I think topics/discussion on gambling addictions is too much - page 3.

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Quote from: imamusma on June 17, 2023, 12:58:34 PM

Even though not all topics discuss the same level of addiction, if the topic is moderated in one topic (not allowing other topics to exist) then cases of addiction at any level can be discussed there.

You are right, each topic is made to be discussed with different complaints of gambling addiction and different ways of handling it depending on the level of addiction experienced, so even though each topic is very relevant for discussing gambling addiction, we hear different stories from bad gambling experiences, so their gambling addiction must be stopped immediately by providing the right solution.

I agree with your opinion to make a special topic that will be moderated about all discussions of gambling addiction problems, but I also agree with @Ryu_Ar1's opinion because locking threads will drown the topic of gambling addiction problems so the important point if there are many addiction topics will remind every gambler to think about the risks worst if he is a compulsive gambler it will be difficult to cure from gambling addiction.

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Quote from: Ryu_Ar1 on June 17, 2023, 02:02:18 PM

Locking threads will only make them sink and this can be forgotten so I prefer the current state and the many threads about gambling addiction.

And then a new thread with the same topic will emerge. The thing about the discussion is that, the topic has variation but when discussions go on for too long, they often get sidetracked and end up talking about irrelevant things and ends up focusing on gambling addiction and gambling being an entertainment and not the way to earn money for a living.

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Quote from: Renampun on June 16, 2023, 03:56:55 PM

Quote from: Ryu_Ar1 on June 16, 2023, 03:29:30 PM

Regardless, there are already quite a few threads that do aim in the same direction even though the initial thread is slightly different but in the end the discussion returns to habits and addiction in gambling.
But on the other hand, in this case there are some distinguishing factors or stories in the beginning which may also be a consideration where the cases in it lead to the same thing.
Such as
Gambling addiction causes ear deafness?
Gambling is a choice.
Borrowing money for gambling.
Can One's Religion Compel A Compulsive Gambler To Quit Gambling
Women's gambling addiction

All of them have various stories and of course the discussion also varies, but in the end it remains the same, the longer the discussion is carried out, it will lead to the same direction about addiction in gambling.
Not that in this case I say the topics I entered above are bad because they are indeed good and appropriate topics but sometimes there are some conditions where the discussion widens and ultimately discusses in the same direction, namely addiction.

I don't know why now the moderators don't immediately lock topics that have led to spam (which are discussed over and over again) lower. I will try to report to the moderator about topics that have actually been discussed and have low quality to discuss, I hope that all of us will also be active in working together to clean up gambling threads from topics that are actually not that useful to be discussed continuously.

I don't think it's really necessary because it's also a good thing and the topic there is also quite interesting.
Even if it is in this case quite a lot that leads to spam but on the other hand we also have to realize that this can be a good alarm when we do the wrong thing in gambling with the existence of that thread and still be above at least we read a lot of other people's experiences and this can make us realize that it is very important.
Locking threads will only make them sink and this can be forgotten so I prefer the current state and the many threads about gambling addiction.

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Quote from: Rruchi man on June 17, 2023, 12:37:17 PM

True about there being many topics already about gambling addiction. There is always concern about gambling addictions and every gambler has a way of expressing themselves. Topics about gambling addiction will always be raised unless there is a specific thread were people concerned know where to take their discussion to. Addiction is a major challenge facing gambling and as long as gambling is a topic, addiction to it will always be addressed as well as ways to reduce the number of people who are already addicted.

Not all of those topics are necessary as that most likely just allows for more repeat posts leading to the same discussion. Gambling addiction is a consequence of any gambler, but the degree of addiction of gamblers differs. There are some cases that can be handled easily, while some other cases require extra severe handling. Even some addicts become incurable when they cross the line of compulsive gambler.

Even though not all topics discuss the same level of addiction, if the topic is moderated in one topic (not allowing other topics to exist) then cases of addiction at any level can be discussed there.

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Quote from: Wiwo on June 16, 2023, 03:11:03 PM

Or what do you think?

True about there being many topics already about gambling addiction. There is always concern about gambling addictions and every gambler has a way of expressing themselves. Topics about gambling addiction will always be raised unless there is a specific thread were people concerned know where to take their discussion to. Addiction is a major challenge facing gambling and as long as gambling is a topic, addiction to it will always be addressed as well as ways to reduce the number of people who are already addicted.

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I have also noticed it.
And perhaps it is not a matter of spam being done on purpose but some coincidence of people who have had bad gambling experiences and decided to talk about it here, Instead.

In the end, because of the freedom this forum offers, those users have the right to open those thread, as long as there is no bad intention aiming to damage this section of the forum.

Perhaps if some moderator included a rule or stuck in the first page a dedicated thread to discuss gambling addiction, then we should not see this kind of volume on that topic.
Also, the objective is not scaring people away from gambling,.just letting them know about the financial and psychological risks that come with it, which is something the very casinos do in their FAQ pages.

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Quote from: Wiwo on June 16, 2023, 03:11:03 PM

Or what do you think?

There are two sides to the cause of this topics, the premier league and Champions League is over, that's why people are engaging in this and one of the main reason for discussion is because they are real life events with original source, this things happened in real life and the growing is our concern because we bet and also advertise gambling as well, it is better you know what addiction is all about to either help yourself out or friends when they are addicted.

The second reason may be because some participants want to meet up with their weekly post requirements and that's why small threads become a mega thread because people repeat the same discussion continuesly and the thread keep popping at the top as new people reply those threads.

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Quote from: Oasisman on June 17, 2023, 12:17:15 AM

Quote from: yahoo62278 on June 16, 2023, 08:10:12 PM

What it all comes down to is Noone uses the search function and sees there is already a topic or 100 on a subject.

They have a weekly quota to meet and it's better for them to make a new thread and reply to people off and on to help them get their quota vs looking for threads to reply in.

This is the most accurate answer to that. Though gambling addiction is something that is very alarming, but people here are way too consistently excessive in discussing such topic and the worse is, there are like 2-3 same topics every week.
Well, so much for an awareness. In fact, those gambling addicts are not even aware that they already are LOL!

Yeah! I've been hanging out on this forum for a while now, and I'm starting to see the same topics pop up again and again. I bet it's even more noticeable for you two "old-timers" who have been around here for a while. You guys have probably seen it all! It's probably pretty rare to come across a brand new topic that hasn't already been talked about before.

I think it would be really cool if we could compile a list of all the most common questions and topics, like a wiki or something. Then, we could just link people to that post when they ask something that's already been covered.

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Quote from: Wiwo on June 16, 2023, 03:11:03 PM

This is gambling discussion sub board of the gambling board of bitcointalk forum, and the main goals of the gambling board is where casinos introduced the platforms via creation of ANN threads and also the discussion sub board where gamblers discuss many other topics as relate to gambling.

But recently I have read a lot of topics as regards to gambling (addictions) and it negative effects on individuals and how we have warn against it, but at this time I am beginning to think that we are focusing too much on gambling addiction rather than employing ways to avoid addiction but at the same time gamble and have fun to the fullest.

The topics and discussion about gambling addiction is becoming too much and too often to the point that most newbie may likely get scared away from gambling which will not be ok for the casino revenue generation so at this point I am force to ear my view of this topic of gambling addictions, becoming too much in this board.

Or what do you think?

I think the discussion about gambling will continue to increase and become a trending topic. As we know, even though gambling has been around for a long time, it has survived until now and its enthusiasts are increasing day by day. So it's natural that there are more and more posts about gambling.

But what moderators or members of this forum have to do doesn't mean they have to stop posting and discussing gambling. What needs to be done is to rearrange gambling posts and discussions so that the latest news from this forum is not obscured by gambling discussions.

As for what is the main factor in discussing gambling addiction, because many gambling players have gone bankrupt due to online gambling, it has made some people's views negative. So gambling addiction is a bad and interesting thing to discuss.

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Quote from: Merit.s on June 17, 2023, 09:00:38 AM

The repeated topics in different ways doesn't mean that forum members should ignore them,because we have newbies coming into the forum everyday by day and also some addicted gamblers here that are finding it difficult to control themselves. The best thing that a gambler will need,is to have someone that talks or say some negative effects of gambling to him,so that he can control his gambling activities.

Quote from: Wiwo on June 16, 2023, 03:11:03 PM

The topics and discussion about gambling addiction is becoming too much and too often to the point that most newbie may likely get scared away from gambling which will not be ok for the casino revenue generation.

Or what do you think?

I doubt this,have you read the topic that someone wrote that gamblers turn deaf hears on advise on not to gamble anymore. Even in the physical world some governments banned gambling and some go around to sensitize people about the effect or gambling,in school the effect of gambling is taught but still the rate of new people going into gambling is increasing day by day. Gambling is just like smoking. The tobacco company will warn that smokers are liable to die young but still the young ones are going into smoking that ever. Same with gambling,gamblers will still gamble no matter the numerous topics created on effect of gambling in the forum. Gambling is for entertainment and such people who understand this will always gamble.

There are just people who seek advice regarding their gambling journey experiences here which I think is a good thing since we are helping each other by sharing our opinions and ideas. Gambling addiction is a broad topic especially since different scenarios are being shared on this forum. It spread awareness and serves as a reminder for beginners or even to those who are falling into compulsive gambling.
We can't disregard gambling addiction topics since it is part of a gambler's journey. It is also another eye-opener to those who are just seeing the positive side of gambling. Discussing the negative effect of too much gambling may help a lot of gamblers here though we are not noticing it. However, I don't think these topics will stop gamblers to gamble. It could remind them yet it will not make them quit as long as they know their limitations. Gamblers will always be gamblers and that has been proven lots of times in gambling-restricted countries where gamblers still choose to gamble in so many ways.

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Quote from: Wiwo on June 16, 2023, 03:11:03 PM

Or what do you think?

For me it's not too stressful to see and think about some of the addiction topics that are here, in my opinion there are always pros and cons, especially in gambling, we can see some facts as I know them, for example: alcohol and drugs, in general we often see banners or advertisements for the dangers of alcohol and drug consumption, it turns out that the sellers of alcohol and drugs have not decreased, instead their income has increased from year to year.

My thoughts are that no matter how many members here make topics about addiction, danger and so on, I don't think it affects users who want to bet at a particular casino.
Other tangible evidence: 1xbit casino, they know the dangers of gambling there, maybe we know there are 100 warnings about the dangers of casinos, the fact is that users continue to use the site, their income has no effect.

Those are just a few examples I've seen.

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The repeated topics in different ways doesn't mean that forum members should ignore them,because we have newbies coming into the forum everyday by day and also some addicted gamblers here that are finding it difficult to control themselves. The best thing that a gambler will need,is to have someone that talks or say some negative effects of gambling to him,so that he can control his gambling activities.

Quote from: Wiwo on June 16, 2023, 03:11:03 PM

The topics and discussion about gambling addiction is becoming too much and too often to the point that most newbie may likely get scared away from gambling which will not be ok for the casino revenue generation.

Or what do you think?

I doubt this,have you read the topic that someone wrote that gamblers turn deaf hears on advise on not to gamble anymore. Even in the physical world some governments banned gambling and some go around to sensitize people about the effect or gambling,in school the effect of gambling is taught but still the rate of new people going into gambling is increasing day by day. Gambling is just like smoking. The tobacco company will warn that smokers are liable to die young but still the young ones are going into smoking that ever. Same with gambling,gamblers will still gamble no matter the numerous topics created on effect of gambling in the forum. Gambling is for entertainment and such people who understands this will always gamble.

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Quote from: Apocollapse on June 17, 2023, 02:06:45 AM

I agree there are too much topics with similar discussion on gambling boards, but you opened this thread on gambling boards are nothing different with those folks lol.

Creating a new thread will not reduce spam, but it will increase many users to spam. If you see someone creating an useless or pointless thread, just click report to moderator. Moderators aren't directly moderated the section of their controls, you need to help them by reporting it.

You misunderstood the content and context of this thread because this thread aims to create awareness of the usage of particular terms (gambling addictions) in this board and I did not aim at opening a can of worms for the spammer to feed on, and besides all the comments that have been made here in the thread have contributed qualitatively to the discussions and at that we can be sure that this thread has helped a lot of members to be able to express their displeasure on the whole issues.

Since this is a gambling board I think it unfair to the casinos to overly discuss gambling addiction here on the board since most of us advertise one casino or the others.

I don’t consider it as unfair because casino has a responsible gaming terms for all the players. It’s players choice to become addicted and not the casino so this doesn’t affect the casino image since it’s on players fault.

It’s only unfair if you are promoting a casino signature while you are posting an opinion that directly discourage all the players to avoid playing. A gambling addiction topic usually tackle the players personal mistakes and not the casino.

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Quote from: Wiwo on June 16, 2023, 03:11:03 PM

The topics and discussion about gambling addiction is becoming too much and too often to the point that most newbie may likely get scared away from gambling which will not be ok for the casino revenue generation so at this point I am force to ear my view of this topic of gambling addictions, becoming too much in this board.

Or what do you think?

Probably most of those gambler addict started without any knowledge about gambling and now they are sharing the reality of gambling to wars every new comers, and that is not to scare them but to educate them. This could be alarming if most of the topics now are about gambling, good thing here is that we here the advised from many here and their personal experience, from this Newbies should be able to have an idea about a possible scenario when they gamble that much.

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Quote from: Apocollapse on June 17, 2023, 02:06:45 AM

I agree there are too much topics with similar discussion on gambling boards, but you opened this thread on gambling boards are nothing different with those folks lol.

Creating a new thread will not reduce spam, but it will increase many users to spam. If you see someone creating an useless or pointless thread, just click report to moderator. Moderators aren't directly moderated the section of their controls, you need to help them by reporting it.

You misunderstood the content and context of this thread because this thread aims to create awareness of the usage of particular terms (gambling addictions) in this board and I did not aim at opening a can of worms for the spammer to feed on, and besides all the comments that have been made here in the thread have contributed qualitatively to the discussions and at that we can be sure that this thread has helped a lot of members to be able to express their displeasure on the whole issues.

Since this is a gambling board I think it unfair to the casinos to overly discuss gambling addiction here on the board since most of us advertise one casino or the others.

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I agree there are too much topics with similar discussion on gambling boards, but you opened this thread on gambling boards are nothing different with those folks lol.

Creating a new thread will not reduce spam, but it will increase many users to spam. If you see someone creating an useless or pointless thread, just click report to moderator. Moderators aren't directly moderated the section their controls, you need to help them by reporting it.

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It is too much.
But, I do feel for those who want to share their experience. Maybe they just want to let it out of their system and the one way they could do it is by making a thread about it. See what other people's responses to them and hope they are good ones that could help them release all their emotions.

Gambling addiction is not something to take lightly and I do agree that we should discuss how to avoid it and not let this gambling discussion board be filled with nonsense.
The way gambling sites responded to this matter is by employing a "Gambling Responsibly" feature in their own site which I always recommend for those having trouble with such problems. It can be solved in our own ways by using those services.

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I agree with the Op on the fact that topics on gambling addiction is becoming too much. I have replied to most of them and in most of them I do learn something new meaning not all of them are talking about the same thing entirely, they may all be realted to addiction but when you start reading through the thread you'll see that some of the thread are entirely diffferent from what you initially thought it was about.

And for newbies becoming discourageed to gamble that's not true, if anything it will only help them and teach them the right way to handle their gambling activity most times gamble become addicted to gambling without even realising it so if a newbie that knows so much about gambling addiction should start having signs of addiction they will know what is necessary for them to do in other to prevent it unlike someone that never got educated on the aspect of addiction but just saw an ads and decided gambling will be a nice thing to try out.

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Quote from: Oasisman on June 17, 2023, 12:17:15 AM

In fact, those gambling addicts are not even aware that they already are LOL!

This is the real problem. Although we often say in many threads, if those addicted to gambling do not pay serious attention to what gambling addiction is, they will not realize that they are already addicted to gambling.

Actually many threads about gambling addiction, gambling, new and old casinos, or anything else related to gambling can help people who come to this forum besides the members. They can learn and understand that playing gambling is not only determining the amount of money and turning the rounds or analyzing matches but there is still a lot they need to know.

So if they can take something useful from each thread and use it to their advantage, they have at least learned a lot from this forum.

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I don't think this beginner's fear is going to get too serious. I mean they will still be gambling and maybe with a lot of related threads about this addiction it might just provide anxiety not to chase too many losses which is addictive in the long run.
i'm not really sure if this is true but this is just my statement.

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