Tiger Effect
A trilogy about online betting addiction and predatory algorithms. It’s not about weakness — it’s about a system built to keep you playing.
- What the ‘Tiger Effect’ is and why it captures attention
- Why staying matters more than winning
- How near-miss design fuels compulsive return
- The full arc: promise, collapse and recovery
The central topic is Gambling Disorder (online betting), focused on understanding, prevention and recovery — without glamourising the behaviour.
- Betting/gambling and compulsive behaviour
- Financial stress and emotional pressure
- Digital manipulation and intermittent reinforcement
Read a sample
A short excerpt so you can feel the rhythm and tone (no meaningful spoilers).
Introduction
‘Tiger Effect’ frames the trilogy as a narrative map of Gambling Disorder in the era of digital betting: first the promise, then the capture, and finally the practical attempt to break the loop.
The story refuses to blame individuals. It looks at product logic: intermittent reinforcement, near-misses, personalisation and an environment shaped to make choices feel ‘free’.
Each volume deepens a layer: the easy-money hook, the algorithmic architecture, and — in the end — rebuilding through barriers, language and collective support.
The goal is simple and hard: recognise the mechanism in time to interrupt it.