Sad reality: some countries gamble more than they can afford

[danherbias07]

Definitely, a government can step in if there is this kind of problem.
But again, this will also depend on the people they will keep on gambling away from their radar or not. The government could definitely just say that they are restricting the usage of gambling, but there's always a way for gamblers to find a hole and take advantage of it.
Australia already took some steps by banning gambling advertisements which I think could help lessen the gamblers in their country. But again, like I said earlier this will depend on the people if the urgency won't affect them anymore.
The government can help lessen the exposure to gambling because they can control local channels but I doubt they can do that with the ads on the internet, that will be a hard task for them and it means fiddling with online connection.

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[gunhell16]

Why does it have to be about poor countries? If a country is rich its ok for its citizens to lose a bunch of money?

You as a person decide whether to gamble or not to gamble. The country IMO has nothing to do with it. Even if the country restricted or limited gambling, there are still ways people would gamble so you really cannot blame it all on the government.

At some point people have to be responsible for their own actions man. Can't just always think someone else is at fault.

What you said is true and right, sir; a country is irrelevant if you win or lose a gamble. And I also agree with what you mentioned: even if a country bans gambling among the people in their jurisdiction, other gambling addicts will still find a way to still play gambling, even if it is illegal in their country.

In fact, the country or government even caused their law-abiding citizens to violate the law they gave them to make it illegal. Also, the country of Greece is the one that loves goods and rents; you can't not act and find a way to earn money there, or else you will starve for sure.

[uneng]

What do you think about this issue where people gamble too much in countries where the vast majority of the population isn't well off? Should governments step in and restrict casinos more perhaps?

Who are the gamblers on these countries, like Greece? Are the starving and unemployed population gambling instead of spending their money with their basics needs? Or are the wealthy citizens, tourists and foreign investors the gamblers? Gambling is for those who have superfluous funds to do so. If poor citizens are gambling, it's a big mistake which must be addressed through public educational campaigns focused on this public, but if it's the second category of people mentioned above who are gambling, there is nothing to complain about it, and it's even good they are gambling, because this way money is being shared with the society (through taxes paid to the government).

Following that logic, if they weren't gambling in Greece, they would be gambling somewhere else, consequently allotting those taxes to another countries, and then Greece would be losing revenue.

[passwordnow]

What do you think about this issue where people gamble too much in countries where the vast majority of the population isn't well off?

It's because of poverty and people think that one way to solve poverty is through gambling. This isn't something new and this situation is everywhere. The people that are in the poverty line don't think a lot of any solution from the government so they find ways to solve it on their own and one of it is through gambling.

Life is full of struggles for sure and that's why they do it through gambling that they're making such choice that they think is risky and could also put them into a harder situation. But what they can do if their choices are limited and they need a helping hand to keep with them but no help is found.

Should governments step in and restrict casinos more perhaps?

Government programs and cash for work won't do anything with this. If it's already embedded in the minds of the citizens, they will gamble with or without the help of the government. It's going into addiction and from there, the problem will be harder for them to solve.

[Baofeng]

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And Greece isn't a rich country by any means. Many families are facing hardship, unemployment is high, youth emigration is rising etc... Things don't look particularly good for the economy in general.

What do you think about this issue where people gamble too much in countries where the vast majority of the population isn't well off? Should governments step in and restrict casinos more perhaps?

It just shows that gambling knows no boundaries. I mean everyone can get addicted regardless of what places you live, rich or poor, individuals are going to be hook on it. I don't have the numbers but it's probably the same as those 3rd world nations in the globe.

I think government is doing everything they can to stop the proliferation of gambling, but It's going to be very hard. Unless they really see the negative consequences of it in their society. Like it's decaying everyone like drugs and everyone is turning into drug addicts.

Besides, there could be protector of gambling in those poor countries like police or even politicians as they are making a lot of money.

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What do you think about this issue where people gamble too much in countries where the vast majority of the population isn't well off? Should governments step in and restrict casinos more perhaps?

Unfortunately, this situation is not unique, it’s a global issue. There are reasons why people in poor countries may be more likely to gamble because it offers a quick and easy way to make money which is very appealing to people who are struggling financially. It can be a way to escape from the stress and difficulties of everyday life.
The government has a responsibility to protect its citizens from the harms of gambling addictions like regulating casinos to ensure that it is operating fairly and responsibly. In the current state of our country, it seems unreliable because I don't see if they are taking steps to provide education and support to people who are at risk of developing a gambling problem.

[Ruttoshi]

The problem with poor country citizens gambling too much is because they think that it is a means of survival and they jeep trying their luck since the government can't provide jobs to take care of them. This is common with youths because they will see maybe their friend won bug once and before you know it, many of them will start rushing into gambling.

Casinos are the ones making big profit from these poor people and the government is cool with it as long as they get their own tax from the casino. However casinos have also helped some poor gamblers to win big and invest with the money, which is also a good thing and moreover, gambling is a matter of choice and not a most. Only gamble with the amount that you can afford to lose and stay healthy.

[Nerdy doctor]

I think it’s less about the country and more about the citizens living in it. After all, it’s people that live in and make up a country. The article you shared a link to, if their claim is true, tells me that a large portion of the people of Greece don’t mind gambling. Would you rather have the government place a ban on gambling “to save the citizens from themselves”? You can be sure more vans that are politically motivated would follow.

The casinos aren’t given a free reign to do as they like and that’s why they’re rules to follow if you want the license to operate. And like any other business, they pay tax to the government.
The casinos, although being in business to make profit may have some responsibility in educating people and all that, we’re always responsible for our actions.

[Jemzx00]

What do you think about this issue where people gamble too much in countries where the vast majority of the population isn't well off? Should governments step in and restrict casinos more perhaps?

It's really isn't about the country whether it's citizens are willing to gamble their money away on these casinos. It's the citizens are at fault if they'll be gambling more than what they can afford to lose and it's not the government's responsibility to rehabilitate these gambling addicts to stop them especially that it's helping the economy of the country as these casinos pay good amount of taxes.

Why does it have to be about poor countries? If a country is rich its ok for its citizens to lose a bunch of money?

You as a person decide whether to gamble or not to gamble. The country IMO has nothing to do with it. Even if the country restricted or limited gambling, there are still ways people would gamble so you really cannot blame it all on the government.

At some point people have to be responsible for their own actions man. Can't just always think someone else is at fault.

Exactly! How can someone blame the government for their irresponsible decision of gambling their funds away that needs to used for their daily needs.  

[CryptSafe]

It is obvious that this statistics shows how economy downplay on citizens of nations. From my own view, I think this out play is as a result of having to gamble for living. They hoped on gambling to make profit or earn to survive because I see  no reasons why they turn up on gambling  much more than they can afford or is it an that they are a nation of addicted gamblers?  I believe the government making huge revenue from casinos tjeee and are no ot ready to do anything about it and the casinos too are not ready to do anything too because they benefit from it as well.

[Wiwo]

If the casinos were becoming a problem to the country,  the government of that country would have banned it without hesitation.  They are reluctant to ban them because they are making money from the huge tax these casinos pay. The government did not impose gambling on anyone, so the decision to gamble is a personal choice. The least the government of the affected countries and maybe Non-governmental Organisations and private individuals can do is to sensitize their citizens on the need to gamble responsibly and help them to overcome addiction.

I don't think that the casino is a perceived state problem,  since the country is earning grst revenue in the form of tax from the casino,  and for that, they don't really care about what the citizens may have been put through,  and the reason for that being that the government will only warn the citizens on the danger of excessive gambling and nothing more than that and that is why they placed an age limit of 18+ years, to make sure that individuals are mature enough to handle the gambling activities to the point of making room for exit if they perceive that there are losing too much along the line.

But in this case, the government is not paying any attention towards that direction and for sure,  gambling is gaining a lot of popularity on the global scale and governments need to do more to avoid its potential danger.

[bettercrypto]

The problem with poor country citizens gambling too much is because they think that it is a means of survival and they jeep trying their luck since the government can't provide jobs to take care of them. This is common with youths because they will see maybe their friend won bug once and before you know it, many of them will start rushing into gambling.

Casinos are the ones making big profit from these poor people and the government is cool with it as long as they get their own tax from the casino. However casinos have also helped some poor gamblers to win big and invest with the money, which is also a good thing and moreover, gambling is a matter of choice and not a most. Only gamble with the amount that you can afford to lose and stay healthy.

Even the rich people all over the world gamble too much, they feel like they will never run out of money, and this is also what casino platforms love about their gamblers as well. The only difference between non-rich gamblers is that if poor people can gamble too much, how about rich people?

If so, the implication of gambling is that if it is not used correctly, it can really end up in something that we will not like for sure in the end, but we can still do it because of the greed that entered our mind for sure.

[Casdinyard]

Why does it have to be about poor countries? If a country is rich its ok for its citizens to lose a bunch of money?

You as a person decide whether to gamble or not to gamble. The country IMO has nothing to do with it. Even if the country restricted or limited gambling, there are still ways people would gamble so you really cannot blame it all on the government.

At some point people have to be responsible for their own actions man. Can't just always think someone else is at fault.

I think it’s not so much as that but more as a distinction that this always happens with third world countries. For instance this also happens in the Philippines. Not to mistake it for the notion that rich countries are allowed to splurge their money on gambling.

And while you are right about the people finding ways for them to gamble despite band and barring, restrictions are still pretty much effective as it disallows the common joe to just have free access to gambling sites as they would if there was no ban. For sure these countries know about VPN but they would rather deal with people who are like that than do nothingvand subjrct the fountry to massive gambling crises.

[stomachgrowls]

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And Greece isn't a rich country by any means. Many families are facing hardship, unemployment is high, youth emigration is rising etc... Things don't look particularly good for the economy in general.

What do you think about this issue where people gamble too much in countries where the vast majority of the population isn't well off? Should governments step in and restrict casinos more perhaps?

It just shows that gambling knows no boundaries. I mean everyone can get addicted regardless of what places you live, rich or poor, individuals are going to be hook on it. I don't have the numbers but it's probably the same as those 3rd world nations in the globe.

I think government is doing everything they can to stop the proliferation of gambling, but It's going to be very hard. Unless they really see the negative consequences of it in their society. Like it's decaying everyone like drugs and everyone is turning into drug addicts.

Besides, there could be protector of gambling in those poor countries like police or even politicians as they are making a lot of money.

And  this what makes this industry becomes so big or something that do increase its overall revenue worldwide on which it doesnt really care on which country and community it would really be existing or simply it is really just that a global thing on where everyone could really be able to make that involvement. Just let those people be spending their money on gambling, doesnt matter on where they do live since they've been still
able to do gambling then its their choice. Its their right since its their money that they've been using. It is really just that there are people who do really love to play gambling despite on having that small income
or revenue  that they could get. They dont care as long they could play then this what matter the most. Just like been mentioned or said above that its none of your business if they would gamble.
Small or big spender it doesnt matter yet odds or chances on winning would really be just the same.

It would really be that just depending on how a certain individual would really be making out their gambling habit to be moderated because there would really be no exemption in speaking about addiction
and gambling financial problems on which you would really be that definitely be falling into that thing if you dont have that kind of moderation.

[yahoo62278]

People focus a lot on knowing things like: how many gambling addicts there are, how many people play, how much money they take to play and when they see the numbers they immediately complain because they are seeing a very high number. but if you also research things like: how many people are addicted to alcohol, how many people consume beer, how much money is being spent to buy beer, you will also see that the number is very high, but no one complains about it! My point is that if someone is advertising a casino, and they keep researching the numbers of things like how much money is being spent in the casinos and when they discover that the numbers are very high, they complain

So what's the point of someone also playing and advertising a casino? people are of legal age, they know that there are things they should do and others they shouldn't do, so it's not the job of people like us to worry about how many people are addicted to gambling, how much money they spend on gambling. bad luck. The task of someone who is promoting a company is to speak well of the things that company is offering as long as everything is legal. It's up to people to do research and then make decisions on their own. I particularly see a lot of people playing in my country, the game is legal here and the government wastes no time in advertising for people to stop playing, because the law allows games and the law also determines that people over 18 years of age age are adults

are responsible for themselves, because let's see things this way: if in a country they say that in total 200 million dollars were gambled, for example, that means that the government received money from taxes, that means that the casino created jobs, that means that the casino also promoted tourism in the case of physical casinos, this also means that some people left with profits, even if it was a small number of people who made a profit, it was still a lot. because the profit from these people could make them people who do business, create jobs and pay taxes. In other words, the casino is also doing a lot of good things and you should also start talking about these good things that casinos do

Well the reason we aren't seeing anything about how many ppl buy beer and how much money is spent is because there is no sig campaign asking people to post in a beer section. Since most sig campaigns are asking  users to post in gambling sections people make many poor topics to get a conversation going.

What you say is correct nonetheless.

[wallet4bitcoin]

By gamble, I mean exposing too much to probability and expecting a fixated return on what's exposed.

By the above definition, it will not be out of context to say that most nations are in the business of gambling with their economy. They commit so much resources to things that have no guarantee as return on such investment and on the other hand, they're expecting much from where they committed those funds to even when they know it had no defined terms.

[Rengga Jati]

What do you think about this issue where people gamble too much in countries where the vast majority of the population isn't well off? Should governments step in and restrict casinos more perhaps?

Fact, this happens often. In my country too, online gambling has become an extraordinary trend. Even though gambling is something that is prohibited, that doesn't stop people from playing online gambling, especially in the "slots" type. Even though it is not a rich country, the fact is that the increase in online gambling is increasingly high and widespread among the public. The negative impact given is extraordinary, even going bankrupt because of the impact of these slots. This actually happens not only in the lower middle class but also in the upper class. The increasing popularity of online gambling which can be accessed easily and the number of platforms that advertise it, the more this trend becomes a trigger in society. And there are many who actually can't afford it, but think that by gambling they can become rich. Which in fact is impossible, unless you are very, very lucky and hit the jackpot. Thus, there are many cases of poverty and several criminal acts due to addicted gamblers who cannot control themselves because of gambling.

[OgNasty]

I have a hard time believing that countries are gambling away 10% of their GDP. There’s got to be some sort of asterisk on that… Maybe total wagers but certainly not losses. That would be insane. Individuals certainly gamble more than they should in some cases though. I think all of us probably know someone who has had their life negatively effected by the gambling habits of family members.

[decodx]

Research shows that people with low socioeconomic status (SES) tend to be more at risk for gambling problems.  These folks got less money, so when they gamble away a chunk of their paycheck it hurts a lot more than someone with a higher SES who has more financial resources to fall back on. For someone living check-to-check, blowing their grocery money on the 1-in-a-million Powerball jackpot probably ain't the best idea.  But when you're desperate even a tiny chance at a big payday can seem worth it. 

As for the government, they dont usually step in to help with gambling addiction issues in low income communities.  That's partly cause gambling rakes in a ton of tax dollars that politicians want for their budgets.  Casinos and lotteries promise quick money for cities and states, so they turn a blind eye to the harm.  It's messed up, but governments care more about dollars than people's well-being.  If only there were programs to educate folks on gambling risks or free addiction counseling, but that all costs money, which is exactly what gambling provides.  Its a vicious circle.

[robelneo]

What do you think about this issue where people gamble too much in countries where the vast majority of the population isn't well off? Should governments step in and restrict casinos more perhaps?

I'm in a third-world country where gambling is legal and the casino and lottery platforms are being managed and run by countries, our country cannot just step in even if the number is growing it is one of the biggest agencies where the government extracts funds to sustain their pro-poor program, the government can only ask or teach people to moderate addiction but it's still up to individuals how they manage their gambling activity.

But any government can interfere and stop a platform when there is a big call to stop operation we have a lot of cases where they stop and revoke the license of gambling platforms, one example is the e-sabong or online cockfighting, any government should listen to its people if the rate is very alarming.