In a world, where everything is designed to be as addictive as possible - from apps, gambling, drugs, foods, sex and so on - addiction should be taught in schools. People need to be prepared to recognize addictive habits and patterns. I doubt that prohibition and regulation will fix the issues at this point anymore.
Awareness and Understanding: Education can help students understand the difference between healthy engagement and addiction. For example, distinguishing between using social media for connection and its compulsive use that interferes with daily life.
How can educational systems effectively incorporate lessons on recognizing and managing addictive behaviors, given the diverse nature of addictions (such as to technology, substances, gambling, and more)?
Gambling addiction destroys families, destroys lives. My family had to live through its onslaught, all up in smoke. My heart bled for my parents who had been at the receiving end. Very traumatic even to this day.
Agreed gambling has destroyed my family members..they think they will get rich through gambling,sadly,most will die poor chasing that rich illusion...personally, I don't gamble as it's a waste of time and money,plus it's rigged.
I went for a job in a bookies a few years ago and the manager told me at the interview they wanted to encourage more women especially young moms to bet as they were an unexploited area of the population. I didn’t get the job, maybe he picked up on my disgust 😡
When it comes to money and gambling, never play another persons game...Legalizing gambling just seems to be opening the doors for a much worse society.
giving free bets after someone stops betting for some time is hilariously devious, it's like your bad friends who keeps calling you to do stupid shits again
The problem with gambling is that its very dangerous for people with personality disorders like OCD or people who are in a rough place already, like going through a divorce, got involved in some sort of accident or whatever. Its almost the same like the flue or corona. To normal healthy happy people its not much of a problem. You gamble some with your mates, have some fun duing the game and lose a couple of tenners. Well worth the fun and excitement right? But the fact is that these companies are not interested in you. They are praying on the weak and these are the people that need some sort of protection from us as a society in general.
It's right,,I've been one of those problem gambler,,I'm divorced,my family left me,I had to quit job of MNC because I stole money to pay my debts,,I tried quiting gambling but I m still in debts,,I'm losing my whole months salary on same night,my friends got frustrated because I ask for money every time,,
@@AshishPatel-wm9yz Im not a professional in any way, so take what I say with a grain of salt. But the way I see it, the gambling problem is a symptom, not a cause. So just trying to quit gambling is a futile effort because you are not fixing the issue why it became a problem in the first place. What works for me as a short term solution is exercise. I just jump on my bike and get a real good workout in. First of all, it makes you feel better about yourself because you are improving your body. Secondly, when doing some real exercise your body generates natural adrenaline and dopamine, replacing pretty much the same stuff you produce when gambling. And lastly, exercise is cheap plus it obviously tires you out. When I have cycled for like 2 hours... man im done, I just want to hang out behind my computer and watch some UA-cam and eat some food and thats it. So, if you do this ideally every day, but at least a couple of times a week your need to gamble should naturally disappear over time. So, instead of trying not to gamble, which is in essence a negative action, trying to NOT do something, turn it around in to positive beneficial action and just go out and just work out as hard as you can every time you can. Again, I am not a professional and im sure this is no magic cure, its just something that personally really helps me feeling better, and when you feel better its way easier to do something that might be tough.
@@Laugh-Live-Love Oh yes I am, so much better now thanks a lot for the kind words ❤ I think attending therapy really helped me a lot. I have since self excluded from all forms of Gambling and my life is starting to take a good shape once again❤ I'm really thankful
How did u come out of this,, Im a problem gambler,,I'm addicted to it,my family left me,,I'm in debts,,I lose my whole month salary in same night every time so I m always in debts,,I don't know how I can come out of it,,
@@AshishPatel-wm9yz may you overcome. Just live on your means. Don't expect to be rich in gambling. Delete all betting apps on your phone. And try talking to a counsellor
That's not the issue being discussed. Also, you're wrong by a huge factor. The gambling industry (not including microtransactions) is 7x larger than the microtransaction market. This is a documentary about the gambling industry. There are lots of videos about microtransactions that you can search for and watch if that is what you're interesting in. Thanks for adding nothing to the debate and misinforming lots of people :)
@@kurtkurtson9111Microtransactions themselves are unrelated yes. They're more similar to when shops used to place chocolate & sweets around the tils knowing children would pester their parents for a treat. However loot boxes are linked to gambling. Its one of the reasons people view them negatively. They are essentially gambling for children, you pay a fee & if you're lucky win something.
if being a gambler can be profitable, no one would operate it as a business. i haven't heard of anyone being able to bankrupt a casino, but casinos have bankrupted plenty of people. people who have been ruined by gambling should step up and expose this. as a society, we should not shame ruined gamblers, but seek out solutions to work together with them.
People lose money gambling because they look at it as a get rich quick scheme. They're looking for those big hits. If everyone put serious effort into picking their bets, the bookies would be out of business overnight.
In India it is more worsened situation. ..iam trying to educate people one on one, now people run when they see me .people don't talk to me .I don't have friends anymore. ..
That’s what happens when you bet on yourself 😅 But seriously, I agree with you. Situation is getting dangerous now, and the worst thing is very few people know about addiction risk of betting apps…
Things would be better if all advertising on Gambling, alcohol and fast food would be severely limited. Humans have addictive personalities and we need help with self control.😢
Gambling is dangerous, i made a decision to quit after seeing the problematic lifestyle it has caused me to go through. Betting addiction is worse, i am lucky to be alive today. To all the Kenyan addicted gamblers, it's possible to QUIT.
The insidious thing for even a casual fan is that putting just $10 on a game greatly increases your emotional investment in the game that provides an adrenaline rush.
its reaching a point am beginning to blame media as well , companies like bbc , dw , are just dormant to the issues , journalists are just good for sipping on star bucks , and copy pasting material. some journalist should just start making film reviews if they lack a story.
@@siri7005 because men gamble , who can jump highest , run furthest, spit longest, competition exists , games of chance exist. The problem is some unscrupulous people are taking advantage fixing matches , rigging casino games and using psychology to trap people in debt. Which leads to you always chasing your loses , some people just don't see the damage. Because gamblers are silent.
Correction @DWDocumentary on this documentary, the "Flutter" logo used here belongs to Google's Opensource UI framework not the "Flutter Betting" Company. WRONG LOGO, please fix this
I’m 31 and I have gambled since I was 16 in the UK I stopped in 2019 when the UK government banned roulette in bookmakers. The amount of problems it has caused me over the years is unimaginable.
I taught my son how to play with dice. I gave him $10 but I said he had to gamble with at least $6 of it and I would pay him IF he won. So we played and played, he won a bit..but LOST more. Within 15 minutes I had over $7 of his money AND the money had won (he was up at $15 at one point) . He quit. He has NEVER gambled again. And yes..I let him keep his remaining $3. I told him I hope he learned his lesson. My point was to show him HOW the house always wins especially as time goes on.
Targeting most insecure is just vile. Although, regarding age you are horribly wrong. Remember Pokemon chips in potato chip bags? Lootboxes? Card packs - yugioh, pokemon, sport teams? Now- lootboxes & cases (cs2), card packs - fifa/hearthstone.. You never know what you will get. This is how minors are introduced to the gambling. Me myself in the industry for 12 years, same as the kids of the age of 12 are getting hooked on gambling.
@@shabudinjaver4672 If you just invest regularly into index funds tracking indexes which have grown consistently for many decades, it is waay better than gambling on sports.
great video DW, maybe next one make it on blackmarket casinos, a lot UK gamblers they gambling online blackmarket casinos, thanks god Gambling is ban in Balkan no betting shops no casinos
In my county that is Bulgaria they banned gambling ads on tv and some other restriction a few mounth ago . If they did this in BULGARIA i pray for you all cuz here things happend last always . Gambling is destructive stop now
Online gambling is awful. Almost every sports broadcast spends more time discussing the betting odds rather than discussing the actual gameplay. Not only that because of the way depositing and withdrawing money works you're incentivized to continue playing. I know many people who bet every day dozens of times a day. If they are to remain legal they should be taxed at least 50% on any profits with no loopholes or creative accounting allowed OR RTP should be set by the government and monitored.
@@georgesmith8268 lotteries are popular enough and besides gambling businesses are just a license to print money. Any competitive advantage discovered by players is immediately nullified by the industry. I mean I could make $1 billion instead of $2 billion with my legalized gambling business profits taxed at 50% or the government could make my business illegal and provide their own sports betting service with transparent RTP and profits put into government services.
Same thing happening in Malaysia. So many gambling betting sites are running in Malaysia, so many advertisement showing on the social media and Google ads. Malaysia government doing absolutely nothing because most of the sites were hosted overseas. Gambling betting sites also paid meme sites on Facebook Instagram, Hong Kong Taiwan actors, adult video actresses to promote their gambling sites, so fucking awkward when I watch a video on Facebook with my parents and then these advertisements popped up. Facebook and Instagram also refused to take action after my report on the advertisement.
ban your self n gk cokd turkey join gym n a hobby distract ur self pick up a career n put alll ur eggs in that im gambling free 5 years. I banned myself from everywhere went cold turkey firsf month was hard but went with it and my life is great Hope u find ur spark.
If you're addicted to gambling, just remember that gambling cannot make you retirement money. Let's say you won $10k. That amount will do nothing for your retirement, at which point you would've already made $1.4M ($50k salary times 35 working years). So the key to wealth is to learn and work on your career
@@SirJohns-wc7blyes I heard those Betting companies have really destroyed people and especially the Youth in Kenya..I even saw a video a while back where some of those betting machines were seized and destroyed.
It defies common sense. In the UK betting shops take up prime space in most High Streets which pay rent, rates (property tax) employ staff, pay for fitting out and still, make huge profits. If you have a successful online account they close it down. Madness!
Addiction happens because of lack of awareness. Learning, Law of large numbers and Central limit theorem can help you in de-addiction. Once you become aware that you are beaten statistically, then you won't play until you find a loophole in favour of you. This is how some people become professional gamblers because they find some flaws.
Here in SEA, online betting sites representatives goes house to house preferably in lower middle-class households in the provinces and gives tumblers, umbrella, T shirts, etc. All you have to do is create an account using your smartphone and deposit atleast 2USD equivalent money in the app. You can either withdraw the money or play afterwards. Mostly plays and just loses overall.
Full on gambling addict, had a normal beautiful life, the best family and I chose gambling. Until this day I'm in such a deep pool the only thing that gives me peace of mind is telling myself that tomorrow is going to be the day I kill myself and save my family from this misery of gloom and patheticness because it's the only results I produce. This documentary was pretty spot on. They got me y'all. I'll see you in the next life 🙏
Im from India n u r spot on bro,,I'm in same situation right now,,lost family,, job everything ,but still not able to quit gambling as I'm always in debts,losing salary same day
Bro stop. You're good. You got this. I'm in a bigger hole than you could ever fathom and I'm chilling. I stopped and am living my best life. You can too. 😎🙏
Alcohol and drugs is what got me and it got me bad. I would gamble occasionally but money for my alcohol and drugs was by far my first priority. I quit 8 years ago and it was terrible. Stuck in the hospital multiple times and had tens of thousands of medical debts.
I don’t bet because I understand the subsequent addictions and dangers but this piece is even so eye opening beyond what I thought I understood about betting!
Gambling businesses should be banned from making political donations, let them do their dirty work but strongly regulate them, their goal of profiting from addiction is in conflict with the welfare of citizens.
Here in Brazil, a survey released this week indicates that 30% of people with a bank account took out a loan to finance betting. Another survey shows that 25% of people who planned to go to college gave up to prioritize betting expenses. The situation has reached such a point of calamity that the economy is starting to slow down due to betting. Government agencies and private institutions held an emergency meeting this week to address the issue.
I have an aversion against gambling. Seeing ads from betting sites pop up makes me mad. I saw a friend of mine lose everything. Job, house, family, the lot.
@DW Documentary, thanks for calling out this universal stick and carrot problem! The gambling industry often tantalizes and preys on vulnerable emotions by claiming that a chunk of proceeds goes toward "good causes"!
Its a serious serious problem.. i lost easily over 1m over 20 years... luckily i have got it under control now but its gotta be one of the worst addictions out there... ill never be free of it, got to be careful always
I am very fortunate that the extent of my gambling experience was betting $5 to the kid next door on Monday Night Football 5 or 6 times. I lost a few times and paid him. The first time he lost, he paid me but after that gave me a hard time and threatened to beat me up. I was done after that. Gambling does nothing for me. People say they like the 'rush' - for me it is just stress. I like sports to watch the competition - call me old school if you want.
Having been bored by sports my entire life, as well as having been addicted to heroin, I can't imagine a more miserable, pointless, boring addiction to have than sports gambling. These poor people. They're not only living their lives through celebrity athletes and jerseys, they're giving away their whole paycheck on pack mentality.
In Romania this EPIDEMIC is worse. I live in the poorest city of the poorest part of Romania, Romania being the second poorest country in EU. So we are here... "poorest of the poorest". In the train station area there are 10 "betting shops". TEN!
For me I noticed when the Gov were trying to stop the population smoking because it was bad for us at the same time they started advertising for gambling .
Excellent documentary as always. I wonder if you could explore the recent controversy of MrBeast using gambling-like games for children. Surely a disaster in the making.
In a world, where everything is designed to be as addictive as possible - from apps, gambling, drugs, foods, sex and so on - addiction should be taught in schools. People need to be prepared to recognize addictive habits and patterns. I doubt that prohibition and regulation will fix the issues at this point anymore.
Exactly 💯
Well said
Awareness and Understanding: Education can help students understand the difference between healthy engagement and addiction. For example, distinguishing between using social media for connection and its compulsive use that interferes with daily life.
Reels addiction should be banned at first Place then fast food should be banned…
How can educational systems effectively incorporate lessons on recognizing and managing addictive behaviors, given the diverse nature of addictions (such as to technology, substances, gambling, and more)?
Gambling addiction destroys families, destroys lives. My family had to live through its onslaught, all up in smoke. My heart bled for my parents who had been at the receiving end. Very traumatic even to this day.
me too bro 🤧
Agreed gambling has destroyed my family members..they think they will get rich through gambling,sadly,most will die poor chasing that rich illusion...personally, I don't gamble as it's a waste of time and money,plus it's rigged.
Yeah who would have thought that vices were bad and shouldnt be pursued huh?
Then I suggest they toughen up a bit ,
@@TembozAs has unemployment, drink, overspending, etc etc
Gambling ads are a scourge and made me stop watching the NHL.
Good man
They’re everywhere, every sport. It’s sickening.
Just stream online? Find a link that doesn’t have ads...problem solved
It is everywhere. Disney world has gambling now. ESPN
Make me really question the validity of college sports
Wild mainstream sports have lines on CFB yet critique the amount of money players are making
Long, long, long-waited documentary! Thanks DW!
My wife and I talk about this all of the time. We can’t watch a game of any sport without seeing multiple Sportsbook ads.
How do you think these athletes are paid big bucks?? It’s not because of “coverage” rights
Try Chinese Basketball Association Game, no gambling ads at all.
Use an ad blocker and or don't watch sports
Simply ignore them, If they asked you to put your hand In the fire would you?
I went for a job in a bookies a few years ago and the manager told me at the interview they wanted to encourage more women especially young moms to bet as they were an unexploited area of the population.
I didn’t get the job, maybe he picked up on my disgust 😡
this is interesting because recently in asia young moms are the target of betting apps and websites.
@@sharingsharedudebro1236they dum. Women are smarter and can understand it's gamble which women don't do to survive.
Wow that's so messed up.
@nigeh5326 in what country?
Thank you DW for another amazing documentary and raising awareness!
Thanks for watching and for your positive feedback!
Gambling and lotteries aren't made for you to win. People should realise that.
Greed
At least the lotto you realise it's a very long shot and it's life changing if you win once. Totally different to normal betting
Yeah couldn't believe he said 99% of his customers lose lmao
LIFE isnt here for people to win.......
@@kevino4372 They are all same. The odds are a million time stacked against you.
This addiction is also running rampant in Indonesia that wives filed for divorce because their husbands were too addicted to online gambling.
Even in Croatia.Terrible.
Slot machines,casino for poor on every corner.
Terrible.
Plus,living with someone who gambles on line,and pretends he is not.Sad.
I’ve noticed a lot of Indonesians in Las Vegas. They bet big too!!
Implying women dont gamble????
@@Adrian-lc6jq no. did you listen the narrator? Which gender bet the most?
When it comes to money and gambling, never play another persons game...Legalizing gambling just seems to be opening the doors for a much worse society.
It’s like telling a drug dealer to supply less drugs to people.
Excellent work in making this documentary. Keep trying and don't loose ground.Public is with you.
giving free bets after someone stops betting for some time is hilariously devious, it's like your bad friends who keeps calling you to do stupid shits again
If somebody have desposit limit casino don't give free bet becouse algorytm know there will be no deposit
Its not hilarious at all bro
Nothing funny about grubby companies taking advantage of someone with addiction
All the online influencers who promote gambling should be held accountable for encouraging many young people getting addicted
Why
That's not how that works.
no
The News should cover more topic like this for awareness.
Superb 👏🏻 someone has the courage to come forward and tell the truth. Salut
Gambling is more damaging young poor in many countries.
Pure evil to target people like this... These gambling companies MUST be held accountable.
5:10 That is the wrong Flutter logo, that is for the software framework, not the entertainment company.
caught me completely off guard 😂😂
To be fair , that Flutter is a gamble too atm. Absolutely zero jobs for it. Source: I do Flutter. Lol
I was confused 😂😂
The problem with gambling is that its very dangerous for people with personality disorders like OCD or people who are in a rough place already, like going through a divorce, got involved in some sort of accident or whatever. Its almost the same like the flue or corona. To normal healthy happy people its not much of a problem. You gamble some with your mates, have some fun duing the game and lose a couple of tenners. Well worth the fun and excitement right? But the fact is that these companies are not interested in you. They are praying on the weak and these are the people that need some sort of protection from us as a society in general.
It's right,,I've been one of those problem gambler,,I'm divorced,my family left me,I had to quit job of MNC because I stole money to pay my debts,,I tried quiting gambling but I m still in debts,,I'm losing my whole months salary on same night,my friends got frustrated because I ask for money every time,,
@@AshishPatel-wm9yz Im not a professional in any way, so take what I say with a grain of salt. But the way I see it, the gambling problem is a symptom, not a cause. So just trying to quit gambling is a futile effort because you are not fixing the issue why it became a problem in the first place. What works for me as a short term solution is exercise. I just jump on my bike and get a real good workout in. First of all, it makes you feel better about yourself because you are improving your body. Secondly, when doing some real exercise your body generates natural adrenaline and dopamine, replacing pretty much the same stuff you produce when gambling. And lastly, exercise is cheap plus it obviously tires you out. When I have cycled for like 2 hours... man im done, I just want to hang out behind my computer and watch some UA-cam and eat some food and thats it.
So, if you do this ideally every day, but at least a couple of times a week your need to gamble should naturally disappear over time. So, instead of trying not to gamble, which is in essence a negative action, trying to NOT do something, turn it around in to positive beneficial action and just go out and just work out as hard as you can every time you can. Again, I am not a professional and im sure this is no magic cure, its just something that personally really helps me feeling better, and when you feel better its way easier to do something that might be tough.
Remember the Ladbroke Lads...
I was the maths guy having dinner with his wife
Brilliant documentary, DW.
I'm a 2 time suicide survivor😢 a recovering Gambling addict based in South Africa😢 I can relate completely to the damaging effects of online Gambling😢
Hope you are in a better space now. Wishing you all the best
@@Laugh-Live-Love Oh yes I am, so much better now thanks a lot for the kind words ❤ I think attending therapy really helped me a lot. I have since self excluded from all forms of Gambling and my life is starting to take a good shape once again❤ I'm really thankful
How did u come out of this,, Im a problem gambler,,I'm addicted to it,my family left me,,I'm in debts,,I lose my whole month salary in same night every time so I m always in debts,,I don't know how I can come out of it,,
Learn the law of detachment,where you develop an urge to loose interest @@AshishPatel-wm9yz
@@AshishPatel-wm9yz may you overcome. Just live on your means. Don't expect to be rich in gambling. Delete all betting apps on your phone. And try talking to a counsellor
There's an even bigger industry called "microtransactions," and it targets kids.
That's not the issue being discussed. Also, you're wrong by a huge factor. The gambling industry (not including microtransactions) is 7x larger than the microtransaction market.
This is a documentary about the gambling industry. There are lots of videos about microtransactions that you can search for and watch if that is what you're interesting in.
Thanks for adding nothing to the debate and misinforming lots of people :)
I agree Loot boxes are the new gateway drug to gambling addiction
Never heard of this, now I am curious.
@@kurtkurtson9111Microtransactions themselves are unrelated yes. They're more similar to when shops used to place chocolate & sweets around the tils knowing children would pester their parents for a treat.
However loot boxes are linked to gambling. Its one of the reasons people view them negatively.
They are essentially gambling for children, you pay a fee & if you're lucky win something.
Not just kids... gambling is everywhere
In Romania, out of 15 teams, 14 have a betting logo on them.
Crazy
Even this documentary is privileged, Romania is too poor to include. 😂😂
I wander why
How do you think those sportsmen make money? I kick the ball also, no one is paying me to kick it.
@@louvendran7273Romania is among the highest countries with not only gambling addiction. As an indian, I'd make sure I'd not die in feaces.
if being a gambler can be profitable, no one would operate it as a business. i haven't heard of anyone being able to bankrupt a casino, but casinos have bankrupted plenty of people. people who have been ruined by gambling should step up and expose this. as a society, we should not shame ruined gamblers, but seek out solutions to work together with them.
People lose money gambling because they look at it as a get rich quick scheme. They're looking for those big hits. If everyone put serious effort into picking their bets, the bookies would be out of business overnight.
In India it is more worsened situation. ..iam trying to educate people one on one, now people run when they see me .people don't talk to me .I don't have friends anymore. ..
That’s what happens when you bet on yourself 😅 But seriously, I agree with you. Situation is getting dangerous now, and the worst thing is very few people know about addiction risk of betting apps…
They aren't in the gambling business or the money business; they are in the empire business.
Exactly right! They're in the destroy and conquer business and the big banks are part of it.
Things would be better if all advertising on Gambling, alcohol and fast food would be severely limited. Humans have addictive personalities and we need help with self control.😢
Thanks for the documentary!!! People are insane. It is sickening 😢
Insane no
Gambling is dangerous, i made a decision to quit after seeing the problematic lifestyle it has caused me to go through. Betting addiction is worse, i am lucky to be alive today. To all the Kenyan addicted gamblers, it's possible to QUIT.
Hi bro I'm kenyan and now I have known that it is all rigged zote aviator betika sportpesa
Blame the government and the politicians who take donations as always.
The insidious thing for even a casual fan is that putting just $10 on a game greatly increases your emotional investment in the game that provides an adrenaline rush.
Gambling addiction is surely a big problem. Remarkably bigger is match fixing.
its reaching a point am beginning to blame media as well , companies like bbc , dw , are just dormant to the issues , journalists are just good for sipping on star bucks , and copy pasting material. some journalist should just start making film reviews if they lack a story.
@@Blanko.84I concur, media critiques gambling but also encourages it
cricket in india
How is match fixing a bigger problem? If it wasn't for gambling match fixing would result in no damage at all.
@@siri7005 because men gamble , who can jump highest , run furthest, spit longest, competition exists , games of chance exist. The problem is some unscrupulous people are taking advantage fixing matches , rigging casino games and using psychology to trap people in debt. Which leads to you always chasing your loses , some people just don't see the damage. Because gamblers are silent.
Correction @DWDocumentary on
this documentary, the "Flutter" logo used here belongs to Google's Opensource UI framework not the "Flutter Betting" Company. WRONG LOGO, please fix this
Perhaps the betting company paid them off not to use their real logo in order to protect their brand.
The House Always Wins - Whomever that came up with quote knew what they were talking about.
I’m 31 and I have gambled since I was 16 in the UK I stopped in 2019 when the UK government banned roulette in bookmakers. The amount of problems it has caused me over the years is unimaginable.
Roulette has'n been banned. Max stake has been lowered to £2/spin
@kasiab.1878 you shouldnt have told him that.😂
This is why online sports gambling is illegal in many states in the US.
At least sports betting one can win. US do casino stuff and that is always a loss.
it was but Draft Kings and Fanduel are getting their way
they are getting legalized by the day. def not good for society
Give it time and now it's all online it's super easy to work around
"Gambling Safe and Responsible"
responsible person wont gambling in the first place lol
Whoever came up with that VIP package is a genius!
😅
In india it's getting serious, my friends and other Teenagers all addicted to illegal betting app.
I taught my son how to play with dice. I gave him $10 but I said he had to gamble with at least $6 of it and I would pay him IF he won. So we played and played, he won a bit..but LOST more. Within 15 minutes I had over $7 of his money AND the money had won (he was up at $15 at one point) . He quit. He has NEVER gambled again. And yes..I let him keep his remaining $3. I told him I hope he learned his lesson. My point was to show him HOW the house always wins especially as time goes on.
It’s true. it’s an addiction and it’s disease. When we loose we want to redeem ourselves and dig ourselves in deeper hold.
Targeting most insecure is just vile. Although, regarding age you are horribly wrong. Remember Pokemon chips in potato chip bags? Lootboxes? Card packs - yugioh, pokemon, sport teams? Now- lootboxes & cases (cs2), card packs - fifa/hearthstone.. You never know what you will get. This is how minors are introduced to the gambling. Me myself in the industry for 12 years, same as the kids of the age of 12 are getting hooked on gambling.
Best way to avoid betting is keep your bank account balance 0
I constantly invest money in stocks and watch sports and yet I never had the urge to place risky instant bets.
Stock markets are also gambling in some way
@@shabudinjaver4672 If you just invest regularly into index funds tracking indexes which have grown consistently for many decades, it is waay better than gambling on sports.
I invest in mutual funds...it's slow..but ultimately I am ahead. Just takes some time....
@@shabudinjaver4672it has become that way.
Sports betting should be outlawed. This just ruins sports. Big money shouldn't always own the best athletes.
some streamers on twitch promoted gambling to an audience of 50k-100k children for years...
great video DW, maybe next one make it on blackmarket casinos, a lot UK gamblers they gambling online blackmarket casinos, thanks god Gambling is ban in Balkan no betting shops no casinos
I’ve lost over 1.3 million since I was 12 years old. Going on 55 now and I have absolutely nothing. No job, no money, no hope
I'm virtually like you.
In my county that is Bulgaria they banned gambling ads on tv and some other restriction a few mounth ago . If they did this in BULGARIA i pray for you all cuz here things happend last always . Gambling is destructive stop now
Online gambling is awful. Almost every sports broadcast spends more time discussing the betting odds rather than discussing the actual gameplay. Not only that because of the way depositing and withdrawing money works you're incentivized to continue playing. I know many people who bet every day dozens of times a day.
If they are to remain legal they should be taxed at least 50% on any profits with no loopholes or creative accounting allowed OR RTP should be set by the government and monitored.
Unfortunately if they tax them too much that loss would surely be transferred to the player in the form of reduced rtp worse odds on sports betting
@@georgesmith8268 lotteries are popular enough and besides gambling businesses are just a license to print money. Any competitive advantage discovered by players is immediately nullified by the industry.
I mean I could make $1 billion instead of $2 billion with my legalized gambling business profits taxed at 50% or the government could make my business illegal and provide their own sports betting service with transparent RTP and profits put into government services.
These People Don't have a Betting Problem. They have a Winning Problem.
Gee that's original
Same thing happening in Malaysia. So many gambling betting sites are running in Malaysia, so many advertisement showing on the social media and Google ads.
Malaysia government doing absolutely nothing because most of the sites were hosted overseas.
Gambling betting sites also paid meme sites on Facebook Instagram, Hong Kong Taiwan actors, adult video actresses to promote their gambling sites, so fucking awkward when I watch a video on Facebook with my parents and then these advertisements popped up.
Facebook and Instagram also refused to take action after my report on the advertisement.
Gambling has ruined my life .. I stopped for 12 days then I relapsed today .. my dear lord help me
ban your self n gk cokd turkey join gym n a hobby distract ur self pick up a career n put alll ur eggs in that im gambling free 5 years. I banned myself from everywhere went cold turkey firsf month was hard but went with it and my life is great Hope u find ur spark.
Gambled away 750k. Absolutely fkn mental.
If you're addicted to gambling, just remember that gambling cannot make you retirement money. Let's say you won $10k. That amount will do nothing for your retirement, at which point you would've already made $1.4M ($50k salary times 35 working years). So the key to wealth is to learn and work on your career
people want a quick and easy fix and thats what drags them in.
You playing small with your career tho talking about 50K a year bet on yourself more
By far the most expensive addiction.
In Kenya it was crazy but atleast it has slowed down
Not really Brother. Aviator gambling Plane is killing generations out here. Mentally, physically and emotionally
@@SirJohns-wc7blyes I heard those Betting companies have really destroyed people and especially the Youth in Kenya..I even saw a video a while back where some of those betting machines were seized and destroyed.
It has not,3 in 5 young men are gambling. Aviator,radio & Tv lottery schemes will be the end of our lot.
This documentary should be taught in schools but few get to see beyond the words. Everything works exactly as I expected.Stop gambling!!
Same here in Africa. it is getting worst
Now they must investigate this betting companies if they are rigging this sporting events
the investigators are owned by the betting companies. Its unstopable
They don't care who wins ,they take a percentage profit no matter who wins majority of the time
It defies common sense. In the UK betting shops take up prime space in most High Streets which pay rent, rates (property tax) employ staff, pay for fitting out and still, make huge profits. If you have a successful online account they close it down. Madness!
Addiction happens because of lack of awareness. Learning, Law of large numbers and Central limit theorem can help you in de-addiction. Once you become aware that you are beaten statistically, then you won't play until you find a loophole in favour of you. This is how some people become professional gamblers because they find some flaws.
The same is going on with esports…its insane how powerful are counter strike related casinos 🤯
Valve itself is a gambling platform with the case dropping system. And it clearly targets teenagers.
It's demons behind the addiction..
It’s government not devil 😅
Agree
" I lost all the free will for the value of money" says the business man. You think this is the government that caused him??@@musicman22ification
Just greed
They should make an ad from that CEO speech “ 99% of our customers will loose” says it all
🤦🏿♂️13 min into this documentary and I got an ad about a betting platform for the NBA. Thats diabolical 😂😂
This video is quite timely, thank you
Excellent documentary DW. Kudos to u
Gambling is a high-risk, low-reward business.
The odds of dying violently are highest for gambling addicts than any other type of addict.
i bet it isnt
Fantastic documentary
Thank you for your comment!
"You know, I'm born to lose, and gambling's for fools; but that's the way I like it, baby, I don't wanna live forever!".
And don't forget the joker!!
Here in SEA, online betting sites representatives goes house to house preferably in lower middle-class households in the provinces and gives tumblers, umbrella, T shirts, etc. All you have to do is create an account using your smartphone and deposit atleast 2USD equivalent money in the app. You can either withdraw the money or play afterwards. Mostly plays and just loses overall.
I raise you South Africa. Gambling is such an epidemic that atlest 25% of the nation's adult gamble one way or another.
Full on gambling addict, had a normal beautiful life, the best family and I chose gambling. Until this day I'm in such a deep pool the only thing that gives me peace of mind is telling myself that tomorrow is going to be the day I kill myself and save my family from this misery of gloom and patheticness because it's the only results I produce. This documentary was pretty spot on. They got me y'all. I'll see you in the next life 🙏
Im from India n u r spot on bro,,I'm in same situation right now,,lost family,, job everything ,but still not able to quit gambling as I'm always in debts,losing salary same day
Please don't do it your life is worth it!
Bro stop. You're good. You got this. I'm in a bigger hole than you could ever fathom and I'm chilling. I stopped and am living my best life. You can too. 😎🙏
Alcohol and drugs is what got me and it got me bad. I would gamble occasionally but money for my alcohol and drugs was by far my first priority. I quit 8 years ago and it was terrible. Stuck in the hospital multiple times and had tens of thousands of medical debts.
Very interesting documentary, thanks for posting!
Thanks for watching and taking the time to comment.
I don’t bet because I understand the subsequent addictions and dangers but this piece is even so eye opening beyond what I thought I understood about betting!
Gambling ruined my love for sports, also seen a friend kill himself because of excessive gambling.
great docu. Thanks DW!
Glad you liked it! Thanks for watching :)
Sports betting is an issue in Italy, too
The world mate ,the whole world
Gambling should be conpletely banned in all forms.
Thanks so much for posting
I like how Germans skipped their whole big market in this documentary. Coming from DW, I find it amusing 😂
classical German thing. Always trying hard to frame themselves as good guys
I'm not sure this was produced by DW
Gambling businesses should be banned from making political donations, let them do their dirty work but strongly regulate them, their goal of profiting from addiction is in conflict with the welfare of citizens.
Dopamine is one helluva drug.
Here in Brazil, a survey released this week indicates that 30% of people with a bank account took out a loan to finance betting. Another survey shows that 25% of people who planned to go to college gave up to prioritize betting expenses.
The situation has reached such a point of calamity that the economy is starting to slow down due to betting. Government agencies and private institutions held an emergency meeting this week to address the issue.
We have 5 casinos with 65 miles of our home , 2 of those are 7 miles and 15 miles away. Not even counting racetracks.
I have an aversion against gambling. Seeing ads from betting sites pop up makes me mad. I saw a friend of mine lose everything. Job, house, family, the lot.
Good documentary, thank you.
Thanks for watching and taking the time to comment.
@DW Documentary, thanks for calling out this universal stick and carrot problem!
The gambling industry often tantalizes and preys on vulnerable emotions by claiming that a chunk of proceeds goes toward "good causes"!
Thanks for watching and for sharing your thoughts on the topic.
FLUTTER logo is wrong, that logo is from a software framework
Its a serious serious problem.. i lost easily over 1m over 20 years... luckily i have got it under control now but its gotta be one of the worst addictions out there... ill never be free of it, got to be careful always
I am very fortunate that the extent of my gambling experience was betting $5 to the kid next door on Monday Night Football 5 or 6 times. I lost a few times and paid him. The first time he lost, he paid me but after that gave me a hard time and threatened to beat me up. I was done after that. Gambling does nothing for me. People say they like the 'rush' - for me it is just stress. I like sports to watch the competition - call me old school if you want.
Having been bored by sports my entire life, as well as having been addicted to heroin, I can't imagine a more miserable, pointless, boring addiction to have than sports gambling. These poor people. They're not only living their lives through celebrity athletes and jerseys, they're giving away their whole paycheck on pack mentality.
And I couldn't think of anything worse then being a junkie ,plain and simple
Have to respect Stewart Kenny leaving Paddy Power/Futter. 👏
Messi never advertised for a gambling site. LeBron and Cristiano Ronaldo have, and still do!
In Romania this EPIDEMIC is worse. I live in the poorest city of the poorest part of Romania, Romania being the second poorest country in EU. So we are here... "poorest of the poorest". In the train station area there are 10 "betting shops". TEN!
For me I noticed when the Gov were trying to stop the population smoking because it was bad for us at the same time they started advertising for gambling .
habit for habit
Excellent documentary as always. I wonder if you could explore the recent controversy of MrBeast using gambling-like games for children. Surely a disaster in the making.