Sharp rise in young men contacting Ontario gambling helpline.

[Josefjix]

In this life, everything keeps increasing everyday no matter what, nothing reduces as time goes on, I mean, the negative side of things keeps evolving while the positive side keeps depleting.

Yes of course, the gamblers will certainly have to create more account online and gamble from the convenient at home, at office and anywhere they are. You don't expect sudden decrease because of gambling going to digital than physical shop, you can't find that anywhere even in the local countries around the globe.

There should be more cases of addiction even up to this moment and more to come in 2027 and above. The numbers will shock everyone expect me.

[passwordnow]

The fact that there's a helpline shows the good governance in there. But yes, that's the problem if the calls are rising and many young men are being hooked to gambling due to easy access. I think that they'll start to notice that there's a need for sharper and more strict rules following this incident. It's a serious matter that they need to address solution for it because if they don't, that 300% increase will be likely to double and even more. So if they don't find more solutions of giving more restriction to this problem, the skyrocketing is to be expected for the upcoming years to come.

[Kelvinid]

Since the pandemic, most businesses have adopted online transactions. While it offers convenience to people, it becomes a major change. Even without seeing the chart, we can already feel a massive transformation.

Even though we see its huge contribution to the economy, it also raises concerns, since kids are exposed and some are already involved. And we can't just ignore the possibility that this will cause trouble in the future. Seeing the current inclining situation of online gambling, I'd say it's important to have stricter regulations, as this helps to prevent addiction, especially among young people.

[Coyster]

It is unfortunate to see those numbers and i really hope that people struggling with gambling related problem actually overcome it and enjoy their lives the way they ought to. It is what it is though, a lot of people are struggling with different kinds of addiction, smoking, drinking, porn, you name it. The important thing is to seek help as soon as you discover it and talk to family and friends. This though is not a problem with the gambling industry as some people may try to make it out.

[terrific]

What do you guys think about this? The article talks about researchers finding out that the rate of young men contacting Ontario's mental helpline for gambling related issues has increased by more than 300% from 2012 to 2025.

That is alarming and the Canadian government needs to address this issue to their agency that's assigned to deal with their people's welfare.
The mental health that these men experiencing shouldn't be ignored because emotionally and mentally, this is too bad.
Sharp rise of these helps shows on how severe gambling is in their country. Soon, they might change licenses of operations and will ask for most of them that are being used by these young folks.

[Fivestar4everMVP]

The fact that there's a helpline shows the good governance in there. But yes, that's the problem if the calls are rising and many young men are being hooked to gambling due to easy access. I think that they'll start to notice that there's a need for sharper and more strict rules following this incident. It's a serious matter that they need to address solution for it because if they don't, that 300% increase will be likely to double and even more. So if they don't find more solutions of giving more restriction to this problem, the skyrocketing is to be expected for the upcoming years to come.

The point is what you said at the beginning of your comment, the government over there is coordinated well enough to put measured in place to monitor things as common and less important as this, it shows a government that really care for her own people and their welfare.

Now think about this, if they hadn't put this measure in place through which gamblers having issues can call for help, how would they have known that the rate of young people getting into gambling has increased in the country?
Now, imagine a country where such measures are not in place, no wonder from time to time, someone in my country commits suicide due to gambling issues..
What the Ontario government has done around monitoring gambling in their nation is some thing I think other nations should emulate especially nations with heavy presence to gambling.

[coinlary]

Bills and the standard of living keep increasing. Young men are looking for easy paths to become rich and one of those paths they believe could be easy is gambling.

All you have to do is take risks and hope you hit the jackpot they say without considering the other side of taking such risks. No plans just continuous gambling fueled by greediness.
Not all of these situations attended to on those calls are caused by gambling addiction. Some are just the effect of what I highlighted above but most are usually addiction, both work hand in hand though.

[passwordnow]

The fact that there's a helpline shows the good governance in there. But yes, that's the problem if the calls are rising and many young men are being hooked to gambling due to easy access. I think that they'll start to notice that there's a need for sharper and more strict rules following this incident. It's a serious matter that they need to address solution for it because if they don't, that 300% increase will be likely to double and even more. So if they don't find more solutions of giving more restriction to this problem, the skyrocketing is to be expected for the upcoming years to come.

The point is what you said at the beginning of your comment, the government over there is coordinated well enough to put measured in place to monitor things as common and less important as this, it shows a government that really care for her own people and their welfare.

Now think about this, if they hadn't put this measure in place through which gamblers having issues can call for help, how would they have known that the rate of young people getting into gambling has increased in the country?
Now, imagine a country where such measures are not in place, no wonder from time to time, someone in my country commits suicide due to gambling issues..
What the Ontario government has done around monitoring gambling in their nation is some thing I think other nations should emulate especially nations with heavy presence to gambling.

We've seen a lot of bad incidents of addicted gamblers, young and old and did the impossible and that's to take their lives. This kind of helpline is helping that to avoid more incidents do that. A call away for help is good for these gamblers that can no longer control themselves. So, this shows that the funding for this feature of their city is very helpful and I think that other cities should also follow this suit if they don't have it yet.

[cryptoaddictchie]

If the rates of yoing males increasing means those kids arent guided well on their homes or probably their parents arent aware of what them being involved in gambling. Yes gambling is as we know are very addictive and hard to control. For kids exposed this early means a lot in their environment. The responsible parents usually should noticed if theres some sort of changes im their kids behaviour at home or some problems they are experiencing.

At least they are being catered atm and this will help them ease their mental health until they can go back to being normal teenagers.

[Zlantann]

It is unfortunate to see those numbers and i really hope that people struggling with gambling related problem actually overcome it and enjoy their lives the way they ought to. It is what it is though, a lot of people are struggling with different kinds of addiction, smoking, drinking, porn, you name it. The important thing is to seek help as soon as you discover it and talk to family and friends. This though is not a problem with the gambling industry as some people may try to make it out.

At this time when many countries are going through serious economic problems, citizens will be seeking avenues to make extra money. So beside the convenience of accessing online gambling, poor economic conditions are also contributing to the increase in the rate of gambling addiction among youths.

The fear of criticism and shame is forcing these people with abnormal gambling behaviour to keep their struggles secret. They prefer ro suffer in silence than to tell family and friends about their problems. I also hope these young people open up so that they can get the necessary help to put their lives back on track.

[Somegory]

It's expected or it should be expected, things are getting worse every year in the world, things are getting costly, house rents and others, people will surely keep trying to find a way to beat the matrix, and as risky as gambling can be it's still a option for many out there.

I might get lucky, says people who don't have a much of a choice, until they get too much attached to the system and turning back gets even harder and harder, the strong ones are those looking for help by calling the helpline.

I believe the numbers is higher than that because there are some addicted gamblers that don't want to get help, they are feeling ashamed or they just don't know that they are already addicted, and this is the most insane part of gambling addiction, been addicted without knowing.

[Free Market Capitalist]

At this time when many countries are going through serious economic problems, citizens will be seeking avenues to make extra money. So beside the convenience of accessing online gambling, poor economic conditions are also contributing to the increase in the rate of gambling addiction among youths.

Well, that's the problem. Or rather the worsening of the problem. Having money problems and trying to solve them by gambling is like using a sledgehammer to crack a nut. What usually happens is that you lose the little money you have—or even end up in debt—lose everything, and end up in a much worse situation. The problem, as you say, is also availability and ease of access. If you're having financial problems, it's easy and convenient to try to “solve” them from home by gambling.