Charity Gambling

[bakasabo]

I like the idea of charity gambling, but when it is performed by celebrities, influencers or famous people. The fact that anyone can join-in and gamble against them, would attract more funds than just a charity box somewhere, or a banner that calls to raise money for something. People consider that as an event where they can show themselves, meet others, make new friends or contacts, and in addition gamble and lose money for a good deed.

[Strongkored]

Have you heard of Charity gambling?

Have heard before and it becomes clearer when reading the article you mentioned.
Charity gambling looks good because we know almost everyone has gambled but of course it is prone to corruption when the business entity that runs it commits fraud.
Countries that have laws on charity gambling must be very strict in supervising parties who have permission to do this charity otherwise they can commit corruption and exploit people's hardship to raise more funds but the benefits provided are not in accordance with the rules that have been set.

[Akbarkoe]

Have you heard of Charity gambling?

Charity gambling is a "form of incentivized giving" where a charity (or a group of charities), rather than a municipality or private casino, oversees gambling activities such as bingo, roulette, lottery, and slot machines and uses the proceeds to further its charitable aims.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charity_gambling

What's your thoughts on this? Is it a creative way to raise funds for a good cause? Or will it simply promote gambling?

Others might say that it conflict with charitable values as it linked to gambling-related harm. Have you been in one of this charity gambling in your locals?

One example of this kind of charity gambling is the Dutch Postcode Lottery.



https://www.postcodelotterygroup.com/what-we-do/nationale-postcode-loterij/

To be honest if you want to do charity according to my personal view, it is better not to have to be from gambling profits, give the money available to do good deeds, when we have the thought of having to gamble first to double the money they have, if they don't get profit or even lose money, them not charity, which he should have been able to do charity even though with a small amount of money, of course this is contrary to common sense in general to classify such behavior, but that is not a problem if someone charity in a different way and they like the way, That is a good action even though we disagree with such behavior.

[Dr.Bitcoin_Strange]

I have not heard of such activity in my country here but since it's a practice in other countries, I will give my opinion based on what I think.

Using gambling as a means to generate money for the charity purpose doesn't sound so comfortable with me.

 Let's assume I have like $20 which I want to spend on gambling and I came across this charity gambling thing and I decided to gamble there to raise more money to offer the charity but at the end, I lost that money in that casinos, what sense does it make?


Would it not have been better if I just donate the $20 to the charity rather than losing it in a game of probability?


Or are they telling me that because it's a casinos for charity purpose, people are going to win more often than the regular casinos that causes more loss to player?

Honestly, I don't like the idea. If i want to give money to the charity home, I can give the amount I have and if they want to use it to gamble, it left for them and not me.

[YOSHIE]

What's your thoughts on this? Is it a creative way to raise funds for a good cause? Or will it simply promote gambling?

Yes, I've heard of where the proceeds from gambling are donated as charity, of course not all regions approve of charity gambling, maybe some regions can accept it.

In my area, charity gambling is very contrary to the morals or customs that apply in my area, where people think that charity gambling does not educate the new generation on how to donate to charities, in fact it invites negative behavior for the new generation.

If they want to donate some of their money to charity, they should not have to gamble, they can just collect a little money to give to charity, without having to gamble.

[traderethereum]

Maybe that happen in the private casinos where in that place, many richer people gather and playing gambling while they can donates some money for people who needed. But I don't know for sure about that because I am not one of them so we can only believe that things is exist in some country.
Maybe that can applicable in the casinos but they must announce that before they open the games so their members will know that some of their profit will be distribute as a charity to people who needed. That will gives understanding to their members that while they are also donate some money which is taken from their winning or their bet.
That can promote the casino as one casino that use charity to attract more people to donate and gambling in the same time.

[zuzie]

https://www.postcodelotterygroup.com/what-we-do/nationale-postcode-loterij/

To be honest if you want to do charity according to my personal view, it is better not to have to be from gambling profits, give the money available to do good deeds, when we have the thought of having to gamble first to double the money they have, if they don't get profit or even lose money, them not charity, which he should have been able to do charity even though with a small amount of money, of course this is contrary to common sense in general to classify such behavior, but that is not a problem if someone charity in a different way and they like the way, That is a good action even though we disagree with such behavior.

Agree with your opinion, when we want to do charity it is better to use money not from gambling because charity is a voluntary social activity and the results will be good for ourselves, while if we do charity using gambling results it is very bad especially if it is known by others then new unexpected problems will arise.
But on the other hand of course everyone has different views and mindsets regarding cases like this so there are still many pros and cons in it.

[aioc]

Have you heard of Charity gambling?

Its one of the easiest way to raise funds as long as the game is something anyone can play, even newbies like BINGO This is very popular charity game

What's your thoughts on this? Is it a creative way to raise funds for a good cause? Or will it simply promote gambling?

Others might say that it conflict with charitable values as it linked to gambling-related harm. Have you been in one of this charity gambling in your locals?

Those who manage this event will not tell you that you need to be a gambler to be part of the game; as long as there is the willingness to participate, its all entertainment because you are not playing to win but to benefit the cause.

[Fredomago]

at first, they are just supporting the cause but sooner or later they are intending to play and win which mostly turned against them and lead them to lose a lot.

That's the reality, and even the cause is good but many of the winners will still get interested in gambling and if they aren't properly aware about gambling responsibility or about status of good casinos then they'll most probably end up losing money.

Exactly, they are not realizing that yet but the longer they stay the chance that they will lose a lot of money, it's simply and introduction to thier possible addiction, so better know what is the right position in terms of participating on such events, not bad in supporting some charities but understaniding the risk and have that clarity with your intentions.

Else, you'll end up suffering with huge loses with your finances and time, charity can be done correctly and accordingly better to find the right venue for dealing with it.

[hedgeh0g]

at first, they are just supporting the cause but sooner or later they are intending to play and win which mostly turned against them and lead them to lose a lot.

That's the reality, and even the cause is good but many of the winners will still get interested in gambling and if they aren't properly aware about gambling responsibility or about status of good casinos then they'll most probably end up losing money.

Exactly, they are not realizing that yet but the longer they stay the chance that they will lose a lot of money, it's simply and introduction to thier possible addiction, so better know what is the right position in terms of participating on such events, not bad in supporting some charities but understaniding the risk and have that clarity with your intentions.

Else, you'll end up suffering with huge loses with your finances and time, charity can be done correctly and accordingly better to find the right venue for dealing with it.

I think that for charity we need to find more reasonable and original ways than charity. For me, this is a mixture of two different worlds, which cause small contradictions in my brain. I would prefer to do these two events separately from each other, either go and gamble, or go and make a charitable contribution, but before that I will find out if these contributions are being collected by scammers. Perhaps for someone this will not be an obstacle, and he will make a deposit again and again, justifying himself that the money will go to charity, it seems to me that this is still not very reasonable.

[sunsilk]

I like the idea of charity gambling, but when it is performed by celebrities, influencers or famous people. The fact that anyone can join-in and gamble against them, would attract more funds than just a charity box somewhere, or a banner that calls to raise money for something. People consider that as an event where they can show themselves, meet others, make new friends or contacts, and in addition gamble and lose money for a good deed.

Very true. There is no obligation for the gamblers to feel bad whenever they lose this charity gambling that they're going to participate. And they will also feel that they're privileged to be part of it because the celebrities have endorsed it.

There's something that plays on the minds of the participants whenever the celebrities are involved and when it is managed by them. They might even want to lose more freely because they have a good purpose of it.

It won't be that much to think of if many casino does this as their marketing tactics.

[Dewi Aries]

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So the point is I think the method is a bit strange, but yes for the purpose, yes I support that, but if there is another way that makes more sense to be used as an intermediary for collecting funds, then I think it is much better than gambling.

maybe they think they can take some money from the bookies to donate. but it seems all that is in vain. because the bookies will not provide continuous wins. even the system they create is to bankrupt their players.

so I agree, rather than sharing the results of gambling winnings for charity, it is better to give their gambling capital to charity directly.

Yes, that's what I mean, my friend, we know what and how gambling really is, most people who make gambling a place to make money often experience the opposite, in the sense that the majority of them actually lose almost all their money slowly and maybe we also often hear many people, especially those here, who say that gambling should not be used as a place to make money, understand that gambling is nothing more than a playground in your spare time, like an entertainment event when you have boring free time and is not something that should be done seriously.

The reason is clear that all the gamblers' winnings have been arranged by the casino, the gamblers play on the casino's advantage, another thing that I also question is where will the group get the money for the gambling capital? I'm not sure that there are people or parties who really want to sacrifice their money to be used as capital for activities that run based on probability, and of course I also quite agree with what you said that it is much better to donate the capital directly without having to put it in gambling first.

[Kasabus]

I like the idea of charity gambling, but when it is performed by celebrities, influencers or famous people. The fact that anyone can join-in and gamble against them, would attract more funds than just a charity box somewhere, or a banner that calls to raise money for something. People consider that as an event where they can show themselves, meet others, make new friends or contacts, and in addition gamble and lose money for a good deed.

Well, that could be a good event for them. Aside that they can attract more celebrities to gamble, then the more losses they will incur, the bigger the proceeds for the charity for a cause. The advantage here is that they don’t care if they lose knowing they have a lot of money to spend, unlike with regular people trying to gamble, once they lose, they also turn out as the losers who also need charity as well.

[finaleshot2016]

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yah, I’ve heard of charity gambling, and it’s an interesting concept. On one hand, it’s a creative way to raise funds for good causes and donations, especially when traditional fundraising methods might not be enough or having a hard time to raise funds. If people are already into gambling, it could be a win-win situation, raising money for charity while offering people the thrill of playing.

But I do get why some people are concerned, it's gambling and it can lead to danger like addiction and financial harm, and mixing that with charity might not sit well with everyone and it's very rare to see.

[AliMan]

When it comes to charity, it's a good advocate for those less fortunate individuals but through gambling? It's somehow a different story. Not all people have the same perspective, and it might lingers different opinions. However, the intention and goals is good but still it comes from gambling. Though there's no bad omen about getting funds generated from gambling, that always depend on a person who performs the actions behind that program.

People always have a choice, either they bet on a lottery and hope for a return or just donate directly to charitable institutions. But this seems more like a tradition now, especially since it’s not the only lottery with a charity purpose. Many countries have similar setups.

The key factor here is whether the country supports gambling or its teachings. And its no secret to all of us here that in some Muslim-majority countries, gambling is considered a sin, so even if it’s for a good cause, it’s still forbidden. That’s the big difference, it’s not just about purpose but also cultural and religious beliefs.

We can't stop that mindset of religious beliefs from other countries like those Muslim culture. If they'll not going to support gambling, then we'll have to respect that idea and everybody should avoid this for the sake of complying the principles. Those choices are dependent on how a specific individual would obtain self discipline towards gambling management as well as their financial status with respect to charity.

[bettercrypto]

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So the point is I think the method is a bit strange, but yes for the purpose, yes I support that, but if there is another way that makes more sense to be used as an intermediary for collecting funds, then I think it is much better than gambling.

maybe they think they can take some money from the bookies to donate. but it seems all that is in vain. because the bookies will not provide continuous wins. even the system they create is to bankrupt their players.

so I agree, rather than sharing the results of gambling winnings for charity, it is better to give their gambling capital to charity directly.

Yes, that's what I mean, my friend, we know what and how gambling really is, most people who make gambling a place to make money often experience the opposite, in the sense that the majority of them actually lose almost all their money slowly and maybe we also often hear many people, especially those here, who say that gambling should not be used as a place to make money, understand that gambling is nothing more than a playground in your spare time, like an entertainment event when you have boring free time and is not something that should be done seriously.

The reason is clear that all the gamblers' winnings have been arranged by the casino, the gamblers play on the casino's advantage, another thing that I also question is where will the group get the money for the gambling capital? I'm not sure that there are people or parties who really want to sacrifice their money to be used as capital for activities that run based on probability, and of course I also quite agree with what you said that it is much better to donate the capital directly without having to put it in gambling first.

With other gamblers, we can't really get rid of their thoughts that gambling for them is a place to make money, especially if this is the one that has been planted in their minds as a source of money in an easy way.

Even though in reality it is not easy to make a profit in gambling unless you are lucky, it is easy to make a profit in the casino that's why we know that usually the gamblers who enter gambling platforms are losers.

[Zoomic]

What's your thoughts on this? Is it a creative way to raise funds for a good cause? Or will it simply promote gambling?

Hearing of the term "charity gambling "  for the first time today and I think it is one interesting way to raise money for the purpose of charity. Charity donations doesn't have to be boring.

Gambling on its own is not bad, gambling becomes bad when people get addicted to it. In majority cases, people get addicted to gambling because of the financial benefits they stand to gain. After all, that is what gambling is all about, "stake some money to get more money". But here in charity gambling,  people stake money without expecting anything in return. I see those who gamble for charity as selfless people and not just as gamblers because many will actually choose to gamble where they will get some financial benefits. This is  one creative and fun way of raising money from gamblers and non-gamblers even if gambling is being promoted. It will be very unlikely that anyone would get addicted from gambling for free.

[arjunmujay]

What's your thoughts on this? Is it a creative way to raise funds for a good cause? Or will it simply promote gambling?

Hearing of the term "charity gambling "  for the first time today and I think it is one interesting way to raise money for the purpose of charity. Charity donations doesn't have to be boring.

Gambling on its own is not bad, gambling becomes bad when people get addicted to it. In majority cases, people get addicted to gambling because of the financial benefits they stand to gain. After all, that is what gambling is all about, "stake some money to get more money". But here in charity gambling,  people stake money without expecting anything in return. I see those who gamble for charity as selfless people and not just as gamblers because many will actually choose to gamble where they will get some financial benefits. This is  one creative and fun way of raising money from gamblers and non-gamblers even if gambling is being promoted. It will be very unlikely that anyone would get addicted from gambling for free.

I agree with Jating's thoughts. I think this is one of the events to promote gambling.
with the embellishment of charity. certainly changes a little negative thinking from gambling activities.
and at that time, people who do not know gambling will try to deposit a little money and play there. as a novice gambler, of course they will not be able to control their emotions and whatever is in gambling. in the end of course they will be addicted to gambling too and deposit a lot of money. which was initially for charity, over time will make them run out of their own money because we already understand together how the gambling system works.

[Miles2006]

Surprisingly they’re also benefiting since it’s related to gambling, charity giving can be considered as something given out freely without paying back in return. This is the first time I’m seeing this don’t know activity like such exist maybe I have not experienced or seen this happening in my locality. I’m sure gambling for a day can’t create any impact expect the person is already a gambler or addict, if they’re all having fun I see no need going against it besides the image above shows they’re having fun.

[Fivestar4everMVP]

Have you heard of Charity gambling?

Charity gambling is a "form of incentivized giving" where a charity (or a group of charities), rather than a municipality or private casino, oversees gambling activities such as bingo, roulette, lottery, and slot machines and uses the proceeds to further its charitable aims.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charity_gambling

What's your thoughts on this? Is it a creative way to raise funds for a good cause? Or will it simply promote gambling?

Others might say that it conflict with charitable values as it linked to gambling-related harm. Have you been in one of this charity gambling in your locals?

One example of this kind of charity gambling is the Dutch Postcode Lottery.



https://www.postcodelotterygroup.com/what-we-do/nationale-postcode-loterij/

Well, the only problem I am going to be having here is if by any chance or chances, the charity organization or group used funds that is donated to them for charity purposes to gamble, and worst of all is if they end up losing the money.

I've never heard of charity gambling before, and I've also not gone to the wiki page you shared to read more about it and how it's done, but then, using any form of gambling to raise funds for charity courses doesn't really sit well with my morales, gambling is meant to be a fun venture and not a source to raise funds from, and it is expected that an organization that is supposed to hold a high level of morale standards should understand that they shouldn't be the one breaking the rule of gambling by gambling way out of what the purpose of gambling is.