Gambling is short cut to poverty

[Perfectbaby]

I have watched many documentaries that are based on a true story of people who are addicted to gambling. From having a good job and a good salary, when they entered the online casino, when they experienced winning a large amount, that would be the ordeal of their lives. .

Because they didn't realize that they chased their losses, they didn't notice that they were gradually selling their properties just so they could gamble until they got to the point where they had nothing to sell and ended up in debt. gambling money just to play casino games online. Then they woke up too late because they had fallen into debt and poverty.

Like i know gambling is a choice and becoming addicted gambler is also a choice because we allowed our greed level to control us while gambling, there may be sometimes we just need to stay out of gambling or even think of taking break to distance the gambling site just for our brains to be corrected and think of something else to do, but of a regular times gamblers do have this mind feelings that whenever they stop or distance the casino that they have lose their entire life winning so they most be active to feeding the site to increase their chances of winning without knowing they are gradually sinking into addictions.

[EarnOnVictor]

I can't argue otherwise that gambling is not a shortcut to poverty as anything risky and senselessly done can deep you into poverty. But what I won't agree with is that all people can be poor due to gambling, it's all about how we prepare for it and actually engage in it. Gambling itself is not bad, the issue is that people are engaging in the activity wrongly, so what do you expect? Most people gambling are doing it for the money and some are even very desperate to earn money from it. This bad mindset towards gambling will never help anyone but further push them into poverty because they can never be responsible in doing it and this will surely end up in frustration.

[pawanjain]

With gambling gaining awareness each day and the population of those gambling increasing it's calls for concern as many has fallen victim to this money sucking game that makes people not to save their money but loss it.
But let's take a critical look at this very sensitive matter called gambling has anyone really made it from gambling, is gambling worth it and if really anyone has made it through gambling can he/she proudly tell the younger ones that gambling is what going into.
Infact gambling has made many to go broke and live in poverty many has lost their life savings and even pension in gambling, I am of the view that gambling should be controlled by the government of each country and that there should be a maximum amount of money one should use in gambling.

Ofcourse, gambling has done more harm than good to a number of people but that doesn't mean it's as bad as we are portraying it.
It's because of our own mistakes that we fall into the trap. If we have a good self control then we won't fall in for greed.
Gambling is surely an easy way to lose money but on the other side it's a unique way to have fun.
It all depends on how we see it and how good we are at controlling ourself from over gambling.

[virasog]

I can't argue otherwise that gambling is not a shortcut to poverty as anything risky and senselessly done can deep you into poverty. But what I won't agree with is that all people can be poor due to gambling, it's all about how we prepare for it and actually engage in it. Gambling itself is not bad, the issue is that people are engaging in the activity wrongly, so what do you expect? Most people gambling are doing it for the money and some are even very desperate to earn money from it. This bad mindset towards gambling will never help anyone but further push them into poverty because they can never be responsible in doing it and this will surely end up in frustration.

I would not fully agree with you. If any newbie hears about gambling and gets a false perception that he can become rich with gambling within no time, he will invest everything in gambling. This may lead to loss of the gambling game or bet and hence a person can quickly move to a level close to poverty.

I can re-emphasize that gambling can lead to poverty if a gambler is not careful and do not clearly understand the pros and cons and the risks that gambling has and its effect on our financial lives.

[HONDACD125]

I can't argue otherwise that gambling is not a shortcut to poverty as anything risky and senselessly done can deep you into poverty. But what I won't agree with is that all people can be poor due to gambling, it's all about how we prepare for it and actually engage in it. Gambling itself is not bad, the issue is that people are engaging in the activity wrongly, so what do you expect? Most people gambling are doing it for the money and some are even very desperate to earn money from it. This bad mindset towards gambling will never help anyone but further push them into poverty because they can never be responsible in doing it and this will surely end up in frustration.

I would not fully agree with you. If any newbie hears about gambling and gets a false perception that he can become rich with gambling within no time, he will invest everything in gambling. This may lead to loss of the gambling game or bet and hence a person can quickly move to a level close to poverty.

I can re-emphasize that gambling can lead to poverty if a gambler is not careful and do not clearly understand the pros and cons and the risks that gambling has and its effect on our financial lives.

I think he pretty much said the same thing but just in a different way. He isn't wrong in saying that gambling isn't bad if you are careful with it, just like anything else in this world. A knife might be useful for cutting things but if you are not careful with it, it can cut your hand as well and that isn't how it should be. So, when someone gets into gambling, they need to know what they are getting into, and they should know what they should and shouldn't do to stay on the positive side.

If you are someone with low patience and have no self-control at all, you will become an irresponsible gambler and get involved in excessive gambling which can lead to negative consequences, however, if you gamble patiently, have control over yourself and your emotions, then gambling isn't going to harm you at all.

[Fivestar4everMVP]

I can't argue otherwise that gambling is not a shortcut to poverty as anything risky and senselessly done can deep you into poverty. But what I won't agree with is that all people can be poor due to gambling, it's all about how we prepare for it and actually engage in it. Gambling itself is not bad, the issue is that people are engaging in the activity wrongly, so what do you expect? Most people gambling are doing it for the money and some are even very desperate to earn money from it. This bad mindset towards gambling will never help anyone but further push them into poverty because they can never be responsible in doing it and this will surely end up in frustration.

I love your comment, every thing you said is exactly on point, anything done too much or wrongly is bad as a matter of fact, and such can cause of bring negative repercussions regardless of the thing is a good thing. Take eating for example, we eat to gain not just strength through energy that is released to our body system, but we also eat to gain other nutrients that our body system needs to stay healthy, one can say that eating then is good, but on the other hand, eating too much is very bad and can have serious negative effects on our body system.

So also is gambling, gambling is not a bad thing or activity just as you have said or mentioned, but the issue lies in how most gamblers go about their gambling activities, this is the problem and it's absolutely wrong to say that gambling leads to poverty, I know many who through gambling are millionaires today because they played their cards well and luck also was on their side.

How we go about gambling is what determines what the outcome will likely be for us in terms of finance.

[Dunamisx]

Gambling is never a shortcut path to poverty, we are the ones that leave the right lane or path of life to success and go after the one that is hard to make it from, if those gambling are doing it in a controlled manner and responsibly, there will never be any reason for being worried about how it may render some back to being poor, poverty is as a decision of what we do and how we do them, let everyone gambling know this and be responsible for any of their gambling experience.

[CryptSafe]

As we can easily see, many crimes and social evils are related to gambling, and the increase in social evils or crimes is something that the government does not want. I bet no government wants their country to have a lot of crime, that's why some governments ban gambling altogether or have strict regulations on gambling. Therefore, it would be incorrect to say that the government wants to regulate or tax gambling just because they want to take our money and don't care about anything else.

In theory, gambling is considered entertainment but not everyone uses it for entertainment, many people abuse it, even become addicted and harm society. But managing people is not an easy task, so there is no other way but for the government to regulate gambling to make things easier.

It is true that the government want tax and revenue from gambling because that could help them in their budget and they as well try to regulate it to some point so as to avoid issues in the society but my point here is that the government does not care who plays gamble be it the rich or the poor, whether it gives them profit or not they do not care as long as they have created an enabling environment for gambling, all they care is their tax and do not care anymore of anything because they believe they have done everything they can to enable gambling legal and also have provided an enabling environment for it. So it is left for gamblers to know their fate. A gambler gambling to becoming poor is non of the governments concern because already the gambler agreed to the terms and conditions of the casino before gambling so why would they worry themselves when gamblers are becoming broke in the society. Do not forget that people also win games as well.

Why should they care who should gamble and who should not gamble? This is not the government's responsibility and concern because it is the individual's right to decide. Like they will create jobs or provide more earning opportunities for people, but whether people want to earn or not depends on the individual. They have no reason to care and worry about us if we are lazy people who just want to be blessed and do nothing.

If we don't love ourselves, don't save ourselves, then don't expect anyone to come save us. We should take responsibility for our own lives before expecting others to take care of us.

I'm not defending the government but I think we are just as greedy as the government. If they issue a ban and forbid us from gambling, we will complain that they are selfish, harsh, and that we are losing our freedom. But once they legalize and regulate it, we complain that they are too greedy. What we want is freedom and to do what we like, we don't want to pay taxes but when we get scammed we want them to stand up for us. Both the government and we are equally greedy and irresponsible.

You are on point here, the government does not bother who gambles or not and it is non of their business and all they just have to do is creating an enabling environment with favorable and fair policy to protect all parties involved. It is an individual responsibility to protect ourselves from any circumstances that would result to regrets and other awful events that we do not find convenient for us.

It is natural that we humans are insatiable and as such would want everything for ourselves without thinking of the next person and that is the reality of life. The government already knows this hence they do all they know they can to making sure the least individuals interest is protected and not trampled upon. Till we as humans decides to do the needful by being self contented, we can not be able to be satisfied with whatever we have irrespective of the policies put in place to protect our interests, we will still want them to do more which is not alright.

[Mahanton]

As we can easily see, many crimes and social evils are related to gambling, and the increase in social evils or crimes is something that the government does not want. I bet no government wants their country to have a lot of crime, that's why some governments ban gambling altogether or have strict regulations on gambling. Therefore, it would be incorrect to say that the government wants to regulate or tax gambling just because they want to take our money and don't care about anything else.

In theory, gambling is considered entertainment but not everyone uses it for entertainment, many people abuse it, even become addicted and harm society. But managing people is not an easy task, so there is no other way but for the government to regulate gambling to make things easier.

It is true that the government want tax and revenue from gambling because that could help them in their budget and they as well try to regulate it to some point so as to avoid issues in the society but my point here is that the government does not care who plays gamble be it the rich or the poor, whether it gives them profit or not they do not care as long as they have created an enabling environment for gambling, all they care is their tax and do not care anymore of anything because they believe they have done everything they can to enable gambling legal and also have provided an enabling environment for it. So it is left for gamblers to know their fate. A gambler gambling to becoming poor is non of the governments concern because already the gambler agreed to the terms and conditions of the casino before gambling so why would they worry themselves when gamblers are becoming broke in the society. Do not forget that people also win games as well.

Why should they care who should gamble and who should not gamble? This is not the government's responsibility and concern because it is the individual's right to decide. Like they will create jobs or provide more earning opportunities for people, but whether people want to earn or not depends on the individual. They have no reason to care and worry about us if we are lazy people who just want to be blessed and do nothing.

If we don't love ourselves, don't save ourselves, then don't expect anyone to come save us. We should take responsibility for our own lives before expecting others to take care of us.

I'm not defending the government but I think we are just as greedy as the government. If they issue a ban and forbid us from gambling, we will complain that they are selfish, harsh, and that we are losing our freedom. But once they legalize and regulate it, we complain that they are too greedy. What we want is freedom and to do what we like, we don't want to pay taxes but when we get scammed we want them to stand up for us. Both the government and we are equally greedy and irresponsible.

You are on point here, the government does not bother who gambles or not and it is non of their business and all they just have to do is creating an enabling environment with favorable and fair policy to protect all parties involved. It is an individual responsibility to protect ourselves from any circumstances that would result to regrets and other awful events that we do not find convenient for us.

It is natural that we humans are insatiable and as such would want everything for ourselves without thinking of the next person and that is the reality of life. The government already knows this hence they do all they know they can to making sure the least individuals interest is protected and not trampled upon. Till we as humans decides to do the needful by being self contented, we can not be able to be satisfied with whatever we have irrespective of the policies put in place to protect our interests, we will still want them to do more which is not alright.

Or simply they are really that wanting to those things to happen on whats up into their minds on which we know that there's really that a limitation on everything which it would really be basing up into someones capability on making things but just like on what you had said that we will still want them to do more and really that expecting too much that everything could really be given in terms on whatever the benefits that we could potentially obtained on which we know that it couldnt be possible. Therefore, instead on making yourself having this kind of way of thinking then it will really be better on working yourself on trying out to achieve things
accordingly without needing up some help or been spoon fed? There are really that limitations on everything and if you are a person who are really that relying or dependent too much then you would really be having these kind of demands and on the time or moment that its not being given then you would really be having that kind of disappointment.

Back into the topic about gambling as short cut to poverty on which it is really indeed a precise thing but only into the time or moment that if someone do make out such active engagement without even trying out to think
about the cons or effects of it will really be messing up your life entirely if you wont really be that careful. There are even people who do even think that this one would really be the solution into their money problems
on which we know that it cant really be that right. People would be engaging it out until they would really be able to make out those realizations in the end of the line.

[Mate2237]

With gambling gaining awareness each day and the population of those gambling increasing it's calls for concern as many has fallen victim to this money sucking game that makes people not to save their money but loss it.
But let's take a critical look at this very sensitive matter called gambling has anyone really made it from gambling, is gambling worth it and if really anyone has made it through gambling can he/she proudly tell the younger ones that gambling is what going into.
Infact gambling has made many to go broke and live in poverty many has lost their life savings and even pension in gambling, I am of the view that gambling should be controlled by the government of each country and that there should be a maximum amount of money one should use in gambling.

1.Wait, isn't gambling controlled by the government in most countries around the world? Apparently, the current level of control and regulation doesn't work.
2.Maximum amount of money that everyone should use in gambling? I wonder how this would work and who is going to control the whole process. The casinos want the gamblers to spend as much money as possible. Do you really think that the casinos are going to limit the amount of money every gambler puts in his account?
3.Yes, gambling can make you poor, if you lose control over your behavior. Every other addiction can make you poor, when you lose control over yourself. Many people just lose control. There's no easy solution for this problem.

Gambling is control by government all the countries that is legal and those countries that it is control by the government, it is illegal. And as for the minimum amount, it is good for the gambler to set a particular amount which he can use for the period while waiting for the next pay day. Gambling is money drain which can dry your wallet or pocket within a short period of time. And that happens when you are seriously in addiction and can't control yourself with gambling and always like to play gamble. And as the Op said gambling is much more popular than the 90s. And in those days children didn't play gamble like this days.

And children don't even care that gambling suck their allowances and making them dry. And to avoid such behavior it is to control your gambling instincts and stay away from any casino center. And if possible stay away from online gambling from your mobile devices.

[Zoomic]

I can't argue otherwise that gambling is not a shortcut to poverty as anything risky and senselessly done can deep you into poverty. But what I won't agree with is that all people can be poor due to gambling, it's all about how we prepare for it and actually engage in it. Gambling itself is not bad, the issue is that people are engaging in the activity wrongly, so what do you expect? Most people gambling are doing it for the money and some are even very desperate to earn money from it. This bad mindset towards gambling will never help anyone but further push them into poverty because they can never be responsible in doing it and this will surely end up in frustration.

Gambling can be a short cut to both poverty and wealth,  depending on how the gambler handles his gambling activity. People are always too quick to condemn gambling without condemning the gamblers who chose to gamble out of greed.  The same people who are condemning gambling will never condemn a gambling addict who is winning consistently from gambling. The decisions a gambler takes while gambling can make or mar him. Gamblers are their own problem.

What a gambler needs is wisdom. A wise gambler will quickly invest his money so he won't have to rely solely on gambling anymore, knowing fully well that wins do not come all the time. But a foolish gambler will go partying after just one win and come back chasing more wins till he eventually becomes poor.

[Onyeeze]

With gambling gaining awareness each day and the population of those gambling increasing it's calls for concern as many has fallen victim to this money sucking game that makes people not to save their money but loss it.
But let's take a critical look at this very sensitive matter called gambling has anyone really made it from gambling, is gambling worth it and if really anyone has made it through gambling can he/she proudly tell the younger ones that gambling is what going into.
Infact gambling has made many to go broke and live in poverty many has lost their life savings and even pension in gambling, I am of the view that gambling should be controlled by the government of each country and that there should be a maximum amount of money one should use in gambling.

Many people has made it through gambling and I believe that gambling is one funny thing I noticed is that when people lose in gambling they will not like to tell people around them that they have win gambling and secondly when they lose in gambling everyone around the environment will noticed that gambling is something that to be addicted in  the gambling is bad, so the ideology of people towards gambling is not nice for my liking, because I know very well that gambling is something that deals with luck, many persons has scale through from gambling, except you have have not experienced a shock wining before in gambling. If you're someone who utilize fund's in gambling I believe that when you win in gambling the money will be profitable for you.

[Ultegra134]

I would not fully agree with you. If any newbie hears about gambling and gets a false perception that he can become rich with gambling within no time, he will invest everything in gambling. This may lead to loss of the gambling game or bet and hence a person can quickly move to a level close to poverty.

I can re-emphasize that gambling can lead to poverty if a gambler is not careful and do not clearly understand the pros and cons and the risks that gambling has and its effect on our financial lives.

Gambling is the poor man's drug. Unfortunately, many people think that gambling is the shortcut out of poverty; however, this is hardly the case, as the majority end up losing more in the process. It's a vicious cycle, and the success stories are extremely rare. Yet, people are still after this kind of lifestyle, which explains why a large number of gamblers come from a poorer background. Caution should always be exercised, and we should set our priorities straight when we're gambling; if we're after getting out of our loop, it's unlikely it's going to happen.