Should Casinos Sponsor Sites That Deals With Gambling Addiction

[len01]

this is just about the awareness of the casino owner and if a casino wants to sponsor a site that deals with gambling addicts it is a very wise effort but if a casino does not have the effort to sponsor a site that deals with addiction this is not a problem because it is all about the awareness or policy of the casino. so whether do it or not, there is no obligation to do it.

but if I am honest, it would actually be better, all casinos should provide policies like this to help cure gambling addicts, as OP said, this is a form of concern from the casino for its customers who have visited their gambling business so many times that they have lost a lot of money and become addicted. and this casino efforts are one of fair policy. but however it is very difficult because it is only done at the discretion of each casino and on the one hand we also never really know whether the big casinos out there are sponsoring it or not because usually efforts like this are done in secret.

[piebeyb]

I think the casino already pays back someone's losses with bonuses and facilities, for example VIP users who spend their money on gambling even though it's not worth it but the casino gives them free money too, after all the casino will lose big if the site succeeds in helping the gamblers stop playing because where does the casino's money come from if not from its users, the more people lose and become addicts the casino will be successful but on the other hand without the gamblers they will go bankrupt.

Logically speaking how should casinos fund sites that deal with gambling addiction or sites that help addicts to stop gambling, whereas it is contrary to the goals of casinos which require lots of active gamblers playing to get their profits, how can you think casinos should fund that and pay every their losses, even though the casino has given bonuses and players already know that gambling is very risky. There's no compulsion for people to be gamblers and I don't think there should be any compulsion for casinos to fund it either.

[Z390]

Sounds like it's bad for business, don't blame me, I am just dreaming for the minute, thinking assuming I already own a casino, will I be willing to caution gamblers about getting addicted to gambling? It's a no, because every dollar that gamblers risks is what matters for every online and offline casinos, the best they can do is stay away from advertisement to the public through television and other.

It's not the right of any casinos to make people not to get addicted to gambling, and I respect the few casinos that still warn gamblers to gamble responsibly on their platform, it's all about luck, and people don't need some lectures for this, common sense is all you need to know that gambling isn't your job or work where you get paid with an amount every month, it's like trying to win lottery.

If you are addicted to gambling it's not the casinos fault, they forced no one to gamble with their money, it's on you as a gambler to use your brain, and always lower your risks, people expose themselves to risks because they want to make big money in gambling, casinos don't need to sponsor any addicted curing platform, if they do it's like accepting that they are responsible for destroying the lives of people, of wish it isn't their fault.

[Solosanz]

You're talk about "corporate social responsibility".

It's a help from business or project to other people, any casino can offer such help for their gamblers that turns become addicts. But do you think the casino can help every gambling addicts? nope.

Just like scholarship which only for 10-100 people, it's limited and could be used as a form of marketing.

I think the casino already pays back someone's losses with bonuses and facilities, for example VIP users who spend their money on gambling even though it's not worth it but the casino gives them free money too

Cashback, rakeback or any form that the casinos pay some % percentage of the total wagers aren't mean the casino pays back gamblers' losses, it's actually a strategy to make gamblers to keep gamble.

[lienfaye]

I'm just curious and would like to get the consensus of the community, should casinos sponsor sites that deal with gambling addiction and cure, we can't deny that the gambling addiction percentage is very high in this generation,

I just stumbled one site about gambling addiction it's a free help for those addicted to gambling, there are many more related sites and facilities.
Do you think it is the obligation of casinos online or offline?

It is casinos' way to repay those who put in a lot of money and get addicted or they shouldn't care because it's the gamblers' initiative to play.

It will be good for the reputation of the casino if they will sponsor the sites dealing with gambling addiction because the impression they will get from the people is they care and wants to help the gamblers with such situation. However, it's also their right if they don't want to do so because their business is gambling therefore the gambler itself is the one responsible on how he will manage himself to not become addicted in gambling. Just like other business, cigarette for example, they warned their customers that it is dangerous to their health but they keep on selling despite this fact. That being said, it's the customer's responsibility if he/she will still buy. Similar to gambling, if you become addicted it's your fault for not controlling yourself because you can prevent this from happening if you only play in moderation.

[danherbias07]

Yes, I think they should or it should be a mandate where they will contribute some of their profits to the gambling addiction prevention companies or treatment centers. I mean, they can spend a lot of their money advertising their business, perhaps some of that money could go to a better way to help those who are in need. I know they are not a charity but this could be a good way to make their business more attractive.
It's not like they will be the ones who will take care of those gambling addicts, it's only the money to fund it that's needed from them.
With the online gambling business growing bigger every year, I think it's time that different governments should also propose a mandate to these gambling sites to give back by means of supporting the gambling addiction centers and maybe this could help to prevent it.

[bitzizzix]

The reality is that casinos are businesses and not people, and usually businesses don't care about anything and they love addicts because they are the ones who make casinos profitable.
However, the casino must also have consideration for its customers who become addicts because addiction can be detrimental to the person who suffers from it.
And the best way to prevent addiction is to train casino employees to recognize and respond to problematic or excessive gambling behavior. This includes understanding the signs of their addiction, and knowing how to offer help and support to rehabilitation agencies or other parties working with the casino. And these employees must be able to help these people get treatment and support to avoid addiction after recognizing the signs, so they can gamble responsibly.

[coin-investor]

It's enough that casinos refer players who are at a loss in gambling to these gambling facilities and sites that deal with gambling addiction, the casinos are already compliant with authorities by flagging accounts that they think are gambling too much, they have the self-exclusion feature, in their terms they recommend that gamblers should play with money that they can afford to lose and they should think their platform as an entertainment portal and not a platform to make money.

Every gambler should be responsible for his actions, the casinos have done their part by issuing warnings, and it is the prerogative of every casino if they want to donate, it will give them a good image and reputation in the gambling community, some traditional casinos are already doing this in many countries.

[alani123]

There's kind of a conflict of interest between the two. For instance, institutions that provide assistance to those seeking to quit gambling are sometimes dependent on donations to sustain their operation. However, if one of their stable donors becomes a gambling parlor, what happens then if the institution wants to criticize gambling? They would self censor in order to avoid losing money they've come to depend to.

It would be best if states provided funding to these institutions. In turn casinos could maybe pay some taxes in order for governments to be able to keep funding these operations. Most governments around the world try to tax gambler's winnings which IMO is the wrong approach. Casino profits should be directly taxed before gambler profits.

This way institutions offering services to those seeking help with addiction can keep their freedom of speech and secure funding untouched, and casinos can stay away from any criticism for conflicts of interest.

[maydna]

The casino will not be responsible if someone becomes addicted to gambling because gambling is a business where the casino provides gambling games and allows people to come to visit the casino and gamble. People should be responsible for themselves when gambling and not be greedy in chasing wins. They should also be able to control themselves, not to try to recover from the defeat they have experienced so that it will not give them bigger problems. But it seems that people really don't understand that gambling can give them problems and that they can even develop a gambling addiction. But if the casino intends to provide a site that can help gambling addicts cure their gambling addiction, maybe gambling addicts can get a solution to cure their gambling addiction. It will depend on the gambling addict whether they want to accept help from the casino or whether they do not want to admit that they are addicted to gambling.

[YOSHIE]

If this is the question.

Should Casinos Sponsor Sites That Deals With Gambling Addiction

I don't think it's necessary.

The reason is simple, as I have read, the factors that influence a person towards gambling addiction.
For example:

• Economic factors
• Environmental factor
• Opportunity factor
• Factor of lack of individual awareness

I think there is no effect on gambling addiction, whether online or offline casinos implement features and things related to gambling addiction warnings.

For me, whatever we do, we have control over ourselves. As long as we think about all the risks and damage, if they can still control themselves, it's certainly not difficult for them to prevent themselves from becoming addicted to gambling.

[wiss19]

reading previous posts, it looks like there are governments that require casinos by law to donate to organizations that deal with gambling addiction, but I am pretty sure not all governments require casinos by law to do that. anyway, if the casino decides to sponsor a site that deals with gambling addiction, it could be a good look for them. also, apart from that casinos should strengthen their gambling addiction preventive measures.

I like a government like that but are these governments still get their own tax? That will be a double expense then for the casino, but they can't do much about it if that is required to them.

As long as they can earn something why not? Apart from that, there are also casinos who donate on charities and other causes and I believe this is not required by the law anymore. I also like this even though it's not about the addicted persons. Those casinos we talk earlier are for sure already strengthen their gambling addictive preventive measures. Once the cases are lessen, that is a good thing because they don't need to do donations anymore.

[aioc]

For me yes they should allocate even small funds to these platforms that fight addiction to gambling, it is a worthwhile cause, and it will give the gambling industry a good picture that they care for their players, and it's not their intention that gamblers will go astray and become addicted to gambling, the proof is on their terms giving gamblers a warning that they should not take gambling as a way to make money.

But not all casinos are the same some will support and some will not as they already remind their players that the platform is an entertainment portal and not a source of income, and they have a system to stop players from abusing themselves, through the gamblers' initiatives through self-exclusion.

[wiss19]

should casinos sponsor sites that deal with gambling addiction and cure

I believe it's not for us to decide since it's not us running the casinos, so I think the question should go with "would" instead of "should", like, "would casinos sponsor sites that deal with gambling addiction and cure?", and the answer to that, from me, would be no, because it wouldn't make any sense for a casino to sponsor a program that basically tell people to stay away from gambling as much as they can which technically means less customers for casinos thus less revenue.

It is casinos' way to repay those who put in a lot of money and get addicted or they shouldn't care because it's the gamblers' initiative to play.

Why would a casino have to repay those who put in a lot of money or get addicted when it's not their responsibility to cure addictions or stop people from gambling? A casino is a business, and no business would want their customers to stop coming back to them, even if a casino says that one should gamble responsibly, they don't mean it since the more a gambler wagers, the more revenue they will make.

[el kaka22]

Honestly, we do not expect other business models to handle all these, like mcdonalds dealing with diabetes? Or obesity? I do not see them do that at all, or cigarettes are the ones that find cure for lung cancer? Not really. Whatever the cause is, the company doesn't pressure you into using them, you are the one that does it and you should be aware of what your free will brings you with and should be something that matters. I understand that it is not going to end up being all that easy, and could be considered a little different.

I think it should be not all that weird if you end up with a situation that can't be considered easy to handle, we need to handle something that needs to be a lot more important for casinos, which is trying to convince more and more people to be addicts to be fair. I get that it feels like they shouldn't, but that's just how the reality works, they do want you to be addicts and they want you to lose your money to their business as well.

[alastantiger]

I just stumbled one site about gambling addiction it's a free help for those addicted to gambling, there are many more related sites and facilities.
Do you think it is the obligation of casinos online or offline?

The answer to your question is yes. If you check casino websites very well you would find a section of the website that direct you to an external site for those who are fighting gambling addiction. While I think that casinos are not the cause of gambling addiction they have a moral responsibility to ensure that those who eventually becomes addicted to gambling get the right treatment or solution to it. We could say it is their way of giving back to the gambling community.

[o48o]

In some cases they already do. Like in Finland, income of government monopoly casinos are directed all kinds charity programs or in other way important programs.
So i guess it depends on where you live, as i am aware that we are not exception. But from what i've gathered, these things usually start from political pressure and legistlations. Like the self-exclusion option that's mandatory in all casinos.

I saw someone saying here that casinos benefit from gambling addictions so they don't want to sponsor those sites. I don't see it that way.

Casinos benefit from steady income. Addiction can ruin lifes and budgets to the point, that at some point those people won't be giving any income.
In fact they could have an opposite effect as they act as a warning and could turn and speak against gambling.

I don't have any data about this but my gut feeling is that majority of gamblers aren't addicts, that can't control their urges. Majority of them have steady income, which is the reason they can provide steady income. Versus someone who has ruined his finances and life because of addiction. Those people aren't helping casinos, so i don't think casinos want people to get severely addicted.

Some level of addiction however is needed in capitalistic society. Everyone wants customers to come back.

[knowngunman]

The reality is that casinos are businesses and not people, and usually businesses don't care about anything and they love addicts because they are the ones who make casinos profitable.

You just say what is in my mind. These casinos are just providing a service that some people choose to use. It's up to individuals to make responsible decisions about their gambling habits and casinos are not responsible for their behavior. People are responsible for their own actions and it's not the job of businesses to try to control or influence those actions. They don't force people to gamble and they provide information about responsible gambling. It's up to individuals to make the decision to gamble or not and to take responsibility for their own actions. Every casino has always advised customers to gamble responsibly and you we should not expect them to do more than that unless we want their business to go down. I know addiction is a dangerous thing and awareness needs to be created about it but this should not be the responsibility of casinos. If one heed to the warning and gamble responsible, they won't be addicted.

[Hispo]

This is only my opinion. But I believe it would be reasonable for casinos to sponsor or show webpages/organizations/places for people to recover from gambling addiction, but only to those individual gamblers who had opted into self-exclusion in the same casino, or for those gamblers who are willing to see that kind of popups in the interface of the casino.
I would that that would be a important distinction, because I am sure not all gamblers would be happy to see that kind of messages and sponsorships around, it may trigger some negative feelings on them which may lead them to quit using that specific casino.

[Slow death]

Casinos are a legal business, they are licensed and have clear terms of service about the age at which people are allowed to create accounts, which in this case are people over 18 years of age, so according to government laws, a person of greater age of age (18 years old) can now think on their own and know what is right and what is wrong and what they should and should not do. Therefore, casinos should not keep talking about gambling addiction on their website, they should not keep adding help sites for gambling addicts. I commented about this in another thread, and I'll repeat it once again

These sites that say they help gambling addicts are not places that will cure gambling addicts, an addict needs help in the real world and not on the internet, he needs a doctor in the real world and he needs to be hospitalized in places appropriate, there is no way for an addict to kick the gambling habit as long as he continues to use a telephone, computer or any other object that allows him to access the internet, so it makes no sense for people addicted to gambling to look for these internet sites to heal

Instead of going to hospitals in the real world and seeking help from doctors in the real world, looking for help on the internet, that honestly doesn't make sense. the addicted person will have a phone, so what will stop them from entering the online casino if they are getting treatment on these internet sites? What's most shocking is that I read a few days ago on a thread on a website that helps gambling addicts, that to cure addiction they first make people happy, because those who are happy don't become addicted. I was shocked by such words