I found the ideas raised in this lecture very interesting! I would never have thought for a second that car insurance was a form of gambling! But I guess thats right! There is of course one major difference and that is that, legally all car drivers have to have insurance so are forced into it! Then I thought, we don't have to have cars- there is our choice! I agree with many peoples comments that gambling is only a problem when it gets out of control, but thats like many other topics from the module. I enjoy going to the races I think its great and very social. I have had a great time getting together with groups of people and travelling to a big race meeting accross the country!
Its always good to limit yourself as you can get carried away with the 'buzz' but thats human nature- we all want a bit of excitement! I have found this true with poker- its easy to get carried away thinking "just one more ace and i'll win it all back" but you have to know when to walk away! (isn't that a country song?!)
Anyway, I believe the National Lottery to be quite a good thing- again as long as you don't get hooked and throw vasts amount of money at it every week! It has helped many good causes around the country.
In conclusion, isn't every day a gamble for everyone?! Crossing the road, driving or using public transport, breathing in germs, going out of the ouse; if we all thought about the odds of something happening to us during all of these everyday activities we probably wouldn't do any of them- living is one big gamble but its better than the alternative so I think ill stick to gambling!!
I checked out some popular gambling websites like Ladbrokes www.ladbrokes.com, totesport, foxybingo etc. and they all have warnings/statements in the small print about responsible betting. I believe this is law.
Also, when typing in 'gambling' to a search engine, the main thing that comes up is help/advice sites like the ones at the bottom. This suggests what a problem gambling can be for those who get addicted.
http://www.gamcare.org.uk/
www.gamblersanonymous.org.uk/
Its always good to limit yourself as you can get carried away with the 'buzz' but thats human nature- we all want a bit of excitement! I have found this true with poker- its easy to get carried away thinking "just one more ace and i'll win it all back" but you have to know when to walk away! (isn't that a country song?!)
Anyway, I believe the National Lottery to be quite a good thing- again as long as you don't get hooked and throw vasts amount of money at it every week! It has helped many good causes around the country.
In conclusion, isn't every day a gamble for everyone?! Crossing the road, driving or using public transport, breathing in germs, going out of the ouse; if we all thought about the odds of something happening to us during all of these everyday activities we probably wouldn't do any of them- living is one big gamble but its better than the alternative so I think ill stick to gambling!!
I checked out some popular gambling websites like Ladbrokes www.ladbrokes.com, totesport, foxybingo etc. and they all have warnings/statements in the small print about responsible betting. I believe this is law.
Also, when typing in 'gambling' to a search engine, the main thing that comes up is help/advice sites like the ones at the bottom. This suggests what a problem gambling can be for those who get addicted.
http://www.gamcare.org.uk/
www.gamblersanonymous.org.uk/
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