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Alcohol can be a great way to
have a greater sense of fun
and there is no doubt that
alcohol is often a main
accompaniment of a big night
out. It is fair to say that
there can be problems with
alcohol and not everyone feels
the same way about it. It is
often a thin line between
alcohol making people feel
relaxed to helping them to
lose their inhibitions to
causing them a lot of problems
and if you don’t know where
the line is, it can be a hard
task to stay on the right side
of the line all the time.
In many ways, gambling is
quite similar to alcohol. The
vast majority of
casino players will be able to
gamble quite content, placing
some money, winning games and
losing games and then going
home safely at the end of the
night. They may end up going
home with less money than they
come out with but if they had
a good night, there is no real
problem in that. However, some
people are not able to gamble
sensibly and this can often
lead them to losing serious
money through bad decisions.
There is a
need for people to be aware of
what gambling can do to them
if they continually make wrong
decisions.
Therefore, it doesn’t take a
lot of joined up thinking to
know that a combination of
alcohol and gambling can be
extremely bad for some people.
It is important to stress that
this advice and information is
only for some people, there
are many people who can have a
few drinks and still make
rational gambling decisions.
These are not the people who
are at risk but there are
definitely a few people who
would end up making bad
decisions through combining
them both. Most people are
aware that their decision
making process becomes
impaired or blurred through
alcohol and this is where
trouble really begins.
Of course, it is also fair to
say that the pressures of
gambling may cause some people
to drink more, which can be
another bad thing. People come
into a casino from different
viewpoints and aspects, which
means that they may have a
bigger problem in one area
than the other. However, when
these two separate issues are
combined, it can create a
bigger problem than what would
arise from a single issue.
If you have problems with
alcohol or gambling, it is
important to accept
that there are issues and that
help is available. It may be
that you don’t think you have
a problem until a certain
night when a lot of things go
wrong. In this regard, while
having a few drinks can be
fun, it is important to try
and keep reasonably sober,
perhaps having a soft drink or
a water between alcoholic
drinks and perhaps stopping to
get something to eat. It is
possible to have fun with
alcohol and gambling but be
sure not to let yourself get
carried away.
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