Are gambling addictions a function of the availability of gambling?

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Are gambling addictions a function of the availability of gambling?

Author: iairishcheeks (28973 Posts - Original UHND Member)

Posted at 11:42 pm on Nov 17, 2025

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Or is it a function of people wanting to change their miserable life?

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Marriage for love is dying out altogether and perhaps reproduction as well. [LINK] - Curly1918 - 9:22am 11/17/25 (66) [View All]
- The idea of extreme individualism will succumb to natural selection, sadly for the West. [NT] - LanceManion - 11:49am 11/17/25
  - Absent some major correction...it's headed that way... [NT] - TakethetrainKnute - 9:58am 11/18/25
- It's not just one thing. There are a multitude of issues, not all the fault of either gender. - jakers - 10:00am 11/17/25
  - A friend of mine just started dating a Mennonite girl. - iairishcheeks - 2:08pm 11/17/25
    - Why was the Amish girl considered a slut? Because she was seen with a couple Mennonite [NT] - MarkHarman - 11:45pm 11/17/25
    - That's the spirit! And I bet there's no back talk from Hannah. [NT] - conorlarkin - 5:13pm 11/17/25
      - Those gals who grew up milking cows... [NT] - iairishcheeks - 6:01pm 11/17/25
  - Also think the ubiquity of porn & electronics gaming allows men to get release without a woman. - NedoftheHill - 12:52pm 11/17/25
    - I agree with your brave New world analogy. - iairishcheeks - 2:17pm 11/17/25
      - In a strange way, this validates long standing Catholic Church teaching, in my personal opinion. - NedoftheHill - 4:23pm 11/17/25
        I don't know if porn is a problem or a symptom of a problem. - iairishcheeks - 5:48pm 11/17/25
        I think people become addicted to addictive things. I don't think pain is required. - NedoftheHill - 6:47pm 11/17/25
        With porn, there is a dopamine release, but it's not a function of a chemical. - iairishcheeks - 7:00pm 11/17/25
        Makes sense. A teen male will always be "lonely" for a teen female though due to his hormones. - NedoftheHill - 8:15pm 11/17/25
        Are gambling addictions a function of the availability of gambling? - iairishcheeks - 11:42pm 11/17/25
        It is now more available than ever, that is for sure. Like porn, you can do it in your room at home. - NedoftheHill - 2:27am 11/18/25
        You are only responsible for you. - iairishcheeks - 2:48am 11/18/25
        
        Important point, we're not talking about just teenagers. - iairishcheeks - 11:14pm 11/17/25
        Good point. But, the older they get, the more self control they have. At least, I hope so. - NedoftheHill - 2:24am 11/18/25
    - There can be no doubt. - jakers - 1:00pm 11/17/25
      - Just think of how hard we had to work to see boobs - Chris94 - 1:11pm 11/17/25
        Repressing impure thoughts has become totally impossible. - Curly1918 - 1:34pm 11/17/25
        It's offset by the fact that your generation had actual sex. [NT] - iairishcheeks - 11:37pm 11/17/25
        
        100%. - jakers - 1:14pm 11/17/25
- Japan, China and Russia have declining birth rates as well...Solution:...Immigration. - TyroneIrish - 9:44am 11/17/25
  - Immigration without assimilation is no bed of roses. [LINK] - Curly1918 - 10:54am 11/17/25
    - Aside from Trump's overt efforts to destroy what Reagan championed...i.e. Immigration to keep - TyroneIrish - 11:55am 11/17/25
      - The scope of immigration in the Reagan era was several quantum less than today. - Curly1918 - 12:36pm 11/17/25
        Since Reagan didn't have to deal with retiring Baby Boomers, the need is even greater...it's akin to - TyroneIrish - 2:44pm 11/17/25
        
        He's trying to draw another false equivalence. - jakers - 1:04pm 11/17/25
        From the George W. Bush Presidential Center..."Benefits of Immigration Outweigh the Costs"... [LINK] - TyroneIrish - 2:50pm 11/17/25
        I'm actually not entirely convinced you're an American. - jakers - 3:14pm 11/17/25
        Here's more from the U.S. Chamber of Commerce on the need for more Immigration... [LINK] [IMAGE] - TyroneIrish - 7:21pm 11/17/25
        
        How about listening to the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and 'The Alliance for a New Immigration [LINK] - TyroneIrish - 7:09pm 11/17/25
        
        Reminded of this New Yorker cartoon each time I see another one of Ty's offerings here... [NT] [IMAGE] - TakethetrainKnute - 3:34pm 11/17/25
        LOL...not surprised that the first thing your mind goes to is a Dog Cartoon ;-)...not the deepest - TyroneIrish - 11:42pm 11/17/25
        
        Ha! Awesome. [NT] - NedoftheHill - 4:12pm 11/17/25
  - Yes, let's import our next generation rather than encourage our citizens to reproduce. - jakers - 10:00am 11/17/25
    - Suspect you could easily pick out Tyrone's car...from the "WWGSD" bumper sticker... [NT] - TakethetrainKnute - 10:47am 11/17/25
      - Just let Jake try to extricate himself from that hole he just dug...that diversion isn't helping ;-) [NT] - TyroneIrish - 10:53am 11/17/25
    - And how long is that going to take to get more adult workers, Jake?..and what's the probability of - TyroneIrish - 10:24am 11/17/25
  - Illegal immigration is the answer? Or legal immigration? [NT] - NedoftheHill - 9:55am 11/17/25
    - Did you actually expect an answer to you question? - PaND - 10:25am 11/17/25
      - Why do you ignore all my posts supporting a bipartisan Border Security and Immigration Bill...like - TyroneIrish - 10:49am 11/17/25
        Because it was a garbage bill that codified the mess that you people created. [NT] - jakers - 11:27am 11/17/25
        I'll ask you the same question (again)...what specifically do you think is wrong with the Bill? [NT] - TyroneIrish - 11:57am 11/17/25
        Answered repeatedly. [NT] - jakers - 12:10pm 11/17/25
        Should be a piece of cake to prove it...what's keeping you? [NT] - TyroneIrish - 12:20pm 11/17/25
        Apparently just your laziness and (more likely) denial. I don't blame you. [NT] - jakers - 12:53pm 11/17/25
        The attached link should help you recall what it was that you didn't like about the bill...just [LINK] - TyroneIrish - 2:32pm 11/17/25
        Unlike you, I read the bill. - jakers - 3:12pm 11/17/25
        All 292 pages?...very impressive...with all that time spent, you should have a deep understanding of - TyroneIrish - 11:12pm 11/17/25
        I'm sorry to hear - though not altogether surprised - that this would be too much reading for you. - jakers - 9:32am 11/18/25
        Odd that I can take the time to help you see genuine progress by the Biden admin on Border - TyroneIrish - 11:15am 11/18/25
        "Genuine progress???" I love it. - jakers - 12:24pm 11/18/25
        Passing Legislation to fix problems is called Progress...Biden did that...only to be thwarted by - TyroneIrish - 1:38pm 11/18/25
        We'll add "progress" to the list of words you have an alternative definition for. [NT] - jakers - 3:18pm 11/18/25
        Be sure to add "Obstruction" of Progress...like Trump's killing of a Bill that would have greatly - TyroneIrish - 4:19pm 11/18/25
        Provide for me the illegal crossings starting in January of 2025 vs. the "Biden" administration. [NT] - jakers - 5:15pm 11/18/25
        
        He thought the New Yorker cartoon was about dogs. Pictures apparently don't help him... - TakethetrainKnute - 10:16am 11/18/25
        I'm posting sections of congressional legislation that verifies billions were planned by Biden to - TyroneIrish - 11:10am 11/18/25
        
        The bill was crap, you are the only one still clinging to it. - PaND - 10:52am 11/17/25
        What about that Bill don't you agree with? The part that funded 1,500 CBP Officers instead of 750 - TyroneIrish - 11:31am 11/17/25
    - Listen to what the USCCB has to say about how Trump is treating Immigration...i.e. Horribly. The way - TyroneIrish - 10:15am 11/17/25
- What’s the problem? [NT] - jimbasil - 9:26am 11/17/25
  - You're right. Who cares if we stop having families and raising kids. - Curly1918 - 9:30am 11/17/25

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