40% Thai teenagers have gambling addiction experiences

By Thai PBS

 

 

BANGKOK: -- Online gambling is gaining popularity by Thai teenagers with latest finding by the Center for Gambling Studies showed 40% of them having gambling addiction experiences.

 

The finding of gambling addiction experiences among Thai teenagers under 20-years-old was revealed at a seminar entitled “How Thai Teenagers Could Live in Gambling (Risk) Societies.”

 

The seminar is aimed at sounding out views to educate the people and develop effective mechanism to keep the Thai societies off gambling.

 

Full story: http://englishnews.thaipbs.or.th/40-thai-teenagers-gambling-addiction-experiences/

 

-- © Copyright Thai PBS 2017-09-21

Only gambling? Vices come in a package - drinking, drugs, sex and gambling.

A friend of mine from uni lost 50,000 baht in sports betting. Almost all his savings. He's 19 fyi.

Only 40%,,,,, surprised it is not most of Issan.

Can we blame them  ? if you are very poor the chance that a jackpot may be around the corner

is pretty lucrative

1 hour ago, Jamestaylor said:

A friend of mine from uni lost 50,000 baht in sports betting. Almost all his savings. He's 19 fyi.

And I'll give you 7-2 on that he'll keep on gambling. He's an idiot.

 

Did you lend him any money or help him out or is it 'friend' as in facebook 'friend'?

1 hour ago, natway09 said:

Only 40%,,,,, surprised it is not most of Issan.

Can we blame them  ? if you are very poor the chance that a jackpot may be around the corner

is pretty lucrative

 

It's not at all lucrative until you win. Otherwise it is a 'loss'

I find this hard to believe..................isn't gambling illegal ?

4 minutes ago, PatOngo said:

I find this hard to believe..................isn't gambling illegal ?

Yes gambling is illegal... but not the lottery for some reason.  But, gambling is rife in Thai society... they just do it illegally!  

 

 

 

40% Thai teenagers have gambling addiction experiences

Odds on most of them are just "following my dear old dad" - and all too often mum as well - down a well-worn slippery slope.

Shocker! Banning drinking and gambling does not eliminate it.

2 hours ago, Jamestaylor said:

A friend of mine from uni lost 50,000 baht in sports betting. Almost all his savings. He's 19 fyi.

A uni student you say?..Says more about university standards than it does your friend I am afraid...or did he think he was smarter than the bookmaker?

 

As my old dad say... "you will never find a poor bookmaker" 

 

Wise words indeed.

Wait til the Casinos open. Welcome to hell. 

Edited September 21, 20178 yr by Kadilo

2 hours ago, mrfill said:

And I'll give you 7-2 on that he'll keep on gambling. He's an idiot.

 

Did you lend him any money or help him out or is it 'friend' as in facebook 'friend'?

Can I increase that to 10-1

Funny, being a supposed Buddhist society, forced by law or otherwise.  I think this just shows that when things are prohibited, reactions can be to go and do just that!  The old Preacher's daughter thing

On 9/21/2017 at 5:58 PM, jonclark said:

A uni student you say?..Says more about university standards than it does your friend I am afraid...or did he think he was smarter than the bookmaker?

 

As my old dad say... "you will never find a poor bookmaker" 

 

Wise words indeed.

He started small and when eventually he made 20k in profit, unfortunatly he ignored my calls to quit whilst ahead....

On 9/21/2017 at 4:17 PM, mrfill said:

And I'll give you 7-2 on that he'll keep on gambling. He's an idiot.

 

Did you lend him any money or help him out or is it 'friend' as in facebook 'friend'?

He's a rather close friend actually, and no i didnt have to lend him money.

 

I've tried to tell him to quit before  but he wouldnt listen *shrugs*

5 minutes ago, Jamestaylor said:

He started small and when eventually he made 20k in profit, unfortunatly he ignored my calls to quit whilst ahead....

And therein tells the tale of gambling addicts. They can't stop when they are winning and they can't stop when they are losing........until they run out of money of course then start again when funds allow. 

Edited September 23, 20178 yr by Kadilo

1 minute ago, Jamestaylor said:

He's a rather close friend actually, and no i didnt have to lend him money.

 

I've tried to tell him to quit before  but he wouldnt listen *shrugs*

With the greatest respect to you, you sound like a good friend but sadly he will never listen to you and only stop if and when he wants to. 

On ‎21‎/‎09‎/‎2017 at 11:06 AM, webfact said:

The seminar is aimed at sounding out views to educate the people

Nothing like a seminar to fix the problem. Followed up by some forums, committees and sub-committees, workshops and weekend conferences at a resorts. 

Well, if gambling is supposed to be bad, where are their role models?

 

Gambling bad! Corruption okay if I get my share one day. 

2 minutes ago, rkidlad said:

Well, if gambling is supposed to be bad, where are their role models?

 

Gambling bad! Corruption okay if I get my share one day. 

That's a very good point. Who are the real role models for them to aspire to when they see so much corruption in every day life. I genuinely believe things will get worse in the future.