Lee Duna@lemmy.nz to News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 5 个月前US gambling addiction is ‘out of control’ as betting markets boom, policy expert warnswww.theguardian.comexternal-linkmessage-square40fedilinkarrow-up1373arrow-down13cross-posted to: [email protected]
arrow-up1370arrow-down1external-linkUS gambling addiction is ‘out of control’ as betting markets boom, policy expert warnswww.theguardian.comLee Duna@lemmy.nz to News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 5 个月前message-square40fedilinkcross-posted to: [email protected]
minus-square[object Object]@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up89·5 个月前There 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.zonecakelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up45·5 个月前And the transition from one to the other is pretty seamless.
minus-squareHellsBelle@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up12arrow-down2·5 个月前There are other reasons as well, ie: people who live with ADHD which means they may suffer from lack of impulse control, etc.
minus-squarea_non_monotonic_function@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up5·5 个月前 they have insider information on the outcomes of world events
minus-squareNoForwadSlashS@piefed.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·5 个月前If you know something is certainly going to happen, there is no gamble.
minus-squarea_non_monotonic_function@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·5 个月前Same process. Difference is semantic.
minus-squareTollana1234567@lemmy.todaylinkfedilinkarrow-up2arrow-down1·5 个月前thats 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.
If you know something is certainly going to happen, there is no gamble.
Same process. Difference is semantic.
thats why gamblers are called degenerates