Lee Duna@lemmy.nz to News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 7 days agoUS gambling addiction is ‘out of control’ as betting markets boom, policy expert warnswww.theguardian.comexternal-linkmessage-square42linkfedilinkarrow-up1388arrow-down13
arrow-up1385arrow-down1external-linkUS gambling addiction is ‘out of control’ as betting markets boom, policy expert warnswww.theguardian.comLee Duna@lemmy.nz to News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 7 days agomessage-square42linkfedilink
minus-square[object Object]@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up92·7 days 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-squarea_non_monotonic_function@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up6·6 days ago they have insider information on the outcomes of world events
minus-squareNoForwadSlashS@piefed.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 days agoIf you know something is certainly going to happen, there is no gamble.
minus-squarea_non_monotonic_function@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·2 days agoSame process. Difference is semantic.
minus-squareTollana1234567@lemmy.todaylinkfedilinkarrow-up2arrow-down1·6 days agothats why gamblers are called degenerates
minus-squarequeerlilhayseed@piefed.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up47·7 days agoAnd the transition from one to the other is pretty seamless.
minus-squareHellsBelle@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up12arrow-down1·7 days 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-up11·7 days agoThat’s usually also (gambling) addiction
There are two reasons people pour their money into gambling:
If you know something is certainly going to happen, there is no gamble.
Same process. Difference is semantic.
thats why gamblers are called degenerates
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