Gambling will always be a topic of argument with disparity of views and opinions from many persons. This is because gambling has made
Gambling will always be a topic of argument with disparity of views and opinions from many persons. This is because gambling has made lives better and has also left lives in worst condition than they ever met themselves making some see it as just a harmless entertainment whereas others see it as a destructive vice.
When you get to check the percentage of persons gambling has elevated to the percentage of persons it has marred their lives, you'll get to see that the negative margin is glaringly wide and you get to ask yourself;
Why then are people still flocking around these gambling centres despite the risks?
Addiction and Hope!!
These are the greatest sponsors of gambling.
Gambling addiction, also called Ludomania is one of the hardest addictions to overcome. I think it will take the same determination and dedication as overcoming drug addiction. And with various gambling infrastructures making it easier for people to access these gambling features anywhere they are, it gets twice as hard to stop as you literally have to be in the comfort of your bed and gamble away your hard-earned money.
Also, the constant display of winners of massive prices give gamblers hope that they just need that one life-changing win and boom! Their story will change for good. They keep on trying and waiting for this big win and some might even die without seeing the big win come through...A chase of am elusive dream indeed
If Gambling Is Made Illegal
In as much as it's dealing with a lot of families especially the average families who their breadwinner is addicted to betting as he's always in pursuit of recovering lost funds often leading him to depleting funds and accumulating debts, you can't argue the fact that many families earn their salaries from these betting companies.
Making these companies illegal will render a lot of families unemployed further increasing the unemployment burden in a country like Nigeria.
Also, this increase in unemployment rate will further transcend to increased crime rate rendering the state insecure for everyone.
If Gambling Is Made Legal
Legalising gambling will help their activities to be regulated by the law helping limit the various violence that comes with running it as underground business.
Gambling will also generate a significant revenue for the government in form of taxes which when used appropriately will help in the growth of the country.
The solution to the negative impacts of Gambling shouldn't be banning them because one bad thing about addiction is that once you're hooked, regardless of whatever means is brought against it, you'll just find a way to survive, hence, making gambling illegal will just foster unintended consequences.
However, effort should be made to educate the masses on the relevance of "safe gambling" practices. Everyone should learn what it means to gamble an amount you could lose and set priorities in life.
Government could also come in with hosting campaigns and awareness on the negative impacts of gambling and also limiting the advertisements of these gambling winnings to a lesser extent.
It is particularly concerning that you cannot watch a Premier League match without being bombarded with different gambling advertisements for the fifteen minutes halftime break.
In conclusion, I would have outrightly supported the motion of making it illegal and banning it, but after critical review on the effects of banning it, I have actually come to agree that it is not a solution to stopping gambling, hence, a balanced approach that encompasses regulations, education and awareness campaigns should be adopted to reduce the harms it may cause.
Thanks for reading and have a nice day ahead 👍
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Hmmm
I think I like your submission.
There should be a balanced approach to cubbing it.
Thanks for sharing, you have actually changed my view of it.
Glad I did so and thanks for the compliment.
Indeed, a balanced approach to it will benefit us better
Yea
Legalising gambling doesn’t make sense for me in any way. You can generate taxe incime but on the cost of emotions of your people.
Gambling doesn’t earn you anything. It takes everything to capitalists who lure common men
Sadly that's true but banning it would just worden these things you said.
The Poor's mentality has shifted a lot to understand that there is salvation there which makes them to even go underground to play loto even when it's been banned
Legalized or not, gambling is a destructive vice that should not be encouraged.
At all especially talking from experience, that thing should be banned but you know the thing about addiction and cravings? That's the greatest force
Yeah, I know but that's where banning it helps. By the time people start to feel the weight of the law against gambling, majority will have sense.
Did you know they've banned crypto?
But yet here we are exploring various other options to trade and get our money.
Same thing happens with banning betting... People might even fall prey of bad companies
Crypto was banned in 9ja not global and crypto is not a vice like gambling or betting.
But I get your point too
Was just trying to let you know how addiction works
And crypto is also wrecking lots of families too though 😂
I think life is generally about being balanced in whatever you want to do
Yep, that's right