Right time for gambling addicts to come out of addiction? - page 12.

Janation

hero member

Activity: 1722

Merit: 528

Quote from: absy on March 13, 2020, 09:36:49 PM

But the question is, is this the right time for gambling addicts to come out of addiction?

No, this will not stop gambling addicts.

Though sports bettings will surely be delayed or suspended because of the game being suspended too, there are still those games that are still ongoing and still not suspended by the owners. Saying that they can still gamble and they will still find a way to gamble. We have a lot of online sites now where they can gamble. They might be addicted to sports betting but I think could try online casinos just to ease those hunger.

rhomelmabini

hero member

Activity: 2030

Merit: 578

No God or Kings, only BITCOIN.

Quote from: absy on March 13, 2020, 09:36:49 PM

Why this question is because although I wanna bet on sports ( which I have been doing every week since 8 years ) now I cannot .

Not all are just addict to sport betting it isn't the case of what you perceived since you've been doing that as you said in the past. As you context them as addicts I think they'll find some other means to bet on and I don't think those just know only one gamble to bet on their more likely dynamic. It's their chance now to reminisce the money they've lost, (if they really lost, whatever) the time they spent on their gambling addiction rather than the time they should've spent for their family and more time they can think of that's precious that's important than gambling. I didn't mean to say that they should have spent all day long with their love ones, of course, everyone wants recreation but it should be balanced too.

Quote from: absy on March 13, 2020, 09:36:49 PM

But the question is, is this the right time for gambling addicts to come out of addiction?

My opinion is yes and I feel like it should be but I don't think it will be easy for them but at least they should try and think of other things that they may get hooked into life. Life should be a long journey of learning not driving oneself onto a corner like addiction to gambling. Money can be earned or win but the time it can always be lost if you don't know how to utilized it, especially the precious one.

The Cryptovator

legendary

Activity: 2282

Merit: 2196

Signature space for rent

Quote from: absy on March 13, 2020, 09:36:49 PM

But the question is , is this the right time for gambling addicts to come out of addiction? The assumption I am making here is that the gambling addicts are addicts on sports betting and not casino game addiction or poker .

Same like other, I believe too that Corona effect already spread on gambling industry. I don't have any technical analysis but since whole crypto market already collapsed so basically we might think same as for gambling industry as well. That's why I think gambling addiction is reduced somehow and this is right time to come out from addiction. Most of people are thinking hold some real cash in that situation since I am thinking as well. When most of gamblers will think same like then addiction of gamble definently will be reduce more.

Darker45

legendary

Activity: 2576

Merit: 1860

This is one silver lining of the spread of COVID-19. We have some of them actually, like the significant reduction of carbon emission, less traffic, and so on. Gamblers who are addicted to betting on sports games which are now suspended will have to simply look for another source of fun right now. And since it is highly advised that people should remain indoors if they don't have anything important to do outside, I would like to believe that they are now enjoying the company of their family. They might realize that time spent with them rather than on gambling is time spent well.

yanto@1977

full member

Activity: 686

Merit: 100

★Bitvest.io★ Play Plinko or Invest!

Quote from: absy on March 13, 2020, 09:36:49 PM

Why this question is because although I wanna bet on sports ( which I have been doing every week since 8 years ) now I cannot .

Corona give negative impact into all economy and industry ( gambling included ), as long connected with currency will become red. People can get out anytime and sometimes no need difficult reason to stop. I sure this is the right time to stop, value goes down and the game is never change features. You need to get out not because corona but for your future, imagine if your bet become trading/ investment fund the story will changed.

Saisher

full member

Activity: 2324

Merit: 175

Quote from: absy on March 13, 2020, 09:36:49 PM

As we all know , Coronavirus has impacted each and every industry in the whole world and sports isn't an exception .

If you take a look at this , https://www.nytimes.com/article/sports-canceled-coronavirus.html or https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/coronavirus-and-its-impact-on-sporting-events-please-add-5232295 you will get to know how many tournaments across different sports have been affected .

But the question is , is this the right time for gambling addicts to come out of addiction? The assumption I am making here is that the gambling addicts are addicts on sports betting and not casino game addiction or poker .

Why this question is because although I wanna bet on sports ( which I have been doing every week since 8 years ) now I cannot .

It's possible sports betting is somewhat different from gambling casinos if they did need see any big events and they don't want to turn to online gambling casinos, that will stop them from gambling, but this is not going to be permanent, gambling can only stop if they can deny while they are in front of the thing that are addicted too, once it resume they can go back.

stadus

legendary

Activity: 3080

Merit: 1292

Hhampuz for Campaign management

They might stop playing for awhile due to the reason that there are no games available to bet on since they are suspended, but they are addicts, they'll still gonna play back once it resumes and maybe if there's a chance to gamble in other type of games, they'll certainly do.

I know sports betting has a lot of gamblers and I think its where the biggest money in gambling but being an addict means you urge yourself to gamble regularly, you'll feel weak when you can't gamble, so if they are not careful, they might be prone with COVID too as they are weak. just saying.

LogitechMouse

legendary

Activity: 2576

Merit: 1043

Need A Campaign Manager? | Contact Little_Mouse

Quote from: absy on March 13, 2020, 09:36:49 PM

But the question is , is this the right time for gambling addicts to come out of addiction? The assumption I am making here is that the gambling addicts are addicts on sports betting and not casino game addiction or poker .

For me, it is time for the gamblers to take a break right now for gambling and spend their time with their family as the virus is slowly spreading worldwide and affecting all kinds of things that it would like to affect from suspending games to affecting popular celebrities to making a country in a lockdown etc.

If you are heavily gambling on sports betting then you should stop for the moment as most of the games right now are already suspended because of the virus. Now if you are gambling on different games like card games or dice or anything not related to sports then it will depend on you. There are some sites who has different games aside from sports betting and you can bet there but my advice is that you should keep your money for now and take a break.

absy

legendary

Activity: 1414

Merit: 1008

★Bitvest.io★ Play Plinko or Invest!

Quote from: Tipstar on March 14, 2020, 03:02:37 AM

Gambling as a hobby and gambling addiction are two different things. A gambling addict needs a proper treatment with a doctor or in a rehabilitation home.
And a gambling Hobbyists would probably gamble more when things gets worst outside. Many gamblers went on doubling their coins when the bitcoin price got half.
Many of them lost while attempting but it's still a tempting feast to achieve. After all even the non gamblers had their money halved.

You got it right , I saw the bets just go up in couple of casinos where I have invested as soon as the BTC price went down . I guessed they have invested in BTC to get good returns and not to gamble it away .

Quote from: ralle14 on March 14, 2020, 02:18:51 AM

Quote from: fortunecrypto on March 14, 2020, 12:11:21 AM

Gamblers will always find a way, even at home they can gamble with their relatives or online, they can shift to poker and dice game in the absence of sports betting, you can't stop gamblers to gamble they can always find a way because they can shift and might even incorporate other forms of gamblers.

This is true but it's the opposite for some as i've seen people on the sportsbook subreddit slowly branching out on other games to bet on like esports.

But I heard that even esports tournaments are getting postponed / cancelled ? If this happens ( normal sports betting people moving out to other forms of betting ) then it is potentially dangerous for them because they will have less idea on what they are betting but they cannot stop themselves.

Tipstar

sr. member

Activity: 1890

Merit: 300

Buzz App - Spin wheel, farm rewards

Gambling as a hobby and gambling addiction are two different things. A gambling addict needs a proper treatment with a doctor or in a rehabilitation home.
And a gambling Hobbyists would probably gamble more when things gets worst outside. Many gamblers went on doubling their coins when the bitcoin price got half.
Many of them lost while attempting but it's still a tempting feast to achieve. After all even the non gamblers had their money halved.

ralle14

legendary

Activity: 3290

Merit: 1901

Shuffle.com

Quote from: fortunecrypto on March 14, 2020, 12:11:21 AM

Gamblers will always find a way, even at home they can gamble with their relatives or online, they can shift to poker and dice game in the absence of sports betting, you can't stop gamblers to gamble they can always find a way because they can shift and might even incorporate other forms of gamblers.

This is true but it's the opposite for some as i've seen people on the sportsbook subreddit slowly branching out on other games to bet on like esports.

Quote from: absy on March 14, 2020, 01:02:18 AM

Yup that is the issue but most of the sports betters don't seem to like other forms of gambling , I suppose.

It's mostly because those games heavily rely on luck. I also prefer sports but it doesn't hurt to play other games once in a while since you'll get that feeling of wanting to try out something new or you used to play back then.

Bitinity

legendary

Activity: 3066

Merit: 1312

SOL.BIOKRIPT.COM

Once you are addicted to gambling no matter it is sports betting or casino's games, you will always try to find other gambling/events. In this case, due to corona virus that makes many events are stopped/postponed then addicted gambler will try to find non affected sports events or even sports betting addicts may move to casual gambling games in order to keep gamble their money.

btc_angela

hero member

Activity: 2660

Merit: 551

Probably this kind of event might give them second thoughts on whether to come out of their gambling addiction because no more major sports are going to continue because of the corona epidemic. Even going to physical casino has a big risk as well.

However, gambling addicts will be gambling addicts, perhaps they will still find a way to bet around, whether illegal or legal games.

plvbob0070

copper member

Activity: 658

Merit: 402

This is a low-key opportunity for gambling addicts to get themselves used to not gambling. Both sports betting and casinos are affected by the virus since games are postponed and it's not good to go to crowded places like casinos although you can still play online gambling like online casinos and e-sport betting.

Since I'm not a gambling addict, I find it unnecessary to think about gambling in times like this. Instead of using my money in gambling, I will just use it to buy important things like foods and other necessities since some people are panic buying or I will just use it to make more investment in other altcoins. But the good thing about this is that we have no choice but to follow the authority's order for our safety. If you really want to gamble since staying at home can cause boredom, there's online gambling as our option.

absy

legendary

Activity: 1414

Merit: 1008

★Bitvest.io★ Play Plinko or Invest!

Quote from: Reatim on March 14, 2020, 12:44:10 AM

Quote from: absy on March 13, 2020, 09:36:49 PM

~snip~
Why this question is because although I wanna bet on sports ( which I have been doing every week since 8 years ) now I cannot .

If this can be your way to get away?then do it so you will be an example here and may be followed by others bu i hope you will not go in Poker or dice lol

Well I am not such a big fan of dice ( although I invest in the house lol ) . I do like poker and I play it with my friends but not for huge money or anything , just to have fun . What you said , about not betting and being an example sounds really good I will try it out and update here .

Quote from: fortunecrypto on March 14, 2020, 12:11:21 AM

Gamblers will always find a way, even at home they can gamble with their relatives or online, they can shift to poker and dice game in the absence of sports betting, you can't stop gamblers to gamble they can always find a way because they can shift and might even incorporate other forms of gamblers.

Yup that is the issue but most of the sports betters don't seem to like other forms of gambling , I suppose.

Reatim

sr. member

Activity: 2828

Merit: 357

Eloncoin.org - Mars, here we come!

Quote from: absy on March 13, 2020, 09:36:49 PM

As we all know , Coronavirus has impacted each and every industry in the whole world and sports isn't an exception .

If you take a look at this , https://www.nytimes.com/article/sports-canceled-coronavirus.html or https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/coronavirus-and-its-impact-on-sporting-events-please-add-5232295 you will get to know how many tournaments across different sports have been affected .

Yeah i have also read that thread in which day by day the events and tournaments had been canceled or paused

Quote

But the question is , is this the right time for gambling addicts to come out of addiction? The assumption I am making here is that the gambling addicts are addicts on sports betting and not casino game addiction or poker .

Well yeah they will stop gambling in sports betting but they will surely go across other games since it is the gambling is what they want and not just the sportsbet.

Quote

Why this question is because although I wanna bet on sports ( which I have been doing every week since 8 years ) now I cannot .

If this can be your way to get away?then do it so you will be an example here and may be followed by others bu i hope you will not go in Poker or dice lol

fortunecrypto

legendary

Activity: 2450

Merit: 1047

Quote from: absy on March 13, 2020, 09:36:49 PM

But the question is , is this the right time for gambling addicts to come out of addiction? The assumption I am making here is that the gambling addicts are addicts on sports betting and not casino game addiction or poker .

Why this question is because although I wanna bet on sports ( which I have been doing every week since 8 years ) now I cannot .

Gamblers will always find a way, even at home they can gamble with their relatives or online, they can shift to poker and dice game in the absence of sports betting, you can't stop gamblers to gamble they can always find a way because they can shift and might even incorporate other forms of gamblers.

absy

legendary

Activity: 1414

Merit: 1008

★Bitvest.io★ Play Plinko or Invest!

Quote from: Harkorede on March 13, 2020, 10:48:24 PM

My take on this is that the fact you have been betting on sports every week for 8 years now doesn't make you an addict, If truly you're addicted to gambling I'm sure you'd find something else to gamble on.

Oh that is right but I wasn't referring to myself , I don't have the problem of addiction . As you mentioned , I have been betting for hell lot time but I can live months together without betting ( I was just giving an example in OP ) .

Quote from: Harkorede on March 13, 2020, 10:48:24 PM

Stoping an addiction is more about the will power and having the right mindest which you acquire to various means such group meeting, seeing a psychologist e.t.c because sooner or later sporting events will continue, and without those characteristics you'd just be starting back from where you stopped.

Couldn't agree more . You are right .

Quote from: Wexnident on March 13, 2020, 10:54:58 PM

It's like a 2-3 month delay. I doubt that would be enough to remove their addiction. There's also the factor of that they could switch over to poker/slots/dice/etc. gambling temporarily, while sports gambling is currently out. Additionally, I suppose sports gambling addicts are quite used to waiting since the seasons are done with a time gap of a few months between each other, and tbh, they could honestly use this time to research more about the teams that are playing and naturally increase the odds of them winning through it. It's honestly a good thing sometimes, an addiction that is, but exceeding a certain point of that addiction can be quite dangerous.

True , running behind losses is the quickest way to lose money .

Wexnident

hero member

Activity: 2576

Merit: 666

I don't request loans~

It's like a 2-3 month delay. I doubt that would be enough to remove their addiction. There's also the factor of that they could switch over to poker/slots/dice/etc. gambling temporarily, while sports gambling is currently out. Additionally, I suppose sports gambling addicts are quite used to waiting since the seasons are done with a time gap of a few months between each other, and tbh, they could honestly use this time to research more about the teams that are playing and naturally increase the odds of them winning through it. It's honestly a good thing sometimes, an addiction that is, but exceeding a certain point of that addiction can be quite dangerous.

Harkorede

copper member

Activity: 2044

Merit: 793

My take on this is that the fact you have been betting on sports every week for 8 years now doesn't make you an addict, If truly you're addicted to gambling I'm sure you'd find something else to gamble on.

If per chance you're addicted to gambling but only on sporting events, just because there are not enough sports to bet on for now isn't going to help you stop your addiction, the addiction can only be stopped when there are enough sporting events for you to bet on but you decide not to.

Stoping an addiction is more about the will power and having the right mindest which can be acquired from various means such group meeting, seeing a psychologist e.t.c because sooner or later sporting events will continue, and without those characteristics you'd just be starting back from where you stopped.

Topic: Right time for gambling addicts to come out of addiction? - page 12. (Read 1822 times)