The Madness of Gambling Addicts.

[Igebotz]

I don't know how true this is but some people believe that gambling addiction is a mental disorder especially when it gets to this point where any other thing doesn't matter apart from just looking for how to get money to gamble, this is very disheartening because this addiction takes away your prospects, puts you in debt and makes you unproductive. Gamblers are also humans they don't just decide to abandon their families, but they are suffering from the inability to put themselves under control

Addiction is clearly a mental disorder. It is based on observations made by gambling addicts rather than what others have said. An addicted gambler will say he will not gamble again, but as soon as he receives money, he will resume gambling.

Every day, such a gambler wishes to gamble, regardless of whether he has money or not. This desire is so strong that an addicted gambler is unable to resist. Even when his mind is not on board, his actions do not reflect this because he has no control over them.

[Agbe]

A Shanghai man was sentenced to prison for kidnapping his own granddaughter so he could maintain his gambling addiction with the ransom money.

The kidnapping — orchestrated by a 65-year-old man identified only by his surname, Yuan — was first reported by the Shanghai Law and Rule Journal. The legal news outlet didn't specify when the incident occurred but wrote on April 18 that Yuan had just started serving his prison sentence.

Yuan kicked off his plan by picking up his four-year-old granddaughter from her kindergarten and taking her out to eat and shop without her mother's knowledge, the Journal reported.

[1] https://www.insider.com/shanghai-man-kidnapped-his-own-granddaughter-for-72000-report-2023-4
[2] https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/grandpa-in-china-kidnaps-own-granddaughter-demands-ransom-so-he-can-continue-gambling

many gambling addicts have lost their minds because their desire to continue gambling overpowers their common sense, hence the importance of "gambling responsibly"

There are three licensing objectives which support the whole basis of gambling regulation:

- that crime should be kept out of gambling
- it should be conducted in a fair and open way
- children and other vulnerable persons should be protected from harm or exploitation from gambling.

[1] https://www.gamblingcommission.gov.uk/licensees-and-businesses/guide/social-responsibility

#this is my topic which i copied from the BTT forum

This is really pertetic story to come by that an elderly man like that will go to the extent of kidnaping his own granddaughter to get money just to gamble it is very bad and he should be kept in prison for as long as the law wants , gambling addiction is something that those involved in gambling should really check and control as it has some negative consequences which can push you into doing things that will put you into trouble if you don't have the money at that present point in time

[bisdak40]

A Shanghai man was sentenced to prison for kidnapping his own granddaughter so he could maintain his gambling addiction with the ransom money.

The kidnapping — orchestrated by a 65-year-old man identified only by his surname, Yuan — was first reported by the Shanghai Law and Rule Journal. The legal news outlet didn't specify when the incident occurred but wrote on April 18 that Yuan had just started serving his prison sentence.

Yuan kicked off his plan by picking up his four-year-old granddaughter from her kindergarten and taking her out to eat and shop without her mother's knowledge, the Journal reported.

[1] https://www.insider.com/shanghai-man-kidnapped-his-own-granddaughter-for-72000-report-2023-4
[2] https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/grandpa-in-china-kidnaps-own-granddaughter-demands-ransom-so-he-can-continue-gambling

many gambling addicts have lost their minds because their desire to continue gambling overpowers their common sense, hence the importance of "gambling responsibly"

There are three licensing objectives which support the whole basis of gambling regulation:

- that crime should be kept out of gambling
- it should be conducted in a fair and open way
- children and other vulnerable persons should be protected from harm or exploitation from gambling.

[1] https://www.gamblingcommission.gov.uk/licensees-and-businesses/guide/social-responsibility

#this is my topic which i copied from the BTT forum

This is really pertetic story to come by that an elderly man like that will go to the extent of kidnaping his own granddaughter to get money just to gamble it is very bad and he should be kept in prison for as long as the law wants , gambling addiction is something that those involved in gambling should really check and control as it has some negative consequences which can push you into doing things that will put you into trouble if you don't have the money at that present point in time

It's crazy that a grandfather would kidnap his own granddaughter just to keep gambling. Gambling addiction can seriously mess with people, and it shows how important it is to stay in control. He definitely deserves to be punished for what he did.

[Igebotz]

It's crazy that a grandfather would kidnap his own granddaughter just to keep gambling. Gambling addiction can seriously mess with people, and it shows how important it is to stay in control. He definitely deserves to be punished for what he did.

If we fight and sanction victims of gambling addiction, we should also consider fighting and sanctioning the root cause of the addiction. Many people believe that as long as they have money, they must gamble because they derive pleasure from gambling without realizing that they are gradually developing addiction.

However, when they run out of money to gamble, they realize that they cannot live without gambling and begin to look for ways to raise money to gamble. At this point, they can do whatever they want without worrying about the implications of their actions. If we must solve the problem of addiction then bookies must be ready to forego some profits by ensuring that an account must be restricted after spending certain amount and time gambling.

[Agbe]

It's crazy that a grandfather would kidnap his own granddaughter just to keep gambling. Gambling addiction can seriously mess with people, and it shows how important it is to stay in control. He definitely deserves to be punished for what he did.

If we fight and sanction victims of gambling addiction, we should also consider fighting and sanctioning the root cause of the addiction. Many people believe that as long as they have money, they must gamble because they derive pleasure from gambling without realizing that they are gradually developing addiction.

However, when they run out of money to gamble, they realize that they cannot live without gambling and begin to look for ways to raise money to gamble. At this point, they can do whatever they want without worrying about the implications of their actions. If we must solve the problem of addiction then bookies must be ready to forego some profits by ensuring that an account must be restricted after spending certain amount and time gambling.

This your idea is good but really hard to implement because gambling companies are profit oriented and so should not be held responsible for the addiction of gamblers because gambling is for those who are mentally mature enough to go into it so the measure's that your proposing about restrictions of bet's accounts when it's reaches a particular amount of money used in gambling will not actually work

[pieppiep]

This your idea is good but really hard to implement because gambling companies are profit oriented and so should not be held responsible for the addiction of gamblers because gambling is for those who are mentally mature enough to go into it so the measure's that your proposing about restrictions of bet's accounts when it's reaches a particular amount of money used in gambling will not actually work

He stressed that yes it does require many approaches to managing the impact of gambling, players, companies and the regulators. That is why different gambling companies are oriented on making money, but the creating of some mechanisms such as spending limit reminders or pause features can help players themselves and no one can forced them to stop immediately. The primary rest remains with the players but with such support structures in placed one does not have to gamble irresponsibly and unsafely. We can try to fund creative approaches to game design that will let players be creative while still keeping gambling as safe. This is evidence that it is possible for everybody to contribute to making an environment in which we do not inflict more damage than is necessary to society while maintaining the fundamental character of the business.

[DragonF]

If we must solve the problem of addiction then bookies must be ready to forego some profits by ensuring that an account must be restricted after spending certain amount and time gambling.

This is an already-dead solution because the bookies are unconcerned about gamblers' wellbeing. The bookies even celebrate stories of gambling addiction because they profit from it, and such a solution would limit the quantity of cakes (profit) they eat, so they would not want it implemented. The fact that new bookies appear on a daily basis and pay exorbitant amounts for advertisements to reach a larger audience demonstrates how profit-driven the bookies are.

Even when bookies are banned from a country they don't relent. They continue to put pressure on the government of the country to allow them to resume operations. This is because the harm caused by gambling is not their primary concern; rather, they are more interested in making profits and expanding their tentacles. This is why the gambler should be his army, ensuring that he does not fall victim to gambling.

[MUGNIA]

I don't know how true this is but some people believe that gambling addiction is a mental disorder especially when it gets to this point where any other thing doesn't matter apart from just looking for how to get money to gamble, this is very disheartening because this addiction takes away your prospects, puts you in debt and makes you unproductive. Gamblers are also humans they don't just decide to abandon their families, but they are suffering from the inability to put themselves under control

The reality is that someone who is addicted has an unhealthy mentality where they justify any means to be able to gamble, without seeing the risks they will face in the future, someone who is addicted will find it difficult to improve even in rehab, they will only stop during rehab if they leave they will go back to gambling

[$crypto$]

I don't know how true this is but some people believe that gambling addiction is a mental disorder especially when it gets to this point where any other thing doesn't matter apart from just looking for how to get money to gamble, this is very disheartening because this addiction takes away your prospects, puts you in debt and makes you unproductive. Gamblers are also humans they don't just decide to abandon their families, but they are suffering from the inability to put themselves under control

The reality is that someone who is addicted has an unhealthy mentality where they justify any means to be able to gamble, without seeing the risks they will face in the future, someone who is addicted will find it difficult to improve even in rehab, they will only stop during rehab if they leave they will go back to gambling

I think deep down, they know what they are doing is wrong, but they don't control it. The urge to keep gambling is so strong that they end up ignoring everything.

They can no longer think clearly, because their level of dependency is so high. They keep gambling, even though on the other hand they may regret it when they lose, but it keeps happening.

[bitbit97]

A question to all, have you experienced gambling addiction or faced gambling addicted people? One thing is to read stories in the internet or watch on TV. The other thing is to be familiar with such a person personally, or knew that a person you saw right now is addicted. And if you really know such people, have you heard what mad things they have done?

One important moment: in small local casinos, usually with slots, there are lot of people who addicted from alcohol and they regularly gamble (because they think that this is a fastest way to get new money for alco). I dont consider such people as gambling addicted.

[Didia Sofunichi]

Gambling addition can even make you kidnap your own self. A gamble addict is few minutes away from madness.

A gamble addict can do anything for money, he can kill, kidnap, steal and even rape. If you have a relative who's a gamble addict the best thing to do is take him/her to a rehab.

[LUCKMCFLY]

A question to all, have you experienced gambling addiction or faced gambling addicted people? One thing is to read stories in the internet or watch on TV. The other thing is to be familiar with such a person personally, or knew that a person you saw right now is addicted. And if you really know such people, have you heard what mad things they have done?

I have interacted with friends who are gambling addicts, it is actually difficult to persuade them to leave that world, because for them what they are doing is very good, they do not see the casino as an addiction, that is to say, some of them do not know the tremendous size of the problem they are in, and they do not care that they are in the casino all day, for them that is something normal , it is difficult to understand the disagreements because if you speak badly to them about the game or something, they get very upset with us, sometimes it is hard to get them in, you have to find the perfect Strategy.