At first, gambling would be a choice of those looking for excitement or challenge, but it would have a very high possibility that one w...
At first, gambling would be a choice of those looking for
excitement or challenge, but it would have a very high possibility that one
would get hooked, crave for more and get addicted to it. Gambling as a vice
would not be that far.
There are different effects caused by gambling, the degree
of these effects matter on the length of the time one engages on it. Well,
there are people who engage on it without any dash of negative effects or
consequences but we could hide the reality which shows that majority of the
people who are into gambling are bombarded by various problems in the area of
economic security, family issues, community crimes, psychological issues and
more.
- Economic security
With the urge to win prizes and
try their luck, gamblers do not stop betting and venturing on their luck. As
proved by studies, in general, those who are poor are the ones who are fond of
betting and gambling. This leads to the poor people’s incurring of more debts
as they are not really of the capacity to gamble for a long time.
- Family issues
Since gambling becomes a vice or
an addiction, it would be a subject of arguments for couples. There are studies
in the US
which clearly shows that there are numbers of wives being abused by pathological
gambling husbands.
Communities with casinos are more
prone to crimes that affect or involve the family.
- Community Crimes
There are a lot of crimes and
fraudulent activities that are being caused by gambling. Records would show
that in areas where gambling is accessible, crime rates also balloons compared
to those where gambling is not around.
- Psychological issues
More studies show that there is a
great percentage that suicide would be committed by pathological gamblers. Due
to the yearning for luck and triumph, once failure bites, depression follows
the soonest.
These are just some of the
negative effects of gambling to people. Do you choose to be a victim?