Topic: Reflections on Responsible Gambling. Insights from the Community (Read 557 times)

1.I have always been a responsible gambler, so there wasn't any need for me to "become" responsible. I guess that it's really hard to become responsible, when you were irresponsible at first.
2.I don't know about any underage gamblers in my area. I don't know how to fight underage gambling in online casinos. Do you have any ideas? Maybe I should try to find where kids that are gambling used to gather online and then report them, but will this work to stop them from gambling? I don't think so.
3.I have always been financially responsible. I don't know what do you mean by "socially conscious"? I'm not a very social person and I just mind my own business. I don't try to help gambling addicts, when I find them, because I know that I can't help them.

I myself feel that there has been quite a change in my own behavior towards gambling that I like to do now, previously I gambled blindly without seeing the obvious risk side that would occur and now I have a behavior that I think is quite developed better where there is no longer a strong desire to gamble that I feel, when I want to gamble for now I can easily divert it to other things or other activities, different from when I first got to know gambling where when I wanted to gamble I would definitely do it even though I didn't have money I looked for a way to get money. This is a change that has been happening for quite a long time.

In addition, in my environment online gambling is one of the things that is quite popular in all circles, be it young people, children and even parents. Many people gamble online in the hope of getting a quick win and helping their economic situation, but what happens is that many people experience losses because of this but I myself do not have a definite way to combat underage gambling.

Having reviewed all of this i think an experience has taught one some lessons of never to increase your odds but gamble with what you can afford to lose and thus is why becoming a responsible gambler is undisputed, and underage gambling I think have been able to talk down on some criteria to enable them stay far from gambling and with all this I'm very conscious about my financial state instead of it deviating to losses.

For the gambling community yes it is a safe place, I mean I have been in bitcointalk since 2014 yet the problem is when lot of people said Im the OG still here I am not rich yet hahaha.

• Im pretty much not a responsible gambler, I say to a lot of people here to gamble with budget, to not greedy and etc but Im still greed and yesterday I just lost all my earned money like 500 USD in a gamble haha.
• In Local here in Indonesia gambling is illegal and the sites really tricky I just tell all my friend to not gamble and said the odd of online slot here is low so stay out of it
• I know what I am doing but sometimes the emotion is taking me I do have some saving and I dont want that to put on my gambling activity ever.

I treat gambling as something I do for entertainment and pleasure and if I were to participate in unethical behavior or activities then that takes out the fun in gambling like match fixing or any kind of cheating.

Though One could argue that the ones you’ve listed actually makes way for us to have fun but the thing is we need to respect the casino and their rules. I would be way too concerned about legal repercussions to ever engage in malicious activity.
I have. I have encountered many. They do a lot of online gambling which is how they are able to gamble in the first place. For some platforms with no KYC, this is what happens.

I guess, at some point most of us already encountered too much losses in gambling to the point where you are in a very tight spot because you already used all your funds and you still need to pay some bills or buy some essentials. Hence, the lesson learned from that situation will always linger on you and now, you are aware of what you are doing when it comes to gambling

• Have you become a responsible and ethical gambler, or do you still find subtle ways to increase your odds of winning?

Just make use of the amount that you can afford to lose, then you should really be just that fine.

• What small actions have you taken to combat underage gambling in your locality or online?

None, there's no way that you could be able to combat or make it stop. I do have that kind of fear that being scolded or
would be told out that mind your own business kind of words.

• Have you become a more financially literate and socially conscious gambler?

As it should be, not only limited to gambling but also in other aspects as well.

Unethical gambling can be all those things which doesn't sound right morally.
For example, using VPN to access a casino site while the casino prohibits the use of VPNs.
Creating multiple accounts to abuse the promotions and bonuses on the site.

While I can say that I am a responsible and ethical gambler, I haven't seen any underage person gambling.
May be those people are using the site unethically and so it's hard to tell who's an underage gambler.

There would really be no issues if you do really just that simply make yourself being that responsibe on whatever the actions that you would be making, this isnt really just that limited on gambling itself but also in other aspects or things as well on which it will really be that mainly needed in terms of proper decisions on which it will really be that needing to be viable so that you wont really be ending on having those huge problems.
Actually you wont really be able to experience any issues if you are really just that responsible or having that right approach towards gambling because it was really that meant for the sake of entertainment and
able to enjoy or simply with having that past time. On the time or moment that those insights or impressions changes then this is where issues or problems do really start to rise up.

People do usually make out those kind of realization on the moment or time that they had already messed up their lives due to the reason that they've been that trying out to tolerate out such greed
and dont mind of thinking up into those probabilities that they might be able to encounter. If you are someone whose really that mindful towards on the actions that you are making then you wont
really be ending up on having issues about gambling addiction problems or having that financial hardships.

This is a little logic that gives you an inner check that no matter what you should stay at your lowest because gambling is one respecter of anybody, do let's just get on with your questions. Firstly I'm a responsible gambler cause I'm so discipline with what I can afford to lose, and I think total abstinence from gambling would do alot of help to to gamblers in my community and beyond if truly the stick to decisions and lastly yes and that's a more reason I know I'm so personal with how I spend my funds especially to something that doesn't profits me anything.

It is essential to set clear goals and know the limits of time and money, by focus on developing skills and analyzing games rather than relying on luck alone. It is also important to set aside specific time for gambling and not let it interfere with daily life and other commitments. In addition, available resources such as online support groups or participating in professional gamer forums (bitcointalk gambling sub-board) can be used to share experiences and strategies. Remember that gambling should be a form of entertainment and not a means of making easy money, and moderation is the key to achieving the desired balance.

It is important to note that gambling carries the risk of losing money, and that gambling addiction is a real problem that can negatively affect the life of an individual and his family. If you feel that you have lost control of your gambling habit, it is advisable to seek professional help and try to stop gambling as soon as possible.

I don't understand why would these two would close each other out?
I am not sure how increasing odds of winning would be unethical or irresponsible? I can choose both.

I don't really have to do anything, we have tight laws against that.
I just make sure that my kids don't see me gambling. I've played slots before them in the past, and in hindsight, luckily i didn't win big.

Sure, i keep a tight gambling budget and i don't gamble while drinking. And that budget has spread to rest of my life as well as i budget everything now. It really helps with impulsivity.

1. Being responsible should be the key so that you wont really be finding yourself to messed up with gambling. Play for fun and not for money.Sounds easy but its actually hard when you are in the middle of session.
2. There's nothing we can do about underage gambling, in todays technology and access then it would really be that so damn easy on dealing up with things.
3. Even just using up your own common sense you would really be able to tell yourself that gambling could cause up that financial devastation if you wont really be that careful.

If you dont like that messed up condition then it would really be better that you should really know on what you are doing and not really that making yourself that doing too much gambling.
Its not bad to gamble as long you do make yourself responsible. Anything on what you are spending should really be in control because if not then negative things would surely
happen and this is something that we should avoid.

Well, even if I had shown some symptoms of addiction in my gambling lifestyle, it only happened when I was very young, and then I was still a student who was dependent on my parents and also on myself. I used to even bet sometimes with the money I got from my parents for upkeep. 

I don't think there is really any serious thing I have done in my locality to combat underage gambling, apart from encouraging young people not to make gambling an option at a young age. 

The answer to your last question is yes. I am so focused on business activities and any job that can bring a consistent income. I know that gambling cannot add to my income but rather will take it from me, and that's why I now gamble occasionally to catch fun with a slim interest rate to make a profit. 

I don't think that I've ever seen any changes in my gambling habits although I'm not that prolific of a gambler after all that's probably the reason why, maybe the thing that matters the most is that with all the discussions here, people are improving in their gambling habit and they're finding the time to have the fun while gambling and not worrying too much about the expenses. I think this discussions are a good way for you to be able to improve on your gambling responsibility and hopefully more people will be changed by this kind of thing, even just one person.

What "Blow the age of 18" mean? People who just have their 18th Birthday? Because you know, when we have Birthdays we blow a cake right? But, if they are now 18 then why not when 18 is the most common legal age for risky acts like gambling?

I appreciate your effort there but I believe shops already have those. They do also care for the people even though more customers means more income from them. Kids can hide or sneak from their parents but they still can't enter the shop if there are guards there that asks the customers ID. It's normal for an underage to rebel but we can discipline them if needed and as the time passes by, they will now mature and realized their mistakes. [/list]

In my case, since the first day I started gambling, I have always been very careful not to become dependent on gambling, also since my first day in gambling, I have always chosen to have good money management. banking, it's true that I had some small problems in my first week gambling, things like betting and being anxious about the result and after losing I was disappointed, things like being very optimistic when I made a bet and when I lost I was disappointed, but After a week of playing I realized that I should stop playing and should only come back when I could play without having any emotions during the game.


In my case, I didn't see any minors playing, but I could see the news in my country saying that minors were playing in the slot machines spread across every corner of my country. Fortunately I have not personally seen my country's children playing, but if I had seen my country's children playing, then I would have reported it to my country's police.


yes, over the years playing, I was able to see and change some small mistakes I made

It can be said that I have always been responsible in gambling and ready whatever it is to lose in the casino because for me it is to be ready under any circumstances.
Never increase the betting odds to win the more chased the more difficult it is.

Online casinos are indeed difficult to combat underage players because unlimited access allows them to play at any time, while to ask for verification he might outsmart with many things including the parental documents they submit, while now there are still many casinos without KYC so underage people will easily play online casinos.

Yes, those are two important factors we must be literate about the finances we have because if we don't control it, it will be drained.
Social awareness is important that gambling should not be displayed in public.

Responsible yes, ethical idk. What makes a gambler unethical anyway? If you mean not participating in fixed matches then yea definitely. I'm too much of an introvert in the first place to look for people who match fix anyway lol. As for the second one, nothing I guess? Platforms that casinos use to promote aren't exactly controlled by me, nor can it be influenced. If I saw someone gambling at a young age or going to a casino I'd definitely stop them, but that's probably the limit. As for financially literate, who knows. i at least think I know what I'm thinking but hey, maybe that's just me.

This is a unique question. My little efforts were to take action in combating teens blow the age of 18 to not gamble as they do not have the right mindset and they are not fully aware. I tried my best to share banners to local gambling shops and stickers that strikes a bold warning for people under the age of 18 to not enter the local betting shop.

Although most of them still hid and go into gambling but i think a word is enough for the wise. If they choose to remain adamant and don't follow good advice i don't think they would want to stop it at that aga entirely.