Is It Fair to Ban Gambling for Everyone Because of Addicted Gamblers?

[CryptSafe]

Banning of gambling by the government should not be the resolution, but rather, there should be measures in place to checkmate addicted gamblers and also to enforce strict rules to make sure players are protected, because some casinos exploit their community vulnerability to their own advantage, and that is where the problem lies, and this is what makes the government always want to go harsh on casinos not minding what they stand to lose from their taxes and revenues from casinos.

[Sammye3]

If gambling is one of the major sources of income for a country, is banning it completely really the best solution just because some people are addicted?

I know gambling addiction is a serious problem, but sometimes governments go straight to the last option which is banning it totally, instead of trying other ways to reduce the addiction first. Because if they ban gambling, everyone gets affected, not only the addicted gamblers. Responsible gamblers, workers, businesses, and even government income will be affected too.

So what do you think governments should do instead of banning gambling completely?

Gambling addiction is an individual attribute so should not be generally decided whether to ban it based on the negative aspect because there are other benefits many people still derive from gambling.

Take this scenario when someone is an alcoholic, do you ban alcohol in the country? I believe whatever has an advantage also have a disadvantage and it would be unfair to analyze it based on the bad side only. Gambling in itself is not bad when discipline is in place so it should be an individual issue when addiction begins.

[Yablee0]

So what do you think governments should do instead of banning gambling completely?

I don't think that banning it completely will be a lasting solution to the problem of addiction in the country since is one of the major sources of income and will likely affect some other well meaning citizens that do gamble responsible. What I think the government should do is to set up or ensure of an effective regulating system. They should ensure that underage doesn't go anywhere close to gamble, and again they should set up an agency that will monitor and make sure everything is properly done to avoid unlicensed gambling platforms and other unsafe gamble activities to take hold or keep operating. Perhaps, with this measure their will be a level of limitations to gamble addiction in that country as a whole.

[bhadz]

If gambling is one of the major sources of income for a country, is banning it completely really the best solution just because some people are addicted?

I think it is, some countries use gambling as a major source of income, but it had to ban their own people from their casinos because they have mostly foreigners as their customers.

I know gambling addiction is a serious problem, but sometimes governments go straight to the last option which is banning it totally, instead of trying other ways to reduce the addiction first. Because if they ban gambling, everyone gets affected, not only the addicted gamblers. Responsible gamblers, workers, businesses, and even government income will be affected too.

So what do you think governments should do instead of banning gambling completely?

In our country, there's a need to be stricter with this because it's allowing almost every age to gamble. As long as they have access to ewallets and then the websites/apps of these casinos, they're all free to gamble so if that's the measure that they would do. I hope that they're only going to do it with the minors.

[CryptoBuds]

I know gambling addiction is a serious problem, but sometimes governments go straight to the last option which is banning it totally, instead of trying other ways to reduce the addiction first. Because if they ban gambling, everyone gets affected, not only the addicted gamblers. Responsible gamblers, workers, businesses, and even government income will be affected too.

This is nothing but stupidity.

Have you ever seen alcohol or fast food banned for fear of obesity? Lol

Banning gambling entirely because of some people's addiction is ridiculous.

It is putting pressure on responsible adults.
It also destroys jobs and tax revenue.
As a result gamblers are forced to go underground to unregulated offshore sites.

Governments can't do what is needed properly. Appears first during useless act.

Governments should actually invest properly in prevention. For example they can implement mandatory education modules before deposits. They can also create easy self exclusion tools that work in the case of multiple operators. In fact the most effective protection is your own personal discipline. In any case regulation and proper education are always more effective than bans.

[DiMarxist]

There is no basis to completely band gambling just because someone is addicted, it doesn't make any sense to me. It like government banding alcoholic drinks in a country because there are some drunkards who gets drunk it doesn't work that way. Government can only create awareness about the dangers associated with excessive gambling which can lead to gambling addiction and the effects that follows. So government can't band gambling in total because it has it economic side which contribute to the development of the country via the tax that casinos pay.

[ArabBTC]

Any government that ban gambling completely just because someone is addicted is not serious, one person’s carelessness is not suppose to be the yardstick in judging others, the beauty of life is variety everyone should be given the chance to make their choices, in as much as most people gamble doesn’t mean that everyone gamble, every individual have their fantasy’s you can’t completely ban something because another person is abusing it, come to think of it what is the beauty of sports like football without gambling? The competitive nature of life is what makes it interesting, watching sports alone without gambling will be very boring and i won’t advise any government to do so because it will completely cripple the fun of sports, let everyone be given the opportunity to do what suits them, the world itself is a gamble because no one is certain about tomorrow.

[Umulala-alala]

So what do you think governments should do instead of banning gambling completely?

Banning gambling completely is a bad idea, that's no good way to resolve the issue of gambling addiction. Creating and discussing gambling addiction awareness is the best way to calm down the rising rate of addiction, also by imposing certain limitations. Gambling addiction cannot be stopped completely, it can only be reduced to a minimal level, where it doesn't affect more people.

Those who are addicted won't even listen to any gambling addiction awareness program even though it's set up and also banning gambling won't be of any solution because there are several online casinos where people can gamble online. Gamblers who are addicted can only advise them self to limit if they know that it's causing them more harm than good or if possible people around them can denial them access to smart phones and also limit or stop them from visiting gambling hall by this they will reduce there speed of gambling because i think that banning gambling completely won't be possible because there also people it's giving money.

[r_victory]

I believe there must be better solutions than a ban; we have already discussed this extensively here, and a ban would only pave the way for illegal activities without solving the problem of addiction. In my opinion, there should be greater awareness regarding the issues associated with gambling addiction. Casinos generate jobs and revenue for the country; they should be subject to stricter oversight rather than simply being banned.

[suzanne5223]

If gambling is one of the major sources of income for a country, is banning it completely really the best solution just because some people are addicted?
So what do you think governments should do instead of banning gambling completely?

Even in the situation where gambling is not the only income of a country, banning it because of the people who greedily become addicted to the game is not the solution, and there's always a professional way to solve this type of issue, which can be fixed through professional help instead of the government making an unjust decision by banning gambling. Besides, there are a lot of things put in place already that's use to help gamblers that's having gambling problem and the government should penalize gambling plaform that dont practise it.

[Pandorak]

So what do you think governments should do instead of banning gambling completely?

In my opinion, banning gambling is not the best solution, especially if it is true that gambling or taxes on gambling is the country’s largest source of revenue. This would certainly have an impact on the economy that could affect various sectors. On the other hand, people who are already accustomed to gambling will feel a great sense of loss, much like a drug user who suddenly stops using, they’ll likely go crazy. In fact, even if a ban is actually enforced, they’ll still have another option, online gambling, which will ultimately dominate.

Perhaps another approach the government could take is to tighten regulations and enforce them strictly. At the same time, the government must be more proactive in providing in depth education about the risks of gambling, so that people will think more carefully before making decisions. This is what can be done, rather than banning gambling entirely.

[justdimin]

If gambling is one of the major sources of income for a country, is banning it completely really the best solution just because some people are addicted?

I know gambling addiction is a serious problem, but sometimes governments go straight to the last option which is banning it totally, instead of trying other ways to reduce the addiction first. Because if they ban gambling, everyone gets affected, not only the addicted gamblers. Responsible gamblers, workers, businesses, and even government income will be affected too.

So what do you think governments should do instead of banning gambling completely?

Frequent warnings to gamblers while they are gambling should be enough, imo. You can't ban gambling only because some people are getting addicted to it, it's their problem because everyone should know that gambling is addictive, and they are supposed to play in moderation and take breaks. Those who know they lack patience and self-control should stay away from gambling, and if they can't stay away, they should at least try and gamble less so that they don't get addicted, but if they don't do that and eventually get addicted, it's their problem because it was their responsibility to make sure they stay on track but they didn't, so responsible gamblers shouldn't be punished for the mistakes of irresponsible gamblers.

Governments should only impose a rule on casinos to show frequent warnings to those who gamble a lot. I wouldn't even say that the casinos should be asked to stop people from gambling, because that also wouldn't make any sense. A casino is running a business, and no business would ever make their customers go away because that would make would be their loss. So casinos should only be asked to give warnings to frequent gamblers who spend a lot of time or money, and that should be it. Now it is the responsibility of the gambler to take the warnings serious and stop or continue.

[Davidvictorson]

If gambling is one of the major sources of income for a country, is banning it completely really the best solution just because some people are addicted?

I know gambling addiction is a serious problem, but sometimes governments go straight to the last option which is banning it totally, instead of trying other ways to reduce the addiction first. Because if they ban gambling, everyone gets affected, not only the addicted gamblers. Responsible gamblers, workers, businesses, and even government income will be affected too.

So what do you think governments should do instead of banning gambling completely?

Do you know how much the government of that country have lost to gambling addiction compared to the revenue it rakes in?
Also, most of the countries where gambling is banned it just the unregulated gambling market that are targeted. Other traditional gambling types that are highly regulated still continues.
In summary where a government chooses to ban gambling it may be because the economic cost of gambling far outweighs the gains of revenue from gambling.

[Oshio-man]

We know that government will not just wake up today to declare gambling ban without any reason for the banning of the gambling, some government that banned gambling in their country stated some reason that is affecting some of their youth not to gamble public or secretly because some gamblers have sold their house or house properties to repay their debt but is not encouraging that the youth's in the country are addicted to gambling and it will make some to lose their respect in their environment.

[The Cryptovator]

If gambling is one of the major sources of income for a country, is banning it completely really the best solution just because some people are addicted?

Gambling is an industry. How could it be a major source of income for a country? Even for an individual, it won't be a major source of income at all. For companies, those that have been involved with gambling would be a major income source for them.

I know gambling addiction is a serious problem, but sometimes governments go straight to the last option which is banning it totally, instead of trying other ways to reduce the addiction first. Because if they ban gambling, everyone gets affected, not only the addicted gamblers. Responsible gamblers, workers, businesses, and even government income will be affected too.

So what do you think governments should do instead of banning gambling completely?

The government would ban gambling platforms, but could they banned it completely? Our government never allows gambling, but for me, still, I could access major gambling sites. This means there are still a lot of gamblers in my country; even very poor people get involved with gambling nowadays. The government can't control them; if they ban a website, gambling platforms come with other mirror links. On the other hand, for a few addicted gamblers, it shouldn't ban gambling for the whole nation.

[livingfree]

They have to isolate the addicted gamblers so that they'll not be with the responsible gamblers.

That is unfair to ban gambling entirely just because of them and the government wants to contain it.

Determining who are the actual addicted gamblers and will separate them from the responsible ones what they should do.

[Issa56]

If gambling is one of the major sources of income for a country, is banning it completely really the best solution just because some people are addicted?

I don’t even think there is any country that their major source of income will be gambling, I haven’t even heard something like that before. Government will definitely be collecting tax from gambling sites, but it can never be the only source of income. Also I don’t think government are going to ban gambling just because of addiction, they can only ask gambling sites to set preventive measure to avoid gambling addiction.

If you are a gambler, make sure you should avoid gambling addiction, don’t think any government is going to help you in any way. Make sure you gamble responsibly, don’t take gambling as your source of income, make sure you gamble for fun.

[Obim34]

Those who are addicted won't even listen to any gambling addiction awareness program even though it's set up and also banning gambling won't be of any solution because there are several online casinos where people can gamble online. Gamblers who are addicted can only advise them self to limit if they know that it's causing them more harm than good or if possible people around them can denial them access to smart phones and also limit or stop them from visiting gambling hall by this they will reduce there speed of gambling because i think that banning gambling completely won't be possible because there also people it's giving money.

If smartphones are what is causing gamblers to be more addicted, same smartphones will be used to create awareness, there is no need to create a physical awareness program, if that was what you implied. The majority might not be captured by the message, but who knows, maybe a few of them might actually learn something that could positively impact their gambling habit.

[Nwada001]

It's an unfair judgment if the decisions are only made based on a few additional problems, but if they analyze the whole issue and observe that gambling is doing more harm than good to their people, such a decision can be said to be a tough one, but it's the only way to go about it. Everyone can't be pleased, but to some extent we also need to understand that some decisions must be taken.

[Maslate]

Its not gambling should be banned, but its the addicted gamblers that should be banned from gambling. Since it will be easy for the government to track them especially if they cooperate with the gambling casinos, then banning should only be limited for them, not at the cost of other gamblers.

However, I don't think casinos will also be happy with this because banning those addicts means limiting their income. Those gamblers who gamble almost 24/7 are their biggest sources of income, so if they won't be permitted to have an access to gambling, then the casinos profits or income will also be minimized. But its better than that than completely banning gambling and stop the operation totally.