Gambling Addiction

Essay samples related to gambling

“Gambling” is defined as the act of playing a game of chance or betting on certain outcome by wagering money or any material goods with the intention of earning rewards or multiplying the amount that was used in the game.
Gambling is considered as a way to earning easy money while some consider it a means of fun and entertainment or passing time.
Gambling becomes a problem when it gets addictive which it usually does, and addicted person finds it difficult to handle his financial situation owing to the limitless amount of money spent in betting that lands him and his family in tough situation with many adverse consequences to face.
The most challenging fact is that the gambler himself never realizes the ill effects of this addiction and ignores the social, health and financial impacts that have to be borne by him, his family and also his friends who become indirect sufferers.
Gambling is often associated with gaming where a public company offers activities of leisure to the public and gets them involved in wagering money online. The intent of the company is to make money while keeping users lured to earn some rewards on meeting certain targets by investing more and more.
The users fail to understand the motive behind such games and feel the need to wager more money to earn extremely lucrative awards in millions or more. This compulsive behavior gets associated with their personality and creates many negative psychological, physical and social problems for the person.
Depression, distress, migraine and anxiety related disorders are common to people addicted to gambling. On psychological level, feelings of remorse and loss of control may happen to gambling addicts. Relationships, finances and workplace all get affected with the problem of gambling.
Gambling problem is very similar to addiction to drugs or drinks where a sensation of repetitive behavior is present in the person who undergoes mood drifts and feels the urge to gamble more and more to get expected prize money or any material output. Reduced household income and diminished social dependability is accompanied by morbid health disorders where the person often involves in substance abuse to overcome his disturbed state of mind.
Thus, gambling brings no excitement in life but gives birth to other problems like domestic violence, indulgence in criminal acts like thefts and burglary, loss of employment due to behavioral and health problems and even family breakdown and social isolation.
Gambling is being carried out as an international activity of commerce which is legally carried out in many countries. Gambling in tourist spots where casinos flourish is a big income source for the local and state authorities due to taxes that such activities attract.
Gambling policies and regulations are enforced on companies that organizing gambling events for public but it nowhere ensures that gambling becomes less deteriorative for the public health and supports the social and mental well-being of the players.
Online gaming has taken the worst form of gambling today where more and more people are exposed to the devastating consequences of this activity. The impact of gambling activities is more pronounced in communities that are economically less privileged and where economic hardships and poor literacy pre-exist.

A perfect song

lyrics of the song

I met you once, I loved you twice 
Thats the way this tale begins 
I played my hand, I rolled the dice 
Now im paying for my sins 
I got some bad addiction baby its you yeah yeah thats right 
And i feel you taking over me 
Could luck be a lady in here tonight 

My odds are stacked 
I've never been a gambling man 
I've never had the winning hand 
but for you I'd lose it all 
My odds are stacked 
I've never had the winning hand 
but for you I'd lose it all 
(Baby I'd lose it all) 

Baby 
oh Could you be the queen of hearts 
or the devil in disguise 
With every move 
I'm blinded by those diamonds in her eyes 
I got some bad addiction baby its you yeah yeah thats right 
And I feel you taking over me 
Could luck be a lady in here tonight 

My odds are stacked 
I've never been a gambling man 
I've never had the winning hand 
but for you I'd lose it all 
My odds are stacked 
I've never been a gambling man 
I've never had the winning hand 
but for you I'd lose it all 
(Baby I'd lose it all) 

I'm raptured in your sweet lovin 
but it feels just like a curse 
you're beneath my skin I start tremblin 
with this love so dangerous 
place your bets I want you place your bets 
why dont you just place your bets on me 

My odds are stacked 
I've never been a gambling man 
I've never had the winning hand 
but for you I'd lose it all 
My odds are stacked 
I've never been a gambling man 
I've never had the winning hand 
but for you I'd lose it all 
(Baby I'd lose it all) 

My odds are stacked 
I've never been a gambling man 
I've never had the winning hand 
but for you I'd lose it all 
(Baby I'd lose it all) 

My odds are stacked 
I've never been a gambling man 
I've never had the winning hand 
but for you I'd lose it all 
(Baby I'd lose it all) 
but for you I'd lose it all

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Gambling -- And Losing

• Gambling -- And Losing

Many people believe that "money makes the world goaround." Others believe that "money buys happiness."

I do not agree with either idea.

But I do admit that money can make people dostrange things. Let me tell you about a person I onceknew who liked to play card games for money -- heliked to gamble...

A man shuffles cards before he deals a poker game

​My friend Bob had a problem because he liked togamble "at all costs" -- he would play at any time and at any price. To take part in a card game such aspoker, my friend would have to "ante up" -- he wouldhave to pay a small amount of money at the beginningof the game.

Bob always played with "cold, hard cash" -- only coinsand dollar bills. Sometimes my friend would "clean up" -- he would win a lot of money on one card game. Heliked to tell me that one day he would "break the bank."What a feeling it must be to win all of the money at agambling table!

Other times my friend would simply "break even" -- heneither won nor lost money. But sometimes Bob would"lose his shirt" -- he would lose all the money he had. He "took a beating" at the gambling table. When thishappened, my friend would have to "go in the hole" -- he would go into debt and owe people money.

Recently, Bob turned to crime after losing all hismoney. In his job, he "kept the books" for a smallbusiness -- he supervised the records of money earned and spent by thecompany. Although my friend was usually honest, he decided to "cook thebooks" -- he illegally changed the financial records of the company. Thispermitted him to "make a fast buck" -- my friend made some quick, easymoney dishonestly.

I never thought Bob would have "sticky fingers" -- he did not seem like athief who would steal money. But, some people will do anything for love ofmoney.

Bob used the money he stole from his company togamble again. This time, he "cashed in" -- he made alot of money. Quickly he was "back on his feet" -- he had returned to good financial health. His company,however, ended up "in the red" -- it lost more moneythan it earned. The company was no longer profitable.

It did not take long before my friend’s dishonesty wasdiscovered. The company investigated and chargedhim with stealing. Bob tried to "pass the buck" -- he tried to blame someoneelse for the deficit. His lie did not work, however. He ended up in jail.

Today, I would "bet my bottom dollar" that my friendwill never gamble again -- I would bet all I have that helearned his lesson about gambling.

Words and Their Stories, in VOA Special English, waswritten by Jill Moss. I’m Faith Lapidus.

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