QuitGamble.com - Free Help for Problem Gamblers

[peter0425]

This thread is getting a lot of support and discussions is ongoing at least OP should give us an update on how things are going I remember you sent me a message about linking up with casinos so how is it are you successful linking up and are you getting positive response from the casinos that you asked to link up, Bitcointalk community is all out in support of your cause.
I hope you get all the support from the majority of the casinos so you can support those who require help with gambling addiction, keep us updated for any developments.

It's been a lot of discussions in the thread. Not so many questions for me lately.
We haven't heard anything from any casinos about collaborations. If any casino is interested, don't hesitate to send me a message. By adding information on responsible gambling pages, you can help people find help if they struggle with gambling problems.

Since the thread started, QuitGamble.com has launched in Portuguese and French. Hopefully, we can add more content on the Spanish site soon as well. Tomorrow, our platform will reach 5000 members. Something we looked forward to for a long time.

for  sure that there will be other groups that may cooperate and coordinate to your team but Casino houses? I'm afraid that they will ever have any  interest in doing such because Addiction is their target, addiction is their weapon, addiction is what made them rich and will make them more richer.

I did not say that to attach casinos but I am telling what for me  is real , because each gambling addict is their milking cow and who's farmer that will let their cow's gone?

But looking for your adding content not just spanish sites but also in other part of the world, and also advance congratulations for your 5000 membership .

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[avp2306]

This thread is getting a lot of support and discussions is ongoing at least OP should give us an update on how things are going I remember you sent me a message about linking up with casinos so how is it are you successful linking up and are you getting positive response from the casinos that you asked to link up, Bitcointalk community is all out in support of your cause.
I hope you get all the support from the majority of the casinos so you can support those who require help with gambling addiction, keep us updated for any developments.

It's been a lot of discussions in the thread. Not so many questions for me lately.
We haven't heard anything from any casinos about collaborations. If any casino is interested, don't hesitate to send me a message. By adding information on responsible gambling pages, you can help people find help if they struggle with gambling problems.

Since the thread started, QuitGamble.com has launched in Portuguese and French. Hopefully, we can add more content on the Spanish site soon as well. Tomorrow, our platform will reach 5000 members. Something we looked forward to for a long time.

for  sure that there will be other groups that may cooperate and coordinate to your team but Casino houses? I'm afraid that they will ever have any  interest in doing such because Addiction is their target, addiction is their weapon, addiction is what made them rich and will make them more richer.

I did not say that to attach casinos but I am telling what for me  is real , because each gambling addict is their milking cow and who's farmer that will let their cow's gone?

Yeah that's the reason we can't expect to much on them especially on having a partnership on some certain group that tackle up gambling addiction and help those people affected. They create this business for them to earn a profit and not for doing any charity work for any organization or certain individual. So its really up for the person or people around him on how they can aid up this addiction since this is really a serious matter for a person.

But I guess there are separate groups can help people who's suffering gambling addiction so maybe the person affect could present theirself to seek for help and get aid also for people in this forum maybe they could try the service offered on the site mention then see if there's changes happened of we can get a help from these people regarding on what we are or those gamblng addict  facing.

[abel1337]

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for  sure that there will be other groups that may cooperate and coordinate to your team but Casino houses? I'm afraid that they will ever have any  interest in doing such because Addiction is their target, addiction is their weapon, addiction is what made them rich and will make them more richer.

I did not say that to attach casinos but I am telling what for me  is real , because each gambling addict is their milking cow and who's farmer that will let their cow's gone?

Yeah that's the reason we can't expect to much on them especially on having a partnership on some certain group that tackle up gambling addiction and help those people affected. They create this business for them to earn a profit and not for doing any charity work for any organization or certain individual. So its really up for the person or people around him on how they can aid up this addiction since this is really a serious matter for a person.

But I guess there are separate groups can help people who's suffering gambling addiction so maybe the person affect could present theirself to seek for help and get aid also for people in this forum maybe they could try the service offered on the site mention then see if there's changes happened of we can get a help from these people regarding on what we are or those gamblng addict  facing.

It is a personal funded project and I think it will be hard for them to stay for long even if they are keeping their cost low. According to their website, their primary income is to sell backlinks to their customers which is I think a result a having partnerships with casinos and other organization. The intention of this casino is good but it would be lucky for them if a big casino intends to make a partnership with them which still haven't realized yet.

If this is primary a business, I don't think that this will make the owner rich but if this is somehow a charity that primary wants to help gamblers to quit or rehabilitate them, I think they would last long if they somehow get support from their target clients.

[pinggoki]

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and also with their sincerity then success will come to this project and also for others that will be Open minded that gambling is not just as simple as they think and Gamblers should not be blamed completely because no one wanted to be addicted and the obligation here is to help them out and theres no need of blaming as this is really a serious problem as the world facing addiction problem.a friend of mine also faced this problem but lucky that he is now sober and yeah a gambling free human.

That too, sincere help is better than a forced one because you know that the person cares about you. Open mindedness is a mindset that needs to be learned early on in life because being open minded is difficult when you're an adult with an established belief. The victim blaming part is a difficult one because when you listen to the argument of these people that do this, they always sound so logical and reasonable but the problem is that victim blaming invalidates their horrific experience into a lesson that will soon be forgotten after listening to it, I hope that more and more people learn not to do that kind of thing against people that are a victim of addiction and many other horrifying experiences out there. Good for your friend to be able to stop gambling and live a life free of that vice.

[Betwrong]

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There is no reason to prevent for-profit companies from achieving those goals especially increasing user satisfaction, but, the problem is do they use manipulation techniques or shady schemes to achieve that?

If that is true, then the word itself will become sinister. Instead of feeling better, the users are manipulated. This is obviously wrong, and we know there is antitrust toward big technology companies, and the reason is because they practise those things.

The thing is that every company, from a major one to a tiny food stall, all of them are trying to "manipulate" people so that they were buying their products. And those who are telling you about "manipulation techniques or shady schemes" are doing that too. They just want you to consume their product, information in that case. And it's natural, there's nothing wrong with that. You just can choose not listening to them, including the promotion from casinos. It's your choice.

[borovichok]

That too, sincere help is better than a forced one because you know that the person cares about you. Open mindedness is a mindset that needs to be learned early on in life because being open minded is difficult when you're an adult with an established belief. The victim blaming part is a difficult one because when you listen to the argument of these people that do this, they always sound so logical and reasonable but the problem is that victim blaming invalidates their horrific experience into a lesson that will soon be forgotten after listening to it, I hope that more and more people learn not to do that kind of thing against people that are a victim of addiction and many other horrifying experiences out there. Good for your friend to be able to stop gambling and live a life free of that vice.

Listen closely and follow solid counsel for the purpose to avoid going down an erroneous path. Gambling cannot be stopped because it is a daily practice for most gamblers; therefore, if you tell an addicted gambler to stop gambling, do you wish to kill him or her? They're addicted and can't stop, and even if they want to, it will never be relatively easy for them. What I know is that gambling can be regulated and reduced momentarily, but it cannot be stopped forever. I know a lot of folks whose lives have been wrecked by gambling. Most gamblers have become addicted to gambling and will continue to practice using all last cards to place wagers on.

[Fivestar4everMVP]

That too, sincere help is better than a forced one because you know that the person cares about you. Open mindedness is a mindset that needs to be learned early on in life because being open minded is difficult when you're an adult with an established belief. The victim blaming part is a difficult one because when you listen to the argument of these people that do this, they always sound so logical and reasonable but the problem is that victim blaming invalidates their horrific experience into a lesson that will soon be forgotten after listening to it, I hope that more and more people learn not to do that kind of thing against people that are a victim of addiction and many other horrifying experiences out there. Good for your friend to be able to stop gambling and live a life free of that vice.

Listen closely and follow solid counsel for the purpose to avoid going down an erroneous path. Gambling cannot be stopped because it is a daily practice for most gamblers; therefore, if you tell an addicted gambler to stop gambling, do you wish to kill him or her? They're addicted and can't stop, and even if they want to, it will never be relatively easy for them. What I know is that gambling can be regulated and reduced momentarily, but it cannot be stopped forever. I know a lot of folks whose lives have been wrecked by gambling. Most gamblers have become addicted to gambling and will continue to practice using all last cards to place wagers on.

You have spoken well, gambling is from way back, it's probably older than any of us that are currently living, and this is an activity that will live on even far after we, and our children, and our children's children have gone, we did not invent gambling, very few know the origin of gambling, and as such, gambling can not be stopped, it can only be regulated.

It is true that gambling have become modernized, technology have affected and changed almost everything, trying to stop gambling right now will only push people into the older ways gambling was practiced before the internet came into existence.

And also worthy of note is that, every activity in life have their pros and cons, their advantages and disadvantage, gambling in itself is not a bad thing to do, abuse is what lead many people into becoming gambling addicts, those who respect the rules of gambling always enjoy and have fun doing it.

[piebeyb]

And also worthy of note is that, every activity in life have their pros and cons, their advantages and disadvantage, gambling in itself is not a bad thing to do, abuse is what lead many people into becoming gambling addicts, those who respect the rules of gambling always enjoy and have fun doing it.

Apart from the abuse of playing excessively, it can also cause people to become gambling addicts, we all know that anything excessive will not have a good impact, especially if it is misused, everyone has different goals in gambling, some are looking for fun, some are looking for money, but for those who are looking for Their enjoyment will not be playing excessively and it is easy to control themselves when gambling.

But it's different for gamblers who are looking for money, usually they will play excessively and abuse the actual rules of the game, where when they lose they should stop to prevent losing more but there are still many who can't control their emotions when gambling where people always aim to make money in gambling. will end up addicted to gambling.

[stomachgrowls]

And also worthy of note is that, every activity in life have their pros and cons, their advantages and disadvantage, gambling in itself is not a bad thing to do, abuse is what lead many people into becoming gambling addicts, those who respect the rules of gambling always enjoy and have fun doing it.

Apart from the abuse of playing excessively, it can also cause people to become gambling addicts, we all know that anything excessive will not have a good impact, especially if it is misused, everyone has different goals in gambling, some are looking for fun, some are looking for money, but for those who are looking for Their enjoyment will not be playing excessively and it is easy to control themselves when gambling.

But it's different for gamblers who are looking for money, usually they will play excessively and abuse the actual rules of the game, where when they lose they should stop to prevent losing more but there are still many who can't control their emotions when gambling where people always aim to make money in gambling. will end up addicted to gambling.

Everything which is excessive is never been good and this is something that you should really be that careful on what are the things and decisions that you would really be taking because one false move then you would really be compromising something important and this is something that you should really be having in mind always. Gambling isnt bad as long you do make yourself that responsible on the actions that you are making.
Dont treat it as some sort of income maker or having that kind of profits on which it cant really be that possible or something ideal to be treated up that way. There would be no problems that would come into your life
if you do really just simply make yourself that sensible or responsible towards your actions.

For those people who individuals or groups on whose making or taking up some action on helping someone to get rid of addiction then it is really just that a good gesture but in the end of the day
on which people are  the ones who would really be making out such decision for themselves because we are the ones who do make out such decision and see on whats good and whats bad.
This is why it would be always right that we should be doing on what are the things that would be good for us and not something that could put us up on harm.

[passwordnow]

for  sure that there will be other groups that may cooperate and coordinate to your team but Casino houses? I'm afraid that they will ever have any  interest in doing such because Addiction is their target, addiction is their weapon,

Maybe not all of them are interested and there could be a handful of them that want to give back to their customers by having such a theme. But it's true that not all of the casinos are going to cooperate with a service and work that will make people stop doing business with their casinos. They want people to engage on them because the more, the better and that means caching caching on them, more money.

addiction is what made them rich and will make them more richer.

Well, the irony is that many of them donate just to give back and for the good cause of other people's welfare. On the other hand, what you have said is true that they're becoming rich because of people the money that comes from their gambling business, and that happens when gamblers are losing.

There goes the cycle of who gets the benefit and who contributes a lot. But a good thing that if there are helps like this, they should be easily searched and taken away for a dial or chat because usually, addicted gamblers need someone to talk to instantly to help him change his mind if ever something bad is already circulating onto his head.

[Dunamisx]

And also worthy of note is that, every activity in life have their pros and cons, their advantages and disadvantage, gambling in itself is not a bad thing to do, abuse is what lead many people into becoming gambling addicts, those who respect the rules of gambling always enjoy and have fun doing it.

Apart from the abuse of playing excessively, it can also cause people to become gambling addicts, we all know that anything excessive will not have a good impact, especially if it is misused, everyone has different goals in gambling, some are looking for fun, some are looking for money, but for those who are looking for Their enjoyment will not be playing excessively and it is easy to control themselves when gambling.

But it's different for gamblers who are looking for money, usually they will play excessively and abuse the actual rules of the game, where when they lose they should stop to prevent losing more but there are still many who can't control their emotions when gambling where people always aim to make money in gambling. will end up addicted to gambling.

Too much of everything is bad, if we are a true gambler then we should try as much as possible to see that we help the upcoming gamblers to stay responsible and never get addicted because they needed direction at first, the we shouldn't be the ones to lay down bad example on them to make them learn what is not called for from us through how we are gambling, we must help in solving the problem and not contributing to it.

[serjent05]

for  sure that there will be other groups that may cooperate and coordinate to your team but Casino houses? I'm afraid that they will ever have any  interest in doing such because Addiction is their target, addiction is their weapon,

Maybe not all of them are interested and there could be a handful of them that want to give back to their customers by having such a theme. But it's true that not all of the casinos are going to cooperate with a service and work that will make people stop doing business with their casinos. They want people to engage on them because the more, the better and that means caching caching on them, more money.

Unless there is a command or law imposed by the regulatory board or authority, many casinos will not cooperate with this kind of theme.  This company aims to lessen the income of a casino by reminding everyone to be in control and avoid getting addicted to gambling.  Though some casinos are very responsible but many would like to increase their income by making player hooked on their platform.  Thus responsible gambling is counterproductive to what the many casinos wanted.  There may be some casinos that will cooperate but mostly will not.

addiction is what made them rich and will make them more richer.

Well, the irony is that many of them donate just to give back and for the good cause of other people's welfare. On the other hand, what you have said is true that they're becoming rich because of people the money that comes from their gambling business, and that happens when gamblers are losing.

Gambling casino is a business establishement, it is obvious that this platform wants more profit from their player.  This is also the reason why many gambling platform offer generous bonuses with wagering requirements in order to hype and get the interest of the player while making it hard for these players to withdraw the money.

There goes the cycle of who gets the benefit and who contributes a lot. But a good thing that if there are helps like this, they should be easily searched and taken away for a dial or chat because usually, addicted gamblers need someone to talk to instantly to help him change his mind if ever something bad is already circulating onto his head.

There are indeed a good samaritan who volutarily reach out their hand to help people who are in need.  It maybe not in financial form but this kind of action helps way more than donations since giving suggestion and offering consultation is often what is needed by gambling addicts.

[EarnOnVictor]

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There is no reason to prevent for-profit companies from achieving those goals especially increasing user satisfaction, but, the problem is do they use manipulation techniques or shady schemes to achieve that?

If that is true, then the word itself will become sinister. Instead of feeling better, the users are manipulated. This is obviously wrong, and we know there is antitrust toward big technology companies, and the reason is because they practise those things.

The thing is that every company, from a major one to a tiny food stall, all of them are trying to "manipulate" people so that they were buying their products. And those who are telling you about "manipulation techniques or shady schemes" are doing that too. They just want you to consume their product, information in that case. And it's natural, there's nothing wrong with that. You just can choose not listening to them, including the promotion from casinos. It's your choice.

I suspected this at first but I never saw it with my preliminary studies on the site. What breaks my heart the most online is what you just narrated, at times, I would believe that a site is so people and humanitarian inclined, but in the end, you would see them introducing some unexpected products/services to you. They just use the first opportunity of coming as an angel to get into you. To make it worse, the money to pay will not be such that is not so affordable, so why toying with people's emotions? It can be so annoying if you have been wasting hours reading their articles or watching their videos, and it will just be as if the person is hooked at one point. Out of no choice, at that point, many would still buy the products/services to try as they might have indeed entered their heads and manipulated them as you called it. But for me, I can never do that, I don't fall for cheap gimmicks like that whatsoever, but it instead annoys me. Even if I would have bought it if plainly and politely advertised, I wouldn't give it any shot again when it looks cunning to me.

[Outhue]

I like what you are doing OP, even while this problem can't always be solved you still come up with this idea to help others with their addiction, thanks for doing your best, gambling addiction can only be beaten by someone who desperately want to stop their gambling addiction.

Some people want to stop their addiction, but that dream is only for the day, when they take some time off they will feel like gambling again, the truth is your mind can't desire for two things at the same time, if you want a change you need to make up your mind.

The only way to beat addiction is by firstly making up your mind, give up on gambling and force yourself to like other things, I have seen people doing things to themselves to escape that dark desire of gambling, they want it gone by doing all the can, while some can't get over it and choose to take their own lives, it's all matter of choice, it's better to always choose the right choices.

[vv181]

There is no reason to prevent for-profit companies from achieving those goals especially increasing user satisfaction, but, the problem is do they use manipulation techniques or shady schemes to achieve that?

If that is true, then the word itself will become sinister. Instead of feeling better, the users are manipulated. This is obviously wrong, and we know there is antitrust toward big technology companies, and the reason is because they practise those things.

The thing is that every company, from a major one to a tiny food stall, all of them are trying to "manipulate" people so that they were buying their products. And those who are telling you about "manipulation techniques or shady schemes" are doing that too. They just want you to consume their product, information in that case. And it's natural, there's nothing wrong with that. You just can choose not listening to them, including the promotion from casinos. It's your choice.

We must take power or information imbalance into account, a small retail is obviously different from social media companies which hold and have many user data accounts, that include their own user's behavior and interests. Given that, the probability they manipulate effectively will surely be a contrast and distinct matter. It is not just a mere to attract users to use or buy products or services.

The choice to use or not to use is certainly given to the users, but digging deeper, a question arises whether they are aware of being "manipulated" or not. Or, Are they aware they are being heavily influenced or not. If we took the asymmetrical information and power to the matter, surely it is not a simple thing where everything is ethically just.

[Hamphser]

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There is no reason to prevent for-profit companies from achieving those goals especially increasing user satisfaction, but, the problem is do they use manipulation techniques or shady schemes to achieve that?

If that is true, then the word itself will become sinister. Instead of feeling better, the users are manipulated. This is obviously wrong, and we know there is antitrust toward big technology companies, and the reason is because they practise those things.

The thing is that every company, from a major one to a tiny food stall, all of them are trying to "manipulate" people so that they were buying their products. And those who are telling you about "manipulation techniques or shady schemes" are doing that too. They just want you to consume their product, information in that case. And it's natural, there's nothing wrong with that. You just can choose not listening to them, including the promotion from casinos. It's your choice.

I suspected this at first but I never saw it with my preliminary studies on the site. What breaks my heart the most online is what you just narrated, at times, I would believe that a site is so people and humanitarian inclined, but in the end, you would see them introducing some unexpected products/services to you. They just use the first opportunity of coming as an angel to get into you. To make it worse, the money to pay will not be such that is not so affordable, so why toying with people's emotions? It can be so annoying if you have been wasting hours reading their articles or watching their videos, and it will just be as if the person is hooked at one point. Out of no choice, at that point, many would still buy the products/services to try as they might have indeed entered their heads and manipulated them as you called it. But for me, I can never do that, I don't fall for cheap gimmicks like that whatsoever, but it instead annoys me. Even if I would have bought it if plainly and politely advertised, I wouldn't give it any shot again when it looks cunning to me.

Having these kind of doubts whenever we do see someone do have that kind of approach then it would really be that common that people would really be that dubtious on the things that they are dealing with.
Yes, there could be always some catch into the middle of that conversation because we do know that there's no such thing that could be free on this world. They wont really be offering something on which
they cant really be able to benefit considering that in every step that you are making or the hassle or the hard work that you do keep on talking on other people or offering some free service does really involved some effort and some spending on which it is really just that normal that you would really be that tending to try to utilize those things for you to make out some money later on.

We cant really be able to make some finalization that they would really be heading that way since there are really things which been announced to be completely free on which
they do really have that real approach or thing. So we cant make out some conclusion everytime.

[dezoel]

And also worthy of note is that, every activity in life have their pros and cons, their advantages and disadvantage, gambling in itself is not a bad thing to do, abuse is what lead many people into becoming gambling addicts, those who respect the rules of gambling always enjoy and have fun doing it.

Apart from the abuse of playing excessively, it can also cause people to become gambling addicts, we all know that anything excessive will not have a good impact, especially if it is misused, everyone has different goals in gambling, some are looking for fun, some are looking for money, but for those who are looking for Their enjoyment will not be playing excessively and it is easy to control themselves when gambling.

But it's different for gamblers who are looking for money, usually they will play excessively and abuse the actual rules of the game, where when they lose they should stop to prevent losing more but there are still many who can't control their emotions when gambling where people always aim to make money in gambling. will end up addicted to gambling.

Excessive gambling and gambling addiction are directly related to each other because a person who gambles excessively will eventually become addicted to gambling as you said. So, these two shouldn't be two different things a person does because the first is an action, and the second is a state. A person who completes the action will reach the state someday. This is the reason why it's always recommended that a person shouldn't get engaged with excessive gambling.

An excessive or addicted gambler will never be able to do anything in their life unless or until they stop gambling or at least reduce their gambling activities to a large extent because when you are addicted to gambling, you don't realize how much time and money you are spending on it and only a second person can see you doing that.

[Reatim]

This thread is getting a lot of support and discussions is ongoing at least OP should give us an update on how things are going I remember you sent me a message about linking up with casinos so how is it are you successful linking up and are you getting positive response from the casinos that you asked to link up, Bitcointalk community is all out in support of your cause.
I hope you get all the support from the majority of the casinos so you can support those who require help with gambling addiction, keep us updated for any developments.

It's been a lot of discussions in the thread. Not so many questions for me lately.
We haven't heard anything from any casinos about collaborations. If any casino is interested, don't hesitate to send me a message. By adding information on responsible gambling pages, you can help people find help if they struggle with gambling problems.

Since the thread started, QuitGamble.com has launched in Portuguese and French. Hopefully, we can add more content on the Spanish site soon as well. Tomorrow, our platform will reach 5000 members. Something we looked forward to for a long time.

for  sure that there will be other groups that may cooperate and coordinate to your team but Casino houses? I'm afraid that they will ever have any  interest in doing such because Addiction is their target, addiction is their weapon, addiction is what made them rich and will make them more richer.

I did not say that to attach casinos but I am telling what for me  is real , because each gambling addict is their milking cow and who's farmer that will let their cow's gone?

Yeah that's the reason we can't expect to much on them especially on having a partnership on some certain group that tackle up gambling addiction and help those people affected. They create this business for them to earn a profit and not for doing any charity work for any organization or certain individual. So its really up for the person or people around him on how they can aid up this addiction since this is really a serious matter for a person.

Mate I will clear to you that even when you called them to make profit but remember that OP spend His own money for such a time now providing help for gambling addict so the initiative and effort itself shows we need not to care if he will make money or something because his doing is enough to call Him good Philanthropist and willing to spend before gaining .

But I guess there are separate groups can help people who's suffering gambling addiction so maybe the person affect could present theirself to seek for help and get aid also for people in this forum maybe they could try the service offered on the site mention then see if there's changes happened of we can get a help from these people regarding on what we are or those gamblng addict  facing.

it is rare to find those who really wanted to help addicted without looking for something in return , and instead of looking for anything  lets just spread this initiative of OP because we might know that one day our loveone will also  need this kind of help .

[Fivestar4everMVP]

And also worthy of note is that, every activity in life have their pros and cons, their advantages and disadvantage, gambling in itself is not a bad thing to do, abuse is what lead many people into becoming gambling addicts, those who respect the rules of gambling always enjoy and have fun doing it.

Apart from the abuse of playing excessively, it can also cause people to become gambling addicts, we all know that anything excessive will not have a good impact, especially if it is misused, everyone has different goals in gambling, some are looking for fun, some are looking for money, but for those who are looking for Their enjoyment will not be playing excessively and it is easy to control themselves when gambling.

But it's different for gamblers who are looking for money, usually they will play excessively and abuse the actual rules of the game, where when they lose they should stop to prevent losing more but there are still many who can't control their emotions when gambling where people always aim to make money in gambling. will end up addicted to gambling.

Excessive gambling and gambling addiction are directly related to each other because a person who gambles excessively will eventually become addicted to gambling as you said. So, these two shouldn't be two different things a person does because the first is an action, and the second is a state. A person who completes the action will reach the state someday. This is the reason why it's always recommended that a person shouldn't get engaged with excessive gambling.

An excessive or addicted gambler will never be able to do anything in their life unless or until they stop gambling or at least reduce their gambling activities to a large extent because when you are addicted to gambling, you don't realize how much time and money you are spending on it and only a second person can see you doing that.

Exactly the point, you hit the nail on the head and that's very good, I would say that excessive gambling is an action just as you have stated, and addiction to gambling is the repercussion, or the result of the action, I think this is better than saying it's a state.

People work hard, and in return they make money, and or what ever they were working for, but it's not so with gambling, even though some gamblers mistakenly think along this line and apply this to their gambling, believing that gambling hard will help them win more money, gambling hard, or excessively gambling will only lead to gambling addiction, and even if the gambler made good money through excessive gambling, he or she will still lose is all back to the casino when addiction sets in.

This is why, we are advised to take gambling as a fun venture, rather than a money making venture, for he or she who gambles for fun will only do so when he or she feels like, and have money to spare.

[vv181]

This is why, we are advised to take gambling as a fun venture, rather than a money making venture, for he or she who gambles for fun will only do so when he or she feels like, and have money to spare.

The pitfall is gambling is addictive by nature. On the first hand, people may be seeking the fun of it, but if they are not doing it carefully, they might get addicted. It is easy to say that we only do it for fun or suggest others do the same, but each unique human being behaves differently when exposed to something. Some people may have high tolerance so they are unlikely to get addicted, but the opposites do happen.

So, rather than directing people to fixate only on playing it for fun, I'm sure the kind of platform that OP endorses is a good way to help those in need. There is no judgment but simply a helpful motive.