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1.4m Britons have a gambling problem
1.4m Britons have a gambling problem
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Problem = addiction?
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Of the generation, say mid 20's upwards, nephews, cousins, mates families etc. I don't know a single person who regularly punts on horse racing. We have a family get together in on course hospitality every few months and they love having a few drinks, a cheeky ket or Charlie livener perhaps but very little interest in betting let alone actually watching a race or heaven forbid going to the parade ring. Once us lot depart this mortal coil there's going to be empty racetracks, even more so than now.
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I think it's prudent and correct to monitor gambling of any kind. Any excessive indulgence must be stamped on quickly; the bookies will take you to the cleaners without batting an eyelid or with an ounce of conscience between them.
I thought betting on election results would be more a game for the professionals. I guess the compulsive gamblers will do so too just as they will on virtual racing or fobt or anything that will satisfy their craze or addiction. But, fobt and remote gambling are the banes of society. They are so easily accessible and available on most modern pda or mobiles something the government will need to be very aware of and monitor closely. The costs to society is humongous, unpleasant and painful to those affected. |
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Same with me Slippy but even more so - my sister would love to see the end of horse racing because in her opinion it's just cruel. 'How would YOU like it if someone hit YOU on the backside with a whip in an attempt to make you run faster' was the sort of thing she would say to me. As far as my elder brother is concerned, he objected to me holding my 70th birthday celebration with friends at Salisbury racecourse. 'Can't you just have it at an ordinary restaurant in your hometown instead?' he would ask. As it happened I abandoned the whole thing as that particular race meeting was abandoned due to waterlogging on the day!
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how menni IYO over 21yr olds have NOT got either of a gambling/alcohol/drug/smoking PROBLEM?
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I enjoy horseracing but I'd never celebrate my birthday at a race track. Just the thought of being the unintentional catalyst to a possible gambling addiction is too much of a burden to bear. It's awful if an innocent day out could instigate an addiction to a form of gambling.
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That is some statement 123
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unintentional catalyst to a possible gambling addiction
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Especially frum one so well educated
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This is the nonsense you get when companies extrapolate from such a small sample size. It’s why the election opinion polls are usually way off the mark.
Roughly, there are 40M adults registered to vote in this country. Are you telling me that 1 in 40 of those adults have a gambling problem? I wouldn’t have thought 1 in 40 adults in this country even bet! If my circle of friends & family are anything to by, none of them bet on what I would call traditional sports like HR & football etc. Not even the GN these days. Now, as for buying lottery tickets, scratch cards or playing bingo well…who’s to know? And that’s probably where most problem gamblers can be found. |
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That's a bit OTT isn't it 'impossible123'? My racing friends and I go racing purely for social reasons. We have a dabble on some horses for a bit of fun. We have a good laugh, meet some great people, made some new friends, one of which is disabled and I help out with him occasionally, We socialise at non-racing events such as eating out at restaurants, visiting museums and other points of interest.
So, that's my personal situation as far as horse racing goes - a bit of fun and excitement occasionally backing horses plus many other activities at non-racing venues. If you call all that an addiction, then maybe I do have an addiction, but I really can't see it as that tbh. |
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He doesn't go to the pub for drinks on his b'day as it could be an unintentional catalyst to a possible alcohol addiction
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'He doesn't go to the pub for drinks on his b'day as it could be an unintentional catalyst to a possible alcohol addiction'
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