Euro 2020 caused a spike in gambling issues

[Silberman]

As we know gambling addictions and all kind of addictions went up during the pandemic as people tried to find a way to cope with the stress of being on their homes, however it seems that the return of live sports is causing problems to some gamblers that have been struggling with addiction as a charity organization revealed the event caused a spike of 28% on the helpline calls they received during that time, this is problematic as those that developed the habit during the pandemic were very limited on the number of events they could bet on, but as restrictions are lifted the options increased and they have no way to deal with this.

What do you think would be the best option to those that are experimenting these issues right now? Should they stop watching sports forever as this is the trigger that causes them to gamble without control or should another solution be possible?


https://news.sky.com/story/euro-2020-tournament-caused-spike-in-gambling-problems-says-charity-which-warns-of-return-of-live-sports-12387574

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[Kittygalore]

That's a bit of an old news I think since it's a Euro 2020. For me though, I think that it's best if they don't intervene, it's just a spike and it's good for the business and businesses get taxed, why would they care for the people now? I don't think preventing them from watching sports is the best thing to do here, probably making an intervention in terms of rehabilitation and therapy could help.

[coupable]

What do you think would be the best option to those that are experimenting these issues right now? Should they stop watching sports forever as this is the trigger that causes them to gamble without control or should another solution be possible?

I think this is a psychologic problem that need the interfer of a doctor. This doesn't mean that this may help him stop gambling forever, but it can help them avoid the fact to gambe without control.
In psychology, it's called "behavioral addiction" and its activity won't decrease by just stop watching sports forever as long as it's impossible.
From another perspective, did those who stopped gambling during the pandemic in late 2020 continue after the champions back this year ?

[hello_good_sir]

Of course, if you are a problem gambler then you need to seek out help.

However, more gambling volume necessarily means that there will be higher numbers of problem gambling - the sample size has now increased.

Shutting the entire sport down for a few bad apples is simply unfeasible. But I do agree that there should be support measures that are provided/funded by sportsbooks, including voluntary self-exclusion, but there is only so much you can do without ruining the entire industry.

[Fatunad]

What do you think would be the best option to those that are experimenting these issues right now? Should they stop watching sports forever as this is the trigger that causes them to gamble without control or should another solution be possible?

Gambling addiction is something that cant really be resolved out and trying to look into those countries which do ban up gambling but still the problem do still exist. Why? Due to accessibility or with the technology
today then its really inevitable for someone to find up ways for them to gamble.It doesnt matter if an online casino or would really be connecting through sports betting or something like that.
Addiction is something a personal issue and cant be resolved out no matter what other external help or solutions would really set in.

[Kyraishi]

What do you think would be the best option to those that are experimenting these issues right now? Should they stop watching sports forever as this is the trigger that causes them to gamble without control or should another solution be possible?

If you genuinely think that issues are caused by the sport itself, then go for it.

But I think that 9/10 it's more of a skewed mindset that is causing problem gambling. People are not seeing gambling as a way to have fun, but rather to make money, and that is a very very dangerous thing to get into.

Go get the right support, talk to a counsellor/psychologist, exclude yourself from all land-based and crypto bookkeepers if that should be the case.

[24Kt]

What do you think would be the best option to those that are experimenting these issues right now? Should they stop watching sports forever as this is the trigger that causes them to gamble without control or should another solution be possible?

If you genuinely think that issues are caused by the sport itself, then go for it.

But I think that 9/10 it's more of a skewed mindset that is causing problem gambling. People are not seeing gambling as a way to have fun, but rather to make money, and that is a very very dangerous thing to get into.

Go get the right support, talk to a counsellor/psychologist, exclude yourself from all land-based and crypto bookkeepers if that should be the case.

Yes, I think it is not the sports per se. But how people are thinking these days especially during this crisis. Some are looking of other options how to earn money, and so some are trying their luck in gambling. However, if you don't know how to control your gambling habits, instead of gaining money, you will end up losing. It is not about the event or sports, it is the people's mindset.

[LUCKMCFLY]

This is something very delicate, usually addiction problems tend to occur under any scenario, the immediate exit will never be to stop watching the games, I think it is little by little and having self-control, although the most immediate is the help of a psychologist to have better results.

In sports betting, what most influences many bettors is the love for their teams and for betting with the heart, some are carried away by what others say, I think it is not all bad, but betting not with so much of money so you don't lose more than you have. Professional help is always convenient as long as the player accepts that he has a problem. The demand of bettors for football or any sports bet is not the fault of sports, an increase of 28% is relevant, but in terms of bets I have always seen that they demand to be over 18 years old and that is the responsibility of each person.

[just_Alice]

It depends on the reason why a certain person watched sports and how he/she started gambling.

If a certain person has been watching sports for a long time and only recently started gambling, then renunciation of the sport won’t fix the problem and the solution would be to look into that person’s psychology, why he started gambling, environment, etc.

If the whole reason for watching sports was just to make money through betting, then yes, stopping it should at least help in some way.

[Mahanton]

What do you think would be the best option to those that are experimenting these issues right now? Should they stop watching sports forever as this is the trigger that causes them to gamble without control or should another solution be possible?

If you genuinely think that issues are caused by the sport itself, then go for it.

But I think that 9/10 it's more of a skewed mindset that is causing problem gambling. People are not seeing gambling as a way to have fun, but rather to make money, and that is a very very dangerous thing to get into.

Go get the right support, talk to a counsellor/psychologist, exclude yourself from all land-based and crypto bookkeepers if that should be the case.

Restricting yourself into these establishments would be still useless because as long addiction is still within you then it would be no use because you would really be finding ways for you to play
no matter what and if you dont find any physical places then you would surely go to online casinos and this do really signifies that you are addicted and its true that this is the main trigger
on why people or gamblers do really play no matter what the condition or situation we are facing on.It isnt just right that you do took the blame of those events for such spike rise.

[passwordnow]

It is a personal matter. There are those fans that just like to watch as they're really bored at home while those gamblers, there's no way to stop them with their own gambling habits. The solution I guess is to increase the number of helpline workers to manage those calls at the same time and there will be more of those that will handle those gamblers that are calling them. They don't have to quit watching those sports forever, it's like prohibiting them to have fun. As long as there's someone and some help that comes to them, they'll manage to overcome it.

[agustina2]

Should they stop watching sports forever as this is the trigger that causes them to gamble without control or should another solution be possible?

That's a bad idea.

Watching sports is part of entertainment and limiting these people to do it for the sake of controlling their gambling addiction will just result in much boredom activity. The only one to control is their gambling addiction and that's the part where it should focus. As possible, gambling support centers or any related fields should contact those gambler's families and close friends. They are the only ones who can help that gambler to minimize their gambling activity.

But in reality, even there's an effort to help the person, if they are not cooperating, it will take a long time to resolve the problem.

[Oilacris]

Should they stop watching sports forever as this is the trigger that causes them to gamble without control or should another solution be possible?

That's a bad idea.

Watching sports is part of entertainment and limiting these people to do it for the sake of controlling their gambling addiction will just result in much boredom activity. The only one to control is their gambling addiction and that's the part where it should focus. As possible, gambling support centers or any related fields should contact those gambler's families and close friends. They are the only ones who can help that gambler to minimize their gambling activity.

But in reality, even there's an effort to help the person, if they are not cooperating, it will take a long time to resolve the problem.

Limiting just because of the risk of addiction? If your do step your foot into gambling then it doesnt automatically means about addiction because if you dont let  yourself to be addicted then
you would really be avoiding such condition.This is on where people do differ because some  do get addicted and some do stick out on getting entertained.

Gambling issues is something that cant really be blamed out into those games offered because this is just a personal problem on where someone should really a good control or hold of.

[ralle14]

That's one effective way of stopping their addictions but I think avoiding sports overall would be like the last resort since there are other options to control their addictions. It's hard to put the blame on the event alone given that the spike just happened recently and we've had this going on for several years. Maybe the pandemic also contributed to this spike as some of the bigger events got postponed and some of them have limited attendance, limiting their source of entertainment.

That's a bit of an old news I think since it's a Euro 2020.

It's not that old, afaik the EURO just ended few months back.

[ethereumhunter]

The other solution, for that matter, will be at the gambler itself because they must solve their addiction problem and they can not blame the sports or the bookmarked as the other who does not have that addiction enjoy their time to watch and place a bet. An addicted gambler must check on themselves what is change with them and maybe those gamblers can avoid watching the sports temporarily and focus on solving their addiction. But I doubt many of them will do that as they enjoy bet on their favorite sports so far. And now, with the situation changed, that can make them place the bet more than before.

[Wexnident]

What do you think would be the best option to those that are experimenting these issues right now? Should they stop watching sports forever as this is the trigger that causes them to gamble without control or should another solution be possible?

A separate solution should be found. Honestly, this isn't attacking the core problem but rather avoiding it. Let's be real, sports isn't the only outlet one can go to when they want to gamble, there are other similar types of stuff they could do that would still end up in them gambling. There's an easy fix where people could register their incomes, and the site would automatically restrict the amount they could gamble but this requires people to put out their KYC so it isn't really that good. It's still up to the person themselves imo.

[Darker45]

What do you think would be the best option to those that are experimenting these issues right now? Should they stop watching sports forever as this is the trigger that causes them to gamble without control or should another solution be possible?

No, of course, not. Between sports and sports betting, the problem is obviously the betting. If you want to address sports betting, I guess it is wrong to remove the sports in it. You have to remove the betting in sports betting. It cannot be said that the sports is triggering betting. Of the millions of sports fans, only a small portion of it are bettors.

Of course if the problem is really severe as in sports bettors have already developed uncontrollable urges to gamble, professional help should be sought. But if it is not that severe, I guess reducing bets to the minimum is good enough.

[uneng]

That is really an insane situation. I didn't know things were already reaching to this point. I think first of all the person should ask himself the reason why he is acting like this. Is it for money, necessity to show others he has good predictions or just a lack of self control? Then he needs to overcome this problem, because to stop watching sports isn't an option for anyone, unless they live in a cave far from the civilization. It's impossible to not have access to sports as it is everywhere. They may stop watching it at home, but once in a bar, restaurant, bus station or any other possible place there might be a television displaying a live soccer match.

There is no way to run from it.

[Strongkored]

An increase during euro 2020 is common because there are big tournaments that will definitely make a lot of people interested in betting, the comparison is the previous year where there were no big tournaments, so the increase is only tentative can't be said to be an issues
Forbidding people to watch sports is not the right thing, if watching sports matches will make people interested in gambling then they must use professionals to solve the problems experienced by that person.

[danherbias07]

Restrictions of the amount to gamble but I think some gambling websites already have that. Maybe stricter or lesser amount. I don't know, they may run out of business if that happens.
It's difficult to make a rule that will benefit both sides. I am part of those gamblers that have increased the amount to gamble because of lack to do at home.
Every job I have now is "work from home" style and I can't even go outside when I have the free time. Putting bets became a habit even if I try to look for other ways to entertain myself. i.e. Animes and Series.
Controlling it may become a difficult task for the government with sports gambling market soaring. They even advertise it during big events like in Pacquiao fight, DraftKings.

[Poker Player]

What do you think would be the best option to those that are experimenting these issues right now? Should they stop watching sports forever as this is the trigger that causes them to gamble without control or should another solution be possible?

If you genuinely think that issues are caused by the sport itself, then go for it.

But I think that 9/10 it's more of a skewed mindset that is causing problem gambling.

I was thinking this precisely.

Such headlines are too simple for such a complex problem. First, we need to look at the personality type of those who have developed problems, and then look at the context, how the pandemic and lockdowns have affected them.

People are not seeing gambling as a way to have fun, but rather to make money, and that is a very very dangerous thing to get into.

This is something that should be taught in high school when teaching basic statistics. Ideally, gambling should be used to pass the time, entertain yourself, and knowing that in that session you can take more money than you bet, so maybe you will do more things/spend more on the weekend, but knowing that it is a very bad strategy to try to get rich in the long term.

[Zilon]

I don't think its the return of sports bets that is causing problems to this gamblers. A gambler will definitely remain a gambler. I will agree with the fact that the number of gamblers after the pandemic got increased because of the lockdown which made people stay at home without any thing doing to generate funds. But for the addictors I think it's their choice and shouldn't be tied to Euro 2020

[Kong Hey Pakboy]

It is a personal matter. There are those fans that just like to watch as they're really bored at home while those gamblers, there's no way to stop them with their own gambling habits. The solution I guess is to increase the number of helpline workers to manage those calls at the same time and there will be more of those that will handle those gamblers that are calling them. They don't have to quit watching those sports forever, it's like prohibiting them to have fun. As long as there's someone and some help that comes to them, they'll manage to overcome it.

This...this is the right way to solve the problem, prohibition will only lead to them being more secretive of their gambling habit which will definitely bee much worse. I want to take an example from a drug addiction standpoint, there's Anthony and Hillel, Anthony is open to his drug addiction but Hillel is much more secretive, Anthony ended up getting the help that he needed while Hillel ended OD. That's the same for addiction to gambling, you will end up much worse if there's a prohibition that leads to secrecy.

[FatFork]

An increase during euro 2020 is common because there are big tournaments that will definitely make a lot of people interested in betting, the comparison is the previous year where there were no big tournaments, so the increase is only tentative can't be said to be an issues
Forbidding people to watch sports is not the right thing, if watching sports matches will make people interested in gambling then they must use professionals to solve the problems experienced by that person.

There are many recreational gamblers who bet on only occasional events and only select sports or teams. For instance, some follow local or national teams and only bet on them. I am among them.
We shouldn't be surprised by such big events as the European Championship or the Olympics causing an increase in sports betting, as they attract many casual amateur gamblers. As the number of gamblers increases, gambling addiction will inevitably increase as well.

Putting restrictions on sports events can only lead to bigger problems because people will turn to other methods of recreation and entertainment which are sometimes even more dangerous. The most important thing is to recognize when gambling stops being fun and becomes a problem. Such people should be offered help at the earliest stage to avoid more serious consequences.

[iv4n]

An increase during euro 2020 is common because there are big tournaments that will definitely make a lot of people interested in betting, the comparison is the previous year where there were no big tournaments, so the increase is only tentative can't be said to be an issues
Forbidding people to watch sports is not the right thing, if watching sports matches will make people interested in gambling then they must use professionals to solve the problems experienced by that person.

I agree with you, this spike is pretty normal, it's just what follows big events. And rise in gambling activities is not the only rise, I am sure people drink more, spend more money and all that... It's exciting when big things are happening and people tend to relax more than usual.
I am not a supporter of forbidding and banning, people should learn how to gamble. To not risk more than they can afford to lose, to not risk their health and all other stuff that can comes from gambling.

[acroman08]

Rehabilitation. If you love the sport why deprive yourself from it when you can suprress the urge to gamble when watching the sport or actually free yourself from the urge of gambling through rehabilitation. Sure it would take months or even years but the end result is that you would still be able to watch your favorite sport.

[kryptqnick]

What do you think would be the best option to those that are experimenting these issues right now? Should they stop watching sports forever as this is the trigger that causes them to gamble without control or should another solution be possible?
https://news.sky.com/story/euro-2020-tournament-caused-spike-in-gambling-problems-says-charity-which-warns-of-return-of-live-sports-12387574

If a person is addicted to something, it's often best to let go of the whole thing to fight addiction. It's like alcohol addicts often don't drink a single drop of alcohol because it triggers their addiction, so not betting on sports at all might be a good choice. As for watching the sports, it's best not to do it if it creates the urge to bet, but perhaps a person could remain engaged by watching games only on repeat, for instance, or trying to play sports instead of watching them. Addiction is also often a reaction to something else, such as loneliness, personal life problems, etc., so looking into the root of the problem and solving it might be helpful to fight addiction. Also, since addiction is a compulsive repetitive behavior, one can try tackling it in the same way other compulsive behaviors are tackled: a good and realistic solution can be switching to another repetitive behavior, but the one that is less harmful, and forming a new habit to replace the old one.

[michellee]

Rehabilitation. If the love the sport why deprive yourself from it when you can suprress the urge to gamble when watching the sport or actually free yourself from the urge of gambling through rehabilitation. Sure it would take months or even years but the end result is that you would still be able to watch your favorite sport.

So that will be worth going to rehabilitation because at least they can suppress the urge to gamble or even solve the addiction problem. But most addicted people to gambling will not want to go to that place and they will not admit that they are addicted to gambling. It is a serious matter for them because if they can not realize it by themselves, they will not have a chance to get out of the addiction and even they will getting deeper into the addiction.

[Obito]

Rehabilitation. If the love the sport why deprive yourself from it when you can suprress the urge to gamble when watching the sport or actually free yourself from the urge of gambling through rehabilitation. Sure it would take months or even years but the end result is that you would still be able to watch your favorite sport.

It's not the sport that's the problem no matter what angle you look at, you're right that rehabilitation is the key for them to cure their gambling addiction, I think the spike is just a temporary thing, remember that the country came out of a lockdown and a lot of people misses betting on live sports but it could also be coincidental.

[Cling18]

It isn't the sports or charities who should adjust but rather those who are experiencing gambling addiction to seek professional help because it's a personal issue due to personal choice. Any form of addiction would be hard to be cured and it will take time. However, self-control and self-discipline would be a big help if a person is willing to change his path.

[avikz]

What do you think would be the best option to those that are experimenting these issues right now? Should they stop watching sports forever as this is the trigger that causes them to gamble without control or should another solution be possible?

These people should control their greed instead of stopping watching sports. Because the addicted gamblers would gamble anyway, be it Euro cup or F1 race. Addicted gamblers are usually driven by greed rather than sports. They try to sniff for opportunities and gamble accordingly.

Also the helpline has seen an increase of 28% in phone calls seeking for help. I would assume more than 70% gamblers didn't even bother to call. So the number of affected people are much bigger. Unfortunately there is no permanent solution where gambling business is a legal form of business.

[poldanmig]

Rehabilitation. If you love the sport why deprive yourself from it when you can suprress the urge to gamble when watching the sport or actually free yourself from the urge of gambling through rehabilitation. Sure it would take months or even years but the end result is that you would still be able to watch your favorite sport.

I think it's not wrong for people to gamble on sports that are held every 4 years, as long as they can still control their emotions in making bets, I think gamblers also have their favorite team in the euro last year and maybe because of that factor they bet for the victory of their favorite team they, in my opinion, rehabilitation is not the right step to get rid of gambling addiction and actually gambling addiction is different from drug addiction which has a big influence in damaging our brain nerves.

[zanezane]

It isn't the sports or charities who should adjust but rather those who are experiencing gambling addiction to seek professional help because it's a personal issue due to personal choice. Any form of addiction would be hard to be cured and it will take time. However, self-control and self-discipline would be a big help if a person is willing to change his path.

Exactly, like what they say, don't shoot the messenger. I think the best thing to do in that kind of situation is to always seek professional help. @Obito might be right you know, the spike could be a temporary thing or a coincidence of some sort.

[acroman08]

I think it's not wrong for people to gamble on sports that are held every 4 years, as long as they can still control their emotions in making bets, I think gamblers also have their favorite team in the euro last year and maybe because of that factor they bet for the victory of their favorite team they, in my opinion, rehabilitation is not the right step to get rid of gambling addiction and actually gambling addiction is different from drug addiction which has a big influence in damaging our brain nerves.

Sure it is not bad to bet on sports that is held every 4 years. But then again just like what the OP posted " it seems that the return of live sports is causing problems to some gamblers that have been struggling with addiction". So, it's clear that there are gamblers that aren't able to control themselves and they needed professional help. That's why I said rehabilitation. also, do you really think that rehabilitation only treat drug addiction? Anyway, if rehabilition is not the right step. Do you have suggestions on what is the right step?

[RealMalatesta]

As we know gambling addictions and all kind of addictions went up during the pandemic as people tried to find a way to cope with the stress of being on their homes, however it seems that the return of live sports is causing problems to some gamblers that have been struggling with addiction as a charity organization revealed the event caused a spike of 28% on the helpline calls they received during that time, this is problematic as those that developed the habit during the pandemic were very limited on the number of events they could bet on, but as restrictions are lifted the options increased and they have no way to deal with this.

I assumed that people staying at home was the reason why the addiction got up, live games was not something in my mind that would cause people to gamble more. Like dice and slots and many other things looked tasty during pandemic for me, and I did gamble slightly more than what I normally would, mainly because I also made a lot more money but at least I did what I had to do.

At the end of the day, we are talking about crypto gambling here and you can do that from home and during pandemic too many people were at home, if that didn't increase the amount of gambling happening and the number of addiction helpline numbers, then I do not know why the live ones did so much, during the live period we were able to get out and talk to people a bit, sure still mask on and everything but we were still capable of going out, but the worst part was when we were all at home and can gamble with a click.

[Smartprofit]

As we know gambling addictions and all kind of addictions went up during the pandemic as people tried to find a way to cope with the stress of being on their homes, however it seems that the return of live sports is causing problems to some gamblers that have been struggling with addiction as a charity organization revealed the event caused a spike of 28% on the helpline calls they received during that time, this is problematic as those that developed the habit during the pandemic were very limited on the number of events they could bet on, but as restrictions are lifted the options increased and they have no way to deal with this.

What do you think would be the best option to those that are experimenting these issues right now? Should they stop watching sports forever as this is the trigger that causes them to gamble without control or should another solution be possible?


https://news.sky.com/story/euro-2020-tournament-caused-spike-in-gambling-problems-says-charity-which-warns-of-return-of-live-sports-12387574

Refusing to watch sports broadcasts is not a solution to the problem.  

In addition, the problems of people suffering from gambling addiction cannot be the basis for the prohibition of sports games.

The revival of the Olympic Games and the holding of international sports competitions are very important events for all mankind.  Great sport unites people.  

However, there is a problem.  

Gambling addicts need help.  First of all, they need an interesting Life Style.  This will allow them to get rid of gambling addiction.  

They can still enjoy watching sports events!

[Fredomago]

I think it's not wrong for people to gamble on sports that are held every 4 years, as long as they can still control their emotions in making bets, I think gamblers also have their favorite team in the euro last year and maybe because of that factor they bet for the victory of their favorite team they, in my opinion, rehabilitation is not the right step to get rid of gambling addiction and actually gambling addiction is different from drug addiction which has a big influence in damaging our brain nerves.

Sure it is not bad to bet on sports that is held every 4 years. But then again just like what the OP posted " it seems that the return of live sports is causing problems to some gamblers that have been struggling with addiction". So, it's clear that there are gamblers that aren't able to control themselves and they needed professional help. That's why I said rehabilitation. also, do you really think that rehabilitation only treat drug addiction? Anyway, if rehabilition is not the right step. Do you have suggestions on what is the right step?

Rehab can help those addicted gamblers to cool down and correct whatever damages that this gambling vice affected their mindsets. Professional help alongside with self-will be the best thing to counter this concern.

It's not bad if you are just occasionally betting or you still have good control over your gambling activities.

But if you are already engaged that much and you cannot control yourself, it's indeed that you really have to go to the process of rehabilitations,.

Gambling or any other addictions are just the same in the concepts of malfunctions inside your brain, things that can be corrected
if the person is really willing to cooperate with the professional who's trying to help him.

[dunfida]

I think it's not wrong for people to gamble on sports that are held every 4 years, as long as they can still control their emotions in making bets, I think gamblers also have their favorite team in the euro last year and maybe because of that factor they bet for the victory of their favorite team they, in my opinion, rehabilitation is not the right step to get rid of gambling addiction and actually gambling addiction is different from drug addiction which has a big influence in damaging our brain nerves.

Sure it is not bad to bet on sports that is held every 4 years. But then again just like what the OP posted " it seems that the return of live sports is causing problems to some gamblers that have been struggling with addiction". So, it's clear that there are gamblers that aren't able to control themselves and they needed professional help. That's why I said rehabilitation. also, do you really think that rehabilitation only treat drug addiction? Anyway, if rehabilition is not the right step. Do you have suggestions on what is the right step?

Rehab can help those addicted gamblers to cool down and correct whatever damages that this gambling vice affected their mindsets. Professional help alongside with self-will be the best thing to counter this concern.

It's not bad if you are just occasionally betting or you still have good control over your gambling activities.

But if you are already engaged that much and you cannot control yourself, it's indeed that you really have to go to the process of rehabilitations,.

Gambling or any other addictions are just the same in the concepts of malfunctions inside your brain, things that can be corrected
if the person is really willing to cooperate with the professional who's trying to help him.

Rehab would just be the last resort you would have if you cant help yourself on your own and next by your loved ones when it comes to your addiction.Although not all does have the capacity on acquiring these service due to some cost and not all would really be that open nor willing to approach these professionals to seek off for some help.

Gambling games or sports event is always there but i dont see for those things to get blamed off when someones do get addicted because this is something a personal problem that you do
need to resolve on your own.

[Fortify]

As we know gambling addictions and all kind of addictions went up during the pandemic as people tried to find a way to cope with the stress of being on their homes, however it seems that the return of live sports is causing problems to some gamblers that have been struggling with addiction as a charity organization revealed the event caused a spike of 28% on the helpline calls they received during that time, this is problematic as those that developed the habit during the pandemic were very limited on the number of events they could bet on, but as restrictions are lifted the options increased and they have no way to deal with this.

What do you think would be the best option to those that are experimenting these issues right now? Should they stop watching sports forever as this is the trigger that causes them to gamble without control or should another solution be possible?


https://news.sky.com/story/euro-2020-tournament-caused-spike-in-gambling-problems-says-charity-which-warns-of-return-of-live-sports-12387574

It's not surprising to see lots more people approaching gambling sites if you watch the game - there are quite a few football clubs who have massive sponsorship by online bookmakers and those "adverts" on the shirts creates a very false impression on many people. It is surprising that gambling sites are allowed to advertise so heavily with the biggest clubs in the world and makes it seem as if the idols of many young people are actively endorsing them. Combine that with a lot of spare cash from Covid and many bored people staying/working at home - it's a recipe for big money for all these sites. The real winners are the people who bought shares in these gambling companies at the very beginning of the stock market dip.

[virasog]

I don't think its the return of sports bets that is causing problems to this gamblers. A gambler will definitely remain a gambler. I will agree with the fact that the number of gamblers after the pandemic got increased because of the lockdown which made people stay at home without any thing doing to generate funds. But for the addictors I think it's their choice and shouldn't be tied to Euro 2020

Whenever there is any big tournament, the gamblers tend to gamble and try to earn money. Since football is played world wide and Euro is being followed in the whole world, we saw the spike in gambling.

This does not mean that gambling addiction is increased. Its just that more number of people gambled during the Euro 2020 and it has nothing to do with gambling addiction.

[passwordnow]

It is a personal matter. There are those fans that just like to watch as they're really bored at home while those gamblers, there's no way to stop them with their own gambling habits. The solution I guess is to increase the number of helpline workers to manage those calls at the same time and there will be more of those that will handle those gamblers that are calling them. They don't have to quit watching those sports forever, it's like prohibiting them to have fun. As long as there's someone and some help that comes to them, they'll manage to overcome it.

This...this is the right way to solve the problem, prohibition will only lead to them being more secretive of their gambling habit which will definitely bee much worse. I want to take an example from a drug addiction standpoint, there's Anthony and Hillel, Anthony is open to his drug addiction but Hillel is much more secretive, Anthony ended up getting the help that he needed while Hillel ended OD. That's the same for addiction to gambling, you will end up much worse if there's a prohibition that leads to secrecy.

Yes, when you stop someone forcefully, they're looking for a way just to make themselves satisfied with what they've used to do and that's through gambling. They'll look for a way just for them to do what they've been craving for.
If someone cannot manage to control himself through gambling addiction and he's trying to get some help with those helplines or anyone that he thinks will help him to win over this addiction, someone really has to help and urge him that he can do it.

[Hippocrypto]

As we know gambling addictions and all kind of addictions went up during the pandemic as people tried to find a way to cope with the stress of being on their homes, however it seems that the return of live sports is causing problems to some gamblers that have been struggling with addiction as a charity organization revealed the event caused a spike of 28% on the helpline calls they received during that time, this is problematic as those that developed the habit during the pandemic were very limited on the number of events they could bet on, but as restrictions are lifted the options increased and they have no way to deal with this.

What do you think would be the best option to those that are experimenting these issues right now? Should they stop watching sports forever as this is the trigger that causes them to gamble without control or should another solution be possible?


https://news.sky.com/story/euro-2020-tournament-caused-spike-in-gambling-problems-says-charity-which-warns-of-return-of-live-sports-12387574

If most of these people had a heart on sports, I guess stopping them to watch their favorite sports is difficult.
The only possible solution is they should educate themselves about how gambling ruin every lives. Their family should act on this serious matter, because they had their own lives and they're responsible of their welfare.
Parents should act on this matter, guidance is very important specially the young people who've been so fanatic with sports.

[harizen]

The solution I guess is to increase the number of helpline workers to manage those calls at the same time and there will be more of those that will handle those gamblers that are calling them.

But even with the good number of helpline workers (which I think their numbers are already good), in most cases, gamblers won't call them. They are currently in their comfort zone so no way they will seek help to save them from gambling even in reality, they need it. That's why the family or close person/friends is the key to helping them.

It's really up to the person how to deal with their gambling addiction. There are hardcore gamblers but still responsible for their activity outside gambling. That's why limiting them, especially watching sports they really like, is not a good solution to limit their gambling activity.

[Oshosondy]

What do you think would be the best option to those that are experimenting these issues right now? Should they stop watching sports forever as this is the trigger that causes them to gamble without control or should another solution be possible?

I will suggest spouse should not hide anything about his gambling life from his wife, I believe married people do not play or do not risk like people that are not married also, two heads are better than one when the other can tell the truth if seeing gambling is becoming problematic in their life.

About others, this will be difficult, someone can become addicted to gambling and hide it from his family until much more money has been lost, that is why it is really problematic, it will be good for people to always check themselves, set a budget for gambling which should not be more than 2 to 5% of their earning, knowing that anything more is an addiction.

People should not see gambling as a way to earn, this is the beginning of addiction that it its end will be so detrimental.

[Fredomago]

What do you think would be the best option to those that are experimenting these issues right now? Should they stop watching sports forever as this is the trigger that causes them to gamble without control or should another solution be possible?


https://news.sky.com/story/euro-2020-tournament-caused-spike-in-gambling-problems-says-charity-which-warns-of-return-of-live-sports-12387574

I think avoiding sports completely is impossible in today's time. If we go to a bar there will be sports on TV, at work our colleagues talk about sport and if we open the newspaper there will also be many articles about sports. We need to find a way to deal with it even after suffering from an addiction.

Make sense, with wide scope coming from different venues, sports are really hard to skip away. Those sports gamblers are the one who need to adjust. If they already have an issue with heavy addictions, it's ample time for them to seek professional help and undergo with therapies.

If you can't be fix it on your own, seeking for help is the best thing to do, no other option or never to hesitate if you already feel inside you, that you need any help that can be provided for you.

Once you successfully cope up with your addiction, find other means of enjoyment keeping yourself busy in other things than thinking about gambling would continue to cure yourself.

[Zilon]

It isn't the sports or charities who should adjust but rather those who are experiencing gambling addiction to seek professional help because it's a personal issue due to personal choice. Any form of addiction would be hard to be cured and it will take time. However, self-control and self-discipline would be a big help if a person is willing to change his path.

Same thing I was also thinking. The fault shouldn't be from live sports it should be with the gamblers. Before signing up for an online sports book we are always warned afore time to gamble responsibly. The addiction is a function of their individual greed and has no business with this live sports. All we need to is to encourage them seek proper counselling

[imstillthebest]

What do you think would be the best option to those that are experimenting these issues right now? Should they stop watching sports forever as this is the trigger that causes them to gamble without control or should another solution be possible?

to stop watching sports forever can be a heavy punishment .
sports isnt that bad if they have a control for themselves but for now it will be better for them to get treated before they came back watching .
another alternative solution can be blocking yourself in gambling sites  , in that way you will not end up gambling but you will only enjoy watching live sports .

[passwordnow]

The solution I guess is to increase the number of helpline workers to manage those calls at the same time and there will be more of those that will handle those gamblers that are calling them.

But even with the good number of helpline workers (which I think their numbers are already good), in most cases, gamblers won't call them. They are currently in their comfort zone so no way they will seek help to save them from gambling even in reality, they need it. That's why the family or close person/friends is the key to helping them.

It's really up to the person how to deal with their gambling addiction. There are hardcore gamblers but still responsible for their activity outside gambling. That's why limiting them, especially watching sports they really like, is not a good solution to limit their gambling activity.

As said, there has been a lot of calls lately and those gamblers that have been asking for help really needs help. And those that don't need their help, they'll stay wherever they are and won't be calling them. I agree that with the help of their families, they'll be able to beat their addiction.
But the usual thing that a gambler faces is fear of telling it to their relatives and that's why aside from that thing, they're looking for someone that will understand them even if they're not bloodline connected.

[Rruchi man]

What do you think would be the best option to those that are experimenting these issues right now? Should they stop watching sports forever as this is the trigger that causes them to gamble without control or should another solution be possible?

To stop watching sports might be very impossible to achieve as it is very difficult to do... If it were possible for our app developers to look towards developing an app that people can gamble with a sort of Virtual currency that doesn't have any value outside the application, and also make rhe app to be able to run on both the ios and Android platform, it will be pf great benefit to compulsive gamblers.

Also, self help groups are a great option as well, linking and having conversations with people that are in same shoes as you always helps.so find one and join in.

[alpamar99]

this is a problem that lies in the psychology of addicts and I think forbidding them to watch sports is not the right choice because usually addicts don't just gamble from sports, even though with the data and facts you say sports still dominate and become a big means for gambling, but the reason for banning them from watching is not the right thing.
at least help from a psychiatrist or psychologist might be more powerful than having to ban them from watching sports broadcasts because we know nowadays especially during pandemic times like this watching sports can be one of the tools to relieve fatigue and boredom, regardless of those who gamble in it. is another problem and with the ban on watching it will make gamblers or people who are addicted to gambling even more bored and this will actually be more dangerous

[Silberman]

As we know gambling addictions and all kind of addictions went up during the pandemic as people tried to find a way to cope with the stress of being on their homes, however it seems that the return of live sports is causing problems to some gamblers that have been struggling with addiction as a charity organization revealed the event caused a spike of 28% on the helpline calls they received during that time, this is problematic as those that developed the habit during the pandemic were very limited on the number of events they could bet on, but as restrictions are lifted the options increased and they have no way to deal with this.

What do you think would be the best option to those that are experimenting these issues right now? Should they stop watching sports forever as this is the trigger that causes them to gamble without control or should another solution be possible?


https://news.sky.com/story/euro-2020-tournament-caused-spike-in-gambling-problems-says-charity-which-warns-of-return-of-live-sports-12387574

If most of these people had a heart on sports, I guess stopping them to watch their favorite sports is difficult.
The only possible solution is they should educate themselves about how gambling ruin every lives. Their family should act on this serious matter, because they had their own lives and they're responsible of their welfare.
Parents should act on this matter, guidance is very important specially the young people who've been so fanatic with sports.

While this seems like a rational approach we need to remember that addiction by the most part is not rational, and if people cannot control the compulsions they have to gamble on sport bets when they watch their favorite sport then maybe it is time to look for other solutions, to leave behind watching a sport that you love so much may seem like something that is too extreme for most but if that is the only option that guarantees that you do not get in trouble again then this may be the only real option we may have to leave addiction behind.

[LUCKMCFLY]

this is a problem that lies in the psychology of addicts and I think forbidding them to watch sports is not the right choice because usually addicts don't just gamble from sports, even though with the data and facts you say sports still dominate and become a big means for gambling, but the reason for banning them from watching is not the right thing.
at least help from a psychiatrist or psychologist might be more powerful than having to ban them from watching sports broadcasts because we know nowadays especially during pandemic times like this watching sports can be one of the tools to relieve fatigue and boredom, regardless of those who gamble in it. is another problem and with the ban on watching it will make gamblers or people who are addicted to gambling even more bored and this will actually be more dangerous

Well the psychiatrist I think it can be but if the problem is very very big, I think that only a strict consultation with a psychologist is enough, it also depends on the player accepting that he has a problem and generally the player himself does not do it. but a third party who leads him to seek this type of aid.

Sports events for bettors many times lose the emotion themselves or perhaps lose the perspective that the sport offers, I know a friend who says to bet without even knowing anything about the team, he only does it because he feels good, obviously this person when he wins He wastes his money on alcoholic beverages, it is already something that escapes his hands, although I think that the apusetas is not the only addiction he has, that is why there are cases in which they are very complicated where the psychiatrist needs to enter to be able to medicate.

[michellee]

What do you think would be the best option to those that are experimenting these issues right now? Should they stop watching sports forever as this is the trigger that causes them to gamble without control or should another solution be possible?


https://news.sky.com/story/euro-2020-tournament-caused-spike-in-gambling-problems-says-charity-which-warns-of-return-of-live-sports-12387574

I think avoiding sports completely is impossible in today's time. If we go to a bar there will be sports on TV, at work our colleagues talk about sport and if we open the newspaper there will also be many articles about sports. We need to find a way to deal with it even after suffering from an addiction.

I think they can avoiding sports by changing the TV channel and watch other entertainment and so many TV channels, they will not think about sports. The only way to prevent the addiction is to build a new habit that does not have a correlation with sports or anything else that can be related to gambling. Actually, we know how to deal with it but unfortunately, we do not want to dig by ourselves and not consult with others so they can advise us about what we need to do.

[uneng]

What do you think would be the best option to those that are experimenting these issues right now? Should they stop watching sports forever as this is the trigger that causes them to gamble without control or should another solution be possible?


https://news.sky.com/story/euro-2020-tournament-caused-spike-in-gambling-problems-says-charity-which-warns-of-return-of-live-sports-12387574

I think avoiding sports completely is impossible in today's time. If we go to a bar there will be sports on TV, at work our colleagues talk about sport and if we open the newspaper there will also be many articles about sports. We need to find a way to deal with it even after suffering from an addiction.

I think they can avoiding sports by changing the TV channel and watch other entertainment and so many TV channels, they will not think about sports. The only way to prevent the addiction is to build a new habit that does not have a correlation with sports or anything else that can be related to gambling. Actually, we know how to deal with it but unfortunately, we do not want to dig by ourselves and not consult with others so they can advise us about what we need to do.

At home it's possible to change TV channel anytime, but and if the person is at a public or someone else's place? It's common for a bar or restaurant to display live sports, since that is what most people enjoy watching while drinking or eating out. Of course the addicted person can leave the place, but that is a very nasty situation that will prejudice his social life on long run. Because of that there isn't another option besides developing self control.

[Rabi3]

At home it's possible to change TV channel anytime, but and if the person is at a public or someone else's place? It's common for a bar or restaurant to display live sports, since that is what most people enjoy watching while drinking or eating out. Of course the addicted person can leave the place, but that is a very nasty situation that will prejudice his social life on long run. Because of that there isn't another option besides developing self control.

that is true, him leaving a place or avoid watching sports is not a solution at all, not just that it would affect negatively his social life, but that person will for sure feel bad every time he walks out a bar or any place that display sports on their TVs, this like the effect of his gambling addiction is still affecting him, i totally agree with you on developing self control as it is the best solution to all kinds of addictions and bad habits.

[michellee]

What do you think would be the best option to those that are experimenting these issues right now? Should they stop watching sports forever as this is the trigger that causes them to gamble without control or should another solution be possible?


https://news.sky.com/story/euro-2020-tournament-caused-spike-in-gambling-problems-says-charity-which-warns-of-return-of-live-sports-12387574

I think avoiding sports completely is impossible in today's time. If we go to a bar there will be sports on TV, at work our colleagues talk about sport and if we open the newspaper there will also be many articles about sports. We need to find a way to deal with it even after suffering from an addiction.

I think they can avoiding sports by changing the TV channel and watch other entertainment and so many TV channels, they will not think about sports. The only way to prevent the addiction is to build a new habit that does not have a correlation with sports or anything else that can be related to gambling. Actually, we know how to deal with it but unfortunately, we do not want to dig by ourselves and not consult with others so they can advise us about what we need to do.

At home it's possible to change TV channel anytime, but and if the person is at a public or someone else's place? It's common for a bar or restaurant to display live sports, since that is what most people enjoy watching while drinking or eating out. Of course the addicted person can leave the place, but that is a very nasty situation that will prejudice his social life on long run. Because of that there isn't another option besides developing self control.

I guess they can not go to a public or someone else's place for free because we still use social distancing, right? So I think they should stay at home most of the time than go public area. If they are in the public area coincidentally and in that area displayed live sports, they should hold themselves no matter if the passion becomes bigger. I think they do not have to go by alone but need others to go with them. Developing self-control will be needed in this matter as that will help them to solve the addiction problem.

[harizen]

but and if the person is at a public or someone else's place? It's common for a bar or restaurant to display live sports, since that is what most people enjoy watching while drinking or eating out. Of course the addicted person can leave the place, but that is a very nasty situation that will prejudice his social life on long run. Because of that there isn't another option besides developing self control.

That was too much for a limitation. If a person is already addicted to gambling, even they don't have to watch sports they will still find a way to gamble.

No need to limit them to watch sports. We want to limit them to gambling only. Let them enjoy watching sports because there are other ways to solve the gambling problem and limiting them to watch their favorite sports should not be an option. What if watching sports is their comfort zone.

Limiting an activity just like gambling and for example, alcohol, drugs, etc. won't be stopped if the solution is to target their usual activities outside of that zone. The root cause should be determined and slowly educating them to become responsible.

[Fortify]

As we know gambling addictions and all kind of addictions went up during the pandemic as people tried to find a way to cope with the stress of being on their homes, however it seems that the return of live sports is causing problems to some gamblers that have been struggling with addiction as a charity organization revealed the event caused a spike of 28% on the helpline calls they received during that time, this is problematic as those that developed the habit during the pandemic were very limited on the number of events they could bet on, but as restrictions are lifted the options increased and they have no way to deal with this.

What do you think would be the best option to those that are experimenting these issues right now? Should they stop watching sports forever as this is the trigger that causes them to gamble without control or should another solution be possible?


https://news.sky.com/story/euro-2020-tournament-caused-spike-in-gambling-problems-says-charity-which-warns-of-return-of-live-sports-12387574

I think that the ridiculous wages that we see at the top end of football fuels a large part of this problem. When you're trading players (who are supposedly worth tens of millions) then you need advertisers who pay out huge amounts. The most lucrative industries like gambling are simply overflowing with money right now and always looking for new punters that they can suck in. In effect all these huge transfer fees that we see every year are being partly funded by unfortunate souls who got sucked into a casino which they saw advertised on the side of a football pitch, but then everyone is free to make their own decisions in life and nobody is forced to spend money on such things.

[mv1986]

As we know gambling addictions and all kind of addictions went up during the pandemic as people tried to find a way to cope with the stress of being on their homes, however it seems that the return of live sports is causing problems to some gamblers that have been struggling with addiction as a charity organization revealed the event caused a spike of 28% on the helpline calls they received during that time, this is problematic as those that developed the habit during the pandemic were very limited on the number of events they could bet on, but as restrictions are lifted the options increased and they have no way to deal with this.

What do you think would be the best option to those that are experimenting these issues right now? Should they stop watching sports forever as this is the trigger that causes them to gamble without control or should another solution be possible?


https://news.sky.com/story/euro-2020-tournament-caused-spike-in-gambling-problems-says-charity-which-warns-of-return-of-live-sports-12387574

Telling someone to stop watching sports is like telling someone to stop drinking beer who is running his own brewery. There is no way to stop watching sports. You will always be confronted with sports events in live or on the media in one way or another. There must be another root cause for the tendency to develop addictions. Also, I don't think the EURO is now responsible for the spike as if there was a causal relationship. Maybe that was just a weird coincidence? Why would this EURO be different from any other EURO? Someone who is prone to develop a gambling addiction doesn't need a European championship to do so...

[ipanks]

We can not blame Euro 2020 or other events that caused a spike in gambling issues because gambling is by people and not by Euro 2020. If people decide to gamble for that events, they should know that gambling risks losing money and becoming addicted. Without realized about that, they will think that they are addicted because of one event.

People decide by themselves and that makes the gambling issues increase and many people addicted. People need to solve the addiction problem and find out how they can enjoy sports and bet without getting addicted.

[KTChampions]

As we know gambling addictions and all kind of addictions went up during the pandemic as people tried to find a way to cope with the stress of being on their homes, however it seems that the return of live sports is causing problems to some gamblers that have been struggling with addiction as a charity organization revealed the event caused a spike of 28% on the helpline calls they received during that time, this is problematic as those that developed the habit during the pandemic were very limited on the number of events they could bet on, but as restrictions are lifted the options increased and they have no way to deal with this.

What do you think would be the best option to those that are experimenting these issues right now? Should they stop watching sports forever as this is the trigger that causes them to gamble without control or should another solution be possible?


https://news.sky.com/story/euro-2020-tournament-caused-spike-in-gambling-problems-says-charity-which-warns-of-return-of-live-sports-12387574

I think that the key point is a return to normal life (the one that was before the pandemic) - if this happens, then most people will easily get rid of those bad habits that they acquired during lockdowns. But judging by the fact that in many countries lockdowns are becoming more severe (for example, in Australia), these problems will be relevant for a long time.

[AicecreaME]

You don't have to stop watching sports, there's nothing wrong with that. What you need to stop is making bets every time you watch sports, that's the only one mistake on them. Maybe since it's pandemic, they were just trying to spice things up in watching sports that's why they started sports betting. No matter how low the odd is, gambling is still gambling that'll make your money disappear in no time.

They need therapy of course. There's no way they can eliminate their own addiction on their own if they are just simply forgetting it for a day and if they get bored, they will continue betting again.

[Tumanggor]

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many who are not actually gamblers bet as long as their favorite team that they idolize competes. does this include gambling addiction, I don't think so
besides that betting on the favorite team is a form of support for the team we like even though some people think that betting is bad

I am not an active gambler, but when the football teams that I like is playing, I will definitely place a bet for them

[Peanutswar]

Many people today getting quarantine in their homes and some of them get might bored and they see gambling as an alternative to satisfy their self but this is not the most ideal thing there's money involved in gambling and unlike in real gambling you can just see the people playing hard to earn just watching gives you satisfaction but now you need to play an actual game or participate so you can enjoy the game.

Too much gambling addiction might need to take an action like a consultation with the doctor to prevent it as early as possible.

[Mahanton]

Many people today getting quarantine in their homes and some of them get might bored and they see gambling as an alternative to satisfy their self but this is not the most ideal thing there's money involved in gambling and unlike in real gambling you can just see the people playing hard to earn just watching gives you satisfaction but now you need to play an actual game or participate so you can enjoy the game.

Too much gambling addiction might need to take an action like a consultation with the doctor to prevent it as early as possible.

Most of gambling physical casinos had already opened their doors and we can say that people had already starting on going to those establishments or places where they can place up bets.
We cant really deny about such increase of spike of gambling issues or trend due to several factors not only on the interest of a particular event but also to the current condition
or situation that we are facing globally. It isnt really just right to focused on a single reason if there are some other factors that do affect spike in interest.

[dothebeats]

Well, this is to be expected considering that there are indeed a lot of gamblers during these types of events. Most of the time they stake huge money in order to participate and support their favorite teams. I have nothing against that, although I find it over the top to bet your life savings on your favorite team just to support them. But then again, people differ from each other, and some are just gutsy and feeling lucky while others are outright dumb and stupid for believing that they will win against the odds.

[geegaw]

We can not blame Euro 2020 or other events that caused a spike in gambling issues because gambling is by people and not by Euro 2020. If people decide to gamble for that events, they should know that gambling risks losing money and becoming addicted. Without realized about that, they will think that they are addicted because of one event.

People decide by themselves and that makes the gambling issues increase and many people addicted. People need to solve the addiction problem and find out how they can enjoy sports and bet without getting addicted.

Agreed, these top leagues bring glory to the clubs as well as enhance the value of the players, except for the development benefit, the fans are also excited to watch the excellent matches, gambling is mainly just a form of adding interest to watching the game but no one thinks that the psyche of many individuals is too unbridled, they show up and bet on most tournaments. The recent Euro tournament is also just one of a number of tournaments where addicts bet but coincidentally combined with the Covid situation, it causes the number of gambling to probably spike.

[Stalker22]

Many people today getting quarantine in their homes and some of them get might bored and they see gambling as an alternative to satisfy their self but this is not the most ideal thing there's money involved in gambling and unlike in real gambling you can just see the people playing hard to earn just watching gives you satisfaction but now you need to play an actual game or participate so you can enjoy the game.

Too much gambling addiction might need to take an action like a consultation with the doctor to prevent it as early as possible.

It is not so much that you are bored, it is that your mind is not on the right thing.

There will always be times when it is difficult to cope with what is happening, but not every hour is like that and the only way to get through these difficult times is to spend your free time doing things that you enjoy. Self help can be a life saver when you need to focus on something other than the situation you find yourself in. For instance, during my isolation, I have spent many hours reading. It helps to keep my mind busy and helps me to find a perspective about what is going on. Once you better understand what's going on, you become part of the solution, not the problem.

Another way to ensure you have the best life you can possibly have is to create a strong network of friends and family. It is often these people who support us at the toughest times. Gambling might be a way to pass the time, but spending your free time in a lonely bedroom is not the right way to spend it. It's important that you spend time with people who you can rely on at the worst times.

[Hypnosis00]

What do you think would be the best option to those that are experimenting these issues right now? Should they stop watching sports forever as this is the trigger that causes them to gamble without control or should another solution be possible?


https://news.sky.com/story/euro-2020-tournament-caused-spike-in-gambling-problems-says-charity-which-warns-of-return-of-live-sports-12387574

I'd never think watching sports games is unhealthy that we need to stop, but it was just the addiction we need to address because, in the first place, we can watch sports without placing a bet. But somehow it was going to happen that young adults or even kids know how to gamble already as they are exposed to that kind of activities that could lead to early gambling addiction.

No matter what they do as long as sports have been still published online, they will find a way. Even they don't watch them, as long as sports betting still exists, their addiction is hard to control unless if they are truly committed to stopping it.

[DoublerHunter]

What do you think would be the best option to those that are experimenting these issues right now? Should they stop watching sports forever as this is the trigger that causes them to gamble without control or should another solution be possible?


https://news.sky.com/story/euro-2020-tournament-caused-spike-in-gambling-problems-says-charity-which-warns-of-return-of-live-sports-12387574

I'd never think watching sports games is unhealthy that we need to stop, but it was just the addiction we need to address because, in the first place, we can watch sports without placing a bet. But somehow it was going to happen that young adults or even kids know how to gamble already as they are exposed to that kind of activities that could lead to early gambling addiction.

^ Ohh I never know this, but why it is very interesting to watch sports games even though you are not betting on it, it seems like you are very excited to know who will gonna win in every match and if you will successfully know, it bring satisfaction. But I don't believe this will bring addiction, it just depended on us not by watching them. I can even able to control myself if I want not to place a bet because I don't have enough funds to spend. Nevertheless, it could be this will happen to other people but it is not advisable to me to prohibit people not to watch because it causes and trigger addiction, you watch it because you wanted to have entertainment, that is all.

[Slow death]

Strange how many news channels try to take games of chance to a path where they are considered a show that should be freed from society, if we have 1 million gamblers worldwide and only 100 people addicted to gambling then we can stay calm, because we can make comparisons:

When a car company makes 100 cars and launches it on the market, in my opinion I think at least 20 or 40 cars will be involved in serious accidents where people will die.

the beer companies too when they launch beer on the market, no doubt they are creating more new addicts

by that I mean that it is a huge exaggeration that certain news channels dramatize about gambling

[coin-investor]

As we know gambling addictions and all kind of addictions went up during the pandemic as people tried to find a way to cope with the stress of being on their homes, however it seems that the return of live sports is causing problems to some gamblers that have been struggling with addiction as a charity organization revealed the event caused a spike of 28% on the helpline calls they received during that time, this is problematic as those that developed the habit during the pandemic were very limited on the number of events they could bet on, but as restrictions are lifted the options increased and they have no way to deal with this.

What do you think would be the best option to those that are experimenting these issues right now? Should they stop watching sports forever as this is the trigger that causes them to gamble without control or should another solution be possible?


https://news.sky.com/story/euro-2020-tournament-caused-spike-in-gambling-problems-says-charity-which-warns-of-return-of-live-sports-12387574

They are excited to go back to normal lives and they missed a lot of things and one of them is betting offline like betting on casinos and Euro 2020 not only these events many more events that are going to launch are going to attract bettors, they missed doing this after a long lockdown and we can't blame them, they just want to do again what they love doing in the pre-pandemic.

[goinmerry]

Many people today getting quarantine in their homes and some of them get might bored and they see gambling as an alternative to satisfy their self but this is not the most ideal thing there's money involved in gambling

Being bored is not the reason. With or without quarantine these people will still expose to gambling.

If a person really dedicated to change their gambling addiction, it should start with themselves. Watching sports should also not be the point we should look at why there are great numbers of people being addicted to gambling.

It's ok for me that people gamble even to the point they are losing much as long as they know what they are doing. I have known some people who loses much in gambling during the pandemic. They feel sad and regretful but know how to move on.

[boyptc]

No matter what they do as long as sports have been still published online, they will find a way. Even they don't watch them, as long as sports betting still exists, their addiction is hard to control unless if they are truly committed to stopping it.

Betting will remain to exist. Even if there are no longer sports, people will still find a way to gamble and to bet.

But we all knew it that sports have been there since ancient days and it won't be gone. The addiction from these gamblers, it's their own problem to solve if they cannot do it moderately.

[molsewid]

We can not blame Euro 2020 or other events that caused a spike in gambling issues because gambling is by people and not by Euro 2020. If people decide to gamble for that events, they should know that gambling risks losing money and becoming addicted. Without realized about that, they will think that they are addicted because of one event.

People decide by themselves and that makes the gambling issues increase and many people addicted. People need to solve the addiction problem and find out how they can enjoy sports and bet without getting addicted.

We can't directly blame Euro 2020 for the spike of calls in helpline that they received because at the end of the day its a personal choice of a gambler. It's a sole responsibility of a person to make a limitation in himself when it comes to his gambling activities. Though some may blame the gambling site or establishments but still the government allows those gambling businesses to legally operate. So lets just be responsible to ourselves to have a self limitation to avoid the possibility of gambling addiction.

[michellee]

No matter what they do as long as sports have been still published online, they will find a way. Even they don't watch them, as long as sports betting still exists, their addiction is hard to control unless if they are truly committed to stopping it.

Betting will remain to exist. Even if there are no longer sports, people will still find a way to gamble and to bet.

But we all knew it that sports have been there since ancient days and it won't be gone. The addiction from these gamblers, it's their own problem to solve if they cannot do it moderately.

It is human nature to search for a thing to bet and make money from that as humans can bet for a simple thing to attract more people to join with them. Once it becomes popular, they will create a competition event to attract a large audience and invited more players to play.

Even if that is just simple sports that do not have much attention from people, that can become popular once the gambler joins and bet on those sports.

[virasog]

As we know gambling addictions and all kind of addictions went up during the pandemic as people tried to find a way to cope with the stress of being on their homes, however it seems that the return of live sports is causing problems to some gamblers that have been struggling with addiction as a charity organization revealed the event caused a spike of 28% on the helpline calls they received during that time, this is problematic as those that developed the habit during the pandemic were very limited on the number of events they could bet on, but as restrictions are lifted the options increased and they have no way to deal with this.

What do you think would be the best option to those that are experimenting these issues right now? Should they stop watching sports forever as this is the trigger that causes them to gamble without control or should another solution be possible?


https://news.sky.com/story/euro-2020-tournament-caused-spike-in-gambling-problems-says-charity-which-warns-of-return-of-live-sports-12387574

Telling someone to stop watching sports is like telling someone to stop drinking beer who is running his own brewery. There is no way to stop watching sports. You will always be confronted with sports events in live or on the media in one way or another. There must be another root cause for the tendency to develop addictions. Also, I don't think the EURO is now responsible for the spike as if there was a causal relationship. Maybe that was just a weird coincidence? Why would this EURO be different from any other EURO? Someone who is prone to develop a gambling addiction doesn't need a European championship to do so...

Watching sports is a healthy activity and it also gives entertainment. However gambling is risky and gambling addiction is even more risker as you can lose all your wealth if you are addicted to gambling. So if anyone is addictive to sport betting, he should find other ways to stop gamble, but should not quit watching sports.
I don't like the opinion of people suggesting to stop watching sports altogether. Why not only focus on the problem which is gambling addiction.

[KTChampions]

Strange how many news channels try to take games of chance to a path where they are considered a show that should be freed from society, if we have 1 million gamblers worldwide and only 100 people addicted to gambling then we can stay calm, because we can make comparisons:

When a car company makes 100 cars and launches it on the market, in my opinion I think at least 20 or 40 cars will be involved in serious accidents where people will die.

the beer companies too when they launch beer on the market, no doubt they are creating more new addicts

by that I mean that it is a huge exaggeration that certain news channels dramatize about gambling

First of all, this is the work of news channels - they have long ago, instead of dry feed of news, present "sensations" which they themselves invent just to shock the readers. Secondly, now the situation is such that because of lockdowns, many people experience psychological difficulties, but it is forbidden to blame lockdowns for this, therefore news agencies are forced to come up with other reasons for which people are supposedly suffering.