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Recently I decided to watch a video on YouTube about gambling addiction about how different guys fight it. And what's most interesting is that I came across one video, watching which for some reason I had the feeling that this video was more promoting the casino than talking about the downsides of it.
Despite the fact that the main presenter of the video and the guest hero talked about the disadvantages of gambling addiction, but there were a lot of video inserts of guys winning huge multipliers and jumping happily in front of the webcam, and there were a lot of such videos. And in the end, I got the feeling that, rather, here the casino was shown in a positive way, and this was the secret message of this video.
I think it was sponsored by the casino.
What do you think about this?

To answer the question in the topic title; Yes, a well done video can help prevent gambling addiction by depicting properly the consequences on the victims. But it will not do much for someone who is already addicted, such individuals need professional help to get them through the addiction.

It's somewhat very unethical, but it is something that some casinos do, use "responsible gambling" ads as a means to promote their brand not as a way to help struggling addicts.

Then maybe it’s just really a promotional video. Often times, we will see a “normal” video but then we don’t realize that it’s actually an advertisement.
I guess they talked about both the good and the bad sides of gambling, then? You lose some and you win some. Like I said maybe it really is sponsored by the casino. Other youtubers I watch explicitly mention if they are sponsored but some may want to be more discreet about being paid to promote something.

This often happens - some casinos will sponsor anything if it brings in more players and there is nothing more profitable than an addict. They also use funding such responsible gambling videos as "proof" to the regulators that they take their responsibilities seriously but it's questionable. There should be no affiliation or advertisement of specific casinos within a video for gamblers, because that is a trigger for them to start again. That sounds like a particularly dirty attempt to promote gambling by showing prizes, however there is no upside when someone has gotten so deeply involved that they cannot extract themselves. There is a possibility that it is an entirely independent content or AI generated video that does not understand how damaging such content can be.

Any video on YouTube primarily brings personal benefit to its creator. First of all, this is monetization; then the content itself can be very diverse. Someone in the subtext will advertise gambling, motivating people to play, while someone else, on the contrary, will dissuade, again pursuing only their own goals. In our time, you will find very few people who would bother to create something for people selflessly, there will always be personal reasons. The choice will be up to the viewer: whether to prefer huge prizes from gambling or to be more cautious about what is worth trusting.

What do you expect for a casino sponsoring videos about addiction? They may pretend they care but its also enticing more people to join cause maybe they think joining the addicts will not sound worse.

But yah I think its strategic for the casino to sponsor such gambling addiction awareness video. Putting the addiction in a positive light will not look very alarming for anyone watching it even if the whole country is already holding their phones the entire day just betting.

The aim of the show will be about effects and damages of gambling addiction and how to come out of it but the sponsor of the show is a business that needs promotion. So while the anchor and guests are focusing on addiction topic the casino is advertising winners so it's left for the viewers to be smart. They should understand that they can gamble but don't get addicted, gambling is fine as long as you don't get addicted. The irony is that casinos makes the most money from addicts, so how can they campaign against their best customers. Gamblers must learn how to gamble responsibly so that they will not become addicts.

It would be more illustrative if you left a link to this video here.

Why not? Modern advertising methods can have quite sophisticated forms. Therefore, I would not be surprised if a video of this kind was sponsored by a casino. To be honest, it is quite strange when a video that should discourage gamblers from casinos shows positive moments with winnings and gamblers' jubilation.

By and large, a video about gambling addiction should not have such "bright" moments at all, because this will only encourage gamblers to continue gambling activity, and not to stop and get rid of gambling addiction.

The very fact of creating any video already proves that it is staged. Even the reports from the real events are not done haphazardly, but in such a way as to emphasize the video sequence on something. To carry a message that has a certain meaning that is beneficial to the creator. It's the same with the videos you write about.

By the way, I don't think gambling addiction is a serious disease. If an addicted gambler is beaten up every day, then the cure will come in a few days. But you can't cure a drug addict or an alcoholic in this way.

Well, they might sponsor it. I guess they are either mandated to do it or they just made it for promotional purposes.

Gambling addiction is something that is difficult to resist because of the "hope" that it gives to gamblers. It sometimes gives a high multiplier to urge more gamblers to play more, and that's when gambling addiction could start. The hope of changing one's life in a faster way.
Responsible gambling is always the advertisement of casinos, but the truth is that they won't stop a gambler, even if they keep on playing the whole day. It's still up to us to control our gambling habits.

That what is made on Youtube has been made with the desired plan so it is not strange even though the video shows how gambling addiction becomes a positive direction if there are still casino advertisements then it has been promoted by the casino.

This regular Youtube is for personal gain, it will not affect many people, especially with the advertisements displayed at least this is to get a lot of attention with the clickbait that is made.

Gambling in itself is not a bad thing what is bad is when people decide to over do it without any control. And we should know that there is no video about gambling addiction on the internet that will not in one way or another mention a casino. Casinos are not a bad place and even casinos that have a YouTube channel can still talk about gambling addiction and how to deal with it. It is part of the responsible gambling act. I hope I have been able to answer the question.

Publicity against gambling addiction is everywhere on all our faces, just like the advert “drink responsibly or smokers are liable to die young”

With regards gambling; I want to believe everyone is self aware if they are addicted or not; if you can’t go a day without gambling, borrowing to gamble, using feeding money to gamble then you need every help you can get

Problem is people think they can be rich from gambling overnight which is far from possible!
And to make matters worse people exhibit greed and gamble irresponsibly such that they lose their life savings to it and guess what follows next...they are now chasing their losses as they believe that they can win back whatever has been lost and they keep digging their hole deeper and deeper...

Otherwise gambling addiction sensitization is welcome but players too can be careless at times all because of different pressures, and gambling will never be enjoyed this way.

Sometimes to reinforce what you want to convey regarding the message of the material or topic being discussed requires a show as an example. Not all of them can be concluded that they are promoting one of the casinos.
The videos you watch are given on the basis of your search. The purpose of searching for the video you want is based on positive intentions, so take the positive ones.

I wouldn't say the video you watched was sponsored by the casino because I don't know which video you watched.

If this is the case then of course they will try to present the casino in a positive way. Everyone who watches such a video will not see themselves as an addicted player, it will be a video about someone else but not about them. And since there were a lot of positive moments with winnings and so on in that video those who watch it will project it onto themselves in a way that addiction is about someone else but not them. And anyone can win in a casino.

It can be! If you will discuss about the addiction or how to prevent, you dont need to spill any casino details or names.
For the promotions, anything that can tell your casino business name will be a big help even the topic is on how to prevent gambling addiction or get away of it.

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It is better if you can share the link of the video you watched, This will be a big help in this community, so we know what video we are talking about.

Except a proper investigation is conducted,  I cannot conclude that it was the casino that sponsored the video. However,  I wouldn't be surprised that it was the case since companies can engage in diverse unethical business practices just to increase profit. But it's really wickedness that an addict who was seeking help is indirectly encouraged to keep gambling, thereby increasing the problem.

I think yes. Just as when some gambler watches a video of a streamer winning the max multiplier can inspire the gambler to go and try to emulate the same success of the streamer, the same can be said if a gambler watches a video where good advice is given to stop somehow gambling addiction. Some of the gamblers may get positive vibes out of it though those deeply addicted won't find such video of any positive outcome to them, the only way out for them is to seek professional help. So like anything in life it all depends on the point of view of the people involved, if they wanna see it in a positive way they will and if they won't be impacted at all there is nothing to be done.

Such video can positively help if it is specifically about gambling addiction with every details clearly explained on how to stop gambling addiction, with all the precautions that the addict must take being  grouped out. Although, every gambling addict has what can work for them to help them repent from being addicted gamblers, the video might not work for some people because what they need is a physical therapist who constantly talk to them and advice them on what to do daily.

We can make use of any approach in tackling gambling addiction and what matters most is for each individual affected to discover the best approach that could be more effective for him, if not, some could just take it for granted and yield to no change upon soen of the approach except the one they do aligned to, while as for this, it's a perfect way to engage those who could tune to the effect of using video to tackle their addiction.

You want my advice? Stay away from any gambling videos online, the only few that I trust are the ones that are full of regrets, like those who are already addicts and lost a lot of money then try to warn the world about gambling.

Most gambling videos are fake or probably rigged, whatever you see happened through them are not always true, avoid them at all cost and stay with your gambling method, I choose to never seek for others experience because it matters not to me.

I am catching fun is all and I am good, videos will tampred with your mindset and you will make stupid decisions, you got to keep your mind safe from stupid gambling desires.

Instead of watching at videos that, as said before, are made with intentions that depending on who is the author or sponsor may not be totally clear, the best thing you could do if you are genuinely interested in how probabilistic games work is read. There are really good books about the topic out there, and although they require more attention and a greater effort than simply passively watching to videos, the good thing is that you can be sure that you're not subject to manipulation when you read this kind of works.

Some of them are very affordable for the general public. Taleb is a good option to start with that I always recommend. Kahneman is also a good read, although not so specialized in the subject.

Depends on the context of the video if the aim of the video is all about the numbers and probabilities casino games are one of the most efficient to use with, but if your goal if to create a video about the gambling itself we cant hide the shade of the pros and cons of it such as the possible chance to lose and the addiction might lead to the players once they experience of winning a large amount and losing consecutively. So the topic could be how does the gambling gives an entertainment, good knowledge on the game, skills and analytics but on the other hand is the huge side of the addiction.

Being sponsored by a casino means they also concern with their users about the issue on addiction and they dont want also their users caught with a nasty effect of gambling on their lives. I think YES it helps user to clear and be light headed on addiction on gambling especially if its got a good video showcasing a very good scenario on how to refrain from gambling addiction.

The problem is, if we don’t acknowledge that we’re addicted to gambling, then we won’t even bother watching those kinds of videos because we’ll think it’s not for us. The best way to help someone who’s already addicted is when someone close to them steps in,  much better if it’s family, because their intention to help is genuine and they truly care.

For me, watching videos like that feels like a waste of time. I’d rather spend my time learning strategies on how to win. At the end of the day, it’s really up to us whether we get addicted or not, since we already know the risks that come with gambling.

A documentary about gambling addiction should not be sponsored or produced by casinos, because there will be no impartiality, and you will question the motives.

Casinos are profit profit-driven industry; they want new players, and they have big marketing campaigns to beat other casinos. It's unlikely that they will teach or advise people to stay away from or minimize their time in casinos.

Casinos can and will advertise their platform as an entertainment platform, but many gamblers will not see it that way.
 

There's nothing wrong with advertising something and also telling you about the potential dangers of it, in my opinion it's better to receive such realistic informations than just an aspect of it. It's just like cigerrates, it's clearly written on the pack that smokers are liable to die young, the companies are still producing it for the pleasure benefits of their customers but they also remind them of that disadvantages of it.

You have seen cigarette advertisements, they don't forget after video advertisements talk about their cigarettes always at the end always talking about losses and the risk of smoking can endanger the heart and so on.

As with videos of gambling addiction, many videos that talk about loss and risks of gambling, there are actually videos on YouTube that make history about negative gambling, But as far as I know the video does not have a positive impact on gamblers, precisely after the video is played by gamblers to increase, hoping to have a positive impact will have a negative impact.

For me the video is not an obstacle for those who want to gamble, what else those who are heavy addictive are difficult to overcome it, the video does not bring someone to change to gamble.

It is possible. Smart too. A casino is warning people against gambling addiction but also uses subliminal signals to get the opposite effect. Very smart. You know some casinos offer responsible gambling, acc locks etc. It is like cigarette ir alcohol companies warning you about the dangers of smoking and drinking. When they warn you, maybe normally you weren’t thinking about gambling, smoking or drinking but the moment you hear them, you start thinking about it. That’s actually a better advertisement than anything out there.

It reminds me of a scene in a tv show Breaking Bad. A couple of crackheads were in a group therapy session pretending they were also trying to quit smoking meth but they were there to sell their product. The moment the session ended, everyone in that session became addicts again. ;D

It actually sounds unethical to watch a show that discusses the negative side of gambling addiction but on the other hand they promote casinos in between their shows, these are two opposite things, meaning that the show is definitely sponsored by a casino.

Oh yeah OP, are there any suggestions and warnings from the show that the host said to the audience like the idea to "gamble responsibly, or use only a small amount of money, or don't gamble at the wrong time"? if there is, that means the scenario of their show is to discuss the negative side of addiction so that the audience feels afraid, give advice and input on how to be a good gambler and finally they insert a casino as an advertisement, I think that's okay, after all it is true that addiction is not caused by gambling but we are the ones who treat it wrongly.

This is actually the best way to pass this message across and it should be done more often... Telling people the negative and positive sides of it is very important, but most of these promos only show gamblers winning huge amounts of money without telling people about the possibilities of losing, there are people that believe anything they see online so putting it this way is definitely going to help control irresponsible gambling

On one hand, the casino might be the sponsor of such videos, but I doubt a casino would want to fight against addiction when that's literally how they make their money off gamblers. I think such videos would help though because it's like showing the public the possibility of gambling addiction and easy to help stop it. Depending on how much data is added in the video, it would bring some positive light to addictions. The only thing now is, how many gamblers would be willing to watch those kinds of videos and learn from it..

A lot of time, casino have put in alot of money into this case of gambling addiction, most of them have developed some tools that goes as far as monitoring gambler, behavior and once they suspect the gambler of possible gambling addiction, their restrict the account by number of games that can be played on such accounts, and also some have self exclusion features that help gamblers to terminate their account on the casino without a possible comeback.

To answer the title of the thread, gambling addiction will never be put in a positive light like the way how the video you metioned put casinos in a positive light. That being said, while it can never be put in a positive light, you can put gambling addiction in a way where people understand it by educating people about it so that they can perceive it in a different way and understand the struggle of being addicted.

Are you sure the video was all about gambling addiction, or was just another ads that was done strategically?. We all have to understand that in this modern world, advertisments are now done more strategically in such a way that it must catche people's attention. This is something similar to a video of Drake that surfaced online, when a drone caught him gambling. The video looked more like an intrusion of privacy, but I learnt (from rumors) that it was all planned.

Well, we can't frown at anyone for choosing to advertise things the way they like. I have seen adverts that are far more worse than what a normal person can imagine. It's all part of the strategy. We can help ourselves by controlling what we process as humans, and not what we see.

Even if we watched a video stating gambling on a positive note, we all know what it can do to our financials if we can't contain ourselves in front of our games. So whether someone put a very good video about gambling, still lies the trouble if you haven't managed well your gambling activities. One is just sugarcoating gambling, but we all know the truth what it can bring to any addicted gambler.
The video may convey some positive sides but I believe, a lot of negative is being owed to gambling addiction. The results coming from it is undeniable. Just look at your friend's addiction, if you have one. And decide for yourself if it is indeed having positive impact in the life of a gambler.

I don't know the video you're referring to and I am sure that I have never seen that video before, but the part of your post I bolded already says a lot about it. As long as the video was sponsored by a casino, there will be bias in sharing information about gambling addiction, as they would feel a lot of people won't want to gamble again, leading to a loss of customers.

If this same video were to be recreated by an actual anti-gambling addiction activist, then you'd see that the information they would share would be more educational than what you described.

I think I had a similar discussion with a user in altcoinstalks and this was exactly what we argued about - if casino wants to do any promotion or tell people about ways to earn via gambling, they should, but they shouldn't make the consequences that comes with addiction or bad gambling habits look like they're a normal occurrence.

All I can say is that, those winnings are clearly scripted since these videos are made for casino promotion. And take note, there is no gambling addiction that is made out for positive outcomes, all of those will end up things the negative way. And you will only realize what I’m trying to say when you come to experience gambling addiction all by yourself.

Don’t believe on the casino’s videos, they’re made for their selfish aims, that is to attract new players and get hooked on their interesting but addictive games.

I don't know which video you watched, but when the video is made to advise gamblers to be better, then how is it any different from the written advice in the casino's terms and conditions?

I take an example at stake.com, they have a special page dedicated to their customers so that they can gamble responsibly. The special page I mean is Self-Exclusion Policy (https://stake.com/policies/self-exclusion) which contains some tips and advice and how customers can solve their addiction problems. The video explains everything visually, it is more interesting than reading.

If the video is sponsored by a casino, then they are certainly working on their commitment to responsible gambling.

It is possible.
I have seen some videos on YouTube which are alledgedly done to show people who gambling addicted people suffer the consequences of their recklessness, but there is something off about them. In many of those videos there is much emphasis on how they managed to score very high wins, before they got greedy and end up losing it all after a relatively short period of time.
I am not affirming anything, because I don't have any proof those videos or those people are being sponsored or being paid by casinos to attract more gamblers, but it would seem to me the trick is to show both the big wins and then the downfall of those addicted gamblers,.so the viewers have the impression the could "stop at the right time", unlike those gamblers in the video, prompting them to try gambling for the first time or turning them to active gamblers from passive/casual gamblers.

Just my personal theory, I could be completely wrong.

There's absolutely nothing weird about this to me, talking about the negative and positive side is important to create an awareness or should I call it a reminder so that people would not gamble irresponsibly. If casinos are being advertised like this a lot of people would be more cautious of the dangers involved. But most casinos would see this as something that would wreck their business they wouldn't sponsor it

I'm thinking you might be watching a video clip sponsored by a casino.
It might seems that way, their marketing strategy is designed to lure gamblers to their gambling brand name.
Yes, I noticed something similar to what you mentioned, it's an ad from a social influencer who places a bet and wins a huge or big amount, and it appears to me to be a scripted game.

There are numerous ways to deceive people into gambling, particularly those who are greedy about it.
Upon witnessing those big wins on a video clip, they often pursue it, hoping to achieve a similar outcome.

Casino can do anything to promote their casino without caring about the gamblers because it isn't their responsibility the tell you how to gamble or control your lust for money. Alot of videos about gambling addiction has secret messages that they're passing to gamblers that they can win without turning out the way the addicts are turning out. And the gamblers will think this is achievable because they already have the information but they don't know if they follow the path of gambling the way the casino are advertising, they too will become a victim one day.

Gambling is so addicted that if you aren't a disciplined gambler, it'll be hard to not become a gambling addict. When you watch a video that someone is winning always and made one mistake, you'll think you can avoid the mistake but make the money and that's what most of those video tell people, they're advertisment in disguise.

Yeah. It makes the casino look good if they show people consistently winning and makes everyone think that they can also win that much if they just register to their casino. It would be soon realized this is false. But that’s advertising for you. No matter how good a promotional video is, don’t fall for it

of course every casino will like to promote their site despite knowing that more people are loosing. its just a business strategy used by most of this casino. the casinos knows how hard or difficult wining is, but yet they will figure out a way to attract the audience by bringing up some few testimonies of huge wins that will supersede the total lost people had. and trust me, when addictive gamblers sees this ads they will fall for it since they just needed a motivation or what will boost their moral to still gamble the more. i always make a reference that everyone will like to promote their business despite knowing the disadvantages in it. just like weed and hard drug is sold and advertised, knowing surely that is not good for the health, so is gambling also advertised.

Could you enclose the link of the YT Video? If we can directly watch the video, we may view it from another perspective. You probably conclude it from your own perspective.

If it is sponsored by a casino, it means the casino is quite responsible to the gamblers. The casino has the intention to give the lesson to all gamblers about the addiction, they remind all gamblers about the way to fight the addiction. Addiction is a serious problem in gambling, there are many gamblers who don't realize the bad impacts and they don't know how to fight with the addiction. More YT Video about fighting addiction, it means a positive matter. Even if the YT Video also seems promoting a certain casino, I think we must view it from another perspective. The casino wants to remind the gamblers about addiction problem.

Any content always has a positive and negative side. I mean, like the video you saw, sometimes someone is too eager to tell his experience when addicted to gambling and he does it unintentionally. Things like this can happen but I prefer to think realistically. The development of advanced technology today almost most of the companies of any kind even gambling will try to promote their casino through comments, video inserts or whatever. And I believe it looks like the video you saw was sponsored by the casino.

When we talk about addiction being a disease, it doesn't mean that we should demonize casinos. Because casinos are not to blame for people becoming addicted. This is the same as a car being accused of causing accidents when we know that it is people who drive the car. Without people, cars would not be moving and would not cause accidents.

That's why, in my opinion, people should focus on paying close attention to the words that the people in the video were saying about addiction and not pay attention to the casinos at that moment. Addiction is a disease and requires doctors for treatment; YouTube videos are not going to cure an addicted person.

So what you’re trying to say is that, they deviated from the theme of the video to promote the possibility of winning in gambling.

Well, even those who win often in gambling could be addicted! Addiction isn’t always about those that loss in gambling, no. It very much extends to those that are always winning too. It defines how you react towards gambling: is it a must gamble for you, a do or die, a do whatever it takes to be in the gambling house… that’s addiction.

Even if the video insert might show winnings, the end to it should capture the idea as a whole.

Right. Such a picture only screams to everyone who watches this video: "Oh, this person wins game after game, it's cool. It means that casino games do not cheat and pay. And I'm not as weak as they are. I will play differently." What happens next? People convinced that they are about to win, become frequent visitors to the casino, because they have seen how others play, and they are not fools to fall into the clutches of a beautiful fairy tale about winnings. Everything is different here.
But in reality, scammers know that people will not fall for a video where everything is going well, but believing tears and thinking that you are not like that is closer to the human psyche.

Some casinos would sponsor such documentary films in order to attract more people to gamble, it is called stealth or unconscious advertisement and it is something companies of all kind within all sectors do in order to prompt people to buy their services and products.
Though, something is certain it can be difficult to talk about gambling from a neutral or not biased perspective, as most of material out there will talk either very positively or very badly about casinos.
So perhaps that documentary film or video wanted to be as neutral as possible, not only showing regret and grief from those who were some addicted to gambling, but also the "good times" in which they won money and felt unstoppable.

While that's your perspective about the video, you should have left the link of tat Youtube video for us to see. Anyway, most of these videos if they're tackling about gambling addiction and a reminder to people, they can always insert an ad on it depending on the viewers that they want to reach out. And that's why even for some reminder videos, they are able to insert their ads for people to see its exposure that they're trying to get. Because for them, good or bad publicity is still a publicity which makes them being remembered by the people that are watching these docus or videos that probably they have sponsored.

Video can somehow help people to know what is the effect of this situation if they engage on more darker side on gambling. This can discourage those newbies to gamble more deeper.

But for people who's suffering already on this bad situation I guess this things won't help them anymore that's why its better for authorities to do immediate actions and regulate well this businesses so that they can stop anything that can put their people in huge harm.

Government just need proactive response towards this issue so that they can lessen up people experiencing addiction and these business will be monitored well.

Well, that video is made for something like what you have said, "influence." Many gamblers believe that what they see is the reality happening in real gambling. Things like those videos are perhaps an effective marketing strategy to attract more gamblers.

Of course, if you are new to gambling, you believe it. But for us who already have long gambling experience, all of these things are more than scripted. But I don't care because it was now our discretion whether we gambled or not. In fact, nobody urged us to do that, as we did it personally.

If the casino is not responsible for sponsoring the viral video then its either the influencer is trying to promote the video to attract the likes of the casino for future collaboration and sponsorship. In the meantime, that video is limits the importance of eradicating gambling addiction in our society. Videos like that should be more focused on points that proves addiction can damage lives.

All companies will certainly do their best for the development of their company, including casino companies, which of course they will do their best too. With one of them, they show a video whose purpose is to make many people aware, but even so, of course, there is another purpose to all of that by inserting several videos about their casinos, then the other is to attract people to feel interested in gambling at the casino that they promote.

Exactly what you said, however, no one forces and urges us to do it, including the casino itself, which of course they do not have to force people to gamble at their casino, we just need to be wise in making a decision because after all, we ourselves have the will in the steps we will take. So we ourselves must be smart in doing something, and not excessive in doing it.

Why not, right? It’s like hitting two birds with one stone. The casino appears to care about others, while at the same time promoting itself. A clever advertisement, especially if it’s really sponsored by the casino. When people see those moments, they start to believe they can do it too, even if the host or guest is discussing the disadvantages of gambling. The encouragement hits harder because it involves winning. And winning means money, and money is what most people want, if not all.

No doubt every company have the right to do things for promoting their business while few are restricted to do openly in many countries so now they are using influencers and social media for this which is also working for them.
Here family responsibility increased for having something for bringing family member on track and keep checking because addiction surely having serious impact and many regions are facing troubles just because of this even It's just not gambling many other things are also involved, but our main topic is gambling so keeping on this with positive notes are good.
No casino never encourages anyone for having playing but still it's going through just need to have awareness about consequences which are never been positive for many peoples those never been understood and have addiction which is worse.

I would say this was a unique advertisement. They highlight the downsides, also fill the screen with big wins and enraptured reactions. Something like promoting "see how much fun this is?" I will call it a psychological merchandising, they are establishing FOMO, excitement, and some random proof to employ you emotionally. No one can say they didn't warn; they concisely mention addiction, however, the real promo gives you a feeling like gambling is exciting, want to play?

You know, most of problem gamblers often think they are in control, they think they are playing a little bit. But gradually, addiction to victory makes a thrilling environment and colors your judgment. Before you notice it, the bets are getting bigger, your losses are being chased, and you lose your bankroll. So you shouldn't be influenced by ads at all, and everyone should avoid high-risk gambling. If you follow a high-risk, high-win method in gambling, you will quickly lose all your money, and then you will get involved in various misdeeds if you don't have a sufficient money supply.

Even gambling site advertisements are also embedded in some openings or in the middle of videos on social media. If not they embed their sites in the uploaded videos.
For those who are already addicted to gambling, it may not have an effect on watching many videos related to addiction. For some reason, advising a gambler who has been gambling for a long time will definitely be difficult. For new gamblers it may be easier, and providing videos related to the impact of gambling addiction experienced by someone may give a feeling of being more careful in gambling.

If we are going to help a gambler who is addicted in gambling, then it is important that we know the best approach that could be suitable for engaging them, we may also try to settle them down and probe them to know the best approach we can use tackle the addiction, because when you don't know the major challenge, applying the best approach could be difficult to do, gambling is not what we may easily adapt to changes in it if we are not applying the best approach, so the use of video could be best applicable to some, while on others it may not really be that effective, especially those that don't appreciate watching clips.

This may well be true, because, as you write, the video often showed big wins in online casinos. What if this could not provoke other gamblers to play? Guys go to YouTube to watch videos to gain additional motivation to stop gambling. But suddenly they watched the video and watched the trigger moments, winnings. Of course, this should not be shown in such videos about how difficult it is to quit gambling. I am sure that this video clearly had the intention of reminding former gamblers again about how cool and fast you can earn money in gambling.

The truth remains that a YouTube video isn't enough to switch an addict to responsible gambling. Whatever keywords that was used to promote the clip is supposed to be a click bait to derive views and traffic to the creator. However, it's not right to direct players into the wrong directions, but that could be a means the creator wants to make money in gambling. Instead of saving problem gamers, he makes profits through them, although the watch time might get affected because some people after seeing the content won't watch till the end.

So you basically watched a video with either a clickbait title or thumbnail because if you thought the video was promoting gambling instead of showing its downsides and side effects, then it wasn't aimed at showing how bad gambling addiction is and how dangerous it can be. The message shown through a video can be conveyed very well but only if it's done with that purpose, but if you believe that the video was sponsored by a casino and it was showing addiction in a positive light, perhaps that video was made with that purpose and had nothing to do with gambling addiction at all.

However, if you ask whether a video can show gambling addiction in a positive way, of course it can, but as I said, only if the creator of the video makes the video that way because if you are a content creator, it's in your hands how you want to demonstrate something and what you want your audience to see and observe through your content, and with that, you can even show negative things being positive if you are good with edits and everything.

You cannot underestimate the power of any information in any form. I have heard people say that just one video on YouTube changed their lives. How effective a video will be determined by the content and the viewer's needs. If the right information a gambler needs is in the video it could be transformational. All content creators want to make money, but some are focused on giving out quality content that can be beneficial to viewers.

I agree with you on this, gambling itself isn't negative it all depends on how you make use of it... excess of everything including something that's good can be damaging... most casinos now add a short write up about gambling so gamblers would know what they are getting into... casinos don't support YouTube promos that talk about the negative sides of gambling, they prefer to send out the message in the way they see fit

There's no such thing as gambling addiction in a positive light, you can tell or show a guy winning huge but if you compared his losses its not even a fraction of his losses.

Gambling addiction is bad we all do not want to be addicted to gambling because it meant that we are spending more money and time that we can afford to lose.

If the video is all praise and support for casino then they are not telling about gambling addiction, the best video documentary about gambling addiction should come from doctors who specialize on treating addiction.

Ten therapy sessions won't change a compulsive gambler, not to talk of a single video. Changing problem gamblers doesn't happen that way,  a lot of work goes into fixing the player's brain or emotions. Do you know that atimes conversations get countervailing for the player, such that they'll get aggressive on their therapist. Hence, it's not a day's job, or something a simple video made by a person who is not a therapist could impact on.

So is that what you mean by "putting the addiction in a positive light"? Okay, maybe you didn't have the right words to express what you felt, but I get it. Promotional videos are always distinctively made to prove the essence of the video anyway, so I can believe your story. Maybe they just wanted to make something a little bit abstract, but still pointing to the main content.

They did a good job by introducing you to the damages involved in starting the journey, but also showcasing what you stand to achieve if you're ready to pay the price -- real question there is, are you ready to pay the price?

Well, it's true that I agree with your statement that gambling is actually not bad, it's nothing more than a risky activity and from the start all gamblers must have known it just by seeing that there are losses besides wins in gambling which means that gambling cannot be blamed when a gambler experiences problems due to this activity, it all depends on the pilot who is driving, as you said that sometimes activities that are not risky can be damaging, well, especially if we talk about gambling which is an activity that is clearly risky from the start, so the fault lies entirely with the gamblers themselves and that is the reason why we are always advised to first understand and know about what and how gambling really is.

It's hard for me to imagine how addiction can be put in a positive light, but I think I can point out something from a recent interview with addicted gamblers. One gambler told me that he had lost everything and was in huge debt, he didn't know what to do with his life, but then a friend called him and cheered him up and said that everything would be fine. For some reason, this addicted gambler realized at that moment that life is wonderful and began to work on himself, earn money and work like never before, he began to love life even more. I don't know what happened in his brain, but sometimes bad situations can ultimately lead to something positive.

If the casino is shown positively in the video, even though the direction of the conversation given by the source is related to gambling addiction, I can think of it as a gambling promotion advertisement accompanied by a warning.
People who watch the video will know that there are wins that are given and can be obtained by the casino, but there is also a risk of addiction that can involve gamblers. In this case, someone who is new to gambling must have a better understanding of gambling.

Can you share the video? I would like to watch it.

If, there's a casino name in the gambling addiction video, I will automatically consider it as promotion. I don't believe someone unintentionally create a video and mention the casino without getting any reward or advantage.

That's what they want, gambling addiction video has higher views instead of someone win a lot money in gambling.

So the creative employee have to think outside the box.

Your conclusion is based on your personal experience or research. Maybe you have experience with gambling addicts who struggled to overcome it. Maybe they went through different processes to overcome it. But this wouldn't dispute my observation that a single message can transform the life of someone suffering from a gambling disorder. You are right doesn't make my position wrong.

Gamblers don't believe that they can ever create a mess of themselves in gambling until it happens, when they come across someone who is an addict they believe it can never happen to them instead of them learning from the mistake of others they choose to be a special breed.

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Videos about gambling addiction will only work on people who don't want to be caught in the same mess as those that are addicted to gambling, it's all about choices, some will be wise and some will be stupid kind.

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Such videos won't save those who are already addicted to gambling and it won't stop some gamblers who are ready to lose their ways because of gambling anyways.

On a norm you can't actually stop gamblers who are addicted from gambling, however if every casino talks about the negative side of gambling without also showing the positive side, it then means that they want gamblers to stop gambling which if it happens in that way, it will affect that particular casino also. Even in some physical gambling shops you will see where they inscribed ''gamble responsibly'' which, means that they still want you to gamble but with your sense of belonging. However, i even commend the casino for showing the video on how to fight addiction despite that they later turn the video into a means of promoting their casino.

Without the video included, i don't get a feeling that this was about addiction, but more like addiction as a side note. Or then i am missing some context, because showing winning is the very main thing you get hooked on. I am willing to assume that i would get different vibes from watching it. Also i don't get why they would be helpful to diss a random casino during this? Isn't this a broad psychological concept?

Addiction isn't about some casino's downsides, it's about addicts downsides. And you can talk about addiction without putting any kind of positive or negative spin to it. I don't even know what positive light means on this context. Positive how? It sounds like you are talking about them speaking positively about casino, not the addiction. Which is pretty normal thing during any anonymous addicts group talks. And speaking about addiction and speaking about some casino are 2 different things.

There are many videos that can be produced just to comply with legal requirements. Of course, they will do this to promote their business. A casino, for example, may say that gambling addiction is a problem, but they will not say that gambling is a problem; they will say that if done correctly and responsibly, you can actually make a lot of money, and it will be just winning after winning. Pure marketing.

However, if it is done seriously by entities not linked to casinos, it can be of great help to people who suffer from gambling addiction.

Some videos that are unbiased:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r_9QyIQGFnA
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IV2T4UIIzbs

I can't tell you if this happens everywhere in the world, but I think that in general, casinos, companies that sell alcohol, cigarettes, or other potentially dangerous products are required to advertise their health risks. However, I'm not sure they are required to advertise in ways that could harm their own business.

Although it may seem ironic, I believe that most casinos make their profits from people who don't have gambling problems, and if it were up to them, they wouldn't get involved with these types of people, as this is bad publicity for them. So, it wouldn't be unreasonable for the casinos themselves to conduct awareness campaigns on this subject, in a moderate way that doesn't harm their own image.

I know quit well that gambling addiction is all about of commitment or over interest in gambling, if you don't want to be addicted on gambling, you have to know that you have a weekly or monthly budget on gambling is something that will make you not to feel addicted, so if you don't budget we'll on gambling you will be addicted on it, watching videos on gambling is not that necessary because it's something that you will control with your initiative

The video will most likely be sponsored by a gambling casino and don't think the casinos don't know about addiction. That's why they added "gamble responsibly".

They know most gamblers won't do that but a few still will. Nevertheless , casinos still have to grow and they can't actually force users to gamble responsibly (it's the gambler's choice)..maybe there could be a way to help but there's no truly accurate way to measure if a gambler is gambling responsibly or not.

Gambling addiction is what we gamblers are trying to avoid, and there's no positive light on being addicted to gambling.
A casino can sponsor a video about the harmful effects of addiction because they also advise all their players about the harmful effects of gambling in their terms, but the video should focus on the harmful effects and not on the gamblers' stats, which may attract people to bet, thinking that they can do better, avoiding being addicted if they can win what the gambler on that video is making.
A good video about gambling addiction should end where you feel that you need to be careful and try to avoid falling into addiction, and not about getting attracted to winning in a casino.

You may not have seen all the videos you have searched on YouTube about gambling addiction and you may have seen more sponsored videos about it. Gambling addiction is a very serious addiction. If you look around you, you will definitely see the evidence of it very well. I have seen many gamblers around me who were once very good but since gambling and gambling addiction, they have led a very bad life. They have been knocking on people's doors asking for help. Even now, I see many who come to borrow money in various ways but in reality, they will gamble with that money. People never imagine that gambling addiction makes people do such bad things. Many times it is seen that people addicted to gambling kill their parents due to family disputes, and many times it is seen that people addicted to gambling get involved in fights between husband and wife and their families get separated. Many such incidents are found in the media.

Therefore, YouTube channels that are not highlighting the addiction of people addicted to gambling but are sponsoring more gambling platforms are definitely taking some money from those gambling platforms.

Totally ironic or contradicting into that particular situation on which the topic is all about on having to talk about the downsides and disadvantage but the video inserts is about winning. Somewhat there's still sense on that part because usually people do get addicted on the time that they are winning on which is why they do make use of that video inserts about winning up. It all matters about on how to address up about such scenario because if there would be no such proper explaination then people would be that having thoughts that they do saw gambling to be easily be win up by someone on which this is totally opposite into the message on what the video is trying out to approach into its viewers not unless if it was that intentional but on having that indirect way on enticing gamblers then this is also a probability but we cant be able to point out fingers on this case. On the moment that you do get addicted then there's no video that would be helping you out on fighting up such addiction.

If you are already that addicted then you are the only one that could be helping yourself on fighting it out. If you do fail on doing so then this is the time the time that you would be asking for your loved ones help and if you still end up on being addicted still then this is the time that you would be seeking for professional help, but actually this is just that a waste of money because everything could be resolved out even just on trying out to realize your mistake.

Casinos can sponsor videos like these to prove to people that gambling is not entirely all about the negative side effects but that people are are indeed winning.  This is similar to the clause that is always visible in most casinos which is "gamble responsibly" even though in reality, casinos smile when people lose huge money to them and even when people are making huge deposits and gambling recklessly. This is the reality because it is the players against the casinos. Hence, it is possible the casinos can sponsor such videos as a subtle way of projecting gambling addiction in a positive light different from what is generally known among gamblers.

But do the casinos really wants us to gamble responsibly or they're only doing that in complying to the regulations set by the authorities. No casino wants their customers to stop playing, they'll want you to continue playing because that's what gives them money and they have different expenses to cover. Videos on addiction should help out addicted victims but some might misunderstand the message and get the wrong message. While some casino do this intentionally, I think most casino don't but they don't care. When it's left for them, they won't warn anybody instead make the casino more tempting to non gamblers too and since gambling is something that can spread so fast people don't need to be gambling before they can start staking on things.

Yes, I think if people watch such videos, the gambling addiction dark sites will come in front of them and they will create fear within them, which will maybe help them stay away from gambling addiction.
But what I'm talking about is how many people in our society watch such videos? If you conduct a survey among 10 people, most of them will see them gambling and winning jackpots. They prefer such videos or search for them. In fact, most people in our society are more accepting of positive things and don't even want to look at negative sites. What we should actually see or know

If the video shows only the positive side of gambling, that would be. But if the video contains the negative side also, that will leave gamblers to decide whether they will continue gambling or not. Of course, paid videos will only show videos that recognize gambling and not the dark side of it.

But whatever it is, whether it was good or bad stories, our financial decision matters. Casinos just do what makes them benefit and attract gamblers, but they don't force us to gamble. We are the ones who choose it.

It does not even be concern able to the casino company to advertise such casino addiction video, and you know company does everything with the purpose of marketing at the back end even when the output depiction is different in meaning.

It's beneficial to the casino sponsoring such video as long as some part of the video carries avatar of the company logo, it's a goal achieved strategy for their growth.

Maybe watching a video about gambling addiction could also help. If a person is having a difficult time identifying whether he is addicted to gambling or not, then it might help him.

You are right about having the allocated amount to gamble, but the trouble with this has always been the control. Yes, we can tell ourselves that we will spend a certain amount and then we will stop, but there are circumstances when we will feel like the winning moment is near. That's when the right decision should be made, and if we make rules for ourselves, then we must abide by them.

This days it's only those that want to get addicted that ends up getting addicted because there are too many warnings online, through contents, audio and videos like you said, many gamblers should have already learn if they want to, but still why are we then having more gambling addicts.

That's because as a human we are all greedy, the level of the greed is the only difference because some have high greed why others have low greed, I am a greedy fellow too but I don't try to be greedy as a gambler.

If this same gambler is why some people have no houses over their heads anymore or losing their family because they turn gamblers then no one needs to warn me about gambling.

Gambling in itself is not a bad thing, getting addicted is, gambling is a general something or activity which any body can participate in, but getting addicted is a person thing, it's a personal sickness you alone will suffer if or when you allow yourself to be infected by it.

Gambling will go on, people will gamble because they stand a chance of winning big from it, I could use a lot of examples to explain this to you, but let's use this one, many have died from car accidents, have this stopped people from buying new cars, has the number of deaths through car accidents stopped the car companies from producing new cars, the answer is no, so if we are still buying cars not minding the possibility of dying from it, why then should gambling be stopped or discouraged because of few persons that are allowing themselves to get addicted?.

The problem we have pertaining addiction is , it'll always be hard to get over with so to every addictions be it smoking, drugs, gambling and many more addictions cases tend to be hard to let go by the victims. So before they get addicted they must've gone through alot of this videos and news about addictions and it's victims but they decide to let themselves be trapped cause of greed. for me I think they were ready for what they applied so the video will be something less to think of even if it'll help one or two persons that are not addicted yet.

I think some casinos would do sponsor it because it's also a strategy to make them more reputable. Most online casinos wouldn't sponsor something like this because it might be bad for business but it's right to create an awareness just in case people are ignorant about it. Throwing more light on the positive and negative sides of it isn't really going to scare anyone away, people would still try to get lucky

With modern technologies and the development of AI, it will soon be possible to do absolutely everything, especially videos that can convince others of something, the main thing is to simply formulate requests correctly. So addiction can be easily presented in a positive light, even today. The main thing is that people and players think ahead more often and are ready for this, because gambling marketing is getting better and better and even I find it hard to find among my circle of people who have never tried to play or bet on their favorite team.

Its never been bad specially if you are just that playing gambling for the sake of fun and entertainment then there would be no issues in regarding about it. It all matters about on someones actions and this is the reason on why they do end up on a disaster just because they've been trying out to push into something which we know that its impossible to be done here on gambling space. Now in speaking about those videos showing up against some gambling addiction but it do shows or projecting out something that pertains about that to play up even more or something that could be that influence you to play further. On the things you had elaborated above cars then its precisely on point on which despite of having that tons of people died because of accidents but still we do continue to buy on which this do shows that its just that situational and not everything could happen directly into you and thats why it doesnt have any sense if we are trying out to connect up the dots.

If ever there are some video that being produced or being shown about on how to combat or avoid gambling addiction specially if these videos are being made by the house itself or any gambling business out there but still not an overall solution when it comes into this aspect. Videos being shown could neither be that a real one about showing awareness about gambling addiction or could be just that only been made just for people do become that be hooked up to look and see and if it was really that intended for the sake of showing up some awareness into what gambling really is, then its a good gesture that they had made on. Addiction isnt something that could be easily be that be getting rid of with specially that it had already be that control over your mindset and emotion then getting out would be the toughest thing that you would be able to encounter on. Its important that you should be wary into the actions you are taking into.

A video that talks at gambling addiction can be effective if utilized in the right and appropriate manner, gamblers have the right to choose on the best approach they can adopt to help with the conditions of their addiction in gambling, whereas if this approach goes well with the gambler in question, it could be if a positive change towards the addiction, if other means could be effective, nothing is stopping this one as well from placing a positive change on gamblers affected.

They are doing it already by reminding gamblers to stay responsible and spend their money wisely. But being addicted is not their problem anymore; it was the gambler.

If we notice that they don't spread negative things about them, it's because they don't want the community to think that gambling is bad. What they did was just a short reminder, and I believe it was enough. Besides, this is a business, and they will take the necessary steps to grow and sustain. Let the casino do its job, and we also do our part.

I think those people that have been captured celebrating after their wins are just part of the context. That gambling makes people win but it also makes people lose often. Depending on the narrative and context on how the video was explained, we are no longer ignoramus about how they tell something to the audience. If it's an ad and mind setting of how casino goes, you'll get to understand that. But even they make it look like that gambling is just fine and nice having some of those examples of winning, they can also be staged and just a way to attract more.

Watching these kinds of videos is misleading and moves us towards the gambling platform. When you want to know the effects of gambling addiction and the ways to get out of it, the best choice is real-life documentaries. One needs the patience to watch, and there is a difference between people sharing their real-life experiences and just explaining someone else's suffering to the world. Being fearful of the community itself is a big thing that could change one's habitual activity. When someone is trying to ignore the community and live on his own, we need to include him in the community. This will keep people away from most of the unwanted activities.

More or less there will definitely be benefits as long as the video really has positive content that contains various changes for the better for gamblers who are experiencing addiction problems, but in my opinion the point is back to the gambler himself, because rationally gambling addiction will most likely only be cured when the gambler wants it or when they have a strong intention, simply put if for example a gambler does not really want to recover from their addiction problem and then they accidentally find an educational video like that then they will definitely ignore it, the reason is because it is not uncommon for problem gamblers who actually rebel when given advice and suggestions even though it is for their own good.

Some persons learn a lot from other people's experiences, and that is why I agree that gambling videos that talk about how some gamblers have helped themselves overcome their addiction will be really useful to a gambler who is intentional about quitting his addiction.

The important thing here is the gambler being intentional about what he wants. If, by chance, casino promotional videos pop up while listening to a gambler who was once a victim of gambling, it does not mean that the gambler should get distracted and shift his focus from what is more important. If he keeps going back to his addictive ways after watching some gambling videos, then it should be obvious that those videos aren’t helping matters. What he needs is professional help.

People heal differently. A professional should be in the best position to recommend effective ways to help an addict become a better gambler or even quit gambling completely.

Oh so the approach is like a shill? You know the one that we came across in the forum, like a user opens a topic about something and then eventually sneak in a name of a project. I still think they are not as bad as a direct promotion but of course, it would be better to avoid them as most of them are only just a scam.

When you say positive light in your title, does it mean the topic will be a concern and not that it will be encourage more? I mean people think it is only okay to be addicted because they still can win big. If that is then yes. These videos help, for the people to open their eyes. And there are addicts that are scared to come up thinking they are only alone with this problem.

The fact is that casinos are business ventures so anything that is done by casino is aimed at promoting their brand so casino don't really care about their customers what they are more concerned is how they can make money I know that most casinos warn people about responsible but they don't really intend what they mean

Sometimes negative advertising is more effective than positive advertising to get more clients. Some companies do some negative advertising for themselves so that they can get rid of people very quickly. And then manipulate their psychological terms by showing them some positive aspect and gain their trust. According to your description, this does not indicate that they are promoting a casino site. They are only highlighting both the positive and negative aspects of gambling. They are trying to explain how excited they are when someone wins from gambling and seeing their enthusiasm, many more people express interest in gambling. In this way, gambling is gradually spreading. And seeing the joy of those who are very happy to give big rewards, the rest of the gamblers start expecting much more and spend a lot of money and time on gambling. Which eventually makes them very addicted.

In some cases they purport to be a warning about dependence but depict countless glamorous victories and euphoric responses, almost romanticising gambling rather than showing the actual dangers. It leaves one wondering whether there is some sponsorship or an ulterior motive behind it.
The issue is that the chance of winning a big sum of money is really scarce, and showing it time and again may give the people the false impression that gambling will pay off more often than it actually does. To a person who is an addict or even one who is just interested, such content may be more triggering than a helpful thing.

I believe, creators should feel a lot more accountable when it comes to the subject of addiction. When they want to offer help, they should focus on the struggles and the ways to find support but not on the excitement when they sometimes win. It is wiser to be paranoid about the contents you see on media especially on social media like YouTube, where advertisement is a frequent occurrence but not always as upfront as one would want.

I must agree with the fact videos like this are just meant to lure desperate gamblers either negative or positive, the disadvantage of viewing addiction video in order to prevent addiction or quit gambling is you never get to change no matter the advice given rather you see more reason to try again. Personally from my experience those videos don’t change the mindset, definitely casino might also work with an influencer just to gain more gamblers even at their time of distress. No doubt they’re still genuine influencers who want a change yet it’s difficult to know who’s the right one probably due to YouTube setting, the video with the highest view gets to the top.

I can't say anything about this video in particular, because I didn't watch it, but it wouldn't be a surprise if there are hidden intentions behind it. On the other hand, they could be displaying how people get triggered and hooked by gambling, so naturally they have to show gamblers winning prizes and getting excited about it, so the video or documentary can show on the sequence the downsides of it, which usually comes right after the initial winnings.

I guess that if only downsides are displayed, the video gets artificial, because the audience also has to understand why people get motivated to gamble.