Responsible Sports Betting Shop Operations

[Cryptomultiplier]

Well seeing that this is how an addiction is formed, from consistency, the bet operator, did no wrong in stopping him from betting.
However, it could be a strategic event for the bettor, because having this kind of commitment comes with having the resources to fund it.
Am concerned as to how the betting business would have thrived after such a ban on its customer. Isn't betting supposed to be an individuals decision, after all, they are using their funds to stake?

Anyways, betting should be done responsibly because just like nicotine, it is very addictive.

[Westinhome]

Well seeing that this is how an addiction is formed, from consistency, the bet operator, did no wrong in stopping him from betting.
However, it could be a strategic event for the bettor, because having this kind of commitment comes with having the resources to fund it.
Am concerned as to how the betting business would have thrived after such a ban on its customer. Isn't betting supposed to be an individuals decision, after all, they are using their funds to stake?

Anyways, betting should be done responsibly because just like nicotine, it is very addictive.

The most common reason for the addiction is because of huge win or loss in the game.When the gambler had won, for example 700k dollars from the lottery game of gambling.The most common way of the gambler will use fifty percentage or full money in the betting.The is the old practice to multiple the big win.Since the gamblers inner heart says,it's not the possible one to multiple the maximum win.But the dummy luck is the biggest concept of the gamblers to try with the maximum amount of dollars from the winning money.

[Huppercase]

This is how every sports betting shop should operate, in my own opinion. It's more about the mental well-being of the client than about the revenue accrued by the business. The screenshot I am going to share is from a Twitter user who shared his story of how a betting shop operator stopped him from betting after he noticed that he was placing bets on games every day for one week. The bet operator suspected that he was addicted to gambling. This is very commendable. from the bet operator who is educated on the symptoms of gambling addiction. If you were in the narrator's shoes, would you take a break from gambling despite knowing that you are not addicted, or would you patronize another betting shop?

This is funny, I can't imagine a betting shop around here will tell you not come back, they will sack whoever gave that order that day because they will say you are pushing away customers and they will not make money, it is only when players bet they make commision from the gambling platforms and they sometimes get shares when the winning is large, the player do what we called giveaway or something for the boys.

That is very a good initiative, they care about the players because when a player becomes addicted, they will indirectky impact negatively to te society and that is going to be a stain on their brand, but the more I look at it, I think maybe is a regulation in UK that is why otherwise I don't think players will be advice to skip some days for gambling, I haven't seen online casinos do that except for the deactivate account incase a player willingly want take a break.

Its a good initiative, I like their style and I will make use of it but I think less people go to physical betting shop to bet, online app does that at your own convinience, you will even enjoy that more without leaving your home.

[alastantiger]

The UK is a country that matches words with action in terms of reducing the pandemic of gambling addiction. There is already enough sensitization and awareness campaigns on gambling addiction. And the ads are everywhere. Although the case cited by the OP is an isolated one, I would have loved if the Twitter user was kind enough to share if he went at another bet shop and played for 7 days just to know the reaction of the shop manager. I reckon that this would make a great social experiment just to know what the reactions of different bet shop managers.

I will hypothesized that this is not how all bet shop managers react. Some may not actually care whether you bet at the shop for 2 day or 20 days. It takes someone who has had a very close experience either directly or indirectly to care this much.

[Casdinyard]

I would agree. While it's not the casino's nor the bookie's responsibility to handle your gambling behavior, helping customers out when they sense something is awry is good as it ensures that everyone is healthily playing and is not succumbing to gambling addiction or anything. The hard part about it is how you would implement such on a gambling site or an online sportsbook. It's just exceptionally hard to ensure that people aren't sneaking up on you since it's so easy to create accounts now as well as to perform KYC. You can pretty much just borrow a mate's ID and you're set to go on your merry way. In the future more stricter systems could be implemented but until then we have no choice but to take gambling addiction measures into our own hands.

[TimeTeller]

I would agree. While it's not the casino's nor the bookie's responsibility to handle your gambling behavior, helping customers out when they sense something is awry is good as it ensures that everyone is healthily playing and is not succumbing to gambling addiction or anything. The hard part about it is how you would implement such on a gambling site or an online sportsbook. It's just exceptionally hard to ensure that people aren't sneaking up on you since it's so easy to create accounts now as well as to perform KYC. You can pretty much just borrow a mate's ID and you're set to go on your merry way. In the future more stricter systems could be implemented but until then we have no choice but to take gambling addiction measures into our own hands.

For online casinos or bookies, I don't think they will stop the bettor to bet even if they can see it in their system.
It is like they have no business of stopping such gambler because they have less emotion on dealing with this.
These physical betting shops can, because usually they are familiar with the people as they can see their faces.
And remember if it is a local one, it is like everybody knows everybody. So if the operator cares for his people, he
can easily stop that person. Because the possibility of knowing his personal background is high and he cares what he's going thru.

[DoublerHunter]

I would agree. While it's not the casino's nor the bookie's responsibility to handle your gambling behavior, helping customers out when they sense something is awry is good as it ensures that everyone is healthily playing and is not succumbing to gambling addiction or anything. The hard part about it is how you would implement such on a gambling site or an online sportsbook. It's just exceptionally hard to ensure that people aren't sneaking up on you since it's so easy to create accounts now as well as to perform KYC. You can pretty much just borrow a mate's ID and you're set to go on your merry way. In the future more stricter systems could be implemented but until then we have no choice but to take gambling addiction measures into our own hands.

^ This makes sense which I also agree with, because for me in my own opinion.
In the context of online gambling, implementing such measures becomes more challenging due to the relative anonymity and ease of creating accounts. As you mentioned, the KYC processes are important, but they can still be circumvented by determined individuals. It is indeed a complex issue to strike the right balance between privacy, convenience, and responsible gambling oversight.
However, stricter systems and technologies could potentially be developed to identify problematic gambling patterns and intervene in a more effective manner. For example, algorithms could monitor betting behavior and flag unusual or excessive activities, prompting communication with the user.

[Ulven]

It's wonderful to learn about a bookmaker whose customers' welfare comes first. Even if you don't think you're addicted to gambling, taking a vacation from it could be a smart move. It's an opportunity to consider your habits and make sure they aren't becoming hazardous. It could be wise to take the operator's suggestion if their worry rings true for you. The choice ultimately comes down to your feelings and judgement, though.

[tabas]

A good gesture but not every betting shop or online casino will do that for their customers. That is why they're easy on these people and have some placards display on their shops and banners(online) that they should be a responsible gambler. I also think that there's likely a local rule that these betting shops need to follow and have their customers reminded just in case that there is a threshold being met by a local gambler. Well, it's a good thing to have these shops have their own way of reminding their customers to be still on their regulated platforms. We also see this very often on many online casinos but as a customer, we tend to ignore and neglect it especially when we're addicted. Physical and online interactions really differs and you'll feel more cared when the interaction happens physically.

[dothebeats]

That's good if they intervene in order to stop what could possibly be addiction. Pretty sure some people would be annoyed on how one of the shop managers handled the situation, but it's something commendable for me. They obviously don't want losing money, but they don't want to be the bad guys either. It starts with small amounts, but if you do it regularly, I'm pretty sure you'll develop a habit and slowly increase your bet size.

[Yatsan]

Indeed it would be possible to ttack a gambler's activity thru their account but problem is, not all gambling site owner or provider would be concerned enough to tell their players to minimize their exposure to avoid being addicted into it. It is like pushing away your customet from ypur store. Good for the cited story we won't see it on a daily basis. So what can we do? Apply discipline to ourselves. We don't need to rely or wait for the gambling site to warn us about gambling addiction and instead, we should be the one who's more eager to be away from the risk of getting addicted in gambling.

[ChiBitCTy]

I'm not sure how to take this. I would want to know how well he had been doing with his bets. Was he winning or losing, or was it somewhere in the middle?

As you mentioned, they could easily just go elsewhere to place the bet, simply side stepping this casino. Is this a smart idea for the casino to make such decisions? Hard to say really.  But if I were this guy, this might be a bit of a wake up call.

[danherbias07]

That's nice. That means every individual is being monitored on how many times they have entered the premises. I like that kind of feature. And yes, every betting shop should apply that kind of rule. Sure it requires more manpower because what if many people are coming in and out but I think this is a good start to prevent addiction.
I wish they were also cooperating with other betting shops because there's a chance the person as an example in your statement could end up going to another shop to do his routine.
But I really liked this. They should continue this type of discipline as it might save some life from gambling addiction and prevent ruining one's life.
Thank you for sharing.

[Strongkored]

Of course that's a good thing that the betting shop does, unfortunately, there won't be many betting shops that do this, although I think playing regularly for one week can't mean that the customer is heading for addiction, especially in the tweet he only bet 10 euros, not a big value for money in Europe because that kind of money is nothing.
I think there are other things that make the betting shop prohibit him from playing but just use that reason to be easily accepted by his customers, because the betting shop will focus on business profits and stop their customers from playing just because being consistent in one week of betting will make it difficult for them to get loyal customers.
If I am not addicted and it is still possible to bet at other betting shops then switching betting shops will be the choice.

[ethereumhunter]

For someone who often plays gambling, they will move to another betting shop that still allows them to place bets. Regardless of whether they have experienced gambling addiction or not, they still want to place bets elsewhere so they can channel their desires. Placing bets every day for one week does not mean they have become addicted to gambling because they might only place bets once a week.

But the actions of the betting shop operators set a good example because they keep an eye on all the players and give a warning to the gambler if he has gambled every day for one week. This can provide awareness for gamblers that he must really limit his gambling. Betting shop operators don't want to be blamed for allowing people to gamble for one week and because of that, they are giving their gamblers that warning.

[Hirose UK]

This incident happened as if in a land casino and it was only natural that the operator stopped it and all this happened because the operator knows what it feels like to lose a lot of money when you lose a bet and he doesn't want the person to get addicted to gambling and spend a lot of money just to bet.
Even though the operator runs the business to make money, he still has a sense of humanity and that is why the operator acts according to his compassionate heart towards his customers.
This is the first time I've ever heard of a betting place operator reminding or telling someone to stop betting.

[Sandra_hakeem]

Very interesting....
I CAN'T say my next move in a situation like this especially since I don't gamble, let alone getting addicted; but I feel any sensible person shoulda taken precautions and left without much inquisitions...
Well, I've seen serveral situations In local casinos where a gambler begins to aggravate for the fact that he was denied a trail on a particular virtual round... This is usually caused by excessive losses and it's basically done in a bid to help the gambler reserve his own funds,.. but sadly, mostimes, it's taken the other way.

Sandra 🧑‍🦰

[GiftedMAN]

I think this is one of the best act I have come across concerning a betting shop but I don't think the story is complete because we don't know if the bettor was winning everyday or he was losing his money everyday. Well I know that it is very difficult to outshine betting shops be it online or offline because they will always attract you to play thinking you will win easily but at the end you may never get to win. Probably they understood that the bettor was gradually becoming addicted to gambling since he stops over everyday to play hoping to win some day or the amount that was used for the betting is more than the said amount that's why they have to stop the bettor so he won't go broke or bankrupt.

I wish other betting shops can emulate from this kind gesture of the manager to discourage bettors from becoming addicted to gambling but then what about those bettors that are addicted online gamblers how do you stop them or regulate their gambling activities so they reduce gambling?

[Beparanf]

This incident happened as if in a land casino and it was only natural that the operator stopped it and all this happened because the operator knows what it feels like to lose a lot of money when you lose a bet and he doesn't want the person to get addicted to gambling and spend a lot of money just to bet.
Even though the operator runs the business to make money, he still has a sense of humanity and that is why the operator acts according to his compassionate heart towards his customers.
This is the first time I've ever heard of a betting place operator reminding or telling someone to stop betting.

Actually, This kind of instances can be easily monitored through online casino because every bet from user account is recorded on your name while betting shop typically let players bet using slip without any personal information needed. Only payment is required to get your official slip and you are good to go. I believe the manager is just doing his job properly by monitoring all the players placing bet on his shop or only few players play in their that's why he monitor the guy but online casino can do better if they really want too.

[Johnyz]

Imagine, stopping you from placing your bet? I don’t know if this is the right approach but its a better prevention than to say sorry later on. If that manager is sensing something bad with your approach in gambling then its better for him to talk to you and give a good reason for you not to gamble again, because seriously there’s still a way for you to gamble if you wanted to. Playing for a week is not an addiction for me, that manager maybe saw it differently.