spursman17
Stephen Kelly
Anyone else becoming concerned about where this country is heading in aspect to the gambling culture the government are trying to push for?
Channel 5 after a certain time... roulette, same for other channels.
Now I have had a relative with a gambling addiction and let me tell you it was not nice for him or the family. He would spend his weeks wages with ease and accumalted debts on credit cards of excess of ?ú20k.
People are going to say that it is his fault and he shouldn't gamble if he can't control himself and to some extent I agree but until you see how a person can become so dependant on it I doubt you will truly understand.
He started off with ?ú1 bets on greyhounds or horseracing tricasts and ever since they brought those roulette machines into bookmakers (btw which are now their biggest earners) people become vunerable to losing far more money than they ever wished to risk.
It's a dirty game in my opinon and one that brings nothing but negativity to a persons life. These machines inparticular attract so many fresh faced 18 year olds who take their first step onto the ladder of a life of gambling.
Every time I pass a bookmakers 9 out of 10 times you can bet someone is playing one of these machines.
fudge the government for allowing it and also to the bookmakers for bringing in such devices on our high streets.
Channel 5 after a certain time... roulette, same for other channels.
Now I have had a relative with a gambling addiction and let me tell you it was not nice for him or the family. He would spend his weeks wages with ease and accumalted debts on credit cards of excess of ?ú20k.
People are going to say that it is his fault and he shouldn't gamble if he can't control himself and to some extent I agree but until you see how a person can become so dependant on it I doubt you will truly understand.
He started off with ?ú1 bets on greyhounds or horseracing tricasts and ever since they brought those roulette machines into bookmakers (btw which are now their biggest earners) people become vunerable to losing far more money than they ever wished to risk.
It's a dirty game in my opinon and one that brings nothing but negativity to a persons life. These machines inparticular attract so many fresh faced 18 year olds who take their first step onto the ladder of a life of gambling.
Every time I pass a bookmakers 9 out of 10 times you can bet someone is playing one of these machines.
fudge the government for allowing it and also to the bookmakers for bringing in such devices on our high streets.