Are athletes also becoming problem gamblers?

[Taskford]

Accordingly to this article, athletes are more prone to developing gambling addiction than another individuals: Athletes and problem gambling: what do you need to know?

They present the following reasons to justify potential levels of addiction among players and athletes:

• Players and athletes are technically more prone to gambling addiction due to the signs of compulsive gambling like winning expectations, energy levels, competitive spirit, and high IQ levels.

• Athletes have higher tendencies of gambling because of their skill set. These people start gambling for the challenges and competitors attached to it but it adds to the risk of getting addicted over time.

• The competitive spirit and potential have led the athletes to gamble in multiple forms. Along with these comes an additional addiction to alcohol and drugs. Gambling helps them financially and is highly lucrative. The cycle of addiction begins with wanting to get back what is lost which leads to more losses or wins and so on.

• In the case of a normal person, after losing money in gambling, he might want to move to safer ways that would eventually help to recover his losses. Whereas, among athletes, it is a sense of superiority and power, and thus winning is the only option for them as they do not like defeat. More money is invested into gambling, and it goes on.  This is where their addiction begins.

It's not a secret many popular athletes had or still have issues with gambling addiction during their lifetime, which prejudiced their personal lives and careers. Is the mentioned competitive spirit a double edge sword, which helps the athlete to improve his performance, but at same time lead him to an insatiable desire for winnings that may end in a frustrated attempt of beating the casinos?

Or is it just bullshit and another attempt of distancing gambling sponsors from sports' industry? What do you think? Share your opinion, please.

The only thing I find reason why they are prone to become more prone to be addicted gambler its because they mostly got a high salary and some other players are involve with casino so provably this one can trigger there addiction unto this. But I think this is rarely happen now since most of the high paid athletes have financial manager so I thimk there addiction will be controlled since someone is watching their finances.

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[Cling18]

As for me, athletes aren't just the ones who could possibly get addicted to gambling. Well, most of them are also busy with their chosen sports and they mostly don't have enough time to gamble. I guess there's just a small percentage of athletes who gamble. Those athletes need to control and discipline themselves so they could manage their money properly.

[DoublerHunter]

As for me, athletes aren't just the ones who could possibly get addicted to gambling. Well, most of them are also busy with their chosen sports and they mostly don't have enough time to gamble. I guess there's just a small percentage of athletes who gamble. Those athletes need to control and discipline themselves so they could manage their money properly.

^ This is what I am thinking, how they will involve themself in gambling if they are so busy of being practice, their whole life is on the activity that they like. Athletes are don't have time for any entertainment if they had free time, they will keep going practice and practice especially if the event is near to come for the competition. However, they are also prone to gambling addictivity but it is probably 10% of them. They need to focus on what game they expert so that they will not lose when there is competition come.

[Peanutswar]

I guess the athletes already have knowledge how does gambling sports work out so they are more likely to know and getting encouraged to try this we know that known players have a huge amount of wages on different teams they want to bet it's just part of their entertainment. But still gambling is gambling it took too much risk if we got addicted on this kind of habit. Once you have a lot of money its too hard to waste them all unless you got conscious you already losing tons of it.

[LogitechMouse]

It's not a secret many popular athletes had or still have issues with gambling addiction during their lifetime, which prejudiced their personal lives and careers. Is the mentioned competitive spirit a double edge sword, which helps the athlete to improve his performance, but at same time lead him to an insatiable desire for winnings that may end in a frustrated attempt of beating the casinos?

When you have that much money that an athlete does, there is always a time that they will think of spending their money into gambling since there will be times that they will think that they don't know where to spend their money with.

Many got addicted, many successfully recovered from it, many just stopped gambling after few losses and the worse is there are some that ruined their whole life and career just because of gambling.

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It's not a secret many popular athletes had or still have issues with gambling addiction during their lifetime, which prejudiced their personal lives and careers. Is the mentioned competitive spirit a double edge sword, which helps the athlete to improve his performance, but at same time lead him to an insatiable desire for winnings that may end in a frustrated attempt of beating the casinos?

When you have that much money that an athlete does, there is always a time that they will think of spending their money into gambling since there will be times that they will think that they don't know where to spend their money with.

Many got addicted, many successfully recovered from it, many just stopped gambling after few losses and the worse is there are some that ruined their whole life and career just because of gambling.

Even I don't think an athlete who has a lot of money to spend their money on gambling even though this is clearly a fatal loss if he can't choose quickly it will be even worse what one imagines, but as far as I know an athlete will very rarely get addicted in this case.

Gambling can get worse if it's emotional, but if this is done casually then it won't be a problem because of course they enjoy this just for fun but if you want to spend money faster I don't think it's a good thing to do like this.

[aioc]

It's on the athlete's  character not on being an athlete, if they have a history of being reckless and risktaker and since they have the means, they can become addict to gambling, the temptation of person to become an addict is not on his profession, there are notorious celebrity gamblers and politicians, these athletes are popular and people tend to generalize athletes when they see many athletes into gambling but if you look on the overall figure other sectors and profession have their shares of gambling addiction

[pinggoki]

Just as everyone here would say, everyone has equal chances of being addicted to gambling, be it for fun or if they want to earn from gambling. Then again, I really think the reason why Athletes fall victim to gambling addiction isn't about their competitive drive, but because of the apparent feeling that they can earn all their losses back anyway. This goes especially for highly paid athletes such as Michael Jordan who literally lost $6 million in a single gambling session, prompting him to receive alleged sanctions from the NBA. Sadly, not all highly-paid gamblers are as fortunate like him to have solid backup plans in the form of sneaker partnerships.

As for me, athletes aren't just the ones who could possibly get addicted to gambling. Well, most of them are also busy with their chosen sports and they mostly don't have enough time to gamble. I guess there's just a small percentage of athletes who gamble. Those athletes need to control and discipline themselves so they could manage their money properly.

I think it's a matter of who's headline-worthy to expose of being a chronic gambler, you wouldn't bat an eye for a not-so-well-known athlete to be exposed of gambling, since they don't hold so much presence anyway to produce any impact to the public, but if we were to see MJ or Rafael Nadal beating the headlines because of chronic gambling, people will literally go nuts all over it. So for me I think athletes and regular people like us have the same tendencies to be addicted to gambling, just that they have a lot more going for them compared to us.

[Fredomago]

It's on the athlete's  character not on being an athlete, if they have a history of being reckless and risktaker and since they have the means, they can become addict to gambling, the temptation of person to become an addict is not on his profession, there are notorious celebrity gamblers and politicians, these athletes are popular and people tend to generalize athletes when they see many athletes into gambling but if you look on the overall figure other sectors and profession have their shares of gambling addiction

Big part of this influence is its own characteristic, majority may be affected since there's already inside that's attached to these vices.
Though there are also chances that it's because of social life, athletes who think that because they already have a huge amount of money, they can just spend it on whatever they desire, and for those who land on gambling business addiction is not impossible.

Once suffered from huge losses, the chance to keep playing back is there.
Athletes are also human being, what inside an ordinary gambling addicted person can happen as well with them.

[bittraffic]

When a person has the money to spend, some just don't know what to do with it. Buying just about anything they see becomes normal and sometimes int ogambling.
Michael Jordan seems to be the most famous athlete that also developed the gambling problem, we have heard him on the news over and over since he is very much famous since the 90s. One of the highest-paid player in the history of NBA.

[nakamura12]

You could say it like that but it's not just players  or athletes are prone to becoming a gambling addict. We all know that there are many gambling addicts and most of it are non athletic people and yet they are having problems of being a gambling addict and wants to stop the urge to gamble but seems can't do it alone and needed help to do it either from family or friends who will support. Even some celebrities are gambling. It is about their character and if that athlete have lots of money to spend then athletes are also like that.

[Oshosondy]

Accordingly to this article, athletes are more prone to developing gambling addiction than another individuals

Anyone that is exosed to gambling can develop addiction but both athletes and normal individual that are not engaging in sport can develop gambling addiction while people that are not exposed to sport and all those games like casinos, pokers and many like that are not even gambling not to talk of getting addicted. Irrespective of the person being an athlete or doing any other sport or game, he should know the pros and cons of gambling, especially doing all things to make surehe do not fall more to the cons side, he should know gambling too much is not advisable, also that using more than amount budgeted for it is the start of gambling addiction, anyone can fall into addiction trap, we must just make use we are conscious about it and not following the ways that will lead us to too much gambling that will later lead to gambling addiction irrespective of being an athlete or not.

[ReiMomo]

Accordingly to this article, athletes are more prone to developing gambling addiction than another individuals

Anyone that is exosed to gambling can develop addiction but both athletes and normal individual that are not engaging in sport can develop gambling addiction while people that are not exposed to sport and all those games like casinos, pokers and many like that are not even gambling not to talk of getting addicted. Irrespective of the person being an athlete or doing any other sport or game, he should know the pros and cons of gambling, especially doing all things to make surehe do not fall more to the cons side, he should know gambling too much is not advisable, also that using more than amount budgeted for it is the start of gambling addiction, anyone can fall into addiction trap, we must just make use we are conscious about it and not following the ways that will lead us to too much gambling that will later lead to gambling addiction irrespective of being an athlete or not.

Gambling does not leave anyone right? either it might be an athlete or a boxer or any audience out there at the stadium. Skills of an athlete or any other player is tested? Will these friendly bets or gambling not pressurize the players and divert them from playing out a real match with concentration? Gambling dominates the any game or the players? Addiction can divert anyone from reality. But nothing can be changed.

[Slow death]

this is the first time i know that the professional gamers i see so much on tv and social media are people more likely to enter the world of gambling addiction, honestly i can't see the logic of how this is possible, i don't understand What would a rich guy who had a brilliant career in the sports world become addicted to gambling? why? if he can easily have a lot of fun in any corner of the world because he has money then why would a rich sportsman be turning into a gambling addict? I can not understand

[DoublerHunter]

You could say it like that but it's not just players  or athletes are prone to becoming a gambling addict. We all know that there are many gambling addicts and most of it are non athletic people and yet they are having problems of being a gambling addict and wants to stop the urge to gamble but seems can't do it alone and needed help to do it either from family or friends who will support. Even some celebrities are gambling. It is about their character and if that athlete have lots of money to spend then athletes are also like that.

^ Because they can simply divert their attention to the practice mode when they are not busy in a real-life or don't have work. So it is really impossible for the athletes that get involved in addiction. One of the reasons why people get addicted to gambling is because they can afford what they can lose but someday when they don't have enough funds to gamble and everything of their wealth has been sold because of gambling, that is really a huge problem that they don't ever forget on their whole life. That is why we should always be open to our family about what we are doing every day for example in gambling, if you are addicted, there is someone who will give advice.

[Fatunad]

this is the first time i know that the professional gamers i see so much on tv and social media are people more likely to enter the world of gambling addiction, honestly i can't see the logic of how this is possible, i don't understand What would a rich guy who had a brilliant career in the sports world become addicted to gambling? why? if he can easily have a lot of fun in any corner of the world because he has money then why would a rich sportsman be turning into a gambling addict? I can not understand

You can also read up here more.

https://rehabs.com/blog/8-pro-athletes-with-outrageous-gambling-addictions/
https://www.sportscasting.com/which-pro-athlete-had-the-worst-gambling-addiction-ever/

These are pro athletes which does have worst gambling addiction.

[Silberman]

Or is it just bullshit and another attempt of distancing gambling sponsors from sports' industry? What do you think? Share your opinion, please.

We both know that everyone has the potential to become addicted to gambling even if it's just for fun at first. The financial strength of sports athletes allows them to gamble uncontrollably in a single session so their frustration will arise when they desperately want to recover from losses. We already know a lot about famous sports athletes who are addicted to gambling, addicted to alcohol to the point of ruining their reputations and careers. This is actually not nonsense because gambling addiction can strike anyone when they have made gambling more than just entertainment.

Athletes for the most part live a life of excesses, since not only they have money but also fame this makes them feel invincible as if they are capable of doing whatever they want, this is why so many of them develop addictions of all kind like alcohol, drugs, sex, and of course gambling, it is very rare that a person which is a professional athlete can deal with and escape the traps of success, which I why we see so many of them facing bankruptcy just a few years after they retire.

[coin-investor]

this is the first time i know that the professional gamers i see so much on tv and social media are people more likely to enter the world of gambling addiction, honestly i can't see the logic of how this is possible, i don't understand What would a rich guy who had a brilliant career in the sports world become addicted to gambling? why? if he can easily have a lot of fun in any corner of the world because he has money then why would a rich sportsman be turning into a gambling addict? I can not understand

You can also read up here more.

https://rehabs.com/blog/8-pro-athletes-with-outrageous-gambling-addictions/
https://www.sportscasting.com/which-pro-athlete-had-the-worst-gambling-addiction-ever/

These are pro athletes which does have worst gambling addiction.

These are popular athletes and there are lesser-known athletes and athletes who play online they are of huge numbers and they are part of big people who become addicted to money because they have the money to spend for gambling, athletes are people who earn a substantial amount of money and this is one of the temptations of having a lot of money you want more and you are daring because you have a risk driven personality.

[dunfida]

this is the first time i know that the professional gamers i see so much on tv and social media are people more likely to enter the world of gambling addiction, honestly i can't see the logic of how this is possible, i don't understand What would a rich guy who had a brilliant career in the sports world become addicted to gambling? why? if he can easily have a lot of fun in any corner of the world because he has money then why would a rich sportsman be turning into a gambling addict? I can not understand

You can also read up here more.

https://rehabs.com/blog/8-pro-athletes-with-outrageous-gambling-addictions/
https://www.sportscasting.com/which-pro-athlete-had-the-worst-gambling-addiction-ever/

These are pro athletes which does have worst gambling addiction.

These are popular athletes and there are lesser-known athletes and athletes who play online they are of huge numbers and they are part of big people who become addicted to money because they have the money to spend for gambling, athletes are people who earn a substantial amount of money and this is one of the temptations of having a lot of money you want more and you are daring because you have a risk driven personality.

Not only in gambling but also in other things as well on where you do know that you do have money to spend then its just basic that you would determine on doing things that you do want.

Whenever you do set your foot into gambling field then chances of spending high loads or tons of money would be high.You should be aware before you do play about risk of becoming an addict.
Gambling addiction doesnt really mind off no matter what reputation or popularity do you had because effects would be just similar to those casual or ordinary joes.

[Woodie]

For me if this statement was to be true I would say there is a possibility of match fixing if these games they gamble on included the games they themselves play in otherwise this is up for debate until proven guilty. But looking at the charts i would honestly say these guys do not have any involvement in how government is currently run.