Is this the Extreme of Gambling Addiction?

[fortunecrypto]

Having read the story do you think that this could be the extreme or a new dimension of gambling addiction?

After I listened and read the link to the article you shared, I do not believe that the motive for the robbery was motivated by their addiction to gambling. in the article link there is not a single statement that the suspects are gambling addicts.
This motive is a common robbery motive and they target the gambling machines scattered in the area.

The article cannot connect the perpetrators to gambling addiction, the criminals just targetted those machines instead of banks thinking that they can easily get away robbing these machines than robbing a bank, unfortunately, they are caught because authorities are good in tracking these criminals

I assume, before they do these actions, usually they have studied beforehand they believe that in these gambling machines there is a lot of money stored.

Banks are more closely guarded than these machines, so they figure that they can easily get away, it seems these are newbies they did not check the security they study that there is a lot of money stored in those machines because many are playing on those machines

robbery and addiction are two different things, if there is a group of people or someone who commits robbery with the motive of wanting to gamble or is addicted to gambling, I can't imagine how mentally and psychologically damaged it will be, so that they do actions that will harm themselves.

These are robbers but there's a big possibility that they are also into gambling people who are compulsive gamblers need a lot of money to sustain their vice.

[virasog]

they are a group of professional thieves who target all forms of business to get money. Well in this case I don't know if they did this because of gambling addiction or something else. But their every action is a criminal act that can bring them to jail. I don't think any gambler would do this if they could control what they do. I think the game service provider really has to keep a super tight watch on every video poker machine and gambling house in order to maintain peace for every player who comes and prevent things that are not wanted.

Since they target to steal gambling equipment and gambling machines, we are assuming that it is a part of gambling addiction, which is actually not the case.

People who are gambling addicts damage themselves by playing excessive gambling and losing money. However here we are actually talking about the thieves and gamblers are not thieves.    
Please not relate both of them together.

[Jemzx00]

Since they target to steal gambling equipment and gambling machines, we are assuming that it is a part of gambling addiction, which is actually not the case.

People who are gambling addicts damage themselves by playing excessive gambling and losing money. However here we are actually talking about the thieves and gamblers are not thieves.    
Please not relate both of them together.

What they have done are theft or burglary which is a criminal activity and not gambling activity. Both are different on each of their aspects and gambling addiction does not correlate with this incident.
Gambling addiction is caused by uncontrollable gambling activities whereas the gambler has lose control on his gambling games and bets which could end up getting broke etc. However, on this incident, it leans more on thievery as these people stolen someone else property and have targeted gambling machines.

[ethereumhunter]

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From that story, we already know that if people are addicted to gambling, they will do anything to be able to have money and continue playing gambling. Maybe stealing is the easiest thing for them because they can do it secretly without anyone knowing. For this reason, we must always be aware when playing gambling and always avoid gambling addiction because it can be bad for us. By always controlling our games, we can prevent gambling addiction and even if we lose money in gambling, it will not be okay for us.

[danherbias07]

Not at all. They may be just robbers who are good at stealing machines like slots and whatever was said in the article.

An extreme gambling addict may steal but I doubt they will go for gambling machines because that is where their fun is. They will steal in a different place, a bank, a house, or pickpockets, but they would not go steal where they were always found.
Also, that is not how I see a gambling addict will be. Someone who could not stop himself from going to a casino every day is the best way to describe it.

[Adbitco]

Do you as well know that neutral body's can as well be involved in the stealing?
Yes this is absolutely true because staff and workers who do always funds the machines and collaborate to still from the machine and may not related to the gamblers. Though the rate at which gamblers go to an extent is very alarming., if they are out of funds having no option left can possibly lead to such incident by breaking into the machine to steal.

To me as a gambler, only gamble with what you have to avoid further damages or being homeless.

[SirLancelot]

I think this isa crime and a felony that takes place on the face of gambling. Meaning, these people who were charged were really burglars and gambling was only an incidental to the cause of their crime. It just so happened that the platform that they tried stealing involved gambling, which is incidental to their crime.

I will not categorized this as an extreme form of gambling addiction but rather an extreme case of a crime that went wide-scale. Generally, people who gamble have their respective reasons on why they do such. Most of the time, these addicts are also fond of the entertainment provided by gambling which fuels their addiction more. This is a target purely on the proceeds and the money, which I do not think involves addiction at all.

I don't think so because there are so many places where they can steal money but why they choose that place? My guess is that those people are extremely addicted on that machine where they lose a bunch of money and now very desperate to make a revenge. They want to recover what they have lost in an aggressive way.

This is not an extreme kind of crime but it was a common one, just like how a criminal rob a bank or an atm machine. When you say extreme, that will be killing the people in a brutal way along with stealing and other forms of crimes. People gamble for two reasons, one is to get entertained and the other is to make money but both involves money and if they don't have more, it is possible that they can commit a crime such as stealing.

[Oasisman]

So I was surfing the gamblingnews.com website to get the latest information in the gambling world. I found this interesting story which I kept pondering on to understand whether this is the extreme or a new dimension of gambling addiction or not. I am tempted to think that it is because the gang according to the news, targets only businesses that have video poker and video gaming machines. And so far they have stolen a total of $400K from gambling machines. The logic behind my conclusion is that, if people who are addicted to gambling would do anything at all costs to win money and for this group they have gone the extreme of breaking and stealing the monies in these gaming machines. This behaviour should be on the far end of the continuum of gambling addiction.

Well, this story is not necessarily involves gambling addiction from the suspects POV. I guess they've just mastered how to break into this machine without getting easily noticed, as they are reportedly breaking into different bars, casino, and other crowded places. I didn't read the whole article, but I'm pretty sure they've master the art of burglary specifically in breaking into these machines.

[Solosanz]

No, it's not a gambling addiction because their motive is just want to get the money, similar like a robbery which rob a bank, market, etc. Though an addicts are gamble to get money, but they're want to hit the huge multipliers or jackpot to satisfy their curiosity. This mean they're not only looking for money, but also want to win the games they've played.

Criminal and addict are completely different, an addict doesn't looking for money alone while the criminal is.

[goaldigger]

So I was surfing the gamblingnews.com website to get the latest information in the gambling world. I found this interesting story which I kept pondering on to understand whether this is the extreme or a new dimension of gambling addiction or not. I am tempted to think that it is because the gang according to the news, targets only businesses that have video poker and video gaming machines. And so far they have stolen a total of $400K from gambling machines. The logic behind my conclusion is that, if people who are addicted to gambling would do anything at all costs to win money and for this group they have gone the extreme of breaking and stealing the monies in these gaming machines. This behaviour should be on the far end of the continuum of gambling addiction. Below is the story¹.

This is a crime and that could be the result of addiction, most probably those are also a gambler since they know where to get money and probably there's an insider who give tips with regards to this one. That's a lot of money targeting gambling machines, I don't know how this is happening considering the security on every casino but I guess they really have to address this problem or else many gamblers will be scared especially with regards to their security. Addicted gambler usually ended up doing bad things, so we can also consider this one.

[Ararbermas]

It's not surprising why that things happened because at the first place they already know that those machines has a lot of money and knowing that many gambler used to play in it compare to the other machines so they choose it to steal.. And no doubts that its because of addiction because indeed mostly results when it comes addiction isn't good and the common problems is stealing..

[madnessteat]

I don't think it makes sense to me to guess whether any of these robbers were addicted to gambling or not. They committed crimes and will be punished for it. I think they chose to rob gambling establishments rather than banks or jewelry stores, knowing that the security systems there are weaker, and that cash is much easier to sell than gold and jewelry.

[dothebeats]

Maybe it is a lot easier for them to break into these machines particularly since that's the only one they target. If other machines pose similar ease of access to its money inside then they would probably target those. It's not a gambling extreme, just a typical theft IMO wherein the thieves managed to get their hands on some vital information about the machine. Nothing crazy or extreme about this, and this should have to stop. Platforms with similar gambling machines should also be wary of the possible attack of the same group and their associates, that's for sure.

[Doell]

Extreme of gambling addiction, Your thinking maybe right they will do anything for money and win, by stealing it from a a gambling machine. That is clearly an extreme addiction, because addiction can do anything aka being a criminal and a thief is an extreme addiction. The theft specialist on a gambling machine they can do, it's possible that their previous work history is also related to a casino or that machine, or their previous profession was also a gambler. This news reminds me of some movies.

[famososMuertos]

The extreme addiction in its symptoms has not necessarily  to do with the development of any particular activity, if someone sells an organ they do not necessarily do it because they are addicted, or someone who sells his house for little money or even if they steals anything (e.g. OP).

In any case, you have to think about seeking help if you have that attitude in believing that all bad actions are conditioned to that person having that problem.

In my opinion an addict with extreme conditions does not really have the capacity to make moves as calculated as that robbery.

[virasisog]

It's not considered as gambling addiction but rather a robbery crime. It would be extreme gambling addiction only if they're committing crimes just to have funds for gambling. Their target is gambling machines simply because they could get a lot from them. If they will use their stolen money for gambling then they will enter gambling addiction because anything that causes harm in the name of gambling is considered extreme gambling addiction.

[Findingnemo]

This is nothing related to the gambling addiction and we have to stop saying crimes related to gambling field is a cause of its addiction, because we see its just a group of people who stole money from breaking the machine right so its pre planned robbery by the group who is in need of money.

We can see this as an addiction if those four individual gambled with the robbed money and lost or win money from it but as far as I can see there is no such thing happened.

[nakamura12]

I don't think that the story is about gambling addiction but a burglary instead. As what I understand, they are taking money on a video gaming machine instead of playing on the video machine yet lose that is why they are now stealing money from the machine then I would say that it is about gambling addiction. I could also say that it is gambling related since it is about a video gaming machine that the content is stolen by these people.

[kamvreto]

It's not considered as gambling addiction but rather a robbery crime. It would be extreme gambling addiction only if they're committing crimes just to have funds for gambling. Their target is gambling machines simply because they could get a lot from them. If they will use their stolen money for gambling then they will enter gambling addiction because anything that causes harm in the name of gambling is considered extreme gambling addiction.

I think the same as you, the case mentioned by Op is a robbery and has nothing to do with gambling addiction. they just want the money that is in the casino machines. whereas if a person is addicted to extreme gambling he will steal money from other places and start gambling just to satisfy his gambling appetite. and also people who are addicted to gambling will not have rational thoughts and tend to get out of control, they are also antisocial and aggressive.

[Cryptock]

I think the same as you, the case mentioned by Op is a robbery and has nothing to do with gambling addiction. they just want the money that is in the casino machines. whereas if a person is addicted to extreme gambling he will steal money from other places and start gambling just to satisfy his gambling appetite. and also people who are addicted to gambling will not have rational thoughts and tend to get out of control, they are also antisocial and aggressive.

Excess of everything is bad, be it gambling or alcohol or anything else.
Even I know someone - who was so fond of reading books that he used to read one book everyday, he had a great collection of books and later he got the sinus problem and doctor who came to him - ordered to remove all the books from his room. Believe it or not.