Why do people keep misbehaving because of gambling?

[DragonF]

Because psychologically, gambling shows all the emotions in the person's soul. Which of course is influenced by whether the results of agmbling are good or bad. The worse the results, the more emotional it will be, you will get angry easily, your emotions will be unstable, and it could even end in criminal cases.

On the other hand, if gambling activities can provide a lot of money, then it will make someone even brighter. But if we look at their faces, there will definitely be changes in their emotions and stability.

I don’t see anything wrong with gambling. I think the reason people see gambling in a bad light is because of those gamblers who cannot control their emotions. Why do people tend to complain about individuals who create problems because of their inability to control their emotions never have I come across people praising those gamblers who can control their emotions regardless of how much they lose.

One silent truth about this is that exhibiting obnoxious behaviour because of losing doesn’t mean that you lost more than those who still maintain their cool. If we are opportune to see how much some gamblers lose they don’t harm themselves or others. So I think losing a bet can only trigger people to manifest their innate character.

[JoyMarsha]

Why do people keep misbehaving because of gambling?

Because they seem to believe that gambling is an easy way to make money and when it doesn't happen as they have planned, they become frustrated and violent to people around them that gambling is not giving them what they want "making cool money easily without stress".

Many gamblers have become monsters in human form with the way they act when lost to a bet. You dare not be the reason for their gambling loss,  because they will release their frustration on you for that.

I pity the wife of the gambler who got beaten like this because this is not the first time that her husband must have launched domestic violence on her countless times, based on being the reason behind his gambling loss and being his lucky charm to gambling.

[Kemarit]

What does the law in your country says?

This is a case of domestic violence and to know the stand of Nigerian Laws on domestic violence, I will note some relevant sections of the 1999 Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria (as amended) and the Violence Against Person Prohibition Act, 2015. Section 34 of the 1999 Nigerian Constitution stipulated that every individual is entitled to respect for the dignity of his/her person and accordingly no person shall be subjected to torture or inhuman or degrading treatment.

Section 19 (1) of the Violence Against Persons Prohibition Act, 2015 stipulated that “a person who batters his or her spouse commits an offence and is liable on conviction to a term of imprisonment not exceeding 3 years or to a fine not exceeding 200,000 Naira or both”.  Also, subsection 2 stipulated that “a person who attempts to commit the act of violence provided for in subsection(1) of this section commits an offence and is liable on conviction to a term of imprisonment not exceeding 1 year or to a fine not exceeding 100,000 Naira or both”.

The thing is, will the wife file charges on his husband? Or will the government themselves will do it if the wife doesn't want to.

I think in this case, the husband has obviously put the blame of his wife, his mind is clouded already and so he didn't have the right judgement that time as he is full of emotions and might be thinking what they could have do if they won that big amount.

So a lot of things have been running on the gamblers mind, and I think it could have been worst if he hasn't stop or someone has to step up in between. Just another sad stories though for women.

[philipma1957]

That man is an animal, how could someone beat a woman like that? Only a psychopath or a mad person can do that. In fact I believe he's not a man because a man respects woman, a good and gentleman always take care of his wife rather than beating her. I feel really sorry for that woman, I believe such person with animal like behavior should be jailed.

There are so many people who are into gambling but none of them beat their wives like that. Yeah, I know sometimes addicts can get angry but they never beat women like that. In very rare cases someone can lose his control because of gambling and go to extremes like that. In fact, most of the time gamblers try to hide their gambling activities from their family.

If she truly used his money without his permission she needed to be punished. But he over punished her.

How much time at work would she have to do to earn 1million.
How much can she earn in a day.
The proper punishment would be work it off.

If it is too much and she can’t earn it in a life time beating her does not fix her wrongful act.

1m naria is $647.50 USD. Maybe three or four days week.

how much time to earn it in Nigeria 🇳🇬 . Seems to be a months work.

So yeah that is a wicked beat down for losing a months salary.

[ajiz138]

I agree, gambling greatly affects emotions, and emotions depend on the results of the gambling they play, if they lose they will behave negatively and if they win they will tend to look very happy.

I have experienced it, yes at that time my friend lost in gambling, I tried to invite him to joke as usual. But what was his response? He got angry and didn't seem to accept my joke, even though it was something we usually do.

Yeah this happened to me as well. When we ask they don't answer and when we try to make them smile they get angry that is why I just stay away from them and I gave them time to cool down. It's natural to lose temper because we are just humans but other gamblers cannot control it and people around them might be affected. My friends and neighbors also involved in this scenario that sometimes resulted in quarrel and later on they use force to physically hurt each other and they ended up being picked up by police. Based on my observation this commonly happened in card games, cara y cruz, volleyball, cockfighting and basketball games here in my place.

That's a good step, it's better for us to avoid them for a while until their emotions stabilize again, because even if we force ourselves to stay there to help them, it might make things worse.

But we also have to look first, because other people usually need to be accompanied and calmed down, but when we stay with them for a while it will make them uncontrollable. If we are used to being with them, we should know what type of person they are.

[philipma1957]

What does the law in your country says?

This is a case of domestic violence and to know the stand of Nigerian Laws on domestic violence, I will note some relevant sections of the 1999 Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria (as amended) and the Violence Against Person Prohibition Act, 2015. Section 34 of the 1999 Nigerian Constitution stipulated that every individual is entitled to respect for the dignity of his/her person and accordingly no person shall be subjected to torture or inhuman or degrading treatment.

Section 19 (1) of the Violence Against Persons Prohibition Act, 2015 stipulated that “a person who batters his or her spouse commits an offence and is liable on conviction to a term of imprisonment not exceeding 3 years or to a fine not exceeding 200,000 Naira or both”.  Also, subsection 2 stipulated that “a person who attempts to commit the act of violence provided for in subsection(1) of this section commits an offence and is liable on conviction to a term of imprisonment not exceeding 1 year or to a fine not exceeding 100,000 Naira or both”.

The thing is, will the wife file charges on his husband? Or will the government themselves will do it if the wife doesn't want to.

I think in this case, the husband has obviously put the blame of his wife, his mind is clouded already and so he didn't have the right judgement that time as he is full of emotions and might be thinking what they could have do if they won that big amount.

So a lot of things have been running on the gamblers mind, and I think it could have been worst if he hasn't stop or someone has to step up in between. Just another sad stories though for women.

Even if she is totally wrong and at fault he still over reacted.

He got himself in more truoble and is still out the 1m naira.

it was a poor chocie of actions on his part.

[ScamViruS]

No man should behave like this, can't beat his loved ones like this for a small amount of money. But here is another reason for this man to act like this, he put the money to gamble and by chance the bet won and he lost the bet due to lack of money and his frustration increased and he lost his sense of purpose. One person has done something wrong here, and I don't see any reason to involve gambling in it. Legal action should be taken against this man for beating his wife so badly.

[Litzki1990]

How good is your hard earned money if you lose it in a moment.  If the money you worked hard to earn for a month disappears in a matter of minutes, it is normal for your brain to temporarily stop working properly. When we get good news, we can take good times compared to bad times, but when everything is negative for us, we cannot accept good things well, instead, at that time, we treat ourselves badly. If this is the case with you, then instead of losing money by gambling, you will gain money and you will see that this bad behavior will not happen again, then you will feel a lot of peace in your mind.

[bisdak40]

What do you think of the man`s action? What is the best way to punish the man?

I think this incident was an isolated one because the beating was a result of the burst of emotions. The guy could already have millions if not for the woman who spent the money without his permission but still that reason would not spare him from the punishment that he have to face because of what he did to his wife.

[DragonF]

What does the law in your country says?

This is a case of domestic violence and to know the stand of Nigerian Laws on domestic violence, I will note some relevant sections of the 1999 Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria (as amended) and the Violence Against Person Prohibition Act, 2015. Section 34 of the 1999 Nigerian Constitution stipulated that every individual is entitled to respect for the dignity of his/her person and accordingly no person shall be subjected to torture or inhuman or degrading treatment.

Section 19 (1) of the Violence Against Persons Prohibition Act, 2015 stipulated that “a person who batters his or her spouse commits an offence and is liable on conviction to a term of imprisonment not exceeding 3 years or to a fine not exceeding 200,000 Naira or both”.  Also, subsection 2 stipulated that “a person who attempts to commit the act of violence provided for in subsection(1) of this section commits an offence and is liable on conviction to a term of imprisonment not exceeding 1 year or to a fine not exceeding 100,000 Naira or both”.

The thing is, will the wife file charges on his husband? Or will the government themselves will do it if the wife doesn't want to.

The Human Right Body will intervene if they get to know about the matter. The woman doesn`t necessarily have to file charges against her husband before justice can be served.

I think in this case, the husband has obviously put the blame of his wife, his mind is clouded already and so he didn't have the right judgement that time as he is full of emotions and might be thinking what they could have do if they won that big amount.

So a lot of things have been running on the gamblers mind, and I think it could have been worst if he hasn't stop or someone has to step up in between. Just another sad stories though for women.

There is no justification for commiting grievous bodily harm to others.

[DabsPoorVersion]

I think in this case, the husband has obviously put the blame of his wife, his mind is clouded already and so he didn't have the right judgement that time as he is full of emotions and might be thinking what they could have do if they won that big amount.

So a lot of things have been running on the gamblers mind, and I think it could have been worst if he hasn't stop or someone has to step up in between. Just another sad stories though for women.

There is no justification for commiting grievous bodily harm to others.

It's unfortunate but there are really some people who tend to blame others or direct their anger towards someone when they lose or fail to win money, particularly in gambling. This is a sad reality that we cannot change as it solely depends on human behavior. The only solution is to take legal action to seek justice in such situations.

[Stompix]

1m naria is $647.50 USD. Maybe three or four days week.
how much time to earn it in Nigeria 🇳🇬 . Seems to be a months work.
So yeah that is a wicked beat down for losing a months salary.

Phil, look from the other side!
He was going to bet 1000 naira, that's 60 cents but the wife spent that!

So he didn't bet on that match because he didn't have 60 cents in the house!
If this isn't f** up beyond anything I don't know what you would call it!

[Woodie]

Not sure how much 1000 naira is, but battering your wife over a small amount or whatever amount it is uncalled for , and besides if he can beat up the wife this way..I wonder what would happen if he lost this money to gambling , would he inflict self harm to himself because risk is always there in gambling... And I also think the friend is gaming him with these so called sure beats and should have asked for proof!!

Besides, in the world of gambling the basic rules day gamble with money you can afford to lose but what we have just see here clearly demonstrates the man can't afford it!!! Guys and girls when it comes to conflict there are better ways to resolve things, don't go for physical confrontation as this could get ugly and sometimes death!!!

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It is actually for the misconceptions in our society. Most of the people in our society thought that the people who do gambling they are bad people in this case in some regions gambling is also illegal and the peoples things that who ever connected with gambling are criminals like they are drug addiction etc. And some people have the sick psycho they do the behaviour with the gambler they should be in under proper punishment.

[Wiwo]

I would assume that the 1,000 Naira was his own money and reserved it for gambling. I would be extremely disappointed as well if someone took the money I'm supposed to bet and then find out later that my picks actually won. We have a saying here that perfectly describes the situation and it's "Pera na naging bato pa". Having said that, I wouldn't lay a hand on anyone because of what happened.

What is the best way to punish the man?

What does the law in your country say?

It is such a sad outcome,  this thing shouldn't have resulted in this and as a matter of fact, it would have been better for the owner of the money to negotiate with the person who took the money without his knowledge to see how best he could give him or her some percentage of that money won,  but if the bet loses and he discovers that his own selection won at the end,  that will be a very disappointing incident since the memory will be that he lost not because he failed to select the luck bet,  but because someone else stole the money he was meant to bet with and at the end lose all at once.

But it shouldn't result in physical attacks such as in this case,  and the highest should have been to invite police or even Ender around to settle the issue for them and he should try to avoid such a person going forward.