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The picture above is from a campaign in New Zealand (https://campaignbrief.com/the-problem-gambling-foundation-pokes-the-bear-in-new-are-you-being-played-campaign-via-4am/) running aimed to educate how young men aged from 20-30 is being "played" in sports betting. This campaign aims to shed light how sports betting is not just about winning but actually is about being part of a community. The slang or terms used in sports betting makes young men feel like they are in the know which encourages them more to gamble. The campaign is essentially pointing to this as the cause of gambling addiction.

My question is how do the gambling community feel about this? I think it does spread awareness as to how to avoid the possibility of falling into addiction but at the same time this might be a way for the public to generalize sports betting or gambling. Gambling might be painted in a negative light. What do you think? Is the campaign good for gambling or no?

What I see more about the campaign is that it is about how gamblers are being played and got manipulated by the gambling sites and which can lead to gambling addiction. Is that not it? If that is it, the campaign is about discouraging people not to gamble. I hope they can include that those that are addicted to gambling are greedy and that they are only thinking of ways to make money from the gambling sites which is not good at all because gambling is not a means of making money.

This is a question that has no definite answer. On the one hand, no one forces a gambler to become addicted. There are people who have been betting on sports for many years without developing gambling addiction. So gambling addiction is caused by a personal predisposition. On the other hand, there is still an element of involvement in a certain social community of "interests", which can be assessed as a "boost" in the risk of addiction.

I think that Trust Puppets feels more like we are being played again.

If they are just using the real men right there that can express real feeling will make it more convincing for the young ones to listen but these puppets feel like they are trying to scare the young men. Yes the message is about for gamblers to wise up but who's going to get that message when they see these puppets smiles all the time.

Despite that almost all gamblers are losing, only few get to the stage of gambling addiction. Like 95% of gamblers are losing but less than 2 to 7% are addicted. So just few gamblers get to the stage of gambling addiction. It would be good to teach people money management and how to be disciplined and do something moderately because these are what such people lack in their life.

Gambling already IS painted in a negative light for decades. Why do you bother? The porn industry is also being "painted in a negative light" for decades, but it's still massive and it keeps growing. I'm sure that such campaigns won't change the attitude of hardcore sports bettors about sports betting. Maybe that particular campaign would have a small positive impact among young people, who are having unrealistic expectations about sports betting.
Marketing is manipulation. Marketing a sports betting platform involves the same level of manipulation as marketing any other product or service.

That is good for gambling because that can make people aware the danger of gambling too often. They can learn how treat gambling as an entertainment and not just chasing the win. That campaign can open people's mind about gambling is part of entertainment and they know how to prevent the risk of addicted in gambling.

Those who in gambling community can react differently. Some will like but others will not like, depend on each person. But that will not be a problem because that campaign want to tell people about gambling and the community. They can learn many things and share their experience and if some people have a problem, they can help it before it is too late.

From time gambling has been labeled as something bad and evil, it doesn't surprise me to see campaigns that will focus on the negative aspects of gambling but they fail to understand that there is more to gambling than losing. If you gamble with small amounts to enjoy yourself you won't feel a need to use significant amounts that you cannot afford to loose, you will accept wins or loses. People that are being played in gambling or rather that plays themselves are those that sees it as a get rich quick scheme, they will invest all their money into it with the hope of winning very huge amount that will change their lives, most times it doesn't happen. People should understand that gambling doesn't guarantee you of wins, it is by luck.

It's not good for gambling, that's for sure. Is it good for people to avoid gambling? Maybe. We don't really know how this kind of advertisement will help, and they may need a survey to prove that it is working.

Are we really being played? It's up to our knowledge of the sports. We can lose some bets, and we can also win them, and it depends on how much we know about a certain sport.
Just recently, I lost a bet on the WNBA, and that's because of my laziness in checking the injury report. I was not fooled by the betting lines. I made a mistake because I did not do my homework.
I think we can only say that we are being played when the game is rigged. It's rare now in professional sports because the penalty is severe and they could there jobs worth hundreds of thousands of dollars to millions.

I wouldn't call it a real deception, I would call it sneaky marketing.
We are constantly bombarded by advertising, in all its forms in all circumstances, even colors influence choices.
Each color has its specific meaning, its purpose, this campaign also has a very specific purpose, it manages to hit the nail on the head.
Obviously any commercial activity tries to charm users to buy.

I think this campaign is important because it shows how sports betting isn’t just about winning moneyit’s Raising awareness like this can help people understand the risks and avoid falling into addiction.

At the same time, there’s a chance the campaign might make people see all gambling as bad, which isn’t always fair. Many people gamble responsibly, and the industry isn’t all negative. So, while the campaign is good for educating and preventing harm, it’s also important to keep things balanced and not scare everyone away from gambling altogether.

Things like these are possible to implement but need good education and better mindset because gambling is always evil way but now its also industry for many countries those are having huge taxes and bringing this into use for social security and related things.
Many developing countries are capable of having things which guide their peoples for using things for fun and entertainment and also have all negative and positive of this as well but not possible for majority countries because all are not having system for doing things like these which are bringing more negativity and addiction.
Many are doing just for increasing their money while they have gone addicted fewest peoples are doing just for fun which is always welcomed but as mentioned mostly are marketing tricks which are going on media with big sponsors and having their own benefits for these sponsors.

I think that informing people about the "dark side" of gambling is a responsible and ethical decision. To make a conscious choice, a person needs to have complete information about what they’re getting into. When they fully understand this, the responsibility for the outcome lies entirely with them. But if some of the information is hidden, over time it can lead to dissatisfaction and even legal issues. Gambling should bring enjoyment, not problems — which is why it's important to inform customers about the risks of developing gambling addiction. In fact, this kind of transparency builds trust, as it shows honesty and openness.

The most important thing there should be how Gamblers sees gambling in their own terms, yes it's true that people out there are trying their best to create awareness towards gambling addiction for bettors or gamblers to have self control while gambling and not making a gambling a lifestyle where it would have to affect their day to day reasonings.

To me, this campaign is some worth spreading a negative influence to the community because some people might not have such interest to gamble anymore. But then, the question we would have to ask ourselves is that out of the world population nearly about 30-40 percentage of youth or younger teenage are gamblers and as the day keeps going the more people keep engaging themselves into gambling as factors or cause of lack employment from the government.

For such campaign to have effects on people is either there should be another source of living or their government creates employment opportunities for her citizens with this, their attention and focused could drift away from gambling knowing too well that there is something that keeps everyone busy at their respective work place.

Doing sports betting nowadays with that age is inevitable especiallt most guys are into sports and betting is one way to add some thrill to the games they are watching. Gambling will always paint red in most countries due to the possibility of addiction to gambling and other negatibe traits. Usually someone whosde discipline wouldnt get caught but the problem is there are a lot that gets easily hooked.

I kind of choose the positivity that the campaign is out to spread rather than the negative view they can spread to the public about how manipulative betting can be. It's all about the people choosing what they want to learn from a campaign. Let's also not forget how manipulative gambling promotion can be sometimes on the internet, so this kind of awareness is also allowed to reach light brains who can easily be pushed and moved by anything.

Some of their ads are creative but does not point at deception. Marketing is a tool employed in every industry and used aggressively to win customers over. There is a spotlight on gambling, but an addiction can come in many forms, even taking sugary foods and those companies will try to make it look as healthy as possible so you give yourself a pass.

I agree on the point that some of the promos run by gambling websites are really deceptive and designed to look as attractive as possible while giving little to no returns overall.

- Jay -

Gambling campaigns wouldn't stop more people from becoming a gambler overtime because majority of them see gambling as a means to make profits and they wouldn't listen to what people are saying about the consequences of gambling. I have a friend who was gambling out of control and I talked to him to limit his gambling activities. Instead, of listening to me, he stopped coming close to me and stayed very far.

This is because he doesn't want to stop gambling. Gambling isn't bad but the mindset that we have towards it is the problem.

Gambling might be painted in a negative light as how? Isn't this the truth that gambling is dangerous? Many people are still getting addicted due to what happened to someone they know or how a platform talked about the benefits of gambling, someone have to do this.

While some are promoting gambling there should be some people talking about it's bad side effects too or else we will have a out of control public in the world, the mess will be so great and recognizable, and the biggest victims will be students and youth.

I am from a country where parents push their kids to make money even when they know that they are still very young, to them raising kids is business, and I also know how stubborn the kids of 18years to 25years can be, they go extreme until they find their answers.

I guess the gambling community knows this already. And regardless what the public will say about it, there is no generalization, I mean we already know what's the impact of gambling to our lives if we get ourselves involved.

So maybe it's has a effect, or maybe not. But the main thing for us gamblers is not really fall for the trick and just play with the money that we can afford to lose and not fall into addiction. Or perhaps there are someone who have watch it and then decided not to gamble. So to each it's own I guess.

It's a reminder because there could be stats there that there's a rising percentage of gambling addicts in the age bracket that you've just mentioned.

That's why given this kind of ad is to remind them that they should moderate their sports betting so they won't end up being addicts.

This is good for these people and it's not important whether this is good for gambling or not. The main concern is about people being aware that they're still fine when they sports bet.

I mean, do people generally view betting as something positive? I'm not sure how NZ citizens view betting, but where I live, people tend to view betting in a negative light due to various reasons. I don't think a smart marketing campaign with "a controversial" message is going to change that.

I'm wondering how effective ads like this are. Are there any statistics on how the public view change their opinion of a brand or activity because of an ad like that?

It is true that no one can force a gambler to become addicted, but even if not forced, they can influence him to become addicted by showing greed.
I have seen many gambling sites nowadays that they promote various things about responsible gambling, but on the other hand, their main promotion is in such a way that by gambling on their site you will definitely win a big amount and in many cases, they also promote that they can earn a certain amount regularly. And I think it tempts gamblers, even if it doesn't force them to become addicted.

So I think any campaign to become a responsible gambler, where people can learn how to control their emotions or how to protect themselves from addiction by phishing promotions on gambling sites, should be appreciated.  ::)

I might be mistaken, but sports betting is already a part of a culture in UK. Betting places can be found everywhere in UK. Its truly a part of community there. People bet not only to win, but to support hometown teams or athletes. This is greatly reflected in football, when even old grandmas place bets to cheer their grandsons or team he fans for. Pubs, beer and gambling, those 3 elements are always together in UK.

Whether the campaign is good for gambling or not but I think what the New Zealand Government has done in the campaign is a wise move. One should know the fact that gambling is not a way to earn extra money. One should also understand that gambling including sports betting can cost them their future if they get addicted. People in their 20s or 30s usually don't have good emotional management. And when they gamble without knowing the negative impacts then the chances of them becoming addicts are very high. I think the campaign will raise awareness of a person and it can make them make their own choice whether they choose to gamble or not. Some people can stop gambling or not gamble at all because of seeing the campaign and I think it is a wise move for everyone.

What they are doing is a form of awareness, to try and discourage people from gambling, it's definitely going to help some people stay off from gambling and can also make some addicts to realize their self but that's if they are not already overwhelmed by the activity such that they can not escape it anymore. Such campaign is not bad, at least while there are so many promotions about casinos, there's should but campaign to encourage gamblers to be more responsible, tho not to be discouraged from gambling, but to just prevent this addiction problem.

It's a good campaign to save people from potential harm, people often don't realize what they are getting into, more awareness about a thing the better, you know as the saying goes, 'prevention is better than cure'.

Gambling should be painted in negative light, it has no pros.

It is a wise move. It's protecting its people from gambling addiction. Although it's known that the gambling taxes are way high and contributes a lot to a country's economy.

But the effect that it gives to the citizens is more damaging if the majority that they have in stats becomes addicted. That's how they have retaliated with the impact that it's given to its citizen.

They're stopping the leak that gambling does to their people. So, we've got different point of view on this. From the perspective of casinos and gambling itself, it could look bad.

If you're for the people, you'll appreciate what they do.

I’ve never really joined a gambling community, and to be honest.. it’s not something I’m particularly proud of.
I’m part of a small online group, but we don’t really talk about addiction, most of our conversations are focused on strategies to win in sports betting, and we often share our bet slips (win or lose). The vibe is generally positive.

I guess in any group, you won’t often hear someone openly admit they’re addicted. Most gamblers hate that label.
The next thing people assume after that is you're just betting money recklessly.

Truth is that the narrative that have always been painted about everything gambling has been negative and this is the least of the narrative we have about gambling. The reason is simple; addicted gamblers are too loud and paint a narrative that's really bad all because the most of them wants to shift the blame to a third person who they assume is the cause of their addiction.

In a way, it's a good thing when the public are being sensitized from any vices that has the potential of causing harm to them if they don't go about it the right way most expecially in a niche like this where almost every place is filled with ads that are promoting gambling and a lot of people are becoming subsciptible to becoming addicted. It's just a strategy that's aimed at reducing addiction, I doubt it's anything the gambling community ought to be worried about.

This campaign is a reminder and maybe what they are doing is because of the increase in betting activity in New Zealand and we have seen campaigns like this many times but to influence the public to stay away from this betting industry it will not be enough because it comes back to each individual bettor and again the public view of gambling has been negative for a long time right?. I don't think this is something that will hurt the sports betting companies, everything will go on as usual.

The question should be whether we think that the campaign can be bad for gambling, instead of whether it's good or not, I think.

To me, it's negative because it displays clear criticism against sportsbooks (and casinos by extension) and exaggerates their manipulative nature, as if they were puppet masters. But, on the other hand, some limits are also good sometimes.

Maybe the individuals behind the campaign have a good motive, but they must be individuals with a bias concerning gambling; this is why they are trying to emphasize that people are being played. I think there has been no case so far of anyone being cajoled into gambling. People who have become members of the gambling community have done so voluntarily.

I think what should be the focus of the campaign should be to promote responsible gambling and not create a negative image of gambling.

Who sponsored this campaign? Could it be the government of New Zealand, the casinos of just volunteer groups? I would have loved to know so we can recommend that for other casinos too because many people are not going about gambling the right way thereby making gambling appear like something bad. If people are well informed and they follow gambling as they should, we will see sharp decline in gambling addiction which will make gambling more acceptable and appealing to people.

Everyone understands and knows the negative effects of gambling, it is a normal and general mind, manipulation in gambling back to individual awareness, I see the campaign is that young people will assume funny and rumors of sports gambling.

I think the campaign does not have a negative impact on betting, I judge not much to help in overcoming gambling addiction, I judge so.

Talking about the ugliness of campaign gambling Gambling ads are ruining sports. (https://www.banadsforgambling.ca/), Everything does not mean that young people remain in their brain control.

If the campaign is related to how to bet and to avoid gambling addiction, then it will help as knowledge for young gamblers. We know that those who are young are still quite uncontrolled in terms of emotions. Which of course, can result in bad things for gamblers.
Becoming a gambler and the decision to bet is something taken by the gambler himself. They must have known that there would be negative views related to gambling and the gambler himself. If you still decide to gamble, whether doing it secretly online or directly visiting a casino, I'm sure the gambler has thought about the risks.

yes I think that the punishment and the risk that some players run is really too high to risk fixing a match, and in fact they are very careful not to do these stupid things, because then they pay dearly, risking not playing anymore, putting at risk their career and the solidity of the club they play for

In my opinion it seems that they are looking at gambling companies as if they were guilty and as if gambling were guilty, it seems that 100% of people who get involved with gambling are addicted to gambling when that is not true, to give an example:


https://www.addictionhelp.com/gambling/statistics/

It's not a scary number when compared, for example, to the number of people who consume alcohol and are addicted, to the number of people who consume drugs and are addicted. These people in the article just want attention, honestly I didn't give much importance to what they are doing because in my opinion blaming gambling doesn't make sense.

Good initiative to create awareness among the young generation that is much addicted to gambling. Based on sources, 64% of adult New Zealanders have gambled in the past 12 months. On average, 26% of internet users in the country have gambled recently. This is a big volume from a small island nation.

On average, $598 is spent every year on gambling. These are all huge, and teenagers use the internet a lot. This means that among the 26%, at least 20% will be teenagers. Gambling being a big business, the market is full of different platforms. Lotteries, gaming machines, and sports betting are among the most popular ones. However, the participation is high in these events, and the fund is low in terms of per capita losses. "Are you being gambled?" is following the principle "prevention is better than cure." This is appreciable and makes more of the young generation understand and decide what they need to do with gambling.

Young people between the ages of 20 and 30 should already learn some things and should not be easy targets of any advertisements. I can watch ads like that all day long and it won't affect me taking the money and going to bet because I know how to control myself.

Apart from that, there is nothing wrong if someone makes a bet from time to time and thus enjoys watching a game or cheering for his team even more. Therefore, I don't see that the only problem is what bookmakers and casinos do, but that young people obviously don't know how to control themselves and instead of occasional fun, they create an obsession that turns into addiction.

Am not moved at all, because at the end, you will also have to discover that the aim of doing this was to encourage for more active gambling and repaints the image of what other people had made some to believe about gambling, we can't be in control of the whole situation, but trying our own best and making others feels the same way that they are not being cheated for gambling, this is what I've discovered so far with people and those in charge of running a gambling platform awareness campaign.

Wouldn't there publish some form of gambling ads on the same program in future? what if top casinos intend to buy an ad space for millions of dollars would the presenters be able to decline the offer? Everyone out there is in search for profits, nobody could talk about gaming without being a gamer. They're going to help in their own way but the effectiveness will be low, addicts don't watch all that. I presume the viewers will be more of non-gamblers and responsible gamers. Why then is it addiction if the gambler can sit and watch a tv program that talks against gambling.

Therapist go a long way to make friends with these victims not to condemn. However, I don't know the content of the program, it's okay to start from somewhere.

The fact is that, gambling most especially sport betting is somewhat a double edge activities, such that aside from betting on the games one can still be a fan of the Sport games like football games, so if someone make consistent betting and flr sure enjoy watching the football matches so what can we saybof such a gambler, since even if he quit betting on the football games, he still will watch the match being played.

So for that we need to come to a conclusion that gambling ot betting exclusively without positive results is what os bad bit sport betting in it entirely is not bad per say so this campaign could be term a propaganda from my side.

The thing is people are too extreme. They might see this and immediately that gambling or sports betting in general is bad and therefore they should abstain themselves from it completely when all you need to do is control yourself. You can still gamble but moderately but people do not think this way.

I am appreciating the Campaigns motion which I believe they are trying to make people understand that gambling is a world where people compare their psychologies and skills on social events or sports as competition.

It is to be a community where everyone in license to participate can play along and take part on the events with your own opinions.
It is usually prediction activities and staking on it is where the fun lies under you either contend with the house edge or other players.
We need to understand that the horizon of gambling is like a community playground with various activities which does not Worth given our busy times or spending much intolerant values in case of lost on it.

So it is necessary to understand that after gambling, everyone still need to live their normal lives without being negatively affected (addiction or  traumatic )

The campaign seems more like trying to shed light on the negatives sides of sport betting. I think it's actually good, but I wonder if this would be the work of a casino because they literally won't try to do something to discourage user to register on their platforms. It' might be a campaign created by people who are trying to cub gambling addiction in the country, like a gambling control units. The idea is nice because a lot of young people these days now see gambling a way to make quick money even if they know how risky it is...

This is obviously a campaign against gambling while most of the gambler is matured enough to know the risk they are taking when gambling.

My initial reaction is meh since I’m gambling responsibly so I doubt I’m being a victim of gambling addiction.

You are gambling the wrong if you are easily rage bait on this kind of marketing.

This is true but people will always be people. You will see gamblers just the way they are gambling even if everyone go to the campaign. Gambling is part of what humans are created with, like it is inborn. There is nothing bad about the campaign. Good for people to know how to avoid gambling addiction but I am very certain that it will not stop people from gambling.

It seems they’re genuinely concerned about young people getting into sports betting or gambling, and they should be. It’s kind of alarming, especially since even students talk about it at school or on the bus. Their love for sports, combined with how easily accessible online gambling is nowadays has led to this.

Before, in our community, every time it was Playoff season or the NBA Finals, a lot of people would look for someone to place bets with. But this year, I haven’t seen or heard anyone doing that. That just shows how booming online gambling has become.

You have spoken well, but IMO I believe it will have more impact on people who have less experience and are new in the gambling industry, because they are not aware of what will befall them.

The reality of life is that, everything is not for everyone. Each business, work, skill, industry are specifically designed to satisfy a particular set of people. Gambling is not an exception, and no matter perception people have towards it, the market will grow because there will always be those who are born to accept the industry wait it is.

That's good for me. Because seeing the purpose of the campaign is actually just to realize that besides having fun, gambling has a negative side if we are not able to control ourselves. That way the campaign aims to help sensitize bettors not to take too seriously or expect rewards from the bets they make. Otherwise, bettors will continue to feel unsatisfied and may become addicted. And in my opinion, the campaign seems to say that manipulation is not manipulation, but gambling has been considered negative for a long time and no matter what happens, it is still considered negative. So this encourages bettors to be more careful in managing their betting activities.

That's the simple truth about the gambling industry. It will always have its own customers because it is not something that started today and we know this because even since the time of the Christian Messiah as in the holy books, he had his garment gambled for by the soldiers who had him crucified and there has been so much evolution of gambling and thus diverse types of gambling activities exist all around the world both as part of a cultural, social, political and leisure seeking activity.

In essence, it is to note that whatever be the news about gambling or articles written or videos published online to speak about gambling, does almost same thing and act as variables, of which affects the gambling market in general.

I'm sorry but I disagree on this. Gambling ιt's not something innate. It's something you learn in the course of your life, whether you want to participate actively or not. Nobody is born with a gambling disposition or need.


Any effort to prevent younger to starting gambling and possibly becoming addicted it's good. However, most people don't believe that they will become addicted to it. They believe in the addiction, but that will not be they who will become addicted. Especially the young people. So yes, it's good, but I doubt that it will have a big impact.

We have had many discussions about gambling advertising whatever its purpose and also whatever the response.
The most important thing is that we teach our families about gambling properly so that they do not become addicted or enter gambling without proper knowledge of the risks.
I think gambling is about risk, if you understand this then the decision is actually taken with full awareness, for those who are addicted because they do not understand the risks.
And I don't know if the advertisement is good or not because everyone will respond differently.

Beyond a solution directly focused on gambling or awareness campaigns, I believe that most addiction problems could be mitigated if they are fostered from the development of each individual, that is, through the education we provide at home and in institutions. If we raise our children in a certain way so that they grow up with attitudes and values ​​of financial and social responsibility, it is most likely that when they become adults, they will have little chance of becoming addicted because they will have grown up with a financially sound mindset.

Although there will always be cases of addiction, they would surely be fewer. We constantly complain about the system, but without realizing that we also bear some responsibility for that.

I think it's better than make gambling as something that is forbidden.

Usually kids like to try something that aren't allowed in order to fill their curiosity, if they're introduced with those thing and let them to try, they might not become addicted. Although it depends on each person, but somewhat I can agree.

They need education in order to know before doing something, education isn't always yes and no, but by explanation.

It will be unfair of the community not raising awareness about gambling addiction. If you don't have a child that gamble, you may have a cousin or nephew that does or even a friend family that will be dealing with addiction. If you check the majority of youths today that are gambling, the focus has always been about making money which indeed is the truth but over expectations brings disappointment most especially in money that you have in mind from the beginning.

People need understand that if you want to make money, gambling isn't the right place, there are jobs and work out their, you can still play smart on where you work and make this money you are running into gambling. The exciting thing about work is you might not really put in money to make more money. It's your time and skills that will make money for you but in gambling, you are risking money and time together with the huge determination you make back more and this is why averagely it's difficult to see a gambler that's addicted to gambling. I 100% support this campaign if it will bring enlightening to gamblers.

Gambling can either be bad or good it all depends on how you let it influence you. I like how you rephrased the sentence people are not being played they are actually playing themselves. The sports book doesn't force or convince anyone to make s specific choice, it's left for you to give yourself limits and have self control. Most people are quick to blame the bookmakers for their lack of self control

Anything that pertains and showing about gambling and it doesnt matter whether its sports betting or casino games, as long it do involves money then its never been that a good sight specially if its shown on national TV or some campaigns on which the public would be able to see on a certain country? That would be surely molding up those potential addicts in the future. Dont know on what the government been doing on this stuff on why they do made out such consideration on taking up such step or action on which its impossible that they cant be able to project or been able to see out on it negative side. If the government is allowing these kind of stuff then as a parent then you should be that responsible into making your kids be wary about into the potential risks involved about those things that they are seeing on tv or in net or in public places. Actually its not that new anymore because in todays era on which social media is already that common on which we are that prone or expose into those advertisements on which this isnt just that only for gambling but also in other industries as well on which this will be that highly influential specially into those young minds. We do know that on the moment that you do become that exposed into these things then its likely that it will be resulting for you to engaged with it and if you arent that being guided with your parents then its likely that you do end up on getting addicted into it and if you dont have such control then it could be leading up into disaster. For the government on having such approach and the actions made then it is that impossible that they havent been able to consider out about into their citizens condition about this on which this could potentially be making up that tons of bettors or gamblers on which it will be affecting them negatively, but its no surprise if the government will be focusing about about on how to make more revenue on which this will be their main priority for sure. If they weren't then they shouldnt be that exposing up that too much in speaking about advertisement specially on national TV or what, because this could be that resulting into that huge scale possible addiction that might increase or rise in the future. If they are wary with that then it will be that still up to them on how they would be handling it out if ever this things comes to worst.

This type of campaign is actually good in one way—because it brings some reality to the fore. Many young people really start gambling out of the desire to be part of a community or out of the emotion of being "in the know." This campaign is highlighting that aspect, which can help to recognize the beginnings of addiction.

However, the problem begins when the entire gambling community is presented in a one-sided negative way. Gambling does not always mean addiction. Many people have fun gambling, keep it in control, and play responsibly.
So if the campaign is balanced that is, it warns people but does not make gambling absolutely bad then it will be good. Awareness is needed, but not judgment.

Finally, if you play, know your limits. That's the real game. 🎯🃏

Whatever the campaign is aimed at does not matter, they can make awareness on how not to fall into addiction, but the final decisions are left for the gamblers. I don't even think that there is any awareness or campaign that can be done just to spoil people's mind from gambling because as days goes by that is how more people are even engaging in gambling activities, and more casinos are being established and whosoever that have been involved in gambling always find it difficult to refrain from it. Gambling addiction have sent many into bad conditions but yet there is need to keep enlightening people on the dangers of falling into gambling addiction. For years, gambling has already been painted as a negative influence on the society and so far as more people keep becoming nuisance while gambling, it will always be a thing of concern to the society.

It's very important to enlighten people about the negative and positive sides of gambling...I'm glad that the campaign is promoting the knowledge on this and using this avenue to create an awareness to keep people away from the negativities of gambling.. It's not a bad thing to gamble but some people are being ruined by it because they are doing it wrongly.. it's a game of winning and losing, no one is being played you just need to control yourself

I honestly love this improvement on bringing a brighter hope nevertheless gambling is meant to be enjoyed by gamblers. Yes the community is setting a pace to reducing the menace of addictions but all of this is neglected by a gambler who' has embrace greed so much and by so doing when it doesn't work to their demands they feel they are being played cause theve spent so much in it already.

Those who get into gambling and gamble should know that gambling is a business run by people who want to make money out of their business, so they are surely going to do everything they can to get as many customers as possible, but they can't force anyone to become their customers, so ultimately, the choice is of the customer whether they want to spend their money with them or not. If it's about young lads, I would say that it's the responsibility of their guardians to make sure that they don't get into this stuff if they are not mature enough yet to understand what they are doing.

We can't say that sports betting manipulates us or anything like that, because we do it by choice. If you are mature and sane, you shouldn't get manipulated by anything, sensible people are not easy to manipulate, and those who get easily manipulated aren't supposed to be around such things in the first place. So, I won't blame casinos or sports betting specifically to be manipulative in any way.

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Chasing the wind I call it, keeping on chasing what seems to be real but it doesn't, creating something huge amount by means of illusions in your head, fails at the end and doesn't come to reality, such player feels tired, depressed and overthink everything that they've been played all these while. These players are already addicted and so they struggle to quit and realize that's another journey to take too.
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That is true, at the end of the day, the decision will be on the gambler himself. However, such campaign may give some awareness or a reminder to these gamblers what they are facing in this activity. However, you also need to filter out what they are trying to convey because not all you hear or watch is the absolute truth.

Do remember, in our generation, you can just basically ask anything under the sun over the net. And so, being ignorant is like being dumb. We all have the resources now, quite easy access to learn anything via cyberspace. But as I said, we need to be cautious of where we are reading our information.

I don't think a campaign against addiction affects gambling in general... It's not relative in my opinion and for that reason, it's the least of the general problems that gambling faces. They don't just need to gamble because of course everyone is, they need to be self-aware; if anyone, a casino or an organization feels bad about it, then they probably have been luring people into something without telling them the repercussions.

Now the public will not feel some type of ways; I've never seen a gambler that depends solely on disinfo to decide if they'll keep gambling or put their habits to a stop, but it's way more easy to get them convinced by a few win tickets.

It seems recently even my country have their vulgar advertisement with different gambling casinos and what they offers, and they are now accessible with the devices unlike before you need to go to the casino just to experience the entertainment do you want, I just getting worried in somehow there's a lot of people recently marked as gambling addicted already and now its more convenient to them to play for sure it might more increase for the coming months or year the cases. For those who are gambling enthusiast its a good opportunity to them because it increases the number of options they have if they want to play with, different perks of bonuses, affiliate and of course RTP.

I have never seen it this way, as being a part of a community and people who do are those that I would like to say are easily influenced and don’t know what it is to be there own person and make own decisions.

I would have preferred a campaign that would in someway teach people how to gamble responsibly and fight addiction rather than share the notion of a community. It’s like using one propaganda to replace the next.

The point I am trying to figure out Is what the rational is behind the choice of sport bet for this kind of campaign and for some reason the best, possible way to know the impact of gambling most negatively is in casinos game and not sports betting because sport betting is kind of out of gambling house since sport have it own fans also.

The campaign is good and anything that can be advertised for the public to make them limit their gambling or even stop them from gambling totally before they reach the point of an addicted gambler is a welcome development. Maybe side talks will be more prevalent in this type of advert that means like discouraging people from gambling and make them not want to gamble entirely which is a disadvantage to most gambling companies.

The fact is that no matter how you advertise the negative aspect of gambling, it will never stop a determined gambler to use that as yardstick not to gamble. The worst form of learning to them is through loss and if they see that at an early stage in gambling, it can make them have some sense of applying proper risk management in gambling.

Warnings about gambling addiction most often carry the idea that young people do not always know how to control their emotions and are more likely to be subject to thoughtless actions when placing bets. This looks like a mistrust of people, believing that everyone is very easy to deceive, and thus, supposedly doing the right thing, we see such campaigns. However, not everyone who places bets turns into addicted players. I think there is a certain personality type that is prone to the development of addiction in such people, and this is not necessarily gambling addiction. Much depends on the psychology of a person, his worldview, and his attitude toward his favorite things. Sometimes a small, innocent hobby turns such people into madmen.

It looks like a casino/gambling advertisement to me. I haven’t watched the clip but if they mention any particular casino names (even to show an example) in the clip, it is probably an advertisement which is disguised as a warning message. There was another topic in the forum about this exact matter.

I believe the same dynamics that work for crypto, it is also same for the gambling industry. Any news is good news. Any warning clips that say “gambling is baahd, be kaarefull” is making gambling a bigger industry. People that haven’t played a single game before, good or bad apart from the content of the clip, after watching anything related to gambling, they might become real players. They are all potential customers.

You know, I was thinking something just yesterday and it has to do with gambling. Do you know that some newbies was mislead because of some gambling ads they saw on social media and that was what motivated them to start gambling and now that they became addicted because they actually thought they could win as they saw it happened easily on the social media ads, should we blam them or the ads makers or the casino?

Same here. Even celebrities who are nationally famous are seen endorsing said casinos. It is a good progress I guess but it makes me wonder whether we are educating the gamblers enough about the risks of gambling. With the promotion of gambling should also come some educational warnings.
The rise of casinos in a country also means more tourism for them and could help them in their economy. They just have to make sure that the gamblers are not ending up with bad addictions.

We cannot change the minds of people who upon looking at simple ads, they would think that gambling is bad. Because for so long, that's always been the belief of many.

And that's because of the gamblers that have shown bad effects to these people and so, they're generalizing that gambling is totally bad for the humanity.

So, just as these reminders and what you have said about it. People need to moderate gambling and other addicting activities. Because when it's done too much, that's when it becomes bad.

A very strange way to convey information like this. In the same vein, I can say that fashion and facial care products allow aging women to feel part of society, also spending huge amounts of money, sometimes such that bettors never dreamed of.
In general, there is no such thing as negative advertising and I think that because of such a release about betting, many guys learned about it and decided to try betting.

The odd system is arranged in such a way that would confuse the bettors because the bookmakers are also gambling. You are right, no one is getting deceived, the odds and options are available and the ball is I'm your court to make any decision of your choice. The campaign's aim is to educate people about the negative and positive sides of betting, this is actually the right thing that needs to be done

I think it is a great initiative as if people can know bad side as well as good side; which to follow which to not, what to do and what to not then it will make gambler but those gambler will not be addicted as they know how to control themselves.

It's good depending on the organiser of the gambling campaign on the issues to be addressing during the campaign, of course they going to warn about betting on the amount you can afford to loose but there is something more greater than that, the steps to take to avoid been addicted to gambling because this shit doesn't care about age, it hits everyone who isn't strong the withstand the urge when it comes.

Some where being informed but choose the other side of it, you cant force people as against their own wish, because in gambling, everything should be done under the ground of a responsible gambling, we should not  think being smart on our own eye, so that we don't get it all wrong in gambling, we cant pretend that things are right when they are actually not, the earlier the better we face the reality with gambling and go for what is best for us as according to how we can take it, which also talks about how we gamble and the risk we are taking in it.

Well, even the Bible told the story of how a shepherd lost one sheep out of 100, he left the remaining 99 to go and look for the one sheep that was lost, until he found it and returned it back to join the other fold.
What this means in gambling is that there is no way addicted gamblers can be delivered through campaigns like this without them painting gambling as bad generally.

But the truth is that gambling is not bad but some people choose to approach gambling in the wrong way and with the wrong mindset, they get addicted and start misbehaving, this affects other gamblers who have been gambling responsibly, its like it's commonly said that when one finger touches oil, it spreads to the other fingers.

No one is being played in any way, gambling is a choice, it's not something that's forced on anyone. When a gambler bets on a game the person is aware of that risks involved and should be able to stake responsibly because that outcome isn't certain. No one is being manipulated but it's the gamblers that play themselves for having the thought that they can actually make a huge amount of money to make them financially stable

Good luck in whatever they are trying to achieve, but there are so many other more dangerous and addictive things that people within that age get addicted to, without mentioning them of course. I understand gambling addiction can be a terrible experience, but i think people are so quick to call someone a gambling addict, at least i see it happen in my country, for example, if your family or friends find you often visiting gambling websites, they immediately start accusing you of being an addict, which might not be the case.

More than 10 years ago, when gambling wasn't very popular in my country, when people bought lottery tickets, they were called gambling addicts and constantly insulted. The saddest part is that these insults came from people who couldn't stop drinking. I myself kept thinking, "These guys drink a lot of beer, they don't realize they've become addicted, and they're accusing innocent people."

I thought this way because I knew the people who bought lottery tickets, and I also knew the people who drank a lot of beer. After my country's government started encouraging gambling, and many casinos and betting shops began to open, all the TV channels spoke well of gambling, so no one in my country spoke badly of gambling anymore.

I think people like you mention exist everywhere in the world, because it also happens in my country; many are like that, but not all. They are usually people who are quick to judge others personally, especially gamblers. Even in my country, many people assume that every gambler is bad and that everyone is a gambling addict, when in fact, that's not true. And one more thing, I also know people who gamble, and I also know people who drink a lot of alcohol and also who smoke a lot of cigarettes per day, so I also share your thoughts regarding their accusations.

Fortunately, since a few years ago, the government in my country has been intensively conducting education about gambling, and involving many famous influencers to participate in educating the public, so that it has started to decrease about the wrong assumptions, as well as people who talk badly about gambling, but even so, there are still some people who do not get this education, or perhaps turn a deaf ear to it.

I think it is important to warn about the risks involved in betting, not only the financial aspect, but also the psychological one. Bookmakers will tell you that it's wonderful, that you can win a lot of money, and that it's the lifestyle of every successful man. Most young people are still easily charmed by these proposals. The problem is that to do this, they will have to attack casinos, turn them into villains, and the negative view will only increase. In addition to warning, it is necessary to educate. The damage is caused by compulsion, lack of control, which causes addiction, and not by the casino itself. Nor am I saying that they are the “good guys” in the story.

The thing is, I don’t really see the government doing much to educate people about gambling addiction, it feels like we’re the only ones talking about it, while the government mostly steps in after people are already addicted, sending them to rehab instead of focusing on prevention.

But honestly, at this point, i don’t think it’s fully the government’s responsibility anymore. gambling is for 18+ only, meaning we’re supposed to be old enough to know what we’re doing. If minors end up gambling, then that’s more on the parents for not guiding or watching over their kids properly.

Because even when it comes to prevention, there's not much the government can do. Gambling is inherently self-limiting, even though many oppose it, including some governments that have made it illegal (one of the most feasible forms of prevention). Ultimately, this will be ignored by many gamblers because they are already determined to gamble. Therefore, the government cannot implement any preventative measures, even if there are criminal penalties, fines, or other penalties for gambling. If gamblers are caught gambling, they will ignore them if they are determined to gamble.

The point is, the government can only minimize the problem, but they cannot effectively prevent it. It all depends on the gamblers themselves. No matter how strongly they are prohibited from gambling, they will only become more aggressive.

The campaign seems to discourage people not to fall on casino traps. Otherwise, gambling addiction will surely develop if one gambles without limits, simply because they think that gambling is a means to provide a good income. Now, talking about sports betting, despite of how some gamblers are calm on betting it, still this will lead to gambling addiction if you consistently win on it and develop a mindset that sports betting will make you rich somehow.

Regardless of what game it is, as long as it shows huge gambling attention, definitely it will always lead to gambling addiction, and I think this is how the campaign is trying to promote.

It is said here that young people between the ages of 20 and 30 are being taught about how sports betting is played because there are many people who do not actually know how to bet on sports betting and how to play. If people are made experienced about sports here, then in that case I think it is a good idea, but if gambling is encouraged here, I will express a slightly different feeling because from here again people can get addicted to gambling. If sports are well explained, then a gambler will gradually become an experienced gambler and will see success in sports betting, but if he continues to play like this for a long time, then there is a possibility of getting addicted because when a person is always busy with gambling and participates in gambling, then that person is most likely to get addicted to gambling.

In reality, not everyone realises that for many people, gambling begins as a form of entertainment or fun with friends, and subsequently, they do not even notice that they are becoming addicted to gambling, even if it is only temporary, because they no longer understand that they want to earn more money. However, I agree with you that one cannot force a person to gamble, because it is everyone's personal choice.

It’s not really about painting gambling in a negative light, I think false advertising does more harm than good. More harm in the context that, they might actually create more addictive gamblers than they hope to avoid. Rather than teaching them how to manage these gambling habits, how to ensure they stay in control each time they gamble, they get out there and paint it in negative light. Of course even that too is advertisement and many would want to try it out for themselves.

The public and the government will mostly stop people from engaging into gambling. And that's the reason as much as they will release some advertisements, it will mostly be against gambling because in lieu of trying to protect their people, at the same time, only legitimate gamblers will stay.
They make a lot of money from the gambling industry due to the taxes that they collect and they have to separate the gambling people from the potential new gamblers. And so, negative or not based on the advertisement that they show to the people, it will still converted into publicity.

I think that in some cases, gambling addiction or even something even remotely resembling it is a natural stage in becoming a profitable sports bettor. In order to achieve outstanding results in sports betting, you must, for some time, especially at the initial stage, devote a lot of effort to studying the betting industry. This very often either looks like an addiction or is an addiction. Likewise, in trading, if you have not lost your money, then most likely you will be too naive and overly optimistic. And this is a direct path to ruin.

The government of any country will strategically prioritize the interests of its people but also strive to strengthen their sources of income. The real gamblers involved in the gambling industry pay taxes to the government and are a part of the general public. But I analyse the government policy of curtailing gambling and its impact on the folk of a country that maximum in favor of their population.

To maintain secrecy and not to publicize as much as possible so that the negative impact of gambling does not affect society. This is for the overall welfare of the country because most people cannot use gambling properly and become addicted.

So far as addiction is concerned in gambling people needs to talk about it for the young ones to have awareness about gambling addiction. The reason why people fall into addiction is because they do not have a proper understanding of what gambling is all about they just go into gambling and with the desperation it leads to addiction.  Telling people how to go about gambling does not stop people from gamblers instead it gives the real understanding of gambling and how it should be done.

If gambling addiction is talked about to people who don't understand it, this doesn't mean people who gamble responsibly will stop gambling,  they already have a better understanding about bitcoin and how to go about it.

This is exactly what they are doing, painting a one-sided story about how the casino is taking advantage of the gamblers using psychological tricks to take their money. Maybe they are a tool of the government to discourage gambling addiction in the country, but they paint the casino as preying on the gamblers which is a bad way of presenting the scenario. They exonerate the gambler of their responsibility towards themselves to ensure they keep their gambling excesses in check and not gamble irresponsibly.

One thing I know for sure is this, gamblers do not really pay attention to these ads and painting the casino all black would not solve the problem. A better approach would be enlightening the gamblers in question on the importance of taking responsibility of their gambling actions and practice responsible gambling.

Being committed to something is totally different from being addicted to it, addiction is more like a sickness which does not leave a person except he or she is cured, while commitment is like being passionate about something that you give it your time and all, and the difference between this two is very clear, addicted gamblers gamble even when gambling is not convenient for them, they have no choice, they are in control of themselves but something else controlling them, they gamble off their will and it's sickening.

While on the other hand, commitment to gambling or betting is simply as a result of passion, and even in the midst of this passion, one can only gamble or place bets on their favorite games, and at their own convenience as well, the person can decide to stop if they so will and this won't be a problem at all but in addiction, it is a problem because they can't stop.