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Governments and several organisations work to encourage responsible gaming. This involves establishing betting restrictions, offering support to those who think they have a gambling problem, and participating in self-exclusion programmes.

Responsible gambling is not the same as responsible gaming. You can play game to gamble but you can also play game not to gamble.

Your post is just like a conclusion and does not worth it at all.

Just take note that the government do not care. It is you that will go for the option of self exclusion, not the government that will do that for you. And the best way you can help yourself is to discipline yourself.

If you go to Africa, Asia, South America and many other countries, you will see that gambling is more regulated in a way that tax are collected to the government, also in other countries, but some countries still regulate gambling more than the way some other countries do.

Governments in which countries are making efforts to encourage responsible gaming?
Remember that not all countries have given permission to gambling activities and the small number that allow it also don't really care about it because they only aim to collect money from any taxes requested whether the game is responsible or not and offer support to gamblers who getting into trouble is not a matter for the local government because there are certain gambling authorities that regulate or have rights in matters like this.

But actually from what you said in this thread there is still a little confusion about the purpose of making this thread because you did not write in detail about the goals and objectives that you might want.

Yes, but still boils down as whether gamblers are willing to go to this kind of phase just to be able to quit gambling for good. For me the best recourse is to really stop dead. Which means its going to be very hard in the beginning, but at least you don't to go to this kind of support or any other programs in my opinion.

Really up to the individual to really push himself if his goal is to quit. Of course, you can ask for self-inclusions or get the support from the government like undergoing rehab and stuff like that. The important thing is to regain control of yourself. Get your self a hobby or continue what you are doing before you become a addict and talk to your family.

Is there a question in this somewhere?

The complex relationship between governments and gambling... Ever notice how most governments seem to have a love-hate relationship with gambling? On one hand, they're all about those tax dollars rolling in from casinos and lotteries. But when it comes to helping folks with gambling issues, it's like they're suddenly MIA. I mean, they're not exactly losing sleep over folks with gambling problems.  It's more about their own financial interests.

Gamblers need to be responsible when gambling so they do not have gambling problems. Each gambler should have implemented this to avoid problems after problems that arise after gambling. And if the government is willing to help people already experiencing gambling addiction problems, that is an appreciation that should be welcomed by those who feel they have gambling problems. However, not many gambling addicts are willing to admit that they are facing a gambling addiction problem. If gambling addicts want to admit it and go to a rehabilitation center provided by the government, they can be treated and cured immediately. And the healing process may not take long if there is strong support from the people around him such as other family members.

You're talking about offline casino, but here in this forum most of the casinos are online version.

Online casino has less or no intervention by government, licensed casinos are obviously restrict many countries that where gambling is illegal, but if they're not licensed, the casino has a chance to accept every countries to gamble.

There are a lot of non-profit organizations who work to try to let people know the dangers of gambling. But the question is, how effective it is, do we have the numbers that will tell us that indeed they were able to control gamblers or lessen it?


That is already a given fact, again, the burden is on the gamblers whether they admit that they have addiction or not. So before this kind of programmes are to be effective, everything should come for the gamblers themselves. Otherwise, it will just be a cycle of getting back and relapses and so gamblers starting to gamble again as they are just forced into this programmes.

What's your point? We all know that governments and several other organisations work to encourage responsible gambling. But what is the point you are trying to prove?

There are several helpline available to council the problematic gambling behaviour. Medical help through psychiatrists are also available at free of cost in many countries. But does it really help to reduce the problematic gambling behaviour?

How do you mean? Or you talking of the act of gambling?
I think most government don't have a hand in gambling and it is not their business the way you spend your money in gambling. Those government that collect tax in gambling casino go after the casinos for the tax, license them, put some restrictions but I can't say if they actually follow up on those restrictions.


You have to be responsible to your self. Don't wait for government to tell you that you need to gamble just as you can bear the risk. Make your budget on your bankroll and follow it.

There is no doubt that responsibility must really be applied there, this is always the beginning of them experiencing a long downturn, because in the absence of a strong sense of responsibility that should be before playing they apply it then it is clear that if in the end they lose they will not be able to accept the defeat, and surely lust will control him. As we know that such a cycle in gambling is very dangerous, if it is not handled quickly then the next time they will gamble with the term digging holes closing holes, meaning looking for victory to cover losses in the previous time. And I say it will continue indefinitely and obviously there will be a lot of problems that come especially in terms of finance.

Honestly, I would appreciate if there is a government in a country that pays attention to the problems experienced by its people, especially in gambling, as in general the government has a fairly broad power and with that maybe they have opportunities and solutions that make more sense to help some of their people who experience problems like this, I think that the rehabilitation center will be the main solution or the main action that the government will take for them, this is pretty good if it happens.

Everybody is accountable for the decisions they make in life. It is our responsibility to gamble moderately since we will suffer the consequences alone. But some governments mainly in developed nations really care about the health of their citizens. The UK
gambling commission (https://www.gamblingcommission.gov.uk/public-and-players/page/free-multi-operator-and-national-self-exclusion-schemes) offers free self-seclusion and other services to people suffering from disorder. Some nations are making policies to reduce gambling addiction regardless of the financial implications. The proposed law that will ban the use of credit or debit cards for crypto gambling in Australia will reduce the income revenue of gambling firms. And the government tax revenue will decline with this recent development.  However the government of that nation is not considering the negative financial implications of this restriction  because they care about the well-being of citizens.

Please provide a source to make this thread even more relevant.

Never heard of the government encouraging them to be responsible, but the government only makes rules about gambling. In fact, there are still pros and cons to its legality and prohibiting it, so there is no encouragement whatsoever from the government unless we ourselves are aware of it.

The government is only responsible for its regulations, if there is a problem with someone who is heavily addicted to gambling then their solution is to go to a psychologist and tell him how to stop gambling.

Not all governments have that kind of program. The discussion goes like this: gambling is often considered a big problem when, in fact, it's not. In reality, the gambling industry, which makes billions of dollars yearly, contributes to the government in terms of taxes. So, the government cannot be too serious about educating people, especially on the negative side, as it could discourage them from gambling.

There's no logic in that; why would they discourage people when they are benefiting from the tax remittance of casinos?

Simply putting "be responsible when gambling" is enough to remind gamblers to gamble responsibly.

I think Australian government actually play active role in make policy that will interfere with the gambling of their citizens. They do this by placing restrictions on deposits, placing limits and sometimes outright ban of some gambling companies.

Unlike the Australian government, there is no restriction or interference whatsoever,  even though we have a government agency that supposedly regulates gambling. Their policies as well as the implementation are rarely felt.

Maybe it was a mistake on his part because gaming and gambling are entirely different things. People can play game for fun without comiiting money, unlike gambling, you must commit your funds unless you are given free bets.

Governments in every country in the world,even in the most developed ones do not really care about your or my health,mental health,social problems etc.They are forced to do this work and they do not really care if I or you have a gambling problem as long as we pay taxes to them and we stay humble even when the inflation rate like right now in most of the world is sky high,no they only care about their pockets.

In such programs like you mentioned sure may have been people who love to help others and may have some good cases which they have helped people get out of addiction but in the majority of the cases the governments do not care if I or you are deep in gambling addiction.

Are you talking about land-based casinos or offline gambling? As far as I know, no governments are actually doing anything about responsible gambling in online gambling platforms, all they care about is taxing the casinos that have acquired their licenses from the licensing firms and authorities, other than that, I've never heard or saw anywhere where the government is striving to keep people safe from irresponsible gambling and making them gamble with care.

However, some online gambling platforms provide warnings to gamblers to gamble responsibly and not to spend more than what they can afford to lose, they also provide a self-exclusion option for gamblers who want to use that option so that they can limit themselves from excessive gambling.

So from now on, we must be able to be responsible for the money we use for gambling. Moreover, we have seen the impact that other gamblers receive when they use a lot of money without any self-control. We can experience more losses, which can be very painful to accept. If we don't have responsibility and self-control, we will just be like them, and in the end, gambling addiction will come to us without realizing it. By applying self-control, we have tried to prevent all the bad things that might happen so that we don't need to worry because we can handle them well. We can gamble calmly without any desire to chase a win.

A government that can do this will win the hearts of its people because the people can see that there is real action from the government to help overcome the problems that have existed for a long time. Perhaps the people will help with the program so that it can reduce the number of gambling addictions in the country. If it can be carried out more seriously, perhaps the country can really reduce the number of gambling addictions, and perhaps it will also become a model country for other countries with gambling addiction problems. In the future, there may be mutually beneficial cooperation between countries. What a beautiful dream ;D

Honestly has there been any, can you give a recommendation or link to one so that we can use such as a reference for those that will need closer attention on such reagards, if we consider the way governments go against gambling and some other related activities on the same manner, one wouldn't have thought about if there could be any development coming from them to help gamblers have a better experience with gambling, though I know about NGOs that they can deem fit for these kind of offers because they help and assit indiscriminately to the welfare of the people, gambling could go more way better for those having difficulties with addiction and other challenges.

I'm confused, is this actually a question or a statement?

I think everyone needs to know the limits of gambling, how much money to use for gambling and the risks of gambling, all of these things are important so that gamblers know their financial condition and are ready to accept the worst consequences (losing the game). If all of this can be accepted with common sense then it is likely that they will be ready to take responsibility for their gambling. We need to be wise in using our money and dividing it for living needs, savings, and for fun (gambling).

Looking at the risks of gambling, if we fail to manage our finances then we could go bankrupt and have a lot of debt. That is something bad and no one wants to have a future like that. So when gambling we must understand the responsibility of gambling

What the government in the country where I live does is more than that, not just restrictions but a ban on all activities related to gambling through a set of laws and regulations. And if someone in the community engages in gambling then this is very contrary to existing regulations and is a behavior that violates the law and later if someone in the community carries out this activity it will be prosecuted legally.
However, is this policy able to completely prevent people in my country from gambling activities? In reality, this is not the case, where gambling activities in the community continue even though there have been strong measures from the government to prevent this.

"Still, to be responsible for the gambling we do, we have to start with ourselves."

That's the norm.
The government takes money from gambling through tax, the best it could do is help those who are addicted to gambling. What else they would do with the money they are receiving from all those taxes? None.
They regulated it, then they must also take responsibility for those who will be hooked by whatever gambling activity that they legalized.
Without it, there is no money for the local government, so where else will they get the funds for their own pockets and the upgrade of whatever project they are proposing? None. House taxes ain't that high, (in my country) and there's no way they could accumulate enough funds for road projects if there's no gambling industry near it.

I would like you to elaborate more on those governments and organizations which allegedly try to inform and educate people about responsive gambling. Because, as far as I know most governments in the west mostly take care about casinos paying their fair share of taxes and making self exclusion programs available. I would dare to say private organizations try to do more.

In the end, most of the research and control is supposed to be done by us.

If you could provide some links do we can read more about the actions by those governments to help people with problem gambling, it would be good

Government are also the one encourage to gamble like the lottery which is I think not ethical considering they are the one asking people to encourage responsible gambling as well. They may not consider it a gambling but in my area you likely have to like bet 3x in a day in a lottery and I guess that's already gambling in its form.

This is normal practice for the gambling industry, but are you sure about what percentage of gamblers are able to gamble responsibly?
Most of us are problem gamblers in that we find it difficult to take responsibility for what we have spent gambling. Obviously this is something bad for anyone to continue to maintain, but the government has a role so that gamblers do not become a burden on the state.

I find many casinos give problem gamblers access to solve their problems by consulting with experts. They ask gamblers to gamble responsibly instead of continuing to gamble without control, so this is a positive side that any casino may need to maintain.

I am very curious which country's government has imposed this on gambling sites to limit their slowness in playing gambling, I just heard this so I am quite curious, can you mention it? And is there a script about regulations?

For me personally, this will be detrimental to the casino if they really limit the time and amount of deposit or interesting, those who are accustomed to gambling with a large amount will certainly not be comfortable with this regulation, not in their case of addiction but the number of gambling they do is really Big every week or day, and in the end he will turn to gambling sites that do not have such restrictions for playing or betting. I really want to read the script clearly, so as not to become a wild view without basis.

Indeed, there are a few gambling games and gambling casinos which are allowed to operate in most countries, and those are ones which are registered. There are laws with gambling taxation and restrictions but I have never heard of any government organization to cover up or help those who became addicted into it. As far as I know we, as gamblers, are the only one responsible with the consequences of gambling. Being responsible is not easy simply because discipline is something which requires initiative; it happened that not everyone has such drive.The situation of gambling industry is still blurry; even those which are being taxed are not even being promoted to the public which is reasonable which doubts the idea that they have prepared such support group under government to catch those who’d fall in gambling addiction.

And for some governments, they're even banning gambling in all forms, online and offline.

Yeah, we've got the public lottery and a portion of the funds collected from it are also going to the charity. While the winners of that lottery really are winning a lot of money. Although there's a controversy right now on this matter but if its' the government that allows this, there's no problem at all but in morals, you are the one to consider it and still be responsible.

I am not in favor of anti-gambling measures taken by government agencies as they do not work the way they want them to. A good example is the situation in my country.

In my country gambling is allowed only in specially designated locations. Naturally, many gamblers play gambling only online, because they do not have the opportunity to travel thousands of kilometers to play in a land-based casino.

Taxes on the money on which I play do not go to the state treasury. They thought that they would create an infrastructure like in Las Vegas and these gambling zones would be very crowded. How wrong they were when they passed this law.

The government of the developed countries alone give the positive approach to the gambling.Because people of the developed countries will have huge amount of money from the various economic sources.The most of the country which had banned gambling will be the developing country or under developing country.The gambler should ready to take responsibility of the money used in the gambling,the experienced gambler will say this to the people who was new to the gambling.If the gamblers get any issue after the win like withdrew of funds,the support is the best option given by the gambling sites.

I refuse this, why? Because I think this is more about the legalization of gambling by using the government and a group of organizations that will provide certain guarantees in the games that will be played, even though there is a betting or age limit, what is called gambling is still a detrimental act.
Moreover, in the process, gambling players do not recognize groups or classes. There will be many factors for people to gamble, firstly, apart from the factor that they feel capable of gambling, it could be another factor because they want to get rich instantly, then this will be more dangerous mentally for anyone who is tempted by gambling advertisements that seem to promise or guarantee human survival, even though will harm and destroy yourself and your family. We all know that there are certainly people who regulate this type of gambling, especially bookies who don't want to lose out on their gaming facilities.

The reason why I prefer centralized casinos is for the fact that they have to regulate the activities of the casino and trying to limit underage gambling which have become one of the prevailing issues and cause of gambling addictions in contemporary society.

So aside from the licensing that they get,  they always set the limits to their gambling and the underaged that is why their placed a 🔞  age limit on gambling.

There are many laws for the Gambling Behavior Council but can it really change problem gambling behaviour! You should know that casino and betting are now affected in all countries which is absolutely impossible to silence.
Now you don't have to go out of your house to play gambling so it gives you online services so if you have money you can play gambling. Almost today i have bet more than $100 and lost and I am related to online gambling.
Almost all countries now have gambling activities, especially those that are given a positive signal by the government of that country. By gambling you can increase the amount of money so even if you lose you have to accept the responsibility of this money which affects the experienced gambler.

They would really be having that kind of showing that they are in concern but in a country which does really give out importance about gambling tax then it would really be just that pretty obvious that those are really just that fake concerns and cautions been given into the public but deep inside they would really be much preferred on having those impulsive gamblers which means that it is really generating more revenue.Somewhat we do know that not all corners of the world would really be accepting gambling and this is where prohibitions and restrictions been set. We know that there are places which are heavily relying with those taxes and there are
ones who dont really care nor does not depend and this is why we could really say that it would really be situation.

Gambling problem? Its common and no matter how the platform or even government would be giving out those kind of reminders about potential gambling addiction but towards yourself having no control
about your gambling habit or activity then there's nothing they can do on the situation on where you might really be ending up. It would always boils down towards your own decisions
and on how you do treat up gambling because if you dont then you would definitely be finding yourself on great trouble.  Gambling is for fun and never ever tend to make
yourself that thinking that it could bring out income.

The first thing that came to my mind when I read your post was, which government do you mean? However, if there are several organizations that encourage gamblers to be more responsible, perhaps we can find this on sites that discuss the negative side of gambling. If I'm not mistaken, there are several sites that have created threads on gambling discussion boards. self-exclusion program, this is actually a pretty good idea that even the casino provides. However, gambling addicts rarely participate in self-exclusion programs. the problem is, someone who has become an addict needs special treatment, not just a self-exclusion program.

Referring to the title of this thread, about risk management and responsible gaming. Actually, this is something that gamblers should have and know, but the key is high awareness of what we are doing, in this case it is gambling. Unfortunately, not many people realize or know about understanding the importance of awareness and what will ultimately form responsibility. Well, what are you saying especially the title of this thread. not all gamblers, own it, understand it and are responsible. In fact, perhaps most gamblers don't realize it or don't care.

The probability is that if you could just deposit whatever you are fine losing, and not deposit again, that would be simple and enough. Not many people do that, that is the only thing that you can do and would end up being the most important thing. Unfortunately this doesn't really seem like the most important thing at the time, but should be very important to notice, because not many people still do it.

If you could just limit your deposits, the risk management comes with that all alone, because you have a certain amount you are allowing yourself to lose, and the worst possible case is you will lose that, which means your risk is managed. I urge everyone to give it a go, try that for at least a few months and you will love it.

Been doing this for a long time when I realized that not putting limits and control could only increase your chances of losing. It is important that we only deposit enough funds that we can only afford to lose. We all know that the possibility of losing in gambling will always exist no matter how careful or strategic we are so we must be emotionally prepared for it.
It might be hard since betting will always be tempting especially if we want to recover our losses but if we will be strict in implementing self-discipline, we won't need too much help from the government when it comes to risk management. It should be our personal action to succeed in our gambling journey.

The system is dangerous, every gambler out there knows about this, absolutely nothing to worry about other than mapping out the necessary important information. Risk management is one of the core factors that should be consider when one is in position to gamble, this factor have really me countless times out there. The system is volatile, it will always go against us no matter how cautious and calculative we are, more relevant reasons we should just stick to a good strategy that will ensure that our profits exceeds our losses made.

What you just stated here does not affect the risk management of individuals in gambling. The government enforcing restriction to gamblers is not because of their willingness to 'help' the gambler control their funds, but instead it's because of them wanting to curb the addiction of the gambler while it's still on its early stages. It has nothing to do with risk management but rather prevention of further damage to already-addicted individuals looking to change their ways.

So uninspired, we literally have little to work with from the post you made lol.

It's the norm, but are they doing it?

The governments have a way with intervening against other forms of addiction, hell, they even have one imposed for sex addicts. But arguably one of the most detrimental and devastating form of addictions out there? No sir., can't do. I've yet to see a government that actively involves itself in the war against gambling addiction, as a matter of fact I'd argue that their lack of action is in itself their form of promoting gambling, allowing these casinos to cater to more audiences regardless of their mental state and their propensity for gambling addiction. They gain millions through the misfortune of the public after all, and if they actually do something to stave off this issue, they'd be losing millions.

I guess OP might somehow be confused about responsible gaming and responsible gambling but let's focus on responsible gambling. Yes, you are right with this that the government does not care about us but cares on the funds that they can collect from those casinos. So as a gambler, it's our responsibility to limit our exposure in gambling and control ourselves not to completely bite the urge in gambling. Note that there is high risk from losing in gambling and if you are greedy and become uncontrollable when gambling, you will fall as an irresponsible gambler.

That's good that it's giving back to charity and being used by the public but what's worst if it just ends up on somebody else's pocket. In morals I think that's the one that affects you and those who are close to you considering it may end up with some problem that there's something to bet for rather than putting a food on the table.

Gambling addiction primarily impacts one's ability to make sound financial decisions and may occasionally lead to involvement in criminal activities. However, it generally does not have a direct impact on one's physical health or the overall state of environmental tranquility. Consequently, I believe that government-imposed restrictions and regulations on gambling often serve more as a means of generating revenue rather than genuinely controlling and addressing behavioral issues.

Help yourself to become a responsible gambler. Not all the time we need to rely on institutions.

Responsible gambling is always the header of any gambling platform but these companies doesn't bother if you will fall crazy on gambling.

If you don' help yourself to become responsible, I don't want to think what will happened to you next.

We all have this kind of regulations and yes casinos are already following such rules because they have to unfortunately, there are still cases that ended up into a worst situation and the responsible gambling option is not serving its purpose. I believe a strong implementation of this should always start from the casino itself and they have to help their gamblers be more healthy while gambling to avoid serious problems. Being responsible in gambling is a must, don't be greedy and always know your limit, gambling should be more fun.

Could you provide us with an example of a government and certain organizations that are addressing this issue?

Sorry, but I don't really know if there are any that exist, maybe some exist but they are not controlled by the government. They could be private institutions, either paid or free, but not big enough to cover or solve the community's problem. Actually, it's not so necessary; if gambling addiction worsens, the government can decide to ban gambling because if they don't build their own solutions, it would result in them losing revenue from the gambling industry.

Overall, the government prioritizes the welfare of the many, so if there's no other way to save people from addiction, banning would be the last option.

We must be responsible gamblers so that we don't become addicted to gambling because becoming addicted to gambling is something that can destroy our lives. We have to try on our own without needing help because if we can be responsible in gambling, we will not experience gambling addiction. And by being responsible gamblers, we won't be tempted to gamble too often because we don't want to get into trouble later.

If we don't want to help ourselves, who will? We have to care about ourselves, and then we can ask for help from others. And if we can prevent gambling too often, we have done what we can to prevent gambling addiction.

Casino initially plays against the players, why did you decide that the casino will help the player with something? Everyone should be responsible for themselves, you come to the casino in order to play against him and here everyone is responsible for their actions. If you follow the risk of management, then you will have a chance to avoid many problems that an irresponsible player may encounter. Discipline is only your responsibility.

The government has a moral obligation to its people to protect them and no government will allow moral decay in its society one example of this is Australia, they impose heavy restrictions on their people who are losing a lot of money from online casinos.
But gamblers also have to do their share they are the ones who will suffer the most from losing their wealth and their minds, another consequence is losing their family.
Gambling addiction is everybody's problem and has an effect on society, so the government, the family, and the individuals should do their share to gambling addiction and education is the key to stopping and combating addiction

Yeah, that's why we see government's left and right trying to ban or stop gambling regardless of its form (online and physical) because they're thinking of the welfare of their citizens.

Despite that, there are still a lot of citizens that won't even let the government stop them but they know the law and understands what's in it.

Even with that, there are gamblers that won't just go what's being implemented. They'll still do things that are beyond their actions just for them to keep going.

Yes, that's the danger of addiction, so there's nothing we can do except starting from ourselves, preventing anything that will harm ourselves, don't let the people around us get the bad effects of our behavior when gambling, for example our family or wife and children, as long as you Still being able to control yourself in gambling will not be a problem but it will be a problem if you cannot control yourself when gambling.

As much as possible, don't become an addict and bother the people around us, let alone ask other people for help to get rid of our addiction, obviously that is very troublesome, always remember that gambling has risks and we bear the risks ourselves and it is our job to care for ourselves.

Responsible gambling relates to how you as a gambler may bet responsibly, whereas responsible gaming refers to how the operator can promote responsible gambling.

Some examples of responsible gaming include the promotion of marketing and advertising, as well as the provision of items to players that can be used to set gambling limits. When a responsible gambler discovers that he consistently loses every time he plays gambling, he first discontinues his regular gambling habit or does not gamble when he knows he has been drinking. These are only a few examples of each type.

Yeah, that's the worry that we're having when it's not really going to what it should be going. But let them be, if they're doing their jobs correctly and honestly, there's nothing to worry about. And if they're not doing it and they're just putting it on their pockets, that's hard to think of what they're feeding their families out of that.

Even if we want to say this to some people, they just can't help themselves and they'll still get addicted no matter what we want to remind them. It's that they've got their choices to stop themselves and control the addiction that they have but it's kind of hard.

Is this enough to stop addiction? I'm wondering why many are still broke and falling into this trap in gambling.
We know the bad result of too much exposure in gambling, I think its better if every company will have their own time limit when you gamble? Well this is still business and their priority is to get more gamblers involve as much as possible. If you know someone who are struggling and prone to addiction, help them to recover and encourage them to seek professional help because addiction is not a joke, it can ruin your life.

Part of other reasons that government could want to place restrictions on gambling is also for the purpose of licensing and tax collection on the casinos. The government like to have data base of what is under them for easy accessibility for them during their periodic verification and accountability. So the age of those gambling isn't just all about the restrictions, it is a total package of who gets what and who does what.

I feel like this has become just an old concept that are thrown out there to silence the critics and the haters and the licensing authorities. Do we really think an industry that are profit driven ..... care about people gambling responsibly? They lose money, when people practice responsible gambling.. and they should actively be engaged to prevent gambling addiction.

There should be AI used to detect signs of gambling addiction in an early stage and they should engage with those gamblers to prevent this from getting out of control, before it is too late.  :(

The economy is not allowing people to think straight anymore so talking of gambling as responsible is not really some people think all people care about now is how to get morning for their sustenance. they forget that part-taking is another great part of destruction if they are consumed by gambling addiction. and even in most of their adverts they always encourage people to gamble responsibly but everyone has a life to live they don't care what they say in their adverts. Gambling has made a lot of people broke and at the same time has given a lot of people wealth at the same time. just that the negative aspect is more than the positive aspect. even people who are affected know that they are affected.

In a time of having a time limit to gambling, I don't think the company will put such a policy in place considering that there is 18 plus policy so they believe the person should make the best decision for themselves self so it will be difficult and they are also making good money from it and even people that place bet also make there money from it. in addition to what you said if it gets to addiction is better to get help.

not sure if it has been answered by other people here but in my opinion the method you say is unlikely to work smoothly and is not as easy as we think to manage these risks.

I will talk about online gambling (not land based gambling) setting betting limits will not quit those who want to bet large amounts and there are always ways such as using their friends or family accounts and setting betting limits will not be able to quit this. and then offering support, I admit it is very helpful for those who have problems with addiction but it does not rule out the possibility of stopping gamblers from betting recklessly because controlling emotions is always the end of all this.
and the self exclusion program may sound a little effective, but all of this requires a great deal of awareness for each gambler because if it is done forcefully, I think self exclusion will only be in vain.

with everything I said it does not mean I am skeptical in that way but for me its too complicated. I mean gambling responsibly and not spending a lot of money on gambling, its actually very easy, just understand self control and know how gambling is structured.

Governments have been concerned regards gambling practice on their territories since a long time, with many of them completely banning the activity from their areas, while others are more concerned about it only now, due to the fast spread internet and cryptocurrency have proportionated to the industry. The worries are caused by religious beliefs, income evasion to foreigner companies and potential damage to the health and financial life of the citizens involved in gambling. There is a consensus nowadays gambling has to be practiced with limits and ethics, and those who don't follow these basic guidelines are completely out of the game.

Does that mean the government helps gambling? it's interesting and usually it's opposite. what I understand is that the government wants gamblers to get fair play while they are gambling. I think it's always contradictory because I'm sure many countries prohibit gambling although not all countries, but what you say is quite interesting if the government steps in to deal with unfair gaming.

But then all this misuse of the money and the damage to the country's finances is only limited to the gamblers only? Can't the traders or anyone using the crypto can do money laundering and other illegal movement of the money? I don't think that gambling damages the countries as a whole but yeah when it comes to the individual level, if can ruin your life if you are not a responsible gambler and gambling without any plan to save your capital.

Only the experienced gamblers will save themselves through risk management while the rest of the gamblers will only lose money in the long term.

People's mental clarity is suffering from the economy. This is major issue. Yet another issue: the economy preventing individuals from considering alternatives to gaming. You're right regarding gambling addiction. People want to make money, and some dont care how. Responsible gambling ads become background noise.

However, we may be missing something. Everyone is focused on gaining money, but many are overlooking gambling addiction's dangers. I agree with your gambling time limit regulation being unlikely to be implemented by companies. They may not want to change because they're making money. Shouldnt communities and families support addicts? Gambling addicts benefit greatly from assistance and coaching.

Agreed. Country can’t be damage by gambling but rather it can help boost the country economy by opening the casino for overseas player. I think only few involve in gambling which this number is not sufficient to give a bad affect to the country. The on,y yime we encounter a real addiction threat in our country is when online sabong becomes popular during pandemic while most of the people don’t have job and keep losing money on this online game but still the number is not even close to the 1/4 population here.

Government ban gambling mainly due to religious belief conflict, most of the country that ban gambling is more on Muslim country which condone gambling activities.

Risk management and responsible gambling start and end with us alone, if we don't protect ourselves, no one else will be able to do it for us... it's always easy to bypass any restrictions, whoever wants to gamble will always find a way to do it. I think that the government needs to regulate casinos and make sure that casinos offer fair games, without cheating. The government should take care of how casinos work, where they are allowed to work, how they are advertised, and so on, not about us gamblers and how we gamble with our money.

Responsible gambling will start from ourselves.

No matter how these institutions is pushing their agenda of responsible gambling, if the gambler itself will not participate, expect that the road to good change will have a tough process.

Good thing that it's not just the government who are doing their best to provide assistance at those who already fall on the trap of gambling but there are also several private institutions now that also giving assistance to those unfortunate.

The government has a big role to Play to help gamblers not get addicted as when they do they may turn out problem to the society and the government at large, there are policies that of put in place will help both gamblers and the gambling house and by extension the society at large, in some places it can be seen that the government may have established all of this and put them in place but monitoring and making sure they are been kept is usually the problem.

Sometimes the government fails to monitor and make sure these policies are been adhered to and followed as the government has instructed so the casinos and betting sites operates regardless, some times the people kept in charge to regulate and monitor these policies are the problem as the casino may bribe their way through so they can break these rules and cheat on the gamblers sometimes.

The gamblers may not really be the problem but then every gambler should know that the best protection you can get is that which you make for yourself as no one can protect you any better than you do for yourself, the Casinos will not take your money from you except you bring it to them, you aswell will not loose money except you place a bet.

Government would really be always having the decision whether they would really be allowing gambling or not but in most cases they would really be allowing it,considering on how big taxes of which gambling could generate and this is why it would really be that they would really be giving out priority and addiction would really be that just on their second priority and this is something that would really be depending or varying on them but most likely they would really getting in line with economic development rather than on minding about their citizens condition about possible gambling addiction.
Being responsible towards your gambling activity then it is something that you can really be able to blame to the government but it would really be that depending on you since we do have
our own will towards things and making up decisions basing on whats good for us.

Risks management and responsible gaming is really that crucial because it is really that something that would really be that important because you would really be able to avoid possible gambling addictions
because having that kind of common sense towards your actions will really be avoiding you into those possible situations that might happen into you. Gambling isnt bad as long you do
make yourself that responsible towards your actions then you wont really be that be able to experience such problems. It is really just that there are people who are really that
trying out to ignore their senses on what things should be done just for the sake of making easy money or quick bucks.

Waiting for the government to put restrictions that'll help regulate gambling before we can know how to gamble responsibly is another way of trying to find a excuse on failing to do what we're supposed to do. Like I'll always say, gambling is only meant for people who knows how to play the game and not everyone who wants to get involved. It's very okay to not get involved if one can't control himself in the game of gambling.

Some people think,the gamblers spoiling the country economy by involvement of the gambling.But many people do the money laundering and entirely spoiling the economy by ot paying the taxes for the holding money.The worst part is the people who do the doubling of the many and create the fake currency and spread around the society.This will totally the big burden to the country economy,but the gamblers will pay the taxes to the government in some way.So the gamblers are not the burden to the country economy.

Responsible gaming can help prevent addiction, and help prevent you from gambling. An irresponsible gambler wastes both time and money gambling, an irresponsible gamer waste time in gambling. The time wasted in gaming by the gamer makes them irresponsible. An irresponsible gamer will also care less for other activities, they will just want to keep playing their games. Irresponsible gaming reduces productivity and makes a gamer more prone to choosing to bet money on a game, slowly turning from gamer to gambler.

First of all, the government doesn't care if you lose your home and properties to gambling, and becoming a responsible gambler is your responsibility, no one cares if you turn into addicted gambler and you start sleeping on the street, and you named the government? They are the last people who want everyone to stop gambling.

Do you know how much the so called government are making from casinos? You need to do your own research, casinos are one of the country builders themselves, they contribute a lot to have a location and their business running in a country, it's left for every individual to think straight and be smart with gambling.

Gambling is not going to affect the countries economy, those people who own casinos are paying some good amount of money into the government's pocket, even if people start committing suicide due to gambling, the government will never eradicate casinos from the country, they know that casinos is playing a big role too. Do your own research.

Well that's true based on my experience. We had a gambling outburst on our country before where betting had became a normal thing during the pandemic due to boringness and of course people are trying to figure out on how to make money during the lockdown.

A certain online betting site that had been popularized in our country dominated and there are a lot of agents that encourage people to do gambling especially social media influencers who also got commission from referrals. Our government took action too late after the gambling outburst cause the masses to get addicted that also cause people to lost money. In fact, there are people who got some financial assistance from the government who use the money to do gamble, it's crazy. There are also various crimes happened like kidnappings which was showed in local media that force the government to take action and to seize the operation of that certain betting site.

Government won't shutdown one of their biggest source of income until the masses demand after experiencing negative effects from it.

Having good self-control and responsibility when gambling can prevent us from becoming addicted to gambling because we will be careful when gambling. We also always control the use of money for gambling so that we don't use all the money we deposit for gambling.

We must be able to control ourselves when gambling and not gamble excessively. It can be dangerous for us because when we lose self-control, we can spend all the money. If this happens continuously due to a lack of self-control, it can have an impact on our psychology, which will also affect our relationships with the people around us.

The government only encourages games with sports value not not to encourage gambling games. The government does not want to disize gambling with its policies.

The game driven by the government can be made as a form of gambling by players or bettors. It depends entirely on each individual who uses it.
Every individual only plays games without betting. The closest example of the PUBG game, Mobile Legend. Some only play and some play as well as gambling.

They should, in fact, countries are already banning casinos if they see the data shows that they have large numbers of people addicted to gambling, and people losing their money and livelihood to gambling, the government has a big responsibility to its people to see to it that its people are taken care and there are no establishment that will corrupt its people, a regime that cannot protect its people from corruption, will be replaced by its citizen who wants protection from addiction.

Casinos have a responsibility to society to make sure that none of their players are turning into compulsive gamblers or minors playing on their platform, they need to establish parameters to make sure that it will not happen.

Even the casinos are encouraging responsible gaming they in fact have it on their terms and they even have a feature where gambler can restrict their accounts by setting up a specific time.

They have to do this, for casinos to show that they are compliant with authorities, from the government, to show that they care for their people and is not only about the money they get from casinos' taxes, gambling addiction is a scourge to society so government should do everything to limit the numbers of addicted to gamblers and help those addicted to get the help they needed

Well, do you think that the government have so much time that they deal with unfair gambling and look after the gamblers? I don't think that government gives that much importance to the gamblers. The gamblers themselves need to become responsible else they will lose their own money and no one else will suffer.

A more practical solution would be to develop a gambling organization that looks after the gambling affairs in the country and protect the gambler's interest and keep a check and balance of the casino.
However, this can be done only for the casino operating from that country.

The government was spending huge time to manipulate the gambling in their country,only in some countries the government doesn’t take care of the gambling.So I think you are from such country,the government giving time and create a law to the gambling was the important factor.The gambler take responsibility for the money using in the gambling,but how you say they only loss the money in the gambling.If the gambler had a luck,he will also win and withdrew funds to their bank account.So the gamblers not get suffer all the time.

Each government think difficultly. Some governments will allow gambling for generating tax for them, some governments prevent their citizens from gambling but allow for foreigners only and some governments totally restricted gambling in their countries. But no government can totally stop gambling as there are many ways for gamblers to bypass. So better to work for awareness so that a gambler can become responsible. I like the self exclusion idea and related organization who work for Gambling. This could be important initial step in helping gamblers to control their gambling. If a gambler is dedicative enough then addiction in gambling could be solve. Otherwise there's no problem with responsible gambler who just gambling for entertainment with limit

There are places on which their government would really be minding about the citizens condition and situation on which they wont really be liking on letting them to get involved with gambling.
Well, its good but majority of these places or government would really be mindful about taxes, they wont care about citizens condition as long they could be able to tax then it would really be just that fine. Well, we do know on how taxes do works and how it do really help out economic development and advancement but they should be at least having that moderation so that gambling addiction
wont really be that bad and severe on which we know that it is really that too bad if ever that happens. In overall, it would really be just that depending on a certain individual
decisions because we cant really just blame out all to the government.

I heard and once read a thread that there are gambling sites that offer services to reduce the intensity of gambling or even stop gambling. Maybe this is also a request from the local government so that the gambling site passes and can operate in that country. This may be an effort by both parties to protect consumers and citizens.

I think I've read it before but I just can't quite remember where and when. The question is, did that gambling site really helps to reduce the number of people getting addicted to gambling? If yes, then it should be implemented and available in other countries too.I think it will be very helpful to everyone who really wants to have a control in their gambling habits.

I had already commented on this in some places, but I think that talking about it here is also something useful, this issue of responsible gambling, addiction to gambling, is something that really worries society in general, and something that worries many families. but the saddest thing about all this is that we see governments being very tough on gambling because according to these governments that ban gambling, they claim that people will spend all their money on gambling, they claim that people people will become addicted and that's why the government is banning people from using credit cards in casinos and banning people from using casinos.

Therefore, casinos are left with no choice and place countries that prohibit gambling on the list of restricted countries, but it is ironic that the same countries that ban gambling allow people to consume a lot of drinks such as wine and beer and not They run campaigns like: "don't drink excessively" or they don't ban wine and beer factories and they don't talk every day about how people will become addicted to alcohol. The saddest part of all this is that the number of car accidents involving driving under the influence of alcohol has risen alarmingly,

Hundreds of people are dying every day because they drink alcohol and drive their cars and the result is car accidents, hundreds of people are dying because their livers and lungs are failing due to alcohol, and what is the government doing? ? they don't do anything. That's because they own the car factories, they own the beer factories, they own the wine factories, they own the hospitals. When more people consume alcohol, destroy cars, end up in hospitals, the more profits the owners of beer, wine, car and hospital factories will make. while these government guys don't care about gambling

Did you mean self exclusion? most of reputable casinos already have this feature, so this is nothing new. Or you meant a dedicated project to help gambling addict or quit from gambling? there are many sites you can find by yourself on google.

The most important thing to quit or control yourself in gambling is yourself, not by the self exclusion or other project.

You are right, and I think there have been a time we had a discussion on this subject matter of whether playing physical games with friends without betting any thing like money or whatever can also be likened to gambling, I was of the opinion that such games can not be said to be gambling since the players are not risking anything, they are just playing to just have fun.

But then I was still surprised to see that majority actually think or thought that such game as well is gambling, and it doesn't matter if the players are risking anything or not.

;D, you are completely right again, I actually did not know what to say or how to respond to the op, because his post made absolutely no sense, glad you already made known to him, and hopefully, he will learn to make better and meaningful post when creating another thread.

If there really is a gambling site that dares to do that, it means that they are not worried that their gambling site will be empty of visitors, but whatever it is, we have to appreciate the gambling site owner for providing free services to help reduce someone's gambling addiction. I know that is a good step to prevent anyone from doing so. addicted to gambling so that you can play responsibly and can also manage risks well and not play recklessly.

Rarely do I find gambling sites that are willing to support or even provide services to their users so they don't get addicted and help to cure gambling addiction with that service. but even though it looks like it was forced from what you said, it is true that they did it because of government demands and to be able to operate freely, I don't think there is any other way but to support and provide that service.  ;D

Or is this also some kind of new style of marketing? It could be that this could attract more people's interest in playing gambling, because they feel safe that if something happens to them, they can also use this service. And make gambling sites more responsible, in other words. Of course, this does not mean that it will have an impact on reducing visitors and site income. In fact, it can provide positive feedback for gambling sites in the future.

Viewing from a different perspective, I'd say that, an online casino is different from a gambling site. The latter could be any site related to gambling, review, counseling, prediction, etc. This one stated by Lombok provides a service to reduce gambling addiction. How they're about to achieve this, I don't know, but it's quite a nice initiative. Gamblers who are addicted or newbies may need such services to help them fight addiction. Yet online services doesn't seem effective in changing the life of addicts. Physical response is very effective and fastens the healing process of addicted gamblers. The government works more with health care centers in fighting the problem of gambling. However the number of attended addiction cases keeps on increasing each day, as not all of them would visit healthcare centers to get healed. Hence, it poses a huge problem on the side of governments.

Maybe that would be why they're trying online strategies. Which isn't a great solution to the problem. I'd suggest that the government enlighten parents to pay close attention to their kid's behaviors and whenever a child begins to act strangely he should be taken to a health center for examination. Delay only makes the healing process severe and hard for the addict. Casinos can't offer such services because of their customer base and the need for money to run the business. Casinos is the best tool for the government in reducing the rate of compulsive gambling, by helping limit the rate at which a player gambles. But to keep it on a neutral mode, the gambler may have been noticed to always gamble irresponsibly before getting restricted or limited. Other than that, the responsible player can be allowed to continue playing games. The main problem would be getting the casino to comply with this decision. As it could ruin their business. Problem gambling is eating deep into society and gamblers need to avoid this like a plague. 

That's right, in fact we agree with what you said. each government has its own regulations adapted to the laws and jurisdiction of that country. in the current era, many countries have legalized gambling which is considered a type of entertainment. there are also those that limit it, like Japan for example. even then, I only read based on articles presented by the community in several threads.  Whether it's true or not, I can't confirm it because I don't live in that country. there are also countries that actually prohibit gambling altogether, not without reason, because all of this has gone through a consensus mechanism and is regulated by applicable law. nevertheless, as you said. that's why we agree with what you said overall, after all now we can access online casinos with many gambling sites. including crypto casinos, which have become part of our activities. so, it seems like something that is difficult for the state to do to prevent its citizens from gambling. The reason is, there are various ways we can access it.

So does the idea of ​​self-exclusion, but this feature is actually not very effective. because it will be more difficult to stop someone who is already addicted, with only the self-exclusion feature. well, the answer is as you say. If a gambler has enough rational thinking, not just dedication then addiction can be avoided even though the potential will always be there. however, if someone is already in the addiction phase, it usually requires a recovery process. The essence all comes back to each of us, especially those who like gambling like us. so it's not just about responsibility, but also requires a broad understanding of gambling. at least, that's the case for me personally.

The governments don't usually care on how we handle gamble on a daily basis. They do provide restrictions and other preventive measures just because of the provided regulations but the truth is it's all about money they collect from gambling establishments and sites.

yup, that gambler needs to give a strong push for control by himself first. Then, support from others afterward. It's also useless if support comes from close people, friends or family. If he still wants to continue betting and forgets about risk management. If it happens, then be prepared to face bad things that can destroy his life. When they experience this, then any advice will no longer be able to help them and they have to really try on their own.

On the other hand what you said could be true that although the casino's goal is quite humane by providing the best service with the aim of reducing the level of addiction for the community but it is not wrong if we put a little suspicion about whether there is no other goal that is targeted and focused on by the casino itself. Hmm yes maybe I can also say that this is a new marketing style that will indirectly attract more customers because they feel they will stay safe with such services.

I don't think that the main purpose of casinos doing this is to increase revenue, because obviously the services they provide are to reduce the level of addiction which means that with the reduced interest of gamblers to gamble then obviously in terms of casino revenue will also definitely decrease, but what is more certain is that I think this is a new marketing style to increase the popularity of the casino itself to be more trusted in the eyes of the public.

It is not about some government, majorly the government legalized gambling and allowed free bet purposely for taxes engulfment from the people. I think they see how the people lose money daily to gambling platforms and they look away as if that is not breaking people pocket but as long money is been tax from people and the company, they are fine with it as that is what they are concerned about and not the people. I dumbfounded if there is any restriction that government give this people aside from gambling responsibly.

Many people are houseless today because of gambling, some people has taken their life because of gambling and the gambling companies don't even compensate or take action against such so it wouldn't repeat again, the company will operate and work fine. I think there should be warning or some action when a gambler has pass some limit just the way they have limits on bank account, trust me this will limit people that are gambling the way they like and those that doesn't have control over bankroll and risk involve in gambling.

We see strict gaming laws to preserve public welfare yet weak alcohol laws despite their risks. Paradoxical, right? In theory, the government should protect citizens, but their approach to gambling and drinking looks biased.

Are these policies truly for public health, or are there business motives? The government's participation in automotive and alcohol poses conflict of interest concerns. Its crucial to consider whether business comes before public health.

This scenario emphasizes the necessity for responsible governance that treats all addictions equally. Promoting responsible conduct and addiction support is the goal, not prohibiting industries. Shouldnt governments treat gambling and alcohol addictions equally?

OP, I have been gambling for more than 6 years now and yet have not turned myself into a compulsive gambler. I think it's the paramount responsibility of every man to always have self-control over what they are doing.

There are a lot of gamblers who are still responsible gamblers, and some other gamblers are also irresponsible, but the only difference between those two types of gamblers is that one has self-control and has never allowed themselves to become addicted.

Even if the government must develop any program to help encourage responsible gambling, a gambler must always be positive-minded and exercise self-control in their gambling lifestyles so that they will prevent themselves from becoming compulsive gamblers or having other gambling-related problems, like the OP said.

Nothing truer than helping yourself first before helping others. This is the importance of self-control for a gambler who should take the initiative to exert strong self-control before seeking support from others. If a gambler fails to address these issues independently, they may face consequences that can potentially destroy their life. In such cases, external advice or support may become ineffective, and the individual must take genuine efforts to overcome their challenges.

The gambler indeed needs to take control of their actions before seeking support. This aligns with the idea that self-awareness and a personal commitment to change are essential for overcoming addictive behavior. Without a conscious effort to control one's impulses and manage risks, external support may not yield the desired results. People who continue down this path may face severe consequences that can adversely impact their lives. The gambler himself should have motivation to take proactive steps toward change.

being responsible will always come from the person himself. no matter what programs will the government will offer or the site itself will offer, it will be futile if the gambler himself doesn't have the will to change or stick to his plans. it is quite manageable if you are staying your limits. i can understand that you can go overboard from time to time. because for me, that's normal. but if you can't contain yourself anymore every time you are at the table, then maybe you need to start seriously thinking your gambling situation.

self-exclusion is a good initiative but the person should not create an account to every casino that he will encounter of. because he can submit such self-exclusion to one, but ironically, he is playing on the rest of the casinos. so keep in mind that discipline will always start from yourself. if you can't handle yourself, who will?

the number of years you are in gambling is fine, so long you understand about your limits and boundaries. because if you have no more concept of control, that's when you will start having trouble. not only to your funds, but with your immediate family as well. need to think fast what you really want in life. otherwise, your life is in jeopardy.

Their are many gamblers like you,they will play longer in the gambling site.But don’t get addicted to the gambling site,their was huge difference between the gamblers who get addiction and gamblers who play for the longer term.If the gamblers had the self control like you said,then he doesn’t have the problem by getting addicted to the gambling site.The responsibility in the gambling site was depend upon on every single gambler,because some gamblers had take own responsibility of the game.Some countries may ban the gambling site,in such site the gamblers will play with out the knowledge of their own family members.Even their relatives may report him for the gambling involvement to the government officials for small rewards.

You are right on this. No amount of government programs can change an irresponsible person. Just the same way government laws, rules and regulations have not been able to stop crime except the criminal decides on his own to change. The only way the government can be helpful is to help those battling with gambling problems, this they do through their various agencies. Even though certain restrictions have been laid down to help gamblers gamble responsibly, the government does not follow them up strictly. Government make money from gambling through casinos and other platforms and these gambling platforms make a good percentage of their profits from irresponsible gamblers.

It is needless expecting the government to help you cut down on your gambling excesses, it is the sole responsibility of the gambler to moderate himself while gambling considering the consequences involved if one becomes too careless and carried away.

Apart from this, in my country cigarette companies also open smoking cessation services for cigarette addicts who want to quit. Previously, they were pessimistic and thought what the heck this company was doing, instead it was acting ridiculously. However, after I researched it, after this service appeared, the number of cigarettes in circulation remained the same and actually increased, even many underage children in my country were smoking.

Considering the high cost of advertising on television, this smoking cessation service is like a new style of advertising that can be conveyed to other people, even non-smokers, through word of mouth. And I imagine if this happened in gambling, it would be the same, wouldn't it?

Advertisements are somewhat influential on the mindset of the people. Greedy people will certainly fall into trusting anyone who says that gambling will make their lives better and richer. Perhaps, it was one of their marketing strategy and thought to be very effective. Well, there is nothing wrong with gambling but what matters the most if we are still able to manage our gambling habits because many gamblers become irresponsible. As we can see, more people got involved in gambling which means that the interest is growing and this will continue to grow.

so your whole point is that the governs are creating pathways to eliminate gambling addiction? Cus this looks like a Summary to me... But if what you said is true, what do you think is the best way to achieve that? Isn't it by curbing or eliminating the cause of the addiction itself - which is gambling itself? They wouldn't wanna stop casinos totally since they're getting cuts yearly, monthly or daily from it...

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Unsure of the direction of this thread but if you are saying that governments put in controls to help people I'd say it's minimal and I don't see an issue with that.  It's like smoking cigarettes, not much countries are doing about that addiction either.  I'd say it revolves mostly around all of the money they rake in from people's addicitions it's sad.

You're right and those stuff that you're saying is obvious already but I have to say that it's not really a good idea to say that external support is useless even if the person that's addicted or needs help in stopping from gambling doesn't want to help themselves. As much as we want all to emphasize that the right thing to happen is for a person to have the will to stop themselves in gambling, a constant support from their loved ones is a good thing even during those denial periods because that could be a factor in speeding up the process because the person that's being supported would find it in their heart to give them what their family wants and try to do a recovery.

Regarding the help from the government, I don't know where you're from OP but it's such a good government if they're doing this because I haven't seen any program like the ones that you've mentioned here in my country or if there's one then they're not heavily promoted to reach more audiences which I think should be the goal for these types of program even if it's a low effort one as long as someone's able to know about the programs.

Every government has its own rules, whether we live in a government that allows gambling or does not allow gambling, we have to accept it and should not demand the right to allow gambling and it is true as you say that we have no right to blame the government.
It is true that gambling is a bad activity, and just like smoking, drinking alcohol, drugs, three are bad activities, but among them only gambling and drugs are really strictly controlled in any country and there are only a few governments that allow it because Their taxes are also high, perhaps for governments that allow gambling and drugs, they will get big profits and can add to their government's economy through taxes for various reasons.
However, even though gambling is illegal, many people in all parts of the world still dare to gamble, whether in land-based casinos or online casinos, even though it is strictly prohibited by the government, usually people who do this activity will do it secretly.
For me, as long as gamblers can be responsible and don't take actions out of control, gambling remains a fun activity and isn't too stressful because sometimes the government is too worried about irresponsible gamblers and doesn't think about the risks so many governments strictly prohibit gambling in the community. .

As long as it's still acceptable the government will continue to allow the operation of a casino. More casinos to operate, more taxes they'll collect, that's a basic business principle on their part. There are other countries who don't allow their citizens to gamble because they know it will likely cause an addiction to them, so instead they only allow a casino to operate and serve the tourist, and let the citizens work within the casino.

At the end of the day, it's still the government decision that will be followed, if they can't control it, they'll likely ban it, but for sure they'll find a way that addiction will be control at a manageable level so it's a win-win situation for all.

Of course, whatever is advertised is aimed at attracting many people to do or buy the advertised product, also with people who are easily attracted to their pasi will be interested in existing advertisements, especially with the phrase gambling that can make us rich quickly, which person does not want to get rich quickly, of course everyone wants that. It's just that they take it too seriously which is where their assumptions will kill them themselves, I mean by them expecting wealth by gambling it will make them poor in the future because with their finances that will be drained by gambling if they are not aware of the true meaning of gambling, because gambling itself means betting some money where the winner gets the bet money or in other words fighting fate, as a form of game that is lucky for those who play, but if they put high hopes in gambling then they will most likely get a loss that is not small. Also if they are like that there will be other impacts that befall them such as changes in attitude, behavior, mental health and mind problems, so gambling with moderation is right, don't do gambling excessively because it will result in a fatal thing later.

It's true, with those who put great hope in gambling making them irresponsible with gambling, where they can forget their responsibilities in other things that should have been their own responsibility. because gambling can make someone forget about many things because they themselves also can't help themselves from the temptation of gambling. The interest that a person has in gambling is great therefore they cannot help themselves from the temptation to gamble. also with the fact that at this time many people are easily tempted and become addicted to just one game,  it indicates that more and more people are gambling at this time also with the addiction that already exists in them it will be difficult to get rid of it, this is already literate in themselves which has become a necessity in their lives.

Some countries support gambling and some countries do not support gambling. Gambling is outright prohibited in countries that have Muslim pay, but there are many countries outside of Muslim countries that prohibit gambling. In countries where gambling is allowed, you can easily find different casinos, but in countries where gambling is not allowed, far from casinos, there is more negative publicity about gambling. I only said what could happen officially but there are many five star hotels which operate secret casinos and there are huge numbers of people gambling secretly. Those who are addicted to gambling, there is no real deterrent, they will either go to the casino or gamble at home.

I guess the most important rule for gambler is DO NOT TRY WIN BACK MONEY, cuz i really know people who cannot stop when they are losing. Especially its even worse when u deposit a new portion of money to try win back yr old money- this is a deadend way.

Yes, it's like that, the best motivation is from within yourself. Just like when we first tried to gamble, we must also have the responsibility to try to stop. but of course stopping is sometimes not as easy as starting. I've had a few mistakes before, when people warned me not to play too long when winning, but I always played to the end of winning only to end up losing. From this, I feel that I must take full responsibility, both for playing and for stopping gambling. That's why I say input from other people can be useless if we don't follow it and there is rejection from ourselves

In my opinion almost all steps that states take to "protect" gamblers have no real benefit. If they wanted to really help people with gambling addiction, they could open more free rehabilitation centers, advertise them on central television, launch information campaigns that would explain the negative consequences of mindless gambling. All this costs money, which will have to be allocated from the budget, so they simply do not make real steps, but only create the appearance of hard work.

It doesn't look good if they will open a rehabilitation centers of addicted gamblers as it will only imply that addiction has already become rampant.

Gambling is controllable by the government, since they regulated it, they have the right to ban it, or consider it as illegal. However, seeing the money that flows to the funding of the government, they can't make that kind of decision to stop, so it's really unto us now, either we become responsible, or be on the other side and experience the effect of addiction, after all the government doesn't care about us since gambling is not a necessity.

It all depends on how each gambler behaves and can be responsible for every gambling activity carried out.
Indeed, gambling addicts will be very different from gamblers who are just having fun and looking for entertainment. If we talk about the long term then anything is possible because gambling addicts will also use various methods to keep betting.
Gambling addicts can borrow money or even sell all the valuables they own for certain amount of money and can continue playing without the problem of lack of capital.
If you do further research, gambling addicts will be braver and also be able to optimize the use of money in gambling because they think what they are doing is the most appropriate.

I don't think gambling addict can have self-control and those who have self-control are also not included in the group of addicts because they can always stay within the limits that have been determined.
Moreover, gambling addicts cannot be separated from gambling activities even for short time because in their minds there is only gambling, betting and fighting for victory.
This is the attitude that always exists and occurs towards all gambling addicts.

Not all countries that prohibit gambling will actually implement the prohibition and some of these countries still exempt gambling with the required taxes.
Similar things happen in many countries.

Well after reading your ideas and assumptions about banning people from smoking honestly I remembered something and I found the reason why cigarette companies in your country provide rehabilitation services for addicted people to quit or just reduce it, I explain a little here that they sell cigarettes and maybe if you are also a smoker then I think you have seen that in the cigarette package there is a warning along with a picture that shows the dangers of smoking for health, so that means they sell but make a statement like prohibiting people from buying, for some people it may seem like a silly and unreasonable way of doing business, but the main point here and what we don't realize is that there are two kinds of income that can be generated by cigarette or gambling companies, first they get income from people who buy cigarettes or people who are involved in gambling as usual and the second is that they also get money from addicted  people who will certainly choose to enter the services provided by the company.

This doesn't really affect the number of people involved, because even though they know the dangers,  the company will still promote to keep the balance of the audience coming and even more. I think it's more of a new style of marketing that people don't think about what's behind what the company is doing.

Yes, I can honestly assume that the government would be wasting money if it opened services for people addicted to gambling, if you think about it, it is risky, as if gambling is indirectly encouraged by the government towards its citizens.
Yes it's true that it's like cigarettes, and even if it is, the mechanism is very similar, so the government requires that every casino that operates is the one who organizes the treatment if someone is affected by gambling addiction, and I also see it on many cigarette packs in my country.

But setting a minimum amount, it will interfere with someone in their gambling activities who may play much lower than what has been determined.

Both parties are needed in curing gambling addiction because an addict can't be able to help himself alone without the help of loved ones, but if the loved ones try to help a gambler and he doesn't want to help himself, the whole effort would be useless. If a person isn't determined to stop gambling no amount of therapist would be able to stop him. Therapy is a kind of relationship between the addict and the therapist, if the relationship is not established then no effort would be achieved. The same applies to his loved ones, as they can also act as his therapist, but if the relationship is not there, the concept of therapy won't be achieved. What relationship is it, the need for the therapist and the addict to discuss like friends, ways to stop his addiction. Healing or curing addiction is not about advising the person. The player has to open up to the next person about the things that made him suffer from addiction and how long he's been suffering from the problem.

So, in a situation where the gambler wants to leave gambling, he may not be able to do it on his own, as he can't help it, the brain is now focused mainly on gambling. And most times he may not be able to recognize his actions or decisions. His only escape route out of addiction would be his loved ones. These people can then initiate therapy sessions and help him endeavor to attend his classes with the therapist. He'll also need them to limit him on certain activities, and introduce him to other demanding tasks like sports or volleyball, even associating him with some helpful organization that'll help him to speak up when in trouble. In your case, Masulum, you were still on the recoverable stage of gambling, that's why you were able to stop gambling. I don't think you were addicted. As addiction is too difficult to heal.

Liberty means letting people do what they must and the government is there to prevent a chaos, so the question is that would gambling create chaos? I mean in some cases it may, but we see Las Vegas in USA and do we think that they are in chaos because of that?

I mean they ARE in chaos recently to be fair for the past 10 years or so, but I do not see how that's relevant to Las Vegas, or Atlantic city. Or just look at Monaco, they are such a huge nation and gambling is allowed.

There are many places where gambling is allowed, and government has absolutely nothing to worry about, does this mean it can be allowed everywhere? Of course not, some nations are a bit more religious, and if you insist on religion to rule your country, then I am sorry but you won't have any casinos at all, imagine a casino in the middle of Saudi Arabian capital, of course you can't even imagine it, but how come a huge casino at Berlin could be bad? Or Paris? It just doesn't really change anything and doesn't hurt the nation.

At all times there have been people who need help, and rehabilitation centers can provide help not only to people with gambling addiction, but also to people with other problems. Most often we see that rehabilitation centers are a separate segment from the state, respectively, which cannot be free of charge.

The state, instead of helping people, just replenishes its coffers. I think it's clear to everyone where this will lead. 

Are rehabilitation centers for gambling addicts are helpful? Do they play their part that gamblers will not take undue risk and follow the money management?

Risk management in gambling is very important but i do not think any third party centers can really help the gamblers. Even if the rehabilitation centres claim to reform the gamblers, but gamblers seek them when they are already addicted.
I do not know if anyone who starts gambling and is admitted in the rehabilitation centres to seek help. Some gamblers may join them but when they have already addicited or incurred a lot of loss.

I think there are plenty of Christian places that ban it too, or Israel (the only Jewish majority nation I know) bans it too. So it is not really about a specific religion, it is just that governments do not allow that one way or another. There are some nations that do allow it, but not because of religious reasons but for monetary reasons as well.

Las Vegas allows it for example, and it is not like we are talking about something that will change that very much, I believe that we need to talk about something like why the other states do not then, it is not the nation, it is just a periodical thing and at that period they did that. So all in all, we need to realize that it is going to change from time to time based on who wants what at that time.

There's no benefit to the government by actually stopping gambling. In fact, they make lots of money by taxing gambling income.
They not only tax citizens for gambling income but also tax gambling operators for running casinos.
So its only in the hands of the individual if he wants to quit his gambling addiction.

The money that revolves in casinos is huge, and if the government legalizes more than 10 casino situations for example in the country then obviously the amount that the government gets from the calculation of all taxes provided by casinos every year is no joke,  the amount is very large. There was once a case in my country where one of the small casinos was caught by the authorities and when they entered the interrogation room they  said that the amount of income they could get in a month could buy 10 houses in urban areas in my area which is of course clear the amount they get from  many gamblers involved especially those who lose is very high.

As you said, not only taxing the casinos but also the people involved in  gambling as a condition for the legality of  gambling in the eyes of the public, so of course this is a new income place for the government with a huge amount of tax, so it means that it will not be that easy for the government to consider opening a rehabilitation  center for addicts, however this is a big advantage, and I'm sure some people  acting in the government will maintain this situation, many rats will continue to dive while drinking water. On the other hand I hope you the public can just think more realistically in situations like this..

Since the government doesn't have equipment that can detect or find addicted gamblers around society, they may not be able to reduce or restrict addicted players from gambling. The ball is in the court of the gambler, as he wasn't moved by the government to join gambling. However, it's more of a thing of the society or the environment of the person. Where we grew up has its government and they may have been common with gambling. Hence growing up the person wouldn't have any difficulty choosing gambling as a hobby or money-making scheme. If the government warns against gambling addiction with banners and sets up campaigns around the streets, it may only raise awareness among citizens, and whatever promo is done by the government gets people talking and younger people can then begin to hear about gambling even toddlers.

I think the right option is for the government to align with parents to help them notify the nearest health care center or rehabilitation centers once their ward begins to have abstract behavior, caused by anything; gambling or not. Youths are suffering from different mental sicknesses fueled by unemployment, heartbreaks, loss of a loved one, etc. These things contribute to mental disorders or even Bipolar and if the person involves himself in games like gambling he'd easily get addicted. If parents pay close attention to their wards or children they'll be able to detect a behavior change, maybe the child is beginning to ask for money all the time. Engaging him in a technical parent-child conversation can be a good tool in determining the problem of the child, and then they can work on treatment. Citizens are also a part of the government, without the people, there would be no government. So, we must learn to work alongside the government in stopping gambling addiction and all forms of addiction in society.

The government's role in gambling addiction is complicated. Our legislators must defend public health, but their reach is limited. Your thesis about society influencing gambling is correct. Certain actions were accepted in our upbringing, affecting our views and choices. Not merely warning about dangers, but identifying the core reasons.

As you say, parent collaboration may be crucial. Many parents notice changes in their children's conduct first. They can prevent addiction first. Effective communication and awareness are key to this technique. Parents must know how to spot gambling addiction and get help.

Gambling addiction demands complex treatment. The community, not just the government or parents, is involved. Educational, supportive, and accessible mental health treatments are needed to address this issue. Never underestimate the power of collective action to improve society.

I hope that's why others think, gambling is a personal choice, it's there for us to have fun and maybe try our luck but it was never recommended to be considered as a way to change our financial aspect in a positive way. Although there are some who were successful in gambling, like sports bettors and card players, but let us not forget they have the skills and are exceptional, we aren't.

The governmnet will keep what they could benefit, and since gambling industry is a billion dollar industry, it could only mean that it's too much to sacrifice for them.

We think that risk management is insanely beneficial for those players, who are feeling irresponsible about gambling.

I agree gambling addiction and gaming addiction are different.
But any addiction could be cured if you would help yourself, it is always up to you to make the change.
Because no matter how many chance you get to change or stop your addiction it is useless unless you really want to stop.
Changed always comes from ourself others might help you change, but it is up to you if you really want to stop your addiction or be consumed by it.

Yes because you can be addicted to game without risking money, while in gambling, there's always money involved.


no, not all the time as not everyone are capable of correcting their own mistakes. There are gamblers who have severe addiction, they don't know what they are doing anymore as all they do is to follow their urge, that, they can't cure themselves but they need some help either from their family or to the experts.

While children's gambling habits can still be monitored by their parents, it becomes difficult when adults fall addicted to gambling.
In most cases, their family only identifies the habit when he has already become addicted to it.
The best thing is to do is for the individual to become self aware and manage the risk appetite.
Either we should become responsible towards gambling or never gamble at all.

Collective action works faster in all consequences of life, leaving the work for the government wouldn't get us anywhere. Gambling is vast and banning gambling can't help in stopping gamblers from getting addicted. The government can only attend to people they found in the hospital, then try to administer therapy and cure them from the addiction. If society or parents keep hoarding their wards at home, hoping to see a positive result someday, the child will face a more difficult time, trying to survive his addiction. Nobody can detect a gambling addiction in a person faster than a close friend, parents, or the gambler himself. The government is far from handling such a task. An addict will hardly share his experience with his loved ones unless they engage him in a conversation. The educational sectors are also needed, as you said.

Students are beginning to participate in online gambling, and for a while now, it's become a norm for underage citizens to gamble. This only happens because schools don't look into the lives of students. In today's world, parents hardly spend time with kids, they work hard to generate to clear daily bills. Kids or students spend most of their time in school. When the administration, cautions children about bad gambling experiences and teaches them with examples, it can help reduce the high rate of underage gamblers. Our society is facing lots of problems due to a lack of collaboration from the numerous sectors in charge of citizens and growing kids. The general public only puts it that gambling is bad, without any proof or extra teachings on ways people can avoid being compulsive gamblers or sharing the useful parts of gambling with grown gamblers. Prevention is better than cure, if we can keep ourselves from getting addicted, then no need to fear about the complex treatment of gambling addiction.

But on the other hand not always all parents can fully supervise any activity carried out by their children, there will always be situations where parents are quite careless or there may even be some parents who do not pay too much attention to their children, another thing is that if parents really know that their children are involved in gambling then I think it is likely that they will immediately stop the activity carried out by their children, and not instead supervise the gambling carried out by their children. After all gambling as a whole is bad because of the significant impact it can have and obviously it can put children's futures at risk.

I think your scenario is a little upside down, where you say that adults are more difficult to overcome in gambling problems, we must understand the difference in character between children and adults, where children are still very unstable and have a very high level of curiosity about anything including gambling, while those who are adults already have common sense, which means they can fully distinguish between good and bad. So in terms of recovery and change for the better I think adults are easier to overcome than small children who are still very unstable in their thinking, for example maybe you have also seen some small children who cry when their wishes are not approved by their parents.

But overall there is absolutely nothing good about the two characters above if indeed both are involved in gambling, of course, however gambling is an activity that is not recommended because of the bad effects that can occur at any time, that's right, one of the things that must be done by the people around him is to try various things to restore his awareness so that he can understand the dangers of gambling.

The government may promote responsible gambling but they never really make extra miles to control gambling addiction. It's like once you fall into gambling addiction, at least you should know how to get up and be responsible enough to manage your gambling addiction. As long as the government continues to discourage gambling addiction to the people, I think that action for them is already good enough. Without realizing that a lot of gamblers fall into gambling addiction because the government lacks in providing job opportunities for these gamblers that's why they turn into gambling to find a source of income.

Or simply we should really be having that moderation not really just that limited on gambling but also in other things in life as well because having no control or simply being that impulsive would really be leading you nowhere
or simply it would really be just that making you that desperate and really that prone into lots of mistakes and this is why you should really be that mindful and careful on dealing up with things if you dont really like to mess up. Dealing up something like gambling then you should really be that mindful and responsible with your finances because if you dont then you are really that prone on trying out to mess that status if you do
become that impulsive or into that someone who doesnt really been able to control up that well on the time that you do gamble.

Gambling is really just that for fun and it is really just that right that you should be only spending on the amount or money on which you can only afford to lose
and not something going beyond those lines or limitations because this is where people do usually mess up on the time that they would be spending up
those funds which arent intending for gambling but rather for other important means.

Gambling should be what we have made up our minds for, we have to maintain the normal required standard each and every gambler is is expected to emulate while gambling, we should nothing more than the fun in it, we are not doing this because of being compelled to do so, we are only being considerate of our own self and benefits to get while gambling the best way we can.


Government are doing theirs for their own good and we should also gamble for the benefits of what's best for us to have in gambling.

but for me gambling addiction and gaming addiction both have negative impact on the future and the impact is same as spending money on gambling and on video games and there are still many similar impacts between these two incidents but if this is about an addiction that wants to be cured the method is quite easy for those who want to immediately stop their addiction as long as they have strong desire, of course the addicted gambler can recover more quickly because a strong desire can encourage an addict to become  healthy gambler and with some of these discussions we can take positive things such as avoiding everything. mistakes that trigger addiction include limiting the budget, setting lowest betting amount and sticking to the rules that have been made previously.

avoiding anything that triggers someone to become addicted, this is the most effective way to continue gambling responsibly, for me.

All these measures were supposed to help gamblers stay responsible gambling but then some gamblers will still create another account to gamble after exclusion on some sites except they are placed on a black list whereby they cannot be able to create an account elsewhere with another bookies then that way maybe they could stay restricted long enough.

Responsible gambling has been one of the things most casinos have always advocate for and people will still not listen or sometimes they feel they are in control and probably got everything under control until they suffer huge losses, government agencies also advocate responsible gambling because of the effects they know irresponsible gambling have got on most gamblers which in some cases turns out to affect the society in the long run especially when this addicts turn violent and indulge in unhealthy habits resulting from their gambling addiction.

So in other words, are you now blaming lack of job opportunities as the reason why people gamble? Are you??. Because if that's the case, how about those who have a high paying job and yet still gambles, what have you to say about them? Example, the likes of "Michael Jordan, Kerry Packer, Tony Bloom, Bill Benter, Edward Thorp & Alan Woods" who are all self-made billionaires and millionaires, and yet still gambles and are proud to be known and associated with anything  gambling. Because the truth of the matter is that while some gambles for money, a decent percentage of people also gambles for the fun of the game.

When the talk about if lack of jobs is the reason for gambling to an extent it means the increase of numbers of gamblers can well be attributed to lack of jobs, loneliness of not having money to take to another activities for fun like visiting of recreational activities, swimming pools, site seeing etc. All the big names mentioned are not able to make up the huge numbers of gamblers, they are professional gamblers who most times they only want to keep their names afloat and keep being popular to get endorsements because if their names are not heard they keep losing business. They therefore catch fun by gambling but most gamblers making up the huge numbers of gamblers are doing gambling for the profit that they are looking for.

Unemployment is getting higher over the years. And this is not even due to the lack of work in a particular place. Some people don't want to work the same way their parents did. All they need is to find money for food and not to be disturbed by anyone, after which they hope to win a big win in gambling without putting any effort into it. I don’t know how to explain it, they probably think that they are the chosen ones. The most important thing here is that they always need to look for money to play. If at the beginning they borrow from acquaintances and friends, then it can go even worse and the player will commit theft for the first time. Boundaries will be erased and at some point this will lead to very sad consequences.

Risk management is very necessary for every gambler to limit their gambling activities and avoid large losses. They don't need to use much money just to gamble because gambling is just for fun, and they don't need to try too hard to win. Let the win come to us so that we only need to enjoy the gambling game, and when we have had enough gambling, we will immediately stop gambling and will not think about continuing to gamble.

We have to do this to prevent us from experiencing gambling addiction, where there are already many gamblers who are drawn into their gambling addiction without them realizing it or being able to get out of gambling easily. They will just continue gambling without any strong desire to stop gambling.

Sometimes like you rightly stated, people are not unemployed because they are unable to secure a job, but most times is simply because the job isn't paying well enough or at some point they are bored with the job and want something else, several other reasons could be why some persons stay unemployed for a good period of time.

Some results to gambling because they think and believe that it's a very easy way to make money without having to stress so much and it avails them so much freedom with minimal working time, so these are some of the excuses that has kept some people jobless. Some literally have to forfeit looking for job and go into gambling full time and at this point they results in harmful habits such as stealing to fund their gambling activities which they wouldn't if they had gotten a job, they get addicted and even find it very difficult quitting.

If a person who doesnt have a day job and consider out on doing gambling,then where they would really be getting their funds? taking up some loan? its suicide. This is why it would really be that better that we should really be that sensible on the things that we are really that doing and if we dont really have that job then why would gamble? You would really be just worsening up the situation
because thinking up gambling as source of income then it cant be possible. Instead on making money you would rather lose bigtime instead because if we do speak about gambling then
risks is really there. This is why it would really be that best that you shouldnt really focus yourself on doing those gambling and easy money kind of thing.

I think this is changing....
Until recently, many countries were only concerned with collecting taxes, as the negative impacts of gambling on a country were minimal and barely perceived.

However, I have seen that this year countries have started to become more concerned about the social problems that irresponsible gambling brings and also how this is tarnishing their reputation.

In the United States, for example, several legislators have come together to increase oversight of advertising, which can impact vulnerable people such as minors, and this type of movement has also begun to occur in several other countries, including Australia, Canada, the Netherlands and the United Kingdom. United.
In the United Kingdom, authorities have carried out a review of gambling legislation and proposed new restrictions on sports betting. One of the new features is the ban on the participation of personalities in the promotion of companies in the sports betting sector.

So I emphasize... things are changing.

I agree with others that being a responsible gambler and responsible gaming are different things and issues. As a responsible gambler, if we see that the amount of our gambling loss is growing, often, if you are a responsible gambler, it will stop, and often others will limit their gambling use.

That's responsible gaming; it's probably the one where, while you're playing, if you see that you've won a good win at a gaming provider, we as players will stop because you know that you have some winnings or money to take home. And you bet correctly that you win big due to luck.

Agree with you, financial management is very important to limit and regulate us in gambling and not only that, self-control is also important to perfect it, so that the two are interconnected to reduce or prevent us from becoming addicted to gambling. If people are addicted to gambling, I think it will be difficult to get out of that zone.
Self-control in gambling is responsible and disciplined behavior in managing time and limiting finances when gambling, so that we do not spend too much money and experience big risks in gambling. :)

I think all governments and many NGO want to promote and encourage responsible gaming because they do not want a society where so many people are engaged in vice that leads to moral deterioration, every government wants a society that is peaceful and law-abiding and, the government will fail if the moral fiber of its society is corrupted because of too many people engage in gambling, that is why they have this programs.
The government wants all casinos operating in their jurisdiction to be fully compliant and they have a program to cure gambling addiction, some government even go tot he point of banning gambling if they see their citizens losing their responsibility as a good citizen.

These are mostly just a matter of regulatory requirements. They're just complying with the minimum standards. In reality, casinos don't really care if you're losing big or not. In fact, the bigger your lose, the better for them. The reason why they're providing gamblers with bonuses, freebies, etc is to attract them to the gambling tables and make them stay there for as long as possible. That's the source of their revenue after all. Casinos won't be happy if the gamblers are winning. They'll be happy if they are losing.

So if a gambler wants to manage his vice, he better do it with self-discipline. He can't just rely on a casino.

I'm not quite sure about that; in Greece at least, the government is banning all cryptocurrency casinos, supposedly because they're not running a valid license. In my opinion, that couldn't be further from the truth, because they have no authority over cryptocurrency casinos; they can't regulate them or receive taxes from them. So-called regulated ones are being advertised all over the internet, with a tiny disclaimer at the bottom of the advertisement regarding gambling addiction. At the same time, they're offering extravagant deposit bonuses to lure you, while taxes are automatically deducted at your withdrawal. It's contradictory.

Thus, I highly doubt that they actually care. Cigarettes are also harmful, but they're still circulating fine, with a bunch of taxes attached to them.

Risk management is most important thing in gambling sector. If you are not able to manage you risk then you have to suffer a lot after playing gamble. Because new gambler don't know actually risk management they play as a new and when they faces losses that time they suffer. Risk management is most responsible think in gambling sector because no one can't be an successful gambler without it.

Yes, with financial management, we will not be dragged so deep into gambling and can manage the money we have so that we will not instantly spend all the money we have. The self-control that we continuously practice can help us to prevent more losses in gambling so that we will only enjoy gambling as entertainment. We also will not experience gambling addiction because we have the things needed to gamble.

We realize that if we have experienced a gambling addiction, it will be difficult to overcome because it requires a strong desire from the gambling addict and also help from other people. The more help they get, the more it can help gambling addicts survive the healing process. And by continuing to undergo the processes, they can get out of gambling addiction, but this will take a long time. For this reason, when playing gambling, we really have to be able to manage the risks so that we don't experience problems like that.

I think when it comes to gambling, it is hard to have risk management as everything relies on luck. It is possible to reduce the risk by just simply analyzing, the knowledge, skills, etc. If that is the case it would be stressful in the long term in gambling as everything you would need to identify everything for you just to profit. Well, even famous people who invented formulas in probability and statistics use them for gambling just to profit like for example Pascal. It is indeed a must-cause if you are just impulsively betting your money without thinking of any ideas, for sure you would just pray for your luck to be on your side which is rarely to happen in gambling.

In any case management will always be important, especially if you are involved in gambling which of course requires money as a condition for betting, and on the other hand of course in gambling also has things that must be prepared and you said one of the most important of several others is risk management, however this must be really emphasized by every gambler whether it is experienced and especially for beginners who have just come.

They must really have the right understanding before finally getting involved, understanding that gambling is only a game of chance which means there is always no certainty especially for victory, so with some basic things that are clearly more advisable is to put a small amount that certainly will not be a problem if you end up losing. Always prioritize the needs of life rather than the amount for gambling is more advisable, you can only put money on gambling when all your life needs are met and also as I said try to keep putting small amounts so that if you lose you will not be too upset. Yes, beginners usually do not understand the concept of gambling but I think on the other hand they can learn from the experience of others.

Maybe on that part, since everything is on luck, try to manage the risks in the form of wise betting. For example, don't just aim right away for a $5 per bet at the start of the session, just to increase the winnings. If possible, try to settle first on $1 per bet and observe things from there. If winning, just continue on that bet amount until the bankroll grows, and can now entertain a $5 bet for several attempts.

In a game of luck, managing the bankroll should be the priority and for that to worked out, a responsible approach is necessary.

Risk management is crucial in all walks of life and it also helps gamblers to stay positive. Gambling risks are too many, and only the right gamblers who can practice a few risk strategies will see profits in gambling. However if a player understands that gambling can also help him improve his risk management skills, he wouldn't bother much about making profits in gambling. The skill he's working on would make a difference in his office life and improve his productivity. Perceiving gambling as a skill acquisition game is better than seeing it as a money-making scheme. The way we manage our money in gambling determines how our daily expenses would be in the market or businesses. Figuring out the right decision to predict in gambling helps the brain to take similar actions when running an investment, and also to determine the right moment to quit a money move. This is one of the reasons why most rich businessmen gamble, not for money, as they already have the money.

They are mostly gambling for the information embedded in gambling. Managing risks is our main responsibility as gamblers. With discipline, a gambler wouldn't suffer losses, and the right strategy could be crafted via self-control. While everything relies on luck, we shouldn't depend on it, as the only way out as gamblers. Because the analysis and the mathematical formulas would be luck based. Accepting that that analysis would yield wins and profits can lead to a gambler spending more than he budgeted. Money management is also under risk management, and it's a legitimate gambling skill for any gambler, be it a good analyst or a new gambler with no college degree. Once the player can handle his funds properly he would be safe in gambling. Other than that, we must prioritize what we can control. I mentioned self-control, because it's not dependent on luck, the gambler has the power to manipulate how he behaves after winning or losing a game.

When I was inexperienced in gambling, I went through all this. I wanted to play and earn money through gambling. Well, I didn’t understand then that this was just an ordinary stage that you need to go through in order to move on and understand a lot. Now I have a good idea of how the gambling industry works and who makes money from what and how.

For players who quit their jobs, this is only a temporary illusion, which over time will make absolutely all players understand and show them the place they deserve. The most interesting thing is that if I tell a novice gambler not to quit his job under any circumstances, he will laugh in my face and tell me so that I leave him alone and he doesn’t need advice.

It is really indeed crucial on which on the time that you would really be neglecting this then it could potentially bring up the possibility that you would really be getting addicted by gambling since you would really be that make yourself that trying out to make yourself that profitable as much as you could. If you dont have that kind of emotion control then you are really that bound into such possibility and this is why you should really be that careful in speaking about dealing up with gambling. If you wont really be that careful then expect that you would really be that prone to possible engagement which would lead into addiction and we do know
on what are the common things that do happen when you do get addicted. Yes, you are fully aware but when you are on such condition then it would really be that hard to get out.

Be responsible and be mindful on the actions that you are making. Gambling isnt bad literally, it is really just that what makes people do really ends up badly is on the time that you do make out those shit decisions towards it. Gambling is just for fun and not to make money or income and this is something that you should really be avoiding in the first place because these things would really be the main things
that would really be making you desperate just because into those delusional kind of thinking which we know that it is really that too tough if you arent that lucky.

Every single gambler into the gambling by the motive of making the money from the gambling site,but the winning or losing was the result of their luck in the game.Some gamblers earn the money sometimes,but they also loss the money sometimes.The gamblers should play the game when he had better luck in the gambling site and the important one is he should not play the same game at the time of bad luck in the gambling site.The gambling site give the win to one person and loss to the other gambler in the same time.



The gambler who ready to spend his time in the gambling site had a better future in the gambling site itself.As like other business gambling also gives you loss at the beginning stage,after the gambler get more experience and knowledge in the gambling site.The gambler only posses the more win in the gambling site in a row.

Of course, people who are addicted find it very difficult to carry out behavior that is in accordance with their common sense, they carry out their activities only with reckless capital and we must prevent this behavior as early as possible by always being aware and aware of its impact. The risks in gambling are very big.

If only the addict was willing to accept other people's advice then he might be able to recover from his addiction, but if the addict considers it unimportant or underestimates other people's advice then his life will be miserable.

Obviously, this is not true for all countries since some like the UK, Canada, Australia, Sweden, Singapore, and many others. It doesn't matter if they are online or not, they always ensure that licenses are in place, pay taxes, ensure that consumers are protected, and try to collaborate with the industry.

If you are already in the addiction phase then there is nothing else you want to do but just spend time gambling, no matter how much money you have lost, because gamblers who are addicted as you said that they cannot apply common sense so it is very difficult to be able to consider or distinguish what is good and what is bad to do. That's right, they gamble with only desperation in order to achieve the big winnings that they have always dreamed of.

That is why as you say that we must be very careful in gambling activities, actually all of them are choices, or that means there is no prohibition for you to engage in gambling, as long as you have the right understanding and also always firm in maintaining awareness, because of course there are so many things that can always tempt us in every session we do and that is what usually tempts gamblers so that they end up getting lost in the cycle of chasing wins to break even. It will not be that easy for gambling addicts to be able to accept some advice from others, they will think that the advice they get is unreasonable and contrary to their beliefs, and that is the reason why it is difficult to overcome addiction.

if the government is truly seeking for responsible gambling then they must have a complete package of advertising in all major channels and places when this will be advertised because let us admit the reality that they are just trying to fool people by saying they are against gambling addiction but they are gaining huge income tax from gambling businesses so what is the truth on that?to be responsible must be not dealing in gambling at all.

Yes, that's true because those who are addicted to gambling have lost their common sense, so they can't think clearly and only follow their wishes and ego. Perhaps they will continue to gamble with reckless capital and not care about other things because they are unimportant to them. Yes, we have to be able to prevent that from happening to us because maybe the impact will be bigger if it happens to us, so we have to be really alert and avoid it before it happens.

It is difficult for gambling addicts to accept advice from other people, especially since many gambling addicts hide their gambling activities so that no one knows. This makes them increasingly drawn into gambling while the people around them don't know about it. This will become even more dangerous when they gamble without restrictions, and if someone finds out, they may be too late to help.

If the adult is addicted, they can also influence the young ones. This is wrong, but they are the ones who will act as a good example and will teach only the good stuffs to the youngsters. If we are vigilant on what is happening around us, it will be easy for us to know if the people around us are not in a good condition anymore.

We need to help them as soon as possible before their situation gets worse. We as a gambler, even if we are self-aware about the negative effect that gambling can give to us, we still can't help but continue. But the only that we can do during it, is to manage our risks. Not gambling completely seems sad and boring, so we will choose to be responsible instead. 

It's hard to believe or assume that the gambling  will be able to listen to the advices or act at upon those advices that tell them to be your responsible gambler or that tell them not to risk more money and follow the money management principles.

This risk management principles and the money management techniques are for those who are not yet addicted to gambling and they just still have willingness and tendency to learn things so that they keep on getting reforms in gambling and they do not want to throw their money in gambling.

In my personal opinion, one should not believe too much in governments that say in a good way that they are going to protect their citizens from the risks of chance, betting and casinos, because they basically come in with that excuse, I have experience in that because I am in a country where a government banned pro casinos for more than 20 years and what was achieved? nothing, that the freedoms ceased, so the people did not have access to play in the physical casino, many do not know what a physical casino is, until a few years ago when another government came in and did allow casinos, with the exception They have to give you a lot of money to be able to carry out the activity, so the governments do not want to protect the citizens, but what the government wants is money, I think it is time for everyone to know that the governments do not want to protect the people. That's just what they make you believe, what they Really want is for a lot of money to come in so they can do their things better.

A government that I thought was not like that was in the USA, but the signs of desperation that they have shown in this update of the time , I Have seen that governments always seek the same power , to manage everything, and make more and more wealth, no I know what the policies of the casinos will be like for the USA, but I know that there are many casinos that do not allow users to enter the USA, except for Stake.com where they basically looked for Everything only legal requirements to be able to operate there, but I imagine which must be a lot, so in this case things are usually quite tough, and the regulatory policies for the governments with respect to casinos , exchanges are usually quite strict, now with the blessed KYC that is something so annoying , it is a way to enter , and those who are more believers in Bitcoin and crypto are not capable of doing it, as I said , a government will always do things for its own benefits, never for a people , and that must be understood.

Not only into those who hadnt get that addicted because there are people whom do able to make out such thing on the time that they had that experienced that severe addiction but its true that as much as possible,
it would really be that good that you should really be that trying out to avoid things as much as you could because once that addiction would really be able to shackle you then it would really be that so hard to get out.
Risks management or really that having that responsible kind of act would really be that too important when it comes to these things on which you cant really just that make yourself that not only on gambling
but also in other things as well on which you would really be needing to apply these things if you dont really like for yourself that to be messed up.

You should really just that only put up or make use of the money that you can really just that afford to lose and never ever consider yourself on making up some decisions on spending up money
too much with gambling yet we know that odds on winning up or being profitable is really that very less. If you are really that too careless on this one then expect that disasters would come.

That is what I'm pointing in that scenario mate, government will promise  everything but mostly do nothing or at least sideways of what they promised .
I'm not saying they are that bad but they are acting what is the best interest of the country and not of the individuals , maybe for their own good looks who knows, but yeah if they really wanted of course it can happen.

Why is government being blamed and the citizens who decides to engage in gambling being exonerated. This is not so good. The government has don nothing wrong it is individuals who can't be accountable for their actions that should be cautioned.

When you decide that you want to overdo what you know that you shouldn't, then bear the consequences. You should be your own government and take care of yourself just as you would that other would.

why is it only the responsibility of the government or non-profit organizations but the casino business owner is not responsible for that. Gambling addiction has become a complex problem in many countries and criminal cases involving it also often arise, gambling business owners should provide information services to prevent their users from becoming addicted to gambling and that is their responsibility too.

Managing your gambling budget, having a steady income and not considering gambling is the quickest and most efficient way to make money is a form of gambling responsibly, there is never a gambling addict who lives a happy life, they will always be haunted by their great desire to continue gambling so that self-control is very important.

Because they are addicted to gambling, they will find it difficult to accept good things. It could be that they already have their own principles or beliefs that this is the right thing to do, so they simply ignore other people's advice.

That's right, because the principles of financial management in gambling will only be implemented by those who are not yet in the addiction category, as I said above, addicts already have principles that they think are correct, even though they are still doubtful and have experienced many losses.
Meanwhile, for beginners or gamblers who are not yet addicted, financial management is very important because it is a step to reduce the risks in actual gambling.

The gambling was legal one in the mentions country like UK,Canada,Australia and Singapore.So the gamblers will play te game without any risk in the gambling site,because their money in the gambling site was the safer one.They no need to check the website daily whether it was survived.The gambling illegal countries will ban the gambling site at any point,this was the fear of the gambling site.The gambling sites may have license from the government if the gambling was the legal tender in that country.So the gamblers have no fear to worry for the deposited money in the gambling sites.The gambling site also pay taxes to that country government.

It not that easy, casinos are built and developed to make profit and casinos don't care about the impact this has on all gamblers because it is their decision to gamble, there is no coercion from any party.
Casinos provide quite large amount of taxes to the government and that is why there are several efforts or services carried out by the government to help gamblers in solving problems such as addiction.
Moreover, large online gambling sites also have customers from various countries, so how will they provide this service to gamblers, when gamblers are clearly spread across different countries.

Of course, responsible gambler will definitely be able to manage a budget and have good approach and mindset towards gambling, but not many gamblers have this kind of attitude.
Most gamblers still believe they can make some money from gambling and most gamblers believe that after loss there will always be win and this is why not many gamblers have responsible attitude.
The thinking of gambling addict will always prioritize gambling activities and they feel bored or anxious when they don't gamble for certain time, this is why gambling addicts are also called gamblers who cannot control themselves.
Honestly, controlling self over activities really enjoy and are addictive is very difficult to do.
But no matter how difficult it is, gamblers still have to be able to do it.

OP, how do you mean, I have never heard such before now, I don't think that the government can do all you just mentioned in favor of gambling, even though we have seen the government placing much tax on gambling company you should understand that most leaders of different countries don't even want to bear anything about gambling because they understand the risk that it portrays to their nation, the government do not involve themeslefbin anything that gambling is involved in, they exclude themselves and watch the gambling company closely to see if they will default, Op, I have to be sincere with you, your topic does not correlate with the body of your message, next time make more research before bringing information to the public, be guided, I stand to be corrected too.

These are steps that every gambler must take so that they can minimize the risks of gambling and also to make people more responsible for their gambling activities. A gambler who cannot be responsible for himself when playing gambling can experience a gambling addiction, which will only cause more problems than he could imagine. He will not be able to restrain his desire to continue gambling and will get deeper into gambling without being able to heal himself. But if someone can control himself well while he is gambling and after he has finished gambling, he will be able to enjoy gambling as entertainment and can keep himself away from gambling addiction. He can also be responsible for himself and does not think that gambling is a way to make money quickly. He can use gambling as a form of entertainment.

Betting restrictions is not available over here and I wish it is available, there are people who don't know how to stop and their families tried to help but they couldn't, if this restriction law is here I bet they would have taken the steps, maybe it will be effective for those addicts that don't know how to stop, they know they are addicted and they want to stop too but they just can't, restriction law will be a perfect solution.

Risk management is also responsible gambling to me, there isn't a lot of difference here, if you know how to manage your money in gambling you are in your right state of mind, you are trying to be responsible and you don't want to get wrecked like other gamblers.

Personally, I even like to control myself now, I clearly know when I will finish my gaming session and will not sit until late at night. I remember myself with a smile when I could play for hours on end and not notice how the night passed. This happened in the past and will never happen again. Sometimes I look from the outside at people who play after drinking alcohol and I sincerely don’t understand what’s going on in their heads. Their mind is completely clouded, they may not look at the time and understand almost nothing of what is happening on the screen, only automatically making bet after bet. Most of these players will lose all their savings without even noticing it. And only the next day, having slept through and finally understanding what happened, they will be surprised how they were able to lose so much. In fact, the important moment here is when they decided to drink alcohol and play without limiting themselves according to the game limit. I never drink alcohol and clearly know my limit for this evening, this allows me to always stay afloat.

The moment that they allow gambling businesses to operate in their country , and the amount they are gathering in taxations and other stuffs of collections from those businesses , there i put it that they must be blame because they are also responsible to why there is a chance to gamble.
it is like when the government allows liquors and cigarettes then they are also responsible in health issues of those who smokes and drink so why not gambling/
i don't directly blame them but at least they are also part of those cases .

really? If so, then gambling would become more aware, conscious and responsible during gambling even before. It feels wonder to think about thier procedure cause gambling websites authorities always want from gamblers to inject more money in gambling and as the losing percentage is always much, authority will have in profit and then they will able to give more tax to govt! That's why many governments don't like to rethink about the recognition & seriousness of gambling. But gamblers are mature enough, so its their own responsibility to make them in discipline, make themselves in control and become so responsible which is called self exclusion as op mentioned

The government of each country is also because when they know that a gambling business can help them, as long as it can provide the necessary requirements to the government, it will really help through the tax that will be deducted from their business profit.

That's why risk management is important, it's not good that a gambler is not a risk taker as a player in a casino. It is really necessary as a gambling player that he should know himself how to manage it without affecting his personality.

Yes, maybe following the times and maybe also the latest marketing strategy. Apart from that, this innovation may receive more support from the government and be able to make the gambling industry accepted in several places with its innovation.

No, this happened not because of keeping up with the times and marketing, but because there were massive profits to be made.
Just look, there are several countries that clearly have laws prohibiting gambling, but behind the scenes there are some powerful individuals who actually protect gambling sites in order to get taxes.
And of course taxes are obtained to make them rich for personal satisfaction in increasing their wealth assets, is this fair? Of course not, but it is normal for incidents like this to occur in several countries.
And for innovations such as casinos that provide services to gamblers to recover from addiction or in terms of solving problems because gambling is unreasonable, of course casinos will increase their promotions instead of making efforts to cure gambling addicts.
Sorry if I don't agree with this statement which doesn't make sense.

To an extend, most terms and conditions structured to maintaining proper gambling within gamblers are now  being ignored not just by the gamblers but also as the Gambling sites because they both basically want to make profits.

I wonder to ask, how do you get denied access from doing what is obviously wrong but you have passion for it? Because I know the possibilities of underaged individuals who proceeds gambling registrations on the gambling websites I could make a successful registration by increasing its age so they could be access allowed to proceed with their gamblings but literally unknown and less concerned to the gambling sites.
Even as that, most of the terms and conditions moderated by the organisations and the governments are merely formalities. Imagine that scenero of World Health Organisation (WHO) clearly stated that smokers are liable to die young but yet they permits the productions of the same smokes.

Contrarily too, many individuals doesn't care about the healthcares and otherwise concerns the governments aids to manage the risk of individuals going coherents to indicting itself from natural nurturing mayhems which could be prevented but it is saddened that people feels so much independent making unverifiable decisions amongst themselves that could turn against their wills sometimes.

You would have provided a link to that if it's that true, i don't think any gambling platform can make a statement like this and act upon it as well, the reason reason for this is when thry are making a public statement to entice the government while making a presentation that constitute their cabinets, but it's something totally far from the reality that they can make this statement in other to reduce one of the means that brought in their targets expectations on them.

Responsible gambling has absolutely nothing to do with the government, and if also have nothing to do with gambling casinos as well, as far as they placed some warning to the gamblers, and even provided some resources that will aid the gamblers in practicing responsible gambling.

Gambling responsibly is solely the duty of the gambler, because even if  the government were to step in, their job also would be to create awareness of the risks of gambling, like the high possibility to loosing of money, the potential risk of becoming a gambling addict and so on.

Governments will not do the responsible gambling for any gambler, since like I said before, it's completely the duty of the gambler him or herself to practise responsible gambling, materials that teaches gamblers how to gamble responsibly are filled everywhere online, even on this forum.

Actually, if people understand the risks of gambling, why don't they make a request to the government that gambling puts them in a bad position because they gamble impulsively if the government allows it to operate, because as far as I know, orders are winners of the aspirations of the people, so people can do that to initiate it.

Regarding the tax issue, usually the tax applies when the company is already within the scope of tax law, meaning that the tax comes when a company is eligible to make tax payments, including casinos, but if you think about it, when banning gambling, many people will protest, it can be considered undemocratic or something like that, also indeed the revenue from gambling is quite large, so the choice that can be profitable for the economic growth of the country / region is to get a large tax from gambling, this in my opinion will be a paradox.

The government's efforts to make people have limits on gambling, I think it is an effort that the government sees enough to pay attention to impulsive gamblers, and who cannot manage their finances well, so the government must often educate about responsible gambling.

This will only be made possible through regulation. Here in my country there are a lot of illegal gambling operators online and offline. Good thing is that the government is making some legal actions to this so that legitimate operators business won't die. Taxes collected from gambling platforms will be used to buy ambulances, firetrucks etc. and that is where the taxes go.

With risk management, a gambler will always be careful when gambling. He understands that gambling carries the risk of losing, and if he is not smart enough to manage his expenses, he can lose a lot of money.
By knowing how to manage money for gambling, he will think about gambling enough so that he will not risk losing too much. After all, playing enough gambling can give you pleasure.
Besides that, he will also try always to be responsible when gambling. He did everything because he knew that gambling could tempt him to spend more money, which could result in him experiencing more losses.
For this reason, he will feel that gambling in moderation is the solution for him so that he will not exceed his limits in gambling.

I think all countries have a responsibility to determine regulations for casinos operating in that country. Meanwhile, for players who lose at gambling, of course there will be no government that will consider the casino to have committed fraud because of the gambler losses or take responsible for their losses. It would be very funny if the government compensated people who lost at gambling.

Risk management and gambling are not quite compatible. A person seized by gambling is often unable to control his emotions, let alone follow the rules of risk management. If a player starts to control his expenses, it means that he treats the game more like a job than just a game

Apart from the importance of risk management, it is also important for anyone to be aware of the risks in gambling, therefore, no one should complain about the risk of defeat, such as losing money in gambling, because that is part of gambling, which must be understood, limit your budget and gambling time so you don't waste too much money. playing gambling and exceeding the limits of financial capabilities.

Every gambler must be able to manage their emotions when gambling so that they can manage risks well, of course this can also encourage awareness to continue gambling responsibly and wisely, without self-awareness it will be difficult to control emotions well, therefore at least limit everything so that you continue gambling. safely without having to worry about wasting money unnecessarily.

I dont think the government has some kind of program like this i mean they are the ones that kinda support gambling in the first place and at the same time this casino is a business where they are also getting profit since these businesses are tax, so probably it wouldn't be a great move for them, Most of the organizations that related to gaming and gambling do that is managed by the government like here in my country are just regulating casino gaming or probably just wasting peoples money since they are a lot of issues in this government organization, recently in my country, there was an issue about spending around 3Mpesos on just a logo. This is really overpriced considering the output plus their website was kinda of trash since it was recently hacked by some hacker guy just to teach them a lesson.

Probably the best thing that they do is to regulate and remove some of the gambling platforms that are not legally operating I guess it kinda helps since they can help us avoid scam websites etc if they actually do it since most of us doesnt really feel or see the things that they do if they are really doing anything or just wasting resources.

Not so many countries care about the negative effect that gambling is emitting in the lives of their country's citizens, what they most care about is to create a peaceful environment for the smooth running of those casinos operating on their soil in return for the high taxes (money) that are paid into their purse. If you are referring to nongovernmental organizations and civil liberty organizations rendering support in encouraging responsible gambling I can agree to an extent but for the government I don't think they fucking care anyway. The only restrictions I see from the government is 18+.

Op don't forget that those self-exclusion programmes aren't for free, in some cases you have to be granted a subsidy where you incur part fees to benefit from those programmes. So it's like a win-win from the government achieving from the gambling companies and also from those who fall into gambling addiction seeking for specialist/rehab support. Lol.

I would guess that considering how many "bad" things are allowed in a nation, I am not sure why casino was considered the worst one. I mean when you think about it, sure you could lose your money when you gamble and that could lead you to not have a good life, but also drinking and smoking can kill you and that means you literally have no life, you are dead.

So, the government basically says "these things that will kill you are fine, but this place that will take your money is not fine", that's literally all there is to the illegality of gambling and I never really found it sensible. I mean how could someone that will kill you can be free and allowed so easily, and yet something that just takes your money, that's it, is illegal?

The governments of many countries have a huge income from gambling, but they try to hide it in every possible way. Of course, in public they will say one thing, but in reality everything will be different. This is quite normal practice for politicians, because most of them do well to citizens only to have a good reputation, under the guise of which they act in the interests of big business. It is high time to get used to the fact that the government is really only interested in us as a commodity to make money from.

If you can practice risk management well, of course, you can control your emotions. Moreover, this is gambling, where we can be influenced by what happens while we are gambling.
Someone can like to gamble, but they still have to be able to control themselves and have good risk management so that they don't lose too much.
It is indeed difficult, but by continuing to practice it, a person will definitely be able to keep himself conscious while gambling.
If a person can control his expenses, he will treat gambling as it should be and only consider it as a gambling game that provides pleasure.

The government should not be blamed entirely for citizens who become gamblers because they allow this business to operate in their country. The government only wants to get taxes from these businesses which are useful for the welfare of the people. The problem of people becoming addicted or other negative things resulting from gambling activities is a joint responsibility of the government and the casino platform. And therefore the government formed a gaming commission to regulate the gambling industry in their country and ensure that gambling remains on a safe and secure path.

I don't even get the idea why we came up with the discussion about the government being blame for addicted gamblers. Isn't it gambling is for entertainment only, just like when a person drink alcohol, or consume cigarrettes, they could also be addicted, but do we blame the government?

That's why there's this thing called "moderate", it should be done in everything we do as entertainment, especially if it involves risking money, because if we don't do that, we will suffer the consequences, and who's fault is that? The government or us?

Maybe they think that the government allowing gambling will make many people interested in gambling. Moreover, they can win some money from gambling, making them continue to gamble. But actually, playing gambling or staying away from gambling is each person's responsibility. The same as smoking and drinking alcoholic beverages. We already know the dangers of all of this, so we should be able to stay away from it or choose to use it but with limits.

Yes, we should know about limits and use gambling as entertainment. Otherwise, we will suffer losses because we have lost money playing gambling. And we are actually to blame because we have gambled excessively even though gambling is a pleasure that we are not obliged to do. If we gamble within limits, there would not be any problems that would happen to us.

If ever the government will ban gambling, people who want to gamble will eventually find a way to access gambling sites and casinos. They will just be creative in accessing those without the authorities ever finding out about it. People are stubborn especially if they are really that interested and hooked up in betting and playing, they will find ways regardless. It's not as if it will really solve the problem by prohibiting people,  it could only be a band-aid solution while the dependency in addiction haven't been addressed yet.

Indeed, gambling is someone's responsibility and not anyone else's. If they don't want to suffer the consequences, then they must do themselves a favor of not spending too much time and money in it. Addiction doesn't just occur instantly, it is a bad habit built over time. So staying away and choosing yourself  and your sanity will  save you from it. Limiting the engagement by not feeding your thirst to it will prevent you from being addicted. 

Many countries are really taking heavy tax from gamblers and that is one of the ways they can restrict more people from gambling. They believe that when they increase the tax to be paid by gamblers for tax, they would reduce how often they gamble but that is not the case. Many gamblers do not even consider whether they would pay tax or not when they gamble. Normally as a gambler, we need to be conscious and prepared for any decisions we are taking. We need to act very fast because there are many things that happens in gambling so fast. We can make money in gamble and lose money too as fast as possible.

Well, we should see these things from the most correct point of view, and for me the most correct thing is to see that a government should not be allowed to put its hands in the game , because they are a matter of entertainment, a government unless Whether it is a Dictator or a communist government, it should not be left or put like this, in that order of ideas we have to be very emphatic and do what can benefit us and that is that they leave and Give the Corresponding Licenses so that we can operate in a caisno, There is no other way, the people are not in agreement, it Clearly has to be made clear that it is to get money, I have seen in my own Country that things will be handled Confidentially , the government will only leave the physical casinos to get money and then give a Giant slice to the government, but obviously the high-ranking officials of governing us because they go to the casino and play in VIP mode where they close the casino and only they have the right to have fun.

This is something that happens here, in other countries I don't know what the situation will be like, but here it is a fact, I know it because I know Friends who are from the capital and work in the casinos and are like that, they normally leave the top managers of governments on weekend nights, only they can stay, the rest are taken out, it is something terrible, but it is the Only way to Survive , for these Things we have to do everything possible that when a government gets involved The thing about a casino is not to leave it, not to let them poke their noses, that's why the Licenses and everything that are assigned, because in a business, the KYC , all of that has its end , this is in the other direction of the things in the topic, maybe in countries that have more stable economies, things Are good and done in the right way, but I consider that things are like that , so when a player in Particular runs the risk of wasting a lot of Money The alarms don't go off in the casino or in governing us , they just do it and that's it , it's something Like: "It's my money and I Handle it however I want because it's mine" it's something like that.

We do know that people would really be always have those fingers that they would really be pointing out and blaming out mostly the government specially if they are experiencing those conditions on which they are the ones who had made out and this is the result on whats happening into them on which it is really just that a shameful kind of behavior. When it comes to life situations and outcomes
then everything would really vary on the decisions that you had been able to make because if its a bad choice then expect for negative outcome. There would really be several factors on which it would really be affecting out in overall results on which we should really be that versatile and able to make out adjustments on the spot to be able to avoid on certain conditions which are bound to happen.
It would be that depending into yourself on which one you would really be choosing.

With today's easy Internet access, people will easily find casino sites where they can continue gambling if offline casinos where they live are prohibited from operating. By gambling at online casinos, it makes them free to access casino sites anywhere outside their country and no one will know they are still gambling at online casinos. It also won't reduce their time gambling and can actually increase their gambling time because gambling at an online casino means they can gamble wherever they want.

But if someone can have good responsibility in gambling, he will not gamble too often and even though he can gamble at online casinos, he will still limit his gambling activities because he knows that gambling more often will only cause problems for him. They don't want to get into trouble just because they gamble too often so they really control their gambling game. They will also look for other activities that can help them divert their attention from gambling so that they will not become addicted to gambling.

Even with this tax thing, gamblers with addiction still can't stop themselves, as they will find ways to just play in a casino, even if their only option is to loan or sell property. In this case, what can the government do? Nothing because the government already did its part. What must be done is that the gambler itself should become responsible for their gambling habit. The thing is, we can't help anyone with gambling addiction if they can't help and control themselves. The change should always start with the doer before he or she can change or before he or she can do a movement. We are only a guide and a help, but we will never be the ones who initiate a change or take on the responsibility to gamble responsibly.

Now, even if we state different opinions on how a gambler will be responsible if they don't listen and if they don't initiate a change, there will be no change.

The world can't ban gambling, hence some countries that don't allow gambling, maybe for the sake of their citizens' mental health, may have not done themselves a great favor. Because as you said, they'll gamble in other countries using VPN and other apps that can help hide their IP address. The government may not be able to control the problem of gamblers using the ban as a threat. They need to devise other methods and try them out. Maybe promoting the importance of gambling and removing the bad thoughts people have about gambling. A man is what he thinks. If a gambler is worried about being addicted he won't be able to escape it easily as he only thinks of addiction. Hence to be on the safe side, gamblers need to have nice thoughts about gambling and how it can help society. People think gambling has no economic importance, but it's quite very great in helping the economy of some countries in the world.

Other than that, if responsible gambling is promoted enough, players won't be getting addicted. A gambler needs to avoid spending too much time in gambling. One must understand the body system and how it may react to gambling addiction. The goal is mainly, to enjoy the habit, not having a bad memory about the gambling habit. In terms of diverting to activities that'll help the gambler avoid gambling addiction, the gambler may not be able to achieve it on his own. However, it depends on the level of the player's addiction to gambling. Those who are still a bit in control of their actions and don't feel comfortable being addicted to gambling can do it themselves and change gradually. Even though they won't stop immediately, at least it helps in building back the emotions of the gambler to stay strongly in control of his actions. That's why the gambler who doesn't notice earlier his outstanding deficiencies in gambling can have a hard time diverting his addiction to something else.

History has shown that when certain activities are banned, people often find creative ways to access them, especially addictive activities. In the internet era, people can use various tools and methods to bypass restrictions and access gambling sites anonymously. Addiction is a gradual process built over time that is hard to heal if someone's drowned into it. The root causes of addiction can't be addressed by prohibiting gambling.

Managing gambling behavior is personal responsibility to take control of their actions and make informed decisions about their level of engagement. Gamblers just need self-discipline that can be an effective way to maintain a healthy balance and avoid the negative consequences of excessive gambling.

So someone who gambles using a VPN can still gamble without needing to be afraid of regulations in their country that do not allow gambling. But even so, he still has to be able to protect himself when gambling because there is still a possibility that he will lose his responsibility in gambling, especially since he feels free to gamble using the VPN. As long as he can still take good care of himself when playing gambling, there is nothing to worry about because he will not think about gambling continuously and will also not visit gambling too often because he understands the risks of gambling. He will try to limit his use of the internet for gambling because he does not want to become addicted to gambling.

If someone can be responsible when playing gambling, he can enjoy gambling as he should and there is no desire to gamble excessively. He knows that if he exceeds his limits, he can experience many negative impacts so he will always try to limit them to prevent gambling addiction. And his goal of gambling will remain as before and nothing will change because he can still look after himself well and can also be responsible while gambling. That was enough for him to treat gambling as entertainment and that's how it should be. And if more gamblers could do it, cases of gambling addiction could decrease and people would only think of gambling as a way to get entertainment and not as a way to make money.

The government asking for taxes on gamblers does not mean it will help gamblers who lose or the government will be responsible for the gambler's losses because they have already paid taxes. It was part of the regulations government taxed their citizens even though their income was from gambling. Paying taxes is society's obligation, so it is normal for the government to collect taxes.

The truth is, completely eradicating gambling is probably a fool's errand. The human impulse to take risks, to chase the thrill of the unknown, is deeply ingrained. Banning it only pushes it into the shadows, where it can fester and grow unchecked.

So, what's the answer? Perhaps it's not about prohibition or blind acceptance, but about finding a middle ground, a dance step that balances economic pragmatism with social responsibility. Awareness campaigns, self-exclusion programs, and responsible gambling initiatives can be the first steps in this waltz. By empowering individuals to make informed choices and providing support for those struggling with addiction, we can navigate this complex issue with more grace and less stumble.

Also not all people would really be having an access to a physical casinos and even if there is, they arent that comfortable in going into such places just because they dont have much money to be spend. Now that we are on a digital era then accessibility wont really be an issue and anyone could really be able to access things on just few clicks and this is why its not really that shocking nor surprising for someone to have that kind of engagement on active manner due to easy access. We've seen that online gambling industry had boomed that much because of that. Not all would really be having the access into those physical places and this is why they would really be tending to search up for online and sees on what are those available platforms on which they could really be able to play with.

On the time that you are dealing with gambling then as a gambler then you should not forget about risks management and responsible gambling. You would definitely be having
issues on  the time that you would really be having those impulsive actions just because you cant just easily accept that you are really that losing money or simply
being defeated. This is why it would be best that you should really know on what you are doing.

Yes, the easy accessibility of visiting online casinos makes people move from offline casinos to online casinos and that is what makes the online gambling business increase drastically, especially during the recent pandemic. People who couldn't go to offline casinos at that time saw online casinos as a solution for them to be still able to gamble. People who previously had not seen offline casinos have become more open-minded as they often use the Internet to discover many things. Finally, they find out that there are online casinos that provide pleasure for them. This digital era helps many people find many sources they cannot find in real life.

And yes, as gamblers, we must continue to improve self-control and risk management when gambling so that we can prevent large losses. Indeed, there have been many people who have lost money from playing unlimited gambling and it was because of their own fault. We are responsible for ourselves and the money we use for gambling so we must continue to try to improve our ability to control ourselves. Only by continuing to practice self-control can we avoid the problems that will arise from gambling.

There are still many governments that have not been able to legalize gambling, therefore if there is a government program that sets gambling betting limits for its users, the government should first be able to formalize gambling with the regulations it enforces.  However, this will encourage layers of society to gamble.  On the other hand, many people's views of gambling is more negative, it can have a bad impact on their finances and will not improve the economy.

Those programs are needed by the gamblers that can't stop themselves and what they need to do is to make sure that they're not taking advantage of the situation of these gamblers that have no control over themselves anymore. That's why self exclusion and even if there are government bodies that are also stepping in on this issue. I think that's a good and fair program to them to see how hands on they are with the gamblers that are losing their control.

The responsibility of these establishments and even the governments are not ending. While they do their part, the gamblers also need to do their part for them to keep on helping themselves while they are getting some help on how to move forward and start a new life if they've been coming from a very hard situation of being addicted gambler. Because that's not going to do them any good if they can't help themselves as well. So aside from the responsible gambling, they also need to discipline themselves.

I think it is one of the necessary step for Governments and these organisations who start working for sake of gambling addicted people as well as encourage themselves to become responsible gambler. But things won't be so easy cause once after a person become a addicted in gambling it is very hard to get rid of it. And I've seen many Gamblers who have destroyed his life and his Carrier as well as his family because of gambling. I think gamblers shouldn't always mad at making money. It should think everything with cool mind and yeah self-exclusion could be best option in my option

I don’t quite see where the government come in when it comes to gambling and addiction. I think it’s about a personal choice to a gambler. When one gets to cultivate a habit that isn’t being very helpful to him or her, the individual gets to make that deduction or conclusion and seek steps for his or her salvation. Even though the individual tends not to notice, am sure he’s got to have that friend or family member or perhaps someone that has been observing him to at some point relay to him or her what is observed to be going on in his or her life for a change.

Government don’t get to look up every citizen or gambler neither will mandating the gambling house have much effects. They are in this for the money and an addict would hardly accept the obvious situation when presented to. Besides, you don’t get to stop them from playing after they’ve made some losses but still have funds to continue.

Risk management and responsible gaming are our responsibility, not the government, tho most of governments worldwide would consider gambling is illegal but some are not so they don't really care about us that much as long the gambling has a license and give money to the government they feel free to operate.

If prostitute and drugs has tax maybe the government also gonna take it the money and leave the operation as is it be. So in my opinion both   Risk management and responsible gaming is our responsibility.

Yes, I agree with that, everything is our responsibility as gamblers and the government has no right to regulate things like that, indeed in some countries gambling is illegal but that doesn't mean governments are fully responsible for irresponsible gamblers, in my country gambling is also illegal. But there are still people who gamble irresponsibly and the government doesn't make any effort to stop it because it's none of the government's business.

In states where gambling is legal, they pay large taxes so they are free to operate. If there are some people who don't think about risk management and being responsible, that's their own fault, not the government's.

Promoting responsible gaming is important. Governments and organizations promote this to set betting limits and offer support for those with gambling issues. Self-exclusion programs help individuals control their gambling habits. It's all about protecting people's well-being and making people stay away from harm.

I know right to be honest the government in reality is only making the rules for gambling sites and casinos and gaining from their taxes ahahhaha. But yeah Risk management and responsible gaming is our priority, make the government should make a hotline for people who stop gambling I think is the best option for now

I sincerely do not understand the point you are trying to make but from every indication you just gave us the conclusion of what you have in mind. government as the name implies, does not work well in my country and i don't really know your country where government supports gaming. But here in my country they have a lot of responsibilities which they have failed to meet, the have a lot of unfulfilled promises which they have not fulfilled even one other than to support. they have not even provided us with one basic needs, like basic social amenities, like water, electricity, good roads and job employment. my own government is so corrupt that they the masses are suffering every day and the level of economic has drastically increased beyond measures.

so, i doubt with utmost trust that in my country, no government or any organization will pay attention to responsible gaming o to thinking of solving gambling problems, gambling is a private affair and should learn how to support yourself and not to hope on government for any kind of help or support, so let's face the reality and tell ourselves the truth. that government can never pay attention to gambling unless it generates revenue for the politicians. or that they see it as another measure to steal funds.

It will be so amazing and understanding if the government is putting a good support in Gaming and gambling at the same,they can also encourage responsible gambling and also a good gaming, it is everyone intention to make money in gambling and I really appreciate good gaming and having a good Thoughts in the gambling world.
Well it just an individual opinion

Very striking topic but the contents are not impressive enough, risk management is very crucial in gambling, it's very important to gamble responsibly so you don't end up in huge losses. In Nigeria I don't think there's anything the government can do to have a successful influence over majority of gamblers in Nigeria to gamble responsibly because of a lot of people have nothing to, there are no job opportunities, the economy is in total disarray and most people claim to make a lot of money from gambling by staking huge amounts of money..but I always say that having in a limit is very key in gambling, do not stake more than 5 to 10 percent of your income because profit isn't guaranteed.

Is this really happening in real scenarios, like in our online casinos here? I believe they'll only limit a gambler if they are winning, but if they are losing, they'll be okay with accepting more bets. And how would they determine that a gambler is already gambling a lot of money when they don't know the financial status of a gambler? So if you are a millionaire, it's okay to bet $1,000 to $10,000 per bet. For most of us, that's too much, but for a millionaire, they can afford that. So it's really challenging to implement such rules if they have no idea how financially capable their gambler is.

it's a feature available in some online casinos, but are we really using it?

From its intentions and objectives, yes, the government is quite concerned about the safety of its people, but we have to understand that if there is nothing that can make people, especially gamblers, feel afraid of these regulations for some reason, such as the lack of punishment for breaking them or any threats, then I think In the end, there will always be some people who gamble blindly.

This is nothing more than a rule, because when a gambler has entered a gambling session then the story will be different, especially when they experience emotions due to losing for example, and it is very possible for them not to be a responsible gambler in the sense of treating their gambling activities beyond their limits.

People will always give a way to make money, and as humans we are always careful with our capital so that we don't get to lose them easily, mostly if they capital haven't generated any profits yet. The risk of making gamble a means of making money is high but it's seems that some gambler don't care that's why they use big money to wager on big/small odds, and truth be told that they sometimes they are lucky to win.

 
I think that's the worst misconception they are getting about gambling. In Nigeria, where it's people finds all means to put foods on their table, there won't be much of responsible gambling. Most people might just want to gamble to be able to sustain them self and they might have the wrong idea that staking huge amounts will yield more rewards. Though it's true but then you are actually risking too much. I've seen so many of these gamblers trying to fortunes overnight. They place full confidence on their one game and expect to make so much over a short period.

That would be very helpful to support addicted and compulsive gamblers but I don't think the government has time for this. When we talk about risk Management some gamblers think it's a system that reduces their chances of winning big. First of all, staking extremely high doesn't give you an assurance of winning instead you are putting yourself at risk losing more, reducing your stake would help you minimize losses. Being a responsible gambler puts you in control of your finances, this is something some gamblers don't understand

If no one can guarantee winnings in gambling then it is almost impossible to imagine to get regular money from gambling or be financially sound after winning from this platform. Some people may be lucky. That's why they may have more wins than their pursuits, but that won't always be consistent. Gamblers must be prepared to lose. A large part of the youths in Nigeria are involved in gambling as there are many who have won a lot of money and the loss is undisclosed. If someone focused gambling only on winning, I would find it hard to believe. A combination of winning and losing results in gambling. Of course a gambler should consider risk. If risk management is not managed properly, there will be increased chances of loss.

Support for addicted and compulsive gamblers already given from the government and the organizations  but if they don't realize about what happen to them, that will not makes them want to reduce or even to stop their gambling activity. They will see that there is no problem with them so they will still playing gambling as usual and the help will not work as the government and the organizations wants. The awareness from gamblers itself needed to see the help will works good for them so they really can reduce their gambling habit and cure their gambling addiction. That is why every people must have risk management and responsibility when playing gambling so they can avoid the gambling addiction and can enjoy their gambling activity as an entertainment while they can also relax themselves from gambling.

It's true that risk management is very difficult to understand in the case of addicted gamblers, they just keep on winning. Even if the government wants to it cannot do anything here awareness of gamblers is most effective. Gambling addiction is a complex condition that if unrecognized and untreated can have very serious and devastating consequences in a person's life. This problem can be associated with other mental illnesses such as depression and anxiety disorders. Responsible gamblers go to great lengths to maintain responsible gaming principles players are advised to be vigilant and pay attention to potential signs of a problem to prevent a minor problem from turning into a serious addiction.

And that's right. Complete freedom doesn't make people happy, control is needed. All adults are grown children, and everyone has their own development. Someone stops at 16 and lives like that their whole life with the mentality of a child. And such people need protection from casinos and betting. We need regulators who won't let them lose all their money.

Maybe someone will say that everyone should be given freedom, but I come to such people to think about children whose parents are problem gamblers. This needs to be regulated.

When someone has become addicted to eating gambling it will be difficult for them to think about the risks that will be faced while betting because all they think about is the victory of the bet played but it is difficult for them to win the bet if they do not have risk management, it will indeed be difficult to treat those who have experienced the addiction to gambling without having any awareness of themselves then it will never be can get rid of the habit of gambling, but when they have the desire to get rid of the habit to gamble, it will certainly be easier for them and there must also be people close to them who support them so that they can get rid of their desire to gamble slowly.

If someone can gamble responsibly then when they bet of course they will be able to do it casually and also be able to enjoy every bet they play and when they have won from the bets they have played, of course they will prefer to enjoy the winnings they have gotten compared to hoping to be able to get bigger wins and when they lose will certainly stop to take funds to continue their gambling which results in even greater losses.