Gambling firms helping Government and people during quarantine, literally.

[wxa7115]

Hope that They are doing this action because they really wanted to Help people and not just for popularity and advertisement .

We have seen many action like this in the past that gambling company is making Help for Needed but in the end they are only making sounds for them to be acknowledge and gain more gamblers overtime.

Does it matter? As long as the money is actually being given away to the people that need it the reasons behind it should only matter to the one doing the action, at the end of the day taking into account how difficult things are going for so many people that have lost their jobs and have faced many other difficult situations because of the pandemic they need any help they can receive.

If this helps casinos as well then so be it, after all it is not as if casinos have not been heavily affected by the pandemic as well.

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[Twentyonepaylots]

It's not the first time we see gambling being directly related to a country's government. Lottery and sweepstakes that take a percentage of ticket sales and winnings are but a few examples. Although it is quite novel at least for me to know about how multiple gambling firms, which normally shouldn't have nothing to do with the government, actively helping them in order to benefit from one another.

[molsewid]

Half true but there's always a good side for the  business for sure.

I agree that this move will bring good images for the gambling business, especially now that the whole world are suffering from this pandemic, helping the governement to assist those who are in need the most are very kind gesture and it will really build good relationship within the government,business owners and the end users.

At this time of pandemic we have heard some news that gambling business that was regulated via online with coordination to the government do really help to economy by their taxes. Well for me, the appreciation to the gambling online business takes place because during quarantine where no one allowed to go outside for just a liesure reasons all transactions made online so maybe it is one of the way that a gambling businesses can do to help their countries economic suffering.

[Mauser]

It's not the first time we see gambling being directly related to a country's government. Lottery and sweepstakes that take a percentage of ticket sales and winnings are but a few examples. Although it is quite novel at least for me to know about how multiple gambling firms, which normally shouldn't have nothing to do with the government, actively helping them in order to benefit from one another.

I find it a good thing if companies who can afford to help, do so and help the people in need or governments in need. We are all aware that the online gambling industry had a huge boom last year due to the pandemic. For some of us gambling is nothing of interest and they will avoid it at all cost, but for the most of us here gambling is a nice way to spend some time and home and try to grow our crypto coins. Without gambling I probably would be so active anymore in the crypto community. Even though I lost quite a bit of money, I also got lucky a few times and made a profit. Seeing now that casinos also do good with their profits is a honorable thing. In the end if we all would be winning all the time, then the casinos would just go broke.

[milewilda]

Half true but there's always a good side for the  business for sure.

I agree that this move will bring good images for the gambling business, especially now that the whole world are suffering from this pandemic, helping the governement to assist those who are in need the most are very kind gesture and it will really build good relationship within the government,business owners and the end users.

At this time of pandemic we have heard some news that gambling business that was regulated via online with coordination to the government do really help to economy by their taxes. Well for me, the appreciation to the gambling online business takes place because during quarantine where no one allowed to go outside for just a liesure reasons all transactions made online so maybe it is one of the way that a gambling businesses can do to help their countries economic suffering.

Gambling houses arent really making these steps just for the sake of economic purposes or trying to help out the country because theyre totally been minding on how
they would make their business to be profitable frankly speaking.They would really be needing some approval in the government to make it happen and as a part of
taxation then its just pretty normal for them to pay up some taxes and with this current condition or situation then government would really be seeing on the relevance
of big businesses like these when it comes to revenue and the percentage that they can get with these casinos.

[AmoreJaz]

Half true but there's always a good side for the  business for sure.

I agree that this move will bring good images for the gambling business, especially now that the whole world are suffering from this pandemic, helping the governement to assist those who are in need the most are very kind gesture and it will really build good relationship within the government,business owners and the end users.

At this time of pandemic we have heard some news that gambling business that was regulated via online with coordination to the government do really help to economy by their taxes. Well for me, the appreciation to the gambling online business takes place because during quarantine where no one allowed to go outside for just a liesure reasons all transactions made online so maybe it is one of the way that a gambling businesses can do to help their countries economic suffering.

Gambling houses arent really making these steps just for the sake of economic purposes or trying to help out the country because theyre totally been minding on how
they would make their business to be profitable frankly speaking.They would really be needing some approval in the government to make it happen and as a part of
taxation then its just pretty normal for them to pay up some taxes and with this current condition or situation then government would really be seeing on the relevance
of big businesses like these when it comes to revenue and the percentage that they can get with these casinos.

thats true. if they are regulated, they do need to pay taxes and thats part of their obligation to exist as a business. what the OP gave an example is the government-owned lottery system. and we all know that they do really give good amount to charities and thats part of their mission. but for regular gambling site, i don't think many of them have the aim to give some of their profits to the govt aside from the regular taxes that they are paying.
but if they do, thats great. they are one of the businesses that do have business during this pandemic (true for online casinos).

[Becky666]

Great news this can only happen in advance countries, our own government won't ever do such to her citizens becasue they believe those who will benefit from the act are not their family members. What is good is good and should be commended, even though what i see here is just the government helping her citizens still demand or command appreciation. This is what my country men and women lack, giving helping hands to the needing when the need arises.

[michellee]

Great news this can only happen in advance countries, our own government won't ever do such to her citizens becasue they believe those who will benefit from the act are not their family members. What is good is good and should be commended, even though what i see here is just the government helping her citizens still demand or command appreciation. This is what my country men and women lack, giving helping hands to the needing when the need arises.

I am sure the government will help their citizen and do their best to solve the problem in their country. If many companies help people who really needed in this pandemic, I think we can get out of the pandemic and survive, even if the pandemic continues. If their citizens still demand their government, I think that is because they are not yet getting help from the government, and they need to be patient for a while because the government needs to prioritize the people who really suffer. We hope that is not just casino that will help the citizen but the other company will follow their step.

[magneto]

Do people realise that national lottery is pretty much state owned?

This is not just some random private gambling corporation giving out money for free. A quarter of National Lottery's revenue is literally legislated to go to the National Lottery Community Fund for the purpose of financing public spending projects.

There shouldn't be an expectation for private entities to give away their revenue for free. And honestly, nor should any credit be given to a public entity for doing exactly what they're supposed to do.

[kotajikikox]

It is nearly impossible to have good image as gambling company in muslim countries (I am from one of them) There is only one regulated company I know for sports betting, but many people consider it corruption etc. But this kind of behavior can affect people's thoughts.

well This thread tackles about UK and Not Muslim countries , You Know what ? you must be lucky living in that country in which Gambling is really discriminated because at the Best interest you won't become addicted because even if you wanted the option to gamble is really limited .
But In countries like mine that gambling is legal and can be done almost everywhere? You must learn that your children is prone to becoming one as well.

[Chato1977]

This is the Only thing that i can Say for UK and for the gambling operators that participated in this action .

Hope that there will be More countries that make this act and provide what is necessary .

[Saisher]

Hope that They are doing this action because they really wanted to Help people and not just for popularity and advertisement .

We have seen many action like this in the past that gambling company is making Help for Needed but in the end they are only making sounds for them to be acknowledge and gain more gamblers overtime.

They are doing this all of the above, they want to help and it's another advertisement for them, they will earn goodwill for gamblers and non gamblers and for the government as well, let's admit it, gambling is bad in the eyes of many people and these gambling companies should do something about this, and they can only do this if they offer help in times of needs.

[adzino]

It is also true in case of online casinos. People have turned to online gambling ever since the pandemic has hit. We did see a rise in the number of gamblers last year. With cases rising back again to it's peak, some countries might once again put strict restrictions everywhere or may even go back to an initial lockdown. We may see another rise in the volume of bets being placed in online casino. At least it is providing (some) people entertainment while being housebound.

[Hypnosis00]

It is also true in case of online casinos. People have turned to online gambling ever since the pandemic has hit. We did see a rise in the number of gamblers last year. With cases rising back again to it's peak, some countries might once again put strict restrictions everywhere or may even go back to an initial lockdown. We may see another rise in the volume of bets being placed in online casino. At least it is providing (some) people entertainment while being housebound.

I believe we will be covid free before next week, we should trust the vaccine and if everyone will receive a vaccine, slowly we will be back to the old normal. Gambling firms will still remain profitable because they were discovered more during the pandemic and some of the gamblers will remain gambling even if we get back to the old normal.

[Becky666]

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~~~ And honestly, nor should any credit be given to a public entity for doing exactly what they're supposed to do.

What you mean is: becasue of the government helping the citizens they shouldn't be commended?, yes the funds belongs to the government and not the people and for them remembering to give back to the communities demand commendations from citizens. Take for example my country, the government will wack the funds and heaven won't fall on anybody, so, lets always show the government some appreciations when they give back to us. 

[just_Alice]

I think that with such a huge financial offer the government would put itself in a very bad position had they denied it. There would be news all over the Internet with titles like "The UK government refuses to take £64m aimed to support poor and struggling people". How do you think that would affect the public image?
I think it's a win-win deal. The lottery company gets acknowledgment from both government and society, and those in need receive great financial support, so it's good for the government too.

[AicecreaME]

I hope all of the countries have this kind of gambling site that helps people during this time of pandemic. The only thing that concerns me is that a corrupt government may not use all of the money that is going to be donated to them by a company or by someone, if you know what I mean, that's why it would be more good if they are the ones who is going to do the helping literally so that they can assure that their money will be all use in helping those people that really needs help.

[Quidat]

I hope all of the countries have this kind of gambling site that helps people during this time of pandemic. The only thing that concerns me is that a corrupt government may not use all of the money that is going to be donated to them by a company or by someone, if you know what I mean, that's why it would be more good if they are the ones who is going to do the helping literally so that they can assure that their money will be all use in helping those people that really needs help.

Help in terms of tax but normally these are just those normal reductions on where a business should really pay off- yes, these businesses does really have an impact or role
towards countries development because revenues of these companies are really big compared to others which its understandable that they are big contributors.
Gambling businesses wont really be making out some expense for nothing in case they are helping the government or other institutions.This might look some
charitable works for some eyes but actually there are really things comes in behind.

[Wawa2013]

Although people view about gambling firm is not very good, because it can lead to addiction. But there must be a positive side to gambling firms,
it is proven that a gambling firm located in the UK provides assistance to the government to help people who are indeed affected by the pandemic.
This is something that probably cannot be done by all large companies, therefore it must be appreciated what the gambling firm is doing. For now,
we really have to unite and help each other, because the COVID-19 pandemic is a common enemy.

[paxmao]

There is a very clear case on how some gambling or lotteries help with social causes. The "ONCE" is the "National Blind People Association" in Spain. They organise an state authorised lottery every week and put profits into helping disabled people. One good employment that you can get being blind or having severe sight issues is selling this lottery tickets, but also the profits are reinvested in people with disabilities of different types.