What do you think about stop gambling services issued by gambling platforms?

[swogerino]

I often see gamblers who are addicted and he can't get rid of the addiction, so the gambler sells what he has to gamble. I am well aware of the dangers of gambling addiction because what is meant by that is gambling, which they do is no longer for pleasure but for the sake of victory and greed and for some people they cannot control their gambling.
In this case is it possible for gambling platforms to provide stop gambling services to help gamblers reduce their desire to gamble, as in the context of cigarettes, every tobacco company always provides smoking cessation services either by telephone, clients who want to quit smoking can be given counseling and guidance, as well as referrals if you need follow up.
I think how if the Platform/gambling company has a stop gambling service that is very good and helps gamblers who want to stop.
I know this will backfire on the gambling platform, but in retrospect, if this is implemented, it is a so wise move.

What do you think about this?

I think what most well reputable casinos do is more than enough,they offer a self exclusion service so any person who feels the gambling addiction is starting to get him he opt for self exclusion from the casino for a couple of days,for a week,for a month and for 3 months the maximum I believe I have seen.That is the best I think for any gambler who wants to stop gambling for some time,they click on self exclusion and try and see for a few days,if they can't think of anything else except when the time will come that the self exclusion period ends and want to get back in gambling then this is sign he should ask for professional help,as easy as that,no need in my opinion to implement anything else beside this self exclusion service.

[harizen]

In this case is it possible for gambling platforms to provide stop gambling services to help gamblers reduce their desire to gamble, as in the context of cigarettes, every tobacco company always provides smoking cessation services either by telephone, clients who want to quit smoking can be given counseling and guidance, as well as referrals if you need follow up.
I think how if the Platform/gambling company has a stop gambling service that is very good and helps gamblers who want to stop.

Alright, so you want gambling platforms to adjust on those who become addicted because of gambling?

Well, they can help but don't expect that they will focus on those. They make gambling a business therefore the target is for people to do gambling on their platforms. We can't blame them if one of their users got addicted to the process since in the first place, we are the ones who should do the necessary adjustment not to fall into the trap of negative gambling effects.

Fortunately, there are gambling sites that do have self-exclusion features. However, that doesn't stop the problem of addiction as that self-exclusion only applies to that specific gambling site, and looking at how big the gambling industry is, you can almost see gambling sites everywhere even just by simply walking in the park. The temptation is always there and that's the reality.

[Rruchi man]

I think how if the Platform/gambling company has a stop gambling service that is very good and helps gamblers who want to stop.

It is a good idea and one that can be implemented by gambling platforms that think it is great and want to adopt the idea. However I feel not all gambling platforms will be interested in this since definitely not all of them have an interest in customer wellbeing but their own profit. I have seen ads that some gambling platforms have put up advicing people to know when to stop gambling. It is a very good thing but not all gambling platforms will be interested in trying to tell their customers to stop gambling.

[CryptoHeadlineNews]

That's a brilliant idea by you O.P, and I'm sure if such is implemented, it will help reduce the rate of gambling addiction all around the world.
However, I strongly think this should be the job of the licensing gambling body not that of the various numerous casinos. As it is their duty to provide an enabling environment for people to gamble, and as such help providing tips to help addicts recover fully.

But one thing certain is that, to quit gambling, such individual needs to be willing and genuinely ready to quit, if not all effects will be in vain.

[Oshosondy]

That's a brilliant idea by you O.P, and I'm sure if such is implemented, it will help reduce the rate of gambling addiction all around the world.
However, I strongly think this should be the job of the licensing gambling body not that of the various numerous casinos. As it is their duty to provide an enabling environment for people to gamble, and as such help providing tips to help addicts recover fully.

But we all know that regulators and government in general does not care, all what they care about is how to collect tax. The truth is gambling is under-regulated.

But one thing certain is that, to quit gambling, such individual needs to be willing and genuinely ready to quit, if not all effects will be in vain.

If someone is addicted and suffered losses already, if the person go for rehab or his family take him to a rehab center, it is very likely that the person will later stop gambling because they will expose him to the truth for him to realize. Willingness may not come sometimes until certain things are done.

[chaser15]

No matter how good the service is, if a gambler won't consider taking that, that was all useless.

I doubt these addicted gamblers will even try to click the link for self-exclusion, stop gambling, delete accounts etc.

Although at some point, I'm impressed that gambling sites now consider adding such features and are not totally pure gambling platforms.

[Zlantann]

In this case is it possible for gambling platforms to provide stop gambling services to help gamblers reduce their desire to gamble, as in the context of cigarettes, every tobacco company always provides smoking cessation services either by telephone, clients who want to quit smoking can be given counseling and guidance, as well as referrals if you need follow up.
I think how if the Platform/gambling company has a stop gambling service that is very good and helps gamblers who want to stop.
I know this will backfire on the gambling platform, but in retrospect, if this is implemented, it is a so wise move.

What do you think about this?

I have been close to people suffering from addiction and I can assume that quiting or controlling gambling is a personal decision. Gamble addicts needs all the help but until a person accepts he has a problem and decides to stop such harmful practice, he might not overcome the addiction.

Another clear fact is that gambling companies are not charitable organization because their sole aim is to make profit. Some of them will tell customers to gamble responsibly yet they engage in very catchy advertisement that can make people rush to casinos. Casinos make more money when more people get addicted and I have never seen a capitalist that will reject profit because of morality. They might pretend they care, but truth is they want your money.

But I also need to make it clear that there are some gambling companies that really care about the well being of their customers and they are willing to help if they are aware of the addiction of any of their customers.
The government can also make this stop gambling services compulsory to gambling companies. They should be mandated to promote and carryout comprehensive guidance, counselling and treatment services for those that are struggling with gamble addiction.

[Heartilly]

If a gambler is already to the point that can be considered as the worst addiction, gambling services issued by a gambling platform won't do anything and can't be a big help. Their service for someone who needs to take a break from gambling can only be followed by a gambler that can still control themselves. It's good that these gamblers can still understand what they are doing.

Those purely addicted gamblers already that don't understand their boundaries and limit should need serious treatment from a gambling rehabilitation facility.

[Johnyz]

There might not be option for automatically stop your from gambling but I think the site can help you if you do self-exclude and asked the site to disallow you from further playing on that site because you are getting addict already, this might work temporarily or a lifetime, depends on what you will ask.

There’s also a responsible gambling option where the site gives you help and advices for you to get away from that addiction, you might also want to click that option and see what can work for you to prevent a more worst addiction.

[rhomelmabini]

What do you think about this?

The thing is with online gambling, casinos won't find if their customer is already a problem gambler, there won't be any sign to determine that. It's on the individual himself if he/she wants to self-exclude, it takes a lot of courage and positive thoughts though for a problem gambler to carry this out. Casinos won't find any signs of it but whoever are close to us will do especially family members so they should be the one first to spot those signs.

[Distinctin]

If there is such service, do not be surprised if it would not backfire on gambling sites because gambling is just in nature of humans.

There are some gambling sites that have articles that can help gamblers, notifying them when to stop gamble, they do notify gamblers in their gambling site. But I do not know if some gamblers that are getting addicted are reading it or not.

Also is self-exclusion.

But the best help a gambler can get is to self-discipline himself and know the truth that he can not gamble to make money, and to realize how greedy he is becoming to earn from gamblers sites. Also if family member noticed, self-exclusion and rehabilitation is indeed necessary.

Even if an addicted gambler will go into the stop gambling services or self-exclusion, as long as he is not disciplined enough to stick to what is right, then that will not still solve his addiction. And I’m not really sure if gambling sites will be able to follow the stop gambling services as they will lost millions of profits if they will imposed that on their addicted gamblers. As far as I know, casinos are here to make profits so they will always take advantage on the weakness of their players.

[robelneo]

I think how if the Platform/gambling company has a stop gambling service that is very good and helps gamblers who want to stop.
I know this will backfire on the gambling platform, but in retrospect, if this is implemented, it is a so wise move.

What do you think about this?

The gambling industry is committed to helping gamblers control their addiction which is why many casinos are implementing self-exclusion, it will exclude a player from their platform at a specific time frame that the gambler specifies when using this feature, and it will not backfire on the platform because they prefer gamblers with money that they can afford to play and they don't want people to blame them for the gambler's misery.
The self-exclusion is the least that they can do it is still up to the player to control their addiction in some ways that are available to them.

[Ryker1]

For me, no one can stop it except yourself.
But if there is --it could be these services, counseling, self-exclusion programs, and limits on deposits and bets, and as we heard here, we have self-exclusion. While it may seem counterintuitive for a gambling platform to offer services that encourage users to gamble less, it can actually be a wise move in the long run. By promoting responsible gambling practices and providing resources for those who want to cut back or quit altogether, a company can build a reputation for being socially responsible and prioritize the well-being of its users.

[stomachgrowls]

What do you think about this?

I do see that it would really be just some sort of respect or showing off some concern that they do really have care into those gamblers who had ended up on being addicted on which they are really making themselves

looked good or really have that in concern but deep inside we do really know that they do much prefer on seeing those gamblers who are really that experiencing that much huge problems in towards their activity.

The more the addicted the person the more revenue that they could really have and this is what they do like.This is why its really that fully contrary on what they are
trying out to achieve.They dont really just like for them to be seen as bad things throughout the market and this is why they do really have this.

[TimeTeller]

For me, no one can stop it except yourself.
But if there is --it could be these services, counseling, self-exclusion programs, and limits on deposits and bets, and as we heard here, we have self-exclusion. While it may seem counterintuitive for a gambling platform to offer services that encourage users to gamble less, it can actually be a wise move in the long run. By promoting responsible gambling practices and providing resources for those who want to cut back or quit altogether, a company can build a reputation for being socially responsible and prioritize the well-being of its users.

That's the reality, only yourself can totally stop from this habit.
There is self-exclusion program already from casinos. I believe, that's the closest program that they can offer for the gambler to stop his addiction.
But I have read here in this forum, that some are still breaking their self-exclusion because they still try to log in on the site.
There's also a disclaimer about gambling responsibly on most sites, however, as you said, it is on the person himself how he will contain himself on this activity.
The gambling site has very limited action on this matter, they can only help a gambler to some extent, but the real work will be on the user himself.

[Mahanton]

For me, no one can stop it except yourself.
But if there is --it could be these services, counseling, self-exclusion programs, and limits on deposits and bets, and as we heard here, we have self-exclusion. While it may seem counterintuitive for a gambling platform to offer services that encourage users to gamble less, it can actually be a wise move in the long run. By promoting responsible gambling practices and providing resources for those who want to cut back or quit altogether, a company can build a reputation for being socially responsible and prioritize the well-being of its users.

That's the reality, only yourself can totally stop from this habit.
There is self-exclusion program already from casinos. I believe, that's the closest program that they can offer for the gambler to stop his addiction.
But I have read here in this forum, that some are still breaking their self-exclusion because they still try to log in on the site.
There's also a disclaimer about gambling responsibly on most sites, however, as you said, it is on the person himself how he will contain himself on this activity.
The gambling site has very limited action on this matter, they can only help a gambler to some extent, but the real work will be on the user himself.

It would really be useless out of those features of those gambling companies like self exclusion or deactivating your account or cancelling it out because we know on how easy or simply on making a new
gambling account which it is pointless on having these things if you yourself doesnt really be able to get rid about addiction.It would really be still that a certain person would really be going back
again and play.So its useless on having these kind of help or program on making a certain gambler do stop gambling.Although it might succeed on blocking it out on a specific site but
we know that we do have thousands of platforms which is available.

[n0ne]

You could see the statement, Smoking is injurious to health on the Cigarette packs. What for is the statement, I haven't heard of any person quit smoking reading those statements. It is completely based on self interest, one needs to decide himself and go for the alternate using a chewing gum or something that to avoid the particular time period. With gambling same is the scenario, the user needs to have the self realisation and take necessary measures, then only he/she can get rid of addiction.

The gambling platforms have got features that lets us stay away from gambling. Using that alone and getting out of addiction is not at all possible. The user have to fix to certain principles and get diverted when some thoughts to gamble arises.

[seoincorporation]

Some casinos offer the option to block ourselves from the platform for a period of time, and I would say 95% of the casinos have in the footer a link to "Responsible Gambling", that sends us to a site that offers help people who have gambling problems.

But in the end, casinos want to make us addictive, while the more we lose is better for them, that's how that business works, and each time a user starts working with his addiction that represents losses for the business.

[livingfree]

That's self exclusion and most casinos these days have it and that's to help the addicted gamblers control them but the question is, if they're really being used by those that have severe gambling addiction?

I don't think so, we still see reports about gambling addicts spending that much and even coming to the point that they're no longer sleeping and selling stuff that they own so they can gamble again just after their losses.

It's a mental problem that needs to be addressed and there's more to it aside from just having that feature of self exclusion by which is the step that the casinos are providing.

[PX-Z]

Most trusted casino have responsible gambling messages and warning, articles and even self-exclusions. There is no way gambling sites can't detect their user if already addict, but i guess it might be possible based on their gambling activity if will be studied thoroughly. But before that, users should be responsible and only self-exclusions can help. I guess this is the the platforms way to help gambling addicts on their platform based on some existing laws regarding responsible gambling internationally.