Responsible Gambling in Land base casinos is is possible?

[Dave1]

We all know that land base casinos are infamous for not having a clock inside or even natural lights. For sure we have fallen victims on it. One example is that when you came in late night and then you go out in the wee hours of the morning.

What if there is a timer on slot machines that will remain us how long you are playing already.

Question 1:

Would introducing clock inside reduces our gambling session?

Question 2:

Does having a timer in slot machine increase our awareness on the time that we are playing and maybe it can reduce long sessions and it might cut us from chasing our losses?

Still on the subject of slot machines, what if together with the time, it will also shows how much money we have spend already.

Question 3:

Does it stop up from moving on if we have seen how much money we've lost already?

[Oshosondy]

The land based casinos allow people to have their wrist watch on while going into the casino. The casinos also allow people to have their phone with them while in the casino. If you do not have wrist watch, you will have phone. So why bothering yourself that land based casinos does not have clock. This answers your question.

Also as you spend money in a casino, you will know how much you have spent. Just make sure you did not drink alcohol too much.

[lovesmayfamilis]

I consider this the fundamental principle when it comes to responsible gambling. Everyone has their limits on acceptable spending. Even the most ardent gamblers have an idea of ​​the amounts they're not willing to lose. Certainly, a reminder of the amount lost could serve as a signal to stop playing; at the very least, a warning would jolt the player into paying attention. But we understand perfectly well that no casino would accept such conditions, as it's not profitable for their business. Carefulness and self-care should always be the player's responsibility. It's not for nothing that all casino rules specify a legal age for gambling, a time when a person is responsible for their own actions.

Does it stop up from moving on if we have seen how much money we've lost already?

[Mr. Magkaisa]

The land based casinos allow people to have their wrist watch on while going into the casino. The casinos also allow people to have their phone with them while in the casino. If you do not have wrist watch, you will have phone. So why bothering yourself that land based casinos does not have clock. This answers your question.

Also as you spend money in a casino, you will know how much you have spent. Just make sure you did not drink alcohol too much.

This is true, having no clock in the Casino is not a problem as we do have our own. Even a guy with out a watch can still monitor coz we do have phones.
The best thing to do is get off you wallet and extra money or even checks. Just bring the amount you can lose and want to play.
Make a target value with win and stop betting at target. Even if there will be clock in that place you will not control the amount of time you will spend coz you are on your best time of gambling.
You have the control on your self, or atleast once out of money stop and go home and do not attemp to make things go wrong by asking for some amount just to continue playing.

[swogerino]

We all know that land base casinos are infamous for not having a clock inside or even natural lights. For sure we have fallen victims on it. One example is that when you came in late night and then you go out in the wee hours of the morning.

What if there is a timer on slot machines that will remain us how long you are playing already.

Question 1:

Would introducing clock inside reduces our gambling session?

Question 2:

Does having a timer in slot machine increase our awareness on the time that we are playing and maybe it can reduce long sessions and it might cut us from chasing our losses?

Still on the subject of slot machines, what if together with the time, it will also shows how much money we have spend already.

Question 3:

Does it stop up from moving on if we have seen how much money we've lost already?

They sure have copied it from the big markets and shopping malls, no clocks are there and that is fully intentional, in such shopping centers they want you to stay as long as possible so you buy something. The same can be said for landline casinos and adding a clock there would not make a real gambler go away sooner, also not raising awareness. I remember one time playing from 16 Pm to 2 Am without interruption and even if there were clocks in the casino I am sure nothing would have changed. Normally some slot machines from what I have seen in Youtube videos of people playing in Vegas show their clock. So most likely it is not a problem of the clock but about a person desires.

[iv4n]

Also as you spend money in a casino, you will know how much you have spent. Just make sure you did not drink alcohol too much. Just make sure you did not drink alcohol too much.

Why not? If you have control over your gambling habits, you might as well have control over how much you can drink and stay "normal". I guess we can say it's best when going out to party & have fun to only bring with us as much money as we can afford to spend. If it's just a night out, does it really matter whether the money went on gambling or on partying & alcohol? Eh, it's your own money and you can make your own mix of "things to do with money you can afford to lose".

Being responsible doesn't mean we are responsible just at some times & some places... We are either responsible or not. And by the way, I guess each of us has some "crazy moments" here & there. It's just a question of who has more or less of those "moments".

[Yaunfitda]

I don't think that it will do that much in land base casino. Even if there are timers, I don't think that it will stop gamblers from continuing or even casing losses unless the casino will remove them from the premises. And there are a lot of games that we can play. Sure maybe if there is a timer then the slot machine will shutdown, then we just move on the next and the next. And this kind of setup is a bit controversial so I do not think that casinos are going to approved it in the first place. It's all about the business of making money and so anything that might affect their money making like this kind of responsible gambling will be opposed by the casinos themselves. For them responsible gambling is that you stop when you don't have money to bet, simple as that.

[Cryptohygenic]

I think your wall clock at home. Your wristwatches and your mobile do have time which you can equally use a  tool to regulate how long you should spend in the land base gambling areas. There is nothing special about the slot machines providing you with the timing afterall there are other activities of your life which you navigate by timing, so how do you deal with it? Sorry, I doubt if the casino providing players time on the machine screen can make decisions for players and even with the slots providing the time, what have to be most surely be. Responsible players would bet responsibly while irresponsible players will always get carried away and plays timelessly.

[joeperry]

Those questions are intriguing but I think knowing the casinos (businesses), they wouldn't do something to cut their profit and that, "No windows, no natural light" thing will be at waste. Adding these features in slot machine would definitely limit what they can get from the players. If you are not familiar, in some casinos, high rollers or even losing rollers were not advice to go home or would rather take a break from gambling, but instead they reward the player with VIP treatment to continue playing, we can commonly see this in gambling promotions when you don't have balance anymore and you'll receive a notification that you have a rakeback to keep you playing.

Alternatively, you can use your phone to check the time or have an alarm (vibrate alarm) so you wouldn't have to disturb other players.

[Hispo]

We all know that land base casinos are infamous for not having a clock inside or even natural lights. For sure we have fallen victims on it. One example is that when you came in late night and then you go out in the wee hours of the morning.

What if there is a timer on slot machines that will remain us how long you are playing already.

Question 1:

Would introducing clock inside reduces our gambling session?

Question 2:

Does having a timer in slot machine increase our awareness on the time that we are playing and maybe it can reduce long sessions and it might cut us from chasing our losses?

Still on the subject of slot machines, what if together with the time, it will also shows how much money we have spend already.

Question 3:

Does it stop up from moving on if we have seen how much money we've lost already?

I mean, having a clock and a loss counter on slots machines would definitely increase awareness on people to regulate their sessions. But realistically, casinos will never find such measures to be beneficial for their business, as they are very well aware it is convenient for their profits to have people to lose sense of time and money spend on this machines.

At least, it is still possible for anyone to take their own clocks and and alarms to gambling floors, in order to have some control on what they do and how much they spend.

If some company develop slots machines which those control mechanism, no casino would be willing to invest in them.

[acroman08]

Doing these things could make gamblers be more aware of how long they have stayed inside the casino and how much they have spent/lost. If gamblers have that awareness, it could make them stop gambling if they realise they have spent enough time inside or have spent/lost enough money.

[Tipstar]

We could implement something like in Norway on physical casinos where limited amount of chips a person could buy and everyone needs to produce an ID to get inside a casino and the data is shared to all casino so they could not just go into another. It basically limits people on how much they could lose in a certain time. I think it's a good idea most of the countries could adopt. Norway has a limit on max bet and max loss which would not be required to track if we are limiting how much they are taking in.

[bakasabo]

I dont think that your proposal is going to work well, because what you suggest also have an opposite effect. Lets suppose you gamble and win, or start winning and regaining back. Then timer buzzes and slot machine turns off. I think you will be really angry if that happens. My second though is, why something should limit me from playing? We are not in the army, or casino is not our parent who limit time we spend in gadgets. Have you though on the following, no clock or natural light also play against casino, because gambler can continue winning until he feels bored. Why not then limit amount won and lost, and set those limits individual? Would work perfect for addicted gamblers.

[Kelward]

I don't think that the absence of clocks in a physical casino to manage our time well should be a problem, except that the gamblers are restricted from wearing wristwatches. Responsible gambling is a personal choice, if you're not in control you can become addicted. if a gambler is in total control of their gambling then time and money spent in the casino will be well managed. When people who are not disciplined starts to gamble and becomes addicted everybody blames gambling for their misfortunes. But when a well disciplined person decides to gamble they don't get carried away by get rich quick syndrome of addicts.

[maydna]

1. No. Even if there is a clock inside, we will not take a look at the time. We will focus on our games and still pursue the win. But we may feel stress when we take a look at the clock because we are difficult to get our money back.

2. Only a wise gambler will stay aware of their gambling activity and not spend much time playing. They realize that the longer they play gambling, the more money they may lose. So they will limit their gambling activity and will obey it.

3. I will stop immediately after seeing how much money we've lost already. I don't want to lose more than I can afford.

[danherbias07]

Answer 1: There's always a choice in equipping a wristwatch. You can tell the time using that. To answer the question, yes, it might help people keep track of time, and maybe it will make them feel like going home once they see it's already late.

Answer 2: Having a time in slot machines. Now that's new. I don't think it will matter. A human brain could start ignoring it, so he will keep on playing. Showing the money we spent might make the difference. If they feel like they spent too much, it will definitely make them think about stopping.

Answer 3: Yes. It could. It might make a gambler regret the money he spent and think about stopping.

[aoluain]

Responsible Gambling in Land base casinos is primarily the responsibility of each individual.

If people are so inclined to stay for extended periods of time in there a clock on the wall will
largely go unnoticed, shops generally dont have clocks either.

I did ask myself "could the establishments do more for their customers?"

I.E - maybe if a gambler is there for 6 or more hours a staff member could check in on them and suggest
they take a break or something. Then what happens if that gambler was on a slot machine for a few hours,
takes a break as suggested and someone else hits a jackpot on the same machine 20 minutes later,
I think it becomes a very difficult situation all round. This kind of ties in to the OP's question 2.

Maybe the cashier can ask the question of each gambler if they are sure they want to continue or
something like that but its really not necessary, I dont think any gambler will check their spending.

[Wapfika]

I don’t know how others gamble on land based casino but I definitely wear a watch and always hold my mobile phone whenever I gamble since I regularly check my email and messenger to still check any concerns or responsibilities.

Having no clock in the casino is not a valid excuse for not properly managing your time because we have limited money as bankroll. Either we will bust first or our body clock will let us know if we are already gambling too much.

[bubilas]

We all know that land base casinos are infamous for not having a clock inside or even natural lights. For sure we have fallen victims on it. One example is that when you came in late night and then you go out in the wee hours of the morning.

What if there is a timer on slot machines that will remain us how long you are playing already.

Question 1:

Would introducing clock inside reduces our gambling session?

Question 2:

Does having a timer in slot machine increase our awareness on the time that we are playing and maybe it can reduce long sessions and it might cut us from chasing our losses?

Still on the subject of slot machines, what if together with the time, it will also shows how much money we have spend already.

Question 3:

Does it stop up from moving on if we have seen how much money we've lost already?

I think the owners of these brick-and-mortar casinos are so greedy that even if their revenues increase by 1 percent, they'll happily cover their windows and remove all the clocks. This behavior isn't worthy of a quality gambling establishment, because I believe it shows disrespect for its customers.
A casino should be a great place to relax, but one that doesn't prevent gamblers from remembering that there are other things to do.

[coin-investor]

We all know that land base casinos are infamous for not having a clock inside or even natural lights. For sure we have fallen victims on it. One example is that when you came in late night and then you go out in the wee hours of the morning.

The absence of a clock in a physical casino is not to blame; it’s your negligence for not checking the time when they allow you to have a watch.
There are many ways to check the time. If the casino does not have a watch, do not rely on casinos; rely on your awareness of what time you should go out, how you should go out, and most importantly, how much you can spend and lose.