The gambling community is looked at by others is a terrible way, they say you just lose your money, waste of time, and many other things; now this could be true to some extent but there is always light at the end of the tunnel.
Of course gambling is appealing to many people because of the entertainment aspect, but knowing how to control yourself is the key to having the right experience when gambling. Gambling could easily get out of control and before you know it you’re betting your house on red.
When going to a casino or just playing games with your friends a good tip said by many is to gamble money you’re willing to lose, we interviewed Elijah and he said, “ To some people yeah, but I know my limits,” when asked if he thought that . This is smart because you’re not burning the money you’re trying to save just to have some fun.
It’s really important to make sure that you are gambling safely, in America 1.2-6.2% of people are addicted to gambling, this means that up to 20 million Americans have gambling problems or are at risk of one; gambling problems are unfortunately becoming more and more common through the U.S. and it could be due to how easy it is to gamble nowadays, you can now gamble directly from your phone in many different ways, gambling being so accessible makes it so that more people are at risk of getting addicted.
Some good ways to help prevent a gamble addiction include, not chasing losses, when you lose understand that you might not be able to get that back you don’t have to lose much more just to get 20 bucks back. Another helpful strategy is not drinking alcohol while gambling, casinos try and get you to drink because they know that when you are a little intoxicated you loosen up and are willing to lose more money, so avoid alcohol while gambling; Tucker, which was one of the people we questioned about gambling, said that “ When I lose the money I brought, I stop playing.” This is a great example of self control and how not to go overboard on gambling.
When Gambling just keep in mind that you probably won’t become a millionaire, and thats okay, would you rather save your money or waste it all on gambling? We all work hard for our money so why not keep it in your wallet rather than giving it to these corrupt casinos.
