Should mentally unstable people be allowed to gamble?

[harapan]

Recently I was around a physical bet shop close to my area and I observed a man who was shabbily dressed walking in the gambling house. I got into the place to observe what his intentions were. He walked straight to the gaming attendant, placed his bets in a highly coordinated manner and quietly walked out of the physical gambling house. From the way he was well organized, you will never know that he was mentally unsound apart from his dirty clothes and unkept hair and beard.

When I inquired from the attendant, she said he was a regular customer and that he usually raised money for gambling through the manual jobs he does around the area. She also told me that he has never misbehaved and acted violently in the gambling house so she was comfortable with him.

My question now is are there any moral, ethical or legal obligation to bar a person from gambling after physically observing that he is mentally unstable?

It's quite obvious already that the question initially has its answer.First of all,mentally unstable people; secondly, should or shouldn't gamble.
Not all individuals are mentally stable after all ,and it's not everybody that should gamble.
Honestly, trying to restrict unstable people from doing things they enjoy,crave and are addict's to would include more wreckages and incure more damages to the mental health and capacity.
Mentally unstable people are not just the ones that have brain problem or disability,some people are not just born into a good and favourable mental health state.Whereas they're prone to experiencing difficulty in concentrating, living in extreme disability to cope with the normal life and make simple decisions.

[HelliumZ]

Participating in gambling is a personal right of an ordinary citizen and it is certainly not a moral right to prevent anyone from this right or not to participate. If someone is mentally unstable and wants to participate in gambling, there is no way to stop him. Yes, but if someone is likely to be harmed by that mentally unstable person in a physical casino or gambling, they may not be allowed to participate in gambling for safety reasons. However, since online casino and gambling do not require physical presence, anyone can participate in this gambling even if they are mentally unstable or mentally disordered.

[Tungbulu]

Ordinarily, people who mentally unstable are considered to be incapable of making certain decisions for themselves, just like children or minors are also considered that way. And according to the law in my country, these set of people (mentally disturbed and minors) are incapable of entering into any form of contract and any contract they eventually enter is considered null and void. And like we know, gambling is like some sort of a contract where people who are capable of making financial decisions for themselves are allowed to enter. So since there’s a law that restricts mentally disturbed fellows and minors from entering into any form of contract, I believe this law also restricts the mentally disturbed from gambling, just the same way minors are restricted from getting involved into any form of gambling activities, since they’re both considered to be incapable of making informed decisions for themselves.

[Baki202]

If the government should come up with laws prohibiting mentally unstable people from gambling, I hope we still tell the same government to prohibit mentally unstable persons from moving on the same road with us, not being in the same market with us, not eating or drinking water the same way we do.

One thing I know about what involves general public usage is that it has no restrictions or whatever. Everyone is allowed to get in with it, so long as they are not harassing anyone or creating havoc in society.

The government doesn't like getting involved especially when it comes to gambling, the only problem I see the government is concerned with is the 18-plus policy because the government should find out about any violation of that law then the shop owner is going to be serious trouble because it is placed policy, and if anyone is unstable then it is a personal decision they need to make for them self when you know you are unstable then why should you be gambling because. that same individual should be focusing on how they find themselves instead of gambling, another thing is that if their mental case is that serious then the individual should be focusing on their mental misbehaving, to get their sanity back, they can decide if they want to continue or not.  and if they are under any supervision, then they will not or should be allowed not gamble, because gambling will drive them crazy the more so they just have to abstain to get back their sanity.

[Rockstarguy]

Mentally unstable people in society should not be allowed to Gamble as they are not in a right frame of mind, government should come up with laws prohibiting people with mental health related issues , as they are not in the right mental state to bet as their sense of reasoning and judgment has been affected
Infact In ideal societies people with mental health related problem is not permitted to take part in critical decision making matters of that country like election

The question we need to ask is that how is this going to work? Is it that goverment we start checking people who go to gambling shops to bet. What about those who gamble online how is it going to be possible to check them. I think people who even go through mental health issues,  it is even difficult for some other persons to know they are going through such challenge.

Those who are having mental health issues can only avoid gambling by themselves and not by anyone or the government.  Gambling is just like every other substance, if you think it is not good for you and it is affecting your health, no one can stop you from gambling but only you can make a decision to stop gambling.

[baeva]

Participating in gambling is a personal right of an ordinary citizen and it is certainly not a moral right to prevent anyone from this right or not to participate. If someone is mentally unstable and wants to participate in gambling, there is no way to stop him. Yes, but if someone is likely to be harmed by that mentally unstable person in a physical casino or gambling, they may not be allowed to participate in gambling for safety reasons. However, since online casino and gambling do not require physical presence, anyone can participate in this gambling even if they are mentally unstable or mentally disordered.

Obviously, a person with disorders will not even be allowed into the casino, and if they notice that he is inadequately behaving - he will simply be removed from the institution that he would not prevent others from spending time there, because he can really spoil their experience. As for online casinos, there is certainly one plus for such people - they can behave as they want and no one will see it, plus they will continue to play, no one will not make a remark to them

[Furious 7]

Participating in gambling is a personal right of an ordinary citizen and it is certainly not a moral right to prevent anyone from this right or not to participate. If someone is mentally unstable and wants to participate in gambling, there is no way to stop him. Yes, but if someone is likely to be harmed by that mentally unstable person in a physical casino or gambling, they may not be allowed to participate in gambling for safety reasons. However, since online casino and gambling do not require physical presence, anyone can participate in this gambling even if they are mentally unstable or mentally disordered.

Although everything depends on each person but it would be better when we are aware of the conditions we have. When we are in a difficult situation where your mentality is not too stable, especially when taking action, it would be better for us to try not to gamble because in the end it will make yourself even more confused with defeat because you cannot maintain your emotions.

Gambling should be used as one of the things to make you comfortable regardless of the results whether you lose or win this is a game to make us better from the hustle and bustle of work or situations that make you tired.   But most actually make it as if this is a burden because they think gambling is only for victory so that when the expectations that are carried out do not match the expectations that occur make them more stressed and their mentality is getting worse. Always look at your own capacity because after all, gambling can be done by anyone but not everyone can be responsible for what they do in the end.

[Makus]

Participating in gambling is a personal right of an ordinary citizen and it is certainly not a moral right to prevent anyone from this right or not to participate. If someone is mentally unstable and wants to participate in gambling, there is no way to stop him. Yes, but if someone is likely to be harmed by that mentally unstable person in a physical casino or gambling, they may not be allowed to participate in gambling for safety reasons. However, since online casino and gambling do not require physical presence, anyone can participate in this gambling even if they are mentally unstable or mentally disordered.

In my opinion, if I’m the manager of a betting company and have a mentally unstable person gambling at my casino, I’ll have to stop him because, he might be gambling irresponsibly due to his condition and money to be used for something else could be used to gamble. According to right, he can choose to gamble as long as he is above the age of 18 but. But I can let a mentally unstable person whom I’m not sure is fully responsible for some of his actions gamble at the office I manage. He can gamble somewhere else but I won’t let that.