The billion dollar business of gambling addiction | DW Documentary
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- Опубликовано: 6 сен 2024
- The number of sports betting sites exploded during the coronavirus pandemic. This business, which relies on people with a gambling addiction, is legally all above board. But the sites are run by international companies that employ controversial methods.
How can this billion-dollar business, whose influence extends into the worlds of sport and politics, be stopped? The sports betting sector generates huge revenues and profits by exploiting some of the weakest members of society. With impunity. Around 37 million Euros worth of bets are placed every day in Europe. The market has grown 40-fold over the past 20 years.
This success isn’t a fad, but the result of a perfidious marketing strategy. Various platforms deluge the public sphere with betting incentives for every major sporting event: Continuous advertising loops, omnipresence on social networks, sponsorship of sports programs and football clubs, collaboration with sports stars and influencers. More and more people are becoming addicted to gambling because of this aggressive advertising. Some of them are driven to ruin, even suicide.
Most internet platforms belong to one of five multinational companies. They operate largely unnoticed by the public, and use their money to finance sports clubs and political parties. Like the tobacco industry, they also work to promote addictive behavior. In France, 60 percent of their turnover comes from people with problematic gambling behavior. The companies do not shy away from manipulation, and sometimes even intervene in legislation. Health science is sounding the alarm and calling for government action, but most European countries are ignoring the problem.
Filmmaker Linda Bendali examined the practices of sports betting providers in Germany, France, Britain and Spain. By what means do they lure their victims? Who supports them? What can be done to counter their growing influence? Are governments and sports clubs prepared to take robust action, even if it means losing millions of Euros?
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In a world, where everything is designed to be as addictive as possible - from apps, gambling, drugs, foods, sex and so on - addiction should be taught in schools. People need to be prepared to recognize addictive habits and patterns. I doubt that prohibition and regulation will fix the issues at this point anymore.
Exactly 💯
Well said
Awareness and Understanding: Education can help students understand the difference between healthy engagement and addiction. For example, distinguishing between using social media for connection and its compulsive use that interferes with daily life.
Reels addiction should be banned at first Place then fast food should be banned…
How can educational systems effectively incorporate lessons on recognizing and managing addictive behaviors, given the diverse nature of addictions (such as to technology, substances, gambling, and more)?
Gambling addiction destroys families, destroys lives. My family had to live through its onslaught, all up in smoke. My heart bled for my parents who had been at the receiving end. Very traumatic even to this day.
me too bro 🤧
Agreed gambling has destroyed my family members..they think they will get rich through gambling,sadly,most will die poor chasing that rich illusion...personally, I don't gamble as it's a waste of time and money,plus it's rigged.
Yeah who would have thought that vices were bad and shouldnt be pursued huh?
Then I suggest they toughen up a bit ,
@@TembozAs has unemployment, drink, overspending, etc etc
Gambling ads are a scourge and made me stop watching the NHL.
Good man
They’re everywhere, every sport. It’s sickening.
Just stream online? Find a link that doesn’t have ads...problem solved
It is everywhere. Disney world has gambling now. ESPN
Make me really question the validity of college sports
Wild mainstream sports have lines on CFB yet critique the amount of money players are making
I went for a job in a bookies a few years ago and the manager told me at the interview they wanted to encourage more women especially young moms to bet as they were an unexploited area of the population.
I didn’t get the job, maybe he picked up on my disgust 😡
this is interesting because recently in asia young moms are the target of betting apps and websites.
@@sharingsharedudebro1236they dum. Women are smarter and can understand it's gamble which women don't do to survive.
Wow that's so messed up.
@nigeh5326 in what country?
My wife and I talk about this all of the time. We can’t watch a game of any sport without seeing multiple Sportsbook ads.
How do you think these athletes are paid big bucks?? It’s not because of “coverage” rights
Try Chinese Basketball Association Game, no gambling ads at all.
Use an ad blocker and or don't watch sports
Simply ignore them, If they asked you to put your hand In the fire would you?
In India it is more worsened situation. ..iam trying to educate people one on one, now people run when they see me .people don't talk to me .I don't have friends anymore. ..
giving free bets after someone stops betting for some time is hilariously devious, it's like your bad friends who keeps calling you to do stupid shits again
If somebody have desposit limit casino don't give free bet becouse algorytm know there will be no deposit
Its not hilarious at all bro
This addiction is also running rampant in Indonesia that wives filed for divorce because their husbands were too addicted to online gambling.
Even in Croatia.Terrible.
Slot machines,casino for poor on every corner.
Terrible.
Plus,living with someone who gambles on line,and pretends he is not.Sad.
I’ve noticed a lot of Indonesians in Las Vegas. They bet big too!!
Implying women dont gamble????
@@Adrian-lc6jq no. did you listen the narrator? Which gender bet the most?
When it comes to money and gambling, never play another persons game...Legalizing gambling just seems to be opening the doors for a much worse society.
Long, long, long-waited documentary! Thanks DW!
Gambling and lotteries aren't made for you to win. People should realise that.
Greed
At least the lotto you realise it's a very long shot and it's life changing if you win once. Totally different to normal betting
Yeah couldn't believe he said 99% of his customers lose lmao
LIFE isnt here for people to win.......
@@kevino4372 They are all same. The odds are a million time stacked against you.
All the online influencers who promote gambling should be held accountable for encouraging many young people getting addicted
Why
That's not how that works.
Thank you DW for another amazing documentary and raising awareness!
Thanks for watching and for your positive feedback!
It’s like telling a drug dealer to supply less drugs to people.
The News should cover more topic like this for awareness.
Blame the government and the politicians who take donations as always.
The problem with gambling is that its very dangerous for people with personality disorders like OCD or people who are in a rough place already, like going through a divorce, got involved in some sort of accident or whatever. Its almost the same like the flue or corona. To normal healthy happy people its not much of a problem. You gamble some with your mates, have some fun duing the game and lose a couple of tenners. Well worth the fun and excitement right? But the fact is that these companies are not interested in you. They are praying on the weak and these are the people that need some sort of protection from us as a society in general.
It's right,,I've been one of those problem gambler,,I'm divorced,my family left me,I had to quit job of MNC because I stole money to pay my debts,,I tried quiting gambling but I m still in debts,,I'm losing my whole months salary on same night,my friends got frustrated because I ask for money every time,,
@@AshishPatel-wm9yz Im not a professional in any way, so take what I say with a grain of salt. But the way I see it, the gambling problem is a symptom, not a cause. So just trying to quit gambling is a futile effort because you are not fixing the issue why it became a problem in the first place. What works for me as a short term solution is exercise. I just jump on my bike and get a real good workout in. First of all, it makes you feel better about yourself because you are improving your body. Secondly, when doing some real exercise your body generates natural adrenaline and dopamine, replacing pretty much the same stuff you produce when gambling. And lastly, exercise is cheap plus it obviously tires you out. When I have cycled for like 2 hours... man im done, I just want to hang out behind my computer and watch some RUclips and eat some food and thats it.
So, if you do this ideally every day, but at least a couple of times a week your need to gamble should naturally disappear over time. So, instead of trying not to gamble, which is in essence a negative action, trying to NOT do something, turn it around in to positive beneficial action and just go out and just work out as hard as you can every time you can. Again, I am not a professional and im sure this is no magic cure, its just something that personally really helps me feeling better, and when you feel better its way easier to do something that might be tough.
5:10 That is the wrong Flutter logo, that is for the software framework, not the entertainment company.
caught me completely off guard 😂😂
To be fair , that Flutter is a gamble too atm. Absolutely zero jobs for it. Source: I do Flutter. Lol
I was confused 😂😂
Gambling is more damaging young poor in many countries.
I’m 31 and I have gambled since I was 16 in the UK I stopped in 2019 when the UK government banned roulette in bookmakers. The amount of problems it has caused me over the years is unimaginable.
Roulette has'n been banned. Max stake has been lowered to £2/spin
@kasiab.1878 you shouldnt have told him that.😂
In Romania, out of 15 teams, 14 have a betting logo on them.
Crazy
Even this documentary is privileged, Romania is too poor to include. 😂😂
I wander why
How do you think those sportsmen make money? I kick the ball also, no one is paying me to kick it.
@@louvendran7273Romania is among the highest countries with not only gambling addiction. As an indian, I'd make sure I'd not die in feaces.
The House Always Wins - Whomever that came up with quote knew what they were talking about.
if being a gambler can be profitable, no one would operate it as a business. i haven't heard of anyone being able to bankrupt a casino, but casinos have bankrupted plenty of people. people who have been ruined by gambling should step up and expose this. as a society, we should not shame ruined gamblers, but seek out solutions to work together with them.
There's an even bigger industry called "microtransactions," and it targets kids.
That's not the issue being discussed. Also, you're wrong by a huge factor. The gambling industry (not including microtransactions) is 7x larger than the microtransaction market.
This is a documentary about the gambling industry. There are lots of videos about microtransactions that you can search for and watch if that is what you're interesting in.
Thanks for adding nothing to the debate and misinforming lots of people :)
I agree Loot boxes are the new gateway drug to gambling addiction
Never heard of this, now I am curious.
@@kurtkurtson9111Microtransactions themselves are unrelated yes. They're more similar to when shops used to place chocolate & sweets around the tils knowing children would pester their parents for a treat.
However loot boxes are linked to gambling. Its one of the reasons people view them negatively.
They are essentially gambling for children, you pay a fee & if you're lucky win something.
Not just kids... gambling is everywhere
Excellent work in making this documentary. Keep trying and don't loose ground.Public is with you.
Superb 👏🏻 someone has the courage to come forward and tell the truth. Salut
Pure evil to target people like this... These gambling companies MUST be held accountable.
"Gambling Safe and Responsible"
responsible person wont gambling in the first place lol
I constantly invest money in stocks and watch sports and yet I never had the urge to place risky instant bets.
Stock markets are also gambling in some way
@@shabudinjaver4672 If you just invest regularly into index funds tracking indexes which have grown consistently for many decades, it is waay better than gambling on sports.
I invest in mutual funds...it's slow..but ultimately I am ahead. Just takes some time....
@@shabudinjaver4672it has become that way.
I'm a 2 time suicide survivor😢 a recovering Gambling addict based in South Africa😢 I can relate completely to the damaging effects of online Gambling😢
Hope you are in a better space now. Wishing you all the best
@@Laugh-Live-Love Oh yes I am, so much better now thanks a lot for the kind words ❤ I think attending therapy really helped me a lot. I have since self excluded from all forms of Gambling and my life is starting to take a good shape once again❤ I'm really thankful
How did u come out of this,, Im a problem gambler,,I'm addicted to it,my family left me,,I'm in debts,,I lose my whole month salary in same night every time so I m always in debts,,I don't know how I can come out of it,,
Learn the law of detachment,where you develop an urge to loose interest @@AshishPatel-wm9yz
@@AshishPatel-wm9yz may you overcome. Just live on your means. Don't expect to be rich in gambling. Delete all betting apps on your phone. And try talking to a counsellor
Things would be better if all advertising on Gambling, alcohol and fast food would be severely limited. Humans have addictive personalities and we need help with self control.😢
I taught my son how to play with dice. I gave him $10 but I said he had to gamble with at least $6 of it and I would pay him IF he won. So we played and played, he won a bit..but LOST more. Within 15 minutes I had over $7 of his money AND the money had won (he was up at $15 at one point) . He quit. He has NEVER gambled again. And yes..I let him keep his remaining $3. I told him I hope he learned his lesson. My point was to show him HOW the house always wins especially as time goes on.
Correction @DWDocumentary on
this documentary, the "Flutter" logo used here belongs to Google's Opensource UI framework not the "Flutter Betting" Company. WRONG LOGO, please fix this
Perhaps the betting company paid them off not to use their real logo in order to protect their brand.
This is why online sports gambling is illegal in many states in the US.
At least sports betting one can win. US do casino stuff and that is always a loss.
it was but Draft Kings and Fanduel are getting their way
they are getting legalized by the day. def not good for society
Brilliant documentary, DW.
Now they must investigate this betting companies if they are rigging this sporting events
the investigators are owned by the betting companies. Its unstopable
In india it's getting serious, my friends and other Teenagers all addicted to illegal betting app.
Targeting most insecure is just vile. Although, regarding age you are horribly wrong. Remember Pokemon chips in potato chip bags? Lootboxes? Card packs - yugioh, pokemon, sport teams? Now- lootboxes & cases (cs2), card packs - fifa/hearthstone.. You never know what you will get. This is how minors are introduced to the gambling. Me myself in the industry for 12 years, same as the kids of the age of 12 are getting hooked on gambling.
They aren't in the gambling business or the money business; they are in the empire business.
Exactly right! They're in the destroy and conquer business and the big banks are part of it.
It's demons behind the addiction..
It’s government not devil 😅
Agree
" I lost all the free will for the value of money" says the business man. You think this is the government that caused him??@@musicman22ification
In my county that is Bulgaria they banned gambling ads on tv and some other restriction a few mounth ago . If they did this in BULGARIA i pray for you all cuz here things happend last always . Gambling is destructive stop now
some streamers on twitch promoted gambling to an audience of 50k-100k children for years...
In Kenya it was crazy but atleast it has slowed down
Not really Brother. Aviator gambling Plane is killing generations out here. Mentally, physically and emotionally
@@SirJohns-wc7blyes I heard those Betting companies have really destroyed people and especially the Youth in Kenya..I even saw a video a while back where some of those betting machines were seized and destroyed.
It has not,3 in 5 young men are gambling. Aviator,radio & Tv lottery schemes will be the end of our lot.
Thanks for the documentary!!! People are insane. It is sickening 😢
The insidious thing for even a casual fan is that putting just $10 on a game greatly increases your emotional investment in the game that provides an adrenaline rush.
Same here in Africa. it is getting worst
It’s true. it’s an addiction and it’s disease. When we loose we want to redeem ourselves and dig ourselves in deeper hold.
Same thing happening in Malaysia. So many gambling betting sites are running in Malaysia, so many advertisement showing on the social media and Google ads.
Malaysia government doing absolutely nothing because most of the sites were hosted overseas.
Gambling betting sites also paid meme sites on Facebook Instagram, Hong Kong Taiwan actors, adult video actresses to promote their gambling sites, so fucking awkward when I watch a video on Facebook with my parents and then these advertisements popped up.
Facebook and Instagram also refused to take action after my report on the advertisement.
This documentary should be taught in schools but few get to see beyond the words. Everything works exactly as I expected.Stop gambling!!
Gambling addiction is surely a big problem. Remarkably bigger is match fixing.
its reaching a point am beginning to blame media as well , companies like bbc , dw , are just dormant to the issues , journalists are just good for sipping on star bucks , and copy pasting material. some journalist should just start making film reviews if they lack a story.
@@Blanko.84I concur, media critiques gambling but also encourages it
cricket in india
How is match fixing a bigger problem? If it wasn't for gambling match fixing would result in no damage at all.
@@siri7005 because men gamble , who can jump highest , run furthest, spit longest, competition exists , games of chance exist. The problem is some unscrupulous people are taking advantage fixing matches , rigging casino games and using psychology to trap people in debt. Which leads to you always chasing your loses , some people just don't see the damage. Because gamblers are silent.
Addiction happens because of lack of awareness. Learning, Law of large numbers and Central limit theorem can help you in de-addiction. Once you become aware that you are beaten statistically, then you won't play until you find a loophole in favour of you. This is how some people become professional gamblers because they find some flaws.
Whoever came up with that VIP package is a genius!
😅
The odds of dying violently are highest for gambling addicts than any other type of addict.
i bet it isnt
great video DW, maybe next one make it on blackmarket casinos, a lot UK gamblers they gambling online blackmarket casinos, thanks god Gambling is ban in Balkan no betting shops no casinos
Gambling is dangerous, i made a decision to quit after seeing the problematic lifestyle it has caused me to go through. Betting addiction is worse, i am lucky to be alive today. To all the Kenyan addicted gamblers, it's possible to QUIT.
Hi bro I'm kenyan and now I have known that it is all rigged zote aviator betika sportpesa
The same is going on with esports…its insane how powerful are counter strike related casinos 🤯
Valve itself is a gambling platform with the case dropping system. And it clearly targets teenagers.
These People Don't have a Betting Problem. They have a Winning Problem.
Sports betting should be outlawed. This just ruins sports. Big money shouldn't always own the best athletes.
"You know, I'm born to lose, and gambling's for fools; but that's the way I like it, baby, I don't wanna live forever!".
And don't forget the joker!!
Best way to avoid betting is keep your bank account balance 0
FLUTTER logo is wrong, that logo is from a software framework
By far the most expensive addiction.
If you're addicted to gambling, just remember that gambling cannot make you retirement money. Let's say you won $10k. That amount will do nothing for your retirement, at which point you would've already made $1.4M ($50k salary times 35 working years). So the key to wealth is to learn and work on your career
people want a quick and easy fix and thats what drags them in.
You playing small with your career tho talking about 50K a year bet on yourself more
They should make an ad from that CEO speech “ 99% of our customers will loose” says it all
Here in SEA, online betting sites representatives goes house to house preferably in lower middle-class households in the provinces and gives tumblers, umbrella, T shirts, etc. All you have to do is create an account using your smartphone and deposit atleast 2USD equivalent money in the app. You can either withdraw the money or play afterwards. Mostly plays and just loses overall.
Sports betting is an issue in Italy, too
Fantastic documentary
Thank you for your comment!
My story of online gambling: every Friday I got pay and come Monday I’m broke, there even some week I haven’t goer paid yet and my pay is gone already, I owe everyone I know
Stop it. Now! Throw you laptop outside your window. Do it safe yourself.
@@ClassicFormulaOne1 They say in the video, their prime target is the poor, so basically the see the poor as gullible weak minded and stupid. Unfortunately the poor are also desperate, so the betting companies prey on that too.
I’ve lost over 1.3 million since I was 12 years old. Going on 55 now and I have absolutely nothing. No job, no money, no hope
Online gambling is awful. Almost every sports broadcast spends more time discussing the betting odds rather than discussing the actual gameplay. Not only that because of the way depositing and withdrawing money works you're incentivized to continue playing. I know many people who bet every day dozens of times a day.
If they are to remain legal they should be taxed at least 50% on any profits with no loopholes or creative accounting allowed OR RTP should be set by the government and monitored.
Unfortunately if they tax them too much that loss would surely be transferred to the player in the form of reduced rtp worse odds on sports betting
@@georgesmith8268 lotteries are popular enough and besides gambling businesses are just a license to print money. Any competitive advantage discovered by players is immediately nullified by the industry.
I mean I could make $1 billion instead of $2 billion with my legalized gambling business profits taxed at 50% or the government could make my business illegal and provide their own sports betting service with transparent RTP and profits put into government services.
Full on gambling addict, had a normal beautiful life, the best family and I chose gambling. Until this day I'm in such a deep pool the only thing that gives me peace of mind is telling myself that tomorrow is going to be the day I kill myself and save my family from this misery of gloom and patheticness because it's the only results I produce. This documentary was pretty spot on. They got me y'all. I'll see you in the next life 🙏
Im from India n u r spot on bro,,I'm in same situation right now,,lost family,, job everything ,but still not able to quit gambling as I'm always in debts,losing salary same day
Please don't do it your life is worth it!
Bro stop. You're good. You got this. I'm in a bigger hole than you could ever fathom and I'm chilling. I stopped and am living my best life. You can too. 😎🙏
Alcohol and drugs is what got me and it got me bad. I would gamble occasionally but money for my alcohol and drugs was by far my first priority. I quit 8 years ago and it was terrible. Stuck in the hospital multiple times and had tens of thousands of medical debts.
Gambling businesses should be banned from making political donations, let them do their dirty work but strongly regulate them, their goal of profiting from addiction is in conflict with the welfare of citizens.
Children aren't taught enough about managing money, finance and gambling.....
It defies common sense. In the UK betting shops take up prime space in most High Streets which pay rent, rates (property tax) employ staff, pay for fitting out and still, make huge profits. If you have a successful online account they close it down. Madness!
Gambling has ruined my life .. I stopped for 12 days then I relapsed today .. my dear lord help me
Gambled away 750k. Absolutely fkn mental.
🤦🏿♂️13 min into this documentary and I got an ad about a betting platform for the NBA. Thats diabolical 😂😂
This video is quite timely, thank you
The key is not to pay to view any sporting event period. I don’t view it I can’t participate
Gambling has no benefit to society. Gamblers should just put their money in the stock market. Not quite as exciting but better odds.
Stock market is even worse. Big ponzi scheme. How many times have people been broke.
not enough returns for these people. they're attracted by higher and quicker returns
@@xangry2834 That is why Memecoins suck up the majority of the volume in crypto currency. I have seen 1-HOUR 50x candle (5000%) which means people have gotten 50x their investment within 1 hour...And this is on a daily basis.
@@xangry2834Then they should utilise options. Unfortunately sports betters are the brightest tools in the shed.
As if the stock market can't be rigged
Prevention not playing at all or Accepting that lost money is not coming back is the only way
Hence why a global ban would be the best
great docu. Thanks DW!
Glad you liked it! Thanks for watching :)
I don’t bet because I understand the subsequent addictions and dangers but this piece is even so eye opening beyond what I thought I understood about betting!
I have been starting to pay attention which ads i have been getting on mobile and fucking 8 out of the last 11 were sports gambling ads absolutely disgusting
I raise you South Africa. Gambling is such an epidemic that atlest 25% of the nation's adult gamble one way or another.
I have an aversion against gambling. Seeing ads from betting sites pop up makes me mad. I saw a friend of mine lose everything. Job, house, family, the lot.
Excellent documentary DW. Kudos to u
@DW Documentary, thanks for calling out this universal stick and carrot problem!
The gambling industry often tantalizes and preys on vulnerable emotions by claiming that a chunk of proceeds goes toward "good causes"!
Thanks for watching and for sharing your thoughts on the topic.
I am very fortunate that the extent of my gambling experience was betting $5 to the kid next door on Monday Night Football 5 or 6 times. I lost a few times and paid him. The first time he lost, he paid me but after that gave me a hard time and threatened to beat me up. I was done after that. Gambling does nothing for me. People say they like the 'rush' - for me it is just stress. I like sports to watch the competition - call me old school if you want.
Great doc, but why did the guy cave on 750k? Madness.
On time like this i start questioning democracy over autocracy, scammers defend themselves on front of lawmakers clearly this is insane.
In Australian, there’s a very strict, responsible gambling laws in each state one of the measures that is, you can be self exclude yourself from the betting websites
Have to respect Stewart Kenny leaving Paddy Power/Futter. 👏
I lost 4 years of life savings I'm Dead Inside all the time
There's a simple way to regulate this. Cap all bets at $1. Nothing more can be bet. Period. Of course - if the politicians want to do it.
I believe the wrong logo was used to represent Flutter in the video. But i could be mistaken. Thank You. @DWDocumentary
It was called pad power and now became Flutter.
try dioing a documentary in africa too, gambling is so bad people literally sleep in the betting dens
Very interesting documentary, thanks for posting!
Thanks for watching and taking the time to comment.
I like how Germans skipped their whole big market in this documentary. Coming from DW, I find it amusing 😂
classical German thing. Always trying hard to frame themselves as good guys
I'm not sure this was produced by DW
Gambling should be conpletely banned in all forms.