Topic: Online gambling increases computer education. - page 3. (Read 954 times)

for the younger generation, I think your thinking is right. But for generations who are behind and don't keep up with technological developments, it will be quite difficult to operate computer devices.
In cases like that, they will usually prefer physical casinos to online casinos. that's because they don't want to learn to operate a computer which is considered difficult, but actually if you teach them with a little effort, these gamblers can easily memorize how to operate an online casino.

if you hang out with online gamblers, it will become commonplace. but with older people with a habit of gambling in physical casinos, you have to explain very slowly.

Is it something that makes the community better? I think not because its use is only limited to fulfilling how to gamble online, not something that can make older people more productive or make more money, you can see how older people use Android or mobile phones that can connect to the internet but their use is limited to communication unless they are technology lovers who will try to keep up with the times.
There will be a chance that elderly will also be able to use computers for productive things and make money from it, but you can see from the many people who use it, maybe only less than 10% will eventually be able to turn it into something more useful and profitable, not just as a way to continue can place bets online.

People who are gambling online are probably doing already something else online, like messaging trough apps, and contacting their grandchildren who are often so naturally tech-savvy they prefer to communicate via apps then via phone. Then there are bank apps to pay their bills with. Old people that i know don't really want to go physically to banks anymore, and if they have problems with their computers,  the helpdesk comes to visit them if needed.

And if you are talking about the browser interface, it's more exceptional then not for them to have a facebook or other kind of account to be in contact of their "group" of people (like hobby, or what ever that group is). That doesn't make them good with computers, but i can't see why gambling would either. Old people can get lonely and when they see they can get into communities in the internet, it's really addictive for them.

And people who avoid all online activity are starting to be such a small minority, that they really aren't a problem to anyone else then some services that need to have mortar and brick offices designed specially for them.

So i don't really think that gambling specifically from all things is in any key element when old people learn about computers. And again, gambling online isn't about computers, it's not about software either, but about very specific sofware, as in browser user interface of a casino.

That's right, just knowing the steps to open the software for gambling is not a benchmark or sign that they are good at operating a computer, because if they only use a computer for gambling it's not a difficult thing, and I think school children too can do it if you just open the software and gamble. Apart from that, I don't think everyone has and understands a computer, even though online gambling is currently popular among people, that doesn't mean they have to use a computer, because just by using a cellphone everyone can do it, in my opinion it's not entirely true that online gambling can increase education or computer knowledge because most people do online gambling, it seems they use cellphones because it is more practical and can be done anywhere they do it.

Apart from that, if everyone only uses computers just to gamble, that's a shame, because with computers of course there are lots of things you can do and you can even make money if you use them well, but with online gambling this doesn't improve computer education because in my opinion it's important to do so. This online gambling is not too difficult, just open the software and find the site then register and play, it's simple. no special lessons learned.

I think this is a very dubious bonus from such an activity. Online betting is an even bigger problem. I use regular bets in a physical casino. For online betting, you do not need to go anywhere, it is enough to wake up in the morning, take a smartphone or laptop and you can already play at least for all your money. And such a free opportunity makes gambler even more addicted to online gambling.
Therefore, many gamblers forbid themselves to install gambling applications.

Elderly can learn to use phones than computer because that can gives them easiness to knows more about internet and other things. But to use computer for playing gambling, I think that will not easy for them because they must wear sit in front of computer for some time and learned it. But they can use their phone to learn many things although the screen on their phone is smaller than the monitor on their computer. But it is not a good idea if they used their phone to playing gambling because that can makes them forget with what they wants to do in that day. We knows that gambling can easily makes people stay for a long time to playing the games so we should suggest elderly not to playing gambling from their phones.

In my place, many elderly use phones than computer or laptop because in their ages, they still visits to many places and keeps them busy to have many activities. So they don't have much time to use computer or laptop even for just playing gambling. But they can visit physical casino with their friends and just reminds of their past and back to home after they thinks it's enough to playing gambling. People must not use computer to just playing gambling but use it for other things that can bring benefits to them so they can gets many advantages from the internet.

Your idea is completely wrong, because now is the modern age because almost every person is now educated in some way or the other. The caste is now very few among the uneducated, but if you observe, you will surely notice that gambling is the most common among the youngest and most mature people. Here's how you can identify if they haven't acquired computer education, maybe you start with stories that make it up.

That is actually a good idea. If we develop the idea of elderly and computer, then I think gambling wont be among popular activities to do. Why do modern generation spend so much time in devices - because of unlimited content. Imho elderly would use computers for watching tv series that they have missed, socializing (it would be honest to say, that a lot of elderly people are lonely), or surfing the internet. Remember when we first get access to pc and the internet. We did not focus on something one, but instead searches and examined different content. Now elderly are like us 20-30 years ago. They get access to huge database, and gambling will something least popular among them.

The reason those that reach that age are left behind by the technology is that they do not really see a need to change their lifestyle to accommodate it, and in a way this explains why if you were invited to their home, you will feel as if they are living in a distant age other than the current one.

However if they have a reason to adapt to our dynamic world, you can be sure they will show you an ability to learn that will surprise you and they will use all of those devices as the young people of today do.

If the only thing that old people do is gamble in the computer, wouldn't they just know the steps towards opening the software to gamble and no other things to do anymore for them? Pretty sure that they're going to get doozy when they're asked to do a different thing, if the computer already serves the purpose that they're asking of it, why the need to learn something more, not disregarding other people that are curious about other stuff in computers but gamblers are the least curious in my opinion to new things unless it involves gambling.

This could be true, though I have never seen something of this nature happening but what I can tell is that when you like doing something, you will learn to do it even if it's done through something that you know nothing about. So those elderly learning to use a computer must love gambling which is what's motivating them to learn and use computers because they know that the world is advancing at a great pace and if they don't adapt to the changes, they will be left behind.

This is not only about gambling but anything in general. People anywhere in the world would start learning things related to what they love because they know they could make use of those things at some point. So a physical gambler wouldn't leave the opportunity to learn about online gambling and how it's used.

I believe that there are other incentives that are much less "harmful" to the health of an elderly person to encourage them to use a computer.

It's the same as saying: "My grandfather started going out more after a bar opened right across the street... if it weren't for the cold beer they sell there, maybe my grandfather would still be sitting in front of the television every day. At least now he can have some fun with real friends."

I admit that gambling has brought some good things, but just as it can be extremely harmful to people who don't know how to control their impulses, I also believe that older people are also more likely to spend more than they should.

In short, if these people can make rational use of gambling, then I don't see any problem. But in my opinion, this is something that should be closely monitored.

Well I think that its great that the elderly folks have mustered enough incentive to learn how to use a computer just to gamble. Surely since it needed to be learned in order for them to gamble maybe they will also gamble a little slower than most simply because they aren't as fast with a computer as the youth and so maybe that will actually end up helping them?

Using a computer for gambling alone doesn't mean a person can properly operate a computer. It's easily memorable to use a gambling website. The moment the player is thought how to utilize the website he can continually use them without any hassle. But like most of basic computer literates there exist loads of things one can't do on the computer. Hence, it's clear that while those elderly people can function properly on the gambling sites, they may as well not do anything on some packages like Msword.

However, it all starts from somewhere, at least their ability to use a gambling website is still commendable than not knowing anyone at all. Those aged players indeed, love to learn the computer because many weren't opportune to do so during their young age. So, gamblers amongst them would feel lucky to be on a computer system operating it themselves after a while of being trained.

It's an adaptative skill for survival in this era, they know that technologically advancement may become a barrier to their fun if they don't get along to gaining the required skill of knowing how well to make use of a computer to gamble, they are forced to learn or else they stand a chance to loose the ability to be able to gamble and make money for those who see it as such and for those who get their fun gambling, they may aswell loose their fun too.

What these people end up getting is just the basics of the computer knowledge, which is how to use It to fulfilling that need of theirs at the moment but beyond that, they are most likely not going to be able to do anything things at the advanced level with the computer.

Learning computer education could be done in many ways, in mobile phones era you could learn gadgets in different methods. The principles are already given, and you could enhance it properly by taking researches on Youtube tutorials as personal study, we can't use gambling as an alibi just to boost that knowledge. Computer is only a tool not a bridge of education. We can get proper skills through trainings, short courses and other related courses that could help us acquire enough information.

I completely agree.  While online gambling might be a gateway for some to explore computers, it is definitely not the only, or necessarily the best, reason to learn. basic online gambling might not require much technical knowledge. Casino platforms are specifically designed to be as easy to use and user-friendly as possible. This means users might not gain significant technical skills from simply playing online. And folks who just enjoy some casual games here and there mostly just having a fun time. if someone wants to learn though, the internet world is filled with all kinds neat stuff waiting to be discovered.

The story that does not make sense if someone learns a computer just because they want to be able to play gambling through the computer is too anomalous for me, what can a computer do today if it is only done to play gambling, I think using today's cellphones is much easier and flexible and also we play wherever we want without anyone knowing and prohibiting it is also easy to carry anywhere, while our computers may only be able to play at home or where the computer is located.

Growing interest in learning to know technology even the old age that OP said was a good and positive thing, but if only to access gambling it is a silly thing in my opinion, and does not change anything in his life, because only using a computer to open chrome then open gambling sites and play games, maybe just like that, without any advantages in my opinion, unless they learn more about computer mechanisms or things that are far more useful, not just used to access gambling.

Really! I haven't thought about this especially that way that for gambling people learn computer and in the case of 55years old people I think if they want to really learn about computers they should try out only for its not with the gambling in case when they don't know computers system much and going for do gambling possibility of losses is more on that cases.

I agree; we're not in the early 2000s, when older generations could barely understand the concept of computers. The large majority of them even have smartphones; entering a website, creating an account, and making a few clicks here and there is merely basic knowledge that everyone can do nowadays. Although the OP probably didn't have this intention, it seems that a large number of users are desperately trying to find advantages in gambling, and to be honest, they're pretty straight-forward—an entertaining activity that may or may not lead to making some extra cash.