This is an open question, maybe I could be wrong in the eye of some of you but am asking this question because a large number of addicted gamblers are not even up to a middle class standard but they are addicted. Can someone tell me why it's like that or is it totally a different case in your society, maybe an opposite of what I asking is happening in your own society. Poor people gets more addicted, following the middle class before it gets to the rich. Since it's like that, I think it's just the poor people that are gambling the most in the world, if am not correct, I stand to be corrected.
I think it all comes down to psychology. Poor people tend to believe that gambling could be almost the only way to become a rich person. For example, according to statistics, the people who buy lottery tickets are usually the poorest segment of the population. I have read some research about this and it made me curious why it happens this way. It turned out that people see the lottery as their last chance in life. Sometimes they are willing to buy less food or save money on clothes, but still purchase a lottery ticket in the hope of hitting the jackpot and instantly changing their life and becoming rich. I believe this is where the real reason lies.