Have you ever introduced an elder gambler to online betting?

[Kelvinid]

It was not a good idea for me, I'd rather stop them rather push them into it.
If I am going to introduce online gambling, it could be those who are the same age as me. We are supposed not to do that with the elderly as we are making them more exposed to gambling rather than enjoying life. The more they spend time on gambling, the more possibility they fall into addiction which I don't want to happen. It could be better for them to stay in casinos at least, there is a gap of time in gambling, and at least they could take some break.

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[Sandra_hakeem]

I'm just baffled at this .... I mean, unless the old woman needed to gamble, why would you introduce her into it?.. I haven't tried that and I think any old fellow down here would better stick to their daily routine etc..
if she's been feeling bored to stay all alone, I guess it'll be a great way of entertaining herself - but how much does she have to be spending some quota for fun??.. there are other things she could possibly get busy with.

Sandra 🧑‍🦰

[Rruchi man]

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

I would never want to introduce gambling to anyone especially someone who is elderly because I understand the dangers involved with gambling, and how it can change the life of someone who first starts out gambling as just a way to have fun. For any habit that has the potential to make someone addicted, I'm always careful when I introduce it to someone because I would not want to see someone become addicted, depressed and even take their life because of something that I taught them or introduced them to, I would never be able to live with that guilt.

Boredom beats chronic addiction, allow people enjoy their boring lives, don't try introducing people to things that can damage their lives.

[Mr.suevie]

I think I have done something like this before and I can remember vividly that he was the person that actually came to me and that is my would my elder nephew, he was so inquisitive about the winning that he kept hearing about people with gambling and decided he wants to try out of which I literally warned him that the game is not always that favourable that the loses are more.

[Huppercase]

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.

When you virtual betting, I was lost for some minutes until I read the other part where you described it to be online gambling. I thought it was that virtual kind if bet drains gamblers money before their eyes, if you are a regular sport bettor that use bookmarkers, you will understand the type of virtual I'm talking about. I once recommend a particular betting platform for an Uber driver after he told me that he was been cheated with his games. He won with the gambling platform he was using but instead they return his money and canceled the bets. I have his number and never has he called to complain of such happening in where I recommend him.

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?

Other than introducing them to gambling, they know some things way better than me. I engage them when we have discussion and sometimes. There are experienced they share is always adorable, share some of the mistakes they have done in the past while betting, no way of discussing with elderly people without giving you advise, it's cool when we both learned.

[goinmerry]

Not a direct introduction but in my case, it was during a drinking session and some oldies around asked me why I'm was busy with my phone. I told them I was playing slots and one of these oldies began asking further questions about that. I did some basic explanation and the rest was history. Until now that person is now hooked on playing online gambling lol.

It's not my usual practice to introduce gambling to anyone regardless of age or if they are known to be a gambler before.

Not unless they ask me some gambling-related questions, that's the only time I will share some details about gambling.

[Assface16678]

Yes, to my uncles, I know they are not to be considered elderly, but still, they like physical casinos, and they visit some places that they know and have played for years, so I tried introducing online casinos to them. When they saw me playing casino online, they got curious, so I took the opportunity to invite them to online casinos. They tried it, yes, but they missed the interaction in a physical casino. They spent time hanging out with their friends in a casino while playing and having fun, so I don't push them anymore. At least they have another option if, for instance, they really want to do gambling but for some reason they can't go, then they can still satisfy their desires of playing casino. I think it will be hard for them to just let go of what they have a fondness for; it will be a challenge or impossible for an elder to transition their wants in gaming into online casino.

[goaldigger]

I’ve tried already and it’s not easy but the good thing is he’s willing to learn because he’s into gambling as well and want’s to gamble everywhere. If you’re going to introduce online gambling to elder people make sure to have more patience with you because they can’t get it in an instant and most of the time they will still ask you, this is like teaching social media platform to the elder people. 

[Slow death]

I always avoid exposing old people to gambling, this is because the tendency of older people will be to spend many hours gambling with their retirement money while they need the money to buy medicines and pay for hospital treatment, imagine what it would be like if a old person became addicted to gambling, the children of that old person would not have peace, every day they would be living in terror of persecuting their father addicted to gambling, every day they would be solving the problems that the father addicted to gambling would be causing, things like the old person playing in a casino and losing a lot and due to many consecutive losses and being very nervous the elderly person getting sick with tension problems or heart problems

As in the hospital they always ask if the patient has no relatives, so the elderly person would be forced to call their children to the hospital, this means that the children and he would not live in peace. That's why I wouldn't say anything to elderly people about games, much less about gambling. Elderly people need to rest, watch TV, read newspapers, do physical exercise, talk to friends, go for a walk, and that's what elderly people need to do. elderly people should not get involved in gambling, I have seen cases of elderly people who got involved in gambling and it didn't end well, they developed depression problems

[Westinhome]

It was not a good idea for me, I'd rather stop them rather push them into it.
If I am going to introduce online gambling, it could be those who are the same age as me. We are supposed not to do that with the elderly as we are making them more exposed to gambling rather than enjoying life. The more they spend time on gambling, the more possibility they fall into addiction which I don't want to happen. It could be better for them to stay in casinos at least, there is a gap of time in gambling, and at least they could take some break.

The elders are almost loss of funds at the old age,So the gambling may not be the right choice for them at the old age.If they are gamblers at their younger age,they know some unique tactics in the game.So I will share my experience with the old age age people who play their game at the younger age.But I had never introduce the gambling to the old age people who doesn’t have any experience in the gambling site.Because the younger generations are fit for the gambling at any years,but the old people doesn’t manage funds at the old age.

[agustina2]

I found it awkward to introduce someone to gambling if, in the first place, I knew to myself that the person was already a gambler.

Can we just allow these elderly people to do their current usual activity rather than introduce them to gambling?

They might now have graduated from doing that and just want to enjoy other things at their age. If you try to get them back again in gambling, they might end up in an unusual behavior that they can't probably control due to their current old age. It's not healthy.

[alani123]

I kind of tried to do that once. I was trying to explain house edge to s friend of a friend that was obsessed with scratch tickets and literally asked me for money out of the blue to buy tickets and split the profits. Saying that because he had lost on fivd tickets the next one had to be a winning one... Well though luck, the scratch he was playing only had a 55% RTP! Which is cray low!

I tried to explain to him the advantages of online crypto dice, how it is provably fair and how it can allow for custom odds being set with only a 1% house edge. This was all very nice sounding but I guess some people don't want to hear any of it. I guess if they are not receptive let them be.

[alegotardo]

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.

Man, what a wonderful lesson you received from your grandmother.
You can clearly see that she really sees gambling as it should be: a hobby, a pastime, something fun.

This is what we have already commented on several times... nowadays people are seeing gambling as a source of income, a way to get rich easily and the casinos themselves are increasingly exploiting this desire of players. and this is wrong!!!!!!

Just like your grandmother said, it may even be fun at first because it's something new and different, but for those who see gambling as a form of entertainment and not making money, it soon becomes boring.
In my country, casinos are prohibited, but I already had the opportunity to go to a casino in Argentina... I confess that it is much better.

[serjent05]

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

I introduced online gambling to my friends but never to elder people.  I do not know, I don't feel comfortable sharing gambling sites with elderly people.  I feel that if I introduce gambling sites to them, I will be responsible for their losses or if they get addicted.  I do not want to be blamed by their relatives if things get out of hand.

The possibility of elderly people getting hooked on gambling is huge since they have all the free time in the world plus they have the money from their retirement benefits and from the allowances their kids are giving them.  So as much as possible I don't want to share anything with elder people about gambling sites.

[GreatArkansas]

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

For my own experienced, I don't have any experience.  Because most of the elders I know already struggling with our technology right now, so online betting for sure is another level that they will find difficult.
Digital literacy, especially scams/hacks are really prone all over the internet now, without basic knowledge in the internet will make you prone to hacks/scams.

[danherbias07]

Yes. But never with a family member or a relative.
An elder gambler in my neighborhood was the one intrigued about online gambling because he also loves sports and whenever I talk to him I know he is knowledgeable about the sport that he loves. He even knew the draft picks which I didn't before.
Then I discussed with him about online sports gambling and asked if I could provide him the link. After that, we are discussing our bets online and there are times we will celebrate whenever we get a win.
Not so long ago he asked me to drink beers with him, I was surprised but then he whispered to me that he won a long parlay. He is an old man and yet he is good at analyzing games, there are times that I ask him for tips about one game that I have not analyzed yet or I don't have time to check.
It's nice to have a buddy in gambling but it's nicer if we won't cross the line borrowing money or anything. Thankfully, that has not happened yet because we are both responsible gamblers. Also, sports betting is not like an expensive game and once the game is over all we do is rest and wait for the next game to come.

[oktana]

I haven’t. I don’t even think I have introduced a normal person to gambling. But please when you introduce people, irrespective of if they are older or younger, warn them about the risk of gambling. Some people who are addicted to it today are regretting the day they start gambling, wishing that they never started because they almost can’t stop wasting their money. What I’m saying is that we should try to spread healthy gambling so people can live better lives.

[goldkingcoiner]

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 not ever introduced any elder gambler into gambling online but from my experience, I think most elders prefer nostalgia over anything new. Especially technology. This goes for most elders but I admit there are some older folks out there who keep up with the times. And some who know more about new technology than young people.

I think there is some merit in nostalgia though. I would prefer playing any gambling game in an old-timey, tobacco smoke filled casino more than playing with colorful shapes on my screen.   

Sometimes elders know what they are talking about! It all comes down to preference though.

[Fundamentals Of]

I haven't done this myself. But there were times when I and my friends would gamble online and there are some people who are much older than us who are hanging with us and who would get curious as to what we're doing. Some of them are gamblers themselves so the common interest would make us share how it is to gamble with just your phone. Although the reaction is of amazement I think none of them really became online gamblers. Some of them even find it hard to navigate their smart phones.

[dansus021]

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?

Yeah I quite agree with you there are also other thread that discusses the talkative dealers on the other days and my answer is I would prefer dealer that talkative with silly jokes rather than quite and yawn all the time. Because it make gamble more alive than play with a bot.

I used to have a grandfather that play offline gambling but now he don't want since many of offline gambling in my country is illegal and gambling related is prohibited so he quit do gamble.