Gambling games being illegally advertised at football tournament hosted by Tashkent

In general, there are currently no legal grounds for bookmaking or advertising in Uzbekistan, which means that this activity is illegal. But this situation is repeated for the second time in the matches of the Uzbekistan national team.

Economic and social consequences of online gambling

Recently, there have been frequent reports among Uzbeks about people who committed suicide, sold their houses and property, and committed other crimes after betting on sports games.

As mentioned above, not only engaging in bookmaking activities, but also advertising it is against the law. Nevertheless, many betting companies are actively advertising on social networks. This has led to the further popularization of online gambling. For some reason, the Competition Committee does not go beyond observing from the sidelines such promotion activities that are carried out in an open and transparent manner. It is not an impossible and difficult task to limit the advertisements on Telegram channels of well-known Uzbek athletes, bloggers and vloggers with a large audience on social networks and take legal action.

For example, last year, a group of Instagram bloggers was prosecuted by the Tashkent city DIA for advertising a betting company. After that, the promotion of the totalizer did not stop. Several channels on YouTube continue to promote online gambling.

Gambling addiction is a progressive “dependance” that can have many negative psychological, physical and social consequences. This has several negative consequences:

Waste of time. As a result of spending days, weeks, months and even years in order to first earn additional income, and then to compensate for the money lost, a person loses the time he should invest for his personal development.

Effects on health. Risk-based games create feelings of hopelessness and helplessness. People living with this “dependence” have been shown to suffer from depression, migraines, bowel disorders, and other stress-related problems. Losing a large amount of money causes a person to lose his well-being. Gamblers are always thinking about winning, whether they are lying down or standing up. Due to its harmful consequences, gambling addiction is one of the most important health problems in many countries.

Financial problems. A person unjustifiably loses funds that should be allocated to himself, relatives and good deeds. Due to financial difficulties, delinquency and crime increase among people. In particular, dozens of people committed suicide after losing a large amount of money to the totalizer in Uzbekistan itself.

People who are looking for easy money should understand that it is not possible to make money from this thing, and those who win are actually losers. But the number of people who leave the online gambling den is increasing day by day in Uzbekistan. This is also directly affected by open propaganda and the lack of action against them.