Topic: How can we help beginners not to get addicted - page 27. (Read 4164 times)

Yes, it's true that having a clue about what gambling addiction is, and it's possible causes, is likely to help an individual prevent his/herself from getting addicted to gambling, but that alone is never an effective criteria to eliminating gambling addiction, as we have seen many scenarios of people still of the full knowledge of gambling rules still get addicted, due to lack of self control and greed, and as such making those people stake more than they can always afford to lose. Hence, the only solution to eliminating gambling addiction is if people who are knowledgeable about gambling could have self control and eliminate greed, then only can they gamble safely.

Don't you think casino operators will even be happy there are more gambling addict? Because one secret about this casino business is that the more gambling addict, we have in the society, the more casino makes money, while the less there are gambling addict, the less they make money.

In the event that you're a newbie to gambling, you'll find that most of them are always in a hurry when it comes to gambling as well as in terms of making decisions, and one of the reasons may be that they are still very ambitious to really be able to get a big win like the other people they see, In the event that you're a newbie, which means they are new people who don't know about many things in gambling, especially about the consequences, and I'm sure that their hesitation in making decisions is all based on hope and belief about victory, where they are so sure that they will be able to get a big win.

What I know about KYC is that usually more gamblers are involved in casino sites that can be accessed without doing KYC, and also for some people KYC is a registration process that is too complicated in the midst of their rush to gamble, as you said and it is true that the main focus of most gamblers, especially those who come to earn, is how to get a win by thinking of all the ways such as strategies to beat the game.

That's how beginners should be, but what's happening now? it would be very different from what is in reality.
more beginners are too hasty in creating an account then making a deposit. They don't care about casino rules, they assume every casino will have the same rules.
when everything can be accelerated and passed what the beginner focuses on is the game. even gamblers don't have to do KYC when they first create an account. KYC provisions may only apply to certain accounts.

People who wants to playing gambling needs to research before they started because gambling is not as simple as they thinks. They can dragged deeper in gambling if they can't understand how gambling for them as many people already gets deeper in gambling without they realizes. People getting deeper in gambling because they see some people can win easily in their thought but that will not as easy for real. They don't see how much other people lose their money but they only see how much money people gets. That gives them an illusion about winning on the gambling is not too difficult but the real is really difficult to win in gambling.

They needs to open their eyes and see the reality that playing gambling too often can makes them becomes addiction and even if they don't tells to other people about their problem, they will becomes addicted to gambling. It's a hard works for people who known their close person who addicted to gambling because they must helps those who addicted to gambling to cure their addiction. But once again, people who addicted to gambling must realizes about their addiction and have openness to other people to tells about their problem. That will gives a way for people to start helps them with the right solutions.

I think it's oneself before one go into gambling he/she should have done a thorough research and assimilated every rules and regulations guiding it inorder to know how to go about it,it's not about awareness  it's about understanding what you are about to go into .
Some just come up with the mindset of making money so quick and end up becoming addicted with being informed..just as they say an Investment in knowledge pays more,you can't venture into something without knowing the full details of what it is.

So rather you do what's needful by taking time,even without the casinos updating you about the rules guiding the game you should know yourself so as to know when to gamble and when not to.and I don't think the gambling casinos,sites for companies have such time to  let out such awareness,so the better a beginner gambler knows this the better for him.

This is very correct, some gamblers bring their needs and problems to the casino making them more prone to losses because they would want to make sure to win by any means which could actually mean desperation on their side because been desperate will definitely affect your decision and how you see the games you play because you are wanting to get it at all cost so at some point you can possibly be irrational because you are not in the best mindset to get exactly the kind of results you are actually aiming at getting.

Seeing gambling as a source of income even to experienced gamblers isn't at some point a good idea and so it becomes even a worse idea for gamblers who are yet to become experience and are just starting so it's mostly best to just gamble without much expectations and probably gather experience especially for the newbies Gamblers who just got to gambling newly, but gambling to make money or as a source of income will always be wrong.

Every gambling site tells about the dangers of addiction, that's why there is a section which is usually called responsible gambling, but unfortunately, gamblers will ignore this section and not read it, but even if you read it, it doesn't mean it will prevent gamblers from becoming addicted, awareness of gambling responsibly must be present from yourself so you can avoid addiction, and no newbie will get addicted because every addiction needs a process, meaning he will become addicted when he has been gambling for a long time. I don't know for sure whether there is a way that can make players avoid addiction except by constantly reminding them when we see that he had gone too far in gambling but everything had to come from himself

That's not our responsibility, the best that we can do at most is to warn them the implications and dangers of gambling to themselves and the people around, it's not a welcoming thing to even do because you're not really minding your own business and it's a bad thing to do to get in the way of what others do in their life, that's how you can easily get into trouble without you knowing that you've already caused it. The best thing to do is to guide them, they ask the questions you answer them, give them tips but not intrude on how they play.

That's not the company's responsibility though, sure they can give out some warnings like those cigarette packs having those labels and warnings but that's the extent of what they have to do, we have to remember that gambling companies care that their customers are addicted to them so they can generate more money out of those poor souls, they're not going to go out of the way preventing that, if anything, they're probably going to help at curing the addiction at best but that's being optimistic at how they operate as gambling business.

You've got it right! Each person's gambling journey is unique. Listening to others can help, but your own experiences are what truly shape your understanding. Developing a personal approach to gambling can lead to more enjoyable and responsible experiences. It's all about discovering what works for you and sticking to safe gambling habits.

Beginners are vulnerable to gambling addiction and may fall victim to it at any moment during their gambling session. It could be during their first win or maybe after a huge loss. Not everyone is privileged to read or communicate with experienced gamblers. And with the high rate of newbies who chase losses, it's a fact that lots of beginners don't bother reading or collaborating with experts who would help educate them on the risks of gambling excessively, chasing losses, and its dreadful impact on the gambler who chooses to utilize such strategy. Hence, fresher gamblers must get or seek some help. If a gambler is getting dragged to being addicted by lots of factors like money, and loss of it, rearranging his gambling strategy to free up himself from such danger is the right thing to do. Gamblers are not expected to sit back and accept gambling addiction or allow it to ruin their life.

It could show up unexpectedly but wouldn't drown a gambler without his notice. Sometimes the gambler realizes he's in danger and sits comfortably without looking up ways of settling the arising problem. An expert or experienced player is the right person to assist the gambler, yet the gambler may not understand that he needs to share his problems in online gambling communities to learn how other gamblers deal with addictive signs. There are lots of educational technologies like blogs, Twitter, forums, wikis, etc., where gamblers can read rich information on such matters, but it seems like they get clouded with the thoughts of making money and recovering their losses. Just like drowning a person who doesn't want to scream for help, the player will get drowned in addiction, beyond getting saved. The earlier the better, players should observe their new behavioral change with some self-examination. 

This is a mistake a lot of people make. People that are new to gambling as well as veterans in gambling do make this mistake as well. Admittedly, people who are just entering the gambling scene, in their false orientation of gambling as a quick way to make or double your money, use money meant for someone else to gamble hoping for a win in a bid to make some money for themselves.
I can see how beginners could easily make this mistake. In most cases, the outcome doesn’t end up well.

I don't see any reason why a gambling company would do anything to keep people away from gambling when their revenue is generated by it. They wouldn't do it, they don't need to, all they can do is give a warning and that's it, remaining is the responsibility of the gambler and companies that work on such things. You can't have a board in front of your shop telling people they will get sick if they eat cold stuff when you are selling ice cream.

Besides, I don't think that the fact why so many people get addicted to gambling is because they are unaware of its effects and that it can have negative consequences, but it is mostly because they don't have patience and self-control, and even if they start gambling with the thought that they wouldn't get addicted to it, they would still get addicted to it because of this reason.

I agree with you, when gambling addiction is causing huge damage to a community then in that sense a government should take strict actions against its promotion. But, I believe they should also take actions against the casinos or all those services that they are allowing in their country. However, again I believe the gamblers are smart enough to find ways to gamble online, and governments can't track and stop such gamblers. I agree that the best way to stop gambling addiction is to run awareness campaigns that teach youngsters about the dangers of the addiction but it should be done in a peaceful way.

The intention and purpose of making money dominates in their brains, especially beginners, so it is only natural that they do not think at all in the direction of preventive measures that can save them from the possibility of addiction, and also yes, this inability to think rationally is also experienced by gamblers who have entered the addiction phase, which is clearly the problem is that they always think about ways to get money as you said above, such as thinking about various strategies or other things in order to increase the chances of winning.

This is what makes it difficult for most gamblers to implement various precautions that may not even think about it, so it is quite natural that in the end they experience a lot of problems losing money. The interest and confidence will be even higher when they succeed in winning their first victory, which some even assume and think that gambling can be used as an intermediary to get rich instantly, basically it is quite difficult to change the way of thinking or change the point of view on gambling in a more correct direction if from the beginning they have already seen gambling as a way to earn.

Perhaps, this could be catalogued as an unpopular opinion from me, but I think it would be productive for beginners within the gambling world to be taught about the law of probabilities or the laws of chances and who it is applied to casinos and bets in general.
I have got the impression, those who have been left without a penny because their constant engagement with slots machines and dices is because from the beginning they did not have much of a formal education on how gambling actually works and the laws which work behind gambling itself for the house to have advantage over us in the long term.

I mean... It is not uncommon to heard or read from someone on the internet who had claimed to have "defeated the system" and be about to make money off gambling in a constant way, the sad reality is that those claims come from the ones who are the least informed on the laws of chances.

It would be similar to some inventor talking about who he is about the creste a perpetual motion machine (he would need some money to build it), I could assure you, anyone saying things like that have never gone through a class of basic thermodynamics.  

After all. Isn't Ignorance the fastest path towards destruction of oneself?

It's not about restricting them from gambling but making them aware of bad impacts of gambling addiction.
The right way to do it is already mentioned by you that they need to be taught about gambling.
Only when they know what gambling is about, they will be able to find out it's bad impacts and addiction.
There should be some kind of workshops that people should conduct which teaches people the negative impacts of gambling addiction.

Actually the process of getting addicted to gambling could come from many ways however when we talk about the possibility of a beginners who doesn't have a good understanding about gambling to become an addict, I doubt if that would caused him of becoming addicted because in as much as he or she may not have a good understanding about gambling doesn't mean that he doesn't understand the risk involved, so in that case the only way he will become an addict is when he start gambling with greed to get rich overnight and from there he will become overwhelmed with the desire to get rich.

And also one of ways at which most people normally get addicted is actually when they held with a pressing financial needs when he doesn't have a source of income, so they would project all there interest and devotion to gambling in other to meet up those needs so from there he can easily become an addict because he will become desperate to win.

I think just as you mention here, the best way is to educate people before they go in and do something that they may regret. I think this goes for most things in lif that might become a habit. If people done know the potential harms or risks before they do something, they are going to be a lot more prone to making mistakes if they hadent known otherwise.

It turns out that the most important thing is to know in advance what gambling brings you to. I think the most important thing in the fight against gambling addiction is to understand that they can become a real trap. As soon as gambler start playing, it seems like it's just entertainment, but then he realize that they can pull you in harder than you thought. For me personally, it became a realization that you need to be warned and not let yourself get carried away to such an extent that you lose control. It is important to remember that health and happiness are much more important than possible winnings.
I understand that there are lucky people, but this is not about me.

The possible main reason because of the money once they see the possible chance of winning a large amount they want to keep grinding the lever and make a bet, we cannot deny people who need money have the most urge to play gambling. It depends on you how you will see gambling if you find gambling as part of a source of money seems this is not suitable for beginner gamblers because their emotions as being a first timer is different to those people who have experience. If you have a concern to them guide them, but still not as you are the one who decides on their game, let them learn, have a mistake, and enjoy.