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Quote from: danherbias07 on February 18, 2024, 02:05:55 PM

The pandemic.
When that happened, everything changed. Well, that's in my case but I bet it is for others too.
I am a poker player physically, I love playing with strangers who later on became my friends too. Still, when we sit at one table we become competitive again and there's no clue that we are friends. It became like a sport to me and it became my habit to go to that place weekly there are even times I cannot wait for my day off and will go there on weekdays just to satisfy my urge to play.
When the pandemic hit, the place closed down, and even now that it is open again I have not visited it again. I am kind of afraid that different people will be there and I might get shy to start playing again.
Then, I bumped into online gambling sites although I have known them before. i.e. Yolodice, Bitvest, 777, and more. That changed everything because I can satisfy my urge to gamble now by just opening my computer and it's a perk to me because I am also working at home. I don't even need to go outside to gamble and that's what happened for the last 3-4 years if my memory is correct.

I think the ease of access is the main reason why a gambler would just stay at home. You can even do it in your smartphone before going to bed which is a great feature.

I highly agree with this. I feel like pandemic really plays a big factor that made people shift from physical to online gambling that easily. Imagine, within the span of 2 years of pandemic and lockdown, a lot of online gambling platforms emerges as well. I remember back then here in my country, cockfighting are very common that some people will really organize their small game even if it's prohibited. And since it's a very in demand game, online cockfighting becomes a thing. To prevent themselves from getting caught by the police, they just decided to stay at home and bet online. Also, a lot of gamblers learn to gamble online. And since it's an easy access, given the fact that people are getting bored staying at home, a lot of people also becomes addicted to online gambling at that time.

The pandemic actually caused a major revolution in the online world. Most of the gamblers in the world were heavily attracted to gambling at that time. Gamblers were frustrated as to how they would spend their time confined within the four walls but when they got the opportunity to bet online it became a source of greatest joy among them. It was a period of great boom in the gambling industry. Since then, its industry has developed rapidly. The way I used to see gambling in my local area today has seen a big change. The games that used to be organized physically can now be played online.