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I found out from google that gambling is legal in some number of countries and still banned in many countries.
UK
Ireland
Monaco
Germany
Spain
Belgium
the USA
Canada
Malta
Australia
What do you feel from this that gambling is less ethical?

What do you mean by less ethical? Those country that you listed has their own set of gambling license exclusive for their citizens and some of them literally ban any form of gambling to their country like Monaco.

Do mean legal means regulated strictly? I do agree on this basis since Curaçao license is somehow useless in an event of complaint since they are very slow to make action and they didn’t care if the casino has a lot of acrive cases of scamming user for their license unlike country that you mention that is very strict on gambling policies in terms of consumer protection.

First of all, it would be good if you include the source where you got this information, it will really appreciate the author and can also be empirical evidence for our discussion.


Gambling isn't a common thing, people who take part in this activity must be people who are fully educated (although from several incidents we still see that there are people who have been educated to become problem gamblers too), then I want to ask you, do you see developing countries from the list you attached? of course not. That's because the majority of them have not been educated apart from the role of religion which does not allow this activity.

Exactly,  the country regulation on gambling differs and while at that those countries like the USA ultimately block their citizens access to casinos that are not license by them and just like you have said Curacao licensing is worthless due to high number of unresolved scams accusations on some of the casinos that are licensed by that authority and there is nothing that has been done about addressing the issues and withdrawing such casino license.

The countries listed have strong regulations unless for a few of them that may have other banned places on gambling activities within their jurisdictions.

For all those countries that banned gambling must have some reasons that made them to banned it from their countries so that there will be peace and progress in their land. I believe we have had how some people have sold their properties to gamble and loss everything at the end to draw the attention of the government that made gambling legal but still make it banned for the sake of some people that are addicted to it and they are ready to sell anything sellable just to have access to gambling. For those gambling is less in their countries based on the banned will not stop the gamblers not to make money from their gambling  because they will still be doing it in a secret way but they will not be comfortable like some countries that made it legal and popular for their citizens to use it to finance their education and businesses. I guess, a time will come when some presidents will lift the banned to favour those who want gambling to be legal and popular in their countries to have full access to gambling publicly in their various countries country just to make their gamblers happy because there are some people cannot copy without gambling.

Remember that some countries prohibit certain activities as it goes against their morals and religion.

For example, Muslim countries prohibit gambling as it is against their religion and they believe it as a sin. Others prohibit gambling due to its moral damage to the society in which it further applies more risk to its people. While this may be the case, there are some countries that see gambling in a 2-way perspective: one as an activity and one as an economic opportunity.

In the Philippines, the revenue of gambling activities ranked 2nd to our main source of income for the country. With this in mind, the country uses these income to fund various government sectors and for the benefit of the society.

This is the source here https://gbc-time.com/which-countries-can-offer-you-legal-gambling.
We have a lot of countries, is it that most of these countries that are not mentioned don't allow online gambling, or they are trying to limit the rate of gambling addiction in their countries. The government can't stop online casinos but I don't think that they can stop gambling as a whole.

If there are no land based casinos or online casinos, due to the fact that it is an offense. Gambling will be done secretly by gamblers, especially gambling with friends and neighbors. Sportbet can also be done in pairs by individuals. It is only in the Muslim countries that I can say gambling activities wouldn't be possible. Although gambling is dangerous to human financial status, if he can't control his gambling activities.

It would be nice to add on this list next to each country what the gambler sacrifices (expressed in taxes) for this legality.

Many countries have banned gambling, but so what? Citizens of their countries continue to play illegally because of which these countries don't receive taxes. They harm themselves. Sometimes they introduce completely strange taxes, and other times they refuse a large chunk of taxes. Because of ethical reasons? Of course no.

I don’t feel anything from gambling and am completely indifferent to it. Do I think this is unethical? I believe that everyone has the right to do whatever doesn't disturb others. Gamblers only harm themselves, therefore, there is nothing unethical in this. It is unethical for casinos to abuse the weaknesses of gamblers.

What or who is less ethical? The countries where gambling is a legal practice? There is nothing ethical or unethical on gambling. It's just a neutral activity, which can be positive or negative for an individual or society, depending how it's being organized, executed and promoted by the individuals involved. As we can see on the presented list, it includes mainly first world countries, what means gambling isn't harmful for their economies along all these years it's being practiced by their citizens. In many cases it's actually good, since gambling moves the touristic interest for a specific region.

Most of the country in your list is developed countries,So the people of this country will have enough money to run their life.So they also had some free money to use for the entertainment alone.It may be the reason for their government to enable the gambling in this nation.US was the rich in the economy and people per capita income will be more compared to the other country.For this reason,the government allow their citizen to get involve in the gambling.The developing countries like Bangladesh had prohibit the gambling activities.Because the small money from the people will help their nation to next level.Australia was the place where people ready to spend huge money in gambling.

There's nothing wrong with gambling if we all can strictly adhere to the basic protocols of having fun and making friendliness while gambling, but that isn't how the exact situation of the whole thing appears in real life now with every gambler, people have abused it in such away that many have lost hope in it that it can be trusted to that extent in finding a reputable gambling platform who will serve them right without turning a scam on the later run, all these are what the government have looked into and make a summary to kick against gambling in some countries, because many have been scammed and amount worth of reasonable worth were lost at the cause as well, though not every countries ban gambling, they only regulate it to the bearest minimum.

Countries that made gambling legal are also making money out of the taxes they get from the casinos. As far as I know, they still seize casinos that operate illegally which basically gambling still is illegal they just made some establishments where gambling is legal.

The only countries that made gambling completely illegal are the Muslim countries yet there are few where casinos are operating like Egypt and Lebanon.

The conditions of society in each country are different, but I also realize that most people like gambling. And it is not impossible that the legalization of gambling in every country can occur, even though some people consider gambling to be very contrary to norms and laws. However, currently I see that gambling has become a disease for society, because many of them are addicted to illegal gambling. And of course, so that every country is able to control gambling carried out by the public, like it or not, the government must legalize gambling so that it can control and supervise gambling activities carried out by the public. And this is done to prevent even worse things from gambling addiction.

Many European countries may have legalized gambling, as have several American countries. In Asia, gambling is also legal in several countries, but perhaps not in some countries where the majority of the population is Muslim.

The legality of gambling can basically make the country profit, but of course the government needs to strictly control gambling activities which might limit you from gambling. Somewhere, I've heard the government is starting to limit gambling budget, so gambler won't be completely free to use all they money even though they have legalized gambling.

Yeah some countries have legalized gambling for a long time so what does it mean to be unethical? Could it be referring to Muslim countries as many people have said above?

It's well known that countries always have different rules, so for anyone in a legal gambling area they won't get into trouble, but when in a country where gambling is prohibited then it's not allowed to play in casinos then you will face the local law.

i'm a little confused about your purpose in making this topic, but all the countries you mentioned above don't prohibit gambling ^{(but they strictly monitor gambling)}, they only see it as individual freedom, whether or not gambling activities are ethical is a personal opinion, if you go to various communities then of course they will say gambling is unethical because it is against religious teachings but if you go to the community of sports and slot game/betting lovers then they will say gambling is very ethical and it is unreasonable to ban it.

Gambling has been "legal" in the Untied States for a very long time, however it was only legal in certain places.  But, times sure are a changing here in the United States when it comes to gambling legalization.  Here in my state, Illinois, we've really loosened the laws around gambling and now there are gambling parlors all over the place.  Almost every hotel/gas station etc has slot machines. 

Sports betting laws have been eased too.  It's an exciting time!

I don't think it's a serious problem, there are always differences views between countries. Just like bitcoin, there are those who support it and there are those who prohibit it. It was something that usually happened

Even though many countries prohibit gambling activities, many citizens gamble on online gambling sites. Nowadays, gambling is very easy, we only need a smartphone. Apart from that, they can also use a VPN if the online gambling site is blocked.

Why pose your question like that, as if because these countries have allowed it - somehow it is less ethical? Most of the countries in your list offer some of the highest standard of living and advanced environments you'll find anywhere on the planet. How about these countries have seen common sense and accepted that you may as well regulate this activity, that people have wanted to engage in since the beginning of time, and get tax from it instead of driving it underground? You can guarantee that gambling takes place in many different forms in every country of the world, it's just other countries choose to hide the activity and pretend like it doesn't exist, or usually persecute the activity due to some religious related nonsense. You'll also find that these are some of the lesser corrupt countries too. I know which type of country I'd rather live in.

It's always been the case though, there are government around the world that are very strict, it could be because of the form of their government or because of their religion that they ban gambling totally and we can't do anything about it.


I'm not really sure what you mean? Again as I have said, there are reasons that government not wanting to see any form of gambling because of their belief and obviously they don't want their population to be involved on it. So if you are in those ban countries and wanted to gamble, then there is the risk involved and you can't fight the government. The best thing to do is get out of that country and travel.

Is this the reason why you think some countries ban gambling because it's less ethical? Because, I don't think so.
They have complete different reasons not because it's less ethical, but it's most probably because a lot of people lost control of their habits and that gambling was associated with syndicates and crime. But if you come to think of it, gambling isn't really an unethical activity as long as you're spending your own money without having to obtain money illegally to sustain your gambling needs. Some countries strongly believed that the effects on gambling may contribute greatly on the number of crimes happened in their places.

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Each government has its own regulations when it comes to gambling. Some of them restrict it for their own reasons believing that it will benefit their country as well as their in general. They have a different basis when it comes to banning it. Some of them rely on their culture and belief which we also have to respect.
It's a good thing that there are still other alternative ways for some gamblers in gambling-restricted countries to gamble despite the restrictions. As for me, we couldn't question the decision of their government for banning and restricting gambling since we all have different cultures and belief and each country has different economic situation as well.

There are a lot of other countries where gambling is legal and a lot of others where gambling is illegal.I have to be honest here,despite being an avid gambler I am well aware that people who live in countries where gambling is illegal do somewhat better in life,their mind is not always thinking about gambling.Sure there are people there who play gambling online as online you can bypass government restrictions but this number is low.In fact the UK has the biggest number of people who suffer from gambling addiction as in UK people use to gamble a lot,I have seen this first hand there,not that I have any source for this,those guys whenever were going to the stadium they were betting,whenever they were going to eat dinner they were betting,when they were in a pub after work which is custom there to drink something they were betting,so gambling overall has negative consequences for people who do it.

I'm not entirely sure about your use of 'less ethical.' I mean gambling should be legalized in many countries already and restricted in a few especially in Arabian countries (Middle East and North African countries).

I'm curious about where you obtained the list of countries you mentioned. Also, by 'ethical,' do you mean countries that shouldn't legalize gambling? If that's the case, I don't think any of those countries have a reason to make gambling illegal, as there doesn't seem to be a reason for them to do so imho.

I feel that countries that banned gambling has a close ties to their religion.  Since majority of the religion frowned upon gambling and even declare that it is a sin.  The government following the core of their major religion make any gambling activities illegal.

Most countries that allow gambling have a clear view of the separation of the religion and states. Where religion should not interfere with the affairs of the government.  I do not think that the government banned gambling because it is less ethical but rather because of the influence of their major religion.

This will always depend on the belief of your Religion and seriously, gambling is becoming more legal now.
Even my country is not on the given list, I can say that gambling here is legal and many gamblers are rushing into this platform, you can see the rise of adoption and it started during the pandemic season where many can't go outside and don't have things to do aside from playing online. Gambling is slowly becoming acceptable by many, I think its becoming more ethical now.

There are many religious and cultural views about gambling. Some religions don't prohibit gambling but it is seen as unethical by some believers.  Religions like Christianity don't forbid gambling but it is not accepted among Christians because it is seen as a medium to seek for quick money or wealth which could lead to greed. In most Christian-dominated countries gambling is not prohibited. However, Islam sees gambling as a sinful behavior that should be avoided. That is why in most Islamic nations gambling is highly prohibited and casinos are not allowed to operate. Some cultures or traditions see gamblers as time and money wasters,  therefore societal values discourage people from gambling.


Responsible gambling is very ethical and should not be banned. What should be discouraged and controlled is gambling addiction. Another act that should also be controlled is underage gambling. Children and underage teenagers should be protected against gambling because they can easily become addicts.

Humans are very hard to control and that's why most of the government have banned the act of gambling because just like you stated most citizens just go out and make useless of their life because of the losese they have inquire while gambling. Gambling is very frustrating and can make people do  desperate things and do all other crazy things.

Gambling is a very lucrative industry where millions of dollars are been made on daily basis both from casino operators and lucky random individuals worldwide, and on that note, I was able to do some check on all the countries provided below, and made to understand that these are list of countries where gambling is fully legalized, unlike mostly Islamic states where gambling is totally prohibited, such as; North Korea, Japan and Qatar, which are all Islamic states, whereas see the following


UK  - Gambling is legal in UK, regulated and controlled by a license government authority.
Ireland - Gambling is also legal in Ireland.
Monaco - Just found out that gambling in this country is legal for tourist and illegal for it's citizens.
Germany - Gambling is legal in Germany
Spain - Gambling is also legal in Spain

Some government authorities in some countries sees gambling as one of the bad social vices that the public should be allowed to engage themselves in and that's why they decided to ban gambling.
While in some other countries, gambling is only allowed to an extent by the government because they think that it's not all gambling activities that's good for public consumption. However, there are countries where every form of gambling is allowed provided that such gambling platform will register with government.

What's ethical for one person, could mean something entirely different to another. I have never for one thought gambling as something that is unethical. It is a pleasurable indulgence that unlike any other vice, but of which requires you to spend some money and hope to be lucky.

Some of these countries you mentioned like UK accepts cryptocurrency for payments and transactions, while the others may not consider crypto currency illegal until it is regulated and monitored.
I believe these gambling countries accept cryptocurrency for gambling too.

That's a very good example right there, and more countries should consider different perspectives before prohibiting things they don't fully understand. This situation applies to the country where I live where they've banned all forms of gambling (only for individuals or investors) including real and online casinos, without recognizing the potential profits of it as an industry or just like how philippine took advantage of that.
What bothers me is that if this decision were based or due to Islam I would respect it however at the same time our local television runs a program under a name Loto and sell the tickets in some places they also label as sports betting which I find more like a lottery and a game of chance similar to Bingo.

Most casinos especially crypto ones you will find them all having their license with Curacao, the main reason of that I read that it’s almost the only place where they give license for cryptocurrencies payments, beside low fees and taxes of course.

Gambling has never been about ethics, it's about damnable dice, cards, and whatnot, where money is kind of like an entrance fee. I don't really see how morals and whatnot come into play here other than when said player is being dumb enough to involve others into their addiction, in which case is that persons fault, not gambling.

Anyway, it's probably a culture thing or something. Or profit in terms of their local business stuff. I mean recently Australia banned (or will ban, not sure) the use of credit cards and crypto for online gambling because they were losing money over it (there's a thread here about that), so you can say they were losing customers over to foreign casinos cause they had nothing better to show for it. As for the culture side, well, nothing need be explained really, it's just culture.

Countries get their rules and they accept gambling base on what they do, so many countries accept gambling but they have restrictions and age variations of gamblers, like some of the countries if you are not up to eighteen years 18 you will not be allowed to play gambling, so they will restrict the person to gamble or the government will sealed that particular gambling centre, some government are like that in some civilised countries, why in some countries they lift ban for gambling and still gambling is still going on in the same place, I don't think that their is country that ban gambling totally

Gambling shouldn't be a massive legal conundrum. It's well established that it's not helpful to society, and could be detrimental at times especially when done and held with the idea of exploiting vulnerable people in mind, which is why I understand why some countries ban gambling outright. And while it's a little radical to think that gambling is basically just glorified drug addiction to many people there's really no other way of thinking about it. And this comes from someone who's really invested in gambling.

I still believe that gambling could be regulated and legalized, but at the same time I don't bother myself with the trivialities of gambling being illegalized in some countries and all that. They have their reasons for disallowing people to gamble.

I've found the list here "Which Countries Can Offer You Legal Gambling in 2023" (https://gbc-time.com/which-countries-can-offer-you-legal-gambling), the same way how OP list it on this thread.

I beg to differ, gambling is a common thing and alot of people gamble in other ways not only on casinos. It doesn't really matter if you're educated or not as long as you know the game your gambling on, you'll be able to gamble on it. There are even some instances where a person gamble on something they don't know and just rely on their gut feeling or luck.

As for how gambling feels less ethical when doing it, for me, it's mostly as how it relates to gambling addiction problem which is too common.

This should be obvious even without looking at a Google search. Gambling is illegal in some countries.

But when it says fully illegal or totally banned, there are only a few countries that have a total ban on gambling in general. In most cases, illegal gambling is those gambling types or forms that are not prohibited to play in their jurisdiction. To make it simple, a good example is China where gambling is illegal but they prefer their citizens to only join lotteries.


What do you mean exactly by saying gambling was less ethical?

Ethical or not, gambling was allowed and not allowed in a certain country due to their own respective reasons. If you have a time you can consider searching gambling laws by each countries and make your own analysis from there.

These countries have relatively higher GDP than the rest of the world, and they have an established credit system that checks these users whether they're in too deep or not. They have the means to stop these guys from carelessly spending their money compared to the rest of the world. Plus, the gambling industry in these countries are also raking in lots of money yearly, so there isn't any way these countries would stop such operations.


'Ethical' on gambling varies differently on where you're at, so it's a question that I don't think will have a single solid answer.

Mindset and decisions are different from one country to another, based on their culture, religion and theirs citizen. Gambling is banned in most of muslim countries, some countries banned gambling due to the its negative effect on their citizen. All the people don't have same minset, some people take Gambling seriously and lost a lot & involved in criminal activities to manage money for gambling and make violence. But some countries allow gambling cause government know that they can't stop anyone from gambling, if a person decided to start gambling. There are many secret ways to participate. So "Ethical" or not, it depends on a person how he manage to overview

I can't comprehend what you mean by that. But if it's about the countries that have banned gambling, they have their own reasons for that's basically about the concern of their people of being addicted to it. While for those countries that have legalized it, there's a fair share that the government is getting from the gambling industry considering that it's one of the biggest industries out there, so they can't ignore the fact that they're earning a huge taxation from it so there's no problem with that. And a government that bans or prohibits gambling, it is not a problem or an issue at all. They've got their own policies and from there so if they decided to just ban it, there's no need to stretch that out because that it is what it is.

It is an abritrary feature of culture and tradition. Gambling is considered "unethical" because it is prohibited to most of the religions but with the law, it is simply depending whether it would be taxed or not. Even with religious countries there are gambling activities allowed to operate such as Lotteries registered under governments. But with this topic, not because gambling is allowed to some countries it would already be unethical. It won't be allowed in the first place if it would be questioned by the public and more likely it is not in those countries due to the benefits gambling taxes are making. In my country, there are casinos and lotteries allowed to operate but with restrictions to age so I think it is just fine. If it is addiction being the concern, then that would be depending on the gambler himself and not with gambling in general.

It's not just ethical, but also moral who play gambling. therefore some countries banned it and do not allow their citizens to gamble. But, it also depends on what country you live in. Sometimes, some country doesn't legalize it but still collect taxes from casino and provider. because the government knows many residents play secretly and don't want to miss a moment to obtain budget income for the country. This is the problem now because there are several provinces do that without agreement from Central government.

So... casinos are not necessarily unethical.
I believe that the main impediment to them operating in different countries is the popular pressure that does not accept the idea of betting well, mainly due to the bad reputation/rumors that the sector carries.
One of them is the frequent cases of manipulation of results or fraud. In others, the religious issue is the main impediment.... whatever the reason, people tend to be resinous around betting shops out of fear and government officials also don't put the matter on the agenda for fear of losing their money popularity.

It is, in fact, a popular issue... in many countries casinos will never be released, in others there are already large "movements" for legalization and permission to operate.

I am sure there are more than those 5 or 6 countries that you have mentioned where gambling is legal. The list you gave it makes it look like gambling is not allowed in rest of the world and it is a crime to gamble.... Pretty much sure only few countries have banned gambling, while some might have some restrictions where you can play only on certain government regulated casinos.
Less ethical? Why do you think it is less ethical? As long as you aren't harming yourself or others through addiction, it is fine. There are lots of people that gamble for fun. People should be free to choose if they want to gamble or not. It's their money after all.

High taxation is the key so I think it's just practical, not non-ethical.

These gambling sites or physical casinos can pay enough that help increase the funds of one country to build things that will ease the lives of their people. Instead of letting them go wild in an illegal way they might as well just make them legal so that the government will get something out of them. Imagine how much money it will cost the government if they keep on hunting them like rats. This is the better way because they will be the ones paying up in tax form and I doubt it's cheap. Millions of money is what we are talking about here because they are part of the sin tax.
It's not about ethics in this era, it's more about what the government could give because all eyes are on them, especially in this bad economic state.

Gambling has been a human nature from it's origin and there's nothing unethical in it. Some countries do ban gambling as they believe it would lead to personal loss for people who can't control their gambling habits. There are larger number of countries that have legal gambling industry in one form or other. And there are other unofficial and traditional ways of gambling in every country.
Take an example of china, casino gambling is banned in mainland china while there are state run and other lotteries and raffles where people could participate. Rich people can goes to Macau special administrative area of China to gamble. While less rich ones crosses the border to Vietnam, Thailand or Myanmar.
Similar is the case with India, though casino gambling is illegal, there are all sorts of gambling and mini casinos in fairs and events. And people just go over to Nepal to experience a Casino experience. There's no stopping people from gambling.

Being rich as a country is not the reason to allow citizens to gamble or being poor isn't a reason for not allowing it also. Yes US has a good per capita income rating but that is not the exact reason for not banning gambling. The reason is that US is more liberal with there system of life. They believe in freedom of choice and the respect of rule of law and that means everything they do about their system or gambling is guided by law so that if you contravene the law while exercising your choice, the law will be after you and you will be punished adequately, so is about freedom of choice.

Therefore, most of the countries that have banned gambling have a religious belief that gambling is a sin and wrong which is the major reason for banning it. They are those dominated and highly populated by one faith religion especially Muslim. Bangladesh that you used as example is an Islamic dominated country unlike US. So you can see the difference and reason most countries could ban gambling, while others don't see same reason and they generate revenue from it through tax.

Not really sure what to take from your list. I have been gambling in half of those countries and never had any issue. Why should it be unethical to gamble in a country where it's legal? I would like to visit many more casinos and the top two countries/cities where I want to gamble next is Monaco and Macau. Anybody that visits the south of France should take a few days and enjoy Monaco. A few friends of mine already have been there and recommend a visit. As long as there a big casino and a legal framework from the government to regulate the gambling industry I don't see any issue. It would be nice if all countries around the world allow gambling, so people that live in a country where it's banned don't have to travel far to enjoy gambling. From your list I don't see any difference between these countries and their attitude towards gambling. The casinos offer the same games and there are even big casino chains that run operations in multiple countries.

Gambling regulation differs from one country to another because of religious and government restrictions the list of the countries you provided is incomplete there are more countries that you have provided one of the main reasons why governments allow gambling is because of the money these gambling platforms are providing in a form of taxes especially in a third world country where they need more money coming in for their infrastructure college.


It's based on one's perspective, casinos whether online or offline promote themselves as an entertainment portal so it's ethical for those players who go to gambling to have fun and for some who go to gamble looking to make money and spend all their money and then make a loan or do something illegal to sustain their gambling addiction that's unethical.

at least put the link where did you get that list.

but at least consider to tell us which country do you live .

If they are less unethical, those countries that have approved gambling inside them see the benefits of it. While some countries became a hub of gambling for foreigners and visitors, they restricted their own citizens to do gambling. That's ethical for them as long as there's no way their citizens are taking part in it. So, the policy they set for the tourists and their citizens varies. The point of view of someone who sees that a country is okay with the gambling industry will depend on his views and beliefs and if you think that there are morals that have been violated by them, that's what you think but it won't change the fact that they're doing business and sourcing out for tax.

I don't think accepting gambling only for foreigners and forbid the local citizens can be said as ethical because it's not change anything. Imagine you're live in such country, you only need to find online casino that's not from your country, now you're become a gambler.

If someone think gambling is unethical, they need to completely ban gambling without any tolerance for making profit.

Well, the list is too short... many countries allow gambling, but not all gambling games and some countries are very relaxed when it comes to online gambling. I guess it would be pretty hard to make a list of all the countries and what is legal/illegal in each of them.

If gambling is entertainment and you risk only the money you can afford to lose then it's all "fun & games". We don't need to include ethics and morality if we enjoy doing something we like, with our own money!

It may not change a thing but there really are those countries that prioritize their citizens and restrict them from banning. And that's why they've become a hub for most foreigners because they're treated very well as they put cash flow and money into that country while protecting their citizens from getting involved in gambling. If someone who lives in that country and wants to gamble, I am sure that there are some ways that they can do to find local gambling areas but that could be treated as illegal.

Asking questions that will confuse people, the intent and purpose alone seems biased.

What do you feel from this that gambling is less ethical?


There is no need to feel that they have the right and obligation to apply the rules in accordance with those that apply, whether they are citizens or not, even if it is prohibited, gambling places are always busy with visitors. It depends on where you live but when your country declares that gambling is prohibited, do you still play in casinos? This kind of policy not only prohibits gambling, in fact I am sure that government officials who pass laws that prohibit gambling are also more active in casinos.

Yes, it's true that most of it is a tax issue, I think it will probably increase in several developed countries where gambling can be legal there because of course it cannot be separated from the high taxes charged by casinos so that they can operate safely in certain countries, so far in many countries It is still illegal, in fact, many more countries consider gambling to be illegal. Every year, casinos should be able to reach the target of several countries to become legal.

It is obviously very important to attract a lot of users and the interest of new gamblers from a particular country so that more people can access gambling easily. I think taxes are something that is really practical that can make things easier to get permission to operate in that country safely and legal.  ;)

isn't the list is too short for the complete restricted or banned countries ? lucky for me that mine is not having this kind of issue in gambling site.
as we are allow completely to gamble and register.

For sure and that's the problem of the government that tries to ban gambling, these gamblers will sneak on what they're addicted to. Well, culture play a huge part for Muslims but we are all different especially on what we believe in. I think it's best that it's legal rather than making it illegal but if it's legal supervision should be present too.

You are so late on this your list is very short we have a very long list in fact in fact the gambling industry is very robust and it's a multi-billion industry, just check the number of casinos we have here and more are coming, offline casinos' taxes are sustaining many countries.

In our country alone the casinos are being run by our government and the taxes coming from this sustain poor sectors of our society, since gambling is supported by our country we don't consider it ethical but our government promotes moderation in gambling.

The government could make gambling legal to attract tourists to visit their country, but they must listen to the suggestions of all community leaders. This is necessary to be able to see whether making gambling legal will provide positive benefits for their country or even have a positive impact on society.

But especially for Muslim countries, gambling will not be legalized because it is haram for them. And people will oppose it if there is such discourse. So maybe gambling can develop more in other countries, especially Asia, because many people like to gamble in that country.

You should organize the data that you share in your thread, separating things and specifying everything for the readers. You didn't mention that the countries you've listed have banned gambling or it is legal in these countries, because as far as I know, gambling is legal in the USA but I recently read somewhere that Australia is to ban online gambling because they think that gambling eats up a lot of their money annually, so it's a bit confusing.

You should also mention the source that you got the information from because Google is a search engine and it doesn't give you any data from its own side there is always a source behind the information which can be useful for readers to verify the information and also to learn more about the topic.

OP you can add two more names to that list. Macao & HongKong the both are special administrative region of China. So technically you can add China to that list by mentioninsh the name of these two region. I do not think there are any other countries apart from that has been mentioned where gambling is legal. There are some countries where lottery is legal but other form of gambling is illegal. I think you can add the names of those countries separately on the OP.

There's many countries that allow physical casinos but ban digital platforms for the reason a lot of tax funds are being thrown away when an individual plays on a virtual platform. At least with a physical casino, some amount of the funds are being recirculated into the local economy.

I agree this is a government limitation not based on ethics, rather they have financial motives. As if the government has ever cared about ethics.

I think there are many countries where casinos are partially prohibited. For this purpose there are special gaming zones, outside of which you cannot play. There are also various subtleties that the OP should have covered in more detail. Hong Kong and Macau are the largest gambling centers, moreover, Macau is the largest in the world. Total Macau casino revenue for the eight months to August 31 reached a staggering $8.6 billion.
A similar system exists in Russia. Casinos are prohibited, with the exception of four gambling zones: in Kaliningrad, Sochi, Altai and the Far East.

Some of these Countries outlawed gambling for these reasons:
1) Addiction: There's a high rate at which one can get addicted to gambling even without trying. You play the first time and you win, you play again and you lose. They you want to keep playing to chase loses. Before you know it you are depressed, broke, your life is ruined and you're totally messed up.

2) Scams: This particularly connectes with online casinos. These countries want to protect their citizens from fall victims of various offshore casino scams and gambling rings.

3) Beliefs: Some of these strict countries want to uphold their high moral and religious beliefs and practices. They ban gambling because it is see as morally wrong.

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My opinion is that these countries that ban gambling are hypocrites. They ban gambling but they allow football clubs, to be sponsored by gambling organizations. Such that even their stadiums, jerseys and other articles to have gambling ads scattered everywhere. They are I directly benefitting from it.

Wow. Thank you for that information. I didn't know that.
I think other countries prohibit the use of gambling because of either their traditional beliefs or religion. For example, Muslim countries, they believe gambling is "haram" so they forbid Muslims to gamble.
If something can destroy a family or he will lose his wealth due to gambling then it's haram. Buddhism also teaches to avoid this kind of game where money is included, the reason is that it can lead to addiction.
But, there are countries that use the gambling industry to boost their tourism, and Morocco has done that which I think worked pretty well for them. Ethical or not, if it's for their countrymen to have a better life in their own country then I guess it should be fine.

Not all are like that, sometimes countries that prohibit gambling respect, for example, religion and culture, so maybe there are reasons like that, for example, in my country, a Muslim-majority country, there are no legal casinos, even football sponsors in my country don't accept anything that supports it. gambling as a sponsor of a football club because they fully consider gambling to be illegal.

Sometimes each country has its own reasons and indeed there are also what you mean, such as countries that are less strict in making awkward regulations where they prohibit gambling but football clubs in their country still exempt it, actually this all depends on the country's own decision, it's not always the same and always have different reasons.

Not only that there are still several other countries that provide legal permits for gambling activities and some of these countries also provide freedom for casino business people but in the category of freedom it is given because of taxes which are profitable for the state and government so it is not surprising that more and more countries allow it gambling.

Previously it was less ethical than what you mean because everyone has a different way of thinking and viewpoints about gambling, likewise with the government system that regulates gambling.

Indeed. Hypocrisy is a very present and at same time hidden characteristic of human behavior. I live in a country where gambling is illegal, but it's the gambling industry which is sponsoring national soccer leagues in large scale. It's impossible to watch a soccer matchand not see a dozen of sports betting platforms brands on the TV ads, around field's banners and on players' uniforms.

Moreover, the government has its legal casino, that is the national lottery. It's the peak of hypocrisy, in my opinion!

I'm not sure about this but on the outside of the light, I feel the governments of some countries always show a virtuous attitude and want to eliminate gambling while the reality is when we infiltrate gambling organizations as well as gambling-related websites, government organizations also quietly have relationships and receive money from here. Life just changed quickly from what was illegal, morality is only a small part of society and a larger part is ambition and wealth, it's a law behind society that everyone understands

Completely agree.
Also, they have a house edge, what society would choose to have a game with a house edge other than 0%?, the government use that house edge to get funds to spend on... whoever knows what.

In my country the government runs a game with a HE of 30%!, they take from their very own citizen 30% and give back only 70%.

Yes, and the thing is that this government allows it making their population bet on it and we don't know if it is real or also being rigged themselves. So it's always a double sword standard here, if the government sees that they can profit from gambling then they will allow it.

And then will go after the so called illegal gambling dens, but then again there are corrupt police or even local politicians that might give protection to this illegal gambling places and so gambling continues in may ways, whether legal or illegal in any countries, I reckon.

Gambling is basically taking money away from the poorest people of the country and giving it to some of the richest.

It's usually allowed because there are heavy taxation, that is, the government takes a cut from it.

But at the end of the day, most of the money being made in gambling comes from the poorest people, which they end up in the streets, or worse.

So, it is a social problem eventually, but is a huge cashflow for the governments, which then have to pay to help the same gamblers later on.

Some countries want to protect their citizens from that, others only care about the cashflow coming in, other are in between.

It is normal for some countries to allow gambling and prohibit it because it depends on the situation and conditions of each country. It is not surprising that gambling is prohibited in countries with such strong religious laws that they decide that it is completely prohibited in their countries. However, some countries still allow gambling but with strict conditions, so not all citizens can gamble freely.

But it is also possible that in some countries where gambling is prohibited, underground casinos still operate because some people still like to gamble. There are many reasons why countries prohibit and allow gambling and if more problems arise from gambling, of course, the government of that country will prohibit gambling.

It is the truth with gambling. Majority of the gamblers used to be the poor people who hope for some win and keeps wagering.

Gambling is a social problem, but some states give importance as it is used as a source for some social cause. In my nearby state lottery draw is conducted by government as the revenue is used for treatment of cancer to the poor people belonging to the state.

In my country gambling is much popular from the days of COVID.

Yeah, I think every country has a different idea of how to use that revenue, but there is a lot of money in gambling, it's insane.

That's how they were able to build a city in the desert in Las Vegas.

People do not realize how insane that is, most of the big cities around the world have been there for hundreds of years and their development has taken that long, to simply decide that a city was to be built on the middle of nowhere and succeed is a crazy feat, however that should show us how eager were people at the time to try something new and to enjoy themselves even for a short time, that it lead to the creation of a full city just to fulfill that demand.

While some countries may offer legal gambling in 2023, gambling is illegal in many countries around the world. It was illegal in the United States because they felt that gambling would harm their country. But for gambling, US online gambling laws vary by state. Professional and amateur sports protection laws have effectively banned sports betting nationwide with the exception of a few states. The legal age for online gambling is much clearer compared to other countries where online casino games are largely restricted to states US gambling age laws are quite strict. While the most common gambling age in the United States is 21 many other countries have banned everything for hundreds of different gaming products.

Well that's exactly right, many people have their own reasons why they get into gambling, but in my opinion what makes more sense is the one you mentioned, the average gambling offender is from those who are not financially well (poor) who are very encouraged to gamble, they see this as a solution for them to improve their finances with some winnings, are you sure that's for sure? I honestly never thought of it that way, you are depending on something that is only limited to luck but you sacrifice your real money that even to get that money you have to work hard first, it's ridiculous.

Well some countries may have considered that this gambling is important to them, a little reasonable because there is a lot of money there and maybe the state gets a large percentage of some of the gambling taxes that run there and then it is earmarked for the benefit of the poor, yes I would not consider this wrong because their goal is good to help their people who cannot afford it. But I think the state should also think about the impact experienced by its people who are experiencing big problems because of the gambling they continue to do, it is very likely to make them experience significant financial problems especially as you said now gambling in your country is increasingly commonplace after the covid period is over, honestly this is not a good solution to improve their finances.

There are "places" in most those nations where gambling is allowed, but not so much in other parts. The most known one for example is the USA, yeah you can gamble at Las Vegas, but not many other places, there are few other places as well like Atlantic city, but not all nation wide. So all in all, I would say yes this is possible but that's not going to be that easy.

Hopefully people could realize that it is going to be a bit of a different situation to make it work, so that we could make a lot more money this way, and could end up with a result that could give you a result that would be different. I hope that it gets to a point where we could make a real amount of money from legal gambling everywhere in the world.

Not every countries allow gambling just as not all the countries have thesame law that guide them and their economic and social activities, if in your own country you lived in has the law that permit for gambling then count yourself luck for that, I don't blame some countries for doing such because if we look into the rate people also abuse gambling, it's worth going against it to an extent.



If you participate in any undercover gambling activities and you're caught in a country that does not allow such, ome should be ready to dance to the music tone he played, because I just wonder for how long will one keep running and hiding and will not be caught.

I don't think gambling is less or not ethical. But maybe it is if you are playing on an illegal casino or you are playing on a country where gambling is illegal. Also if you are doing something abusive which are against the casino's rules. Aside from it, gambling can also be spiritually wrong if your religion is Islamic. I can't picture out if how can a country collect taxes if gambling is illegal on them?

Something tells me that the some officials on these countries are corrupt and secretly allow some casinos to operate. If we hear or see activities like this, we should report them anonymously. We should not join them as there are still other ways to entertain ourselves or to earn an extra profit.

Why is Nigeria  exempted from the list of countries that support gambling 🤔 because to the best of my knowledge,  Nigeria  has been one country that supports gambling and I'm sure that we're a typical example of what is worth doing, is worth doing well an md whatever my country finds doing, we always make sure we do it very well and gambling isn't exempted so you should consider editing  your list and adding Nigeria to it.

There are also several countries with strict regulations against gambling  and my country also frowns for people who gamble below the age of 18 because there is an age limit  for gambling in my country.

Over time, I have noticed a trend that countries are gradually introducing certain gambling zones in their countries. It is most logical, in my opinion, to have concentrated centers for such recreation. Also, if a tourist travels to a country and wants to visit such places, then it is immediately clear where they are. This is better than various dubious casinos in small towns.

In addition to the well-known Las Vegas, which you mentioned, and Macau, Hong Kong, which I mentioned earlier. The same zones are made in Singapore and Jeju in South Korea. If we talk about the largest such zones.

I don't live in a country where gambling is legal, but gambling here always exists regardless of whether it is covert or overt. There are several entertainment venues that allow gamblers to gamble their money at the table even though my country's regulations prohibit it, but this can happen due to the support of corrupt government officials.

Despite this, the online gambling business in my country continues to grow even though the government is very aggressive in arresting the bookies. This still hasn't stopped, but of course if someone wants to gamble legally then neighboring countries are the best option to be their destination.

That situation I believe is true to a lot of countries, so in this case, the government is just hypocrite for branding gambling is illegal.
If they will legalized this industry, they can get good money from the taxes, and not only to the pockets of corrupt officials.
I guess, sooner or later these countries will change their stance as no matter what, online gambling is now growing fast.
They can't contain this anymore, so what they can do is just regulate its operations and get something out of it.

Ethical in what way exactly?? I had to go lookup the word again just incase I'm mixing up points in my tightly-stuffed head; well, if I would say, you actually meant our regular gambling sites are not being entirely acceptable in these listed countries? Cus they actually gamble big time in those countries too - maybe except anyone would wanna bypass the breach, then ofcourse VPNs do Thier jobs perfectly...

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Technology is moving at a speed way faster than the speed at which governments can write and modify the laws, it was not long ago that banning casinos was easy as you needed a physical establishment in which you could carry your operations, but those days are gone, someone can set a casino which is hosted at the other side of the world and still reach a country in which gambling is banned, so countries either change the regulations in place or they will be left behind by countries that do so and obtain all of those benefits for themselves.

Almost all of the countries you listed have legalized gambling in their respective governments. The only issue is that you failed to include a source link for them. What do you hope to gain from this subject of yours?

So, what exactly do you mean by "less ethical"? as much as I want to define the term you mentioned. It can include lying, violating promises, causing harm to others, cheating, and so on. Which one do you value the most? Because most people here are aware that not all countries have legalized gambling, there are some where it is banned.

Gambling is still prohibited and permitted in some countries depending on the morals, education or beliefs of the average citizen in that country. For example, in Muslim-majority countries, they strictly prohibit all forms of gambling because it is against the teachings of their religion and there are also countries that prohibit gambling because the majority of their citizens have low education and gambling could make them poorer.
So depending on the conditions of the country, they may prohibit or allow gambling if it does not cause harm to them.

I have watched AL Jazeera's documentary on Australia regarding their gambling legalization and its effect on their people, you can also learn if this legalization is helpful or if it may cause some more problems in the future. in some parts of the world where they don't seem to see gambling as entertainment, they won't really want to engage in it let alone make it legal in their country. But here in the country I currently reside in, they added online gambling as one of the legal gambling games in the country and they can't seem to find a way to stop it since the pandemic, maybe because right now they getting huge money with it despite its effect to the common folks.

That's true. They restrict it and yet something still leaks out that is being supported by corrupted government officials. Why? Because there's a lot of money to be milked in that industry. They know it, we know it, every person who is not innocent about how much gambling is worth knows it too. This is why many governments also start with a gambling industry in a place that is being developed because they can use the tax money from that to make it a better place. While some places that ban gambling are just clean on the outside, on the inside it's as dark as hell.
Now it's better, faster, and can be easily hidden, local online gambling sites are what they created to provide their countrymen with their gambling habits which means more money and cannot be easily traced.

It is fortunate that people live in countries that allow gambling so they can freely gamble without any worries that it is against the law. But they must remember that allowing gambling in their country must be accompanied by having good self-control so they do not become addicted to gambling. It's a problem that gambling people have been having for quite some time. And if their country does not allow gambling, they should not try to gamble, especially if they come to an illegal casino because there will be an inspection from the authorities who will visit the illegal casino.

They could be at risk of being caught by the authorities because there will be raids or inspections in those places and everyone who gambles in illegal casinos will be arrested and punished. That's why they must be careful and not try to gamble lest they risk being caught.

     -   In this matter, I agree with you that since the government has allowed gambling to be legal, we should really be more careful, because of course others think that gambling is really right and it's okay even for those who don't have enough money to play. That's why it should also be determined how many years old the minimum age is to gamble.

And just remember that, as you mentioned, it should be really important that all gamblers do not lose self-control in gambling because if we don't do this, the possibility is very high that we will eventually become addicted. in gambling. So we must be sensitive in this matter, because having an addiction is no joke.

I think that the things in any country when it comes to games of chance, any corrupt government doesn't even care that they are protected, no, they care about receiving their good cut because of the games of chance, so these things are what Normally they are what I say, if a country does not accept games of chance it is because they are indirectly telling the casinos that they have to give them money, that's all, legally constituted things are more difficult for a government to steal, so in This loss of ideas, what we can assume is that governments will never take on the things that people like, what they like is that they always make profits, there are many people who always think and even kill themselves for politics. When the winner does not do the slightest thing for them, then a country where its leaders prevent people from having fun seems to me to be very selfish and things cannot be like that, unless it is a Dictatorship or a system of government that is always doing things only for their benefit.

It is always very good that a People rises up when a government takes away their opportunities for entertainment and other things, because they can enjoy whatever it is and by the way, they do not have any type of prohibitions with anything, they have access to what Maybe it's prohibited, and that's what's annoying, because the vast majority of people who suffer worldwide are not the governments, so if people set up their own game establishments, I think it's very good, In the Country I am in it was like that, for more than 20 years they passed a Stupid law where casinos and games of chance were prohibited, then they reopened them just for the simple fact that the tax that the government gives casinos is More than a slice is a large percentage, but that is better to give than to have nothing, so by giving good money the government allows the Activities to Continue

With the latest technological advancements, it's very impossible for the government of any country to say that they gonna control gambling in their nation and that's why wether it's legal or not, many people will continue to gamble regardless of governmental policies.
It was when gambling companies had to set up physical outlets for their customers to come and gamble that the government can approve or disapprove gambling among her citizens by not allowing any physical gambling outlets but now that most gambling companies now operate virtually through the internet, there's nothing that can be done to curb gambling

The first thing you need to know is the gambling industry, one of the biggest assets for the country, even though you see laws and regulations prohibiting this type of gambling and gambling can still be accessed and played by users legally, Believe it or not, in many countries today the government is controlled by the mafia, so you don't need to be surprised to see that illegal goods can be legal or vice versa, legal can be made illegal, money controls all that.

Indeed, many people think that gambling is a bad and wrong behavior. This is a common opinion that appears among society, but even though it is unethical, people still think of gambling as entertainment and a means of making money, ethical for certain people, ethical does not pass for us here or those who are addicted, the point is ethical based on their respective beliefs.

Currently, the government is also upgrading it's technological strategies of tracking casinos that are violating its policies. It might be easier to track online fiat casinos but crypto casinos will always be difficult to monitor. Since some cryptocurrencies are decentralised the government will not be able to control crypto casinos. In my country gambling is forbidden in a region while another region promotes and gains tax from it. But when the revenue from taxing these gambling companies is shared, even the region that bans gambling will accept the revenue derived from casinos  :D. The government will not ban corruption but they want to ban casinos. Most of all these politicians are just hypocrites and religious fanatics. The focus should be on promoting responsible gaming and not an outright gambling ban.

Are you only considering your country alone missing in this, there are many other countries that couldn't make the list, this is not because they aren't gambling but maybe he only wanted to focus on the list he made, the government themselves cannot regulate gambling at all means, they may only try to and we should also know that government cannot come out plain in support of gambling, they will rather watch the way things are going about it than showing their interest to the public over gambling.


Despite some countries made the law to forbids children underaged from gambling, are we not seing them in rare or occasional cases gambling, we need to take some personal responsibilities to ourselves than waiting for some steps of action by the government and those in power.

Determining the minimum gambling age is necessary so underage children do not start gambling. Underage children are vulnerable to gambling problems, so the government must prohibit them from gambling. If there are children who are caught gambling, they must receive guidance from the government and be given the understanding that gambling can be dangerous for their age and also for their future. We must be careful when gambling, even though gambling is permitted in our country because of the impacts experienced by people who gamble too often.

And maybe every gambler should be able to learn self-control while gambling so they don't lose too much. If that happens, new problems will arise and they may find it difficult to solve the problem. Every gambler must be able to prevent gambling addiction with all his abilities and try not to be tempted by casino offers.

Yeah, you could use a VPN to bypass the initial check, but what if you won something and want to withdraw it?

You can't use a bank account from a banned country.

It would  be different if the bets are in Bitcoin

All countries will definitely try to regulate gambling and they realize that they cannot completely ban gambling which has been around for a long time, especially nowadays when online casinos are popping up and people can gamble at any online casino as long as their country is not on the list of those prohibited from playing at that casinos.
It's not unethical, it's just that the state feels the need to limit it because the money circulating there is quite large and can be profitable for the state when it is taxed, so they look like they are banning it, but actually, they only ban casinos that are not registered with the license that has been set by the state, that's why you will seeing that one casino is prohibited in one country but another casino can be used by its citizens to play.

What we are seeing is that politicians are unable to keep up with the times, most politicians are very old and they refuse to leave even when it is obvious they cannot do their job properly, and this causes that they try to impose policies that make no sense at this time, if for example one of those politicians has a moral objection against gambling, I can respect that, but such objections should not be made into a law, because if they do, not only they will deny themselves a great deal of taxes but people will decide to gamble anyway, it is just that now they will hide their activities to avoid being prosecuted by those ridiculous laws.

Those politicians are very old but still want power and don't remember their old age. They can no longer carry out their duties well and instead have a bad influence on their subordinates so that these subordinates continue what their elders did. And that often happens when politicians use their power to get what they want. In this case, they want more money. So it's natural that we still hear rumors that politicians have their own casinos and operate underground. Many people protect their casinos so that the place can operate safely.

I couldn't agree more. Countries prohibits any gambling acts because they might find it unethical and unlawful in some way, and this is because their belief is rooted from their culture. Other countries, just like the Philippines, made the legalization of gambling because it aids and helps the economic situation of the country. And I think this is a great move since the Philippines is a developing country, and making gambling legal in the country will support its economic status.

But legalizing gambling does not equate to a country being neglectful, as there are laws and policies which governs certain rules and directives to regulate the gambling situation of the country. Also, making gambling illegal in one country does not really help at all, as there are still people who engage to it even if its prohibited in the country. So I think the best way is to make it legal, so that people are protected and at the same time, there is still a regulation and control. But again, if its against their belief we cannot do anything about it but to give respect.

Political systems in many countries work in such a way that their true goals are not the welfare of citizens, but personal enrichment and ensuring the security of the system itself and the authorities that cover it. In the ranks of such political systems sit the same crooks, swindlers and subhumans who are willing to go to their heads just to hold on to power. That is why I have long since given up hope on the authorities, not only in matters of gambling and regulation of this sphere, but also in many other issues.

Many people want to become politicians because they will use their power to get more money from the many loopholes they can exploit. Even though they say they will continue to work for the people, the results are not very significant for the people, while their wealth continues to increase from various sources. It happens in many countries. That's why if there are still gaps, more and more people want to become politicians. Even those elected as politicians want to regain their power by nominating themselves as politicians again.

Also it is not like governments have too much of a choice, after the pandemic ended most governments around the world found themselves facing an economic crisis, however they could not really raise the taxes too much as people were already struggling, and doing so will only force more people to give up on their businesses, so legalizing gambling is a good way to generate more jobs and taxes without strangling the economy, but it seems that even such argument is not enough to convince those which think gambling is bad simply because they say so.

Yeah, at the end of the day most politicians will try to help themselves and their friends first, and then, maybe, think about the people they govern.

It is a sad reality and it should definitely be the other way around, but I am not sure about what we can do about it.

Voting basically only gives you the illusion that we are in control, when in reality the politicians end up doing whatever they want once elected.

It is difficult for us to overcome this because they already have many friends who will cover each other's activities. We can only complain without knowing where to complain because almost everyone is involved. And even if some are not involved in that circle, they also don't have the power to fight it.

Voting is a formality to show the people that they are giving us the opportunity to choose the finalists. But after one of them is elected, they will only benefit their group without siding with the people. This makes the country's economic condition never improve or develop because they still control it.

It's our responsibility to held upon whatever outcomes we gets from gambling, that's totally a risks everyone in the space ought to afford. It's difficult to have a direct connection with the system especially when there's presence of restrictions rules mapped out in a country, gamblers tend to be more cautious because any slight mistakes might guarantee them to be facing some crucial punishment. Legal gambling is ensured to be instructed by the influential government in the country, granting permission to gamblers to have easy passage to gambling without having thoughts of ban restrictions.

Well, seeing the potential of things, a lot can be said, first that many theories can be supported, what I can talk about is about the country I live in, yes, here a casino can be very successful as long as it gives the government what they want. ask, it just has to, but we also have to evaluate something very important, that in this country there are many people with too much money and who can do whatever they want with their money, in fact there are people who have so much money that they don't even know on what to spend it on, obviously if an online casino is promoted here, then it's easier, because those people will just enter, in fact many times I have proposed that because I live in a very good area where I have the ability to move between two countries, where both They are excellent for games of chance, of course the things or advertising schemes here are not like in Europe, the USA, which is digital, here a lot of promotion is handled by radio, by advertising berries, by posters in places that people frequent like the shopping centers or something like that, and the impact on new customers will be excellent because many do not know or trust the guys on the internet, because they say that they can steal them, so they do not have the culture of a forum where they can do different things, and investigate to see if you can get better information, then you come here through the old traditional advertising.


Of course I say that a casino that does well and with this advertising will make many enter, bet, because here things with the casinos are already allowed, before it was not allowed, but since things have already happened the things with the government, because obviously they give them a lot of money, because things have changed, in this order of ideas, there may be an unexplored market that has a lot of potential to be a very good customer for a traditional, digital online casino, but they have to deal with high-impact marketing to achieve satisfactory results.

Yeah, the whole thing about voting is a bit of a show, because they basically have two options only, instead of having a real choice.

But yes, at the end of it, it's all just a show so that people think they have a choice.

If gamblers could receive any results from gambling, they certainly would not complain about their losses, let alone blame the casino because that is the gambling risk. Every responsible gambler will be careful and not make the slightest mistake because it relates to his gambling account. Responsible gamblers will also only gamble at legal casinos because they can be calm when gambling and not worry about any problems. And if they experience problems, they can complain to the regulator and ask them to help with the investigation.

After the voting is complete, their powers will be replaced by new people appointed indirectly by their predecessors. Those appointed will continue this power until their term of office ends.

I am not so sure that the new people would be directly connected with the previous ones, but in the end they are very similar, both of them

In this case, people who live in those countries are lucky as they have freedom to do gambling whenever wish. At least they don't need to involve in any trouble by using vpn for bypass and access gambling websites as well as no punishment need to be faced where others countries do so. But ethicality is different from one country to another based on their own thoughts. And each of those countries are right and have logical for offering and restriction gambling for their people. So if a country doesn't let you do gambling legally, it doesn't mean they are less ethical than them who offer legal gambling

I am not so sure if those people can be described as lucky, because at the end of the day gambling is a way of transferring money from the poor to the rich.

In the countries were it is illegal to gamble, there is less gambling, and therefore less money is lost from normal people.

Even if they are lucky, if they do not have restrictions on gambling, they will only experience serious gambling problems. And of course, they have to comply with the limits they have made so that they can enjoy gambling as they should. And it doesn't seem like it's about an ethical issue because each country has its own regulations and if a country prohibits gambling, the government must have its reasons why they prohibit gambling. And if a country allows gambling, perhaps its government has considerations too. There may be other unstated reasons why these countries allow or prohibit gambling.

I live in a predominantly Islamic country, and why does gambling sound unethical? Well, it's because religious guidelines explicitly prohibit it. In the local culture, gambling isn't openly endorsed by various segments of society, mainly because there are still many young children who should not be involved in gambling.

However, as one matures, there are numerous channels that offer gambling opportunities. Despite being discreet, it has many enthusiasts and is like an open secret known to all adults. Surprisingly, in a country where gambling is prohibited, there are still a significant number of people who engage in it. The governing laws may appear to turn a blind eye, perhaps due to clandestine monetary influences behind the scenes. Who knows?

What ethics are you talking about when in many countries it is against the constitution to restrict gambling? In my country, since 2009, gambling has been allowed only in specially designated gambling zones. There are only five such gambling zones and it is almost unrealistic for many citizens to get to them. Do you think the citizens of my country have stopped gambling? That's right, they play online using VPN. In my opinion, the authorities did not act ethically, they did not care about the wishes of their citizens.

To be honest, in many countries people still will continue to do things that are illegal, so at the end of the day it is probably better to make it legal and regulate it than just say it is illegal and hope for the best.

Reality is very different to the world of laws

I thought restrictions and limits actually reduce problems when it comes to gambling, if someone doesn't have enough self-control to stop gambling excessively, they might do that if there are restrictions from the casino itself due to regulatory pressure.

Limits in gambling are a good thing to prevent gamblers from excessive losses and getting addicted to gambling, it might specifically stop someone from getting addicted but it will at least reduce the effects.

That's definitely true, a country wouldn't ban or legalize gambling with no reason at all, there must be some reasons, like religious prohibitions, legal consequences, environmental or societal issues, or anything else that might seem to go out of control and they need to take some actions against it.

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And can you just withdraw money to your local bank when you win big?

I think it is possible for them to refuse payment to certain accounts of banned countries.

The most significant reason why gambling is banned in certain countries is probably due to religious teachings. Some religions consider gambling a sin, so the government decides to ban it. This is especially true in countries where religion holds a significant influence over their laws.

For me, you can't label gambling as unethical because, ultimately, it's just a form of entertainment. It's how we behave while gambling that matters. If gambling leads someone to behave badly, then it's their responsibility as they are the ones making decisions. Gambling itself should not be blamed.

There's a simple rule that should be followed: gamble when you're mature enough to understand what's right and wrong. Once you have that understanding, it's easier to accept losses since you grasp the risks involved in gambling and can treat it as a form of entertainment.

The government must review many considerations before deciding to ban gambling, although some countries allow gambling based on certain regulations. In my opinion, some opinions regarding the prohibition of gambling are due to religious factors, but in fact there are many other factors that are also references that must be discussed before gambling regulations are legalized.

The majority of public opinion regarding gambling is still influenced by negative impacts and gambling regulatory decisions are not accepted by all elements of society in certain countries, they do not tolerate gambling activities because the impact will trigger an increase in detrimental, immoral activities, fraud, money laundering and other.

In most Muslim countries I believe that there is Sharia law in place that prevents people from gambling most because of  first it is considered as haram and it is against the teachings of the Prophet as well as the cultural values. You will find that gambling is also called a sin in the Christian countries but there are no strict rules about it.

Gambling when not controlled has caused more harm than good. Look at people who have ruined that financial lives because they engaged in gambling. Further when you engage in gambling which is easy to start but hard to quit once you get addicted to it because the thrill of it takes over you. To add to this, those who spend most of their time gambling aren't doing anything productive. Their time and resources are which should be channeled to other purposes are just wasted on gambling. This are some of the issues  Islam and Christians have about gambling.

Self-control and boundaries will help someone in preventing more losses. If someone has it, he doesn't need to worry about gambling addiction because he can prevent it with these two things. And he also won't feel any pressure when gambling.

However, learning or having limits is not easy because it must continue to be trained from time to time so that someone can have the ability to limit themselves when playing gambling. Many people have practiced it but only a few have really mastered it.

So it depends on the situation and conditions of each country. The country's government will consider many things before deciding whether to allow gambling or prohibit it. They will also discuss with all parties in the country.