Stop gambling before it's too late!

For those who don't know, what is gambling?

Gambling is something that was born with the invention of money and that people who are burning with the desire to make money today often resort to something that sometimes wins and loses in the long run.

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According to a study conducted in the United States, 85% of the population has played gambling or a gambling-related game of chance at least once by the age of 60. According to another study conducted in the USA, the rate of gambling addiction in the adult population is 1%.

The article I mentioned in my article: Researchgate

According to another study, the rate of gambling addicts being suicidal or attempting to commit suicide at least once is 20%. This is much, much higher than the world average of 100 thousand.

What are governments doing to prevent this?

A map about countries where gambling is legal from sbcnews

Gambling is illegal in many countries of the world today. In developed economies such as the European Union and the USA, gambling can only be played by organizations that have government licenses. In some countries, such as Malaysia and Australia, casinos are forbidden for citizens of the country to enter, while casinos are only accessible to tourists.

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In the UK, casinos with gambling licenses are required to have pages stating that gambling is a bad thing. For example, while there is no warning on the international page of the crypto betting site Stake.com, when you want to enter this website in the UK, you encounter a website full of warnings.

As you can see from these data, gambling destroys the lives of the vast majority, except for a small minority who makes money from it, and can lead them to make irreversible mistakes such as committing suicide. These measures taken by the governments are purely for the protection of their citizens.

My personal experiences

As I know that gambling can bring good profits in the short run, I am also a person who knows that in the long run it can take away everything I have. When I first discovered Bitcoin, I used to play games with a few satoshis I collected from faucet on one of the popular Dice sites of that time and enjoy it, even if it was small amounts.

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The magic of gambling stems from this pleasure phase. The biggest lie that casinos try to instill in people is that they know that they can earn much more than their normal job with little effort.

After I got to this point of enjoyment, I also tried to transfer small amounts of bitcoin and play. After 3 times the amount I deposited in 1 month, I lost it all within 3 hours. I lost both my deposited money and the time I spent 1 hour per month for 1 month.

Final thoughts

If you want to gamble please do so in a controlled way, if possible ask a relative to accompany you. You can fall under the spell of gambling and suddenly lose everything and have debt on it.

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If you have a gambling addiction problem that you can't resist, contact foundations like Gamcare and Gamstop that are dedicated to helping those with gambling problems.

If you have an advanced gambling addiction, use apps like Gamban to block gambling sites. Make it harder for you to transfer money to online casinos by suspending your online banking services and credit cards.

Stay away from gambling, stay healthy and well.