Gambling Culture is Killing Ireland

DulchieLaois

Just had an interesting read on Irish Indo re Gambling awareness in Ireland

From my own experience, I know that this country will lose the run of the themselves with Gambling if not addressed properly especially by the youth of today.

We are going to be in for a serious shock to the system of compulsive gambling and it will get worse and worse and number of sucides will increase as a result.

Birneybau

Bet you're wrong.

Banjo String

Tenner says this'l be shut down. l

DulchieLaois

Ah jaysus lads, your cracking me up !!!!!!

Jawgap

Birneybau wrote: »

Bet you're wrong.

double or quits?

EunanMac

20 euro on it making three pages or more

uch

I do love an auld Bet I Do

Birneybau

Jawgap wrote: »

double or quits?

All in.

Orim

Better altogether to just spend more quality time down the pub.

Ruu

Are you here to sell raffle tickets???








I'll take 1,000!

DulchieLaois

Never want to be again in my life, so i am out

michael999999

I'd rather gamble the money than buy the indo!

catallus

They had a guy on newstalk this morning talking about his gambling problems; and when I switched over to radio 1 they were on about goddamned prostate cancer. Are they trying to drive us all to drink or what?

Super-Rush

DulchieLaois wrote: »

Just had an interesting read on Irish Indo re Gambling awareness in Ireland

From my own experience, I know that this country will lose the run of the themselves with Gambling if not addressed properly especially by the youth of today.

We are going to be in for a serious shock to the system of compulsive gambling and it will get worse and worse and number of sucides will increase as a result.

Gambling has always been a problem in this country.

I remember walking past betting shops 20 years ago and they would be packed to the roof. Our house hosted hundreds of card games back in the day and these were not friendly games either, i've seen cars and plots of land being gambled.

kneemos

DulchieLaois wrote: »

Never want to be again in my life, so i am out

All bets are off.

Tombs

DulchieLaois wrote: »

We are going to be in for a serious shock to the system of compulsive gambling and it will get worse and worse and number of sucides will increase as a result.

Yeah, losing at Russian roulette is suicide.

The Strawman Argument

Ach, I'm not a gambler at all at all, but I can see the appeal of throwing some of your income at a few football matches each weekend or whatever; gives you something to care about for a bit, fills up the deep emotional void you're feeling a bit, just a bit of fun, like.

Isn't that where most the increase in gambling has came from since online gambling took off, small but consistent bets on football matches and the like?

hfallada

Gambling culture is killing working class Ireland. You can go through dozens of middle to upper-middle class suburbs in Dublin and not find a single bookies. Where as the working class areas in Dublin are full of them. You also see more working class people playing the lotto, than middle class people.

But its funny how in Germany, cigarette advertising is everywhere and the warning signs arent obvious. But ads for the Lottery have very clear warning signs, that warn you gambling is addictive, the probability of winning the jackpot and it isnt easy to buy lottery tickets.


Gambling culture is far more common among older people, who dont see spending €5 a day on scratch cards as an "addiction".

SEPT 23 1989

obese gambling smoking alcoholics

Greenmachine

...the only card I need, is the Ace of Spades....

SEPT 23 1989

hfallada wrote: »

Gambling culture is killing working class Ireland. You can go through dozens of middle to upper-middle class suburbs in Dublin and not find a single bookies. Where as the working class areas in Dublin are full of them. You also see more working class people playing the lotto, than middle class people.
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Its the only real chance of escape from a lifetime of poverty isnt it

ToddyDoody

Certainly the property market was a big gamble (see what I did there?)

FloatingVoter

The lotto is a tax on stupidity. Given that I won €700,000 on it a few years back I am living proof.

Lapin

hfallada wrote: »

Gambling culture is killing working class Ireland. You can go through dozens of middle to upper-middle class suburbs in Dublin and not find a single bookies. Where as the working class areas in Dublin are full of them. You also see more working class people playing the lotto, than middle class people.

The lack of betting shops in middle to upper-middle class areas has nothing do do with working classes gambling more.

The middle classes tend to do their betting online whereas working classes are less likely to use credit cards and do their betting over the counter.

Gambling, be it through enjoyment or addiction isn't a class based activity.

efb

Bettor Together

riffmongous

hfallada wrote: »

Gambling culture is killing working class Ireland. You can go through dozens of middle to upper-middle class suburbs in Dublin and not find a single bookies. Where as the working class areas in Dublin are full of them. You also see more working class people playing the lotto, than middle class people.

True, but isn't investing very similar to gambling? Couldnt you also look at the amount of middle and upper class people who lost money gambling on property markets and the damage that did to the country?

michael999999

hfallada wrote: »

Gambling culture is killing working class Ireland. You can go through dozens of middle to upper-middle class suburbs in Dublin and not find a single bookies. Where as the working class areas in Dublin are full of them. You also see more working class people playing the lotto, than middle class people.

But its funny how in Germany, cigarette advertising is everywhere and the warning signs arent obvious. But ads for the Lottery have very clear warning signs, that warn you gambling is addictive, the probability of winning the jackpot and it isnt easy to buy lottery tickets.


Gambling culture is far more common among older people, who dont see spending €5 a day on scratch cards as an "addiction".

Did the Sean Quinns and seanie Fitzpatrick's not lose a massive gamble?

Are they not supposed upper class?

freshpopcorn

Gambling has always being a problem. My grandmother told me about loads of people who gambled there houses and lost them from the late 1890/1900. It seement like it happened a lot more than it does now.

gugleguy

OP have you set up your helpline? 1850

€1.50 a minute number.

All information given out to be regarded in legal sense as entertainment only.
Small print: You’re a muppett to use this service and deserved to be milked.

Iranoutofideas

Forget gambling OP, what you need is to invest your money. I know some great apartments in Bulgaria if you're interested.

JONJO THE MISER

Lapin wrote: »

The lack of betting shops in middle to upper-middle class areas has nothing do do with working classes gambling more.

The middle classes tend to do their betting online whereas working classes are less likely to use credit cards and do their betting over the counter.

Gambling, be it through enjoyment or addiction isn't a class based activity.

Your 100% right and the number of women who gamble is well under estimated, you rarely see them in the bookies, they prefer the internet.

Balmed Out

Dont suffer from that particular vice but have rarely seen a bookies more then 50 meters from a pub. Can they take bets from drunk people, seems a bit unfair but I suppose a fool and his money...

KungPao

You have to laugh at the idiots that frequent the boo-keys thinking they can get one over on the mathematical geniuses behind the scenes. Spending half their wages per week then occasionally getting "a winner"...then the drinks are on them...real high rollers.

Actually, it's not funny at all. Feel sorry for the families that have put up with the old man blowing money like that.

For people who speak about "odds" a lot, it amazes me that they don't realise the odds are always stacked against them, and their net result will almost certainly be in the negative in the long run.

Herb Powell

Gambling is far from being the biggest problem in Ireland atm.

the groutch

Ruu wrote: »

Are you here to sell raffle tickets???







I'll take 1,000!

And the winner is number eleven.
ELEVEN!
ELEVEN!!!

Sorry Ted I was holding it upside down

Tail Docker

OP, I'm gonna bet you're wrong. It's the drink.


I always up for a bet when I'm a bit drunk.

freshpopcorn

freshpopcorn wrote: »

Gambling has always being a problem. My grandmother told me about loads of people who gambled there houses and lost them from the late 1890/1900. It seement like it happened a lot more than it does now.

Gambling your house now could mean twenty years of repayments for something you don't have.. Doubt there were thirty year mortgages over a hundred years ago.

diomed

Losing is the problem.

suicide_circus

I have a system!

Overflow

SEPT 23 1989 wrote: »

Its the only real chance of escape from a lifetime of poverty isnt it

No.

Gavin "shels"

DulchieLaois wrote: »

Just had an interesting read on Irish Indo re Gambling awareness in Ireland

From my own experience, I know that this country will lose the run of the themselves with Gambling if not addressed properly especially by the youth of today.

We are going to be in for a serious shock to the system of compulsive gambling and it will get worse and worse and number of sucides will increase as a result.

I know younger lads and it's just a phase, they generally grown out of gambling or get bored of it.

diomed wrote: »

Losing is the problem.

Losing is far from the problem, discipline is. As an avid gambler and member of a couple of "betting groups" it's all down to discipline. Several people I bet with rely solely on gambling as an income and to support their family, they do it pretty well but the key is to know when to call it a day and rethink. These people have no issues supporting their families, buying houses, buying cars, going on holidays, etc... and are pretty well off. One lad won around £7k one day last week, the next day didn't start too well so he packed it in for the day after being down a couple of quid.

super_furry

Remember when everyone was playing poker a few years back? Couldn't go into a pub without a tournament on. That was weird.

ShagNastii

There is no doubt that gambling is becoming more and more prominent. I used to work in a pub and lads used to be up and down like yoyos to the bookies betting on every race. How they had the money god only knows. Both vices are destroying so many lives here in Ireland and the people here always come out with the “well I can have a drink without getting drunk, why should it be regulated tougher?”

My mother often rightly said you can drink till you fall over but if a gambling addition takes hold you’ll spend every penny you have. Very dangerous.

eamonnq

I used to enjoy betting on horses, great entertainment and a bit of fun to be had out of it. Have an online account now and have not put any money into it in a long time (have never taken any out either !!). It goes up, it comes down, it goes back up it goes back down. If I manage to get it up over a couple of hundred euro I might try and take some out (for the novelty of it!!).

Best thing about online is that you can do very small bets that I would not be not be bothered going to the bookies to do. 2 euro on a 6/4 shot etc.

c_man

ShagNastii wrote: »

There is no doubt that gambling is becoming more and more prominent. I used to work in a pub and lads used to be up and down like yoyos to the bookies betting on every race.

Nothing new there tbh.


I just hope they enforce age limits nowadays. I remember heading into the bookies as a kid with my cousin and him putting down bets on horse races and matches no bother! He works in finance now unsurprisingly.

The Purveyor of Truth

I've known people with gambling problems and it tends to be the poker machines and slots they get addicted to, not always of course, but in the main that's were I have seen the most heartbreaking forms of it. Know of lads putting a weeks wages into poker machines. In the 90s there was a lot of talk about banning them, but from what I see around Dublin, they're very much still about.

Double of the week (2/1): Angelic Lord, 2:30 @ Doncaster (10/11) & Gary Busey to win Celebrity Big Brother (8/13).

SteelyDanJalapeno

I've made over 10K last year on football, and touching 6K this year so far, come at me

eamonnq

TiltedBrain wrote: »

I've made over 10K last year on football, and touching 6K this year so far, come at me

Well done, we will be closing your account shortly!!

SteelyDanJalapeno

eamonnq wrote: »

Well done, we will be closing your account shortly!!

Well past that

eamonnq

The Purveyor of Truth wrote: »

Double of the week (2/1): Angelic Lord, 2:30 @ Doncaster (10/11) & Gary Busey to win Celebrity Big Brother (8/13).

Thanks, had a small bet on Angelic Lord !!

Highflyer13

TiltedBrain wrote: »

I've made over 10K last year on football, and touching 6K this year so far, come at me

But how much did you lose?:P