In the United States, gambling is a prevalent activity. In 2002 alone,
surveys show that almost 65% of the American population was hooked up on
gambling.
In fact, there are
professional analyzers that insist on their findings that there are more people
who spend more money in gambling than they would do with the other activities
such as video games, theme parks, and movie tickets, even if all of these
things were combined all together.
There have also been
numerous reports about how gambling has penetrated in the society. There are
still studies that lack evidence and conclusions about senior gambling.
What however poses an
alarming case was a survey done on almost 7,000 seniors, the result, bingo
ranked as the second most-played gambling game by seniors.
Moreover, the number of
senior people who are into gambling have increased from 20% in 1974 to 50% in
1988. These figures can be very alarming in spite of the long gap between 1974
and 1988. Also, this goes to show that senior gambling is gradually but
steadily growing in number.
Because most of the seniors
have already gotten their "nest eggs," they have more tendencies to
get involved in gambling because of their money.
For
people who want to know why senior gambling is so rampant these days, here's a
list of some facts that could be of great help:
1. Senior gambling is
prevalent because of the fact that they do not have anything to do and that
gambling is the only activity they find lucrative and at the same time
gratifying.
2. Lack of attention and
deteriorating opportunities made available for their social interaction, older
people are more vulnerable to gambling these days. They find gambling as one
way of escaping the hard realities of life that they could not bear. In turn,
they gamble a lot so as to forget life's problems.
3. Another reason why a lot
of senior people are so much into gambling is that they have money, usually
from their nest eggs or retirement funds. The more money they have, the more
chances of gambling more.
4. In reality, senior
gambling does not delve more on winning but more on the entertainment and
satisfaction that they get whenever senior people gamble.
5. More privileges are
available for senior gamblers, thus, seniors find it more convenient and more
pleasurable to play gambling.
