Betting on Sports is Addicting
The addictive potential of betting is higher than what we perceive. With the legalization of gambling in many countries, the number of gamblers getting addicted to it is also increasing. People get attracted to betting because of its potential to make a layman a millionaire in a matter of days or months. Those gamesters who keep winning obviously will find it exciting and would want to bet for larger amounts. It gives them a natural ‘high’ feeling. This can be compared to any other drug addiction where large doses are needed to get the euphoric feeling. Betting on sports is addicting because it is an effective way to temporarily escape or forget life’s haunting problems and to relieve the emotional distress that life’s rat race contributes. The sad truth is that engaging in betting does not actually solve the main issue in question and hence the bettor needs to keep on betting so as to avoid facing the tough situations. Then there is the group that begins betting as a time pass or for innocent reasons and end up getting addicted to it. They get addicted because they see sports betting as a status symbol – an event engaged in mostly by the richest population.
January 06 2009 12:05 am | Sports Betting
