Has this ongoing war changed your perspective on how you gamble?

[AmoreJaz]

On every normal circumstances the ongoing war hasn't changed my perspective or gambling but it has disrupted and affected a lot globally leading to the increments in the oil sector causing prompting more increase in fuel and oil making the cost of transportation high.Neverthless my gambling possibilities still remains unchanged with the fact that I'm gambling at a low risk so it tends not to affect it in any way.

The increase in the price of petroleum, which led to an increase in transportation costs, has been one of the things many who are not directly hit by the war are complaining about. Oil is just connected to outside their countries, both to those who are oil-producing nations, and as long as the income keeps on coming, that shouldn't affect how people gamble except for those whose families are in those countries where the war is raging.

I believe a lot of people across the globe are experiencing the rise of oil prices and so with the transportation costs and other basic necessities. When it comes to gambling on my end, I spend the same as I only allocate a budget on a weekly basis. So once it got busted, I stopped. I rarely exceed within my budget, because I know for myself that I will be chasing my losses if I do so.

But do take note that most prediction markets are taking advantage of this situation as they are offering a lot of war-themed betting lines, Iran has even separate section for this lines in polymarket. And just look at the volume that it can attract to the bettors, this market alone is already multi-million dollars. So for me, this war is attracting more bettors, meaning a lot can really spend this money despite of the war.  This is what humanity is now.

https://polymarket.com/iran

[JeffBrad12]

The war is only changing my perspective on gamble a bit. It only makes me to use less money to gamble, but overall, everything is still remain the same. The rise of oil crude and the price of the needs don't really affect my habit to gamble for fun.
It's just dumb to expect the war will cause people get panicking, then they stop gamble, and allocate all of their funds for survival purpose. That's not how things work. 

People these days don't care anymore with it caused by they can do nothing to change it. Just life normal like there's nothing happened, and keep your habit runs. 

[Fivestar4everMVP]

If you've been living in countries affected by the Middle East crisis, has this ongoing war changed your perspective on how you gamble? Did you take a break or minimise your gambling session so you can save for any eventualities that this war will bring?

The truth is that I've not placed any bet or played any gambling game for quite some time now, and this also includes since the war began, and again, I must say that the war has not changed any thing for me in terms of gambling, yeah, the war has affected gas here in my country, gas is not very expensive but that can't stop me from gambling if I really wanted to gamble..

In as much as the war may have economically affected some nations, I don't think the war is serious enough to cause us any form of panic as to take a break from gambling in a bid to save up more funds for any possible and unseen eventualities, aside the high cost of gas, my country have been peaceful, people are going about their businesses freely, workmen are working and making money whole those who run a business and managing their business and making money too, no body can say that the war have locked them in from going out to hustle and make money, so who ever chooses to gamble cant say they aren't gambling due to the war, they simply choosed not to.

[Akbarkoe]

It's been 14 days since the US and Israel forces attacked Iran. Although Iran's military capabilities are weakened, it bowed to continue the war and prolong the war, because its strategy is not to win the war but to prolong it. After all, a prolonged war will cost the US a lot of money.

The first six days of war in Iran cost U.S. taxpayers at least $11.3 billion in ammunition alone, according to Pentagon estimates reviewed by lawmakers, and experts say the final cost will only increase

How much is the Iran war costing taxpayers? Here's what estimates show

And to the world, the war against Iran has disrupted the energy supply of many countries, which will eventually collapse the economies of many countries relying on Middle East oil.

If you've been living in countries affected by the Middle East crisis, has this ongoing war changed your perspective on how you gamble? Did you take a break or minimise your gambling session so you can save for any eventualities that this war will bring?

A topic related to what I like.

If we are financially wise, we will definitely choose to stop temporarily, but this is also based on the money you have in savings. If you have an emergency fund and healthy assets, this won't be a serious problem in the future. It's clear that even if you gamble, you still have plenty of assets to support yourself if something bad happens to this world. But for those who don't have that, it's better to stop and focus on earning extra money to survive during the energy, food, and economic crises. This is an important message.

[junder]

If you've been living in countries affected by the Middle East crisis, has this ongoing war changed your perspective on how you gamble? Did you take a break or minimise your gambling session so you can save for any eventualities that this war will bring?

I don’t know if my country will be affected or not, but when I looked it up online, there’s a possibility that my country will be affected by the war. But personally, I don’t think this will change my approach to gambling. If I were to take a break or cut back on my gambling sessions because I’d rather save the money I don’t think it would be because of this war. What I’m thinking is that if I want to stop or reduce my gambling sessions, it’s because of my own choice that it’s better to save the money than to gamble it away not because of the impact of the war currently taking place.

[SamReomo]

The war is only changing my perspective on gamble a bit. It only makes me to use less money to gamble, but overall, everything is still remain the same. The rise of oil crude and the price of the needs don't really affect my habit to gamble for fun.

The ones who gamble for fun will always gamble no matter if there's a war or whatsoever. But, there're a few who gamble for fun and are responsible at the same time, may think twice in war conditions.

The current war if not affecting someone's country will not affect that person and his/her gambling habits but surely if it's affecting someone's country directly then such people will most probably not gamble much during wars.

That's my own point of view, but of course there will always be people who'll gamble no matter is war affects their own cities, as long as they're alive they'll gamble.

[Anayochukwu]

Still gambling as I used to gamble, although for quite sometime now I was on break due to other activities. So the ongoing war has nothing to do with my gambling because I can decide to resume any day, infact I think I would even start again today because there are many games to bet. But to be honest this war are actually affecting people in different ways especially the oil and transportation because I have spent money that I haven't spent before in paying transport because of this war, apart from that I don't have any problem with my gambling.

[TopTort777]

Two ongoing huge conflicts havent changed my perspective on gambling, nor my strategy or deposit amounts. The only way that might affect my gambling experience is if bullets, rockets and drones start to fly and explode at my place. I would stop any activity and be busy moving to a safer place. It became more expensive to fuel my car, but I dont spend a lot on gambling. Even if I stop gambling, those money wont change a lot.

[iBaba]

I believe a lot of people across the globe are experiencing the rise of oil prices and so with the transportation costs and other basic necessities. When it comes to gambling on my end, I spend the same as I only allocate a budget on a weekly basis. So once it got busted, I stopped. I rarely exceed within my budget, because I know for myself that I will be chasing my losses if I do so.

This war may not have a direct impact on how you gamble, unless if of course you live in Iran or Isreal or neighboring countries where the world is directly affecting your livelihood, such as ability to go out to a physical outlet where you gamble or your ability to play online where the internet connection has been disrupted. You can also have your gambling activities affected because you cannot concentrate on fun and entertainment due to the trauma such was incidents are bringing which is the reality.

However, if you are not in any of these countries, then the effect will be more of the mindset. For instance, since the beginning of the war someone like myself have started to have a rethink on my priorities knowing well that my country could be a target anytime any of these world powers have vested interest in my country. It also affects my decision making process including what I would budget for gambling and how much of time I will allocate to it. I know some of these feelings are temporary as they could vanish after the tension of the war on us. But you can't neglect the fact that it is causing many emotional people an emotional reaction towards what's currently ongoing plus how it has also affected our economy and cost of living lately due to the Strait of Hormuz disruption and other related issues.

[TedMosby]

Reading this thread makes my mind step back a few years, especially to the covic era. If you guys say war has no correlation to gambling, then what about covid? If you came from the future and didn’t know how the situation was during the covid pandemic, you would probably say the same, the pandemic has no relation to gambling. But in fact, it indirectly affected people. IMO, and based on data, war and pandemics are the same, have significantly affected the gambling industry.

War/Pandemic -> Social Disruption -> Stress & Uncertainty / Economic Hardship -> Taking Risks Through Gambling / Just Gambling for Fun

• Ukraine records a record increase in searches for gambling. The biggest spike is in regions with a large military presence [1].
• Since the Ukraine-Russia war, tax revenue from the gambling market in 2025 increased by +22% from the previous year [2].
• Traditional gambling establishments rapidly moved online during the COVID-19 outbreak, with online gambling revenue increasing by 43% in 2020 compared to pre-pandemic levels [3].

Source:
[1] https://dev.ua/en/news/zapyty-pro-hemblu-rekordno-zrosly-1756293608
[2] https://www.uagc.org.ua/en/post/why-are-gambling-tax-revenues-increasing
[3] https://katiemullens.com/the-impact-of-covid-19-on-the-global-gambling-industry

[Satofan44]

This war may not have a direct impact on how you gamble, unless if of course you live in Iran or Isreal or neighboring countries where the world is directly affecting your livelihood, such as ability to go out to a physical outlet where you gamble or your ability to play online where the internet connection has been disrupted. You can also have your gambling activities affected because you cannot concentrate on fun and entertainment due to the trauma such was incidents are bringing which is the reality.

Any decrease in the quantity of gambling for most people should be welcomed, but the opposite is the issue. There should be no increase or attempts to increase the amount of gambling that is being done simply because there are some things happening down there. Anyway that regional conflict is something very specific, and most people are just delusional. It may not end today, but it will end one way either with Iran becoming a normal country or it being mostly razed to the ground by some superpower.

Reading this thread makes my mind step back a few years, especially to the covic era. If you guys say war has no correlation to gambling, then what about covid? If you came from the future and didn’t know how the situation was during the covid pandemic, you would probably say the same, the pandemic has no relation to gambling. But in fact, it indirectly affected people. IMO, and based on data, war and pandemics are the same, have significantly affected the gambling industry.

You can say that it does have an effect on some people, but what does that say about those people? Really you have to be quite undeveloped to be impacted by these events in which way. Why would COVID make me gamble more? Why would war make me gamble more? You say economic hardship, but only a fool would gamble in order to "solve" their economic hardship. Therefore, any sensible person will not engage in this behavior. It is better to not do anything at all than to gamble when you have financial issues. When times start getting tough, one is supposed to increase their level of discipline and live in a more smart way. Only fools engage in useless behaviors such as drinking more, drugs, gambling, whatever. It does not help, it makes everything worse.

[salad daging]

Okay now I see what you mean.
I will stop gambling if the situation my country is experiencing from the impact of the war then it will cause an economic crisis such as staples will rise, of course it will change the perspective of gambling to stop and better save to save because of the uncertainty of the ongoing war.

It is better to stop gambling, and the money is used for necessities because it is certain that basic commodities will continue to rise.
 So don't waste money on gambling in situations like this.

[Awaklara]

It is better to stop gambling, and the money is used for necessities because it is certain that basic commodities will continue to rise.
 So don't waste money on gambling in situations like this.

It is indeed true that we, as people who have needs, also have to adjust to the situation. After all, when war affects the rise in prices of essential goods, while our income from work does not increase, of course there must be higher priorities. 
But there may also be gamblers who think of changing their difficult situation by trying their luck at gambling. You have certainly heard of people who gamble because of urgent circumstances. Perhaps in a difficult economic situation due to war, this could happen to gamblers, considering gambling as a solution.

[Cryptohygenic]

What should this be about?

How can a war in Iran change someone's perspective about gambling? I see not correlation about these.

All the gambling sites that I am using and other gambling sites that have their presence on this forum are not affected. We can access them anytime of the day and they are all working as usual.

So what are you taking about?

I tried to read and understand the Op and I think he was referring to individual obligations of affording to continue gambling under the critical circumstances were the situation of the war in the Iran or affected areas in the Middle East has economical effects in the area and its redirection of trafficking the free movements of residents in the areas could also affect gamblers especially off line gambling.
The chaos haven affected the economy there could also affect individual incomes and therefore could have a pre determination of gamblers in the area.

[Webutxo]

It's been 14 days since the US and Israel forces attacked Iran. Although Iran's military capabilities are weakened, it bowed to continue the war and prolong the war, because its strategy is not to win the war but to prolong it. After all, a prolonged war will cost the US a lot of money.

The first six days of war in Iran cost U.S. taxpayers at least $11.3 billion in ammunition alone, according to Pentagon estimates reviewed by lawmakers, and experts say the final cost will only increase

How much is the Iran war costing taxpayers? Here's what estimates show

And to the world, the war against Iran has disrupted the energy supply of many countries, which will eventually collapse the economies of many countries relying on Middle East oil.

If you've been living in countries affected by the Middle East crisis, has this ongoing war changed your perspective on how you gamble? Did you take a break or minimise your gambling session so you can save for any eventualities that this war will bring?

I see people making bet about this war between Iran and Israel and US and it baffles me that humanity is gone in the world, we are looking at the wrong places because we are all looking for money. On the contrary to people that are around the countries that are affected by thks war, I don't think there is anyone that will even have time to gamble because some of them don't have internet to access online not to even talk about the gambling activities.

Some people are even homeless due to this ongoing US genocide on Iran, some people are even on this forum that have not been on the internet for many days now. Imagine we are talking about such people about gambling when their welfare are not even good. If I'm from that country and see anyone is gambling, then I will think that such person doesn't have any problem because I wouldn't make any sense to me with gambling.

[salad daging]

It is indeed true that we, as people who have needs, also have to adjust to the situation. After all, when war affects the rise in prices of essential goods, while our income from work does not increase, of course there must be higher priorities. 

That's what we're thinking now if it happens to us with the situation the OP is referring to. Because gambling is just entertainment, we say it can be easy to leave and prioritize higher things including saving money as much as possible in that difficult situation.

But there may also be gamblers who think of changing their difficult situation by trying their luck at gambling. You have certainly heard of people who gamble because of urgent circumstances. Perhaps in a difficult economic situation due to war, this could happen to gamblers, considering gambling as a solution.

People like this may think short, it could happen that they play gambling hoping to turn small money into big money in an instant, but the reality is not that easy, there are more losses than wins, we can get depressed if we lose while the money is no longer there, it can become hunger for them.

[uneng]

Reading this thread makes my mind step back a few years, especially to the covic era. If you guys say war has no correlation to gambling, then what about covid? If you came from the future and didn’t know how the situation was during the covid pandemic, you would probably say the same, the pandemic has no relation to gambling. But in fact, it indirectly affected people. IMO, and based on data, war and pandemics are the same, have significantly affected the gambling industry.

War/Pandemic -> Social Disruption -> Stress & Uncertainty / Economic Hardship -> Taking Risks Through Gambling / Just Gambling for Fun

• Ukraine records a record increase in searches for gambling. The biggest spike is in regions with a large military presence [1].
• Since the Ukraine-Russia war, tax revenue from the gambling market in 2025 increased by +22% from the previous year [2].
• Traditional gambling establishments rapidly moved online during the COVID-19 outbreak, with online gambling revenue increasing by 43% in 2020 compared to pre-pandemic levels [3].

Source:
[1] https://dev.ua/en/news/zapyty-pro-hemblu-rekordno-zrosly-1756293608
[2] https://www.uagc.org.ua/en/post/why-are-gambling-tax-revenues-increasing
[3] https://katiemullens.com/the-impact-of-covid-19-on-the-global-gambling-industry

Gambling is often used as a mean of escapism from an aversive state of awareness, which is quite common in environments of war, conflict and constant chaos. The reality becomes so unbearable that the individual has to escape it somehow, at least for a while. This cope mechanism usually makes use of activities and practices which proportionate ephemeral pleasures, like using drugs, alcohol or gambling.

That is the explanation behind the increasement of the search for gambling by people during warlike times.

[LUCKMCFLY]

I think that the inhabitants of countries at war, like Iran and Israel, aren't thinking about gambling at the casino, but rather about being on edge, worried about a missile falling on them Besides the internet problems and the likely power outages, all that anxiety is intense, and mental health starts to deteriorate In the USA it's different, if at least the internet becomes more stable and everything improves, it's possible that a better approach could be developed to distract themselves with gambling, although it's difficult

[Ryu_Ar1]

Sites that I even frequent are not even affected by this why should we see this as a threat so that we change our perspective towards gambling.
I don't know about other people but I personally don't even feel affected by the war because the impact of the war is not to the gambling activities that I do but maybe to the conditions where price increases may occur even though it may not be directly.
But even so my gambling activities remain the same as usual without any interruption until now even after several weeks of war in the middle east.
Indeed, the war will disrupt electability in terms of the economy but for gambling it seems that the correlation is still too far to be connected.

[Ronsbit]

The war is nowhere near my country, so it has no personal impact on my gambling life. I gamble responsibly, like I always do, because I have a plan, which I already drafted for myself, so I work with it whenever I gamble, so I do not make any silly mistakes that would lead to regret and loss. However, the war somehow has an economic downturn as the price of the product increases drastically within this period, and automatically, this would affect the economy of my nation, and by so doing, one would need to gamble responsibly by playing within their budget as they could afford to lose.