The Gambling increase due to the pandemic, stats, UK

[stomachgrowls]

Agreed, and the majority of people are making the transition online because staying at home and only doing chores is extremely boring. Casinos are popping up everywhere on the internet right now, and people are becoming addicted to them because it is so simple to bet and the payment methods are also simple; all we need is an internet connection to place a wager. I believe that recreational activities are for people who only want to spend their extra money on it, whereas others are earning from it and using it to supplement their income. However, for the time being, people are getting into it because they are simply bored.

Those casinos have always been there. The difference is, people weren't seeing them because they weren't at home staring at their computers. Now it is different. Maybe there are more casinos now than what there were 2 years ago but don't forget that those new casinos will likely to go broke because they won't find many players. Those well established casinos will always take the king-size bite from the pie.

When the market gets saturated then expect that online casinos would really get less revenue because users or gamblers would really be divided but to think off on how big the population is then you could realyl say that there would be still that demand.

This pandemic did really bring out some pro's and con's on several businesses because people are now having more time on screen or
into their computer which is understandable on what industries would really take out advantage.

While it is true we are reaching a saturation point at the same time the big casinos have nothing to worry about as they are getting most of the new players anyways, the ones that have to worry are the new casinos and the casinos that have not properly established themselves in the minds of their customers and that can lose their clients relatively quickly, now while this may sound bad at the same time it is something natural in any industry since this will only leave the best casinos around, which most of the time are the ones that have the best games and odds anyway which is why people are choosing to play there anyway.

As a new business then your toughest challenge is to get new players that would stay up on your platform considering that it is just common sense for

them to consider out those big competitors out there which would really make things even more harder because people would using up their awareness

or common sense to stick up with known ones which simply means that would be less considered or would be tried up which means
it all matters with promotion and interest for sure.

[traderethereum]

Agreed, and the majority of people are making the transition online because staying at home and only doing chores is extremely boring. Casinos are popping up everywhere on the internet right now, and people are becoming addicted to them because it is so simple to bet and the payment methods are also simple; all we need is an internet connection to place a wager. I believe that recreational activities are for people who only want to spend their extra money on it, whereas others are earning from it and using it to supplement their income. However, for the time being, people are getting into it because they are simply bored.

Those casinos have always been there. The difference is, people weren't seeing them because they weren't at home staring at their computers. Now it is different. Maybe there are more casinos now than what there were 2 years ago but don't forget that those new casinos will likely to go broke because they won't find many players. Those well established casinos will always take the king-size bite from the pie.

When the market gets saturated then expect that online casinos would really get less revenue because users or gamblers would really be divided but to think off on how big the population is then you could realyl say that there would be still that demand.

This pandemic did really bring out some pro's and con's on several businesses because people are now having more time on screen or
into their computer which is understandable on what industries would really take out advantage.

While it is true we are reaching a saturation point at the same time the big casinos have nothing to worry about as they are getting most of the new players anyways, the ones that have to worry are the new casinos and the casinos that have not properly established themselves in the minds of their customers and that can lose their clients relatively quickly, now while this may sound bad at the same time it is something natural in any industry since this will only leave the best casinos around, which most of the time are the ones that have the best games and odds anyway which is why people are choosing to play there anyway.

As a new business then your toughest challenge is to get new players that would stay up on your platform considering that it is just common sense for

them to consider out those big competitors out there which would really make things even more harder because people would using up their awareness

or common sense to stick up with known ones which simply means that would be less considered or would be tried up which means
it all matters with promotion and interest for sure.

If they want to get more players, they need to think about what type of promotion that they should do because that is the key to getting more players to their site.
I think with people staying at home and having easy access using the internet, people can visit on the gambling site by coincidentally and once they will an easiness to playing gambling, they will be back and playing more games.
That online casino can grow fast in this pandemic because people use the internet to work and they have much free time that they can use to browse many things, including to visit the gambling site.

[aysg76]

There are certain reasons for this increase in numbers of gamblers across different places like :

1) All people were homestuck aside from the emergency staff who were out there in pandemic to help control the situation and all those who were at home find it quite boring to spend time and found gambling an interesting way to spend the time in an entertaining manner with betting on their favourite games.

2) People want to try their luck and want to increase their extra funds with this gambling and so we see traffic on such casino sites.

3) Crypto casino's also made advertisements and promotional events to attract the players and succeeded in that as many wants to try it and earn some extra even after loss.

So this was expected but this turn out to be huge as huge percentage of players resumed and join the gambling industry and we see lot of new games and ideas developed during this time.

[Peanutswar]

People now are staying with their home and its some of them find those leisure time in playing gambling which is more risker because they ignore the money some of them want to satisfy themselves. This is the reason why some people even though in online gambling gets more debt. The best thing to do a someone told them to stop it's not the gambling platform because they want to earn it's about their family and close someone who helps them pull out to the gambling addiction.

[danherbias07]

It's not just the gambling habit, time spent in social media also got worse. People do reply in comment sections like "The Flash".
Thankfully, I have not increased my gambling method but just spent more time analyzing the game to where I put my bets in. That way, I could increase my chances to win.
Being at home 24/7 will make you crazy when your company lets you do your job at home. At first, it sounds fun but as time goes on, (2 years) you get stressed and look for a way to divert it and gambling is one way.

[molsewid]

It's not just the gambling habit, time spent in social media also got worse. People do reply in comment sections like "The Flash".
Thankfully, I have not increased my gambling method but just spent more time analyzing the game to where I put my bets in. That way, I could increase my chances to win.
Being at home 24/7 will make you crazy when your company lets you do your job at home. At first, it sounds fun but as time goes on, (2 years) you get stressed and look for a way to divert it and gambling is one way.

Every one has a different story about what happen on their lives during this pandemic, some uses the longest time staying at home improving their skills either it is in terms of educational skills or even in gambling terms. Actually I do think that it was not impossible that people would going to become more engaged in gambling online because most of the time people during pandemic spend their time in social media or in internet and ads regarding gambling would suddenly popped out to easily access the gambling site. However, there should always a moderation in gambling because too much time spend here could lead to gambling addiction.

[Saisher]

Because of the stress brought by the pandemic, people gamble their time away and one of the reasons why there is an increase of people playing online gambling is that the physical casinos are closed and those who frequent these casinos are now playing online that is why there is a big increase in the data,  but many casino players are now finding it it's more convenient to play in online casinos.

[Oshosondy]

Being at home 24/7 will make you crazy when your company lets you do your job at home. At first, it sounds fun but as time goes on, (2 years) you get stressed and look for a way to divert it and gambling is one way.

This can be one of the reasons that lead to some people gambling a d getting addicted but not the main reason if I will have to say my own opinion, if someone is having job and busy at home doing the work, he or she would have still work tired and have only little time for other daily things to do, I do not think this kind of people can even think of gambling.

What I think would have resulted to many getting addicted is because some lost their job and thinking gambling can help but put them into trouble, also some were not working until the pandemic has been reduced and companies started getting back while people start getting back to work, when they were at home doing nothing, they can see gambling as an opportunity.

[Cling18]

Most gamblers see gambling as an escape during this pandemic. Lots of us have lost our jobs and gambling is the only way that some people know to earn money regardless of its risks which is a wrong idea. That's how lots of people fall for gambling addiction during this pandemic. As for me, a person that has fallen for gambling should also have the courage to start over despite the pandemic situation that we have. It might sound hard but that's the only thing that we can do to get rid of it.

[nakamura12]

It could be true that some people are more into gambling which I think are mostly rich people or those who are gambling addicts that are willing to risk lots of money especially if there is pandemic and they can't do anything about it. When someone get paid in their work and it's not enough so they think that through gambling they can multiply their money. It is either they succeeded or lose then try again to multiply and still lose.

[Zilon]

The pandemic affected everything about human existence and many had to switch to gambling just to survive. For some people in government less concerned countries the had to adopt gambling more so as to meet up with bills and as a result many got addicted trying to make earns meet. It would really cost the government of UK a lot to curb this

[KTChampions]

It's not just the gambling habit, time spent in social media also got worse. People do reply in comment sections like "The Flash".
Thankfully, I have not increased my gambling method but just spent more time analyzing the game to where I put my bets in. That way, I could increase my chances to win.
Being at home 24/7 will make you crazy when your company lets you do your job at home. At first, it sounds fun but as time goes on, (2 years) you get stressed and look for a way to divert it and gambling is one way.

In my experience, remote work is more likely to cause disgust for the computer and everything connected with it (gambling). In my opinion, in such conditions, a person does not have enough live communication and this cannot be compensated for by watching TV series, games or gambling. Maybe that's why during the pandemic, the popularity of audio rooms on various social networks has grown much more than the popularity of gambling?

[pawanjain]

Increase of people in gambling was quite expected because there is more likeliness for one towards gambling.
People who used to gamble frequently in Casinos had no other option than to gamble online.
People who had a great inflow of money chose gambling as a medium of fun and entertainment.
People who had nothing to do in the Pandemic and were restricted in their home chose to gamble too.
People who wanted to earn a quick buck tried gambling and obviously many ended up losing instead.
There are many other reasons why a person would choose to gamble which is why I don't think the number of people gambling will decrease any time soon.

[AicecreaME]

Pandemic limits us from a lot of things that we do to entertain ourselves, some of us are still in places where they can't go out because the Government restricted them to do so for health protocols. So as an alternative, people adapted online gambling as a new form of entertainment. People loved it because it's convenient and new to them, however, the risk is just the same of course, so a lot of people still suffer from gambling addiction.

[TelolettOm]

- 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 percentage makes a lot of sense because we know that during a pandemic there are a lot of restrictions so we don't do something. And one of the possible ways to still have income and also to spend free time is to play gambling. Even people who didn't play before are now getting used to it. Including me. Yes, because how else, during the pandemic it was very boring, needed money, and also thought about how to get more money.

It could be true that some people are more into gambling which I think are mostly rich people or those who are gambling addicts that are willing to risk lots of money

Unfortunately, not only rich people but now many people coming from many elements are also playing gambling because of this pandemic. It is not only about the wealth that we have, but the condition that may lead or drive us to gamble. 

[harizen]

Unfortunately, not only rich people but now many people coming from many elements are also playing gambling because of this pandemic. It is not only about the wealth that we have, but the condition that may lead or drive us to gamble. 

That makes sense.

There's a thread here before wherein it states that some casinos are established in deprived areas as there are more potential gamblers there compared to urban and established areas. It just states that no matter what's the life status, financial status, capability status, pandemic or not, people will find and make way to do gambling.

[dupee419]

Unfortunately, not only rich people but now many people coming from many elements are also playing gambling because of this pandemic. It is not only about the wealth that we have, but the condition that may lead or drive us to gamble. 

That makes sense.

There's a thread here before wherein it states that some casinos are established in deprived areas as there are more potential gamblers there compared to urban and established areas. It just states that no matter what's the life status, financial status, capability status, pandemic or not, people will find and make way to do gambling.

I agree, it has been a norm wherein people actually think that only rich people can do gambling because the others are already facing poverty and other problems, but, ever since the pandemic began, gambling has intensified over deprived areas, I just don't know if it's a good thing or a bad thing as it may lead to addiction, we all know how strong gambling is.

[LittleBitFunny]

- 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 percentage makes a lot of sense because we know that during a pandemic there are a lot of restrictions so we don't do something. And one of the possible ways to still have income and also to spend free time is to play gambling. Even people who didn't play before are now getting used to it. Including me. Yes, because how else, during the pandemic it was very boring, needed money, and also thought about how to get more money.

In fact, pandemics made people jobless. Everyone was very upset emotionally while living a lonely life at home during the LockDown.
I saw in research that people's family quarrels started to increase due to being under house arrest for a long time. The government then opened a small number of physical casinos to keep these leisure people busy, which resulted in the golden opportunity for online-based casinos to be widely promoted and expanded.
I think nowadays online casinos are more popular with the younger generation than physical casinos.

[lienfaye]

Even many people lose their job because of pandemic, it doesnt became a hindrance for some gamblers to refrain from playing or limit themselves. Since there's still an alternative to gamble while at home. Its not only a way to try our luck and earn because its also a way to entertain ourselves at times.

However, many wished to reduce the amount of time they spend gambling, with 43% of those who gamble at least once a month expressing this desire, while 57% of the everyday gamblers also wanted to curb the habit — but at the same time, 42% stated they had no idea how to go about it.

It is good to know that many gamblers are willing to change their gambling habit. They need a support group that can educate, guide and make an assessment in order for them to overcome this situation.

[CDC AP]

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.