Is VLTs & Gambling a Hobby?

There are lots of hobbies that a person can do that costs little money.  It won’t put a hole in your pocket going hiking or biking.  Most of us enjoy a hobby that takes us outside when time and weather allow.  

Unfortunately, there are many people who have fallen victim to the hyponotic addiction of VLTs (video lottery terminals).  These people will sit for hours donating their money to these machines, without realizing that the ‘hobby’ has become a big problem.

It is good for everyone to have a hobby, people that are content in life do.  Recreational activity should not hurt the financial and emotional well being of a family.  Gambling at the VLTs or playing poker might have started as an innocent pasttime for some, but it has a way of controling your life once a person becomes addicted.

In the long run many people that started gambling as a hobby have found the awful outcome.  They have had their family say ‘enough.’  There are some people that have lost everything they own, homes, vehicles, everything they earned from hard work.  They have maxed out credit cards and are financially tied.

VLTs and gambling are like a drug for some people.  Their brain gets stimulated making them excited and full of anticipation in hopes that they will win money.  Reminder to people:  VLTs weren’t invented to lose money.  They  only kick a few dollars back to keep gambling hobbyists in their seats to fork in more money.

It’s no secret that our economy is in rough shape.  With so many hobbies to pick from and things to do outdoors, I can’t see why people would want to lose money they could just keep for themselves.  Don’t let a simple hobby like playing a VLT machine or sitting in on a poker game ruin your life.

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