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- Aug 21, 2018 1. Unlike drugs, gambling is not physically addictive. It is only psychologically addictive in some people. Only a small percentage of gamblers have an addiction.
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Lawmakers are mulling several measures aimed at cracking down on online gambling by Americans. Read an email exchange on the issue between Rep. Jim Leach, an Iowa Republican behind a key bill.
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Voting Style: | Open | Point System: | 7 Point | ||
Started: | 3/30/2013 | Category: | Entertainment | ||
Updated: | 6 years ago | Status: | Post Voting Period | ||
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Pro Con The point that I am trying to make is: gambling is fine in moderation. I completely agree that a gambling addiction, which is what my opponent described, can be a horrible thing that can ruin a life. However, when done occasionally, gambling has some advantages. Gambling can be a great fun. Gambling is often performed through games that are fun even if no gambling is involved. These games can also be played with friends and when playing with friends, you can become more connected with them. Playing with friends may even strengthen relationships. Gambling also affects the economy in a positive way. It gives money to the local government allowing them to lower the tax put on citizens. This is why real estate in places such as Las Vegas is so desirable. Gambling also provides jobs which can provide economic stimulus in communities. |
Pro At the present time we have so much other fun which can give us not only fun and good mood, at the same time they can be beneficial for us, for our health: going to the picnic and play volleyball, surfing, and to enjoy by weather, talk with friends. To play football with friends, go to the bowling etc. We can find other entertainment instead of gambling. I agree that gambling can influence to the economy positively but not so much that economy can base on it! Gambling has a lot of disadvantages than advantages. ' A recent research reveals that in America, approximately 2.5 million adults suffer from compulsive gambling, about 3 million are considered problem gamblers, around 15 million adults are under the risk of becoming problem gamblers and 148 million fall under the low risk gambler category'. - http://rehab-international.org... 'According to a 1990 Maryland Department of Health and Mental Hygiene survey, 62 percent of problem gamblers in treatment had committed illegal acts as a result of their gambling, 80 percent had committed civil offenses'' - http://erlc.com... Con My opponent and I have both been using the term “gambling addiction”. Allow me to explain what this is. A gambling addiction is not a true addiction but rather an obsession that can be controlled by the individual. A true addiction is characterized by biological process that the individual has no control over. Gambling addiction, problem gambling being a more accurate term, is based on “habitual and poorly informed choices”. This means gambling is not to blame but rather the gambler for having a “gambling addiction”. This debate is about whether or not gambling should be legal, so let me draw attention to other questionable things that are legal. Alcohol is the second most consumed drug in the world after caffeine and it can be very addictive. Yet it is legal. Alcoholism affects about 5%-10% in males and about 3%-5% in females. This is more addictive than gambling “addiction” which only affects about 3% of people. Also, alcohol affects the health of the body and not only the finances and family relationships like gambling. In my opinion, Alcohol is a much bigger problem than gambling. So why should alcohol be legal and gambling not? As we have already established, gambling addiction is based on poor decisions. As my opponent said in the previous round, 'According to a 1990 Maryland Department of Health and Mental Hygiene survey, 62 percent of problem gamblers in treatment had committed illegal acts as a result of their gambling, 80 percent had committed civil offenses'. These problem gamblers are already known to make poor decisions, so who’s to say they wouldn’t commit these crimes without the catalyst of gambling. I don’t believe that is a very valid argument. I would now like to make an argument. A lot of games in gambling involve probability or some kind of strategy. This could make gambling a good way to sharpen your mind. I believe this undermines the problem that gambling is not very beneficial to the body’s physical health. |
Pro Alcohol is not ban because economy of many countries (such as France, Italy, Georgia and so on) are developing by producing wins. As I know from school France is one of the best producers of the wine. Also some religions like Judaism, Christianity use wine - http://www.cypruswinemuseum.com... So if we ban alcohol there will be many religions opposition and problem. In addition, alcohol was banned earlier but there were no any good results. People began to drink surrogates, and colognes. - http://nv-online.info... (although it is in Russian language but you can easily translate by electronic translator, especially fourth paragraph) One more example that even normal person who did not commit crime earlier, commited after gambling - 'Tony Washington's addiction to gambling was so strong that he robbed to gamble. What began as a flirtation with gambling on weekends, soon suffocated him in unpaid bills. For Washington, a 40-year-old Wisconsin man, the compulsion to gamble led to life in prison'. - http://www.citizenlink.com... . Moreover, gambling lead to problem in family especially financial problem and problem in relationship. There is the author of the article reports that in his childhood he already faced with such problem. And it was terrible - http://newamericamedia.org... Also 'Researchers found that women whose partners had problem gambling were more than 10 times as likely to have suffered partner violence than women whose partners did not have problem gambling'. - http://www.webmd.com... One more reason: gambling leads to the problem with health: problem with stomach, depression, they will think about suicide etc. - http://www.webmd.com... Con All of my opponent's arguments for why gambling should be banned focused on the 3% of gamblers that can be classified as problem gamblers. The bad decisions of the people in the 3% should not affect whether or not the 97% of responsible gamblers are allowed to gamble. Gambling can be fun, stimulate the economy, and create jobs. Because of this, gambling should not be banned. |
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Reasons for voting decision: Con swung me by pointing out that gambling is fine in moderation, which accounts for most of gambling
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Online gambling has been speedup over past 14 years. The development of the technology of internet was admitting customers to gamble in any time anyway (John & Aunshul, 2010). Most of the gambling website provides the legal age limit for gambler. This means only the gamblers who are above 18 can join those gambling game (Steve, 2007). Although online gambling is a convenient entertainment, it cause many people addiction on it especially the teenagers. They can sit in front of the computer 24 hours without sleep because they want to play the online gambling games.
Online gambling is using the personal computer to access but uses real money to bet. They can use their credit card or open an account to bank in for the game. If they win, they can receive the money through the same account. Although online gambling is a type of entertainment, it can have negative impacts. Opponents argue that online gambling is a type of entertainment during free time. People can spend their free time to the online gambling.
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They can find a lot of fun from there and while away their free time.
Online gambling has two categories, which are play to win money and another one is just play for fun (Simon, 2010). However, if the player has no self-control, that entertainment will become addiction. Michael S. observes that men are easier addicted into online gambling than women. That is because online gambling full of competitive and easy to attract them involve battle and struggle (2010). If the player is a student, he or she will neglect their studies. They will addict on the online gambling no matter is just for fun or gambling with money.
They also will waste their time on it because they want to earn more money from the gambling games. Opponents argue that online gambling is very convenient because it can be done anywhere. When people are in a place that provide internet access service such at cafe, cyber cafe, fast food restaurants, office, etc, they can online easily no matter is using personal computer or cafe computer. However, the convenience of online gambling will cause addictive behaviour, serious financial problem and some work delay because the workers are online in anywhere (Neil, 2003).
They will be online gambling till they forget what they need to do when working and spend more money on it. Besides that, if college students are addicted to online gambling, they will go online when attending classes with their own laptops. This problem will cause their achievement to lag behind. When people prefer to gamble online, that will cause the demand of real casino decrease. Therefore, the revenue of casinos will decrease and cause unemployment rate to increase.
Another argument put forward when people are gambling online, they need not be scared about the social problem such as robbery. Bank is the safest place for business persons, investors, saver and for the online gamblers. Before start to gamble online, players should check for the authenticity of the site and the security levels at the site (Riza, 2010). Online gamblers can open an account to put the deposit for gambling. After winning the game, the online casino owner can also bank in the amount for them through the same account.
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Nevertheless, nowadays the world of the internet full of hackers. They can hack into people’s e-mail account, which the players use to apply the gambler account to get their password using computer techniques (Jack, 2004). After hack into an account, they transfer all the money to their own account. The laws, which set by government are difficult to control the hacker’s behaviour and cannot catch those hackers from the internet. On the other hand, if people get their friend’s password, they can access the account easily and steal the money.
When players forget their ID password, they cannot get their money from the online casino. In conclusion, online gambling brings disadvantages more than advantages so it should be banned. Online gambling will cause a people to become addicted to it like addicted to drug. Most of the online gambling games will cheat people money and is not legal. In fact, people lose their money more than win when playing those games in a illusory world. Every month, many people will use their salary to risk losing it on online gambling. Online gambling should be banned because of the disadvantages. (759 words)
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