Factors that contribute to form addictive gambling.

[Reid]

Even if I drink beer at home gambling online it didn't get me to a point to bet more than what I can afford. It's worst when I was in a casino back in the days and yes what you said could happen because the casino is like sucking you in more while you are losing your bets. Unlike at home, you can stand up, take out some of that bad luck, maybe jump or just watch a film and forget about it. It doesn't add more flavor on you to keep on betting because the surroundings are different. That's my opinion or should I say comparison.

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[Pierre 2]

As far as I know main thing with Cyprus casinos was to encourage people keep gambling by free food especially sugary ones. They probably send signals to brain associating food with slot machines so it definitely influences them to keep playing. Free alcohol can be very convincing as well, even I may consider to gamble lot more because I love quality whiskey and rum. People should be cautious to gamble having fun.

[Poker Player]

Free alcoholic drinks, ease of withdrawal machines and ease of which to fund betting/gambling site wallets are serious contributory factors to addictive gambling.

I don't quite agree with this, these things can encourage longer sessions than planned, but addictive gambling, which is a long-term concept, cannot be explained by this alone. The cash machines thing is bullshit and I don't see a problem with it, the drinks thing is more dangerous and in some places there are explicit regulations prohibiting it.

What other factors do you know contribute to form addictive gambling?

What I believe it contributes is external to gambling. For me, addiction to gambling, like addiction to sex or certain drugs, is a symptom of previous problems in your life. If you have a shitty life it's easy to end up looking for a way out by trying to get rich from gambling or getting the pleasures you don't have in your daily life through sex or drugs.

[Plaguedeath]

The biggest factor that make gambler become an addict is can't control himself, while the rest factors are just a different word of "no self control".

If there's free alcohol and your fridge has full of alcohol, why you're consume it during gamble?
If there's a close ATM and POS machine with your house/casino, why you're want to go there and gamble it all?
If there's many things that can make you ease to gamble, why you're don't have self control? just press the self exclusion factor or ask to the security if you're a gambling addict.

[robelneo]

Free alcoholic drinks, ease of withdrawal machines and ease of which to fund betting/gambling site wallets are serious contributory factors to addictive gambling.

They are, but there are many factors, and the casino operators online and offline are doing these things to make it easier to people to fall into gambling, they even give their users credit lines, giveaways, bonuses just anything that you can think of to make you think you are special and it's profitable to play in their casinos.

What other factors do you know contribute to form addictive gambling?

Casinos would like you to think, it's fun exciting, and profitable to be on their platform and if you have a weak character with a weak support system, gambling will take hold of you, until you become fully addicted.

[EarnOnVictor]

Even if I drink beer at home gambling online it didn't get me to a point to bet more than what I can afford. It's worst when I was in a casino back in the days and yes what you said could happen because the casino is like sucking you in more while you are losing your bets. Unlike at home, you can stand up, take out some of that bad luck, maybe jump or just watch a film and forget about it. It doesn't add more flavor on you to keep on betting because the surroundings are different. That's my opinion or should I say comparison.

You might be able to control yourself, but I assure you that some could not. That is why we should be careful about our environment so that we would not find ourselves in a situation of sorry later. It's not news that influencers like alcohol could impact our behaviour, it's we that should know where we take it as an adult.

I would not advise anyone to take alcohol at a gambling site, such is only inviting trouble to themselves. You might think you are stronger than the temptations, but you might lose guard when you least expect under the influence irrespective of offline and online gambling.

[Issa56]

He complained bitterly to the judge he was standing before, on how he was given free drinks at a live casino and it made him so loose to the point that he lost and emptied his wallet to place more bet of which he lost more.

Addicted gamblers are always looking for excuse so that they won't be blame for the addiction, why will you always stay in a casino house because of free drink, then you are also having intention to gamble that's why you keep on staying their, you are served a alcoholic drink then you should blame yourself for losing, why will you be drunk and still be gambling, that's very wrong, you are gambling when you are not in your right senses, you will definitely lose money and you might not notice you are losing. I don't blame the casino house for that, they just want to make their money, it's the customer's that are suppose to caution themselves.

[swogerino]

Free alcoholic drinks, ease of withdrawal machines and ease of which to fund betting/gambling site wallets are serious contributory factors to addictive gambling.

A man was invited to the court for failure to meet up with his bills. He complained bitterly to the judge he was standing before, on how he was given free drinks at a live casino and it made him so loose to the point that he lost and emptied his wallet to place more bet of which he lost more. He made several withdrawals from his bank account, most of which he had saved up for something as important as paying the bill for which he was summoned and more.
He attributed his huge loss to the ease of which he could easily withdraw cash because of the presence and ease of accessibility of ATM and POS machines and the free alcoholic drinks served which made him drunk and so excited to the point he emptied all his savings on gambling.
In comparison to live casinos, online casinos do not offer free drinks, but if one were to bet from the comfort of his/her zone, and had a fridge or cooler of chilled alcoholic drinks, it shouldn't be a yardstick to get drunk to the point of funding ones betting wallet all just to gamble at that instance of excitement. Also, if one can't get to control the amount of his/her alcoholic intake I don't think such a one can control the excitement that comes from gambling and shouldn't bet, make withdrawals or fund gambling wallets, while drunk.

What other factors do you know contribute to form addictive gambling?

This happens more in a physical casino as the ambient there,the lights,the carpets,the sounds of the slot machines,the waitresses who serve you those drink can really have an impact on how you perceive the world surrounding you at those moment and probably this man was sucked in and he thought I am the king here in this world and got and withdrew everything he had saved for the bill he needed to pay.

However this form of addictive gambling is rare in online casinos,from my personal experience I never drink while I am playing slot machines as drinking can make me lose concentration by not making me judging correctly when to quit.
Alcohol is a big problem itself but when coupled with gambling it has devastating effects such as families broken up,up to suicides.

[aioc]

Free alcoholic drinks, ease of withdrawal machines and ease of which to fund betting/gambling site wallets are serious contributory factors to addictive gambling.

You cannot generalize it, you are talking about physical casinos it's different from online casinos, its always on the behavior of the players, if he is looking for something that is both entertaining and profitable and the guy happens to have a weak character then all these are elements will contribute for a guy to become addicted, not just free drinks and easiness to fund his account, gamblers when they want to gamble will always find a way to fund their account and even if there are no drinks they will still gambler.

[btc78]

Even if I drink beer at home gambling online it didn't get me to a point to bet more than what I can afford. It's worst when I was in a casino back in the days and yes what you said could happen because the casino is like sucking you in more while you are losing your bets. Unlike at home, you can stand up, take out some of that bad luck, maybe jump or just watch a film and forget about it. It doesn't add more flavor on you to keep on betting because the surroundings are different. That's my opinion or should I say comparison.

But one thing I observe about that free drinks in casinos? that when the server or at least the management find you not betting or have already a loser and just enjoying those drinks? the waiter have been passing you for the drinks meaning there are limitation depending on your activities inside the house lol.

so this might not count to be a factor for addiction because we can even drink in our house without spending or losing too much in gambling places.

the more you drink is the more chances that you will bet more.

[Mauser]

What other factors do you know contribute to form addictive gambling?

Getting free drinks in the casino has been their business model for a long time. Already in the 1970-80s casinos would give their customers free drinks and even full cigarette packs to have a good time. Back in the day everybody was smoking in doors and the air must have been really bad. Hard to imagine today how the environment was back then, also people where drinking much more than they are today. Getting drunk and gambling is a common combination in Las Vegas, I still remember my first time visiting the big casino and the atmosphere of all the drunk people gambling. If this only happens once a year during a vacation I think it's fine and people should be enjoying themselves, just make sure you have fixed limits to gamble with and better to rely on cash for the time you are there and leave the bank cards at home. The problem is of course if the occasional visit becomes to regular behaviour. Personally I rarely drink when gambling, one or two beers is fine but nothing stronger. Another factor that could lead to addictive gambling behaviour is to always think about gambling, even when we are not even playing or on our way to visit a casino. Spending too much time thinking about new strategies and possible winnings we could make, is not a good idea. Our brain will become used to these thoughts and this will lead to much higher gambling activity than is good for us. In my opinion we should always have fixed rules and boundaries when it comes to gambling so we don't spend too much time on it.  

[Blawpaw]

I guess the main question that makes you increase your gambling addiction is the rush of winning. Winnings give an incredible sensation and on e a gambler tastes it he either learns to control it or it will destroy him.

[klidex]

I guess the main question that makes you increase your gambling addiction is the rush of winning. Winnings give an incredible sensation and on e a gambler tastes it he either learns to control it or it will destroy him.

Actually there are many factors for someone who initially just tries and can become addicted to gambling, not just winning.
Defeat can also make one of the factors for a person to experience addiction in gambling. What if someone really feels happy in gambling, even losing will actually make it more curious to continue playing, especially if that person has a lot of money that can be used, it will be very difficult to can stop playing in an instant.
An environment full of gambling is also one of the main factors that make someone crazy about gambling.

[bitbollo]

The industry has not interest to have an "educated" player, and hence in some cases is something impossible because it means provide a real education about maths/stats and so on...

I think that the real factors that lead to addictive gambling are intrinsic of player approach... First of all the lack of information about the real chance of win or RTP. Most players are missing from such basic information. It's like smoking cigarettes or using drugs. You know that these are giving addiction and you don't start to use! You have a basic information about this argument...

By the way I think that all information/factors illustrated in this topic, mixed together will lead to addiction! Probably some players are more inclined to become addicted to gambling...

[_act_]

I guess the main question that makes you increase your gambling addiction is the rush of winning. Winnings give an incredible sensation and on e a gambler tastes it he either learns to control it or it will destroy him.

That is true but what keeps me surprised is that an addict will play, lost, play again and lost more than winning to the point they noticed it is getting to the point of their life to be frustrated and depressed, but they keep on gambling if they see money to gamble with. They have a sense of profit but what is done for a long time and bringing loss instead ify profit should be avoided.

[AicecreaME]

Free alcoholic drinks, ease of withdrawal machines and ease of which to fund betting/gambling site wallets are serious contributory factors to addictive gambling.

A man was invited to the court for failure to meet up with his bills. He complained bitterly to the judge he was standing before, on how he was given free drinks at a live casino and it made him so loose to the point that he lost and emptied his wallet to place more bet of which he lost more. He made several withdrawals from his bank account, most of which he had saved up for something as important as paying the bill for which he was summoned and more.
He attributed his huge loss to the ease of which he could easily withdraw cash because of the presence and ease of accessibility of ATM and POS machines and the free alcoholic drinks served which made him drunk and so excited to the point he emptied all his savings on gambling.
In comparison to live casinos, online casinos do not offer free drinks, but if one were to bet from the comfort of his/her zone, and had a fridge or cooler of chilled alcoholic drinks, it shouldn't be a yardstick to get drunk to the point of funding ones betting wallet all just to gamble at that instance of excitement. Also, if one can't get to control the amount of his/her alcoholic intake I don't think such a one can control the excitement that comes from gambling and shouldn't bet, make withdrawals or fund gambling wallets, while drunk.

What other factors do you know contribute to form addictive gambling?

The aforementioned factors such as the free drinks and easy transaction processes together with withdrawals are indeed the common factors why people are so indulged in gambling. At least in a physical casino side. Some casinos have these gorgeous and sexy ladies dressed in alluring manner to serve the players as well that I think one of the factors why most gamblers, particularly men, are taking their time gambling. Sometimes it's also the reason why some men gamblers are becoming regulars in a casino.

However, for me all of these could be solved if someone is very much disciplined. These factors stated could be set aside if you are following your set limitations and boundaries in gambling. In online gambling, a lot of these are absent, but still, people lose themselves in the process. Eventually, they become addicted. It's because they lack self-restraint. Obsession on winning can lead to gambling addiction as well, whether online of in physical casinos. Chasing the thrill and excitement could contribute too.

[YOSHIE]

What other factors do you know contribute to form addictive gambling?

You drunk, what can you bet, nothing, what else is unconscious condition.

We know that currently there are not many visitors to live/physical casinos, except: casinos that operate on cruise ships or hotels, apart from that the ratio is much larger, people run to online casinos, 70% of the rest are land casinos.

For that, if you don't want to continue to contribute to the addictive nature of online gambling sites, you need to avoid it.
• Don't often sit and chat with people who often win big at online casinos, curious, wanting to try always haunts you all the time, before you try, after you try your addiction will appear.
• Don't often watch slot ads that win big, you will be fascinated to try.

In my opinion, the factors above are more expensive than alcohol and getting drunk when you bet gambling.

[bittraffic]

For that, if you don't want to continue to contribute to the addictive nature of online gambling sites, you need to avoid it.
• Don't often sit and chat with people who often win big at online casinos, curious, wanting to try always haunts you all the time, before you try, after you try your addiction will appear.
• Don't often watch slot ads that win big, you will be fascinated to try.

In my opinion, the factors above are more expensive than alcohol and getting drunk when you bet gambling.

Moving away from the seats of people who win big is easy to do, you just have to fight your urge and just try going to a smoking area or eating something in a restaurant. But even their ads suddenly just pop up and the sound of coins somehow is harder to not look at.

But then again if you are already trying to keep away from these I think you are already addicted and was just trying to prevent getting it worse and curing yourself.

[jrrsparkles]

The story mentioned by OP tells us how irresponsible the person is and blaming others for his decisions, what if he decided to take money from others wallet that we call as stealing, will he commit that and say the same excuse to the judge?

Casino's are nothing but a business either its online or offline so they try to provide better user experience then only their customers will be satisfied and come back again while the responsibility of managing the money is on our own and we have to know our limits and bet, don't lose your mind because you get free drinks or found a beautiful girl.

[348Judah]

The first factors to addiction in gambling begins with the indisciplined lifestyle of the gambler because it has been said that charity begins at home, if one cannot take some control measures to curb sone of his actions then such person will begin to display acts beyond the radar, of which are part of what contributes to getting addicted to a particular thing with a greedy and coveteous minds wanted to get everything to self either good or bad, they ensure the acquirement by all means through their indisciplined kind of lifestyle and got them into addiction.