Does online gambling lead to more addiction?

[madnessteat]

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Gambling addiction depends only on the actions of each individual and not on where they gamble in a land-based casino or online. Online casinos provide a faster and more convenient form to fulfill one's needs. Whether a gambler will use this to reinforce their addiction is up to them.

In some countries people do not have the opportunity to gamble online and such people are more than 30% of the world's population, but some of them still become gambling addicts. So it's not about where we gamble, but whether we let our desires cloud our minds.

[mammusu]

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Addiction is forming  in a gradual way in the course of which the gambling   perceiving  as the activity that you can't go a day without. Addicted gambler  thinks about it every minute  and tries to find an easy access to it. Online gives him/her such chance,  stepping up his/her addiction. Thus, unswering your question, I would say YES, "online gambling lead to more addiction".

The beginning of trying to play to just get pleasure and in the end it becomes an activity that is done regularly eventually triggers the process of addiction, I think that all of us cannot avoid it will addiction happen for anyone who is too focused and immersed in gambling so far, so it should be for us to gamble responsibly and also have limits not only in terms of finance but also in time, besides that too easy access to online gambling allows everyone to be able to access it and this is why often someone forgets the time when  play.

[pinggoki]

I doesn't lead to addiction, gambling itself is an addiction, you might be playing $10 right now but I can assure you that you're going to be playing for more soon because you want to win it all back, you want the allure and the promise that you will make it all back, that's how it is when it comes to gambling. I do think that online gambling isn't leading because it's basically gambling itself made more convenient and most of the time, people that get addicted to gambling are likely to get addicted on something worse if not equally worse even if they don't have an access to online gambling.

[bakasabo]

I understand OP question as following, online gambling make more addicted than offline gambling. To find the answer we must compare similar amount of gamblers towards addicted. If for example 5 millions gamble online and 50k became addicted, and 100k gamble offline, and 10k became addicted, then it does not mean that online gambling lead to more addiction. Online gambling no doubt is more popular and accessible. But variety of things to do online allows gamblers not to focus so much on gambling, and drop it after losses or if expectations does not match.

Talking about dropping it after loses or if expectations does not match, actually I think is only those responsible gamblers that can only think of dropping it so easily probably after losing for sometime. But those who are addicted will keep gambling regardless to their losing record. However, is obvious that online gambling leads to more addiction more than offline gambling.

If you're gambling offline immediately you leave for work you won't have the chance to gamble not until you're back, you know at this point some self control is applied. While online gamblers has a less stress you know online gamblers can decide to gamble wherever place they find themselves in, as long as you're with your cellphone both in your working place. Sometimes you can even end up not concentrating in your duty post all in the name of gambling, at this point it becomes addiction, which is why online gambling can  lead one to become more addicted than the offline gambling.

I was thinking a little bit different. When you gamble offline, this means you need to spend time to get to the place. Once there, if you lose all the money, some people value their time and prefer to continue gambling, because they dont want to spend time getting home, getting back and so on. Once they are in casino, nothing distract them from gambling. When gambling online, they have a lot of moments to pause the game, switch to reading social media, surf online, watch something online. When they lose balance, they might accept the loss and move on to do something else online. When gambling offline, you can either continue, or go home, not much alternative. To make it simple, gambling offline has roughly 50/50 chance to continue after loss, gambling online has 1 out of many chances to continue, because when you are behind pc, or have phone or tablet in hands, there are variety of things to do.

[Finestream]

I doesn't lead to addiction, gambling itself is an addiction, you might be playing $10 right now but I can assure you that you're going to be playing for more soon because you want to win it all back, you want the allure and the promise that you will make it all back, that's how it is when it comes to gambling. I do think that online gambling isn't leading because it's basically gambling itself made more convenient and most of the time, people that get addicted to gambling are likely to get addicted on something worse if not equally worse even if they don't have an access to online gambling.

It is more possible than an offline casino, and it is very unfortunate that many young and innocent people have already gotten into it. That is why I was expecting more users in the coming days as the spread of online gambling continues. Plus, the attraction that influencers are mentioned would surely put it in the minds of viewers.

Maybe it was too early to think badly about the current situation, but I can't ignore how it is going to be in the future. That is why I hope that we think many times before gambling and understand the outcomes.

[SmartGold01]

I doesn't lead to addiction, gambling itself is an addiction, you might be playing $10 right now but I can assure you that you're going to be playing for more soon because you want to win it all back, you want the allure and the promise that you will make it all back, that's how it is when it comes to gambling. I do think that online gambling isn't leading because it's basically gambling itself made more convenient and most of the time, people that get addicted to gambling are likely to get addicted on something worse if not equally worse even if they don't have an access to online gambling.

It is more possible than an offline casino, and it is very unfortunate that many young and innocent people have already gotten into it. That is why I was expecting more users in the coming days as the spread of online gambling continues. Plus, the attraction that influencers are mentioned would surely put it in the minds of viewers.

Maybe it was too early to think badly about the current situation, but I can't ignore how it is going to be in the future. That is why I hope that we think many times before gambling and understand the outcomes.

Addiction is addictions be it online or offline whomever that must be addictive to gambling would always be addicted, there is no restriction between online and offline. In fact online is even more vulnerable than offline why because in offline you wouldn't be allowed to go gambling or place any bet when you aren't of age, they wouldn't permit you to do that but in online, you can make account especially now that we have web3 casinos that doesn't asked for personal information don't you think more people would gamble excessively if they have their ways to any of those gambling site?

[Fredomago]

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Addiction is forming  in a gradual way in the course of which the gambling   perceiving  as the activity that you can't go a day without. Addicted gambler  thinks about it every minute  and tries to find an easy access to it. Online gives him/her such chance,  stepping up his/her addiction. Thus, unswering your question, I would say YES, "online gambling lead to more addiction".

The beginning of trying to play to just get pleasure and in the end it becomes an activity that is done regularly eventually triggers the process of addiction, I think that all of us cannot avoid it will addiction happen for anyone who is too focused and immersed in gambling so far, so it should be for us to gamble responsibly and also have limits not only in terms of finance but also in time, besides that too easy access to online gambling allows everyone to be able to access it and this is why often someone forgets the time when  play.

With an easy access, yup it gives the gambler more time to play the problem with that they also forget how to control there supposed budget, since online gambling caters easy deposit process gambler can just keep on tapping more money and with such luxury they can spend more time playing, which leads them to lose a lot and unable to control aggressions and frustration that stregthen the desire of keep on playing.

[Frankolala]

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Addiction is forming  in a gradual way in the course of which the gambling   perceiving  as the activity that you can't go a day without. Addicted gambler  thinks about it every minute  and tries to find an easy access to it. Online gives him/her such chance,  stepping up his/her addiction. Thus, unswering your question, I would say YES, "online gambling lead to more addiction".

The beginning of trying to play to just get pleasure and in the end it becomes an activity that is done regularly eventually triggers the process of addiction, I think that all of us cannot avoid it will addiction happen for anyone who is too focused and immersed in gambling so far, so it should be for us to gamble responsibly and also have limits not only in terms of finance but also in time, besides that too easy access to online gambling allows everyone to be able to access it and this is why often someone forgets the time when  play.

With an easy access, yup it gives the gambler more time to play the problem with that they also forget how to control there supposed budget, since online gambling caters easy deposit process gambler can just keep on tapping more money and with such luxury they can spend more time playing, which leads them to lose a lot and unable to control aggressions and frustration that stregthen the desire of keep on playing.

Yea, having the casino in your pocket or on your desk gives you easy access to gamble, especially those that lacks self-control and want to make profit from gambling. If you are an offline gambler, there are times that you will not be able to access the casino due to distance and the time at that moment. That can make you overlook gambling but when using online casion, you can even gamble when you are using the toilet.

[Dr.Bitcoin_Strange]

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Sometimes you can even end up not concentrating in your duty post all in the name of gambling, at this point it becomes addiction, which is why online gambling can  lead one to become more addicted than the offline gambling.

It will really interfere with all kinds of activities that you do if it is accompanied by gambling that is quite active and without any breaks.
Online gambling addiction will be more dangerous if it interferes with your main life.

But it also depends on everyone's habits, how to handle online gambling properly without having to get stuck on addiction.
But it will be difficult if you are already addicted, especially in illegal online casinos that will only deceive many people with games that only benefit the dealer.

So, do  you agree that online casino has the capacity of making players become more addicted to gambling, compare to the offline casino (land base)? I personally believe that anything related to gambling, has the ability turn a soft minded person into becoming an addict. There're some people that will not be addicted to gambling  even if they are playing online or offline, so what am saying is, any gambler that can possibly be addicted to gambling online would be addicted too if they were only to gamble offline, vice versa.

[Wakate]

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Gambling addiction depends only on the actions of each individual and not on where they gamble in a land-based casino or online. Online casinos provide a faster and more convenient form to fulfill one's needs. Whether a gambler will use this to reinforce their addiction is up to them.

In some countries people do not have the opportunity to gamble online and such people are more than 30% of the world's population, but some of them still become gambling addicts. So it's not about where we gamble, but whether we let our desires cloud our minds.

A gambler can get an addiction when he keeps gambling everyday without a stop when when they are making some losses. It is wise for a gambler to gamble once in a while to reduce and possibility of addiction. Addiction comes without the victim awareness and it becomes strong gradually. Most time addiction is cause by greediness of making huge amounts of money from betting. Betting supposed to be less frequent with risk management out together. When a gambler starts having the urge to make millions of dollars from betting with small amounts, then greed can follow making the person to have high confidence to make profits as soon as possible.

[Dewi Aries]

The beginning of trying to play to just get pleasure and in the end it becomes an activity that is done regularly eventually triggers the process of addiction, I think that all of us cannot avoid it will addiction happen for anyone who is too focused and immersed in gambling so far, so it should be for us to gamble responsibly and also have limits not only in terms of finance but also in time, besides that too easy access to online gambling allows everyone to be able to access it and this is why often someone forgets the time when  play.

With an easy access, yup it gives the gambler more time to play the problem with that they also forget how to control there supposed budget, since online gambling caters easy deposit process gambler can just keep on tapping more money and with such luxury they can spend more time playing, which leads them to lose a lot and unable to control aggressions and frustration that stregthen the desire of keep on playing.

Basically yes easy accessibility does increase a gambler's involvement in gambling, but for the issue of self-control I think it should come back to themselves, I mean regardless of the easy accessibility for excessive gambling problems it depends on their ability to control themselves, and when we see gamblers who are excessive and have difficulty controlling themselves it means easy accessibility and lack of understanding about what and how gambling actually is are two combinations that lead them to a much worse situation.
On the other hand, online casinos are the same as physical casinos in the sense that it does not mean that when you are involved in a physical casino you will win more than you lose, so maybe what needs to be corrected first is their own understanding that gambling is still a high-risk activity and various excessive actions should be avoided.

[Pandu Geddon]

A gambler can get an addiction when he keeps gambling everyday without a stop when when they are making some losses. It is wise for a gambler to gamble once in a while to reduce and possibility of addiction. Addiction comes without the victim awareness and it becomes strong gradually. Most time addiction is cause by greediness of making huge amounts of money from betting. Betting supposed to be less frequent with risk management out together. When a gambler starts having the urge to make millions of dollars from betting with small amounts, then greed can follow making the person to have high confidence to make profits as soon as possible.

I believe that gambling activities are increasingly carried out by gamblers, especially novice gamblers. This will allow addiction to occur more quickly. This situation occurs when gamblers can no longer control their gambling activities.
So no matter whether the casino is online or offline, when the gambling that is done starts to get out of control, the chances of addiction are also higher.
We can't blame how we currently see everything online and easy to access, including casinos. But we may not be able to prepare ourselves for an environment where everything is made easy.

[alastantiger]

So, do  you agree that online casino has the capacity of making players become more addicted to gambling, compare to the offline casino (land base)? I personally believe that anything related to gambling, has the ability turn a soft minded person into becoming an addict. There're some people that will not be addicted to gambling  even if they are playing online or offline, so what am saying is, any gambler that can possibly be addicted to gambling online would be addicted too if they were only to gamble offline, vice versa.

Agreed but there are some people that when they start doing something frequently and there's no regulations for them on when they can do that thing or not do it, they'll begin to overdo it and that's what happened when people like that get introduce to online casinos. It's true that there are people that'll get addicted to any type of casino but there are also people that the two types of casinos will have a different impact on them. Some of them will get addicted to online casino while others will get addicted more to offline casino because of how addicted the atmospheric in the casino can be and some people love interacting with others that are into what they're into and then these people become friends, they'll always be visiting the casinos and that usually is how addictions begin between friends.

[Promocodeudo]

I think it does. One of the things that greatly contributes to gambling addiction is spending excessive time on gambling and easy accessibility to gambling, when someone who has not mastered the act of self control can access gambling whenever he wants, he tends to spend more time gambling, thereby increasing their chances of addiction. So yes, online gambling can increase a person’s chances of addiction since it provides easy access to gambling.

Yea yea, buddy you're right, gambling addiction start when a gamblers decide to go against the rules which always being at it all the time or making everyday and Everytime routine.
Addictive event shouldn't be given much time, you don't gamble all the time, there should be limit to everything, on a general note we should be giving much attention to this so call event to avoid allowing it to be in control of us, the more reason why online gambling can increased the chances of a gambler being addicted is that anyone gambling online can get to it anytime as such it will be easy for him or her to gamble from anywhere they are, so it is a fact that online gambling begats extreme gambling which in reality is addiction.

[Baki202]

I doesn't lead to addiction, gambling itself is an addiction, you might be playing $10 right now but I can assure you that you're going to be playing for more soon because you want to win it all back, you want the allure and the promise that you will make it all back, that's how it is when it comes to gambling. I do think that online gambling isn't leading because it's basically gambling itself made more convenient and most of the time, people that get addicted to gambling are likely to get addicted on something worse if not equally worse even if they don't have an access to online gambling.

When you gamble there is no way that you will not get tempted to take one or two risk and when you are able to control your self then that way you have pass the number one challenge is to be able to control there self because when you finish selecting some odds in sport trading it feels good to be true and you will want to do everything possible to win and that is why you see a lot of gamblers so addictive to there winning and that is why they can not even be able, everything will depend on the mind set and if everything is okay that is even they should win then there problem have started because one way or the other they will do. Everything possible just to win because I know how to feel to have the thirst to want to win but no matter how thirsty you are everyone just have to control there self I know it can be to be carried away with gambling but we have to just be on alert not to make some wrong moves.

[Nwada001]

With an easy access, yup it gives the gambler more time to play the problem with that they also forget how to control there supposed budget, since online gambling caters easy deposit process gambler can just keep on tapping more money and with such luxury they can spend more time playing, which leads them to lose a lot and unable to control aggressions and frustration that stregthen the desire of keep on playing.

Anyone who is attracted and addicted to online stuff for sure is likely to get easily addicted to online gambling, but those who still know their limit in using the internet will always have a way to distract themselves and know when to call it a day.

Offline gambling houses are also very close to the people; for those who live close by, they don't also have to go through the stress of a bank deposit to fund their betting account when they can just walk directly into the cashier stand and place their bet and pay with cash. This generation is more open to technology, which also shows why online casino addicts could be on the higher side.

[Tungbulu]

the more reason why online gambling can increased the chances of a gambler being addicted is that anyone gambling online can get to it anytime as such it will be easy for him or her to gamble from anywhere they are, so it is a fact that online gambling begats extreme gambling which in reality is addiction.

Yeah, online gambling do actually offer gamblers the maximum level of convenience and freedom to gamble whenever and wherever they wish, and the truth is that, not everyone is actually ready to handle this kind of freedom, so when they get it, they often misuse it or allow it to take over them, resulting to excessive gambling and spending too much time and resources on gambling and we know already that this is the easiest route to gambling addiction.

[Fortify]

Overtime online gambling has become very popular, many people prefer to use websites and apps to bet on their favorite sports and casino games. This has made gambling very convenient and easily accessible, it's actually why people get addicted to it. Anyone who has a smartphone won't see the need of going to a bet center to gamble. The world has gone digital, but is this causing more harm than good?. land based casinos and bet shops require you to leave your house but online gambling is available, people can gamble from the comfort of their home whenever and however they want. This has made a lot of people addicted, some started by staking low amounts but overtime they found themselves gambling with large amounts of money. Easy access to gambling websites can make it harder to stop and this might lead to a serious issue. Most people think they are in Control of theirself or just playing to have fun but they don't notice that it's turning into an habit. Online gambling has made more addicts than offline gambling.

There is definitely a danger of building an addiction with online poker simply because it is much more accessible than having to go to a physical location - getting all dressed up, finding transport, usually arranging with buddies and all of that. Playing online is as simple as turning on your pc or tablet, logging into a website, depositing some cash and away you go. You'll also find that the pace of the play is way faster as well, real world casinos are quite happy for you to play slowly because the longer you stick around the looser your wallet is likely to get, especially as they might plaster you with free alcohol and build an environment that seeks to keep you at the tables.

[nara1892]

Yes that is the main reason why more people are getting addicted after the emergence of online gambling, we can't lie that we always prefer to do everything easier and online casinos really provide convenience in terms of accessibility that makes gamblers more comfortable and save a little money such as transportation costs when they still go to physical casinos, and on the other hand yes I agree with you that a person's dependence on mobile devices is also one of the triggers that makes it easier for them to connect with gambling considering that casinos now make social media the biggest place to promote.

I support your idea that at first many of them just try it but in the end they get caught up in the excitement and extraordinary sensation that makes them lose consciousness and continue to want more especially when they manage to win in their first try, actually this is a bit complicated because what triggers their interest is money which we all always like.

And I can also add dude, in the past, when there was no online, only those with large amounts of money could somehow enter physical casinos. But when online casinos started to spread, even the poorest people were able to play casino games via online.

The casinos that came closer to the people, if we look at it literally, they may have only put in coins, but because the number of poor people is greater, the number of losers will increase even more because the majority of poor people now rely on luck via casino online.

Yes it is possible, the environment and the extra cost may be one of the reasons why people prefer not to go to a physical casino when online casinos did not exist, while now you can gamble easily even if you have little money as long as the amount is in accordance with the minimum deposit limit set by the casino. On the other hand regarding the statement in your second paragraph I think financial situation does not determine whether you win or lose, the point is you will win any amount when luck comes to you and also you can lose less often regardless of whether you are poor or rich.

[DragonF]

Online gambling provides comfort, accessibility, and anonymity, which can entice a gambler into gambling unnecessarily, resulting in addiction. A gambler can easily fund his betting account, and as a result, such a gambler is likely to spend a significant amount of time gambling, gradually developing an addiction that is difficult to overcome because we are what we do constantly.