ETHICAL PROBLEM OF GAMBLING DORIS FORTSON ASHFORD UNIVERSITY INTRODUCTION TO SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY SOC120: SHERRI BOYD May 14, 2012 ETHICAL PROBLEM OF GAMBLING A person that has let him or herself to become over taken by drugs, alcohol, sex and even gambling has a habit that controls them. The growth in well known casino gambling, online gambling and gambling to spike currency for charitable organizations has many social and ethical issues. Gambling and the chances to gamble has a lot of problems that come along with it in the society today with the person who fight the battle put up a great effort with the addiction. There are casinos that are prospering all over the world and the gambling addiction is increasing. The results
Many people go into casinos with a game plan thinking once they double their money or once they win anything at all, they will get up and walk out the doors. They don’t, for a second, think that. They will go into the casino and lose an entire paycheck. Thousands of people across the nation are in an enormous amount of debt because they have no self control and they have a gambling addiction.
Even as kids we indulge in the act of gambling, for example betting on whom can win the hot wheel race among neighbourhood kids with sweets and candies. A simple thing as to whom is right can be turned into gambling when something valuable like money is involved. Indulging in gambling is addictive and often leaves us with a rush of excitement. Games such as poker and mah-jong along with betting on sport events are acts of gambling. Gambling compulsively will cost a person more than just money but also friends and family ties.
People cannot be millionaires overnight and know how to act when they receive large sums of money. Since most lottery winners tend to be people with average income, they seem to not understand how to manage their money well and that leads to reckless spending. In the Documentary “Reversal of Fortune,” a homeless man is given $100,000 and the man starts spending recklessly, wasting his money on two vehicles, beer and starts spending an average of $10,000 a week. That is an example of what reckless spending can do to a person with money as it changes a person for the worse. The second most common problem that faces the irresponsible winner is erratic behavior.
Just as drunks can be both wildly happy and violently angry, Dionysus is present when a person is acting out in their drunken state. One who is intoxicated can be ecstatic in their celebration, a happy drunk, or can be violent and vicious, an angry drunk. He gifts ecstasy to his followers. Possessed by a power beyond their control, the worshippers of Dionysus let loose and give in to madness. This allows them to freely enjoy themselves and release any rage one has been holding back.
Many people believed him and gave him a lot of money, but he spent almost all the money for himself. He couldn’t pay back the money to some people. While he was taking money from the people, he collected more then 64 billion dollars from them, and when people tried to see their investments, he used a fake screen computer with ponzie scheme software to present a false investment. This way is similar to Tom’s investment in that, they both were greedy, and acted like friends to people, and made them think that they would become rich. On the other hand, there were many differences between Tom and Bernie.
I knew there are people who are addicted to certain behaviors but never looked into detail the certain factors that caused them. I believe that everyone is different and I agree that there are different ways a person can be triggered when becoming seriously addicted to drugs or a behavior. Sometimes the word addiction is viewed as such a broad term and people easily ignore that it can be something very serious. Something simple as going to a casino and gambling for fun can easily turn into a serious problem. There is a fine line between enjoying something for fun and doing something that can impact and change the way you live your life.
Opposite the high rates of alcohol and tobacco use by teenagers, only 18% of seniors use illicit drugs, which are illegal for the entire society. This increase in drug use will not come easy for American society, but instead it will come at a very high price. The price will be that American society will be overrun with drug-related accidents, lost work productivity, and hospital emergency rooms filled with drug- related
That will to go left when told right can really be turned into something positive with hard work and the right mindset. An alcoholic that is used to defying the rules can bring a new idea, completely different than the next guy's to a business meeting or construction plan. Although this side of the spectrum can be nice, no one can forget that a majority of alcoholics are not sober. The truth is, liquor affects everyone differently. For instance, in the memoir “The Glass Castle”, Rex Walls got violent, aggressive, and tended to scheme people out of money, cars and other belongings when he was drinking.
Merriam-Webster defines luck in many different ways, but two definitions caught my attention were: “the things that happen to a person because of chance” and “success in doing or getting something”. When people hear the word luck, they often think of the former definition. Good examples of this definition in action would be a person playing poker and a person betting on a horse race. In both scenarios, though the players and gamblers do have the opportunity to achieve victory, it is completely