Indirect victims of gambling addiction

[Kavelj22]

Of course, there are many indirect victims of gambling addiction. Can you add more?

It is as simple as saying those that financially dependent on the gambler. The only people that may not depend on the addicted gambler but not happy about their son or daughter addiction are parents.

Not only those who are financially connected to the gambler, but it can be generalized to all those who have moral relationships with him, such as family members (in general), close friends and neighbors. This is because excessive gambling affects a person's entire behavior in such a way that it affects all his relationships. It is true that some close people can end the relationship with him and avoid the resulting troubles, but there are types of relationships that are not affected by all circumstances and are able to withstand. I can mention to you a personal experience with a friend who was addicted to gambling. We were all his friends helping him try to overcome his ordeal, and none of us thought of abandoning him, even though his behavior often became hostile and he tended to temporarily boycott everyone who wanted to help him. These are symptoms of illness, and those close to them who are concerned should be aware of this.

I Understand the situation perfectly, things with addicts may have affected many, and that is what we, when we sit down to play, must realize that not only the people who suffer from it also suffer those who are always making a difference next to them. We, our family, friends, they affect everyone, all these things are what we must see, that is why we have to understand responsibility and mature it in every sense, because we cannot be thinking that these things are so simple, that we can play with our things.

Sometimes the people who become Addicted do not give importance to what they have to lose, they do not give importance to family things, nor do they feel sorry for anything, they do not care about shame if they have it or not, for example The reason is that we have to make a difference, that is why these topics are Useful to help Everyone we can.

There are gamblers in almost all societies, and all of us have met a gambling addict at least once in our life. I'm sure we all found them in bad shape on most levels. The problem sometimes get more sophisticaed when about the inability to help these cases, especially in areas where there is not sufficient education about them. Gambling addicts suffer from social stigma and are rarely helped.

They are often family and close friends or in treatment centers specializing in this type of disease. I really wish I could obtain data on the cases of recovery from addiction that have been recorded.
These online discussions can raise awareness for players to gamble wisely and for those around them who suffer from excessive gambling addiction. It is a behavioral addiction and one of the most dangerous diseases.

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[goldkingcoiner]

Hi community,

As with any addiction, the effects of addiction to games of chance and betting do not fall on the gambler alone. It affects the family, friends, relatives, and everyone around him, and may lead to the deterioration of their conditions.

It negatively affects social relationships and at the marital level. Pathological gambling can be described as a side relationship. The gambler invests his attention in gambling at the expense of the spouse, whom he sometimes repays to cover his infidelity. The marital relationship is destabilized against a background of lack of trust, helplessness, and anxiety about what will happen in the future.


Gambling and accumulated debts  lead the gambler to a moral collapse that may even amount to an existential threat to family members. Gamblers do not hesitate to sell property to finance their debts, take loans from relatives without any ability to repay the debts, and in extreme cases they may even physically harm family members.

Partners in dependency - Relatives often try to "understand" the addict and help him, by paying off his debts, while accepting his promise to stop gambling, a promise he is unable to keep. More than once, family members come to the aid process, becoming partners so that they become “addicted” to the therapeutic process. But help works in exactly the opposite direction instead of helping the gambler wean off, they perpetuate his condition. These partners, such as parents or spouses, may find themselves in great distress that requires treatment.

Of course, there are many indirect victims of gambling addiction. Can you add more?

I could add one more: Kids who grow up with gambling addicts think that gambling is a normal, everyday thing. And then the family might even break apart because of said gambling addiction.

Honestly I think the same negatives go for gambling addiction just as they would for any other addiction. Addiction is always some kind of negative to somebodies happiness and that "vacuum" can drain the happiness of others around them.

[alastantiger]

Of course, there are many indirect victims of gambling addiction. Can you add more?

The indirect victims of gambling addiction are people who care about the gambler. It is on this gambling board that we have read stories like
- a man using his money meant for his wedding for gambling.
- a son using the school fees given to him by his parents for gambling.

As long as the gambler has a family and friends, there will always be indirect victims. It therefore rests on us to help out a brother or a friend who is struggling with gambling addiction that is a way to reduce the indirect effects of gambling.

[Casdinyard]

Hi community,

As with any addiction, the effects of addiction to games of chance and betting do not fall on the gambler alone. It affects the family, friends, relatives, and everyone around him, and may lead to the deterioration of their conditions.

It negatively affects social relationships and at the marital level. Pathological gambling can be described as a side relationship. The gambler invests his attention in gambling at the expense of the spouse, whom he sometimes repays to cover his infidelity. The marital relationship is destabilized against a background of lack of trust, helplessness, and anxiety about what will happen in the future.


Gambling and accumulated debts  lead the gambler to a moral collapse that may even amount to an existential threat to family members. Gamblers do not hesitate to sell property to finance their debts, take loans from relatives without any ability to repay the debts, and in extreme cases they may even physically harm family members.

Partners in dependency - Relatives often try to "understand" the addict and help him, by paying off his debts, while accepting his promise to stop gambling, a promise he is unable to keep. More than once, family members come to the aid process, becoming partners so that they become “addicted” to the therapeutic process. But help works in exactly the opposite direction instead of helping the gambler wean off, they perpetuate his condition. These partners, such as parents or spouses, may find themselves in great distress that requires treatment.

Of course, there are many indirect victims of gambling addiction. Can you add more?

Since you're asking for other people who could be affected by someone who's addicted to gambling, let me add some:

1. Children and young persons dependent upon the addict: Initially, they get all that they need from the gambler before the gambling addiction took over his brain and his logical and rational thinking region's clouded by thoughts of reclaiming all his losses in the casino. It could be monetary, emotional, or even inspirational aid, which is cut short and abruptly by the way, once the gambler finally succumbs to gambling addiction. All of a sudden sustenance and money is harder to come by, they become an absentee/deadbeat parent/guardian, and they may even start to abuse these children as a means of letting out steam and frustration from an unsuccessful night/session of gambling. Some are even forced to go into child labor for the sake of supporting their family when the parents couldn't. And even worse, gambling addicts who sees no light at the end of the tunnel and are left to commit suicide leave children and relatives behind to carry the emotional baggage that they will leave them with, as well as the debts that they failed to pay when they are still alive.

2. Strangers, in certain instances: Some gamblers who fail to get the money to support their vices end up committing crimes like robbery or even more heinous ones to sustain their addiction and their gambling streak, thus, this may leave people who shouldn't even have anything to do with the gambler victimized all because they unfortunately happened to walk the same road that the addicted and desperate gambler tread upon. Fucking sucks but I've seen a lot of people lose money and sometimes even their lives because of someone's uncontrolled gambling addiction.

[taufik123]

The indirect victims of gambling addiction are people who care about the gambler. It is on this gambling board that we have read stories like
- a man using his money meant for his wedding for gambling.
- a son using the school fees given to him by his parents for gambling.

As long as the gambler has a family and friends, there will always be indirect victims. It therefore rests on us to help out a brother or a friend who is struggling with gambling addiction that is a way to reduce the indirect effects of gambling.

Sad stories like this I often hear, even outside this forum, often occur in gambling that is often done by someone such as slot gambling which is very popular in my place.

There are many who are addicted and end up using money that should be used for other important purposes, such as for family needs,
for marriage, for savings and even money used for insurance.

Those who are not directly involved will be affected.
So before gambling, it is better to think in advance where the source of funds is used.
I only use small funds for gambling, and it is not related to any needs, it is just entertainment.

[bakasabo]

Slots and children this is very much known to me. I was sort of victim of indirect gambling at my childhood. After the school, on the way home, few times we have visited casino (there were only slots, can this be called a casino then?) and gambled lunch money. This wasnt done every day; maybe once a few month. We were a company of classmates who walked home. Some of my friends gambled there on the way home. I did it more rarely than they. But still, to be «in the company» or «like them», I have tried slots.

[Jody.Drummer]

The indirect victims of gambling addiction are people who care about the gambler. It is on this gambling board that we have read stories like
- a man using his money meant for his wedding for gambling.
- a son using the school fees given to him by his parents for gambling.

As long as the gambler has a family and friends, there will always be indirect victims. It therefore rests on us to help out a brother or a friend who is struggling with gambling addiction that is a way to reduce the indirect effects of gambling.

Sad stories like this I often hear, even outside this forum, often occur in gambling that is often done by someone such as slot gambling which is very popular in my place.

There are many who are addicted and end up using money that should be used for other important purposes, such as for family needs,
for marriage, for savings and even money used for insurance.

Those who are not directly involved will be affected.
So before gambling, it is better to think in advance where the source of funds is used.
I only use small funds for gambling, and it is not related to any needs, it is just entertainment.

Responsible gambling is always the best advice if you want to engage in this activity, because it will obviously bring you a good level of safety in the long run. On the other hand, yes, I agree with you that lately types of games such as slots are indeed more popular and maybe your place is also the same as mine where this type of game is very popular with many people, regardless of age and sometimes even children who Underage people are already involved in this type of gambling and the public seems to be very familiar with slot games.

This is very worrying and also clear in terms of the population of gamblers who are addicted to this type of game, which is very large and continues to increase over time, and what is worrying is that they do not even hesitate to allocate any money for gambling, such as money for other needs such as your family's needs. mention whether it is for needs or for other purposes which are very likely to have an impact on other people, especially the people around them, of course that is good advice, however, never gamble using money for other needs or simply put, you You can gamble when you have a certain amount of money that you won't be able to use for any needs.

[joniboini]

This makes me realize I'm probably one of the victims in my childhood. I remember my friend urging me to buy a lucky draw to get an expensive toy by buying tickets. The seller probably never intended to make the prize winnable, to begin with, but we are so eager to try because one of our friends managed to win a new shiny toy from that. I spend a lot of money buying that, which probably happens because the price of one ticket is quite cheap in our mind. Surprisingly, after I move to another school, I don't find any urge to buy the same lottery. Maybe a change in the environment help me reduce my growing addiction.

Fucking sucks but I've seen a lot of people lose money and sometimes even their lives because of someone's uncontrolled gambling addiction.

If you think about it, some popular scam cases in crypto where the owner of a business runs away also happen because they gamble the customers' money to trade on average trading. I don't know if there's a case where the money is used directly in a casino though, but it is clear that they have more or less the same greedy motivation to try to make a ton of money as quicky as possible.

[Ultegra134]

Sad stories like this I often hear, even outside this forum, often occur in gambling that is often done by someone such as slot gambling which is very popular in my place.

There are many who are addicted and end up using money that should be used for other important purposes, such as for family needs,
for marriage, for savings and even money used for insurance.

Those who are not directly involved will be affected.
So before gambling, it is better to think in advance where the source of funds is used.
I only use small funds for gambling, and it is not related to any needs, it is just entertainment.

Unfortunately, with the advance of technology and online casinos, it has become quite common in our society. I personally haven't witnessed such a case myself, but I have heard similar ones from acquaintances and, of course, on local news internet pages. However, I've seen quite a few people my age being addicted, gambling great amounts of money till they basically go broke—no exaggeration, without a care in the world. All they care about is how to obtain money and from whom they're going to borrow or have money sent to them (such as their parents) in order to gamble again.

Even in such cases, the victim isn't only the gambler himself; it's their friends and their family as well. Imagine doing that when you have a partner or a family of your own.

[HelliumZ]

Generally gambling has some indirect harmful aspects like if someone in a family is addicted to gambling then other members of the family may become addicted to gambling out of curiosity. Especially if the parents of a gambling addicted family are addicted to gambling then the children of those addicted parents are automatically addicted to gambling. Again, gambling has some harmful aspects socially, such as the curse of women abuse is usually seen in families of gambling addicts. Moreover, seeing the scene of torture of women, the small children of the family are psychologically damaged and gradually grow up from that psychologically damaged condition. So if we imagine the horrors of gambling socially and familially, then gambling has many indirect harmful and terrible aspects.

[hyudien]

There are gamblers in almost all societies, and all of us have met a gambling addict at least once in our life. I'm sure we all found them in bad shape on most levels. The problem sometimes get more sophisticaed when about the inability to help these cases, especially in areas where there is not sufficient education about them. Gambling addicts suffer from social stigma and are rarely helped.

They are often family and close friends or in treatment centers specializing in this type of disease. I really wish I could obtain data on the cases of recovery from addiction that have been recorded.
These online discussions can raise awareness for players to gamble wisely and for those around them who suffer from excessive gambling addiction. It is a behavioral addiction and one of the most dangerous diseases.

It is clear, with the current existence of online casino gambling, of course many young people are familiar with gambling and they even gamble in their lives. I'm sure that in all countries there are young people who are addicted to gambling, and if we venture out of town and find a group of young people and we ask about online casino gambling, I think at least one of them will definitely know about it or be familiar with it. if they are addicted at a young age of course it will create problems for their future, it is possible that they will have socialization problems.
Yes, that's true, with online discussions like this I also hope to make them aware so they don't gamble excessively which can be detrimental to themselves, including their future. Many people who have a bad view of gambling are due to the actions of the gamblers themselves who gamble beyond their reasonable limits. They hope to get a big win using the amount of money they bet. However, they tend not to see the risks and impacts of excessive gambling.

[bitzizzix]

With advances in online gambling technology, it has had a huge impact on the growth of gamblers in various circles and ages as well as the increasing number of cases and addicts becoming more rampant.
We can distinguish the technological progress of online gambling which continues to develop from before, and currently in my opinion online gambling, especially slot machines, is no longer foreign to various groups and ages because everyone does it because of its convenience. Even those who are not involved or do not know directly about slot gambling are targets of ridicule or insults because many negative cases have occurred.
And often slot gambling addicts not only harm themselves, but also harm their closest friends, family and partners. Because they will
being a target who can make money by continuing to gamble after everything they have is gone and there is nothing left, and that really upsets them and can affect their socialization.
And when everyone doesn't care, the last resort is a crime just to get money to continue gambling.
And actually their mistake was gambling without realizing the risks involved, which they should have anticipated and been able to control themselves if there were signs. And for everything that happens, I don't blame advances in online gambling technology, but rather the gamblers themselves who play excessively beyond their limits and think that gambling can make money when in reality it's the opposite.

[khiholangkang]

Of the many who answered who was indirectly affected by gambling addicts, the average answer was those who were close to the addict himself, whether it was family or friends in his neighborhood, maybe for family it must be clear because they have blood relations and other things like that, including friendship.

The funny thing about friends who are indirect victims of gambling addicts is that when someone who does not know gambling but hangs out with gambling addicts, he will be said to be a gambler too by residents, this claim often occurs in environments where gambling is considered very bad, including in my neighborhood, even though that person does not know gambling at all but is also labeled as a gambler because the gambling addict who has been recognized by residents hangs out with him.

Plus sometimes the act can actually rub off the person who doesn't know anything about gambling but seems to be comfortable with the addict himself playing these games and that's why some people tend to labels these friends as gamblers themselves because I know one thing for and thats the fact that you can't be hanging out with a gambler everything and actually not get influence to get involved in the act yourself especially when the gambler always tell you about his winning and never release the loses that he faces.

hahaha... That's right, the beginning of my acquaintance with gambling was also hanging out with gamblers, and they always showed and showed the game and victory so that I was interested in trying it and with a long time I experienced being a gambling addict, but back then it was not really familiar with crypto casinos because most in my neighborhood mostly only used sites available locally to gamble, But indeed it is contagious and influences us to be interested in gambling, and yes the claims of people out there when we gather with gambling people are also not wrong, because we will definitely be entangled in gambling and our name is bad if we are in an environment that strongly condemns gambling.

[uchegod-21]

Re: Indirect victims of gambling addiction

This is an excellent title, it attracted me to read the thread.

Hi community,

As with any addiction, the effects of addiction to games of chance and betting do not fall on the gambler alone. It affects the family, friends, relatives, and everyone around him, and may lead to the deterioration of their conditions.

There's a Nigerian adage that said; "The embarrassment a mad man brings has no effect on the mad man, but rather to the family members". This is because it is the family members that are sane to receive the embarrassment.

The gambler invests his attention in gambling at the expense of the spouse, whom he sometimes repays to cover his infidelity.

I'm glad to know a wider definition of infidelity. I have thought that infidelity is unfaithfulness to spouse while been faithful with another. Not knowing someone can be faithful to gambling.

Gamblers do not hesitate to sell property to finance their debts, take loans from relatives without any ability to repay the debts, and in extreme cases they may even physically harm family members.

Not all gamblers. You can simply put that, gambling addicts do not hesitate...

Of course, there are many indirect victims of gambling addiction. Can you add more?

The society at large because of child abuse, increase rate of crime and more. These are the negative effects of gambling.

[stomachgrowls]

Of the many who answered who was indirectly affected by gambling addicts, the average answer was those who were close to the addict himself, whether it was family or friends in his neighborhood, maybe for family it must be clear because they have blood relations and other things like that, including friendship.

The funny thing about friends who are indirect victims of gambling addicts is that when someone who does not know gambling but hangs out with gambling addicts, he will be said to be a gambler too by residents, this claim often occurs in environments where gambling is considered very bad, including in my neighborhood, even though that person does not know gambling at all but is also labeled as a gambler because the gambling addict who has been recognized by residents hangs out with him.

Plus sometimes the act can actually rub off the person who doesn't know anything about gambling but seems to be comfortable with the addict himself playing these games and that's why some people tend to labels these friends as gamblers themselves because I know one thing for and thats the fact that you can't be hanging out with a gambler everything and actually not get influence to get involved in the act yourself especially when the gambler always tell you about his winning and never release the loses that he faces.

hahaha... That's right, the beginning of my acquaintance with gambling was also hanging out with gamblers, and they always showed and showed the game and victory so that I was interested in trying it and with a long time I experienced being a gambling addict, but back then it was not really familiar with crypto casinos because most in my neighborhood mostly only used sites available locally to gamble, But indeed it is contagious and influences us to be interested in gambling, and yes the claims of people out there when we gather with gambling people are also not wrong, because we will definitely be entangled in gambling and our name is bad if we are in an environment that strongly condemns gambling.

If you are someone whose that person being addicted or really that doing gambling and you do really goes with him on active manner or too often on which it would really be something that will really be influential.
If you wont really be that careful then you would really be finding yourself that doing gambling which you would really be getting in line with him or someone. This is why it would be always best that you should really know when it comes to moderation when it comes to money spending. There are ones who are really that easily been that influenced and there are ones who arent.

It would really be just that depending on how they would really be making out such actions because not all would really be having that kind of level of control when it comes to things. Gambling addiction is something
that you cant really be able resist if you are really that having those thoughts and insights towards gambling as a source of income. You would really be finding yourself on playing
on it sooner or later and this is something that you do need to consider and look out.

[Mia Chloe]

Of course gambling addiction is something that both the gambler and people close to him suffer. Sometimes some persons may think that the only one affected by gambling addiction is the addict himself but this is not true due to the fact that the irresponsibility of a gambler indirectly affects people close to him especially family members or close relatives.
Aside from the fact that gambling addiction brings rise to unnecessary loss of funds on the part of the addict, making him unable to do certain important things that require financial solution, it also creates a form of vacuum between the addict and his loved ones. People that we love who are also close to us love to always spend time with us and if unfortunately you are an addict you end up spending more time in gambling activities that you spend with your loved ones which leads to distancing in your relationship with them.

[KiaKia]

To any indirect victims of gambling addiction out there, do not let your future depend on anyone, the addicted is been trapped by his own mind and they are battling to come out of it, if you have tried so much to bring them back and it fail, it's time to make decisions for yourself, be less dependant on anyone, go out there and start making ways for yourself.

I believe that no one should be affected by addicted gamblers, even if they are your father or siblings, you should start depending on yourself and make ways, some people don't have anyone, they are raised by the street, or in homeless locations, they strive and survive, don't let an addict who was supposed to be your sponsor be the downfall of your own life.

From this moment onward, make sure that you rely solely on yourself, this will make you to get stronger, always remember that some people don't even have a soul to help them, try to stand for yourself only and if you fail, the brave enough to take the blame, not on someone else.

[taufik123]

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regardless of age and sometimes even children who Underage people are already involved in this type of gambling and the public seems to be very familiar with slot games.
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Yes, this does not look at age, even many underage children play it like ordinary games.
This is actually the main focus, when gambling games become common games and the role of government is not good enough in managing gambling games like this.

Everyone can access it easily, just with a smartphone, and play using coins earned for free the first time of the game,
but this will run out and eventually will buy the Chips sold by the game reseller.

I also like slot games, but of course there are limits, this has become a general game realm,
not a special game and can only be accessed on gambling websites that limit the age of its users.

Unfortunately, with the advance of technology and online casinos, it has become quite common in our society. I personally haven't witnessed such a case myself, but I have heard similar ones from acquaintances and, of course, on local news internet pages.
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Advances in technology have indeed made everything easier and this also makes it easier for games that should not be played by children,
can reach their hands and become games that will make them addicted.

Cases of addiction due to slot games have occurred a lot and even made someone commit suicide.
This is a problem that needs to be handled, it needs to be limited so that it is not played by underage children.

[angrybirdy]

Of course gambling addiction is something that both the gambler and people close to him suffer. Sometimes some persons may think that the only one affected by gambling addiction is the addict himself but this is not true due to the fact that the irresponsibility of a gambler indirectly affects people close to him especially family members or close relatives.
Aside from the fact that gambling addiction brings rise to unnecessary loss of funds on the part of the addict, making him unable to do certain important things that require financial solution, it also creates a form of vacuum between the addict and his loved ones. People that we love who are also close to us love to always spend time with us and if unfortunately you are an addict you end up spending more time in gambling activities that you spend with your loved ones which leads to distancing in your relationship with them.

So as an individual who has a companion or close acquaintance or relative who is addicted to gambling, we must have our own decision and plan in life, let's not let the people around us affect or influence us because we have different mindset than those people who always thinking about money, how to win and of course, gambling. The truth is, the most affected in this situation are those normal people who are not involved in gambling, why? Because they see the situation and they see what is happening and the problems that come in their lives, they are the ones who feel the most stress every time their relative does something wrong because of his gambling addiction.

[Issa56]

Hi community,

As with any addiction, the effects of addiction to games of chance and betting do not fall on the gambler alone. It affects the family, friends, relatives, and everyone around him, and may lead to the deterioration of their conditions.

Sure, gambling addiction doesn’t affect only the gambler, it has negative impacts on people close to them. Money that’s supposed to be spent on family members, addicted gamblers will end up spending the money that is supposed to be spent on their family members on gambling, leaving them suffering, most of them don’t even provide for the family. The money that is supposed to be used to provide food items for their family members will end up being used for gambling. Some of them do sell their properties, like houses and other valuable things, leaving their family members homeless and suffering.

Gambling and accumulated debts  lead the gambler to a moral collapse that may even amount to an existential threat to family members.

Most addicted gamblers are in debt because they have no money left to gamble with, so they end up taking loans just to keep on gambling, hoping to hit a jackpot so that they will be able to repay the loan that they took, but they do end up losing everything, and they won’t have any way to pay back the loan that they took.