The need for mental section or public orientation for new gamblers.

[Hewlet]

We know that gambling can be very addictive for people who might not be going about it responsibly and that if most beginner are not properly guided by experienced individual that have heard a share of their personal experience in irresponsible gambling,  they will become a victim of gambling addiction and might have a marred thought process as it regards safe gambling

 so I'm thinking if it would be possible for a thread or sub board to be created in the form of a mental  orientation section that people can just visit and go through ethics of responsible gambling, share experiences and current challenges faced as a gambler. It could just be used for discussions regarding responsible gambling and do if ones goes through the board or thread, while starting or going about his gambling, their will be check in his jar it as a result of peoples lives experiences he has read.

I just said I should air this out, I don't know if this is possible or a better suggestion should be giving.

[SmartGold01]

Correct me if I am wrong ..
There are series of post that has talked about gambling addiction and how to gamble responsible or how to equip yourself before finally involving oneself into gambling to avoid gambling addiction. I think there are plenty content related to that if I am not mistakenly there was a day I tried finding out some useful information about gambling it was then I noticed that this section has been flooded with all many of post concerning gambling it's just left for you to use the search option to know what you want or what kind of information you needed related to gambling.

[Oshosondy]

It would be good if we see a pinned thread that is about how not to be addicted while gambling. But to create a board for it, it is not necessary. We can discuss about addiction on gambling discussion board.

I still like the way it is, gambling addictions threads are often created on this board.

Correct me if I am wrong ..

What do you mean by this? This is all you post. Or is this a mistake?

[Wakate]

I think there are many threads just like you have advised that deals with gambling addiction orientation and how to many gambling lifestyle as a newbie or old gambler. Mainly, we need to know that we are all responsible for our own decisions when we gamble because this we set our mindset that we are going to take full responsibility for our decisions if things go North or South.

Having a mental section or public orientation is a good approach for the new gamblers to have direct them on the ethics of gambling and how every gamblers can help each other not to get too addicted to gambling. Getting addiction in gambling is a gradual steps and if we keep it as pace, we might not realize that we are already a gambling addict. This is  one of the problems many gamblers face not knowing they are already a gambling addict.

[Spaceman1000$]

We know that gambling can be very addictive for people who might not be going about it responsibly and that if most beginner are not properly guided by experienced individual that have heard a share of their personal experience in irresponsible gambling,  they will become a victim of gambling addiction and might have a marred thought process as it regards safe gambling

 so I'm thinking if it would be possible for a thread or sub board to be created in the form of a mental  orientation section that people can just visit and go through ethics of responsible gambling, share experiences and current challenges faced as a gambler. It could just be used for discussions regarding responsible gambling and do if ones goes through the board or thread, while starting or going about his gambling, their will be check in his jar it as a result of peoples lives experiences he has read.

I just said I should air this out, I don't know if this is possible or a better suggestion should be giving.

Well the idea of creating a sub board that will discuss about the mental health and the responsibility of gamblers is a welcome development because most times gamblers tries to lose their guards or forget that gambling can be very addictive, so if there is a caution board that tries to always remind gamblers of the needs to have a straight mental health while gambling is a good idea. Though for every betting or gambling website, it is always stated that gambling is meant for people from the age of 18 years and above, so to a large extent you can also argue that the betting companies to try to give their own warning ahead of time, because it is believed that at the age of 18 and above you should have the mental capacity to handle some certain activities in your life or should be emotional matured.

[dothebeats]

No need for a new sub board or topic. People here are constantly discussing gambling addiction and it already became an eyesore. You are in the gambling section, and you must understand that people here discuss gambling altogether. If gambling is too much for these newbies, they should seek help from a professional or someone they know personally and trust, and not from some random degenerates on the internet willingly discussing gambling and losing money daily.

I'm all for responsible gambling and preventing people to become gambling addicts but I know that this isn't the right avenue for that.

[Ruttoshi]

OP, there are lots of threads in the gambling board that talks about how a newbie can gamble without getting addicted and same advice is being repeated here over and over again. It is only people that don't take to advice that will become a victim to addition or people that see gambling as a means to make profit.

Let me outline some for you.
1. Only gamble with the amount that you can afford to lose

2. Don't see gambling as a means of making profit but rather take gambling as a means of entertainment so that you don't end up running at big loss because you will always loss more than winning.

3. Set a gamble budget for the week and once your budget has been exhausted, you wait for the next week gambling budget.

4. Don't borrow money to gamble because you will not be able to double the money through gambling and the lender might get you arrested.

5. Don't allow your emotions to control you when you are gambling so that you will not end up chasing your losses. Because chasing your loss will make you lose more and will also lead to addiction.

6. Set a time limit for your gambling activities so that once the time is over, you stop gambling either you are winning or losing.

All these information are being said here everyday and new gamblers should stick to them to avoid addiction.

[348Judah]

We know that gambling can be very addictive for people who might not be going about it responsibly and that if most beginner are not properly guided by experienced individual that have heard a share of their personal experience in irresponsible gambling,  they will become a victim of gambling addiction and might have a marred thought process as it regards safe gambling

We ar in an era of freedom to participate in anything we want to, gambling is not a means of making money or a means of getting one's destiny ruined, we need to take responsibility for ourselves when we are gambling, if we cannot care much of ourselves, then should we expect others to care for us than we could do for ourselves, when we are gambling, we are not owing anyone responsible of the way we gamble and if we got it right or wrong is left on us to face every consequences we see through our actions in gambling.

[goldkingcoiner]

We know that gambling can be very addictive for people who might not be going about it responsibly and that if most beginner are not properly guided by experienced individual that have heard a share of their personal experience in irresponsible gambling,  they will become a victim of gambling addiction and might have a marred thought process as it regards safe gambling

 so I'm thinking if it would be possible for a thread or sub board to be created in the form of a mental  orientation section that people can just visit and go through ethics of responsible gambling, share experiences and current challenges faced as a gambler. It could just be used for discussions regarding responsible gambling and do if ones goes through the board or thread, while starting or going about his gambling, their will be check in his jar it as a result of peoples lives experiences he has read.

I just said I should air this out, I don't know if this is possible or a better suggestion should be giving.

I do agree that having a place where people can be made aware of the dangers of gambling would definitely be a good thing on this board, where there are so many gamblers. But I do not think that we need a separate board for this. A pinned topic however, would be more than sufficient, as someone in this topic already replied.

A pinned topic could serve as an overview which is constantly being updated with information about the newest dangers and pitfalls.

Although having said that, the only thing you really need in order to avoid the traps of gambling is human common sense and a little bit of discipline.

[electronicash]

there are enough threads that resurface on the first page of the gambling section reminding users of gambling addiction. besides those new gamblers are already aware of how addictive casinos are and what the risks are especially when they win now and then. those threads are going to be a constant reminder to them.

there is no sticky thread for this one though so instead of a forum section for it, i think a noticeable sticky thread will do.

[Iroh]

Even if your request is granted and a sub board created for people to learn how to be more responsible in gambling. A lot of people won’t read it and for those who do, won’t heed to its advice and warnings.
They’ve been hundreds of threads on the gambling board talking about responsible gambling as well as stories of how irresponsible gambling can wreck someone’s life.

Just today, I read a thread about someone who took his life after gambling and losing some money. There are threads like those detailing real tales of different individuals. If they can’t read these threads, can we count on them to read it on a sub board?

[komisariatku]

I just said I should air this out, I don't know if this is possible or a better suggestion should be giving.

I think there's been a lot of discussion about gambling addiction and gambling responsibility. I think most people know the concept of gambling but fail to manage their emotions so they remain addicted to gambling and spend a lot of money. What gambling addicts need is professional help. Addicts usually don't want to take advice because they are too addicted

So whether there is a subboard about this or not, the result will be the same. Gambling addicts will not become responsible gamblers because there is a special subboard about it, because all they need is professional help

[topbitcoin]

Who isn't addicted to coming to a casino and gambling, because gambling is clearly a fun and promising activity. but all of that is a lie, because without good abilities, skills and knowledge when carrying out gambling activities, being able to get a profit from the gambling that is carried out is difficult. Without good self-control and good money control, this gambling activity will always become an activity that results in huge losses. And without a strong mentality to accept defeat at the end of the gambling game, gambling will never be a fun activity, because in the end it will just be a matter of regret. Regret for having behaved carelessly which ultimately caused significant losses.

And a person can become irresponsible for the gambling he does, this can happen because he does not have full control over the gambling he does, and what actually happens is the opposite, where he is the one who is controlled by the gambling. So he prioritizes and prioritizes his gambling activities above other interests and responsibilities.

[Dewi Aries]

I think there are many threads just like you have advised that deals with gambling addiction orientation and how to many gambling lifestyle as a newbie or old gambler. Mainly, we need to know that we are all responsible for our own decisions when we gamble because this we set our mindset that we are going to take full responsibility for our decisions if things go North or South.

Having a mental section or public orientation is a good approach for the new gamblers to have direct them on the ethics of gambling and how every gamblers can help each other not to get too addicted to gambling. Getting addiction in gambling is a gradual steps and if we keep it as pace, we might not realize that we are already a gambling addict. This is  one of the problems many gamblers face not knowing they are already a gambling addict.

That's right, all decisions are only our own to manage about what decisions we will make and for the impact of the decision only we will feel it, people will not care about what you experience and also with what decisions you will make, so of course all responsibility is in your hands. Coming with the right mindset and direction along with a fairly awake mentality will keep you fine in your next gambling involvement, these basic things really have to be considered I think, because that will determine what your fate will be in the future. Honestly, these days I see more and more people getting into gambling addiction unconsciously, like you said everything goes gradually and their inability to realize some indications that could potentially lead to unwanted things makes them end up in the addiction zone. Basically some are aware and some are not, I think for anyone there is nothing wrong with doing a reset and evaluating their activities on gambling especially those who have been involved first, if indeed you find that there is a decline in your finances after knowing gambling then obviously changes must be made immediately.

[robelneo]

It would be good if we see a pinned thread that is about how not to be addicted while gambling. But to create a board for it, it is not necessary. We can discuss about addiction on gambling discussion board.

I still like the way it is, gambling addictions threads are often created on this board.

I voted for a pinned thread related to the subject there's no need to create another sub-board for gambling, this section is getting criticism because of too much spam creating another board will create more spam, and besides so many subjects about gambling addiction and cured have been discussed we are pretty loaded on that subject and we don't need something that will increase it further.
You know what we are talking about if you have been actively participating in this section

[letteredhub]

We know that gambling can be very addictive for people who might not be going about it responsibly and that if most beginner are not properly guided by experienced individual that have heard a share of their personal experience in irresponsible gambling,  they will become a victim of gambling addiction and might have a marred thought process as it regards safe gambling

 so I'm thinking if it would be possible for a thread or sub board to be created in the form of a mental  orientation section that people can just visit and go through ethics of responsible gambling, share experiences and current challenges faced as a gambler. It could just be used for discussions regarding responsible gambling and do if ones goes through the board or thread, while starting or going about his gambling, their will be check in his jar it as a result of peoples lives experiences he has read.

I just said I should air this out, I don't know if this is possible or a better suggestion should be giving.

Well the idea of creating a sub board that will discuss about the mental health and the responsibility of gamblers is a welcome development because most times gamblers tries to lose their guards or forget that gambling can be very addictive, so if there is a caution board that tries to always remind gamblers of the needs to have a straight mental health while gambling is a good idea. Though for every betting or gambling website, it is always stated that gambling is meant for people from the age of 18 years and above, so to a large extent you can also argue that the betting companies to try to give their own warning ahead of time, because it is believed that at the age of 18 and above you should have the mental capacity to handle some certain activities in your life or should be emotional matured.

a sub board for the gambling section dedicated to guide new gamblers to gamble responsibly is not necessary we already have lots of posts in the gambling board that discusses about addiction and ways to eliminate it, seek support and many points of orientation regarding that. Even if we are to make a pin post on the gambling board about mental health and responsible gambling I wonder which posts exactly are we going to use as pinned post when there are a numerous of posts here in the gambling board that already address such issues. Just like one of the comment above, I agree that anyone interested in getting to know about responsible gambling can just make use of the search button and many similar posts will pop up. A sub board will only give room for more repeated posts of same nature as we do see in the main gambling board. So no need and it's not a welcome development.

[Zoomic]

We know that gambling can be very addictive for people who might not be going about it responsibly and that if most beginner are not properly guided by experienced individual that have heard a share of their personal experience in irresponsible gambling,  they will become a victim of gambling addiction and might have a marred thought process as it regards safe gambling

 so I'm thinking if it would be possible for a thread or sub board to be created in the form of a mental  orientation section that people can just visit and go through ethics of responsible gambling, share experiences and current challenges faced as a gambler. It could just be used for discussions regarding responsible gambling and do if ones goes through the board or thread, while starting or going about his gambling, their will be check in his jar it as a result of peoples lives experiences he has read.

I just said I should air this out, I don't know if this is possible or a better suggestion should be giving.

Just like we have the beginners and help board where newbies go to to read all they need to know about the forum and find solution to technical issues,  it will also be nice having a sub board that concentrates on enlightening newbies and even old players in the industry about the need to protect their mental health and the right things to do to stay safe health wise. Also, a board that seeks to proffer solution for people battling euth one form of gambling related issue that affects the general wellbeing/performance of the gambler.

Many people think only those who are addicted suffer most of these challenges,  no! That's not true. A person who is not addicted can suffer health problems as a result of over anxiety and maybe shock arising from a loss they incured, or from their inability to control their emotions.  This is a very critical issue which many people tend to overlook.

[Stalker22]

I have seen a bunch of posts and topics talking about gambling addiction and responsible gambling.  And,  I feel like there is actually quite a bit of content already available if you search around on tips for gambling responsibly and avoiding addiction.  Just use the search or google to find posts related to whatever specific aspect of responsible gambling you are looking to learn about. 

For example, some talk about setting a strict budget and walking away when youve hit your limit, rather than chasing losses.  Others discuss figuring out your motivations - are you in it for entertainment or do you harbor unrealistic hopes of big payouts? Getting clear on why you gamble can help keep things in check.  Theres also advice on taking breaks and not letting it take over your whole life. 

Anyway, lots of angles already covered if you poke around.

[Wiwo]

We know that gambling can be very addictive for people who might not be going about it responsibly and that if most beginner are not properly guided by experienced individual that have heard a share of their personal experience in irresponsible gambling,  they will become a victim of gambling addiction and might have a marred thought process as it regards safe gambling

 so I'm thinking if it would be possible for a thread or sub board to be created in the form of a mental  orientation section that people can just visit and go through ethics of responsible gambling, share experiences and current challenges faced as a gambler. It could just be used for discussions regarding responsible gambling and do if ones goes through the board or thread, while starting or going about his gambling, their will be check in his jar it as a result of peoples lives experiences he has read. It 7i

I just said I should air this out, I don't know if this is possible or a better suggestion should be given.

The thing is that the forum has done a enough according to my own perspective to have created the gambling board for us to discuss everything concerning gambling and it is only left for the individual member to adhere to all the principles as it being discussed here about gambling and its risk,  most especially for newbies,  who may have not had the time to build the necessary knowledge that will help them to make better-informed decisions and in most cases, it all has resulted unto negative experience for them on the long run if they failed to properly learn all the steps that are needed to have better gaming process and how best it can help them to make better gambling decisions.

So for sure,  the forum is well equipped enough for us to be able to navigate our way through at all times and come up with something that can be helpful as a guide towards responsible gambling.

[CryptoHeadlineNews]

so I'm thinking if it would be possible for a thread or sub board to be created in the form of a mental  orientation section that people can just visit and go through ethics of responsible gambling, share experiences and current challenges faced as a gambler.

We have the "Gambling board" already where all kinds of gambling related discussion are been made daily, hence, requesting for the creation of a similar board, to me I see it as a misplace of priority, as it's really not needed right now, due to the fact that only if you are above to make good use of the "Search Button", you will release that the the already existing gambling board has go all a person could need so as to enable him/her gamble responsibly, with a good example of reputable casinos where you can gamble, while been rest assured of having fun security.

It could just be used for discussions regarding responsible gambling and do if ones goes through the board or thread, while starting or going about his gambling, their will be check in his jar it as a result of peoples lives experiences he has read.

I just said I should air this out, I don't know if this is possible or a better suggestion should be giving.

The already existing gambling sub board has got all you need to gamble responsibly.