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

[panjul07]

Although it is possible and you have mentioned an example, but do we know about the reality or the implementation of the limit, whether it is being really applied or it is just a written regulation which can be bypassed easily?
If you ask me, I do not think government should do it because it is against people's freedom as I believe most gamblers will act against this kind of regulation and will start to find alternative casinos to play once the limit is reached.

[Cantsay]

It would most likely force people to use illegal means to bypass this restriction, because if they should set this restriction based on how much you earn then a lot of gamblers would look for ways to bypass and that would include creating multiple accounts in different casinos and unless this whole restriction spans across all casinos or bookies then it would become futile.

If I was addicted or I was battling with addiction I would appreciate this initiative, but in cases where the gambler is not addicted but then the restriction starts affecting his gambling activities then it won’t be nice. Look for those with high gambling amount and find a way to restrict how much they spend in gambling that would make more sense for me.

[cryptoaddictchie]

I think it’s good for governments to set certain limits, because without them, people could fall into harm of falling into likes of overspending and gambling addiction. At the same time, limits should be balanced so that personal freedom and responsibility are still respected for everyone. Or what if theres no limit in capital but must have set limits on losses and this will be depends per category or tier once he hit that he cant be allowed to play anymore at such time.

[DaNNy001]

Let's think about this for a second, do you think setting limits for gamblers can really curb gambling addiction or control their impulses to gamble irresponsibly?...first of all, after the gambler must have exceeded the daily limit he or she can still gamble the next day and the amount they lose can keep on cumulating...secondly, if the gambler reaches the maximum bet for the day on a site it's possible to just switch to another and continue, it can't be controlled totally

[Marvelockg]

If you ask me, I do not think government should do it because it is against people's freedom as I believe most gamblers will act against this kind of regulation and will start to find alternative casinos to play once the limit is reached.

The only way such regulation can work and different class of gamblers can cope with it will be either of two ways. it is either every gambler will be made to set for himself how much he can not go above which will be more like a strategy that helps protect the gambler from over risking his gambling budget, with that, it is going to be easy for people to willingly do it. an alternative option will be that based on a users income and spending habit, the system can assign how much it feels the gambler can use maximum for his gambling every day. certainly, there is going to be some level of limitation with such strategy because the system can be wrong with with their analysis and limit some gamblers from gambling with a certain budget which against their freedom.

[Odusko]

I think it’s good for governments to set certain limits, because without them, people could fall into harm of falling into likes of overspending and gambling addiction. At the same time, limits should be balanced so that personal freedom and responsibility are still respected for everyone. Or what if theres no limit in capital but must have set limits on losses and this will be depends per category or tier once he hit that he cant be allowed to play anymore at such time.

If we should allow the government to limit the amount gamblers can play with, if will definitely push us to a point where we possibly may not be able to make any gambling decisions, simply because government, regulators are all actors and each government decisions is another official thoughts which may not align with your personal decisions.
Gambling have a lot to do with risks and at that, we need to pay close attention to those decisions that control how we control that risks, which if limits are set by government it can affect our result when we have the chance to have bet higher.

[Miles2006]

There’s no limit that will lead a gambler traveling a far just to please their gambling habit, this law will not stand for a long time as we’ve seen many government implement this law as a result of gambling addiction yet citizens find other means to gamble freely regardless of the rules. If the country is facing a huge failure in terms of gambling activity affecting citizens then they should implement a little limit yet the government should be aware of the casino knowing fully well they’ll not make much money compared to previous times, if controlling the gambling site how can they earn more talk less of paying tax etc, meanwhile controlling gambling addiction should be left for the casino alone mainly they know how to set the site in order to control excessive transactions daily.

[Davidvictorson]

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

It depend on how much tax the government is taking on each of those wins. At least that is a valid reason to set limits.

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?

In my estimation, it will minimize gambling but those who are addicted to gambling or those love gambling more will patronise off-shore gambling platforms to bypass the governments limits.

[Floxynice]

There’s no limit that will lead a gambler traveling a far just to please their gambling habit, this law will not stand for a long time as we’ve seen many government implement this law as a result of gambling addiction yet citizens find other means to gamble freely regardless of the rules. If the country is facing a huge failure in terms of gambling activity affecting citizens then they should implement a little limit yet the government should be aware of the casino knowing fully well they’ll not make much money compared to previous times, if controlling the gambling site how can they earn more talk less of paying tax etc, meanwhile controlling gambling addiction should be left for the casino alone mainly they know how to set the site in order to control excessive transactions daily.

We all know that the alot of gamblers will somehow bypass this law with the use of VPN and/or crypto casinos to hide their identity. But then, it is still a good move by the government to restore sanity back to the gamblers. Even though it will not work for all the gamblers in the country, the few gamblers that will maintain this gambling limit set by the government will be a plus to the government. We will be counting them among the few responsible gamblers available.

[SmartGold01]

I think it’s good for governments to set certain limits, because without them, people could fall into harm of falling into likes of overspending and gambling addiction. At the same time, limits should be balanced so that personal freedom and responsibility are still respected for everyone. Or what if theres no limit in capital but must have set limits on losses and this will be depends per category or tier once he hit that he cant be allowed to play anymore at such time.

Setting up limits to loses must not be controlled by government because they have no access to the gambling site rather they can as well limits on how much people keeps funding online accounts through either transfer or credit card and immediately the system senses it that they are making deposits to gamble sites they can limits the amount to fund with this it would reduced the rate at which money are being deposited to gamble sites as well reducing addiction.

[Juse14]

In my opinion, the government does have the right to supervise and control gambling activities, but it cannot go too far into the personal sphere, such as determining in detail how much a person can gamble each day. Ultimately, that is an individual's decision. But on the other hand, because gambling also provides tax revenue to the state, the government automatically has a responsibility if there are people who become victims, for example, those who become addicted or go bankrupt because of gambling. So, the point is, rules can exist for control, but the detailed limits on how much people gamble should still be left up to each person's choice.

[Versatile_choice]

Yeah, I think setting limit on how one can gamble daily is a very nice thing to do because this would help to reduce the rate of addicted gamblers in the country. Since majority of gamblers do not know when to stop some gamblers are ready to exhaust thier bankroll within a Day and still fund it to continue from where they stopped, Which is not meant to be so. This idea would make people to start managing thier bankroll so as to enable them not to exceed the limit, but I don't think if this idea is going to work due to the high rate of addicted gamblers because they would definitely want to violate it.

[Oluwa-btc]

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.

I see your point but it's just a means of curtailing the rate of addiction.Setting such limits demands discipline, cooperation and self-control.However, amidst the financial state of gamblers,some Gamblers would be motivated and cajoled to gamble on a budget.Most of all,only few would want to imbibe to such enactment.

[skarais]

Although it is possible and you have mentioned an example, but do we know about the reality or the implementation of the limit, whether it is being really applied or it is just a written regulation which can be bypassed easily?
If you ask me, I do not think government should do it because it is against people's freedom as I believe most gamblers will act against this kind of regulation and will start to find alternative casinos to play once the limit is reached.

Governments are the ones who create regulations and rules and they hope these rules are effective in preventing more people from losing all their money gambling. These restrictions are intended to prevent gamblers from losing their money due to their inability to control their spending, but there will always be those who break the rules and find ways around them. Even if there are restrictions, I don't think the government would expect the success rate to reach 60% to 70% and I just think the percentage could be lower than 50%.

[Joy_learns_crypto]

This would not even work, if government set up a limit on how much one person can gamble in a day then the person can use multiple online accounts to pass that. And if they is a way the government can make it that one person to one account then there would be non gamblers selling out their accounts limits to gamblers then creating a way for more people to get into gambling.
I am still clear about this if yet he government are concerned about gambling then they should create awareness about the dark side of irresponsible gambling.

[Derekfunds]

Although it is possible and you have mentioned an example, but do we know about the reality or the implementation of the limit, whether it is being really applied or it is just a written regulation which can be bypassed easily?
If you ask me, I do not think government should do it because it is against people's freedom as I believe most gamblers will act against this kind of regulation and will start to find alternative casinos to play once the limit is reached.

Governments are the ones who create regulations and rules and they hope these rules are effective in preventing more people from losing all their money gambling. These restrictions are intended to prevent gamblers from losing their money due to their inability to control their spending, but there will always be those who break the rules and find ways around them. Even if there are restrictions, I don't think the government would expect the success rate to reach 60% to 70% and I just think the percentage could be lower than 50%.

Yea, Government is responsible for doing that but the problem is implementation, they can make the rules but implementing will be a major problem because most persons will not listen and off course we can not have government everywhere just to monitor this unless it is a country with little population but even with country with little population where they can assign people that will implement this to everyone, I believe people will still gamble online and it will be hard to stop or notice someone that is gambling from his or her comfort zone.

[AmaGold70]

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?

The government setting limits on how much a gambler can gamble daily will only make them look for an illegal way to do it and that would be a messy process in the country, gambling is an individual decision and they everyone shouldn't be forced to set a limit. I only think that the government should make the age restriction policy should be taken more seriously to avoid young adults or teenagers from being addicted, and perhaps instead of strict limits on how much a gambler should gamble, they should focus more on educating people about responsible gambling. Because even if the government gain access to these gambling sites in order to stop gamblers from going overboard they would still find a way out illegally through illegal site.

[Dunamisx]

Government may have right over many things, but there are still aspect that they don't have to interfere with and make decisions for gamblers, they can't help in this direction because the conditions does not warrant for all these, we also have our right to get the satisfaction we desire from being entertained in playing games as we gamble without government restrictions.

[cryptomaniac_xxx]

Government may have right over many things, but there are still aspect that they don't have to interfere with and make decisions for gamblers, they can't help in this direction because the conditions does not warrant for all these, we also have our right to get the satisfaction we desire from being entertained in playing games as we gamble without government restrictions.

Still up to them to limit, but as you have said, gamblers should make their own decision here. Yeah, maybe it will curb out the addiction as the population will be force not to used that much money in their gambling activity. And maybe treat gambling as for fun and entertainment only.

But they are other means that the gamblers can play, maybe going underground or those illegal means. So this makes it more headache to the government. So it have its consequences and positive effects but I don't think that it will be enough to stop gambling.

[Distinctin]

I disagree with this concept, because it gives the impression the citizen is owned by the government. I believe each person has to take responsability for their own decisions and actions, so they can learn with the potential outcomes (being them good or bad). When the government makes decisions for you, they are actually forbidding the individual the possibility of learning and developing himself as individual.

Free will was guaranteed to us for a reason, and if it wasn't an important reason, we would have been created as machines, robots which the sole purpose of following orders and commands.

I certainly agree on this. We aren’t here just for nothing, but we exist because we are humans who have free will to do what’s best for us and what we think will shape us to be better when it comes to decision making and critical thinking. If we lose some funds with gambling, that’s because we’re still in the process of learning, but eventually we get to weigh things right and develop our own skills and right decision making in gambling.

With this, there’s no reason for the government to set limits for us, simply because we aren’t government robots and we can learn best from our wrong decisions if we take responsibility from it.