Topic: How Does Gambling/Casino Ads Help An Addicted Gambler Who Wants To Stop Gambling (Read 739 times)

It might be difficult not to be tempted for the first time or in the early stages because we still often play gambling. But if we really want to leave gambling, maybe we need to stay away from seeing those ads so there is no desire to return to online or offline casinos. This is important for those who want to stop gambling from realizing it because not many can do it because of the many temptations we find, especially when we explore the internet without limits. If we take this seriously, I'm sure the gambling ads won't tempt us back to the casinos and we should be able to get over it pretty easily.

You really are not in a quitting stage if at the sight of ads you are hooked or back again, the first thing you should conquer is the sight, if you can still see those ads and are not tempted to play again, then you are in the big step of quitting gambling, even if you are away from the internet the memory will trigger the urge to gamble again, the internet is very important to all of us if you can't use the internet without having to go back to gambling, then you are not really that serious.

My experience with gambling addictions are limited, but I have friends who were struggling with alcohol and tobacco addictions and for them it's almost impossible to be around people who are doing the things they are trying to stay away from. With gambling addictions I am assuming it is going to be same. Receiving advertising on a daily basis from casinos must be very hard and I expect many recovering addicts are struggling with it.  As far as I know there is no way to opt out of gambling advertising when browsing the internet. You can unsubscribe from a casino newsletter, but this doesn't include other ads you see online. And there is no real option to stay away from the internet all together. We all need to stay online and connected for our jobs. The only solution I am seeing is to use ad blockers as a browser addin to not see any advertising online.

Very much agree.

During this modern times, it's really a necessity now to have an accessible gadget to have your things to do done in short period of time. Cellphones and laptops are needed to function in this day. It's no longer a luxury, but a necessity to have an operational gadget and application you can use to accomplish your tasks whether it is intended for school requirements or work related. Hence, the struggle of those who want to withdraw from their gambling addiction is getting so much harder because of the demands and the current way of living.

If you are an addicted gambler and you want to withdraw, it'll be so hard to just abandon your gadgets and the internet altogether because you have to work in order to earn money. However, the temptations of opening up a gambling website or installing an app is just at the palm of your hands. This is why most gamblers fail to quit because of the easier access we have now.

I think going to therapy and undergoing certain treatment specially made for a gambling addict is one of the best ways to quit gambling with lesser probability of undergoing relapse and repeated cycle of withdrawal and going back. If gamblers will just quit instantly, there's a higher chance he'll just go back because of craving for thrill and enjoyment he's used to. The best approach would be slowly removing it from someone's system without so much restriction and pressure being put into them. That way, they won't crave for it and they'll hardly be affected by the advertisements online.

Without a doubt it is becoming more and more difficult to leave behind any kind of addiction than in the past because now things are way more easy to access, and giving up our phones or computers is not very realistic either as a great deal of our jobs are now done through the use of computers, so addicted gamblers are in deep trouble as the tool they use to access all kind of information online can also be used to access their biggest weakness and they cannot get rid of it matter how hard they may try.

Not only optimistic, but we also need more than that in order to stop gambling when we are in a state of gambling addiction.  We need strong will and self-control to overcome that uncontrollable urge to gamble.


Indeed the challenges is very difficult, even staying away from things that is related to gambling is quite hard. so we need a lot more effort to control ourselves since we need to stay away from the sites that advertise gambling.  At most, we should keep ourselves away from internet to avoid such ads.

But dont make yourself get into that point on where you do seek off for some external help which is something not everybody would be preferring because they are really ashamed on what they had into.

Even myself wont really be taking this as an option yet you could eventually quit up if you wanted to.Its true that it would really be depending on someones self control or discipline

since not all are not that strong and discipline on coping or avoiding on something.When you do have addiction problems then it would really be that just
normal that you would be tending to avoid all sorts of things which is related to it.Some might say that those cant make some effect but you cant
really able to say so or make out conclusions.

Some people may be able to control themselves eventually.
Lucky for that person if he is still healthy and can control the excessive addiction.
For some people to control themselves is not very easy.
Some of them have tried to be disciplined and distract from their excessive addiction but in the end they still come back to lose money.
Here also the role of the family or the closest person will be very important to help pull him out of addiction.

Gambling can be addictive if we don't know how to organize and fix ourselves. Some persons fighting gambling addiction is doing that as a result of self control and the people around them. To relinquish from gambling addiction the people around us can be of great help to help us stop gambling too much.
Gamnking add can also have effect on a gambler making them to have a rethink about going to gamble again especially when they are trying their best to make sure that the stop gambling by all means.

^Definitly right and that is the right way as a good gambler.
Do not focus on gambling if you did not want to be addicted and ads there is nothing we can do, even though there are a lot of them as long as you know how to fight your urge, they are just nothing. Fighting and controlling your urge is not an easy way, so as I have said, do not focus on gambling and find some things that you can alternate on it. If you really want to stop you can stop even seeing ads on street.
However, this actually happened in my real life but I still cope and find a better place that heals my addiction.

Being away in the internet these days is just too hard to imagine because internet is already a big part in our lives, but if it’s the only way to heal your gambling addiction, then do it. And maybe delete all your gambling apps in your phone too so that you will not be tempted anymore. If you do it with strong determination with some family support, I think you will succeed from leaving gambling for good.

To be honest, someone who has a gambling addiction will be easily influenced and come back again when they see anything related to gambling. Especially if they often see gambling ads every time they make something, such as when playing games and others. Because we know how many gambling ads are online today, wherever, there are always these ads. So this will remind them of gambling activities and attract them back. Maybe not everything will be that easy, however, this could be one of the factors of failure.

What's more, someone who is undergoing treatment for gambling addiction should not get distractions related to gambling because sometimes this will complicate the treatment process. What is more important is, to stay focused on recovering from gambling ads, and tell someone who is an expert about the problems you are facing, including distractions like this. So, you can be better able to control and control yourself even if you see ads or other things.

Find a good reason why you are staying away from gambling and be religious to it.
If you decide to change, always remind yourself why you are changing for the betterment of yourself.
Ads will always be there as you browse the net. You can always opt to not staying long over the internet.
As you said, make yourself busy with other worthwhile activities. It is only you who can truly help yourself for this change.

It’s hard to stay away from gambling if you are still seeing a lot of gambling ads all over the internet, but you can’t stop the trend about gambling, you should be the one to hide from it and divert yourself into another hobby that you will get interested. Yes, fight and control it, you can always stop your gambling addiction as long as you also set things right.

Yes, and remember that this ads being displayed but any websites? they make money out of it, like when someone click or even play on that site. So still very dangerous world for recovering gambling addicts, you need to have the self discipline and determination to not get yourself be tempted and lure back because you see an ads and something gets you nervous. Make your self busy, do some meditation on the side if you feel like there is an itch inside you wanting to get back to gambling again. For sure if you practice self control, no amount of adverts will make you comeback, it starts on our brain and we should take control of our emotions.

Ads can lure an addict back to gambling but every one should be accountable for their actions. Gambling ads cannot seize because gamblers are getting addicted this where discipline and determination comes in. it is best the gambler engage themselves in things that will make them distracted during such advert. Gambling companies make their publicity and offers through this adverts so it is the duty of the gambling addict victim to distract themselves from those advert to avoid been lured

Fortunately I'm currently in a position where the money I lose I am comfortable with losing however this hasn't always been the case.
Intrusive advertising has always been difficult for me, even if it's just an increased odds on a Sportsbet eg: Haaland to score.

However I feel very fortunate with improvements to sites such as GamBan, that without I feel a lot more people would be struggling.
It's definitely something that makes it harder to an addicted gambler, however I can't see much change coming in terms of it.

Nowadays sports betting ads are everywhere: TV commercials, Sports team sponsors, Athlete ambassadors, what's next?

One thing that really stands out [is notable], is the example of Paul Merson,an ex-footballer who's now a commentator/pundit for Sky Sports came public and talked about his own addiction that seemed pretty extreme, however he now has to be part of promoting the gambling that Sky offer.
^ I feel this especially something needs to change

We must be optimistic if we want to stop gambling so that any influence will not bring us back to gambling, even though the challenges are difficult but at least we must stay away from anything related to gambling, if for example we only see gambling advertisements accidentally then it has no effect unless he intentionally accesses gambling account then it is likely to return to bet in gambling.

Truth is, they don't, and they will assume that all the ads, newsletters, and every material that they're sending out is harmless. That's why self-exclusion is implemented for them not to get bombarded by these ads that could potentially bring back their urge to gamble and destroy their streak of not gambling and destroying their lives. They rely mostly on user input and autopilot, and even self-exclusion sometimes doesn't work at all. This is why casinos should really do something ethical and promote self-exclusion on people who are in the brink of destroying their lives, kinda like the warning that they place on every pack of cigarettes.

it's not easy to do but actually it can be done as I can stop smoking when I was previously a cigarette addict and had to see cigarette advertisements on TV when I was in the stage of wanting to quit smoking it goes back to our mindset that we are okay without smoking or the like we can't live without gambling and we can have fun without gambling meaning like that

it's true that no one wants to lose money but this is where our mindset is placed, if we focus on finding victory when we lose we will continue to play until the end but if our mind is only to have fun when we lose we will consider it normal, We all know gambling just to lose in the casino but we have an opportunity when we bet on sports betting that we are more likely to win than playing casino betting which is based on luck