Most likely category of people to become Gambling addicts.

[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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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[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.

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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.

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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]

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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.