The World Cup kicked off in Brazil last month, and it’ll end in two weeks. During this period, the lives of frequent gamblers — both online and offline — have become much more difficult. In Thailand alone,
almost 1,000 football gamblers in metropolitan areas were arrested between June 12-23. To break this down, about 870 gamblers, 22 hosts, 16 bookmakers and one online gambling organiser were legally charged. More than 700 football gambling websites in Thailand were shutdown, and these numbers are rising.
What’s more alarming is the fact that gambling is no longer widespread among adults only. A recent study by the Centre for Gambling Studies, Chulalongkorn University’s Faculty of Economics, suggested that first-time gamblers can be below the age of 15, meaning they learn how to bet even before they reach high school.
“When they have no money left, they are willing to exchange, for example, their luxurious watch for only a small amount of money. They will do whatever it takes to gamble. And eventually they are kicked out of the gambling house because they are flat broke, but they will try every single way to make a comeback in order to chase their losses.”
An emerging area of serious concern is games that simulate gambling. Increasingly, these games can be played on social media sites, video games that link to the internet and mobile applications. It’s a growing business in a largely unregulated market.
The World Cup kicked off in Brazil last month, and it’ll end in two weeks. During this period, the lives of frequent gamblers — both online and offline — have become much more difficult. In Thailand alone,
almost 1,000 football gamblers in metropolitan areas were arrested between June 12-23. To break this down, about 870 gamblers, 22 hosts, 16 bookmakers and one online gambling organiser were legally charged. More than 700 football gambling websites in Thailand were shutdown, and these numbers are rising.
What’s more alarming is the fact that gambling is no longer widespread among adults only. A recent study by the Centre for Gambling Studies, Chulalongkorn University’s Faculty of Economics, suggested that first-time gamblers can be below the age of 15, meaning they learn how to bet even before they reach high school.
“When they have no money left, they are willing to exchange, for example, their luxurious watch for only a small amount of money. They will do whatever it takes to gamble. And eventually they are kicked out of the gambling house because they are flat broke, but they will try every single way to make a comeback in order to chase their losses.”
An emerging area of serious concern is games that simulate gambling. Increasingly, these games can be played on social media sites, video games that link to the internet and mobile applications. It’s a growing business in a largely unregulated market.
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