I Don't Think Gambling Specifically Targets the Poor

[Igebotz]

What do you think? Do you believe the poor are more prone to gambling?

Obviously, most gamblers are poor people who believe that gambling will help them escape poverty. There is no poor gambler who can honestly say that he does not gamble for profit, but most wealthy gamblers do so for entertainment. The wealthy rarely engage in problematic gambling because they have the means to fund their gambling at all times.

This is unlike most poor gamblers. Because they do not have money, they see every gambling session as an opportunity to make money and so rarely take a break. Even when they do not have it, they look for ways to raise funds in order to gamble. Some of them may go hungry just to gamble.

[Agbe]

Gambling is not only engaged by the poor but is an individual thing as both poor and rich are involved in it. Infact looking at it critically it's the rich that even play gambling. If we are talking about real gamblers then it's the rich as they use huge sum's of money in gambling, unlike the poor that only use small amount of money in betting

[0t3p0t]

What do you think? Do you believe the poor are more prone to gambling?

Well for me, yes because I see poor people more into gambling than being involved into something that generates wealth which the rich ones do. Poor people are more into gambling because of the fact that most of us are hoping for a win of a lifetime. I think poor people are more into this thing than the rich people even though we might say both can be greedy in gambling.

[Tribalchief]

Gambling is not only engaged by the poor but is an individual thing as both poor and rich are involved in it. Infact looking at it critically it's the rich that even play gambling. If we are talking about real gamblers then it's the rich as they use huge sum's of money in gambling, unlike the poor that only use small amount of money in betting

You are right bro. The Rich are actually the real gamblers. Sometimes, I get amazed of the way rich gamblers stake some crazy amount that is enough for the poor to survive for a year. I sometimes frown when I see those who are try survive still gamble with the little they have, which isn't an Ideal or proper way to gambling IMO. Gambling should rather be done by those who have a good financial status (though, you don't have to be Rich), but I enjoy to watch the rich gamble.

[Zed0X]

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Based on my experience and on what I saw in people around me, the poor are more susceptible to gambling; there's a long line of people mostly poor or of of medium income in a lottery and on horse racing, and every time there's a feast where organizers are setting up gambling tent.
They want to change their lives for the better or at least add more money in their small income, and they find gambling can do this for them.
Out of necessity, because of lack of more opportunity, they allocate money, and sometimes the allocation is more than what they can lose.

I think we should also add the fact that a lot of them have too many time on their hands. Aside from creating more babies and drinking, gambling is probably their next favorite past time Oh let's not forget that they also get handouts from the current Government (something like a $100 every month?) Another reason why they think they can gamble easily because it will be replenished.

[LogitechMouse]

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What do you think? Do you believe the poor are more prone to gambling?

Gambling targeting the poor for me is a bit irrelevant.
Maybe there are more poor people who are resorting to gambling because of a wrong mindset. A mindset where they want to make money in the easiest and quickest way possible.

I agree with what you said that people have this "greedy" nature inside of us, but these poor people have a different way of greediness. They're willing to spend more money in gambling hence, many poor people are becoming poorer because they're spending lots of money in gambling hoping that they will make money from it or worse, their life will change with the help of gambling. Gambling can change one's life either positively or negatively.

Instead of the phrase "gambling targets the poor", I would change it to "gambling targets those who have wrong mindset".

[Jating]

Gambling is not only engaged by the poor but is an individual thing as both poor and rich are involved in it. Infact looking at it critically it's the rich that even play gambling. If we are talking about real gamblers then it's the rich as they use huge sum's of money in gambling, unlike the poor that only use small amount of money in betting

You are right bro. The Rich are actually the real gamblers. Sometimes, I get amazed of the way rich gamblers stake some crazy amount that is enough for the poor to survive for a year. I sometimes frown when I see those who are try survive still gamble with the little they have, which isn't an Ideal or proper way to gambling IMO. Gambling should rather be done by those who have a good financial status (though, you don't have to be Rich), but I enjoy to watch the rich gamble.

And that's what we call that they have money to burn, take for example Drake or Dana White. We have seen them betting huge amount of money, even Drake had one game in roulette wherein Stake has to increased the max bet for him, so it's just crazy how this rich people gamble with their money.

As compare to us average joe or even poor who can only dream that we can hit big so that our lives will change for the better and we will not be poor thru the rest of our natural lives. So we will continue to do so, and hope that one day we will be that lucky person to hit lottery or jackpot in a casinos.

[Rubel007]

What do you think? Do you believe the poor are more prone to gambling?

I can say from the situation of gamblers in my local area without looking at other surveys that the poor can get addicted to gambling faster than the rich. There are various reasons for this. A poor man cannot change his life. He knows that the conventional rules will not change his condition. Therefore, the tendency to consider gambling as a means of changing his life is much higher than the rich person.

Gambling platforms do not know who is rich or poor because there is no logic to say which particular gamblers they target. Besides, a poor person also gets the same benefits that a rich person gets. I think it's not the gambling platform but the gamblers that make them who they are. People with lower incomes are more likely to become addicted to gambling and gamble more than the rich. Maybe their betting volume is less but they definitely spend more time in gambling.

[mu_enrico]

You will see rich people that will gamble just to spend some time having fun but the poor will gamble just to find ways to make money from gambling. That is why you will see the poor looking for more than 5 or 10 time return but they continue to use small amount of money if they are not addicted. This is what I noticed about the rich and poor people that are gambling.

Gambling targets all people because they want to bet their money on their casino but the poor are somewhat more likely to gamble because they are hoping that they will be lucky and rise out of poverty.

Making money isn't a promise exclusive to the poor though as anyone can make money from gambling if they're lucky.
However, I'd be more convinced if the argument were about the poor being more prone to "YOLO" betting, as they might think, "It can't get any worse than this."

Compared to those who are earning more, the poor are more desperate but would look for an easier way out. Most of the poor would likely to resort to gambling to get rich and, in terms of effort, it's easier to buy a lottery ticket than work your butt off for hours.

Yep, it sounds logical, but not sure if this kind of people make up for the majority percentage of players. You can find outliers on both sides though, like rich people who are adrenaline junkies.

@OP, I agree with you that gambling does not specifically target the poor, but some gambling companies and owners may have the poor as their particular target, making them site their casinos or gambling houses in poor neighborhoods, but that still does not mean that the rich are restricted from visiting to gamble or that there are no gambling houses and casinos in rich neighborhoods.

Maybe it's just a business decision to rent a building there because the cost is cheap and there are lots of people living there. I mean, AFAIK, a poor neighborhood is usually denser and cheaper than a rich one.

of course not because the only difference between the poor and the rich when gambling is that the poor loses their money faster but the rich can have a longer time gambling before they even reach the bottom of the bag

Assuming both spend the same amount per spin or play, then yes, the rich will likely get tired of playing before the loss even makes a dent in their wallet.

But as you can see, high rollers exist, and I think casinos are more likely to target these people than the poor.

Based on my experience and on what I saw in people around me, the poor are more susceptible to gambling; there's a long line of people mostly poor or of of medium income in a lottery and on horse racing, and every time there's a feast where organizers are setting up gambling tent.

Probably there are events for VIPs that is different from this regular event. Only the kings are invited lol.

Instead of the phrase "gambling targets the poor", I would change it to "gambling targets those who have wrong mindset".

It seems like we have a deep thinker here lol.
The idea isn't as popular than the poor & gambling though.

[MUGNIA]

What do you think? Do you believe the poor are more prone to gambling?

Actually, it is not targeting, but poor people who hope to get a lot of money without wanting to work hard, then they gamble hoping to get a big win from the remaining money, because of their treatment, it is very clear that they are like gambling targets even though gambling was created for fun in betting games, not to seek victory as a way to multiply money

[Publictalk792]

I can say from the situation of gamblers in my local area without looking at other surveys that the poor can get addicted to gambling faster than the rich. There are various reasons for this. A poor man cannot change his life. He knows that the conventional rules will not change his condition. Therefore, the tendency to consider gambling as a means of changing his life is much higher than the rich person.

Gambling platforms do not know who is rich or poor because there is no logic to say which particular gamblers they target. Besides, a poor person also gets the same benefits that a rich person gets. I think it's not the gambling platform but the gamblers that make them who they are. People with lower incomes are more likely to become addicted to gambling and gamble more than the rich. Maybe their betting volume is less but they definitely spend more time in gambling.

From what I also see in my area poor people are more likely to get addicted to gambling than rich people. This happens because they do not have many chances to improve their lives so they feel hopeless. When they can not make money in normal ways gambling seems like easy way out or involve in other fraudulent activities. Gambling websites treat everyone same whether rich or poor. It is not websites that cause addiction but person situation. Studies show that people with less money are more likely to get addicted to gambling. They might not bet as much but they spend more time gambling.

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I would also like to agree with the OP that gambling is not specifically targets the poor because if they just specifically target the poor people cause then their revenue will not much be higher. So that they targeted all kinds of peoples who have money for playing gambling.
But we also can disagree with it that there are some discrimination on the casinos like I saw in the reports that the casino send car to gambler to receive and drop to their casino and there they have dedicated massager but this is only for those who are investing lots of money and loosing not those who invest small fund and won. So they target to money mans.

[Aanuoluwatofunmi]

Gambling is not targeted or aimed at any particular caliber of people, everyone is open to gambling, having money and seeing it more sufficient enough will make someone to gamble all because they are having fun at the process,  not considering the way of gambling being for everyone, how we could allow everyone to have the opportunity for gambling, both online and in physical.

[SamReomo]

Gambling is not targeted or aimed at any particular caliber of people, everyone is open to gambling, having money and seeing it more sufficient enough will make someone to gamble all because they are having fun at the process,  not considering the way of gambling being for everyone, how we could allow everyone to have the opportunity for gambling, both online and in physical.

Yes, that's highly true, anyone can gamble and no one forces or prevents someone from gambling. Someone who earn $100 a month can also gamble and similarly someone earning $100k per month or more can also gamble. Gambling is for everyone who considers it a fun and entertainment and also for the ones who want to earn money with it, I know it's not easy to beat a casino's house edge but some people are good at sports betting and they make money with gambling.

[Rubel007]

I can say from the situation of gamblers in my local area without looking at other surveys that the poor can get addicted to gambling faster than the rich. There are various reasons for this. A poor man cannot change his life. He knows that the conventional rules will not change his condition. Therefore, the tendency to consider gambling as a means of changing his life is much higher than the rich person.

Gambling platforms do not know who is rich or poor because there is no logic to say which particular gamblers they target. Besides, a poor person also gets the same benefits that a rich person gets. I think it's not the gambling platform but the gamblers that make them who they are. People with lower incomes are more likely to become addicted to gambling and gamble more than the rich. Maybe their betting volume is less but they definitely spend more time in gambling.

From what I also see in my area poor people are more likely to get addicted to gambling than rich people. This happens because they do not have many chances to improve their lives so they feel hopeless. When they can not make money in normal ways gambling seems like easy way out or involve in other fraudulent activities. Gambling websites treat everyone same whether rich or poor. It is not websites that cause addiction but person situation. Studies show that people with less money are more likely to get addicted to gambling. They might not bet as much but they spend more time gambling.

People who have a job or are busy with multiple business naturally have a good financial situation. But gambling will be a source of income for unemployed gamblers who pass the time doing nothing because they will try to earn money from this platform. That is why we see more propensity to gamble among poor gamblers who consider gambling as a source of income. The gambling platform is completely neutral. Usually the purpose of gambling platforms is to do business. Beyond that they do not understand anything.