Is gambling bad to the society?

[Ojinga]

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?

[Sim_card]

The consequences of irresponsible gambling is very high and it can make the addict look unkept like someone insane. This is why as a gambler, you should be able to have prevention measures on addiction in order to gamble happily and enjoy the fun in gambling. I agree with every points that you highlighted, but the problems lies on the people who see gambling as a means of making profit, and they will go at extra miles to make sure that they continue gambling even though they are running at big loss. Such people needs to quit gambling and go on a long break, if not they are doing more harm to themselves. If most gamblers can key into the rules of gambling and only gamble for fun, we will have less gambling related problems in the society.

[BABY SHOES]

Those who think gambling is bad because they earn a living for their family or want to get out of poverty, they run to gambling hoping to get a big win.

So the bad effects of gambling that you mentioned are still reasonable and relevant because if gamblers are undisciplined and irresponsible, they will make many mistakes including in their social life.

This often happens to me in this area, they have so many problems and one of them is mentioned in your point.

[Charles-Tim]

So with all this I think if they put an restrictions on gambling it's not a bad idea at all

Putting restriction on gambling or gambling ban is just nothing more than making people not to have freedom. What the government should look after is for people not to harm others. We are in the world that people are exposed to gambling, they should educate themselves on how to make fun and entertainment from gambling and not turn it to a way of looking for income.

[Cryptoprincess101]

So far as gambling is being regulated by the government and operators are paying taxes, just like any other normal businesses gambling can't be stopped or restricted because it is a form of business even though the possibility of winning is lesser but gambling is a game of choice as no one is being forced into gambling so anyone who cannot take responsibility of their gambling habits is either immature or lack the sense of belonging to know between how they can manage their gambling lifestyle and how not to get too addicted to gambling which leads to some emotional and psychological damages to human behaviour so before anyone enters into gambling they should be able to have self control and not allow the gambling to control them.

[Renampun]

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 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.
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gambling is entertainment and this is the reason why quite a lot of developed countries have legalized gambling, but the negative effect that can result when gambling too often is addiction, so for those who cannot manage their emotions, gambling is a nightmare trap, but for those who really can manage their emotions and manage their money well, gambling is the best entertainment that can really relieve fatigue, especially when you get the jackpot, so gambling is bad for only a few groups of people.

[Oshosondy]

So far as gambling is being regulated by the government and operators are paying taxes, just like any other normal businesses gambling can't be stopped or restricted because it is a form of business even though the possibility of winning is lesser but gambling is a game of choice as no one is being forced into gambling so anyone who cannot take responsibility of their gambling habits is either immature or lack the sense of belonging to know between how they can manage their gambling lifestyle and how not to get too addicted to gambling which leads to some emotional and psychological damages to human behaviour so before anyone enters into gambling they should be able to have self control and not allow the gambling to control them.

But there are some countries that their government ban gambling. You can see most Muslim countries that forbids gambling. If OP sees gambling as bad, he can just move to any of the countries that gambling is banned if possible and if people should stop gambling is what he wants. Although no country can totally be able to ban gambling but he will feel better in such countries. As for countries that accept gambling, he should not expect any ban at all because government like tax and they are generating enough money through tax from gambling.

[Nwada001]

Gambling can affect self-esteem, relationship's, physical and mental health,work performance and social life. It can harm not
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 happens in the environment of others is what determines how they will react to it, but most of the time we should not only focus our judgement on how people around us are reacting to that particular thing; there is always room to conduct our own research before drawing conclusions about things that happen around them. 
 
What I'm trying to say in essence is that those who blame and see gambling as something bad do not only do it because they have seen the negative impact on the addicted ones; they do it because they fail to do their own research on it, and they also have personal hatred towards it. Some people also have the habit of hating and discriminating against anything that they don't understand; it happens in every aspect of life.

[coolcoinz]

It's like in physics, the energy never disappears it just changes form and it's the same with the money. Whether you spend money in a casino, waste it on netflix subscriptions, get a plastic surgery, or a new car, the money changes hands, moves around.

You could say that casinos are bad, but they pay taxes, they help circulate money, they move wealth from one person to the other.

Do you really believe that the gambling addict who wastes money every single day on a slot machine would spend time with his family if there was no casino? He's doing that to escape the family life, hios job and reality. Many of these people would become drug addicts or alcoholics. That's how I see it.

You can';t make the world better by removing a casino because people will find other ways to gamble.

[Fivestar4everMVP]

It's like in physics, the energy never disappears it just changes form and it's the same with the money. Whether you spend money in a casino, waste it on netflix subscriptions, get a plastic surgery, or a new car, the money changes hands, moves around.

You could say that casinos are bad, but they pay taxes, they help circulate money, they move wealth from one person to the other.

Exactly the perfect point which I believe many do not or fail to understand, people who see gambling as a bad thing simply don't understand all that there is about gambling, and talking about money, it is just exactly as you have said, it, money not spent on gambling will surely be spent on something else that is still linked to entertainment, in my area here, many spend a lot of money to go to a viewing center to watch match being played, and others spend alot of money to subscribe to some special channels that shows some special type of sports games, money spent on this things has no way or chance if bringing back a return or profit to the spender, aside from pleasure the spender gets from the service.

Meanwhile, money spent on gambling does have the chances of being returned with profit, if the spender wins the game he or she played..

And commenting on whether gambling is bad to the society, what I would say here is that, it's not the society that gambles, it's the individuals in the society, so if an individual refuses to adhere to the rules of gambling, but choose to gamble recklessly, then he or she will get to experience the bad side of gambling, not the society.

[nimogsm]

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 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.
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gambling is entertainment and this is the reason why quite a lot of developed countries have legalized gambling, but the negative effect that can result when gambling too often is addiction, so for those who cannot manage their emotions, gambling is a nightmare trap, but for those who really can manage their emotions and manage their money well, gambling is the best entertainment that can really relieve fatigue, especially when you get the jackpot, so gambling is bad for only a few groups of people.

You are right. Games are dangerous for those who have problems with self-control, which is why many sites have warnings that games can be addictive or have consequences. But if the industry only caused trouble, it would have been closed long ago and this is a fact.At the moment, the overwhelming majority are not experiencing problems, which means that the cases are not widespread, as indicated by the author in the initial post.

[Charles-Tim]

Do you really believe that the gambling addict who wastes money every single day on a slot machine would spend time with his family if there was no casino? He's doing that to escape the family life, hios job and reality. Many of these people would become drug addicts or alcoholics. That's how I see it.

I have seen someone that his problem is gambling but not a drug addiction. I have seen someone that is addicted to smoking but not addicted to gambling. Someone may be addicted to just one thing. I have a friend that was only addicted to gambling, not spending money on drugs, smoking or women but just gambling. It is possible that someone may be addicted to two or three things also. If someone is addicted to drug, not because he left gambling but because he is addicted to both.

You can';t make the world better by removing a casino because people will find other ways to gamble.

People are gambling in countries that ban gambling. China is a good example of a country that ban gambling but remain in the 10 five countries that gamble the most.

[Juse14]

The negative impacts of gambling addiction are real. It is not a lie that many people have had their finances, relationships, careers and businesses destroyed because of their own bad behavior when gambling. So it is natural that many people have a bad view of gambling and give a negative stigma to the perpetrators. And when someone does not have good self-control and emotions, it is highly discouraged for that person to get involved in gambling, because he will be very susceptible to gambling addiction.

And when someone is involved and caught up in irresponsible gambling activities and becomes an impulsive person, then his mentality is disturbed, and all that is on his mind is gambling. So it will be quite difficult for them to be able to think long and rationally, they will do everything they can to get money so they can continue gambling and placing bets, even if they have to spend the assets they have, and if they think it's still not enough then they won't hesitate anymore. if you have to take out a loan. They continue to sell the assets they own and continue to accumulate debt to satisfy their desire to continue gambling, and at a certain point when they have lost everything, assets, family, relationships and the trust of other people. So that's where emotions will get mixed up, feeling excessive anxiety, depression and even frustration, and at that point they will never hesitate if they have to end their life by committing suicide.

[GxSTxV]

All these things you were talking about are side effects of gambling addiction and not gambling, the same goes with any addiction, alcohol for example never been an issue to society, the opposite for me these things if people are taking them responsibly, it is something entertaining and a small escape from job pressure at the end of the day or weekend. However, when it comes to taking these stuff in a wrong way, developing an addiction towards them, it will become a bad or even dangerous to that person or even society.
For your question, I will answer logically, gambling itself is not bad to society, but gambling addiction is something everyone should worry about, in case you or any of your relatives are having an addiction, the best thing to do is seeking for help or going into a rehabilitation center.

[Dave1]

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 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.
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gambling is entertainment and this is the reason why quite a lot of developed countries have legalized gambling, but the negative effect that can result when gambling too often is addiction, so for those who cannot manage their emotions, gambling is a nightmare trap, but for those who really can manage their emotions and manage their money well, gambling is the best entertainment that can really relieve fatigue, especially when you get the jackpot, so gambling is bad for only a few groups of people.

You are right. Games are dangerous for those who have problems with self-control, which is why many sites have warnings that games can be addictive or have consequences. But if the industry only caused trouble, it would have been closed long ago and this is a fact.At the moment, the overwhelming majority are not experiencing problems, which means that the cases are not widespread, as indicated by the author in the initial post.

I think it's obvious that it boils down to self-control, and there are individuals who started to gamble but didn't fall for it. So there is still a chance for some to not get addicted unless you can't control the urge to gamble or to stop.

And there are a country like Macau, who are dependent on gambling for their very existence, jobs, taxes, GDP.

So it is not like that gambling is bad to society, there are countries who pose taxes and this taxes are put into good use like for infrastructure or even to help the poor's medical expenses.

[swogerino]

The consequences of irresponsible gambling is very high and it can make the addict look unkept like someone insane. This is why as a gambler, you should be able to have prevention measures on addiction in order to gamble happily and enjoy the fun in gambling. I agree with every points that you highlighted, but the problems lies on the people who see gambling as a means of making profit, and they will go at extra miles to make sure that they continue gambling even though they are running at big loss. Such people needs to quit gambling and go on a long break, if not they are doing more harm to themselves. If most gamblers can key into the rules of gambling and only gamble for fun, we will have less gambling related problems in the society.

Addiction can have detrimental effects for everyone involved.The allure of slot machines is particularly concerning,as they have the potential to wreak havoc on one's mental well-being.Those who are drawn to gambling,especially the majority who favor slot machines,are at risk of developing serious addiction issues.

Slot providers employ tactics that can deceive objective judgment and exacerbate addictive tendencies.They manipulate outcomes in a way that disorients gamblers,often by granting consecutive wins in buy bonus features,followed by abrupt losses.This cycle can be dangerously captivating,leading individuals to chase losses even when the odds are stacked against them.I have personally fallen prey of this several times these last 2 months,I am trying a way out but this fucking slots are so fucking addictive that I simply can't.

[CryptoHeadlineNews]

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.

I can boldly say that Gambling can not affect self-esteem, relationship, physical/mental health, work performance and social life with others,  But rather it is gambling addiction that could actually affect a person's self-esteem, relationship, physical/mental health and work performance with others. Hence, by virtue of the question you asked above @ O.P,  i'm sure you are likely to get diverse opinions just like mine, as gambling has done both good and bad to different sets of individuals all around the world, as through a jackpot won from gambling, many families have been able to afford to live the life of their dream, which never would have been possible if not for gambling. Hence, gambling is good, but it's when a gambler gets addicted that is bad.

[stomachgrowls]

This is why we do have those regulations on which the government is setting it up specially into these kind of businesses or platforms on which they would really be needing up to follow.
Gambling businesses arent that bad.Why? You arent that forced to play or go into their vicinity and play yourself which it is really just that absurd on having that kind of thinking.
Whats the wrong thing on here is on what people are really that trying to do on which they do mess up their lives because of the wrong decisions they are making. We do know that human beings are really that
loving on pointing out their fingers and blaming others or even the government on what happened into their lives without even trying to look on what are the things that they have done.

Government would really be seeing these business to be a good source of revenue or taxes considering on how they do generate big in this regard. They would really be continuing
on operating because they do know that they could really be able to get that kind of benefit on which this is something that in connects about economical approach.
This is where people will really be that needing to be careful on what are the things that they are dealing with and not really just that putting up all the blame just because they had messed up their lives.

[bitbollo]

Boeing argument at least to me. Because of you take ANYTHING (literally) you can't find some really "good" for humans. everything has some negative aspects and cannot be something "perfect".
I think that probably Is Just matter of how you use something. A knife can help to cook and feed your family... But It can also used to make violence or kill people...

[Mahanton]

(1) If you do find yourself having that being emotional or doesnt have that good control about emotion and mindset then better not gamble.
(2) Putting up risks of your life savings and even putting up your family relationship to risks then better not gamble.
(3) (4) (5)  Generally, if you arent that careful with yourself in terms of money and the way you do act then you would be putting up yourself on such risks.


(1) (2) (3) - Financial problems - MAIN problem that you do encounter on having that uncontrolled gambling
(4) (5) (6) (7) - The moment that you had forgotten your responsibilities or having no time or getting that mingle or interaction whether with your own family and friends, then you are really just that basically
putting up yourself on such problems.
(9) Each person does have that kind of different tolerance when it comes to different things and since we are talking about gambling risks and if you dont like yourself
to be put up on such situation then better quit while its still early.