Topic: Possible measures to stop online gambling addiction. - page 28. (Read 4529 times)

But reminding those people can somehow help them to limit their bad gambling habits. If there are people who are constantly checking up on you, some might feel motivated to do better. It's not really a hopeless case even if someone is addicted on online gambling, as long as they are willing and determined to change, nothing is impossible.

The only time it will become impossible to overcome is when they've disregard the concerns given to them and become impulsive and irrational anyways. People can be greedy and this sadly causes most of their downfalls. Being too independent too because of having the "i can do it all alone" idea in their minds. It's not bad to be helped, be guided, and supported after all. Gambling addiction can be solved by right intervention, willingness, and having the strong support system.

Well because gambling addiction is very different from other types of addiction, for example like drugs, they can see someone who is addicted to drugs through some urine tests for example and will definitely be positive. But for gambling addiction it is certainly not like that, there is no physical effect that they will feel and will not be visible to others. True, most addicted gamblers won't tell others or even their closest friends that they are addicted, it's quite possible. Honestly, I've said before that any advice you give to those who are already addicted to gambling will have no effect at all, for them it's just a breeze. They are already at their breaking point, and not a few of them are sacrificing valuable possessions to gamble. In fact, putting too high ambitions in gambling is very wrong, we must realize with our common sense that gambling is just about luck, no matter how much you pursue something uncertain in the end defeat will dominate you. So it's better to start taking more breaks, do other positive things outside of gambling so that our minds don't remember about winning there.

Clear cache is another one.

If you don't want to see it and you keep on seeing it, that's one thing you need to do but at the same time, you also need to stop visiting casinos if you want to do the counter measure.

Just clear browsing history and cache but if that doesn't help, I agree to your suggestion to just avoid all devices and even smart phones.

That's going to force the mind of that gambler to stop doing so because he's got no way of doing and accessing. Also, in alternative for it, try to find another hobby.

It’s very hard to pin point anyone with an online gambling addiction because you don’t see them playing physically and most of them doesn’t share their experiences even with partners and closest friends if they are losing huge amount since this is shameful.

And it’s very hard to to give an advice for an online gambling addict to stop because online gambling is very accessible. Yeah sure, it’s easy to tell them to self control or whatever advice but it’s very hard to implement in actual because gambling games is so addictive. They will not fall on addiction state if self control is easy to achieve. I will leave this part to professionals on how to solve this kind of issue.

This is one of the solutions. But you can't actually block gambling adds. They are everywhere - on social media sites, on a football match is on, in medium of transport you use, they are there. And if you have friends who are gamblers, will you unfriend them too? They will act as triggers. Other ways are disciplined gambling which entails, time-management, money-management, accountability, not chasing loses, taking part in other outdoor activities other than gambling, and last but not least speaking to a confidant about your gambling habit.

We scout out solid measures to quit gambling, specifically pointing to the addicts, they do suffered alot and have lost enormous amounts of money in this process. There's numerous measures that would stop gambling addiction, perhaps it begins from ourselves and decisions. We might want to stop but deep down, we still have the determination to gamble which will be absolutely impossible for us to quit. Gambling is not an easy activity to anticipate in, rather we should stick to the plan of making good sources of incomes, other than settling for gambling which is unreliable and risky.

When he lives in a community where electronic equipment such as cellphones, laptops, PCs can be easily obtained also with a stable internet connection it is impossible for anyone to avoid using these devices, so even if these types of equipment are a way for people to be able to gamble then what he really has to do is to generate the desire not to gamble from within himself or even gambling but within limits according to his abilities.
Many ways can be done to prevent us from gambling, but if it doesn't come from ourselves then the method can be bypassed to return to gambling. I won't be able to gamble if I don't use a VPN or mirror site, so I will return to gambling when I have access to a VPN and if the gambling site I use has a mirror site.

There are many things that a gambler has to do to stay away from gambling but that might not be done as quickly as possible but must slowly build a new habit. Making new habits is also useful for changing our mindset, which so far only thinks about gambling. And when we get used to this new habit, we will see how much interest we have in gambling. If that interest has begun to decrease, that means we have succeeded step by step in staying away from gambling and we must keep doing it until we have no interest in gambling. But this is not easy because it takes a strong will to do it.

Electrical devices is a must. I think that people will not able to stay away from their gadget even for a few minutes. There is also another solution like increasing his activities. It will be helping someone to refocusing his power to the another activity.
As long as a gambler has an intention to leave from their addiction and it will happen even though this really needs a long term progress to make it happen.

There have been many gamblers are losing their mind due to their addiction to the gambling. Im not seeing as a problem as long as the gambler will able to control their emotions.
They can still play it with limited time and money. The addiction can't be 100% removed.

Now with online gambling and casinos always browsing adds where a gambler is enough to get addicted to gambling. In this case, he must stay away from electrical devices, especially laptops and mobile phones, from those browsing that are directly related to gambling and casinos.
No matter what is said a gambler will never be able to stop himself from gambling and casinos if he does not change his mindset. It is possible for a gambler to refrain from gambling only when he develops an anti-gambling attitude in himself.

Everything that is done in excess, then the result is not good. addiction, by the way, is not something foreign to us. as you said, for example addiction to cigarettes, or addiction to other types even more extreme than that. but the point is the same, all of them are equally addicted even though in different cases. IMO, as I said at the beginning, anything that is done in excess is not good. the point is, we can not necessarily compare for every case of addiction. and if we want to compare them, you should be equipped with data and scientific research results related to addiction.

Talking about online casinos, there will always be pluses and minuses to online gambling. one of the advantages, we can gamble without visiting the place or location of a casino. also, we can play wherever we want. minus, if someone does not have more understanding about gambling, then he has the potential to become an addict. especially those who don't have other activities, for example work or an activity that allows us not to be able to play it all the time.

Well, if we compare it to land-based casinos, the points are the same. although hindered by distance and place, in the end they will find a way to visit the land casino. So, after all, someone who is addicted will have his own way to fulfill his desires, including the cigarette addicts you mentioned in this post. Then, how to stop online gambling addiction. the answer is very simple, in every case of addiction has a different way of healing. the point is, we alone are able to escape the snares of addiction. how to do it, realize it and be determined to make changes accompanied by high intentions and desires. the rest, can visit people who are experts in this field.

All the more reason I think why OP was suggesting it, is exactly because people who gamble has already set their interest into gambling itself, so the algorithm of google has already set advertisements that they would receive. But again, as I've said before I don't really think this is going to work. There's probably higher chances of someone moving on from gambling if they shut off the internet for a month and take a good vacation somewhere.

Being supportive isn't really in the realms of addiction. They usually have discipline in the first place, and see gambling as not a source of income, rather just a side hobby to include when watching sports, so I reckon you're fine.

But those ads varies based on your browsing activities. That means that you have to limit yourself browsing those casinos so that it won't click on the algo of the ads and won't show you anything.

Though this is a good idea and it's another initiative for one to stop or at least counter measure his addiction. If there are no other options made then you have to do anything that you can for you to do something with your addiction in gambling.

Just do any method you think that's going to work best for you.

Agree agree with erep on the fact that your gambling behaviour is not in the category to be classified as gambling addictions this is because you only bet to support your club,  but then again I am sure this support is born out of your confidence in your club,  and that confidence is what makes you be able to stake your money on the club.

But what I will like you to know also, that aside from your love for the club as a fan, if you continue to bet on the club excessively, even if you lose or win, it could then become a case of addiction, but if betting is what you do occasionally it then means you just a fan, not an addict.

Your gambling behavior is not included in the category of gambling addiction because you only bet on your favorite sports team and usually a person has no more than 2 sports teams from all major football leagues, you can also limit spending in gambling, so gambling problems are easily handled without the help of others Otherwise, if you want to leave gambling activities because you support your favorite team, you don't have to have to bet on sports betting. There are many other activities that we can do to highlight the popularity of our favorite sports team, better than other teams.

I see your point and I wouldn't say it's wrong because it's right. Mindfulness is the best solution to avoid gambling addiction after all. But at the same time, especially in situations that call for it like a massive gambling spree or so on, you couldn't really help but commit to it and as we all know, revenge gambling is the main cause of gambling addiction on most people. At the end of the day, having the best support system is still necessary, and besides, it's not as if you're going to burden them by letting them know that you're gambling. I would argue that especially if you're a family man, you're going to cause even bigger problems to the ones you love when you keep things to yourself and commit to gambling without telling your people that you're into it.

Yes because as person like me, who loves sports will be one of those people who are probably be addicted in sports betting for example because at first we love sports and then sometimes we like to bet as well to show our support to the team. The only thing that I knew to stop being addicted is to have a discipline to ourselves , we have to limit our spending as much as we want it.

The most important thing is to really want this. If you really focus on a task you will make it, unless it's something impossible, like flying, or becoming an astronaut. If you focus on a task at hand, like writing a book, getting a degree, earning a certain amount of money, building a house, you'll always make it. People who are complaining that they can't win their fight with addiction just don't want it enough and they aren't focused on achieving their goal.

It’s possible to be addicted on sports betting because there’s a live matches which a user can place a bet while there’s always a live games that can place bet every seconds since sports betting cover all the sports event globally including the local tournaments.

There’s a lot of people addicted on sports betting that result to more losses than slot games since they can bet huge amount on a single match on sports betting unlike slot games that usually use small bets per spin.

That is right.The problem with most gamblers is that they get addicted while playing slot machines or games with instant wins possible.Rarely I have seen people becoming addicted to sport betting,sure there are some of them who can't stay without gambling and once they win immediately place all the money in other bets yet they are very few compared to people who become addicted by playing these games where possible max win is instant.

No one accepts it of course but the people who do start by doing something else,I personally don't gamble a lot anymore,max 5-10 dollars and the other money I invest in cryptocurrencies now,never been better mentally than now.