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People’s addiction to gambling is now a hot topic in my country. This was never the case in the past, until these local casinos offered a very low deposit and a marketing hype that people can change their lives for 20 pesos ($0.35). They even had a promo of a 1 peso deposit or 0.17



They make it easy to deposit using an e-wallet, with very low deposits and easy transactions. As a result, people become addicted. From 20 pesos, they keep depositing, unaware that they have already reached ten times the minimum deposit.

So let us discuss this is The Minimum Deposit Can Contribute To Gambling Addiction?

Any promo that a casino organized or feature they include is done with the aim of promoting deposits and keeping FTD, this means that we can make an argument that any marketing promotion can possibly contribute to addiction if the player is not well disciplined.

Do those casinos have a correspondingly low withdrawal amount? This could possibly contribute as they are making it easy to deposit but harder to withdraw so you have to try and improve your balance even after winning to be able to get your funds out. This can make players deposit more to withdraw but are met with a 1× wager requirement or more.

I'm not sure about the connection between minimum deposit and gambling addiction you're talking about. Do you mean that the minimum deposit, being so low, is an invitation to start gambling and it increases the chances for more people to get addicted? And that a higher deposit would be preferable?

On the other hand, isn't this the same e-wallet they have recently banned some links and icons in your country?

I'm sure it would entice people to gamble after all what is  $0.35 for someone, he could just waste that amount in one slot roll to try his luck. But it would also mean he could deposit more after just a a few minutes because he wanted to get that amount back. Making it at least $100, they will find a way to accumulate the amount because of the addiction.

So if the casinos changes this policy to $100, they might not get more users to join and gamble.

With people believing that with an amount as little as that they will be able to change their lives, They will be encouraged more to keep gambling without knowing that they are enriching the casino in which they are gambling in. Gambling should be done from a comfortable place and sometimes the minimum deposit should be high to ensure that before you are gambling you're an individual who has been able to afford the minimum deposit requirements. If the minimum deposit requirements are high it will be thoroughly discouraging to some persons to even consider gambling in the first place.

I don't see how minimum deposit correlate with gambling addiction it only depends if the gambler isn't responsible enough to control his habits, yes people get addicted through various means but then this doesn't really contribute to gambling addictions. You can place a minimum deposit and still not get addicted so it's bent on the personal preference depending on control.

I think that's what he means, but my take on this is that minimum deposits isn't really a determining factor to restrict people from gambling or get them addicted. no matter what the cost might be those that are addicted would always find a way to gamble. Casinos can't set their deposit amounts to be an a very high amount to ensure that both the poor, average and rich would be able to gamble comfortably

Gambling addiction does not necessarily stem from small deposits there are other factors that can influence it even if you make large deposits, you can still become addicted to gambling if you do not control it properly.

I often come across local casinos with low fiat deposits under $1, especially when using e-wallets, which may make it easier for users to play with small balances the same applies to BC.Game where fiat deposits can be as low as 10,000 IDR, equivalent to $0.62.

So I think it’s not just the low deposits that cause addiction, but rather your own inability to resist playing.

I boldly say NO.

You think because of small deposit, it will make people easier to gamble and lead to addiction. Imagine if the minimum deposit is 20,000 PHP (average monthly salary), you will also say it lead to addiction because it force people to gamble a big amount of money.

You're just trying to make something looks bad, any minimum deposit won't lead to addiction.

Low minimum deposit will give people more privilege to gamble with little. If you make a service or goods cheap, it will become more accessible. Even low income earners will be always gamble since they can afford it. And it might make people to always go back to gamble since they the minimum deposit is low.

E-wallet have been banned in the Philippines. The country is really cracking down on gambling because the government claims that it is fueling addiction.

Addiction in gambling is not by how much we have deposited on our account, the wager amount does not also contribute or determine for addiction, neither does the stake amount we made be a point to determine on what goes about with us regarding addiction, to be addicted comes from our personal behaviors, how we are gambling and treated it in a particular manner, either for our own good or at the detriment of our own self.

Maybe minimum deposit can actually contribute to addiction but that is going to happen with some people that wants to be addicted while it may not also lead to addiction for gamblers that doesn't want to be addicted. In my country, there's a betting company called lotto in my country, the minimum bet is about $0.035 and it made them have so many customers because a lot of people can afford such small amount but despite the minimum bet and the large number of customers they got, there's no much addicted bettors, that's why I said maybe minimum deposit can make some people get addicted or not.

I honestly don't see how having a low minimum deposit would increase cases of gambling addiction. People look at gambling addiction as if it were a pandemic, and 100% of people are playing, 90% are addicted, when that's not true. When you look at the global data:


https://www.who.int/news-room/fact-sheets/detail/gambling

This shows that overall there is no cause for concern. I have not found data showing what percentage of people in the Philippines are addicted to gambling, how many cases are increasing, and what period of time these increases are occurring. It would be good to discuss this with real data, because I do not believe that having a low minimum deposit amount creates an increase in cases of gambling addiction.

Gambling addiction has nothing to do with gambling addiction from what you are explaining I can only see casinos doing their normal advertisement which is to lure people into gambling or use the particular brand that is sponsoring the advert, gambling addiction is as a result of excessive exposure to gambling with out self control and not because of a low minimum deposit that is needed by the casino

The truth of the fact is that when a casino have a very low minimum deposit on its platform, such feature only gives room to a large number of audience who could afford it to have access to it's gambling instrument (i.e features). And as such, when such individual gets addicted due to the abuse of the minimum deposit that was initiated by the casino, in other to make gambling accessible to everyone, the casino is not to be blamed only, as both the gambler who falls to apply caution and gambled irresponsibly also stand to be blamed. Hence, if government are truly concerned and wished to reduce the rate at which people get addicted to gambling, then they should create jobs. Because it's been fact checked that the majority of people who falls addicted to gambling are those who are jobless and only sees gambling as their only hope to financial freedom, which is why they don't mind risking it all, simply because they believe they will someday gets lucky.

I don't know or not really sure if minimum deposit can make a person a gambling addict or lead to gambling addiction although there might be a chance that it could lead to gambling addiction even if it's a small amount that a person deposited as long as that person is always deposit small amount because sooner or later the amount that will be deposited will surely increase little by little until it is no longer a small amount that being deposited. For how many people is I am not sure about the percentage of people that will do it.

Gambling has now taken hold in every country in such a way that everyone tries to participate. In my country too, gambling was not very popular with many people at one time and people were not addicted to it. I have seen some people gambling on the side of the road and many people gambling secretly. But now through gambling advertisements, it has spread in my country in such a way that it has become very difficult to stop people. I don't think it is possible to convince people to stay away from gambling now.

We know that people get addicted to gambling with a large amount of money, but we must also remember that people can get addicted to gambling even with a small amount of money. When a person starts gambling by depositing a small amount of money and wins a large amount of money there, then people will gradually become attracted to it and the desire to get more will increase, as a result, people will get addicted even with a small amount of money.

Even if you can gamble with less, the limit is such that you can't put more, and eventually you stop. At least until the limitation clock resets and you can start again the same drill. So, it's a way to minimize losses and maybe the rates of addiction. It's known that the Phillipes have such an issue, and they are trying to find measures to reduce it.


As far as the media said, it isn't banned as an app. They banned the connections and the ads related to gambling sites. In other words, the simple way to gamble easily and fast.

I don't think that lower minimum deposits at casinos will increase gambling addiction. Gambling addiction is more influenced by psychological factors and self-control, not solely by the size of the minimum deposit offered by the casino. It's true that lower minimum deposits can potentially encourage more people to try gambling, but ultimately, the level of addiction is determined by how gamblers manage their gambling activities.

Minimum deposit amount does not influence a gambler from being addicted because despite that the minimum deposit amount is very low but yet there are still gamblers who will find it difficult to deposit such amount. Gambling addiction is becoming rampant not only in your country but there is increase rate of gambling addicts in many countries and what i can just say is that poverty and economic crisis has been the major cause of gambling addiction because most gamblers are trying so hard to stake bets and win huge so that they can escape poverty and provide for themselves. If you look around the world today, unemployment rate is on the increase and those who got jobs or own businesses are experiencing little cash flows which cannot take care of their needs, so most people are now taking gambling seriously, hoping that one day it will become a source of income for them which is why the addiction among gamblers is very high now.

The issue here is not really with the minimum deposit, but the hype that comes with the promotion of the casino. People will get addicted because they have heard stories from these gambling promoters how they have become successful or made huge money from gambling. Adding a very low minimum deposit increases the possibility of getting addicted even more because it has now become easily accessible by all; even the poorest.  Ofcourse gambling and the hype is one thing that'll give them hope.

It's all relative recently but raising the minimum deposit to a higher amount is actually a sensible barrier to entry and might stop people who constantly scrape together a few dollars to fulfill their urge to gamble. If you cannot afford to deposit $100 (or equivalent value in your local currency) into a casino then maybe you do not have enough disposable income to be contemplating gambling. If you've exhausted all your other funds and cannot hit this minimum, then there are probably more important things that you should be spending your money on in life. Honestly though, having more powerful self exclusion tools and ideally ones that work globally, would be the best way for people to control their gambling if they feel like it has reached a problem stage.

Lower minimum deposit will only make more people gamble with very little amount and I don't how that will make gamblers get addicted. They'll deposit little and end up losing it and might not get motivated to chase their losses since the profit will be little.

Gamblers that become addicted easily, are the ones that gamble with an amount of money that they cannot afford to lose because they will end up chasing their losses to see if they can recover it.

Some gamblers actually thinks that they are only making a little deposit but truth me told that lots of them are not just make Small deposits. Why I said so is because the gambler can lose the first amount they deposited but they might still make another deposit because they believe they are just spending small amounts of money. However the fact that the casino actually gives their customers bonus for making small amount of deposits will probably make more gambling gamble oftentimes.

The OP seem to mean that the minimum deposit amount will make people want to spare some money to gamble even if they never planned to gamble initially. The minimum deposit will probably encourage them to want to start gambling and they will become addicted overtime depositing small amount to gamble without even knowing. He doesn’t mean the casino should increase the minimum deposit amount, as this is their own way of marketing to invite more users to use their casino and be ahead of other casinos offering the same niche as them in the country.

They allow people to deposit as low as $0.35 to gamble. That is very good. Although, I am not satisfied about how ewallet will be used for something related to ads or promotion. We have discussed something similar today and I also against it. But to be able to deposit as small as $0.35 is not bad at all. It is people that should discipline themselves while gambling. If the minimum deposit is $100, who that will be addicted to gambling will still be addicted to gambling.

Casinos are  busines enterprises. They will do all they can to get patronage. Reducing deposit requirements to the bearest is their own way of getting that patronage. To the best of my perspicacity that doesn't constitute addiction. We shouldn't give a dog a bad name just to hang it, as they say. Blame the poor economic situation in your country (just as it's in mine too) and its effects on the citizens as that's pushing more of your people into gambling. Countries with poor GDP and high cost of living will always make their citizens poor. Gambling is the perceived panacea out of poverty for many poor people.

I do suggest to an extent that when we are running out of bankroll, then we cant have the ability of continuing in gambling again for a particular moment, which is another way of taking an effective measure towards gambling addiction, because it is only when you have fund in your bankroll before you can gamble or play bets as you like, which in some conditions, we have to also consider more of being discipline with gambling than other measures that may not help in the situation we are facing.

Let me share my view on it, the ultra low deposit offering by the casino is a tactic used for those who have never gambled before and for those who are very weak in making decisions. This is the best strategy to attract them to the casino. They will not consider this amount as it is so small and will give it a try to test their luck. But who knows? This strategy is just to trap them, and they will go higher and higher in the amount to win or recover their losses. However, they are already moving ahead in the trap, and nothing positive can happen for them except loss. This is the real mentality of the local casino owners.

When someone gambles with a minimum deposit, his deposit is now exhausted very quickly. And the habit of frequent deposits makes him more addicted when he deposits again and again, and when he starts making large deposits, he makes the same deposits again and again. And such an activity gradually makes a gambler very deeply addicted. So no matter how much amount he deposits, he should follow a limitation. A specific budget can save a gambler from deep addiction. Because when you keep a specific budget, even if you lose them in a day, you will not gamble again for a certain amount of time, due to which your emotions will not work much. However, the more frequent deposits you make and the more frequent gambling you do, the deeper your addiction can become.

The minimum deposit is not the problem; the problem is the narrative that they give to them. The minimum deposit just makes it easier to deposit for the average people and doesn't in any way contribute to gambling addiction. It's all about who are the ones playing and not about how much they are allowed to deposit. The mindset and reason to gamble is one of the easiest ways to get addicted. Just as they share that narrative of getting rich quick through a $0.3 deposit, anyone who follows that will get addicted.

If exposure contributes to the development of gambling addiction, then I can say yes, the minimum deposit can contribute to the development of gambling addiction.  For as low as a fraction of dollar a person will have a gambling experience, meaning that with just a small amount of money, they are exposed to gambling which in return higher the chance of developing gambling addiction.

Unlike when the minimum deposit is set to a higher amount like $100 minimum deposit before they can play in the platform will definitely repel players who only have a fraction of a dollar to fund for gambling.


Think carefully, to develop a gambling addiction one need to be expose to gambling activity.  With an amount for minimum deposit set to the lowest, people can then have easier access to the gambling platform and expose themselves to gambling activity frequently, and this frequent exposure to gambling activity boost the chance to develop gambling addiction. So how can we say that minimum deposit does not contribute to gambling addiction?

That gambling is affordable and the minimum deposit in not much beyond what an ordinary gambler could afford to make is not a ticket to being addicted, just as you have also mentioned, we should not see it in such direction, people have a long way to go when it comes to dealing with possibility causes of gambling addictions, the minimum or maximum does not triggers for addiction, this is more of what concerns about how each gambler is behaving or choose to live his gambler kind of lifestyle.

Well, in the poll above, I picked "No" option because I do not believe that low minimum deposit can cause gambling addiction, what thing I personally believe or think is that any body can get addicted to gambling regardless of what be the minimum deposit on the casino they are playing on, addiction to gambling is a choice, and by this, I mean that even if the minimum deposit to a casino is small, it's still those who are careless with their gambling activities that will get addicted.

So in the nutshell, the local casinos in your country are only trying to win customers over by bringing the minimum deposit down, and it's going to work as many who can't afford much can now afford to gamble with few pennies, but then if people are getting addicted, it's their fault absolutely and not the fault of the casino, people should learn to gamble responsibly irrespective of the opportunities presented before them.

This was a fact in the report to the Senate hearing, which is why the lawmakers ordered the central bank to have these e-wallets unlink their services from these local casinos.

BSP orders e-wallets to unlink from online gambling (https://www.msn.com/en-ph/money/financial-regulation/bsp-orders-e-wallets-to-unlink-from-online-gambling/ar-AA1KuHCv)

There were other factors; I can cite unregulated marketing as a big contributing factor to why the country has a surge of gambling addiction, and the economy is another one.
When you are being fed by how it is easy to win in gambling by these influencers and the ads on mainstream media, you will be tempted to take a chance, thinking that your 20 pesos is your journey to financial freedom..

If I understand the topic correctly, I don't think so. Even if the deposit amount is limited at a casino, it doesn't limit the number of casinos a gambler can have accounts at. In this case, they could make the minimum deposit at several casinos and still spend more than they can afford, thus continuing to feed their addiction. This won't solve the addiction issue.

We can make an argument for this conversation, since if a casino demands for a minimum of $100 deposits, that means it forcing their customers to deposits and play more and that could fuel addiction in the long run, since if you have such balance you can be forced to play more than you should if you have no such available balance.

Some other argument may come against this factor that high deposits and withdrawal requirements dont make up to what push gamblers into addictions and if their have solide argument to back it up we also we have to accept that also since gambling addiction can be controlled via decipline and not casino demands.

These local casinos know how to make a massive profit without even considering their social impact or responsibility. It started with the cock fighting platform, where bettors can deposit a small amount knowing that their market is the average income earners who are into cockfighting in a physical arena, so when they went online, they devised a plan for them to make it easy to join the platform.
After the online cock fighting goes offline, the scheme continues to other local online casinos, so yes, the very minimum deposit is one of the factors contributing to the country’s gambling addiction dilemma.

That's exactly what's happening. The low deposit is to make it affordable to all so no one feels left behind. If it were high, people will still complain that it's out of their reach. I think the mindset that pushes people into gambling is what causes the addiction, not the ease of registration and funding. Bogus narratives are sold to newcomers to attract them. That's what keeps them glued to gambling even when it becomes obvious to addicted gamblers that they're wrecking themselves. They keep gambling.

To me I think the OP is making a point about the shadow connection between deposit limits and increasing propensity to gamble among the people using such gambling site. When people can afford to simply gamble with the least amount that is in their disposal it makes them gamble at any opportunity they have but where the fees set as minimum deposit is high it could deter their gambling so easily if the amount is not what they can easily afford to lose.

Surely from your explanation minimum deposit can contribute to Gambling addiction in crypto Casino games . Not only in crypto Casino but fiat Casino, generally people often get scared trying to find a huge amount of money to their sport betting app, feeling like putting all at once will make them spend all within some few minutes, this will continue often an on until they deposit even 100x as time goes on yet they feel like they are smart not knowing that are the one still losing in the lung run despite being extremely careful.

I think this would make people who can't afford gambling become addicted to it. Gambling is for everyone which includes the poor and rich, when the minimum deposit is reduced this can make it open for everyone to gamble. And it's likely for poor people to get easily addicted because they would try to use the little amounts of money that they have to get rich. This is going to make it a constant habit

I think you are right the narrative surrounding the minimum deposit can indeed contribute to problem gambling which cam really lead to some risk for example promoting quick riches and easy wins can most time get a hold on which can vulnerable individuals and it cam also contribute and lead to addiction to a gamblers, i think if one can acknowledge the potential risk associated with online gaming narrative, it can work towards creating a safe3and more responsible gaming environment.

I will also say the same thing that there are currently more than a thousand casinos in the internet space for gambling and even if someone calls all of them scammers, there are at least 10 to 20 casinos out there that are not scammers and of course, it is not true that there is a high minimum deposit amount in all of them.
So if someone claims that he has become addicted to gambling to fulfill the minimum deposit quota, it will actually be a completely wrong accusation. Because there are already options available that have very small minimum deposit requirements and there are many casinos that have no minimum deposit requirements.

I think that if casinos require excessively high deposits, they will have difficulty attracting customers, and this also applies to withdrawal amounts. Apart from that, I think there are many other factors that contribute to gambling addiction, one of which is poverty. I see many poor people using gambling as a means to escape poverty, and they usually deposit the minimum amount required by the casino.

Therefore, in may opinion that casino requirements are not the primary factor in addiction, sometimes, it's the gambler greed that drives them. However, casinos are not to blame for someone gambling addiction, every gambler should have their own principles when starting a gambling session.

I can’t say for sure, but I think it’s their greed that makes them addicted, thinking a penny can turn into a thousand. Well, of course there’s a chance of that happening, but it’s very low. It’s their imagination that keeps them doing the same thing. Now, the government has issued an order for the removal of online casinos in e-wallets. I think the next step would be a higher minimum deposit. Their goal for now is to curb the addiction, since they can’t completely ban it yet with so many against it.

Low minimum deposit can only make many people to start gambling but cannot contribute to gambling addiction because as the casino is reducing the minimum deposit that is how they are making gambling very accessible with the least amount and people will be willing to risk their money with the mindset that it's just a small amount so it won't bother them if they loses it. Gambling addiction comes by frequent gambling and being too anxious to win money because the more you are gambling that is the more you will be having the feelings that you can hit the win if you gamble more, by so doing that is how addictions comes so it's not actually about the minimum deposit.

Generally this is the lifestyle of all gamblers, they end up gambling above their expectations by depositing Small amount for each bet but later realizing they have deposited enough amount and gambled all within a specific period of time without knowing they have gambled such amount. If you ask me I will say yes that minimum deposit can contribute to addiction. Just like me,ost times I am afraid of subscribing my data with a higher amount thinking it's too high, I later port for the low Data rate but with the long time I will realize that I have subscribe above the amount I was afraid of subbing at once. This cases are frequent, we dont want to lose but we later end up losing or probably getting addicted.

Yes I think minimum deposit can contribute massively to a gambling addiction. When entry cost is too low people feel they are not risking much and so they deposit in reckless. But before they know it all those little amounts add up and they’ve lost far more than they intended to. The marketing will make you think its safe, but it will slowly get a hold of people. I think there need to be tougher rules and more awareness so people know the dangers of these so called low deposit.

I think any well-structured post that contributes to the topic is welcome. But when it's just aggressive, it becomes an open-ended question that leads to a lot of spam. In my opinion, the two things are not related. Minimum deposits and gambling addiction are both serious and complex topics.

Re: Do You Think The Minimum Deposit Can Contribute To Gambling Addiction: No.

So, OP... and, now what next?

Everyone tries to manage their gambling according to their capability. Poor people tend to gamble by depositing less money. On the other hand, rich people will be interested in betting with more money. If depositing minimum offers an advantage, gamblers sometimes try to bet more by depositing more money, and at some point, they can become addicted. Addiction may not be based on money, but on the player's lack of self-control.

Addiction is not only caused by the amount you use in gambling; it is possible for someone to gamble with a low amount and still end up getting addicted to gambling. Addiction is also a result of the mindset and understanding you have about gambling. You can bet with a very low amount, but if the target is to be rich from gambling, you can also end up becoming addicted to gambling.

Everyone who has been addicted to gambling is not affected solely by the amount of money used in betting; there are different reasons why people become addicted to gambling.

Every other thing that some people might say or link to the cause of gambling addiction, if you ask me, is just extra; the real addiction starts from the person's mindset. Every other thing just contributes to it: little deposits, easy-to-access casinos, and many other things, which they can say cause why some people easily get addicted. There are also people who have the same access to such things and still don't get addicted, which is why I said it's something personal.

Is two way different on the way you choose to approach it . It can be form of fueling addiction because of the small deposits, and the reason the casino do such is to make more folk be able to play their games without thinking of depositing money they can’t afford to lose .

The other way one can approach it is by using it as their form to improve their risk management. By keeping to their principles of not going over board but only with what they can afford to lose.

Are you putting the blame on casinos or gamblers who choose to gamble until addiction.

The choice is always ours to decide whether depositing or not, what you think is new for casinos reducing minimum deposit is more like what any local casino in my country have as their deposit threshold.

Reason why casinos prefer reducing deposit threshold is so that all customers can have fun without feeling worried about spending too much to deposit, also attracting more gamblers to use their platform. Gamblers can stop being addicted not minding what the minimum deposit is, by knowing when to quit gambling.

While I’m also on the side that minimum deposit in casinos could also contribute to gambling addiction, but let’s be honest here, gambling problems is not just mainly on financial aspect but it’s also about on having too much time spent on gambling, to the point of creating no limits which is very crucial in gambling.

Gambling addiction increases its rate simply because people have lost full control on their finances, time and emotions that easily build them up to get addicted rather than becoming responsible gamblers.

It doesn't really matter if there's a minimum deposit or not, people that are going to be addicted will still get addicted as the addiction doesn't come from how much you're using to gamble or not. Having a minimum deposit can make people be depositing that minimum but still when you check how much they have used in gambling, it'll still be big because they have being doing it for a long time. To minimize gambling addiction, it should be about educating people about it and not reducing how much they can use in gambling. Gambling addicts will always find a way around any restrictions that you introduce.

This could attract poor people to explore gambling, because first and foremost, they can afford it already, and second, they believe that if they add more deposits, the chances of hitting the jackpot increases as well. And that’s where gambling addiction starts to develop and process, unconsciously putting more of their funds and spending more of their time into gambling.

This is why gambling addiction becomes widespread. Because these casinos are now going down to the capacity level of these poor individuals, wherein it’s an effective strategy for them to lure people into gambling.

The amount of money doesn't have much to do with the addiction itself, but rather how the person feels when gambling and the amount of time they dedicate to it. A low minimum deposit will allow them to gamble more and can serve as a red carpet for addiction if they have little money left. But I don't think it has much of an influence, since the addict makes himself known because he's capable of going into debt or stealing through gambling. Therefore, I don't think the minimum deposit makes a noticeable difference.

After all, not everyone becomes addicted; only between 1 and 7%, depending on the country.

Making the minimum deposit to become too low can attract more customers to patronize the company but it doesn't make people become addicted because what fuels the urge for addiction is greed and lack of self control. A lot of gamblers will choose a company that has low deposit over high minimum deposit but if the services of the company with the lowest minimum deposit is poor gamblers will always run from patronizing the particular company.

In fact, regardless of the minimum deposit, if a gambler lacks self-control, they are still susceptible to gambling addiction. For example, if the minimum deposit is relatively small, it makes it easier for anyone to gamble and appears easy, but it's actually a strategy by the oddsmakers to attract more gamblers.

On the other hand, if the minimum deposit is high, this encourages gamblers to continue making deposits repeatedly once they become addicted. Especially with large deposits, the losses will also be greater.

Essentially, anyone who experiences a gambling addiction is someone who can't control themselves, including their money and time when gambling, ultimately becoming addicted. In fact, the minimum deposit you mentioned is a way to attract potential users, making it easier for people to try gambling there, and it's even possible that people who have never tried gambling at all will try it, and it is just a marketing way. So, the bottom line is that gambling addiction is the fault of each individual, and not the casino. If someone becomes addicted due to ignorance, it is due to a lack of basic understanding and the maturity to try something new. Meanwhile, someone who becomes addicted despite knowing the risks can be described as greedy. In the end, we can conclude that it is not the casino's fault at all.

I don't even remember seeing any limits on deposits or gambling anywhere, at least in online casinos there are no such restrictions. But among poor people, I personally haven't seen many who are addicted to gambling. For some reason, it's mainly rich people who get hooked on gambling and can't get rid of it... Overall, there's nothing wrong with it, obviously, but playing on a regular basis is excessive.

Theoretically, it's possible that minimum deposits can make someone addicted to gambling.
Because of the justification that they're not doing any huge deposits and only gambles with a very small amount.
That makes them confident that they'll never get addicted. But as time passes by, they're doing more deposits in several batches with the minimum amount. And, computing that amount could be their total salary for a month but they just did deposited it in batches.

if it is very cheap like the one you mentioned, I guess it does some way, I mean, while the act of depositing itself doesn't contribute to gambling addiction, but being able to despoit in such a small amount can tempt people(a lot of people) to gamble and try their luck with gambling, which could lead to addiction. so yeah, I think in a way, a vey cheap minimum deposit could contribute to gambling addiction.

Anything that gets you hooked to gambling can contribute to its addiction - lowering minimum deposit has its advantages and also disadvantages, for advantage you could say that many people would be able to access gambling without having to go over what they can actually store to lose, they won’t have to save lots of money just to make a single deposit - so this could be a means for them to actually reduce the amount they spend on gambling.

While for the disadvantage we could say, that lowering the minimum deposit would increase the time you spend on gambling because unlike when it was a bit higher you’d be considering the amount you’d be depositing but now that’s low you won’t think of it as an obstacle anymore and that could lead to more gambling time, which exposes you to addiction. But if it’s properly managed I think we could get more of the advantage without getting addicted.

I don't think gambling deposits is a determining factor that contributes to gambling addiction....basically people that get addicted to gambling are those that have no sef control or discipline and this includes both the poor and rich gambler...Gambling addiction is solely based on the individuals mindset and not the amount, that's why we have gambling addicts that are poor and those that are rich, they gamble in their capacity

The minimum deposit of casinos in my country is even less than what you have in your country but there have not been report of people getting addicted because of the minimum deposit. So the minimum deposit does not have anything with gambling addiction, it only attract people to gamble if it is very low. Addicted gamblers do not even care about the minimum deposit because they will always find money for gambing.

This is very no. Here in our country, a lot of people, even not rich and let's say poor, are relying on gambling, so some of them, instead of the money they would use to buy food for their family, they instead use it for gambling, hoping it will get doubled or more.
This issue came up in the Senate discussion, where increasing the deposit limit could help the gambling addiction. Which for me, it can help but not totally solve the problem.

YES and NO at the same time.
Having minimum deposits have pros and cons towards the gambler.

Having a low minimum deposit can still contribute to gambling addiction because of how low the entry point is, it will be very tempting to the gambler to deposit that amount. This gambler will think that this is just a low amount so he will deposit, but if repeated overtime especially when he's losing consecutive times, this consecutive deposits that he is doing can add up, and will create a cycle that's very hard to break. We know that the more money we spend, the higher the chances of getting addicted.

On the flip side, there's a positive side on it as well. Having low deposits will give players more control over their budget, and it will allow them to gamble with only small amounts of money instead of spending hundreds of dollars. It will make gambling for them more affordable especially for those gamblers who treats gambling as a form of entertainment.

At the end of the day, this will depend on the attitude of the gambler. If the gambler has self-discipline, I don't think having a minimum deposit matters that much.

Depend on each person. The key here is how they can control themselves not to deposit many times daily or weekly. No matter what the method is, as long as you can control yourself, you will not get gambling addiction.

You know that is just an easy way to deposit the money to your gambling account. But you always remember that gambling is a way to have fun. You will not be playing gambling many times and just occasionally because you know that can lead to gambling addiction.

People lose control and don't realize how many times they deposit. Suppose they have limitation on playing gambling, they will not over deposit. They will stick to their rules.

No I don't think this Is something that could lead to addiction by itself but of course only with meta analysis or
other method research this could be clearly defined.
It should be clear that addiction in gambling doesn't hit like heavy drugs. In that case has been clear demonstrated how Its easy get addicted even with small amount used. But there, there are many chemical mechanism involver that lead to this disaster...

When a casino offers minimum deposits, it provides an opportunity for those with limited funds to participate. Yes, I probably agree with the opinion that the possibility of getting a gambling addiction from this will be higher, since people will play more and more often. You do not need to be a mathematician if you calculate how much you can play with a minimum deposit and how many times you can play, where the deposit is significantly felt on the player's wallet. Habit is formed from frequent repetition of actions; accordingly, gambling addiction can, one way or another, become a side effect of small deposits.

This is probably due to the low standard of living in your country and the casino offers low deposits so that even the poor can play in their casino. That is, they lower the "entry threshold", which means there will be a wider audience reach, which will ultimately create millions in revenue for the casino.
 
Gambling addiction doesn't arise "from high stakes", but from the gaming process itself. It doesn't matter whether you bet $0.1 or $100, you still find yourself "in the game" and the desire to win is equally strong in both cases. This means that step by step, with each bet, careless gamblers (which are beginners) will approach the dangerous edge of addiction. Also, each loss will push in this direction, because of the desire to win back and compensate for losses. In general, with a decrease in the amount of the deposit and bets, there will be more gamblers, and this means that the number of addicts will also grow proportionally.

Something has to change. When the minimum deposit is too low, it just gives gamblers more chances to keep playing. Have you ever experienced this, when you’re gambling, especially on slots, and if you lose, you’d rather just lose it all than be left with a small balance that you can’t really use? As long as the amount is still enough to gamble with, people will use it.

With low minimums, this mainly attracts the poor because it gives them the sense that they can afford to gamble.
In my opinion, it’s like a trap.

I think you got him right. Because of the minimum deposit and withdrawal, people choose a platform to gamble on. They choose a platform where they can make as small a deposit as possible and also prefer a platform that allows tiny withdrawals. Let's say a person makes $300 a month. Of course, he cannot afford to make a $100 deposit and play. He won't take that risk unless he is already addicted.

But when the minimum deposit is $1 or, say, $10, they would try the casino to check their luck. That's how people start gambling. The lower minimum deposit requirement is making gambling affordable for everyone. Of course some of them will become addicted at some point.

I dont think its the main cause of gambling addiction. The reason why they have low deposits is because if the deposits were higher then some other competitor casino would get more traffic, so casinos have no choice but to have the lowest deposit as possible.

You wont see low low deposits of like $0.01 unless its using some L2 sidechain or some cheap fee network like Solana. Reason being is that every deposit on Bitcoin is an unspent input and it costs a minimum amount of money, I think $0.10 or $0.20 on the lowest (1 sat/btye fee) to be able to spend that input. Same thing with Ethereum, it costs gas to be able to spend those deposits, hence why very low deposits arent popular.

Meh, not everything is strategy to con you, if bookmaker allows depositing small amounts, it's nice of them that people can play with little funds.


If minimum deposit is low, people will be frequently depositing too, what's point?

In away, minimum deposit can be the reason for addiction to appear. Because if person plays minimum, that person might think that this deposit is nothing for him and he can allow himself to make another deposit, and one more, or return tomorrow. The more person plays, the more gambling becomes a habit, the higher is the chance habit will turn into addiction, or something a gambler is so used to do, that he cant imagine a day without doing it.

I think you've already conveyed the point: self-control. Even if you gamble as best you can, but lack self-control, the risk of addiction remains. For some people, failing to do so can lead to gambling addiction.
I don't think the minimum deposit amount matters much; for those already addicted to gambling, they'll likely force themselves to meet the minimum deposit.

Yes, the host certainly knows very well how to market and the targets they want to implement, and with the ease of various accesses, of course they will carry out both in terms of deposits and others. Yes, there is a high possibility of addiction, with low deposits creating the perception that gambling is an affordable and low-risk activity, thus encouraging more people to try. With a low initial cost, players may be more inclined to play more frequently or may be tempted to continue playing, potentially leading to addiction.

It’s the process… the start of addiction begins the moment someone starts gambling. If the minimum deposit is very cheap, it gives more opportunity for people with low earnings to get into it, since they feel it’s affordable. But the problem is, when a person has low income, sometimes they get desperate to make money. And because they’re already inside the platform, there’s a high chance they’ll get addicted.

That’s why I believe prevention is more important than cure.
Don’t let them gamble cheap, set a higher minimum so it’s harder for vulnerable people to jump in.

I mentioned this before in another thread because I also played on that local online casino application before. I stopped for a month or two now because I realized how bad their service is, with a very low RTP, although there's no written number. I just experienced a very bad losing streak, winning nothing, and I don't like that.

Anyway, about the question. Yes, I do believe that it can contribute to gambling addiction. A very low deposit amount will urge a low-salaried person to gamble his money just to test the waters, but the truth is, it can become an addiction if he repeatedly does it and counts all the losses from consecutive 20-peso deposits. It could go to 200 pesos and then further until he is chasing the losses that he cannot get back anymore.

Big or small minimum deposit requirements can contribute on gambling addiction especially if the gambler didn't handle well their activity.

What's actually more damaging to the society is if the casino offer low minimum deposit requirements since this situation could affect lots of people. Since even low income people could able to participate and gamble their faith on gambling then look or dream about winning huge on the casino. That's why those things became an bigger issue on the society since casino makes that thing became accessible to all of people since anyone could spend $0.35 cents to try their luck and worse it will lead on more heavier situation like addiction.

I agree on this. I experienced it myself that I always do deposit whenever I have a small funds in my wallet since casino allow small deposits.

Not only small deposits but also the low minimum bet on gambling games. In my local online casino the minimum bet is x10 lower than the crypto casino despite having same game from same provider.

Some casino makes everything lower to make it affordable to everyone that typically cause addiction to low income people because it gives them hope that it can be the answer to snap out of poverty.

The minimum deposit isn't really a big issue, but it does allow many people to gamble, as you mentioned. Low-income people can be tempted by ads showing potential wins with minimum deposits, leading them to gambling addiction. The potential for addiction is always present in any gambling situation. Furthermore, with the advent of online casinos, I've found many of them offer very low deposit amounts. This can impact many people, including those with low or lower incomes.

Here I agreed about this because minimum deposit have nothing to do with addiction it's always depended on if you have you can go ahead but in case of you are having nothing you can wait for your next chance.
In last few years I am doing same never going with my own funds mostly are having chance on freebets or something other stuff which keep me alive on gambling because now I have strategy I will never go ahead with my own funds and its working for me.
Doing job online and having ads always bring some temptation, but now I learn to control my emotions just because of these things are under control in months have small deposit or freebets giving good way of fun.

Let us leave the minimum amount that is said to be affordable up to the least class of gamblers with their bankrolls and understand that addiction is not just a trap for the rich people but also the poor.

We just fall the victim when we have lost control of yourselves gambling with too much anxieties with the highily anticipations.
This may not really be about how much we have lost if track our gambling history.

Of course it could also be of timing where we spend too much time gambling. It does not matter whether we are loosing or winning. It is about the amount of values Time and Money spent there which at the end of responsible scrutinization you have lost so much that is not Worth it on gambling.

The minimum deposit and easier deposit options will attract gamblers with small capital. Clearly, this is a convenience offered by casinos, along with some initial bonuses. What can lead to addiction is the increase in betting activity and the amount of deposits made. Even though the deposits are minimal, gamblers may not be able to control themselves and continue to deposit after losing, increasing the likelihood of addiction. The downside is that addiction may be more prevalent among poor gamblers with limited capital.

If we consider low minimum deposit can contribute to gambling addiction, means that we can conclude all other things contribute to gambling addiction such as the internet, our gadgets, or even technology in general.
Addiction comes from the gamblers, even if minimum deposit in most online casinos is big enough, gamblers will find a way in order to be able to gamble.
For example, there is group of young people who like to gamble at the same time in the same place, for them increased min deposit will not be a big deal as they can collect their money into 1 and make a deposit into 1 account and play together.
What next? Should we also consider that the low minimum bet in online gambling also contribute to gambling addiction?

Minimum deposits is never an avenue to create addiction, rather it's an opportunity or privilege to see that every gambler is been given the same equal chance of gambling base on their individual affordability, this shows that we need to now develop within our own personal interest the strategy to use in gambling, the way we should play and not be addicted from the kind of player we choose to be.

I guess not base on that game its the convenience, with that casino its more convenient to the Filipino to make a deposit and withdrawal because of the accessibility of the e-wallets reason why they can easily play and go anytime they want if they will win they will make more  games if they lose they will cut it out and make withdrawal instantly without hassle, most of their welcome deposit is around less than 5 usd compared to the international casino they are offering more that that such as the deposit bonus. So if you are a gambler for fun its not recommended to use their casino at all me personally im not fan of our local casino instead im shifted into crypto.

Yes he's of the opinion that when the casinos are making the minimum deposits very low that more  people will gamble frequently, because they see the money as insignificant and they can easily come up with that money and this can easily fuel gambling addiction. But in a situation where the minimum deposits are high, this will discourage mass gambling among the population. But to me it doesn't really matter, no matter the amount that's the minimum deposits, there will always be gambling addicts. The only difference will be that there will be less numbers of people gambling. But amongst those that can afford the minimum deposits, no matter how high it is, there will definitely be addicts among them.

Not directly but it can a be a trigger for someone that is vulnerable to addiction that can’t afford gambling before but due to lower deposit they can access gambling.

What you said is correct too in general. But assuming some gambler can’t control their gambling activities there’s always a scenario that someone will be addicted if many people already playing it.

Anyway, lower deposit help also player to risk only small amount.

Psychologically, nothing moves a product or business faster than affordability. Casinos study so much about the neuron of prospective gamers and understands exactly what's the best next move to approach their needs in the gaming world. And because they're always four steps ahead of the gamers, all the efforts seems to work perfectly, it's all left for the players to follow up with caution every financial related developments from the house and expand their thinking capacity towards being on the right track even when playing on lesser amounts.

I would say those who are earning less, as they tend to think that with that in just a small amount of deposit, they have a chance to win big if they get lucky, which is the start of never-ending chasing of losses. They are the target of this casino as they are thinking that money could solve their problems.

It was different a long time ago that a minimum deposit was something like not affordable, and even the method to deposit was somewhat not user-friendly, unlike now, where it is few taps then voila you can now play which greatly contributes to an addiction later on as you might think depositing small won't affect your wallet.

It would take an actual scientific study to actually know whether the amount of the minimum deposit is an important factor for people to fall into the pit of gambling addiction.
So far, the survey you have set up in this thread show people in this community are fairly divided on whether there is a direct correlation between the minimum deposit and addition.

I would say it is within the interest of the casino to advertise itself as being as cheap as possible for people to access to their services, and casinos are very aware they need to increase their number of gamblers in order to thrive in the long term. But in the end of the day, becoming addicted to gamble completely depends on each one of us and how responsible we are with our own money.

So far, the results of the survey

Yes   - 11 (39.3%)
No   - 9 (32.1%)
Maybe   - 8 (28.6%)
Total Voters: 28

And I thought the majority would vote for the Yes option, because it is a fact that it is happening based on the study and the senate hearing, but anyway, it’s good to have a diversity of opinion, nothing is right or wrong in our opinion because it is based on our observation or experience. I’ll take it as it is.

Well, yes, this problem can never be completely solved, because if there is a substantial minimum deposit, a dependent player will simply save up that amount in order to start playing, so this is not an ideal solution to the problem. And it is worth acknowledging that in this case, a solution to this problem will never appear. Addicted gamblers will always find a way to gamble for money and try to win.

this was still available in other forms of gambling like those cards you scratch and in lottery but this time it was online and you do not need to be going outside to gamble so i think it’s those two things that made it so addictive: low minimum deposit and accessibility

What i believe  is that we are responsible for actions the casinos are not ment to be blamed for our lapses. If the deposit amount is too high compared to what we have in mind to gamble with, why not check out another casino with a more lower deposit amount that way you'll  feel comfortable  rather than overriding your initial intention just to suit the casino. Their only aim is to make profit from you so whether you make small deposit  or large deposit  they'll still make profit from you, so now it's  left for us to choose between desperacy or wisdom which should you apply,  but before you pick from one of those options  always  do well to consider the consequences and the sacrifice involved.

I think if the business is based on a poor country, they have to really lower the minimum deposit to attract even those low earning individuals otherwise their audience or clientele would only be the high earning ones. Which is not a bad thing either but they have to decide which direction their business should go

The gambling should be play with the gambling responsibility to avoid of loss in the gambling.The gamblers who start the gambling with high money,if they loss their money.Surely they get worry for the loss.If the gambling addicted person loss the less amount of money in the gambling,it never make them to loss their money.If the gamblers want to get away from the gambling addiction,they should use the less money at the time of gambling addiction to avoid of huge money to the gambling loss.Like this the gamblers can also get away from the gambling addiction.

It is possible that minimum deposits will lead to addiction, but I think the point is not just about the minimum or maximum, but the gambler's own awareness.
Indeed, if we look at the minimum deposit given as a form of promotion, gamblers will consider it easy to do and very feasible, so they will not be aware when they do it and play and then lose, they can still make another deposit.

However, if there is good self-control, it is actually possible to avoid falling into addiction because the key is setting limits for oneself.
Regardless of the size of the deposit made, addiction can still occur for anyone because we are all aware that ultimately, it is our own behavior that drives gambling addiction.

Well, you started pretty well at first, I agree with all that you said at first which is that we all are solely responsible for our decisions and actions, but you deviated along the line unfortunately, the discussion isn't really about casino wanting to make as much profit from we the gamblers, but more centered on whether some certain casino features leads more gamblers to getting addicted, which in this case is low minimum deposit.

We all know that low minimum deposits will allow more potential gamblers access to the casino, as the easier it is to achieve the required minimum casino deposit, the higher of the chances that alot of people will be getting involved in gambling, but getting addicted I still believe is a person choice at the end of the day, because even in areas where minimum deposit to casinos is very high, there are still alot of gambling addicts there too.

It was before casinos targeted rich people, but now, they are also targeting the poor. A good strategy, perhaps, to gain more clients, but yes, the impact to their lives isn't looking good. Casinos make money, but these poor people suffer. This is something that the government should regulate. Addiction is very concerning now, and having this low-deposit strategy triggers more. I believe setting it to 100 or higher loses the interest of many. It might affect the casino's income, but at least it will help poor people stay away.

That's really low minimum deposit no wonder people will keep deposit and play gamble until they're addicted, combined with various attractive bonuses, it becomes the perfect trap to lure more players in. Honestly, if something like that existed in my country, I’d probably be tempted to play too just small amounts at first, spending little by little until I eventually got bored

It does. A relative of mine have justified that due to this, he won't mind redepositing time and time again. And with so many stories that have been shown to KMJS, those gambling addicts have the same thing in common for reasoning why they keep on gambling again. That's because the ease of depositing and the minimum limit isn't a lot and that's why even if they've lost a lot already, they can say to themselves that it's not a lot to gamble again and they'll try to chase their losses maybe with the next bets they do, recovery will come.

Minimum deposit being too small only allows more people easy access into gambling, that is, more people, even those with out much money can deposit their pennies to their favorite casinos and experience what gambling feels like, but even in this, those who will not get addicted still won't get addicted, while those who will get addicted will get addicted..

This is why I said that addiction to gambling is a choice, it's a choice we make either directly or indirectly..
If minimum deposit was the reason why people get addicted to gambling, I personally would also be addicted to gambling today because as far as I know, the amount to deposit to casinos for gambling purposes has never been as issue to me, but since I know that addiction is real, I still try as much as possible to control myself and how I make deposits to the casino..

So, addiction is a choice, it's something we choose either directly or indirectly based on our decided actions or inactions, the casino allowed minimum deposit to be small but did not force anyone to keep depositing after each and every loss.

And what is happening in reality? Everything is only getting worse. A person with a low income is even more susceptible to the influence of gambling than those who earn much more. Poor people have the most direct dependence on money. They need it constantly in the amount needed to live another day. And how can you quickly and easily raise money? That's right, casino advertising will tell you about it. It seems disgusting to me. You can't play on the feeling of need.

A person who is addicted to gambling will either be addicted to the minimum deposit or the maximum deposit. For a compulsive gambler, the amount of the deposit has no effect; rather, if he deposits a large amount, he will be able to take out a larger bet, while if he deposits a small amount, he will be able to bet once or twice before his balance runs out. However, when the addict runs out of balance, he will refill it and continue his gambling activities.

It’s not just about addiction itself, we also have to look at the process of how someone gets addicted. With low minimum deposits, anyone can start gambling, and that alone already puts them at risk. But if the minimum is high, fewer people can play simply because they can’t afford it.

Just imagine this comparison: one casino offers a $1 minimum, while another has a $100 minimum. Do you think the outcome would be the same in terms of addiction level? For me, the answer is no.

Don’t completely agree with you; low deposit means they are making gambling affordable, and the players don’t need to worry about breaking the bank before they can be able to afford gambling. It’s now on the player to use the little deposit, place a bet, and know when to stop. Just the same way that people who gamble in casinos with high minimum deposits can also get addicted, the same way minimum deposit can also allow people to get addicted. It all boils down to how the player gambles and the type of self-control and discipline they have that will determine.

In conclusion, I think bookies try to make everything easier for their users. They target profits from all levels of class, and one thing is certain, addiction is not their concern, it's purely the gambler own responsibility. Therefore, gambling companies don't need advice on how they should run their casinos, gambling advice is for us, the gamblers. So in my opinion, as long as bookies don't violate regulations regarding maximum and minimum deposit limits, they are free to set those limits.

You know what, I think this whole gambling addiction needs to be looked at from the root cause, and am thinking the reasons we keep talking about it is because people want to take short cuts to making it in life especially after you taste a few wins you think this can be done everyday...sorry Karen ,sorry Joe gambling can sometimes be rosy and sometimes be a nightmare which you wish never happened.

Otherwise with or without minimum amount on the deposit, people will always gamble and it's up to the player to call a timeout by themselves!

My answer to this question is clear and very precise: I think that the reduction of the minimum entry threshold directly affects how many people will be able to start considering the casino as an interesting way to spend time.
Because psychologically: the less money we bet, the less seriously we will perceive this bet. We will think that this is just a joke. Although this is already the first step to start betting more and more money.

It’s strange, but in the survey many didn’t even answer a firm Yes to the topic’s title question.
And this is probably due to the fact that the reduction to 17 cents does not necessarily have such a strong impact on the influx of new guests for online casinos or bookmakers.
I can assume that it is probably a matter of psychology, namely that if someone wants to try their luck and excitement, then it will not be an obstacle for them to bet even 5 dollars. And if someone is not interested in the casino, they simply will not go there.

Bookies and casinos, some sites already have it all in one place. And yeah, they don’t care if you get addicted or not, because that’s not their concern. They’re running a business, not emotions. It’s just a system that gives them the edge, and that’s why they win.

The TOS they provide before we even sign up is already enough to warn us of the risks. And once you’re 18+ or 21+, you’re expected to be responsible with your choices. So blaming the casino for our mistakes doesn’t really make sense.

All of that does not guarantee addiction; it only makes it easier for gamblers to play with lower deposit amounts. Here, we will see many new gamblers emerge because the minimum deposit amount has been massively reduced.

As for addiction itself, it depends on the gamblers themselves. If they are tempted to gamble excessively and become emotionally invested in the constant curiosity of winning in gambling, they will continue to gamble until they feel unable to stop gambling in a single day. Even with a small amount of money, they will deposit it into gambling and hope to win, and this will be done every time they have money.


While there is no direct correlation, upon reflection, this makes it easier for gamblers to get involved. Even those with limited funds may engage in gambling, which can lead to addiction if done continuously without pause. This also depends on the duration of time and the amount of money spent on gambling.

You are making a good point that gambling addiction is a choice and that's true. I agree that all of us have a choice whether to gamble or not, to deposit or not and to become addicted or not. And with small deposits, the volume is bigger with that and that's making us more vulnerable when we gamble because we think that it's not a lot to lose. But we have to remember how the big ship sinks and that's with all of the small holes that they have where water comes in and that's the same with a gambler that doesn't notice that.

A small deposit in itself is neither good nor bad, but it all depends on why you use a small deposit. If you use a small deposit simply because you are afraid of losing money, then this most likely indicates your caution and then your probability of becoming addicted is not very high. If you are not very smart and susceptible to advertising and want to make big money by spending small, and you simply do not have big, then it is likely that you may have problems. The availability of deposits can lead to financial problems for those who are very naive and have defects in their worldview. If a person dreams of getting rich by spending small change, then most likely the probability of addiction is very high.

My answer is No, mainly because most gamblers that deposit low or gamble at a low amount are strictly trying to avoid being addicted that's the more reason they are gambling with what they can afford to lose at a minimal percentage,basically because they don't want to get hooked up along the line so having used a minimum amount can't contribute to gambling addiction.

You have got a fair point there, but you also need to consider casinos going for a very low entry point are mostly going for an approach which allows them to catch the attention of as many potential gamblers as possible, instead of going directly for the attention of established gamblers with relatively deep pockets. It is a quantity/quality thing.
There are casino which only give their services to VIP gamblers, people who can afford to risk thousand or hundreds of thousands in a single night, where luxury is the norm and people with little money are not allowed, that is "quality" for casinos. Quantity would be exactly the volume they can get from a high number of gamblers, regardless of the social status and the money those people have, there is no discrimination or exclusion.

Both are valid and effective points for casinos to make money, but it is conditioned on the market they aim to.

If a person knows they have a gambling addiction, I don't think they'd consider depositing just a small amount. They would want to play for a long time and,
at the same time, hope they get lucky enough to hit the jackpot prize at the casino they're playing at.

I believe that one of the things that contributes to addiction is when a player experiences a big win from their gambling.
That's one of the main reasons they keep coming back to gamble again.

Yes it can really contribute to addiction, when people know that they can freely and easily gamble with any small money they have just to stand a chance of doubling it, then they will gamble relentlessly because it is very cheap to do so. If gambling was not cheap and very expensive, do you think it any kind of person that can afford it? When everyone can not easily afford it, it can  reduce addiction but because it's very cheap, some people even see it that when they lose 20 peso, it's not really a huge amount and that they can quickly get the money back.

Yes, a minimum deposit can indeed make gambling easier. It's quite beneficial, however, as some people might think, there's no need to save up to gamble; just a small amount can be used to try your luck.

While this is certainly a personal choice, it's not for everyone. However, given the inherent greed and hope for luck, people will often try and make large deposits on a regular basis.

The minimum deposit can contribute greatly I think as if for example is little always like 5 USD as a minimum, it can develop the habit in person to gambling almost everyday as who in the developed world does not have 5 USD to spare or use for entertainment, even the lowest salary greatly permits this. Now I know that 5 dollars is a very low amount and it is not easy to get addicted to though if you use IDR for example as a currency that many casinos support you can play a lot of time with the minimum bet in most Pragmatic Play games and by doing so unconsciously you develop the habit of becoming addicted to gambling, now it takes one good session and you think it is great to play with 5 dollars as it does not cost me anything, so yes it heavily contributes to becoming addicted when it is low the minimum deposit amount in my opinion.

The minimum deposit from this casino is very surprising, as so far in crypto casinos I have never encountered a minimum deposit as low as that.
Your thoughts might be correct, because seeing the minimum deposit provided by the casino makes it possible for poor people to make deposits and gamble, and if they are curious, these players might continue to deposit without realizing that it is money that should be used for important things.

Your government should set a minimum deposit rule of at least $5, so that players only play when they really have that amount of money, or as big as the minimum daily wage in the Philippines so that people there will think more wisely about playing, meaning only play when they really have spare money.

The belief that the low deposit options, such as 0.17 USD hype, are totally harmless is wrong but it is a very clever strategy to hook a player by keeping the threshold low. And that approval attitude is just monstrous.

It is always better to establish deposit limits to reduce the damage, especially for the high risk bettors. Operators who put a limit on it will not lose much but it will indicate social responsibility.

And convenient e-wallet access fills gullible users with enticement.

Yes, minimum deposits do boost addictive behavior. And the solution to this is to combine low risk access with exercising control measures such as timeout, self exclusion & reality checks to ensure that the hype does not lead to a hole.

I don't think the minimum deposit can affect addiction. I believe addiction has increased in recent years for a different reason: online casinos have multiplied rapidly. You can play at a casino from anywhere in the world, so it's too easy to get in.
The minimum deposit is a strategy to keep your account active, and therefore, an active user brings numbers to the casino. Mathematically speaking,
many active users bring numbers. Imagine a large pool, each user placing one pebble at a time, multiplied by thousands of users placing a pebble. At the end of the day, you have a pool full of pebbles without any effort.
The concept is identical and in my opinion it doesn't affect addiction; that's individual and a lack of discipline.

I am in support of this gambling solution, it's not a bad idea but I believe this gambling platforms are those running in the same country as OP, it's obvious that the government will force them to do this, lowering a minimum amount that a gambler can deposit is a good strategy.

However, gamblers can avoid such gambling platforms and go internationally, and the e wallet you talked about isn't the only way to fund gambling platforms, correct me if you think I am wrong, crypto payment on online casinos is now generally accepted.

I am not saying this idea won't have good impact but the smart ones will have their ways most especially those that always believe that higher amount risk on gambling is what makes you win better amount in return.

With the current situation of many online casinos operating, each with their own minimum deposit and withdrawal amounts, I often find online casinos with very low minimum deposits, so low that even children under the legal gambling age could use their pocket money to gamble.
I agree that this could lead to many people becoming addicted, as you mentioned, since it only takes a small amount of money to try one’s luck. 
As a result, many people might try it, and possibly more than once, ultimately becoming more deeply involved in gambling.

Anything accessible can be a triggering factor for addiction since anyone could get back easily once they have enough money to spend on gambling.

This is to bad since even if they spend few bucks on their activities but if they are consistent playing for sure they are heading into addiction. Especially if they don't have any experience dealing with this scenario nor develop already a discipline on how they can avoid getting a problem brought by addiction.

That's the reason on why casinos choose to lower down their minimum deposit requirements since they want their gambling accessible to anyone.

Maybe he would've said they reduced their minimum deposit to attract more customers cause I don't see how minimum deposit relates to a gambler getting addicted, one can only get addicted if the person is not responsible or disciplined enough, the only thing that relates with the reduction of minimum deposit is to attract more customers not to cause addiction, the OP made it seem like anyone who gambles would automatically get addicted, forgetting that there are folks who gamble in a responsible manner that wouldn't get them addicted, it all depends on the mindset of the person.

But what if they keep repeating that, they continuously adding money after every loss until they have no money left in their pocket? Or it's the last money they have. In that case, I think even a small (minimum) deposit could contribute to their gambling addiction.

The cause of gambling addiction is that we cannot control ourselves, so even though we play with small amounts of money but play many times, or play with amounts that we cannot lose. We can also become addicted to gambling.

I think I understand the whole thing, he was trying to say they decreased their minimum deposit to enable them get more influx of gamblers and as so doing, it may lead some gamblers into getting into gambling the more reason being that, lets say for instance a gambler was finding it difficult to gamble with them before because he could not always meet up with there minimum deposit at any time he wants to and beside we know that there are some gambling sites that we are conversant with or like because there features and how we are able to navigate though their site easily, this can actually get more gamblers in and also make old users to gamble more since the minimum deposit is now to the level they can no longer complain about or not be able to afford but it in all addiction rarely comes through this means.

The reason why the minimum deposit issue can make gamblers addicted is because when a minimum deposit amount is set and it is very small and when gamblers deposit a small amount there and gamble, they will not think twice about it even if they lose the city. But of course they will think about how much fun they had there. And thinking about that, they will go back there again because they are depositing a very small amount there. And in this way, due to frequent gambling, they will become addicted to gambling at some point and they will not be able to settle their mind without gambling. Because that will become their habit. And people cannot forget their habit very easily.

Yes, that's the reason why so many people are even getting addicted because gambling is very cheap, easy and affordable, some people have not been able to make any investment on some certain assets and that's because the asset is expensive that they need to save up for some months before they can be able to make the investment but look at gambling which they can use even $0.5 to stake on a game which they might expect to win $1k or $5k, that's why they are falling for the addiction.

I don't think the minimum or maximum amount can cause gambling addiction but how your self controlling when deposit fund can stop or not? Usually if any people keep gambling addiction they have habit for allocating how much fund deposit in gambling and stop totally after their fund over not matter get winning or loss. Usually have typical of gambler always start deposit with small fund after raise up how much winning will withdraw and not really addiction keep deposit again after much winning.

During many gambler not have much fund  I think several gambling platform side have minimum deposit amount, its make gambler addiction for depositing as much possibility although with small fund.

Yes I do believe minimum deposit do contribute to gambling addiction and can also encourage gambling addiction. So long as the minimum deposit is low, this will encourage people to be making deposits frequently without feeling much of the effect. They may just feel that since the deposit is low that it is nothing, before they know what is happening it has accumulate to a large amount. However the limit placed on deposit is not the only thing that can contribute to addiction because even if the deposit limit is high some gambler may still look for way either to borrow in other to get the money.so the most important thing is self control, if only we can be able to control ourselves regardless of the deposit limit we won't become addicted to gambling. It is only when we lack self control that it will become a problem.

This happens because, in my opinion, they believe that every gamble will result in a profit, so even if they have lost, as you said, once they have enough money, they will most likely return to gambling and bet their money again. The bad thing is that they may obtain that money from sources that are not legitimate.
This really comes down to self-control. If someone has good self-control, whether they are wealthy or not, they are unlikely to withdraw the profits they have already earned. The opposite is also possible.

When there is a minimum deposit and there are wagering requirements because they were assigned a bonus, the person must get it into their head that they have to play a lot to be able to Obtain some profit and if the person runs out of that bonus benefit, and deposits more money to look for the same fun it will not be the same , it may be that in that way it will lead them to a possible path to addiction.

Honestly, I don't think the amount deposited has anything to do with addiction. The reason? The size of the deposit depends on each gambler's readiness to accept the risk of loss, and addiction is something that occurs because a gambler has a misconception about what and how gambling actually works from the start.

Logically, if a gambler comes to the table with the understanding that gambling is the right place to change their fate and become rich, isn't the chance of them becoming addicted high (regardless of the amount deposited)? Of course, addiction depends on the gambler's mindset and perspective.