Is "Responsible Gambling" just a legal disclaimer, not a real protection?

[alastantiger]

Is it really true that when casinos claim to protect players based on the idea of "responsible gambling", but in reality they are using this tool to shield themselves from gamblers legally? They claim that they have given the gamblers a chance not to become addict or lose money on their platform.

So now responsibility is shifted away from the platform and onto the individual. And in a hindsight, "Play responsibly" is somewhat design to be opposite, as it could encourage us to play more?

You are not wrong to question it. A lot of the time, 'play responsibly' feels less like protection and more like a legal safety net for the casino. Once they have shown you the warning and given you a few tools, the blame quietly shifts to the player if things go wrong. And there is the irony, casinos are designed to keep you playing, so a small line saying 'be responsible' doesn’t really counter that. It sounds caring, but in practice it often works more like a disclaimer than a genuine safeguard. Real responsibility would mean systems that truly slow people down, not just words that let the platform wash its hands.

[Odogwu-Blockchain]

Its a call telling gamblers to gamble more disguise as warning or creating awareness that gambling kills, everyone knows gambling destroys and that various platforms uses it to defend themselves if any dangerous case about a gambler comes up.

They will be like, we warned you and even alert every gambler to gamble responsibly on our platform, so why is your different, its not our fault, its yours.

Even the court would bear them witness to not be responsible for that gamblers dangerous decision when scary incidence happens, gambling platform wont be held responsible at all. That warning safeguard them in every situation.

[Kelvinid]

Very unfortunate that we make casinos accountable for our actions when, in fact, we are the ones who make them. Casinos just allow them to change, yet they don't. So why blame the casinos for their mistakes? That is not reasonable enough. Why should we be rude in casinos when we know it is our mistake? It is just like saying, "When we lose, blame the casino for it."

Too bad for the casino that, despite giving warnings, it still receives criticism from irresponsible gamblers.

[Ronsbit]

I am of the opinion that casinos just put up such statements to fulfill all forms of righteousness because that is what they are compelled to do by the government, and they are also doing that to save themselves from any possible legal actions for not putting up warnings to players before registering on their platforms. So I will say that such a move is just a way for them to avoid any government or legal battle from any angle. They are only playing it safe while ripping players who can not control themselves while gambling.

[acroman08]

So now responsibility is shifted away from the platform and onto the individual. And in a hindsight, "Play responsibly" is somewhat design to be opposite, as it could encourage us to play more?

Not really. If the casino failed to follow the Responsible Gambling Policies that they have, they could be held liable for the gambler's losses(this is just my assumption). But if the casino was able to follow the Responsible Gambling Policies that they have, and the gambler still suffers losses because they bypassed restrictions that are usually given to gamblers who were deemed to have gambling problems, they should be held liable for their losses.

[Strongkored]

So now responsibility is shifted away from the platform and onto the individual. And in a hindsight, "Play responsibly" is somewhat design to be opposite, as it could encourage us to play more?

Because you have negative thoughts about it, it will become negative.
Casinos warn, but the final decision rests with the player. Even when a casino offers self-exclusion, irresponsible players can bypass it by playing elsewhere or opening a new account. Responsible players don't even need to use the self-exclusion feature to stop because they know when to stop.

[maydna]

They do what they can but responsibility will be on the people. They give issue warnings about the dangers of gambling. Unfortunately, people won't listen to that and keep playing without stopping. That makes people get into trouble.

Not to mention becoming addicted to gambling, that is the worst thing that people can get. Responsibility for not playing gambling excessively will be on people so they must understand and avoid that. If we realize this, we will encourage ourselves to play more.

We will not go beyond the limits of what we must do because that is related to our lives. If we can treat gambling as entertainment, nothing to worry about because we can prevent big losses and the urge to win.

[Pi-network314159]

Is it really true that when casinos claim to protect players based on the idea of "responsible gambling", but in reality they are using this tool to shield themselves from gamblers legally? They claim that they have given the gamblers a chance not to become addict or lose money on their platform.

So now responsibility is shifted away from the platform and onto the individual. And in a hindsight, "Play responsibly" is somewhat design to be opposite, as it could encourage us to play more?

At first I was a little bit confused about this statement but now I understand it fully. Well I agree with you because looking at it, it is just a scope to look innocent like they care when they meant the opposite of what they said. Well that is just it. In every business expecialy the one that involves addiction, they act like they care where as they don't. Like they will will say " smokers are liable to die Young" in cegerate,  but still they sell it, likewise they will say " gamble responsibly" and they said gambling age is 18 years and above, yet they still allow underaged people to gamble. Because they know that if people are responsible and Also if they allow only people above 18 years to gamble, they will not make profit. So they just do all that to make I look like they care for the public while they don't.

[Maslate]

Because you have negative thoughts about it, it will become negative.
Casinos warn, but the final decision rests with the player. Even when a casino offers self-exclusion, irresponsible players can bypass it by playing elsewhere or opening a new account. Responsible players don't even need to use the self-exclusion feature to stop because they know when to stop.

That’s right. It really comes down to how we see and understand it. Responsible gambling reminders are just part of the standard now, it’s something regulators require casinos to show. If we actually follow those reminders, there wouldn’t be much of a problem. But once we start blaming our losses on the casino, then no matter how good their service is, we’ll always convince ourselves that they’re the reason we got addicted.

[davis196]

Is it really true that when casinos claim to protect players based on the idea of "responsible gambling", but in reality they are using this tool to shield themselves from gamblers legally? They claim that they have given the gamblers a chance not to become addict or lose money on their platform.

So now responsibility is shifted away from the platform and onto the individual. And in a hindsight, "Play responsibly" is somewhat design to be opposite, as it could encourage us to play more?

I can't agree that the responsibility is shifted away. The gamblers always had the responsibility, not the casinos. The casino cannot force a gambler to stay away from addiction. I agree that the casinos want more gambling addicts, because the addicted players spend more.
It's up to the gambler to decide whether to use or not the self-exclusion option in his casino account. I don't think that the casinos need to "shield" themselves legally from anyone. The gambler either follows the casino's Terms of Service or he breaks them and gets penalized.
There's no verified data that the casinos, which are promoting "responsible gambling" policies are more popular and have more active players than the "non-responsible gambling" casinos. If you have such data, then maybe you should share it with us.

[Outhue]

Is it really true that when casinos claim to protect players based on the idea of "responsible gambling", but in reality they are using this tool to shield themselves from gamblers legally? They claim that they have given the gamblers a chance not to become addict or lose money on their platform.

So now responsibility is shifted away from the platform and onto the individual. And in a hindsight, "Play responsibly" is somewhat design to be opposite, as it could encourage us to play more?

It will only turn opposite if the reader failed to protect themselves, yes it could look like a way to make the casino not be responsible for gamblers losses or a way to shield themselves from gamblers legally but it makes no difference, either the intention was good or bad they still remember you as a gambler to gamble responsibly.

The work is done, it's not on casinos hand to help you handle your gambling activities, that's your duty as a gambler and if you lose it's not their fault, this topic to me is still another finger pointing that casinos are making people lose a lot of money and nothing is been done about it, no one is a baby here, we are adults, adults that are expected to know how to manage their hardearned money.

[Distinctin]

I can't agree that the responsibility is shifted away. The gamblers always had the responsibility, not the casinos.

He’s wrong in assuming that casinos have some kind of responsibility for us. Responsible gambling simply means we make sure we only bet what we can afford to lose. That’s why they always say gamble for fun, so we don’t become aggressive or reckless.

Those are just words in the end. We’re the ones who have to give meaning to it and actually apply it every time we gamble. If we do that, it’s a win-win situation. We might lose, but we’re not miserable about it, and the casino makes money from us. That’s just how it normally works.

[bubilas]

Is it really true that when casinos claim to protect players based on the idea of "responsible gambling", but in reality they are using this tool to shield themselves from gamblers legally? They claim that they have given the gamblers a chance not to become addict or lose money on their platform.

So now responsibility is shifted away from the platform and onto the individual. And in a hindsight, "Play responsibly" is somewhat design to be opposite, as it could encourage us to play more?

I believe the casino does absolutely nothing to protect its gamblers, because when I visit an online casino, I never see a big, clear disclaimer about how gambling can be dangerous and carries financial and emotional risks. On the contrary, the casino only adds fuel to the fire. After all, you remember that when you log in, you immediately see large banners about promotions: like bonuses on your first deposit or bonus spins for slot machines.
All responsibility for responsible gambling lies solely with the gambler and his independent ability to control his personality.

[xenomorfo]

I think it's somewhat sad a casino has to remind us to gamble responsibly. But then, they're not reminding us cause they care so much about our well being. We as individuals have come to avoid responsibility when gambling and instead choose to lay the blame at the casino whenever our actions portrays us negatively in public or we've lost a great deal of money that you shouldn't have touched.
There are  people who, after being highly irresponsible, refuse to accept their huge losses and decides to sue. We should remember our losses makes their gains. Casinos, reminding us to gamble responsibly is likely a disclaimer to save their butts from such people, letting the courts and whoever cares to listen on how they constantly advise you/everyone else to gamble responsibly.

More than sad, they are required to remember it by law, because gambling addiction is truly a plague.
It ruins entire families, ruins people, and throws out onto the streets people who were productive the day before.

It's absurd to me too that they have to remember it, but nowadays we have so many forgetful people.

[danherbias07]

That's why they input different options so that a gambler won't go wild, but we must avail ourselves first. It's a choice. Responsible gambling is also a choice.

Take this as an example from Stake.com.

You can set a gambling limit.
https://stake.games/responsible-gambling/gambling-limits

You can exclude yourself if you want some timeout.
https://stake.games/responsible-gambling/exclusion

There's also a deposit limit so that you won't go too far.
https://stake.games/responsible-gambling/deposit-limits

All these are part of their responsible gambling feature, and it's not just a disclaimer. Gambling is our choice, and so does this options.

[asriloni]

The truth is that casino is being careless to what happened to you. They put notice "gambling responsibly" to follow the regulation. Such notice only to remind you to keep undercontrol when gambling. Just because a casino put such notice, then do you think they must be responsible over the addiction happened to their gamblers? They obviously have no business on that. However, some casino may follow the regulation to put some features in order to help their gamblers to gamble responsibly. .

[Bitcoin Smith]

And even if a casino wants to promote responsible gambling then what can they do to stop one from addiction, limit players from betting too much like implementing time and wagering limit for a day?

No casino is going to promote responsible gambling if they do then that's part of their marketing and nothing else. Limiting players is not going to stop such players from gambling because they'll join another casinos where they find no such limits, it's one's personal understanding to learn and apply gambling responsibility.

Exactly, that is why the tag is just for the sake of the guidelines or else we won't see that as well but that's how business works, when money comes in the emotions has no role to play here if one wants to be successful in their business. Retaining the customers is the wise thing to do that is why casinos are offering as much options as they can, every possible game in one place itself so their users won't have to visit other casinos.

[uneng]

Is it really true that when casinos claim to protect players based on the idea of "responsible gambling", but in reality they are using this tool to shield themselves from gamblers legally? They claim that they have given the gamblers a chance not to become addict or lose money on their platform.

It's actually a legal obligation in many jurisdictions, what means casinos are forced to implement the concept of responsible gambling in order to be allowed to operate as a legit service inside the territory. If there wasn't this regulation, probably we wouldn't see responsible gambling so often like we do right now, although on practice it doesn't make much difference, anyway. Addicted gamblers aren't going to stop playing just because there is a disclaimer there, neither because they can set a loss limit or due to the possibility of locking their own accounts.

[Dr.Bitcoin_Strange]

When the casino says "play responsibly" I do take it as a warning from them, to me it means that they are telling us (telling the players) that the game is not a get rich quick scheme, it's not a simple activity where you win the house, it means it is a very risky game and so, players should be careful. Such warnings are necessary for inexperienced player, after they gambler and lose repeatedly, they will understand why they should gambler responsibly.

[SamReomo]

Exactly, that is why the tag is just for the sake of the guidelines or else we won't see that as well but that's how business works, when money comes in the emotions has no role to play here if one wants to be successful in their business.

Yes, there's only the option present to show that they're good at it and they want gamblers to be responsible but we all know that it's actually a way to promote their casinos and nothing else. The people who do business especially that of casinos then they don't have place for emotions and that's a bitter truth.