Writing an article on responsible gambling – looking for real user experiences

[michellee]

From my observation bonuses are the major factors that lures most people into becoming an addict which later turns out to be very difficult to handle. Imagine giving a customer an hundred percent bonus or more with the condition that they have to bet with the whole capital and if lost it leads to high funding to recover the losses. It not easy for people who have the power to resist the feelings of letting good whatever amount lost as results of gambling.

That is right but that depend on how people react to bonuses. They don't have chasing bonuses because have different rules, they will just choose bonuses with low requirements.

Gambling affect me personally but I can control myself now. I don't gamble very often but occasionally and that doesn't gives me trouble. I don't taking bonuses before I check the terms as I need to adjust myself to the terms if I takes it.

But if many low bonuses requirements available, I will limits myself to the easy requirements and not pushing myself to take more than 3 bonus. If you see bonuses with high requirements, you should leave it and don't thinks to take it because you may losing much than you can imagine.

[Dr.Bitcoin_Strange]

I also think that before making a first deposit in a casino we should definitely look at the withdrawal rules carefully. Sometimes casinos give many bonus offers such as 100% or 200% bonus on the first deposit which they do not allow you to withdraw immediately To withdraw you must wager a large amount which is a trap but through this many times it can be very rewarding and there are many more who also loses his deposit and makes more deposits to make up for that loss. Finally that person becomes a gambling addict.

Even if the casino doesn't allow you to withdraw bonus because you did not meet the wagering requirements, they can not prevent you from withdrawing your deposits, so I think it's actually a two different case tho. If someone is going to make deposit into a casino because they want to chase the bonus which that casino has offered them, let the person find out about the policy that surrounds the bonus. I don't chase bonus because I know that most of them is just so the casino can gain more players but there's no better outcome from the bonus.

[leea-1334]

So OP did you find what I said to be true? You are not getting real user experiences much from here right?

not what i expected much, that´s why i puplish for the start in another website wich have hughe traffic and trust wich will help user aswell.
but i hope i still get here more experinces to do my final article at casinoindex.

Hope you remembered,,, better to open thread for Legendaries only and ask them, or look at the PAID threads, as in threads where there is paid competitions.

Then you know 100% these are real gamblers and not horsechat posters. I would also check out ANN threads, lots of live stories and experiences going on. Good luck  

[libert19]

I'll share my story, take what you may and answers to your questions are down the line.

I made my first gambling debut with sports bet back in 2013/'14 during directbet days. Gambling was for fun even back when I started but there was this time in between where I was in need of money and I looked to gambling to fulfill my needs and I fell face first. Although, I fell face first, but there was no dire consequences from that, it was more like some money lost but great lessons learned and I never looked forward to gambling to make money ever again. Nowadays, I play casino games here and there and make bets regularly on certain cricket leagues, it's always for entertainment purposes and I always have great fun doing it.

Do note, I have always gambled online and never offline.


Now, as for your questions (I have omitted some which I didn't feel like answering/had no answers to or questions were repeated),

• How did gambling affect you personally over time?

Not at all.

• Did you ever feel like you were losing control?

Not really but I sometimes get this impulse to chase losses, but I am well aware it's dangerous thing to do, so I pull myself back.

• What helped you manage it better or step away?

I never really ever had to manage it, and it's effortless for me to step away.

• Did withdrawals, KYC or bonus terms ever change how you judged a casino?

Yes, always.

• Is there anything you wish you knew earlier?

Nothing catastrophic has happened with me pertaining to gambling, so no... not really.

- What helped you set limits?

Never had to.

- Did you ever lose control after a win or hot streak?

Nope.

- What advice would you give to a new crypto casino player?

Gamble for entertainment purposes. Consider amount you bet, already lost; so, there won't be any surprises.

- What advice would you give to a new crypto casino player?

I'd tell them to take their time to carefully read the TOS, FAQ and PP pages before they go ahead and sign up ^{[in the vast majority of cases, they're going to spot something that might become annoying in the future, so that should be the cue for them to look for another platform (it's a simple thing that a lot of news users tend to ignore)]}.

I'd like to second this.

Plus, on relevant note, OP might get something useful from this article I posted years ago: Be careful of Cryptothrills casino.

[Fortify]

So I wanted to ask:

• How did gambling affect you personally over time?
• Did you ever feel like you were losing control?
• What helped you manage it better or step away?
• Did withdrawals, KYC or bonus terms ever change how you judged a casino?
• Is there anything you wish you knew earlier?

The goal is to create something real and useful, not just theory.

A lot of people search for responsible gambling advice and only find the same generic tips. Real user experiences can be much more helpful, especially for someone who is already in a difficult situation.

I understand that some people may not want to share everything publicly.

So if you prefer, you can also send me a private message. I’ll handle it respectfully and only include what you are comfortable with.

If you are fine with it, I may include some experiences with your username. If not, just say it and I will keep it anonymous or leave it out completely.

Not every reply has to be long. Even a small honest lesson can help.

Feel free to share anything you are comfortable with.

It's quite hard to find a properly effective self block anti-gambling restriction on sites these days, at least in my limited experience. The best ones I ever found were on the biggest poker sites which had many options for self exclusion with the longest being 5 years. They also made it complicated if you wanted to reverse the block and it seems unlikely they would have done so, because it opens them up to liabilities they just don't need. Anyway, having a 5 year option basically means that once you go through with it you can write off ever accessing that site again as chances are you'll have long forgotten it after such a length of time. Every site should offer that length of time as their most extreme option, but I regularly see the max at 6 or even 3 months, which is simply not long enough.

[beerlover]

Do not ask me about the first year of gambling in my life, and I will tell you everything you want to know about the rest. First year was the hardest, it's always the hardest for everyone. That year I lost a lot, more than I should, this was 10+ years ago, and I was a bad gambler and I had a lot of things gone wrong in my life because of it. Hell I even put my wedding at risk, if it was not for me finding another job and making some money. However, if we are looking at something that is a bit more recent, now I gamble responsibly and I do not lose much money at all.