The Effects Of Gambling
The Effects Of Gambling
The gambling industry is a popular and entertaining field, but its secondary effects need to be controlled. Gambling is universal. It goes on everywhere, in every part of the world, and has been going on, probably, since the dawn of civilization. Recorded accounts tell of gambling in ancient Greece, China, Egypt, Persia and Rome(custer,22). Gambling is carried on openly, extensively and even, in some countries, as a national pastime. Gambling is betting on the outcome of a game, event, or chance happening. Gamblers or players usually bet money on the outcome they predict. People bet on such games of chance as lotteries, card games, and dice, or on horse racing, boxing, and other sports events. Gambling is popular throughout the world. Many people gamble because of the excitement and tensions of uncertainty. In the past decade there has been incredible growth in the gambling industry. twenty years ago if a person wanted to gamble they'd have to go to Nevada. Nowadays, there are only six states in which no form of legalized gambling exists. It is difficult to say whether gambling is all its many forms is strictly good or bad. one thing is for sore though, and that is that it must have regulation of some sort to keep it from becoming a devastating force in America. There can be many negative effects of gambling in society and our households.
Gambling can affect us in our society. Indeed, there needs to be a limit to the growth of the gambling industry. The gambling industry would insist that gambling is good clean fun, and that so many people enjoying something can't be wrong. The Gambling industry says gambling can be used for good, by providing thousands of jobs. Also some of the money from the profits from the casinos and lottery is used in charities, and gives money to the cities to help them rebuild rundown communities or parks. However most of the jobs created are low paying and offer little opportunity for the worker to progress. The casinos argue there is little reason to worry about gambling, as most people will lose a small amount of money and will have a fun time losing it. The hard truth is that gambling can be an ingredient to failure in life. This shows that even the good side of gambling is not all good to our society.
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