Legalization = increased addiction

[Grace333]

Honestly I've not looked at it this way before and op might be right especially in countries where there are several restriction policies. If gamble manages to slip through those policies and become legalized the citizen would see it as a good avenue for making wealth because it was first approved by their government and that misunderstanding could add to the conviction that have on gamble which we all know how it's gonna end.

[shawonngp]

I agree with you OP, because those that are not supposed to start gambling will start gambling in order to win big since, gambling has been legalized, since there's nothing to fear or gamble in secret any more. Non gamblers can be lured to gamble by their friends wins or the ads they see on billboard place on major roads.

Gambling legalization does not mean everyone should freely enter gambling then. People should still consider their financial capacity, if they have extra funds then they can consider gambling sometimes. But if their funds are still tight, its better to just avoid gambling first than fall on the trap due to the belief that they can make instant money with gambling.

However, with social media gambling ads and promotions, and billboards here and there, people will often be lured in gambling, especially those who are jobless and are looking for instant money.

If gambling is legalised, it will be much easier for everyone to access gambling, because gambling is still illegal in many countries, so not everyone can gamble freely. After legalisation, whether people have financial transparency or not, many people will collect money in various ways and start gambling because it's legal and easily accessible, so that everyone will get freedom. Most of those who start gambling have very little financial capability; they gamble to increase their money several times instantly. You have mentioned an important point: if gambling is legalised, there is a possibility that people will consider it as a source of income due to social media and TV channels promoting it a lot. Gambling is very risky, so expecting a good profit from it is wrong.

[DiMarxist]

I don't share thesame sentiment with you OP. You see gambling is one thing that will thrive both in a place were it is made legal or not. One problem with man is that we like to throwing blame on others when ever we find ourselves failing to control ourselves and emotions. Looking at this thread it only shows how we as humans like shifting responsibilities, for someone to talk about gambling addiction been on the rise on states that has made gambling legal may not be totally true. It's true that when a thing is legal to do without any form of penalty involved, the tendency to abusive will be high but, we should not try and generalize it  because, even in places were gambling is not legal addiction problems is still there.

[JiiBs]

How will the government limit the number of people that are addicted to gamble or how can the government stop gambling addiction? Do you know a family member or a friend that someone is living may be gambling and the person will not kninot know. Another thing is that the government care most about the taxes and not bothered about gambling addiction.

It’s usually very tricky having to handle the problems. It’s best one doesn’t get addicted in the first place than hope do recover from addiction due to some therapy and what not.
The best the government can do is have its agencies ensure strict compliance on gambling regulations in their places of business. This would instill in them the need to not be all profit hungry and ensure the welfare of their known customers is of some priority.

[Achalugo BTC]

It’s usually very tricky having to handle the problems. It’s best one doesn’t get addicted in the first place than hope do recover from addiction due to some therapy and what not.
The best the government can do is have its agencies ensure strict compliance on gambling regulations in their places of business. This would instill in them the need to not be all profit hungry and ensure the welfare of their known customers is of some priority.

Sometimes, I don't blame some people who got addicted to the game, though its not right and it not something that one should give excuse for, but there are some people that are really going through alot, that they can't even afford to take care themselves, and which they will make them to take gambling the way its not meant to be. That's why, one should avoid what will make them to keep gambling and fighting against what is not really there.

[jeremypwr]

Yeah I think the same way regarding legalize gambling and addiction related to it
There are many bad things that can be attributed to problematic gambling; which is why so many people are against it.

[jcojci]

Legalization maybe a way to solving addiction or reducing the number of people who addicted to gambling but that depend on how people react. If they playing gambling for sometime, the prohibition will makes them figure out the ways to access the online gambling. Maybe the government needs to educating people about the danger of gambling besides of makes gambling non legalized so people can wake up and reducing their time from gambling. It needs awareness from people itself to realize the risks and the dangers of playing gambling which can makes them losing controls and the addiction will comes.

[fruktik]

How will the government limit the number of people that are addicted to gamble or how can the government stop gambling addiction? Do you know a family member or a friend that someone is living may be gambling and the person will not kninot know. Another thing is that the government care most about the taxes and not bothered about gambling addiction.

In most countries, the government simply doesn't care about the people. What kind of care are we talking about? It's laughable. Such a concept no longer exists. People come to power to make a lot of money and establish connections.

It's perfectly true that they're only interested in taxes. All they care about is filling the federal treasury so they can steal from it. If there's no money, there's no way to steal anything. It's as simple as that.

[Tetu100]

However I guess on that part, its not the casino nor legalization that should be blamed here, but its on how gamblers recklessly spend their funds into gambling.

You're pretty right on this part and I agree with you. Why blaming the casinos for our weakness and reckless gambling life style, we should first fix ourself on our recklessness pattern of gambling and count the Gambling platforms out of this because nobody force nobody to gamble against his/her will. No doubt, legalizing gambling in a state can be very addictive because of it level of free hands it will gain (it will be very open and easily access by anybody) but we has our own crucial role to play in helping the situation by gambling with common sense.

[Betwrong]

~ Now gambling is all about super fast wins and advertising that is projecting false standards. So people are seeing it everywhere and accessing it by just making a bank wire that is instantly credited just like paying for a streaming subscription.

Maybe it's better for the collective good that gambling remains non legalized.

Well, not all gambling is about super fast wins. Take sports betting, for example. Sometimes you have to wait days until the bet is settled. In some cases, when it's betting on Oscars, it can take month. And if it's politics, it can take years. Look, I placed this bet three years ago:



You are right if it's about slots, roulette, mines, keno, dice, crash and games like that. But even regarding those games I disagree that they should remain illegal. The best way is not to forbid everything potentially harmful, but to legalize everything and explain why people should be careful about using it.

[tech30338]

Legalization is making sure that those casino or gambling operators can be help liable, and this also protect gamblers, but yes on the otherhand because its legal and is operating with license people can now gamble everywhere thats access is dangerous they should alsp put limit on how much can a person spent but thats a bit over protected and the house would profit less.

[Wind_FURY]

I was reading some statistics and it became apparently obvious that addiction goes straight up when gambling is legalized.

Here's a news article:
https://www.nbcnews.com/sports/sports-gambling/gambling-disorder-increased-legalized-sports-betting-rcna351785

For instance in the US it is a crucial point because eight now many states are legalising gambling whereas the only permissible form was state lotteries which were not so addictive. For instance you may buy a ticket but the odds of winning were so low that there was no instant gratification. And the proceeds we're largely used for good causes too.

Now gambling is all about super fast wins and advertising that is projecting false standards. So people are seeing it everywhere and accessing it by just making a bank wire that is instantly credited just like paying for a streaming subscription.

Maybe it's better for the collective good that gambling remains non legalized.

That cited study/research probably has flaws because, if we put those people in those states in a situation where gambling is illegal, but also makes it easy for them to access illegal gambling services, then it's very obvious that legalized gambling ISN'T at fault in that situation.

In my personal opinion, they can't blame everything in legalized gambling.