Seven years old is too young to be gambling\u2026. There is a problem when people who aren’t even of consenting, or for that matter, voting age are gambling,\u201d Ear added.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
He was also concerned with the numbers in the general population in Thailand who gamble.<\/p>\n
\u201cIf it really is 57 percent, it is serious,\u201d Ear added. \u201cIt’s a figure that suggests that gambling is a problem for many people in Thailand. Nearly as many people voted in the 2019 Thai General Election — 35.4 million — as have gambled as of this month, 30.42 million. This is worrisome, to say the least.\u201d<\/p>\n
He is especially concerned about \u201cfinancial risk\u201d to the gambler\u2019s family. The top three most frequent activities Thai residents wager on are: the government-run lottery, illegal lotteries, and betting on soccer, according to the recent survey results.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe Government Lottery Office prints more than 100 million lottery tickets for each draw, which far outstrips the country’s total population of about 68 million people,” Nualnoi was quoted by the local newspaper.<\/p>\n
There is local concern in the country about the risk for problem gambling, too. For instance, Supreeda Adulyanont, manager of the Thai Health Promotion Foundation, advocates more regulations on gambling, the Post<\/em> said.<\/p>\n“We believe access to gambling must be tightened, and we urge the government to come up with policies which do not promote such activities in society,” Adulyanont was quoted by the newspaper.<\/strong><\/p>\nSupreeda also recommends keeping infrequent gamblers from turning into gambling addicts. Also, services should be offered to problem gamblers and to their families, Supreeda told the Post<\/em>.<\/p>\nThe Thai study was compiled by the Research Centre for Social and Business Development, according to The Nation Thailand<\/em>. Some 44,050 Thai residents who are over 15 years old were questioned.<\/p>\nGovernment, Casinos Need to Curb Problem Gambling<\/h2>\n Given the study results, Sophal Ear recommends that the Thai government \u201cimplement policies that inform the public and regulate gambling in a way that reduces harm. Nudges can be tremendously helpful in terms of policy.\u201d<\/p>\n
A “nudge” is an idea which encourages positive reinforcement and indirect suggestions to influence the behavior and decision making of groups or individuals, he explained.<\/p>\n
Casinos should in no way encourage gambling addiction and should support programs to help gamblers, he added. They should also refuse giving additional credit to gambling addicts, Ear said.<\/p>\n
In addition, McGill University Prof. Jeffrey Derevensky agreed that young children gambling \u201cwill only lead to more problems\u201d in the nation. He teaches applied child psychology at Montreal\u2019s McGill, where he is co-director of the International Centre for Youth Gambling problems and High-Risk Behaviors.<\/p>\n
Those with gambling problems experience personal problems, but also negatively impact those close to them,\u201d Derevensky further told Casino.org<\/em>. He additionally confirmed that Asian rates of problem gambling tend to be relatively higher.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\u201cWhat starts off as a natural activity can escalate quite rapidly,\u201d Derevensky said. \u201cHopefully, they are getting assistance from gambling experts on establishing harm minimization strategies.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Thailand continues to have many residents getting involved with different types of wagering, new research reveals. But there is particular worry over the East Asian nation\u2019s younger kids gambling. That was the conclusion of a study of Thailand gambling trends. The Thai study was compiled by the Research Centre for Social and Business Development, according […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":44,"featured_media":116713,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[13592,18943],"tags":[],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n
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