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***GambLux EDITOR ARTICLES*** |
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Level Talk on Gamblers
[Sunday, March 12, 2006]
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What is a Level One gambler? They are recreational gamblers and gambling has no adverse affect on their lifestyle. A typical recreational gambler plays the slots, lotteries, bingo, ports betting pools and poker.
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Level One gamblers can manage their losses and they dont experience social, health and psychological disorders because of their gambling. For most folks, gambling is a social activity enjoyed in moderation. Social gambling is with predetermined acceptable losses.
What is a Level Two gambler? Their gambling starts to cause problems in their lives. Level two gambling, or in-transition gambling, refers to gambling not pathological gambling, but is problematic.
What is a Level Three gambler? They are pathological gamblers and may suffer from depression and drug or alcohol abuse. They partake in heavy gambling despite adverse consequences.
Where do Internet gamblers fall on the scale of levels? Are the demographics and problems associated with conventional gamblers applicable to online gamblers? How does the secrecy of the Internet affect online gambling?
Surveys reflect that less than a fifth of gamblers gambled on the Internet, and 50% of them, or 10% of the total respondents, gambled online a minimum of once weekly.
Of the 80% that never gambled online, 22% of them experienced either Level Two or Level Three troubles. With online gamblers, the numbers swelled to an amazing 74% of gamblers with Level Two and Three problems.
Demographically the Internet gamblers are younger, unmarried and have less education than players who never gambled online. This is a surprising result. Usually the Internet is associated with young, highly educated and higher income groups than those who are not adept with the Internet. Males and females were equally represented in the two groups.
A wide ranging study of North American adults concluded that there are 3 million Level Two gamblers, 2.5 Level Three gamblers, plus 15 million more with the potential to turn into problem gamblers.
Online gambling sites and services are increasing, and 2006 Internet gaming revenues are projected to be over $15 billion.
Gamblers living within close proximity to casinos have double the amount of Level Two and Level Three gamblers. Living within 50 miles for a casino makes it easy for them to pop over to a casino on the way home or to work.
The study further illustrated that for both problem and pathological gamblers gambling is a lonely activity. The ease of Internet casinos encourages them to gamble and brings on higher incidences of problems associated with gambling. With the Internet, gamblers can play at work or at home with their privacy protected.
People who gamble on the sly, and for whom it is no longer a social activity must stop gambling. For some, this may mean friends, family and professionals working together to help the gambler quit.
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