Quote from: Igebotz on Today at 01:12:42 AM

Except for those who play in a betting shop, those basic steps could help those who just play online. There is also a technique to configure your phone not to allow gambling-related apps for those who may be tempted to reinstall those apps

Well, it might work but it all depends on the individual it doesn't matter if it's online or at the shop.

Quote from: Don Pedro Dinero on Today at 06:08:50 AM

Depends. There are some that even when they go broke they get to borrow. If the bank won't lend them from some dangerous private lender they will collect the money back with aggressive methods. And some even go as far as stealing from their relatives to keep gambling.

Yes mate, stealing from relatives or friends and if that doesn't work, they go as far to sell things belonging to those who are close to them (relatives or friends) and when it doesn't favor them they start selling things they bought at higher amount to get something small at smaller rate just to get something to stake, with that hope of recovering. Sometimes the loan they take might even increase their problem if they can't pay back.

Now imagine a gambler, withdrew everything he had from his credit card (after receiving his monthly pay together with what he has being saving to pay off his debts), went into the betting arena and lost it all within 5-7 hours. The annoying part was that the gambler forgot he was owing one crazy debt that might make him go bankrupt, if he can't pay up with the little time he had that means his properties will be taken and probably make him homeless.

So now I'm asking, is gambling addiction a virus because when it starts it doesn't stop is it a virus or not?