Lee Duna@lemmy.nz to News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 months agoUS gambling addiction is ‘out of control’ as betting markets boom, policy expert warnswww.theguardian.comexternal-linkmessage-square39fedilinkarrow-up1303arrow-down13cross-posted to: [email protected][email protected]
arrow-up1300arrow-down1external-linkUS gambling addiction is ‘out of control’ as betting markets boom, policy expert warnswww.theguardian.comLee Duna@lemmy.nz to News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 months agomessage-square39fedilinkcross-posted to: [email protected][email protected]
minus-square[object Object]@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up71·2 months agoThere are two reasons people pour their money into gambling: they have no hope of materially improving their lives through work they are gambling addicts
minus-squarequeerlilhayseed@piefed.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up36·2 months agoAnd the transition from one to the other is pretty seamless.
minus-squareHellsBelle@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8arrow-down1·2 months agoThere are other reasons as well, ie: people who live with ADHD which means they may suffer from lack of impulse control, etc.
minus-squaretheolodis@feddit.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up7·2 months agoThat’s usually also (gambling) addiction
minus-squarea_non_monotonic_function@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·2 months ago they have insider information on the outcomes of world events
minus-squareNoForwadSlashS@piefed.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·2 months agoIf you know something is certainly going to happen, there is no gamble.
minus-squareTollana1234567@lemmy.todaylinkfedilinkarrow-up0·2 months agothats why gamblers are called degenerates
There are two reasons people pour their money into gambling:
And the transition from one to the other is pretty seamless.
There are other reasons as well, ie: people who live with ADHD which means they may suffer from lack of impulse control, etc.
That’s usually also (gambling) addiction
If you know something is certainly going to happen, there is no gamble.
thats why gamblers are called degenerates