The Gambling increase due to the pandemic, stats, UK

[tulusikhlas]

But what would the people do when most of us lost our jobs that's only supporting to our family and yet this pandemic is bringing chaos instead. Most people are bored, unhappy, can't go out due to the lockdown that's why the only thing that they would find entertaining is to join/play gamble online.

Pandemic is just a reason. The ones who gambled most during the time of pandemic are those employed compared to the unemployed. How come a person will gamble during the pandemic if they have no work. Where they will get the money to cover their gambling expenses?

Most people who contribute to the activeness of gambling in the UK are those who have the capability to support their gambling expenses. These persons might be got influenced by their other friends that were doing gambling regularly at home.

The fact is that there are some of them who do not work and also gamble. Money doesn't always come from work. We can get it from some unexpected side. For example in my place there are people who don't work, so they gamble with what little money they have. With that kind of thinking, it's not a solution when you don't have an income, instead you run to gambling. We really can't prevent or prevent them from gambling.

[uneng]

But what would the people do when most of us lost our jobs that's only supporting to our family and yet this pandemic is bringing chaos instead. Most people are bored, unhappy, can't go out due to the lockdown that's why the only thing that they would find entertaining is to join/play gamble online.

Pandemic is just a reason. The ones who gambled most during the time of pandemic are those employed compared to the unemployed. How come a person will gamble during the pandemic if they have no work. Where they will get the money to cover their gambling expenses?

Most people who contribute to the activeness of gambling in the UK are those who have the capability to support their gambling expenses. These persons might be got influenced by their other friends that were doing gambling regularly at home.

The fact is that there are some of them who do not work and also gamble. Money doesn't always come from work. We can get it from some unexpected side. For example in my place there are people who don't work, so they gamble with what little money they have. With that kind of thinking, it's not a solution when you don't have an income, instead you run to gambling. We really can't prevent or prevent them from gambling.

But where does that little amount of money they have come from? To have money, despite the amount, someone needs a source of income that must come from work, investments or donations. And if these people are being given free money it's a serious issue they are using this budget to gamble, as gambling is not supposed to be a basic need for an individual who doesn't have any other income.
That is the case of some gamblers where I live as well, because I see when a new month is beginning, people who receive welfare from the government goes directly to the pubs where gambling lottery and similar games are offered in order to spend that money.

[xSkylarx]

But what would the people do when most of us lost our jobs that's only supporting to our family and yet this pandemic is bringing chaos instead. Most people are bored, unhappy, can't go out due to the lockdown that's why the only thing that they would find entertaining is to join/play gamble online.

Pandemic is just a reason. The ones who gambled most during the time of pandemic are those employed compared to the unemployed. How come a person will gamble during the pandemic if they have no work. Where they will get the money to cover their gambling expenses?

Most people who contribute to the activeness of gambling in the UK are those who have the capability to support their gambling expenses. These persons might be got influenced by their other friends that were doing gambling regularly at home.

The fact is that there are some of them who do not work and also gamble. Money doesn't always come from work. We can get it from some unexpected side. For example in my place there are people who don't work, so they gamble with what little money they have. With that kind of thinking, it's not a solution when you don't have an income, instead you run to gambling. We really can't prevent or prevent them from gambling.

This has a point, I have a friend (he has a family now and a child) who does not have a job but is doing gambling, yes he has a small capital and he could make not that much money after he returns home because here in my place there are small and illegal gambling sites that are physical where most people go, he could bring food everyday and buy their needs and he has done it since the pandemic came because he lost his job.

[Rufsilf]

- 63% gamblers noted an increase in time spent gambling.
- 62% said their gambling habit remained the same despite the laws being more losse for some areas
- 12% reported an increase in their gambling habit

This is not new, even before the pandemic more and more gamblers have spent most of their time in the casinos, others are new to the actions, others are trying to stop their spending habit.
And it's really the expected case in the time of pandemic where most of the people are working from home and found their past time in some online casino platforms and eventually didn't realized that their habits are now too deep from what they're used to.
This case is not just in UK, but most of the developed countries as well. In two years time of pandemic, more people are addicted to it and others have recently started.

[molsewid]

But where does that little amount of money they have come from? To have money, despite the amount, someone needs a source of income that must come from work, investments or donations. And if these people are being given free money it's a serious issue they are using this budget to gamble, as gambling is not supposed to be a basic need for an individual who doesn't have any other income.
That is the case of some gamblers where I live as well, because I see when a new month is beginning, people who receive welfare from the government goes directly to the pubs where gambling lottery and similar games are offered in order to spend that money.

I remember here in my country where pandemic was in the midst and unemployment circling around, hard lockdown and strict restrictions were implemented and since people couldn't get out of their home to work and have a food in their table our government managed to gave each family a financial assistance that they could use to survive the hard times and this is where even if the gambler have no money could gambling because of it. This became one of the biggest concern of our government because the financial assistance that they gave to each family, some of them used it in gambling. Not all gamblers during pandemic are those who are employed but even those who are not too.

[tulusikhlas]

But where does that little amount of money they have come from? To have money, despite the amount, someone needs a source of income that must come from work, investments or donations. And if these people are being given free money it's a serious issue they are using this budget to gamble, as gambling is not supposed to be a basic need for an individual who doesn't have any other income.
That is the case of some gamblers where I live as well, because I see when a new month is beginning, people who receive welfare from the government goes directly to the pubs where gambling lottery and similar games are offered in order to spend that money.

Gambling is not always with a large investment, my friend, for only $ 10 you can gamble to your heart's content. It depends on the gambler. Maybe for you the value of $ 10 is nothing, but for other gamblers they can also gamble even at minimal costs. I've said the money is not always earned from official work. We often get money without us realizing that giving friends, family and closest people is not an impossible problem.

[Oshosondy]

Yes, there are no accurate data. But given they used the same criteria when conducting that research, they get a different result compared to usual (prior pandemic). If the data will be extracted again today, I'm sure there are now changes since in most parts of the globe, especially in the UK, people's activities are now not limited to only gambling.

This is not about getting the exact data, accuracy is not about exactness, it is about accuracy and precision which can give a clear picture of what is actually happening. People's activities are not limited to gambling in the world or United kingdom but the fact that more people are now gambling in UK is true, the main thing to get from this is the fact about gamblers increasing in number in UK which would have been caused by the covid-19 pandemic.

Gambling is not always with a large investment, my friend, for only $ 10 you can gamble to your heart's content. It depends on the gambler.

Not even only about gambling is not always about large investment, gambling supposed not to be with large investment at all, it should be an amount someone will play with, lose and never think about but yet fun for him, gambling should just be fun, so the amount of money used should be fun too, not large amount which can result to another thing else but getting addiction.

[Fredomago]

But where does that little amount of money they have come from? To have money, despite the amount, someone needs a source of income that must come from work, investments or donations. And if these people are being given free money it's a serious issue they are using this budget to gamble, as gambling is not supposed to be a basic need for an individual who doesn't have any other income.
That is the case of some gamblers where I live as well, because I see when a new month is beginning, people who receive welfare from the government goes directly to the pubs where gambling lottery and similar games are offered in order to spend that money.

I remember here in my country where pandemic was in the midst and unemployment circling around, hard lockdown and strict restrictions were implemented and since people couldn't get out of their home to work and have a food in their table our government managed to gave each family a financial assistance that they could use to survive the hard times and this is where even if the gambler have no money could gambling because of it. This became one of the biggest concern of our government because the financial assistance that they gave to each family, some of them used it in gambling. Not all gamblers during pandemic are those who are employed but even those who are not too.

Sad true! There are people who are asking for government assistance, blaming the leader who is trying to survive the nation. But after getting the assistance of some of them use it for gambling, not saying the majorities but there are numbers of people who got addicted to this activity, most of them are people who know and understand how to use the internet.

They are fully affected due to boresome and some are also trying to increase their money in an easy way, thinking that if luck permits they will get a decent amount of profits. 

[Sirait]

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I remember here in my country where pandemic was in the midst and unemployment circling around, hard lockdown and strict restrictions were implemented and since people couldn't get out of their home to work and have a food in their table our government managed to gave each family a financial assistance that they could use to survive the hard times and this is where even if the gambler have no money could gambling because of it. This became one of the biggest concern of our government because the financial assistance that they gave to each family, some of them used it in gambling. Not all gamblers during pandemic are those who are employed but even those who are not too.

Sad true! There are people who are asking for government assistance, blaming the leader who is trying to survive the nation. But after getting the assistance of some of them use it for gambling, not saying the majorities but there are numbers of people who got addicted to this activity, most of them are people who know and understand how to use the internet.

They are fully affected due to boresome and some are also trying to increase their money in an easy way, thinking that if luck permits they will get a decent amount of profits. 

I believe something like this happens in almost all countries because almost all countries provide financial assistance to their citizens affected by the pandemic. many people think that gambling is a 'highway' to get rich, if they are lucky then it's true but if they lose then it's all in vain, they add to the difficulty for themselves and their families.

[madnessteat]

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It's just that some people see financial aid from the government during a pandemic as free money, which is why they spend it so easily. It is unlikely that any of them would spend their hard-earned casino money. Either these people are simply not sufficiently aware of the risks of gambling. 

[Fatunad]

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It's just that some people see financial aid from the government during a pandemic as free money, which is why they spend it so easily. It is unlikely that any of them would spend their hard-earned casino money. Either these people are simply not sufficiently aware of the risks of gambling. 

What kind of mindset they do have?

This is very common behavior which is actually true on where most people doesnt really mind on spending those money specially if its an aide and just like
on what you said they would really be keen on spending their hard earned money.
Common behavior on where people will be normally be doing specially on this pandemic situation.They are hoping and thinking that they could really make out
some profits if they would intend to play and hope for some winnings.

[crzy]

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It's just that some people see financial aid from the government during a pandemic as free money, which is why they spend it so easily. It is unlikely that any of them would spend their hard-earned casino money. Either these people are simply not sufficiently aware of the risks of gambling. 

Probably this can be the reason for the increase of players but still some gamblers are using their hard earn money in the wrong way especially if they are too attached in gambling. The increase also because of the lockdown where physical casinos are not operating, gamblers learn how to play online as their alternative. Gamblers will always find a way to gamble, we can’t fully stop them from this.

[_BlackStar]

It's just that some people see financial aid from the government during a pandemic as free money, which is why they spend it so easily. It is unlikely that any of them would spend their hard-earned casino money. Either these people are simply not sufficiently aware of the risks of gambling.

It doesn't matter where a gambler ^{[a person addicted to gambling]} get his money from. As long as they want to gamble, they will still do it even if they have to owe it. I have noticed that there is always a way for the gambler to fulfill his desire to gamble, it is a behavior that is hard to stop when they are too addicted to their gambling.

[Yamifoud]

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It's just that some people see financial aid from the government during a pandemic as free money, which is why they spend it so easily. It is unlikely that any of them would spend their hard-earned casino money. Either these people are simply not sufficiently aware of the risks of gambling. 

Probably this can be the reason for the increase of players but still some gamblers are using their hard earn money in the wrong way especially if they are too attached in gambling. The increase also because of the lockdown where physical casinos are not operating, gamblers learn how to play online as their alternative. Gamblers will always find a way to gamble, we can’t fully stop them from this.

That gambling addiction kills their finances definitely. This is also a reason why some gamblers are in touch with huge debts and some had sold all their asset and much worse to commit illegal just to provide for their addiction. With this pandemic situation, it can be good for the casino owners because of the growing number of gamblers but has also a bad impact on the community since many individuals got hock-up with such addiction and bring disaster to their life.

[AmoreJaz]

It's just that some people see financial aid from the government during a pandemic as free money, which is why they spend it so easily. It is unlikely that any of them would spend their hard-earned casino money. Either these people are simply not sufficiently aware of the risks of gambling.

It doesn't matter where a gambler ^{[a person addicted to gambling]} get his money from. As long as they want to gamble, they will still do it even if they have to owe it. I have noticed that there is always a way for the gambler to fulfill his desire to gamble, it is a behavior that is hard to stop when they are too addicted to their gambling.

that's very common to regular gamblers, wherever they can get money from, they will find a way how to allot funds for their habit. i read an article before from a third world country that after the govt gave cash aid during the beginning of pandemic, some of their constituents found to spend their money in gambling, and that's when their official went roaming around their area with microphone saying dont gamble your cash aids, spend it to your basic needs, ect.  
so maybe, some people really allotted some of their financial aid to gambling (those who are already gamblers) but others don't, because we are still in crisis and we need to save as much as we can.
addicted gamblers will always find a way how to get money and where to play, even if it is hard to find gambling houses (offline) during pandemic.

[tulusikhlas]

Gambling is not always with a large investment, my friend, for only $ 10 you can gamble to your heart's content. It depends on the gambler.

Not even only about gambling is not always about large investment, gambling supposed not to be with large investment at all, it should be an amount someone will play with, lose and never think about but yet fun for him, gambling should just be fun, so the amount of money used should be fun too, not large amount which can result to another thing else but getting addiction.

Therefore, it would be ridiculous that people only rely on themselves from work who can gamble just because the money is made from what they do. But fortune is never indiscriminate, Fortune comes to them as the fortune giver wants. working only alternative, not a few who work but do not produce anything.
Gambling doesn't know one's career, right?

[Doell]

Gambling is the most accessible means during a pandemic ,When people find it difficult to make money with territory restrictions and work spaces that are closed or even fired, it is appropriate that people will turn to gambling because maybe gamblers think about playing a little for profitable with a lot opportunities but very close to bankruptcy we're realize that ! Gambling increases IMO because it increases immunity also it make gambling you're fun

[Silberman]

These statistics are correct in all countries where gambling is legal, we are human beings and we are not used to getting locked to our homes without access to places that we always visit and do things that we enjoy doing, online gambling offers an escape and a cure for our boredom, I have a lot of friends here who seldom play online but spent 8 hours daily during the pandemic, the problem is because of the long lockdown they developed into a habit that's hard for them to break.

And that is where the real problem really is, if people could go back to the way things were as soon as the lockdowns ended then there will not be any problem, but people are creatures of habit, and if they developed bad habits during the lockdowns then it is going to be incredibly difficult to get rid of them, and not only that getting help is still kind of difficult as psychologists are treating people online and I do not know if this is the best way to treat someone that is developing a problem with their gambling.

[Finestream]

Yes it is definitely true that gambling has increased in this pandemic time. The main reason behind this is obviously the lock down issue and every one sitting has home has started doing things on net. And those who already gambled little bit got more free time and that resulted in gambling more and i am one of them as well.

not only because we are mostly has nothing to do and sitting in our houses , but many has desperately wanted to double their funds to survive this pandemic but they end up losing .
they have learn  how bad trying to make more money out of gambling because luck is not friendly to everyone.
Why i know this? because at one time last year? i tried the same but losses everything that i Got from my Loan for emergency .

Definitely true, this pandemic made some people in debt that's why we can't blame them to get themselves in gambling activities to make some money to pay their debts, some are became gamblers due to work from home and wanted to make some past time while making money but later on same result because the chances of losing is always higher than winning in casino even if we like it or not.
These statistics is very accurate but not just in UK because pandemic has spread throughout the globe, so other countries as well have citizens that are now gamblers, and some aren't new but gambled even more now.

[Lordhermes]

The rate at which people gamble due to the pandemic was alarming.Because there was no work,people could not do anything because of Covid19,it really made the rate at which people gamble to be very high.
The period was a time when no one could move an inch,or go to anywhere,the only people that were active are the health workers.It got to the extend that at some point I begin to think of gambling,because it seems gambling was the only solution out of boredom and poverty.
So many people joined the line of gambling because of the deadly virus.