Topic: A Resident commissioner stops gambling operators. - page 2. (Read 654 times)

I don’t see it that way. If we follow the proper process, it should go like this:

1- The government approves licenses for gambling operators.
2- Casinos operate and generate income.
3- Casinos pay the correct taxes.

so, if the government believes gambling is linked to illegal activities, why would they approve it in the first place?

I think the bigger issue isn’t gambling itself but the lack of proper law enforcement. Instead of addressing their shortcomings, they just shift the blame to gambling which I think normal for corrupt leaders.

Yes, that's true. If these people are licensed to operate, the only people who can stop their operations are those higher-ups who are mandated by the law to stop the operation if they deem it right to do so; if not, the commissioner will be charged and suspended. If the commissioner has the power, these operators only option is to relocate their operation to another region.

If you ask, I would say a country like Uganda should not allow gambling locally. The country has a lot to do and they have a long to go. No matter how you set your rules, crime will continue to increase in a country like Uganda if you allow gambling locally. Some of my countrymates do business in some African countries including Uganda, where their business often gets attacked.

The lawmakers and the police are mostly corrupt. If you cannot control something, then you should not allow it. I believe there are no casino monitor systems in Uganda. All those gambling agents or operators doing illegal business that do not have a license.

I think this is a bold step and as well will put a stop or limits some illegal activities that had been generated from irresponsible gambling habits, some people might be thinking it's actually wrong for the commissioner to have done that but then looking at the crime rates and illegal activities it's all generated from gambling simply when an addicted gambler want to meet up with his gambling habits.

I believe it’s a bold move by the commissioner since there’s no law against them when it comes to government regulations. From my perspective, gambling operators are not necessarily the root cause of the problems in this situation, but they only do play a role in enabling it. Gambling can lead to addiction and when people start losing more than they can afford it can push them into desperate solutions which are not solutions like theft or other crimes just to recover their losses. 

However, I logically think that shutting down the operators or slot machines may not address the deeper issue like poverty and lack of education on responsible gambling, which is the case in most African countries. It feels more like a short term fix than a real solution. The focus should also be on creating awareness or providing alternatives for those struggling and regulating the industry better to prevent exploitation. It’s a difficult issue, but fixing it needs more than just banning those stores, as they can easily run in black markets, or go to online casinos.

Seriously you don't have to ask, were gambling thrives crimes always follow, maybe they have arrested some criminals and in the end they confess that they need to pay some debt back because they lost money at the casino.

Some casinos are also too good at organised crime, illegal money and embezzlement of funds, they will do all these and hide under the casino company, so whatever they are facing in that city it is for the best.

This is also why casinos can't operate without being registered, even online casinos are the most concerned about crime empire operation, there will never be a room for decentralised casinos.

Adding a link would have been more appropriate, but I was still able to see related news by search. And yes, I think so! According to the link: "The directive aims to tackle a surge in theft and other crimes linked to gambling." If there are no crimes backed by undeniable evidence, the government will not do that but focus on collecting taxes. We all know the evil behind some gambling establishments, the internet is full of stories to back that up. They could aid illegal cash flows which could help the worst heinous activities by simply hiding under gambling to cover for themselves and their dangerous affiliates.

You are probably right and they should first of all think about creating jobs. I do not want to say that a lot of gambling is also good, there should not be too much of it in people's lives so that they do not immerse themselves in it every day thinking how to get rich on it. After all, gambling allows you to relax from work or have fun, and the rest of the time, at least I, devote time to my family, work, because this is the basis of my life. To be honest, I cannot imagine how it is possible to gamble without work and family, but I think there are many such players. The main thing is to set priorities correctly.

The actions taken by the district commissioner in Butaleja to crack down on gambling are understandable if there is strong evidence that gambling has a negative effect in the district, so far gambling is often associated with various social problems, such as addiction and financial losses that can ultimately trigger crime.

However, I personally also think that the commissioner should take more comprehensive steps, because indeed banning gambling alone may not be enough to solve the root of the problem, as we know that Butaleja is a district that has been hit by a lot of corruption, unemployment and poverty, so that to overcome crime, the district commissioner of Butaleja should focus more on the economic development of their current community, so that when the citizens have jobs and a well-established economy, gradually the crime will disappear.

When the welfare of the community there is not so guaranteed and the economic life is unclear and there are no job vacancies, it will demand criminal acts. This is not a matter of whether or not there are gambling machines, because even if there are none, theft will still occur. I agree that from the beginning gambling there was intended only for business, but what is the role of the government in providing income opportunities there? do not pretend to discredit gambling but in reality the government does not care at all to provide jobs.

This may be a good step taken by the commissioner because in reality it actually reduces the commission of crimes like the one you mentioned.
Then we can see the commissioner's concern on the other side in reality.

So, I don't see anything wrong with that, it may be negative for some and they didn't like what was done but if we look at the good effect, it can also be considered somehow.
It may be that the operator also violated something that's why it happened like that.

Being that in Uganda I imagine that gambling is an added problem to the low income people have and all that goes with it. I would be surprised to see such a news item in the UK or the EU, also because a district commissioner has no powers to do that. I believe that this region has many more problems and that what is happening with gambling is just another symptom.

First and foremost I don't think it's right for a resident district commissioner to stop those gambling firms to cease operation in that area, he acted as if he already know that gambling activity could be the reason for the crimes he mationed but be it as it may even though such crimes are on the rise in that area, it shouldn't be a reason to closed down such businesses after all those are businesss that are been owned by individuals and as such those individuals never told anyone to go and thief or commit any financial crimes in other to gamble, for me I see timidity in the action of that commissioner, giving such others may not solve such problems if they do exist because we're talking about a particular district, what happens to other districts, they suspects can still commits those crimes here and go to another district to gamble I think he was in a haste to make decision though I don't know how long it took him to decide on this, but I think he would've weigh options before deciding on the next line of action, although we dont know there laws their but no matter what, thorough investigation is suposed to be made before anything unless the gambling firms are been find guilty of aiding criminal activities in the area.

A lot of things can lead to theft and not only gambling. If economy of the country is poor and people are suffering, there will be high rate of theft. Drug is another thing that can increase theft. The commissioner just did that from his own understanding on how to comb theft. The bet shops should be moved to a rich environment and let's see it theft will increase in such a place. The poor suffers more from the government.

The commissioner is concerned about crime problems, fulfilling his duty to protect society from swindlers, robbers, and other unscrupulous people. In turn, he found a way to stop some crime by banning gambling. There are two truths: one is the Commissioner's duty, and the other is the desire of people to play. I believe that casinos should be located in those countries and areas where the standard of living of people is not equal to poverty since people who are desperate and have lost their last money are like cornered animals ready to commit any crime.

Most of them will be having this kind of approach or mindset because money making is much more important than on the condition of people who do it. Actually gambling business doesnt really require you to play and on the moment that you've seen some platforms or places out there on the place then its up to you whether you do play or not, it will really be in accordance into your preference whether you do stop the business because you dont like on whats happening or will be continuing and wont care about their conditions? Business minded people will really be having this kind of thinking because business is business, as long they can make money then they dont really care on what are the situations that you might be ending up into as long they can make money on which this is their main priority.

Wherever businessman who builds gambling place must only care about developing his business and does not care about the impact or various problems caused by gamblers because they only provide place and various game machine to be able to generate profit money, related to all problems that occur and are done by gamblers are entirely the responsibility of each individual and it is their own fault for not being able to control themselves.
When someone is addicted and truly dependent, even if place is closed and cleaned up against casino or gambling house, it will not affect anything because the gamblers can still go to other places outside their area of ​​residence or use online gambling to fulfill all their desires in gambling, I think what commissioner does will not really run perfectly if that is the only reason.

When we do speak about crime rate in overall then there's really a few reasons on which these things do happen and not really just that on gambling alone. If these operators had seen that there's a sudden spike when it comes to the numbers because of building up a business into their vicinity then they will be able to notice it out but if they will be trying out to compare before and after on which if there's no changes when it comes to numbers then its a good but if there's a jump then its impossible that for you not to be able to determine on whats the root cause. Good thing on here is that these operators are really that in concern into their fellow country men and really that mindful about into the effects that it did give. We cant make out some conclusion that it was because of gambling but to know that theres indeed a possibility.

Kudos into these operators on which at least they do show off some concern about it because if you arent that showing off some concern into other people then you wont really be thinking off any kind of these actions and will be deciding to run the business and makes money with it because once that people do get addicted then it will really be that hard to stop and if it comes into a time that you dont have money then it will really be that resulting to crime and other correlated things on which this do simply brings up that harm and bad thing to the society. Its just good that these operators do sees out that problem and had stopped on which its a good move.

A commissioner could have the power to do that as long as there are laws in the country that support his decision. Otherwise, it would be an illegal action if the commissioner pushes his decision even if there's no order from the higher position in the government. Or if gambling is legal, then it shouldn't lose its operation as easy as that.

You did not drop the link to the story, maybe I would have gotten more details about the story and the real reason why casinos operators have been stopped from operating in that region. If truly casinos over their have been involved in criminal activities, I believe all casinos over there are guilty of that offence. Focus and attention should have been channelled towards putting in place regulations and strict supervisions on the casinos to fish out the bad ones. Stopping all casinos from operating will not only affect the casino owners, it will greatly affect the casino workers who has been displaced from their jobs. The action taken by the commissioner is a reflection of his hatred for gambling and not necessarily because he cares about the welfare of the gamblers.