Is gambling bad to the society?

[TopTort777]

Or opposite might happen. Children might see other gamble, and never get interest in such activity. You can never know what will happen. And you should not make future plans built on "might get" factor. We see alcohol ads on the billboards, TV, parents drink alcohol on every party or event. I havent noticed that every kid is an alcoholic now.

Again people fantasize that childrens dream is to find out that adults gamble, watch they do it and become addicted. Cant wait when adults stop seeing children addiction in every action children see. Why people are not against toys manufacturers, that create gun toys? From your logic, when a kid see an action movie and plays with his guns, he will become a serial killer. Why do kids play with toy soldiers then? That is army. Army = guns = killing = addicted to violence/killing.

It's good if those kids never gets interested with gambling so their parents will not have a problem with their children while they playing gambling in front of them. We don't knows what things that makes our children interested with but if we can close to them and talks to them about many things, they will tells what's in their minds so we can guide them to the good ways.

Children have their own minds that adult people doesn't knows. It's our jobs to guide them and tells them the good and the bad things and how to treat it. But society also takes its part to tells their people not to involved in gambling so their lives not gets the problem from gambling. It's how society can treat gambling properly and not getting addicted to gambling so they can playing gambling without gets the bad effect of gambling.

But not every parent will be able to grasp this subtle point, especially when they need to work, take care of everyday life and solve various issues in adult life; in addition, the child himself may close down and not even make contact with his parents, and this also depends on many factors. For example, in adolescence it is very difficult to communicate with teenagers, because they are in adolescence and they become more closed and irritable. But those parents who can find approaches and start a dialogue about this with their children about gambling and problems in it are really strong and sensitive. In most cases, I think that this is extremely difficult to do in reality, at least I have not tried to do this, but I am afraid that this time will come and then I will check what it is like.

Parents might be busy, tired, at work, relaxing or doing whatever they want, but it is their duty to raise their kid, find approach, talk and etc. Speaking about kids, it isnt right to blame anything and anyone if your child becomes interested in gambling, drugs, alcohol during underaged, being closed in himself, lazy. Cant blame society for that. I think we are going a bit off-topic, but thinking that gambling is bad for society, because kids might get addicted - I totally disagree with that. Kids might get addicted only if parents fail at parenting, but not because gambling is so special.

[Jody.Drummer]

But not every parent will be able to grasp this subtle point, especially when they need to work, take care of everyday life and solve various issues in adult life; in addition, the child himself may close down and not even make contact with his parents, and this also depends on many factors. For example, in adolescence it is very difficult to communicate with teenagers, because they are in adolescence and they become more closed and irritable. But those parents who can find approaches and start a dialogue about this with their children about gambling and problems in it are really strong and sensitive. In most cases, I think that this is extremely difficult to do in reality, at least I have not tried to do this, but I am afraid that this time will come and then I will check what it is like.

Parents might be busy, tired, at work, relaxing or doing whatever they want, but it is their duty to raise their kid, find approach, talk and etc. Speaking about kids, it isnt right to blame anything and anyone if your child becomes interested in gambling, drugs, alcohol during underaged, being closed in himself, lazy. Cant blame society for that. I think we are going a bit off-topic, but thinking that gambling is bad for society, because kids might get addicted - I totally disagree with that. Kids might get addicted only if parents fail at parenting, but not because gambling is so special.

Parents have a very important role in the growth of a child and also the growth of the personality that a child has, it all depends on how parents educate their children and also how the environment they live in, I understand that a child is very likely to be affected by gambling because now we are in the digital era where gambling is something that we often find intentionally or unintentionally in an easy way, especially the spread of gambling on several social media where most children these days prefer to spend their time playing cellphones rather than reading and writing in the study room.

This means that what you said is quite true in this case that although gambling can reach everyone especially children easily but it all depends on how parents educate and look after their children, if for example they do not give full attention to a child most of the time then obviously there is a possibility that a child will fall into gambling unknowingly, And for the problem of addiction I think it will not be experienced by a child who is really underage, because addiction in gambling is when someone understands about how important money is in life while when someone is underage then usually they prefer to prioritize themselves with various things that are entertainment such as playing or watching cartoon videos.

[hyudien]

That's right, gamblers do not need to rely on gambling or betting, because this is the biggest mistake. The main point of playing in a casino or a card or a bet is only an evening, but in no case is it a business. The business is boring but stable and complex, and those who think they are well versed in betting are very much mistaken. And they don't look like businessmen at all. Gambling is a dangerous phenomenon that undoubtedly relieves stress well. But if you don't know the measure, you can get very big mental and financial problems.
Therefore, gamblers should not rely on gambling in terms of earnings. All the winnings there are just luck, and luck is very changeable.

with those who gamble to make money or to win, I think they really hope and depend on gambling, because sometimes there are people who experience financial problems but it crosses their mind to put a little money into gambling which they think can turn into a lot because there is an opportunity. to win, of course this is not entirely true, when you have financial problems, don't ever look for escape in gambling because it can actually trigger even bigger problems that will occur. For some people, maybe they think gambling is bad, but even though gambling is not completely bad, because there are gamblers who really gamble appropriately and are fine.
It's true what you say, gambling is not that bad and can even be a means of relieving stress if we do it and treat it appropriately. It's just that people who gamble excessively or beyond their limits are the ones who get into trouble with the gambling they have done. It is true that winning in gambling is only based on luck and of course luck will not happen often.

[gunhell16]

Or opposite might happen. Children might see other gamble, and never get interest in such activity. You can never know what will happen. And you should not make future plans built on "might get" factor. We see alcohol ads on the billboards, TV, parents drink alcohol on every party or event. I havent noticed that every kid is an alcoholic now.

Again people fantasize that childrens dream is to find out that adults gamble, watch they do it and become addicted. Cant wait when adults stop seeing children addiction in every action children see. Why people are not against toys manufacturers, that create gun toys? From your logic, when a kid see an action movie and plays with his guns, he will become a serial killer. Why do kids play with toy soldiers then? That is army. Army = guns = killing = addicted to violence/killing.

It's good if those kids never gets interested with gambling so their parents will not have a problem with their children while they playing gambling in front of them. We don't knows what things that makes our children interested with but if we can close to them and talks to them about many things, they will tells what's in their minds so we can guide them to the good ways.

Children have their own minds that adult people doesn't knows. It's our jobs to guide them and tells them the good and the bad things and how to treat it. But society also takes its part to tells their people not to involved in gambling so their lives not gets the problem from gambling. It's how society can treat gambling properly and not getting addicted to gambling so they can playing gambling without gets the bad effect of gambling.

But not every parent will be able to grasp this subtle point, especially when they need to work, take care of everyday life and solve various issues in adult life; in addition, the child himself may close down and not even make contact with his parents, and this also depends on many factors. For example, in adolescence it is very difficult to communicate with teenagers, because they are in adolescence and they become more closed and irritable. But those parents who can find approaches and start a dialogue about this with their children about gambling and problems in it are really strong and sensitive. In most cases, I think that this is extremely difficult to do in reality, at least I have not tried to do this, but I am afraid that this time will come and then I will check what it is like.

Parents might be busy, tired, at work, relaxing or doing whatever they want, but it is their duty to raise their kid, find approach, talk and etc. Speaking about kids, it isnt right to blame anything and anyone if your child becomes interested in gambling, drugs, alcohol during underaged, being closed in himself, lazy. Cant blame society for that. I think we are going a bit off-topic, but thinking that gambling is bad for society, because kids might get addicted - I totally disagree with that. Kids might get addicted only if parents fail at parenting, but not because gambling is so special.

That's why I think, as a parent to a child, it's good to make children understand the consequences of gambling when someone tries it. At least in this way, when it is explained properly and correctly to the child, I think that even if they do not see or be with their children, it is certain that the children will not immediately fall into the temptation of gambling.

Because the bad consequences will always be planted in their minds when they are inclined to play gambling in this field of crypto space. But if you just say that gambling is bad and there is no other explanation, the person will probably become more addicted because they will try to gamble because of the curiosity they will feel.

[lienfaye]

but thinking that gambling is bad for society, because kids might get addicted - I totally disagree with that. Kids might get addicted only if parents fail at parenting, but not because gambling is so special.

Nowadays many minors are already exposed in gambling due to internet. We know there are advertisements anywhere that can attract these minors to try gambling. Good parenting place a big role in order for kids to understand the risk of engaging themselves in gambling and stay away themselves. Because it's quite normal for them to be curious, but if parents are taking time to open a discussion about it, then I think they don't have to try playing since their parents already warn them.

[ethereumhunter]

But not every parent will be able to grasp this subtle point, especially when they need to work, take care of everyday life and solve various issues in adult life; in addition, the child himself may close down and not even make contact with his parents, and this also depends on many factors. For example, in adolescence it is very difficult to communicate with teenagers, because they are in adolescence and they become more closed and irritable. But those parents who can find approaches and start a dialogue about this with their children about gambling and problems in it are really strong and sensitive. In most cases, I think that this is extremely difficult to do in reality, at least I have not tried to do this, but I am afraid that this time will come and then I will check what it is like.

Yes, not many parents will understand about that but that should not stops parents to learns because that will important for their children. They must knows how to manage their time well so they will have time to knows their children closely so they can interact without a problem and their children will gets their parents attention. When parents can communicate with their children closely, their children will not feels shy to explain or asks many things to their parents.

Their parents can be parents, friends, brother or sisters for their children so their relationship will be closer than other children. If many parents can do that, that can impact to their society because other parents will see the right approaches that they can used to stay close to their children and they can explain or discuss many things to their children.

[Stable090]

Gambling can affect self-esteem, relationship's, physical and mental health,work performance and social life. It can harm not only the person who gambles but also the family, friends, workplaces and communities.

Maybe you should just be specific. I am a gambler, and I don’t have any effect on my family members or community. The only people from whom I know that their gambling activities always affect them or the people close to them are the addicted gamblers, they are the ones that do crazy things just because they want to gamble, and their activities are affecting people negatively. Addicted gamblers activities are the ones that make society have a negative mindset about gambling, but I don’t see anything bad about gambling, just that we should try not to be addicted to it.

[TopTort777]

but thinking that gambling is bad for society, because kids might get addicted - I totally disagree with that. Kids might get addicted only if parents fail at parenting, but not because gambling is so special.

Nowadays many minors are already exposed in gambling due to internet. We know there are advertisements anywhere that can attract these minors to try gambling. Good parenting place a big role in order for kids to understand the risk of engaging themselves in gambling and stay away themselves. Because it's quite normal for them to be curious, but if parents are taking time to open a discussion about it, then I think they don't have to try playing since their parents already warn them.

Not only minors. Almost everyone are not digitalized. Almost everyone today knows and tried gambling. Not exactly in offline or online casino, but nearly everyone has tried luck in exchange for money. Gambling has been known and lived parallel society for so long, that nobody can be surprised by that anymore. Everyone knows what is losing money in gambling. That is why it cant be good or bad. It is just an industry that is around us.

Look on other industries for example. Lets take the case everyone is familiar with. Soft drinks, Coca-Cola. Everyone knows what it is, everyone knows about number of sugar in it and health issues. Does it stops people from drinking it? Do we get is Coca-Cola bad for society? Never drink Cola in front of kids? No.

[hedgeh0g]

That's why I think, as a parent to a child, it's good to make children understand the consequences of gambling when someone tries it. At least in this way, when it is explained properly and correctly to the child, I think that even if they do not see or be with their children, it is certain that the children will not immediately fall into the temptation of gambling.

Because the bad consequences will always be planted in their minds when they are inclined to play gambling in this field of crypto space. But if you just say that gambling is bad and there is no other explanation, the person will probably become more addicted because they will try to gamble because of the curiosity they will feel.

You correctly noted that one word bad only arouses curiosity in children and, of course, they will want to find out for themselves what exactly is bad and figure it out. And you also mentioned the consequences correctly, because in my opinion there is no better way than to show teenagers the consequences of the game if the player played too much and was addicted. Given such an explanation, they most likely will not want to play, but this does not mean that in 10 years they will not play.

But not every parent will be able to grasp this subtle point, especially when they need to work, take care of everyday life and solve various issues in adult life; in addition, the child himself may close down and not even make contact with his parents, and this also depends on many factors. For example, in adolescence it is very difficult to communicate with teenagers, because they are in adolescence and they become more closed and irritable. But those parents who can find approaches and start a dialogue about this with their children about gambling and problems in it are really strong and sensitive. In most cases, I think that this is extremely difficult to do in reality, at least I have not tried to do this, but I am afraid that this time will come and then I will check what it is like.

Yes, not many parents will understand about that but that should not stops parents to learns because that will important for their children. They must knows how to manage their time well so they will have time to knows their children closely so they can interact without a problem and their children will gets their parents attention. When parents can communicate with their children closely, their children will not feels shy to explain or asks many things to their parents.

Their parents can be parents, friends, brother or sisters for their children so their relationship will be closer than other children. If many parents can do that, that can impact to their society because other parents will see the right approaches that they can used to stay close to their children and they can explain or discuss many things to their children.

Here the importance of communication between children and parents is raised, so the roots grow from here, and if this relationship is missing, then children often look for it in other places, which is how it leads them to gambling. I would definitely say that you need to be at some level a friend to your own child and be able to sometimes communicate with him as an equal, and not just as an order, this is how trust arises.

[junder]

Not only minors. Almost everyone are not digitalized. Almost everyone today knows and tried gambling. Not exactly in offline or online casino, but nearly everyone has tried luck in exchange for money. Gambling has been known and lived parallel society for so long, that nobody can be surprised by that anymore. Everyone knows what is losing money in gambling. That is why it cant be good or bad. It is just an industry that is around us.

Look on other industries for example. Lets take the case everyone is familiar with. Soft drinks, Coca-Cola. Everyone knows what it is, everyone knows about number of sugar in it and health issues. Does it stops people from drinking it? Do we get is Coca-Cola bad for society? Never drink Cola in front of kids? No.

That's true, nowadays there are so many people who gamble that I think in every family there must be someone who is at least familiar with gambling and even gambles. Gambling is basically not bad for anyone, in my opinion gambling is bad if it is done excessively for those who gamble within reasonable limits by being able to control everything so that their lives remain peaceful, that is what must be done by not gambling excessively. For those who gamble excessively, it is a problem, even people who don't gamble will judge gambling negatively when they see people who are addicted have a bad impact on the people around them. Gambling is no longer a strange thing, in my opinion the public is no longer unfamiliar with online gambling which is currently popular.

Sometimes gambling people realize that it is bad but they still do it, like in the example you explained about drinks that contain sugar, but people still consume them. but even though the drink contains sugar, it won't be a problem as long as it is consumed regularly, I mean not consumed excessively, it won't cause a problem.

[SOKO-DEKE]

Gambling can affect self-esteem, relationship's, physical and mental health,work performance and social life. It can harm not only the person who gambles but also the family, friends, workplaces and communities.

When someone is addicted to gambling, I believe it will significantly affect them in one or two ways, negatively impacting both their personal life and their relationships with others. However, being a gambler without an addiction, in my opinion, does not necessarily have any adverse effects on either society or their family. For instance, I have been a gambler for a very long time, but, honestly, almost none of my close friends or family members know that I gamble because I have never shown any signs of addiction.

My friends are unaware that I am a gambler, and this secrecy is possible because I manage my gambling without letting it control my life. On the other hand, if I were addicted to gambling, it might lead to harmful behaviors, such as borrowing money from people without returning it or even stealing from others, thereby causing distress and problems for my close friends and family.

[nara1892]

Gambling can affect self-esteem, relationship's, physical and mental health,work performance and social life. It can harm not only the person who gambles but also the family, friends, workplaces and communities.

Maybe you should just be specific. I am a gambler, and I don’t have any effect on my family members or community. The only people from whom I know that their gambling activities always affect them or the people close to them are the addicted gamblers, they are the ones that do crazy things just because they want to gamble, and their activities are affecting people negatively. Addicted gamblers activities are the ones that make society have a negative mindset about gambling, but I don’t see anything bad about gambling, just that we should try not to be addicted to it.

Exactly, and yes he should have explained in more detail about who or what type of gambler will experience such adverse effects, but it doesn't matter because at a glance we can already see or conclude that it is the impact that will be experienced by gamblers who have entered the addiction phase in their gambling activities as you said. This means that there is nothing wrong with gambling, whoever you are as long as you have some money to gamble then you are allowed, but for the problem of its impact it depends on how you or whoever treats the gambling activity, if for example someone treats gambling in the wrong way as is done by gamblers who are addicted then yes of course the impact can definitely be very bad and it can destroy various aspects of life.

But if we gamble based on the right understanding along with the right way that is far from excessive then surely we will not experience significant adverse effects, but maybe we only lose a small amount but do not affect various other aspects of our lives, the point is that it depends on how you address and treat the activity.

[LUCKMCFLY]

There will definitely be regrets, even for those who gamble for entertainment, in their hearts they will occasionally feel regret for gambling and in my opinion that is a normal thing, especially if the aim of gambling is to make money, of course regret or annoyance will be experienced. Apart from that, in my opinion, as long as we can gamble within reasonable limits by not gambling excessively, it will be fine, with many people having a bad view of gambling because they see many people who have suffered from gambling excessively, but the negative impact is still there. caused by them themselves gambling too much.

If the truth is very hard and that feeling of guilt and negativity is quite obvious, it happened to me a lot and I felt very bad, in fact I reached a point where I irresponsibly spent money that I should not have and then I had to find someone to lend me money and then I resolved, and the truth is that it cost me a lot later to pay that money because the interest was very high, but it was a product of my irresponsibility, but that was enough to never make that mistake again, and that helped me learn, I personally have always said that as long as we learn from our mistakes and act responsibly then everything will be fine, otherwise we have to always look for ways to improve and do things right.

[madnessteat]

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The person feels guilty about the money he lost, because he realizes that he could have spent it on something that could have benefited him. Only if we go back to the moment when he has money and a choice will he most likely choose to gamble again, because gambling causes much more emotions than even buying something useful. Any gambler sooner or later feels a sense of guilt and it is quite normal, because this kind of feelings appear at the moment of realizing their mistakes.

[Forsyth Jones]

The game is tempting due to the adrenaline involved and the acumen for profit, but we are blaming the tool instead of the individual, he is always responsible for the use of the tools he brings.

An individual who is addicted to gambling could be addicted to any other activity that wastes money as well. Like cigarettes and drugs that ruin your health.

I think all addiction is bad, as you remembered, the game helps on the other hand by employing people, I have a friend who works directly from her cell phone in her home as a money changer.

What we should do is convince people to get out of the gambling game through arguments and not ask for government intervention.

[Su-asa]

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The person feels guilty about the money he lost, because he realizes that he could have spent it on something that could have benefited him. Only if we go back to the moment when he has money and a choice will he most likely choose to gamble again, because gambling causes much more emotions than even buying something useful. Any gambler sooner or later feels a sense of guilt and it is quite normal, because this kind of feelings appear at the moment of realizing their mistakes.

The truth is if the gambler is not a responsible gambler he will always feel guilty when he finishes his gamble activities. One who is into business always feel bad when he's not making profits from the business he is doing, so as this is a gamble related thing that most gambler gave used as a means to make profits, they will also feel bad when they are not making any profits from it, especially if the lose is bigger than his winnings.

[Fortify]

Gambling can affect self-esteem, relationship's, physical and mental health,work performance and social life. It can harm not only the person who gambles but also the family, friends, workplaces and communities.

So with all this I think if they put an restrictions on gambling it's not a bad idea at all, first why is gambling a problem?

Gambling can stimulate the brain's rewards system much like drugs or alcohol can, leading to addiction. If you have a problem with compulsive gambling, you may continually chase bets that lead to losses, use up savings and create debt.

You may hide your behavior and even turn to theft or fraud to support your addiction. So with my conclusion and my observation towards this gambling is really cousin harm to the life of those ones who are addicted to it most their families.

 Secondly what are the social problem caused by gambling?
(1) Depression and suicide
(2) bankruptcy, family-break up
(3) domestic abuse
(4) assault, fraud
(5) theft, and even homeless
Addiction to gambling is link to a range of serious personal and social harm such as those things I mentioned. These effects can be devastating to the individual as well as their friends, family, workplaces and community.

This are the harms and with all this are the reasons why, they see people who gambles as a distraction towards the society and the most people who are into all this are the addicted ones. So how is gambling harmful to the society, ills associate with problem gamblers are widespread and often go beyond and addition to gambling.

People who gambles can be at risk of this following categories of harm.
(1) Financial harms
(2) Erosion of savings
(3) Filling for bankruptcy
(4) Relationship conflicts
(5) Neglect of relationship with significant other
(6) Neglect of relationship with children
(7) Extend family and friends
( Social isolation
(9) Emotional or psychological distress

So I don't really blame the people who sees gambling as a bad thing to the society, meanwhile If the younger ones take of the steps of being addicted don't you think they'll experience all this as well. So gambling it's bad to the society nevertheless it's also helping in the other hands, to ones which are benefiting and earning from it.

What is the mindset of a gambler? On my opinion pathological gamblers play the cope with a life stresses. Near-misses and personal choice give some gamblers a sense of control, winning money. Others believe they can beat the casino and win real money.

So the mindset are those things that attract harm to them and the society because they are focused on the money, and that's why I said it's also helping some people in other hands and it's also killing some people right now in the society. Behavior also involves that makes it look bad to the society, while trying to get back lost money by gambling more( chasing losses) lying to family members or other to hide the extent of your gambling.

Risking or losing important relationships, a job, or school or work opportunities because of gambling. Asking others to bail you out of financial trouble cause you have gambled money away.

So what I'm trying to conclude is that gambling isn't something you should take as a hobby or as a means of earning just to make a living. So what are your thoughts?

All of these bad things can be found in people without any addictions, so I wouldn't say that gambling is the root of all evil. Gambling, like anything, in moderation is a perfectly fun and normal form of entertainment. It's when people take it to the extremes and don't accept that the games are designed for you to lose in the long run. Every time you play you should expect to lose every penny and be content with that, sometimes you get rewarded with the odd bonus but most sessions will be losers. Don't blame the activity, blame the people who let it take a grip of them or who expected it to solve all their problems by taking shortcuts.

[stomachgrowls]

Gambling can affect self-esteem, relationship's, physical and mental health,work performance and social life. It can harm not only the person who gambles but also the family, friends, workplaces and communities.

When someone is addicted to gambling, I believe it will significantly affect them in one or two ways, negatively impacting both their personal life and their relationships with others. However, being a gambler without an addiction, in my opinion, does not necessarily have any adverse effects on either society or their family. For instance, I have been a gambler for a very long time, but, honestly, almost none of my close friends or family members know that I gamble because I have never shown any signs of addiction.

My friends are unaware that I am a gambler, and this secrecy is possible because I manage my gambling without letting it control my life. On the other hand, if I were addicted to gambling, it might lead to harmful behaviors, such as borrowing money from people without returning it or even stealing from others, thereby causing distress and problems for my close friends and family.

Time with your loved ones and of course it would really be affecting you Financially and this is something that will really be gambling be affecting and  this is something that we must avoid at all cost.
Its not really that bad to gamble as long you do make yourself that responsible. The main issue on here is that on the moment that people do really engage with gambling is that they are really that
trying out to make money most out of it and on the moment that reality slap up into their faces then this is where regret would really be starting to kick in. This is why on the time that you do gamble then you should really be just doing it for fun and not for the money because once you do make yourself that delusional then it would really be making you doing things on which arent supposed to be done.

You wont really be affected negatively if you do really just that make yourself responsible because people do usually mess up on the moment that they will really be chasing up profits on doing gambling.
This is why gamblign does have that very bad reputation or impressions on most people or even on the society because they are really that focusing too much into its negative
effects rather than into its actual usage or on how to deal up with it.

[Dewi Aries]

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The person feels guilty about the money he lost, because he realizes that he could have spent it on something that could have benefited him. Only if we go back to the moment when he has money and a choice will he most likely choose to gamble again, because gambling causes much more emotions than even buying something useful. Any gambler sooner or later feels a sense of guilt and it is quite normal, because this kind of feelings appear at the moment of realizing their mistakes.

Exactly, I think what you're saying is something real that is experienced by gamblers especially those who are already addicted, and one of the reasons why I say that you're saying something true is because a few years ago I had an addiction or what I mean is I was an ex-addicted gambler before so I understand what the majority of addicted gamblers feel which is one of them as you said that when they lose then usually they will regret and say "if only I used the money to buy the things I want", and that's what I've felt too, but know that this scenario happens repeatedly, while when they have money, the first option that will come to mind is to return to gambling. I don't know if some of them have experienced what I felt at the time where the worst idea I could think of was when I wanted to buy something for say $10 but I only had $5 in my pocket, and most of the time I would first use that money to gamble in the hope that it would add up to at least $10 to buy the item I wanted, but the result was that instead of winning, I ended up losing the entire amount.

[HONDACD125]

All of these bad things can be found in people without any addictions, so I wouldn't say that gambling is the root of all evil. Gambling, like anything, in moderation is a perfectly fun and normal form of entertainment. It's when people take it to the extremes and don't accept that the games are designed for you to lose in the long run. Every time you play you should expect to lose every penny and be content with that, sometimes you get rewarded with the odd bonus but most sessions will be losers. Don't blame the activity, blame the people who let it take a grip of them or who expected it to solve all their problems by taking shortcuts.

You're right, as they say, excess of anything can be dangerous for a person even if it's something that is generally considered good but if it's done without limits, it can cause issues. Take food as an example, we eat food for nutrition, and we can't stay alive without it, but if we eat excess food, that can cause problems for us because we can get stomach pain and all sorts of illnesses that are caused by consuming an excessive amount of food.

When it comes to gambling, we already know that it has the possibility of wrecking us because there are only two outcomes in gambling, you either win or lose, and since the odds are usually stacked against you as the gambler, you should expect that to happen every time you gamble.

People who miscalculate things and gamble excessively with high hopes tend to face negative consequences for that.