Mariana van Zeller
π€ SpeakerAppearances Over Time
Podcast Appearances
It's the hidden addiction, as they call it.
Because you can be completely, you can have a job.
You can be a working addict.
And nobody will ever know that you have a massive gambling problem until it all comes crashing down.
Because the dopamine, it's really interesting because you get the hit of dopamine whether you lose or win.
So you're always getting that dopamine.
It's anathema to who I am, too, that I always get so nervous.
And it's not smart because they know that the probability that they're going to lose more than they win.
Yeah, it's crazy.
It's terrifying.
It's really, really terrifying.
And unlike other addictions, there's no government program out there to help you.
And now we're making betting legal.
Sports betting is now legal in the majority of states.