Does online gambling lead to more addiction?

[Dewi Aries]

The ease of access, privacy is maintained, can play where and when of course are the advantages possessed by online casinos today, so with the many features and bonuses they offer, it has attracted many people to gamble today, what we don't get in offline casinos we can get in online casinos so that indeed many offline casino gamblers have begun to shift their activities to online casinos today, although maybe the excitement and sensation we get in the game is not better than what we get in offline casinos, but at least we can get pleasure in gambling with the convenience that exists so far, I think the great attraction of online casinos is the main reason why currently gambling activities are increasing.

It easily attracts people since the online influence are really wide online casino can quickly gave access to gambler, they can also offer bonuses and all those attracted offerings to hook the gambler attentions, just like what you said it's easy and without any set limitation and good control over your emotions you'll just push your way till you lose everything that you've got.

Basically everyone would prefer everything that is easier to do in any case and here we are talking about gambling which is an activity that provides the opportunity to win or get money, so I believe that the most interesting part of people is first easy access especially in online casinos and second they can get money and added with bonus offers like the one you mentioned, they think that getting money is as easy as turning the palm of their hand, especially if their involvement is motivated by the big wins they see from the streamers' shows and that's what makes them lose control because they feel sure that they can get a lot of money just by gambling and yes that's where they start to fall and get carried away. Basically everyone can change when they are involved with money, in the sense that they can also lose their minds when their focus is on money.

[Fortify]

Overtime online gambling has become very popular, many people prefer to use websites and apps to bet on their favorite sports and casino games. This has made gambling very convenient and easily accessible, it's actually why people get addicted to it. Anyone who has a smartphone won't see the need of going to a bet center to gamble. The world has gone digital, but is this causing more harm than good?. land based casinos and bet shops require you to leave your house but online gambling is available, people can gamble from the comfort of their home whenever and however they want. This has made a lot of people addicted, some started by staking low amounts but overtime they found themselves gambling with large amounts of money. Easy access to gambling websites can make it harder to stop and this might lead to a serious issue. Most people think they are in Control of theirself or just playing to have fun but they don't notice that it's turning into an habit. Online gambling has made more addicts than offline gambling.

One really difficult point that gamblers face when they become addicted to online betting is simple how ubiquitous it can be and how many different sites are offering this content. There is no single place that you can go to self exclude and a different site will always be ready to take your money even if you do find try to take steps to stop. It takes an enormous amount of willpower, which is hard to conquer in the early days of quitting any addiction, to break the cycle. You'd probably need to stay offline entirely if you wanted to quit, because there will be so many triggers with advertising everywhere. It would be great if there was one central company that every reputable gambling company used to self exclude, but that would heavily eat into their most profitable player base.

[EarnOnVictor]

Any form of gambling can lead to addiction. People who gamble in gambling centers stake their car and other valuable items that are worth a lot of money. Both forms of gambling are addictive, this is why you must always learn to be disciplined. It doesn't matter the type of gambling you are involved in, if you don't have self control you might become addicted to it. Although it's reasonable to say that people tend to get addicted to online gambling more because of how easy it is to access but in my opinion I think both types of gambling can lead to addiction, it all depends on the individual.

Sure but the online betting is more addictive because you can access gambling sites anytime, anywhere with your phone and other devices but in the physical gambling shops, you don't Gamble everytime because before you will stake a bet will require you to go to their office and sometimes if you are busy with something maybe at your workplace it will not be easy for you since you can't leave your work just to play gamble.

You have a good point and I wonder why people are still including physical casinos here, it's no comparison with online casinos if the context is on addiction. That easy accessibility to the online casino can't be taken for levity, anything you have unwavering access to could be the worst devil in your life if you are not careful.

And to buttress your point, I've not visited a physical casino for almost a year now, I keep procrastinating using one excuse or another.

Chances are that that's because you are still young, or not too old. I think that the oldest population who is used to go to physical casinos will continue to do so even when offered more comfortable options, until they can't and they have no other choice.

The world is changing, my friend, and if we are sincere to ourselves at this current developmental age, how many old people are you seeing at the physical casino again compared to the old times? People often refer to this based on the old ways. This could even mean that many of them are gambling on their gadgets, thanks to technological advancement compared to then. All I can say is that old people still play games among their peers in open spaces to have fun and pass away time. For this, you've not proven to me how physical gambling would be more addictive than online gambling.

[TopTort777]

The world is changing, my friend, and if we are sincere to ourselves at this current developmental age, how many old people are you seeing at the physical casino again compared to the old times? People often refer to this based on the old ways. This could even mean that many of them are gambling on their gadgets, thanks to technological advancement compared to then. All I can say is that old people still play games among their peers in open spaces to have fun and pass away time. For this, you've not proven to me how physical gambling would be more addictive than online gambling.

Btw, I think that old people or people in age (lets take +50yo) prefer offline casinos over online casinos (if they are interested in gambling, and are not from time to time gamblers). I am not that old, but I prefer offline casino. If I want to gamble for quick, I do it online. But if I want to enjoy my moment, I will go to offline casino for sure. Speaking about addiction, both are addictive, but both have different addictions. I will try to explain. There are people who are addicted to having quick games in gambling and they choose online. There are those who prefer service, atmosphere around and are addicted to offline casinos. Not a perfect example, but try to imagine fastfood and Italian restaurant. You can get pizza and pasta in both places. Younger generation will prefer quickly made pizza to go, older generation would love to spend evening in old small Italian restaurant and get real pizza from stone oven, even if it will be only pasta, fresh basil and mozzarella, which you will have to wait for an hour. I am addicted to stone oven pizza

[Weawant]

The world is changing, my friend, and if we are sincere to ourselves at this current developmental age, how many old people are you seeing at the physical casino again compared to the old times? People often refer to this based on the old ways. This could even mean that many of them are gambling on their gadgets, thanks to technological advancement compared to then. All I can say is that old people still play games among their peers in open spaces to have fun and pass away time. For this, you've not proven to me how physical gambling would be more addictive than online gambling.

At this point I'm hoping it will make sense to categories this gambling addiction with reference to age, and by that I mean, old people will and can easily get addicted to gambling offline and the online addiction will be common with the younger ones who are very explorative with technology but this isn't say completely that their are no old persons wo explore the online platform and get addicted but I'm saying that if we are to do a survey a greeter percentage will be seen in this form with reference to age brackets., old people will be mostly associated with land and offline casinos and the younger generations will be more around the online platforms.

[eisen33]

Btw, I think that old people or people in age (lets take +50yo) prefer offline casinos over online casinos (if they are interested in gambling, and are not from time to time gamblers). I am not that old, but I prefer offline casino. If I want to gamble for quick, I do it online. But if I want to enjoy my moment, I will go to offline casino for sure. Speaking about addiction, both are addictive, but both have different addictions. I will try to explain. There are people who are addicted to having quick games in gambling and they choose online. There are those who prefer service, atmosphere around and are addicted to offline casinos. Not a perfect example, but try to imagine fastfood and Italian restaurant. You can get pizza and pasta in both places. Younger generation will prefer quickly made pizza to go, older generation would love to spend evening in old small Italian restaurant and get real pizza from stone oven, even if it will be only pasta, fresh basil and mozzarella, which you will have to wait for an hour. I am addicted to stone oven pizza

In offline casinos you can get more emotions, in online casinos you can just play quickly if you want to. I don't think that the choice will depend on the age of the player, it will rather depend on the character of the person, how socialized he is. With the younger generation this is exactly the case, because this is a society of smartphones. It is easier for them to communicate via chats than to meet in the evening to hang out.

[cryptomaniac_xxx]

Btw, I think that old people or people in age (lets take +50yo) prefer offline casinos over online casinos (if they are interested in gambling, and are not from time to time gamblers). I am not that old, but I prefer offline casino. If I want to gamble for quick, I do it online. But if I want to enjoy my moment, I will go to offline casino for sure. Speaking about addiction, both are addictive, but both have different addictions. I will try to explain. There are people who are addicted to having quick games in gambling and they choose online. There are those who prefer service, atmosphere around and are addicted to offline casinos. Not a perfect example, but try to imagine fastfood and Italian restaurant. You can get pizza and pasta in both places. Younger generation will prefer quickly made pizza to go, older generation would love to spend evening in old small Italian restaurant and get real pizza from stone oven, even if it will be only pasta, fresh basil and mozzarella, which you will have to wait for an hour. I am addicted to stone oven pizza

In offline casinos you can get more emotions, in online casinos you can just play quickly if you want to. I don't think that the choice will depend on the age of the player, it will rather depend on the character of the person, how socialized he is. With the younger generation this is exactly the case, because this is a society of smartphones. It is easier for them to communicate via chats than to meet in the evening to hang out.

But perhaps offline gambling is going to attract many gamblers irrespective of their character or how socialized they are. And that is what is dangerous with online gambling, just to cite some experiences, I know a lot of person who are now into online, playing slot machines. But before, when I was going to land base casinos, they all are talking behind my back about my gambling etc.

Look at them right now, they are even more addictive to me, Lol. How ironic it is, the same people that are saying that I'm just wasting my money on gambling is losing more money than I am before during my height of my gambling days.

[xenomorfo]

At this point I'm hoping it will make sense to categories this gambling addiction with reference to age, and by that I mean, old people will and can easily get addicted to gambling offline and the online addiction will be common with the younger ones who are very explorative with technology but this isn't say completely that their are no old persons wo explore the online platform and get addicted but I'm saying that if we are to do a survey a greeter percentage will be seen in this form with reference to age brackets., old people will be mostly associated with land and offline casinos and the younger generations will be more around the online platforms.

Also consider that among the oldest people it is more difficult for an addiction, the character and psychology of that person are already formed. They already have a rather stable life and therefore he does not care to change in the worse in the better.
Basically in my opinion, unless you are a "grullo" (in Fiorentine local language, not very intelligent person) It is difficult for the trap to be done, in gambling i mean

[Futurexxx]

Overtime online gambling has become very popular, many people prefer to use websites and apps to bet on their favorite sports and casino games. This has made gambling very convenient and easily accessible, it's actually why people get addicted to it. Anyone who has a smartphone won't see the need of going to a bet center to gamble. The world has gone digital, but is this causing more harm than good?. land based casinos and bet shops require you to leave your house but online gambling is available, people can gamble from the comfort of their home whenever and however they want. This has made a lot of people addicted, some started by staking low amounts but overtime they found themselves gambling with large amounts of money. Easy access to gambling websites can make it harder to stop and this might lead to a serious issue. Most people think they are in Control of theirself or just playing to have fun but they don't notice that it's turning into an habit. Online gambling has made more addicts than offline gambling.

Somehow somehow I share your sentiment here because having easy access to gambling can make an individual get addicted easily, because it's just like those gamblers that seat and dine in betting shops hoping that some day, they might hit a jackpot which will never come to reality.
And if you look at those sets of gamblers any money that comes into their hands goes straight to gambling which is really not the right thing to do, and online gambling give such people the perfect platform to soak themselves into addiction.
But on the other hand, online gambling is actually nice because it gives you that sense of privacy, and you can stake a game easily without getting bothered if the game is going to start or not, but let's take note that without online gambling or not, anyone that want to get addicted to gambling will still get addicted.

[junder]

No doubt of that because I often see some high school students hang around with their friends and playing slot game together. They pretend that is online games that they play together. Adult people around them will not check it many times and when they see those students playing the online games, they will leave it and will not check it anymore.

If those students realize that gambling can make their life ruin, they will not try to playing gambling instead just to use their time to do many positive things that will help them to gain the positive things for their life.

This is off topic, I have experienced where I gambled online in a public place and because it was popular, many people who must have known various games including the characteristics of the sound, well, by doing it in a crowded public place I forgot to lower the volume of my cellphone so when there was a free spin it made everyone look, what I felt at this time was embarrassed and it turned out that it was not only me who experienced it but other people were the same. Lol

We know what their social life is like when they are in high school and above, they tend to have been given free access by their parents, meaning that the boundaries that were previously strict become a little loose, this makes it easier for them to get to know gambling and even get addicted.

[ethereumhunter]

I see that students hang out at someones place, make collective deposit online, and only one person gambles, while others tell him when to stop, bet, jump out, take another card and so on. In such situation, I think only one person might get really addicted, and the rest are only having fun. Even though all of them theoretically are online. But, I have never seen someone collectively playing slots offline.

Yes, I never seen someone collectively play slot games but I have seen them play slot games together using each devices. I don't know why they decided to play slot games together but maybe they will feel that it is fun to play slot games with their friends and enjoy the moment. They can see who will be luck and win some money.

From that moment, I just think that all of them can get addicted to gambling because that can make them still playing gambling when they are alone. Using their devices, they can keep gambling anywhere and anytime they want. If there is no control from them, that will make them addicted to gambling without anyone know and can help them. That is why online gambling can lead someone to have gambling addiction easily than the offline gambling.

it's so sad to see how these teenagers casually play slots like there's no guilt in using their parents' money to gamble. i don't think their parents would expect their children to play slots.. if their parents knew i think they would be in big trouble. and that's why now it's no wonder that many teenagers play slots just like playing regular online games because of the influence of their environment and the absence of adults to control what they do.

Yes, there is no guilt using their parent's money to gamble. They think that they can ask the money anytime they want so they will easily use that money to playing gambling. Besides that, they think they can win some money which they can use for other things they want. Their parents will not want to see their children playing gambling games because they know the dangerous of playing gambling. It is why parents must monitor their children especially for their relationship with their friends because the influence from their parents will be bigger for their children.

This is off topic, I have experienced where I gambled online in a public place and because it was popular, many people who must have known various games including the characteristics of the sound, well, by doing it in a crowded public place I forgot to lower the volume of my cellphone so when there was a free spin it made everyone look, what I felt at this time was embarrassed and it turned out that it was not only me who experienced it but other people were the same. Lol

We know what their social life is like when they are in high school and above, they tend to have been given free access by their parents, meaning that the boundaries that were previously strict become a little loose, this makes it easier for them to get to know gambling and even get addicted.

Hahaha your experience is exciting

But hey I also have that experience but I am lucky that the sound was heard at the beginning of the slot games. I immediately turn the sound off on my phone so other people will not hear anything. But some of them already saw me and smiled at me as they knew what I was playing

That is an embarrassing moment for me but I directly to leave that place before I start to playing the slot games. I don't want they to see me playing slot games and think much about me

[mammusu]

No doubt of that because I often see some high school students hang around with their friends and playing slot game together. They pretend that is online games that they play together. Adult people around them will not check it many times and when they see those students playing the online games, they will leave it and will not check it anymore.

If those students realize that gambling can make their life ruin, they will not try to playing gambling instead just to use their time to do many positive things that will help them to gain the positive things for their life.

This is off topic, I have experienced where I gambled online in a public place and because it was popular, many people who must have known various games including the characteristics of the sound, well, by doing it in a crowded public place I forgot to lower the volume of my cellphone so when there was a free spin it made everyone look, what I felt at this time was embarrassed and it turned out that it was not only me who experienced it but other people were the same. Lol

We know what their social life is like when they are in high school and above, they tend to have been given free access by their parents, meaning that the boundaries that were previously strict become a little loose, this makes it easier for them to get to know gambling and even get addicted.

The freedom given by parents to children has exceeded the limits in this era, they only try to meet all the needs of children without realising that the real responsibility of parents is to supervise, foster and also shape the character of children to be better in the future, with the advancement of technology and the internet today, It is undeniable that it is getting easier for children to be directly involved in gambling, maybe they will even play in front of their parents because of parents ignorance of what games they are playing, to be honest with the conditions and mentality of adolescents who are currently starting to be uncontrollable and also have freedom without any restrictions, of course we can imagine how bad this world will be in the future when they grow up  .

[bubilas]

I have never played physical slot machines, but I think that they are very different from online slot machines. The thing is, I don’t like the idea of ​​someone sitting next to me and spying on my results on the slot machine. I like silence and that’s why I often argue with my friends that online casinos are always better than physical casinos.
Yes, in a physical casino, a gambler can attract the attention of some beauty with his winnings, but this is a dubious success. You can also attract the attention of evil people who will then follow you out of the casino

[TopTort777]

Btw, I think that old people or people in age (lets take +50yo) prefer offline casinos over online casinos (if they are interested in gambling, and are not from time to time gamblers). I am not that old, but I prefer offline casino. If I want to gamble for quick, I do it online. But if I want to enjoy my moment, I will go to offline casino for sure. Speaking about addiction, both are addictive, but both have different addictions. I will try to explain. There are people who are addicted to having quick games in gambling and they choose online. There are those who prefer service, atmosphere around and are addicted to offline casinos. Not a perfect example, but try to imagine fastfood and Italian restaurant. You can get pizza and pasta in both places. Younger generation will prefer quickly made pizza to go, older generation would love to spend evening in old small Italian restaurant and get real pizza from stone oven, even if it will be only pasta, fresh basil and mozzarella, which you will have to wait for an hour. I am addicted to stone oven pizza

In offline casinos you can get more emotions, in online casinos you can just play quickly if you want to. I don't think that the choice will depend on the age of the player, it will rather depend on the character of the person, how socialized he is. With the younger generation this is exactly the case, because this is a society of smartphones. It is easier for them to communicate via chats than to meet in the evening to hang out.

Anyway, I feel like there is a strong connection between age and which casino gambler prefer. As you say younger generation like society of smartphones, they will gamble online, but I dont think they will get addicted. Besides gambling, what apps youngster have on their smartphones? Thousands of different apps, billion of videos to watch on YouTube or Instagram. Will you stick to gambling or gamble for a long period, when so much content awaits for you in a distance of a screen tap? As yo elder generation, they gamble offline and online with 40:60 ratio probably. Online because it is convenient, offline because of service and attitude towards them. So in the end I would say that online gambling does not lead to more addiction, it is only matter of convenience. But usage of gadgets lead to addiction to them instead.

[harapan]

I think it does. One of the things that greatly contributes to gambling addiction is spending excessive time on gambling and easy accessibility to gambling, when someone who has not mastered the act of self control can access gambling whenever he wants, he tends to spend more time gambling, thereby increasing their chances of addiction.

Exactly consistent indulgence of such acts usually lead to an addiction of whatsoever and when it does it's sure hard to control it.gambling on its own is a high addictive entertainment and mostly involving oneself needs alot of self control and responsible acts cause in as much as you can control your habits to gambling, then you can take charge over addiction. Sometimes I wonder why people get addicted in the process of gambling but I came to understand that they fail to have self control over their gambling habits which has led to the addiction.

[Mahanton]

I think it does. One of the things that greatly contributes to gambling addiction is spending excessive time on gambling and easy accessibility to gambling, when someone who has not mastered the act of self control can access gambling whenever he wants, he tends to spend more time gambling, thereby increasing their chances of addiction.

Exactly consistent indulgence of such acts usually lead to an addiction of whatsoever and when it does it's sure hard to control it.gambling on its own is a high addictive entertainment and mostly involving oneself needs alot of self control and responsible acts cause in as much as you can control your habits to gambling, then you can take charge over addiction. Sometimes I wonder why people get addicted in the process of gambling but I came to understand that they fail to have self control over their gambling habits which has led to the addiction.

There's no issue or problem when you do make yourself decide to gamble, it is really just that those individuals who cant really just that able to control their greed and thats why they do end up miserable because of gambling. It wont really be having no problem if you are really just that sense of responsibility when it comes into the actions that you are taking. You cant really just that make yourself making up such decisions without having considerations in regarding about limits specially on the funds that you are using. There's no such thing about unlimited fund and if you are really that trying out to make out some decisions just because you do really wanted up to make money with gambling on which it causes up for you to play further, then this might really be that resulting into disaster later on if you cant be able to stop mid way. This is why its really that important that you do really know on what you should gonna do and not really just that best to have that moderation when you do play gambling. You wont really be getting addicted easily if you wont be targeting out on making money with it, because the main reason on why people do get addicted is on the time or moment that they've been thinking that they can be rich because of gambling on which this is really very wrong. Self realizations will really always be happening in the end and not on the beginning on which this is where you will be that starting out to tell into yourself that you shouldnt have done that and instead that stopping while its early but we do know that the damage has already been done.

[Jody.Drummer]

I have never played physical slot machines, but I think that they are very different from online slot machines. The thing is, I don’t like the idea of ​​someone sitting next to me and spying on my results on the slot machine. I like silence and that’s why I often argue with my friends that online casinos are always better than physical casinos.
Yes, in a physical casino, a gambler can attract the attention of some beauty with his winnings, but this is a dubious success. You can also attract the attention of evil people who will then follow you out of the casino

For high-end physical gambling I think they usually get silence or tranquility in doing it but for low-end physical casino bets usually the noise of the crowd is not a problem I myself have never been to a low or high-end physical casino, it's just that seeing from the many social media, there are indeed differences between classes in physical casinos.
Online gambling in my opinion is more convenient because I can do it anywhere I want, as long as there is money in the account and a cellphone and an internet connection, that's enough to access online gambling. The number of people currently doing online gambling in my opinion is because the access is easy and they don't have to go far to gamble, but for those who like physical casinos they will still go to the casino to bet.

[bakasabo]

For high-end physical gambling I think they usually get silence or tranquility in doing it but for low-end physical casino bets usually the noise of the crowd is not a problem I myself have never been to a low or high-end physical casino, it's just that seeing from the many social media, there are indeed differences between classes in physical casinos.
Online gambling in my opinion is more convenient because I can do it anywhere I want, as long as there is money in the account and a cellphone and an internet connection, that's enough to access online gambling. The number of people currently doing online gambling in my opinion is because the access is easy and they don't have to go far to gamble, but for those who like physical casinos they will still go to the casino to bet.

If we would have more offline casinos everywhere in town, or have a slot machine in every shop, meaning that you will have access to gambling everywhere also, do you think you would gamble less or more online? If we take online features as easy to access, available everywhere, and use them to offline casinos. What would be your opinion then? Does convenient=addiction or they have a real connection? For instance I have mobile always close to me, I can call or chat with anyone from my phonebook, but I dont do that.

[mak013]

For high-end physical gambling I think they usually get silence or tranquility in doing it but for low-end physical casino bets usually the noise of the crowd is not a problem I myself have never been to a low or high-end physical casino, it's just that seeing from the many social media, there are indeed differences between classes in physical casinos.
Online gambling in my opinion is more convenient because I can do it anywhere I want, as long as there is money in the account and a cellphone and an internet connection, that's enough to access online gambling. The number of people currently doing online gambling in my opinion is because the access is easy and they don't have to go far to gamble, but for those who like physical casinos they will still go to the casino to bet.

If we would have more offline casinos everywhere in town, or have a slot machine in every shop, meaning that you will have access to gambling everywhere also, do you think you would gamble less or more online? If we take online features as easy to access, available everywhere, and use them to offline casinos. What would be your opinion then? Does convenient=addiction or they have a real connection? For instance I have mobile always close to me, I can call or chat with anyone from my phonebook, but I dont do that.

In my city there were slot machines everywhere about 20 years ago. I saw that there were gamblers near it, but i can`t say that someone had to wait his turn. Of course it was more primitive than today slot machines, but i think that we can compare situation with today. For few years i saw just few times gambling addicts. I don`t think that nowadays situation changes critically.

[eisen33]

In my city there were slot machines everywhere about 20 years ago. I saw that there were gamblers near it, but i can`t say that someone had to wait his turn. Of course it was more primitive than today slot machines, but i think that we can compare situation with today. For few years i saw just few times gambling addicts. I don`t think that nowadays situation changes critically.

In my city, everything has changed a lot too, before I saw a lot of places where there were slot machines, but I never saw a queue anywhere. Later, there were fewer and fewer of them, and now I don’t see them at all, now everything is occupied by pawnshops and pharmacies. It seems that the casinos have completely moved online, except that some large casinos remain, but I didn’t know about their existence. Only now I decided to search the Internet and saw that in the center of my city there is one offline casino.