I think topics/discussion on gambling addictions is too much

[stomachgrowls]

This is gambling discussion sub board of the gambling board of bitcointalk forum,  and the main goals of the gambling board is where casinos introduced the platforms via creation of ANN threads and also the discussion sub board where gamblers discuss many other topics as relate to gambling.

But recently I have read a lot of topics as regards to gambling (addictions) and it negative effects on individuals and how we have warn against it,  but at this time I am beginning to think that we are focusing too much on gambling addiction rather than employing ways to avoid addiction but at the same time gamble and have fun to the fullest.

The topics and discussion about gambling addiction is becoming too much and too often to the point that most newbie may likely get scared away from gambling which will not be ok for the casino revenue generation so at this point I am force to ear my view of this topic of gambling addictions, becoming too much in this board.

Or what do you think?

We do have two different boards on which
Gambling board
Gambling discussion board

I do believe that ANN threads and other related threads would be posted up on that board and the rest that talks about gambling topics would be on this discussion.
But i do agree that most of these threads does have repetitive topics or concerns but we know that situations are totally that different but sharing up on the same
concept about addiction and various related things. Whether OP of those thread would be locking up their threads or to those mods would be doing such job.
Though  this is a forum on which creating such discussion wont really be that prohibited.

[Wiwo]

Though  this is a forum on which creating such discussion won't really be that prohibited.

Letting discussions as that to exist is one of the key features of a discussion forum since activities here is about individual perceptions,  feeling and experiences which translate into knowledge because those experiences have thought us one lesson or the other,  but then the usage of some terms and world if not check,  can easily litter the entire forum with unnecessary garbage comments who add nothing to the discussion.

[harizen]

In the first place, why they are even ended up in a gambling section if there's no interest in it or curiosity? I'm sure regardless of what they read as "negative" here, they will surely test the waters in gambling because of the purpose of "winning decent money". Who else doesn't want that experience?

Their curiosity and interest os what drive them to gambling section in the first place so even if those topics confront them and possibly get them scared, they will still build the confidence to go on with the games regardless,  but then the point I was trying to make is that,  the topics and discussion is becoming too much and meaningless and newbies may end up with misconceptions in that regards.

I got the picture of what you are trying to point out, mate.

But looking on the other side, we can't generally assume that most newbies will take those "gambling-addiction related" threads seriously, to the point that they will be scared or won't try gambling now. Maybe the primary reason why they lurk on this section is to look for a reputable gambling site where they can risk their money, especially their "crypto".

Newbies in gambling are not newbies in terms of "common sense".

Most of them surely know the risks of gambling already. And since they landed on a crypto forum, again as I mentioned, the primary reason might be is to look for a good crypto-gambling site since they are not aware much of those crypto-gambling sites in general.

[yahoo62278]

What it all comes down to is Noone uses the search function and sees there is already a topic or 100 on a subject.

They have a weekly quota to meet and it's better for them to make a new thread and reply to people off and on to help them get their quota vs looking for threads to reply in.

[Chikito]

The topics and discussion about gambling addiction is becoming too much and too often to the point that most newbie may likely get scared away from gambling which will not be ok for the casino revenue generation so at this point I am force to ear my view of this topic of gambling addictions, becoming too much in this board.

Or what do you think?

I never think all addicted or kinds of threads will affect the newbie to gambling, because all come with nature and habits, I think it's good to make them be careful. Because they are to be mature and know what is best for their life, if they immediately change their mind after reading all addicted threads, that is possible, they are kids. they cannot and may register when under 18 years old.

So that's okay, gambling addictions thread would indirectly filter who the kids are and who is mature.

[Oasisman]

What it all comes down to is Noone uses the search function and sees there is already a topic or 100 on a subject.

They have a weekly quota to meet and it's better for them to make a new thread and reply to people off and on to help them get their quota vs looking for threads to reply in.

This is the most accurate answer to that. Though gambling addiction is something that is very alarming, but people here are way too consistently excessive in discussing such topic and the worse is, there are like 2-3 same topics every week.
Well, so much for an awareness. In fact, those gambling addicts are not even aware that they already are LOL!

[len01]

I don't think this beginner's fear is going to get too serious. I mean they will still be gambling and maybe with a lot of related threads about this addiction it might just provide anxiety not to chase too many losses which is addictive in the long run.
i'm not really sure if this is true but this is just my statement.

[michellee]

In fact, those gambling addicts are not even aware that they already are LOL!

This is the real problem. Although we often say in many threads, if those addicted to gambling do not pay serious attention to what gambling addiction is, they will not realize that they are already addicted to gambling.

Actually many threads about gambling addiction, gambling, new and old casinos, or anything else related to gambling can help people who come to this forum besides the members. They can learn and understand that playing gambling is not only determining the amount of money and turning the rounds or analyzing matches but there is still a lot they need to know.

So if they can take something useful from each thread and use it to their advantage, they have at least learned a lot from this forum.

[Cantsay]

I agree with the Op on the fact that topics on gambling addiction is becoming too much. I have replied to most of them and in most of them I do learn something new meaning not all of them are talking about the same thing entirely, they may all be realted to addiction but when you start reading through the thread you'll see that some of the thread are entirely diffferent from what you initially thought it was about.

And for newbies becoming discourageed to gamble that's not true, if anything it will only help them and teach them the right way to handle their gambling activity most times gamble become addicted to gambling without even realising it so if a newbie that knows so much about gambling addiction  should start having signs of addiction they will know what is necessary for them to do in other to prevent it unlike someone that never got educated on the aspect of addiction but just saw an ads and decided gambling will be a nice thing to try out.

[danherbias07]

It is too much.
But, I do feel for those who want to share their experience. Maybe they just want to let it out of their system and the one way they could do it is by making a thread about it. See what other people's responses to them and hope they are good ones that could help them release all their emotions.

Gambling addiction is not something to take lightly and I do agree that we should discuss how to avoid it and not let this gambling discussion board be filled with nonsense.
The way gambling sites responded to this matter is by employing a "Gambling Responsibly" feature in their own site which I always recommend for those having trouble with such problems. It can be solved in our own ways by using those services.

[Apocollapse]

I agree there are too much topics with similar discussion on gambling boards, but you opened this thread on gambling boards are nothing different with those folks lol.

Creating a new thread will not reduce spam, but it will increase many users to spam. If you see someone creating an useless or pointless thread, just click report to moderator. Moderators aren't directly moderated the section their controls, you need to help them by reporting it.

[Wiwo]

I agree there are too much topics with similar discussion on gambling boards, but you opened this thread on gambling boards are nothing different with those folks lol.

Creating a new thread will not reduce spam, but it will increase many users to spam. If you see someone creating an useless or pointless thread, just click report to moderator. Moderators aren't directly moderated the section of their controls, you need to help them by reporting it.

You misunderstood the content and context of this thread because this thread aims to create awareness of the usage of particular terms (gambling addictions) in this board and I did not aim at opening a can of worms for the spammer to feed on,  and besides all the comments that have been made here in the thread have contributed qualitatively to the discussions and at that we can be sure that this thread has helped a lot of members to be able to express their displeasure on the whole issues.

Since this is a gambling board I think it unfair to the casinos to overly discuss gambling addiction here on the board since most of us advertise one casino or the others.

[Johnyz]

The topics and discussion about gambling addiction is becoming too much and too often to the point that most newbie may likely get scared away from gambling which will not be ok for the casino revenue generation so at this point I am force to ear my view of this topic of gambling addictions, becoming too much in this board.

Or what do you think?

Probably most of those gambler addict started without any knowledge about gambling and now they are sharing the reality of gambling to wars every new comers, and that is not to scare them but to educate them. This could be alarming if most of the topics now are about gambling, good thing here is that we here the advised from many here and their personal experience, from this Newbies should be able to have an idea about a possible scenario when they gamble that much.

[dimonstration]

I agree there are too much topics with similar discussion on gambling boards, but you opened this thread on gambling boards are nothing different with those folks lol.

Creating a new thread will not reduce spam, but it will increase many users to spam. If you see someone creating an useless or pointless thread, just click report to moderator. Moderators aren't directly moderated the section of their controls, you need to help them by reporting it.

You misunderstood the content and context of this thread because this thread aims to create awareness of the usage of particular terms (gambling addictions) in this board and I did not aim at opening a can of worms for the spammer to feed on,  and besides all the comments that have been made here in the thread have contributed qualitatively to the discussions and at that we can be sure that this thread has helped a lot of members to be able to express their displeasure on the whole issues.

Since this is a gambling board I think it unfair to the casinos to overly discuss gambling addiction here on the board since most of us advertise one casino or the others.

I don’t consider it as unfair because casino has a responsible gaming terms for all the players. It’s players choice to become addicted and not the casino so this doesn’t affect the casino image since it’s on players fault.

It’s only unfair if you are promoting a casino signature while you are posting an opinion that directly discourage all the players to avoid playing. A gambling addiction topic usually tackle the players personal mistakes and not the casino.

[Merit.s]

The repeated topics in different ways doesn't mean that forum members should ignore them,because we have newbies coming into the forum everyday by day and also some addicted gamblers here that are finding it difficult to control themselves. The best thing that a gambler will need,is to have someone that talks or say some negative effects of gambling to him,so that he can control his gambling activities.

The topics and discussion about gambling addiction is becoming too much and too often to the point that most newbie may likely get scared away from gambling which will not be ok for the casino revenue generation.

Or what do you think?

I doubt this,have you read the topic that someone wrote that gamblers turn deaf hears on advise on not to gamble anymore. Even in the physical world some governments banned gambling and some go around to sensitize people about the effect or gambling,in school the effect of gambling is taught but still the rate of new people going into gambling is increasing day by day. Gambling is just like smoking. The tobacco company will warn that smokers are liable to die young but still the young ones are going into smoking that ever. Same with gambling,gamblers will still gamble no matter the numerous topics created on effect of gambling in the forum. Gambling is for entertainment and such people who understands this will always gamble.

[YOSHIE]

Or what do you think?

For me it's not too stressful to see and think about some of the addiction topics that are here, in my opinion there are always pros and cons, especially in gambling, we can see some facts as I know them, for example: alcohol and drugs, in general we often see banners or advertisements for the dangers of alcohol and drug consumption, it turns out that the sellers of alcohol and drugs have not decreased, instead their income has increased from year to year.

My thoughts are that no matter how many members here make topics about addiction, danger and so on, I don't think it affects users who want to bet at a particular casino.
Other tangible evidence: 1xbit casino, they know the dangers of gambling there, maybe we know there are 100 warnings about the dangers of casinos, the fact is that users continue to use the site, their income has no effect.

Those are just a few examples I've seen.

[Cling18]

The repeated topics in different ways doesn't mean that forum members should ignore them,because we have newbies coming into the forum everyday by day and also some addicted gamblers here that are finding it difficult to control themselves. The best thing that a gambler will need,is to have someone that talks or say some negative effects of gambling to him,so that he can control his gambling activities.

The topics and discussion about gambling addiction is becoming too much and too often to the point that most newbie may likely get scared away from gambling which will not be ok for the casino revenue generation.

Or what do you think?

I doubt this,have you read the topic that someone wrote that gamblers turn deaf hears on advise on not to gamble anymore. Even in the physical world some governments banned gambling and some go around to sensitize people about the effect or gambling,in school the effect of gambling is taught but still the rate of new people going into gambling is increasing day by day. Gambling is just like smoking. The tobacco company will warn that smokers are liable to die young but still the young ones are going into smoking that ever. Same with gambling,gamblers will still gamble no matter the numerous topics created on effect of gambling in the forum. Gambling is for entertainment and such people who understand this will always gamble.

There are just people who seek advice regarding their gambling journey experiences here which I think is a good thing since we are helping each other by sharing our opinions and ideas. Gambling addiction is a broad topic especially since different scenarios are being shared on this forum. It spread awareness and serves as a reminder for beginners or even to those who are falling into compulsive gambling.
We can't disregard gambling addiction topics since it is part of a gambler's journey. It is also another eye-opener to those who are just seeing the positive side of gambling. Discussing the negative effect of too much gambling may help a lot of gamblers here though we are not noticing it. However, I don't think these topics will stop gamblers to gamble. It could remind them yet it will not make them quit as long as they know their limitations. Gamblers will always be gamblers and that has been proven lots of times in gambling-restricted countries where gamblers still choose to gamble in so many ways.

[@forxample]

This is gambling discussion sub board of the gambling board of bitcointalk forum,  and the main goals of the gambling board is where casinos introduced the platforms via creation of ANN threads and also the discussion sub board where gamblers discuss many other topics as relate to gambling.

But recently I have read a lot of topics as regards to gambling (addictions) and it negative effects on individuals and how we have warn against it,  but at this time I am beginning to think that we are focusing too much on gambling addiction rather than employing ways to avoid addiction but at the same time gamble and have fun to the fullest.

The topics and discussion about gambling addiction is becoming too much and too often to the point that most newbie may likely get scared away from gambling which will not be ok for the casino revenue generation so at this point I am force to ear my view of this topic of gambling addictions, becoming too much in this board.

Or what do you think?

I think the discussion about gambling will continue to increase and become a trending topic. As we know, even though gambling has been around for a long time, it has survived until now and its enthusiasts are increasing day by day. So it's natural that there are more and more posts about gambling.

But what moderators or members of this forum have to do doesn't mean they have to stop posting and discussing gambling. What needs to be done is to rearrange gambling posts and discussions so that the latest news from this forum is not obscured by gambling discussions.

As for what is the main factor in discussing gambling addiction, because many gambling players have gone bankrupt due to online gambling, it has made some people's views negative. So gambling addiction is a bad and interesting thing to discuss.

[decodx]

What it all comes down to is Noone uses the search function and sees there is already a topic or 100 on a subject.

They have a weekly quota to meet and it's better for them to make a new thread and reply to people off and on to help them get their quota vs looking for threads to reply in.

This is the most accurate answer to that. Though gambling addiction is something that is very alarming, but people here are way too consistently excessive in discussing such topic and the worse is, there are like 2-3 same topics every week.
Well, so much for an awareness. In fact, those gambling addicts are not even aware that they already are LOL!

Yeah! I've been hanging out on this forum for a while now, and I'm starting to see the same topics pop up again and again. I bet it's even more noticeable for you two "old-timers" who have been around here for a while. You guys have probably seen it all! It's probably pretty rare to come across a brand new topic that hasn't already been talked about before.

I think it would be really cool if we could compile a list of all the most common questions and topics, like a wiki or something. Then, we could just link people to that post when they ask something that's already been covered.

[Huppercase]

Or what do you think?

There are two sides to the cause of this topics, the premier league and Champions League is over, that's why people are engaging in this and one of the main reason for discussion is because they are real life events with original source, this things happened in real life and the growing is our concern because we bet and also advertise gambling as well, it is better you know what addiction is all about to either help yourself out or friends when they are addicted.

The second reason may be because some participants want to meet up with their weekly post requirements and that's why small threads become a mega thread because people repeat the same discussion continuesly and the thread keep popping at the top as new people reply those threads.