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

[DubemIfedigbo001]

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.

Veikkaus is their only gambling provider in Finland, and they do not offer licenses to external platforms apart from partial license, that would begin in 2027, so it is easier for the government to enforce those laws, however it does not mean that its citizens are adhering to the laws in its totality or that it is preventing anyone from gambling uncontrollably as long as they can use VPNs or other third party software to gamble in foreign casinos especially in a situation whereby cryptocurrency is legal in 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?

It would only checkmate those that gamble within the country but I doubt that it is effective on a large scale since citizens have other options.

[LogitechMouse]

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

This might help, but gamblers have a loophole on this one.
They'll just register to multiple licensed online gambling websites and they'll play on them.

If they reached the limit on their first site, they can just move on, and go to another website, and so on, and so forth. Also, I'm thinking of using another set of personal information (assuming that there's a KYC), as another loophole. I mean they'll just create another account using their relative's name, and they can gamble again. While this might help, they will not solve anything significant at least from my perspective.

[maydna]

Setting a limit on those who want to gamble is good but that will depend on gamblers. The government are difficult to control people in gambling because gambling is about personal decision. But the government can make that as a law so people know and realize that they don't have to go far in gambling. They should prevent the big loss that can happen to them.

But some gamblers can travel outside of the country to gamble because they don't like that regulation. The government can not do anything but they can monitor people from their bank account knowing how much money they use to playing gambling. Gambling problems cannot be easily solved so they need all people to think and solve the matter especially for gamblers.

[LDL]

Even though government set a limit of amount someone can Gamble within the country jurisdiction I don't think about it will stand because they don't have the radar that you can monitor every gambler Who gambles in a particular day, so government can get the census expect that every gamblers have a registration in that country, for government to restrict a gamblers I don't think that is possible.

This may be done for a specific country, but a casino and gambling site does not only involve gamblers from one country. It is not possible to formulate such policies in the case of gamblers in different countries. Moreover, if the software of gambling sites is updated and limited, then the chances of getting profit on gambling and casino sites will be greatly reduced. As a result, the casino and gambling authorities will not agree to this limitation. The government may be able to formulate specific legal policies for a country, but it will not be possible to formulate these policies globally.

[viljy]

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

I believe that excessive interference in the private lives of citizens under the pretext of "for their own good" is one of a series of small steps towards totalitarianism. Besides, how can such a ban be controlled technically if a gambler uses an online casino? Only by tracking his behavior on the Internet.

[Samlucky O]

I don't think government should set any limit on how Gambler can bet a day. The level one chooses to gamble depends on the person and not something government should interfere. Infact government can not even fo that because they are getting revenue from the lose of gamblers from all this casinos. More loses means more revenue or tax from these casino so I wonder how government will set limit when this is a profitable business for them.

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?

It will not minimize anything, gamblers will somehow find their way out of such gambling limit to a place or country without such restrictions. And this will eventually reduce the profit made by this gambling companies and it will also affect the government from their revenue gotten from this company.

[Nahl]

Basically the government cannot control the gambling habit from their citizen because the decision to gamble is in ours hand and i am not sure this will be effective or not if my government someday made this policy especially if this policy is made into a special law which if violated will get strict sanctions but i think this is good initiative because the government should be encourage the people to set their limit while gamble because it can avoid them to the things they don't want

But do not forget that people will always be look for another way to gamble although the government has pushed them the limit and in my opinion the negative effect from this policy is many gamblers will broke this policy besides that potentially the growth of illegal casino will be very rapid because the people still want to gamble without limitation and they will taking the risk to play although they know this against the law

[₿itcoin]

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

Limits are helpful, but they are not magic.  As you indicated Finland's mandatory caps, such as €500 per day and €2000 per month,  yeah it reduce significant losses & are associated with fewer signs of problem gambling.  But since times have changed, stricter regulations may drive some punters  to unreliable cryptocurrency casinos & offshore websites if enforcement & blocking are slow, increasing the risks to their legal & financial stability.   Limits are therefore not a one-size-fits-all solution.  The government should use campaign strategies like media awareness, reasonably priced support services &  tools like deposit limits & self exclusion to make a significant impact if it truly wants to assist gamblers.

[Outhue]

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?

That 500 euros per day limit will ruin many people out there, I think this amount is too much for most gamblers but will be life savings for those who want to spend more, I've never risked alot of money on gambling before, while many said that's why I don't win big I asked them if they did won anything big and I don't get a reply.

Risking high amount of money still don't guarantee that you will win anything, two figure amount is all I can afford to lose per week, the whole 500 euros is similar to what I make per month and I pay my bills off this amount, imagine me risking it all on gambling in a single day, that's stupid. The problem I have with gambling is underage people, with KYC requirements and also daily limit it should work to an extent but there are smart brats out there, whatever they want they know how to get it, with the use of VPN it's possible to still gamble with no daily limit.

[Tmoonz]

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..

Do you know that this can not really work because everyone has different levels of financial circumstances and different amounts they might consider reasonable enough for them to gamble with per day which of course can varies from one individual or corporate entities to another based on their financial level, what everyone crave for at all times is satisfaction and you don't have to deprive me of my own, it is all about suiting yourself in your own way and being responsible for your actions this should be the order and not to regulate the amount to gamble with daily.

[Furious 7]

This might help, but gamblers have a loophole on this one.
They'll just register to multiple licensed online gambling websites and they'll play on them.

If they reached the limit on their first site, they can just move on, and go to another website, and so on, and so forth. Also, I'm thinking of using another set of personal information (assuming that there's a KYC), as another loophole. I mean they'll just create another account using their relative's name, and they can gamble again. While this might help, they will not solve anything significant at least from my perspective.

I personally don't believe any online casinos limit players' play, such as limiting them to a certain number of times a day. But if such a casino does exist, then your statement is correct. Once a player reaches their limit, they will likely move on to another casino if they still want to gamble. Furthermore, I believe that while these casino options may help curb gambling addiction, this isn't guaranteed. I believe addicts will still find ways to gamble again, especially with the many online casinos available and easily accessible. As you said, this might help, but it won't completely solve the problem.
Even if the government issued this warning, it wouldn't have a significant impact; the problem lies with each individual, who has a different perspective on gambling.

[bakasabo]

I dont think that setting limits will be accepted by citizens, this rule will be avoided and ignored, as well as it not going to help at all, addition to government should not interfere so deep in persons private life. If government wants to regulate how people spend their money on legal things, then people should instead set limit on government employees salary. Seems fair to me.

[Agbamoni]

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In the casino's business side, this is bad. But for the people, the consumer, which the main goal of the government to protect, it's perfect.
Also, the chance of revenue that the government will get from casinos' taxes/fees could decrease because of this, less revenue for casinos could affect the revenue that by government gets from them (not sure about this).

It seems you dont understand that this is not going to change anything for the people. Gamblers who wants to spend more of their money gambling can have multiple casinos, splitting the money across those casinos online to gamble. So yea, if you look at it on the other side, the idea is a great one but it wont stop real gamblers, it will only push them to find an alternative way. Apart from taxes, KYC or total restriction, the government can hardly regulate online casinos and gamblers in general.

[Bright0515]

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?

I don't see any wrong in doing this as a government, it will help gamblers to limit the amount they spend daily during gambling. If the government can do this in most countries that have enough gamblers it will help them alot. The gamblers can use the remaining money to do other things either saving it for the next day or investing it. But even if this could happen gamblers will figure out away that they can continue gambling even after they have exceeded the limit. This might change just little and it might not change anything at all. But they should do it to see how it goes, whether it will reduce the rate of gamblers in Finland or it will remain the same.

[Cointxz]

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In the casino's business side, this is bad. But for the people, the consumer, which the main goal of the government to protect, it's perfect.
Also, the chance of revenue that the government will get from casinos' taxes/fees could decrease because of this, less revenue for casinos could affect the revenue that by government gets from them (not sure about this).

It seems you dont understand that this is not going to change anything for the people. Gamblers who wants to spend more of their money gambling can have multiple casinos, splitting the money across those casinos online to gamble. So yea, if you look at it on the other side, the idea is a great one but it wont stop real gamblers, it will only push them to find an alternative way. Apart from taxes, KYC or total restriction, the government can hardly regulate online casinos and gamblers in general.

Yeah this is impossible to achieve online not only they can split fund on different casino but also they can create new account on same casino with the use of different IP since KYC is not mandatory.

They will less likely to be caught if they just play normally since casino doesn’t pay attention much on gambler account that has normal gambling activity.

This law will only applicable on physical casino and all casino that is registered on country gambling regulator.

[Nheer]

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In the casino's business side, this is bad. But for the people, the consumer, which the main goal of the government to protect, it's perfect.
Also, the chance of revenue that the government will get from casinos' taxes/fees could decrease because of this, less revenue for casinos could affect the revenue that by government gets from them (not sure about this).

It seems you dont understand that this is not going to change anything for the people. Gamblers who wants to spend more of their money gambling can have multiple casinos, splitting the money across those casinos online to gamble. So yea, if you look at it on the other side, the idea is a great one but it wont stop real gamblers, it will only push them to find an alternative way. Apart from taxes, KYC or total restriction, the government can hardly regulate online casinos and gamblers in general.

You have a point Agbamoni, i know government have a idea and if you look at it at one point it's a great idea to protect gamblers money but the thing is one can't please everyone with just one decision because there will always be those that won't like the idea so those who want to gamble more can actually make use of different casinos except if the government finds a way to stop that from happening. The casinos might not welcome the idea and some people might not like it too so it's difficult to please everyone at the same time and there are things the government shouldn't meddle in. It will even be difficult to establish in Online casinos because a lot of people will cheat and make use of different casinos to gamble.

[blomen]

everyone's assets have different values. in my opinion, if such a measure is to be implemented, regulations should be based on an individual's assets to prevent them from gambling with borrowed money. imposing these restrictions on someone with millions of euros in assets is setting the bar too low, while for someone with limited assets who gambles despite being in a difficult situation, these limits may also be excessive.

not everyone earns the same salary, has the same investments, or the same amount of gambling experience; applying the same limit to everyone is absurd.

still, getting involved in something like this from the outset is even more absurd.

[robelneo]

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

For example, in Finland:

It’s a country-to-country basis; maybe Finland is doing great with those rules. Still, I don’t think our government will implement this, despite calls from lawmakers and moral guardians to do so. Our government operates casinos here, so the profits go directly to government coffers. They also rely on taxes generated from other gambling platforms, such as the lottery and off-track horse racing betting stations.
They need money coming in for the infrastructure project and to feed the corrupt officials too  

[acroman08]

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?

It could be an effective deterrent for some, but it wouldn't really fix the issue. as for whether it could force gamblers to use illegal casinos, maybe it could especially they feel extremely restricted to being limited to the amount of money they can gambler per day/ month/ year.

[hyudien]

It sounds like a good idea, the government can implement strict regulations or collaborate with physical casinos in their area to limit the budget for customers but maybe if this idea is implemented there will also be restrictions for each win, of course if it runs well it is possible to minimize losses and gambling addiction but I think it will be very difficult to implement these rules considering that customers have different categories, the poor or meaning customers with middle to lower incomes will certainly feel that these rules can help but maybe it will be different for rich customers where they can gamble without capital limits or until they are satisfied.