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                                      Gambling

It is clear to me that gambling is a big problem in New Zealand. It is not only affecting the people that gamble but their friends and family to. Gambling is to be said to be one of the biggest addictions in New Zealand straight after drugs and alcohol. The difference lies in the fact that gambling addiction is usually harder to detect in people. Gambling addictions can even lead to death due to the financial losses you are going to suffer. It can leave you alone and over your head in dept.

The most obvious consequence of a gambling addiction is the financial losses you suffer as you put everything on the line. Unless a gambling addict repeatedly hits slot machine jackpots or power ball lotteries, it is mathematically impossible to make money in the long run. The more you gamble the less chance you have to win. The odds are simply too stacked against you. many gambling addicts find themselves digging deeper and deeper into debt, which only fuels their desire to gamble more, The worst ultimately, a gambling addiction can lead to death not like alcohol or drugs but due to financial losses, no longer able to pay rent or mortgage and is forced on to the street. I can understand that money is hard to keep when you gamble, do drugs/alcohol in my nanas case smoking that she ended up having to sell her apartment and shift in with us due to financial problems with smoking.

It is clear to me that a gambling addiction has a big impact on not only the gambler but on his friends and family to. As a friend or family member try to help him/her they will usally verbally or even sometimes physycaly attack them. a gambling addict can even go out of his/her way to push thoes people away from them. Soon gambling will overtake family and friends in order of importance to an addict. The addictino will soon be so bad that he/she  will start steeling from family,friends through any way possible they can get money eg. Cash,jewelry,credit cards

Gambling is so addictive because people tend to start gambling away money that they don’t have thinking that they are going to get the big win but never comes causing them to be over their head in a big debt and trougle. Also a lot of people gamble because it is harder to detect than e.g. smoking, alcohol, drugs. I think that gambling money away that you don’t have is bad because deep down you no that your not going to win but believe you can just ruins your life when you could be saving your money and put it to a good cause in the future.   

As you can see gambling is not the right choice to take as it destroys the friendship between family and friends, leaves you is debt over your head and makes your life a living hell. According to the information I found from http://www.ask.com/ is a fact. I personally have learnt that gambling is just a waste of money will 99% destroys your life.

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