Have you ever introduced an elder gambler to online betting?

[Jody.Drummer]

Apart from that, it may be quite difficult for elderly people to get to know online gambling, apart from being technologically illiterate, but their understanding and memory are starting to wane, so it will be quite difficult to introduce gambling to them, not to mention their poor eyesight. has started to run away and with all its shortcomings it is very worrying that later when he joins online gambling and bets in it, he will make mistakes that he does not realize, such as increasing the bet amount accidentally or something else.

The elderly find it difficult to keep up with current technological developments and according to them, current technology is very advanced. Meanwhile, those who feel they have not followed technological developments from the start will not be able or have difficulty using it. And even though it has been explained many times, they probably won't understand it because they can't use it. Moreover, if we introduce online gambling, they might be even more confused about starting it. Therefore, we should not introduce online gambling to the elderly and let them do the activities they are used to.

The elderly people would find it hard to engage on online gambling basically and based on the complexity of most the gambling sites, an aging person rate of comprehending those stuffs would be very difficult unlike youths who had all the time to learn and understand all those casinos stuffs, to me introducing it to them is just a waste of time, I had a close contact with relative who is involved in pools gambling and zI tried to convince him to embrace the online gambling instead of their usual analysis of past pool results so as to forecast and predict their games unfortunately all my effort to convince him  proved abortive because they are used to the old style of doing their stuffs.

That makes sense, although as far as I know now many elderly people still use cell phones to communicate of course they will not do anything else other than to communicate with the cell phone they use. Also, even if young people or teenagers were to introduce gambling to older people, they wouldn't understand quickly and I think they would probably make negative assumptions about gambling.

It is true what you said, I myself will not introduce gambling to them, because even with me doing gambling it is secretly because I think that I win or lose with the gambling that is done, it is enough for me to know that other people don't need to know because there is no positive value if we get a win and tell other people.

[EarnOnVictor]

This is one of the main reason on why i dont really like o suggesting something on someone which it isnt really just that limited on gambling but also in investments as well on which we could
potentially be having those kinds introductions but im not really that a fan on sharing up something that im dealing with and just been said that i dont like on getting blamed.

It does feel suck when you get blamed for something you didn't do or intended to do. I do see some people getting blamed for introducing Bitcoin even though they clearly said buying it is risky and everyone should take proper measures before trading, yet nobody seems to care. I think this is just human nature where they tend to blame others instead of themselves first. That being said, some people who aggressively encourage people to participate without any risk-reward research do exist, and I believe people like this share the blame if somebody becomes a problem gambler or gets into financial trouble due to terrible investment, etc. The key difference lies in whether they tell you the risk and how often they tell the success story of the activity they're promoting imo.

The blaming nature of people is one of the biggest reasons why I don't recommend things that involve finances to people because I know that there is always a possibility of them blaming you for any loss that they have faced in the venture you have directed them towards while they wouldn't give you credit if they manage to profit from it. It's a bad thing but unfortunately, it's found in a lot of people and it makes them bad people even if they aren't generally bad.

This is why, one should never recommend gambling or cryptocurrencies or anything that might require them to use money unless they ask about them upfront, if they do ask about them themselves, that is when you can go ahead and give them some details but make sure to tell them about the risks involved.

You have a good understanding of the risk involved, some don't, while someone like me will also not care even though I understand the risk. I believe that as an adult if someone introduces something to me, it is my choice to accept it. So far the person did not force me to do it, then I should be able to take the responsibility of accepting it whether it is good or bad when the outcome comes out. This shouldn't be different in gambling and cryptocurrency, but what I will never do is introduce gambling to old people, I would rather introduce gambling to the young generation. Both gambling and cryptocurrencies are fun and are ways to earn income as well, it is not so inappropriate to introduce people to them, but the risk lies solely on the person that will accept it.

That's why I often tell people including those whom I introduced them that they should learn what I introduced to them very well before risking their money in them. Information is good and it will not make me evil because I shared it. It is now left for them to accept or decline.

[348Judah]

I believe that as an adult if someone introduces something to me, it is my choice to accept it.

Your point is clear here and i understand what you mean as well, however, we should also consider those who cannot make decisions on their own self, they will tend to accept anything that might comes their way either good or bad without giving a safety measures on it before acceptance, this is only about us, what of others who cant manage to be same as we can act, and the considerations here are the adults.

That's why I often tell people including those whom I introduced them that they should learn what I introduced to them very well before risking their money in them. Information is good and it will not make me evil because I shared it. It is now left for them to accept or decline.

yes, you're right, the only differences here are the target audience, when we are dealing with young youths some approaches are better effective than when handling things with the senior citizens, for me, i don't even think i can go to that far inventing or encouraging the older one for gambling when there are younger ones enough to do so on.

[klidex]

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Depends on where you live, if you live in the third wold or poor countries, any parents won't want to see one of their family become a gambler because they know they're not rich and still struggle to build wealth. Many family didn't even earn enough, that's make them live from paycheck to paycheck, so how can they have money to gamble in the first place?

If you live in first world or rich countries, you have many options because you earn enough, either you use your money for investment, entertainment, both etc.

In fact, if you live in a country that is not yet developed and gambling is legal in that country, we will definitely see lots of people flocking to gamble so they can multiply their money and changes the lives of those who are poor. We can see lots of people gambling, definitely in the lower middle class and In fact, countries that are not yet developed but legalize gambling actually make that country poorer because if the site is from another country it will only enrich the other country even more.

Talking about countries, I don't think this has anything to do with introducing online gambling sites to parents, even in the worst countries. If parents are already familiar with the world of gambling, then there no harm in introducing online gambling rather than having to travel far to gambling places because online gambling can also be done anywhere. But even so if these parents are our family, it would be good not to overdo it when introducing online gambling because if it is excessive it can cause addiction.

[ethereumhunter]

That's why I often tell people including those whom I introduced them that they should learn what I introduced to them very well before risking their money in them. Information is good and it will not make me evil because I shared it. It is now left for them to accept or decline.

yes, you're right, the only differences here are the target audience, when we are dealing with young youths some approaches are better effective than when handling things with the senior citizens, for me, i don't even think i can go to that far inventing or encouraging the older one for gambling when there are younger ones enough to do so on.

There is no doubt that the younger generation is better able to use technology than the younger generation. They are better able to understand current technology well and develop it into something useful for them. They can find more information than the older generation, especially since they are already used to using this technology, including using online casinos, which for the elderly is very difficult to use.

Elderly people have admitted that they have difficulty keeping up with technological developments. Even though there are people or younger generations who always help him, that doesn't mean elderly people are able to understand him. After all, elderly people are more comfortable using something they can actually feel and see than using something they cannot feel. So we don't need to introduce online casinos to them because of the difficulties they feel.

[Webetcoins]

Apart from that, it may be quite difficult for elderly people to get to know online gambling, apart from being technologically illiterate, but their understanding and memory are starting to wane, so it will be quite difficult to introduce gambling to them, not to mention their poor eyesight. has started to run away and with all its shortcomings it is very worrying that later when he joins online gambling and bets in it, he will make mistakes that he does not realize, such as increasing the bet amount accidentally or something else.

The elderly find it difficult to keep up with current technological developments and according to them, current technology is very advanced. Meanwhile, those who feel they have not followed technological developments from the start will not be able or have difficulty using it. And even though it has been explained many times, they probably won't understand it because they can't use it. Moreover, if we introduce online gambling, they might be even more confused about starting it. Therefore, we should not introduce online gambling to the elderly and let them do the activities they are used to.

Even if the elderly are interested in gambling and aren't forced into it, they still wouldn't show much interest in online gambling because in their times, there used to be no online gambling or stuff like that and they used to gamble at physical gambling establishments and they are in habit of them. They wouldn't like the online gambling environment because, to be honest, physical casinos are more fun to be in because of the thrill and everything.

You get to interact with other gamblers, you meet new people, you have conversations, drinks, food, and a bunch of other stuff that makes you wanna stay longer.

We talk about online gambling being more convenient and handy, they barely care about that because it's not fun and entertaining for them.

[demonica]

I don't really introduce nor promote gambling to other people, except if I know that this person is responsible enough. I know several elder gamblers around me but I am reluctant to introduce them to online gambling cause I have this feeling that once they're introduced to online gambling, it could lead to spending more time and money in gambling. I have these two elder people I know who might enjoy sports betting and online casinos but I didn't share it to them. However, just recently, I found out that they already discovered online betting.

On the other hand, I introduced online sports betting to one of my relatives. I know that he can be responsible with his money and has self-management. So it was never a problem to me sharing it to him. I choose to whom I will share online gambling platforms that I know cause I don't want to be the reason a person becomes addicted to it.

[Dewi Aries]

There is no doubt that the younger generation is better able to use technology than the younger generation. They are better able to understand current technology well and develop it into something useful for them. They can find more information than the older generation, especially since they are already used to using this technology, including using online casinos, which for the elderly is very difficult to use.

Elderly people have admitted that they have difficulty keeping up with technological developments. Even though there are people or younger generations who always help him, that doesn't mean elderly people are able to understand him. After all, elderly people are more comfortable using something they can actually feel and see than using something they cannot feel. So we don't need to introduce online casinos to them because of the difficulties they feel.

One of the reasons is because obviously the younger generation was born in an era full of progress and change and one of them may be in terms of technology which is a familiar thing that now everything looks easier in any case, for example in terms of learning or looking for knowledge because you can get it just by opening a cellphone connected to the internet and looking for it on some social media or reference sources such as Google or other platforms.

On the other hand I understand that the older generation was born earlier than the younger generation but the right reason is because the older generation was born earlier before the development of technology was as good as it is now so that when modern technology appeared they were already at a fairly senile age and as we know that someone who is already at the age of 60 - 70 years and over is very difficult to learn because on the other hand they also have problems with their memory which makes it difficult for them to digest and understand something they have learned before, And this is the reason why the older generation is very difficult to keep up with technological developments that are developing very quickly, one of which is like an online gambling platform which is mostly filled with many younger generations, this is too complicated to learn for them and therefore more of them choose to gamble in physical casinos because it is easy to adapt and can find many people to enliven the atmosphere.

[ethereumhunter]

Even if the elderly are interested in gambling and aren't forced into it, they still wouldn't show much interest in online gambling because in their times, there used to be no online gambling or stuff like that and they used to gamble at physical gambling establishments and they are in habit of them. They wouldn't like the online gambling environment because, to be honest, physical casinos are more fun to be in because of the thrill and everything.

You get to interact with other gamblers, you meet new people, you have conversations, drinks, food, and a bunch of other stuff that makes you wanna stay longer.

We talk about online gambling being more convenient and handy, they barely care about that because it's not fun and entertaining for them.

That is because the elder never get in touch with the online gambling so they don't have interest with online gambling. The elderly usually playing gambling in the offline casino which needs them to go to that place around their house while they are more familiar using offline casino than online casino. It is understandable for us because they lived before online gambling game popular while we lived in the midst of advanced technology so there are a differences between us and the elder. We don't have to introduce online gambling to the elderly because they will not accept the online gambling as easy as us.

For us, online casino gives an easiness to playing gambling but for elderly, they still choose offline casino because they can found something that they can touch and see and feel by their hands. They still want to have that experience while we don't need that although we still interact with many people and doing many activities with them. We only playing gambling at the casino online because we think that gives us easiness to gambling.

One of the reasons is because obviously the younger generation was born in an era full of progress and change and one of them may be in terms of technology which is a familiar thing that now everything looks easier in any case, for example in terms of learning or looking for knowledge because you can get it just by opening a cellphone connected to the internet and looking for it on some social media or reference sources such as Google or other platforms.

On the other hand I understand that the older generation was born earlier than the younger generation but the right reason is because the older generation was born earlier before the development of technology was as good as it is now so that when modern technology appeared they were already at a fairly senile age and as we know that someone who is already at the age of 60 - 70 years and over is very difficult to learn because on the other hand they also have problems with their memory which makes it difficult for them to digest and understand something they have learned before, And this is the reason why the older generation is very difficult to keep up with technological developments that are developing very quickly, one of which is like an online gambling platform which is mostly filled with many younger generations, this is too complicated to learn for them and therefore more of them choose to gamble in physical casinos because it is easy to adapt and can find many people to enliven the atmosphere.

Younger generation have a better situation, because they lived in the advanced technology which is different from the elder, When younger generation wants to search for something they want to know, they can use internet easily and found what they want while the young generation can also learn easily from many sources available on the internet. That is why the elderly can't follow the advanced technology because they feel that the era now become faster for their ages and it is hard for them to make themselves familiar using the technology.

We must understand that older generation doesn't have the same situation as the younger generation because when the elder was a young people, the technology was not develop like today. Besides that, The elderly was busy to fills their lives by working in many works while the technology introduced and they aren't aware about that. Some elderly was late to know about the new technology around them because their busy at work and that is why many elderly can't or difficult to digest and understand the things that is new for them. And that makes the elderly feel the new technology just something that they don't understand. While many younger generations can learn many things including playing online gambling, the elderly feel that is too complicated and still prefer to gamble at the offline casino that they familiar before.

[SeriouslyGiveaway]

And you, have you ever successfully introduced an elder person to virtual gambling?

I must admit that convincing an older person to play online or virtual gambling is extremely difficult because of technological barriers. Older people are often very lazy to operate on phones or computers, not to mention having to process money transactions on the internet, most of them will be afraid from the beginning. At their period, the internet was not yet developed, everything was direct interaction between people, so that became their habit. Society has changed a lot now, many older people have also worked hard to update technology and use smartphones and computers more than before, but according to my observations, all their operations only stop at simple tasks like watching news, YouTube or playing simple games.
My family also has a lot of older people, they often have the habit of playing cards together instead of playing them through a computer screen, sometimes what they need is interaction and meeting with other players than winning and losing, which virtual gambling cannot have. I once tried to persuade my aunt to play gambling games on her phone, but she said she easily fell asleep after just 15 minutes of playing on her phone. It is difficult for them to concentrate for a long time to play on electronic devices.

[Twentyonepaylots]

I was thinking about my past experience with my grandmother when I was still starting in crypto industry and was getting familiar with gambling yet. Since I knew she was a gambling enthusiast (loved slot machines), I tried introducing her to virtual betting, telling it was an accessible and easy method to gamble from home with comfort and easiness.

So I opened a slots website on the laptop and told her to click the touchpad over the roll button, indicated by the arrow on the screen, to start betting. She did it for a while and had some fun when winnings were hit. In the end, I asked her what she thought about the experience and if she would replace the habit of going to physical casino by the virtual one, but she replied that it was too complicated for her to play online, and that she likes the contact with a physical environment where there are physical machines and other people to talk, so she could leave the boredom of staying alone at home to see traffic and flux of people outside the doors.

As you can see, it wasn't only about gambling, but also about interacting with other people inside a real gambling environment, besides the technological experience not being so rewardable when compared to playing at solid, palpable physical machines.

And you, have you ever successfully introduced an elder person to virtual gambling?

I have never tried to introduce online betting or online gambling to someone who is older than me because I don't want people to know that I am gambling. You know, people tend to judge, especially the older ones, that if you are gambling, then automatically you are addicted to it and you are losing your life. I don't want to hear that, so I don't want to introduce it to some older people. Also, some of my older relatives already know about online betting, like my dad, who plays online tongits just to have fun. 

As you said, elders tend to love interaction more than gambling itself. It is how they socialize; maybe because of their age, they don't want to spend more time on the phone. They tend to spend their lives socializing and living their life.

That's the reason why most of the traditional gambling games, like cards, cockfights, slots, and many more, are played by the older generations.
 

[angrybirdy]

And you, have you ever successfully introduced an elder person to virtual gambling?

I must admit that convincing an older person to play online or virtual gambling is extremely difficult because of technological barriers. Older people are often very lazy to operate on phones or computers, not to mention having to process money transactions on the internet, most of them will be afraid from the beginning. At their period, the internet was not yet developed, everything was direct interaction between people, so that became their habit. Society has changed a lot now, many older people have also worked hard to update technology and use smartphones and computers more than before, but according to my observations, all their operations only stop at simple tasks like watching news, YouTube or playing simple games.
My family also has a lot of older people, they often have the habit of playing cards together instead of playing them through a computer screen, sometimes what they need is interaction and meeting with other players than winning and losing, which virtual gambling cannot have. I once tried to persuade my aunt to play gambling games on her phone, but she said she easily fell asleep after just 15 minutes of playing on her phone. It is difficult for them to concentrate for a long time to play on electronic devices.

Most eldest people are just like them and it is natural because they aren't used to it, They still want the local way of gambling which is using cards and chips. There's still a lot of eldest who is indeed a fast learner when it comes to using technologies especially mobile phones but majority didn't pursue on using it even if it is norm. It's okay if they didn't get it how to use it, at least you offer and teach them how to use and play online gambling somehow.

[Betwrong]

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But what does he think when he takes away something that an older adult really likes? They become depressed, they begin to feel very bad, because they become like children again, that's what happens with them, they are very delicate, they become little again, so they must treat themselves and let them do what they like, If they like the casino, no matter what, they have the right to have a good time in what they like, but as long as things are controlled, then given this, many things have to be done, first of all, control them so that it is not going to be addict, because that is bad, however I don't think so, they are people who sometimes control themselves very well and they don't like their money going away just like that, because they like to have fun, I think that's what it must be done.

How can you "control" someone to prevent him/her from getting addicted to gambling? I mean, many people try that, but in reality they fail mostly when someone is inclined to be addicted. Before someone starts gambling it must be explained to him/her that gambling will not make them rich. Gambling is for entertainment only, and people must know it before depositing their money on a gambling site.

[slapper]

There is no doubt that the younger generation is better able to use technology than the younger generation. They are better able to understand current technology well and develop it into something useful for them. They can find more information than the older generation, especially since they are already used to using this technology, including using online casinos, which for the elderly is very difficult to use.

Elderly people have admitted that they have difficulty keeping up with technological developments. Even though there are people or younger generations who always help him, that doesn't mean elderly people are able to understand him. After all, elderly people are more comfortable using something they can actually feel and see than using something they cannot feel. So we don't need to introduce online casinos to them because of the difficulties they feel.

One of the reasons is because obviously the younger generation was born in an era full of progress and change and one of them may be in terms of technology which is a familiar thing that now everything looks easier in any case, for example in terms of learning or looking for knowledge because you can get it just by opening a cellphone connected to the internet and looking for it on some social media or reference sources such as Google or other platforms.

On the other hand I understand that the older generation was born earlier than the younger generation but the right reason is because the older generation was born earlier before the development of technology was as good as it is now so that when modern technology appeared they were already at a fairly senile age and as we know that someone who is already at the age of 60 - 70 years and over is very difficult to learn because on the other hand they also have problems with their memory which makes it difficult for them to digest and understand something they have learned before, And this is the reason why the older generation is very difficult to keep up with technological developments that are developing very quickly, one of which is like an online gambling platform which is mostly filled with many younger generations, this is too complicated to learn for them and therefore more of them choose to gamble in physical casinos because it is easy to adapt and can find many people to enliven the atmosphere.

Maybe the elder generation is selecting, not lagging. Ever considered that? They witnessed revolutions most of us read about in history books as they navigated life's turbulent waters from analog to digital. Their tech use? It's discernment, not resistance

They may not be on social media or betting online, but that's a sign of knowledge. They prioritize depth above distraction. Learning is lifelong; age is just a number. The actual obstacle is mindset, not age. We should ask them how to manage this ever-changing environment without losing our essence. We're gazing in the wrong direction; they're not behind

[killerfrost]

You can offer them some fancy "crypto dice" option with cooler odds, but let's be real, sometimes people just wanna believe in their lucky stars, even when the stars are rigged. ‍Look, gambling's gambling, no matter how you slice it. Even with fancy bells and whistles, the house still has an edge. And sure, 1% might sound better than 45%, but it's still a gamble, not a guaranteed money machine.

The point is, you can't force someone to see the light, especially when they're blinded by shiny dreams of instant riches. Sometimes the best you can do is offer support, maybe point them towards some responsible gambling resources, and hope they'll listen someday. Not everyone's ready for a math lesson, even if it means saving them from losing their shirt.

[Betwrong]

You can offer them some fancy "crypto dice" option with cooler odds,

And what are those "cooler odds", I'm wondering? Is it 0.5% or something? Are they much cooler? I've never seen the odds better than 0.5% HE on dice, and I can tell you that between 0.5% and 1% house edges there's no big difference. Regarding your chance of winning it's almost the same thing.

but let's be real, sometimes people just wanna believe in their lucky stars, even when the stars are rigged. ‍~

Stars can't be rigged, my friend. They are stars. If there is some precise order in this universe, it's in the stars.

[SmartGold01]

Have never introduce anyone online gambling especially the older own because within my environment older people sees someone who is gambling as an irresponsible person, so as a gambler you would try your best to avoid having in contact with those sets of people to enable your head be at peace anything you come across them. Then for your granny, what she needs wasn't the game rather she loves moving out to mixed with different people and have discussion with that she is okay and she can also utilized the slot machine even though she lost it wouldn't hurt her that much rather the discussion over there made her have this homeness going out playing with physical casino. I think online casino are mainly for those who doesn't like interacting with much people around or I can say they are introvert and don't like mingling with much people around.

[OceanBit]

My grandmother used to play bingo with her friends and neighbor before, so I tried to introduced her to online bingo. Although she enjoyed it, and it was convenient, she still preferred to play the game physically with interaction with her friends. It's important to respect their preferences and not push them into something they're not comfortable with.

[Mahanton]

My grandmother used to play bingo with her friends and neighbor before, so I tried to introduced her to online bingo. Although she enjoyed it, and it was convenient, she still preferred to play the game physically with interaction with her friends. It's important to respect their preferences and not push them into something they're not comfortable with.

Pretty aware of this games on which this is really that common on Philippines with this kind of game on which you could really be able to enjoy with your friends even though it involves money or betting but at least
it is really just that something small and not something that could break their banks. Old people wouldnt be having nothing to do something and to kill up that boredom then its not bad to engage with these things
as long it would really be in moderation then it should be fine. We do know that gambling could still affect elderly or old people.

So far i havent been able to introduce someone to do gambling specially old people. Even into my grandpa's or ma's. I dont like for them to get involved with gambling and besides
there are other far more physical activities that they are really that enjoying into on which i could say that this is much more better rather than on making
themselves getting involved into something which is highly addictive.

[DabsPoorVersion]

My grandmother used to play bingo with her friends and neighbor before, so I tried to introduced her to online bingo. Although she enjoyed it, and it was convenient, she still preferred to play the game physically with interaction with her friends. It's important to respect their preferences and not push them into something they're not comfortable with.

Most elderly people prefer to do their gambling activities in physical casinos. Just like what I have experienced in the past. My auntie has been a gambler since she was 20's, when she grew older, she had a hard time going to the casino on her own since the end of the pandemic up to date. The reason is that she is too old to drive back and forth to the casino unless she can be with someone to bring her to the casino.

Because of this, I decided to introduce her to an online casino that has the game of her choice. However, to my surprise, she didn't like it and she still preferred to go to the casino and wait for someone that she be with to play in a physical casino.

The reason is the same as you, my auntie still chooses to experience the feeling inside a casino. She also said that she's too old to hold a gadget and play online casinos, she feels that it is not an activity fit for her age.