The specialist for gambling addiction Lucia Fainboim warned LN+ that the game was no longer an extraordinary activity but became a permanent and available exercise. “All previous external limits, such as moving to the casino or opening and closing times, are now the order of the day”he explained.
According to Fainboim, this constant availability not only affects adults, but also represents a generational divide. “We’re seeing, for the first time in history, adolescents engaging in this behavior that can be addictive, which didn’t happen before.”he explained.
In this context the case is that Mom who bet the graduation money and lost it at the casino It is not an isolated event, but part of a logic in which the need to regain what was lost impels one to continue betting.
The specialist pointed out that the mechanism is similar at any age: you start with small amounts and, faced with the loss, the illusion of revenge arises.
“You start with a small bet: lunch, money for a T-shirt. Once they start losing, the same platform makes them feel like they will get the money back, and this is where the snowball effect comes in.”he described.
Fainboim pointed out that virtual gambling brings with it a significant difference from physical casinos: the concealment. In the workshops he gives in schools, teenagers admit that they would be embarrassed if their families saw them go to a casino, but they don’t feel the same way when they do it from home.
“You lock yourself in the bathroom and bet.”He said and added that 90% of children in the city of Buenos Aires who bet do so from home.
Fainboim claimed that the platforms were designed for this Reduce risk perception. “Everything happens quickly, immediately, easily, without worries”he said, while emphasizing the role of influencers promoting betting. “They say: ‘Come in, this combination is very good'”he emphasized.
In the case of teenagers, the specialist emphasized that many get started through sports betting, but end up trapped in the virtual casino. “It’s instant, anytime and fast. Among them, the one who wins is not the one who loses, and that creates a feeling of success.”he remarked.
Another key point is the connection with digital money. Fainboim warned against this Virtual wallets make it difficult to truly understand spendingboth in young people and adults. “Virtual money is very abstract. It even happens that when paying with QR we lose track of what we have spent.”he assured.
In this sense he warned against it There are minors with virtual wallets who have never made basic purchases. That’s why he recommended adults limit the amountsProvide money for specific expenses and help raise awareness of the value of things.
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