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SINGAPORE — Spurred to seek help for his gambling problem before he lost his family, the punter called the Institute of Mental Health’s (IMH) National Addictions Management Service (Nams. Mr Lee Kim Siang, Chairman of Thye Hua Kwan Moral Society has noted that “We have always believed in the importance of a helpline for problem gamblers and families to access help. That’s why we started the X-Gamble line in early 2006. So far, 12 families have gone through the programme offered at Ang Mo Kio Family Service Centre, Hougang Sheng Hong Family Service Centre and Thye Hua Kwan Problem Gambling Recovery Centre. Said NCPG chairman Lim Hock San: 'We recognise that the impact of problem gambling goes beyond the individual problem gambler.'
Addictions can totally consume a person’s life and it doesn’t matter if the addiction is to alcohol, drugs or even gambling. A recent health news story on Health Asia One, examines the impact a gambling addiction can have a person and the rise of this addiction throughout the world.
The National Addictions Management Service (Nams) received 2,415 calls to its help lines, 1,518 of which were related to a gambling addiction. Two counseling centers – Thye Hua Kwan Moral Society and Care Corner – saw 600 clients for problem gambling as of March last year.
Attendance at support group sessions for gambling addicts and their families is overflowing at the One Hope Center. Three years ago, 12 to 15 addicts and their families attended bi-weekly meetings at Geylang Methodist Church. Now, the crowd swells to 80.
“I think problem gamblers and their families are worried about the new casinos,” says One Hope Centre’s executive director, Reverend Tan Lye Keng. “So, there is an urgent need for them to get better.”
The recreational gambler is experiencing problems when he or she wages more than he or she can afford to lose. Pathological gamblers persist in their habit at great cost to their personal, family and work lives. An individual chases losses suffers most from unexpected wins as they are spurred on to spend even more in the hope of recouping losses quickly.
For those struggling with a gambling addiction, the temptations to partake in the activity are growing. For instance, in China, there are more than 200 soccer matches one can bet on daily. According to a 2007 IMH study, gambling addicts are overwhelmingly male, Chinese, married, employed and with secondary school education. Their main habits are soccer betting, 4-D, casinos and horse-racing.
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Studies also show that many with gambling addictions also suffer from substance abuse issues.
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~ It is very foolish to be greedy
sauce: http://fablesofaesop.com/the-dog-and-the-shadow.html
Like the dog with meat in his own mouth seeing his own image in the water whilst crossing the bridge. Overwhelmed by the illusion that another dog has a BIGGER piece of meat, he opens his mouth to grab it, only to achieve nothing but the loss of his own original piece (which is quickly swept away by the moving stream).
One flaw of being Singaporean is to be kiasi, kiasu and kiabo (scared to die, loose, get nothing (or scared of wife in another translation) respectively). Unfortunately, this embarrassing, self serving trait is certainly over the top (if not an embarrassment) when Singapore gains notoriety for the barbaric act of tissue paper choping at hawlker centres, being the biggest losers internationally in terms of investments in public lottery systems.
Sans this insane greed for obscenely more, Singapore is likely to do much better than it presently does now.
http://www.asiaone.com/singapore/small-country-large-stakes-sporeans-are-worlds-biggest-gamblers
Small country, large stakes: S'poreans are world's biggest gamblers
Small country, large stakes: S'poreans are world's biggest gamblers
GODWIN NG
THE NEW PAPER May 27, 2015
Wednesdays, Saturdays and Sundays are Mr Chan Kim Ban's favourite days of the week.
At 7pm on those days, the retiree turns on his iPad and opens the SG Live4D application to check the latest 4D results.
Mr Chan, 82, is an avid punter who has been betting with Singapore Pools since its inception in 1968.
He told The New Paper: 'I started gambling when I was 30. Back then, there was no Singapore Pools so I placed my bets with private operators.'
He estimates that he has spent over $100,000 in bets with Singapore Pools and spends close to $5,000 a year on 4D and the occasional Toto.
While the national average spent by local gamblers last year is much lower at US$1,019 (S$1,361), it was enough for La Fleur's Magazine, which reports on the US$262 billion global lottery industry, to name Singaporeans as the biggest lottery spenders.
That figure is close to 1.5 times that of the second-ranked Massachusetts State Lottery, where the average spent last year was US$730.
One reason given for the high lottery sales is the large number of betting outlets here, which makes it convenient for local gamblers to place their bets.
MOST POPULAR
A 2014 survey by the National Council on Problem Gambling showed that 4D is the most popular gambling activity among Singaporeans.
Of the 3,000 Singapore residents surveyed, 35 per cent bet on 4D while over a quarter bought Toto, making it the second most popular game here.
In total, local punters spent close to $8 billion a year on games run by Singapore Pools and Singapore Turf Club.
Although Mr Chan has lost more money than he has won, he told TNP that he will not be giving up gambling any time soon.
He said: 'I will continue to buy 4D until I die or lose my memory.'
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HELPLINES
National Council on Problem Gambling
1800-6668-668
www.ncpg.org.sg
Thye Hua Kwan Problem Gambling Recovery Centre 6576-0840
www.thkmc.org.sg/thk-problem-gambling-recovery-centre/
One Hope Centre 6547-1011
www.onehopecentre.org
We Care Community Services 6471-5346
www.wecare.org.sg