Is player protection better than a total gambling ban?

[Fivestar4everMVP]

The banning of platforms will lead to people finding circumvention methods to access them. The players need to be taught some basic methods to manage their money, the time spent online on casinos and the monthly or daily profit/loss spreadsheet maintaining.

By just this much people will start to rethink their decision to gamble in the first place. If that does not work, then we can bring in professional help. The governments can intervene in this process and make sure the anonymity of the person in question is kept intact.

As soon as someone sees how much they could have saved in a year from not gambling, they will start to avoid gambling.

You are very correct and I completely agree with you, this was exactly the same thing I sat down one night and began to calculate, and the reason was because I was making money for sure, atleast not much but enough to help me and my family live a mini comfortable life, but unfortunately, things were always hard, I get money today, and in 2 days time, I am completely broke and searching for where to borrow money, I was a very active gambler then and one day, I read a book which Ive forgotten its title, it talked about managing finance and cutting down on things that are not very important to help save more money.

That night, I decide to calculate the small small money I used to spend on gambling in a day, and then times seven days, and then times 4 weeks,, I realised I've even spending on gambling much more than i even spend on feeding myself and family..
I didn't need any one to advice me anymore, I resolved not to gamble anymore and for over 8 months, I didn't visit any casino let alone place a single bet, and indeed, it worked, my borrowing reduced drastically, I was able to start saving and so far, it's been good, it's recently I started betting again but now, I do it once in a while, no more everyday like before..

[Zadicar]

The banning of platforms will lead to people finding circumvention methods to access them. The players need to be taught some basic methods to manage their money, the time spent online on casinos and the monthly or daily profit/loss spreadsheet maintaining.

By just this much people will start to rethink their decision to gamble in the first place. If that does not work, then we can bring in professional help. The governments can intervene in this process and make sure the anonymity of the person in question is kept intact.

As soon as someone sees how much they could have saved in a year from not gambling, they will start to avoid gambling.

Actually this is a situation on which it cant really be totally resolved out no matter which method or ways on which the government would really be trying out to. Lets say they regulate it and added up with those things mentioned but ending up that there would really be still issues that might be raised and ending up for them to be criticized just because they havent done something but on the time that they are trying out to ban to eliminate then people would really be finding up ways for them to play on which it would be ending up on the same blaming in the end of the day and thats why we cant really be able to say that this would be completely be resolved out but of course it would be that much more better if they would be applying something that would benefit and would let those gamblers be getting off with possible severe addiction but of course self discipline and control should really be the main concern.

[fredericktaylor]

The banning of platforms will lead to people finding circumvention methods to access them. The players need to be taught some basic methods to manage their money, the time spent online on casinos and the monthly or daily profit/loss spreadsheet maintaining.

By just this much people will start to rethink their decision to gamble in the first place. If that does not work, then we can bring in professional help. The governments can intervene in this process and make sure the anonymity of the person in question is kept intact.

As soon as someone sees how much they could have saved in a year from not gambling, they will start to avoid gambling.

Actually this is a situation on which it cant really be totally resolved out no matter which method or ways on which the government would really be trying out to. Lets say they regulate it and added up with those things mentioned but ending up that there would really be still issues that might be raised and ending up for them to be criticized just because they havent done something but on the time that they are trying out to ban to eliminate then people would really be finding up ways for them to play on which it would be ending up on the same blaming in the end of the day and thats why we cant really be able to say that this would be completely be resolved out but of course it would be that much more better if they would be applying something that would benefit and would let those gamblers be getting off with possible severe addiction but of course self discipline and control should really be the main concern.

It is true that the government cannot completely control this situation in any way, no matter how many steps the government takes, the general people will create alternatives to it in any way. I think that addiction through gambling is completely caused by the various activities of a gambler and no one else is responsible for it. No matter what system the government adopts, through gambling, the gambler quickly becomes greedy by winning or losing money, as a result of which the gambler easily throws himself into ruin. In order to be saved from the destruction of gambling, the common people have to be aware, otherwise it is not possible to be completely saved from its destruction.

[sotelorene]

The banning of platforms will lead to people finding circumvention methods to access them. The players need to be taught some basic methods to manage their money, the time spent online on casinos and the monthly or daily profit/loss spreadsheet maintaining.

By just this much people will start to rethink their decision to gamble in the first place. If that does not work, then we can bring in professional help. The governments can intervene in this process and make sure the anonymity of the person in question is kept intact.

As soon as someone sees how much they could have saved in a year from not gambling, they will start to avoid gambling.

Actually this is a situation on which it cant really be totally resolved out no matter which method or ways on which the government would really be trying out to. Lets say they regulate it and added up with those things mentioned but ending up that there would really be still issues that might be raised and ending up for them to be criticized just because they havent done something but on the time that they are trying out to ban to eliminate then people would really be finding up ways for them to play on which it would be ending up on the same blaming in the end of the day and thats why we cant really be able to say that this would be completely be resolved out but of course it would be that much more better if they would be applying something that would benefit and would let those gamblers be getting off with possible severe addiction but of course self discipline and control should really be the main concern.

It is true that the government cannot completely control this situation in any way, no matter how many steps the government takes, the general people will create alternatives to it in any way. I think that addiction through gambling is completely caused by the various activities of a gambler and no one else is responsible for it. No matter what system the government adopts, through gambling, the gambler quickly becomes greedy by winning or losing money, as a result of which the gambler easily throws himself into ruin. In order to be saved from the destruction of gambling, the common people have to be aware, otherwise it is not possible to be completely saved from its destruction.

The only way i can blame the Government somehow is because they have refused to create job employment  but then again, this should not be the reason people should use their hand and kill themselves by becoming an addict in gambling and the saddest part is that the Government do not give a shit about you whether you are an addict or not. people should at some point learn not depend on the Government because they wont do anything for the people and it is best one have this mindset so you will work hard to survive yourself and stop hoping on the corrupt system.

[Bryan jessy]

I doubt if any casino will want to set up such policy because it might seems like their own loss, the more addicted people are the more profit they make, when a person is addicted to gambling he just keeps gambling nonstop and guess what happens to the casinos; they make more profit especially when the player keeps losing to the game. Nevertheless even if such policy is already existing I doubt if some people will still obey it, so players are responsible for themselves, and should protect their money, have a budget to play with and quit playing once the limit is exceeded, there is no need to ban gambling and that approach is not even possible because how exactly will it be ban for what purpose also.

[purple_sparkles]

The only way i can blame the Government somehow is because they have refused to create job employment  but then again, this should not be the reason people should use their hand and kill themselves by becoming an addict in gambling and the saddest part is that the Government do not give a shit about you whether you are an addict or not. people should at some point learn not depend on the Government because they wont do anything for the people and it is best one have this mindset so you will work hard to survive yourself and stop hoping on the corrupt system.

I think it's important for every adult to realize as early as possible that the main person you can and should rely on is yourself. If other people or the government help you, that's great. But if they don't, it's not the end of the world, you can still handle life's challenges on your own. I believe it's best to build your plans with that mindset. When it comes to gambling, I think governments are focusing on the wrong approach by trying to impose more restrictions. In my opinion, prohibitions are unnecessary as long as a person's actions aren't harming others. Instead of introducing more bans, governments should invest in public programs that promote financial literacy. That way, people would be less likely to believe the illusion that gambling is a realistic way to become rich.

[hedgeh0g]

I doubt if any casino will want to set up such policy because it might seems like their own loss, the more addicted people are the more profit they make, when a person is addicted to gambling he just keeps gambling nonstop and guess what happens to the casinos; they make more profit especially when the player keeps losing to the game. Nevertheless even if such policy is already existing I doubt if some people will still obey it, so players are responsible for themselves, and should protect their money, have a budget to play with and quit playing once the limit is exceeded, there is no need to ban gambling and that approach is not even possible because how exactly will it be ban for what purpose also.

Gambling can be banned, of course, but it won't do much good, because players will still find ways to gamble, even when it's not visible or public. Furthermore, no one can protect players better than themselves, in my opinion. While it's certainly clear that players who are deeply addicted to gambling and are plagued by addiction need the help of others, including friends and family, as well as those who know how to treat them. In short, we need to take a broader view than just bans and other strict restrictions.

[Rubuchi]

It is true that the government cannot completely control this situation in any way, no matter how many steps the government takes, the general people will create alternatives to it in any way. I think that addiction through gambling is completely caused by the various activities of a gambler and no one else is responsible for it. No matter what system the government adopts, through gambling, the gambler quickly becomes greedy by winning or losing money, as a result of which the gambler easily throws himself into ruin. In order to be saved from the destruction of gambling, the common people have to be aware, otherwise it is not possible to be completely saved from its destruction.

government is an institution and also has the limitations it can go as it is only limited to dealing mostly with the institutions and not directly with the gambler. I mean the government can only try to set some regulations to control the frequency of the player which I also don't think that can be easily achieved because what is truly possible in controlling the people and protecting them from gambling addictions and negatives but can only get the gambling companies to not exploit a gambler or something that the government can easily achieve.

[Antotena]

The only way i can blame the Government somehow is because they have refused to create job employment  but then again, this should not be the reason people should use their hand and kill themselves by becoming an addict in gambling and the saddest part is that the Government do not give a shit about you whether you are an addict or not. people should at some point learn not depend on the Government because they wont do anything for the people and it is best one have this mindset so you will work hard to survive yourself and stop hoping on the corrupt system.

This is the problem, we blame government for our mistakes. Gambling is gambling, it has nothing to do with been employed or not having a job. There are people that fully employed and guess what, they wasted their salaries and wages on gambling and they don't even make profit from those money wasted. You can see that it's not government that it's the problem but people that does the gambling that are the problem, even people that are self employed gamble.

If gambling is ban and people are stop from gambling by the government, we are still going to blame the government from not allowing us to have free will to gamble, if they regulate it and ban some casino we will say that the government is restricting users to plenty of other opportunities and many more. I prefer gambling be allow and anyone that want to gamble can do all they have, it's not like if the government banned it people will stop gambling, they will always gamble.

[Findingnemo]

The only way i can blame the Government somehow is because they have refused to create job employment  but then again, this should not be the reason people should use their hand and kill themselves by becoming an addict in gambling and the saddest part is that the Government do not give a shit about you whether you are an addict or not. people should at some point learn not depend on the Government because they wont do anything for the people and it is best one have this mindset so you will work hard to survive yourself and stop hoping on the corrupt system.

This is the problem, we blame government for our mistakes. Gambling is gambling, it has nothing to do with been employed or not having a job. There are people that fully employed and guess what, they wasted their salaries and wages on gambling and they don't even make profit from those money wasted. You can see that it's not government that it's the problem but people that does the gambling that are the problem, even people that are self employed gamble.

If gambling is ban and people are stop from gambling by the government, we are still going to blame the government from not allowing us to have free will to gamble, if they regulate it and ban some casino we will say that the government is restricting users to plenty of other opportunities and many more. I prefer gambling be allow and anyone that want to gamble can do all they have, it's not like if the government banned it people will stop gambling, they will always gamble.

It is never possible to satisfy every citizen but the government has to do what is good for the most. But banning gambling will not solve the addiction, it just leads to unregulated casinos to flourish in the country that is even worse to track of the shady acitivites. But as both of you said not having a job is not an excuse to gamble and no one should ever see gambling as a source of income, if they do then sooner or later, got a job or not they are going to end up in financial problems.

[Jubilee58]

Many gamblers have become addicted to gambling because of the inability to control themselves while gambling. But it will be something nice if gambling platforms should deploy measures to control the activities of gamblers. It is obvious that many of the gamblers lack self control, and therefore gamble all the time, this type of gambling makes gamblers to loose money without even recovering them, and trying to gain back the money you have lost means  chasing losses, and the more you chase losses the more money you loose, but if the gambling sites can control your gambling activities, your losses will definitely be reduced.

[icebar]

I doubt if any casino will want to set up such policy because it might seems like their own loss, the more addicted people are the more profit they make, when a person is addicted to gambling he just keeps gambling nonstop and guess what happens to the casinos; they make more profit especially when the player keeps losing to the game. Nevertheless even if such policy is already existing I doubt if some people will still obey it, so players are responsible for themselves, and should protect their money, have a budget to play with and quit playing once the limit is exceeded, there is no need to ban gambling and that approach is not even possible because how exactly will it be ban for what purpose also.

Banning gambling will not really create any positive impact on people activity. Because now these betting sites have become so available that you can bet just by having a smartphone and internet. It is not possible to understand what a person is actually doing online. And in many countries, they may try to block access to betting sites by blocking IP, but even then, that step will not be very useful. Because there are thousands of betting sites that cannot be blocked at once. And people can use VPNs very easily to use the sites. But we should focus on increasing awareness about gambling. So that a person can bet as an adult and bet responsibly so that the amount of his loss is not so much that he cannot bear.

[HyperCodexV]

The banning of platforms will lead to people finding circumvention methods to access them. The players need to be taught some basic methods to manage their money, the time spent online on casinos and the monthly or daily profit/loss spreadsheet maintaining.

By just this much people will start to rethink their decision to gamble in the first place. If that does not work, then we can bring in professional help. The governments can intervene in this process and make sure the anonymity of the person in question is kept intact.

As soon as someone sees how much they could have saved in a year from not gambling, they will start to avoid gambling.

Actually this is a situation on which it cant really be totally resolved out no matter which method or ways on which the government would really be trying out to. Lets say they regulate it and added up with those things mentioned but ending up that there would really be still issues that might be raised and ending up for them to be criticized just because they havent done something but on the time that they are trying out to ban to eliminate then people would really be finding up ways for them to play on which it would be ending up on the same blaming in the end of the day and thats why we cant really be able to say that this would be completely be resolved out but of course it would be that much more better if they would be applying something that would benefit and would let those gamblers be getting off with possible severe addiction but of course self discipline and control should really be the main concern.

You can't force people to stop gambling. If they want to play, they will find a way, banned sites, VPNs, underground platforms. The government can regulate or ban, but it won't change the root cause.

[Hazink]

Taxes are convenient method used by governments on increasing funds instead of completely prohibiting gambling. Irrespective of the existing regulations, the users will find a way to use the restricted sites. This discrepancy between the law and the facts is real, and therefore prompting gambling reason is never going to be eliminated until loopholes to engage in this indulgence are eliminated.

I have never seen banning something as a total solution, especially to gambling addiction. If the government wants to do something that can be more beneficial to the people, they should tackle the casinos and know how they can limit gamblers and monitor their habits rather than banning gambling and the citizens can bypass those restrictions and go into other means of gambling, creating awareness programme and educating the people about gambling addiction can be more beneficial as well then when they take the decision to ban it.

[Chinesebaby]

This type of regulation will probably result in the improvement of the gambling industry, and I wish more countries would follow this instead of thinking about banning gambling, because gambling addiction has become rampant and already out of control.

These are the exact words that I believe could be part of the solution:

https://sigma.world/news/jresponsible-gambling-betting-customer-experience/

“In this context, tools such as deposit limits, loss limits, temporary breaks and self-exclusion mechanisms have become part of the customer journey. When signs of vulnerability are identified, customer support can direct users to organisations specialising in psychological support and treatment for gambling addiction.

The director explained that the objective is to build a relationship based on trust and support, free of judgement, while providing resources to help players maintain control over their gambling activity. This approach follows a trend observed in more mature regulated markets, such as the United Kingdom and other European countries, where consumer protection policies are already part of the business strategy of major operators.”

Aside from the country mentioned in this article, what other countries do you know that are following this kind of approach?

The truth about this explanation and ideology is that it may seems very brilliant on pieces of people, but very hard and difficult to implement effectively. Because in the first place, how will the casino's know when an individual is addicted to gambling or not? Because this is something that is very not possible to know from the backend of the casino dashboard, and moreover, imagine a casino that has over 10million users with an average of 500,000 active users, while the number of customer support is just 50 people, how will those 50 people be able to actively monitor the 10million users. You will notice that it's impossible to handle such. And even if you try to use A.I to monitor people's gambling activities and restrict some users when they gamble a certain amount, it won't be that effective. So it just takes people to be responsible and accountable.

[Questat]

It's almost impossible to protect a gambling addict, unless you will have to ban gamble. Although this could work for some gamblers I mean protecting them than a total gambling ban and that's if their mind is made up to stop gambling. but as for those gamblers who are addicted and haven't realize that they are addicted, the only way to protect This set of gamblers from gambling is to give it a total gambling ban if not that, they will still come back to gamble even though they are aware of the danger.

Gambling addicts who have no courage to admit it on their own selves will find it impossible to heal from gambling addiction. Gambling addiction requires counseling and therapies so if one addict does not receive any, how would he'll be able to get rid of addiction?

The last resort would be an entire ban for gambling. If all gambling sites will not be accessible anymore, then that could also put an end to the gambling urges of all these addicted gamblers. Eventually, gambling addiction will decrease its number.

[icebar]

It's almost impossible to protect a gambling addict, unless you will have to ban gamble. Although this could work for some gamblers I mean protecting them than a total gambling ban and that's if their mind is made up to stop gambling. but as for those gamblers who are addicted and haven't realize that they are addicted, the only way to protect This set of gamblers from gambling is to give it a total gambling ban if not that, they will still come back to gamble even though they are aware of the danger.

Gambling addicts who have no courage to admit it on their own selves will find it impossible to heal from gambling addiction. Gambling addiction requires counseling and therapies so if one addict does not receive any, how would he'll be able to get rid of addiction?

The last resort would be an entire ban for gambling. If all gambling sites will not be accessible anymore, then that could also put an end to the gambling urges of all these addicted gamblers. Eventually, gambling addiction will decrease its number.

A complete ban is not an easy solution to reduce the number of gambling addictions. Counseling and therapy are the only way to cure an addicted gambler. Moreover, if someone forbids an addicted gambler from gambling, that gambler starts getting more addicted. Bans damage an addicted gambler mentally. This causes great psychological damage in the long run. Nowadays, finding and disabling all gambling sites due to online is just foolishness. The advanced use of technology creates various unknown opportunities for gamblers to gamble. Therefore, I think that taking a gambler under counseling and therapy is the last resort. Because if there is no self-control, a gambler can get involved in gambling in any way.

[Proty]

The banning of platforms will lead to people finding circumvention methods to access them. The players need to be taught some basic methods to manage their money, the time spent online on casinos and the monthly or daily profit/loss spreadsheet maintaining.

By just this much people will start to rethink their decision to gamble in the first place. If that does not work, then we can bring in professional help. The governments can intervene in this process and make sure the anonymity of the person in question is kept intact.

As soon as someone sees how much they could have saved in a year from not gambling, they will start to avoid gambling.

Actually this is a situation on which it cant really be totally resolved out no matter which method or ways on which the government would really be trying out to. Lets say they regulate it and added up with those things mentioned but ending up that there would really be still issues that might be raised and ending up for them to be criticized just because they havent done something but on the time that they are trying out to ban to eliminate then people would really be finding up ways for them to play on which it would be ending up on the same blaming in the end of the day and thats why we cant really be able to say that this would be completely be resolved out but of course it would be that much more better if they would be applying something that would benefit and would let those gamblers be getting off with possible severe addiction but of course self discipline and control should really be the main concern.

It is true that the government cannot completely control this situation in any way, no matter how many steps the government takes, the general people will create alternatives to it in any way. I think that addiction through gambling is completely caused by the various activities of a gambler and no one else is responsible for it. No matter what system the government adopts, through gambling, the gambler quickly becomes greedy by winning or losing money, as a result of which the gambler easily throws himself into ruin. In order to be saved from the destruction of gambling, the common people have to be aware, otherwise it is not possible to be completely saved from its destruction.

The only way i can blame the Government somehow is because they have refused to create job employment  but then again, this should not be the reason people should use their hand and kill themselves by becoming an addict in gambling and the saddest part is that the Government do not give a shit about you whether you are an addict or not. people should at some point learn not depend on the Government because they wont do anything for the people and it is best one have this mindset so you will work hard to survive yourself and stop hoping on the corrupt system.

Government not creating job is not the reason why many people are into gambling. Majority of the people that are gambling has a source of income, even rich folks do gamble. As it is known human wants are insatiable, even if government happens to provide job for the citizens of a country people will still gamble because they will not be satisfied with there salary. Also don't forget that there are people that says they do gamble for entertainment. Therefore, Majority that are gambling is not doing so because they don't have job but because of not been contented with what they have.

[Finestream]

Having to hear a total gambling ban may be easy for us but in reality, that would also be difficult for the government itself especially that not all gamblers are addicts, and banning gambling could also mean losing the total revenues that the government have benefited from the taxes paid by a huge number of casinos. That is why if they can prioritize first to focused on player protection, they will stick on it rather than banning gambling entirely and lose all their opportunities that they can build from the massive funds paid by casinos.

[Grace333]

I basically don't know any country that is implementing this law to protect her citizens from self destruct but it is a good one and I would love it if more countries adopt this strategy. There are people who are losing valuable properties because of addiction if only these people had something to restrict them they wouldn't have gone that far, and this might also be a plus for casinos because countries that restrict its citizens from gambling could adjust their restriction so people can gamble with these protection scheme, and betting platforms wouldn't be tagged as a bad company or entertainment.