Do you think betting companies wants you addicted?

[slaman29]

Kind of a dumb question.

All companies, all commercial interests, they want their consumers addicted. Physically, mentally, psychologically doesn't matter.

If I sold fried chicken I damn want my customers to be addicted.

They advise people to gamble responsibly because it helps to create the illusion, to the regulator and general public, that they are actually caring - but it is only a surface level presentation to prevent more regulation or taxation, they don't really care much at all.

100%. They only do it to follow regulations. Like the privacy policy. They show it to you, you click yes accept. They don't actually give any care.

[davis196]

This post was inspired by a thread I saw on the social media platform X which says that betting companies are not your friend, their apps are designed to keep you broke and addiected". Well that's his opinion but left for me I don't support that statement cause those companies are not illegal, and they don't force customers to patronize them, moreover if they want you broke they won't advise you to gamble responsibly. Also, gambling is a game of luck and if every gambler acknowledge that and avoid being too greedy, then gamble in a responsible way, I don't think they'll go broke or get addicted. What's your opinion, do you support his statement?

Every business wants customers, who are addicted to the products and services of that particular business. Sports betting platforms are no different than any other company in the private sector. We live in an addiction-based economy. Just because a business is legal doesn't mean that the customers won't get addicted. The alcohol and tobacco industry, the marijuana industry(where weed is legal), even the adult industry. The gambling industry falls into the category of legal industries, where the customers can get addicted.
"Responsible gambling" is more like a marketing term/buzzword at this point. I remember that the alcohol advertisements in my country had a "drink responsibly" statement at the end of the ad, but that didn't stop the alcoholics from drinking.

[liasbaa]

Online casinos and betting apps use various strategies to promote themselves. They often use significant internet traffic, whether it is social media or any other medium. You know that gambling is often unfair to gamblers, and casino platforms do not treat them fairly. This means that gambling results are determined by luck rather than skill.
If you gamble with skill as your priority it will not give you positive results. If you gamble without acquiring skill and rely on luck, you will still not get the desired results. Gambling is unpredictable and the chances of losing are higher for gamblers than winning, so the more responsible you are with your funds, the less you will lose.

[Luzin]

"Responsible gambling" is more like a marketing term/buzzword at this point. I remember that the alcohol advertisements in my country had a "drink responsibly" statement at the end of the ad, but that didn't stop the alcoholics from drinking.

They have studied human psychology, and gambling companies design it to make you addicted. This is why we often see news about people committing suicide because of gambling, people going insane because of gambling, people becoming evil because of gambling, even people killing their parents because of gambling. In my country, I read almost all of those news stories. The government even collaborates with internet service providers to block it. Yet those incidents still happen.

[Slow death]

Kind of a dumb question.

All companies, all commercial interests, they want their consumers addicted. Physically, mentally, psychologically doesn't matter.

If I sold fried chicken I damn want my customers to be addicted.

They advise people to gamble responsibly because it helps to create the illusion, to the regulator and general public, that they are actually caring - but it is only a surface level presentation to prevent more regulation or taxation, they don't really care much at all.

100%. They only do it to follow regulations. Like the privacy policy. They show it to you, you click yes accept. They don't actually give any care.

I highly doubt that all companies want their customers to become addicted. I say this because companies know very well that if there's a high number of addicts, the government tends to immediately shut down the thing that's causing the addiction. This is because governments don't want headaches, so when companies close, they'll have many financial problems. Therefore, it's much better to have healthy customers than unhealthy ones.

[Dr.Osh]

In my opinion, the casino wants its players to be active and keep playing and spend a lot of money because that is a big profit for the casino. I somewhat agree with the casino company that wants us to be addicted because that is the main income for the company. After all, a business wants to make as much profit as possible. If no one is active and addicted, the casino company will not grow rapidly.

[Accardo]

Online casinos and betting apps use various strategies to promote themselves. They often use significant internet traffic, whether it is social media or any other medium. You know that gambling is often unfair to gamblers, and casino platforms do not treat them fairly. This means that gambling results are determined by luck rather than skill.
If you gamble with skill as your priority it will not give you positive results. If you gamble without acquiring skill and rely on luck, you will still not get the desired results. Gambling is unpredictable and the chances of losing are higher for gamblers than winning, so the more responsible you are with your funds, the less you will lose.

Gambling with skill as a priority can only be wrong playing slots, but card games do offer skilled players great priorities at winning more funds and making profits. Although it shouldn't be a baseline for going too far or spending more than we can chew.

[LogitechMouse]

Kind of a dumb question.
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I highly doubt that all companies want their customers to become addicted. I say this because companies know very well that if there's a high number of addicts, the government tends to immediately shut down the thing that's causing the addiction. This is because governments don't want headaches, so when companies close, they'll have many financial problems. Therefore, it's much better to have healthy customers than unhealthy ones.

I agree with what he said that this is kind of a dumb question because not all gambling website owners don't want us to get addicted into gambling.

They're marketing themselves to increase their customers and traffic as well, but it's not their intention to let those gamblers get addicted. In fact, it's not the website nor the owner/s' fault why gamblers are addicted. Like what I always say in the past, it's how the gambler behaves whenever they gamble, and it's their mindset that's the reason why they're getting addicted into it. Governments especially those who benefit from these gambling companies will not shut down these ones especially when they're operating LEGALLY. Only those countries that already banned gambling are the ones where they value their people more than the supposed money that they can get.

Gambling companies don't want us to get addicted. It's our way of thinking of gambling that puts us into gambling addiction.