Quote from: uche6215 on March 16, 2025, 04:51:52 PM

With the recent rise in gambling activities especially even among the elderly those seen as elders who supposed to be advising the younger generations about the genders of gambling getting involved in related activities, infact if you enters a local gambling shop in my country you will not no an elder from a youth because you see elders also engaging in gambling especially virtually sport betting.

So am asking the forum what do you think is the cause of the rise in gambling related activities in our society is it due to bad economic situation or simply addiction?

Let have your view please

Addiction? Or not, that can’t be it. The reason for rise in gambling activity is because of the increased in unemployment in a society and another reason is the rise in the youths having big aspiration way beyond what can be achievable by them at this young age. So they mostly see gambling as another way to make quick money to satisfy their urge and reach their aspirations faster in their early days as youths. As they continue to grow and have that mindset, while playing the game and winning some while losing some, they don’t know when the addiction sets in and they can’t do without gambling again while still not able to leave it. What the youths are feeling about gambling is what the old ones are feeling but most of them are being pushed to it because of poverty and not an enabling environment for them to thrive in.