When I started pondering different subjects that could go along with this module gambling was the first that really popped out to me. I've never quite understood gambling and why some people have such an addiction or why people really like to do it anyway. My brother got married in Las Vegas 2 and a half years ago and I of course wasn't old enough to drink (legally) or gamble so I decided to spend my money on shopping. Of course I was the only one that really felt that this was the right way to spend my money, I realize at the time I didn't have much of a choice but to be honest I don't think that if I went to Vegas today-now that I'm legal to drink and to gamble- I would spend my time wasting money at the chance to win more money then I started with. I'm much more the type that would rather spend money on something that I know I'm going to get something in return. I do understand the whole "thrill" of gambling though. I mean to put something in and really not knowing whats going to happen-leaving it to lady luck. So is gambling bad behaviour? I would say yes and no. The occasional gambling isn't so bad but I do believe that there comes a point where it becomes somewhat dangerous. For example, one of my good friends Kristina has been dating and living with her boyfriend (along with her son & his son) in a house that she made the down payment on and pretty much paid to fix up with her trust fund with the agreement that Jay (her boyfriend) would make morgage payments and put in money for living expenses for them all. Well a couple of months later Kristina found out that Jay was playing poker online and had lost thousands of dollars. He of course promised that he would not ever do it again if she helped him out of this mess just one time so she did and not even 6 months later he approached her again. It made her despise him for awhile and pretty much almost ruined their relationship and definitely the trust she had in him. When gambling starts to effect your financial life and your family life I think thats when it starts to be seen as "bad" and to be quite honest pretty stupid behaviour. I personally don't think that a small "thrill" feeling is worth losing loads of money and hurting the ones you love.
I did some research on gambling addictions and it even shows that people can get so addicted to gambling that they become suicidal from the problems that it causes. Heres an article that discusses gambling addiction and problem gambling:
Signs , symptoms & treatments
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