Will you be worried or comfortable seeing your elderly mother gambling?

[Webetcoins]

If it's my first time finding it out, I think I'll be worried. There is that thinking, what if she will lose the money that is intended for the house I.e. bills and groceries? But once I observe and things are seem to be manageable by her, that is going to be the time that I will calm down or be confident that there are no problems are going to be experienced later on.

I agree that in some places, the behavior is deemed to be normal, like for example here in our country or place. I saw lots of elder people here who play gambling but they do it in the afternoon when they are now done with their obligations to their kids and in their house. This is their way to relax.

[Mahanton]

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If your grandmother would be listening into your advise then its good but if its not then its her choice but as much as possible
it would be always that best that you should really be letting her know about those possible problems that could arise in too much dealing with gambling. For entertainment purposes then its good
but if you are tending to make constant money or winnings then its bad.

There is one thing I understand about our parents especially mother's sometimes they ought to know the best so, even when you are trying to buy their minds to make them understand what they are doing wrong they would find out that you are seating on their heads probably because they have making so much fun with you that was why you are acting as an adviser to her.
Although I have tried talking to an elderly woman, this is not gambling related discussions but to another areas of our lives but i tried to advance she refused saying that what did I know, that is little girl of yesterday like wanting to talk to me? And said mama not so but this is the right ways to do that, on a short not we both start having issues so i have to avoid her and do right part of my side to let her go.

The bottom line is that, whenever you are trying to correct and elderly woman or man and they noticed that you are not up their Son's and Daughter's age they wouldn't give you that attention instead they would see as an insults.

Its not really that bad to try or test out on telling them about convincing on stopping on the things that they are currently dealing with. on which we do know that gambling could really give out such bad impact
if its not really that handled well if we do speak about not to be able to get a hold of it on right manner and we do know that women are more really that emotional than men? This is why we do assume out
that they would really be having those impulsive manner on the time that  they would really be losing on doing gambling so we would really be thinking about those probabilities and this is something
that you would be urging for you to do something.

If they would really be insisting then just let them be on which we do know that its not something that we can stop once their mindset has been fixed. We do know that once womens
would really be taking that kind of step and dealing then stopping them would really be impossible but somewhat it isnt really that bad on making those kind of
suggestions and having those caution calls about on the things that they are really that doing. Being worried is normal yet we do know on what are the risks
that it could give out.

[jossiel]

If that's my mom, it's a different story. I wouldn't be happy to see her gamble because she's going to lose her money entirely because I know her personally and how is she doing.

And the others might feel the same for their moms, it's not a problem if this happens once in a while but I am still worried at all if that's once will have that much a lot of money involved per stake she does.

Like losing a $1k per time she gambles, that's worrying when I know how the status of her life is.

I'm the same way, sir, I won't let my mother gamble because I also know my mother, even though my mother is dedicated to gambling, for example. but I myself know how age can affect emotions and the freedom of thinking, maybe even narrower because of stubbornness.
Moreover, my mother only has a job with a small income, so it would be very unethical for her to enter or be in the world of gambling which could potentially lose her pension money.

We know what's best for them as they know what's best for us. 

Aside from that, I've seen how people deal with this situation when their moms have been addicted to gambling. I just can't take the effect and impact of it to the actual moms that have became addicted.

They have sold everything, forgotten that they've got families and their minds are focused on gambling whether win or lose.

[Weawant]

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However, I want to know as forum members from different parts of the world your thought's towards this based on your environmental perspective towards gambling irrespective of whosoever is involved be it young or elderly in as much as the individual is of gambling age.

Lastly, will you feel comfortable or worried knowing that your mother is a dedicated gambler; and if you feel worried are you worried that she may be losing a pool of cash or your worried because you fear for her health as gamblers can get negative emotions when losing money.

I will definitely be worried and scared for her that she may lose much money a d also the possible effect on her health aswell and in the Long term it will definitely have effects on her health considering she's off age and she definitely wouldn't be able to bear some of these as we the Young can beasr it.

Gambling if it gets to the stage of addiction definitely will by extension affect were her dependants because if she's got any money in andy form, we may have to share it with the casino in most cases and except she gets Lucky ,some day's we Maybe having a sad mother resulting from her losses will definitely be a hard situation to handle because she may use the money for projects Ben entrusted to her been use for gambling and when she looses the the house will have to suffer for the loss.

[Hirose UK]

Aside from that, I've seen how people deal with this situation when their moms have been addicted to gambling. I just can't take the effect and impact of it to the actual moms that have became addicted.

Obviously it would be very worrying and very sad to see our mother, who of course is already elderly.
He should be able to have fun and be happy in the warmth of family gatherings with children and grandchildren, but instead he becomes addicted to gambling, which will clearly have negative impacts that can be felt.
Gambling addiction experienced by those who are elderly will affect their health and psychology because they can feel pressure from adrenaline or pressure due to unpleasant results.
When conditions like this occur, it is clear that it will also affect how the body and soul cannot be normal like the elderly people out there.

What I would do when I have mother who is addicted to gambling is apply more firm pressure such as confiscating some of the money they have and limiting the places they can visit, including casinos or betting shops.
This will be able to put pressure on reducing gambling activities carried out.

[Wakate]

If that's my mom, it's a different story. I wouldn't be happy to see her gamble because she's going to lose her money entirely because I know her personally and how is she doing.

And the others might feel the same for their moms, it's not a problem if this happens once in a while but I am still worried at all if that's once will have that much a lot of money involved per stake she does.

Like losing a $1k per time she gambles, that's worrying when I know how the status of her life is.

I'm the same way, sir, I won't let my mother gamble because I also know my mother, even though my mother is dedicated to gambling, for example. but I myself know how age can affect emotions and the freedom of thinking, maybe even narrower because of stubbornness.
Moreover, my mother only has a job with a small income, so it would be very unethical for her to enter or be in the world of gambling which could potentially lose her pension money.

We know what's best for them as they know what's best for us. 

Aside from that, I've seen how people deal with this situation when their moms have been addicted to gambling. I just can't take the effect and impact of it to the actual moms that have became addicted.

They have sold everything, forgotten that they've got families and their minds are focused on gambling whether win or lose.

I have seen many cases of elderly people in casino gambling which is a normal  occurrence in my region. Anybody can gamble as far has they are up to the age of accountability. I don't still see anything wrong with people that gamble whether old or young.

Everyone has the right to do whatever they want to do as far as they want and it's not illegal. When we gamble too frequently without any discipline, we could finally end up becoming addict to it and the less attention we pay to our gambling lifestyle the more problem we could finally cause to ourselves and mindset. Gambling is more of understanding of the concept so that we don't finally take decisions that would create consequential effect to our wellbeing.

[arjunmujay]

If that's my mom, it's a different story. I wouldn't be happy to see her gamble because she's going to lose her money entirely because I know her personally and how is she doing.

And the others might feel the same for their moms, it's not a problem if this happens once in a while but I am still worried at all if that's once will have that much a lot of money involved per stake she does.

Like losing a $1k per time she gambles, that's worrying when I know how the status of her life is.

I'm the same way, sir, I won't let my mother gamble because I also know my mother, even though my mother is dedicated to gambling, for example. but I myself know how age can affect emotions and the freedom of thinking, maybe even narrower because of stubbornness.
Moreover, my mother only has a job with a small income, so it would be very unethical for her to enter or be in the world of gambling which could potentially lose her pension money.

We know what's best for them as they know what's best for us. 

Aside from that, I've seen how people deal with this situation when their moms have been addicted to gambling. I just can't take the effect and impact of it to the actual moms that have became addicted.

They have sold everything, forgotten that they've got families and their minds are focused on gambling whether win or lose.

I have seen many cases of elderly people in casino gambling which is a normal  occurrence in my region. Anybody can gamble as far has they are up to the age of accountability. I don't still see anything wrong with people that gamble whether old or young.

Everyone has the right to do whatever they want to do as far as they want and it's not illegal. When we gamble too frequently without any discipline, we could finally end up becoming addict to it and the less attention we pay to our gambling lifestyle the more problem we could finally cause to ourselves and mindset. Gambling is more of understanding of the concept so that we don't finally take decisions that would create consequential effect to our wellbeing.

Actually, gambling is not a bad thing if you can be responsible to yourself.
That's why the gambling arena is only devoted to adults. Because their thinking is more stable and more responsible no matter what results they have obtained. So it's more about the maturity of thinking and how to manage finances.

[ethereumhunter]

Actually, gambling is not a bad thing if you can be responsible to yourself.
That's why the gambling arena is only devoted to adults. Because their thinking is more stable and more responsible no matter what results they have obtained. So it's more about the maturity of thinking and how to manage finances.

If they can be responsible for themselves, that's fine, but we know that in gambling, we can lose that responsibility at any time so we won't be able to control ourselves well. For older people, it's best not to gamble anymore, let alone try to chase wins, because that will make them lose a lot of money. We don't know when they will win, and because it is sports betting, it will be very difficult because it requires analysis and luck. Maybe they can manage the finances to buy the bets but that doesn't guarantee they can remain responsible if they gamble for a long time. And it's even better if they don't gamble too often so they can avoid gambling addiction and still enjoy betting.

[terrific]

Not bad if she's going to gamble with very tiny amount but it is giving me a different feeling that she's spending a lot.
That's the time that I'll play the role of her parents telling her that she shouldn't do it anymore. Yes, she's grown up and should try to enjoy her life but I like her to do other things to enjoy with not with gambling if it's too much.

[khiholangkang]

I have seen many cases of elderly people in casino gambling which is a normal  occurrence in my region. Anybody can gamble as far has they are up to the age of accountability. I don't still see anything wrong with people that gamble whether old or young.

Everyone has the right to do whatever they want to do as far as they want and it's not illegal. When we gamble too frequently without any discipline, we could finally end up becoming addict to it and the less attention we pay to our gambling lifestyle the more problem we could finally cause to ourselves and mindset. Gambling is more of understanding of the concept so that we don't finally take decisions that would create consequential effect to our wellbeing.

Actually, gambling is not a bad thing if you can be responsible to yourself.
That's why the gambling arena is only devoted to adults. Because their thinking is more stable and more responsible no matter what results they have obtained. So it's more about the maturity of thinking and how to manage finances.

I think this depends on the culture of each environment because gambling in my environment is a negative (abnormal) thing to do, and people who gamble can be claimed to be despicable people in my environment, therefore I will not allow my mother to play gambling even though she is able to gamble responsibly and more mature I would still disagree.

But for the problem of nature and thinking it goes back to the person in my opinion, we can classify that people who have age can be more mature in gambling, sometimes a lot of them have crazier emotions that can make them impulsive, so I think it's not fair to classify it based on age, maybe if it is compared with understanding and knowledge it is more suitable.

[Barikui1]

To me it's morally unacceptable to see my elderly mother gambles, i know that in some part of the world it like a normal thing, but in my own culture you can't see a woman gambles talkless of an elderly mother.
Though it's not that harmful if it's been done for fun, but it portrays an ugly picture about her if she is from my place.

[SeaCoinCollector.]

In some cultures, seeing an older woman deeply involved in gaming can be seen as strange. Views on gambling are different around the world, and social norms affect how people see it. People may worry about losing money or having bad feelings because of gaming. If you think about a situation where your mother is a heavy bettor, you might be worried about both the financial effects and the possible effects on her mental health. There are many cultural, social, and personal factors that affect how people think about gaming and how it affects them.

[Rockstarguy]

Why should I not be comfortable if she is gambling responsibly. But I will prefer she should do it online instead of offline using betting agent. Because as I saw that image, that is a betting agent shop and I will not like to see my mother there. This is because in my country, only young guys are common in such a place and that would be an embarrassment for my mother and me. But if it is online that she is doing it, I will not be worried at all if she is gambling responsibly.

From the look from the picture it seems the result of the game was not a favourable one for her and she looks sad, this could be she played with an amount that she could not afford to lose. Nobody feels happy when they lose in gambling but from the reaction of her body language it seems she is very down emotionally which I won't be happy if my mother plays gambling and if she lose the bet and it makes her to be worried and unhappy.  

I won't have any problem with her if she plays responsible,  and even if she lose it should not beva problem to her because she is playing with the amount she can afford to lose. Crying after playing gambling is embarrassing to me if this should happen to my mother, which I will not support her to continue with it.

[piebeyb]

To me it's morally unacceptable to see my elderly mother gambles, i know that in some part of the world it like a normal thing, but in my own culture you can't see a woman gambles talkless of an elderly mother.
Though it's not that harmful if it's been done for fun, but it portrays an ugly picture about her if she is from my place.

I think what this thread is discussing is the possibility that the mother doesn't have children so she has to survive by hoping to win from buying the lottery, it could be that there is something she wants to buy for example to make herself happy with her own winnings so she really enjoys her life buying the lottery all the time to have fun and hope that luck will come to him someday, no one ever knows.

I understand your intentions, maybe you don't want your elderly mother to gamble or just buy the lottery, because your mother certainly won't chase money from gambling because she feels she has you who might be able to give her money or other pleasures that make your mother happy, I I think I would also do the same thing as what you are doing, no one in this world would want their mother to make money in the world of gambling, especially when they are old. where the elderly should have time to rest or have fun and enjoy gathering with family.  

[Huppercase]

Anyone is free to gamble, that is their own decision and not mine, if I can't help them in any way or means to make her life better then I must be very careful of not being a hindrance to what makes her happy, there are some people who have completely find gambling as a means of joy to them, they gamble to get rid of dulling moments of their life, try to avoid being worried about life and get more excitements in gambling than focusing on life huddles and cuddles, but I'd she's not gambling the way it is expected, I may be forced to step in advising her.

There is no laws that state no woman is allow to gamble their but can't call this a fun, the woman was just sitted waiting for her games to come as she might has predicted. Wouldn't it be better if she do it in the comfort of her own house, even if she is not a digital type of person, I think there are ways for people to gamble on their fun that are not too complex and some can be done in areas or maybe ask someone to do the picking for you nicely.

Look how comfortable the woman is sitting, I'm sure that if you look around the enviroment you will count more than 20 men before you count 1 lady, will you allow your mum to sit in this kind of place if we are to be honest with each other. There is nothing fun about this, you can tell that she was there for making money, because I don't know how an elderly person will come to this place and call it some fun. I have seen male elderly people gamble but the female is rare that is why I'm surprise seeing her in a gambling house that is not a casino house but a sport betting center.

It seems to me that people of different ages, social status, religion, etc. are interested in gambling. I would not be surprised at all if I met an elderly woman in a betting shop. Not only does she have the same gambling rights as many other people.... which means it's not unheard of. It could well be that she was betting at the request of a friend or family member and was upset because now she has to bring someone some bad news.

I'm not bother about her appearance about the gambling but the I see young guys deals with gambling addictions, it will be devasting and hurt if you see a mum struggle to deal with gambling addiction. For the religion, I'm not sure for other religions but generally muslims with true faith is not suppose to bet, this is why you don't see them bet openly and there ladies are not allow to bet. They can't come to a public place like this not to talk more of gambling.

[slapper]

Seeing my mother or other older person gamble would make me feel mixed. I recognize that moderation may make gambling fun. It's social, thrilling, and a way to escape the everyday grind. I worry when I see someone my mother's age seriously involved. Financial hazards, especially for fixed-income people, come to mind. Gambling losses may reduce essentials. However, it's not simply money. The emotional cost. Elderly people are especially frustrated and disappointed by losing. They may not be as resilient financially and emotionally after these losses

My culture doesn't encourage senior gambling. Witnessing an older woman gamble intensely, as you described, would be shocking. I would worry about her health, not just money. Does gambling help her cope? Is she lonely? She may be prone to gambling addiction. Unsettling to think of her feeling bad about gaming losses. I'd worry about her mental health. It's complicated, with no clear answers, yet it would worry me more than comfort me

[pawanjain]

However, I want to know as forum members from different parts of the world your thought's towards this based on your environmental perspective towards gambling irrespective of whosoever is involved be it young or elderly in as much as the individual is of gambling age.

It really depends on what is the situation at her side. If the elderly mother is someone who is from an above middle class family background who wants to enjoy her days and fulfill her wishes then she can so whatever she likes.
On the other hand if she's a person who has to serve the basic needs of her family yet she is gambling and spending the money which she could have used somewhere else then it would become a matter of concern.
If she is an addict then it's obvious that nobody would want her to continue gambling.
If she is a casual gambler then may be we can let her enjoy gambling while she's gambling within limits.

[LUCKMCFLY]

However, I want to know as forum members from different parts of the world your thought's towards this based on your environmental perspective towards gambling irrespective of whosoever is involved be it young or elderly in as much as the individual is of gambling age.

It really depends on what is the situation at her side. If the elderly mother is someone who is from an above middle class family background who wants to enjoy her days and fulfill her wishes then she can so whatever she likes.
On the other hand if she's a person who has to serve the basic needs of her family yet she is gambling and spending the money which she could have used somewhere else then it would become a matter of concern.
If she is an addict then it's obvious that nobody would want her to continue gambling.
If she is a casual gambler then may be we can let her enjoy gambling while she's gambling within limits.

Yes, that is the most logical thing that can happen, a person who is in an adult level has every right to have fun as they want, there is no doubt about that, but instead of that, they have to do other things to having enjoyment like spending all the money and leaving and being left with nothing is something that cannot be allowed, because in the end the only harm is that person, there is no other, the person who will always carry a lot is necessary that elderly person and that is something that should not be allowed, an adult person also has his needs and that is something that cannot be addressed, I personally when I see that a person is like this and alone, well the first thing I think is that he is having fun, but yes I see her there all day and she is not with anyone, I would start to think that it is carelessness on the part of her family, Andie should not be left alone when she is like this and in a caisno, first because something could happen to her and second because it is dangerous

A person who is in the casino and who is elderly should not be left alone, their time must be controlled because they are people who, despite everything, have to be active with other activities, not pretending that the only activity of entertainment and that, a person at an advanced age has to have many activities so that he does not remain there in the device, because things can be very difficult if one tries to see from other points of view, for example every time he go to a physical casino, or an online casino, you have to have control, first so that they do not spend all the money available, and second so that the person does not become addicted or like the person who is elderly, they need supervision, because In the end they become as if they were babies, because you have to be there so that they can analyze every thing in their lives, for example when I am in the casino I refrain from taking out a lot of money, at the very least I have to control an old man , and that's it, the moment the money runs out, the game ends and that's it.

[GideonGono]

If she couldn't control how much money she is gambling , then yes I would be worried about it, specially if it would affect their house. (Spending money that should have been for food, bills or for their younger kids)
But if it doesn't affect the house then she could enjoy it as much as she want, she just needs to remember her limit on how much she could gamble.

[Dewi Aries]

Honestly in common sense I am sure that most people will not feel comfortable if they see or know that elderly people are involved in gambling, especially if they are one of our relatives or even our own mother, it is a very worrying situation when our own parents are involved in gambling because overall gambling is a negative activity because of the bad effects that we never expected there, especially if basically the parents have entered the addiction phase which means it is clear that there will be a lot of bad effects that they will experience, one of which may be in terms of financial ruin in the family because there is an allocation of money that should be an unnecessary expense.

On the other hand, I really don't care even though they bring the excuse that gambling is for fun because however there is always the possibility or potential for bad effects such as addiction which of course can make them experience many problems. So what is better is to spend old age with other things that are fun but do not have any risks, old age is a beautiful period that should be enjoyed with fun things without involving any risks.