Topic: Reflections on Responsible Gambling. Insights from the Community - page 2. (Read 567 times)

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.

I've always been a responsible gambler from the very beginning because I was privileged to have responsible gamblers who where were kind enough to tutor me about being responsible in gambling. So I never exceeds my gambling budget no matter how excited I become while gambling, this has been a guiding principle for me.

I've seen underaged gamblers in bet shops and people seems to mind their business, including the shop operators, I've spoken to a few, then I started to overlook too. You could guess that they're between 15 to 17 years, but of course you don't see like 10 or 12 years kids coming to gamble, that'll be unacceptable by any sane person. There's nothing much that we can do about underaged gamblers in online casinos, if i have suspicions then i can caution the young person about the risks of what they're engaging in.

I've always known the importance of having a budget for my expenditures, what is not in the list is not a priority. I not only gamble the amount that I can afford to loose, I never gamble more than the percentage that I have mapped out for gambling.

Yes, I still try to be a responsible gambler. This forum taught me a lot about being a responsible gambler and allowed me to gain more experience in gambling. In this forum, we learn not only about gambling games but also how to become responsible gamblers.

Many of us always advise using money we can afford to lose to gamble, which is absolutely true. But we will still find it difficult to win from gambling because gambling is just a place to have fun. We can only enjoy gambling as entertainment and nothing more.

We can advise the younger generation not to get too involved in gambling, especially since they still cannot control themselves well. We can teach them about responsibility in other things before they get into gambling, and that is a good provision for them. Apart from trying to be a gambler who is not excessive, we also try to be a gambler who is more financially literate and socially aware. We always advise those who need it so that they can use gambling as entertainment only.

Back then before joining this forum, I never even knew there would be a community where people of similar interests in this case gambling would come together to discuss the issues, solutions and proper means of gambling in the society. All I knew back then was that gambling was a risk so many young people take to provide for them selfs and that's what I saw in my local area and country. The possibility of combating gambling addiction for the young ones is very low as so many of them are influenced by wrong friends, and peers. The only means I think they can be stoped at a young age is if they have good parents that at least knows what being responsible means.

Secondly, addiction has never been a thing to me. And when I gamble online(mostly on sports) I make sure I don't put too much into my activities if I'm not too certain of a win as I've lost so much to rash bets decisions. Gambling is fun and not funny at same time so if one must take actions he must be willing to loss and be responsible for it. Avoiding Being addicted is the best way to be responsible.

I cannot say as well that I’m an irresponsible gambler since I don’t take borrowed funds to gambling, and I only gamble on my own spare money, so most likely I can also say that I’m responsible enough. And I think being responsible with my expenses, that keeps me in tract with my gambling funds, and helps me to manage my small losses and increase my chances of winning.

Now with regards to underage gambling in my locality, I don’t think I can do something with that, except to raise awareness that gambling won’t be good in the long run if you are gambling irresponsibly. But maybe with their early experience, they will also realized that later on so no worries with that.

Ethical, maybe and responsible I guess. But I can't stand for some moments when I have to do some unnecessary decisions that are triggering my emotions. It's not about my increased odds of winning but probably taking the chance that there's got some twist to happen and I am anticipating what shouldn't happen and vice versa sometimes. I do somethings that I know is wrong in betting the opposite team, so maybe that counts? as if it's an actual gamble that I am believing with some possible twist but I know that odds or chance of winning won't change.

I have thought of others welfare before but when the time that I was just concerned with those folks, and yet they've flamed me and blamed me for their losses because I was so talkative and always giving them reminders as their elder and guide. I was off and started to avoid any kind of argument on what potentially can happen to them if they will gamble at the wrong period of their lives while they're young. I just let happen what should happen for themselves and they should be the one to learn their own lessons the hard way.

I guess so, with how I control my spending habits and budget for gambling. I think that helped me from there to become more aware on how I should budget my bankroll and also spend if ever I win big.

At somepoint no, I admit that I also become addicted to gambling to the point that I dont care anymore about my money I just want to chase ny losses and also to have fun, little do I know I dig ny own grave quite deep, thankfully I manage to wake up and step back to gambling before its too late, so now even I still gamble, I gamble with limit or to be more responsible so that the incident will never happen to me again.

None, Well I dont control anything even me as a stranger cannot do anything because I'm not their guardian, even I advise them not to gamble or stay away from gambling they will never listen, so the effective way is that the parents or guardians guidance.


Yes, because after the incident of me becoming an addicted to gambling, I manage to become more careful to my money, I learned how to take care of it and not just waste them for nothing good, In short I manage more efficiently my money.

If you are not screwing your budget due to gambling, then, one way or another, you are already being responsible in terms of financial aspect. Now, you need to look at other angles, such as if you are still going to work on time, or your gambling doesn't affect any of your responsibility at home. So in my opinion, if gambling doesn't affect your usual day to day life as well as your financial aspect, then, I would say, you are more than likely a responsible gambler.

Sometimes I just think that when you say responsible gambler, you don't do things that a gambler shouldn't do. Is not gambling good enough to be considered a responsible gambler?

A thought that sometimes confuses me too is: if you can be considered a responsible gambler, do you have a limit on the amount you gamble? even though you know you always lose at gambling?

I think this question is a funny one because if you should ask a gambler that is addicted a question like this he may just claim he is a responsible gambler. I have always been a responsible gambler because I do not believe gambling is a source of income which I need to depend on. The reason why people found it very difficult to be responsible gambler is because they feel the easiest way of generating money to play gambling all the time. Being a responsible gambler is mindset and a good understanding of how gambling works, then I believe it will be easy to be a responsible gambler.

I have become more responsible over the past years.

I don't know, since I did gambled when I was underage or not yet at the right age. But this time, maybe with simple reminders telling that they should get a job first and don't gamble with their parent's money.

Literate in a sense that I can control myself but that didn't came from gambling but more from investing to Bitcoin.

1. Im sure that im responsible but there are moments i do find myself having that kind of seeking ways or strategies on making myself having that increase of winning rate. 
2. I dont mind much because this is something that could be stopped personally but if i do find someone whose underage then he/she would definitely be taking up some words or advises from me
   but if we do speak about online then it would really be that impossible on knowing peoples age considering that they are playing on their own pc and facing up those screens. So it would be that not possible.
3. Of course, i didnt come into a point that i had messed up my finances due to gambling because i've been wary about the risks involved of it.

As long you do find yourself that having that awareness and that sense of being responsible with your actions. Never ever you would really be putting up yourself
into such possible gambling problems. It would really be just that depending on a certain individual.

I'm not entirely responsible, I do acts in some ways that are irresponsible by not really analysing the game properly which  is just acting lazy or probably after a long day though I usually choose the better odds of winning when I'm really serious to gamble, I take my time on this.

Actually I don't relate others about gambling because I only gamble online but when I have to speak about it to anyone I speak more about the risks in it than anything.
 
Actually I don't really gamble often to consider myself as fully as a gambler, I just place bet with money I can possibly lose and laugh on it. I guess that's why I don't usually bother about analysing just more curious about playing various games, though I have been advised to stop virtual games but that's were I usually find more fun and so I just continue.

Though I see myself as a financial literate in gambling or one tending to it because I spend time reading replies of forum members about gambling discussion off such and either learned from their mistakes or advise and also correct my misconception on any area I get wrong through their replies.

Yes, I have. My gambling activities have been very organised, I properly manage my bankroll, and I have also learned how to control my feelings, not allowing my emotions to affect my decisions. I also don’t even chase losses.


Aside from here on this forum, where I give advice to newbie gamblers whenever one arises, I don’t think I have ever taken any personal steps to reshape or stop underage children from gambling; I just like minding my business and retaining my self-respect. 


I think so, because over time I have learned how not to allow the environment I found myself to affect how I think or how I gamble. I also don’t allow my greed to affect me too much, like trying to increase my wager amount, thinking I will make more profit from the game if I place the bet with a higher amount.

- I am more responsible than I used to be, that's for sure, but I don't see any connections with ethics here, I was and I am a fair player... I guess we all search for better odds of winning, but in gambling that is a neverending search, even if we find some good strategy it works only for a while.

- When talking to younger or older people, I am always completely honest about gambling. I always mention all the dangers of gambling and I try to explain to them what responsible gambling means and how to stick to that.

- I guess we all learn something after years of gambling, but I can't say that I become more financially literate just because of gambling.

1. I guess I would say Yes to that because I tend to stay in control while gambling and even if I take unexpected losses then I don't fear but stay calm try to handle the situation in my own way.

2. I have always adviced the underage to stay away from gambling and try to make them learn the bad side of gambling.
They need to be educated about gambling first instead of directly making them avoid gambling.

3. Ofcourse, over the years the experience that I have gained has made me more aware of how to handle a given situation.
Learning from our mistakes as well as others and preventing it from happening again is how you grow wise.
We need to manage our finances well because if we don't then we will surely end up in a bad place.

when you say "subtle ways to increase your odds of winning?" do you mean find ways to increase my chance of winning by cheating? then, No. I am not fond of cheating, it usually takes out the fun in gambling which is one of the things I look forward to when gambling.

locally? nothing really, I mean, from my experience local gambling shops have guards who are usually strict when it comes to letting people in and they usually require you to show ID before you can come in(though I am not sure about other places).

I'd say yeah, seeing and experiencing gambling problems makes you realize to a lot of things.

I’m always a responsible and ethical gambler. There are times that I made some risky bets out of emotion but that doesn’t repeat after committing that particular mistake since I’m always applying all the lesson I learned immediately.


Underage gambling is a norm in my country due to the street gambling but I do report them to the authorities anonymously whenever I saw them near my house. 


I would say I’m still the same before and after I involved in gambling because I’m financial advisor and always exposed on risk that’s why gambling addiction will not gonna work on me because I knew how to handle risks by myself.

Bold to you to assume that we were all irresponsible gamblers or gamblers who try to trick the system using different formats. Aside my religion which teaches me to ethics, I am always guided by my conscience. I know how the casino functions, the house always win isn't so, I play by their rules while being guided by my betting strategies.

I haven't done anything big thing to combat underaged gambling in my society other than telling my younger cousins to avoid the local bet shops whenever the opportunity presents itself. Why they ask? I point them to a local whose gambling addiction ruined his life and now stays on the street to begging passersby. That's their motivation to stay away.

"Use a small percentage of your income to gamble", "Have a gambling budget", "Bankroll, bet size", etc. are concepts that I got to understand very well being on this board. It hasn't been smooth but I am getting better with time.

I have never spent so much money to gamble, neither has gambling come  in-between me and my job, my relationships and other aspects of my life. It is safe to say, I have never been an irresponsible gambler and have never had the compulsion to gamble when I'm not supposed to. I bet sometimes on sports and this is usually because of some friendly arguments between I and my friends. This I am able to achieve because I have a job, good hobbies and friends that keep my mind busy all the time.