The escalating gambling addiction among manual labourers is primarily fuelled by socio-economic challenges rather than personal enthusiasm for betting, according to social workers. Government agencies and NGOs alike are endeavouring to counteract this trend by offering rehabilitative intervention programmes.
Pattamaporn Sooksomsod, an associate professor from Phra Nakhon Si Ayutthaya Rajabhat University, identified the root factor of such gambling addiction as the inadequate wages most labourers receive, making it difficult for them to properly take care of their families. Owing to their exhausting overtime shifts in factories, they have little recreational time left as well.
Pattamaporn pointed out the ease with which anyone can access a plethora of gambling websites on platforms such as Facebook, inclusive of 24-hour chatrooms and…
