But What about you? Do you also use gambling to escape from stress of the real world?
I never have found anyone in my country gambling when they are grieving or in the cemetery. But I ever frequently seen people gambling when they have parties like weeding in his home. They are playing cards and dominoes, bet a small money and sometime with huge amount of money if the host join in playing too. I will definitely join too if they bet with a small money, and it depends also on my mood, I can't playing gambling if I have stress, or was thinking about something, I will definitely lost if I force joi to gambling.
For Filipinos, it's part of the traditional, because during wake, you want to have people in the funeral specially in the wee hours of the morning still there. And one way is to entertain themselves by playing cards and gambling. And then we step aside certain money for the family of the deceased to help them financially for the burial.
As for gambling as a escape from the stress, yes, I've seen and heard people reason that out. They play online and try to play to forget all their problems for a while. And hopefully after that, they will go back to sleep. However, it has could lead to a long term effect that we don't want, - that you will become addicted to it. So the effect is just short term, just a break from your stress.