What are the causes and effects of gambling?
The causes and effects of gambling are surely very different depending on the person involved. I do not know that it is possible to accurately state them. Surely, the desire to get money is part of the cause of gambling. People like to get more money than they have, and gambling is one way to do that. There is also the desire to have some amount of danger or risk in one’s life. Many people get a bit of a high from being in some amount of danger (see bungee jumping) and gambling clearly risks money. As far as effects go, these also differ by person. For some people, gambling is addictive and can ruin lives. For others, it is a relatively harmless diversion — one where even a losing gambler is simply paying for entertainment.
