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Just because a country earns massive revenue from gambling doesn’t automatically mean there’s no addiction problem. Sometimes those big numbers only hide the reality that people are losing more than they can handle. What really makes the difference is how strong the regulation and enforcement are.

Take Singapore as an example. Even though the casinos bring in a lot of money, the government enforces strict rules like limiting how often locals can enter, because they know addiction can get out of control. Australia is another case where gambling generates huge revenue, but different states have faced strong public pressure to address problem gambling. And in South Korea, many forms of gambling are restricted for citizens, while tourists are free to play, simply because the government doesn’t want addiction issues to get worse among locals.

So high revenue doesn’t equal a healthy system. In many cases, the worst addiction problems show up in places where regulation is weak and there’s no real enforcement.

Do you think countries should start tightening rules as soon as they see signs of addiction, or is it better to let the market keep running until the problems are impossible to ignore?

It's bad for the country if criminality increases because of addiction, not only criminality, but also neglect, the head of the family neglecting his duty to his family, workers abandoning their jobs because of gambling.

It's the government’s duty to combat a menace that threatens the nation's stability. I have seen the worst in addiction here in our country. Imagine a security guard robbing his place of duty because of his addiction to gambling.

Prevention is better than a cure. The government will spend 10 times the amount on curing addiction if it only implements the prevention of this menace. The government should know when to pull the plug.

A country cannot expect to avoid gambling addiction problems when it legalizes gambling. Gambling addiction is a very real possibility when people engage in gambling activities, and the government's role is to regulate gambling to prevent more serious consequences. For example, in the UK, the government has implemented various strict regulations, such as age restrictions for players and time limits. If the government allows this problem to persist, it will only worsen and cause widespread social damage. Before that happens, the government should take preventative measures by tightening gambling regulations and educating people about responsible gambling.

That’s exactly the point OP! Revenue figures can look impressive on paper, but they don’t reveal the hidden social costs of addiction that ripple through every families and communities out there. Strong regulation usually prevents the problem from spiraling before it becomes unmanageable.

In my opinion Governments should treat gambling more like alcohol and tobacco, where proactive regulation is seen as a public health responsibility rather than just an economic issue. Its also related somehow its not about the money but the mental state of any addicted gamblers.

Why would a country wait before they started to tightening their gambling rules. They should enact, not react, and they should really know that gambling has it's bad effect in their population. If the damage has been done before they do something about it then something is wrong with that government. As you have, one good example is Singapore, they restrict their local as much as possible and they only allow tourist to go and play on their big casinos, why? Because they know the ill effects that it can bring to their country and the harm. That's why they wanted to cut it from the very beginning and now allowing their citizens to go and become drug addict. Yeah, there could be good taxes that a government can get from allowing casinos to flourish, but at what cost? Widespread addiction?

Who said this? A country earning huge revenue from casino usually have a lot of cases of gambling addiction due to the volume of gamblers contributing to the revenue.

Higher revenue means high number of gambler and we all know that there’s a high chance of gambling addiction rate of many is playing.

Australia is the best example on this since they have a lot of active gambler. Casino is booming but there’s a lot of problem related to gambling as a downside.

If a country has decided that the issue of gambling and its addiction is very important, they will surely formulate regulations to limit or even prohibit it. 
But for countries that may not pay much attention to the effects of addiction on their own citizens, they will only implement the regulations that have been set. As long as they gain revenue from gambling taxes, they will be content. 
It would be better if countries indeed paid attention to regulations to limit the gambling activities of their citizens. But of course, that would require a strict system and supervision.

Gambling addiction can be seen anywhere regardless of regulations or no regulations. But countries that ban gambling like the Muslim countries, gambling addiction is less there.


What are countries that have tight regulations even doing against addiction that is effective? Nothing. They care most about the taxes and not addiction. Only what I also see they care against is underage gambling.

Gambling addiction is the same as any other addiction. And it does not stem simply from an activity or a drug. An addiction is a dysregulation of the brain's neurochemical processes, especially dopamine, which means the addiction is simply the symptom of that. The main cause is the dysregulation. There could be many reasons for why this happens. Sometimes it is simply genetic and there is nothing we can do about it.

So a higher rate of gambling may put a light on the problem but it is not actually related to the cause, I would say.

Let people do whatever they want. Government involvement often makes everything worse so I say keep them out of it. Adult people can choose to gamble, drink alcohol or smoke cigarettes. It is their choice. The government is not there to parent us. If they prevent people from playing, people will some other way of having fun and since they’ll also get angry at the government, they’ll harm themselves even more.

Instead of making it harder to gamble, why not give people a better education? Higher paying jobs, less inflation etc? That way people would be happier and gamble less.

Their approach is wrong. maybe they only act once the problem is already serious and can’t be cured anymore, so they end up having no option but to declare a ban.
But that also affects the positive inflow of money into the country, all because from the start they didn’t have good policies in place to combat addiction.


Maybe before it even happened, they should’ve already tightened their preventive measures.
that’s what good governance is supposed to do.

We can always blame this on the government. for example in the PH, addiction is high because the officials are corrupt.

Instead of focusing on campaigns to educate people about responsible gambling, they focus on milking the operators and even helping them spread marketing in an uncontrollable way, tempting even those who really can’t afford to gamble.


That’s a fact we can’t deny. if you read the OP, I mentioned countries that have high gambling revenue but their own people aren’t really suffering from addiction, because the industry is serving tourists instead of locals.

It is also about how the games are designed. If they don't let them make it too addictive then it would limit the amount of people who have issues.

At that point it is already too late. They should tighten these rules before signs of addiction come!

Is that so much better though? Instead of making your own population addicted you are just making other people addicted instead. It is less of a solution but more of a trade I think.

Government generate revenue both from gamblers win and the profit made by gambling companies. with that, it means that regardless of the degree of addiction, it does not in any way affect what they are getting as long as the gambling industry remains relevant. to an extent, you can not even judge a societies degree of exposure to gambling by the revenue the government generate. the true statistics comes when you go to the street to get a first hand information on what is actually happening with regards how much they engage in gambling on a frequent bases.

a government that is interested in curbing gambling excesses will first try to create the right orientation in the heart of her people, that way, they don't feel that the government is just trying to deprive them of their source of joy but rather sees the regulation from the government as a source of help that is even to their own benefit.

It’s the duty of the government to protect its people, as the people are above any government; they should not prioritise profit and revenues over the welfare of their citizens. This kind of government will eventually perish if it fails to prioritise the welfare of its people.
The government is the next to crumble if it ignores all the warning signs. Whoever is the leader of that nation will be overthrown for neglecting his duty of protecting his people from every menace, and addiction is one menace that the government cannot and should not ignore.
The government should prioritise welfare over profit; it should show concern for its people, or eventually, the people will not show concern for their government, leading to protests or revolt.

One of the duties of government is to maintain laws and order. Any government who has the interest of the people at heart will not wait until things go out of hand before doing the needful. There should be appropriate laws and regulations for every activity the country approves so conflicts will be resolved amicably and to also take care of abuse as in the case of addiction.

It is unfortunate that most of the gambling laws available are only focused on getting revenue when the real problem is left unattended to. Gamblers should have their right, as well as casino operators. As much as gamblers would enjoy these rights, gambling limits imposed by the government will be neccessary to keep the gambling industry sane.

For revenue numbers it does not mater if gamblers are winning or losing. It only matters that they are playing.

Source of joy? Addictive things are not source of joy. Gambling, smoking or any of that is never a source of joy. Temporary satisfaction alright, but joy no. Joy is something else.

Regulations cannot fix things in this manner, because if we look at the cause of addiction, we are going to discover that it's about a personal and individual kind of behavior in doing something, some can be modest in their dealings and some may not at the same time.


No, governments alcannot help in this, because this same addiction we are talking about does not only exist in gambling, we have people being addicted on other things.

Addiction is very common in countries where the economy is weak too because people are looking for ways to make more money when there is no real possibility from their economy and high level of unemployment and the addiction exists everywhere not where the people are rich or poor.

And tightening the regulation is indeed the next step but instead of just focusing on regulations they also need to keep their citizend educated about the gambling and it's consequences when they are doing it for wrong reasons.

I do read the OP and you’re right about that. I’m just interested where do you get about your info for your opening remarks that assume high revenue assumed the country is successful with less addiction.

Anyway, this is the common negative impact on gambling industry despite being profitable. The society is the one being affected just like what happened to our country Philippines that they resort to close POGO despite earning huge revenue on that sector due to its bad impact to society.

I think the regulations are fine as they are, but the real problem comes from society, not from the casino. The existence of a casino doesn't mean gambling will stop. It's normal in Latin America to see bars and places where people go to gamble, so government regulations are the equivalent of putting a bandage on a broken pipe instead of replacing it.

And by this, I mean that homeschooling should be reinforced, including subjects on economics and the proper use of money in schools, encouraging activities unrelated to gambling, and improving the quality of life of its residents. It's very difficult for a busy person to become addicted.

Gambling is illegal in most countries of the world. Gambling is legal in very few countries. And I think the countries where gambling is legal are not very concerned about gambling addiction. Every country has its own rules regarding gambling. I don't think it is  possible to completely eliminate gambling addiction by just tightening  gambling rules. But every country should make this rule strict that no one can participate in gambling before becoming an adult. teenagers are  not well aware of gambling addiction and its harm. That is why they are  more addicted to gambling. For this reason, underages people should stay away from gambling.

This part being bolded is really the problem for countries that suffer from gambling issues. it starts as a problem for the people, but once it becomes massive, it turns into a government problem. their usual reaction is to ban gambling, thinking that’s the solution but it’s not.

When they ban it, not only do they lose revenue, but people still end up gambling on illegal casinos anyway. gambling today is so easy to access, and even if they block sites, a VPN is already an easy workaround.

So instead of banning, they should strengthen regulation. For example, look at the gambling industry in the US, it’s a huge industry, yet gambling addiction isn’t considered a massive nationwide crisis. That’s the kind of system other countries need to learn from.

It’s the other way around. Most country allow some form of gambling while only few doesn’t allowed gambling. According to statistics. 164 out of 193 UN-recognized countries allow gambling while 29 countries strictly restrict their citizens to gamble.

Gambling is already part of most culture of every country as form of entertainment that’s why it’s very hard to fight it to make it out of our system.

It is not supposed to fix it instead it is supposed to improve it. Regulations when done do work very good. In the case of gambling it would reduce the percentage of population that gambles by a large percentage. If kids are not exposed to places where they can gamble easily, they are not likely to start gambling.

You are right, not sure why the other person wrote that gambling is illegal in most countries.

Any government that permits the gambling industry to keep running without any form of regulation is merely keeping a problem breeding just because of the monetary gain they are deriving from it. It could a ticking time bomb, a problem they are allowing to grow bigger that could potentially affect them later on. In a country where gambling is without any form of regulation, it will not just be the individuals of age who are generating a revenue for the government, but also the underage who have been influenced into gambling because almost everyone around them gambles.

It is very much possible for the government to still profit from the gambling industry with proper regulations. Without any form of regulations, a country will be a breeding ground for addicts, and that could increase the rate of crimes, because you have people who are desperate to get money through any means to fuel their gambling.

I hope you know that their are countries that are not well established and they are not yet carrying out gambling regulations, allowing gamblers to do what they like and to gamble on the casinos they like without any form of regulation. If you go to some of the African and Asian countries, you will noticed that most of these online gambling platforms are not registered or have their presence in those countries but allow gamblers from those countries to use their platform and bet.

Ideally, when a country legalizes gambling, it should already be prepared with regulations and anticipatory measures that involve its citizens, including the impact of gambling addiction. 
A country that legalizes gambling but has weak oversight is likely to increase the chances of gambling addiction. 
The country may not initially realize the magnitude of the impact. However, with many cases beginning to become public, there should be regulatory changes that tighten their supervision of gambling.

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Large gambling revenue  are often just the tip of the iceberg for govt, they dont mean that everything is fine. look at the above chart, in Australia, billions of dollars are lost legally every year, yet almost half of active gamblers are at risk of losing money. when i was in singapore i've noticed they also charges citizens & PR people a hefty entry fee, &  has some bizarre strict rules like travel restrictions &  deportation orders to curb addiction. So yeah  governments should tighten rules at early warning signs, not wait until the situation explodes. you know prevention is better than cure,,

Addiction is everywhere; as long as people are gambling in a community or a country, there are people that will get addicted as time goes on. It's important the government understand the disadvantage of gambling and put in the rules to regulate individuals from gambling addiction.Except the government are getting some kind of wages; then they won't want to interfere in a case like this. But as a good one, the well-being of her people should be the first goal. Gambling isn't bad in any way, but irresponsible gambling is worse. Gambling addiction should also be treated as drug addiction because they have on futures.

Your example in Singapore does expose something worse than what you're suggesting. The entry levy system ($150 for 24 hours, $3000 for annual) is a great economic filtering example. What they've created is a two-tier model of addiction: while the locals can gamble at will because the levy is pocket-change to them, the working class citizens of Singapore are facing a paywall. The government isn't suppressing addiction. Their choice is whom to tolerate depending on income levels to be addicted

This gets at something we don't discuss nearly enough: every regime of regulation actually contains a hidden answer to the question "who should be allowed to destroy themselves?" The tourist-only model of South Korea is even more straightforward about it. They are actually claiming that they will reap on foreign addiction and shield their own nationals. Which leads to the question; if gambling is harmful enough to limit for your own people, what's the moral logic of offering it to others? It's like running a cigarette factory on export

The government should start working on this issue when they see addiction in the first stage. In a state, there are many issues already that are disturbing lives, and gambling addiction should be the next one addressed. If they do not pay attention, people will start engaging in more illegal activities to fuel their bets and chase losses. They will become addicted and may do anything that can make the situation worse. If they can start working on it at the earliest stage, then there will be a positive environment, and there will be no negative effect on government revenue. We know the aim should be a regulated market, not one that only profits from addiction.

You are misunderstanding the concept of addiction.
Addiction doesn't come only when you are losing. A gambler can be addicted to gambling when he is losing and also when he is winning the casino or sportsbook. I am aware, many people do say one is addicted when they keep losing yet they keep betting. In as much as you keep betting irresponsibly in gambling you are actually addicted.

That is why government regulating casinos is not a bad thing, because it will also help the citizens to be reminded of the reason why they had to make it that way and trust me strategies like that barely get spoilt or deserted. Most gambles would prefer freedom to do what ever they like with their money but from another angle the government are only trying to prevent increase in criminal activities because of addiction. In as much as we have crossed the age requirement for gambling that does not guarantee that we will gamble responsibly, I've seen gentle men who became addicted because of greed to have more than they should have desired from gamble in the first place.

You shouldn't get your Hopes up that a government is going to solve or attack addiction problems , they only do their social works out of mandatory compliance ,  it's not because they want their People to be well, they Just need to pretend that way , that is Something that perhaps is fulfilled in most countries including Developed countries , so addiction is First and foremost a very particular and personal problem.

You’ve just said exactly what I intend to say. If we look at the major causes of gambling addiction, we’ll notice that it usually stems from economic and social conditions, than the existence or presence of casinos.
There’s only so much that regulations can do, no matter how they are, so we can’t expect those regulations to magically cub addictions. Regulations only act as some sort of mechanism to manage those symptoms and not to cure the real illness. The main causes of gambling addiction are factors like financial illiteracy, social stress, lack of opportunities, amongst others, and if these factors are not tackled from the root, then I’m afraid that there’s no amount of regulations that can help prevent gambling addiction in the society.

It's sad that the country is generating revenue from gambling but people are getting addicted. But no one forced anyone to gamble, it's a matter of choice. But if that government can offer ways to curb people's gambling activities a little bit by perhaps putting a limit to what they can stake in a day then maybe it might not be that bad but the money they make from it is the only thing that they are concerned about

It is about playing a lot the results don't matter at all. You are right.

Addicts create problems for the country so this is not true. Any normal government will want to have fewer addicts and looks for ways to accomplish this that is not too intrusive to any other aspects of whole policy.

Tightening rules will lead you nowhere... As always, it's better to work on education than to spend money on new laws, regulations, and all the machinery that will run & control all that. But how to educate people? Do people wish to be educated?

Some cases of addiction definitely require professional help, but most just need to look within themselves and deal with it on their own. When someone gets themselves into a problem, they learn the most when they have to get out on their own... always relying on others to save you will make you weak in the long run.

Definitely in a country where there is a massive revenue from gambling, of course there is a high level of addiction. Because this addiction is the main reason why the revenue increases due to constant bet. The fact is that no high gambling addiction, no high revenue.

On a norms, the country is soposed to tightening their rules to reduce addiction than waiting for it to get worst. But the think is that this countries are making progress or or profit from the revenue, so I think it would be difficult for them to try to stop or tightening addiction.

Gambling is a game of win or loss. So if a country or casino is boasting of high revenue numbers, it often signals that their users are losing more than they win. If the country in question has a weak regulation or enforcement towards gambling, I'm out.


You might think that's the way it's supposed to be but it's not often the case. Some countries will let the gambling shit show to go on as long as they can pull in more revenue they can pass off as "economic growth". When that happens, it's not growth but rather profit off the expense of their own people.

I agree with you. Addiction is not just about the money; there are other things that tie into addiction and why people also become victims of addiction. The only way that the rate of addiction can be controlled is to develop strict regulation and education on how gambling can lead to addiction.

The truth is that even with high revenue and a stable economy, it is still possible for one to end up getting addicted to gambling, especially in an environment where gambling is very exposed without any regulation. Apart from the regulation of gambling, I think another reason why people end up getting addicted is due to a lack of understanding. There should be awareness of gambling addiction and how people get into it.

The main job of the government of any country is to maintain law and order in its country and take necessary steps for this. Gambling addiction is as dangerous as any other addiction. When gambling addiction increases within the country, theft and robbery will increase in the country, which will lead to a breakdown of law and order. And to save the country from such a situation, the government takes various steps, implements various laws to prevent its citizens from gambling. So I think in many cases the government's decision is also correct considering many things, especially the law and order issue.

As a nation and government, it's primary duty has always been to protect lives and property of it's citizens. And as such, when it comes to gambling, it is the duty of government to implement laws that regulate gambling, to ensure minors don't have access to it, and likewise those who have access to it only gamble responsibly and not take advantage of it. Because just as Australia was able to tighten it's laws ensuring a strong enforcement policy, while generating revenue from it, if all countries can adopt same strategy, gambling addiction will be a thing of the past.

I think that taking preventive measures will reduce crime and social disorder in a country. Therefore, the government's job should be to identify the problem in advance and take preventive measures, because once gambling spreads deeply in the society and because of that, chaos arises in the public mind and in the society, then controlling it takes a lot of manpower and a lot of time, which results in the cost of a lot of money. Since the disease is known in advance, gambling can be saved from major losses before the society and the family are destroyed by prevention.

That is a government that cares about the welfare of its citizens and not just them after what they can get from their citizens. Restricting gambling activities gambling activities in other to checkmate it's citizens health so that the addiction habit will not go out of control, because it is still the government that will be responsible for their care and medication also at the receiving end when most of its citizens becomes more addicted irrespective of the revenue they get from gambling.
The government is not being self centered, they also care for their citizens,so that the money that will be used in developing the country will not be used to build hospitals and rehabilitation centers causing more expenses for them, this is a welcome idea that most countries needs to emulate them in other to have a well controlled gambling society.

In every country, there are many problems. There's the problem with alcohol, there's the problem with car accidents, there's the problem with crime, there's the problem with corruption. Gambling addiction isn't the only addiction in the world. As long as gambling exists, there will also be people who, unfortunately, will become addicted. As long as cars exist, there will unfortunately be people who will die in accidents because they were driving under the influence of alcohol.

But even with all these sad and unfortunate disasters, governments, before taking any action, need to think carefully and consider how many people are being affected, to avoid punishing the majority of people who aren't addicted or who don't drive under the influence of alcohol. It wouldn't be fair if there's a country where 1 million people gamble in a casino, for example, and 100 of those people become addicted, then the government of that country should ban casinos and take harsh measures, which have consequences as well.

What measures did these countries you mentioned used to restrict the local from addiction in gambling in their various states, what factors, what rules guides them like that if I may ask.

Do each casino sets an option on the platform that restrict some certain amount of trials in a row? Do certain amount of deposit allowed by a platform? Do withdrawal and deposits limited, is there an automated lock system that locks funds when a rule is violated?

What measures do they take to stop their citizens addictive behavior?

Revenue is generated from it but things are getting out of hand, if the citizens continue to get more addicted to Gambling a lot of things can start going wrong. The crime rate can increase causing a lot of problems in the country...people who get overly addicted can start doing drugs and other things that makes their situation get worse. These are things that should actually be considered

Before addiction would start to arise, the government should make sure to set regulations that comes with strong enforcement. Because in reality, any business that offers instant money will always lead to getting abuse or addiction. So it’s crucial that the country’s government has already foreseen that, otherwise their late rules and regulations will never create a difference anymore once majority of the gamblers have developed addiction.

Gambling addiction is a serious matter, and should be address grimly. Regardless of how huge the gambling revenue is, the top priority is the welfare of the citizens or the gamblers. So there should be strict regulations no matter what prior to accepting gambling businesses establish in the country.

Measures are to be taken to prevent addiction entirely, government that are interested in generating revenue from gambling already know the risk involved in gambling, if they care so much about the citizens, locals from who mostly this revenue will be generated from, then they have to put in place tight measures that will ensure that they do not gamble to the extent where addiction become a problem..

It is commonly said that it's better to prevent a sickness, than to cure it, waiting until locals started getting addicted to gambling before they begin looking for solution or implementing measures isn't the proper way to do things, some one who wants to cook something will First of all make a good fire, you don't start cooking first before making a fire, they say preparation is the major key to success, but failing to prepare is preparating to fail.

Yes, I agree with you because it should be seen from the most humanitarian point of view possible. I cannot believe that a person becomes addicted and is not given the appropriate treatment if they are with people who can help. It is a question of humanity, I say In many cases , things can be seen from a different point of view, but according to the heart of each person, addiction is something that we all must help in any way we can.

Yes, countries should start tightening rules because gambling problems have become a serious matter in many countries. The government should not let their citizens become addicted to gambling by tightening the rules. Although that does not guarantee their citizens from becoming addicted.

Addiction is a personal problem that people should avoid. Only self control over other things can prevent people from addiction so people should be concerned about that. Gambling revenue from the casino will not be related to the people's addiction because that is their responsibility to avoid the addiction.

Casinos can’t really do much about that because it would be too complicated on their part. As long as they follow what regulators require, then they’re fine.

Stuff like KYC (must be a real person, must be 21+), and verified documents - once those are checked and approved, it’s no longer the casino’s concern how you handle your gambling habits. They already have the “responsible gambling” measures in place, so after that it’s basically on you. Casinos just provide the service.

The government, on the other hand, is the one that can actually minimize gambling problems and prevent addiction. Things like limiting gambling advertisements and strictly making sure locals can only play in licensed or regulated casinos. Because if illegal ones keep popping up, they won’t follow the rules anyway, and if the government doesn’t penalize them, it just adds up to the problem.

Every country that allows casino to run their business have gamblers with addiction problem and we have law enforcement agents and rehab to fight this issue if it ever arises, who are we to blame? The government who allow this to go on? I don't think so.

If gambling is a round shape with unending fire burning will people start jumping into the fire because of money? I don't blame the government for gambling addiction unless they fail to correct the issue if it arises.

People are just careless and dumb, a stupid decision can ruin your life if care is not apply, when the decision you want to make is life decisions you need to be very careful, but people are just too careless around anything that promise money in return.

I think what Singapore is doing is great, and I hope it can be implemented in other countries to produce more money from gambling and, at the same time, protect their local people from gambling addiction.
Tourists are allowed to gamble all they want because at some point they will be gone and go back to their home. But locals will be there forever, and if they are affected by gambling problems, it could get worse because they have easy access to the gambling place.
As long as there's no corruption, I think it can be done. They can put those funds to use for technology in monitoring who comes in and out of the gambling place, and if it's online, I think the same thing could be done. There's only a limit on how many times a gambler can go in.

First of all, no one wants to get addicted to gambling intentionally, but they get addicted to gambling for some common reasons. Since no one wants to do it on their own, no matter how strict the government of a country is about the addiction of the people to gambling, it will still be seen that some gamblers are getting addicted to gambling without their knowledge. Not all those who gamble can make a profit, there are many who only gamble and only lose their money, in the case of those who do this, their brain does not work temporarily and then they think that they should gamble more and more and recover the amount of money they have lost by gambling, with this plan, they are seen to become addicted to gambling at some point.

A gambler does not get addicted to gambling only when they lose money in gambling, but many times those who make a profit also get addicted to gambling.  When they win one, two, or three games of gambling, their excitement increases and they gamble more and more, which shows that there is a possibility that they too will become addicted to gambling.

Addiction is not something to joke with because people are losing more money from addictive activities that involves financial activities like gambling and trading. Addiction can lead to greed indirectly increasing the probability of gambling with the right mindset. Some new gamblers might not really understand what it's meant by addiction because they are just getting into the system and they need to be informed so they don't regret later.

That’s probably the best setup, very safe. And Singapore isn’t even a poor country, their people can actually afford to gamble, but they still keep it safe. Unlike in the Philippines, for example, they had POGOs before that were catering to overseas gamblers while locals weren’t even allowed to play. Then they shut down the POGOs, and now locals are gambling instead. The direction doesn’t really make sense because regulators aren’t managing it properly and they’re not carrying out their tasks effectively.

No country that gambling companies operates there that can afford not having their citizens not addicted to gambling, even the countries with ban on gambling operations both offline and online still has a few addicts who gambles using tools to bypass...

Ultimately, stricter regulations and enforcement are necessary to curb gambling addictions and it's evident in countries where the laws are strictly enforced, it may not completely quel it but it would certainly save the country from an addiction epidemic that may be foind in countries with less enforcements.

I have not heard from anyone saying that gambling addiction is ever tied to revenue, so I am wondering who told you it was that made you create a topic about it. There's no country without gamblers who are addicted unless for the countries that bans gambling, but those gambling free countries have so many addicted gamblers but higher revenue from gambling in a country means that there are high number of gamblers there than other countries that had less revenue.

One thing we should be aware of is, as far as gambling do exist, it can't be without addicts that's just it and thats why we will e keep preaching to see if those that are addicted or heading to addiction will know what's at stake so that they can try to gamble responsibly or retrace their steps if they have gone astray already, gambling addiction is inevitable even in a country with the lowest number of gamblers, just as you have said already, it is a common thing for anyone to understand that once there's high number of gamblers in a particular country or will I say region, there's every tendency that such country will have increased revenue from gambling and more addicted gamblers, I think it is very simple to measure that.

Hopefully the locals do not eventually boycott the rules that regulates how much they can gamble else the regulations will still not serve as an absolute remedy as some other gamblers will still find a way around it to satisfy their craving, it may actually cut down the addictive tendencies but some people will still get addicted and will look for a way to satisfy their addictive tendencies regardless of how much they are regulated but I think it should be enforced by the government anyways.

The revenue these casinos generates should also reflect the addictive tendencies because it is a a dense pollution of addicted gambler that a casino will have the chance to make massive revenue but if they have vaey few to almost none, they will get very low patronage and end up with low revenue too.

Logically, it is indeed like that, the more gamblers there are, the more people are likely to become addicted, which ultimately increases revenue. Beside that, even though every gambler understands the concept of responsible gambling, in reality, most gamblers find it difficult to truly apply it.

Therefore, I am not surprised that some casinos are very aggressive in promoting gambling advertisements, especially through social media nowadays. They try to attract new users in various ways to increase revenue. Of course, all of this is quite easy to understand without needing an in depth study.

There's ultimately no endeavor like gambling that wouldn't have die hard players. These players are more obsessed than others and I don't know if it is due to their genetic makeup or just a bad habit.
The fact is that gambling addiction may be as a result of a mental health condition and not just a financial problem only or it could possibly be influenced by a complex mix of other factors that's beyond a person's financial losses.

Countries who benefit from gambling revenue will continue to do so amidst the citing of addictions, but am sure that the development of restrictions and sensitization would do well to enlighten individuals on the ills associated with gambling.

If a government is concerned with the welfare of their people and there are confirmed records, reports that the gambling addiction is rampant. They'll have to implement any special powers to their citizens in order to lessen gambling addiction. I am not against on them if they're doing something because of the rampant rise of gambling addiction. That's their job and I am in no way going to block what they're doing. For the countries that there's no specific laws about gambling, maybe there's lesser addiction there and IMHO it's also about the cultural differences that we have.

Gambling problems and gambling addiction are something only a few countries are taking seriously; most are more concerned about how much the gambling industry is feeding them in the form of tax than what their citizens are going through. Instead of investing some of those monies back into creating awareness that can help reduce addiction, they will silently be on a round take to rejoice over the inflow of cash coming directly from the industry and estimate that which will come in the coming years.

Nations are encouraged to tighten up rules on time. Waiting till addiction goes viral, will make it difficult to fix and more destroying to the society. Quick regulation helps to safeguard players that are vulnerable, though the gambling industry is yet allowed to operate responsibly. Prevention is much easier than cleanup.

The country that are tightening gambling rules now are places where the level of addiction have gone far beyond a bearable stage, just like in Ph where the some platforms have decided to remove gambling deposit option from their platform and the government are also working on the situation. Some countries doesn't also care but are more concerned with revenue. 

The Philippines' gambling addiction rate is getting out of hand, according to how we read about them in the media, but do you think Nigeria as a country doesn't have a large number of people who are addicted to gambling? Based on the increased popularity of gambling in the country and knowing how unconcerned data collectors might be to drop accurate data concerning the rate of addicted gamblers and those who are not, I personally think some measures should be taken to tackle gambling in this country. We don't need to wait till it gets out of hand.

Exactly, if gambling is being treated the way they are taking the issue of alcohol and tobacco, things would have being more easy and there should be reduction of gambling addiction, because gambling addiction has cause more harm than good in the society and this is not encouraging others in a positive way, which is why the government should take precautions of gambling addiction before it gets out of hand for the benefit of its own citizens.

It's not as easy as flipping a coin because money is key. As is well known taxes from gambling are very profitable so governments don't want to lose this easy revenue even if it means sacrificing their citizens. And even when regulations are tightened, this doesn't prevent people from gambling; there are many ways for them to engage in this activity. Ultimately this is a shared responsibility between the government and society. The government implements a regulatory system and each individual must educate themselves and set limits to avoid addiction.

I certainly agree with that. If society can't control itself, then control it through other means, namely strict laws or regulations regarding citizens' gambling activities. That is the most appropriate solution to address mass addiction in society. Although I know that no matter how strict the government's controls are, some people will still become addicted, but that would be much better because the population would be smaller.

This is sure to draw criticism in a country that values ​​freedom.

But as what I read they are taking those things lightly and online gambling is not totally taken out on their country.

They can still see gambling ads everywhere so maybe what just happened is just a political show that they take action on the issue. But actually they are not doing well to fight back to avoid these serious issues experience by their people.

So maybe there's some powerful people controlling this that's why they are struggling to eliminate those big online casinos in their country.

Of course, a good government will always take care of such things because they know that if gambling addiction starts to become a problem for the nation, it's not good for the country, even if they make more revenue through this, because the more people lose and the more casinos earn, the more taxes they are going to pay, which means more money for the government, but if the government is sensible and is honest with the country and isn't corrupt and selfish, it's going to make sure that people stay in their limits when gambling, so that they don't get addicted and then become a problem to handle.

Imagine, in a nation, the youth starts to become gambling addicts, they don't focus on their careers and education, but are always playing games and trying to make money from gambling but always losing, and then doing illegal and unethical things. That is a big loss for a nation, and government officials who are experienced and educated would know this beforehand, so they will always have regulations and strict rules in the gambling sector so that something like that doesn't happen.

Let us put it this way, casinos will continue to survive in their business if there are players who will continue to play. Otherwise, they will close down their business. So as much as possible, they would want their players to stay as long as possible on their site. They actually don't care whether you are in addiction stage. Because they don't personally know your predicaments, right? So bottomline, you are the one who need to take care of your own business, not the casino, not other people. It is you who knows your financial status very well. So why not be a mature individual in handling things as it is your own life.

Lets get this clear first, that it is not the responsibility of the gambling platforms to help tackles addictions for us, we are expected to be in charge for ourselves and take responsibility on what we may wanted, the governments are never loosed on the aspect of going by their strict regulations in gambling, so there's no need of tightening on anything more, instead, everyone will be left to account for how he chose to gamble for himself.

Gambling addiction has a negative impact on an individual as well as on his society. There are countries where strict control policies have been introduced, which have played a significant role in preventing gambling addiction among their citizens, such as countries like Singapore, South Korea and Australia. But in countries where the basis of this control is weak, a large part of the society suffers losses behind the economic gains of the country. The view of keeping the market open until the problem becomes serious is short-term and risky for the future. Every country should take precautions in advance and implement strict policies to keep the people safe. In addition, strong policies and regulations must be introduced to prevent addiction as well as to generate income from gambling.

I think Monaco (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monte_Carlo_Casino#:~:text=Citizens%20of%20Monaco%20are%20forbidden,the%20rules%20on%20moral%20grounds.) is another country with the same rule. -
Citizens of Monaco are forbidden to enter the gaming rooms of the casino. The rule banning all Monégasques from gambling or working at the casino was an initiative of Princess Caroline, the de facto regent of Monaco, who amended the rules on moral grounds.

Gambling should be as restricted as possible for the locals. Gambling is a huge industry that generates lot of reveneu and governments can take advantage of it if to their own economic gain if locals are restricted. If tourists spend their money on gambling in a country that is good because the tourists will return to their own country and continue their normal lives but if the locals do that, more people will become addicted. This is will lead to a public health challenge as the government may now decide to spend more money on getting help for the addicted. An addicted person is of no economic value to the country and that can bring down the economic development of the country.

The government and the state that prohibits gambling, have done everything and efforts to overcome gambling addiction, many of the ways they have done, unfortunately the gambling industry continues to run normally such as the existence, the laws and rules that are not applied by the government and the state, the resultsnil.

For me addiction to gambling and income all returned to each other, gambling is not a guideline for generating and income, gambling is in a game that must be played with money, if lucky of course we can bring money and if not necessarily a loss.

Rules and laws cannot overcome access to gambling, unless the state deletes the app that has to do into online gambling.
Example:
Why make rules and laws or forbid people to drink alcohol, Whereas the factory to produce alcohol continues to open and operate, is the same as not making results.
Close the alcohol factory is solved, now that will never happen until the earth is completely lost.

I think tightening the rules is helping people to combat their addiction personality. However, it's not all of people are always addicted after they were gambling with their money. It will be so good if the rules can be based on how severe addiction faced by people.

As long as many people who addicted are not reaching the stage where they will be damaging themselves. I think there's no need to fully tightening the rules.

Yes, but in my observations of players, I've noticed that those who fail to win still blindly believe that they'll definitely get lucky, all they have to do is keep playing. And these are mostly poor people with little income; they likely simply believe they'll win no matter what, as if it's their destiny to win and it simply couldn't be any other way. I wish such players could answer the question of why they, and not someone else, should win. I just remember myself like that, and it's good that I was able to learn a lot about gambling and my emotional control later on, so I could stop chasing winnings like a blind man.

Enforcement is the keyword there.. so many problems that we live to face today is as a result of weak enforcement on those regulatory bodies in gambling. Like the recent development in the Philippines were you have a max time you can gamble for, max amount you can wager per game, per day etc. I feel if that's regulated properly, it should be able to solve at least 60% of the addiction problems they face every year.

Waiting till the problems are impossible to ignore is just adding more insult to injury; who suffers the fate of these irrationality? One way of another, Still gets back to the government.

Tightening rules as soon as addiction problems start to appear sounds like the logical thing to do but in practice it’s not that simple governments can make laws and set restrictions yet as long as gambling platforms keep existing and advertising keeps running the temptation will remain the same the same logic applies to alcohol drugs or anything addictive banning the surface level behavior while keeping the supply chain alive never really fixes the root problem. When a country starts to see clear signs of gambling addiction it should focus less on outright bans and more on managing access and promoting awareness people gamble because of emotional and financial triggers and laws can’t fully control that there needs to be education counseling and real financial support systems in place so those who fall into addiction have somewhere to turn instead of hiding it.

The gambling industry will always find ways to adapt even with strict laws if one country blocks online casinos servers move to another jurisdiction enforcement becomes a game of whack a mole deleting apps or blocking websites may slow things down but it won’t remove the demand as long as people want the thrill they’ll find it somewhere else. The most balanced approach would be regulation with transparency rather than blind prohibition if governments work to limit aggressive advertising control age access and force platforms to include support systems and self exclusion tools then people can still make choices but within safer boundaries it’s impossible to eliminate gambling entirely but it’s possible to make it less destructive by facing it with realism rather than pretending it can be erased.

Prevention is better than cleaning up, but how many countries take action in terms of tackling gambling addiction even before it gets worse? Until there is a problem that needs to be solved, some of these government agents who need to address such don't even consider it valid; they need it to happen first before taking action. Let it not be as if they are not working, and even with the solution they will later come up with during the difficult hours, it's not going to be 100% effective.

The thing is that, when it comes to social issues like gambling , a lot of government officials and agencies tend operate reactively, rather than proactively. When the problem is still little and manageable, they often pretend like they don’t see or notice it, not until it becomes visible and politically inconvenient before they notice and sort for ways to address it.

The sad truth is that nobody will agree they are turning an addict until they get addicted and some, even when they are  addicted they won't agree they are addicted instead they see you as someone that doesn't know what you are saying or someone that is under the influence of alcohol. it is better abstain or turn away from addiction than to become an addict and looking for remedy because sometimes you can't stop it because it will become a lifestyle and a habit and habit is one thing that human find difficult to let go

If the people in charge of the government are not active in solving these problems, then it is not possible to solve these problems. Moreover, it is true that if a problem is treated properly when it is small, then it is much easier to eliminate the problem. Ordinary government officials do not want to do anything except for their profit. If they do not indulge in good and bad deeds in any way with their conscience, then there is no chance of any irregularities and disorders. Some officials rather want the situation to be uncontrolled so that they can later make money from it through corruption or some other means.

I like the part you talked about how hope and financial desperation can mix into a very dangerous cocktail. Those who have very low income can easily view gambling as a quick way to get out of hardship, and that’s the fastest and easiest way to get attached to winning, and when this attachment becomes very serious and stronger, it affects their rational thinking and they can no longer make reasonable decisions.

Casinos can generate revenue not only from their locals but from tourists. A lot of cities I am sure like Las Vegas famously get their income from those who visit and not those who are locals. It might sound bad but as long as their locals are not the one with gambling addictions, they wouldn’t dare to intervene lol. Let the foreigners lose all their money and let the country take advantage of it.

Knowing when you are turning addicted to something is definitely the best way to prevent it from getting worster. Though, we all know that addiction is a very big thing that normally have negative effect, but the earlier we realize it on time better for us because is always something that an individual have to control by themselves. Of course that is why is always a personal issue because there is no amount of advice that can easily change them, unless they decide by themselves.

Having a bad habit towards gambling is one of the most graveous mistakes you will never want to make as a gambler because if you do, it will seriously affect your lifestyle and financial growth in life. When you begin to see gambling as the only option left for you to survive in the world and it is something which happens mainly due to the mindset one has set towards gambling. This is even what usually brings about emotional trap when you start having several mixed feelings of desperation, much hopes, much time and attention and once you're in such kind of traps then it's already a major setback to such gambler and this is when addiction sets in, financial mismanagement, indiscipline and denial but learning deeply how these gambling and majorly learning how to be emotionally disciplined are both major advises one can give you when it comes to gambling

Some time ago, this problem also occurred in my country, with many people showing signs of gambling addiction. Although gambling is prohibited in my country, financial transactions related to gambling are still quite massive. So, some time ago, the government tried to address this by educating the public, implementing several policies, and partnering with several well-known influencers for educational purposes. Now, it seems the government policies are effective, and according to reports I have found, at the beginning of this year, gambling transactions in my country decreased by 80 percent. So, I think the involvement of the country, or government in implementing policies is a good way to address this problem.

Reference : nasional.kompas.com - PPATK Says gambling Transactions Drop 80 Percent in Early 2025 (https://nasional.kompas.com/read/2025/05/09/15131301/ppatk-sebut-transaksi-judol-turun-80-persen-di-awal-2025) ( We need translation from bahasa to english for this )

Then that’s a good sign, it means other countries might also implement it once they see the positive side instead of focusing only on the negatives. of course, there will always be downsides, that’s why some countries ban gambling. But as you mentioned, when that happens, people just move to unregistered casinos where there’s no monitoring, so the problem still exists.

What the government should really do is not ban it, but legalize and regulate it properly.

Good share.

No, I don't think so, what I know is that there are so many addicted gamblers in the country too. Earlier than now, I made a post on the local board concerning a video interview of a Nigerian man who said gambling was the source of his survival, his words clearly says that he was dependent on gambling and there were also many people who shared the same view he had. So, there are large numbers of addicted gamblers there too but I have not seen any clear data taken to give account for that.

Seriously, would anyone believe that someone’s main source of living is gambling? I know there are people who actually make money from it, but they don’t go around bragging about it. so when someone openly claims that, it’s either they’re promoting something or just out of their mind, probably hallucinating because of gambling addiction.

Yes, and usually gamblers come to such thoughts when they have managed to get a big win, a bad financial situation and success in achieving a win can be a trap for a worse situation, many gamblers end up gambling on the wrong path after going through a scenario like that, as you said which is a situation where a gambler's rational mindset has disappeared and they can no longer use their common sense, one thing that remains in their mind is getting a big win like before.

You've made a good point here, it's true that people make good money from gambling but I barely see people saying it's their major source of income even though I'm aware that there are people who can't stay a day without trying their luck to get some cash but to be honest I've never heard them said that they even a living through that means, it's only someone that's promoting a gambling platform that can brag about earning through it but they'll never tell you that they make money through influencing the platform but sugar coat their words saying they make money daily through playing simple games on a platform, just to attract more people to the platform.

What's the problem with changing your IP address using a VPN and bypassing all these restrictions? If someone is addicted to gambling, they'll still find a way to access the casino. In my country, there are similar restrictions, but they're easily circumvented using the method I mentioned earlier. So, something else is needed here—radical measures that will actually help, not these. This is just fighting against spinning mills.

It's really not good when any government just ignores its constituency while the number of people becoming addicted due to gambling is rampant or rising.
This is a serious matter that the government should actually solve.

Here in our country, online gambling has truly become widespread because of influencers who love to promote online casinos.
Some even have the nerve to promote illegal online gambling casinos as well.

I'm one of those players who can't win, and I'll confirm that I hope for a win sooner or later.
Of course, if I don't play, it's foolish to hope for a win, right?
So I try as hard as I can, I don't push myself beyond my limits, but at least I try!
Luck could come at any moment, just as realistically speaking, it might never come.

Japan also seems to have no problem with gambling, but that's just an illusion. All forms of gambling are banned, but they've come up with the idea of ​​playing slots with play chips instead of real money. These chips can then be exchanged for real money, so people will always find ways to gamble, and they won't care what their government thinks.
And in Japan, this is still an open method, but we can't know what's going on in the basements.

I also don't believe anyone who says they are making a living from gambling. I see them as people who are overhyping themselves, and aside from those who do it for the purpose of promoting their service, which is also a big lie, others are just saying it to cover up their shame that they spend too much on gambling. Maybe out of luck they can win a little, but not enough to consider it a source of income.

It's highly unlikely they can survive relying on gambling as a source of income, unless they're a casino worker. Considering gambling as a source of income won't provide a stable income for players, as we know that winning or winning in gambling is uncertain. Therefore, such players are unlikely to exist. Even if they do, I suspect they'll suffer from the opposite, not their needs being met, but rather their deprivation.

I agree with you that it is practically impossible to make a regular income from gambling. Some people may get lucky for a while, but it is not sustainable in the long run. There are no guarantees in gambling and once someone starts losing they become more and more obsessed with trying to recoup their losses. Many people promote themselves by showing stories of winning but to be honest most of them are misleading. In my opinion, gambling should be seen as entertainment not as a source of income otherwise it quickly becomes a problem.

When you wait for the problem to become noticeable then the problem is already there, plus the government would likely be the last to notice something like this which means that the problem might already be irredeemable by the time they decide to take action against it, if they truly want to curb addiction on the side of their citizens then they need to makes sure that good regulatory laws are in place early before addiction becomes a problem because at the end of the a majority of the citizens being addicted to gambling is an economic problem and the effects would be enormous with too deep roots for them to be able to cut. So prevention is better than cure.

Although gambling is banned in many countries of the world, these issues have spread so deeply that no government can control them even if it wants to. No one who gambles online actually understands what they are doing. The government cannot interfere here in any way. Therefore, instead of banning it, the government should create public awareness so that no one will take risky bets on gambling. The government should spread the word across the country about the kind of financial losses that can occur if someone is addicted to gambling. A person can be completely destroyed by being addicted to gambling. Steps should be taken to explain these issues to everyone from the beginning. For example, I bet with a very small amount of money so that if I lose, I will not suffer much. I use it as entertainment. Some people play games, some want to go out and have a drink and have fun, similarly I bet with a small amount of money and have fun. I never take risks. I always keep myself calm.

Any kind of addiction is not good. No government wants its people to become addicted to gambling. If addiction is easily accepted to get more revenue, then the peace and order of that country will never prevail. On the one hand, the government has to get revenue and on the other hand, it has to protect the law. Some countries allow foreign tourists to gamble, but do not allow it for their own people. And some even allow it, but it is limited. The reason for this is that the government knows that if the common people think of gambling as entertainment, there is no harm in it, but if they get addicted, the long-term loss will be greater than the profit. They will fail to control the country properly.

There are several people who claim that they are professional gamblers. That is they depend only on gambling for survival. In truth, I have not had an encounter with any but I think they exist. Some gamblers have won big and have decided to live on gambling.  They have set a certain amount aside for their basic needs while another portion is reserved for gambling. But I wouldn't support anyone to pursue gambling as a full-time job. A few unemployed youths who spend most of their time in physical casinos are broke.

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Any government that prioritises financial gain more than the well-being of its citizens is highly irresponsible. They are bound to consider the financial, mental and total wellbeing or the citizens and make policies to protect thier interest.

If someone was able to hit gambling big one time and they use the money to establish something for themselves which can generate stable revenue for them, such a type of person has made it through gambling, but they are no longer earning from gambling on a daily basis.

Even if there are some funds set aside for gambling every day, there is no guarantee that they can be winning every time enough to sustain them; that's aside from their other source, that bet they place being where they expect all their life expenses to come from. I don't think anyone can comfortably rely on that; well, there might be a few lucky ones, but out of all who say they are professional gamblers, only a few will be lucky enough to be hitting their target.

I don't like the idea, but it can work on practice depending the country you are talking about, just like China's opium epidemic during the XIX century. People were addicted and things went out control, so the authorities had to act to revert the situation somehow. Harsh punishments were implemented, like treating addicted as criminals, but it worked after all... It's like the saying goes: extreme situations require extreme measures.

That is just a palliative measure which solve things temporarily on short term. For long term and solid solutions, people have to develop self-awareness, self-knowledge and take responsability for their own acts. They have to change their habits because they know it's being harmful to themselsves, and not because they are being enforced by governments.

Yeah, that is right because the government should think about their people besides getting more revenue from gambling. People can easily get addicted to gambling so the government needs to be strict with them. If they can get revenue from the gambling sector, they can use it to develop their country while they can hope people will not develop the problem of gambling. If they allow tourists to gamble, that can be a way to attract more tourists to come to their country and spend their money to visit many places and also play gambling. Applying strict regulations, the government can expect people will not playing gambling excessively.

No matter the kind of regulations the government may place on gambling it won't curb gambling addiction . Some of the reason for this regulations is strictly to protect gamblers from being exploited by casino owners. Also government do generate revenue from gambling but talking about then stopping addiction is something I don't really think is possible.

Tightening the rules won't do the work, if corruption is widespread and many casinos are sending bribes to law enforcement and government officials.
I find it cynical that many countries have pretty liberal gambling rules when it comes to tourists, but they also have strict rules and limitations for their own citizens. It's like they are saying "we don't give a damn, if the tourists get addicted to gambling, we want more money from the tourists, but we only care about our citizens".
I also think that your forum title is wrong. Addiction is ALWAYS tied to gambling revenue. The gambling addicts are the most loyal casino customers and they spend the most money.

The government has a big role to play in reducing gambling addiction and reducing people's interest in gambling. For example, a government should always monitor how many hours the people of its country are gambling on average daily and should set a time limit and of course an age limit. The government's awareness and the enactment of a strict law can save the people of that country from gambling to a great extent. Only revenue is not always a big reason for gambling addiction. Even if a person does not have any fun limitations, he can be addicted to gambling. People are emotional and make many impulsive decisions due to emotions and suffer huge losses from them, so it is very important for the government to enact strict laws to keep the people of a country on the right path.

Here's a statistic conducted in Italy by gambling regulators:

https://giocoresponsabile.info/statistiche-del-gioco/

What does this mean? The number of players has increased, as has the amount of money spent on gambling.
Worrying? Certainly, but these numbers also determine how much money remains in the government's pockets, and therefore they calculate whether revenues exceed the costs of treating gambling addiction.
Guys, it's a mathematical game: if revenues are higher, as they are, the tendency to gamble will always increase.

So how does Singapore control people who play online or in cryptocurrencies as I can understand the local rule which is great ? That shows some determination from the government in wanting to stop anyway they can people from falling into addiction. Most countries though don't really care about people who lose money as long as they are generating a lot of revenue for their government. This helps in improving the poor people of that country in expense of these people who lose a lot of money. I don't think this is the right way to help them but I can't blame them either as the government didn't force the people to gamble. The best way is to raise awareness against gambling if the country is suffering massively from it.

I know that monetary success is the key reward why a resorting gambler would still think of going on, believing that a shortcut was discovered, and it was proven to be effective. We need to realise that, it is hardly possible to appeal to quitting as long as the money is still streaming although all material desires might be accomplished.

In my opinion, it is only a bigger, structural force, like state penalties supported by a system of social control, that can adequately overcome the series of actions that have already been demonstrated to make the criminal a certain amount of money. By doing so, I am in support of the challenges of self-control but the most effective solutions come in the form of external solutions.

I completely agree with your comment. Because a person can never always profit from gambling, it is never possible. The reason why many people say this is so that they do not feel embarrassed in front of everyone. I have seen many big gamblers who lost all their money after a while. A person needs a source of income to gamble, from that place he finds a discretionary income, with his discretionary income he can gamble. In this way, if a person gambles, it will be very good for him and his financial situation.

Reality and the story of the movie are never the same. In the story of the movie, it is seen that a person easily becomes the owner of a lot of money by gambling and he never loses in gambling. But in reality, when a person gambles, he loses many times. If a person gambles or thinks of earning a living by gambling, then this will be a completely wrong decision for him.

The government have the power to eradicate anything and if still they allow something to exists it is because they are benefiting from it, and most items and resources labeled as bad are the ones generating the most revenues, gambling and drugs for example, Mexico have the power to stop drugs for good but how can they when their country is benefiting from it? This is why their government are always involved in those cartels too.

Marijuana, cocaine and others are bad for consumption only if take excessively and people don't go by book on these drugs but they are one of the biggest income flow in the world, it is never going to stop, addiction will always be a part of gambling and drugs even while they are capable of making more money, all the government can do is reduce the level of addiction but I am sure that they intentionally let these things flourish for their own revenue.

Whoever that says they are making a living from gambling is just deceiving him or her self because even if they say it one millon times I won't even agree to that, even though it may work different for some people but not the extent of making continuous profit from gambling.  And yeah, is only the promoters that is allowed to say that they're making a living through gambling because even without betting on the casino still the casino company pay them for promotion, so aside from this people and also the casino company the house base purely on luck. So we should stop deceiving ourselves by try to make ourselves look different from other gamblers.

We just have different beliefs on that. For me, I think there really are a few people who make a living from gambling, especially in sports betting. But of course, I can’t prove it since those kinds of people don’t really show up in public.

And that makes sense, if they’re truly winning big, why would they expose themselves? they’ll just end up getting banned or limited. so, it’s really a matter of belief. if you see gambling as just fun, then you’re like most of us. but for them, they’re on a whole different side of the game.

It's not true that we always loose in gambling. Gambling is also prone to research and study. There comes types in gambling. If we are just trying out our luck by playing random games or just betting on random numbers is when we have changes of losing more that what we earn but statistical gambling will make us analyze the game and determine the odds before putting our money into.

Gambling can be compared somewhat to trading. Both require immense research and ability to understand the changes happening around. In movies, yes I have seen people turning out to be billionaires just by trying their luck or depending on some random factor but we can never compare real life with fictional life.

Government most times are more interested in the revenues that they collect from casinos so they don't look into the negative sides of where they are earning from. Government only becomes proactive and tackles issues only when the problem escalates and by then a lot of damages have been done. It will be good if a government from the beginning not put all their focus on the money that they will make from casinos, instead research whether their citizens are being addicted so that they can put laws to reduce addiction before a lot of their citizens becomes addicts. Gambling can be very addictive so gamblers should gamble responsibly not waiting for the government to wake up and come to their rescue.

Government don't have any concerns in anyone who is addicted in gambling, besides they're some religion that doesn't accept gambling, but the reason why Government allows gambling is because it's what gives most of them in Government fun, if government of any country wants to ban gambling, they have the right to ban gambling

But it's obvious that why government is leaving gambling to exist is because of tax they collect from them.

To be honest, the government doesn't always take the issue seriously until it becomes a big problem. Gambling addiction develops slowly but by the time it becomes visible it's too late. The consequences are not only personal, but also social and economic. I think preventive measures are the real solution here. If these were in place earlier, making people aware, setting limits and bringing some control, the damage could have been reduced a lot. If the government wanted it would also generate revenue and protect citizens.

The responsibility of the government is to conduct the country. They will increase their attention so that the country does not suffer any harm from any side. They will increase their special attention on how to take the country forward. Due to some governments' corruption, they do not take any action strictly, but rather show laxity in some areas. At some point, they fail to control the country. The government should give priority to its people first. Then something else. However, in the case of gambling, it is also true that if the governments take a strict stance, gamblers will definitely try to use some other platform, which is a big loss for the country's revenue.

That's to say the government need to  fast track their process in trying to curb this issues of addiction, mostly i enjoy the tight policies some countries are making in trying to reduce this menace of addictions and it's a good thing they are taking such steps cause literally when such issues are tackled the country can be in a better position to benefits from the country's revenue.

Addiction and revenues,either of these automatically cause the  other.Mindfully,Casinos,online platforms and the gambling industry make money whether or not users are addicted.Many gamblers play casually and responsibly,still contributing to revenues without being addicted.

When it comes to gambling, yes governments should tighten regulations because it does not take a long time to get addicted and once addicted, it can ruin our lives. I have seen people even sell out their houses just to gamble and fulfil their cravings for having profits. This is what makes the governments step in and create some strict regulations which should always be in place. Gambling should be more like a fun-spending game where we just have some fun and go home no matter if we make profits or loses.

Gambling is not as bad as it sounds. All we need to do is have some discipline which even the governments will help developing.

In my opinion, both Singapore and Australia demonstrate quite reasonable gambling regulation. In my view, regulation should be neither too lenient nor too strict, but rather reasonable in terms of ultimate parameters, such as minimizing addiction while ensuring sufficient gambling tax revenues. However, minimizing addiction should be given much greater attention. When a country is as attentive to the problem of addiction as possible and regulates gambling as sensibly as possible, it will prosper, and other countries will follow suit. Countries that either tighten or relax regulation will face significant problems.