Lee Duna@lemmy.nz to News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 month agoUS gambling addiction is ‘out of control’ as betting markets boom, policy expert warnswww.theguardian.comexternal-linkmessage-square41linkfedilinkarrow-up1386arrow-down13cross-posted to: usa@lemmy.mlaboringdystopia@lemmy.world
arrow-up1383arrow-down1external-linkUS gambling addiction is ‘out of control’ as betting markets boom, policy expert warnswww.theguardian.comLee Duna@lemmy.nz to News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 month agomessage-square41linkfedilinkcross-posted to: usa@lemmy.mlaboringdystopia@lemmy.world
minus-square[object Object]@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up90·1 month 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-up46·1 month agoAnd the transition from one to the other is pretty seamless.
minus-squareHellsBelle@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up12arrow-down1·1 month 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-up11·1 month agoThat’s usually also (gambling) addiction
minus-squarea_non_monotonic_function@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up6·1 month ago they have insider information on the outcomes of world events
minus-squareNoForwadSlashS@piefed.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 month agoIf you know something is certainly going to happen, there is no gamble.
minus-squarea_non_monotonic_function@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·1 month agoSame process. Difference is semantic.
minus-squareTollana1234567@lemmy.todaylinkfedilinkarrow-up2arrow-down1·1 month 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.
Same process. Difference is semantic.
thats why gamblers are called degenerates