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Gambling is a complex and intriguing human activity. When it first appeared a long ago, it was deemed as a popular activity, but has now cycled to the opposite extreme to be rebuked, condemned and repressed as a social evil.

There are various effects and consequences of being addicted to gambling. Lots of players are at risk to develop problems. They become absorbed in their game and also they “mobilise their bodies to function with astonishing mechanical dispatch-like rats in a control experiment”.

Gambling uses reinforcement as well to make the gamblers play more and more. This refers to any event which increases the probability that a response will occur again While playing, the reinforcement is money and the response occurs when the players keep playing. This creates addiction and it is considered as a disease. This is why the gamblers always return to play even if they do not have the money for it. It is a great pleasure that they cannot live without it.

There are many effects of the addiction on gamblers. The player can lose all his money and with it, his house and job. He can lose his wife and even kids. Men are often the gamblers and women or children are the ones who are often physically or sexually assaulted .Often, because of this, the player thinks about suicide and can even attempt it. He can also make criminal acts or just steals money. Both of these acts are terrible and can get the person into prison. Some gamblers just go through alcohol and drug abuse to get away from their problems.

With such effects, Singapore came out with a whole series on how to gamble responsibly at our new Marina Bay Sands which has just opened in year 2010.
The Marina Bay Sands had enforced an entry levy for all Singapore citizens and permanent residents seeking admission to the casino. The entry levy shall be set at S$100 for 24 consecutive hours and S$2,000 for a one-year period.

It has extended safeguards for Singaporeans such as

• Self-exclusion – Voluntary exclusion of a gambler from the casino
• Family-exclusion – Family exclusion of a gambler from the casino
• Third party-exclusion – Undischarged bankrupts and people receiving financial aid from the Singapore Government are automatically excluded from entering the casinos in Singapore. There is no need to apply for this exclusion

With this, it can definitely help people to draw a line with gambling and reduce the number of crime rates in Singapore.