Do you think governments should set limits on how much one can gamble daily?

[Dave1]

As what the question is, Do you think governments should set limits on how much one can gamble daily?

For example, in Finland:

Veikkaus has the following compulsory loss limits in place applicable to all of their games (excluding Casino Helsinki): €500/day; €2,000/month; and €15,000/year.

https://iclg.com/practice-areas/gambling-laws-and-regulations/finland

Should this is be good deterrent to at least minimized gambling in a certain country? Or does it force gamblers to uses illegal means or even travel outside of the country that has this strict law to continue with their gambling?

[Hatchy]

It's not necessary wrong if government were to do this. But I think gambling shouldn't be restricted. Yes the idea might help reduce addiction and sustainable loss for gamblers but everyone has the right to do as they wish. Doing this might chase away external investors who might come to the country for gambling related activities as they don't have such in their own countries.

We know that the government wants what's best for it's people so it tries to find solutions to different problems they can. But gambling is a risk that every individual should take on his own..

[cryptomaniac_xxx]

If you look at the example that you have given, it seems that it's very effective. However, I think we should look at how advance the country of Finland is. It's a progressive country as far as I know that's why they were able to implement it very strict and their population follow it with discipline.

As far as I know, Norway as well has a very similar limits to their gamblers, depends on the age.

So to answer, it really depends on the government itself, on how they can implement this rules and be really strict on it. Maybe it will force others to go out of their country, but it's their prerogative. Government can't control their people going outside. But inside? they will have to follow it. But it's up to the government itself, even if there are rules if the government is corrupt, then it's going to be useless.

[Y3shot]

If this should be done, that means gambling has been changed from what it is supposed to be because I believe gambling is a game of decision and free will. The government can't determine what the limit will be for every gambler; the limit they allocate to someone can be something that is well affordable, which might lead one to want to gamble more. Since the government won't be able to know the exact limit for every gambler, there is no need to regulate the limits of gamblers, and this may affect the fun in gambling in some way. This change may frustrate gambling companies and make gambling less enjoyable, but it may also play a good role for addicted gamblers.

[Franctoshi]

As what the question is, Do you think governments should set limits on how much one can gamble daily?

For example, in Finland:

Veikkaus has the following compulsory loss limits in place applicable to all of their games (excluding Casino Helsinki): €500/day; €2,000/month; and €15,000/year.

https://iclg.com/practice-areas/gambling-laws-and-regulations/finland

Should this is be good deterrent to at least minimized gambling in a certain country? Or does it force gamblers to uses illegal means or even travel outside of the country that has this strict law to continue with their gambling?

Even though this happens people will still devise a means to bypass the restriction that the government sets, by creating different accounts with different gambling platforms, the right thing to do is that, the government should through gambling platform be the right people to decide on this by setting limits on their platform, which doubt they will cooperate because it won't favour their business as it will limit their profits, too the stated reason above that people will create accounts with different platforms will still be a hindrance to such policy.

[Floxynice]

This is way better than banning gambling outrightly. I have heard that some governments ban their citizens from gambling when they notice that gambling addiction and some other gambling relates crimes are on the increase in the country. While they put in efforts to ban gambling, they would also be losing the revenue they would have realised from the the gambling industry and some citizens will still gamble in secret.

Setting daily gambling limits is a good move. It will help gamblers stay on budget whenever they gamble. However, I still feel that this gambling limit should be applied base on one's level of income. We have the rich and the poor gamblers, their limits can never be thesame. Putting one's income into consideration will bring about a balance.

[Yaunfitda]

I think this is the best that the government can do, set a limit to discourage gamblers. But I guess this is only effective in land base casinos? As it's very hard to track everything that is being played online. We lauded countries that have this kind of rule, but then again, admit it or not, we gamblers are risk takers right? So we might find a way to go around this rule of law and maybe played beyond the limit set by the government. Maybe you can used someone's identify and used it to play for example. And as what the OP say, go out, guise it like a vacation or something, and then gamble the weekends away.

[Odusko]

We are getting to a point where regulations is taking shapes all over the world recently the government of my country have implemented personal income tax and that tax is facing individuals income which means, that in the future the government can limit our gambling and other activities, so it will not surprise me to see that coming up in the near future.

[len01]

Government regulations of this kind are generally intended to reduce gambling addiction by imposing budget limits on gambling activities. However, many gamblers view these restrictions as overly strict and respond with criticism. Unfortunately, such measures often fail to deter determined gamblers. With the growing availability of online casino platforms that impose no financial limits, many gamblers simply shift to these unregulated sites in order to continue gambling without constraints.

[JunaidAzizi]

I think it's a good idea for the state to address the increasing addiction to gambling, especially since people are complaining about their loss of money. There are many people who can control themselves, so with these rules, they may stop gambling by force, and individuals can spend that money on something else. However, these rules may work for casual gamblers, but for the big whales, they won't. They are like water in a river, if you stop it, some water will find another way. Similarly, gamblers may turn to offshore sites where the security is unclear, and the rules and other regulations are also. So, on one hand, it's a good idea, but on the other hand, it can push people toward fraudulent sites.

[Felicity_Tide]

In as much as the end goal is to tackle excessive gambling and addiction, i don't think it is necessary for the government to interfere by setting a loss limit for gamblers. Let's not forget that the people involve in gambling are both the rich, average and poor. Of course, the loss limit might actually be a big deal for some people, especially those below average, but those who live above average might not have any problem with it. Seeing how much was imposed by the Finland government, i think it is a decent amount, but at the same time, it won't sit well with others especially those that have more than enough to risk. Though, if there is as a strong need to impose this rule, especially for countries where addiction rate is high, then those who have problems with loss limit restriction should be giving an avenue and stating a good reasons why their loss limit should be increased, probably something like a verification.

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Should this is be good deterrent to at least minimized gambling in a certain country? Or does it force gamblers to uses illegal means or even travel outside of the country that has this strict law to continue with their gambling?

Of course, people are either going to outsmart the system, or seek for other options like travelling out of the country.
A lot of people can do crazy things just for fun.

[Cookdata]

As what the question is, Do you think governments should set limits on how much one can gamble daily?

For example, in Finland:

Veikkaus has the following compulsory loss limits in place applicable to all of their games (excluding Casino Helsinki): €500/day; €2,000/month; and €15,000/year.

https://iclg.com/practice-areas/gambling-laws-and-regulations/finland

Should this is be good deterrent to at least minimized gambling in a certain country? Or does it force gamblers to uses illegal means or even travel outside of the country that has this strict law to continue with their gambling?

If they are making a limit to amount a person can gamble a day, then there is going to be a limitation to the tax generated for that particular month or year anytime casino companies want to file for tax. This is a good initiative coming from government that cares so much about the people and doesn't care about tax income but it will also affect casino from making money, that amount is reasonable though but casino will feel like they are been confined into a small growth.

Why not do it this way like some casino used to do there own. When a person gamble for period of time and you have loss so much than a particular amount of money deposited for a particular period of time, then the casino have the right to automatically put your account on hold for 2 days, you will not be able to gamble for that day but you may withdraw your money provided that the money has been 100% wagered but we not know only an experience gambler can make 100% wagered and still have money left in their balance.

[348Judah]

As what the question is, Do you think governments should set limits on how much one can gamble daily?

For example, in Finland:

Veikkaus has the following compulsory loss limits in place applicable to all of their games (excluding Casino Helsinki): €500/day; €2,000/month; and €15,000/year.

https://iclg.com/practice-areas/gambling-laws-and-regulations/finland

Should this is be good deterrent to at least minimized gambling in a certain country? Or does it force gamblers to uses illegal means or even travel outside of the country that has this strict law to continue with their gambling?

Gambling is not government business, individuals are the ones in charge of controlling and regulating of gambling activities, so government can't impose on what we should do for us, it's our right to choose how we want to gamble, because it's our own risk and not theirs, they also have to understand that in gambling, the business owners can't regulate the way people should gamble, because it will look like restricting them to having fun.

[Furious 7]

As what the question is, Do you think governments should set limits on how much one can gamble daily?

For example, in Finland:

This could actually be a very good option because, after all, the government must be aware that ultimately forcing someone to stop gambling is clearly very difficult. Therefore, rather than trying to make rules that will ultimately only be violated by gambling addicts, it would be better for them to try other options such as imposing restrictions on gambling.

Although this may be controversial because there will certainly be those who disagree with this, considering that gambling is free as long as we are capable and responsible for the losses we incur, but for me personally, it could be a wise choice taken by the government.
The reason is quite simple: besides the government wanting to try to profit from gambling taxes, on the other hand, the government is also starting to try to limit the number of gamblers who become addicted in their country.

[Oluwa-btc]

Should this is be good deterrent to at least minimized gambling in a certain country? Or does it force gamblers to uses illegal means or even travel outside of the country that has this strict law to continue with their gambling?

There are things that are meant to be the way they are and by chance if you tend to limit it's usage there'll be a disruption, gambling is meant for entertainment purposes and for the fact that people get addicted along the line isn't enough reasons for the government to take drastic decisions like setting limits that's limited to the individual, but when things get out of hand government intervention will do a lot of correction and put in place.

[vanesha]

I really support the actions of the country, this step is much better than banning gambling, and it seems that the government cares about its people, if all countries implemented such rules, it could suppress or reduce the number of gambling addictions.

[Nheer]

I don't think that will be a bad idea if the government can actually set this limit, I know not everyone will like the idea but I think it will be beneficial for a lot of people and will help people who can't manage their finances in gambling and it will also help prevent losing too much money and also help prevent addiction.
Not everyone will accept the decision if implemented because gambling is not supposed to be limited, it's a game of fun and so people should have freedom and since only adults play they are responsible for their own actions in case of any financial or emotional problem so there is really no need to put restrictions. Although I still think I like the idea of government setting the limits if they can.

[Mrbluntzy]

If the government can do that it is going to help a large numbers of gamblers, it will deprive them from the spending as much money as they would have when there was no limits, meaning that they are going to reduce the gambling frequency on a daily basis and they will also be more conscious as not to quickly exhaust their daily limits. It's going to lessen the volume at which people become addicted, so am not against setting such limit and perhaps it won't be a problem for me.

[Charles-Tim]

People are supporting the government because those minimum amount that people can use to gamble is not small at all. If they see something like $25 per month, they will against it.

I do not like government to take freedom away from me, that will not let me support them at all. I like freedom, it is my money and not government money. They should leave me alone.

But most importantly, I gamble responsibly. If such law are for those that they think are gambling addicts, no a bad idea at all.

[Shinpako09]

I’m not really sure, but I think some lawmakers or senators are proposing it in our country. If that’s true, for sure some will oppose it, because if it happens and they limit it, it’s the same as limiting their own tax revenue. I feel like it would be useless sooner or later since there are already a lot of crypto casinos now. Even if they ban those, there are still many ways to access them. In the end, it’s the government that loses its tax revenue.