Play and Pay
“People believe that the outcome of gambling is always going to be the same. They think they might win even after they lose a lot. But it is not the case: most of the time people lose their money while gambling and that can lead to a bad situation.”
Why can’t we just watch the games and not put money into it? I remember scrolling on TikTok and at that time an NBA basketball game was happening, and while I was scrolling all I saw was people trying to make their fans bet their money, also. I didn’t really care, for me It was normal, but the more I scrolled on TikTok, the more I saw people showing off their betting, and that was when I knew that it was a problem that nobody was really talking about, so I started investigating about gambling and here’s what I found.
When people are gambling, they might use many different apps, but the most common apps that they use are casino apps, sports betting apps, poker apps, and more. These apps can be used in a lot of different ways, but they all do the same thing: they make you spend money to try to make money.
Back in 2000 BC, people started betting and gambling on games and other actions without knowing the outcome of those games. People believe that the outcome of gambling is always going to be the same. They think they might win even after they lose a lot. But it is not the case: most of the time people lose their money while gambling and that can lead to a bad situation.
Gambling was illegal in most of America back in 1931 because it led to a lot of crimes, bad economic policies, and violence that came from people trying to harm the families of the people that were betting. But one of the main reasons why it became illegal was because gambling became a threat to the government and religions.
But that didn’t stop gambling. Even then, people were still gambling and then they gambled even more in the future when the internet brought gambling to people’s houses in the 1990's. Then, they gambled even more when they got phones in the 21st century.
Now, people that are more vulnerable are getting targeted because they’re less aware of the risk that mobile gambling brings. There is also a bigger problem: people keep spending their money on gambling because as they see the “keep playing” button, they don’t realize that the more you play, the more money you spend. That can really become a problem, and when your money's all gone, now that's a bigger problem.
But many people don’t really agree with me. When talking about gambling they believe that gambling can be a very good source to make money and help their others. That can also be a way for them to have fun and make friends while doing something that they enjoy, it can also bring people together as a community because they might have the same interest.