The "Scatter" word getting more popular

[danherbias07]

I take it that you're in the Philippines or something along those lines, cause I only ever encountered this term being tied with the gambling industry within the country, and remotely only because there's this one game that got too popular amongst facebook streamers called Scatter which is essentially a slot machine game with other mechanics tied to the "scattering" of certain logos and icons on the machine/game itself.

This is why a lot of legislators in the Philippines are pushing for the banning of online casino advertisements, some even push for the outright banning of online casinos cause they are not regulated by PAGCOR (Philippines Gambling Committee) and they are so well known and spread out across Facebook that people of all ages become subjected to them, kids included.

Now what I would highly suggest you do is perhaps install some adblocker on your kids' device as I find that most effective, soon as I downloaded Ublock origin on my PC it automatically kicked all the gambling ads away, might not work on mobile devices though, but I'm pretty sure there are some good alternatives.

The internet is for adults and it is our sole duty to make it safer for our kids, while it is definitely pesky having to deal with these motherdfucks it's still way better if we take matters into our own hands instead.

Yes, I am. I think I forgot to mention that in the opening post.

There are so many online gambling sites in the country right now and most of them are not popular internationally. It's like they made only for the purpose of milking the Filipino people.

Anyway, I do like the idea of an adblocker but the problem with most of them is they rely on browsers only not the whole smartphone. And those who make adblockers applications on smartphones that should protect us from ads are the ones making the ads. If they are legitimate we need to pay good money for the monthly subscription. I don't mind that but I am not sure it could prevent the things that I want.

[Webetcoins]

Actually OP this wasn't new anymore and in fact, this must be fading already. It's only funny that they call Slots a Scatter when the truth is that a Scatter is only a feature of a slot game. I think the explanation ; is because this is what they are only after, because we know that Scatter pays huge compared to normal spins. They invite people because they might earn a commission on it and other perks/rewards. I think they are also being friendly there but it's still up to us if we will accept the offer or not.

I think kids' minds are still too young for these things, so don't worry about it. Gambling is not a secret anymore, so I think it's not inappropriate when you see someone playing gambling in public except maybe if they do it on some very formal places. I think the growth of gambling is both good and bad but I think that's better than it was only bad.

[dunfida]

Actually OP this wasn't new anymore and in fact, this must be fading already. It's only funny that they call Slots a Scatter when the truth is that a Scatter is only a feature of a slot game. I think the explanation ; is because this is what they are only after, because we know that Scatter pays huge compared to normal spins. They invite people because they might earn a commission on it and other perks/rewards. I think they are also being friendly there but it's still up to us if we will accept the offer or not.

I think kids' minds are still too young for these things, so don't worry about it. Gambling is not a secret anymore, so I think it's not inappropriate when you see someone playing gambling in public except maybe if they do it on some very formal places. I think the growth of gambling is both good and bad but I think that's better than it was only bad.

A certain word would really be that become that famous specially if it do means huge money and example of it which is Scatter on which to those who do have idea or experience on playing slots will definitely be saying that this is something that needs to be hit up on the moment that you do play slots to have that good winning and since people or gamblers or slot lovers would really be wanting this then this is why it would be normal that they will really be having that kind of calling and it do becomes a trend or hype and this is why it would really be making that kind of generalization but well there's nothing we can do about it.
Speaking about having that kind of controlling on such slot hype or interest on a certain place like Philippines then government cant really be able to stop to those people who do love on playing
on it. Gambling on no matter what type or form would really be definitely be having that kind of possible peak interest specially if there would be tons of people who post
up their big wins. lol

[Hirose UK]

Haha, this is normal thing to happen, even in some places where there are regulations prohibiting gambling, similar things also happen where some people freely talk about and carry out gambling activities wherever they are.
For children, this is the thing they are most worried about, but in reality, currently there are many children and teenagers who have carried out gambling activities, especially in slot games, they invite each other friends and in the end the percentage of gamblers is below age increases.
Several countries, especially in the Asian region, have seen an increase in gambling activities carried out by those who are still students or school children and in certain cases it has really gone beyond the limits.

But currently, lot of streaming advertising and also short broadcasts on several social media have spread widely, there are no limits and no exceptions because anyone who opens social media can see it easily.
Government system may be one of the prevention efforts such as limiting advertising services and also streaming services related to gambling, but I have never found any government efforts that are really serious in dealing with things like this.

[junder]

Haha, this is normal thing to happen, even in some places where there are regulations prohibiting gambling, similar things also happen where some people freely talk about and carry out gambling activities wherever they are.
For children, this is the thing they are most worried about, but in reality, currently there are many children and teenagers who have carried out gambling activities, especially in slot games, they invite each other friends and in the end the percentage of gamblers is below age increases.
Several countries, especially in the Asian region, have seen an increase in gambling activities carried out by those who are still students or school children and in certain cases it has really gone beyond the limits.

But currently, lot of streaming advertising and also short broadcasts on several social media have spread widely, there are no limits and no exceptions because anyone who opens social media can see it easily.
Government system may be one of the prevention efforts such as limiting advertising services and also streaming services related to gambling, but I have never found any government efforts that are really serious in dealing with things like this.

What you say is correct, in fact I think many young people who are still underage are already familiar with slot gambling. This slot gambling is very popular because with children who are still underage they are already familiar with social media and tend to use the gadgets or entertainment they are looking for using gadgets that are connected to an internet connection and social media. Of course, this has the opportunity to enable them to get to know online gambling because of the easy access. it's easy to get them to do it. So it's not surprising that the number of people gambling is increasing, especially since there is no age limit for playing online slot gambling.

Many children are still students but they are already gambling happily when they talk about the gambling they do with their friends who are also gambling and they even usually share their experiences until someone talks about strategies for winning. With current technological developments, many people are gambling live streaming because they want to get other benefits from the gambling they do, and of course with all the people among them who spend time using cellphones and social media, it will make it easier to get to know gambling, so indeed scatter is a thing. the most interesting thing discussed among gamblers.

[Distinctin]

Many children are still students but they are already gambling happily when they talk about the gambling they do with their friends who are also gambling and they even usually share their experiences until someone talks about strategies for winning. With current technological developments, many people are gambling live streaming because they want to get other benefits from the gambling they do, and of course with all the people among them who spend time using cellphones and social media, it will make it easier to get to know gambling, so indeed scatter is a thing. the most interesting thing discussed among gamblers.

I learned gambling when I was a minor, but I don't regret it because I learned a lot. However, I can really tell that losing put me in a bad mood because, as a student, I only had a limited amount of money, which my parents gave me, and that was only for food. Losing that money really hurt. The good thing was that gambling in our days wasn't digital yet, so the opportunities to gamble were very limited. Gambling with cards can be considered a skilled-based game, so as I developed my skills, I didn't usually lose a lot. Nowadays, just one click away and we can already gamble, so it's riskier for children. Kids these days already have access to the internet using their own devices, and they might see this kind of game through ads.

[ethereumhunter]

Actually OP this wasn't new anymore and in fact, this must be fading already. It's only funny that they call Slots a Scatter when the truth is that a Scatter is only a feature of a slot game. I think the explanation ; is because this is what they are only after, because we know that Scatter pays huge compared to normal spins. They invite people because they might earn a commission on it and other perks/rewards. I think they are also being friendly there but it's still up to us if we will accept the offer or not.

I think kids' minds are still too young for these things, so don't worry about it. Gambling is not a secret anymore, so I think it's not inappropriate when you see someone playing gambling in public except maybe if they do it on some very formal places. I think the growth of gambling is both good and bad but I think that's better than it was only bad.

Maybe that's only for change their call for playing slot game to Scatter so only people who often playing slot game that will knows. That will not makes other people curious with slot game because they only hear about Scatter and not slot game so they will not thinks much.

That can makes kids not thinks about gambling because they don't understand the meaning of that word. But if they curious with that word, they will asks to that person about the meaning and that can makes them search from internet. Gambling is truly not a secret anymore but adult people should not talks about gambling in front of kids because that can makes them curious. We don't know if Scatter is only popular in one area or it's been known in many places so we can just guess that many people understand the meaning.

[arwin100]

I take it that you're in the Philippines or something along those lines, cause I only ever encountered this term being tied with the gambling industry within the country, and remotely only because there's this one game that got too popular amongst facebook streamers called Scatter which is essentially a slot machine game with other mechanics tied to the "scattering" of certain logos and icons on the machine/game itself.

This is why a lot of legislators in the Philippines are pushing for the banning of online casino advertisements, some even push for the outright banning of online casinos cause they are not regulated by PAGCOR (Philippines Gambling Committee) and they are so well known and spread out across Facebook that people of all ages become subjected to them, kids included.

Now what I would highly suggest you do is perhaps install some adblocker on your kids' device as I find that most effective, soon as I downloaded Ublock origin on my PC it automatically kicked all the gambling ads away, might not work on mobile devices though, but I'm pretty sure there are some good alternatives.

The internet is for adults and it is our sole duty to make it safer for our kids, while it is definitely pesky having to deal with these motherdfucks it's still way better if we take matters into our own hands instead.

Yes, I am. I think I forgot to mention that in the opening post.

There are so many online gambling sites in the country right now and most of them are not popular internationally. It's like they made only for the purpose of milking the Filipino people.

Anyway, I do like the idea of an adblocker but the problem with most of them is they rely on browsers only not the whole smartphone. And those who make adblockers applications on smartphones that should protect us from ads are the ones making the ads. If they are legitimate we need to pay good money for the monthly subscription. I don't mind that but I am not sure it could prevent the things that I want.

Their target market is Filipino's since they know its easy to influence them to gamble especially if they used the fame of social media influencers and we see the effect of it since lots of people now are into gambling especially that scatter one mentioned.

Also its seems that Philippines government doesn't have much proper regulation towards those unregulated casino since they could just able to stop them when they are already been famous and already affect a lot of people's life. There action is so late that's why Philippines now became the largest gambling destination in Asia.

[Pandorak]

In two days I have heard or seen the "Scatter" word a lot of times. Twice on Facebook, one from the status of a friend, and the other a meme.
Today, I went to the e-bicycle shop for it to be fixed and the mechanic there is also talking about the "Scatter". The first time I heard it, I was curious what it was but because I am also playing slots, I had the idea.
Then, I was invited by those mechanics to join a group where they play the slots game and they said registration is free because they think I knew something about it. I didn't join them.

Now, thinking all about it, I am kind of worried. What if kids do this too? They said all I needed was the cash application and kids can have that now.
The other thing that I am worried about is they don't even keep it a secret anymore. They play on their smartphones and they let the volume up like they don't care if kids will hear it.
The growth of the gambling industry is definitely fast but is it going the right way?

I don't really understand why many people gamble in public places, even worse, they gamble in front of children and talk about their winnings full of nonsense as if they were great, because we know that no one always wins when gambling. A similar thing happened in my country, many people started playing and talking about scatter, even though the general name is slots. Especially in Indonesia, the word "scatter" became famous when there was a mobile game called Higgs Domino, this game started to be widely discussed and played since 2020 as i remember. Regarding this problem, thankfully several influencers are starting to become aware of this incident, and are starting to provide full education to players, especially addicts.

[danherbias07]

I don't really understand why many people gamble in public places, even worse, they gamble in front of children and talk about their winnings full of nonsense as if they were great, because we know that no one always wins when gambling. A similar thing happened in my country, many people started playing and talking about scatter, even though the general name is slots. Especially in Indonesia, the word "scatter" became famous when there was a mobile game called Higgs Domino, this game started to be widely discussed and played since 2020 as i remember. Regarding this problem, thankfully several influencers are starting to become aware of this incident, and are starting to provide full education to players, especially addicts.

Wow! I didn't know the same thing was happening in Indonesia just like here in the Philippines. I guess these low-end slot game providers are targeting Asian countries or maybe it is because of the country restrictions because these slot providers don't exist in popular online casino gambling sites.

I've never tried that Higgs Domino. Upon checking I cannot find the slot provider too so maybe this is an application that is just for Indonesia because I also saw that it is a game of domino that is known in your country. A different style.
Is it also using the "Scatter" word when free games are coming?

[Adbitco]

well have also been hearing this also but never care and give attention to it but currently I wouldn't mind trying it out to see how it works overtime, maybe who knows if winning is easier to get over there than any other game out or even more than the sport i do regularly gamble. Then for about children having access to the game to play it at their spare time is like something normal because they could get it downloaded as regular game to play but not using as gambling because some of the game I do finds online is kind of game I am also familiar with at then but doesn't give more attention to it unlike how we do play mortal kombat game it was so opened to everyone who has access to internet to download them.

[Dewi Aries]

well have also been hearing this also but never care and give attention to it but currently I wouldn't mind trying it out to see how it works overtime, maybe who knows if winning is easier to get over there than any other game out or even more than the sport i do regularly gamble. Then for about children having access to the game to play it at their spare time is like something normal because they could get it downloaded as regular game to play but not using as gambling because some of the game I do finds online is kind of game I am also familiar with at then but doesn't give more attention to it unlike how we do play mortal kombat game it was so opened to everyone who has access to internet to download them.

I would say that this is a type of slot game that purely depends on one's luck, and I also know that other types of betting such as sports that you often play are types of betting where someone can apply their skills and knowledge to improve or get closer to winning, even though I rarely get involved in this type of sports betting, I would say that this type of game like slots is much more difficult to win than sports betting, especially when luck is really far from you, so this type of game is not It is not recommended unless you really have strong assertiveness in maintaining the boundaries you have created.

Slots are a type of game that is open to the public, simply if you have access to the internet and have a certain amount of money to bet then you will be able to play it, including underage children who now I see that they prefer to spend They spend most of their time playing on their cellphones, meaning it is really very easy for them to fall into it, and also this is one type of game that is really very easy to play and also has various things that can make a gambler feel comfortable and feel more interested in always playing it, and perhaps this is the reason why this type of slot game is really becoming more popular which makes people transparently doing it in public places.

[blockman]

Our government can't stop the spread of the scatter games in our country. Thanks to the social media promoters and influencers that have been livestreaming these games and they don't mind even if there are a lot of minors and kids that are watching their livestreams. They knew it that they've got a younger audience but despite that, they're not stopping it because they're all commissioned and paid to do it.

Everyone now gives more importance to money. A casino owner or promoter who is financially involved wants to know how to increase the audience of their platform. How to increase their earnings. Even if all the activities that are socially harmful or the future generations of a society or country are greatly affected, they do not give priority to those things as much as they give money. In recent times these games have also been widely promoted all over the world especially where gambling has not yet penetrated well. Newbies will definitely be fascinated by such promotions and conduct gambling.

And that's how they are going to gain some players due to the marketing that they're doing. It might not be ethical for others to see it because it targets younger audience. But people who can't take it shouldn't gamble at all and it's sad that many individuals that are being affected by these influencers and sells a lot of their possessions because of their addiction.

[Pandorak]

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Wow! I didn't know the same thing was happening in Indonesia just like here in the Philippines. I guess these low-end slot game providers are targeting Asian countries or maybe it is because of the country restrictions because these slot providers don't exist in popular online casino gambling sites.

I've never tried that Higgs Domino. Upon checking I cannot find the slot provider too so maybe this is an application that is just for Indonesia because I also saw that it is a game of domino that is known in your country. A different style.
Is it also using the "Scatter" word when free games are coming?

Yes, the same thing was happened in Indonesia. People started playing this since the Covid pandemic that occurred in Indonesia in 2020, i think the dev took advantage of the opportunity or just got lucky from a situation where it was difficult for people to move anywhere, while they needed to find financial resources. Unfortunately There are not many well-educated people here, most of them actually become addicted as i said, but fortunately many influencers have made them aware, and i think the conditions here are starting to improve.

The Higgs Domino is android based game that was on Playstore, but since 2023 Higgs Domino was removed from Playstore (maybe it is just for Indonesian region), because i still can see the Higgs Domino from unofficial apk provider, like apkpure site.

[fullhdpixel]

The growth of the gambling industry is definitely fast but is it going the right way?

No, it is not going the right way and when the concern comes to children or kids, parents need to make sure that they are safe from such things and aren't getting involved in things that can be harmful to them because kids wouldn't know what's good and what's bad for them at a young age, and they need guidance at every step when they are still young, otherwise, they will go with the flow even if the flow is going to take them towards extreme danger.

The government or any other authority wouldn't do anything about this if in a country gambling isn't illegal, it depends on individuals and their decisions whether they want to get involved with gambling or stay away from it because they should decide what's right and what's wrong for them.

[alani123]

I remember when I was in school still on facebook the most popular game was zynga poker. And even if you were underage Facebook would perform 0 checks for you to play and deposit money into it, even with someone else's debit card.

Where was the outrage for that? Corporations are just about making money, ethics come second. That's exactly why Facebook keeps scammers on the platform and even allows them to have ads. Because scam are a revenue generating machine for large corporations. Instead of letting someone else do it, they'd like a piece of the pie, ideally the biggest one.

Similarly these apps host some very scummy slot simulations where you can actually spend money but can't win anything. Not surprising. Such things would only be banned through government action.

[freedomgo]

I just want to share how big the gambling industry is already in the Philippines.  You can see on the ranking, PH is already at the number 1 rank.
~snip~
So, this is a sign that the government has to do strict regulation about gambling as this is not a good indication and it might hurt out economy especially if most of the gamblers are the citizens of the country.

Is there gambling regulation in the Philippines

https://www.legal500.com/guides/chapter/philippines-gambling-law/

The law in the Philippines says that people over 21 years of age can engage in gambling, so why does the government need to further restrict people who are over 21 years of age and will be gambling with their money? Gambling is not a problem. the government can carry out awareness campaigns on how to correctly manage money and only use money in gambling that you can afford to lose

That could only be implemented when you go to a physical place to gamble, not only in physical casinos, as people still gamble in places like cockfighting houses, etc. And actually, when you go to those places, especially small gambling shops, they don't ask for ID. So even if you're not 21 or older, you can still enter if you look older. However, that is not the main issue, as that only generates a small number of gamblers. The biggest issue is gambling online, where we have to admit even minors can gamble since not every platform requires KYC, or a kind of KYC that ensures the gambler is not really a minor. You know, there are casinos that may require KYC, but they'll just ask for some ID. With that, it can easily be cheated, as, let's say, I’ll borrow an ID from my parent to make it look like they are the ones gambling, but in reality, I am the one (minor) operating behind that screen.

So it's really challenging for the government to stop this. Additionally, not all online gambling sites are under the regulation of the Philippines, so that alone is another burden that is hard to solve, unless they restrict the site or worse, ban gambling altogether, which will also hurt the economy.