Gambling Culture is Killing Ireland

DulchieLaois · 09-09-2014 04:59PM #1

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 · 09-09-2014 05:00PM

Bet you're wrong.

Banjo String · 09-09-2014 05:00PM

Tenner says this'l be shut down. l

DulchieLaois · 09-09-2014 05:01PM

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

Jawgap · 09-09-2014 05:01PM

Birneybau wrote: »

Bet you're wrong.

double or quits?

EunanMac · 09-09-2014 05:02PM

20 euro on it making three pages or more

uch · 09-09-2014 05:02PM

I do love an auld Bet I Do

Birneybau · 09-09-2014 05:02PM

Jawgap wrote: »

double or quits?

All in.

Orim · 09-09-2014 05:03PM

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

Ruu · 09-09-2014 05:04PM

Are you here to sell raffle tickets???

I'll take 1,000!

DulchieLaois · 09-09-2014 05:05PM

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

michael999999 · 09-09-2014 05:05PM

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

catallus · 09-09-2014 05:06PM

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 · 09-09-2014 05:09PM

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 · 09-09-2014 05:11PM

DulchieLaois wrote: »

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

All bets are off.

Tombs · 09-09-2014 05:22PM

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 · 09-09-2014 05:28PM

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 · 09-09-2014 05:29PM

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 · 09-09-2014 05:30PM

obese gambling smoking alcoholics

Greenmachine · 09-09-2014 05:31PM

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

SEPT 23 1989 · 09-09-2014 05:32PM

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 · 09-09-2014 07:22PM

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

FloatingVoter · 09-09-2014 07:32PM

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

Lapin · 09-09-2014 07:32PM

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 · 09-09-2014 07:35PM

Bettor Together

09-09-2014 07:41PM

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 · 09-09-2014 07:43PM

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 · 09-09-2014 07:58PM

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 · 09-09-2014 08:06PM

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 · 09-09-2014 08:20PM

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 · 09-09-2014 09:12PM

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.

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