I personally believe that problem gambling is caused by the gambler's lack of self control instead of the two new casinos in Singapore.
Problem gambling has been on the rise since the casinos at Resorts World Sentosa (RWS) and Marina Bay Sands (MBS) were opened. Many people blame the rise of problem gambling cases on the opening of the casinos. However, i feel that most of the problem gambling cases arise from the gambler's lack of self control. The casinos have already imposed a 100 dollar levy for Singaporeans who want to enter the casinos. However, due to the gambler's lack of self control, they do not mind the 100 dollar levy as they have the urge to gamble.
As they lose more money in gambling, gambling addicts will have the feeling that their luck will change and they keep gambling. This is a result of lack of self control.If the gamblers can control themselves, they will know that they do not have enough money to gamble and will stop gambling. Without self control, these gamblers will gamble until they have no money left, resulting in them borrowing money from unlicensed money lenders, otherwise known as loan sharks.
However, all the blame cannot be put on the gamblers. With the two new casinos opened, it will be more convenient for the gamblers to gamble. Instead of heading to other countries such as Malaysia and Macau to gamble, the gamblers can just head to the casinos at RWS and MBS to gamble. They also do not need to pay membership to enter the casinos while they need to have membership cards to enter mini casinos at places such as SAFRA.
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