What steps should taken as a government to reduced the addiction on gambling?

[Porfirii]

I don't think that banning gambling is an option, and even less now that we have Internet and anyone who wants to can overcome geographical barriers if he really intends to gamble.

In my country the Government has already taken several measures to limit addiction, especially among the youngest:

- it is forbidden to open a casino at X metres from schools, universities and other educational centres.
- it is forbidden to advertise casinos on television before 1am.
- it is forbidden to enter a casino without being of legal age and being identified. They have been forced to install barriers and facial recognition cameras at the entrance.

Personally I think that the last one is way too much, but I have to agree that it can be useful to avoid children and people with problems go there and play.

Ideally Governments should protect their citizens, but we return to the eternal debate between freedom and security.

[the rise]

This is the biggest problem in my country, the government only blocks casino websites, and some developers are arrested, but the situation is still an emergency, many people are ruined by gambling addiction, there is not much the government can do, if the government blocks user savings accounts, of course it will harm the country too, public awareness is needed to minimize the risk of gambling addiction

[Fortify]

I was exploring the forum and a member's post caught my eye in that post he mentioned that the people of a country are getting addicted to gambling and it is becoming a big issue for them, especially those people who cannot afford funds those are also being addicted to the gambling.
Now I want such a discussion in this thread that if the gambling addiction rate is high in a country, what should the government do? And what not to do? If the government bans gambling, it should be supported, which is a terrible decision for investors in gambling sites of that country, and those who gamble for genuine entertainment, will not it interfere with their personal freedom? So let me have your opinions what should be better way to recover from these situations for a country?

The government could take a more active role in educating the younger generations about the dangers of hardcore gambling, because it feels rather overlooked in most syllabuses. Going into depths like the mathematics or the tricks that can be used to lure you in, it feels like there could be at least a dedicated session each year. Just like their could be a dedicated session on how a credit card works, or how a mortgage works. This is the sort of practical advice that would really help out students later in life but is often skimmed over, if it even gets a mention at all. Education in all it's forms and varieties is important, but this sort of real world knowledge might help a student in their life than knowing what happened in Pompeii for example.

[Davidvictorson]

I was exploring the forum and a member's post caught my eye in that post he mentioned that the people of a country are getting addicted to gambling and it is becoming a big issue for them, especially those people who cannot afford funds those are also being addicted to the gambling.
Now I want such a discussion in this thread that if the gambling addiction rate is high in a country, what should the government do? And what not to do? If the government bans gambling, it should be supported, which is a terrible decision for investors in gambling sites of that country, and those who gamble for genuine entertainment, will not it interfere with their personal freedom? So let me have your opinions what should be better way to recover from these situations for a country?

The government can't really do anything. It isn't like COVID where there was vaccine produce. The only solution to this gambling epidemic is personal responsibility and corporate responsibility. Personal responsibility entails, the individual taking responsibility for their gambling activities and behaviours. Like sticking to their budget, no loan to gamble, setting a time limit, no chasing losses and the others. Corporate responsibility entails looking out for family, friends, and even strangers who show the earliest sign of gambling addiction and helping them out. The government cannot do everything. In my country we have a saying that goes, change begins with you. And it is a call to personal responsibility.

[Lanatsa]

I was exploring the forum and a member's post caught my eye in that post he mentioned that the people of a country are getting addicted to gambling and it is becoming a big issue for them, especially those people who cannot afford funds those are also being addicted to the gambling.
Now I want such a discussion in this thread that if the gambling addiction rate is high in a country, what should the government do? And what not to do? If the government bans gambling, it should be supported, which is a terrible decision for investors in gambling sites of that country, and those who gamble for genuine entertainment, will not it interfere with their personal freedom? So let me have your opinions what should be better way to recover from these situations for a country?

Actually this problem cant be 100% be solved or would be isolated out. We've seen that there are really that there are places or countries who had banned out gambling but its citizens do really able to play out
without being caught and thats the help of VPN and there's no way that it could be stopped out. This is why this problem cant really be totally stopped but of course as a gambler who do violates out those rules or laws then once you've been caught out, then you would really be that definitely be ending up on facing up some problems and thats why you should really be trying out to be careful on the moment that you are violating something. There are really governments who do really think off about their citizens condition on which they will be trying out avoid them because we know that addiction could really happen.

In order for them to stop out such potential gambling addiction problem or even on the moment that they've seen that addiction issues or situations had increased into their place or country then its normal that
they would really be that reacting out or doing something to stop it. Some government doesnt really care at all because they will really be that coming after from those huge tax on which
cant be denied that when it comes to economical effect then these businesses are really that relevant.

[rachael9385]

I was exploring the forum and a member's post caught my eye in that post he mentioned that the people of a country are getting addicted to gambling and it is becoming a big issue for them, especially those people who cannot afford funds those are also being addicted to the gambling.
Now I want such a discussion in this thread that if the gambling addiction rate is high in a country, what should the government do? And what not to do? If the government bans gambling, it should be supported, which is a terrible decision for investors in gambling sites of that country, and those who gamble for genuine entertainment, will not it interfere with their personal freedom? So let me have your opinions what should be better way to recover from these situations for a country?

Gambling has become a global issue and a major concern but the thing is, gambling has been existing for years why is it influencing a lot of people now? It's a very simple answer, technology has made it very accessible, a lot of people engage in online gambling due to how easy it is to access. In my country majority of the youths are unemployed but they struggle with gambling addiction, imagine how disastrous this can be. I can't really say if the government provides Job opportunities this would reduce gambling addiction, i don't think anything can be done about it.

What you said is correct.
Nothing can be done to make gamblers not to get addicted to gamble, if the government wants to try their best, the only thing that I suggest they should do is to let the gamblers know the risk that's involved in gamble (mostly the newly gamblers). However, new gamblers only thinks that gamble will provide quick money for them meanwhile it won't.
And lastly, even if the government provide jobs for the unemployed youths they will probably continue gambling, it is only those that are not yet gamblers that will not consider gambling because they now have a job. Although, if a gambler that have a bigger dream doesn't have a good paying job he might consider gambling (because he's eager to make quick money) so such person will gamble.

[Lida93]

It has been a big issue in many countries, especially the poor ones. I guess governments should proportionate quality education to their citizens, so they wouldn't become problem gamblers, because they would know the risks implied. The point is that governments don't offer quality education to the people, maybe due to the fact it's not interesting for them to have a critical and conscious population who thinks by themselves and don't rely on politicians to survive.

This is a good suggestion though but Just giving citizens quality education alone won't deter them from continuing with their gambling in as much as their conditions still remains same after being educated. The government needs to partner with the private sector creating a synergy between the two sectors to create massive employments. Many of the gamblers around my neighborhood ain't actually uneducated but a lot of them involve in gambling out of lack of a proper job and they feel gambling could fill that with gambling some extra bucks could be earned.

An idle man will always have time to spend in gambling all day but when he's is productively engaged with a job he will seldom have time to exhaust on gambling knowing they have a job to attend to the next day. It may not entirely stop the citizens from gambling but it's going to cause a moderation to the growing number of gamblers in the country.