Who are the most vulnerable

[EluguHcman]

I am sharing this to raise awareness so more people are aware whether they fall under these categories I mentioned and may have high chances of becoming a gambling addict. Let’s keep ourselves informed and in check. Not only ourselves but our loved ones as well.

You did well pointing out some of these known categories that is vulnerable for bettors to fall of gambling addicts.
So even if we don't fall in any of the categories, the awareness is enough to remind us that addiction is real and it is absolutely a habit that is gradually developed unknowingly.
So therefore, all bettors are vulnerable to become gambling addict. It only takes courage and carefulness to stay away from it.

My own speculations on this is that... No bettor should believe that he/she is not on the category of gambling addiction else, you would become one before your notice. It is a serious task for all bettors so that we don't become such victim as we can easily be carried away due to funs or chasing profits.

[peter0425]

You did well pointing out some of these known categories that is vulnerable for bettors to fall of gambling addicts.
So even if we don't fall in any of the categories, the awareness is enough to remind us that addiction is real and it is absolutely a habit that is gradually developed unknowingly.

Thank you, mate. It is some of the things I reflected back upon before gambling. I tried to check if I fell into these categories and vowed to stay a bit more careful. Awareness is always a good prevention.

My own speculations on this is that... No bettor should believe that he/she is not on the category of gambling addiction else, you would become one before your notice. It is a serious task for all bettors so that we don't become such victim as we can easily be carried away due to funs or chasing profits.

I do think that one of the first signs of being addicted is in denial. Some will justify their gambling addiction by saying it’s their last or they’re just chasing losses but in reality they already are addicted.

Similarly the first sign of recovery is admitting that they are indeed addicted.

[Smartvirus]

who are the most vulnerable to falling into a gambling addiction?

When it comes down to addiction and what kind of gamblers are most likely to be addicts,I think the point to look at it from would be, the motive why some people gamble.
Those who gamble for fun are most likely not going to be addicts, hell no. They’ve got a good but not a far more important or dire reason to gamble. It’s more like, buying some fun with money and that’s it. If they can’t do that, then they’ll keep their cool eventually.

When it comes down to those who gamble because they need it, those who gamble to survive, it gets real. Given that gambling is highly based on luck and you seeking out that luck in the form of a breakthrough in your finances from gambling, you would find yourself gambling often than necessary and that’s how addiction builds.

[Zadicar]

If the question is who is most vulnerable to get caught up in gambling addiction then I would probably say that they are people who misunderstand what and how gambling really is regardless of their age and also regardless of their financial situation in life, so young or old it will always be possible to end up addicted and also no matter even if you are one of the rich people if you misunderstand what gambling is then in the end it is very possible for you to end up addicted.

Gambling addiction always occurs because of obsession and high expectations of winning, meaning that when from the start you only see gambling from the side of the chance of winning and do not know that gambling is not a place to earn or a place to solve financial problems then addiction is a possibility that you will definitely experience consciously or not.

As each gambler have their own life's battles, you will see different degree of how they will go deep in gambling. It also depends on their situation why they are being exposed to this addictive activity and what are their goals why they are exploring this. And if that person has a lot of idle time, more than likely, he will be subjected to this activity in a lot more ways than people who are busy earning income from other activities.

Or simply does have different life conditions or simply factors on which this do really depend on how they will really be that dealing with gambling. Its true that there would be those individuals who do have much time plus having the money to gamble then they are the ones who do gamble more in compared to those people who do strive on working for a living. Although there are instances or times or moments that poor people do have that kind of desperation on playing gambling because they are hoping that they could make that huge changes into their lives once they do able to hit the jackpot. Self control will really different into each individual.

[Nrcewker]

We can’t stop the addiction of others, but yes, if it’s about ourselves, then we need to always try hard to find the solution. I don’t think there are any specific categories who are vulnerable to the world of gambling. I only know that two types of people gamble. One is the rich person, and another is the poor person. A poor person stops gambling when all of his money is gone. But a rich guy gambles to satisfy his ego and hence gets an addiction. Controlling the funds provided for gambling can really help these rich brats to stop gambling.

[junder]

When it comes down to addiction and what kind of gamblers are most likely to be addicts,I think the point to look at it from would be, the motive why some people gamble.
Those who gamble for fun are most likely not going to be addicts, hell no. They’ve got a good but not a far more important or dire reason to gamble. It’s more like, buying some fun with money and that’s it. If they can’t do that, then they’ll keep their cool eventually.

When it comes down to those who gamble because they need it, those who gamble to survive, it gets real. Given that gambling is highly based on luck and you seeking out that luck in the form of a breakthrough in your finances from gambling, you would find yourself gambling often than necessary and that’s how addiction builds.

It's true what you said with like buying something fun with the money you have, besides I think those who gamble for fun do not prioritize winning, meaning they are not too obsessed with pursuing victory or wanting to get victory because they do it just for fun or entertainment but people like this in my opinion are rarely found, because surely there are many people who want victory or in other words prioritize victory in every gamble they do.

It's very wrong when we gamble to meet our own needs, besides I often find someone who is indeed in urgent conditions with a need for quite a large amount of funds for something and they only have a small amount of money so that it is not enough to overcome the things that must be resolved, at a point like this there are people who take the path of gambling of course in the hope of getting victory, but thinking like this will only make it difficult for them in the future.

[arjunmujay]

When it comes down to addiction and what kind of gamblers are most likely to be addicts,I think the point to look at it from would be, the motive why some people gamble.
Those who gamble for fun are most likely not going to be addicts, hell no. They’ve got a good but not a far more important or dire reason to gamble. It’s more like, buying some fun with money and that’s it. If they can’t do that, then they’ll keep their cool eventually.

When it comes down to those who gamble because they need it, those who gamble to survive, it gets real. Given that gambling is highly based on luck and you seeking out that luck in the form of a breakthrough in your finances from gambling, you would find yourself gambling often than necessary and that’s how addiction builds.

It's true what you said with like buying something fun with the money you have, besides I think those who gamble for fun do not prioritize winning, meaning they are not too obsessed with pursuing victory or wanting to get victory because they do it just for fun or entertainment but people like this in my opinion are rarely found, because surely there are many people who want victory or in other words prioritize victory in every gamble they do.

It's very wrong when we gamble to meet our own needs, besides I often find someone who is indeed in urgent conditions with a need for quite a large amount of funds for something and they only have a small amount of money so that it is not enough to overcome the things that must be resolved, at a point like this there are people who take the path of gambling of course in the hope of getting victory, but thinking like this will only make it difficult for them in the future.

everything you said is true, but there are still gamblers who depend on the results of gambling. the point is to keep winning and enjoy the results of their gambling.

especially for those whose orientation is to get a win, not making them happy, most of them because of their ego make them even more miserable with their defeat. and worse, when they experience defeat, they don't want to accept it and return to playing with passion and hope that at least their lost money will be returned.

[God Of Thunder]

Another demographic that is more likely to get addicted to gambling are adolescents. Adolescents are aged 12-18. The rise of online casinos made way to more kids getting access into gambling. It is said that male adolescents are the ones most recorded to have ended up addicted in gambling. Their addiction is usually associated with sports  and mobile games betting.

Teenagers are being introduced to gambling through social media these days. Most casinos have started creating dummy Facebook pages and promoting their business by boosting fake big wins. I see such ads on Facebook every other day. Because people of this age play games on smartphones, they see gambling ads on their games as well. I have been trying Android games lately, which show some ads, and I figured out that most of them are gambling ads. It is very difficult not to be tempted by seeing such big wins and never to give it a try.

[ethereumhunter]

Another demographic that is more likely to get addicted to gambling are adolescents. Adolescents are aged 12-18. The rise of online casinos made way to more kids getting access into gambling. It is said that male adolescents are the ones most recorded to have ended up addicted in gambling. Their addiction is usually associated with sports  and mobile games betting.

Teenagers are being introduced to gambling through social media these days. Most casinos have started creating dummy Facebook pages and promoting their business by boosting fake big wins. I see such ads on Facebook every other day. Because people of this age play games on smartphones, they see gambling ads on their games as well. I have been trying Android games lately, which show some ads, and I figured out that most of them are gambling ads. It is very difficult not to be tempted by seeing such big wins and never to give it a try.

That is right because social media are the place for gambling advertisement besides the other advertisement. Maybe they don't think about gambling and only interest with the games without realize that is one of the gambling games. So they will start to play the games and becomes more often when they lose. Social media such as Facebook can easily to show the gambling advertisement and attract teenager to playing gambling. That needs awareness from teenagers not to try any gambling games type because that can makes them have gambling addiction especially if they don't have a good self control. It also needs parents responsibility to take care of their teenagers and always communicate or discuss with their teenagers about many things. That can help teenagers to identify which is a gambling games and online games.

[YOSHIE]

who are the most vulnerable to falling into a gambling addiction?

Of course those who are vulnerable and easily influenced in online gambling are those who have high hallucinations, most of them are lazy to work, have high desires, especially in financial matters, They think that with $10 they can make $1 million, even though that will never happen until the end of the world.

Life is easy if you make it easy and life is difficult if you make it difficult, that's the point, the online gambling industry is currently booming and easy to access, plus everyone has an Android cellphone, including children and adults, That's the basic problem, plus Google just writes whatever will come out, for that reason if I think about it there is no solution and way to prevent those who gamble, unless the Android cellphone is removed, with the existence of online gambling almost everyone is susceptible to gambling.

[Reatim]

This is different with the rich, even they're addicted to gambling, they're high unlikely to go broke, making them hard to be exposed.

That's why we often see stories from poor people than the rich.

Good observation.

When the rich gambles, it is not an issue or a concern because it hardly affects them (unless they go bankrupt). Most of the time, they are even praised or adored for having a hobby like that. People look up at them because they seem to be able to do whatever they want which is true but this doesn’t mean that it is wise. If not controlled, anyone rich will soon be in debt because of gambling. But how much rich people end up in that situation? Not as much as the poor.

[eisen33]

This is different with the rich, even they're addicted to gambling, they're high unlikely to go broke, making them hard to be exposed.

That's why we often see stories from poor people than the rich.

Good observation.

When the rich gambles, it is not an issue or a concern because it hardly affects them (unless they go bankrupt). Most of the time, they are even praised or adored for having a hobby like that. People look up at them because they seem to be able to do whatever they want which is true but this doesn’t mean that it is wise. If not controlled, anyone rich will soon be in debt because of gambling. But how much rich people end up in that situation? Not as much as the poor.

The rich may lose much more money, but for them it may be insignificant compared to those players who count every penny and the loss for such players will be more painful than for the rich who lost only a small part of the money from his wallet. But in this case, it might be worthwhile for the poor to avoid gambling if it can have such an impact on his money. In this case, it is worth comparing what part of their money the poor and rich players are risking, this is the only way to understand what they are risking and how much a loss can affect their well-being.

[summonerrk]

I am sharing this to raise awareness so more people are aware whether they fall under these categories I mentioned and may have high chances of becoming a gambling addict. Let’s keep ourselves informed and in check. Not only ourselves but our loved ones as well.

Thanks for these statistics, I didn't know that people who had any addictions before were so strongly committed to becoming potentially problematic gamblers. Apparently, those experts who claim that all addictions have one basis are right - to escape from reality and not to deal with responsibilities, to wait out the pain of losses or big failures. Nevertheless, I think that with infrequent sessions, gambling is even useful, because it is an excellent stress reliever. And I know many gamblers and betting enthusiasts on our forum who are very good at keeping themselves in hand.

[South Park]

I am sharing this to raise awareness so more people are aware whether they fall under these categories I mentioned and may have high chances of becoming a gambling addict. Let’s keep ourselves informed and in check. Not only ourselves but our loved ones as well.

Thanks for these statistics, I didn't know that people who had any addictions before were so strongly committed to becoming potentially problematic gamblers. Apparently, those experts who claim that all addictions have one basis are right - to escape from reality and not to deal with responsibilities, to wait out the pain of losses or big failures. Nevertheless, I think that with infrequent sessions, gambling is even useful, because it is an excellent stress reliever. And I know many gamblers and betting enthusiasts on our forum who are very good at keeping themselves in hand.

This is one of those facts that may not be known by the general public, but they are known by the professionals that have to treat those people, as in their desire to leave their addiction behind, they begin to engage in other behaviors that are just as bad, so as time goes by those people begin to accumulate more and more addictions, to the point they cannot function anymore like a regular person and they may find impossible to go back to their previous lives.

[Oasisman]

who are the most vulnerable to falling into a gambling addiction?

I guess it's safe to say that the most vulnerable to gambling addiction are those people who doesn't want to work hard to get rich. These kind of people wants to get rich faster without getting into a lot of works and sacrifices, as they typically just want to gamble primarily and solely for easy money. A person who gambles for fun, doesn't really matter if he wins or he losses, because losing is part of the system and winning is just an extra reward while having fun. The people who gamble for money will always end up chasing their losses and always wishing for a jackpot.

[hahay]

I think, anyone will be very vulnerable to becoming a gambling addict, no matter their age because when they can gamble comfortably at the beginning then it will make them continue to gamble. Although indeed, those who are not comfortable gambling at the beginning can still fall into becoming gambling addicts, but if they have a high curiosity. If they do not have a high curiosity, then of course they will be easier to leave gambling. Basically gambling is a very interesting game and even, those who start only playing gambling with a demo account can also make it for deposits in the hope of getting easy wins like when they gamble using a demo account. Thus, anyone who tries to gamble then I think they will be vulnerable to becoming gambling addicts.

[Jegileman]

We already know that less privileged people are more prone to getting addicted to gambling with the involvement of financial reward. They are the ones chasing more wins because they actually need the money. The more money they get, the deeper they get into the addiction.

This set of people are most likely to get addicted to gambling more. Even the economy of some countries will make the low income earners look for an alternative to their source of income and with the competitive state of things, it makes them looks for the most easiest way and less stressful way to make money and they result in gambling. Gambling can make you rich if it favours you some time and make you lose big when it’s not in your favour. It has an high risk tendency for low income earners engaging in it than it does for already rich folks.

Another demographic that is more likely to get addicted to gambling are adolescents. Adolescents are aged 12-18. The rise of online casinos made way to more kids getting access into gambling. It is said that male adolescents are the ones most recorded to have ended up addicted in gambling. Their addiction is usually associated with sports  and mobile games betting.

The peer group pressure have also contributed to this. When kids are growing up and find their mates living a more comfortable and luxurious life, social media folks in their age group also flaunting money and impressing their girlfriends, they tend to want to do the same. Meanwhile, not all that glitters is gold and they end up trying to copy that lifestyle and since they have no means and the IQ to get some knowledge themselves that’ll be productive, they settle for the less stress and yet more risky way to make money.

[CryptSafe]

From all indications, I think the low-income earners are more vulnerable to gambling addiction because that is their hope of profit making if they win a game. They put all their efforts and resources hoping to win  games and they keep repeating it often and often without really taking their time to have thought over their gambling lifestyle. I am talking this as a result of my observation on gamblers from my locality.  They are constantly at the betting shop playing games back to back and are never serious in life, they look disorganized and poorly coordinated.

It is true that  these days teenagers are beginning to get gambling and at their age it could be very dangerous to do because they would not be able to control themselves when addiction sets in because of the win and chasing to recover loss. These are the major things that makes addiction sets in and when this happens, it would be very difficult for them to take a u turn because it is already part of them.

[Accardo]

We can’t stop the addiction of others, but yes, if it’s about ourselves, then we need to always try hard to find the solution. I don’t think there are any specific categories who are vulnerable to the world of gambling. I only know that two types of people gamble. One is the rich person, and another is the poor person. A poor person stops gambling when all of his money is gone. But a rich guy gambles to satisfy his ego and hence gets an addiction. Controlling the funds provided for gambling can really help these rich brats to stop gambling.

Both players will stop when their money is exhausted or take loan. The indebted players are the most vulnerable gamblers, many of them develop depression. And find it hard to pay back the loan shark. However, gaming compulsion has no favorite, it could get to the rich, and milk all their wealth. Between, how would casinos regulate player's money? It'll be same as shooting themselves on the foot.

[letteredhub]

It's true what you said with like buying something fun with the money you have, besides I think those who gamble for fun do not prioritize winning, meaning they are not too obsessed with pursuing victory or wanting to get victory because they do it just for fun or entertainment but people like this in my opinion are rarely found, because surely there are many people who want victory or in other words prioritize victory in every gamble they do.

Isn't possible that people who gambles for fun could also in the adventures of seeking to get fun and  entertained self with gambling can likely get addicted to it? Because a lot of times we all talk about the money chasing aspect causing gambling addiction which I agree with but I was able to have a further thought about how gambling for fun can be harmful in same way as gambling for the sake of the money if there's no checks and self-control on the part of the gambler irrespective of what he gambles for.