How would the forum feel/react if Casinos were banned like Mixers?

[Learn Bitcoin]

I don't know how others will feel. But most of the forum economy is now on gambling money at this moment. I don't wear a gambling signature anymore. But, if the forum bans casinos, all the signature campaigns will be banned too. A lot of people will leave the forum silently and a lot of people will be less active. If I speak for myself, I usually wouldn't come today if I did not have to write for my signature quota. I have some important work in real life today, yet I am here because I have to post something else I will get kicked out of the campaign. So, No matter if someone tells you that they do not write for their signature payment, actually do. So gambling bans equal to less members and activity!

[Sim_card]

It might happen in the future, once it did, probably, forum's activity will go down drastically knowing that most campaigns are casino related.
Or once theymos decided that, maybe just ban all signature campaigns or disable signatures spaces.  

This will suck, and there will be less traffic because there is no reward for being active. Maybe forum members will move over to the other forum altcointalk, since it is not all casinos that will want to end their signature campaign just like that. We saw what happened to mixer and that made more members from this forum to become a member in the other forum, since some of the mixers companies moved over there to continue with their marketing. Same will be for casinos.

[blckhawk]

If I were to answer that question, I'd say that you're going to see a lot of users get out of the forum because you know how it is when it comes to how many gambling websites are hosting signature campaigns here, it will heavily impact the activity of the forum but then again if that ever happens, a lot of shiposters and people that are just in here for the money for their posts are going to go away, we'll probably see a more quality controlled forum in terms of post quality. It's close to impossible that it would happen though because a lot of people are seeing gambling as a way to increase their current crypto stashes and it's probably more gratifying to win in gambling in crypto than that in fiat one.

[m2017]

Title.

Only hypothetically speaking, because that would literally never happen in a million years.

Right?

In the world on the forum, everything is possible. What seems impossible today can happen tomorrow. No one expected that mixers would be banned here, right.

Let's try to simulate the consequences of a casino ban.
Considering the fact that most of the signature campaigns (16 out of 18) are casino advertising, the consequences of the ban will certainly affect the activity of users (the most active) of the forum. This will not necessarily be the collapse of the forum and communication here will not stop completely, but most likely many posters from signature campaigns will reduce their level of activity, and some will stop visiting the forum altogether. Consequently, there will be fewer posts that could interest new readers, fewer visitors, and therefore fewer advertising budgets. This will lead to the fading of the forum.
 
Let's hope it doesn't come to that, and if the casino is banned, then alternative signature campaigns and ways to maintain activity on the forum will appear. In any case, as long as cryptocurrencies exist, the bitcointalk will live (even with a small level of activity). Amen.

[goldkingcoiner]

I think the government will try to restrain our freedoms more and more until we all live with absolutely no freedom, security and privacy. Always being watched... and judged.

It is a nightmarish world scenario, which is being prevented thanks to decentralized technologies like Bitcoin. But I am still anti-government(s). 

[LTU_btc]

OP, why you're so confident that it won't happen in a million years. I kinda feel that such thing can happen one day and it would have much bigger influence than ban of mixers. I don't know how I would react to such decision. It's not even about signature campaigns. But it would be end of all promotions from gambling websites like prediction pools, BSFL, contests and etc.

The admin would have banned it long ago if the casinos were illegal and there had been a government restriction on places where they could advertise the platform.

Same can be said about mixers - for many years everything was ok with them and one day things has changed. Same thing can happen with mixers one day if governments stance will change.

[Filippo Spina]

OP, why you're so confident that it won't happen in a million years. I kinda feel that such thing can happen one day and it would have much bigger influence than ban of mixers.

Change is hard my friend. Sorry to come off so "locked in" as to my opinion on the matter.

It could definitely happen, and I'm back on bct after being afk for a bit to come back and see that the poll I started is very mixed.

I am happy that the poll is reflecting what it does, as I knew this is exactly the kind of outcome it would have.  

I hope it fuels further discussion from wiser members of the forum than myself.  

I'm tired of treating suicidal people who want to kill themselves because they lost money gambling. It's more common than you guys think!  

I'm sure you guys know where my vote stands, but I am heavily biased since I am a mental health professional. We literally ban certain patients from having playing cards because they will start tearing up their toilet paper and make tiny balls out of it. They then use the balls as "chips" in poker games with the other patients.  

I normally don't have an issue with poker playing or card games in general with my patients, but when I know they have a history of gambling and the gambling is a risk factor to their mental health/disease, I won't enable that behavior.  

Also,

Only hypothetically speaking, because that would literally never happen in a million years.

Do you believe that Bitcointalk will survive million years? If you think it will survive million years then you might have to get some treatment.

Yes. bitcointalk.org 1 million years, Morty. No, I've been treated like 5 times already  .

But if you stick with me, we're gonna accomplish great things, Morty, and you're gonna be part of 'em.

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[NotFuzzyWarm]

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By the way, there is a symbiotic relationship between this forum and the signature campaign. The forum increases their brand awareness and makes them popular and signature campaigns keep this forum active.

Something that is being overlooked in these discussions is that the forum is privately financed and not-for-profit. It does not rely on # of views or other metrics to produce revenue from ads or sponsors and that makes paid campaigns a moot point. Given that fact, Theymos will probably keep it running until he dies. I know I would.

Personally it would not break my heart if the forum went back to its original mainly technical content and loses all of the twitter-like general thought-of-the-moment crap like say the Politics & Society section... Sure the overall general viewer counts would go down but it is a safe bet that those seeking crypto knowledge would continue to find this forum and their count would not only be stable but in-fact increase.

[Accardo]

I don't know how others will feel. But most of the forum economy is now on gambling money at this moment. I don't wear a gambling signature anymore. But, if the forum bans casinos, all the signature campaigns will be banned too. A lot of people will leave the forum silently and a lot of people will be less active. If I speak for myself, I usually wouldn't come today if I did not have to write for my signature quota. I have some important work in real life today, yet I am here because I have to post something else I will get kicked out of the campaign. So, No matter if someone tells you that they do not write for their signature payment, actually do. So gambling bans equal to less members and activity!

It's safe to say, lots of forum members actually wouldn't deny this claim. That's not actually that they'll leave the forum for a long time, once a while the members still visits. Getting casinos banned will only make members to post lesser times a week. It's like a contract, you have to meet up to your own side of the agreement. So, the action of members probably works alongside the requirements needed in a campaign. If this happens, the gambling section will be deserted. Lots of members, like myself, I was not as active in the gambling section as I am when wearing a casino signature. It will only make a part of the forum, the gambling section, look abandoned. More signature campaigns will take members and the forum activities will return to normal, except for the gambling section. As no existing catalyst pushes members to visit there, anymore.