Peer pressure as a substantial gambling catalyst.

[Slow death]

in my case, luckily I started playing on my own and I wasn't pressured or influenced by anyone, when I started playing I confess that I didn't know anything and I just bet on the big teams without doing any analysis of the game, with that I lost a lot and I didn't understand why I wasn't getting any bets right, I remember that I bet on Barcelona and Manchester United, both teams were playing against weak teams, but even so they lost, at that time I thought that games with odds like 1.50 and that they were games of a big team against a small team, and the big team had an odd of @1.50, so it was a reason for a guaranteed victory

I only realized that I was wrong after a few months, luckily even in the first days that I was doing sports betting I already realized that I shouldn't tell anyone in my country about it, because in my head if I told people I know , that would make them start gambling and they would have the same losses that I had and it wouldn't take long for them to come and blame me and accuse me that I am guilty of all the evil they suffered thanks to gambling, a few years later I saw that in my country most of the people I know are betting on sports

but even so I don't say anything to people, unfortunately last year I traveled to another city and I had to live at my relatives' house and there I had to sleep in the same room as one of my relatives and he saw me making sports bets and also he started to place sports bets, the result was a disaster, he no longer had control, he always wanted to bet to win a lot of money and when he won he disappeared for many hours, and came back smelling of alcohol. I started feeling very guilty about the whole situation and decided to go back to my city.

[bittraffic]

My cousins play cards on most weekends and I tend to go visit their place every weekend too. I'm not sure if it can be considered peer pressure as I always play along after all we are just cousins and the money won are often chip-in for the drinks. It doesn't need teasing for me to sit on the blackjack table even with just $10 capital.

It's the social media influencers that promote casinos who are really converting non-gamblers to start exploring since they show it's easy to win from games like Minesweeper.

[coolcoinz]

Peer pressure is clearly a thing pushing people to gamble and I've seen hos it worked for people around me. Some of them start telling their gambling stories when they get drunk and others (also drunk) hear it and think that they could also try to play and win, so they decide to spend the evening gambling on slot machines or something, but it doesn't usually work out for them when they're already completely drunk when they start playing. Some of these machines used to be in pubs before they banned gambling there and that preyed on those weak-minded drunk fools.

[Blitzboy]

I guess the gambling itch started for me when I was scrolling my phone, just scrolling, and, boom, there it was, this ad. The ad was not just an ad, it was more, like a personal invitation from some fellow of my age, who looked like he's got life sorted.

The advertisement, though I cannot exactly pinpoint the precise content, made me wonder about the experiences and probabilities, both in a gambling sense and a life sense. And whatnot, I gave in. Not because I thought I would win or anything (I didn't), but because there's something... intriguing? about it. I think peers might influence some, but not me, although I think it might've, but I'm not sure. You see?

[CarnagexD]

I guess the gambling itch started for me when I was scrolling my phone, just scrolling, and, boom, there it was, this ad. The ad was not just an ad, it was more, like a personal invitation from some fellow of my age, who looked like he's got life sorted.

The advertisement, though I cannot exactly pinpoint the precise content, made me wonder about the experiences and probabilities, both in a gambling sense and a life sense. And whatnot, I gave in. Not because I thought I would win or anything (I didn't), but because there's something... intriguing? about it. I think peers might influence some, but not me, although I think it might've, but I'm not sure. You see?

Of course you'll be curious once you see such ads. Who else would't if it say You have to try to win $1,000,000 as many as you like..

it's very unrealistic but also ideal to burn some dreams come true is it? so here we are now. sharing each other's gambling experience. You first got curious, then you explore, you make money, you lose some, you want to get it back, you've widthrawn wins, deposits from losses. But the best thing is we enjoy the whole experience.

[Jossque]

In terms of gambling, I can say that I have come across this very rarely. Assuming that people of my age are generally greedy, I think that there is a mass of people who do not settle for less. Therefore, there were times when they lost all their money or even all their money because they wanted to get more profit.
I cannot say that I am interested in the messages I receive on my cell phone. I think that someone who starts gambling with the incoming message may be addicted to gambling. The aim is to encourage him with the incoming message. Since I am not an addict, I block such messages directly when they come.
Everyone's winning field is different. The luck of a friend or another friend of mine may not go the way he wants in the same game in the same place. After all, not everyone has the same luck in the same game.

[QueenVera]

Let's talk about the experiences y'all had prior your adoption time ( the time you realized you're supposed to begin gambling and, if possible - take good advantage of the casino itself) ... alright we all know that alot of things could sound so convincing atimes - and that could possibly make anyone go for a highlife or tryout new things beyond Thier capacity -  was there a time you read any article about some multi million wins and the person behind was someone of your age group??
"*Or a time you came across an ad on your cellphone where a person of your age was tryna enable you get on a site, with so many proves then that kinda like inspired you??
"*Or a time you got excitingly/awkwardly teased by a close friend for not wagering on the same game as they did, then it cuts??
"*Or a time you were offered a big tip to bet with(which clearly isn't your own funds?)?
P/s: that might not really be the main reasons you began gambling so hard but I believe that peers got alot of influence too,...many atimes, peeps that illicitly gamble are usually led up that 'em peers; let's learn from your experience too.

Sandra 🧑‍🦰

Honestly speaking you're right and I believe that in most cases, those who got into gambling where influenced by their peers or big wins from peers, for instance I got into gambling during my college days through a colleague in same department of study, he was a successful gambler and know how to make good wins and was the one who also inspired a female friend of mine that convince me to stake on a booking code he gave to her.
 At first i was scared and not convinced because I've heard case of several lose that got people into depression and I didn't want to see myself in same situation but she convinced me using her previous winnings and that was my 1st motivation to stake on a gambling site, however the experience was fun because i won from the game and that was how my gambling journey started it made me to start view football matches and several other sports to understand the game better.

[Cling18]

I guess the gambling itch started for me when I was scrolling my phone, just scrolling, and, boom, there it was, this ad. The ad was not just an ad, it was more, like a personal invitation from some fellow of my age, who looked like he's got life sorted.

The advertisement, though I cannot exactly pinpoint the precise content, made me wonder about the experiences and probabilities, both in a gambling sense and a life sense. And whatnot, I gave in. Not because I thought I would win or anything (I didn't), but because there's something... intriguing? about it. I think peers might influence some, but not me, although I think it might've, but I'm not sure. You see?

Of course you'll be curious once you see such ads. Who else would't if it say You have to try to win $1,000,000 as many as you like..

it's very unrealistic but also ideal to burn some dreams come true is it? so here we are now. sharing each other's gambling experience. You first got curious, then you explore, you make money, you lose some, you want to get it back, you've widthrawn wins, deposits from losses. But the best thing is we enjoy the whole experience.

Funny how I got backed to gambling. It was when I have stopped playing a long time ago but got carried by the hype of a famous local casino promoted by famous influncers in our country. Despite knowing the risks, I was still able to fell for their trap. I admit that too much expectations and greed could be the reason enough for us to fail and fall.
It is really necessary that we'll be mindful of our actions before believing and going along with the hype. Gambling will always have its risks despite all the good things that we might hear from ads and promotions.

[Odusko]

I guess the gambling itch started for me when I was scrolling my phone, just scrolling, and, boom, there it was, this ad. The ad was not just an ad, it was more, like a personal invitation from some fellow of my age, who looked like he's got life sorted.

The advertisement, though I cannot exactly pinpoint the precise content, made me wonder about the experiences and probabilities, both in a gambling sense and a life sense. And whatnot, I gave in. Not because I thought I would win or anything (I didn't), but because there's something... intriguing? about it. I think peers might influence some, but not me, although I think it might've, but I'm not sure. You see?

Of course you'll be curious once you see such ads. Who else would't if it say You have to try to win $1,000,000 as many as you like..

it's very unrealistic but also ideal to burn some dreams come true is it? so here we are now. sharing each other's gambling experience. You first got curious, then you explore, you make money, you lose some, you want to get it back, you've widthrawn wins, deposits from losses. But the best thing is we enjoy the whole experience.

Funny how I got backed to gambling. It was when I have stopped playing a long time ago but got carried by the hype of a famous local casino promoted by famous influncers in our country. Despite knowing the risks, I was still able to fell for their trap. I admit that too much expectations and greed could be the reason enough for us to fail and fall.
We must be mindful of our actions before believing and going along with the hype. Gambling will always have its risks despite all the good things that we might hear from ads and promotions.

We have all been a victim of slid-back gambling habits and this is where the possible addictions lay because when you have already left gambling for a while and thereafter got motivated to bounce back into gambling again you may not be able to control your gambling tendency and that is many of those who got influenced to gamble again by so-called influencers on social media have all complained about.
So the best possible solution to this is, never to allow yourself to get carried away by the fantasy stories and acting of the so-called influencers.

[el kaka22]

NEVER have friends who would pressure you into gambling and always find people who would stop you from gambling instead. If you have a group of friends that gamble a lot and they want you to gamble like they do, then you do not have good friends and you should avoid them if possible.

I have had those kinds of friends in the past that played poker together all the time and for good money too, and I wasn't really liking the situaiton so I just left and I haven't spoken to them for a long time, they still consider each other as friends and get together and play poker time to time, even though they went to separate places they still get together once in a while and do it, so it looks like a nice thing when you look afar but that is a lot of money gone if you lose and a terrible result for you.

[Strongkored]

I found out about gambling when I started getting to know crypto or maybe more precisely when I started looking for additional income in the online world, and my online friends who have never even met introduced me to gambling, but if you are a gambler who got into online gambling at the start of crypto appears, then you will find that at the casino you can get coins besides gambling and what is commonly called a faucet, and what is profitable at that time there are no wagering requirement and the like so that players will easily withdraw these coins, so knowing gambling is not a place to gamble but as a place to look for coins which at that time were quite valuable.
But slowly start to plunge into real gambling because some games are very interesting, especially when I see friends can get quite large results and even more active when the results are quite encouraging because crypto is increasing, but slowly starting to decrease because there are many things to do, but it's true that friends can really influence us to gamble, because they are usually the ones who can take his word for it.

[Pierre 2]

I think this can be easily researched and proven through looking at male groups at high schools. For example my first sports betting experience was under 18 (probably 16?) when we were discussing football matches with friends. Couple of them said they will create new coupon to make money, I asked and went with them so - story starts. It was funny experience to hang out at betting spot with friends talking about matches and making bets. If I didn't have peer doing it I wouldn't go to that betting place.

[maydna]

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No competition needed if we really think about it, but sometimes there are people who want to be part on discussion and doesn't want to get left behind that's why we can see some of them competing depends on the result they can see to their friends. And we can't ignore that playing beside them gives us a lot of fun but sometimes it goes to toxic situation when they tease us to gamble for more then we go for it because we've been challenge since it can cost a lot especially if we are not lucky for that day.

And that's what makes us go back to gambling, whether with them or we play alone without them. The situation that we might not be able to ignore becomes even greater when we see some friends finally win the game and get some money. But as long as we can still control ourselves and not be tempted by what they say, we can determine what attitude we should take. Perhaps it's true that when we do it together with them, we can feel more fun because we can see how lucky we and our friends are. But if we lose control, we better not have to do it with them. This is more about how we can protect ourselves from the temptation to gamble, and as long as we can take care of it, we will be fine.

~snip~

I have observed that there is no competition in gambling. Everybody cannot win at the same time. There are times when you might win nothing for months, but others might be winning. But when your winning time comes, it will be as if you have the winning keys. But most youths are young and might not understand the true picture of gambling, so they can be easily influenced by other people's wins.

But who knows, when we play with friends, we can win with some friends. But no one can win at the same time, and while it can happen, the situation is also unpredictable, especially if it is a game based on luck. And I think it is true that young people can be more influenced by their friends' invitations to play gambling and even play gambling together because they are vulnerable to feeling challenged by their friends' invitations. But if the young man has strong self-control, the invitation of his friends will not easily challenge him, but he will refuse them.

[darkangel11]

I think this can be easily researched and proven through looking at male groups at high schools. For example my first sports betting experience was under 18 (probably 16?) when we were discussing football matches with friends. Couple of them said they will create new coupon to make money, I asked and went with them so - story starts. It was funny experience to hang out at betting spot with friends talking about matches and making bets. If I didn't have peer doing it I wouldn't go to that betting place.

That's right. I would've never tried gambling at such a young age if not for my friends. They were doing it so I went with them once and added some of the money that I had with me to their bet. At that time we were all betting together on football. They weren't trying to make me, but seeing them all do it made me think that I should be a part of the group and to it too, especially that it wasn't a big deal, just a harmless bet. It's not like we were going to steal something or beat someone. Peer pressure is strong.

[Kemarit]

I guess any vices has some sort of peer pressures to us? no?

Just like smoking, when all of your friends are smoking early at a young age, then perhaps you could succumb as well tot his vices because of your friends and then start to smoke to be in that group.

So for me, if we look at it, same with gambling as well. Friends, relatives, families around are into gambling, whether friendly games of poker every weekends or high stakes games or even going to casinos, you will be somewhat influence by it at one point.

[Lanatsa]

NEVER have friends who would pressure you into gambling and always find people who would stop you from gambling instead. If you have a group of friends that gamble a lot and they want you to gamble like they do, then you do not have good friends and you should avoid them if possible.

I have had those kinds of friends in the past that played poker together all the time and for good money too, and I wasn't really liking the situaiton so I just left and I haven't spoken to them for a long time, they still consider each other as friends and get together and play poker time to time, even though they went to separate places they still get together once in a while and do it, so it looks like a nice thing when you look afar but that is a lot of money gone if you lose and a terrible result for you.

Friends which are gamblers are not totally considered to be bad friends, it is really just that depending whether you do make yourself that get involved or not because we arent that children anymore for us to
believe on what others been saying. We do have our own will and could be able to determine which is good and bad. Its not really that bad to gamble but of course there are people who cant really just able to make

themselves able to control on spending up their money.This is why on the time that they would really be severely get addicted to it then this is where things been fucked up.You do always have the chance and the right to say NO but doesnt mean that you would be stopping on making friends with them just because they are get involved with gambling.Always set out some limitations and never ever make yourself that easily get hooked or be influenced by other people just because you are really that going with them.

This is why we should really be that careful on taking up decisions and be wary on whats good and whats bad because you are the ones who would really be making out such decision
and would really be that assessing whether it would be doing something good or not into you.

[qwertyup23]

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Well my peers definitely had an influence in my first time gambling. It was a group of sorts when I was in higschool, they brought poker cards and initially, it was only for fun, but then money got involved. I wasn't supposed to be joining in really, but then pressure and curiosity got the best of me. That time didn't really last long but it did stick to me, to the point where I myself tried it out on my own at my later college years.

Definitely not something life inspiring (but really just lucky), but my peers just by bringing poker cards and adding in money was more than enough.

The funny thing is, what started my first gambling experience was no other than my dad himself!

I told this story in another thread but when I was a kid, my dad was notoriously active in cock fighting. He would participate in tournaments and arenas; and our family even had a farm in the province designated for raising fighting chickens.

So there was one night where our dad (probably I was around 12-13 years old) invited us to join his fight and witness on how chickens fight live. When the game was about to start, I betted on a specific chicken but my dad insisted on betting to the other one. I lost all of my money while my brother, who started with $10, came home with $100.

This is my first gambling experience and it really left me a mark on how unlucky I am. In the recent years, I tried gambling via different gambling websites on games (csgo skins) and I kept on losing and losing. I guess gambling is not really suited for me long term!

[TimeTeller]

I guess any vices has some sort of peer pressures to us? no?

Just like smoking, when all of your friends are smoking early at a young age, then perhaps you could succumb as well tot his vices because of your friends and then start to smoke to be in that group.

So for me, if we look at it, same with gambling as well. Friends, relatives, families around are into gambling, whether friendly games of poker every weekends or high stakes games or even going to casinos, you will be somewhat influence by it at one point.

And it would take strong determination to alter your path away from the people surrounding you.
But yes, they can influence you at some point, but if you have other things in mind, you can change your route.
However, most people can succumb to these vices owed to the people around him.
It is your own will that will take you away from this environment, and totally change what you want to do in life.

[uneng]

Personally, I have never had any pressure over me from other people, because I always played by myself or with my family, so they definitely wouldn't encourage me into spending more yet in gambling. Quite the opposite, they always warned me I shouldn't get too involved on this activity, due to the risks of addiction and financial losses. And even if I had friends pressuring me to gamble, I wouldn't feel forced by them, as their opinion really doesn't matter at all on this matter. The most important thing is that you have your personality solidified, so you won't feel the necessity of pleasing others to belong a group or have their approval.

[Wexnident]

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that's right, bro.. it seems like most children in the past could get to know about gambling from their circle of friends, I myself knew card games from village friends and at that time we only knew the game domino gaple. Yes, at first we just had fun playing cards for fun and the losers had to be scribbled with a marker. before finally we dared to use betting money.
but it's different from today's kids, they can find out about gambling from their cellphones and immediately dare to make bets. want to wonder.... but so be it

It wasn't something weird. The game was fun in itself really, despite how simple it was. Just the idea that you could get a really good combination of cards (flush, straight, 3 pair) or even the best one by coincidence is an insane feeling. It's also why I couldn't stop wanting to join in despite money being involved, it was just that fun imo. The money being added just kind of increased the pressure which in turn, also added a sort of enjoyment during the game itself.