Lee Duna@lemmy.nz to News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 months agoUS gambling addiction is ‘out of control’ as betting markets boom, policy expert warnswww.theguardian.comexternal-linkmessage-square38linkfedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10cross-posted to: usa@midwest.socialusa@lemmy.mlcollapse@sopuli.xyz
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkUS gambling addiction is ‘out of control’ as betting markets boom, policy expert warnswww.theguardian.comLee Duna@lemmy.nz to News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 months agomessage-square38linkfedilinkcross-posted to: usa@midwest.socialusa@lemmy.mlcollapse@sopuli.xyz
minus-square[object Object]@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up0·3 months 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-up0·3 months ago they have insider information on the outcomes of world events
minus-squareNoForwadSlashS@piefed.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·2 months agoIf you know something is certainly going to happen, there is no gamble.
minus-squarequeerlilhayseed@piefed.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·3 months agoAnd the transition from one to the other is pretty seamless.
minus-squareHellsBelle@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·3 months 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-up0·3 months agoThat’s usually also (gambling) addiction
minus-squareTollana1234567@lemmy.todaylinkfedilinkarrow-up0·3 months agothats why gamblers are called degenerates
There are two reasons people pour their money into gambling:
If you know something is certainly going to happen, there is no gamble.
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
thats why gamblers are called degenerates