People gamble for various reasons: to win money, for entertainment, to belong to a group, to alleviate boredom, to support charity, to escape problems, for mood change, to experience winning, or because friends and family do. The document discusses evaluating each of these reasons for gambling on a scale from good to bad based on how likely they are to lead to gambling problems.

1. WHY DO PEOPLE GAMBLE?
For each reason why people gamble, discuss why you think this is a good,
quite good, not-so-bad, or bad reason to gamble. (Hint: think about how
likely or not it is going to lead to problems.)
• To win money
• For entertainment and recreation
• To belong to a special group
• To alleviate boredom
• To support a charity
• To escape problems or to get away from home
• For mood change
• To experience that winning feeling
• Since friends and family do
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Unit 9.2
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I am Socrates, the famous ancient Greek philosopher.
In order to live well, you need to know yourself.
(That means, knowing the reasons why you choose to
do certain things …)