For this part of discussion, we will be looking more towards the impacts of online casino gambling towards players. Some of the key points might be related to what was discussed in part I of our discussion.
As for online casino gambling, impacts could vary and they include:
1. Work negligence
Since online casino gambling could be played anywhere, it is not odd to see employees starting to surf gambling websites from their workplace. Such employee attitude could create work negligence and lead to time exploitation, decrease of productivity, financial problems and criminal activity (Griffiths 2009). Such activities are hard to be tracked by employers/managers and it creates high cost for a company to hire such employees.
2. Pathological Gambling
Pathological gambling occurs where players face disorder because of his/her over addiction towards gambling which affects his/her personal life (Oak 2009). Such attitude/disorder will also indirectly influence the family of the patient. Gamblers would start to deal in gambling activities and neglect their families and friends. As such, the societal life of a casino gambler would be affected. Problems would arise as mentioned in previous posts such as divorce, child abuse and domestic violence. Therefore, it is important to take care of the degree of addiction towards casino gambling.
3. Health
Excessive online casino gambling could also lead to health problems. Staying too long in front of a pc without taking fresh breathes outside the house will lead to health problems such as back ache, obesity and wrist pain. Serious health problems could include eyesight depreciation. Initiatives had been taken in UK to identify gamblers, control their addiction and prevent them from turning into Problem Gamblers (Problem Gambling And Its Effects 2006).
4. Underage Gambling
One of the major concerns includes underage gambling. Underage gambling is possible through the Internet as children gamble using their parent’s credit cards (Negative Effects of Online Gambling). Underage gambling is dangerous as it does not only expense parent’s credit cards without permission, it might also expose children and young teenagers towards the online casino gambling field. Things would turn worse when they get addicted to it. Therefore, it is always important for parents to always keep track and concern their children.
It can be generally concluded that online gambling does bring more harmful impacts. It is advisable that children/young teenagers are prohibited to engage in such activities while adults being not too endorsed to it. But it seems nearly impossible to impose such measurements as it is hard to identify which accounts are played by teenagers/underage children not to mention that this is online casino gambling.
Reference
Griffiths, M 2009, ‘Internet gambling in the workplace’, vol.21, no.8, pp 658-670, Emerald Group Publishing Limited, Nottingham Trent University, viewed 6 October 2010.
Oak, M 2009, Impact of Internet Gambling, viewed 6 October 2010, http://www.buzzle.com/articles/impact-of-internet-gambling.html.
Negative Effects of Online Gambling, viewed 6 October 2010, http://www.usaplayers.com/gambling/negative-effects-of-online-gambling-in-the-usa.html.
Problem Gambling And Its Effects 2006, MediLexicon International Ltd, viewed 6 October 2010, http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/41277.php.
Hi Gavin.
ReplyDeleteI do agree with you regarding the impact of online gambling. Gambling is a serious issue nowadays especially when there is an increase in the number of online casinos. People tend to gamble for fun at the very first place and they see gambling as a form of entertainment. Previously, they will have to go to the land based casino but now there are so many online casinos available for them. They are able to gamble online with just a click on the internet and they can pay and bet instantly.
Problems of Online Gambling are as follows.
1. Eases Criminal Activities
There is an increase in the issues of stealing money and credit card numbers from customers. There is a lot of offshore internet gambling whereby the gambling operators can take the customers’ credit card numbers and money from deposited accounts and close down their web before the law enforcement can take action.
2. Encourages Youth Gambling
Youth under the age of 21 are using those who use the internet heavily. Although some online casino sites require the gamblers to provide the information on the age, most of the time the operators do not take action to verify the accuracy of the information.
According to tuftsdaily.com, “According to a study conducted by researchers at Harvard University, college students are 20 percent more likely to suffer from gambling addictions compared to young adults…Whether it is watching players on television, gambling in a dorm, casino, or trying their luck online students say they are just looking for some fun with their friends, and the chance to make a quick buck…highly dramatized World Championship poker tournaments on national television are an influencing factor on students. The extreme convenience of online gambling venues makes them dangerous to borderline-compulsive gamblers.”
3. Exacerbates Pathological Gambling/Human Cost
Those gamblers may get addicted and this will cause various problems like financial, physical and emotional problems towards the gamblers and their families. For instance, a married person may treat his wife and child badly by neglecting or abusing them and selling his wife’s jewelry and use the money for gambling. Besides that, the gamblers may loss of employments and bankruptcy.
References
Gauging the Impact of Internet Poker, Risk versus Opportunity, viewed 9 October 2010,
http://iml.jou.ufl.edu/projects/spring04/mussett/gamblingissues.html
Mini777.com, Benefits and Disadvantages of Casinos, viewed 9 October 2010,
http://www.mini777.com/benefits-and-disadvantages.html
Kyl, J, 2003, Illegal Internet Gambling: Problems and Solutions, viewed 9 October 2010,
http://spgfoundation.org/Library/internet/Kyl_Internet.pdf
Online Casinos Elite, Gambling Addiction: Gambling problems and consequences, viewed 9 October 2010,
http://www.onlinecasinoselite.com/gambling-addiction.html
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