1998 when people used to gamble with EGM, that shows that among problem gamblers are more likely to experience boredom and loneliness as compared to non-gamblers or non-problematic gamblers.

I'm sorry but I don't think it's specific to gambling, many other activities could be done alone without friends, like video gaming, reading, watching TV, cooking, running, etc so I think it's big bullshit to say that "a large portion of gamblers is doing it out of boredom, loneliness, and a sense of isolation". I don't think this portion is larger than in other lonely activities, it's just some anti-gambling propaganda, gamblers mostly gamble to try to earn big money, that's it.

[AmoreJaz]

• Social distancing should not lead to social isolation, so talk to your friends and peers and discuss your gambling problem with them. Having support can make a big difference.

This one is particularly important, as for the past year many people have stayed isolated and, while some may prefer it and even see it as a benefit, for many people, it's been stress they were not prepared for.

It's a common belief, that gambling is triggered by greed and too much excitement over such games, but the reality is that a large portion of gamblers is doing it out of boredom, loneliness, and a sense of isolation. Gambling serves them as entertainment and a distraction from the problems and such people are more likely to become addicted, due to this consolation they seek in gambling.

Even years ago it's been common knowledge, there's an interesting study, which was conducted back in 1998 when people used to gamble with EGM, that shows that among problem gamblers are more likely to experience boredom and loneliness as compared to non-gamblers or non-problematic gamblers.

I'm sorry but I don't think it's specific to gambling, many other activities could be done alone without friends, like video gaming, reading, watching TV, cooking, running, etc so I think it's big bullshit to say that "a large portion of gamblers is doing it out of boredom, loneliness, and a sense of isolation". I don't think this portion is larger than other lonely activities, it's just some anti-gambling propaganda, gamblers mostly gamble to try to earn big money, that's it.

and not many people who are in isolation are gamblers or has the capability to gamble. maybe just one factor for those who are already gamblers even before pandemic. their gambling habits just got worse during this pandemic. but for those that are not gamblers, only few of them went to gambling owed to this situation.

[Lorence.xD]

Online gambling is more convenient than traditional gambling for several reasons, but it creates one big problem that many people don't think about. We no longer notice how the money decreases because we don't have it in our hands. We can't see how our our stash depletes because we are only looking at the digits on computer screens. The money loses its value that way. If you have five $10 bills in your pocket, you feel the difference if you are only down to 1 or 2. But the digits on the screen don't feel that important. Whether it's 0, 5, or 20, it's not tangible.   

That's the principle behind online spending and credit cards, you don't feel any regret or hesitations because you don't feel like you are losing something, it is a great psychology to use to make your users spend more. One thing that I also want to add to not become addicted to gambling is to find another way to spend your time so you can distract yourself, if you can't go outside for a walk then go watch a Youtube video or a movie.

[Chato1977]

• When you are tempted to gamble online, use that to motivate you to go for a walk or exercise instead.

There is another alternative whenever you're tempted to gamble. And that is to play some computer games or by watching videos and movies to spend your time that should be for gambling.

Yeah , diversion is what's the best way to prevent us from addiction.

Actually, there are other activities that you can revert your attention if you want to avoid to gamble or you can no longer control yourself and you're looking for some ways to avoid it.

But its hard to deny the call of Lust and greed mate, this is what happens in most of the gamblers nowadays and even from the beginning .

[Wexnident]

But its hard to deny the call of Lust and greed mate, this is what happens in most of the gamblers nowadays and even from the beginning .

Put that call of greed to use somewhere then. Greed of learning how to play something, how to do something, how to fix something, there's a lot of things that you can do once you look at the big picture. As for lust, well I don't really have anything for that, but Greed isn't all that bad when you're trying to use it for something. Losing sight of everything else while being influenced by greed is the bad thing though.

Online gambling is more convenient than traditional gambling for several reasons, but it creates one big problem that many people don't think about. We no longer notice how the money decreases because we don't have it in our hands. We can't see how our our stash depletes because we are only looking at the digits on computer screens. The money loses its value that way. If you have five $10 bills in your pocket, you feel the difference if you are only down to 1 or 2. But the digits on the screen don't feel that important. Whether it's 0, 5, or 20, it's not tangible.   

That's interesting; I hadn't considered that. Is this one of the reasons why some countries want to go all-digital with their currencies?

Maybe that's true and the prime reason for countries to keep them high on going completely digital. In my country these days we can see more and more number of online gambling sites and applications promoted through different sources. End of the advertisement they used to say in a faster note, it is subject to financial risk you're responsible for your own. What is the use of mentioning it.

Really? I don't really see it, heck I still see my money as the same most of the time. Seeing that number go down every now and then still fills me with fear and regret at times. Tangible or not, it's still money in my eyes.

[crzy]

Does any of these methods work for you? How do you keep a rein on your gambling habits?

This pandemic brings a lot of emotional distress to everyone and not just for a gambler but for everyone who are now being limited due to the lockdown. In terms of gambling, it is still advisable to be more responsible because using this pandemic as an excuse to gamble that much is not a good idea, if you're addicted into gambling you'd better not to try online gambling because you might got an idea that you can gamble anywhere, which can lead to a more serious problem. I'd keep my gambling habits as plain and simple, if I have extra money I can have fun online but if there's none, I'd stay away.

[kotajikikox]

But its hard to deny the call of Lust and greed mate, this is what happens in most of the gamblers nowadays and even from the beginning .

Put that call of greed to use somewhere then. Greed of learning how to play something, how to do something, how to fix something, there's a lot of things that you can do once you look at the big picture

Great Example mate , Looks like this is the best way of leaning our self from bad things (like Greed) to Positive things like fixing or doing something appropriate to be beneficial.

. As for lust, well I don't really have anything for that, but Greed isn't all that bad when you're trying to use it for something. Losing sight of everything else while being influenced by greed is the bad thing though.

at some way , Lust can be converted as well to desirable thing but helpful like what you mentioned above.

Well, it would only be different if you struggle financially during the lockdown, and if you are not a regular gambler. 

But some gamblers use this as excuse to sustain their addiction .

[Reid]

• If you decide to gamble, you should keep a record of how much money and time you spend on gambling daily. Studies show that gamblers lose track of how much time and money they spend on gambling.

Does any of these methods work for you? How do you keep a rein on your gambling habits?

I actually do this all the time.
Fiat or in crypto, every detail about the bet should be listed. I am mostly in sports betting so it is not that difficult.
You put your bet, you list how much it is, or just remember it since there is already a history in most of the sports betting sites.
There should also be a budget. Let's say 50k satoshis per day, don't go over that limit.
Discipline should be implemented or else you will keep on doing it until you get broke.
There is always another day where you go lucky.

[Saint-loup]

• Social distancing should not lead to social isolation, so talk to your friends and peers and discuss your gambling problem with them. Having support can make a big difference.

This one is particularly important, as for the past year many people have stayed isolated and, while some may prefer it and even see it as a benefit, for many people, it's been stress they were not prepared for.

It's a common belief, that gambling is triggered by greed and too much excitement over such games, but the reality is that a large portion of gamblers is doing it out of boredom, loneliness, and a sense of isolation. Gambling serves them as entertainment and a distraction from the problems and such people are more likely to become addicted, due to this consolation they seek in gambling.

Even years ago it's been common knowledge, there's an interesting study, which was conducted back in 1998 when people used to gamble with EGM, that shows that among problem gamblers are more likely to experience boredom and loneliness as compared to non-gamblers or non-problematic gamblers.

I'm sorry but I don't think it's specific to gambling, many other activities could be done alone without friends, like video gaming, reading, watching TV, cooking, running, etc so I think it's big bullshit to say that "a large portion of gamblers is doing it out of boredom, loneliness, and a sense of isolation". I don't think this portion is larger than other lonely activities, it's just some anti-gambling propaganda, gamblers mostly gamble to try to earn big money, that's it.

and not many people who are in isolation are gamblers or has the capability to gamble. maybe just one factor for those who are already gamblers even before pandemic. their gambling habits just got worse during this pandemic. but for those that are not gamblers, only few of them went to gambling owed to this situation.

Yes I agree with you AmoreJaz I don't think the coronavirus pandemic has converted so many no gamblers into gambling addicts but just_Alice wasn't referring to the pandemic situation but to the overall gambling matter. And I don't think that's a correct statement about regular gamblers.

[Johnyz]

• When you are tempted to gamble online, use that to motivate you to go for a walk or exercise instead.
• If you decide to gamble, you should keep a record of how much money and time you spend on gambling daily. Studies show that gamblers lose track of how much time and money they spend on gambling.
• Social distancing should not lead to social isolation, so talk to your friends and peers and discuss your gambling problem with them. Having support can make a big difference.
• Finding other mental stimulation to keep your mind busy can be very helpful in suppressing thoughts of gambling. If you need to be online then seek out online activities that help you to overcome the urge to gamble.
• Seek expert advice if you feel your gambling activities are getting out of hand. BeGambleAware.org is a very good place to start.

Does any of these methods work for you? How do you keep a rein on your gambling habits

This is a great reminder for every gambling who are playing now online because of the lockdown restrictions, it doesn't mean you can play anytime, you'll play because you still need to compose yourself, set-up your capital and your limitations. Addiction can happen at any form as long as you gamble so make sure that you know what you are doing and you'll not fall on a big trap of every casinos. I can honestly say that I increase my gambling activities because of online casinos, and fortunately I can still control myself.

[carlisle1]

• If you decide to gamble, you should keep a record of how much money and time you spend on gambling daily. Studies show that gamblers lose track of how much time and money they spend on gambling.

Does any of these methods work for you? How do you keep a rein on your gambling habits?

I actually do this all the time.
Fiat or in crypto, every detail about the bet should be listed. I am mostly in sports betting so it is not that difficult.
You put your bet, you list how much it is, or just remember it since there is already a history in most of the sports betting sites.
There should also be a budget. Let's say 50k satoshis per day, don't go over that limit.
Discipline should be implemented or else you will keep on doing it until you get broke.
There is always another day where you go lucky.

Don't exceed as the chance that you'll regret the amount of money that you may lose is really unexpected.

Better to play with the amount that you really capable of losing and aim only for a certain target and never to get greedy to aim for more
most of the time it leads you to lose your bankroll.

Always think before making your move, gambling is a high risk activities.

[Pmalek]

One thing that I also want to add to not become addicted to gambling is to find another way to spend your time so you can distract yourself, if you can't go outside for a walk then go watch a Youtube video or a movie.

Using the pandemic to get addicted to gambling is just an excuse and a very bad one in my opinion. It's like saying I was bored and had nothing to do, so I tried meth.

There are many things you can do inside if repressive measures prevent you from going out. Watch movies, listen to music, read books, or learn more about crypto and bitcoin. Play social games and spend time with your family and loves ones. I bought a stationary bike a few months ago and I am sweating my ass of almost every day. Use the time to work on your physique and get in shape. Do pushups and pullups, and learn how to cook and prepare food. No reason is strong enough for a strong-minded person to become an addict in any sense of the word.     

[madnessteat]

~snip~

I fully support your point of view. If one has an activity that gives them pleasure, the likelihood of becoming addicted to gambling is greatly reduced. Cryptocurrencies give us a great opportunity not only to get a hobby, but also to make friends, because the crypto world is getting wider and wider and it is not hard to find like-minded people.

[Mauser]

As we stay at home more it is inevitable that we will spend more time online, on social media, and online games. Several research studies have demonstrated that online gambling companies have benefited greatly as a consequence of this.

I recently read an article in which Lazaros Gonidis, lecturer in Psychological Methods and Statistics at University of Kent, commented about the risks that gambling addicts might face during the COVID-19 lockdown, as well as the responsibility of operators to protect vulnerable individuals.^[1]

Whether you have a history of pathological gambling addiction or just considering gambling for fun, Gonidis has shared some valuable tips for all of us:

• When you are tempted to gamble online, use that to motivate you to go for a walk or exercise instead.
• If you decide to gamble, you should keep a record of how much money and time you spend on gambling daily. Studies show that gamblers lose track of how much time and money they spend on gambling.
• Social distancing should not lead to social isolation, so talk to your friends and peers and discuss your gambling problem with them. Having support can make a big difference.
• Finding other mental stimulation to keep your mind busy can be very helpful in suppressing thoughts of gambling. If you need to be online then seek out online activities that help you to overcome the urge to gamble.
• Seek expert advice if you feel your gambling activities are getting out of hand. BeGambleAware.org is a very good place to start.

Does any of these methods work for you? How do you keep a rein on your gambling habits?

[1] - Olivia Miller, "Online Gambling Risks During COVID-19 Lockdown", News Centre - University Of Kent

Fitness and exercise are very important through this pandemic. This will help us with gambling and without it. We shouldn't forget how positive the impact of just going for a walk is for us. When fighting an addiction it is even more important. For many of us here gambling is just a way to relax in the evening. If I wouldn't be gambling I would probably drink alcohol and watch TV. I am already happy that I can get rid of my bad habits and some alternatives to do at home. Making money is not a priority for me when gambling. I understand that it is more likely to lose than to win. But I don't mind losing a little money if I have the chance to win big one day.

[RealMalatesta]

• When you are tempted to gamble online, use that to motivate you to go for a walk or exercise instead.
• If you decide to gamble, you should keep a record of how much money and time you spend on gambling daily. Studies show that gamblers lose track of how much time and money they spend on gambling.
• Social distancing should not lead to social isolation, so talk to your friends and peers and discuss your gambling problem with them. Having support can make a big difference.
• Finding other mental stimulation to keep your mind busy can be very helpful in suppressing thoughts of gambling. If you need to be online then seek out online activities that help you to overcome the urge to gamble.
• Seek expert advice if you feel your gambling activities are getting out of hand. BeGambleAware.org is a very good place to start.

These tips sound like good and effective but I'm not seeing none of them are new against what we are discussing in the forum for years. I mean definitely you could find better tips from this community  for protecting yourself from gambling addictions and also how to keep you busy against gambling urge and ect.

This BeGambleAware.org seems like a new thing (sorry I could not recall any similar services suggested by this gambling community before) hence I will surely check it out after my today's gambling hours .

[AicecreaME]

I agree to all of the advices.

Because there's a lot of jobs out there for you to make money and not just on gambling. The majority of people that plays gambling is because they wanted an easy money, maybe they are not qualified to get a job so it is their last resort, it also depends on their privilege on how to make money as self-employed for example, and gambling is the easiest way they found, though it turns out that it is gonna be their nightmare.

It is really crucial for all of us in this time of pandemic, because we're all desperate to earn money to survive, it's just sad because some people think gambling is the only way.

[death69]

Try to become balance. Gambling too much only brings bad results. That is why we should find other hobbies such as taking exercise, playing sport, learning a musical instrument, etc. Managing your money (as an article say) is also an important way to limit ourselves from going too far.

Studying is the best thing to do, IMO. You will never have too much time like this to study, to obtain knowledge. The world is changing with a rapid pace and therefore, without studying, you might be left behind

[fiulpro]

Honestly I do not think that it's disadvantageous as long as you are active and healthy. It's indeed very important to involve yourself with the real world and your family should always be there to support you. If you are gambling then you have to realize that it's not a game rather you are using your money. Sometimes, people forget and they use up the most of what they should be using for the long term because online gambling seems easy.
1. You should gamble ofc but only if you have some saved up bucks and also in moderation.
2. I think going outside does depend on the person itself and not on gambling. The person might try and spend the whole day in gaming.... Still he won't go outside but uk there are places where the virus is in the air !! We cannot do anything about it. People have to stay inside ! But that should not stray them from exercising.

[nitrobetting]

As we stay at home more it is inevitable that we will spend more time online, on social media, and online games. Several research studies have demonstrated that online gambling companies have benefited greatly as a consequence of this.

I recently read an article in which Lazaros Gonidis, lecturer in Psychological Methods and Statistics at University of Kent, commented about the risks that gambling addicts might face during the COVID-19 lockdown, as well as the responsibility of operators to protect vulnerable individuals.^[1]

Whether you have a history of pathological gambling addiction or just considering gambling for fun, Gonidis has shared some valuable tips for all of us:

• When you are tempted to gamble online, use that to motivate you to go for a walk or exercise instead.
• If you decide to gamble, you should keep a record of how much money and time you spend on gambling daily. Studies show that gamblers lose track of how much time and money they spend on gambling.
• Social distancing should not lead to social isolation, so talk to your friends and peers and discuss your gambling problem with them. Having support can make a big difference.
• Finding other mental stimulation to keep your mind busy can be very helpful in suppressing thoughts of gambling. If you need to be online then seek out online activities that help you to overcome the urge to gamble.
• Seek expert advice if you feel your gambling activities are getting out of hand. BeGambleAware.org is a very good place to start.

Does any of these methods work for you? How do you keep a rein on your gambling habits?

[1] - Olivia Miller, "Online Gambling Risks During COVID-19 Lockdown", News Centre - University Of Kent

These are helpful and valuable tips to mitigate the effect of gambling addiction. As the pandemic goes on and continues to challenge our mental strength,  going guns blazing to gamble online carelessly isn't obviously a productive choice to do in these trying times. Easier said than done, there should always be a limit to everything we spend our money with even if we get leisure out of it. Balance is key in online gambling. Completely going off and being broke will only take the fun out of it, and may very well change your mind on your outlook on how you can normally earn and have fun at the same time with online gambling.

[Raflesia]

Online gambling is more convenient than traditional gambling for several reasons, but it creates one big problem that many people don't think about. We no longer notice how the money decreases because we don't have it in our hands. We can't see how our our stash depletes because we are only looking at the digits on computer screens. The money loses its value that way. If you have five $10 bills in your pocket, you feel the difference if you are only down to 1 or 2. But the digits on the screen don't feel that important. Whether it's 0, 5, or 20, it's not tangible.  

We feel the difference between traditional and online gambling, when we have banknotes in our pockets and then go to traditional gambling, it will be very different when a loss occurs but it's a bit hard to get money out of pocket because that's what money out of pocket is more important because other necessities can also be done. used so it will feel very different.
The betting figures at the $ 5-20 online casino will also not be felt because it doesn't materialize at all, even I often spend more in pandemic times just because of online gambling that I often do, therefore in today's pandemic there are bad and good sessions that's how we respond properly.

[stomachgrowls]

One thing that I also want to add to not become addicted to gambling is to find another way to spend your time so you can distract yourself, if you can't go outside for a walk then go watch a Youtube video or a movie.

Using the pandemic to get addicted to gambling is just an excuse and a very bad one in my opinion. It's like saying I was bored and had nothing to do, so I tried meth.

There are many things you can do inside if repressive measures prevent you from going out. Watch movies, listen to music, read books, or learn more about crypto and bitcoin. Play social games and spend time with your family and loves ones. I bought a stationary bike a few months ago and I am sweating my ass of almost every day. Use the time to work on your physique and get in shape. Do pushups and pullups, and learn how to cook and prepare food. No reason is strong enough for a strong-minded person to become an addict in any sense of the word.     

Try to distract yourself and this is actually mattering on someones self discipline and dedication on not to get involved into gambling within these times but honestly it isnt really bad to test out or play gambling

if you are really just responsible out of your funds.The wrong thing here is that if you do already cross out borders on using up your finances unwisely then thats where the main problem would come out.
Using pandemic to get addicted to gambling is really just an excuse.I dont see for you not able to avoid that.

We are really prone since screen time is much more than compared to those typical days but its really just depending on someones discipline.

[Ararbermas]

A good advice especially on this day wherein alot of ppl seeking opportunity to make an income while at home because of the pandemic. and you know what i believe that mostly preferred online gambling as its so easy to make money. Indeed here in our country a lot of ppl become addicted to online cock fighting and the outcome seems not good at all,  just imagine because of addiction some players of that online cock fighting lost a lot of money wherein even properties, they sacrifice everything for it.., seems they need some advice like this because its like they're out of their mind.

[Beparanf]

A good advice especially on this day wherein alot of ppl seeking opportunity to make an income while at home because of the pandemic. and you know what i believe that mostly preferred online gambling as its so easy to make money. Indeed here in our country a lot of ppl become addicted to online cock fighting and the outcome seems not good at all,  just imagine because of addiction some players of that online gambling lost a lot of money wherein even properties, they sacrifice everything for it.., seems they need some advice like this.

Are you from Philippines? Online cock fight become popular after Online Sabong get a license to operate to Pagcor last year. I have many friends that earns a lot of money per day by being an agent. They have commission on every bet of the user under them. So they are the real winner on this game no matter what will be the fate of there players.

[TheGreatPython]

A good advice especially on this day wherein alot of ppl seeking opportunity to make an income while at home because of the pandemic. and you know what i believe that mostly preferred online gambling as its so easy to make money.

Opportunity to make money? To what level those people are successful with their attempts? I am sure almost 99% of such people who are trying for gambling to make money definitely ending up losing all their bankroll. I agree that when people are staying at home due to pandemic, they might have more free time but at the same time they should not go for gambling to make use of their free time useful. Definitely that should be a bad choice.

After some period of gambling, those gambler definitely need some external help to get out of their gambling activities. Because, when they are continuously engaging in gambling then they will slowly get addicted. For this reason only, OP is having this topic here, a perfect information to have around this pandemic.

[ene1980]

Gambling online increases  your brain activity which in turn give support to the blood flow in human body preventing the blood clotting in the vessels which is one of  possible COVID19  side effects.  So it's companion to physical activity rather then opposer. Of course you have to alternate your activities and  exercise between gambling sessions.

What form of gambling will increase your brain activity, for me the stress level increases if i am gambling with a higher valuation. You theory of comparing online gambling and physical activities is laughable and there is nothing useful you could gain when you are gambling which will help you with your health, but the pleasure of adrenaline is what you get when you are gambling. 

[vennali]

As we stay at home more it is inevitable that we will spend more time online, on social media, and online games. Several research studies have demonstrated that online gambling companies have benefited greatly as a consequence of this.

I recently read an article in which Lazaros Gonidis, lecturer in Psychological Methods and Statistics at University of Kent, commented about the risks that gambling addicts might face during the COVID-19 lockdown, as well as the responsibility of operators to protect vulnerable individuals.^[1]

Whether you have a history of pathological gambling addiction or just considering gambling for fun, Gonidis has shared some valuable tips for all of us:

• When you are tempted to gamble online, use that to motivate you to go for a walk or exercise instead.
• If you decide to gamble, you should keep a record of how much money and time you spend on gambling daily. Studies show that gamblers lose track of how much time and money they spend on gambling.
• Social distancing should not lead to social isolation, so talk to your friends and peers and discuss your gambling problem with them. Having support can make a big difference.
• Finding other mental stimulation to keep your mind busy can be very helpful in suppressing thoughts of gambling. If you need to be online then seek out online activities that help you to overcome the urge to gamble.
• Seek expert advice if you feel your gambling activities are getting out of hand. BeGambleAware.org is a very good place to start.

Does any of these methods work for you? How do you keep a rein on your gambling habits?

[1] - Olivia Miller, "Online Gambling Risks During COVID-19 Lockdown", News Centre - University Of Kent

I specially like the 3rd and 4th point. I used to forget those aspects as well. It wasnt just gambling, it was gaming too.. During the start of lockdown..I completely shut down all my contacts and used to just work, gamble and game. Forgot that I do have friends and I should maybe chat and see how they are coping with the lockdown and the pandemic. Took me a while to get out of it. I had focused my energy and mental stimulation into gaming. Which is nice, especially when the objective is to social distance but on the whole, not the best idea. I have picked up multiple lost hobbies that I had picked up long ago.

[STT]

Bad habits are usually a result of lack of patience, the simplest advice I would give for any casual bet is keep the size small until you are confident of the risk taken for the expected positive result.    
  Alot of the regrettable gambling is just not knowing the game properly or the risks and rewards, never do a large amount on unknowns and you will be fine more or less.   Alot of the time I think people just want some action and gamble without a plan, thats the aimless mood I would avoid putting any primary size bet on with.   The excess energy can be a negative and yep maybe best to go get some exercise or house work or whatever task to wear you down slightly in order to enter a more sensible settled mood for betting.

[jostorres]

During the start of lockdown..I completely shut down all my contacts and used to just work, gamble and game. Forgot that I do have friends and I should maybe chat and see how they are coping with the lockdown and the pandemic. Took me a while to get out of it. I had focused my energy and mental stimulation into gaming. Which is nice, especially when the objective is to social distance but on the whole, not the best idea. I have picked up multiple lost hobbies that I had picked up long ago.

I believe you are not alone for doing those things in these days. Some countries are not having lockdown right now but people who got practiced to gambling are simply continuing it like what you are/were doing. That is the cruel nature of gambling like when you are getting practice to it then it will become like you are day-to-day activity.

Are you trying to getting back to work routine/normal life? Or still keep trying with gambling? One consoling point here is, when your government will be lifting out lock down restrictions, I guess there are chances for you to forget about the gambling completely.

[AakZaki]

~snip~
The money loses its value that way. If you have five $10 bills in your pocket, you feel the difference if you are only down to 1 or 2. But the digits on the screen don't feel that important. Whether it's 0, 5, or 20, it's not tangible.  

If that number continues to occur 20$ in one day. For me it is quite a big number, in my country 20 $ can make a meal for 7 days. I think we should think to mention that value is small, because if it were accumulated it would be fantastic.

I think a lot of people don't realize that, or it's just me who thinks it's a big number. Maybe for big capital it doesn't matter because this loss can be covered with their money. But for small players it is very useful.

[acener]

I remember how hard it is for me to resist from gambling but luckily and thanks god I found something that would keep me out from it.
I would hang out with my friends or play some online games to keep me busy and avoid thinking about gambling.
And now I completely avoided it for a very long time and I would continue to avoid it specially because of the pandemic,
I am thankful that I am earning enough right now so I don't want to spend it on something that I don't really need right now.
Everytime that I would be tempted to gamble I always remind myself how lucky I am that I am earning unlike those who lost their job so I shouldn't waste my money.

[boyptc]

• When you are tempted to gamble online, use that to motivate you to go for a walk or exercise instead.

There is another alternative whenever you're tempted to gamble. And that is to play some computer games or by watching videos and movies to spend your time that should be for gambling.

Yeah , diversion is what's the best way to prevent us from addiction.

And if you're aware of doing it and seems effective to you, you just have to keep doing it.

Actually, there are other activities that you can revert your attention if you want to avoid to gamble or you can no longer control yourself and you're looking for some ways to avoid it.

But its hard to deny the call of Lust and greed mate, this is what happens in most of the gamblers nowadays and even from the beginning .

Yeah it is hard but just as the quote above and you're doing it continuously, you probably will be able to remove that desire and greed.

[ReiMomo]

One piece of advice I would give to the people who suffer from gambling addictions and impulsiveness is that I think this is the time that they had to improve or develop their characters. Cause if you have character, you will be able to control your emotions and decision. Meaning to say that you can avoid being impulsive and you would only play for fun and most of the time with the very least amount of money enough to enjoy a night.

Finding another happy that will improve your skills, physical and mental health is the best alternative to avoid being down and find shortcuts. So please, go ahead now and seek assistance. Help yourself too as no one will ever help you but you.

[Yamifoud]

Finding another happy that will improve your skills, physical and mental health is the best alternative to avoid being down and find shortcuts. So please, go ahead now and seek assistance. Help yourself too as no one will ever help you but you.

Some people just can't recover from gambling addiction themselves, they need some help from professionals in order to recover, and family is really a big factor for that as they are the ones who is going to convince an addicted person. If we analyze closely, still, prevention is always better than cure, so even if we are so tempted in gambling, at the very start, we should already be responsible gamblers to avoid this serious problem.

[Rengga Jati]

• When you are tempted to gamble online, use that to motivate you to go for a walk or exercise instead.
• If you decide to gamble, you should keep a record of how much money and time you spend on gambling daily. Studies show that gamblers lose track of how much time and money they spend on gambling.
• Social distancing should not lead to social isolation, so talk to your friends and peers and discuss your gambling problem with them. Having support can make a big difference.

Does any of these methods work for you? How do you keep a rein on your gambling habits?

I cannot ensure that these tips will work at all or not. However, points 1-3, are very hard to do commonly.
- Let no one is affected by addictive gambling, we are often lazy to exercise or just walk in the morning or evening to refresh the body.
- Sometimes, it is only in the beginning, but if they are addicted, they will not care anymore about that. What they are thinking is only able to gambling and gambling again. Until they have nothing and then getting a loan or other crimes. Sorry to say that, I don't say all of them, but some of them did these because of addicted gambling. Hopefully, there are only a few of them.
- Moreover hee, sometimes,s they feel ashamed of their addiction to gambling moreover if gambling is illegal in their country. So, they play it without notified by anyone else.

However, these tips can be tried by everyone that really has awareness and willingness to be free from gambling or to control themselves.

[AmoreJaz]

• When you are tempted to gamble online, use that to motivate you to go for a walk or exercise instead.
• If you decide to gamble, you should keep a record of how much money and time you spend on gambling daily. Studies show that gamblers lose track of how much time and money they spend on gambling.
• Social distancing should not lead to social isolation, so talk to your friends and peers and discuss your gambling problem with them. Having support can make a big difference.

Does any of these methods work for you? How do you keep a rein on your gambling habits?

I cannot ensure that these tips will work at all or not. However, points 1-3, are very hard to do commonly.
- Let no one is affected by addictive gambling, we are often lazy to exercise or just walk in the morning or evening to refresh the body.
- Sometimes, it is only in the beginning, but if they are addicted, they will not care anymore about that. What they are thinking is only able to gambling and gambling again. Until they have nothing and then getting a loan or other crimes. Sorry to say that, I don't say all of them, but some of them did these because of addicted gambling. Hopefully, there are only a few of them.
- Moreover hee, sometimes,s they feel ashamed of their addiction to gambling moreover if gambling is illegal in their country. So, they play it without notified by anyone else.

However, these tips can be tried by everyone that really has awareness and willingness to be free from gambling or to control themselves.

if there's a will, there's  a way. i believe in this simple mantra. and if you are a gambler, and come to realisations about your gambling life one day, you should know  the reasons why you are changing for your better self. because those will give you motivation or inspiration to keep up with your change of lifestyle. because in reality, it is only you that can make things right. all the others are just support on what you want to achieve

[coin-investor]

• Seek expert advice if you feel your gambling activities are getting out of hand. BeGambleAware.org is a very good place to start.

Experts advice is highly recommended because every gambler have different characters and needs to get back to normal life what works for others may not work for one gambler, it should be tailored to the gambler's needs and only experts can provide that set of medication to get the gambler into normal life.

[LogitechMouse]

• When you are tempted to gamble online, use that to motivate you to go for a walk or exercise instead.
• If you decide to gamble, you should keep a record of how much money and time you spend on gambling daily. Studies show that gamblers lose track of how much time and money they spend on gambling.
• Social distancing should not lead to social isolation, so talk to your friends and peers and discuss your gambling problem with them. Having support can make a big difference.
• Finding other mental stimulation to keep your mind busy can be very helpful in suppressing thoughts of gambling. If you need to be online then seek out online activities that help you to overcome the urge to gamble.
• Seek expert advice if you feel your gambling activities are getting out of hand. BeGambleAware.org is a very good place to start.

1. When I'm tempting to gamble, I don't walk or exercise (although there are some times that I am) but I'm spending more time playing online games. In that way, I'm more entertained on it than gambling and at the same time, I don't need to spend that much money into it.
2. This might be helpful for those who are spending many money in gambling but when I'm gambling, I don't record all of it. I have this thing in my mind where whatever money I will put will always lose. If I win, then I will withdraw it immediately and if I lose then still ok for me.
3. Unfortunately, I'm one of the many people who are suffering this. There are times where I feel comfortable being alone than with other people .
4. Watching youtube videos, playing online games are the ones that I want to busy with rather than gambling. That helped me overcome the urge of gambling.
5. This will help people who have lose too much money in gambling. I didn't seek advice because I'm only spending money that I'm ok when it loses.

[Ararbermas]

A good advice especially on this day wherein alot of ppl seeking opportunity to make an income while at home because of the pandemic. and you know what i believe that mostly preferred online gambling as its so easy to make money. Indeed here in our country a lot of ppl become addicted to online cock fighting and the outcome seems not good at all,  just imagine because of addiction some players of that online gambling lost a lot of money wherein even properties, they sacrifice everything for it.., seems they need some advice like this.

Are you from Philippines? Online cock fight become popular after Online Sabong get a license to operate to Pagcor last year. I have many friends that earns a lot of money per day by being an agent. They have commission on every bet of the user under them. So they are the real winner on this game no matter what will be the fate of there players.

yup only those agent can't win wherein even they don't place a bet because of commission ..lol  and indeed have friends also that inviting players to play online sabong " agent", he's making alot of money on it also but in different way, if I'm not mistaken they are loader? wherein not risky unlike players that put huge amount of money to play in it and sometimes they lost to much because of addiction.

[bitzizzix]

OP's advice will produce effective results if it is taken seriously and with a consistent intention to do so, besides it must be driven by faith or drawing closer to God to strengthen the elimination of bad habits that will destroy you.
indeed playing online gambling is an alternative to earning a living while staying at home during the pandemic, and if you are addicted it is tantamount to destroying yourself and will result in losing everything.
besides blocking all gambling sites, replace them with useful sites or you switch to brokers, services or online trading and so on that can earn income, because currently many can make money via the internet.

[Xinarae*]

The above discussions are very helpful as successful as it is to gamble, the risk is much higher. That's why you have to play as a means of entertainment if you become addicted to it pills will bring harm from a person's point of view, gambling addiction can lead to bankruptcy in a matter of moments there is income and loss in sports so when it becomes more it is not easy to catch successful use of game theory makes it impossible for a gambler to win consistently. This is why you need to keep your mind fixed and it is better to stop playing before you become addicted there are many sites to work on in the internet world.

[Lorence.xD]

~

Using the pandemic to get addicted to gambling is just an excuse and a very bad one in my opinion. It's like saying I was bored and had nothing to do, so I tried meth.

That's exactly how it starts to be honest, some people are bored to death and they try something exciting, you wouldn't try something bad if you aren't bored or distracted by something right? If it is an excuse then an excuse it is because people are really going to find an excuse after all of this has happened and pandemic is an easy target.

There are many things you can do inside if repressive measures prevent you from going out. Watch movies, listen to music, read books, or learn more about crypto and bitcoin. Play social games and spend time with your family and loves ones. I bought a stationary bike a few months ago and I am sweating my ass of almost every day. Use the time to work on your physique and get in shape. Do pushups and pullups, and learn how to cook and prepare food. No reason is strong enough for a strong-minded person to become an addict in any sense of the word.     

Good for you that you are a strong minded person and you found your way of distraction, but not everyone is like you, they probably want to but addiction is not an easy thing to remove.

[DU18]

As we stay at home more it is inevitable that we will spend more time online, on social media, and online games. Several research studies have demonstrated that online gambling companies have benefited greatly as a consequence of this.

I recently read an article in which Lazaros Gonidis, lecturer in Psychological Methods and Statistics at University of Kent, commented about the risks that gambling addicts might face during the COVID-19 lockdown, as well as the responsibility of operators to protect vulnerable individuals.^[1]

Whether you have a history of pathological gambling addiction or just considering gambling for fun, Gonidis has shared some valuable tips for all of us:

• When you are tempted to gamble online, use that to motivate you to go for a walk or exercise instead.
• If you decide to gamble, you should keep a record of how much money and time you spend on gambling daily. Studies show that gamblers lose track of how much time and money they spend on gambling.
• Social distancing should not lead to social isolation, so talk to your friends and peers and discuss your gambling problem with them. Having support can make a big difference.
• Finding other mental stimulation to keep your mind busy can be very helpful in suppressing thoughts of gambling. If you need to be online then seek out online activities that help you to overcome the urge to gamble.
• Seek expert advice if you feel your gambling activities are getting out of hand. BeGambleAware.org is a very good place to start.

Does any of these methods work for you? How do you keep a rein on your gambling habits?

[1] - Olivia Miller, "Online Gambling Risks During COVID-19 Lockdown", News Centre - University Of Kent

For people who are already accustomed to not playing gambling, they might see that gambling is just a means of entertainment in filling the gap of time, but for those who are addicted to gambling, of course this will be very dangerous because they have more time to do gambling from home and of course with a little activity that is there will certainly lead to greater addiction to gambling and with the pressure when the game is taking place, it certainly makes gambling players experience psychological faktor with the threat of bankruptcy until the resulting suicide has lost it all.

[imstillthebest]

walking is not allowed in some areas because they advice the people to stay at home if they dont have important things to do than purely walking  to exercise .
 same with going in the gyms because they are closed but we can do a light exercise inside our homes .
 i dont track how much i gamble but i can estimate all my gambling cost in my head but tracking it in a notebook is needed if you are addicted in gambling because it can stop you if you see that your total is big . the three last advice is helpful too for addicted gambler

[Obito]

I think my gambling activities are considered simple hobby. I do not gamble because I am feeling lonely or depressed. I gamble because I want to spend some time having fun. Of course there are other fun activities but gambling offers a different and unique kind of fun. It is probably because it involves money. The thrill is on a different level. But I was never really carried away by it to the point that I become addicted. I don't need any intervention for now.

Good for you that you don't have to be that to gamble but there are people out there that have a different way of thinking and have a different brain chemistry than you and they get easily addicted to things that are emotionally, physically, and financially unhealthy. I don't think that gambling is a different kind of fun, I mean in essence, fun is just a serotonin in our brains so basically anything that gives us serotonin is a fun thing to do, the problem is when it gets too much.

[lienfaye]

Does any of these methods work for you? How do you keep a rein on your gambling habits?

Most of these methods work for me. Well, when im at home I prefer to do other activies like cooking, watching movies or bond with my kids.

During lockdown I didnt had more time to gamble because my priority is to have an alternative income while at home.

If I gamble, mostly before going to bed, I only spend a small amount or the free satoshis from the site to just have fun.

[lxiaoh]

Most of these methods work for me. Well, when im at home I prefer to do other activies like cooking, watching movies or bond with my kids.

During lockdown I didnt had more time to gamble because my priority is to have an alternative income while at home.

If I gamble, mostly before going to bed, I only spend a small amount or the free satoshis from the site to just have fun.

What a healthy life, good for you,guy. I also envy you have kids. Maybe i will get marry this year,and have a kid next year,haha.
I think one man if he don't have the habit of gambling, and no matter how long he/she staying at home, it is no risk.
For those alreay have gambling habit, they would gamble regardless of whether they can go out or not.

[Kong Hey Pakboy]

i dont track how much i gamble but i can estimate all my gambling cost in my head but tracking it in a notebook is needed if you are addicted in gambling because it can stop you if you see that your total is big . the three last advice is helpful too for addicted gambler

You don't track your expenses in gambling when you become addicted and it is really difficult to follow up with keeping a record of your expenses in gambling in the first place, maybe you can do it for a week but you are probably going to stop it in a weeks time.

[imstillthebest]

i dont track how much i gamble but i can estimate all my gambling cost in my head but tracking it in a notebook is needed if you are addicted in gambling because it can stop you if you see that your total is big . the three last advice is helpful too for addicted gambler

You don't track your expenses in gambling when you become addicted and it is really difficult to follow up with keeping a record of your expenses in gambling in the first place, maybe you can do it for a week but you are probably going to stop it in a weeks time.

i havent went in a state where i gamble too much close to becoming an addict .
 i am organized and i can track my gambling expense easily  . what about you .
 have you went in an addicted state in gambling because your confident with your reply but that could be true that addicted gamblers dont track their gambling expense because of how frequent they deposit and play and if your an addict gambler you will feel lazy and will only care in playing a gambling .

[AicecreaME]

Most of these methods work for me. Well, when im at home I prefer to do other activies like cooking, watching movies or bond with my kids.

During lockdown I didnt had more time to gamble because my priority is to have an alternative income while at home.

If I gamble, mostly before going to bed, I only spend a small amount or the free satoshis from the site to just have fun.

What a healthy life, good for you,guy. I also envy you have kids. Maybe i will get marry this year,and have a kid next year,haha.
I think one man if he don't have the habit of gambling, and no matter how long he/she staying at home, it is no risk.
For those alreay have gambling habit, they would gamble regardless of whether they can go out or not.

Correct me if I'm wrong, but marrying and having kids is not the cure for gambling addiction, in fact, don't marry yet if you still can't get over with your gambling addiction because it is gonna cause problem in your marriage life, trust me. The life of a marriage couple isn't that easy if you are not yet done on fixing something that is need to be fix.

Being a married man is a big responsibility, especially if you have kids already. Imagine losing your savings and salary because of your gambling addiction, I can see it already that your wife is nagging at you for being so irresponsible.

[peter0425]

Most of these methods work for me. Well, when im at home I prefer to do other activies like cooking, watching movies or bond with my kids.

During lockdown I didnt had more time to gamble because my priority is to have an alternative income while at home.

If I gamble, mostly before going to bed, I only spend a small amount or the free satoshis from the site to just have fun.

What a healthy life, good for you,guy. I also envy you have kids. Maybe i will get marry this year,and have a kid next year,haha.
I think one man if he don't have the habit of gambling, and no matter how long he/she staying at home, it is no risk.
For those alreay have gambling habit, they would gamble regardless of whether they can go out or not.

Correct me if I'm wrong, but marrying and having kids is not the cure for gambling addiction, in fact, don't marry yet if you still can't get over with your gambling addiction because it is gonna cause problem in your marriage life, trust me. The life of a marriage couple isn't that easy if you are not yet done on fixing something that is need to be fix.

Sometimes it Helps mate if you want to dedicate your time and money to your incoming family , Because addiction needs diversion and responsibilities and having a family is one of them.

Being a married man is a big responsibility, especially if you have kids already. Imagine losing your savings and salary because of your gambling addiction, I can see it already that your wife is nagging at you for being so irresponsible.

That's it , he will have diversion and mind setting ..he needs to decide if the funds is for the baby or for gambling.

[Alucard1]

I also notice that I became a little bit addict to the gambling world this past few days, it is because I have a lot of free time in this pandemic and I am looking for things where I can spend my time to avoid boredom and then I discovered a gambling website that is popular for game cockfighting before I gamble so rare to the point that I only gamble when I am with my friends or when my friends have invited me to do so, but with this cockfighting, I deposited $200 which I really not doing before, I really entertained with this game but unfortunately, I lose all my capital and never tried it again. I just spend my time playing the online games instead of gambling.

[Kong Hey Pakboy]

You don't track your expenses in gambling when you become addicted and it is really difficult to follow up with keeping a record of your expenses in gambling in the first place, maybe you can do it for a week but you are probably going to stop it in a weeks time.

i havent went in a state where i gamble too much close to becoming an addict .
 i am organized and i can track my gambling expense easily  . what about you .
 have you went in an addicted state in gambling because your confident with your reply but that could be true that addicted gamblers dont track their gambling expense because of how frequent they deposit and play and if your an addict gambler you will feel lazy and will only care in playing a gambling .

Good for you that you haven't been in that state and you have a pretty strong will to resist and control when you want to stop but I am accounting for the fact that not every gambling enthusiast aren't the same as you, there are people out there probably that isn't on this forum that are suffering some form of addiction.

[michellee]

I also notice that I became a little bit addict to the gambling world this past few days, it is because I have a lot of free time in this pandemic and I am looking for things where I can spend my time to avoid boredom and then I discovered a gambling website that is popular for game cockfighting before I gamble so rare to the point that I only gamble when I am with my friends or when my friends have invited me to do so, but with this cockfighting, I deposited $200 which I really not doing before, I really entertained with this game but unfortunately, I lose all my capital and never tried it again. I just spend my time playing the online games instead of gambling.

Before it is too late for you, maybe you need to do something else that will make you busy and I am sure you will not think about gambling. Playing gambling can tempt you to play longer than usual, especially if you can win for more to make you spend more money. We see that in the beginning, people will say that they want to prevent the addiction. But sooner after they found that playing gambling is fun and excited, they will stay for longer and if they can not control themselves, that will be the time for them to become addicted to gambling.

[magneto]

I do think that the pandemic has the potential to exacerbate a lot of problem gambling.

However, I honestly don't think that budgeting your losses/bets is going to be a great way to solve any form of addictive behaviour. If you have to go to these lengths in order to control yourself then you are probably better off just signing up for the self exclusion program at the casino you regularly play at.

Changing your perspective on gambling probably helps the most. Stop viewing it as a get rich quick scheme - it is purely entertainment.

[molsewid]

I do think that the pandemic has the potential to exacerbate a lot of problem gambling.

However, I honestly don't think that budgeting your losses/bets is going to be a great way to solve any form of addictive behaviour. If you have to go to these lengths in order to control yourself then you are probably better off just signing up for the self exclusion program at the casino you regularly play at.

Changing your perspective on gambling probably helps the most. Stop viewing it as a get rich quick scheme - it is purely entertainment.

I'm sorry but I disagree. I think pandemic has a big potential to exacerbate a lot of gambling problem. Since we are not allowed to go out and play casino or any other game outside people chances playing online increases. We are just staying at home nowadays and people get bored most of time for sure and and gambling online could kill their time. Budgeting your loses/bets is true that  can't be great way to solve gambling addiction. I believe once the people get addicted from gambling or any other types of activities they can't control themselves anymore. Once they compute their loses and know how big their loses the eagerness to play again and revenge will be getting higher. They out of control and believes they can win back their money. Once the person get addicted they are not able to change their perspective in one snap, they needs serious therapy.

[madnessteat]

~snip~

Many young people spend their free time playing online games, but when they grow up they realise that they have wasted it. I would advise you to devote part of your free time to self-education, which would further help to stand more firmly on his feet and get a high-paying job that you like. In today's world, you can work online as much as you like.

[ice098]

Many young people spend their free time playing online games, but when they grow up they realise that they have wasted it. I would advise you to devote part of your free time to self-education, which would further help to stand more firmly on his feet and get a high-paying job that you like. In today's world, you can work online as much as you like.

Well I guess even if we're not in pandemic situation today the young people will probably be engage in playing online games because of the modern technology. They are adventurous and risk taker too and they just think that it is cool because they are on trend.

I also notice that I became a little bit addict to the gambling world this past few days, it is because I have a lot of free time in this pandemic and I am looking for things where I can spend my time to avoid boredom and then I discovered a gambling website that is popular for game cockfighting before I gamble so rare to the point that I only gamble when I am with my friends or when my friends have invited me to do so, but with this cockfighting, I deposited $200 which I really not doing before, I really entertained with this game but unfortunately, I lose all my capital and never tried it again. I just spend my time playing the online games instead of gambling.

This pandemic really brought gamblers in online gambling world because of the lot of time that they have staying at home and not doing anything but just to keep themselves busy all the time tapping the screen of their phone or gadgets and joining gambling activities to spend their time.
Good thing that you have now control yourself to spend a single amouny of money on gambling activitoes and turn your attention playing online games.

[doomloop]

Many young people spend their free time playing online games, but when they grow up they realise that they have wasted it. I would advise you to devote part of your free time to self-education, which would further help to stand more firmly on his feet and get a high-paying job that you like. In today's world, you can work online as much as you like.

Gambling is kind of mind controlling act which will never get you to think about getting out of it for any other activities which including self education or anything. So, once you get into gambling you will never think about improving your self in terms of knowledge or physically or anything. So, preventing gambling before getting into would be the only solution it seems it is available for all of us.

I agree most people after growing up, realizing that they have wasted time with gambling but when they are young, even some people are guiding, they are not ready to listen which is the reason for the later-on regrets.

[tyz]

There is, in my opinion, only a slightly higher chance of getting addicted to gambling through Corona than in normal times. Of course, many more people are bored at home and may then seek the thrill in online casinos. But first, you have to be receptive to it, which many aren't, and if they are, they were gambling before Corona. On the other hand, you need money for that, and for many that is much less available due to Corona.

[pinggoki]

As we stay at home more it is inevitable that we will spend more time online, on social media, and online games. Several research studies have demonstrated that online gambling companies have benefited greatly as a consequence of this.

I recently read an article in which Lazaros Gonidis, lecturer in Psychological Methods and Statistics at University of Kent, commented about the risks that gambling addicts might face during the COVID-19 lockdown, as well as the responsibility of operators to protect vulnerable individuals.^[1]

Whether you have a history of pathological gambling addiction or just considering gambling for fun, Gonidis has shared some valuable tips for all of us:

• When you are tempted to gamble online, use that to motivate you to go for a walk or exercise instead.
• If you decide to gamble, you should keep a record of how much money and time you spend on gambling daily. Studies show that gamblers lose track of how much time and money they spend on gambling.
• Social distancing should not lead to social isolation, so talk to your friends and peers and discuss your gambling problem with them. Having support can make a big difference.
• Finding other mental stimulation to keep your mind busy can be very helpful in suppressing thoughts of gambling. If you need to be online then seek out online activities that help you to overcome the urge to gamble.
• Seek expert advice if you feel your gambling activities are getting out of hand. BeGambleAware.org is a very good place to start.

Does any of these methods work for you? How do you keep a rein on your gambling habits?

[1] - Olivia Miller, "Online Gambling Risks During COVID-19 Lockdown", News Centre - University Of Kent

To be honest, this piece of advice is what really want in order to cope up with our gambling addiction. Instead of looking for online gambling, go outside and have a peaceful walk and try to appreciate how beautiful the world and environment are. Another thing is that this would be probably what will be said by the psychologist in order to cope up with our problem. But always remember that we are in the midst of the pandemic in which we must really be more careful in order for us to be more safe and sound.

[goinmerry]

When you are tempted to gamble online, use that to motivate you to go for a walk or exercise instead.

It's not that simple.

Since we are talking about pandemic here, not all have their own place to do jog or exercise. No need for others to be on healthy living just to stay away from gambling. It's about forcing ourselves to become responsible gamblers at any cost.

If you decide to gamble, you should keep a record of how much money and time you spend on gambling daily. Studies show that gamblers lose track of how much time and money they spend on gambling.

This is too much for an average gambler. Why should they record that?

Not making things complicated is the more comfortable thing to do.

Social distancing should not lead to social isolation, so talk to your friends and peers and discuss your gambling problem with them. Having support can make a big difference.

It will work but sometimes, once a gambler is now slowly turning their activity into addiction, they won't notify anyone about it. The friends or closest ones need to take the action first on that case.

[South Park]

These are actually good guidelines to follow for every gambler, regardless of whether or not the gambler is addicted.

Even more importantly, be realistic in your expectations. We already know the great risks of compulsive gambling. And there's another risk that's rarely mentioned: how the compulsion to gamble can warp your perception of reality. There are so many times that I've found myself betting big when I shouldn't have been because I went into it all in, with the idea that I could beat the house. In reality, this rarely happens.

The pandemic had many different effects and the increase in all kind of addictions is one of them, many people have hobbies that require the participation of other people and when they found themselves alone on their own homes they got depressed and they had a hole on their lives they had to fill with something, and whether they choose alcohol, drugs, gambling or social media we know this is incredibly damaging, which is why it is important to also develop some hobbies which you can use to entertain yourself during these difficult times as the pandemic is far from being over on most countries around the world.

[Twentyonepaylots]

It's all about self-control really. Long as you know when to draw the line with online gambling, you should be good to go when gambling. As OP suggested, do something else that will distract you from the urges of gambling when you feel like you're succumbing to addiction. Exercise, do something that is entirely unrelated to gambling so as to not give you any hints and ideas while you're abstaining from betting.

[boyptc]

Changing your perspective on gambling probably helps the most. Stop viewing it as a get rich quick scheme - it is purely entertainment.

This is the perspective that's hard to be changed in some people. Yes, the pandemic hits and many people got hit on their jobs.

And if someone has a background in gambling, he would probably say that he'll just gamble as a way to survive and basically that's wrong. But those gamblers who have been living on it for a long time, there's no question with them.

[Fatunad]

Changing your perspective on gambling probably helps the most. Stop viewing it as a get rich quick scheme - it is purely entertainment.

This is the perspective that's hard to be changed in some people. Yes, the pandemic hits and many people got hit on their jobs.

And if someone has a background in gambling, he would probably say that he'll just gamble as a way to survive and basically that's wrong. But those gamblers who have been living on it for a long time, there's no question with them.

When it comes to desperation times then there would be people to think on that gambling would be the holy grail and saving up themselves though gambling
which is really a very wrong mindset and believe to have this is why its better to look for another alternative which wont connect out to gambling because
instead of earning money then you would just basically losing it up instead and making yourself even way more poorer and would be in problems in terms of
financial.So its better not to make this is an option because this would be the most stupidest decisions that you would make in your entire life.

[paxmao]

this is like working from home, people get used to it and it may be difficult to return to the old ways, not that there´s that many people who really want to do so anyway. Some people will be more at risk when playing at home and some others will actually become less addicted. Playing at home is easy and accessible and sometime better, however you do have distractions and you are likely to be interrupted, unless you live alone and play at night. The real life playing places are designed to avoid interrupting the players, so they can become a player trap.

[Kelvinid]

this is like working from home, people get used to it and it may be difficult to return to the old ways, not that there´s that many people who really want to do so anyway. Some people will be more at risk when playing at home and some others will actually become less addicted. Playing at home is easy and accessible and sometime better, however you do have distractions and you are likely to be interrupted, unless you live alone and play at night. The real life playing places are designed to avoid interrupting the players, so they can become a player trap.

Why talk about traps, gambling is not designed that way, it was designed as entertainment, if we are not responsible, then that's the time that we will fail. Gambling sites will offer this game, we should know our chances so we will know how to handle ourselves.

The rate of gambling addiction has increased, not because of the sites but because of our irresponsible gambling, that's it, no blaming.

[famososMuertos]

^{First of all it is good to bring knowledge and post in favor of the area where we are.}

It doesn't matter what type of player you are, recreational, non-recreational, you have to know yourself,  learn to know our abilities and also our weaknesses,  on gambling and mental.

So several things can be done; sometimes the excells sheet is not enough, even statistical programs, so write on a paper your game statistics, just do it.

Then take five minutes before playing to see your statistics, even make decisions based on that; e.g. like playing lot/bit time, betting level and even no play, the casino is going to be there tomorrow.

By the way, this not only applies to casino games, but also roll games, free online games, apps, consoles ... so even if you want to play some game, use a traditional board game.

You have to face reality, if you can accept not playing today, you dominate the game and the game does not dominate you.

I'm going to quote another phrase that I just wrote:

...//..,,,The good player does not end his game because he is on a bad streak or retires on a positive streak for fear of losing what he has won, but because it is time. ::://:::

[pilosopotasyo]

As we stay at home more it is inevitable that we will spend more time online, on social media, and online games. Several research studies have demonstrated that online gambling companies have benefited greatly as a consequence of this.

Yes, they are, but as responsible parents and family members we should know our limitation, we are in a pandemic and the economy from almost all countries are not doing good, and there's a possibility that we can get CoVid and get you hospitalized you should still limit the time and the money you allocate this is an uncertain time and a perilous one.

[goaldigger]

As we stay at home more it is inevitable that we will spend more time online, on social media, and online games. Several research studies have demonstrated that online gambling companies have benefited greatly as a consequence of this.

Yes, they are, but as responsible parents and family members we should know our limitation, we are in a pandemic and the economy from almost all countries are not doing good, and there's a possibility that we can get CoVid and get you hospitalized you should still limit the time and the money you allocate this is an uncertain time and a perilous one.

The problem here is that, most of the gambler didn't share to their family members that they gamble due to their personal reason so it is still a must to have self-control and always be responsible as a gambler, online gambling makes us more prone to addiction because of its accessibility. This pandemic makes a lot of changes into our lives, but it doesn't mean that you need to gamble that much, stay focus and always have limitations.

[iTradeChips]

If you come think of it, playing online is like working at home, once people get used to the online system, then it would be very hard for them to go back to their old ways, going to casinos to gambling establishments and what have you. Of course you know that not everybody has the right mindset in terms of gambling so even the novice and the amateur gamblers will easily access online gambling websites and be prone to mistakes and wrong judgment in playing resulting to big amounts of money being lost. Addiction to gambling should also be considered when it comes to playing at home.

[jaberwock]

It's all about self-control really. Long as you know when to draw the line with online gambling, you should be good to go when gambling. As OP suggested, do something else that will distract you from the urges of gambling when you feel like you're succumbing to addiction. Exercise, do something that is entirely unrelated to gambling so as to not give you any hints and ideas while you're abstaining from betting.

Do all that or just realize that gambling is meant for fun and is not a way to earn money. Once you find the real purpose of any activity it becomes easier to control it and manage it properly. Gambling is meant only for fun so if that is clear in your mind, there is no need to do all that. Having priorities in life is important hence most of the gamblers are students because they are not married and they don't have a definitive goal so once they gamble, they just get carried away.

And if someone has a background in gambling, he would probably say that he'll just gamble as a way to survive and basically that's wrong. But those gamblers who have been living on it for a long time, there's no question with them.

I was thinking people might be saving more and avoiding gambling and spending money carelessly during pandemic times but it seems like because of the time void created by the pandemic people are finding ways to keep themselves busy which in turn hikes things like online porn, gambling, movies, etc.

[Oilacris]

As we stay at home more it is inevitable that we will spend more time online, on social media, and online games. Several research studies have demonstrated that online gambling companies have benefited greatly as a consequence of this.

Yes, they are, but as responsible parents and family members we should know our limitation, we are in a pandemic and the economy from almost all countries are not doing good, and there's a possibility that we can get CoVid and get you hospitalized you should still limit the time and the money you allocate this is an uncertain time and a perilous one.

This doesnt apply to rich people because they are financially capable on doing things that they do like or something they do have in mind and no one can stop them

but for those who are just earning on average income then we would really be minding off on how to use up our money in more sensible way or manner for us to sustain.

Its just dumb for someone to consider gambling as a source of income amidsts of this pandemic situation but hey there are actually people who do have these kind of thoughts.

[lixer]

Very good points mentioned and was a worthy read. Actually some of them I have done in real life so I was able to connect with them fully.

When you are tempted to gamble online, use that to motivate you to go for a walk or exercise instead.

Exactly what I did when earlier I was gambling too much, I started to go to my gym when I felt the urge of gambling and once I return from the gym I was exhausted which eventually helped me avoid gambling too much.

At times when it was not possible to go to the gym, I would just do some exercises at home and find some way to tire myself out.

[uneng]

As we stay at home more it is inevitable that we will spend more time online, on social media, and online games. Several research studies have demonstrated that online gambling companies have benefited greatly as a consequence of this.

Yes, they are, but as responsible parents and family members we should know our limitation, we are in a pandemic and the economy from almost all countries are not doing good, and there's a possibility that we can get CoVid and get you hospitalized you should still limit the time and the money you allocate this is an uncertain time and a perilous one.

The problem here is that, most of the gambler didn't share to their family members that they gamble due to their personal reason so it is still a must to have self-control and always be responsible as a gambler, online gambling makes us more prone to addiction because of its accessibility. This pandemic makes a lot of changes into our lives, but it doesn't mean that you need to gamble that much, stay focus and always have limitations.

Unfortunatelly many gamblers who don't share their hobby to their families are the ones who suffer from addiction and will hardly be able to control themselves and be responsible when gambling. This situation is boosted by the pandemic and becomes worse as social interactions become less frequent and people tend to stay at home isolated also from their family members.
Those guidelines provided by OP are very important and I think it's already a matter of public health. Instead of forbidding gambling, governments should be working with public campaigns to promote those hints and advices to the population in general, so such informations can reach to problem gamblers who are not active in forums like this.

[boyptc]

Changing your perspective on gambling probably helps the most. Stop viewing it as a get rich quick scheme - it is purely entertainment.

This is the perspective that's hard to be changed in some people. Yes, the pandemic hits and many people got hit on their jobs.

And if someone has a background in gambling, he would probably say that he'll just gamble as a way to survive and basically that's wrong. But those gamblers who have been living on it for a long time, there's no question with them.

When it comes to desperation times then there would be people to think on that gambling would be the holy grail and saving up themselves though gambling
which is really a very wrong mindset and believe to have this is why its better to look for another alternative which wont connect out to gambling because
instead of earning money then you would just basically losing it up instead and making yourself even way more poorer and would be in problems in terms of
financial.So its better not to make this is an option because this would be the most stupidest decisions that you would make in your entire life.

You just can't stop those people that have been doing it and done it already.

It may look odd and bad if we look at it but even if you warn those people, we can't do anything with it as they've decided to do it. And they might going to stop only if they've realized that it's not doing them getting any better.

[wiss19]

If you decide to gamble, you should keep a record of how much money and time you spend on gambling daily. Studies show that gamblers lose track of how much time and money they spend on gambling.

It is hard to actually keep track because like I said, once you start gambling you don't have much idea about what you are doing. It's like consuming alcohol and avoiding getting dizzy .

But yeah if you can, having a written record of the money you are spending helps you restrict it. Still, I feel everything may go as expected and might seem like everything under control until you are not addicted but once you become addicted to gambling then everything may start looking like complete different.

[passwordnow]

Very good points mentioned and was a worthy read. Actually some of them I have done in real life so I was able to connect with them fully.

When you are tempted to gamble online, use that to motivate you to go for a walk or exercise instead.

Exactly what I did when earlier I was gambling too much, I started to go to my gym when I felt the urge of gambling and once I return from the gym I was exhausted which eventually helped me avoid gambling too much.

At times when it was not possible to go to the gym, I would just do some exercises at home and find some way to tire myself out.

That only means that you're a very disciplined person and really wanting to avoid to gamble because you're doing something to sort out your problem when it's urging you to gamble. Just like the quotes that we used to hear, "if there's a will, there's a way". There's not that much excuses if you really want to help yourself and avoid the risk of pushing yourself to gamble because, you are aware of what you can do and you know yourself better.

[ethereumhunter]

Social distancing should not lead to social isolation, so talk to your friends and peers and discuss your gambling problem with them. Having support can make a big difference.

It will work but sometimes, once a gambler is now slowly turning their activity into addiction, they won't notify anyone about it. The friends or closest ones need to take the action first on that case.

That can happen if their friends or closest one know about his addiction and he can approach him and tell him that he needs to solve his addiction. If it is not, that gambler will not solve his addiction and go deep into the gambling games without a chance to solve the addiction problem. That needs courage from the gambler to tell about his addiction to help him solve it.

[FatFork]

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Many young people spend their free time playing online games, but when they grow up they realise that they have wasted it. I would advise you to devote part of your free time to self-education, which would further help to stand more firmly on his feet and get a high-paying job that you like. In today's world, you can work online as much as you like.

Online gaming is a popular pastime among many, not just young people. For some, it's an escape from harsh reality, a way to blow off steam and relieve stress, or a way of coping with mental disorders such as anxiety or depression. In the same way that people read books, watch movies, listen to music, or participating in other hobbies for relaxation, many people use video games in the same way.
Although such recreational activities can also become addictive, I still believe that they are not as dangerous as gambling because they rarely include a financial component.

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Not making things complicated is the more comfortable thing to do.

I think that's the whole point. To deal with gambling addiction, you need to be pushed out of your comfort zone.

...//..,,,The good player does not end his game because he is on a bad streak or retires on a positive streak for fear of losing what he has won, but because it is time. ::://:::

You've got a good quote there! 

[FanEagle]

if you warn those people, we can't do anything with it as they've decided to do it. And they might going to stop only if they've realized that it's not doing them getting any better.

Every advice/recommendation works that way; it may end up effective changes or may go up all in vain as well. But, being a gambler and seeing others how they are slowly moving toward the point of getting gambling addictions the we cannot simply move-on; we will try to warn those naive gamblers and then it is up to them to listen or ignore. Only suggesting/warning alone we can provide and not everyday care and and awareness.

Still, I believe if we warn people regularly then they may start realizing the hidden truth behind our words. If you notice, this forum and gamblers from this community is continuously warning against gambling addictions and I am sure many people might have benefitted from that.

[macson]

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[1] - Olivia Miller, "Online Gambling Risks During COVID-19 Lockdown", News Centre - University Of Kent

great article.  gambling addiction is a serious thing, without the person's control, he/she will move all his/her assets to the gambling table without thinking....Recently a neighbor of mine got divorced because her husband became addicted to lottery gambling during this pandemic.

This is serious stuff, if you change from an ordinary gambler to a gambling addict then consult a psychiatrist immediately.

[EiKaGlaShPriSAThWEl]

• When you are tempted to gamble online, use that to motivate you to go for a walk or exercise instead.
• If you decide to gamble, you should keep a record of how much money and time you spend on gambling daily. Studies show that gamblers lose track of how much time and money they spend on gambling.
• Social distancing should not lead to social isolation, so talk to your friends and peers and discuss your gambling problem with them. Having support can make a big difference.
• Finding other mental stimulation to keep your mind busy can be very helpful in suppressing thoughts of gambling. If you need to be online then seek out online activities that help you to overcome the urge to gamble.
• Seek expert advice if you feel your gambling activities are getting out of hand. BeGambleAware.org is a very good place to start.

Does any of these methods work for you? How do you keep a rein on your gambling habits?

Yes that is all correct. Well online gambling is good in a way that it may be a solution to depression, anxiety or being too lonely because of being too far away from your loved ones due to pandemic. But we should know how to balance our life, our everyday living. Stop gambling if we do not have enough money to buy our needs because instead of becoming a solution it may also lead to a more serious problem. Too is bad in all aspects in life.
Method that works for me is having a daily exercise. Lately I noticed I am not getting enough nutrients from the food I eat and I am gaining weight so I decided to exercise everyday.

[finaleshot2016]

This could benefit those who keep gambling, particularly now, when, as you said, most gamblers are spending 24/7 in their homes gambling due to the pandemic, making them more vulnerable to gambling addiction. It's a serious problem that most of us can't even regulate or discipline ourselves when it comes to gambling because we have the mentality of making a quick buck. May I consider defi trading to be a form of gambling as well? If that's the case, money drive us insane. It keeps me investing in coins that have no guarantee of going x2. So be cautious about something that involves money because it will make us greedy for profit, particularly now that the pandemic has hit and we don't have any good sources of income; many people have lost their jobs, and they are thinking of gambling to benefit rather than saving.

[AicecreaME]

This could benefit those who keep gambling, particularly now, when, as you said, most gamblers are spending 24/7 in their homes gambling due to the pandemic, making them more vulnerable to gambling addiction. It's a serious problem that most of us can't even regulate or discipline ourselves when it comes to gambling because we have the mentality of making a quick buck. May I consider defi trading to be a form of gambling as well? If that's the case, money drive us insane. It keeps me investing in coins that have no guarantee of going x2. So be cautious about something that involves money because it will make us greedy for profit, particularly now that the pandemic has hit and we don't have any good sources of income; many people have lost their jobs, and they are thinking of gambling to benefit rather than saving.

I can't agree more.

I mean the boredom that we are all experiencing right now because there are still places that people can't go outside because of the virus, and not doing anything that could entertain us is making us crazy, therefore people are enjoying playing gambling or anything that keeps them busy as their pastime. However, the outcome of such habit like playing online gambling when the time you woke up until you fall asleep is alarming and not productive anymore.

It's not bad to keep ourselves entertain but I think having a limit is good to keep us from addiction.

[Mauser]

This could benefit those who keep gambling, particularly now, when, as you said, most gamblers are spending 24/7 in their homes gambling due to the pandemic, making them more vulnerable to gambling addiction. It's a serious problem that most of us can't even regulate or discipline ourselves when it comes to gambling because we have the mentality of making a quick buck. May I consider defi trading to be a form of gambling as well? If that's the case, money drive us insane. It keeps me investing in coins that have no guarantee of going x2. So be cautious about something that involves money because it will make us greedy for profit, particularly now that the pandemic has hit and we don't have any good sources of income; many people have lost their jobs, and they are thinking of gambling to benefit rather than saving.

I don't think that trading and gambling are the same thing. Sure both of these can be addicting but there are lot of differences. For example, with gambling we know our odds beforehand and we are either losing or winning, there is no stalemate or something like that. As for trading, we are not only winning and losing. The price can move against us, but as long as we are not selling we are not making a real loss. We still have the coin and can just hold it for a long time until the price recovers. This doesn't mean however that we don't need to protect ourselves from addiction, both trading and gambling addiction is very serious.

[just_Alice]

• Social distancing should not lead to social isolation, so talk to your friends and peers and discuss your gambling problem with them. Having support can make a big difference.

This one is particularly important, as for the past year many people have stayed isolated and, while some may prefer it and even see it as a benefit, for many people, it's been stress they were not prepared for.

It's a common belief, that gambling is triggered by greed and too much excitement over such games, but the reality is that a large portion of gamblers is doing it out of boredom, loneliness, and a sense of isolation. Gambling serves them as entertainment and a distraction from the problems and such people are more likely to become addicted, due to this consolation they seek in gambling.

Even years ago it's been common knowledge, there's an interesting study, which was conducted back in 1998 when people used to gamble with EGM, that shows that among problem gamblers are more likely to experience boredom and loneliness as compared to non-gamblers or non-problematic gamblers.

I'm sorry but I don't think it's specific to gambling, many other activities could be done alone without friends, like video gaming, reading, watching TV, cooking, running, etc so I think it's big bullshit to say that "a large portion of gamblers is doing it out of boredom, loneliness, and a sense of isolation". I don't think this portion is larger than in other lonely activities, it's just some anti-gambling propaganda, gamblers mostly gamble to try to earn big money, that's it.

I can see your point, but I suspect that you are not seeing mine. Of course not everyone when bored will engage with gambling right away. There are many other activities, as you've listed them, to engage with out of boredom. No way I was trying to spread "some anti-gambling propaganda", oh no. I myself am promoting a gambling site after all. I would rather agree with you that gamblers mostly gamble to try to earn big money, but that part which is left, although a minority, is a huge one, it's millions of people, tens of millions probably. For those people the coronavirus pandemic has made things worse, the risks of becoming gambling addicts have increased for them.

[BTCLiz]

This could benefit those who keep gambling, particularly now, when, as you said, most gamblers are spending 24/7 in their homes gambling due to the pandemic, making them more vulnerable to gambling addiction. It's a serious problem that most of us can't even regulate or discipline ourselves when it comes to gambling because we have the mentality of making a quick buck. May I consider defi trading to be a form of gambling as well? If that's the case, money drive us insane. It keeps me investing in coins that have no guarantee of going x2. So be cautious about something that involves money because it will make us greedy for profit, particularly now that the pandemic has hit and we don't have any good sources of income; many people have lost their jobs, and they are thinking of gambling to benefit rather than saving.

I don't think that trading and gambling are the same thing. Sure both of these can be addicting but there are lot of differences. For example, with gambling we know our odds beforehand and we are either losing or winning, there is no stalemate or something like that. As for trading, we are not only winning and losing. The price can move against us, but as long as we are not selling we are not making a real loss. We still have the coin and can just hold it for a long time until the price recovers. This doesn't mean however that we don't need to protect ourselves from addiction, both trading and gambling addiction is very serious.

Why exactly do you think that trading and gambling are different from each other? Are you only reffering to short term or lond term trading? I mean trading long-term can be seen as some kind of investment,but in the short term luck plays the higher role and you can only make money if and only if you have inside information.

[CoolerSid]

and if u said about oprional short trading - its actually gambling more and more than trading

[conected]

This could benefit those who keep gambling, particularly now, when, as you said, most gamblers are spending 24/7 in their homes gambling due to the pandemic, making them more vulnerable to gambling addiction. It's a serious problem that most of us can't even regulate or discipline ourselves when it comes to gambling because we have the mentality of making a quick buck. May I consider defi trading to be a form of gambling as well? If that's the case, money drive us insane. It keeps me investing in coins that have no guarantee of going x2. So be cautious about something that involves money because it will make us greedy for profit, particularly now that the pandemic has hit and we don't have any good sources of income; many people have lost their jobs, and they are thinking of gambling to benefit rather than saving.

I can't agree more.

I mean the boredom that we are all experiencing right now because there are still places that people can't go outside because of the virus, and not doing anything that could entertain us is making us crazy, therefore people are enjoying playing gambling or anything that keeps them busy as their pastime. However, the outcome of such habit like playing online gambling when the time you woke up until you fall asleep is alarming and not productive anymore.

It's not bad to keep ourselves entertain but I think having a limit is good to keep us from addiction.

- Boring days with the pandemic can increase the pressure on us to break ourselves, what I mean here is that our time in gambling will increase at an alarming rate, a few sleepless nights gambling is probably not uncommon this season, people are too idle with money and internet. It's probably fine to stop here, it's just about addiction and will subside once the pandemic is over but the point is still money and online casinos, casinos are boosting profits during the Covid season, their cemetery expansion productivity will soar, many people are losing

[hahay]

The most effective method is about determination and strong intention, it's useless even if you are advised to take other activities with the aim of forgetting gambling but if it is not accompanied by determination and strong intention, then this method or advice will not work. Unless, if there is a friend who can continue to force you to leave the house, it is possible that this forced method will keep you away from online gambling. But yes, the reason you continue to gamble online is because you still have a lot of money and time to spend on online gambling, but if that supply runs out then I'm sure you will slowly realize the need to take a break from online gambling.

[molsewid]

This could benefit those who keep gambling, particularly now, when, as you said, most gamblers are spending 24/7 in their homes gambling due to the pandemic, making them more vulnerable to gambling addiction. It's a serious problem that most of us can't even regulate or discipline ourselves when it comes to gambling because we have the mentality of making a quick buck. May I consider defi trading to be a form of gambling as well? If that's the case, money drive us insane. It keeps me investing in coins that have no guarantee of going x2. So be cautious about something that involves money because it will make us greedy for profit, particularly now that the pandemic has hit and we don't have any good sources of income; many people have lost their jobs, and they are thinking of gambling to benefit rather than saving.

I agree with that mate and I think it could not just benefit for those who gambling, but also for all individual who want to keep their day productive, improve psychological well being and make stable mental health. Gambling is addicting it's like taking drugs. To help cope with addiction it need serious therapy. One of the reason why people get addicted to gambling because they think in a way to get money instantly and when they lose a lot they keep doing if to get back their money. So people should be careful when involves money because it's truly really hard to earn money.

[Hamphser]

This could benefit those who keep gambling, particularly now, when, as you said, most gamblers are spending 24/7 in their homes gambling due to the pandemic, making them more vulnerable to gambling addiction. It's a serious problem that most of us can't even regulate or discipline ourselves when it comes to gambling because we have the mentality of making a quick buck. May I consider defi trading to be a form of gambling as well? If that's the case, money drive us insane. It keeps me investing in coins that have no guarantee of going x2. So be cautious about something that involves money because it will make us greedy for profit, particularly now that the pandemic has hit and we don't have any good sources of income; many people have lost their jobs, and they are thinking of gambling to benefit rather than saving.

I agree with that mate and I think it could not just benefit for those who gambling, but also for all individual who want to keep their day productive, improve psychological well being and make stable mental health. Gambling is addicting it's like taking drugs. To help cope with addiction it need serious therapy. One of the reason why people get addicted to gambling because they think in a way to get money instantly and when they lose a lot they keep doing if to get back their money. So people should be careful when involves money because it's truly really hard to earn money.

Majority of us are really striving to earn income on any source that we can possibly engage this is why we shouldnt really waste up those things just for gambling.

Addiction is indeed hard to get away from it once it had already overcome into yourself.Risk of getting addicted is high if you do keep engaging with gambling

even if you know that your funds arent really that sufficient on day to day living.So you should really be careful and be aware.

[Marvelman]

There are many reasons why people have a gambling addiction.
If you are addicted to gambling and did try and give up in spite of giving the best of your efforts and are still not successful in overcoming the urge to keep playing, it is time to get yourself to professional help. Get yourself to a therapist or a psychologist to get rid of your addiction.

[boyptc]

There are many reasons why people have a gambling addiction.
If you are addicted to gambling and did try and give up in spite of giving the best of your efforts and are still not successful in overcoming the urge to keep playing, it is time to get yourself to professional help. Get yourself to a therapist or a psychologist to get rid of your addiction.

It's the last option if there's no improvement if someone cannot do it on his own. But just give it a try and you'll be happier that you'll be able to overcome it with your alternative solutions.

But yeah, if there's really no use doing it alone better to do it with the help of those professionals.

[KTChampions]

The most effective method is about determination and strong intention, it's useless even if you are advised to take other activities with the aim of forgetting gambling but if it is not accompanied by determination and strong intention, then this method or advice will not work. Unless, if there is a friend who can continue to force you to leave the house, it is possible that this forced method will keep you away from online gambling. But yes, the reason you continue to gamble online is because you still have a lot of money and time to spend on online gambling, but if that supply runs out then I'm sure you will slowly realize the need to take a break from online gambling.

In fact, if you start another activity, it takes your time (and often money), therefore, to some extent, it can replace gambling addiction. This advice is not bad at all. In fact, this is replacing one addiction with another, but if that other addiction is safe, then why not. And if this is a addiction on playing sports or even on some profession, then it can become useful.

[ChuckBuck]

But yes, the reason you continue to gamble online is because you still have a lot of money and time to spend on online gambling, but if that supply runs out then I'm sure you will slowly realize the need to take a break from online gambling.

Your advice is very good, and it may be true in most cases. But not all, I have also seen many cases, in my life, even online gambling and real-life gambling, there are many people who still gamble even when they don't have a lot of money, which is extremely bad and it has huge consequences for both them and their family members. Especially every time the big football seasons take place, for example Euro, World Cup. Lots of people have to sell their homes, even die, online gambling may not have such a big effect, but it will run out of money.

[Saint-loup]

• Social distancing should not lead to social isolation, so talk to your friends and peers and discuss your gambling problem with them. Having support can make a big difference.

This one is particularly important, as for the past year many people have stayed isolated and, while some may prefer it and even see it as a benefit, for many people, it's been stress they were not prepared for.

It's a common belief, that gambling is triggered by greed and too much excitement over such games, but the reality is that a large portion of gamblers is doing it out of boredom, loneliness, and a sense of isolation. Gambling serves them as entertainment and a distraction from the problems and such people are more likely to become addicted, due to this consolation they seek in gambling.

Even years ago it's been common knowledge, there's an interesting study, which was conducted back in 1998 when people used to gamble with EGM, that shows that among problem gamblers are more likely to experience boredom and loneliness as compared to non-gamblers or non-problematic gamblers.

I'm sorry but I don't think it's specific to gambling, many other activities could be done alone without friends, like video gaming, reading, watching TV, cooking, running, etc so I think it's big bullshit to say that "a large portion of gamblers is doing it out of boredom, loneliness, and a sense of isolation". I don't think this portion is larger than in other lonely activities, it's just some anti-gambling propaganda, gamblers mostly gamble to try to earn big money, that's it.

I can see your point, but I suspect that you are not seeing mine. Of course not everyone when bored will engage with gambling right away. There are many other activities, as you've listed them, to engage with out of boredom. No way I was trying to spread "some anti-gambling propaganda", oh no. I myself am promoting a gambling site after all. I would rather agree with you that gamblers mostly gamble to try to earn big money, but that part which is left, although a minority, is a huge one, it's millions of people, tens of millions probably. For those people the coronavirus pandemic has made things worse, the risks of becoming gambling addicts have increased for them.

Yes you're promoting a gambling site as you say that's why I don't understand why you are criticizing people who gamble and relaying the common anti-gambling propaganda(that's not the first post I read from you with this kind of speech). I suspect you to dislike gambling actually.

[BuNga_cute]

But yes, the reason you continue to gamble online is because you still have a lot of money and time to spend on online gambling, but if that supply runs out then I'm sure you will slowly realize the need to take a break from online gambling.

Your advice is very good, and it may be true in most cases. But not all, I have also seen many cases, in my life, even online gambling and real-life gambling, there are many people who still gamble even when they don't have a lot of money, which is extremely bad and it has huge consequences for both them and their family members. Especially every time the big football seasons take place, for example Euro, World Cup. Lots of people have to sell their homes, even die, online gambling may not have such a big effect, but it will run out of money.

If it is true that someone is still playing gambling, even though he doesn't have the money to play gambling, this could be a big problem.
The effect can be dangerous for the person's life, even that person can make their family members experience problems. So my advice is
that if we don't have the money to play gambling, maybe because of the impact of the pandemic. It is better if we stop gambling for a while,
until our finances get better again.

[ethereumhunter]

But yes, the reason you continue to gamble online is because you still have a lot of money and time to spend on online gambling, but if that supply runs out then I'm sure you will slowly realize the need to take a break from online gambling.

Your advice is very good, and it may be true in most cases. But not all, I have also seen many cases, in my life, even online gambling and real-life gambling, there are many people who still gamble even when they don't have a lot of money, which is extremely bad and it has huge consequences for both them and their family members. Especially every time the big football seasons take place, for example Euro, World Cup. Lots of people have to sell their homes, even die, online gambling may not have such a big effect, but it will run out of money.

If it is true that someone is still playing gambling, even though he doesn't have the money to play gambling, this could be a big problem.
The effect can be dangerous for the person's life, even that person can make their family members experience problems. So my advice is
that if we don't have the money to play gambling, maybe because of the impact of the pandemic. It is better if we stop gambling for a while,
until our finances get better again.

The situations will become worst if he borrows money from other people and uses it for playing gambling and he loses that money. It will make him confused about how he can repay the borrowed money. He will have two problems simultaneously: he becomes addicted to gambling and will have a debt to other people. If he can not solve all of his problems, I am afraid that will make him frustrated. Stopping gambling will be recommended as we need to save money for our daily needs, which are more important than just playing gambling.

[madnessteat]

But yes, the reason you continue to gamble online is because you still have a lot of money and time to spend on online gambling, but if that supply runs out then I'm sure you will slowly realize the need to take a break from online gambling.

Your advice is very good, and it may be true in most cases. But not all, I have also seen many cases, in my life, even online gambling and real-life gambling, there are many people who still gamble even when they don't have a lot of money, which is extremely bad and it has huge consequences for both them and their family members. Especially every time the big football seasons take place, for example Euro, World Cup. Lots of people have to sell their homes, even die, online gambling may not have such a big effect, but it will run out of money.

That's right. I personally knew two guys who had a very strong gambling addiction. They repeatedly lost their entire paychecks in the slots and pawned gold chains, bracelets and rings at the pawnshop. Their craving for gambling was so strong that they not only didn't think about the consequences, but they consciously committed crimes in order to spend a little more time playing slots.

I haven't met them in over 10 years, but I know that one of them died of drug addiction and I don't know the fate of the other.

[DoublerHunter]

That's right. I personally knew two guys who had a very strong gambling addiction. They repeatedly lost their entire paychecks in the slots and pawned gold chains, bracelets and rings at the pawnshop. Their craving for gambling was so strong that they not only didn't think about the consequences, but they consciously committed crimes in order to spend a little more time playing slots.

I haven't met them in over 10 years, but I know that one of them died of drug addiction and I don't know the fate of the other.

^ I hate to hear this kind of addiction that craving on gambling because I remember when my father was in a good financial status before. But because of his gambling addiction, he lost almost everything he had including his family when my mother attempt to file a devorse case against him but luckily it stopped when he committed a promise to reduce his gambling activity. That is why I always remember to have a moderate gamble of what you can afford, gambling is good but chasing money on it is not good. Nevertheless, everything now is online due to the pandemic and I am sure it will reduce those who craving in gambling because there is no way to go into the casino.

[$crypto$]

That's right. I personally knew two guys who had a very strong gambling addiction. They repeatedly lost their entire paychecks in the slots and pawned gold chains, bracelets and rings at the pawnshop. Their craving for gambling was so strong that they not only didn't think about the consequences, but they consciously committed crimes in order to spend a little more time playing slots.

I haven't met them in over 10 years, but I know that one of them died of drug addiction and I don't know the fate of the other.

I feel that when in such an environment, I also have relatives with addiction to online gambling at roulette and slots, he has also used up all of his valuable assets including his private house, now he is penniless but when he has little money he immediately plays. Gambling without thinking, I have explained and how the risks in the future still do not enter his mind so this makes it difficult to save my relative, indeed when he is addicted this will be very difficult and can destroy all of them.
Honestly, I also feel sorry when he started to have a hard time.

[nakamura12]

Gamblers should spend some time taking a break before gambling again as if a person is focused on gambling will face health problems and also in financial if ever there is an emergency situation. It is important that gamblers always think about themselves rather than gambling all the time. It may cause a gambling addiction if gambled too much.

[Russlenat]

Gamblers should spend some time taking a break before gambling again as if a person is focused on gambling will face health problems and also in financial if ever there is an emergency situation. It is important that gamblers always think about themselves rather than gambling all the time.

If they will keep losing, but if they are winning then gambling would help them during this pandemic. Though the saying is correct that casinos win in the long run, but it did not say gamblers will never win, there are some people who are smart and they make money in gambling, but that doesn't mean this opportunity is for everyone since it's needed to have the skills before we can make a living in gambling.

It may cause a gambling addiction if gambled too much.

If its purpose is fun, gambling occasionally is the best thing to do.

[dothebeats]

Decent advices, tackling mainly about the prevention of gambling addiction before it even begins. Being aware of how much you are spending on gambling alone IMO is very important considering that you will be very conscious on spending money the next time—especially if you don't have enough money to live comfortable for the next few weeks or so. It's a very crucial thing to be aware of your spending habits otherwise it will slowly eat up to you without even noticing it.

Prevention of the symptoms is better than curing it, and the techniques mentioned are, by far, the most sensible and are really easy to do.

[BuNga_cute]

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If it is true that someone is still playing gambling, even though he doesn't have the money to play gambling, this could be a big problem.
The effect can be dangerous for the person's life, even that person can make their family members experience problems. So my advice is
that if we don't have the money to play gambling, maybe because of the impact of the pandemic. It is better if we stop gambling for a while,
until our finances get better again.

The situations will become worst if he borrows money from other people and uses it for playing gambling and he loses that money. It will make him confused about how he can repay the borrowed money. He will have two problems simultaneously: he becomes addicted to gambling and will have a debt to other people. If he can not solve all of his problems, I am afraid that will make him frustrated. Stopping gambling will be recommended as we need to save money for our daily needs, which are more important than just playing gambling.

Usually people start to mess their lives after playing gambling using borrowed money, because gambling is not used as a source of income.
So it is very dangerous if someone forces to play gambling using borrowed money, I make sure that the person in the future will experience
very severe financial problems. Moreover, the person is addicted to gambling, using borrowed money will only make his life ruined, and it could
end that all his assets are used up to pay off debts. That's why playing gambling must have a separate budget and it comes from the extra
money we have.

[samcrypto]

Gamblers should spend some time taking a break before gambling again as if a person is focused on gambling will face health problems and also in financial if ever there is an emergency situation. It is important that gamblers always think about themselves rather than gambling all the time. It may cause a gambling addiction if gambled too much.

This pandemic almost stop everything and because of so much stress we tend to spend more time online that’s what happened on many gamblers, they have more time now online to gamble and if those gambler have no control chances are they’ll spend more time in gambling and use their money to entertain themselves. Addiction is not good same thing with gambling if its too much, better to have limit on everything, limit your time online and yes, always be on budget if you’re going to gamble.

[uneng]

Usually people start to mess their lives after playing gambling using borrowed money, because gambling is not used as a source of income.
So it is very dangerous if someone forces to play gambling using borrowed money, I make sure that the person in the future will experience
very severe financial problems. Moreover, the person is addicted to gambling, using borrowed money will only make his life ruined, and it could
end that all his assets are used up to pay off debts. That's why playing gambling must have a separate budget and it comes from the extra
money we have.

In my opinion to borrow money to gamble is a big red line, a very strong signal the gambler is losing control over his hobby and that something really bad is going to happen next. There are evidences that during the pandemic people tend to do crazy things more often than they would do in normal times and gambling with borrowed money is included on these things.
I believe it's due to the fact people become too lonely, what lead them to become stressful and impulsive. Gambling seems a good antidote to loneliness at first glance, but without proper management it becomes unstoppable and at some point gambling's budget will be gone and a loan will be needed to keep the gambler busy and entertained with something. When it happens it's time to stop and find another hobby for a while. At least until next month, when gambling's budget can be renewed.

[dunfida]

Gamblers should spend some time taking a break before gambling again as if a person is focused on gambling will face health problems and also in financial if ever there is an emergency situation. It is important that gamblers always think about themselves rather than gambling all the time. It may cause a gambling addiction if gambled too much.

This pandemic almost stop everything and because of so much stress we tend to spend more time online that’s what happened on many gamblers, they have more time now online to gamble and if those gambler have no control chances are they’ll spend more time in gambling and use their money to entertain themselves. Addiction is not good same thing with gambling if its too much, better to have limit on everything, limit your time online and yes, always be on budget if you’re going to gamble.

There are some who had been involved on gambling because of too much screen time and there are people who can simply just ignore even they do see gambling sites in front of their screens.
Its actually matters on someones self control on how they do deal with it and if they are bored then it isnt bad to get involved with gambling as long you do know your limits.
Risk on getting addicted is high since you prone or exposed to sites but you can fight off this possible addiction if you are sensible towards your actions.

[BuNga_cute]

Usually people start to mess their lives after playing gambling using borrowed money, because gambling is not used as a source of income.
So it is very dangerous if someone forces to play gambling using borrowed money, I make sure that the person in the future will experience
very severe financial problems. Moreover, the person is addicted to gambling, using borrowed money will only make his life ruined, and it could
end that all his assets are used up to pay off debts. That's why playing gambling must have a separate budget and it comes from the extra
money we have.

In my opinion to borrow money to gamble is a big red line, a very strong signal the gambler is losing control over his hobby and that something really bad is going to happen next. There are evidences that during the pandemic people tend to do crazy things more often than they would do in normal times and gambling with borrowed money is included on these things.
I believe it's due to the fact people become too lonely, what lead them to become stressful and impulsive. Gambling seems a good antidote to loneliness at first glance, but without proper management it becomes unstoppable and at some point gambling's budget will be gone and a loan will be needed to keep the gambler busy and entertained with something. When it happens it's time to stop and find another hobby for a while. At least until next month, when gambling's budget can be renewed.

The best option is to stop playing gambling rather than forcing to play gambling with borrowed money. There are still many other entertainment
to overcome our boredom because we spend a lot of time at home because of the pandemic situation. We don't have to play gambling online,
there are many things we can do to spend time at home. But if we really want to play gambling, we must be able to find capital to play gambling
without using borrowed money. One of them is by participating in signature campaigns in this forum that pay BTC, I also use income from
signature campaigns to play gambling capital. The conclusion is there are still many ways to get capital to play gambling without having to use
borrowed money.

[jrrsparkles]

I was spending all the day by watching videos, memes, and booty girls on tiktok.

And games and gambling too but I am not spending lot of money for gambling in the recent years so I can assure that I am not trapped into any kind of addiction related to gambling. And you are right if we are spending more time at home and we got money to spend then gambling is one of the way available for us.

So people who chooses it make sure that they are in control of what they are doing.

[Zilon]

Since online betting comes with its own comfort coupled with the lock down I believe it's not wise to engage in online betting in total isolation because in most cases one might be tempted to gamble with a budgeted fund thereby risking what he can't afford to loose. Prior to the covid period when people had full privilege to roam the streets some consious individuals gambled with their spare money. But in a case as this it's still recommended one get a manager who would over see his gambling records to avoid spending and risking more than he/she can afford to loose

[ethereumhunter]

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If it is true that someone is still playing gambling, even though he doesn't have the money to play gambling, this could be a big problem.
The effect can be dangerous for the person's life, even that person can make their family members experience problems. So my advice is
that if we don't have the money to play gambling, maybe because of the impact of the pandemic. It is better if we stop gambling for a while,
until our finances get better again.

The situations will become worst if he borrows money from other people and uses it for playing gambling and he loses that money. It will make him confused about how he can repay the borrowed money. He will have two problems simultaneously: he becomes addicted to gambling and will have a debt to other people. If he can not solve all of his problems, I am afraid that will make him frustrated. Stopping gambling will be recommended as we need to save money for our daily needs, which are more important than just playing gambling.

Usually people start to mess their lives after playing gambling using borrowed money, because gambling is not used as a source of income.
So it is very dangerous if someone forces to play gambling using borrowed money, I make sure that the person in the future will experience
very severe financial problems. Moreover, the person is addicted to gambling, using borrowed money will only make his life ruined, and it could
end that all his assets are used up to pay off debts. That's why playing gambling must have a separate budget and it comes from the extra
money we have.

We already see many examples of people who borrow money and use it to gamble. They think that the money can help them to make money but they are wrong. Even if you borrow the money for other things, it could still be dangerous for you because you need to repay it. If you do not have a source income or do not have a job, you will confuse about how you can pay the money back. If the addicted person borrows the money, that will not take too long to see if he will lose that money unless he can get lucky to win from the game to repay the money and take the rest of the money.

[jostorres]

Gamblers should spend some time taking a break before gambling again as if a person is focused on gambling will face health problems and also in financial if ever there is an emergency situation. It is important that gamblers always think about themselves rather than gambling all the time. It may cause a gambling addiction if gambled too much.

Taking breaks in gambling is important because we are stuck with a pattern and taking breaks from gambling from time to time break those patterns hence leading to higher self-awareness and one starts thinking rationally.

Prevention of the symptoms is better than curing it, and the techniques mentioned are, by far, the most sensible and are really easy to do.

Yes because a gambling addict would take some serious mental help to get out of gambling and the problem doesn't stop there because most of the gamblers have taken loans and destroyed their lifestyle so you just can't treat them mentally but someone from the family needs to support them financially as well. So, avoiding gambling too much is the best option and even if you gamble too much make sure you are not thinking too much about losses and wins.

[$crypto$]

Yes because a gambling addict would take some serious mental help to get out of gambling and the problem doesn't stop there because most of the gamblers have taken loans and destroyed their lifestyle so you just can't treat them mentally but someone from the family needs to support them financially as well. So, avoiding gambling too much is the best option and even if you gamble too much make sure you are not thinking too much about losses and wins.

People who have severe addictions must be mentally accompanied and strong support from all relatives, especially our families, should be able to release them slowly because this will undoubtedly destroy their morale, everything by gambling is sure addicted people will do anything when they want to bet then I thought what he was most worried about was there.
Even though we are financially supported, it will still run out if not accompanied, therefore addicts must be watched a lot because their control is always out of control if they are being off guard.

[South Park]

It's all about self-control really. Long as you know when to draw the line with online gambling, you should be good to go when gambling. As OP suggested, do something else that will distract you from the urges of gambling when you feel like you're succumbing to addiction. Exercise, do something that is entirely unrelated to gambling so as to not give you any hints and ideas while you're abstaining from betting.

At that point it is probably too late, people most of the time only look for help once they are completely addicted to gambling and they already have a significant problem on their hands, a person that is not completely addicted but it is seeing that they are developing symptoms similar to what we know can become a gambling addiction need to look out for help immediately, this way you can receive help early and avoid losing your money, friends and family because of it.

[mediaBuzz]

Actually, some of the tips work for me naturally lol. But not in the way Gonidis suggested. I start doing all these tips only after losing a significant amount: I start wanting to go for a walk, I start recording and limiting my spending for tomorrow, try to find other stimulations to keep my mind not to think in what shit am I. Besides jokes, I believe the last tip is actually worth trying. You do not control your thoughts when you catch a losing streak until you throw everything in your pocket and outer help from someone who truly understands your situation might help.

[tabas]

I was spending all the day by watching videos, memes, and booty girls on tiktok.

And games and gambling too but I am not spending lot of money for gambling in the recent years so I can assure that I am not trapped into any kind of addiction related to gambling. And you are right if we are spending more time at home and we got money to spend then gambling is one of the way available for us.

So people who chooses it make sure that they are in control of what they are doing.

There are gamblers that cannot stop themselves even if they've planned it very well. The control is a very important matter that should be done when we're staying at home.
Or is there really something new when we've been even gambling when we're always at home even before the pandemic has happened? I think for us who have been here, nothing had changed a lot.

[Saisher]

These tips will be ignored by compulsive gamblers but those who are just strating out these are good pointers, when we are playing its the emotions that controls us not the logic only people with good and strong character can follow these tips

[Mauser]

Actually, some of the tips work for me naturally lol. But not in the way Gonidis suggested. I start doing all these tips only after losing a significant amount: I start wanting to go for a walk, I start recording and limiting my spending for tomorrow, try to find other stimulations to keep my mind not to think in what shit am I. Besides jokes, I believe the last tip is actually worth trying. You do not control your thoughts when you catch a losing streak until you throw everything in your pocket and outer help from someone who truly understands your situation might help.

I think this is a very natural behavior of you. Everybody who gambles long enough will eventually experience a bigger loss. And it takes such a loss to start thinking more about risk management. When we start gambling and are only winning then it feels like we could never lose. I still remember my first big loss to this day and how devestated I was after it. But I changed my perspective now, its a good reminder for me to try and be more cautious in the future. We always need to factor in risk when we gamble.

[Peanutswar]

This kind of technique will kindly help to that gambler who can't afford what they lose this kind of thing commonly having a problem with their risk management and mental state when being gamble there's the nurture of the human every time they win they want more which greed sometimes becomes the most issue the other one is the denial which every time they lost a lot they got more urge to gain more.

If you are still that weak stability better to have a companion to help you but if you are already developed enough identifying mistakes might help you to get back on track and win back your loss assets

[plr]

Actually, some of the tips work for me naturally lol. But not in the way Gonidis suggested. I start doing all these tips only after losing a significant amount: I start wanting to go for a walk, I start recording and limiting my spending for tomorrow, try to find other stimulations to keep my mind not to think in what shit am I. Besides jokes, I believe the last tip is actually worth trying. You do not control your thoughts when you catch a losing streak until you throw everything in your pocket and outer help from someone who truly understands your situation might help.

It's really a big challenge if you have the money and you have the time and you are into gambling, it's hard to keep up with all the tips unless you are a responsible and a guy with good character, i always advice my friend and I'm also trying to do this to cultivate a strong character because if you do not have this you are going to fall to a lot of temptation and gambling is one of them.

[Marvelman]

Actually, some of the tips work for me naturally lol. But not in the way Gonidis suggested. I start doing all these tips only after losing a significant amount: I start wanting to go for a walk, I start recording and limiting my spending for tomorrow, try to find other stimulations to keep my mind not to think in what shit am I. Besides jokes, I believe the last tip is actually worth trying. You do not control your thoughts when you catch a losing streak until you throw everything in your pocket and outer help from someone who truly understands your situation might help.

It's really a big challenge if you have the money and you have the time and you are into gambling, it's hard to keep up with all the tips unless you are a responsible and a guy with good character, i always advice my friend and I'm also trying to do this to cultivate a strong character because if you do not have this you are going to fall to a lot of temptation and gambling is one of them.

Now I am not a big gambler, but I did some small amount of it and enjoyed it a lot too, but for some times it's not something you should be doing because of all the stress it puts you. Really, if you really have the money, and if you are the right guy and if you don't mind losing money, then by all means you go for it, but it's kind of hard for the average Joe to get a hold of it.

As I'm not rich or being very lucky, I think I still have some bad habits I have to change.

[Dread Pirate Roberts]

Not doing anything while this pandemic its doesnt mean the gambling its the option for filling time. there is many thing to do such read book . watching movie . planning for project . gambling based on habits and mindset doing something productive in some area for future will change those habits and mindseet .

[BuNga_cute]

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Usually people start to mess their lives after playing gambling using borrowed money, because gambling is not used as a source of income.
So it is very dangerous if someone forces to play gambling using borrowed money, I make sure that the person in the future will experience
very severe financial problems. Moreover, the person is addicted to gambling, using borrowed money will only make his life ruined, and it could
end that all his assets are used up to pay off debts. That's why playing gambling must have a separate budget and it comes from the extra
money we have.

We already see many examples of people who borrow money and use it to gamble. They think that the money can help them to make money but they are wrong. Even if you borrow the money for other things, it could still be dangerous for you because you need to repay it. If you do not have a source income or do not have a job, you will confuse about how you can pay the money back. If the addicted person borrows the money, that will not take too long to see if he will lose that money unless he can get lucky to win from the game to repay the money and take the rest of the money.

It is true that we do not recommend using borrowed money for anything, because we will bear the burden of paying installments.
It will make us become depressed in living life, it is better if we use the money according to our respective abilities. But indeed many
people find playing gambling using borrowed money, and I have not found anyone who is lucky to win gambling with borrowed money.
Although there is definitely a very small percentage. Especially in a pandemic situation like now, which is very difficult to make money.
So don't try to borrow money to play gambling.

[ethereumhunter]

It is true that we do not recommend using borrowed money for anything, because we will bear the burden of paying installments.
It will make us become depressed in living life, it is better if we use the money according to our respective abilities. But indeed many
people find playing gambling using borrowed money, and I have not found anyone who is lucky to win gambling with borrowed money.
Although there is definitely a very small percentage. Especially in a pandemic situation like now, which is very difficult to make money.
So don't try to borrow money to play gambling.

Even if we know the consequence of the borrowed money, I wonder why people still borrow money from others and use it to play gambling. Maybe a person is lucky to win gambling with borrowed money, but the percentage will not be too big while the rest are losing that money and making them hard to repay the money. In this pandemic, I think it is better that we are trying to survive and if we have money, we should use it to fills our daily needs because that is what we must concern. Playing gambling can be anytime, but our life will be the most important to take care of.

[pawanjain]

Not doing anything while this pandemic its doesnt mean the gambling its the option for filling time. there is many thing to do such read book . watching movie . planning for project . gambling based on habits and mindset doing something productive in some area for future will change those habits and mindseet .

Yes that's right but not everyone thinks in the same way. While some utilize their time to do productive things the others procrastinate.
So yes there are chances of people gambling too often than they used to and probably get addicted to it.
This is where we have to be aware of what we are doing and OP has done a good job posting this thread.

[delfastTions]

• If you decide to gamble, you should keep a record of how much money and time you spend on gambling daily. Studies show that gamblers lose track of how much time and money they spend on gambling.

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I definitely like this OP advice.  But there is generally a problem, of course, you can write down both the amount and the time, and then you will get excited, try to stop!  Sometimes you tell yourself, well, I'll add a minute more to the game time, then another minute, etc. And with the money, too, $10, another $5 ...  
The problem is that it is too difficult to fulfill these requirements accurately and rigidly.

[Raflesia]

• If you decide to gamble, you should keep a record of how much money and time you spend on gambling daily. Studies show that gamblers lose track of how much time and money they spend on gambling.

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I definitely like this OP advice.  But there is generally a problem, of course, you can write down both the amount and the time, and then you will get excited, try to stop!  Sometimes you tell yourself, well, I'll add a minute more to the game time, then another minute, etc. And with the money, too, $10, another $5 ...  
The problem is that it is too difficult to fulfill these requirements accurately and rigidly.

Rarely do we record game studies on gambling how much money is spent a day in gambling, sometimes we can't control it by playing continuously and as you say, provided that at least we know the money spent if it is recorded then we will know too. and quit, so there's no extra time were with the $15-10 bills.
Gambling games do not always feel like time and even forget everything when you are playing and that is why you keep accurate how much you spend in gambling.

[Ryker1]

• If you decide to gamble, you should keep a record of how much money and time you spend on gambling daily. Studies show that gamblers lose track of how much time and money they spend on gambling.

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I definitely like this OP advice.  But there is generally a problem, of course, you can write down both the amount and the time, and then you will get excited, try to stop!  Sometimes you tell yourself, well, I'll add a minute more to the game time, then another minute, etc. And with the money, too, $10, another $5 ...  
The problem is that it is too difficult to fulfill these requirements accurately and rigidly.

Well, if your sole purpose to gamble is not about the money and it is all about the fun and could be it is a boredom killer of you. There is no need to write it down because in the first place, you know in yourself how to manage it from possible addiction. But if you really want to why not, but for sure it will annoy you and it seems if you know that you have a larger loss it will be thinking you to chase your loss.
The risk is, it could increase the number of addictions, here in our country there is online gambling that everyone or almost everyone has been used. It is an ^{[online sabong]} that I thought before it will impossible to happen but now it is very trending.

[michellee]

Not doing anything while this pandemic its doesnt mean the gambling its the option for filling time. there is many thing to do such read book . watching movie . planning for project . gambling based on habits and mindset doing something productive in some area for future will change those habits and mindseet .

Yes that's right but not everyone thinks in the same way. While some utilize their time to do productive things the others procrastinate.
So yes there are chances of people gambling too often than they used to and probably get addicted to it.
This is where we have to be aware of what we are doing and OP has done a good job posting this thread.

If people can find what things can make them busy to make money, they will not think about playing gambling because the important thing now is how they can fill their needs in this pandemic and how they can survive. But that will not happen to the gambler who is often playing gambling in the offline casino because they will search for the online casino and try their luck to play any gambling games they know.

Having a positive mindset will make them productive and have a chance to make money besides surviving in this pandemic.

[just_Alice]

• Social distancing should not lead to social isolation, so talk to your friends and peers and discuss your gambling problem with them. Having support can make a big difference.

This one is particularly important, as for the past year many people have stayed isolated and, while some may prefer it and even see it as a benefit, for many people, it's been stress they were not prepared for.

It's a common belief, that gambling is triggered by greed and too much excitement over such games, but the reality is that a large portion of gamblers is doing it out of boredom, loneliness, and a sense of isolation. Gambling serves them as entertainment and a distraction from the problems and such people are more likely to become addicted, due to this consolation they seek in gambling.

Even years ago it's been common knowledge, there's an interesting study, which was conducted back in 1998 when people used to gamble with EGM, that shows that among problem gamblers are more likely to experience boredom and loneliness as compared to non-gamblers or non-problematic gamblers.

I'm sorry but I don't think it's specific to gambling, many other activities could be done alone without friends, like video gaming, reading, watching TV, cooking, running, etc so I think it's big bullshit to say that "a large portion of gamblers is doing it out of boredom, loneliness, and a sense of isolation". I don't think this portion is larger than in other lonely activities, it's just some anti-gambling propaganda, gamblers mostly gamble to try to earn big money, that's it.

I can see your point, but I suspect that you are not seeing mine. Of course not everyone when bored will engage with gambling right away. There are many other activities, as you've listed them, to engage with out of boredom. No way I was trying to spread "some anti-gambling propaganda", oh no. I myself am promoting a gambling site after all. I would rather agree with you that gamblers mostly gamble to try to earn big money, but that part which is left, although a minority, is a huge one, it's millions of people, tens of millions probably. For those people the coronavirus pandemic has made things worse, the risks of becoming gambling addicts have increased for them.

Yes you're promoting a gambling site as you say that's why I don't understand why you are criticizing people who gamble and relaying the common anti-gambling propaganda(that's not the first post I read from you with this kind of speech). I suspect you to dislike gambling actually. 😕

No, actually I don't. 🙂 It brings joy to most of the people doing it, so why would I dislike it? It is just as if I was working in sweet drinks producing company, and hated it when some people were becoming overweight, or getting cardiovascular disease, or diabetes, because of drinking too much of those beverages, meaning consuming too much sugar. I myself like sweet drinks, but I don't like when people hurt themselves by overusing them.

[boyptc]

Not doing anything while this pandemic its doesnt mean the gambling its the option for filling time. there is many thing to do such read book . watching movie . planning for project . gambling based on habits and mindset doing something productive in some area for future will change those habits and mindseet .

Right, there are other activities that can be done during this pandemic.

But not everyone of us are sharing the same interest with those activities. And that's why many have been into gambling because they can have fun and saw that there's an earning opportunity but I hope that many of them have understood that it's a difficult thing if they're doing it.

Having a positive mindset will make them productive and have a chance to make money besides surviving in this pandemic.

I agree, in other things and survival is what it's like this pandemic times.

[Fortify]

• If you decide to gamble, you should keep a record of how much money and time you spend on gambling daily. Studies show that gamblers lose track of how much time and money they spend on gambling.

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I definitely like this OP advice.  But there is generally a problem, of course, you can write down both the amount and the time, and then you will get excited, try to stop!  Sometimes you tell yourself, well, I'll add a minute more to the game time, then another minute, etc. And with the money, too, $10, another $5 ...  
The problem is that it is too difficult to fulfill these requirements accurately and rigidly.

The trouble is a gambler is rarely analytical, outside of certain skill based games where you can get an edge - like poker. Someone who goes to the lengths of recording time and money will most likely be playing a game where it is possible to get an edge or advantage over the house/other players. They will be able to see over a period of weeks or months whether their play is profitable enough versus time spent. As there are almost none  cryptocurrency based poker sites, I have to assume that gamblers here is not referring to a skill based game. In which case a gambler will quickly see the futility of recording their profit rate (negative), at which point they will either 1) ignore it and revert back to thrill seeking or 2) have to quit the game or accept that they are giving away money over the long term.

[Renampun]

Not doing anything while this pandemic its doesnt mean the gambling its the option for filling time. there is many thing to do such read book . watching movie . planning for project . gambling based on habits and mindset doing something productive in some area for future will change those habits and mindseet .

in the pandemic, gambling should only be a stress reliever...

Gambling is not a bad thing when you are able to control your desire, all the decisions in your hands whether you want to use small or large capital. One more thing, during this pandemic, don't use money for your family's daily needs to gamble.

[Fredomago]

• If you decide to gamble, you should keep a record of how much money and time you spend on gambling daily. Studies show that gamblers lose track of how much time and money they spend on gambling.

...

I definitely like this OP advice.  But there is generally a problem, of course, you can write down both the amount and the time, and then you will get excited, try to stop!  Sometimes you tell yourself, well, I'll add a minute more to the game time, then another minute, etc. And with the money, too, $10, another $5 ...  
The problem is that it is too difficult to fulfill these requirements accurately and rigidly.

Most of the time that's what happened to each gamblers, instead of limiting time and the money to spend they'll got excited or aggressive thinking that it might be theeir lucky day.

It said that limiting your fund and the time that you'll spend inside the house save you that much, but the actual problem is on how will you execute it.

Once you already enjoyed or you already losing the way you think is different  from how you really plan before playing.

[South Park]

I was spending all the day by watching videos, memes, and booty girls on tiktok.

And games and gambling too but I am not spending lot of money for gambling in the recent years so I can assure that I am not trapped into any kind of addiction related to gambling. And you are right if we are spending more time at home and we got money to spend then gambling is one of the way available for us.

So people who chooses it make sure that they are in control of what they are doing.

There are gamblers that cannot stop themselves even if they've planned it very well. The control is a very important matter that should be done when we're staying at home.
Or is there really something new when we've been even gambling when we're always at home even before the pandemic has happened? I think for us who have been here, nothing had changed a lot.

I think the main difference is that due to the pandemic many people lost their social lives and they were missing that aspect of their lives, so for those that were susceptible to becoming addicted to gambling this became a big problem because if the circumstances had been different maybe they could have avoided becoming addicted by having some other things on their lives, but without any support system they kept gambling trying to get some entertainment out of it only to find themselves addicted and having no way out of it.

[delfastTions]

I think the main difference is that due to the pandemic many people lost their social lives and they were missing that aspect of their lives, so for those that were susceptible to becoming addicted to gambling this became a big problem because if the circumstances had been different maybe they could have avoided becoming addicted by having some other things on their lives, but without any support system they kept gambling trying to get some entertainment out of it only to find themselves addicted and having no way out of it.

Of course, these one and a half years of the pandemic have seriously changed the social life of people around the world.  Of course, if you spend more time in the house on isolation, more time on the Internet, and therefore more on gambling sites.  Unfortunately, you will lose more accordingly.  Alas!  Here the statistics are undeniable!  
And in this regard, I have to say that there is a greater responsibility for public health on gambling sites than in pre-pandemic times.  I hope the leaders and devs of the largest gambling sites realize this and accordingly take measures to soften the conditions of the games or give out bonuses.  And not just make extra profits by taking advantage of the moment.  
Although I understand that I may be wrong , it would be right for the well-being and harmony in the world.

[Silberman]

Social distancing should not lead to social isolation, so talk to your friends and peers and discuss your gambling problem with them. Having support can make a big difference. [/li][/list]

While this is completely correct at the same time it is very difficult to implement for someone that is on the verge of getting addicted to gambling, your loved ones are the best support system that you can possibly have however when people lose so much money they get embarrassed and instead of telling their family members they hide it so they fail to receive their support as externally there does not seem to be any problem unlike what happens with alcoholics and drug addicts, so this creates an scenario where they want to gamble even more as they want to recover their money with nefarious results.

[Woodie]

Am certainly picking one or two points from here but afaik not everyone is reacting the same to the pandemic, others might see isolation to be the answer to keeping oneself safe from it but this would work in the short term but indeed our social skills could be dented, it's scary if you think about it, I hope these vaccines we getting better the situation.

[FatFork]

Social distancing should not lead to social isolation, so talk to your friends and peers and discuss your gambling problem with them. Having support can make a big difference. [/li][/list]

While this is completely correct at the same time it is very difficult to implement for someone that is on the verge of getting addicted to gambling, your loved ones are the best support system that you can possibly have however when people lose so much money they get embarrassed and instead of telling their family members they hide it so they fail to receive their support as externally there does not seem to be any problem unlike what happens with alcoholics and drug addicts, so this creates an scenario where they want to gamble even more as they want to recover their money with nefarious results.

I see what you mean. Unfortunately, the lack of support from loved ones can result in the worst consequences in cases of gambling addiction. They eventually end up destitute and homeless. Destitution is the common story for many gambling addicts as there is no sense of dignity or pride left in them. In a nut shell, they get an addiction because they lack something in their lives and what do they do when they are without money and jobs and when the addiction consumes them, they get helplessness and they lose their life!

[dunfida]

Am certainly picking one or two points from here but afaik not everyone is reacting the same to the pandemic, others might see isolation to be the answer to keeping oneself safe from it but this would work in the short term but indeed our social skills could be dented, it's scary if you think about it, I hope these vaccines we getting better the situation.

You do still think about social skills? Do you really mind off that first than into your own health? It wont matter if it would be affected as long im healthy and safe then that what surely counts but well
not all people would really be having the same mentality when it comes to this which it isnt surprising that there are several reasoning which do really opposes to each other.
Vaccine is all we need or a total cure with this current virus we are facing on but for sure it would still take a lot of time and im not really that confident on taking some shot
for now.

[$crypto$]

I see what you mean. Unfortunately, the lack of support from loved ones can result in the worst consequences in cases of gambling addiction. They eventually end up destitute and homeless. Destitution is the common story for many gambling addicts as there is no sense of dignity or pride left in them. In a nut shell, they get an addiction because they lack something in their lives and what do they do when they are without money and jobs and when the addiction consumes them, they get helplessness and they lose their life!

That is what must be paid attention to because the support of loved ones is really needed by someone who is experiencing addiction, but yes it is also difficult if you don't go to a psychologist to confirm their addiction because if you let them be like this and for poverty and destitution they don't caring the important thing is gambling, so obviously addicted to gambling and unprofessionals will spend everything he has, this is a fact because I feel my brother is going through something like this, so the most important thing is unending full support.

[traderethereum]

Am certainly picking one or two points from here but afaik not everyone is reacting the same to the pandemic, others might see isolation to be the answer to keeping oneself safe from it but this would work in the short term but indeed our social skills could be dented, it's scary if you think about it, I hope these vaccines we getting better the situation.

If that person still playing gambling in this pandemic in his isolated place, he can enjoy the games, but the chance to become addicted will comes to him.
Playing gambling can be a solution for people to kill time, but they must not playing gambling too long and it is better they have other things to do to eliminate the chance to become addicted.
Our social life is changing already because of the pandemic and it seems hard to back to before which we can freely handshake with other people or meet them without wearing a mask.
Everything in our life already changed, and we should accept it, but one day, our social life can change again, especially if the pandemic ends.

[Marvelman]

I see what you mean. Unfortunately, the lack of support from loved ones can result in the worst consequences in cases of gambling addiction. They eventually end up destitute and homeless. Destitution is the common story for many gambling addicts as there is no sense of dignity or pride left in them. In a nut shell, they get an addiction because they lack something in their lives and what do they do when they are without money and jobs and when the addiction consumes them, they get helplessness and they lose their life!

That is what must be paid attention to because the support of loved ones is really needed by someone who is experiencing addiction, but yes it is also difficult if you don't go to a psychologist to confirm their addiction because if you let them be like this and for poverty and destitution they don't caring the important thing is gambling, so obviously addicted to gambling and unprofessionals will spend everything he has, this is a fact because I feel my brother is going through something like this, so the most important thing is unending full support.

The love and understanding from family, friends, and faith can be a powerful aid in recovery. It is not until we are desperate that we recognize our need for love and support. I have been there! Somehow I was able to live in my denial until I was in the midst of it.

The most important thing is to be open and sincere with the support network around you and allow them to help you in any way they can. You can be sure of their help and support because they care about your life.

[Natsuu]

I see what you mean. Unfortunately, the lack of support from loved ones can result in the worst consequences in cases of gambling addiction. They eventually end up destitute and homeless. Destitution is the common story for many gambling addicts as there is no sense of dignity or pride left in them. In a nut shell, they get an addiction because they lack something in their lives and what do they do when they are without money and jobs and when the addiction consumes them, they get helplessness and they lose their life!

That is what must be paid attention to because the support of loved ones is really needed by someone who is experiencing addiction, but yes it is also difficult if you don't go to a psychologist to confirm their addiction because if you let them be like this and for poverty and destitution they don't caring the important thing is gambling, so obviously addicted to gambling and unprofessionals will spend everything he has, this is a fact because I feel my brother is going through something like this, so the most important thing is unending full support.

The love and understanding from family, friends, and faith can be a powerful aid in recovery. It is not until we are desperate that we recognize our need for love and support. I have been there! Somehow I was able to live in my denial until I was in the midst of it.

The most important thing is to be open and sincere with the support network around you and allow them to help you in any way they can. You can be sure of their help and support because they care about your life.

These kind of supports is indeed very helpful but a true gambling addict will be in denial if they get called out just by their loved ones.

Every now and then, seek for you own-self and identify if you are already a gambling addict (this is for people who are not yet completely consumed)

For those who want to help the people around them who you see to becoming an addict, do not ever direct it to them, talk to them sincerely and with patience and empathy. And let them decide for themselves if they're addict or not. Do not force them to believe. Time heals as we all say.

[South Park]

I think the main difference is that due to the pandemic many people lost their social lives and they were missing that aspect of their lives, so for those that were susceptible to becoming addicted to gambling this became a big problem because if the circumstances had been different maybe they could have avoided becoming addicted by having some other things on their lives, but without any support system they kept gambling trying to get some entertainment out of it only to find themselves addicted and having no way out of it.

Of course, these one and a half years of the pandemic have seriously changed the social life of people around the world.  Of course, if you spend more time in the house on isolation, more time on the Internet, and therefore more on gambling sites.  Unfortunately, you will lose more accordingly.  Alas!  Here the statistics are undeniable!  
And in this regard, I have to say that there is a greater responsibility for public health on gambling sites than in pre-pandemic times.  I hope the leaders and devs of the largest gambling sites realize this and accordingly take measures to soften the conditions of the games or give out bonuses.  And not just make extra profits by taking advantage of the moment.  
Although I understand that I may be wrong , it would be right for the well-being and harmony in the world.

You are not wrong but expect for very few and limited measures since there is not much they can do, giving bonuses is not a good idea as they will be immediately used by addicted gamblers and will be left as they were without the bonuses anyway, and even if they closed their doors to those that are addicted to gambling then the addicted will just move to another casino where they do not have a prior history and keep gambling there, so as you can see gambling addiction is not an easy problem to solve even if you have all the intention to be part of the solution.

[livingfree]

If that person still playing gambling in this pandemic in his isolated place, he can enjoy the games, but the chance to become addicted will comes to him.
Playing gambling can be a solution for people to kill time, but they must not playing gambling too long and it is better they have other things to do to eliminate the chance to become addicted.
Our social life is changing already because of the pandemic and it seems hard to back to before which we can freely handshake with other people or meet them without wearing a mask.
Everything in our life already changed, and we should accept it, but one day, our social life can change again, especially if the pandemic ends.

It's a matter of control and time management in short.

If a person gambles for that long, he cannot control himself and he might fall to addiction and that's the usual thing that happens. In the long run, a person that's not used to gamble and starts to put much time.

They're the ones that are the hardest to control.

[TimeTeller]

If that person still playing gambling in this pandemic in his isolated place, he can enjoy the games, but the chance to become addicted will comes to him.
Playing gambling can be a solution for people to kill time, but they must not playing gambling too long and it is better they have other things to do to eliminate the chance to become addicted.
Our social life is changing already because of the pandemic and it seems hard to back to before which we can freely handshake with other people or meet them without wearing a mask.
Everything in our life already changed, and we should accept it, but one day, our social life can change again, especially if the pandemic ends.

It's a matter of control and time management in short.

If a person gambles for that long, he cannot control himself and he might fall to addiction and that's the usual thing that happens. In the long run, a person that's not used to gamble and starts to put much time.

They're the ones that are the hardest to control.

The gambler should know first what is his goals why he is into gambling right now.
Is he playing just to kill the time or really want to burn money on this game?
But if he wants to follow his desires in gambling, make sure that he has his own funds to finance this desire.
But if he will take a loan or borrow from someone, maybe it is high time to assess why he is into gambling, before it is too late.

[traderethereum]

If that person still playing gambling in this pandemic in his isolated place, he can enjoy the games, but the chance to become addicted will comes to him.
Playing gambling can be a solution for people to kill time, but they must not playing gambling too long and it is better they have other things to do to eliminate the chance to become addicted.
Our social life is changing already because of the pandemic and it seems hard to back to before which we can freely handshake with other people or meet them without wearing a mask.
Everything in our life already changed, and we should accept it, but one day, our social life can change again, especially if the pandemic ends.

It's a matter of control and time management in short.

If a person gambles for that long, he cannot control himself and he might fall to addiction and that's the usual thing that happens. In the long run, a person that's not used to gamble and starts to put much time.

They're the ones that are the hardest to control.

Yes, control and time management will need in gambling to prevent us from spending more money.
If he can not control himself, that will be doom for him and that will not take too long for him to lose more money.
The other effect is that gambler can become addicted to gambling without he realizes.
Once he is addicted to gambling, he will not have a chance to save his money instead to lose his money.

[Silberman]

Am certainly picking one or two points from here but afaik not everyone is reacting the same to the pandemic, others might see isolation to be the answer to keeping oneself safe from it but this would work in the short term but indeed our social skills could be dented, it's scary if you think about it, I hope these vaccines we getting better the situation.

Many people think that once we vaccinate the majority of people the pandemic is going to go away, but the truth is that even if the pandemic ended tomorrow the effects of the pandemic are going to be with us for decades, not only in terms of the increase in the population that gamble, but think of all the kids that lost one year or even 2 years of education due to the pandemic, learning online is not the same as doing it at a school so I would not be surprised if we see a lot of kids that have deficiencies and do not know how to read well or make some basic calculations, something that will affect their academic lives forever.

[acquafredda]

Am certainly picking one or two points from here but afaik not everyone is reacting the same to the pandemic, others might see isolation to be the answer to keeping oneself safe from it but this would work in the short term but indeed our social skills could be dented, it's scary if you think about it, I hope these vaccines we getting better the situation.

Many people think that once we vaccinate the majority of people the pandemic is going to go away, but the truth is that even if the pandemic ended tomorrow the effects of the pandemic are going to be with us for decades, not only in terms of the increase in the population that gamble, but think of all the kids that lost one year or even 2 years of education due to the pandemic, learning online is not the same as doing it at a school so I would not be surprised if we see a lot of kids that have deficiencies and do not know how to read well or make some basic calculations, something that will affect their academic lives forever.

I share your concerns. It is not simply about getting the shot and be done with it, we are going to rebuild the way we relate with others. It feels so sad to think about the kids since having had the opportunity to go to school I now recognize how important those years were.
Going back on topic, I think online gambling was good for one thing at least: avoiding close contacts with others, that prevented the disease from spreading but that is very much it.

[Marvelman]

Going back on topic, I think online gambling was good for one thing at least: avoiding close contacts with others, that prevented the disease from spreading but that is very much it.

Yeah, I agree. It was good for escape, for distraction from having to think about covid pandemic and lockdown.
It was a good way to blow off steam, and a good way to make a quick buck, but maybe for some it created more problems than solutions. Perhaps now we have to try to find the balance between that and reality.

[livingfree]

If that person still playing gambling in this pandemic in his isolated place, he can enjoy the games, but the chance to become addicted will comes to him.
Playing gambling can be a solution for people to kill time, but they must not playing gambling too long and it is better they have other things to do to eliminate the chance to become addicted.
Our social life is changing already because of the pandemic and it seems hard to back to before which we can freely handshake with other people or meet them without wearing a mask.
Everything in our life already changed, and we should accept it, but one day, our social life can change again, especially if the pandemic ends.

It's a matter of control and time management in short.

If a person gambles for that long, he cannot control himself and he might fall to addiction and that's the usual thing that happens. In the long run, a person that's not used to gamble and starts to put much time.

They're the ones that are the hardest to control.

Yes, control and time management will need in gambling to prevent us from spending more money.
If he can not control himself, that will be doom for him and that will not take too long for him to lose more money.
The other effect is that gambler can become addicted to gambling without he realizes.
Once he is addicted to gambling, he will not have a chance to save his money instead to lose his money.

There were stories that said that they've became addicted to gambling this pandemic and it's due to the fact, that we're all staying at home.

That's really one of the result when they cannot control themselves but they have to turn back to the usual activity that they do. In that case they'll moderate their gambling activity.

[traderethereum]

If that person still playing gambling in this pandemic in his isolated place, he can enjoy the games, but the chance to become addicted will comes to him.
Playing gambling can be a solution for people to kill time, but they must not playing gambling too long and it is better they have other things to do to eliminate the chance to become addicted.
Our social life is changing already because of the pandemic and it seems hard to back to before which we can freely handshake with other people or meet them without wearing a mask.
Everything in our life already changed, and we should accept it, but one day, our social life can change again, especially if the pandemic ends.

It's a matter of control and time management in short.

If a person gambles for that long, he cannot control himself and he might fall to addiction and that's the usual thing that happens. In the long run, a person that's not used to gamble and starts to put much time.

They're the ones that are the hardest to control.

Yes, control and time management will need in gambling to prevent us from spending more money.
If he can not control himself, that will be doom for him and that will not take too long for him to lose more money.
The other effect is that gambler can become addicted to gambling without he realizes.
Once he is addicted to gambling, he will not have a chance to save his money instead to lose his money.

There were stories that said that they've became addicted to gambling this pandemic and it's due to the fact, that we're all staying at home.

That's really one of the result when they cannot control themselves but they have to turn back to the usual activity that they do. In that case they'll moderate their gambling activity.

I can not imagine if they become addicted to gambling in this pandemic because we are now at a difficult time, making us keep surviving and still making money to buy our daily needs.
If they do not realize that, they will not survive and their family can become hunger and their lives can be in danger.
Even if we are staying at home, it does not mean we can playing gambling for a day because we need to search for more opportunity that can help us to earn money.
Moderating their gambling activity will be the best thing that they must do as they need the money to survive and buy food for themselves and their families.

[Silberman]

Am certainly picking one or two points from here but afaik not everyone is reacting the same to the pandemic, others might see isolation to be the answer to keeping oneself safe from it but this would work in the short term but indeed our social skills could be dented, it's scary if you think about it, I hope these vaccines we getting better the situation.

Many people think that once we vaccinate the majority of people the pandemic is going to go away, but the truth is that even if the pandemic ended tomorrow the effects of the pandemic are going to be with us for decades, not only in terms of the increase in the population that gamble, but think of all the kids that lost one year or even 2 years of education due to the pandemic, learning online is not the same as doing it at a school so I would not be surprised if we see a lot of kids that have deficiencies and do not know how to read well or make some basic calculations, something that will affect their academic lives forever.

I share your concerns. It is not simply about getting the shot and be done with it, we are going to rebuild the way we relate with others. It feels so sad to think about the kids since having had the opportunity to go to school I now recognize how important those years were.
Going back on topic, I think online gambling was good for one thing at least: avoiding close contacts with others, that prevented the disease from spreading but that is very much it.

Without a doubt social isolation was necessary, not so much for the kids as it seems they are the group with the less risk of suffering long term effects due to the pandemic, however kids are not as responsible as adults so we could not trust they will follow every safety measure and they could eventually infect their parents or their grandparents, however this came at a huge costs that it is going to be theirs to pay, especially those that were just starting school as it is going to be difficult to learn how to read or make some basic math calculations with the same ability as those that received formal instruction at school.

[qwertyup23]

• Social distancing should not lead to social isolation, so talk to your friends and peers and discuss your gambling problem with them. Having support can make a big difference.

This is very interesting to the point that most people have associated social distancing to social isolation.

The COVID-19 pandemic really took everyone to their surprise. Many people have troubling adjusting due to the nature of the circumstances of the virus, catching people off-guard to their daily habits. While the pandemic has surely forced us to adjust a safe and cautious lifestyle, this does not necessarily mean that we must isolate ourselves from the whole world, including our families.

In fact, many addicts took this opportunity to be more addicted to their hobbies (i.e. drug use, online gambling, etc.) since they have a reason to rationalize their behavior. This is a very interesting study that addicts, in general, must know and take it from the heart.

[South Park]

Yes, control and time management will need in gambling to prevent us from spending more money.
If he can not control himself, that will be doom for him and that will not take too long for him to lose more money.
The other effect is that gambler can become addicted to gambling without he realizes.
Once he is addicted to gambling, he will not have a chance to save his money instead to lose his money.

It is also a matter of knowledge, many people falsely believe that they can make money when they gamble and while this is possible to do in a few sessions the longer you gamble the bigger the chances your results will become more and more negative as the house edge begins to take effect, if those people recognized from the very beginning that it is impossible to win long term when they gamble then the chances they could become addicted to gambling will become way lower.

[molsewid]

I think the main difference is that due to the pandemic many people lost their social lives and they were missing that aspect of their lives, so for those that were susceptible to becoming addicted to gambling this became a big problem because if the circumstances had been different maybe they could have avoided becoming addicted by having some other things on their lives, but without any support system they kept gambling trying to get some entertainment out of it only to find themselves addicted and having no way out of it.

This pandemic affects all our daily basis in our lives. We lost our social lives for almost a year and yet until now pandemic is still on our way but we need to learn to live without being fear of this virus because our lives are already slowed down in progress due to this crisis. Second, i didn't doubt that online gambling will become one of the past time activities of some or many of the people because of being so bored in life. Neither, i wouldn't doubt that this online  gambling gives also a risks to every gambler not only for the health aspects but on financial aspect of a man too

[Fatunad]

I think the main difference is that due to the pandemic many people lost their social lives and they were missing that aspect of their lives, so for those that were susceptible to becoming addicted to gambling this became a big problem because if the circumstances had been different maybe they could have avoided becoming addicted by having some other things on their lives, but without any support system they kept gambling trying to get some entertainment out of it only to find themselves addicted and having no way out of it.

This pandemic affects all our daily basis in our lives. We lost our social lives for almost a year and yet until now pandemic is still on our way but we need to learn to live without being fear of this virus because our lives are already slowed down in progress due to this crisis. Second, i didn't doubt that online gambling will become one of the past time activities of some or many of the people because of being so bored in life. Neither, i wouldn't doubt that this online  gambling gives also a risks to every gambler not only for the health aspects but on financial aspect of a man too

We do badly missed out those gatherings when it comes to certain events where we do really hang out with other people and i do miss out to go out without wearing anything or doesnt really feel threatened about any virus out there. It sucks that it do happen where this pandemic situation really affect not only economically but also into normal living as a human being. When it comes to gambling then risk is there where those
noobs or who do just recently jumped in and get hooked into addiction.If you do make yourself greedy and believe that making income or easy money with gambling then thats the biggest mistake you would ever make.
Due to accessibility and vacant time then chances or odds on getting engagement with gambling is high.

[hahay]

I think the main difference is that due to the pandemic many people lost their social lives and they were missing that aspect of their lives, so for those that were susceptible to becoming addicted to gambling this became a big problem because if the circumstances had been different maybe they could have avoided becoming addicted by having some other things on their lives, but without any support system they kept gambling trying to get some entertainment out of it only to find themselves addicted and having no way out of it.

This pandemic affects all our daily basis in our lives. We lost our social lives for almost a year and yet until now pandemic is still on our way but we need to learn to live without being fear of this virus because our lives are already slowed down in progress due to this crisis. Second, i didn't doubt that online gambling will become one of the past time activities of some or many of the people because of being so bored in life. Neither, i wouldn't doubt that this online  gambling gives also a risks to every gambler not only for the health aspects but on financial aspect of a man too

We do badly missed out those gatherings when it comes to certain events where we do really hang out with other people and i do miss out to go out without wearing anything or doesnt really feel threatened about any virus out there. It sucks that it do happen where this pandemic situation really affect not only economically but also into normal living as a human being. When it comes to gambling then risk is there where those
noobs or who do just recently jumped in and get hooked into addiction.If you do make yourself greedy and believe that making income or easy money with gambling then thats the biggest mistake you would ever make.
Due to accessibility and vacant time then chances or odds on getting engagement with gambling is high.

It is very unfortunate, because when our lives stagnate at least there are still many other activities that can still be profitable. Like if you have the skills to make souvenirs and / or other handmade items like food etc, then I believe gambling is not the last way for him to fill his spare time and make a profit. Gambling is not the right way to make a profit and therefore, it doesn't matter if they are just gambling to fill their spare time and fun but still, they should still be aware of the time to stop because after all when there is a pandemic then financial problems will arise.

[boyptc]

Going back on topic, I think online gambling was good for one thing at least: avoiding close contacts with others, that prevented the disease from spreading but that is very much it.

Yeah, I agree. It was good for escape, for distraction from having to think about covid pandemic and lockdown.
It was a good way to blow off steam, and a good way to make a quick buck, but maybe for some it created more problems than solutions. Perhaps now we have to try to find the balance between that and reality.

I agree about having contact with others.

It's a very good alternative and very safe while you don't have to interact with others. That's really a feature that we're enjoying most before the pandemic has come.

[KTChampions]

We do badly missed out those gatherings when it comes to certain events where we do really hang out with other people and i do miss out to go out without wearing anything or doesnt really feel threatened about any virus out there. It sucks that it do happen where this pandemic situation really affect not only economically but also into normal living as a human being. When it comes to gambling then risk is there where those
noobs or who do just recently jumped in and get hooked into addiction.If you do make yourself greedy and believe that making income or easy money with gambling then thats the biggest mistake you would ever make.
Due to accessibility and vacant time then chances or odds on getting engagement with gambling is high.

In fact, life always provides a choice and if for some reason a person does it not in his favor (to come up with something useful, go in for sports, business or something else), then it is not life's circumstances that are to blame for this, but he himself. It seems to me that if a person wants, he will become addicted even without the circumstances of a pandemic, or, on the contrary, will avoid gambling addiction.

[Silberman]

• Social distancing should not lead to social isolation, so talk to your friends and peers and discuss your gambling problem with them. Having support can make a big difference.

This is very interesting to the point that most people have associated social distancing to social isolation.

The COVID-19 pandemic really took everyone to their surprise. Many people have troubling adjusting due to the nature of the circumstances of the virus, catching people off-guard to their daily habits. While the pandemic has surely forced us to adjust a safe and cautious lifestyle, this does not necessarily mean that we must isolate ourselves from the whole world, including our families.

In fact, many addicts took this opportunity to be more addicted to their hobbies (i.e. drug use, online gambling, etc.) since they have a reason to rationalize their behavior. This is a very interesting study that addicts, in general, must know and take it from the heart.

The issue is that it is not the same, even if people have used social media for a long time to keep track of the activities of their friends and family the majority still preferred to engage directly with their fiend and family if given the opportunity, the fact they could not do so lead many people to try to find some kind of substitute and unfortunately many people fell victims of addictions because of it, precisely because they did not had the support of their families at this crucial time.

[Tumanggor]

In fact, life always provides a choice and if for some reason a person does it not in his favor (to come up with something useful, go in for sports, business or something else), then it is not life's circumstances that are to blame for this, but he himself. It seems to me that if a person wants, he will become addicted even without the circumstances of a pandemic, or, on the contrary, will avoid gambling addiction.

Your opinion really makes sense
without this pandemic, even someone who has an interest in gambling will definitely still do it

Gambling is not wrong if we all can still be controlled it, many people come out of economic difficulties because of gambling
so don't ever blame gambling which is the cause of the people's difficulties, blame yourself for that person who can't control his lust

[Fredomago]

Going back on topic, I think online gambling was good for one thing at least: avoiding close contacts with others, that prevented the disease from spreading but that is very much it.

Yeah, I agree. It was good for escape, for distraction from having to think about covid pandemic and lockdown.
It was a good way to blow off steam, and a good way to make a quick buck, but maybe for some it created more problems than solutions. Perhaps now we have to try to find the balance between that and reality.

I agree about having contact with others.

It's a very good alternative and very safe while you don't have to interact with others. That's really a feature that we're enjoying most before the pandemic has come.

If you know how to balance then that advantage is valid but like what the post above are saying, there are some or possible more people who added problems than solution after reaching this venue of gambling,

People who once limits their bankroll when entering the onshore casinos are now engaging too much and using more money from their savings.

Easy access from your online banking to available gambling site adding more fund for your bankroll.

[ethereumhunter]

The issue is that it is not the same, even if people have used social media for a long time to keep track of the activities of their friends and family the majority still preferred to engage directly with their fiend and family if given the opportunity, the fact they could not do so lead many people to try to find some kind of substitute and unfortunately many people fell victims of addictions because of it, precisely because they did not had the support of their families at this crucial time.

If their friends far from them, they will prefer to track their activities from social media. But if their friends are close to them or are in the same city, they will prefer to try to track engage directly with them and ask them directly. Still, the pandemic makes many people care because it can turn people who can control many things become uncontrolled about something that they read from the internet. Supports from their families will be important to have prevention from any bad things that can happen.

[AicecreaME]

• Social distancing should not lead to social isolation, so talk to your friends and peers and discuss your gambling problem with them. Having support can make a big difference.

This is very interesting to the point that most people have associated social distancing to social isolation.

The COVID-19 pandemic really took everyone to their surprise. Many people have troubling adjusting due to the nature of the circumstances of the virus, catching people off-guard to their daily habits. While the pandemic has surely forced us to adjust a safe and cautious lifestyle, this does not necessarily mean that we must isolate ourselves from the whole world, including our families.

In fact, many addicts took this opportunity to be more addicted to their hobbies (i.e. drug use, online gambling, etc.) since they have a reason to rationalize their behavior. This is a very interesting study that addicts, in general, must know and take it from the heart.

The issue is that it is not the same, even if people have used social media for a long time to keep track of the activities of their friends and family the majority still preferred to engage directly with their fiend and family if given the opportunity, the fact they could not do so lead many people to try to find some kind of substitute and unfortunately many people fell victims of addictions because of it, precisely because they did not had the support of their families at this crucial time.

You got a point.

We have different love language, and those need physical touch or needs a presence by his side whenever he has a problem will not count social media interaction with friends as a help. He will just proceed on his addiction and will ignore social media helps by his friends unless they'll go to his house every other day to talk about his gambling problem. It's hard, every is hard and stressful these days because of this non-stop pandemic.

Let's just cheer those addicted gamblers who are doing their best to quit their addiction.

[South Park]

I think the main difference is that due to the pandemic many people lost their social lives and they were missing that aspect of their lives, so for those that were susceptible to becoming addicted to gambling this became a big problem because if the circumstances had been different maybe they could have avoided becoming addicted by having some other things on their lives, but without any support system they kept gambling trying to get some entertainment out of it only to find themselves addicted and having no way out of it.

This pandemic affects all our daily basis in our lives. We lost our social lives for almost a year and yet until now pandemic is still on our way but we need to learn to live without being fear of this virus because our lives are already slowed down in progress due to this crisis. Second, i didn't doubt that online gambling will become one of the past time activities of some or many of the people because of being so bored in life. Neither, i wouldn't doubt that this online  gambling gives also a risks to every gambler not only for the health aspects but on financial aspect of a man too

The effects of the pandemic are going to be felt for many years, due to the circumstances people had to find a way to cope with the reality they were in and unfortunately many people elected to do things that were not good for them like doing drugs and other activities, and while gambling can be done responsibly and the majority of people do so, at the same time there is a fraction of the population that should never gamble and yet because of the pandemic and the social isolation they found themselves compelled to do it, with disastrous results.

[BuNga_cute]

The issue is that it is not the same, even if people have used social media for a long time to keep track of the activities of their friends and family the majority still preferred to engage directly with their fiend and family if given the opportunity, the fact they could not do so lead many people to try to find some kind of substitute and unfortunately many people fell victims of addictions because of it, precisely because they did not had the support of their families at this crucial time.

If their friends far from them, they will prefer to track their activities from social media. But if their friends are close to them or are in the same city, they will prefer to try to track engage directly with them and ask them directly. Still, the pandemic makes many people care because it can turn people who can control many things become uncontrolled about something that they read from the internet. Supports from their families will be important to have prevention from any bad things that can happen.

One of the functions of social media is to be able to connect us with our friends and family who are far enough away. So we can all monitor each
other's activities and circumstances through social media. But since the pandemic, our way of life has changed without realizing it. I communicate
more with friends and my family go out through social media, although sometimes we are all close together. Maybe without realizing it appears
the fear of being infected if we leave the house too much. So in the end, social media plays an important role in this. I agree that the support of
our closest friends or family is very important in preventing any bad things from happening. including preventing us from becoming addicted
to gambling. Because sometimes our friends and family find out about our daily activities, including our activities in the online world,
unless we lie to our family and friends about our activities.

[ultrloa]

I think the main difference is that due to the pandemic many people lost their social lives and they were missing that aspect of their lives, so for those that were susceptible to becoming addicted to gambling this became a big problem because if the circumstances had been different maybe they could have avoided becoming addicted by having some other things on their lives, but without any support system they kept gambling trying to get some entertainment out of it only to find themselves addicted and having no way out of it.

This pandemic affects all our daily basis in our lives. We lost our social lives for almost a year and yet until now pandemic is still on our way but we need to learn to live without being fear of this virus because our lives are already slowed down in progress due to this crisis. Second, i didn't doubt that online gambling will become one of the past time activities of some or many of the people because of being so bored in life. Neither, i wouldn't doubt that this online  gambling gives also a risks to every gambler not only for the health aspects but on financial aspect of a man too

The effects of the pandemic are going to be felt for many years, due to the circumstances people had to find a way to cope with the reality they were in and unfortunately many people elected to do things that were not good for them like doing drugs and other activities, and while gambling can be done responsibly and the majority of people do so, at the same time there is a fraction of the population that should never gamble and yet because of the pandemic and the social isolation they found themselves compelled to do it, with disastrous results.

The effect of pandemic will possibly experience for so many years especially in 3rd world countries but if the rich countries will do a humanitarian help to poor countries and help them recover for the mess brought by pandemic for sure the years of effect will be lessen. But we shouldn't make this a reason to gamble and risk to gain a profit since if we keep looking after this and aim to get a profit to feed your family then provably we will be on shitty situation once we loss everything we have.

[Wexnident]

The effect of pandemic will possibly experience for so many years especially in 3rd world countries but if the rich countries will do a humanitarian help to poor countries and help them recover for the mess brought by pandemic for sure the years of effect will be lessen. But we shouldn't make this a reason to gamble and risk to gain a profit since if we keep looking after this and aim to get a profit to feed your family then provably we will be on shitty situation once we loss everything we have.

We shouldn't make anything other than entertainment be the reason for us to gamble. Using anything other than entertainment would inevitably lead you to a big loss, since you certainly wouldn't think twice in trying to earn money by investing more, instead of thinking it's for fun where the money entering in your sessions is controlled. Especially for those with poor living conditions, heck, even middle-level families shouldn't even think of trying to enter gambling as a way to earn money. It is, in the end, just a way for us to have fun, nothing more, nothing else.

[ethereumhunter]

The issue is that it is not the same, even if people have used social media for a long time to keep track of the activities of their friends and family the majority still preferred to engage directly with their fiend and family if given the opportunity, the fact they could not do so lead many people to try to find some kind of substitute and unfortunately many people fell victims of addictions because of it, precisely because they did not had the support of their families at this crucial time.

If their friends far from them, they will prefer to track their activities from social media. But if their friends are close to them or are in the same city, they will prefer to try to track engage directly with them and ask them directly. Still, the pandemic makes many people care because it can turn people who can control many things become uncontrolled about something that they read from the internet. Supports from their families will be important to have prevention from any bad things that can happen.

One of the functions of social media is to be able to connect us with our friends and family who are far enough away. So we can all monitor each
other's activities and circumstances through social media. But since the pandemic, our way of life has changed without realizing it. I communicate
more with friends and my family go out through social media, although sometimes we are all close together. Maybe without realizing it appears
the fear of being infected if we leave the house too much. So in the end, social media plays an important role in this. I agree that the support of
our closest friends or family is very important in preventing any bad things from happening. including preventing us from becoming addicted
to gambling. Because sometimes our friends and family find out about our daily activities, including our activities in the online world,
unless we lie to our family and friends about our activities.

If we can use social media for the right thing, that will really help us communicate. But unfortunately, in the wrong hands, social media can be used as a tool to commit a crime as we see that many of them spread bad words or promote something that it should not see by any ages, especially for a younger. I also use social media to communicate with many of my family members, and I know that I do not have to use it all day long.

We should know how to treat social media not to disturb our real life and balance our lives. So when one of our friends or families gets something bad, we can support them and still hold them not to go down. And if it's necessary, we can go to their home to give direct help so they can solve the problem.

[hahay]

The effect of pandemic will possibly experience for so many years especially in 3rd world countries but if the rich countries will do a humanitarian help to poor countries and help them recover for the mess brought by pandemic for sure the years of effect will be lessen. But we shouldn't make this a reason to gamble and risk to gain a profit since if we keep looking after this and aim to get a profit to feed your family then provably we will be on shitty situation once we loss everything we have.

We shouldn't make anything other than entertainment be the reason for us to gamble. Using anything other than entertainment would inevitably lead you to a big loss, since you certainly wouldn't think twice in trying to earn money by investing more, instead of thinking it's for fun where the money entering in your sessions is controlled. Especially for those with poor living conditions, heck, even middle-level families shouldn't even think of trying to enter gambling as a way to earn money. It is, in the end, just a way for us to have fun, nothing more, nothing else.

It doesn't matter whether they have a poor, middle, rich life when they enter gambling then it should be taken seriously. After all, the three classes of life are very likely to get worse because of greed that will make them lose everything in gambling. Indeed, you can just play for fun but still it won't be easy, because when you start gambling the main target is profit and not fun. So, the risk in gambling itself will always be there and big at all times but indeed, with many people staying at home because they have lost their jobs during this pandemic, online gambling can be an escape for them.

[BuNga_cute]

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One of the functions of social media is to be able to connect us with our friends and family who are far enough away. So we can all monitor each
other's activities and circumstances through social media. But since the pandemic, our way of life has changed without realizing it. I communicate
more with friends and my family go out through social media, although sometimes we are all close together. Maybe without realizing it appears
the fear of being infected if we leave the house too much. So in the end, social media plays an important role in this. I agree that the support of
our closest friends or family is very important in preventing any bad things from happening. including preventing us from becoming addicted
to gambling. Because sometimes our friends and family find out about our daily activities, including our activities in the online world,
unless we lie to our family and friends about our activities.

If we can use social media for the right thing, that will really help us communicate. But unfortunately, in the wrong hands, social media can be used as a tool to commit a crime as we see that many of them spread bad words or promote something that it should not see by any ages, especially for a younger. I also use social media to communicate with many of my family members, and I know that I do not have to use it all day long.

We should know how to treat social media not to disturb our real life and balance our lives. So when one of our friends or families gets something bad, we can support them and still hold them not to go down. And if it's necessary, we can go to their home to give direct help so they can solve the problem.

My 8 year old child has been unable to go to school for more than a year because the government in my country still prohibits children from going
to school. So my child spends a lot of time at home, and my child has understood using various social media, especially my son is actively using
TikTok and Instagram. As you said, there are some people who use social media for bad purposes. There are some grown men who share photos
that are not good for 8 year olds to see, and it's my job as a parent to monitor what my children do on the internet. If we're not careful, social media
can be dangerous. so use social media wisely. Likewise, playing online gambling will have a bad risk if it is not limited, remember that
something excessive is not good. Because of the pandemic situation we do spend a lot of time at home, but that doesn't mean most of
the time we have is used for gambling.

[zanezane]

My 8 year old child has been unable to go to school for more than a year because the government in my country still prohibits children from going
to school. So my child spends a lot of time at home, and my child has understood using various social media, especially my son is actively using
TikTok and Instagram. As you said, there are some people who use social media for bad purposes. There are some grown men who share photos
that are not good for 8 year olds to see, and it's my job as a parent to monitor what my children do on the internet. If we're not careful, social media
can be dangerous. so use social media wisely. Likewise, playing online gambling will have a bad risk if it is not limited, remember that
something excessive is not good. Because of the pandemic situation we do spend a lot of time at home, but that doesn't mean most of
the time we have is used for gambling.

I suggest that you should keep your child away from social media platforms because that's not a healthy way for a child to do during his/her developing years, try to limit your child's screen time.

We can't do much around the house so we try to find ways to pass our time and gambling is double edged sword of a choice because doing too much is going to be problematic.

[Silberman]

The issue is that it is not the same, even if people have used social media for a long time to keep track of the activities of their friends and family the majority still preferred to engage directly with their fiend and family if given the opportunity, the fact they could not do so lead many people to try to find some kind of substitute and unfortunately many people fell victims of addictions because of it, precisely because they did not had the support of their families at this crucial time.

You got a point.

We have different love language, and those need physical touch or needs a presence by his side whenever he has a problem will not count social media interaction with friends as a help. He will just proceed on his addiction and will ignore social media helps by his friends unless they'll go to his house every other day to talk about his gambling problem. It's hard, every is hard and stressful these days because of this non-stop pandemic.

Let's just cheer those addicted gamblers who are doing their best to quit their addiction.

Yes and the problem is that it is not getting that much better, even if the vaccines are finally available and the cases and the deaths for covid19 are going down the virus is still there infecting people and this means many people still have to be away from their families increasing with each passing day the chances that they do something wrong and their family is not going to be there to call them out or to help them fix it, and the longer this is the case the more difficult it is to recover.

[BuNga_cute]

My 8 year old child has been unable to go to school for more than a year because the government in my country still prohibits children from going
to school. So my child spends a lot of time at home, and my child has understood using various social media, especially my son is actively using
TikTok and Instagram. As you said, there are some people who use social media for bad purposes. There are some grown men who share photos
that are not good for 8 year olds to see, and it's my job as a parent to monitor what my children do on the internet. If we're not careful, social media
can be dangerous. so use social media wisely. Likewise, playing online gambling will have a bad risk if it is not limited, remember that
something excessive is not good. Because of the pandemic situation we do spend a lot of time at home, but that doesn't mean most of
the time we have is used for gambling.

I suggest that you should keep your child away from social media platforms because that's not a healthy way for a child to do during his/her developing years, try to limit your child's screen time.

We can't do much around the house so we try to find ways to pass our time and gambling is double edged sword of a choice because doing too much is going to be problematic.

Thank you friend for the advice, indeed I should start limiting my child in using social media, because it is feared to bring bad influence.
That's why I started to spend a lot of time with my children right now, so that slowly the time to access social media can be much reduced.
I agree that gambling is like a double edged sword, if we are not careful we can endanger ourselves. Therefore I limit myself when playing
online gambling, I currently only play on weekends and use the extra money I have when playing gambling.

[ethereumhunter]

If we can use social media for the right thing, that will really help us communicate. But unfortunately, in the wrong hands, social media can be used as a tool to commit a crime as we see that many of them spread bad words or promote something that it should not see by any ages, especially for a younger. I also use social media to communicate with many of my family members, and I know that I do not have to use it all day long.

We should know how to treat social media not to disturb our real life and balance our lives. So when one of our friends or families gets something bad, we can support them and still hold them not to go down. And if it's necessary, we can go to their home to give direct help so they can solve the problem.

My 8 year old child has been unable to go to school for more than a year because the government in my country still prohibits children from going
to school. So my child spends a lot of time at home, and my child has understood using various social media, especially my son is actively using
TikTok and Instagram. As you said, there are some people who use social media for bad purposes. There are some grown men who share photos
that are not good for 8 year olds to see, and it's my job as a parent to monitor what my children do on the internet. If we're not careful, social media
can be dangerous. so use social media wisely. Likewise, playing online gambling will have a bad risk if it is not limited, remember that
something excessive is not good. Because of the pandemic situation we do spend a lot of time at home, but that doesn't mean most of
the time we have is used for gambling.

If you can take care of your child, I am sure they will not try to do something bad. That is just TikTok and Instagram. How if our child coincidentally visiting online gambling that we do not know? That will make them curious and will try to play because we know that kids in this era are too smart and full of curiosity and they will find out by themselves. The internet can give a good thing, but it also gives a bad thing to all people, not just a child, so it will be our responsibility to warn, tell, and care with our kids so they do not try to make something wrong. This pandemic needs our concern to be careful and not let our family do something that can make us get a bad thing.

[molsewid]

Your opinion really makes sense
without this pandemic, even someone who has an interest in gambling will definitely still do it

Gambling is not wrong if we all can still be controlled it, many people come out of economic difficulties because of gambling
so don't ever blame gambling which is the cause of the people's difficulties, blame yourself for that person who can't control his lust

We all have our different life choices either we were going to engage ourselves in gambling for good or just doing it for a some other time. We shouldn'tblame the situation for being so engaged in gambling of that person because even if its not a pandemic people will surely do this thing. But honestly this pandemic which is the sole reason why we have been in tacked in our houses for a quite half or even a year of our life brings us enough time to be feel bored and feel that we already knew every corner of our houses even if walk in there blind folded so yeah even the one who didn't gamble used to learned how to gamble out of being boring and that's still a life choices of a certain person.

[iTradeChips]

In my opinion, the main risk that we can get during the pandemic would be the fact that we can go bust just by playing online gambling at home or even online games that require money to gain an advantage. Just like the play to win games, if one has no emotional control over the urge to continue playing then it will lead to very dire consequences for the gambler and the gamblers family and property. It is the responsibility of the gambler to take care of his finances and his family's welfare at the same time being able to fulfil some self-satisfaction of being able to gamble.

[Silberman]

My 8 year old child has been unable to go to school for more than a year because the government in my country still prohibits children from going
to school. So my child spends a lot of time at home, and my child has understood using various social media, especially my son is actively using
TikTok and Instagram. As you said, there are some people who use social media for bad purposes. There are some grown men who share photos
that are not good for 8 year olds to see, and it's my job as a parent to monitor what my children do on the internet. If we're not careful, social media
can be dangerous. so use social media wisely. Likewise, playing online gambling will have a bad risk if it is not limited, remember that
something excessive is not good. Because of the pandemic situation we do spend a lot of time at home, but that doesn't mean most of
the time we have is used for gambling.

I suggest that you should keep your child away from social media platforms because that's not a healthy way for a child to do during his/her developing years, try to limit your child's screen time.

We can't do much around the house so we try to find ways to pass our time and gambling is double edged sword of a choice because doing too much is going to be problematic.

Thank you friend for the advice, indeed I should start limiting my child in using social media, because it is feared to bring bad influence.
That's why I started to spend a lot of time with my children right now, so that slowly the time to access social media can be much reduced.
I agree that gambling is like a double edged sword, if we are not careful we can endanger ourselves. Therefore I limit myself when playing
online gambling, I currently only play on weekends and use the extra money I have when playing gambling.

It is a good thing that you are doing something about this as this is something not many are talking about, the pandemic brought up a lot of behaviors on people due to social isolation that we would not have seen otherwise, and one of the most affected are kids, many of them are developing habits when it comes to social media that are dangerous as it is simply not correct to spend so much time in an activity that is not really that productive at all and their usage of those platforms needs to be curbed so they develop correctly as adults.

[Davidvictorson]

• When you are tempted to gamble online, use that to motivate you to go for a walk or exercise instead.
• If you decide to gamble, you should keep a record of how much money and time you spend on gambling daily. Studies show that gamblers lose track of how much time and money they spend on gambling.
• Social distancing should not lead to social isolation, so talk to your friends and peers and discuss your gambling problem with them. Having support can make a big difference.
• Finding other mental stimulation to keep your mind busy can be very helpful in suppressing thoughts of gambling. If you need to be online then seek out online activities that help you to overcome the urge to gamble.
• Seek expert advice if you feel your gambling activities are getting out of hand. BeGambleAware.org is a very good place to start.

Does any of these methods work for you? How do you keep a rein on your gambling habits?

That's generally good advice, although gamblers generally need to break out of the tunnel vision and bad habits that have sometimes built up over years of playing. Like any addiction it's not just the physical act of dropping money on to a game, but can sometimes be the environment and feel-good memories associated with it, even if the good times were created a long time ago.

Another thing to think about when you're trying to break such an ingrained habit is the triggers and it is somewhat covered by the first point mentioned. If you think about smokers for instance, they might subconsciously go for a cigarette after eating or when drinking, so when you're trying to stop - really assess anything that might trigger your mindset towards gambling. If you popped in the bookmakers when you go to visit a the grocery store, try using a different store for a while until you have a bit more control. Control is key and you might feel powerless at the beginning, once you have it back the world seems a lot clearer.

Also, some games have elements of gambling (poker, blackjack, etc.) but there are a few people who can eek out a profit based on skill. If you are consistently losing money, you need to walk away.

Man, triggers is the devil. It can sneak up on you unconsciously at that moment when you think, "well I'm strong now, I can beat this". These nothing harmful about triggers per say but it's the strong association that has been made between them and the addiction that needs to be broken.

[Reatim]

During this time people are much into financial pressure, because of job loss and other issues. This makes common people prioritise the opportunities available online. This is where more People fall for gambling with the hope of earning something. Finally almost every user loss everything and go for further more to recover it back.

well  best word is "Desperation " is what most comes to gamble in this pandemic as we know many peoples attitude to try risking money just to make it double in easy way, and this is also the reason why gambling online comes booming nowadays.
many gambling sites earns bags of money because of too many people entering online gambling and even crypto currency gamblers.
and i think this is normal and good that OP share those advise that i think will be helpful for others that wanna skip this area of spending .

[Shamm]

 This thread are more helpful and it is really good for everyone who really like to play in Gambling the tips that they mentioned above it can help for everyone to control and minimize specially in our Liesure time we can think a good activity instead of playing all the time. Specially this time full of online or any social media site because of this we temp to tried and open that's why it's better we had a initiative ability to minimize Gambling in time of pandemic that we need to budget our money to our needs and wants to avoid any circumstances.

[Reatim]

This thread are more helpful and it is really good for everyone who really like to play in Gambling the tips that they mentioned above it can help for everyone to control and minimize specially in our Liesure time we can think a good activity instead of playing all the time.

but the problem here is gamblers are more focused in online casinos now in which easily to accumulate comparing to real house casino.
in which also brings more addictions .

Specially this time full of online or any social media site because of this we temp to tried and open that's why it's better we had a initiative ability to minimize Gambling in time of pandemic that we need to budget our money to our needs and wants to avoid any circumstances.

the need to budget or the need to Win, those are the 2 things that linger in gamblers mind in pandemic days.

[Maslate]

This thread are more helpful and it is really good for everyone who really like to play in Gambling the tips that they mentioned above it can help for everyone to control and minimize specially in our Liesure time we can think a good activity instead of playing all the time. Specially this time full of online or any social media site because of this we temp to tried and open that's why it's better we had a initiative ability to minimize Gambling in time of pandemic that we need to budget our money to our needs and wants to avoid any circumstances.

This is the time where we should be careful, I understand that we are facing a pandemic, most of us have financial struggles but we should not lose our hope, we can also enjoy ourselves like gambling, but always be responsible, know the risk so you can manage it. Whatever situation we are, if we value our money and our future, we should always be responsible, especially in gambling where in a blink of an eye, things could change badly.

[fortunecrypto]

This is the time where we should be careful, I understand that we are facing a pandemic, most of us have financial struggles but we should not lose our hope, we can also enjoy ourselves like gambling

That's true This is the time that we must practice control of our gambling habits, and this is the time that we should only play what we can afford to lose and allocate only within our means, this is a tough time and full of uncertainty, but that does not mean that we should stop doing what we enjoy doing, we should only moderate it more, gambling ease up the burden of what we are experiencing in the pandemic.

[poldanmig]

This is the time where we should be careful, I understand that we are facing a pandemic, most of us have financial struggles but we should not lose our hope, we can also enjoy ourselves like gambling

I also think that in the current pandemic conditions we should have a limit in terms of gambling and maybe it's better for us to temporarily stop doing it, so that the money we have can meet the needs of our families in difficult economic conditions like this, gambling during the current pandemic will it may only make us happy temporarily but when we lose and lose money it will certainly make us more difficult and burdened.

[michellee]

This is the time where we should be careful, I understand that we are facing a pandemic, most of us have financial struggles but we should not lose our hope, we can also enjoy ourselves like gambling

That's true This is the time that we must practice control of our gambling habits, and this is the time that we should only play what we can afford to lose and allocate only within our means, this is a tough time and full of uncertainty, but that does not mean that we should stop doing what we enjoy doing, we should only moderate it more, gambling ease up the burden of what we are experiencing in the pandemic.

As long as we can be carefully playing gambling and always control our money, we can be okay and not have a problem with other things. Related to our life, we can limit our time in gambling, which means we can reduce the money that we will use to gamble. This pandemic makes us prepare our money for anything that can happen rather than to use it for playing gambling which can not give us a way to make money. But if we still want to play gambling, just be careful and remember that we really need money to survive.

[carlisle1]

This is the time where we should be careful, I understand that we are facing a pandemic, most of us have financial struggles but we should not lose our hope, we can also enjoy ourselves like gambling

That's true This is the time that we must practice control of our gambling habits, and this is the time that we should only play what we can afford to lose and allocate only within our means, this is a tough time and full of uncertainty, but that does not mean that we should stop doing what we enjoy doing, we should only moderate it more, gambling ease up the burden of what we are experiencing in the pandemic.

In time like this, where sad things are everywhere. Finding ways to have some good entertainment might be fine.

Though it's all about controlling yourself since we also need our saving not being emptied by this activity,
enjoyment is fine as long as you know how to limit yourself, especially with your money.

sad but there are people during this pandemic find themselves addicted and lose a lot, think wiser and be more
aware, always do the right checking within you to avoid having more problem after.

[slackovic]

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sad but there are people during this pandemic find themselves addicted and lose a lot, think wiser and be more
aware, always do the right checking within you to avoid having more problem after.

There always were people that become addicted to gambling, online or classic. I don't think that these pandemic times are any different. Maybe if someone lost his job and tries to find happiness in gambling, but I wouldn't blame pandemic for that. That kind of person would eventually become addicted with pandemic or without it.

[DU18]

For people who don't usually gamble, they may see gambling just as entertainment to find fun during the current corona pandemic, but this is not the case with people who are addicted to gambling and of course under any circumstances they will always spend their time gambling and maybe even gambling can be an alternative for them to be able to earn money, especially in the current pandemic conditions many companies are firing their employees and of course greatly affecting their financial condition, I think the risk of gambling will be the same whether it's a pandemic or not.

[Hamphser]

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sad but there are people during this pandemic find themselves addicted and lose a lot, think wiser and be more
aware, always do the right checking within you to avoid having more problem after.

There always were people that become addicted to gambling, online or classic. I don't think that these pandemic times are any different. Maybe if someone lost his job and tries to find happiness in gambling, but I wouldn't blame pandemic for that. That kind of person would eventually become addicted with pandemic or without it.

There are really some factors which could really be the reason on why people do really get addicted but somehow this is really just a personal kind of view and own will on dealing up with something and decide to get addicted or simply had able to tolerate their aims in their mind.

Its true that on the time where people do spent out their time too much online due to this pandemic situation then it cant really be avoided that we would really attached ourselves in to things that we havent
experienced before even though it is just the same thing where it is gambling but the experience is a whole lot different.

Tolerating such activity without having a good control with your finances then it would totally mess you up.

[Smartprofit]

In my opinion, trying to solve your financial problems by playing at online casinos is crazy!  

However, in the context of the Covid-19 coronavirus pandemic, this is a reality.  

People are desperate....  

Many have lost their jobs.  Many are very afraid of contracting the coronavirus.  Television and the Internet provide very conflicting information about the situation in the world.  Doctors and government officials are at a loss.  This creates an atmosphere of despair.  

People who have recovered from Covid-19 lose their psychological stability.  Their cognitive abilities deteriorate.  Therefore, they turn to gambling in the hope of winning big money and solving their financial problems.  

However, this is a dead-end path.  Gambling is not a lifeline.

[Fatunad]

For people who don't usually gamble, they may see gambling just as entertainment to find fun during the current corona pandemic, but this is not the case with people who are addicted to gambling and of course under any circumstances they will always spend their time gambling and maybe even gambling can be an alternative for them to be able to earn money, especially in the current pandemic conditions many companies are firing their employees and of course greatly affecting their financial condition, I think the risk of gambling will be the same whether it's a pandemic or not.

Totally different in situation into those people who do play for entertainment and to those people who do play just because theyre simply been addicted on gambling and with due on this current situation we are
in on where most people are staying up on their own homes because of this pandemic situation then it is really high likely that gambling addicts will really spent their time on playing online despite if he's
a casino player then he would really be finding ways at least to feed up his addiction whereas compared to those who are just basically seeking for entertainment then this wont really be an issue.

[Shamm]

The lockdown is a big temptation to be online most of the time, if you don't have control and you are not a responsible gambler you will develop anxiety symptoms, because you have all the time but you lack the money you think that this is the right time to win or study how to win in gambling because you have all the time in the world, which is a big deception.

  Yes because of the pandemic people tend to use online site or any social media they just spend their liesure time , that's why some gamblers addicted and start uncomfortable if they can't play or go on in the Gambling they like. Some responsible Gamblers they always think their families an their needs and satisfactory for their survival an the rest time is for the game.

[passwordnow]

Yes because of the pandemic people tend to use online site or any social media they just spend their liesure time , that's why some gamblers addicted and start uncomfortable if they can't play or go on in the Gambling they like.

It's not also just because of gambling but also being resourceful that many of those people that have found leisure as they stay at home also looked for other means and they've discovered bitcoin and cryptocurrencies. With that find, they've come to see that crypto is vast and it's not just all about holding, trading and payment but they can also use it as is to fund their crypto casino accounts.

Some responsible Gamblers they always think their families an their needs and satisfactory for their survival an the rest time is for the game.

Well, that goes for the full time gamblers and whether there is or there's no pandemic, they are always like that.

[KTChampions]

I wonder if there are people among the gamblers who began to play less during the pandemic? It seems to me that there should definitely be such - many began to spend more time at the computer due to the fact that they were transferred to remote work and perhaps after work they just want to turn off the computer, and not rest at it. In addition, many people's incomes have dropped and if they are responsible they have cut back on their entertainment (gambling).

[geegaw]

This is the time where we should be careful, I understand that we are facing a pandemic, most of us have financial struggles but we should not lose our hope, we can also enjoy ourselves like gambling

I also think that in the current pandemic conditions we should have a limit in terms of gambling and maybe it's better for us to temporarily stop doing it, so that the money we have can meet the needs of our families in difficult economic conditions like this, gambling during the current pandemic will it may only make us happy temporarily but when we lose and lose money it will certainly make us more difficult and burdened.

I think we are all people who have restricted gambling for a very long time during the pandemic but in the hundreds of games that can create entertainment, no matter how hard we try to find fun every day, these pastimes also evaporated from the shelves and the main character called gambling still appeared, especially gambling is keeping everyone's flame in Covid, that's money and that's income. The pandemic is not just a health problem, it is an income problem, despite defending our will many times over but we also have moments of distraught and needy aspiration, government doesn't create as much hope as gambling

[Raflesia]

I wonder if there are people among the gamblers who began to play less during the pandemic? It seems to me that there should definitely be such - many began to spend more time at the computer due to the fact that they were transferred to remote work and perhaps after work they just want to turn off the computer, and not rest at it. In addition, many people's incomes have dropped and if they are responsible they have cut back on their entertainment (gambling).

During a pandemic, of course, many people will be in front of the computer with a myriad of jobs, whether it's just doing normal things or working fully on the computer, which obviously has something to reduce this in gambling.
Since the pandemic is statistically increasing because they are a lot deep into gambling games maybe due to being at home too long and bored and finally trying on gambling games, but after everything is normal I think this will be a decline because they will be more focused on real work and Forget gambling.
But there are indeed some gambling lovers, including me.