[Discussion] Should Gambling be Banned?

[wxa7115]

That is why banning gambling activities will be just a nonsense act of the government because they cannot really stop the people from gambling because we are now in the time where technologies are so modern that even the government itself is still struggling to keep up and things will get expensive if they will exhaust some funds just to track citizens who are still gambling online or in-house casinos.
They are just wasting funds that could have some better use, they better think of regulations and not banning because the revenue that is generated by the casinos can be truly helpful to the country.

That is what governments do not seem to understand, it is true that the advancements we have seen lately when it comes to our technology allows the governments to track way more effectively their citizens, but at the same time it allows their citizens to resits those surveillance efforts if they want.

Banning gambling is a terrible idea because if they do so then people will keep gambling anyway, they will have to spend a fortune trying to enforce such law and eventually they will have to make gambling legal again anyway, so why waste their time in something that will be completely useless?

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[blockman]

Because there is online gambling and there are many ways to avoid that restriction that they do even online. Users can bypass that restriction by using VPN and as long as the online casino, crypto or fiat allows that per user then they can easily gamble back and forth, at any time that they wish to do.

That is why banning gambling activities will be just a nonsense act of the government because they cannot really stop the people from gambling because we are now in the time where technologies are so modern that even the government itself is still struggling to keep up and things will get expensive if they will exhaust some funds just to track citizens who are still gambling online or in-house casinos.
They are just wasting funds that could have some better use, they better think of regulations and not banning because the revenue that is generated by the casinos can be truly helpful to the country.

True, those gamblers that are not aware of the usage of VPN will eventually find it out how to use one if they're eager to gamble online. That's what the government wouldn't know or they probably know about it but they don't want to tell it because like I've said, they'll eventually know it no matter. The matter is that they've just made a law and that's it, it's good to be followed and as a government that's what they do but still, there really are a lot of ways of accessing it and they can't stop people doing those methods.

[Gosgosking]

I don't think banning gambling can be something that is possible,  the government benefit from tax they receive from gambling companies. It will be a difficult decision for government to think of to ban gambling instead they may try to restrict the rate at which gambling activity is been done.

[Smartvirus]

I don't think banning gambling can be something that is possible,  the government benefit from tax they receive from gambling companies. It will be a difficult decision for government to think of to ban gambling instead they may try to restrict the rate at which gambling activity is been done.

Banning gambling wont be much of a difficult decision to consider by the government should it be a thing that is harming its citizens for which, I am not sure gambling is exactly doing that. It goes beyond what revenue the government might be generating off gambling becuase, they could also do that from legalising drugs but the effects on citizens is what becomes of great concern and gambling isn't exactly tha harmful. You've just got to gamble responsibly and you've got little reason to worry.

The issue is, should banning going be an issue, just how can you actualise that?
Infact, you'll end up creating more issues as, people would gamble indiscriminately between themselves and with no proper authority to measure fir fairness and ensure regulations, it would result in chaos.

[AmoreJaz]

I don't think banning gambling can be something that is possible,  the government benefit from tax they receive from gambling companies. It will be a difficult decision for government to think of to ban gambling instead they may try to restrict the rate at which gambling activity is been done.

Banning gambling wont be much of a difficult decision to consider by the government should it be a thing that is harming its citizens for which, I am not sure gambling is exactly doing that. It goes beyond what revenue the government might be generating off gambling becuase, they could also do that from legalising drugs but the effects on citizens is what becomes of great concern and gambling isn't exactly tha harmful. You've just got to gamble responsibly and you've got little reason to worry.

The issue is, should banning going be an issue, just how can you actualise that?
Infact, you'll end up creating more issues as, people would gamble indiscriminately between themselves and with no proper authority to measure fir fairness and ensure regulations, it would result in chaos.

as you said, it may indeed create the proliferation of the black market. so why would the government do that? better regulate it as they can get taxes from it, rather than totally banning this industry and just let this operate underground. gambling will always be a part of human history, so i don't think banning today will do any good for people. it depends on the person himself how he will tackle his gambling activities. and no matter what it is already part of the human existence.

[BitcoinPanther]

I don't think banning gambling can be something that is possible,  the government benefit from tax they receive from gambling companies. It will be a difficult decision for government to think of to ban gambling instead they may try to restrict the rate at which gambling activity is been done.

The government can ban gambling but it doesn't mean they can ban people from accessing illegal gambling.  Banning gambling will give more negative result than regulating it.  If a government banne gambling the citizen who are engaging in gambling activity are now breaking the law, they might get imprisoned or put to jail where the government shoulder all the expenses of the prisoner.  The banning of gambling activities doesn't prevent people from gambling and becoming gambling addicts.
So banning gambling is a loss, but regulating is I think a win-win scenario.

[Lanatsa]

I don't think banning gambling can be something that is possible,  the government benefit from tax they receive from gambling companies. It will be a difficult decision for government to think of to ban gambling instead they may try to restrict the rate at which gambling activity is been done.

Banning gambling wont be much of a difficult decision to consider by the government should it be a thing that is harming its citizens for which, I am not sure gambling is exactly doing that. It goes beyond what revenue the government might be generating off gambling becuase, they could also do that from legalising drugs but the effects on citizens is what becomes of great concern and gambling isn't exactly tha harmful. You've just got to gamble responsibly and you've got little reason to worry.

The issue is, should banning going be an issue, just how can you actualise that?
Infact, you'll end up creating more issues as, people would gamble indiscriminately between themselves and with no proper authority to measure fir fairness and ensure regulations, it would result in chaos.

as you said, it may indeed create the proliferation of the black market. so why would the government do that? better regulate it as they can get taxes from it, rather than totally banning this industry and just let this operate underground. gambling will always be a part of human history, so i don't think banning today will do any good for people. it depends on the person himself how he will tackle his gambling activities. and no matter what it is already part of the human existence.

Being on the smart side then government would really be definitely thinking up that way or having those consideration that rather than on banning it then why not regulate and allow it? as you said that they could get

benefit from it considering that it could still generate some tax since this type of business is profitable and there's no point if they would ban it which people would really be finding ways or path for them to gamble

out and with todays condition and situation about connectivity then it would really be simple on accessing things without being caught thats why banning it would be pointless or useless.
If ever its banned then expect that illegal places will really be increasing in numbers since there's still demand into it.

[X-ray]

I don't think banning gambling can be something that is possible,  the government benefit from tax they receive from gambling companies. It will be a difficult decision for government to think of to ban gambling instead they may try to restrict the rate at which gambling activity is been done.

It's not possible to be banned. If that can be banned and it can still be accessed by anyone through various tricks. The only problem that was always be mentioned by regulators were about addiction in the gambling. If people able to control it and i think that government shall not feel worry about that. It must be regulated rather than banned. It doesn't matter how hard government was banning it and people will always various way to access it. In some countries were gambling got banned and some people are still doing gamble with some abroad casino.
That's showing how hard the effort by gamblers to avoid the regulators. They want to make sure their citizen will not be addicted but this is actually depends on the personality.

[Japinat]

I don't think banning gambling can be something that is possible,  the government benefit from tax they receive from gambling companies. It will be a difficult decision for government to think of to ban gambling instead they may try to restrict the rate at which gambling activity is been done.

The government can ban gambling but it doesn't mean they can ban people from accessing illegal gambling.  Banning gambling will give more negative result than regulating it.  If a government banne gambling the citizen who are engaging in gambling activity are now breaking the law, they might get imprisoned or put to jail where the government shoulder all the expenses of the prisoner.  The banning of gambling activities doesn't prevent people from gambling and becoming gambling addicts.
So banning gambling is a loss, but regulating is I think a win-win scenario.

Indeed, citizens who are convicted of gambling activities will be just another burden to the government whom they will be forced to get the citizen food and shelter while in prison and that means exhausting funds that could be used in another way that is more useful. Banning gambling won't be useful and won't get the citizens out of the activities nor get rid of their addiction.

[mirakal]

That is why banning gambling activities will be just a nonsense act of the government because they cannot really stop the people from gambling because we are now in the time where technologies are so modern that even the government itself is still struggling to keep up and things will get expensive if they will exhaust some funds just to track citizens who are still gambling online or in-house casinos.
They are just wasting funds that could have some better use, they better think of regulations and not banning because the revenue that is generated by the casinos can be truly helpful to the country.

That is what governments do not seem to understand, it is true that the advancements we have seen lately when it comes to our technology allows the governments to track way more effectively their citizens, but at the same time it allows their citizens to resits those surveillance efforts if they want.

Banning gambling is a terrible idea because if they do so then people will keep gambling anyway, they will have to spend a fortune trying to enforce such law and eventually they will have to make gambling legal again anyway, so why waste their time in something that will be completely useless?

Yes they can now track effectively to find these people who are still gambling despite of the ban implemented to that specific country, but that technology they have is quite costly and putting people for the job is also expensive for the reason of finding people that are engaged in gambling.
They should've just implement regulations and not banning it, the resources will be wasted for that reason because the people these days knows how to make themselves off the grid while gambling and anyone can use VPN easily as the tutorial can also be found in the internet.

[noormcs5]

I don't think banning gambling can be something that is possible,  the government benefit from tax they receive from gambling companies. It will be a difficult decision for government to think of to ban gambling instead they may try to restrict the rate at which gambling activity is been done.

Won't restricting gambling activities will cut down on the tax for the government, as when people will gamble less, the gambling companies will generate less revenue, which in turn will result in low tax collection?

In order to ban gambling or restrict gambling, there must be someone who will get direct benefit from this act, Who will be that party who wants gambling to be banned  

[BitcoinPanther]

I don't think banning gambling can be something that is possible,  the government benefit from tax they receive from gambling companies. It will be a difficult decision for government to think of to ban gambling instead they may try to restrict the rate at which gambling activity is been done.

Won't restricting gambling activities will cut down on the tax for the government, as when people will gamble less, the gambling companies will generate less revenue, which in turn will result in low tax collection?

If the government restricts gambling then the government will not earn anything from gambling.  The gambling activity of the people will be illegal thus no tax can be collected from it.

In order to ban gambling or restrict gambling, there must be someone who will get direct benefit from this act, Who will be that party who wants gambling to be banned  

Many believe that if gambling is banned, the citizen will benefit because the citizen will likely to avoid gambling addiction since gambling won't be around everywhere.

[Kasabus]

I don't think banning gambling can be something that is possible,  the government benefit from tax they receive from gambling companies. It will be a difficult decision for government to think of to ban gambling instead they may try to restrict the rate at which gambling activity is been done.

Banning gambling wont be much of a difficult decision to consider by the government should it be a thing that is harming its citizens for which, I am not sure gambling is exactly doing that. It goes beyond what revenue the government might be generating off gambling becuase, they could also do that from legalising drugs but the effects on citizens is what becomes of great concern and gambling isn't exactly tha harmful. You've just got to gamble responsibly and you've got little reason to worry.

The issue is, should banning going be an issue, just how can you actualise that?
Infact, you'll end up creating more issues as, people would gamble indiscriminately between themselves and with no proper authority to measure fir fairness and ensure regulations, it would result in chaos.

Banning gambling is just like banning alcohol and tobacco which the government cannot possibly stop its citizens even though it is prohibited because the people will and always find their way to keep their vices like drinking and smoking. Nonetheless, the action of banning gambling will be a senseless because that won't stop the people from gambling either, it's much better to make advantage of these industries to get revenues and taxes so that the resources will not be wasted.

[KennyR]

I don't think banning gambling can be something that is possible,  the government benefit from tax they receive from gambling companies. It will be a difficult decision for government to think of to ban gambling instead they may try to restrict the rate at which gambling activity is been done.

The government can ban gambling but it doesn't mean they can ban people from accessing illegal gambling.  Banning gambling will give more negative result than regulating it.  If a government banne gambling the citizen who are engaging in gambling activity are now breaking the law, they might get imprisoned or put to jail where the government shoulder all the expenses of the prisoner.  The banning of gambling activities doesn't prevent people from gambling and becoming gambling addicts.
So banning gambling is a loss, but regulating is I think a win-win scenario.

Indeed, citizens who are convicted of gambling activities will be just another burden to the government whom they will be forced to get the citizen food and shelter while in prison and that means exhausting funds that could be used in another way that is more useful. Banning gambling won't be useful and won't get the citizens out of the activities nor get rid of their addiction.

People who becomes more addictive needs to be given proper care. Gamblers used to turn addictive, but very rare incidents take place for the purpose of money to gamble ending into conviction. Same as de-addiction centre for alcohol, separate centre for gambling needs to be opened. This will help gamblers realise themselves and get cure.

[og kush420]

People who becomes more addictive needs to be given proper care. Gamblers used to turn addictive, but very rare incidents take place for the purpose of money to gamble ending into conviction. Same as de-addiction centre for alcohol, separate centre for gambling needs to be opened. This will help gamblers realise themselves and get cure.

That is correct - government get tax on the money - so why would government ban gambling?
Also the gambling is a huge benefit to the players and the authorities - this is really not possible to ban. Although it is banned in many Islamic states. But even than people find way to play and get benefited.

[dothebeats]

People who becomes more addictive needs to be given proper care. Gamblers used to turn addictive, but very rare incidents take place for the purpose of money to gamble ending into conviction. Same as de-addiction centre for alcohol, separate centre for gambling needs to be opened. This will help gamblers realise themselves and get cure.

That is correct - government get tax on the money - so why would government ban gambling?
Also the gambling is a huge benefit to the players and the authorities - this is really not possible to ban. Although it is banned in many Islamic states. But even than people find way to play and get benefited.

They would if they can't tax it. That's it.

All those pseudo-righteous governments banning gambling for the sake of "saving society" from problematic gamblers aren't really saving the society from anything. They are just trying to make it look like that so the public supports them from their advocacy. If they can find a way to impose  taxes on these platforms, then they would allow it. Easy as that.

I understand the Islamic states. It's part of their religion and beliefs. But other countries? 

[CryptoHeadlineNews]

I read an interesting debate about this topic during the time when I experienced heavy loss in online gambling. I’m trying to seek some reason online to justify my loss and give me acceptance for my loss that time. It didn’t help me but make me confused.    Anyway I will share the points of both side because it is the real life scenario.

In the country where i come from, to be eligible to gamble, one has to be of a certain age of reasoning and taking full responsibility of ones action (18yrs), as gambling involves a lot of risk, patience and skill, which to me i see it as a double edge sword which could make an individual millionare in few minutes and likewise turning millionaire bankrupt in the same few minutes when game doesn't go as planned. And it is a fact that for every game of gamble, the chances of losing is always higher than that of winning, which is why if you could actually win, the reward is always huge. So for me, gambling has done more good same way it has done more bad too, but just that people just have to be willing to take full responsibility of whatever actions that comes while gambling

[nullama]

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In the country where i come from, to be eligible to gamble, one has to be of a certain age of reasoning and taking full responsibility of ones action (18yrs), as gambling involves a lot of risk, patience and skill, which to me i see it as a double edge sword which could make an individual millionare in few minutes and likewise turning millionaire bankrupt in the same few minutes when game doesn't go as planned. And it is a fact that for every game of gamble, the chances of losing is always higher than that of winning, which is why if you could actually win, the reward is always huge. So for me, gambling has done more good same way it has done more bad too, but just that people just have to be willing to take full responsibility of whatever actions that comes while gambling

Yeah, I think that's a reasonable policy.

Gambling should only be available to adults, like alcohol for example.

You can have a good time with gambling and not ruin your life, in the same way that you can enjoy a few beers without becoming an alcoholic.

But you can easily end up in financial ruin by gambling, so you need to be an adult to make responsible choices.

I think it would be silly to ban gambling because people that want to gamble would still do it anyway, but everyone involved would be worse off. Even the government, who wouldn't be able to get all the gambling taxes.

[traderethereum]

People who becomes more addictive needs to be given proper care. Gamblers used to turn addictive, but very rare incidents take place for the purpose of money to gamble ending into conviction. Same as de-addiction centre for alcohol, separate centre for gambling needs to be opened. This will help gamblers realise themselves and get cure.

That is correct - government get tax on the money - so why would government ban gambling?
Also the gambling is a huge benefit to the players and the authorities - this is really not possible to ban. Although it is banned in many Islamic states. But even than people find way to play and get benefited.

Because the government benefits from gambling, they don't ban gambling.
But for those in Islamic countries, their government forbids gambling and will arrest people involved in gambling.
But unfortunately, people there still play gambling by hiding somewhere and with easy internet access, they can play gambling wherever they want.
This is what makes many people addicted so they cannot control themselves and lose a lot of money.

[Sanwal]

That is why banning gambling activities will be just a nonsense act of the government because they cannot really stop the people from gambling because we are now in the time where technologies are so modern that even the government itself is still struggling to keep up and things will get expensive if they will exhaust some funds just to track citizens who are still gambling online or in-house casinos.
They are just wasting funds that could have some better use, they better think of regulations and not banning because the revenue that is generated by the casinos can be truly helpful to the country.

That is what governments do not seem to understand, it is true that the advancements we have seen lately when it comes to our technology allows the governments to track way more effectively their citizens, but at the same time it allows their citizens to resits those surveillance efforts if they want.

Banning gambling is a terrible idea because if they do so then people will keep gambling anyway, they will have to spend a fortune trying to enforce such law and eventually they will have to make gambling legal again anyway, so why waste their time in something that will be completely useless?