Most likely category of people to become Gambling addicts.

[Rruchi man]

You will agree that some category of people will most probably become addicted to gambling if exposed to it than some other people. If you are the type that likes to refer and tell people to try out new things, you should avoid encouraging this category of people listed below to try out gambling even as a way to relax or for fun.

- Be careful introducing gambling to teens, especially young male teens.

Young people are more vulnerable to developing a gambling disorder than adults. According to the Journal of Child and Adolescent Behavior, around 5% of teenagers in the United States have problems with compulsive gambling. By contrast, only about 1% of adults have a severe gambling problem.

And there is a specific about "males" because

men are at a higher risk of compulsive gambling than women in all age groups. What accounts for this difference? One study found that men are more likely to take risks and experience social anxiety than women, contributing to problem gambling.

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- Be Careful introducing gambling to people with some certain "Personality Characteristics".

Certain personality traits are associated with a higher risk of developing a gambling addiction

individuals who are highly competitive or get bored easily may also be at higher risk of compulsive gambling.

People that you notice have a poor opinion of themselves,

low self-esteem connects to addictive behaviors, including compulsive gambling and substance use

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- Be careful introducing gambling to people who have a good access to enough money and no discipline in spending, they may not mind gambling to win money, but for other reasons, and because of their good access to money, they may just become addicted without even knowing.

- Be careful introducing gambling to someone who you know is poor and needs a better way to earn a livelihood. The person may mistake gambling as a way to earn a living.

- Be careful introducing gambling to your friend who you know easily gets addicted to new things.

- Be careful introducing gambling to your friend who you know has a drug use problem.

In general, I know some forum users may like to respond saying we should be careful generally who we introduce gambling to, which is true, but since may not possibly be avoided, there are some categories of person's that we should be on the look out for in the society.

Join the discussion by extending the list if possible.

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[n0ne]

Myself introduced gambling to my girlfriend, and she started to gamble regularly. Bets doesn't go higher than $1 and initially she enjoyed it as she didn't experience loss. Later started to loss, and requests me to recover her loss for her. I used to recover playing with bigger bets and one day lost big. From that day she completely stopped gambling, not even for fun she doesn't gamble. I mention this just to state what is being said in the OP is true, men easily turns addictive. Good for the men is to concentrate on sports betting than casino games.

[boyptc]

In summary, just don't introduce it to anyone that you know that are not capable of controlling their emotions because you'll never know on up to what point they can control themselves.

Because the time might even come that you'll be the one to be blamed by those people whom you've introduced gambling. That's not a new story and there have been cases like that they were blamed and made it looked bad because they've just introduced those addicted gamblers to gambling.

Avoid being the trigger of others that may fall into gambling addiction if you don't want to get involved and be blamed for.

[Oshosondy]

What I know is that people do not actually introduce gamble to someone directly like that, you may just notice it yourself, through advertisements or probably because you see your father or brother gambling. Or it may be through seeing people in your area going to casino or betting agents, like your friends. Many people will see it as fun, while some people will see it as trying their luck with little amount of money, but some people can get use it to, know more about online gambling and the start of addiction might begin.

[mindrust]

Poor people get addicted to gambling very easily. Since they don’t have the brains to get rich from the normal ways like working, gambling is their only chance to get rich because gambling mostly requires no skills as it is only based on the player’s luck. Obviously the games are designed to make the casinos rich taking the money from the pocket of the players, these addicts get poorer and poorer while they expect to get richer. It is a brilliant business.

[Frankolala]

Gambling activities should be for people who see it as fun and not for people who can easily get addicted through one of the weaknesses which OP mentioned. Discipline is what it all boils down to,exposing gambling to someone who spends extravagant will lead him to great loss.

Poor people always think that gambling is a means of hustling and they put all their mind and hope in making profit from it,without knowing that it will only make them get more poorer due to addition and wrong mindset. I have seen this before when a poor man got addicted in gambling and sold off his little belonging just to gamble.

[coin-investor]

One characteristic that is not on your list is a happy-go-lucky guy who doesn't care about money all they want is challenges once you introduce this type of person and challenge him to make money out of gambling or tried to beat the house, he will accept the challenge and pour in money that he has, he is also prone to chasing his losses.
This type of person has a weak character and once you lead him to gamble he will go astray and may lose everything much more if he wins on the first try or experiences a gambler's luck he will always come back, to prove how good he is.

[stomachgrowls]

One characteristic that is not on your list is a happy-go-lucky guy who doesn't care about money all they want is challenges once you introduce this type of person and challenge him to make money out of gambling or tried to beat the house, he will accept the challenge and pour in money that he has, he is also prone to chasing his losses.
This type of person has a weak character and once you lead him to gamble he will go astray and may lose everything much more if he wins on the first try or experiences a gambler's luck he will always come back, to prove how good he is.

If you are a person who does have that kind of behavior or characteristics on pushing up yourself into something thats inside of your mind then you would definitely be going into a path on which you would be experiencing lots of problems.This is why its never been that recommendable on having this kind of behavior on which it would really be making yourself to be more addicted or prone into it and would hardly be able to keep away or avoid from it.There are several types which had been mentioned already but i do agree for this add up because it is one of the most common mindset and behavior of a particular person or gambler
on which he dont mind much on how much he do spend up and wasnt aware on what he's doing.

[AmoreJaz]

Gambling activities should be for people who see it as fun and not for people who can easily get addicted through one of the weaknesses which OP mentioned. Discipline is what it all boils down to,exposing gambling to someone who spends extravagant will lead him to great loss.

Poor people always think that gambling is a means of hustling and they put all their mind and hope in making profit from it,without knowing that it will only make them get more poorer due to addition and wrong mindset. I have seen this before when a poor man got addicted in gambling and sold off his little belonging just to gamble.

bottomline, don't introduce gambling to anyone. better mind your own business. because in reality, any type of person can become addict to gambling so long he is into playing. even some people who can contain themselves have the possibility to be addicted with their games, if they forget the reason why they are into gambling in the first place.

[goaldigger]

There’s a risk introducing a young people to gambling, since you didn’t know if they can handle their emotion or they can easily get hyped and addicted to something because emotion is one of the hardest thing to control when gambling. This is also why I don’t force anyone to gamble, I let them decide on their own though there are time that I teach them how to play a specific game, but not to the point that I encourage them to play more.

[aioc]

- Be careful introducing gambling to people who have a good access to enough money and no discipline in spending, they may not mind gambling to win money, but for other reasons, and because of their good access to money, they may just become addicted without even knowing.

On your list, I consider this one because I have seen one personally from an acquaintance, the guy has a good business but is always prone to spending he doesn't care about money because he has a continuous flow of money, once gambling was introduced to this guy he was challenged to make gambling as another source of income not knowing the odds and the house edge.
The guy thought that he has found a good method through martingale, the well-known newbie traps, he become a gambling addict, it took him a lot of money to realize that he is losing a lot of money, glad that the guy comes to his senses before it becomes too late to stop.

[meser#]

- Be careful introducing gambling to teens, especially young male teens.

Young people are more vulnerable to developing a gambling disorder than adults.

> Mostly, if they didn't come from wealthy family they want to be rich in short way. We can't accuse them because they want to be socialised and the money is their prior problem. I had many friends from high school till university which have a serious addict problem.  When they win they bought new clothes, accesories or they went to date. Basicly easy money is so sweety for them instead of getting by hard working.

And there is a specific about "males" because

men are at a higher risk of compulsive gambling than women in all age groups. What accounts for this difference? One study found that men are more likely to take risks and experience social anxiety than women, contributing to problem gambling.

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> We can say male life tough than female economically. Most of countries male has to handle home things. If they aren't married they have to impress their crush with surprise and some sort of gifts. Once they have a problem with income gambling seems like their way out. I can't accuse them because life is sooooo tough.

- Be Careful introducing gambling to people with some certain "Personality Characteristics".

Certain personality traits are associated with a higher risk of developing a gambling addiction

> You know, I can say that many people in my country Turkey are like this. With economic crisis and high inflation they are looking a way out for a long time. Side hustles, cryptos, forex and gambling most of them making their move by hearing from their relatives. And they say they are not addicted can you believe

individuals who are highly competitive or get bored easily may also be at higher risk of compulsive gambling.

> They are people like double-edged knives. Either they win or lose but the result would be so huge. But if they win no matter what at the end they will lose at some point. Because they don't know how or when to stop.

- Be careful introducing gambling to people who have a good access to enough money and no discipline in spending, they may not mind gambling to win money, but for other reasons, and because of their good access to money, they may just become addicted without even knowing.

> Definitely, those who don't know the value of money will screw up if they play. There are many examples of this.

- Be careful introducing gambling to someone who you know is poor and needs a better way to earn a livelihood. The person may mistake gambling as a way to earn a living.

> You are not showing them way out; you are leading the way to worst pit

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[rhomelmabini]

I just don't really introduce it to be honest, gambling isn't my niche to tell them what it's like and I know for myself that you can't really earn a living here. There are too many vulnerable people out there these days and with just one hook that could lead to more serious problems.

[lizarder]

In general, I know some forum users may like to respond saying we should be careful generally who we introduce gambling to, which is true, but since may not possibly be avoided, there are some categories of person's that we should be on the look out for in the society.

Join the discussion by extending the list if possible.

Don't know whether the environment will influence someone to be involved in gambling, the problem is that no one is really involved in gambling if they don't have access to it. Gambling is the same as a teenager's hobby for games which makes them addicted and in my opinion nothing can limit it, even though implicitly it doesn't introduce gambling to anyone.

The extent of addiction depends on each individual, it is difficult to limit this and ensure that it works within the person's ability to recognize the impact of the risks, any advice will be back on each and control may be possible but limiting seems difficult.

[Finestream]

In summary, just don't introduce it to anyone that you know that are not capable of controlling their emotions because you'll never know on up to what point they can control themselves.

Because the time might even come that you'll be the one to be blamed by those people whom you've introduced gambling. That's not a new story and there have been cases like that they were blamed and made it looked bad because they've just introduced those addicted gamblers to gambling.

Avoid being the trigger of others that may fall into gambling addiction if you don't want to get involved and be blamed for.

As long as they won’t be productive in the long run, then never introduce it to them in the first place. Gambling may always trigger addiction especially if the one involved has a difficult way of controlling his greed and emotions. Instead of quitting gambling after losing, most of them will even gamble more to chase their losses or some to chase more of their luck for bigger profits. The reason why we should always be responsible not to drag people on gambling especially if those people have hard time controlling not just their emotions, but their finances as well. They may even consider that gambling is a quick way to make money, when the real fact is gambling could mean more losses than profits.

[Oilacris]

In summary, just don't introduce it to anyone that you know that are not capable of controlling their emotions because you'll never know on up to what point they can control themselves.

Because the time might even come that you'll be the one to be blamed by those people whom you've introduced gambling. That's not a new story and there have been cases like that they were blamed and made it looked bad because they've just introduced those addicted gamblers to gambling.

Avoid being the trigger of others that may fall into gambling addiction if you don't want to get involved and be blamed for.

As long as they won’t be productive in the long run, then never introduce it to them in the first place. Gambling may always trigger addiction especially if the one involved has a difficult way of controlling his greed and emotions. Instead of quitting gambling after losing, most of them will even gamble more to chase their losses or some to chase more of their luck for bigger profits. The reason why we should always be responsible not to drag people on gambling especially if those people have hard time controlling not just their emotions, but their finances as well. They may even consider that gambling is a quick way to make money, when the real fact is gambling could mean more losses than profits.

All of us does have different level of self discipline and emotional control which is really indeed true and there's no way that it would really be that simply be avoided if ever there are things which had been

suggested and been introduced to you on which on the time that curiosity would kick in, this is where things turns out to be that hard on the time that you are already getting gradually addicted.

Its a personal choice though because there are people who are really that good on handling out themselves on whatever situation that they are engage in.On the time that they do saw
that they are already that spending too much and getting addicted, they could stop it midway and avoid it later on.

[Fivestar4everMVP]

Very much detailed op, one thing that have been for me, and will always be, is the fact that no body related to me in any way, knows I gamble, and I want it to remain that way, I will never, for any reason, introduce gambling to any of my family members or to friends who are not already into gambling.

People i share my referral link with are mostly strangers I come across with online, no way to possibly know if they fall into any of the categories mentioned by the op, but then, it is very much up to them to avoid getting addicted.

[Sanitough]

In summary, just don't introduce it to anyone that you know that are not capable of controlling their emotions because you'll never know on up to what point they can control themselves.

Because the time might even come that you'll be the one to be blamed by those people whom you've introduced gambling. That's not a new story and there have been cases like that they were blamed and made it looked bad because they've just introduced those addicted gamblers to gambling.

Avoid being the trigger of others that may fall into gambling addiction if you don't want to get involved and be blamed for.

Be responsible enough not to attract people in gambling particularly for those who may think that gambling can be a good source of living. If they do, they will always want to try their luck gambling most of the time and end up losing all their funds. And for people who may gamble just for fun, don’t be too confident that they won’t develop addiction in the long run. Gambling is very addictive, if you’re not good at resisting and controlling your urge, you will always fall for gambling addiction even if you will keep on saying that you only gamble for fun.

[piebeyb]

To be honest, I have never introduced it to people who are close to my environment, both friends and family, after all, I know it will plunge them into gambling addiction, let alone follow me. I just gamble for fun without having to teach people around me about gambling. . but if they play gambling because they see advertisements I usually give advice not to gamble seriously and always play wisely and responsibly

[Yatsan]

In summary, just don't introduce it to anyone that you know that are not capable of controlling their emotions because you'll never know on up to what point they can control themselves.

Because the time might even come that you'll be the one to be blamed by those people whom you've introduced gambling. That's not a new story and there have been cases like that they were blamed and made it looked bad because they've just introduced those addicted gamblers to gambling.

Avoid being the trigger of others that may fall into gambling addiction if you don't want to get involved and be blamed for.

Be responsible enough not to attract people in gambling particularly for those who may think that gambling can be a good source of living. If they do, they will always want to try their luck gambling most of the time and end up losing all their funds. And for people who may gamble just for fun, don’t be too confident that they won’t develop addiction in the long run. Gambling is very addictive, if you’re not good at resisting and controlling your urge, you will always fall for gambling addiction even if you will keep on saying that you only gamble for fun.

Indeed there are people who are making a living out of gambling industry but it should not be a considered reason for people to consider it as another source of income because there's no certainty of winning. It is based on one's luck basically. Pattern on the usual is, perhaps winning continuously for 7 days straight, then losing for 2 weeks straight subconsciously. Once you're dragged with the idea that it is one of your sources of income, then you'll come to it day by day to make money basically. It should be considered only as a leisure.

And yes, persuading someone to gamble will never be advisable. Allow them to seek with their own curiousity. 'coz for sure there will be this tendency for you to be blamed out of the bad outcome of their playing habit.

[qwertyup23]

Myself introduced gambling to my girlfriend, and she started to gamble regularly. Bets doesn't go higher than $1 and initially she enjoyed it as she didn't experience loss. Later started to loss, and requests me to recover her loss for her. I used to recover playing with bigger bets and one day lost big. From that day she completely stopped gambling, not even for fun she doesn't gamble. I mention this just to state what is being said in the OP is true, men easily turns addictive. Good for the men is to concentrate on sports betting than casino games.

I do think that one factor on what contributes gambling addiction is the innovation of the technology in the world.

As innovation is slowly introduced, the world is slowly shifting towards a digital age where everything can be accessed online for our convenience. With the pandemic hitting globally, this became an opportunity for online gambling to rise on its popularity to the point that majority have preferred to gamble in this platform.

I do think that the accessibility of gambling with the push of a button in our phones contributed to gambling addiction. Not to mention, even famous streamers are advertising gambling games on their social media accounts which further contributed to this.

[livingfree]

- Be careful introducing gambling to someone who you know is poor and needs a better way to earn a livelihood. The person may mistake gambling as a way to earn a living.

- Be careful introducing gambling to your friend who you know easily gets addicted to new things.

- Be careful introducing gambling to your friend who you know has a drug use problem.

These are spot on reasons why we shouldn't introduce gambling to these type of people that are in our circle of friends.

Gambling is known to be a source of living for those addicted gamblers and are living in under the poverty line. That makes sense for them to think of it because that's what the only thing they know about gambling, as a quick source of money for them and some went to the extent of making it as a source of living.

Good for those that have been successful and are doing well but the stats can't be hidden from those people that have failed doing so because, it is not for everybody.

[Peanutswar]

People always want to give spices to their life and one of this is having a thrill of taking risk in playing gambling if you want to get entertained and at the same time having the chance to win a game gambling is suitable to you there's some options right there like slot, table tops and also sports betting depends on your preferences. Gambling addiction have different factors possible are the player wins already and keeping himself luck and next is the player who losses a lot and want to keep those earnings back.

[robelneo]

Desperate people should be included, especially those desperate to make money they will throw their money and hope luck will be on their side to gain profit, once they lose they will be more desperate to regain their losses that is why on offline casinos there are people who offer loans so these desperate people can continue to play to regain their losses, same thing on online casinos their online bank account or wallets are a click away for them to reach and transfer funds.

[CODE200]

In summary, just don't introduce it to anyone that you know that are not capable of controlling their emotions because you'll never know on up to what point they can control themselves.

Because the time might even come that you'll be the one to be blamed by those people whom you've introduced gambling. That's not a new story and there have been cases like that they were blamed and made it looked bad because they've just introduced those addicted gamblers to gambling.

Avoid being the trigger of others that may fall into gambling addiction if you don't want to get involved and be blamed for.

I guess that's the real point here, we should stop encouraging people who gamble who are soft hearted because it may destroy their mental health once losing everything they have. Let them be the one who come to you and ask about it if they really want to so in the end you wont get blamed if they lose. To be honest ones you enter gambling its really hard to stop especially if you experience winning. It will boost you and trigger you to play and bet more higher value for a higher profit but once you loss with that big bet, it will not make you stop, it will push you more to keep gambling to get back what you loss and you cant notice that it slowly getting all your money that you have because you didn't control your emotion.

Gambling is fun, but it is very addictive so better be careful and learn how to control or limit yourself first before entering on it.

[harizen]

I don't get it. We can easily avoid that "be careful" stuff if we don't introduce gambling to others.

Why introduce gambling in the first place? In my case, I just entertained any gambling-related questions, concerns, or interests if that person approach me first and not the other way around. It's not my usual to introduce gambling to others as why should I do that in the first place?

If someone will ask me about that, that's the time I will only respond to them but there's no way I will stick with those pointers at the OP as it's not my business to be careful when being asked. Besides, I don't know their financial capability so I will just go with the flow.

[Wiwo]

To be honest, I have never introduced it to people who are close to my environment, both friends and family, after all, I know it will plunge them into gambling addiction, let alone follow me. I just gamble for fun without having to teach people around me about gambling. . but if they play gambling because they see advertisements I usually give advice not to gamble seriously and always play wisely and responsibly

Gambling is addictive same as drugs, I will never encourage anyone to get involved in any of them most especially in the under-age group since they may not have the ability to control their desire to take high risks which can lead to more problems.

-I personally have never introduced anyone to gambling and as a matter of fact I myself I am still a newbie in gambling, and since I gamble for fun no one will see me doing so and at that, I haven't really seen anyone around me trying to learn gambling from me.

[noormcs5]

To be honest, I have never introduced it to people who are close to my environment, both friends and family, after all, I know it will plunge them into gambling addiction, let alone follow me. I just gamble for fun without having to teach people around me about gambling. . but if they play gambling because they see advertisements I usually give advice not to gamble seriously and always play wisely and responsibly

Gambling is addictive same as drugs, I will never encourage anyone to get involved in any of them most especially in the under-age group since they may not have the ability to control their desire to take high risks which can lead to more problems.

-I personally have never introduced anyone to gambling and as a matter of fact I myself I am still a newbie in gambling, and since I gamble for fun no one will see me doing so and at that, I haven't really seen anyone around me trying to learn gambling from me.

Sometimes I think that gambling addiction is more dangerous than being a drug addict. A person who is a drug addict does harm to himself only but a person who is a gambling addict, he is harmful not only to himself but also to his family as in his addiction he will spend all his money in gambling. He may take loans, and spend all the money, which would be needed for this family to survive. It's difficult for anyone to spend his life with a gambling addict person.
Also, i would say that a gambling addict person is lazy and wants to get a lot of money quickly without doing any hard work. Such a person is a burden not only to himself but also to his near and dear ones.

[goinmerry]

The point here is, why introduced gambling? I don't see the essence of doing it.

Let's say, someone asked about that, can we really know the status of that person? How can we even apply to be careful about that?

We just have to be on our usual and forget this stuff about being careful as we really don't need to introduce gambling. It wasn't necessary to do so.

[Wiwo]

Sometimes I think that gambling addiction is more dangerous than being a drug addict. A person who is a drug addict does harm to himself only but a person who is a gambling addict, he is harmful not only to himself but also to his family as in his addiction he will spend all his money in gambling. He may take loans, and spend all the money, which would be needed for this family to survive. It's difficult for anyone to spend his life with a gambling addict person.
Also, I would say that a gambling addict person is lazy and wants to get a lot of money quickly without doing any hard work. Such a person is a burden not only to himself but also to his near and dear ones.

Drug addicts can also cause harm to the family not only themselves alone since the excess in take of drugs can lead to. Mental disorders and possible violent displays that could become harmful to those around them, so both drugs and gambling are not on the same page, but in terms of the economic impact, it is easy to spend huge money on gambling than drugs because, with just one bet, millions and dollars can be wasted.

-But an addict can consume such an amount of money on drugs within the same time frame, so these things are both working side way and hand in hand.

[bittraffic]

Sometimes I think that gambling addiction is more dangerous than being a drug addict. A person who is a drug addict does harm to himself only but a person who is a gambling addict, he is harmful not only to himself but also to his family as in his addiction he will spend all his money in gambling. He may take loans, and spend all the money, which would be needed for this family to survive. It's difficult for anyone to spend his life with a gambling addict person.
Also, I would say that a gambling addict person is lazy and wants to get a lot of money quickly without doing any hard work. Such a person is a burden not only to himself but also to his near and dear ones.

Drug addicts can also cause harm to the family not only themselves alone since the excess in take of drugs can lead to. Mental disorders and possible violent displays that could become harmful to those around them, so both drugs and gambling are not on the same page, but in terms of the economic impact, it is easy to spend huge money on gambling than drugs because, with just one bet, millions and dollars can be wasted.

-But an addict can consume such an amount of money on drugs within the same time frame, so these things are both working side way and hand in hand.

This is very true. Sad to see a poor father is introduced to drugs or gambling and never get to recover life and then affected his kids.

It's very close to having a gambling addict family member as they both neglect family duties til the family is dysfunctional. It is somehow like a communicable disease becuase when kids see their fathers doing things like gambling and drugs, the kids will show signs upon growing as if they see it as normal.

[Darker45]

Sometimes, I tempt other people to gamble. But it is very limited like betting on a certain game or betting on a cockfight. It is not like bringing them constantly to a casino or introducing a gambling app or site to them. I don't want that. I feel guilty whenever I bring someone to gamble and lost. It's probably the reason why I normally don't want to convince them otherwise if they really don't want to go.

But what I will never do is to suggest to someone who is in emotional pain or depression to combat it by gambling. I really don't think it is a good remedy. Or when somebody badly needs a certain amount of money and I recommend him/her to try bet whatever available money he/she has. I will never do this.

[dothebeats]

This is why you don't introduce people to gambling. You are somewhat liable to their demise because they'll always remember that you're the one who introduced them to the hustle. If not for you, they wouldn't really know how to gamble, and they'd just go on with their lives without ever having to spend a single penny on gambling. But yeah, ultimately whatever happens to these people are their own faults. They don't have to go and be addicts if they aren't really gambling to begin with.

[libert19]

Join the discussion by extending the list if possible.

I would add that don't gamble in front of little kids. It's known fact that people behave according to conditioning received during early childhood. If child sees his parent gamble, child will likely do same. Environmental influence is great, don't do things in front of children that you don't want them to do.

[ethereumhunter]

I had never introduced or invited my friends to gamble again because many were already familiar with gambling before I started. I agree with all of these reasons that if we are not careful in introducing gambling, we can make that person fall into gambling even worse than us.

So if you want to invite someone to play gambling, you have to make sure that person can be responsible for himself, has strong self-control, will not be easily tempted by something and is not too eager to get a lot of money. This is important because everything can trigger the person to act beyond the limits we know and he can have a tendency to gamble without stopping. Maybe we need to be by his side while he is gambling to make sure everything is okay and if something starts to change, we can help him quit gambling immediately.

[xSkylarx]

In short word don introduce gambling to anyone thats it no matter who they are unless they discovered it on their own.  Though i am not that kind of person that us introducing gambling to other people but lets say those poor people are already aware of lottery ever since they are child because they knew that if they got lucky they could win big that is  ive seen a lot of people saying that if they just save the money that they buy from lottery ticket for sure they have already enough money now . Society is already aware gambling is let's just keep it in our selves and not promote casinos or other form of gambling to others

[adzino]

I think it is those that are "encouraged" are likely to become addicts. Many people tend to get hooked on gambling after witnessing someone else's lucky win, especially those who've been influenced by gamblers who've won some big money. It's pretty common for people to get drawn into gambling after watching streamers place hundreds of dollars in bets and walk away with thousands in winnings. Witnessing these "wins" can easily make people think they could get lucky too, leading them to gamble irresponsibly and eventually getting addicted. What most people don't realize is that these streamers are often paid to promote the casinos, and the money they're risking isn't even theirs, it belongs to the casino itself. These streamers can't cash out those winnings because they're required to return the funds to the casino. So, while it might look like a dream come true, it's actually a well-crafted illusion designed to lure in more gamblers.

[wxa7115]

I think it is those that are "encouraged" are likely to become addicts. Many people tend to get hooked on gambling after witnessing someone else's lucky win, especially those who've been influenced by gamblers who've won some big money. It's pretty common for people to get drawn into gambling after watching streamers place hundreds of dollars in bets and walk away with thousands in winnings. Witnessing these "wins" can easily make people think they could get lucky too, leading them to gamble irresponsibly and eventually getting addicted. What most people don't realize is that these streamers are often paid to promote the casinos, and the money they're risking isn't even theirs, it belongs to the casino itself. These streamers can't cash out those winnings because they're required to return the funds to the casino. So, while it might look like a dream come true, it's actually a well-crafted illusion designed to lure in more gamblers.

That kind of advertising is very deceiving and as you mention it can be very effective for those that may think this is the way they can get financial independence.

However one of the things which can stop those thoughts and protect you from becoming addicted is simply to read a book about probabilities, once you do you will soon realize that beating the casinos over the long term on a game of chance is almost impossible, meaning that anyone that may decide to gamble after doing this will do so simply for the fun they think they can obtain and not because some absurd dream of earning a lot of money out of gambling.

[michellee]

If you don't want to be blamed by someone else for introducing gambling to him, you don't have to do it or he will have problems later. We also don't know if he is a person who can be responsible during gambling or if he will lose his money and instead trigger him to deposit more money and not place any restrictions at all. Many people have lost their money because of gambling, so we don't need to invite other people to gamble. It's enough for us to play gambling because we can control ourselves well.

[Wiwo]

Witnessing these "wins" can easily make people think they could get lucky too, leading them to gamble irresponsibly and eventually getting addicted. What most people don't realize is that these streamers are often paid to promote the casinos, and the money they're risking isn't even theirs, it belongs to the casino itself. These streamers can't cash out those winnings because they're required to return the funds to the casino. So, while it might look like a dream come true, it's actually a well-crafted illusion designed to lure in more gamblers.

People tend to be attracted to success stories such as those who have won a jackpot in lotteries celebrating their victories via public such as tv stations temd to influence people to gamble because everyone want a win, but minding what the winner have been through and how the process before the winning could have affected him/her.

-So watching such advertisement of gambling success could get others enticed to gamble trying to cash in on their luck.

That kind of advertising is very deceiving and as you mention it can be very effective for those that may think this is the way they can get financial independence.

However one of the things which can stop those thoughts and protect you from becoming addicted is simply to read a book about probabilities, once you do you will soon realize that beating the casinos over the long term on a game of chance is almost impossible, meaning that anyone that may decide to gamble after doing this will do so simply for the fun they think they can obtain and not because some absurd dream of earning a lot of money out of gambling.

Most gambling addicts have one characteristic in common, they are greedy and unsatisfied with whatever they have, so they easily get carried away by others' success stories and that is the reason they easily get attracted to watching streamers in other to feed their greed and taking similar steps to win same without knowing the repercussions of the extend of their greed.

[swogerino]

I would add my experience which I was addicted up to the year 2020-2021 as I used to play slots almost every day.I did so with an intention though,a real one and not that deceiving one which all other people have which is to become rich easily,once I started playing in each session I had an objective,like if I get this amount I will buy x things and quit and this kept me on a trend until I become addicted following my objectives.This was a mild addiction though as once I realized where I was going I immediately stopped gambling like that and since then I just play 20,30 to 50 or 100 dollars maximum in a week,this keeps me at bay to avoid detection.

[Solosanz]

It's somewhat pointless to let us know if we should be careful to introduce someone into gambling, because the huge influence make people to gamble is come from gambling influencer, not a common gambler. Usually a real gambler will not want to invite their friend to gamble to because there's a personal reason or there's no point to invite them. If someone invite you to join gambling, it's high likely he will ask you to sign up with his referral link.

[acroman08]

- Be Careful introducing gambling to people with some certain "Personality Characteristics".

Certain personality traits are associated with a higher risk of developing a gambling addiction

this suddenly reminded me of an article I've read before that gambling addiction can be hereditary just like alcoholism. if I remember correctly, in the article it mentioned that certain genes that are more receptible to gambling addiction that can be passed on by the parent. it was quite an interesting article to read and kind of also explains why there are family members(including relatives) that have the same issue with gambling, drugs, alcohol, etc...

[Kakmakr]

Well, you should also not introduce gambling to people who has a lot of time on their hands. Just go to any "brick n mortar" casino and see how many old (retired) people are there ...gambling away their pension fund.

They are the most desperate and vulnerable people in our community and some of them should rather be in a old age home, being cared for.... but they risk the little money they have on things like gambling.

If we can have an age restriction for minors.... then we should also have a age restriction for the older people.  

[Strongkored]

It's somewhat pointless to let us know if we should be careful to introduce someone into gambling, because the huge influence make people to gamble is come from gambling influencer, not a common gambler. Usually a real gambler will not want to invite their friend to gamble to because there's a personal reason or there's no point to invite them. If someone invite you to join gambling, it's high likely he will ask you to sign up with his referral link.

You are right with today's technological advances where all information is easy to obtain and all kinds of content can be accessed by many people, from the youngest to the oldest, even though they don't get gambling information from their closest people, they will easily get it via the internet, advertisements that appear whenever they are accessing a site even the advertisements display far more interesting than what the people closest to them say about gambling, and more people trust what the advertisements show on the internet than what is conveyed by the persons who closest to them, so now people will easily fall into gambling because the internet is not the invitation of the colleague.

[davis196]

Why do I think that there was an older forum thread discussing a similar topic?
Anyway, age isn't the main factor. I've seen old people becoming gambling addicts. Some people simply love taking risks, while others hate taking risks. I've seen a gambling addict, who desperately tried to find a way to manipulate the game of roulette, so he could win.
Being delusional and thinking that you are smart enough to "exploit the casino" is also a sign of gambling addiction.
I don't know if this is delusion or a "Dunning-Kruger effect"(when you are dumb, but you think that you are smart), maybe a combination of both. Actually the Dunning-Kruger effect is some kind of delusion.

[irhact]

- Be careful introducing gambling to your friend who you know has a drug use problem.

Introducing gambling to an addict is the worst thing you can do for that individual. Addiction has a way of conquering itself, if a drug addict starts gambling, they might quit the drug addiction but it'll be replaced with gambling addiction which will be like jumping from a frying pot into the fire itself. Drug addict can get influence easily so they should be speared.

My personal opinion, I'll say don't introduced anybody to gambling, even though it's been very profitablity to you still don't introduced it to others. Allow them to discover it themselves so you don't get blamed for their failure as they mightn't be as lucky as you're because gambling doesn't favor everybody.

[Davidvictorson]

Right now, we are the ones on the receiving end. What I mean is, if you don't tell anyone about gambling they will tell you about it and even go as far as trying to convince you.

Image source: A screenshot from my from conversation with a stranger trying to convince me to sign up on a gambling platform

The above is a conversation with someone I have never met. The person got my number from a WhatsApp group and decided to try to convince me to sign up to sportybet. So you see, sometimes we are the ones on the receiving end.

So if you as a person is a teenager report anyone trying to persuade you against your wish to sign up on a betting platform.
I suspect that introverts and people who like to spend time alone would fall prey to these gambling crusaders. They are most likely to become addicted because of their sedentary life.

[Zlantann]

- Be careful introducing gambling to people who have a good access to enough money and no discipline in spending, they may not mind gambling to win money, but for other reasons, and because of their good access to money, they may just become addicted without even knowing.

- Be careful introducing gambling to someone who you know is poor and needs a better way to earn a livelihood. The person may mistake gambling as a way to earn a living.

- Be careful introducing gambling to your friend who you know easily gets addicted to new things.

- Be careful introducing gambling to your friend who you know has a drug use problem.

In general, I know some forum users may like to respond saying we should be careful generally who we introduce gambling to, which is true, but since may not possibly be avoided, there are some categories of people that we should be on the look out for in the society.

Join the discussion by extending the list if possible.

I think it is not advisable to introduce gambling to people that lack self-control. Being poor or having access to much money is not an excuse for gambling addiction. Anyone that lacks self-control financially will also waste his money on something else. Most people are addicted to earning cheap money which is why they will always be victims of Ponzi schemes. Gambling addiction might lead to drug use or abuse, especially if the gambler is a bad loser or gambles more than he can afford to lose. But it is not a benchmark that all drug abusers are prone to gambling addiction. Generally, I don't think it is advisable to introduce or encourage anybody to gamble. I prefer them to learn it from someone else because gambling could affect people's finance negatively if the act becomes uncontrollable and I don't want to be blamed for someone's problems.

[piebeyb]

To be honest, I have never introduced it to people who are close to my environment, both friends and family, after all, I know it will plunge them into gambling addiction, let alone follow me. I just gamble for fun without having to teach people around me about gambling. . but if they play gambling because they see advertisements I usually give advice not to gamble seriously and always play wisely and responsibly

Gambling is addictive same as drugs, I will never encourage anyone to get involved in any of them most especially in the under-age group since they may not have the ability to control their desire to take high risks which can lead to more problems.

-I personally have never introduced anyone to gambling and as a matter of fact I myself I am still a newbie in gambling, and since I gamble for fun no one will see me doing so and at that, I haven't really seen anyone around me trying to learn gambling from me.

yes of course when we teach and invite someone to play gambling then that person cannot control his emotions in gambling let alone spending all his money at the gambling table and even leaving his family just to win at the gambling table of course I will feel very guilty seeing that person, so it's better just me who play gambling instead of inviting the people closest to us and even those we know to play gambling because we don't know someone's behavior when playing gambling. So don't ever try it for your own gain

[Wiwo]

I think it is not advisable to introduce gambling to people that lack self-control. Being poor or having access to much money is not an excuse for gambling addiction. Anyone that lacks self-control financially will also waste his money on something else. Most people are addicted to earning cheap money which is why they will always be victims of Ponzi schemes. Gambling addiction might lead to drug use or abuse, especially if the gambler is a bad loser or gambles more than he can afford to lose. But it is not a benchmark that all drug abusers are prone to gambling addiction. Generally, I don't think it is advisable to introduce or encourage anybody to gamble. I prefer them to learn it from someone else because gambling could affect people's finance negatively if the act becomes uncontrollable and don't want to be blamed for someone's problems.

My friend Zlantann quite a while, I am excited to read your comments in regards to excuses people give for gambling addiction, most of the addicts failed to accept the responsibility that is entirely their fault for becoming addicts that way, addiction withdrawal and rehabilitation process will be fast and easy.

-Addiction tendency can be detected early and the individual can avoid getting involved in things that could get them addicted such as gambling or substances.

[rodskee]

Myself introduced gambling to my girlfriend, and she started to gamble regularly. Bets doesn't go higher than $1 and initially she enjoyed it as she didn't experience loss. Later started to loss, and requests me to recover her loss for her. I used to recover playing with bigger bets and one day lost big. From that day she completely stopped gambling, not even for fun she doesn't gamble. I mention this just to state what is being said in the OP is true, men easily turns addictive. Good for the men is to concentrate on sports betting than casino games.

really ? you let your Girlfriend learn gambling? and even let her told you to recover her losses? how come that you both become that stupid about gambling?

If she become more addicted then surely you will blame yourself and will even broke up because of gambling.

I hate seeing a couple having this when they can just enjoy other things in internet or even teach them how to invest here than gambling

[bitbollo]

@OP
can you indicate the source from which you got this list of people at risk?

@Davidvictorson
it's useless to say that most of the times they are just advertising a scam site or trying to earn few bucks with their referral in any case, avoid to join if you're not sure what you're doing.

[alastantiger]

You are absolutely right. Introducing someone to gambling has a negative and positive impact. The negative impact is that the person might get addicted after winning in his or her first game maybe by luck while forgeting that gambling has ups and down, there is every tendency that he will gamble more for wins.
And if he looses, definitely he won't give up, he would want to recover his loose.
Someone who is easily influenced by friends can also be a gambling addict.
Someone who lacks self discipline, who dont have self control can easily fall in the trap of gambling addiction.

[molsewid]

You are absolutely right. Introducing someone to gambling has a negative and positive impact. The negative impact is that the person might get addicted after winning in his or her first game maybe by luck while forgeting that gambling has ups and down, there is every tendency that he will gamble more for wins.
And if he looses, definitely he won't give up, he would want to recover his loose.
Someone who is easily influenced by friends can also be a gambling addict.
Someone who lacks self discipline, who dont have self control can easily fall in the trap of gambling addiction.

I agree, but then we are partially responsible if something happens to him. It will be our conscience if he will soon be addicted to it but then we need also to tell him that he need to be responsible enough to his expenses so that there will be no problem in the future. I started gambling because someone teaches me and I will make sure that whatever may happen in the future I will not blame my friend for teaching me to gamble.

[LogitechMouse]

In summary, just don't introduce it to anyone that you know that are not capable of controlling their emotions because you'll never know on up to what point they can control themselves.

Because the time might even come that you'll be the one to be blamed by those people whom you've introduced gambling. That's not a new story and there have been cases like that they were blamed and made it looked bad because they've just introduced those addicted gamblers to gambling.

Avoid being the trigger of others that may fall into gambling addiction if you don't want to get involved and be blamed for.

There are lots of categories, but I think this is the one that's on the top in terms of who you shouldn't introduce gambling for.

We already know that people who are full of emotions often loses their money whether it's on gambling, or trading etc. Traders who are full of emotion most of the time ending up losing their money. On the other hand, those people who want to gamble that are also full of emotions lost their money all the time. People with full of emotions might make some bad decisions that would make their current situation even worse. Some even go to a point where they will borrow money into their family members.

This is also the reason why I'm not introducing gambling to anybody. I'm not gambling that much, but I'm afraid that whenever I introduce gambling to other people, there might be a chance that they will get addicted, and for sure I will blame myself if something bad happens to that person which will cause a domino effect on me.

[Rruchi man]

@OP
can you indicate the source from which you got this list of people at risk?

For the category of people most likely to become addicts to gambling that I quoted, check well, there was always a source link and reference that I attached at the end of it, That is the first and second category that I talked about, look well.

For the other categories, that is the third to sixth option, they were listed out from observation.

I also indulged other forum members to add to the list from their observation.

[inthelongrun]

Well, we live in a world where everything can be seen online if we have basic knowledge and skills. As a gambler for many years already, I am always very careful in introducing betting to people, especially the ones that I feel struggling financially and less educated. At least educated people that are seemingly fine with their financial situations can afford some amounts to entertain themselves in casino games and the thrill when they are betting on their favorite sports, leagues, teams, and athletes. 

[dimonstration]

Well, we live in a world where everything can be seen online if we have basic knowledge and skills. As a gambler for many years already, I am always very careful in introducing betting to people, especially the ones that I feel struggling financially and less educated. At least educated people that are seemingly fine with their financial situations can afford some amounts to entertain themselves in casino games and the thrill when they are betting on their favorite sports, leagues, teams, and athletes. 

I never have a courage to introduce gambling to someone I know regardless of it’s mental and financial condition because I know what’s the effect of gambling when a person can’t handle it. I think gambling shouldn’t be introduced to someone that you knew personally to avoid conflicts in the future in case shit happened to them.

I know a lot of stories about successful and rich person that become devastated when they started playing gambling. Addiction can’t be controlled once our mind is hooked on chasing profit/losses.

[Wiwo]

@OP
can you indicate the source from which you got this list of people at risk?

@Davidvictorson
it's useless to say that most of the times they are just advertising a scam site or trying to earn few bucks with their referral in any case, avoid to join if you're not sure what you're doing.

Fact that everyone have right to a decision makes it easy for us to overlook some things, with basic skills and experience we should be able to differentiate between legit and scam project no matter who is promoting them.

-one of the ways to avoid drama is to make your own decision and don't get carried away with others' points of view or sweet stories, and most importantly we should avoid being greedy since greed has become the major cause of addictions lately.

[Wexnident]

Or just, idk, don't introduce gambling in general. I mean I know myself it isn't a bad activity when you're in control, but in general it is viewed as a vice after all.

I certainly haven't tried inviting one to a gambling den/casino, but I have done some simple friendly bets with my friends. All in all it wasn't a bad influence, even with money involved but that's because there was a factor of fun involved. I highly doubt things would be the same if it wasn't fun, so really, unless they really enjoy gambling or something similar to it, I wouldn't introduce them to casinos.

[virasisog]

Well, we live in a world where everything can be seen online if we have basic knowledge and skills. As a gambler for many years already, I am always very careful in introducing betting to people, especially the ones that I feel struggling financially and less educated. At least educated people that are seemingly fine with their financial situations can afford some amounts to entertain themselves in casino games and the thrill when they are betting on their favorite sports, leagues, teams, and athletes. 

I never have a courage to introduce gambling to someone I know regardless of it’s mental and financial condition because I know what’s the effect of gambling when a person can’t handle it. I think gambling shouldn’t be introduced to someone that you knew personally to avoid conflicts in the future in case shit happened to them.

I know a lot of stories about successful and rich person that become devastated when they started playing gambling. Addiction can’t be controlled once our mind is hooked on chasing profit/losses.

As much as possible I don't share or introduce gambling to anybody even to my close friends or family members simply because I don't want to be blamed in case they fall for gambling addiction. I know how risky and addictive gambling is so I don't want them to fall for it. I don't even share my winning stories because they might only misinterpret them.
It's fine if we want to introduce gambling to someone but we shouldn't forget to inform them about the risks so they would know how to control themselves.

[CarnagexD]

It's somewhat pointless to let us know if we should be careful to introduce someone into gambling, because the huge influence make people to gamble is come from gambling influencer, not a common gambler. Usually a real gambler will not want to invite their friend to gamble to because there's a personal reason or there's no point to invite them. If someone invite you to join gambling, it's high likely he will ask you to sign up with his referral link.

It's funny but it's true, most of the time it's about the referral link. I think why common gamblers may not invite their friends to play as well is because they know the feeling of being too invested in gambling. They may not want to involve their friends in their gambling activities as they may not want to encourage them to experience the same as well.

Well, we live in a world where everything can be seen online if we have basic knowledge and skills. As a gambler for many years already, I am always very careful in introducing betting to people, especially the ones that I feel struggling financially and less educated. At least educated people that are seemingly fine with their financial situations can afford some amounts to entertain themselves in casino games and the thrill when they are betting on their favorite sports, leagues, teams, and athletes. 

I never have a courage to introduce gambling to someone I know regardless of it’s mental and financial condition because I know what’s the effect of gambling when a person can’t handle it. I think gambling shouldn’t be introduced to someone that you knew personally to avoid conflicts in the future in case shit happened to them.

I know a lot of stories about successful and rich person that become devastated when they started playing gambling. Addiction can’t be controlled once our mind is hooked on chasing profit/losses.

Yeah. Inviting friends or relatives to gamble can be risky financially because there is always the possibility that they could lose money and be unable to pay it back. This could strain relationships and cause tension which are things that we won't like to happen.

[len01]

to be honest, I am an introvert who is more often alone when gambling and does not care about wanting to tell about gambling or introduce gambling to other people, even if they are close friends.
to me gambling is like a vice that doesn't need to be introduced to others and my choice is to shut myself off not to introduce gambling to those around me.
yes maybe my wife knows I gamble but I never introduced this gambling to her instead my wife always gives good advice to always be wise in betting. and some close friends accidentally saw me while gambling and he asked me to introduce gambling to him but I always said no, this is not good.

so anyone who accidentally sees me gambling, I will always say the same thing that I said before.

[Obari]

I think most gamblers at some point might  fall into either of this categories of persons you mentioned above and I just want to appreciate the effort you put into writing tis article and basically people have to be careful of persons they introduce new things to and I do solemnly agree with you when you said that very one because at some point oke might be blamed or held responsible for introducing it to someone.
I always make sure to look out for whoever I introduce gambling to because I know of the consequences involved with gambling.
I also agree with the fact gambling shouldn't be introduced to underaged as even all casinos warm against such.

[348Judah]

I see any indisciplined man as one of those that constitute gambling addiction, if a gambler can not exercise caution or moderacy in gambling, then he begin to behave abnormally and the negative impact from gambling begin to manifest over such individual, some of them end up in lack, while some loose focus from getting concentrated on their life ambition and career pursuit, gambling is fundamentally for having fun, once the agenda goes beyond this, a thorough care is needed.

[Hirose UK]

@OP
can you indicate the source from which you got this list of people at risk?

@Davidvictorson
it's useless to say that most of the times they are just advertising a scam site or trying to earn few bucks with their referral in any case, avoid to join if you're not sure what you're doing.

Fact that everyone have right to a decision makes it easy for us to overlook some things, with basic skills and experience we should be able to differentiate between legit and scam project no matter who is promoting them.

-one of the ways to avoid drama is to make your own decision and don't get carried away with others' points of view or sweet stories, and most importantly we should avoid being greedy since greed has become the major cause of addictions lately.

From having experience and skills we can make the right decisions and it is impossible to fall for scam projects, all legitimate and good projects should have a manager or a person with a good reputation who will manage or promote them.
Don't get me wrong, friends, we can also use experiences and stories from other people as a consideration or reference so that we don't make the wrong decision.
That's why many other users often warn that every gambler can control himself so that he is not controlled by emotion and greed which makes a person easily become a gambling addict.

[pawanjain]

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A person who is desperately in need of money can do anything to get money. Gambling is a shortcut to money and many fall for this trap.
So people who are desperately in need of money will easily get addicted to gambling.

[Cling18]

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A person who is desperately in need of money can do anything to get money. Gambling is a shortcut to money and many fall for this trap.
So people who are desperately in need of money will easily get addicted to gambling.

Gambling addiction shouldn't be blamed on the person who introduced gambling because it's a personal choice. Anyone can listen to gambling introductions but it is our personal perspective whether to gamble responsibly or fall for gambling addiction. If we are influenced by gamblers, it doesn't mean that we have to be compulsive gamblers. We still have a choice to control ourselves and have the proper mindset toward it.

[madnessteat]

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A person who is desperately in need of money can do anything to get money. Gambling is a shortcut to money and many fall for this trap.
So people who are desperately in need of money will easily get addicted to gambling.

Gambling is not a shortcut to money, but an entertainment that constantly requires money! If a person does not understand this, it is better not to talk to him about gambling at all and to protect him from gambling experience, because most likely the wrong idea about gambling will lead to his problems. In order to gamble, you must have not only free money, but a sufficient level of self-control.

[pawanjain]

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A person who is desperately in need of money can do anything to get money. Gambling is a shortcut to money and many fall for this trap.
So people who are desperately in need of money will easily get addicted to gambling.

Gambling addiction shouldn't be blamed on the person who introduced gambling because it's a personal choice. Anyone can listen to gambling introductions but it is our personal perspective whether to gamble responsibly or fall for gambling addiction. If we are influenced by gamblers, it doesn't mean that we have to be compulsive gamblers. We still have a choice to control ourselves and have the proper mindset toward it.

How can "losing self control" be a choice when it's happening without the individual's choice?
A person who is unable to control himself isn't doing it by choice. He/She is just falling for it without any self control and without any choice.
Example: A smoker who wants to quit smoking but is unable to do it because of his addiction.
He wants to quit smoking by choice but we know how strong an addiction can be. Same goes to gambling addiction.

[zaki12]

Gambling addiction shouldn't be blamed on the person who introduced gambling because it's a personal choice. Anyone can listen to gambling introductions but it is our personal perspective whether to gamble responsibly or fall for gambling addiction. If we are influenced by gamblers, it doesn't mean that we have to be compulsive gamblers. We still have a choice to control ourselves and have the proper mindset toward it.

I used to be addicted to gambling and I couldn't control it. So what is felt is that actions that are carried out repeatedly will form character. if gambling is done continuously it will become a character and what happens to the psychology of the player is to feel comfortable when playing even though they already know for sure they will lose, people who are affected by this disease are mentally damaged and have a mindset which causes addiction to playing gambling.

If you are already addicted, the way to overcome it according to my experience is to change your mindset. For example, diverting the concentration of thinking to positive things but what the patient's soul likes, for example, I like sports, when playing sports, I forget to gamble. So this is the best way I can do it.

Gambling is actually not a problem as long as it is done for fun and can be controlled. It is true that the OP said that it is better not to introduce gambling to relatives or close friends who cannot control their finances.

[slapper]

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A person who is desperately in need of money can do anything to get money. Gambling is a shortcut to money and many fall for this trap.
So people who are desperately in need of money will easily get addicted to gambling.

Gambling addiction shouldn't be blamed on the person who introduced gambling because it's a personal choice. Anyone can listen to gambling introductions but it is our personal perspective whether to gamble responsibly or fall for gambling addiction. If we are influenced by gamblers, it doesn't mean that we have to be compulsive gamblers. We still have a choice to control ourselves and have the proper mindset toward it.

How can "losing self control" be a choice when it's happening without the individual's choice?
A person who is unable to control himself isn't doing it by choice. He/She is just falling for it without any self control and without any choice.
Example: A smoker who wants to quit smoking but is unable to do it because of his addiction.
He wants to quit smoking by choice but we know how strong an addiction can be. Same goes to gambling addiction.

Ha! You reckon we possess volition in the face of dependency? Amusing, pal. Addiction's like a boss showdown in a game - victory's no casual selection. You gotta hone your abilities, and fortify your gear, and even then, it's a gamble. Yet, surrender isn't an option. Ingenuity and unconventional thinking are paramount in combating addiction. Harnessing the potency of artistic expression and innovation, we can share our tribulations and resonate with fellow warriors.

Alternatively, science and tech could hold the key. Envision a reality where genetic editing eradicates predispositions to addiction. Mind-boggling, huh? And let's emphasize scholarly exploration and enlightenment. To fathom the intricacies of addiction, its neurological and behavioral implications, we must delve into the realm of academia. Knowledge paves the way for formidable preventative and remedial measures.

[Sandra_hakeem]

I think every gambling site has its own level of accessibility and introduction...do we have any one that doesn't consider the gambler's status before allowing to wager them games?? Ofcourse they should... Even TV channels offer descriptional viewing tips,how much more a casino??
Secondly, when a child sees or hears anything, they'll simply wanna try it since Thier brains are very assimilating... They really need to avoid gambling cus whatever begins and gets into addiction at a young age, is almost impossible to stop... But in this case, I won't really blame the kids, I'll blame every careless parent.

Sandra 🧑‍🦰

[lizarder]

If you are already addicted, the way to overcome it according to my experience is to change your mindset. For example, diverting the concentration of thinking to positive things but what the patient's soul likes, for example, I like sports, when playing sports, I forget to gamble. So this is the best way I can do it.

Gambling is actually not a problem as long as it is done for fun and can be controlled. It is true that the OP said that it is better not to introduce gambling to relatives or close friends who cannot control their finances.

Addiction makes it difficult for a person's mindset to change their habits and the way you practice may be one of the solutions that can be applied by those who are addicted. The problem is most people don't see the impact on their decision to gamble but always talk about the opportunities, this is where the problem lies because they are not able to consider carefully. For me gambling is not a problem for those who are able to control it, as long as they don't place gambling as their main job.

Because without being introduced gambling has penetrated into the world of smartphones and the internet, so that without realizing it is so easy for someone to connect. The standard lies in individual decisions, control is very important whether gambling is placed as one of the pleasure loopholes or addiction.

[Casdinyard]

You will agree that some category of people will most probably become addicted to gambling if exposed to it than some other people. If you are the type that likes to refer and tell people to try out new things, you should avoid encouraging this category of people listed below to try out gambling even as a way to relax or for fun.

- Be careful introducing gambling to teens, especially young male teens.

Young people are more vulnerable to developing a gambling disorder than adults. According to the Journal of Child and Adolescent Behavior, around 5% of teenagers in the United States have problems with compulsive gambling. By contrast, only about 1% of adults have a severe gambling problem.

And there is a specific about "males" because

men are at a higher risk of compulsive gambling than women in all age groups. What accounts for this difference? One study found that men are more likely to take risks and experience social anxiety than women, contributing to problem gambling.

. source

- Be Careful introducing gambling to people with some certain "Personality Characteristics".

Certain personality traits are associated with a higher risk of developing a gambling addiction

individuals who are highly competitive or get bored easily may also be at higher risk of compulsive gambling.

People that you notice have a poor opinion of themselves,

low self-esteem connects to addictive behaviors, including compulsive gambling and substance use

source

- Be careful introducing gambling to people who have a good access to enough money and no discipline in spending, they may not mind gambling to win money, but for other reasons, and because of their good access to money, they may just become addicted without even knowing.

- Be careful introducing gambling to someone who you know is poor and needs a better way to earn a livelihood. The person may mistake gambling as a way to earn a living.

- Be careful introducing gambling to your friend who you know easily gets addicted to new things.

- Be careful introducing gambling to your friend who you know has a drug use problem.

In general, I know some forum users may like to respond saying we should be careful generally who we introduce gambling to, which is true, but since may not possibly be avoided, there are some categories of person's that we should be on the look out for in the society.

Join the discussion by extending the list if possible.

TL;DR, don't recommend gambling to people, especially those you know you wouldn't be able to persuade down the line when things get murky.

I don't recommend people to gamble at all, it is a personal preference that I will keep to myself and would never loop people into. If they ask if I gamble, sure I'll answer truthfully, maybe even teach them what games I play if they became so pressing about it. But to outright recommend gambling to people, that's just not my thing. For the most part, I wouldn't have control over the person, and I could become an outlet of their blame when things go south, on the other hand, I don't want to ruin a person's life over gambling. I do not know if they are as disciplined as me when it comes to losses, and I don't know if they could manage their losses as well as I do. So, I never tell people they should gamble, not even for any reason.

[zaki12]

Addiction makes it difficult for a person's mindset to change their habits and the way you practice may be one of the solutions that can be applied by those who are addicted. The problem is most people don't see the impact on their decision to gamble but always talk about the opportunities, this is where the problem lies because they are not able to consider carefully. For me gambling is not a problem for those who are able to control it, as long as they don't place gambling as their main job.

Because without being introduced gambling has penetrated into the world of smartphones and the internet, so that without realizing it is so easy for someone to connect. The standard lies in individual decisions, control is very important whether gambling is placed as one of the pleasure loopholes or addiction.

So this is where it is important for us to learn to control ourselves with a healthy mindset. Gambling fights lust, and its worst enemy is lust. So it's true what you said, it's okay to gamble as long as you don't make gambling your main job, you have to know when to stop playing even if you lose/win, don't be greedy and don't be in a hurry. chase defeat. So gamble you guys and remember your enemy is lust.

Another impact of gambling is becoming a gambler with an acute addiction, this is very dangerous because of this kind of addiction. In gambling, people can get addicted to their money/cards/game. If he is addicted to money, he can steal, cheat, rob etc. In addition, the acute gambler is addicted to the excitement, the feeling of the heart fluttering between the lows of winning and losing, life and death is what makes him addicted. In the world of medicine, adrenaline junkie addicts are categorized as mental disorders.

[serjent05]

Actually, I believe everyone is susceptible to gambling addiction.  Even the most disciplined person is susceptible to addiction.  It is obvious that, the one lacking self control is more prone to gambling addiction regardless of age bracket.

I also think that there are way more adults in terms of statistics to be addicted to gambling the teens because teens have more forms of spending their time and is more active in different activities.  Besides teens are less capable to gamble huge amounts of money than adult one.  More or less, teens gambling time is more limited than those of adults.

So this is where it is important for us to learn to control ourselves with a healthy mindset.

Gambling addiction is always controlled by self-discipline.  It is the most essential factor in combatting any kind of addiction.

[boyptc]

In summary, just don't introduce it to anyone that you know that are not capable of controlling their emotions because you'll never know on up to what point they can control themselves.

Because the time might even come that you'll be the one to be blamed by those people whom you've introduced gambling. That's not a new story and there have been cases like that they were blamed and made it looked bad because they've just introduced those addicted gamblers to gambling.

Avoid being the trigger of others that may fall into gambling addiction if you don't want to get involved and be blamed for.

As long as they won’t be productive in the long run, then never introduce it to them in the first place. Gambling may always trigger addiction especially if the one involved has a difficult way of controlling his greed and emotions. Instead of quitting gambling after losing, most of them will even gamble more to chase their losses or some to chase more of their luck for bigger profits. The reason why we should always be responsible not to drag people on gambling especially if those people have hard time controlling not just their emotions, but their finances as well. They may even consider that gambling is a quick way to make money, when the real fact is gambling could mean more losses than profits.

That's why if someone really asks important things about gambling and becomes encouraged based on how you explained it, you better watch out and keep them reminded that you've just been speaking based on what you know and the experience as a gambler. But you're not encouraging them to gamble and risk is at high and it never changes once they're in.

Be responsible enough not to attract people in gambling particularly for those who may think that gambling can be a good source of living. If they do, they will always want to try their luck gambling most of the time and end up losing all their funds. And for people who may gamble just for fun, don’t be too confident that they won’t develop addiction in the long run. Gambling is very addictive, if you’re not good at resisting and controlling your urge, you will always fall for gambling addiction even if you will keep on saying that you only gamble for fun.

It's the sign when someone thinks of it and he's not yet a gambler or just gamble less. Thinking of it as a source of income triggers their greediness and once someone gets up to that point, well, I'd say that you better be away from them before things becomes worst.

We've seen those people that have been in gambling that have come to that point and they've got no one to blame, if they can't blame themselves for the situation they're in. They'll look for one and you'll be on that hot seat if you're the last person that they've talked to about gambling.

I guess that's the real point here, we should stop encouraging people who gamble who are soft hearted because it may destroy their mental health once losing everything they have. Let them be the one who come to you and ask about it if they really want to so in the end you wont get blamed if they lose. To be honest ones you enter gambling its really hard to stop especially if you experience winning. It will boost you and trigger you to play and bet more higher value for a higher profit but once you loss with that big bet, it will not make you stop, it will push you more to keep gambling to get back what you loss and you cant notice that it slowly getting all your money that you have because you didn't control your emotion.

Gambling is fun, but it is very addictive so better be careful and learn how to control or limit yourself first before entering on it.

It's fun and no doubt that it's an income stream for those experienced gamblers. But it changes when someone thinks of it outside the box that if it happened to the other gamblers, it may happen to them as well.

That's not the point of it, if they want it the hard way then they'll see that it's not the same from those gamblers that they're looking up to as if they've found success in here.

There are lots of categories, but I think this is the one that's on the top in terms of who you shouldn't introduce gambling for.

We already know that people who are full of emotions often loses their money whether it's on gambling, or trading etc. Traders who are full of emotion most of the time ending up losing their money. On the other hand, those people who want to gamble that are also full of emotions lost their money all the time. People with full of emotions might make some bad decisions that would make their current situation even worse. Some even go to a point where they will borrow money into their family members.

This is also the reason why I'm not introducing gambling to anybody. I'm not gambling that much, but I'm afraid that whenever I introduce gambling to other people, there might be a chance that they will get addicted, and for sure I will blame myself if something bad happens to that person which will cause a domino effect on me.

When someone's emotion gets triggered, we will never know what crazy things they can do. There are people that can't accept defeat and they will do all the means just to take back their losses and glory that they've lost in the process.

What if they've got no money left? And that's the craziest part comes in that some of them might sell their important assets because they want to pursue and chase their losses.

[rahmad2nd]

In general, I know some forum users may like to respond saying we should be careful generally who we introduce gambling to, which is true, but since may not possibly be avoided, there are some categories of person's that we should be on the look out for in the society.

Join the discussion by extending the list if possible.

Well, you have answered it yourself and my conclusion is the same.

So, From all the points you said, the essence that I get is, be careful to introduce gambling. especially, for young people and the people around us. But, actually the problem of addiction can come from anywhere and the most vulnerable is from association. whether it's the home environment, friendship, be it young or old, everything is the same and has the potential to become an addict. Also, free internet access can also be the beginning for someone to get to know gambling.

Well, everyone has the potential to become an addict, especially those of us who are very familiar with gambling. but yes, i agree with you. that young people, will be very easily influenced whether he is male or female. does not rule out, potentially becoming an addict, whatever it is, including gambling.
by the way, to be honest, I have never introduced gambling to anyone even if he is the closest person. also, I don't think that they will become addicts. for me, gambling is a hobby that I enjoy and this is personal. except, some people who have the same frequency with this hobby. even then, only limited to discussion, especially related to football. the rest, I enjoy it for my own satisfaction.

[kawetsriyanto]

A person who is desperately in need of money can do anything to get money. Gambling is a shortcut to money and many fall for this trap.
So people who are desperately in need of money will easily get addicted to gambling.

What I know, people who really need money urgently are more likely to choose borrowing money, not gambling. Everyone knows that it requires money to gamble, it is not for free. And most people know that gambling isn't an instant way to earn money, it is because we more often get losses than won the games. It is a rare case that people can be rich instantly because of playing gambling. So, I don't think that people become addicted because they really need money.

Gambling addiction shouldn't be blamed on the person who introduced gambling because it's a personal choice. Anyone can listen to gambling introductions but it is our personal perspective whether to gamble responsibly or fall for gambling addiction. If we are influenced by gamblers, it doesn't mean that we have to be compulsive gamblers. We still have a choice to control ourselves and have the proper mindset toward it.

I can a bit agree with you. Someone gets an addiction because of his bad habit of gambling. The bad habit isn't caused by the person who introduced the gambling but it is caused by himself. Sure, to prevent addiction, we must be disciplined and have good self-control. That's why someone who can't control himself well, is better to avoid gambling.

[DaNNy001]

I don't think I would want to introduced anyone to gambling because I know how this act can mess someone up, especially if the person is not that discipline. I wouldn't want to be blame for turning anyone into a gambling addict because its really hard to come out of the act once you have fully involved yourself. Although it depend on the person choice I can show or teach anyone, who on his/her own decide to learn about gambling with any sportbook am familiar with.

[uneng]

To say the truth it's hard to predict who is prone to develop an addictive behavior on gambling, because there are many factors, including hidden biological and genetical ones, despite the person being male, female, young or old. There isn't a perfect recipe to prevent the issue of addiction happening in society due to those factors and their variables, but thankfully what we know is that it's only going to hit a small portion of the total population, as history show us.

[Slow death]

in my country months ago a gaming company appeared, managed to obtain a license and started operating, they paid many famous influencers in my country to publicize their games of chance, people of course are curious and nobody wants to miss the chance to win a lot of money fast they started to play a lot and when I say " they started to play a lot " I'm not exaggerating, people only thought about earning a lot of money fast that greed completely blinded them that they didn't even think about the high number of losses they were having, the situation went on for many months and today there was news in my country's newspaper about the losses of people who are in these games

Of course, as the company has a license and is not breaking the laws, then you can't blame the gambling company for creating more poverty in people, it's the fault of people who, because of the greed of wanting to win a lot in a short time, don't control, the person most of the time may even be playing in moderation and comment with the friend who is playing, but has no intention of taking the friend to the wrong path, the person is just counting on the greatest innocence but the friend for being greedy will gamble to win a lot and lose it all, that's not the fault of the person who told you about gambling

[stomachgrowls]

To say the truth it's hard to predict who is prone to develop an addictive behavior on gambling, because there are many factors, including hidden biological and genetical ones, despite the person being male, female, young or old. There isn't a perfect recipe to prevent the issue of addiction happening in society due to those factors and their variables, but thankfully what we know is that it's only going to hit a small portion of the total population, as history show us.

There's no precise thing on how to determine if a certain person would get addicted or not because we do have different level of awareness and control of ourselves.We might be even looking for someone who do always

engage with gambling but still having the good control of emotion and finances and just really playing for fun and could stop in midway which does really indicate that they arent addicted after all.

We cant really be able to point out fingers unless if it turns out to be obvious already but in general sense, there's no way on knowing that either.
This is why we cant just make out some conclusions directly on someone who do engage on gambling.

[tusandii]

Everyone who starts to gamble has the opportunity to become a gambling addict and this happens very often.
There is no special category it seems that can make someone become an addict.
The average gambler initially only tries gambling out of curiosity and they get a big enough win or loss so that more curiosity arises which makes someone want to continue to be able to bet.
No one can avoid gambling addiction unless the person uses the limits that are accountable from the start so that they don't think too much about gambling.

[maydna]

I think inviting our friends to play gambling without knowing who they are is too risky. That's because gambling can provoke him to spend more money than we imagine. And if he does and doesn't stop, we can imagine he'll get a gambling addiction and when that happens, we'll have a hard time getting him out of gambling. So it's better for us to play gambling as usual without inviting them and if they ask us about gambling, we can only warn them and tell them not to gamble, especially if they don't have good self-control.

[DoublerHunter]

I don't think I would want to introduced anyone to gambling because I know how this act can mess someone up, especially if the person is not that discipline. I wouldn't want to be blame for turning anyone into a gambling addict because its really hard to come out of the act once you have fully involved yourself. Although it depend on the person choice I can show or teach anyone, who on his/her own decide to learn about gambling with any sportbook am familiar with.

^It is up to each individual to make their own decisions about whether or not to engage in gambling activities. And if someone expresses interest in learning about gambling, it is important to provide them with accurate information and resources to make informed decisions about their participation in gambling and it is our responsibility to know the negative circumstances and not only tell them to make a profit. We should remind to encourage responsible gambling practices, such as setting limits on time and money spent, and seeking help if gambling becomes a problem. It is better to them to understand first and it should be gambling for fun not for chasing profit and there will be no addiction.

[trendcoin]

I don't have a source that has been the subject of research on this subject, but I do have a personal observation. The official organizers of horse racing and sports betting in my country have cafe style businesses. Every time I go in there I see older people of retirement age inside. I think people who don't have a job but have a pension are more likely to do this kind of work to earn more money. I don't blame them. Some of them do it to achieve a more comfortable life, some do it to spend their free time in fun things.

[Renampun]

I don't think I would want to introduced anyone to gambling because I know how this act can mess someone up, especially if the person is not that discipline. I wouldn't want to be blame for turning anyone into a gambling addict because its really hard to come out of the act once you have fully involved yourself. Although it depend on the person choice I can show or teach anyone, who on his/her own decide to learn about gambling with any sportbook am familiar with.

the same as me, even though I like gambling, I have never tried to persuade other people to follow my habits because the future effects for them are quite dangerous and if they are people who have poor self-control, they will enter the abyss of addiction. especially for people who are married and have a family, what I'm afraid of is that they will destroy their family and become addicts (like the story I once made as a topic in this thread)

[irhact]

I certainly haven't tried inviting one to a gambling den/casino, but I have done some simple friendly bets with my friends. All in all it wasn't a bad influence, even with money involved but that's because there was a factor of fun involved. I highly doubt things would be the same if it wasn't fun, so really, unless they really enjoy gambling or something similar to it, I wouldn't introduce them to casinos.

One question, how is that your friend doing now. Have you checked on him because you might think your bet did nothing to influence him but there has been stories of people turning addictive because of few friendly bets they had and won. After that incident they'll begin thinking they're lucky or have the skills to become successful at gambling.

They beginning gambling but later realize they aren't as good at they thought but maybe by then they have already gone far and it'll be had to break the addiction. Gambling has a way of tricking people like newbies, their few first gamble are usually successful but after then they begin to lose money.

[Mauser]

- Be Careful introducing gambling to people with some certain "Personality Characteristics".

To me this is the most important part where I would be very careful when telling someone about gambling. In case you have struggled in the past with another addiction like alcohol or cigarettes than the chances are much higher that you become addicted to gambling as well. When I was younger I was playing video games all day long on the weekends and evenings, up until the point where my parents send me to a doctor that told me I was addicted to gaming. It took quite a long time to get back to some normal gaming activities again. Even today I need to be careful not to fall back into my old habits. That is why I keep a close eye on my gambling time each week and make sure that I have fixed limits on how much money I can use for gambling each month. Without such strict control I am afraid I could also become addicted to gambling. For example my cousin has struggled with a drug addiction in the past and even today is a heavy smoker and can't quit. I would never take him with me when I go visit a casino with friends, or show him how I play online at a casino from home. For some people the risk is too big and I don't want to feel guilty for introducing him to it.

[worle1bm]

After that incident they'll begin thinking they're lucky or have the skills to become successful at gambling.

They beginning gambling but later realize they aren't as good at they thought but maybe by then they have already gone far and it'll be had to break the addiction. Gambling has a way of tricking people like newbies, their few first gamble are usually successful but after then they begin to lose money.

The problem is when you are under influence of others and want to copy their gambling style you tend to loose more because if you didn't win you will become more aggressive to bet more and mind will loose control over your financial limits which is main problem afterwards.So always play with your dedicated amounts instead of becoming addicted towards it.

[danherbias07]

I Super duper agree with all these points by OP.
I have a friend which I just talked to recently, I may not be the one which introduced gambling to him but as a friend, I do believe I have the responsibility to offer my suggestions to him especially now that I saw how bad it looks when you are addicted to gambling.
He is playing slots on his smartphone, which we all know is a game that can be played nonstop. He kept asking me for online money and then he pays in cash. Not a loan, he just doesn't have any balance in his online money. Then, he started playing for 3 nonstop hours without even talking to me.

He may fall to those competitive types of gamblers. They won't stop unless they felt that they won against the house which I know is impossible.
Two of us already discussed with him the worst possibilities if he continuously does it but I felt like it's not sinking in his brain. He keeps on telling us he is winning but would not able to present how much he gambled.

[hyudien]

- Be careful introducing gambling to your friend who you know easily gets addicted to new things.

- Be careful introducing gambling to your friend who you know has a drug use problem.

One week ago was the time when I regretted introducing gambling games to one of my friends. At first I thought he was someone who could easily control situations, easily managed by me, but in fact he just went too far and couldn't control his gambling. It started on a whim and told him to create an account at the casino and I sent him a few dollars. Throughout the game he kept screaming like crazy because he was not given a win. Hit the table for failing to get a Scatter and not getting a big multiple.

Since then I no longer want to introduce games to gambling to anyone because it turns out that people's mentality is different and the purpose of playing affects it all.

[swogerino]

- Be careful introducing gambling to your friend who you know easily gets addicted to new things.

- Be careful introducing gambling to your friend who you know has a drug use problem.

One week ago was the time when I regretted introducing gambling games to one of my friends. At first I thought he was someone who could easily control situations, easily managed by me, but in fact he just went too far and couldn't control his gambling. It started on a whim and told him to create an account at the casino and I sent him a few dollars. Throughout the game he kept screaming like crazy because he was not given a win. Hit the table for failing to get a Scatter and not getting a big multiple.

Since then I no longer want to introduce games to gambling to anyone because it turns out that people's mentality is different and the purpose of playing affects it all.

Sometimes we start thinking that we are just introducing gambling to someone for him to enjoy like we gamblers enjoy it every time.The problem is that not all the people are the same,some handle their emotions very well some others become very aggressive for such happenings and I can agree with him though,getting the bonus round and getting empty spins is the worse it can happen to a person playing slot machines so I don't blame him that much.

If he was screaming because not getting wins during the normal game play session then most probably gambling is not for him at all as he seems to not be able to control his emotions and these type of persons are the easiest prey to addiction.

[Helena Yu]

Thanks for bringing this subject on this board, many gamblers think it will be fun to invite a close circle and make them register under their referral links on casino platforms. Mostly these gamblers don't even think about side effects or possible gambling addiction that can cost their lives in the worst cases. If your friend becomes addicted he will blame no one but you. Just keep that in mind and think twice before introducing gambling to new people.

No, people who want to invite you to gamble is just to you register under their referral link and they will earn a lot money especially if you're become an addict. It doesn't matter if you're his best friend, relative etc, when it's about money, anyone can turn become an evil. When they're already become an addict, they will blame you, but most of the times you can blame them back because you're not force them to gamble.

[rodskee]

Everyone who starts to gamble has the opportunity to become a gambling addict and this happens very often.

if you have no self control and also a stupid loser then you will become addicted but if not? then there is a small chance that you will become addicted.

There is no special category it seems that can make someone become an addict.
The average gambler initially only tries gambling out of curiosity and they get a big enough win or loss so that more curiosity arises which makes someone want to continue to be able to bet.

and with those ? the reason to stay safe is enter casino when you already understand the game and the system , so you will never lose like what mentioned.

No one can avoid gambling addiction unless the person uses the limits that are accountable from the start so that they don't think too much about gambling.

lol, if you have no big money to gamble then surely you will never become addicted because you cannot sustain your gaming.

[ultrloa]

Thanks for bringing this subject on this board, many gamblers think it will be fun to invite a close circle and make them register under their referral links on casino platforms. Mostly these gamblers don't even think about side effects or possible gambling addiction that can cost their lives in the worst cases. If your friend becomes addicted he will blame no one but you. Just keep that in mind and think twice before introducing gambling to new people.

No, people who want to invite you to gamble is just to you register under their referral link and they will earn a lot money especially if you're become an addict. It doesn't matter if you're his best friend, relative etc, when it's about money, anyone can turn become an evil. When they're already become an addict, they will blame you, but most of the times you can blame them back because you're not force them to gamble.

Most of the time that is happening there since the referral fees is what can influence other to think about sharing their links to anyone. Maybe they will not think about the consequences of what they do at early stage because all they want is to earn money, but later on once their friends or relatives got addicted for sure they might bothered by their conscience about the actions they do towards people near them.

[STT]

Poor people get addicted to gambling very easily. Since they don’t have the brains to get rich

Plenty of poor clever people exist.   A lack of variety or experience in large gains would make the gambling larger then life so be more disruptive perhaps.   A rich person in theory is gambling a lower percentage of their net worth, a greater amount of wealth is not liquid so cannot be gambled perhaps.   The poorer parts of an economy or population tend to have far higher worth in purely cash positions, weekly wages etc. so in that sense more harm is possible.   Poor people also suffer most from inflation for example.

[darewaller]

The problem is when you are under influence of others and want to copy their gambling style you tend to loose more because if you didn't win you will become more aggressive to bet more and mind will loose control over your financial limits which is main problem afterwards.So always play with your dedicated amounts instead of becoming addicted towards it.

We should know that gambling is not like any other activity where we can copy the move of other people and become good as them but in gambling, everything works randomly here therefore what you see on other people might not happen exactly at you. They might win and you might lose or vice versa but if you get lucky/unlucky, there is a chance that you will get the same results sometimes.

Even though we are not in the influence of other people, it is still possible for us to become addicted in gambling. Being an addict is not cool but it can destroy our lives so we must prevent it from happening as early as possible. There are so many things that we can do including what you have said there.

[pawanjain]

Join the discussion by extending the list if possible.

You can add this

A person who is desperately in need of money can do anything to get money. Gambling is a shortcut to money and many fall for this trap.
So people who are desperately in need of money will easily get addicted to gambling.

Gambling is not a shortcut to money, but an entertainment that constantly requires money! If a person does not understand this, it is better not to talk to him about gambling at all and to protect him from gambling experience, because most likely the wrong idea about gambling will lead to his problems. In order to gamble, you must have not only free money, but a sufficient level of self-control.

You are right. Gambling is definitely not a shortcut to money which is why I mentioned that they fall for this trap.
Gambling addiction is basically a trap which many fail to come out of. It requires strong will and determination to resist gambling constantly.

[TheGreatPython]

I think inviting our friends to play gambling without knowing who they are is too risky. That's because gambling can provoke him to spend more money than we imagine. And if he does and doesn't stop, we can imagine he'll get a gambling addiction and when that happens, we'll have a hard time getting him out of gambling. So it's better for us to play gambling as usual without inviting them and if they ask us about gambling, we can only warn them and tell them not to gamble, especially if they don't have good self-control.

There's nothing wrong in discussing something that you do or like doing in front of your friends in a gathering, and if someone shows interest in that and asks you about how it's done, you should simply tell them everything and then let them know that it involves a lot of risks so they should be careful and should only use money that they can afford to lose if they are ever to gamble.

You shouldn't be the one to blame for what someone does to themselves even after knowing everything upfront. If they can't keep discipline and that causes them serious damage, they are the ones to be blamed for their own actions, they aren't kids after all.

[Hypnosis00]

Poor people get addicted to gambling very easily. Since they don’t have the brains to get rich

Plenty of poor clever people exist.   A lack of variety or experience in large gains would make the gambling larger then life so be more disruptive perhaps.   A rich person in theory is gambling a lower percentage of their net worth, a greater amount of wealth is not liquid so cannot be gambled perhaps.   The poorer parts of an economy or population tend to have far higher worth in purely cash positions, weekly wages etc. so in that sense more harm is possible.   Poor people also suffer most from inflation for example.

They are encouraged to gamble because they wanted to change their life and think that this would help them. And many cases they sacrifice their necessities and sometimes are not able to eat because their money is already spent on gambling. They need to stop and correct their views about gambling and let them realize that gambling is not an institution that will save them from the poor but instead, this will make them poorer.
And one factor that affects their mindset is the environment where they belong, if their neighbors are gambling it will surely influence them as well.

[madnessteat]

Poor people get addicted to gambling very easily. Since they don’t have the brains to get rich

Plenty of poor clever people exist.   A lack of variety or experience in large gains would make the gambling larger then life so be more disruptive perhaps.   A rich person in theory is gambling a lower percentage of their net worth, a greater amount of wealth is not liquid so cannot be gambled perhaps.   The poorer parts of an economy or population tend to have far higher worth in purely cash positions, weekly wages etc. so in that sense more harm is possible.   Poor people also suffer most from inflation for example.

I am not an expert in analytics, but it seems to me that the poor do gamble more than the rich, but this is not because they have no brains, but because they are less financially educated, and some of them are not educated at all. Also, when you have very limited money, your entertainment is also very limited, and of all the possible ways to spend the evening after work, you are left with a bar, a strip bar, gambling, or computer games. A rich person can afford a wider range of entertainment.

[Casdinyard]

Poor people get addicted to gambling very easily. Since they don’t have the brains to get rich

This is such a skewed and narrow vision of why the poverty problem. If all poor people don't have the brains to get rich you won't have any rags to riches stories. That's just dumb. Plus there's a ton of people who started from nothing and eventually worked their way up the social ladder, to think that all poor people resort to gambling just because they don't have the brains to make it out of their situation is stupid.

Plenty of poor clever people exist.   A lack of variety or experience in large gains would make the gambling larger then life so be more disruptive perhaps.   A rich person in theory is gambling a lower percentage of their net worth, a greater amount of wealth is not liquid so cannot be gambled perhaps.   The poorer parts of an economy or population tend to have far higher worth in purely cash positions, weekly wages etc. so in that sense more harm is possible.   Poor people also suffer most from inflation for example.

Exactly. Poverty could be a big obstacle but that doesn't mean that the people who succumb to this is dumb, not trying hard enough, or worse, lazy and would rather die poor than work hard. Plenty of privileged people think that way and that irks me so much.

[Agbe]

In most times, the Dad who is a serious gambler would send his children to go and place bet for him which I have seen in locality, so in most cases outsiders have nothing to do with the introduction of gambling to the teens but the parents (father) of the children does that ignorantly. I will disagree on the part that poor people got addicted on gambling easily but the the people from the rich and wealthy families do that more that the poor. Because the is also thinking of his survival first before any other thing. The only aspect that the poor pass the other kinds in the gambling platform is, they frequently bet more than others while the rich and wealthy bet big more than the poor. So everyone has one area to the other. Nobody is highest and nobody is lower all are equal.

[molsewid]

In summary, just don't introduce it to anyone that you know that are not capable of controlling their emotions because you'll never know on up to what point they can control themselves.

Because the time might even come that you'll be the one to be blamed by those people whom you've introduced gambling. That's not a new story and there have been cases like that they were blamed and made it looked bad because they've just introduced those addicted gamblers to gambling.

Avoid being the trigger of others that may fall into gambling addiction if you don't want to get involved and be blamed for.

Yes, also people with unstable emotions can be easily get into addictions because they are very impulsive and they are about to put all their money all in because they will be distracted by gambling. although in many of us treat gambling as a source of entertainment but then we can say that it is not same with people who have this issues or problem. As well as to teenagers. they are about to make impulsive decisions because they are very curious about one thing once they started doing it.

[Fortify]

You will agree that some category of people will most probably become addicted to gambling if exposed to it than some other people. If you are the type that likes to refer and tell people to try out new things, you should avoid encouraging this category of people listed below to try out gambling even as a way to relax or for fun.

- Be careful introducing gambling to teens, especially young male teens.

Young people are more vulnerable to developing a gambling disorder than adults. According to the Journal of Child and Adolescent Behavior, around 5% of teenagers in the United States have problems with compulsive gambling. By contrast, only about 1% of adults have a severe gambling problem.

And there is a specific about "males" because

men are at a higher risk of compulsive gambling than women in all age groups. What accounts for this difference? One study found that men are more likely to take risks and experience social anxiety than women, contributing to problem gambling.

. source

- Be Careful introducing gambling to people with some certain "Personality Characteristics".

Certain personality traits are associated with a higher risk of developing a gambling addiction

individuals who are highly competitive or get bored easily may also be at higher risk of compulsive gambling.

People that you notice have a poor opinion of themselves,

low self-esteem connects to addictive behaviors, including compulsive gambling and substance use

source

- Be careful introducing gambling to people who have a good access to enough money and no discipline in spending, they may not mind gambling to win money, but for other reasons, and because of their good access to money, they may just become addicted without even knowing.

- Be careful introducing gambling to someone who you know is poor and needs a better way to earn a livelihood. The person may mistake gambling as a way to earn a living.

- Be careful introducing gambling to your friend who you know easily gets addicted to new things.

- Be careful introducing gambling to your friend who you know has a drug use problem.

In general, I know some forum users may like to respond saying we should be careful generally who we introduce gambling to, which is true, but since may not possibly be avoided, there are some categories of person's that we should be on the look out for in the society.

Join the discussion by extending the list if possible.

I'd say that at least with the "who you know is poor" option is too broad, as education can make you intelligent enough to avoid the pitfalls that can come with gambling. However, generally it might be good advice because often those who have the least are the most susceptible to trying to jump a few steps up the ladder. People with a drug use problem may have more problems with their poor money management skills that tie into the problem and will manifest given a long enough time. Anyone can become addicted to these sort of activities, just like anyone could become an alcoholic or fall for other problem addictions, it just generally comes down to the environmental and social exposure they receive.

[Jody.Drummer]

Poor people get addicted to gambling very easily. Since they don’t have the brains to get rich

Plenty of poor clever people exist.   A lack of variety or experience in large gains would make the gambling larger then life so be more disruptive perhaps.   A rich person in theory is gambling a lower percentage of their net worth, a greater amount of wealth is not liquid so cannot be gambled perhaps.   The poorer parts of an economy or population tend to have far higher worth in purely cash positions, weekly wages etc. so in that sense more harm is possible.   Poor people also suffer most from inflation for example.

I am not an expert in analytics, but it seems to me that the poor do gamble more than the rich, but this is not because they have no brains, but because they are less financially educated, and some of them are not educated at all. Also, when you have very limited money, your entertainment is also very limited, and of all the possible ways to spend the evening after work, you are left with a bar, a strip bar, gambling, or computer games. A rich person can afford a wider range of entertainment.

A lot of free time is also an indicator of why they play gambling. Rich people usually they have busy activities, I would not try to say that poor people are not busy. From my experience they do gambling where they are completely silent without a job, maybe they are bored so they take it out with gambling as a medium of entertainment. But the problem is that they don't just use the gambling table as entertainment, sometimes they use it to make a living.
I can say that if gambling is played offline, like card games for example, their ability to read the game is very good.

[Oceat]

Your list was good but sad to say that there are people who would dare to use their knowledge in order to persuade other to use their money for their own benefit. It would be a hard lesson if someone would become a victim not just in gambling but also in many aspect of life where there's money involved.

In addition, I think it depends on every people on how they would control their selves then most likely they wouldn't be easier to fall from being a gambling addict. It's just a matter of choice on what are their priorities even if someone would tempt them to play gambling.

[rahmad2nd]

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Plenty of poor clever people exist.   A lack of variety or experience in large gains would make the gambling larger then life so be more disruptive perhaps.   A rich person in theory is gambling a lower percentage of their net worth, a greater amount of wealth is not liquid so cannot be gambled perhaps.   The poorer parts of an economy or population tend to have far higher worth in purely cash positions, weekly wages etc. so in that sense more harm is possible.   Poor people also suffer most from inflation for example.

I am not an expert in analytics, but it seems to me that the poor do gamble more than the rich, but this is not because they have no brains, but because they are less financially educated, and some of them are not educated at all. Also, when you have very limited money, your entertainment is also very limited, and of all the possible ways to spend the evening after work, you are left with a bar, a strip bar, gambling, or computer games. A rich person can afford a wider range of entertainment.

In fact, there is no yardstick in this comparison. however, if we refer to its human resources. most of the time, poor people have the idea that by gambling they can get money instantly and easily. but actually, thoughts like that are what trap them into gambling addicts. in fact, in most cases most of the poor prefer gambling on the lottery. yes, because, if someone is lucky, unmitigated, the reward they get can make someone rich instantly. well, this mindset is still being maintained by them.

On the contrary, in contrast to the rich.  at the very least, there are differences of viewpoint and mindset among these comparisons. rich people are more likely to spend their time doing business, work, or so on. and when they have free time to gamble, they just do it for fun and leisure. plus, they do it without hoping for any luck. but in truth, addiction will never know the rich or the poor. because basically, humans are vulnerable to something fun. So, addiction can happen to anyone without exception.

[noormcs5]

Poor people get addicted to gambling very easily. Since they don’t have the brains to get rich

Plenty of poor clever people exist.   A lack of variety or experience in large gains would make the gambling larger then life so be more disruptive perhaps.   A rich person in theory is gambling a lower percentage of their net worth, a greater amount of wealth is not liquid so cannot be gambled perhaps.   The poorer parts of an economy or population tend to have far higher worth in purely cash positions, weekly wages etc. so in that sense more harm is possible.   Poor people also suffer most from inflation for example.

The problem with poor people is that they have the more urge to become rich quickly and hence they have the least control over their emotions.
Due to this reason, poor people will quickly become addicted to gambling as they will never accept their loses and will do all sorts of things like revenge gambling or greediness while betting and gambling.

They would want to eliminate poverty through gambling, so they will keep on losing money in gambling. Only a few will fulfill their dreams the majority of the poor gamblers will become more poor.

[Wakate]

Poor people get addicted to gambling very easily. Since they don’t have the brains to get rich

Plenty of poor clever people exist.   A lack of variety or experience in large gains would make the gambling larger then life so be more disruptive perhaps.   A rich person in theory is gambling a lower percentage of their net worth, a greater amount of wealth is not liquid so cannot be gambled perhaps.   The poorer parts of an economy or population tend to have far higher worth in purely cash positions, weekly wages etc. so in that sense more harm is possible.   Poor people also suffer most from inflation for example.

Being poor does not mean that someone has higher chances of becoming addicted to gambling. Becoming addictive to gambling is personal choice and we need to have self control for us to be able to make the right choice. Someone becoming addictive to gambling is as a result of not being discipline that do cause it. We need to know what we are doing so that we are not going to become a victim of money freak. It is those that are greedy that want to make all the whole profits as once that are making the mistakes which can lead them to become addicted to gambling.

[Oilacris]

Poor people get addicted to gambling very easily. Since they don’t have the brains to get rich

Plenty of poor clever people exist.   A lack of variety or experience in large gains would make the gambling larger then life so be more disruptive perhaps.   A rich person in theory is gambling a lower percentage of their net worth, a greater amount of wealth is not liquid so cannot be gambled perhaps.   The poorer parts of an economy or population tend to have far higher worth in purely cash positions, weekly wages etc. so in that sense more harm is possible.   Poor people also suffer most from inflation for example.

I don't agree with OP but there are so many poor people still think gambling as a way to get quick rich. In fact, gambling should be for rich people who can afford to bet high amounts then enjoy  emotions formed with gambling. Some bonus hunters are blacklisted on various casino platforms because this is the only way they can afford to play on casinos without making single deposit in years. Just my 2 cents.

Gambling isnt really just for rich people but it would be understandable that it is something viable for those who do have the money to spend without compromising their life finances because they are really that financially capable but for those who are just average earners or joe's then it would really be an another story.Its true that there are lots of people who do have that kind of approach which they do really treat up gambling as a main source of income which is never been that ideal because it would really be giving the other outcome which is to lost huge or bigtime.
Making yourself get addicted is something that you cant really get out once you do get shackled by it and this is why you should really be that careful.

[serjent05]

Poor people get addicted to gambling very easily. Since they don’t have the brains to get rich

Isn't this class discrimination?  Honestly, I found this offensive.  Not because they are poor they are brain dead?  Lol, there are lots of poor people that are more capable than the wealthy ones. it is that these people do not have the resources and their influence and contacts are limited. Obviously, their number will be greater in terms of gambling addiction because they occupy more than 80% of the global population.  But it does not mean that they don't have the ability to think and are incapable of enriching themselves.

Poor people get addicted to gambling very easily. Since they don’t have the brains to get rich

Plenty of poor clever people exist.   A lack of variety or experience in large gains would make the gambling larger then life so be more disruptive perhaps.   A rich person in theory is gambling a lower percentage of their net worth, a greater amount of wealth is not liquid so cannot be gambled perhaps.   The poorer parts of an economy or population tend to have far higher worth in purely cash positions, weekly wages etc. so in that sense more harm is possible.   Poor people also suffer most from inflation for example.

The problem with poor people is that they have the more urge to become rich quickly and hence they have the least control over their emotions.
Due to this reason, poor people will quickly become addicted to gambling as they will never accept their loses and will do all sorts of things like revenge gambling or greediness while betting and gambling.

They would want to eliminate poverty through gambling, so they will keep on losing money in gambling. Only a few will fulfill their dreams the majority of the poor gamblers will become more poor.

I wouldn't say all of them wants to eliminate poverty through gambling, just some percentage of the population but not all because many chooses to get a job or business to increase their status of living and these people who are into gambling do not represent the whole population of poor people.

[Taskford]

Poor people get addicted to gambling very easily. Since they don’t have the brains to get rich

Plenty of poor clever people exist.   A lack of variety or experience in large gains would make the gambling larger then life so be more disruptive perhaps.   A rich person in theory is gambling a lower percentage of their net worth, a greater amount of wealth is not liquid so cannot be gambled perhaps.   The poorer parts of an economy or population tend to have far higher worth in purely cash positions, weekly wages etc. so in that sense more harm is possible.   Poor people also suffer most from inflation for example.

I don't agree with OP but there are so many poor people still think gambling as a way to get quick rich. In fact, gambling should be for rich people who can afford to bet high amounts then enjoy  emotions formed with gambling. Some bonus hunters are blacklisted on various casino platforms because this is the only way they can afford to play on casinos without making single deposit in years. Just my 2 cents.

Gambling isnt really just for rich people but it would be understandable that it is something viable for those who do have the money to spend without compromising their life finances because they are really that financially capable but for those who are just average earners or joe's then it would really be an another story.Its true that there are lots of people who do have that kind of approach which they do really treat up gambling as a main source of income which is never been that ideal because it would really be giving the other outcome which is to lost huge or bigtime.
Making yourself get addicted is something that you cant really get out once you do get shackled by it and this is why you should really be that careful.

Gambling have no boundaries since anyone can gamble as long as they can handle their finances. But there are other over extend their expectation since they see some people earning huge money without even thinking the consequences beyond those things. That's why some people lose their hard earned money and some chasing some wins and get addicted to the game.

We shouldn't treat gambling as other means to earn passive income but rather think that this is just another option to entertain yourself on boring times.

[Vaskiy]

We weren't aware of what is gonna happen tomorrow. Another thing people easily fall for emotions and for that reason even the strongest person could worry after gambling loss. Whether you're an experience, strong or have good bag of money doesn't matter. Gambling have got its own risks and it can cause series impacts. Finally the blame will be over the person who introduced it, better we can stay away suggesting just the investment opportunities.

[Chikito]

- Be careful introducing gambling to teens, especially young male teens.

I don't know today, but several years ago when I was still living in Japan, I see a lot of old grandmothers sitting on the pachinko playing slot. Maybe they heard from a gathering of his friends and join together in the clubs, it seems possible that the old grandmother to become Gambling addicts also, because no one takes care of them at home, because they are not married and maybe their children do not take care of them anymore because their child was moved to another place and reluctant to pay a call them.

[lienfaye]

The problem with poor people is that they have the more urge to become rich quickly and hence they have the least control over their emotions.
Due to this reason, poor people will quickly become addicted to gambling as they will never accept their loses and will do all sorts of things like revenge gambling or greediness while betting and gambling.

I know someone from poor family, a regular gambler, despite of not having a stable income managed to still have funds to continue his gambling activity. His reason for doing this is, he wants to become rich instantly by playing lottery and slots. For some poor gamblers, gambling is the answer to their problem because if you're lucky it can change your life for the better.

Anyway, I think it depends on each of us even you're rich or poor, male or female, if you don't have control you can become addicted. So better to keep it yourself because you don't know what could be the effect of gambling to the person if you introduce it to him/her.

[xSkylarx]

We weren't aware of what is gonna happen tomorrow. Another thing people easily fall for emotions and for that reason even the strongest person could worry after gambling loss. Whether you're an experience, strong or have good bag of money doesn't matter. Gambling have got its own risks and it can cause series impacts. Finally the blame will be over the person who introduced it, better we can stay away suggesting just the investment opportunities.

The blame is on yourself. why blaming others? I mean, if someone introduces you to it and lets say you get addicted, why are you blaming others? It's your fault, though someone introduced it to you, but that doesn't mean that you blame them; it was your own will to play it on a daily basis that got you addicted to it. You are the one who should control yourself and refrain from gambling. Yourself is your responsibility; don't blame others.

[len01]

- Be careful introducing gambling to teens, especially young male teens.

I don't know today, but several years ago when I was still living in Japan, I see a lot of old grandmothers sitting on the pachinko playing slot. Maybe they heard from a gathering of his friends and join together in the clubs, it seems possible that the old grandmother to become Gambling addicts also, because no one takes care of them at home, because they are not married and maybe their children do not take care of them anymore because their child was moved to another place and reluctant to pay a call them.

In another sense, sometimes someone doesn't introduce gambling to anyone, but other people can get to know gambling from something they see for themselves without anyone introducing it and then other people try to bet somewhere themselves.
like my friend last time he didn't have a partner he worked to get a salary only for himself and support his parents. he even once said that suddenly he didn't want to gamble even the slightest. but a few months I saw him lock himself in the room it turned out he was playing online slot gambling and when I asked him about what happened, he replied if he was interested in slot games because he saw some advertisements on social media and he felt interested in trying gambling and he learn to gamble with the help of search engines.

from this incident it is concluded that sometimes a gambler does not want to introduce gambling to anyone but other people can get acquainted with gambling through other media that attract their attention and start trying it.

[tjtonmoy]

- Be careful introducing gambling to someone who you know is poor and needs a better way to earn a livelihood. The person may mistake gambling as a way to earn a living.

Gambling could never be someone's primary source of income/livelihood. It doesn't matter if the person is poor or rich. As for getting addicted to gambling, it is more likely that rich people will get more addicted to it than a poor person. Because rich people have the luxury to spend like it's nothing. But when it comes to poor people, they have needs, and even if they win continuously, they can not continue to play because of other issues.
And in gambling, if you are in it for a long time, you will become addicted no matter what your status is. So it is better to take a break and give it some time if one feels like they are getting addicted.

Overdoing it is also a cause and people with OCD. It's weird but true. People with OCD will keep trying until they get what they were looking for.

[Helena Yu]

Gambling could never be someone's primary source of income/livelihood. It doesn't matter if the person is poor or rich. As for getting addicted to gambling, it is more likely that rich people will get more addicted to it than a poor person. Because rich people have the luxury to spend like it's nothing. But when it comes to poor people, they have needs, and even if they win continuously, they can not continue to play because of other issues.

It's true regardless the gambler is poor or rich, there's a possibility he will become an addict and ruin his life. But you need to know if poor people are almost get ruined due to gambling because they don't have a lot money or any other business. While rich gambler are most likely have a business, passive income or already reach financial freedom. Rich people can afford to lose for millions of money and they can get it easily from their business.

[ethereumhunter]

Gambling could never be someone's primary source of income/livelihood. It doesn't matter if the person is poor or rich. As for getting addicted to gambling, it is more likely that rich people will get more addicted to it than a poor person. Because rich people have the luxury to spend like it's nothing. But when it comes to poor people, they have needs, and even if they win continuously, they can not continue to play because of other issues.

It's true regardless the gambler is poor or rich, there's a possibility he will become an addict and ruin his life. But you need to know if poor people are almost get ruined due to gambling because they don't have a lot money or any other business. While rich gambler are most likely have a business, passive income or already reach financial freedom. Rich people can afford to lose for millions of money and they can get it easily from their business.

Everyone can get addicted to gambling, regardless of whether they are rich or poor. And when those people are addicted to gambling, they will only think about gambling and how to have money to gamble. A rich man who owns a business can also lose all his money because of gambling especially if he cannot control himself while gambling. And the poor can experience frustration if they don't stop before experiencing gambling addiction.

[gabbie2010]

- Be careful introducing gambling to someone who you know is poor and needs a better way to earn a livelihood. The person may mistake gambling as a way to earn a living.

Gambling could never be someone's primary source of income/livelihood. It doesn't matter if the person is poor or rich. As for getting addicted to gambling, it is more likely that rich people will get more addicted to it than a poor person. Because rich people have the luxury to spend like it's nothing. But when it comes to poor people, they have needs, and even if they win continuously, they can not continue to play because of other issues.
And in gambling, if you are in it for a long time, you will become addicted no matter what your status is. So it is better to take a break and give it some time if one feels like they are getting addicted.

Overdoing it is also a cause and people with OCD. It's weird but true. People with OCD will keep trying until they get what they were looking for.

Some People in some third world countries live solely on gambling as their source of primary income this information was reliably gathered by a well known collegue, due to high rate of unemployment some youths who are well versed in soccer delved or resorted to soccer gambling to make end meet and earn some decent income from it, however it's not that they are addicted to it, they usually place 2 to 4 accumulator games and wins consistently which of course pays their bills, atleast this is preferable than Indulging in crime and you can't blame them it was the fault of their government who didn't provide employment opportunities to them.

[Yamifoud]

Everyone can get addicted to gambling, regardless of whether they are rich or poor. And when those people are addicted to gambling, they will only think about gambling and how to have money to gamble. A rich man who owns a business can also lose all his money because of gambling especially if he cannot control himself while gambling. And the poor can experience frustration if they don't stop before experiencing gambling addiction.

Anyone who tried gambling is subject to possible addiction. Many lives have changed in gambling, some got compromised their finances, got debt, sold their assets due to addiction, and the worse one is that they commit crimes (theft) in order to continue their gambling addiction. yes, there is no poor or rich but as we can see, most gamblers are poor people. I don't know why but some of them told me that this would give them a chance to become rich. Well, they have some points but the question is if they are really lucky to win the jackpot rich in the lotto.

[BobK71]

Poor people get addicted to gambling very easily. Since they don’t have the brains to get rich

Plenty of poor clever people exist.   A lack of variety or experience in large gains would make the gambling larger then life so be more disruptive perhaps.   A rich person in theory is gambling a lower percentage of their net worth, a greater amount of wealth is not liquid so cannot be gambled perhaps.   The poorer parts of an economy or population tend to have far higher worth in purely cash positions, weekly wages etc. so in that sense more harm is possible.   Poor people also suffer most from inflation for example.

They need to stop and correct their views about gambling and let them realize that gambling is not an institution that will save them from the poor but instead, this will make them poorer.
And one factor that affects their mindset is the environment where they belong, if their neighbors are gambling it will surely influence them as well.

In every society people think that gambling companies prefer addicted gamblers or excessive gamblers, but this is absolutely not. A gambling company also wants professional gamblers to visit their platform more than addicted gamblers. Because addicted gamblers may survive for a few days then disappear but those who practice responsible gambling can survive there long time. Never take advice from them or follow addicted gamblers. So a gambler needs to be brought back from addiction so that he can enjoy the true joy of gambling.

[tusandii]

Everyone can get addicted to gambling, regardless of whether they are rich or poor. And when those people are addicted to gambling, they will only think about gambling and how to have money to gamble. A rich man who owns a business can also lose all his money because of gambling especially if he cannot control himself while gambling. And the poor can experience frustration if they don't stop before experiencing gambling addiction.

That's right, friend, anyone can be addicted to gambling and gambling addiction is quite a dangerous thing because it can destroy anyone who is already addicted to gambling, even with gambling addiction even if someone doesn't have money to bet, they are willing to borrow just to play, and even worse, they can commit a crime. to get money such as robbing, stealing or even extortion.
So far it is clear what are the effects of gambling addiction, it's just that most gamblers don't realize it and even take it for granted.
Gambling can only provide benefits for people who can really take advantage of it but for a gambling addict it is impossible to get any other benefits besides poverty.

[EarnOnVictor]

- Be careful introducing gambling to teens, especially young male teens.

I don't know today, but several years ago when I was still living in Japan, I see a lot of old grandmothers sitting on the pachinko playing slot. Maybe they heard from a gathering of his friends and join together in the clubs, it seems possible that the old grandmother to become Gambling addicts also, because no one takes care of them at home, because they are not married and maybe their children do not take care of them anymore because their child was moved to another place and reluctant to pay a call them.

Addiction does not spare anyone or age, some were not addicted to gambling when they were teenagers or in their adulthood until they are climbing older ages. It might be as a result of many things which you had iterated some of them. And additionally, some are just bored or find themselves in the company of some people that see it as their way of whiling away time above anything else.

[piebeyb]

Everyone can get addicted to gambling, regardless of whether they are rich or poor. And when those people are addicted to gambling, they will only think about gambling and how to have money to gamble. A rich man who owns a business can also lose all his money because of gambling especially if he cannot control himself while gambling. And the poor can experience frustration if they don't stop before experiencing gambling addiction.

Anyone who tried gambling is subject to possible addiction. Many lives have changed in gambling, some got compromised their finances, got debt, sold their assets due to addiction, and the worse one is that they commit crimes (theft) in order to continue their gambling addiction. yes, there is no poor or rich but as we can see, most gamblers are poor people. I don't know why but some of them told me that this would give them a chance to become rich. Well, they have some points but the question is if they are really lucky to win the jackpot rich in the lotto.

most likely without us denying that almost the average gambler has different addictions, so apart from that there are also a small number of gamblers who are not addicted to gambling and only think of gambling as a job for fun. usually people like this tend to never get addicted to one of them, namely me from a small part of it. after all, being an addict or not, playing gambling or not is an option. When you get into gambling, it means you are ready to take every risk consciously.

[Russlenat]

In summary, just don't introduce it to anyone that you know that are not capable of controlling their emotions because you'll never know on up to what point they can control themselves.

Because the time might even come that you'll be the one to be blamed by those people whom you've introduced gambling. That's not a new story and there have been cases like that they were blamed and made it looked bad because they've just introduced those addicted gamblers to gambling.

Avoid being the trigger of others that may fall into gambling addiction if you don't want to get involved and be blamed for.

It’s a certain fact that you might be blame in the future because you’re the one who attract and convince them to try out gambling. Although this can’t sometimes be avoided, but if you happen to attract someone, make sure that he’s a close friend of yours so that you can easily give him advices without the feeling of being offended. Or much better that never drag someone into gambling, unless if it’s his own will to gamble and prepared himself for whatever loss he may incur.