Topic: An alternative to gambling with money. - page 20. (Read 4282 times)

I support your opinion. If a gambler has an addiction and wants to get rid of it he needs to give up gambling completely for a while and try to find something to do which will bring him pleasure and allow him to distract himself. This is a difficult task, but it is solvable if the effort and follow his goal. I may be wrong, but it seems to me that computer games can distract a person while he is experiencing a craving for gambling.

The alternative of gambling with fake money will not satisfy a gambling addict, they can only hold for a moment to stop but later if they have a little money they will aim for real gambling. Honestly that doesn't really help at all, because an addict who wants to quit should focus on fighting himself and not fighting fake money bots.

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Although the original idea behind the creation of such apps was to provide a platform were individuals can practice their betting skills without loosing money before actually gambling with real money, i still find it useful to those trying to quit because they keep loosing money.

Using fake money gambling application might be a good platform to curb gambling addiction but it would fail if there is no will power or determination to quit. Like you rightly pointed out mate that these application was mainly designed to improve gambling skills and experience. It might serve as a tool of increasing the addiction. After using the application to master some skills, most addicts might want to apply those skills to real gambling. Its just like advising a sex addict to curb his sexual drive by watching pornography.

Using fake money gambling application might be a good platform to curb gambling addiction but it would fail if there is no will power or determination to quit. Like you rightly pointed out mate that these application was mainly designed to improve gambling skills and experience. It might serve as a tool of increasing the addiction. After using the application to master some skills, most addicts might want to apply those skills to real gambling. Its just like advising a sex addict to curb his sexual drive by watching pornography.

the excitement is still different when it comes to using fake or actual money. so they won't really appreciate using those play money. it will create more desire in gambling. better totally get out or not. someone need to be firm about their decision, else, they will suffer the consequences. it is only them that can truly deviate themselves from this gambling activities. no one will do it for them.

Using fake money gambling application might be a good platform to curb gambling addiction but it would fail if there is no will power or determination to quit. Like you rightly pointed out mate that these application was mainly designed to improve gambling skills and experience. It might serve as a tool of increasing the addiction. After using the application to master some skills, most addicts might want to apply those skills to real gambling. Its just like advising a sex addict to curb his sexual drive by watching pornography.

The most popular suggestion you can get when trying to quit gambling especially when you are continuously loosing money is mostly that you should just stop gambling itself. This sounds like an almost impossible task for many who are already hooked to it and just hearing that alone is discouraging. A better suggestion and an alternative to quitting gambling completely is to start betting with fake money gambling apps. With FAKE MONEY GAMBLING APPS, you can continue gambling on the app even on live games, but with fake money. So in reality you can maintain the experience you derive from gambling and not loose any money except the fake one in the process.

Although the original idea behind the creation of such apps was to provide a platform were individuals can practice their betting skills without loosing money before actually gambling with real money, i still find it useful to those trying to quit because they keep loosing money.

In Order of user rating and for suggestion sake, some of the best fake money gambling apps according to user experience, core functionality & innovative solution are (please note that some of these apps still offer real gambling services, and if you really want to stop loosing money, you should avoid)                                                                                                                                          source

What is your opinion on Fake money gambling apps, do you recognize the potential I think they have to assist in reducing the number of gamblers who loose real money?

In the first place, the addicted gamblers might not want to test these fake apps since why should they try it if it won't give them a good real profit. These guys just came from real gambling then they will be convinced to try those virtual money games, they might respond to what the ***k is happening and they are giving a suggestion to undergo that kind of treatment.

A good treatment is to not let these gamblers face any forms of gambling be it real or not. They will soon be used on it if they are really serious to change. Giving them excitement while playing virtual gambling might cause another problem and won't help them change their gambling habit.

When someone is quitting gambling, there should be no involvement in any gambling-related stuff even if they are playing with fake money. I don't see how it becomes a big help to overcome gambling addiction where in fact they are just doing the same thing but no real money is involved. The excitement of winning here will just lead them to return to gambling. This idea will just make the problem worst. Didn't you even think that?

There are lots of entertainments and activities that these people can try. Why still gambling-related?

Think outside the box or much better if you will totally remove the box. There are other ways to make these addicted gamblers overcome their gambling problems without the need of luring them to test those games.

Fake money will only increase the appetite for an addict to gamble with real money. Taking a break will help faster and can also help reduce the addictive nature of gambling. A better option is to engage the addict with some thing that has no business with gambling possibly making them spend more time around their family and loved ones other than suggesting placing bets with fake money

A better suggestion and an alternative to quitting gambling completely is to start betting with fake money gambling apps. With FAKE MONEY GAMBLING APPS, you can continue gambling on the app even on live games, but with fake money. So in reality you can maintain the experience you derive from gambling and not loose any money except the fake one in the process.

For starters, it will be fun. But as you go on and play it there will be the boring part.
I once played one, an android application, and I can say it gave me entertainment when I was playing it but it doesn't give the same punch as you are in risking real money.
Time consuming, yes, to get away from being addicted to real gambling and that's the purpose it. Can it help? Yes, for a bit time. But there's a possibility it will lead you back because it became like a simulation of what you will do next.

What is your opinion on Fake money gambling apps, do you recognize the potential I think they have to assist in reducing the number of gamblers who loose real money?

Indeed, also there's no such fun in playing using fake money that will only make us to play with real ones. I believe that it will not be called gambling without risking something in reality, what's the point of gambling if you are not playing with real money right? We just need a self discipline so that we can avoid addiction.

Gambling with fake money is somehow a bankroll saver.  Sometimes people just want to have fun disregarding profit from gambling so having apps with fake money to play is a good thing.  But, as the earlier reply said, it can be a trigger to yearn for the real thing.  So I guess this alternative app is a double edge sword, it can make you avoid real money losses and it can urge you to bet real money on the casino.  But for sure this isn't the best way to control addiction or isn't one of the ways to control gambling addiction.