Is gambling bad to the society?

[madnessteat]

There is nothing to do if it harms society because gambling is legal in many countries around the world.  Gambling would not have been legalized in many countries of the world if there had been a huge social damage. Because gambling can have a bad effect on a person as a whole if the person takes gambling badly.  There are many people who torture their families to manage their gambling money. In this case, you can't directly blame gambling because that person has been negatively affected by gambling.  If the person had a positive attitude toward gambling, the family might not have abused gambling money to manage it.

don't you know that there is some countries that does not accept to gambling even till today gambling does not exist in such country they only operate illegally but based on internet and Influence recently that makes gambling to be widely known, so from my understanding of gambling some countries still restricting some persons of gambling mostly people who is not up to eighteen years is not allowed to participate in gambling, but the way we are taking things now in some countries young youths who is not up to age is now involving in gambling, so many countries has not legalized gambling as am speaking with you right now.

you know why some countries doesn't accept gambling because they know the bad effect of it, not only knowing the bad effect but they've heard about it in some other countries what gambling can cause in heir society. But in some countries they do put some restrictions towards it and whenever you're not up to that age you can't gamble even online or at the gambling shop. But in some countries they don't have any restrictions and gambling is also helping them with their economy situation but the bad side it's that anybody can gamble both the youths and it's bad to the society.

Society is organized in such a way that if something is forbidden at the state level, then after a while something is found to replace the forbidden thing or a shadow market is created. An excellent example is the dry law aimed at the prohibition of alcohol, which was introduced in many countries. As we know, this law did not lead to anything good, as more drugs and surrogate alcohol appeared on the market. To ban gambling in today's reality is not possible, because everyone knows how to use systems to bypass blocking and that there is a market where thousands of people from poor countries are ready to register for you on any site, pass KYC, etc.

[NurseHub]

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?

If you say irresponsible gambler, then you are right. As a gambler, you should be able to tell when to get hold of yourself. State rules and always having your limited amount for the day or week. You shouldn't be irresponsible when gambling. Like those who go into visuals, these people are actually the ones society is met to be looking into because, why do you gamble until you gamble with your own dress? What the heck!  this is alarming? There's actually fun in gambling when you gamble well; that's why lots of developed countries are even going into it every day. To avoid addiction, get rules and always stick to them.

[STT]

Education is key to defusing this whole damage argument, its impossible to outlaw risk and even gambling.  People will always gamble always have for thousands of years I have zero doubt on that. 

Iam aware some countries outlaw gambling as a business or even its citizens to gamble but it would be naive to think you stop the idea by just the concept of a law and arresting people.   If anything the damage increases by outlawing and it falls to criminals to control games and the money, it likely becomes something connected to loan sharks and great harm is done.

[HONDACD125]

Education is key to defusing this whole damage argument, its impossible to outlaw risk and even gambling.  People will always gamble always have for thousands of years I have zero doubt on that.

There is no doubt about that, gambling will never cease to exist, so it's on us if we can't practice responsible gambling and are getting ourselves in trouble by gambling excessively when we are supposed to know the risks involved and that we aren't supposed to spend a lot of time and money on it, otherwise, we will get stuck in a loop of repeated actions that only harm us with time and wouldn't give us any benefit unless we are among the luckiest ones of the world.

Some people just don't understand simple logical arguments and facts and they keep on doing the same things even if they have been told not to do them by several people and not just one. Such are the people who don't stop doing something until they experience something negative from it themselves. It's wise to learn from your experiences, but it's wiser to learn from the experiences of others.

[ethereumhunter]

If you say irresponsible gambler, then you are right. As a gambler, you should be able to tell when to get hold of yourself. State rules and always having your limited amount for the day or week. You shouldn't be irresponsible when gambling. Like those who go into visuals, these people are actually the ones society is met to be looking into because, why do you gamble until you gamble with your own dress? What the heck!  this is alarming? There's actually fun in gambling when you gamble well; that's why lots of developed countries are even going into it every day. To avoid addiction, get rules and always stick to them.

Before you start playing gambling, you must have responsibility and know how much money you will use to playing gambling. But if you forget to set your limit, you can still use more and more money without realizes that is a wrong thing you do. If just one person playing gambling, he must have responsibility but if that is a society that have many people playing gambling together, they must reminds each other not to use much money. Gambling can be bad for the society if no one reminds each people because that can makes them lose much money.

If all people in that society can realizes how bad the gambling are, they will not playing gambling even though they see the entertainment that they can gets when they playing gambling together. That can makes them in trouble if they lose control because someone in that society can tempts other people to keeps playing gambling. If that happens, many people will forgets about their limitation and that can leads losing much money for that society.

[Marvell1]

There is nothing to do if it harms society because gambling is legal in many countries around the world.  Gambling would not have been legalized in many countries of the world if there had been a huge social damage. Because gambling can have a bad effect on a person as a whole if the person takes gambling badly.  There are many people who torture their families to manage their gambling money. In this case, you can't directly blame gambling because that person has been negatively affected by gambling.  If the person had a positive attitude toward gambling, the family might not have abused gambling money to manage it.

don't you know that there is some countries that does not accept to gambling even till today gambling does not exist in such country they only operate illegally but based on internet and Influence recently that makes gambling to be widely known, so from my understanding of gambling some countries still restricting some persons of gambling mostly people who is not up to eighteen years is not allowed to participate in gambling, but the way we are taking things now in some countries young youths who is not up to age is now involving in gambling, so many countries has not legalized gambling as am speaking with you right now.

According to my research, gambling is inherently one of people's entertainment tools, but many people abuse it and consider it a place to get rich quickly. Many people become addicted and cause social evils because it. Over time, gambling began to be considered harmful to society, so more and more people had a negative view of it as well and some countries were unsympathetic to it for fear of the consequences it would cause can't be controlled. Actually gambling is not bad at all if we use it properly and correctly. Just like bitcoin, if we use it for good purposes it is really useful, but if criminals use it it is completely opposite.

I think good or bad depends on how we use it and for what purpose, if we only play gambling after stressful working hours and stop at the right time, how can we call gambling bad?

[South Park]

According to my research, gambling is inherently one of people's entertainment tools, but many people abuse it and consider it a place to get rich quickly. Many people become addicted and cause social evils because it. Over time, gambling began to be considered harmful to society, so more and more people had a negative view of it as well and some countries were unsympathetic to it for fear of the consequences it would cause can't be controlled. Actually gambling is not bad at all if we use it properly and correctly. Just like bitcoin, if we use it for good purposes it is really useful, but if criminals use it it is completely opposite.

I think good or bad depends on how we use it and for what purpose, if we only play gambling after stressful working hours and stop at the right time, how can we call gambling bad?

Besides even if a small number of people do not use casinos for their stated purpose, try to beat them and then lose a lot of money because of their decision, gambling as a whole is beneficial to society, so it has been a mistake by governments to try to ban gambling thought the years, when a simple regulation is all what is needed for them to enjoy the benefits that gambling brings, so despite all what it is being said and done, casinos should be allowed to remain in business.

[Accardo]

According to my research, gambling is inherently one of people's entertainment tools, but many people abuse it and consider it a place to get rich quickly. Many people become addicted and cause social evils because it. Over time, gambling began to be considered harmful to society, so more and more people had a negative view of it as well and some countries were unsympathetic to it for fear of the consequences it would cause can't be controlled. Actually gambling is not bad at all if we use it properly and correctly. Just like bitcoin, if we use it for good purposes it is really useful, but if criminals use it it is completely opposite.

I think good or bad depends on how we use it and for what purpose, if we only play gambling after stressful working hours and stop at the right time, how can we call gambling bad?

Talking about gambling usage or participation, it's all over every activity people embark on, that positive thinking and behavior helps go a long way in amending the person's actions, positively. However, gambling offers money to people which is the biggest trick used on gamers. It'll be difficult not to find most people participating in it because others who did may have won the jackpot. These are some psychological impacts gambling places on players, to forget their individual goals and chase losses.

This can then be a huge trouble in the society when most people try to embark into gambling with no super experience on ways to deal with it when compulsive gambling come knocking on their mind. Gambling is excellent for those who understands the principle of staying responsible in the game. If majority of gamblers are actually responsible, the society won't have to complain about the negative impacts the game puts on their habitats.

[Quidat]

There is nothing to do if it harms society because gambling is legal in many countries around the world.  Gambling would not have been legalized in many countries of the world if there had been a huge social damage. Because gambling can have a bad effect on a person as a whole if the person takes gambling badly.  There are many people who torture their families to manage their gambling money. In this case, you can't directly blame gambling because that person has been negatively affected by gambling.  If the person had a positive attitude toward gambling, the family might not have abused gambling money to manage it.

don't you know that there is some countries that does not accept to gambling even till today gambling does not exist in such country they only operate illegally but based on internet and Influence recently that makes gambling to be widely known, so from my understanding of gambling some countries still restricting some persons of gambling mostly people who is not up to eighteen years is not allowed to participate in gambling, but the way we are taking things now in some countries young youths who is not up to age is now involving in gambling, so many countries has not legalized gambling as am speaking with you right now.

If we do speak about legality then it would really be that different into each country when it comes into this aspect on which there are corners of the world on which allows gambling and there are ones which aren't been able to accept such thing. This is why it would really be that not just right on making up some conclusions but its true that despite of such prohibition then you would really be able to find up places which do make things illegally and just like on what you had pointed out above which is definitely true. For those people who are really that fond on dealing up with gambling then they would really be reconsidering on going into these places despite of such prohibition even if it means that they are risking on being caught. Gambling isnt bad to society, it is really just that turns out to be bad
just because of those wrong doing or decisions made up by gamblers and thats why they do mess up their lives.

[LUCKMCFLY]

don't you know that there is some countries that does not accept to gambling even till today gambling does not exist in such country they only operate illegally but based on internet and Influence recently that makes gambling to be widely known, so from my understanding of gambling some countries still restricting some persons of gambling mostly people who is not up to eighteen years is not allowed to participate in gambling, but the way we are taking things now in some countries young youths who is not up to age is now involving in gambling, so many countries has not legalized gambling as am speaking with you right now.

Yes, in fact it is like that, in my country gambling was banned for 20 years, the only way I could play was online, and at that time online casinos didn't have as many restrictions as they do now, there was no need for KYC, everything was easier and it didn't really affect me at all that things were so paralyzed, obviously there were sites that operated illegally, even so I went to many, even though it was dangerous I went because it's what I like, I think all those things make one irreverent towards governments that in the end ban them for other things and use the excuses of people's addiction.

[Weawant]

Besides even if a small number of people do not use casinos for their stated purpose, try to beat them and then lose a lot of money because of their decision, gambling as a whole is beneficial to society, so it has been a mistake by governments to try to ban gambling thought the years, when a simple regulation is all what is needed for them to enjoy the benefits that gambling brings, so despite all what it is being said and done, casinos should be allowed to remain in business.

The chances that every attempt to stop or ban gambling will fail is very high because even in places where gambling is prohibited, people still find a way around it because they gamble for several reasons, one of which is for them to be able have fun and the other, for them to be able to make money because they literally get to make money from gambling so such opportunity is one which gamblers wouldn't want to jeopardize even when they are Restricted. It will be more achievable if the casinos are regulated and the government get to tax them and probably generates funds from there.

[Orpichukwu]

Actually I think the answer is no" depending on how you go about it if you're a responsible gambler definitely it won't affect you in any way is only when someone is addicted to gambling that's when we can consider it bad to the society.

I don't think this kind of question deserves a direct answer like this; everything that has an advantage will definitely have a disadvantage too. All that matters is how the person who is associated with it treats and handles it in the first place. 
 
If a society is filled with those who are easily addicted to gambling, we can say that gambling has a negative impact on that society, but if the people who are gambling in that area are just doing it and at the same time having social interaction, we can see it as something that has contributed positively to that society.
 
How the people in that society handle gambling will determine the kind of picture they will have for gambling.

[GigaBit]

Besides even if a small number of people do not use casinos for their stated purpose, try to beat them and then lose a lot of money because of their decision, gambling as a whole is beneficial to society, so it has been a mistake by governments to try to ban gambling thought the years, when a simple regulation is all what is needed for them to enjoy the benefits that gambling brings, so despite all what it is being said and done, casinos should be allowed to remain in business.

The chances that every attempt to stop or ban gambling will fail is very high because even in places where gambling is prohibited, people still find a way around it because they gamble for several reasons, one of which is for them to be able have fun and the other, for them to be able to make money because they literally get to make money from gambling so such opportunity is one which gamblers wouldn't want to jeopardize even when they are Restricted. It will be more achievable if the casinos are regulated and the government get to tax them and probably generates funds from there.

Such an attempt is surely a waste of time because gambling is no longer just an ordinary it is now considered as one of the main revenue streams of the government. Those who dream of banning gambling should refrain from attempting this. Manage gambling by keeping yourself under control or stop gambling if it seems harmful to you. If you shut down one gambling company there are many others that you cannot shut down either. Moreover, if the government receives revenue, it is never possible to stop it. And if the government makes any announcement to stop gambling for any reason, it will also be a suicidal decision for it because it will lose revenue and gamblers will indulge in gambling sites of other countries which cannot be controlled by it.

[o48o]

One of the reasons why gambling is legal in some countries is because maybe casinos pay taxes which benefits the government, but something that benefits the government does not mean it makes the people prosperous, and I think there is no other better solution than making gambling illegal in the country. This is if the government really wants its people to avoid various bad disasters caused by gambling.
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Taxation of casinos might not affect people directly, but indirectly they make a huge contribution to society and people. As it's not like casinos, or gamblers in casinos would need to be the major tax payers. Taxes help countries and their citizens no matter if one believes them or not. Without them countries would most likely fail. There are few exceptions, but those places are mostly for rich people. Corruption is wild in them, as there's no reason not to have it. You don't want to be poor and live in those countries from all the places.

Imho other problems can be fixed via regulation so countries can benefit from them. Making casinos illegal wouldn't serve anyone.

[Betwrong]

I don't see anything wrong in gambling, but that is my own opinion and it does not have to be the same for others. The bookmakers are doing their business, they don't force people to gamble and they also put out the age limit/restriction for gamblers, to make sure that only adults (who are able to make decisions themselves) gamble. If you gamble responsibly, you'll not have any problems, just like when you drink responsibly, or are we also going to say alcohol is bad for the society?

Gambling isn't bad for society. Period. Indeed, like you said, if you gamble responsibly there's no problems whatsoever, and most people engaged with gambling are gambling responsibly. If gambling were bad for society, it would be banned everywhere long time ago and by this point we wouldn't even know what  gambling is. Since you mentioned alcohol, I'll add that in my opinion, alcohol is much bigger problem for society than gambling.

[sompitonov]

Actually I think the answer is no" depending on how you go about it if you're a responsible gambler definitely it won't affect you in any way is only when someone is addicted to gambling that's when we can consider it bad to the society.

I don't think this kind of question deserves a direct answer like this; everything that has an advantage will definitely have a disadvantage too. All that matters is how the person who is associated with it treats and handles it in the first place. 
 
If a society is filled with those who are easily addicted to gambling, we can say that gambling has a negative impact on that society, but if the people who are gambling in that area are just doing it and at the same time having social interaction, we can see it as something that has contributed positively to that society.
 
How the people in that society handle gambling will determine the kind of picture they will have for gambling.

This is true because for some this may be their only social interaction due to health problems. The community of players can become friends who will help with advice and support in difficult situations. I myself am a member of some communities of interest and I know how important it is for support and development in a certain area. Naturally, there are players who will lose a lot of their money, I myself was like that when I started playing gambling games, but we need to gradually improve our skills and improve our knowledge all the time, then we can learn to limit our losses and the game will no longer become very bad for us. In addition to losses, you need to be able to find positive sides yourself.

[madnessteat]

I don't see anything wrong in gambling, but that is my own opinion and it does not have to be the same for others. The bookmakers are doing their business, they don't force people to gamble and they also put out the age limit/restriction for gamblers, to make sure that only adults (who are able to make decisions themselves) gamble. If you gamble responsibly, you'll not have any problems, just like when you drink responsibly, or are we also going to say alcohol is bad for the society?

Gambling isn't bad for society. Period. Indeed, like you said, if you gamble responsibly there's no problems whatsoever, and most people engaged with gambling are gambling responsibly. If gambling were bad for society, it would be banned everywhere long time ago and by this point we wouldn't even know what  gambling is. Since you mentioned alcohol, I'll add that in my opinion, alcohol is much bigger problem for society than gambling.

In my opinion, neither alcohol nor gambling is harmful to society because the harm is caused by individuals who abuse alcohol, gambling or other recreational activities. Instead of banning gambling, alcohol and everything that can lead to problems when abused, we need to devote more time and resources to informing uneducated people about the harms of alcohol, the risks of gambling and teaching financial literacy, because the more educated a person is, the less likely he or she will bring harm to society.   

[nullama]

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Gambling isn't bad for society. Period. Indeed, like you said, if you gamble responsibly there's no problems whatsoever, and most people engaged with gambling are gambling responsibly. If gambling were bad for society, it would be banned everywhere long time ago and by this point we wouldn't even know what  gambling is. Since you mentioned alcohol, I'll add that in my opinion, alcohol is much bigger problem for society than gambling.

If gambling has such a null effect on society, it would definitely not be taxed like it is wherever it is legalized.

There is clearly a negative impact of gambling in many people, maybe not you or your friends, but you just need to read a bit and you'll realize that it is quite devastating financially for a lot of people.

People end up killing themselves after losing their whole life savings in a matter of hours.

You can't say that is not a negative in society.

[nara1892]

I don't see anything wrong in gambling, but that is my own opinion and it does not have to be the same for others. The bookmakers are doing their business, they don't force people to gamble and they also put out the age limit/restriction for gamblers, to make sure that only adults (who are able to make decisions themselves) gamble. If you gamble responsibly, you'll not have any problems, just like when you drink responsibly, or are we also going to say alcohol is bad for the society?

Gambling isn't bad for society. Period. Indeed, like you said, if you gamble responsibly there's no problems whatsoever, and most people engaged with gambling are gambling responsibly. If gambling were bad for society, it would be banned everywhere long time ago and by this point we wouldn't even know what  gambling is. Since you mentioned alcohol, I'll add that in my opinion, alcohol is much bigger problem for society than gambling.

In my opinion, neither alcohol nor gambling is harmful to society because the harm is caused by individuals who abuse alcohol, gambling or other recreational activities. Instead of banning gambling, alcohol and everything that can lead to problems when abused, we need to devote more time and resources to informing uneducated people about the harms of alcohol, the risks of gambling and teaching financial literacy, because the more educated a person is, the less likely he or she will bring harm to society.   

So that's the main point, friend, what triggers the problem in any case is always because of the intention and action of "abusing", because of course in any case, whether it's alcohol or gambling, of course it can have a bad impact when we do it or consume it excessively.

And if we look at it from another point of view, there is actually a positive side to both of these things that we can take advantage of, namely that gambling can fill our free time when we have boring free time, provided we know the limits or should not overdo it, and also alcohol can make We feel calm or calm our minds when we are experiencing various problems that make us depressed, provided that we only consume it in moderation. And I think if we can all use common sense and our mindset well in the sense of looking at everything rationally and making considerations before doing it then we will know the best decisions to make.

[l3pox]

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Gambling isn't bad for society. Period. Indeed, like you said, if you gamble responsibly there's no problems whatsoever, and most people engaged with gambling are gambling responsibly. If gambling were bad for society, it would be banned everywhere long time ago and by this point we wouldn't even know what  gambling is. Since you mentioned alcohol, I'll add that in my opinion, alcohol is much bigger problem for society than gambling.

If gambling has such a null effect on society, it would definitely not be taxed like it is wherever it is legalized.

There is clearly a negative impact of gambling in many people, maybe not you or your friends, but you just need to read a bit and you'll realize that it is quite devastating financially for a lot of people.

People end up killing themselves after losing their whole life savings in a matter of hours.

You can't say that is not a negative in society.

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I think that if you put it in a scale the net of gambling will be negative (negative with more weight than the positive side of it)
but we don't really have a way to know.

maybe this subject is worth a thread by itself.