The Gambling increase due to the pandemic, stats, UK

[Reatim]

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.

I can attest to that , because My cousin , Uncle and even my Wife learns to gamble because of Boredom brings by Corona Virus.
My Wife only use some small funds but still the idea of learning to gamble when all Her life does not exist in life.

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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. 

yeah and they are wanting to extend their money , they wanted to earn some more because of limited funds entering their wallets.

[peter0425]

it is already obvious with people does not having something to do then what should they turn to? either Gaming or gambling and many chooses gambling because of the chance to earn and more fun and thrill than normal gaming.
lucky that i already resigned in my addiction so there is no chance that i will be including to those who increased the gambling activities this pandemic.

[ultrloa]

it is already obvious with people does not having something to do then what should they turn to? either Gaming or gambling and many chooses gambling because of the chance to earn and more fun and thrill than normal gaming.
lucky that i already resigned in my addiction so there is no chance that i will be including to those who increased the gambling activities this pandemic.

Especially by now social media post can easily access by anyone and for sure many will be hype if someone will post their wealth over the net then claim that they got this money from playing certain casinos they promote. But we cannot also deny that many choose to gamble its because they don't have something to do and this is their resort to kill their boring times.

Also is the reason why numbers of online casino shoot up and gain crazy success during this times.

[mindrust]

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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. 

That's also the reason why people don't want the pandemic to be over. Why work when the government gives you free pay checks? And like you said, if the money is not needed for their survival, it becomes casino chips and they don't even need to pay anything which is the best part.

If I was getting them free chips, I would do the exact same thing.

[Luzin]

it is already obvious with people does not having something to do then what should they turn to? either Gaming or gambling and many chooses gambling because of the chance to earn and more fun and thrill than normal gaming.
lucky that i already resigned in my addiction so there is no chance that i will be including to those who increased the gambling activities this pandemic.

Maybe not just in UK. I see a lot of gambling ads on some of my country's social media. Although gambling is banned in my country, but I am not very familiar with online gambling. Maybe it will be difficult to monitor by the state. Pandemic for almost 2 years more makes people quite bored, it makes people do fun activities including gambling. The creation of this type of gambling is also quite a lot like a game so that such a person does not feel like they are gambling. So I think there's a close relationship between the covid pandemic and the increase in gambling.  

[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.  

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.

There are many card games that allow the gambler to experience a sense of excitement without having to play for money.

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.

Take my word for it, when a gambler has nothing to eat he will not go spend his last money in the casino. He will buy food with it in order not to die of hunger, as it is a necessary need unlike gambling. Very often all the problems are written off as gambling addiction but in fact the problem is not in the addiction but in the thoughtlessness of the person and not understanding that most players will leave their money in the casino no matter how hard they try to win.

[l3pox]

this is one thing with researches we can't really get 100% of the data correctly but with statistics you can get a clear picture of society if the data is reliable
but I agree with you commment, spending more time on it is likely to make it a habit, could be right

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.

yes, many places already did reopenings and are getting back to usual rythm that they had before the pandemics
let's hope there aren't new viruses and pandemic weaves for a while, hopefully

it is already obvious with people does not having something to do then what should they turn to? either Gaming or gambling and many chooses gambling because of the chance to earn and more fun and thrill than normal gaming.
lucky that i already resigned in my addiction so there is no chance that i will be including to those who increased the gambling activities this pandemic.

Maybe not just in UK. I see a lot of gambling ads on some of my country's social media. Although gambling is banned in my country, but I am not very familiar with online gambling. Maybe it will be difficult to monitor by the state. Pandemic for almost 2 years more makes people quite bored, it makes people do fun activities including gambling. The creation of this type of gambling is also quite a lot like a game so that such a person does not feel like they are gambling. So I think there's a close relationship between the covid pandemic and the increase in gambling.  

in my country gambling ads are forbidden so we don't get these
where do you live?

we probably saw some raise in boardgames and chess with the pandemics, haven't thought about that.

[Zilon]

it is already obvious with people does not having something to do then what should they turn to? either Gaming or gambling and many chooses gambling because of the chance to earn and more fun and thrill than normal gaming.
lucky that i already resigned in my addiction so there is no chance that i will be including to those who increased the gambling activities this pandemic.

Especially by now social media post can easily access by anyone and for sure many will be hype if someone will post their wealth over the net then claim that they got this money from playing certain casinos they promote. But we cannot also deny that many choose to gamble its because they don't have something to do and this is their resort to kill their boring times.

Also is the reason why numbers of online casino shoot up and gain crazy success during this times.

Before now gambling was seen as an irresponsible activity reserved for only some set of person's but the hardship that came with the pandemic changed a whole lot of things and forced so many who detested gambling at first to start gambling just to meet up with their daily bills. The only issue this caused is the increase in addictors

[Smartprofit]

it is already obvious with people does not having something to do then what should they turn to? either Gaming or gambling and many chooses gambling because of the chance to earn and more fun and thrill than normal gaming.
lucky that i already resigned in my addiction so there is no chance that i will be including to those who increased the gambling activities this pandemic.

Especially by now social media post can easily access by anyone and for sure many will be hype if someone will post their wealth over the net then claim that they got this money from playing certain casinos they promote. But we cannot also deny that many choose to gamble its because they don't have something to do and this is their resort to kill their boring times.

Also is the reason why numbers of online casino shoot up and gain crazy success during this times.

Before now gambling was seen as an irresponsible activity reserved for only some set of person's but the hardship that came with the pandemic changed a whole lot of things and forced so many who detested gambling at first to start gambling just to meet up with their daily bills. The only issue this caused is the increase in addictors

In my opinion, it is difficult to use gambling to earn money to pay for goods, works and services. 

Gambling is entertainment.  Online casinos are entertainment in the virtual space.  It helps relieve stress. 

The exception is the game of poker.  Professional poker players consistently make money with their skills.  It is not simple.  Including from the point of view of psychology.  Even the best player can have months when they lose rather than win... 

You need to be prepared for this.