Deli Posted October 8, 2019 Share Posted October 8, 2019 14 hours ago, OneMoreFarang said: What happens to gambling addicted people if they can't gamble? Do they die? Does it hurt? And if yes, for how long? I understand that some people like gambling and some like it a lot. But I am confused by this "addiction". They won't die if they don't gable. Do smokers die if they stop smoking ? They don't, same as most drug addicts. They suffer physical and mental pain. For the gamblers it might not be physical but for sure mental pain. As many addictions, this is controlled by the brain and if you want, a mental disease. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ttrd Posted October 8, 2019 Share Posted October 8, 2019 14 hours ago, ChipButty said: No, but you might ... if you gamble with your life in the traffic - especially in Thailand ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichardColeman Posted October 8, 2019 Share Posted October 8, 2019 Thai man across the road from us had to sell his house for a pinch recently due to gambling all his money away. That said, when you look at what a lot Thais have to look forwards to in life, it's really no surprise ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue bruce Posted October 8, 2019 Share Posted October 8, 2019 Well at least they can't blame it on the farangs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nice Boyd Posted October 8, 2019 Share Posted October 8, 2019 My exgf went bank account and took 100,000b gone in two days, jungle game match the animal , monkey , giraffe, but the black lottery is played a lot, then they tell you I forget to do ur number, no pay, like football games at work those cards u fill out in USA, take ur money and not place bet Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Katipo Posted October 8, 2019 Share Posted October 8, 2019 30.42 million Thais, or 57 per cent of the population, gamble.......population of Thailand is 69,672,348 ???? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Khun Paul Posted October 8, 2019 Share Posted October 8, 2019 I remember in the early 70's while serving in Hong Kong, Chinese also used to gamble on Mahjong , saw chap throw himself off the 20th floor because he had lost everything, including his wife and house, not that is serious . So it is not just Thais Asian countries attract more gamblers it seems, maybe it is to do with quality of life I haver no idea Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tayaout Posted October 8, 2019 Share Posted October 8, 2019 17 minutes ago, Katipo said: 30.42 million Thais, or 57 per cent of the population, gamble.......population of Thailand is 69,672,348 ???? If you include my wife that buy 100 baht of lotto ticket per month then yes there is many. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoppyone Posted October 8, 2019 Share Posted October 8, 2019 17 hours ago, ChipButty said: Thai's will gamble on 2 fly's going up the wall Can I get a Tab account in Thailand now Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Henryford Posted October 8, 2019 Share Posted October 8, 2019 So bang goes the Casino in Pattaya. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
digger70 Posted October 8, 2019 Share Posted October 8, 2019 18 hours ago, webfact said: More Thais addicted to gambling in 2019 It's mind over matter, I don't mind if if you gamble and I am not .So it doesn't matter. ???? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hotchilli Posted October 8, 2019 Share Posted October 8, 2019 I think the main reason why gambling is still illegal in Thailand is that if it was allowed the corruption/graft/money laundering etc etc would be so great it would be out of control. Big men would influence the outcome of everything therefore it's hardly gambling. Apart from a percentage of Thais losing everything you also have the flip side of others gaining winnings.. addiction as in all other aspects of life comes down to ones own self-control, like drink or drugs. So that's why we have back room cards or friends gathering at home to satisfy the need. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stropper Posted October 8, 2019 Share Posted October 8, 2019 just back from australia, could you imagine thailand if they had the same betting as in aus, 24/7, aus is now just one big 24 hour casino, thailand is lucky that it is kept in ckeck ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
inThailand Posted October 8, 2019 Share Posted October 8, 2019 Thais gambling? If they had a basic understanding of the odds, ie math of the game, maybe they could understand its a bad bet with a poor payout. Betting for Dummies should be added to the school curriculum? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Burma Bill Posted October 8, 2019 Share Posted October 8, 2019 So that is why the Chinese are building many more casinos across the border in Poi-Pet. On a recent visit to Cambodia, it was incredible to see the massive foundations being dug. There is no local airport for Chinese Airlines to fly in punters, and I was informed that Thai gamblers are the intended customers. Evidently at weekends, the car parks on the Thai side at Aranyaphratet, are totally packed - avoid like the plague!! Another Chinese Special Economic Zone in the making?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
donnacha Posted October 8, 2019 Share Posted October 8, 2019 17 hours ago, seajae said: the wifes mother ... ended up losing everything through gambling ... she couldnt help herself when she mixed back with her old friends and blew it all, we dont even know where she is now. Pattaya. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cereal Posted October 8, 2019 Share Posted October 8, 2019 It's a big problem in Laos as well. My friend's wife gambled away his house. They're still together which I find shocking. My wife used to play with her friends. Very low stakes, a great day or bad day would equal maybe + / - $5.00. I morning I woke up at around 2 am and she still wasn't home. I went to find her and brought her home with the admonition: It's me, your house and life OR the game. Choose...now! She chose smartly. She knows too many who last too much. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brianbbb Posted October 8, 2019 Share Posted October 8, 2019 online gambing my girlfriend is starting to get addiced pawning everthing she can even her phone three times i keep having to bailing out Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CygnusX1 Posted October 8, 2019 Share Posted October 8, 2019 I just don’t understand why people don’t gamble on the stock market instead of betting on games where the odds are deliberately stacked against them, especially now that computer trading has greatly reduced brokerage costs, meaning that it’s now possible to gamble quite small amounts of money. You can still lose of course, but despite the occasional bit of insider trading, the odds are so much more in your favour, and watching the price of your stocks rising and falling from day to day could be just as exciting as other forms of gambling. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kalasin Jo Posted October 8, 2019 Share Posted October 8, 2019 Gambling in the dirt with hastily set up Hi-Lo "casinos" is rife in the villages of Issan. Often at funeral parties you will see several different games on the go. Then there are the behind closed doors games too. The police may occasionally do a raid, but the players scatter. Don't mock the label addiction, it is just that. Addicts play until everything is lost and will do it again, and again. The belief in a big win on the next throw is unshakeable. The buzz is like a drug. Of course someone is making big money in these dirt poor communities. That it is illegal certainly adds a frisson. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bangel72 Posted October 8, 2019 Share Posted October 8, 2019 Also been impacted by gambling addict here, combined with loans from friends and sharks both with high monthly interest made it hell. Borrow money to pay the debt, not able to borrow enough so gambling what someone gave you to get out of debt to get more seems like the only option 'in a gamblers head' and quickly have nothing and people threatening family members and so called friends taking your kids toys as collateral. Interestingly they did not seem to provide contact number for assistance for both the gambling and the debts, they could in my view set these up in every 7/11 just to cater for the extent of the problem they have in Thailand on this front. When pretty much everyone knows someone with a problem with gambling or debt its clearly a bigger problem than they are making out and these people and their families need help. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
randy723 Posted October 8, 2019 Share Posted October 8, 2019 The biggest gamble in Thailand is driving on ANY Thai road. You are sure to lose at some point and maybe even your life Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tayaout Posted October 8, 2019 Share Posted October 8, 2019 54 minutes ago, Bangel72 said: Interestingly they did not seem to provide contact number for assistance for both the gambling and the debts, they could in my view set these up in every 7/11 just to cater for the extent of the problem they have in Thailand on this front. No need to provide support for gamblers since it's illegal. ???? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benmart Posted October 8, 2019 Share Posted October 8, 2019 20 hours ago, OneMoreFarang said: What happens to gambling addicted people if they can't gamble? Do they die? Does it hurt? And if yes, for how long? I understand that some people like gambling and some like it a lot. But I am confused by this "addiction". They won't die if they don't gable. If you are not addicted to anything then it is unlikely that you can understand the concept. Dying is not an end point in all addictions. However, loosing family, friends, money, home, job, car, health, sanity and more is possible. Perhaps doing some research will enlighten you about the various forms of addiction, including TVF. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Odysseus123 Posted October 8, 2019 Share Posted October 8, 2019 17 hours ago, Cadbury said: Looks like time to bust the evil farang bridge clubs. Get your automatic weapons ready boys and your flack jacket and let's rain those joints. While we are at it we can get those bars who don't have their darts boards registered. Strangely enough-it's not only "Bridge" clubs. Up my way-under a big old tree near the temple-there used to be a dominoes club.Even I went there for a bit of fun, practice my Thai and put down 20 baht or so and outside the local mom'n pop store was a couple of chequers/draughts tables where a few guys would gather for a beer and a game-it was part of the local culture. Alas,long gone-the old folks were rounded up and fined (with a vengeance)-no fun at all to be had in the Land of the Cromwellian Snarl. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0815 Posted October 8, 2019 Share Posted October 8, 2019 21 hours ago, J Town said: I knew a British guy whose Thai wife gambled away over 10 million baht while he was away on business. Some stupid card came similar to hearts. If she has access to 10 million baht - som nam na ???? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fred white Posted October 8, 2019 Share Posted October 8, 2019 22 hours ago, ChipButty said: Dont forget the Stock Market many do that The stock market can be a gamble but if you do your homework and ain't trying to get rich quick you can make money Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fred white Posted October 8, 2019 Share Posted October 8, 2019 5 hours ago, brianbbb said: online gambing my girlfriend is starting to get addiced pawning everthing she can even her phone three times i keep having to bailing out And your still with her? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveK Posted October 8, 2019 Share Posted October 8, 2019 4 hours ago, Tayaout said: No need to provide support for gamblers since it's illegal. ???? Using that logic, doctors in the UK shouldn't be providing methadone to heroin addicts because heroin is illegal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tayaout Posted October 8, 2019 Share Posted October 8, 2019 58 minutes ago, SteveK said: Using that logic, doctors in the UK shouldn't be providing methadone to heroin addicts because heroin is illegal. In Canada we provide them with safe injection site. It does help. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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