Addiction Isn’t Always Tied to Gambling Revenue

[hedgeh0g]

Yes, but in my observations of players, I've noticed that those who fail to win still blindly believe that they'll definitely get lucky, all they have to do is keep playing. And these are mostly poor people with little income; they likely simply believe they'll win no matter what, as if it's their destiny to win and it simply couldn't be any other way. I wish such players could answer the question of why they, and not someone else, should win. I just remember myself like that, and it's good that I was able to learn a lot about gambling and my emotional control later on, so I could stop chasing winnings like a blind man.

[Sandra_hakeem]

Just because a country earns massive revenue from gambling doesn’t automatically mean there’s no addiction problem. Sometimes those big numbers only hide the reality that people are losing more than they can handle. What really makes the difference is how strong the regulation and enforcement are.

Enforcement is the keyword there.. so many problems that we live to face today is as a result of weak enforcement on those regulatory bodies in gambling. Like the recent development in the Philippines were you have a max time you can gamble for, max amount you can wager per game, per day etc. I feel if that's regulated properly, it should be able to solve at least 60% of the addiction problems they face every year.

So high revenue doesn’t equal a healthy system. In many cases, the worst addiction problems show up in places where regulation is weak and there’s no real enforcement.

Do you think countries should start tightening rules as soon as they see signs of addiction, or is it better to let the market keep running until the problems are impossible to ignore?

Waiting till the problems are impossible to ignore is just adding more insult to injury; who suffers the fate of these irrationality? One way of another, Still gets back to the government.

[Mahanton]

Do you think countries should start tightening rules as soon as they see signs of addiction, or is it better to let the market keep running until the problems are impossible to ignore?

The government and the state that prohibits gambling, have done everything and efforts to overcome gambling addiction, many of the ways they have done, unfortunately the gambling industry continues to run normally such as the existence, the laws and rules that are not applied by the government and the state, the resultsnil.

For me addiction to gambling and income all returned to each other, gambling is not a guideline for generating and income, gambling is in a game that must be played with money, if lucky of course we can bring money and if not necessarily a loss.

Rules and laws cannot overcome access to gambling, unless the state deletes the app that has to do into online gambling.
Example:
Why make rules and laws or forbid people to drink alcohol, Whereas the factory to produce alcohol continues to open and operate, is the same as not making results.
Close the alcohol factory is solved, now that will never happen until the earth is completely lost.

Tightening rules as soon as addiction problems start to appear sounds like the logical thing to do but in practice it’s not that simple governments can make laws and set restrictions yet as long as gambling platforms keep existing and advertising keeps running the temptation will remain the same the same logic applies to alcohol drugs or anything addictive banning the surface level behavior while keeping the supply chain alive never really fixes the root problem. When a country starts to see clear signs of gambling addiction it should focus less on outright bans and more on managing access and promoting awareness people gamble because of emotional and financial triggers and laws can’t fully control that there needs to be education counseling and real financial support systems in place so those who fall into addiction have somewhere to turn instead of hiding it.

The gambling industry will always find ways to adapt even with strict laws if one country blocks online casinos servers move to another jurisdiction enforcement becomes a game of whack a mole deleting apps or blocking websites may slow things down but it won’t remove the demand as long as people want the thrill they’ll find it somewhere else. The most balanced approach would be regulation with transparency rather than blind prohibition if governments work to limit aggressive advertising control age access and force platforms to include support systems and self exclusion tools then people can still make choices but within safer boundaries it’s impossible to eliminate gambling entirely but it’s possible to make it less destructive by facing it with realism rather than pretending it can be erased.

[Orpichukwu]

Nations are encouraged to tighten up rules on time. Waiting till addiction goes viral, will make it difficult to fix and more destroying to the society. Quick regulation helps to safeguard players that are vulnerable, though the gambling industry is yet allowed to operate responsibly. Prevention is much easier than cleanup.

Prevention is better than cleaning up, but how many countries take action in terms of tackling gambling addiction even before it gets worse? Until there is a problem that needs to be solved, some of these government agents who need to address such don't even consider it valid; they need it to happen first before taking action. Let it not be as if they are not working, and even with the solution they will later come up with during the difficult hours, it's not going to be 100% effective.

[Tungbulu]

Nations are encouraged to tighten up rules on time. Waiting till addiction goes viral, will make it difficult to fix and more destroying to the society. Quick regulation helps to safeguard players that are vulnerable, though the gambling industry is yet allowed to operate responsibly. Prevention is much easier than cleanup.

Prevention is better than cleaning up, but how many countries take action in terms of tackling gambling addiction even before it gets worse? Until there is a problem that needs to be solved, some of these government agents who need to address such don't even consider it valid; they need it to happen first before taking action. Let it not be as if they are not working, and even with the solution they will later come up with during the difficult hours, it's not going to be 100% effective.

The thing is that, when it comes to social issues like gambling , a lot of government officials and agencies tend operate reactively, rather than proactively. When the problem is still little and manageable, they often pretend like they don’t see or notice it, not until it becomes visible and politically inconvenient before they notice and sort for ways to address it.

[sotelorene]

Nations are encouraged to tighten up rules on time. Waiting till addiction goes viral, will make it difficult to fix and more destroying to the society. Quick regulation helps to safeguard players that are vulnerable, though the gambling industry is yet allowed to operate responsibly. Prevention is much easier than cleanup.

Prevention is better than cleaning up, but how many countries take action in terms of tackling gambling addiction even before it gets worse? Until there is a problem that needs to be solved, some of these government agents who need to address such don't even consider it valid; they need it to happen first before taking action. Let it not be as if they are not working, and even with the solution they will later come up with during the difficult hours, it's not going to be 100% effective.

The sad truth is that nobody will agree they are turning an addict until they get addicted and some, even when they are  addicted they won't agree they are addicted instead they see you as someone that doesn't know what you are saying or someone that is under the influence of alcohol. it is better abstain or turn away from addiction than to become an addict and looking for remedy because sometimes you can't stop it because it will become a lifestyle and a habit and habit is one thing that human find difficult to let go

[icebar]

Nations are encouraged to tighten up rules on time. Waiting till addiction goes viral, will make it difficult to fix and more destroying to the society. Quick regulation helps to safeguard players that are vulnerable, though the gambling industry is yet allowed to operate responsibly. Prevention is much easier than cleanup.

Prevention is better than cleaning up, but how many countries take action in terms of tackling gambling addiction even before it gets worse? Until there is a problem that needs to be solved, some of these government agents who need to address such don't even consider it valid; they need it to happen first before taking action. Let it not be as if they are not working, and even with the solution they will later come up with during the difficult hours, it's not going to be 100% effective.

The thing is that, when it comes to social issues like gambling , a lot of government officials and agencies tend operate reactively, rather than proactively. When the problem is still little and manageable, they often pretend like they don’t see or notice it, not until it becomes visible and politically inconvenient before they notice and sort for ways to address it.

If the people in charge of the government are not active in solving these problems, then it is not possible to solve these problems. Moreover, it is true that if a problem is treated properly when it is small, then it is much easier to eliminate the problem. Ordinary government officials do not want to do anything except for their profit. If they do not indulge in good and bad deeds in any way with their conscience, then there is no chance of any irregularities and disorders. Some officials rather want the situation to be uncontrolled so that they can later make money from it through corruption or some other means.

[Ever-young]

Yes, but in my observations of players, I've noticed that those who fail to win still blindly believe that they'll definitely get lucky, all they have to do is keep playing. And these are mostly poor people with little income; they likely simply believe they'll win no matter what, as if it's their destiny to win and it simply couldn't be any other way. I wish such players could answer the question of why they, and not someone else, should win. I just remember myself like that, and it's good that I was able to learn a lot about gambling and my emotional control later on, so I could stop chasing winnings like a blind man.

I like the part you talked about how hope and financial desperation can mix into a very dangerous cocktail. Those who have very low income can easily view gambling as a quick way to get out of hardship, and that’s the fastest and easiest way to get attached to winning, and when this attachment becomes very serious and stronger, it affects their rational thinking and they can no longer make reasonable decisions.

[kotajikikox]

Do you think countries should start tightening rules as soon as they see signs of addiction, or is it better to let the market keep running until the problems are impossible to ignore?

Casinos can generate revenue not only from their locals but from tourists. A lot of cities I am sure like Las Vegas famously get their income from those who visit and not those who are locals. It might sound bad but as long as their locals are not the one with gambling addictions, they wouldn’t dare to intervene lol. Let the foreigners lose all their money and let the country take advantage of it.

[Cityhunter34]

Nations are encouraged to tighten up rules on time. Waiting till addiction goes viral, will make it difficult to fix and more destroying to the society. Quick regulation helps to safeguard players that are vulnerable, though the gambling industry is yet allowed to operate responsibly. Prevention is much easier than cleanup.

Prevention is better than cleaning up, but how many countries take action in terms of tackling gambling addiction even before it gets worse? Until there is a problem that needs to be solved, some of these government agents who need to address such don't even consider it valid; they need it to happen first before taking action. Let it not be as if they are not working, and even with the solution they will later come up with during the difficult hours, it's not going to be 100% effective.

The sad truth is that nobody will agree they are turning an addict until they get addicted and some, even when they are  addicted they won't agree they are addicted instead they see you as someone that doesn't know what you are saying or someone that is under the influence of alcohol. it is better abstain or turn away from addiction than to become an addict and looking for remedy because sometimes you can't stop it because it will become a lifestyle and a habit and habit is one thing that human find difficult to let go

Knowing when you are turning addicted to something is definitely the best way to prevent it from getting worster. Though, we all know that addiction is a very big thing that normally have negative effect, but the earlier we realize it on time better for us because is always something that an individual have to control by themselves. Of course that is why is always a personal issue because there is no amount of advice that can easily change them, unless they decide by themselves.

[Iamgoat]

Yes, but in my observations of players, I've noticed that those who fail to win still blindly believe that they'll definitely get lucky, all they have to do is keep playing. And these are mostly poor people with little income; they likely simply believe they'll win no matter what, as if it's their destiny to win and it simply couldn't be any other way. I wish such players could answer the question of why they, and not someone else, should win. I just remember myself like that, and it's good that I was able to learn a lot about gambling and my emotional control later on, so I could stop chasing winnings like a blind man.

Having a bad habit towards gambling is one of the most graveous mistakes you will never want to make as a gambler because if you do, it will seriously affect your lifestyle and financial growth in life. When you begin to see gambling as the only option left for you to survive in the world and it is something which happens mainly due to the mindset one has set towards gambling. This is even what usually brings about emotional trap when you start having several mixed feelings of desperation, much hopes, much time and attention and once you're in such kind of traps then it's already a major setback to such gambler and this is when addiction sets in, financial mismanagement, indiscipline and denial but learning deeply how these gambling and majorly learning how to be emotionally disciplined are both major advises one can give you when it comes to gambling

[Patikno]

Just because a country earns massive revenue from gambling doesn’t automatically mean there’s no addiction problem. Sometimes those big numbers only hide the reality that people are losing more than they can handle. What really makes the difference is how strong the regulation and enforcement are.

Take Singapore as an example. Even though the casinos bring in a lot of money, the government enforces strict rules like limiting how often locals can enter, because they know addiction can get out of control. Australia is another case where gambling generates huge revenue, but different states have faced strong public pressure to address problem gambling. And in South Korea, many forms of gambling are restricted for citizens, while tourists are free to play, simply because the government doesn’t want addiction issues to get worse among locals.

So high revenue doesn’t equal a healthy system. In many cases, the worst addiction problems show up in places where regulation is weak and there’s no real enforcement.

Do you think countries should start tightening rules as soon as they see signs of addiction, or is it better to let the market keep running until the problems are impossible to ignore?

Some time ago, this problem also occurred in my country, with many people showing signs of gambling addiction. Although gambling is prohibited in my country, financial transactions related to gambling are still quite massive. So, some time ago, the government tried to address this by educating the public, implementing several policies, and partnering with several well-known influencers for educational purposes. Now, it seems the government policies are effective, and according to reports I have found, at the beginning of this year, gambling transactions in my country decreased by 80 percent. So, I think the involvement of the country, or government in implementing policies is a good way to address this problem.

Reference : nasional.kompas.com - PPATK Says gambling Transactions Drop 80 Percent in Early 2025 ( We need translation from bahasa to english for this )

[Sanitough]

Some time ago, this problem also occurred in my country, with many people showing signs of gambling addiction. Although gambling is prohibited in my country, financial transactions related to gambling are still quite massive. So, some time ago, the government tried to address this by educating the public, implementing several policies, and partnering with several well-known influencers for educational purposes. Now, it seems the government policies are effective, and according to reports I have found, at the beginning of this year, gambling transactions in my country decreased by 80 percent. So, I think the involvement of the country, or government in implementing policies is a good way to address this problem.

Reference : nasional.kompas.com - PPATK Says gambling Transactions Drop 80 Percent in Early 2025 ( We need translation from bahasa to english for this )

Then that’s a good sign, it means other countries might also implement it once they see the positive side instead of focusing only on the negatives. of course, there will always be downsides, that’s why some countries ban gambling. But as you mentioned, when that happens, people just move to unregistered casinos where there’s no monitoring, so the problem still exists.

What the government should really do is not ban it, but legalize and regulate it properly.

Good share.

[Dr.Bitcoin_Strange]

Gambling problems and gambling addiction are something only a few countries are taking seriously; most are more concerned about how much the gambling industry is feeding them in the form of tax than what their citizens are going through. Instead of investing some of those monies back into creating awareness that can help reduce addiction, they will silently be on a round take to rejoice over the inflow of cash coming directly from the industry and estimate that which will come in the coming years.

The country that are tightening gambling rules now are places where the level of addiction have gone far beyond a bearable stage, just like in Ph where the some platforms have decided to remove gambling deposit option from their platform and the government are also working on the situation. Some countries doesn't also care but are more concerned with revenue. 

The Philippines' gambling addiction rate is getting out of hand, according to how we read about them in the media, but do you think Nigeria as a country doesn't have a large number of people who are addicted to gambling? Based on the increased popularity of gambling in the country and knowing how unconcerned data collectors might be to drop accurate data concerning the rate of addicted gamblers and those who are not, I personally think some measures should be taken to tackle gambling in this country. We don't need to wait till it gets out of hand.

No, I don't think so, what I know is that there are so many addicted gamblers in the country too. Earlier than now, I made a post on the local board concerning a video interview of a Nigerian man who said gambling was the source of his survival, his words clearly says that he was dependent on gambling and there were also many people who shared the same view he had. So, there are large numbers of addicted gamblers there too but I have not seen any clear data taken to give account for that.

[stadus]

No, I don't think so, what I know is that there are so many addicted gamblers in the country too. Earlier than now, I made a post on the local board concerning a video interview of a Nigerian man who said gambling was the source of his survival, his words clearly says that he was dependent on gambling and there were also many people who shared the same view he had. So, there are large numbers of addicted gamblers there too but I have not seen any clear data taken to give account for that.

Seriously, would anyone believe that someone’s main source of living is gambling? I know there are people who actually make money from it, but they don’t go around bragging about it. so when someone openly claims that, it’s either they’re promoting something or just out of their mind, probably hallucinating because of gambling addiction.

[nara1892]

Yes, but in my observations of players, I've noticed that those who fail to win still blindly believe that they'll definitely get lucky, all they have to do is keep playing. And these are mostly poor people with little income; they likely simply believe they'll win no matter what, as if it's their destiny to win and it simply couldn't be any other way. I wish such players could answer the question of why they, and not someone else, should win. I just remember myself like that, and it's good that I was able to learn a lot about gambling and my emotional control later on, so I could stop chasing winnings like a blind man.

I like the part you talked about how hope and financial desperation can mix into a very dangerous cocktail. Those who have very low income can easily view gambling as a quick way to get out of hardship, and that’s the fastest and easiest way to get attached to winning, and when this attachment becomes very serious and stronger, it affects their rational thinking and they can no longer make reasonable decisions.

Yes, and usually gamblers come to such thoughts when they have managed to get a big win, a bad financial situation and success in achieving a win can be a trap for a worse situation, many gamblers end up gambling on the wrong path after going through a scenario like that, as you said which is a situation where a gambler's rational mindset has disappeared and they can no longer use their common sense, one thing that remains in their mind is getting a big win like before.

[MainIbem]

No, I don't think so, what I know is that there are so many addicted gamblers in the country too. Earlier than now, I made a post on the local board concerning a video interview of a Nigerian man who said gambling was the source of his survival, his words clearly says that he was dependent on gambling and there were also many people who shared the same view he had. So, there are large numbers of addicted gamblers there too but I have not seen any clear data taken to give account for that.

Seriously, would anyone believe that someone’s main source of living is gambling? I know there are people who actually make money from it, but they don’t go around bragging about it. so when someone openly claims that, it’s either they’re promoting something or just out of their mind, probably hallucinating because of gambling addiction.

You've made a good point here, it's true that people make good money from gambling but I barely see people saying it's their major source of income even though I'm aware that there are people who can't stay a day without trying their luck to get some cash but to be honest I've never heard them said that they even a living through that means, it's only someone that's promoting a gambling platform that can brag about earning through it but they'll never tell you that they make money through influencing the platform but sugar coat their words saying they make money daily through playing simple games on a platform, just to attract more people to the platform.

[fruktik]

So high revenue doesn’t equal a healthy system. In many cases, the worst addiction problems show up in places where regulation is weak and there’s no real enforcement.

Do you think countries should start tightening rules as soon as they see signs of addiction, or is it better to let the market keep running until the problems are impossible to ignore?

What's the problem with changing your IP address using a VPN and bypassing all these restrictions? If someone is addicted to gambling, they'll still find a way to access the casino. In my country, there are similar restrictions, but they're easily circumvented using the method I mentioned earlier. So, something else is needed here—radical measures that will actually help, not these. This is just fighting against spinning mills.

[gunhell16]

Do you think countries should start tightening rules as soon as they see signs of addiction, or is it better to let the market keep running until the problems are impossible to ignore?

It's bad for the country if criminality increases because of addiction, not only criminality, but also neglect, the head of the family neglecting his duty to his family, workers abandoning their jobs because of gambling.

It's the government’s duty to combat a menace that threatens the nation's stability. I have seen the worst in addiction here in our country. Imagine a security guard robbing his place of duty because of his addiction to gambling.

Prevention is better than a cure. The government will spend 10 times the amount on curing addiction if it only implements the prevention of this menace. The government should know when to pull the plug.

It's really not good when any government just ignores its constituency while the number of people becoming addicted due to gambling is rampant or rising.
This is a serious matter that the government should actually solve.

Here in our country, online gambling has truly become widespread because of influencers who love to promote online casinos.
Some even have the nerve to promote illegal online gambling casinos as well.

[giammangiato]

Yes, but in my observations of players, I've noticed that those who fail to win still blindly believe that they'll definitely get lucky, all they have to do is keep playing. And these are mostly poor people with little income; they likely simply believe they'll win no matter what, as if it's their destiny to win and it simply couldn't be any other way. I wish such players could answer the question of why they, and not someone else, should win. I just remember myself like that, and it's good that I was able to learn a lot about gambling and my emotional control later on, so I could stop chasing winnings like a blind man.

I'm one of those players who can't win, and I'll confirm that I hope for a win sooner or later.
Of course, if I don't play, it's foolish to hope for a win, right?
So I try as hard as I can, I don't push myself beyond my limits, but at least I try!
Luck could come at any moment, just as realistically speaking, it might never come.