Besides the positive factors, this modern form of entertainment is showing a higher addictive potential than traditional gambling. Many witnesses of online gambling addiction said they had completely lost control of their mind and were driven by an irrepressible desire. It is easy to access the game at any time and the gap between real money and virtual money on the computer is quite large. Players are easily fooled by the numbers on the screen. They do not have the feeling of winning or losing money compared to when holding real money, so players feel like this is just a game.
Besides, online gambling games do not require one person to observe the other, so they become very simple. Players seem to be absorbed in the virtual world and forget about the people around them, the games continue one after another, so they are more likely to become addicted to games on the screen. What is online gambling in your personal opinion? Are your feelings different from when you play traditional gambling? Does it affect your gambling habits when you play online? Please share your experiences here.
The ease at which we can get almost anything that we want is becoming a problem, as we are not used to live on this environment, so while 24/7 access to casinos all over the world with minimal requirements is unheard on the history of the world, at the same time this is not exclusive to gambling.
We are seeing similar problems with compulsive eaters, shoppers, video game players and even users of social media, so it is wrong to try to demonize gambling for what is happening, what it has to be done is to create awareness campaigns and remind people that such dangers are real, especially if they cannot exercise a minimal amount of self-control.