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WHY PEOPLE SHOULD QUIT

GAMBLING

What is gambling? a sport? a hobby? According to

oxford Dictionary, second edition gambling
desires from word gamble can be define as an act
of betting money and something you do that is a
risk. As according to Wikipedia , gambling is the
wagering of money or something of material

value. Gambling an event with an uncertain

outcome is the primary intent of winning
additional money or material goods. Gambling
requires three elements for instance consideration,
chance and prize. The outcome of the wager is
often immediate, such as single roll of dice or a
spin of a roulette wheel. Allowing wagers the
outcome of future sports contest or even an entire
sports season. In a fact, gambling is a major
international commercial activity, with the
calculated gambling market an estimated $335
billion in 2009 income. In other forms, gambling
can be conducted with materials which have a
value and not necessary are real money.

Gambling is believes to be earliest form of

entertainment before technology such as internet,
games and television exist. Evident points show
that gambling had taking place in China around
2300 B.C. Bark around the year 100 A.D, king
Olaf of Norway and king Olaf of Sweden used
dice to decide territory. They did this because they
had a difference opinion. China is thought to be
the origin of playing cards. When Chinese
developed paper, this had them to developed paper
money. The Chinese learned how to shuffle paper
money, ad believe that is where the practice of
shuffling cards came from. In the 1830s
Cincinnati became the place where casinos and
house cuts were developed. Refugees set up
gambling houses where the house would take a 10
percent cut from the games. That is why they were
called 10 Percent Houses. Nowadays in the
Malaysian also have a gambling. According to
Wikipedia, gambling history at Malaysian, the first
casino is at Genting Highland. It was approve by
first minister, Tunku Abdul Rahman on 19691970. On 31 March 1969, government had
approves the casino license and another gambling

to Genting Berhad. This is seven gamble

companies in Malaysian;
1. Genting Berhad.
2. Resort World Berhad.
3. Magnum Corporation.
4. Metrolex Berhad.
5. Leisure Management.
6. Berjaya Sport Toto.
7. Tanjung Public United Company.
There are several reasons why people involved in
gambling. First and foremost is the accessibility of
gambling. They are widely available in bars and
casinos. Anybody can access to the machine even
teenagers can easily play also. Next, you can get a
lot of cash for reward. It only cost 25 cents to play
with certain machines because you only need
pocket change to play and because it seems like a
really small amount of money. It does not seem
like a big investment (King, m., march 1999).
Besides, gamblers believe by gambling can release
tension. Some said, gambling lets them forget
their problems. Eventually, when they involve in
gambling they start to jump into another problem.

In the other form, gambling is the only shot at

becoming a millionaire. It is because they want to
be rich and because of higher demand in terms of
need rather than earning or salary.
There are many effects of the addiction on
gamblers. The player can lose all his money,
house, and job. He can lose his wife and even kids.
Men are often the gamblers and women or children
are the ones who are often physically or sexually
assaulted. Often, because of this, the player thinks
about suicide and can even attempt it. He can also
able to committed terrible criminal acts. Next, tilt
is the psychological state when big losses have a
tremendously bad effect in our calmness and one
starts betting uncontrollably. Tilt can happen in
every aspect of gambling, such as losing in sports
betting for several days in a row. Losing in
gambling might sometimes lead gamblers to even
harm themselves or get angry with their family and
friends. Besides, this is also impact on children.
When a parent or caregiver has a gambling
problem, children can feel forgotten, depressed

and angry. They may believe they must take sides

between their parents.
Why people should quit gambling? This is what
we discuss. First, gambling addiction can cause
you to lose your friends and family very easily.
Many divorces are caused by a gambling addiction
and result from untreated addiction. A gambling
problem creates tremendous social isolation since
gambling seems to become the most important
thing. Next, an untreated and severe gambling
problem can cause the worst anxiety and
depression which leads to an incredible sense of
despair. Third, this addiction can cause a lack of
functioning in all areas of life, including work.
Many people have lost their jobs as a result of
gambling problem. This can compound the
financial devastation already experienced from the
addiction
itself.
Furthermore,
compulsive
gambling can become all encompassing. The
physical health of gambler can deteriorate rapidly.
If they struggling with this addiction yourself, they
may not be eating right, exercising, visiting a
doctor or taking care of your teeth. These

physically problems can truly take a serious toll on

health and the neglect of the body can result in
very serious consequences. Lastly, financial ruin is
a direct result of this addiction gambling debts can
become so huge and insurmountable that
bankruptcy seems to be the only option. Debt from
gambling can also result in foreclosures, loss of
savings, retirement accounts, and maxed out credit
card. The financial full out of a gambling addiction
can last long past the time that the addiction stops.
Therefore, it is our responsible to stop gamblers
from gambling. Let us enforce and unite together
to stop gambling. In addiction of being the biggest
revenue producer for governments, video lottery
terminals are also the biggest cause of problem
gambling. No other style of gambling creates such
an hypnotic fascination. It is seen many times that
it is very difficult to resist the temptation to drop a
coin when given the opportunity. It cannot be
denied that problem gambling is a reality and we
have to do something to stop it. Solutions such as
banning the machines are efficient and we should
do it everywhere. As Quinn says, a director of

Carolina psychological services in Columbia

video lottery machines are not worth the cost to
society in lost productivity on the job, crime,
divorce and bankruptcy (Vegas Professor,
October 13, 2000 )

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