Topic: Gamble Responsibly - page 88. (Read 11069 times)

That is just a slang,a standard slogan which most gambling companies are forced by almost all the governments where they have their license from to put it in their website.In UK for example in every betfair,bet365,pinnacle and william hill to name a few bookmakers,their ads on TV end exactly with this slogan,gamble responsibly.

There is a problem though because as much as you can force this slogan all the people are different from each other and all the people have different characters so it does not work,people who fall to addiction need real professional help and not advises which anyone of us that has a lot of experience in gambling and has been a gamble for many years without signs of addiction can give.A lot more should be done in such regard although I like the advises here in general.

Gambling responsibly is a few words but hard to do for gamblers who build dreams in gambling and put their hopes in gambling hoping to get big wins, as said in this thread.
Especially for gambling addicts who find it difficult to gamble responsibly as a whole, they always chase defeat and expect big wins to cover the losses they have incurred while gambling.
There are some gamblers who also consider gambling as a fixed income for daily income so they think of gambling as working to double money. This wrong step in the gambler's mindset can end up making the gambler himself chase defeat and become a gambling addict.
But nevertheless for novice gamblers it is very good to learn to always commit to responsibility in their own betting.

Gambling is not the solution when one is in need of money, that's not a smart plan, because gambling itself is all about luck.

You are looking for money and gambling is the next thing that come to your mind? You will still need money to even play on any gambling platform.

While searching for money, there is a higher chance of losing your initial deposit, which could worsen your situation. If one truly needs money, gambling should be the last thing to consider.

If it's not completely free, look for better options, find a job, or do something else that doesn't rely on your luck.

A great deal of those people have never looked at the math behind the games or do not understand it to begin with, after all the randomness of the games can lead some people to deceive themselves into believing they can win at gambling, an example of this is the martingale strategy, which is a strategy many gamblers have come up on their own and on the surface it may look like a good idea, but when you put it into practice you realize how ineffective really is, unfortunately this basically means losing all the money you had at the casino so you can learn a very expensive lesson, and even then there are a few people out there that after getting such dismal results they refuse to give up.

I think the saying, "gamble responsibly" has become a chant that are being repeated over and over again, just so that people can continue doing it, without feeling guilty about the consequences.  

There should be some sort of preventative action being taken to screen gamblers that might be more prone to get addictive to gambling. Also, gambling addiction does not happen over night... it is usually a long-term bad habit.... so casinos should implement restrictions to limit gambling times for people who are gambling for too long periods and also people who make reckless bets.

I understand the need for people who know that they cannot control themselves well to stay away from gambling because some gamblers start as responsible before becoming irresponsible after some time, but if you are not like that and you are already a gambler, as much as there are negative sides to gambling, gambling has some positive side too that we often neglect to emphasize. Since we are are discussing gambling in general and some of the negative sides have been highlighted, it is fair that we also bring in some positive aspects of being a gambler and gambling that have been discussed before. Below are some positive characteristics of gamblers.


A positive evaluation of gambling.

PS: THIS IS NOT TO ENCOURAGE YOU TO GAMBLE

There are lots of people who have become rich from gambling, a lot - these are actually the ones running gambling websites... you can meet lots of them in conferences/conventions like ICE in London, iGB and more.

If you're looking for gamblers who got rich from placing bets? Maybe touts, tipsters, affiliates - and only then people "like" Billy Walters who had to be in jail for trading using insider information that wasn't available to the public - a normal "punter" or "bettor" or however you call it would have extremely hard times getting rich from gambling - you could however make it a side hustle if you only apply proper strategies, taking advantage of promotions like this:

https://gamblingfreebies.com/2023/04/16/how-to-make-2000-or-more-risk-free/

This is where the edge is on your side and that's why you can make some profits from it, but it's not going to change your life forever, that's for sure - only a lottery ticket can do that and the chances of winning the lottery are well known to be next to none.

The problem with responsible gambling is not so much the percentage of people who have problems with gambling but the harm it does to people who do have problems. Most people who gamble lead normal lives, and apart from the odd occasion where they ended up gambling more than they had planned, like the one who went out one night and ended up drinking more than they had planned, it doesn't cause them any major problems. The bad thing is that those who do have problems with gambling that they cannot control are on their way to financial ruin, often asking for loans to continue gambling or taking money from their loved ones.

That is why I welcome all the responsible gambling measures that have been implemented over the years.

but what are people doing inside gambling world? ruining their lives because of wrong treatment and decisioning ,
they even lose money and family because of gambling so best to learn not to become one.
there are mate some people become even richer because of gambling but we can only count them comparing to losers.

I laugh when someone claims they can make a living from gambling.
They may only win once or twice and conclude that gambling is easy to win and can be used as a job and I wonder what they really think so they can decide to make a living from gambling.
Gambling is an activity that does not have certainty or has a big risk of actually losing a lot of money, so how can a gambler make gambling his job.
Crazy assumptions that only stupid gamblers like this have must be removed so that there are no misunderstandings from new gamblers so that new gamblers do not follow what they are doing.

best to learn gambling first before depositing and playing because you will end up addicted or a complete loser like what we mostly see and read here.
and that expecting too much ? yeah I seen that being a problem of many people including some of m friends in real life who struggles a lot because of gambling.

Well, some gamblers are thinking gambling can make them rich quick so they're hoping to win huge when they're playing. Having such mindset is not right when you gamble because it is likely that you'll never stop playing until you reach that goal.

So don't gamble if you high expectation because that's not how it should be. Just play to have and fun so that you can enjoy more the games and not pressuring yourself to have a huge win. In addition, only use the money that you can afford to lose, it's the basic thing that many of us forget for not having discipline and self control.

People start gambling when they are in need of money. Sometimes they achieve it, sometimes they don’t. After getting the sufficient profits, some continue to gamble, as at that time they are addicted to gambling. Gambling addiction is very harmful I must say. People don’t care about the emotions, and in order to win a particular game, then can gamble anything and everything till they become broke. They are affected less, the ones who are affected by these actions are their family members. Still without listening to them, an addicted gambler crosses all paths and hence becomes completely bankrupt. It’s always advised to gamble in limit and responsibly. At least think about your family.

thanks about those in advance mate.
actually it is for everyone "That knows how to deal and how to control themselves" but only few that takes those steps before joining.
perfect advises , though it is already said thousand times before but people really don't want that to act and respond .

You've actually done and said very well as gambling responsibly is one thing that can't be over emphasized.
At the long run, the quest to make more money without any stress or with very little stress is what actually drives alot of people into greed and most times in gambling, greed leads to major depression and at the long run, one ends up fustrated.
Gamblers must learn how to manage their risk as risk management is a very great aspect of gambling because without risk management, no matter the strategy one uses for gambling, it might seem as if the strategy isn't working.
People must also know their limits, when to stop and when not to stop.

Play for fun and stick to your limits. Words to always remember when gambling.  It's always scary since you think 100% of your bank account is free to be used, but it's not, so as bothersome as it sound, proper finance planning should always be followed.

I mean it is true, blaming an external party when you lose isn't really going to do anything since the fact that you lost is simply your responsibility. I hardly doubt as well that any money related problems that arise due to that would be anyone's else fault but theirs.

Honestly speaking warnings means jack shit to most people especially if you consider how only after it's their problem that they start minding it, so calling it their own problem isn't really a stretch or anything.

Your expectation can be deceived you and a lot of gamblers fall for this because your enemy in gambling is not the platform, It is your own "MIND". It's about this that I'll tal about. How you guys ever wonder why majority of gamblers keep losing and only 5% are consistently winners? It is because they are aware that their mind is their enemy and the only way to become successful or to win consistently is to be friend with your mind. What do I mean by that? I'm simply talking about gambling psychology, it is the main factor why there are successful gamblers and there are losser gamblers. Those successful know how the gambling works like they know that it has really a nature of uncertainty wherein there are no 100% guarantee that your bet can turn into wins. I recently read a thread regarding a certain gambler who lose $1,000,000 because he bet on a team who has 1.01 odds because he thought it was a sure win but he was wrong and he lose $1,000,000. This just one of the example that everything can happen in gambling. If you can control your expectatioin and also have a good money management skill, you can know a certain bet if the potential reward is worth it or not. Once you control mind and understand the nature of gambling, you can easilly beat the system and make a lot of money from i

All of these reminders are for real until someone knocks himself off and then forgets all of it. Like what has been said that these reminders are easier said than done. We still see a lot of gamblers falling short on controlling themselves because it ain't easy.

And that's the hardest part of being a gambler. That can be said that it can be controlled by any means that we've got but then, when a gambler losses his mind on his bets, that's when the struggle starts.

yes, it can be controlled depending on how strong-willed is the person.  Mostly gamblers losses control the reason why they got addicted on gambling.


No it isn't a reposibility but vices.  When a gambler becomes hooked on gambling, it became a vice and not a responsibility.


I agree, in order to resist the temptation of gambling, we can initially remove our allocated funds for gambling and put them somewhere else.  This is one of the effective moves in hindering gambling addiction.  Take away the attention from gambling and get busy with other activities.

Gambling addiction is from inside mind. And that can be controlled. Some gamblers might take gambling as a responsibility because they placed bet every day some even save money just to place bet. And if gambling is from the heart then it is easy to say no whenever is forced to do so from the mind. Just to remove the mind from there at the moment and use the money that meant for the gambling to do something important things in the house. Or if possible use it to invest on bitcoin. Or always busy yourself with trading then gambling mindset will be gradually remove from the heart.