Why senior citizens likes to gamble after retirement?
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Once they got their CPF or retired ( in their late 60s/early 70s ), they gamble whole day n nite on 4D.TOTO,Soccer betting and worst...........going to turf club.
No point give monthly allowances. They rather use the $$$ to gamble away. -
Those living wif senior citizens or living wif you pls share your views.
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coz they dun hv other things to turn to?
think it will be better to engage them to other alternatives like line dancing etc to take up their time b4 gambling habits over power their waek minds.. -
to keep their brain generating.
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Actually they don't really have more stuffs to do and they take to gambling. But all my relatives who are already in their 60s 70s or 80s gamble only $10 - $20 a week and that is even smaller punts than youngsters.
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last chance to fulfil million dollar dream u knowOriginally posted by Manager433:
Once they got their CPF or retired ( in their late 60s/early 70s ), they gamble whole day n nite on 4D.TOTO,Soccer betting and worst...........going to turf club.
No point give monthly allowances. They rather use the $$$ to gamble away.
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what do you expect them to do?Originally posted by Manager433:
Once they got their CPF or retired ( in their late 60s/early 70s ), they gamble whole day n nite on 4D.TOTO,Soccer betting and worst...........going to turf club.
No point give monthly allowances. They rather use the $$$ to gamble away.
Grow flowers?
Is a hope for them to get more money for the children or for themselves if they need more money. -
They got nth much to do. Afterall, gambling is a trilling activity to engage in
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They can afford to ma
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Then leave all in the bank until they pass on to another world?
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they need some activities.
they take on gambling...hope can tio to buy some good food to enjoy or so. -
Reason?
1 word.
Sian. -
to keep that small bit of excitment in thier life i guess.Afterall they have lived for so long and seen so much that nothing much is exciting to them already.
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Gambling fufills many basic human needs. It makes the gambler feels alive. When you are old you need to feel alive more than youngsters. Gambling also give man satisfaction. The brain has a reward system that is what drives, motivates man to do, to work.
It is very powerful and is like hunger and sex drive. Unfortunately when it comes togambling, the human brain is on the side of the gambling operators and not on the side of the gambler.
Some form of gambling are less harmful than others.
1. They need to be educated on the dangers of becoming addicted to gambling and losing all their money and going into debt.
2. Tell them about the Life cycle of a Gambler; yes there is a life cycle.
Winning, Losing, Desperation, Hopelessness.
3. Encourage them to put their money into an annuity where they will draw a certan amount every month. This way they cannot lose it all even when the become "insane." Yes gambling addiction is recognised as a mental problem.
4. Tell them that gamblers are prone to "Chasing." That is, lose control... that is why the annuity is so important.
5. Borrow from them and pay them back slowly if all else fails.
6. Encourage to indulge in less dangerous forms; play magjong with friends...
7. Avoid dangerous gambling. Casino, futures market and "playing" the stock markets.
Just remember that 20% of problem gamblers attempt suicide. If they become problem gamblers... -
nothing to do. Too bored. Need some excitment and entertainment.
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Hi,
If you guys notice the people who queue to buy some tickets for gambling (4D or TOTO, whatever), are not only old people. They form a group together with other groups, which can be young men or whatever, which make me notice 1 commonality among them: they are mostly poor.
So most people who gamble are poor people.
Retirees who gamble are poor retirees.
Rich retirees won't be so likely to gamble, lower tendency and inclination.
So I conclude they all (old or young), gamble because of the dream to strike rich to get out from their condition.
Not so much abt having too much time and bored at home.
They could be bored, yes, but this boredom is the kind of boredom which warn them about them not spending time working for money, so they try to find a solution by gambling. Not the usual kind of boredom.
Have you guys seen a man queue-ing with suit and tie?
Because a man with suit and tie has means to earn money. -
Wad to do ........old already what can u do ?
I can't imagine staying at home the whole day do housework , sleep , watch tv...it'll kill me.
THey gamble as a social activity, it brings them together to chit chat talk cock sing song , therefore im wholly in support of the gambling old folks -
i find it's better for them to gamble some of the money then spend them like water at batam on girls.