Who are the most vulnerable

[Juse14]

In fact, both rich and poor people are equally vulnerable to gambling. Rich people with their wealth can gamble anytime and anywhere. While poor people with all their difficulties can make them narrow-minded and plunge into the world of gambling, in the hope that through gambling their financial condition can be resolved.

Rich people with the financial freedom they have, they may think that they have enough control over financial risks and use gambling as a form of entertainment or just to get an adrenaline rush. They will not be too worried about the risk of losing money because they are considered capable enough to support their lifestyle, so gambling is considered a recreational activity. This is for starters, because when they have entered the abyss of gambling addiction, it can take away everything they have.

And so it is with the poor who often harbor false hopes, imagining that gambling can improve their financial condition. Their pressure, despair and inability to live their lives have led them to try their luck. But what actually happens is that this gambling will only make their lives more difficult.

In the end, gambling does not actually take into account economic status, whether rich or poor, both will face the risk of addiction.

[CryptoHeadlineNews]

In the end, gambling does not actually take into account economic status, whether rich or poor, both will face the risk of addiction.

That's true, and that's exactly the point I was trying to drive to, considering the fact that both rich or poor stand the chance of getting addicted to gambling if only they both lack discipline (self control).  Because inasmuch as financial status is crucial to gambling, I could assure you that there still some poor people who gamble responsibly, despite not having enough, simply because they understood what gambling is as a game of luck, hence gambling what they can always afford to lose.

Moreover, regarding what O.P said about adolescent been the second tiers of people prone to gambling, I will say that it's only kids with poor or bad parenting that you will see getting addicted to gambling at an adolescent age, a period when they were supposed to be serious with their education. Hence, I think everybody has a role to play in ensuring a condusive atmosphere for all age brackets.

[Onyeeze]

Actually you are making a very good point because it is the poor people that goes into gambling mostly because them feel that the gambling is only placed that can make them to be out of poverty that is why you will see them been addicted in the gambling but that does not mean that you win and balling for you to be consistent gambler for you to win in gambling is all about opportunity and if it opportunity comes you win a gambling that is why I will agree with you that the meaning of gambling is based on privilege not based on merit so in gambling even the rich people get addicted to gambling not to only the poor people that is being addicted in gambling

[DaNNy001]

The most vulnerable in my opinion are those that are not financially stable, these category of people have more to lose than those that make money constantly..if what you earn monthly is barely enough to take you through out a month then you should reconsider cutting down your stakes or quitting totally because you are highly vulnerable to the negative effects of gambling...As a gambler who doesn't have much you must learn not to always gamble wrecklessly, be disciplined so you don't end up being vulnerable to the effects of this dangerous habit.

[finaleshot2016]

The most vulnerable in my opinion are those that are not financially stable, these category of people have more to lose than those that make money constantly..if what you earn monthly is barely enough to take you through out a month then you should reconsider cutting down your stakes or quitting totally because you are highly vulnerable to the negative effects of gambling...As a gambler who doesn't have much you must learn not to always gamble wrecklessly, be disciplined so you don't end up being vulnerable to the effects of this dangerous habit.

True, they’re very reckless in every decision, and that’s why if you don’t have money, don’t rely too much on luck. You need at least hard work and effort to lift yourself from the bottom. Gambling isn’t really a way to find a safe haven, it can destroy you financially and emotionally. That’s why I don’t like gambling much in general. I only do it for fun and thrill.

Like I’ve been trying to say, there’s no consistent money from gambling. You need a strong mindset to stay in it longer, or else you’ll become vulnerable and let your emotions take over.

[Smartvirus]

1. If you are jobless you are vulnerable to anything.
2. If all you focused on is getting rich quick you are vulnerable to anything.

People who fit into these categories often find themselves hanging by a thread and that spells desperation for most of them. These guys are often out to survive or get the best out of this world and many times, these things doesn’t just happen to you, they don’t get blown out of thine air and there isn’t any quick way to it. You’ve got to take it slow and handle it good eventually.
Don’t be overcome by possibilities because, being in either of these categories, all you see is possibilities even in an uncalculated risk situations. It could really lead to some addiction towards habits that could be rewarding and reducing as well.

[LUCKMCFLY]

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.

There is no doubt about that, or what you say is very true , but as easy as it is to become Addicted I think it is that simple not to fall , in many of my posts I have given as a protective option that before playing in any casino the player must establish that the things that cause addiction are money , if we control our money or if we limit the money to play we will not have any problem , because if we say that we will only spend an amount x, when we get there the secret will be not to put in more money and leave.

[tusandii]

Poor people have the desire to be rich so that their lives can change and many poor people fall into gambling because they think that by gambling they can make money easier than having to work hard for this reason that makes them very vulnerable to becoming gambling addicts without them realizing it and in the end they will be trapped in an increasingly difficult situation some take loans to catch up on their previous losses because most poor people are not willing to lose their money in this way.

[ethereumhunter]

Sophisticated devices and the money they get without any supervision will indeed make children more free to access anything.
Especially if as a parent, you don't know how to use a smartphone to monitor your child's activities.
Trying to pamper the child, even though it is the beginning of destruction for the child because it is without any supervision.

This kind of thing happens a lot in my environment, minors already have their own smartphones and are free to access anything,
because of the lack of parental control.

But it's not just children who are vulnerable, but someone who is desperate and has a hard time making money ends up getting into gambling to make more money.
Maybe their initial deposit is as small as $2-$5 and doesn't affect anything when losing, but they keep doing it in the hope of getting a Big Win Jackpot,
But in the end after making a lot of deposits there is no big win, but only a small win that in the end if calculated will not return their capital.

Pampering children without controlling them will be bad for them because they think they have power to use the money. Many children think that money can buy anything so that can be in their minds. As parents, they need to know what their children does and guide them to do a good things as nowadays, many children can easily harass or bad things to other children. And yes, when we talk about gambling, many people will tempting easily to keep playing gambling including teenager who can not control themselves yet better.

What we concern is the increasing number of children who gamble freely. We may see teenager playing gambling in some area without thinks about they are not allow that yet. And in a country that prohibit gambling, they even easily to playing gambling using their smartphone and use VPN to visit on the online casino.

[God Of Thunder]

You are right because not just in Western countries, in many countries have the same thing so attention for their children will be less. They are busy to work and earn money but they forget to educate, take closest to their children, communicate and other things that will help them to manage their relationship. And when their parents just gives them device and money without trying to gets deeper with their children, they can use that for many things including browsing various and restricted things that they should not do in their ages.

I mentioned Western countries because they are well-developed, and in most families, both father and mother do jobs or handle business, and their children are cared for by the maids. We see a similar thing in 3rd world countries as well. People run after money and forget about their children. They think money will solve everything.  But they destroy their kid's life without even realizing it.

I understand that not every family does this just because they focus on money; some of them have to do it forcefully because either their financial condition is too bad or they are in debt. But in both cases, kids remain alone at home and do things they should not do.

[Dewi Aries]

Yes, the possibility of addiction applies to everyone regardless of who they are, old or young, poor or rich, everyone has the opportunity to end up becoming an addict, and in the end the point is not much different from what you said that if we don't want to end up addicted then gamble wisely in the sense of gambling with full limits on time and the amount of money at stake.
Therefore, this is the reason why I often say and advise anyone, especially those closest to me, to first understand what they are actually facing, the way is to rely on a rational mindset in responding to gambling so that you do not misunderstand what is meant by the chance of winning in gambling, and if you have done everything well and correctly then I think you should be free from addiction.

The most vulnerable are those who bet on something they are not very good at, or those who are into slots, where I think it is almost impossible to win from a casino except for some random chance that I would definitely not rely on. And it also depends on how much the player is ready to take risks and how much money he is ready to play, rich or poor, they can equally lose all their money if they do not stop in time.

Yes, I quite agree with your opinion regarding those who are most vulnerable are those who are involved in an activity that they do not know, as the saying goes that before you jump into an activity, know and understand what you are actually facing, this will allow you to still be able to make the right decision in every situation because you know what you are facing, so that's why I agree with what you said that the most vulnerable are those who do not know what they are facing.

On the other hand, for the problem of winning in gambling, it is actually nothing more than a chance, there is no certainty whatsoever that we will always be able to end the session with a win, especially if we talk about slot games which as we know are a type of random game that cannot be won in one or two ways, the point is yes, rich or poor, they can win and can lose, or what is meant is losing large amounts of money or addiction also applies to both categories if they bet in the wrong way without being based on any understanding and knowledge

[Fivestar4everMVP]

Poor people have the desire to be rich so that their lives can change and many poor people fall into gambling because they think that by gambling they can make money easier than having to work hard for this reason that makes them very vulnerable to becoming gambling addicts without them realizing it and in the end they will be trapped in an increasingly difficult situation some take loans to catch up on their previous losses because most poor people are not willing to lose their money in this way.

On the other hand, what about those who already have the money and love gambling, do you think they are not vulnerable to becoming addicted to gambling too?

Well, to be honest with you, I think the rich who already have a lot of money and love spending time gambling are more vulnerable to becoming gambling addict than those who are poor and have to work hard to raise the money they spend on gambling.
Atleast, it should be known that the poor man have some restrictions here, and that is that he or she wont be able to gamble at all times due to lack of funds, but the rich man is exposed to gambling at all time he or she wants to, no restrictions of any kind in terms of finance, so there is every possibility that, he or she will be inclined to becoming addicted than the poor man.

[DubemIfedigbo001]

Anybody can be vulnerable when it comes to gambling because anybody can try it, anybody that has access to smartphone and an internet can try it, anybody that has an idea to it can try it, anybody that are curious on what gambling can give to a person can try it as well. I stated that the poor and middle-class people are the ones that are the most vulnerable just because some of them might've seen some advertisements somewhere regarding people who earned lots of money just by doing gambling and will have this thinking of "If they can achieve it, so do I." hence, they will also try it since they're also having a hard time financially and they see gambling as their only way to be rich, or at least live a better life.

In addition most of the poor are not students of moderated gambling, and they're mostly uneducated too, hence their increased vulnerability to grabbling addiction. No matter the level of enlightenment provided to these people, if the condition of their living isn't improved and they're empowered on a personal level, they would pay deaf ears to all awareness and jump back to gambling as the only remedy to their lack of funds.

[ethereumhunter]

I mentioned Western countries because they are well-developed, and in most families, both father and mother do jobs or handle business, and their children are cared for by the maids. We see a similar thing in 3rd world countries as well. People run after money and forget about their children. They think money will solve everything.  But they destroy their kid's life without even realizing it.

I understand that not every family does this just because they focus on money; some of them have to do it forcefully because either their financial condition is too bad or they are in debt. But in both cases, kids remain alone at home and do things they should not do.

That also happen in the developing country such as Asian and others because while parents are too busy with their jobs or business, they think about giving careness to other person. But that will not be a solution because children still needs attention from their parents and make a relationship and build a strong bond to their parents. With their parents busy with their works, children can feels alone in their home although they have a big house with a full of everything they need.

Parents need to split their busy work and for their family so everything can be balanced while their children can feels how they can feels to have a real parents who cares with them. Even their parents work, but they can gives attention to their children and they will understand the situation and can adapt with good.

[carlfebz2]

I mentioned Western countries because they are well-developed, and in most families, both father and mother do jobs or handle business, and their children are cared for by the maids. We see a similar thing in 3rd world countries as well. People run after money and forget about their children. They think money will solve everything.  But they destroy their kid's life without even realizing it.

I understand that not every family does this just because they focus on money; some of them have to do it forcefully because either their financial condition is too bad or they are in debt. But in both cases, kids remain alone at home and do things they should not do.

That also happen in the developing country such as Asian and others because while parents are too busy with their jobs or business, they think about giving careness to other person. But that will not be a solution because children still needs attention from their parents and make a relationship and build a strong bond to their parents. With their parents busy with their works, children can feels alone in their home although they have a big house with a full of everything they need.

Parents need to split their busy work and for their family so everything can be balanced while their children can feels how they can feels to have a real parents who cares with them. Even their parents work, but they can gives attention to their children and they will understand the situation and can adapt with good.

Parenting could never be that perfect on which there would really be those some part of family members will really be that dealing into something specially on gambling specially into those people who dont have
experienced about gambling and the risks that accompanied into it. There would really be those times or moments that you will really be having that kind of curiosity specially into your young people.
If you are person who dont have that proper guidance into your parents or even just simply with your own common sense then you will really be that able to engage with it. As parents point of view
then no one of us will really be liking our childrens would really be that dealing up with gambling because we do really know the cons of it once you do become that addicted.

[2Pizza410000BTC]

Gambling is a lot easier to access now than before. So it is no surprise if more people find themselves gambling. Unfortunately, not a lot of us can be responsible enough to prevent ourselves from falling into deep addiction. This probes the question, who are the most vulnerable to falling into a gambling addiction?

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.

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.

Lastly, the most vulnerable to falling into a gambling addiction are those already suffering from pre-existing mental conditions. About 4% of people being treated for substance use also have gambling disorder, as do nearly 7% of psychiatric inpatients and up to 7% of people with Parkinson’s disease. An estimated 96% of people with gambling problems have at least one other psychiatric disorder.

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.

In fact, individuals with less favorable conditions for gambling become slightly more addicted to gambling. They look for ways to make money from gambling.Those who look for ways to make money from gambling are bound to become addicted to gambling at some point. My country is a low income country I see the most addicted to gambling are people who don't work and are unemployed. Unemployed people who are not working will always look for an easy way to earn money. They think that gambling is an easy way to make money and jump into gambling. Maybe they win in some bets and earn money and from there they get more addicted to money so they keep on gambling I have number of such people in my country. Moreover, people with low income always think that if I can earn money from gambling, then my money supply will multiply and they become more addicted to gambling.

I have been running out of money for quite some time and I have seen how much tension increases when there is no money nearby. Since I have no money for a long time, I am always looking for different ways to earn money. I have seen how much a man's addiction to money increases when he is unemployed and has no means of earning money.

[knowngunman]

In addition most of the poor are not students of moderated gambling, and they're mostly uneducated too, hence their increased vulnerability to grabbling addiction. No matter the level of enlightenment provided to these people, if the condition of their living isn't improved and they're empowered on a personal level, they would pay deaf ears to all awareness and jump back to gambling as the only remedy to their lack of funds.

I think society also have important role to play here when it comes to exposure to gambling and other social life. I know some societies that have unanimously agreed never to allow any gambling operator to operate or open a gambling business center in their communities. I know the existence of online gambling will make it more difficult for them to combat but at least that measure will minimize the rate at which their young generations are exposed to gambling.

Gambling is actually fun if people can change their mentality towards it and realize that it is an avenue to make money. Unfortunately, this mentality can not be easily do away with because of the financial class people find themselves in and think gambling will probably rescue them from that condition.

[Iranus]

Poor people have the desire to be rich so that their lives can change and many poor people fall into gambling because they think that by gambling they can make money easier than having to work hard for this reason that makes them very vulnerable to becoming gambling addicts without them realizing it and in the end they will be trapped in an increasingly difficult situation some take loans to catch up on their previous losses because most poor people are not willing to lose their money in this way.

On the other hand, what about those who already have the money and love gambling, do you think they are not vulnerable to becoming addicted to gambling too?

Well, to be honest with you, I think the rich who already have a lot of money and love spending time gambling are more vulnerable to becoming gambling addict than those who are poor and have to work hard to raise the money they spend on gambling.
Atleast, it should be known that the poor man have some restrictions here, and that is that he or she wont be able to gamble at all times due to lack of funds, but the rich man is exposed to gambling at all time he or she wants to, no restrictions of any kind in terms of finance, so there is every possibility that, he or she will be inclined to becoming addicted than the poor man.

I agree with you, I don't understand why some people have such a negative view of poor people and gambling. I do not deny that there are many poor people who have the habit of gambling addiction because they want to get rich quickly. But there are also many poor people who never touch gambling because they know that making money is very difficult and burning money on gambling is not worth it.

Meanwhile, rich people will have a higher risk of gambling addiction because they have more free time as well as more money to gamble without having to worry too much. At first, they may gamble for fun but gambling is very addictive and gradually they become addicted without even knowing it.

In my area, most of the gambling addicts I know are rich or even very rich, there aren't too many poor people who gamble or if they do, they aren't addicted.

[mammusu]

In addition most of the poor are not students of moderated gambling, and they're mostly uneducated too, hence their increased vulnerability to grabbling addiction. No matter the level of enlightenment provided to these people, if the condition of their living isn't improved and they're empowered on a personal level, they would pay deaf ears to all awareness and jump back to gambling as the only remedy to their lack of funds.

I think society also have important role to play here when it comes to exposure to gambling and other social life. I know some societies that have unanimously agreed never to allow any gambling operator to operate or open a gambling business center in their communities. I know the existence of online gambling will make it more difficult for them to combat but at least that measure will minimize the rate at which their young generations are exposed to gambling.

Gambling is actually fun if people can change their mentality towards it and realize that it is an avenue to make money. Unfortunately, this mentality can not be easily do away with because of the financial class people find themselves in and think gambling will probably rescue them from that condition.

Lack of education will only lead a person to poverty, so in the end ignorance and also the economic pressures that exist make a person have to take shortcuts to improve their living standards including gambling, in this case I think the need for measures such as banning gambling operations in the community and raising awareness about the risks of gambling can be very helpful to reduce addiction besides low education is the main factor that should be resolved, Regarding the view that gambling can be a way to make money, this can indeed be a trap for many people, especially those in difficult financial conditions, so this mindset is difficult to change without a fundamental change in their economic and educational conditions.

[Cryptmuster]

Lack of education will only lead a person to poverty, so in the end ignorance and also the economic pressures that exist make a person have to take shortcuts to improve their living standards including gambling, in this case I think the need for measures such as banning gambling operations in the community and raising awareness about the risks of gambling can be very helpful to reduce addiction besides low education is the main factor that should be resolved, Regarding the view that gambling can be a way to make money, this can indeed be a trap for many people, especially those in difficult financial conditions, so this mindset is difficult to change without a fundamental change in their economic and educational conditions.

In general, this is a true statement, education is important, although sometimes there are exceptions when a person who has completed only a few grades of school can become successful, but these are some exceptions to the rule, because most people without a good education will find it difficult to achieve anything. There has always been little awareness about gambling, more often influencers show casinos as an opportunity to win big money and there will always be those who believe them and want to win too.