Topic: Should mentally unstable people be allowed to gamble? - page 13. (Read 2523 times)

Maybe there are still people who will continue to donate money to mentally unstable people. At least people could still give food to that person. But to donate, we should channel it to charities that are used to dealing with this problem so that what we give can be distributed right on target.

Although gambling shops care more about their money, they should also be able to see the people who come to their shops. And if there are people who really intend to interfere with their business, they can refuse them before they come inside. But the case that happened was that the person had no intention of disturbing him but just wanted to gamble as usual and would leave after he finished gambling. This should be a good example for us where the person can leave after finishing gambling and not get angry because he lost.

Yes, it's like we fund their gambling so they can keep gambling. And it is a disguised fraud because they use charity to get money, and the money is used for gambling. Maintaining personal safety anywhere is a must, including in a betting shop, because it is a form of responsibility towards ourselves. We can expect a happy ending when we win, but the problem is that only a few gamblers can get it, while other gamblers will only experience defeat. And it is very painful for them because many of them use big money to bet.

The attendant is the one who should drive away what people think as a mentally unstable bettor because as long as he is not causing a panic or harming anyone he has all the rights and the privileges like all the bettors in the vicinity, I have also seen people betting in our local betting station but the other bettors just ignore him because he is minding his own, and he is not disturbing anyone.
Only a professional has the right to examine any person because what we see in a person does not reflect his true character is, people should understand others as long as he is not causing disturbances.

Games of chance should be fun, not addicting. Giving money to charity that is then used for gambling is sad. I think this behavior shows disrespect for other people's kindness. Not only a matter of choice, but also of moral duty. It's also hard to feel safe at the betting shop. It is morally wrong and harmful to let a problem gambler keep doing it. They support a bad habit. Such things shouldn't happen because of rules. Finally, it's not a good idea to expect a "happy ending." It encourages the dangerous thought that gambling will work. Change the story and encourage safe gambling so that fun doesn't turn into an addiction.

it seems that things like this will only happen in gambling shops which do not have security or clear rules regarding who can play on their premises. because if that happened at a reputable casino, maybe the security or employees there would forbid him from gambling, because mentally unstable people shouldn't gamble and waste their money. apart from not being able to play well, they might also throw a tantrum or do something that could harm the casino, and that is why mentally unstable people should not be allowed to gamble.

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Ethically speaking it is not acceptable in my opinion too, unless he has some kind of guidance or help, under the supervision of a legal curator or similar guardian figure. It is known that some people have special vulnerabilities towards addiction, and I think that the mentally impaired, in general (exceptions apart), conform a specially vulnerable collective.

Legally, it depends on each jurisdiction, although I think that nowadays most of them forbid the underage gambling, and by extension gambling by the mentally unstable.

Right. Legally and ethically, it depends on where you are. Some places have rules against letting mentally unstable folks gamble. But judging someone's mental state isn't easy. It's a bit of a tightrope between protecting people and letting them make their own choices. If you're worried, the better i think would be not to allow them.

If i own a physical gambling casinos, to be honest i may not allow such kind of people who are mentally challenged to come in and gamble, you cannot predict them and the kind of illness in them, if the loose a bet and engage in violence at the betting casino what will i do, they can be weird atimes in causing fight and distractions with other gamblers there and that alone may decrease the reputation some of my customers may have towards the casino when they discovered that a mental instable person is coming to gamble and cause trouble.

Even though they gamble, I believe they should not be allowed to gamble. Because they can make bad decisions that could harm them financially, mentally unstable people do not have full control of themself. So, why on this earth they should be allowed to gamble? It's easy to manipulate them and cheat them which people are likely to do if they find out that the person they are playing with is mentally unstable. It's the house response to find out those people who is mentally unstable and restrict them from gambling.

I thought that if someone is mentally unstable, people will not donate anything to him directly, rather they may donate to his family or to the charitable organization, if any, who is taking care of him. So if some how he has direct access to the donation money, there is some serious flaw in the whole eco system that needs to be addressed.
We would not want the donation money to be wasted in this way.



The gambling shop cares more about the money they are getting from the gambler and they may not care of this health and mental status of the gambler. As long as he is depositing, they are happy with him. That's a sad reality but the truth about some of the physical gambling casinos.

The hope of getting lucky will always be there because they still often gamble so they will not spend their days gambling. They may use the money from donations to gamble because there will be people who feel sorry for them and will give them some money to buy food. But if they instead use the money to gamble, that is disrespectful to the people who already sympathize with them. But it's up to them with the money and we don't know for sure either.

And the security at the betting shop always allows that person to gamble so that he will continue returning when he wants to gamble. He may continue like that until he finally wins and if there is an update about that person's story, we will all be happy to know how the story continues.

In my neighborhood there was also someone like this, he was depressed because he had lost a lot of money in gambling and even his family had thrown him out on the street, once he almost injured an officer at an offline casino in my neighborhood because he was prohibited from entering, from that incident, no one dares to stop him, he can't be thrown out, even the police can't arrest him.  Occasionally i also see someone who gives him a little capital for gambling. When he is invited to gamble, he will not hurt other people, this is the reason why we should not let gambling ruin our lives.  The worst level of gambling addiction is going crazy because of gambling.

I don’t doubt you but what if this man is not mentally unstable but has turned poor from too much gambling? Well, for mentally unstable people, I think they shouldn’t be let to gamble because even if some people may say that it’s about luck after all, we need to consider that the amount you stake is quite a decision to make and you can’t just input any amount. So, how do you trust someone who is mentally unstable to make the right decision in such case. They just shouldn’t be allowed.

It was fishy for the understanding of the mentally unstable person,because the OP had discussed about the physical appearance of the gambler who do gambling regularly in the physical gambling.So as the gambling conducting person was comfortable with the gambler,he can able to play the game in the casino.The gambler should not get violent after the loss,they should keep some of the money as the backup to use during the gambling process and after the holding money was get into the loss in the gambling site.This was the hidden secret of the successful gamblers in the gambling site for huge period of time,many gamblers will not say this to new gamblers.

Not until the said person does harm the others, that's the only time where they should be not allowed to enter the casino premises.

These casinos are not judging their customers at their cover therefore anyone can play there.

But if by some chance, that these persons cause an incident that involved other customers around, regardless if they are mentally unstable or not, these casinos will probably kicked out these people as their priority is comfortability and safety of their customers.

It's because there are big time people that don't dress very well so that the suspicious from bad actors will be gone if they've got money or none. That's what they are doing and that's not going to draw attentions from those people that are just observing the premises and looking on who's got money and who are the ones that they can potentially eye for them to extort money or do something bad. You'll never know that the well dressed ones are also bad actors and that's why some dress codes are fine as long as it's not that bad at all or these people are just dressed simply, as long as it has no problem with the casino, they're good to go.

They are allowing it as long as they're not wearing vulgar dresses and they are still looking fine but just simple with their looks. IMHO, that's going to work perfectly when you've got a lot of money and you know it. But you're also careful going outside in any premises whether it's on the casinos or malls or anywhere you go. Just dress simply and let the people judge you by your looks but they don't know what's inside you. But on the other hand, we shouldn't really judge people by the way they dress.

AFAIK there is no policy prohibiting persons who have mental disorders from placing their bets like everyone else. Personally, I have never seen a disturbed person come into a casino or bet shop but then again I have not gone to a physical casino in years. I think it is possible for someone like that to come into a bet shop and gamble without causing up drama but it’s a very difficult for that to happen in a casino. I doubt the security would let him past the doors. It will be bad for business as other players may not be comfortable.

the problem here is that you do not know if the guy is actually mentally unstable or not. apart from being shabbily dressed, with dirty clothes and unkept hair and beard, the guy seems to be mentally fine. the attendant even said that the guy made his money doing manual jobs, and has never misbehaved or acted violently to the point that she feels comfortable with him. it is kind of unfair to judge the guy as mentally unstable because of the way he looks.

Well, there are a lot of categories afaik regarding mentally unstable individuals and this should be known to anyone that we shouldn't base it on their looks, the way they behave, or the way they dress or something similar. If somehow that physical bet shop, a casino perhaps has some rules being enforced to not consider them, then, that I think should be exercised. But, for me, there are instances in which we can take some considerations.

How would a professional assess on the spot.  Online it's literally impossible but brick and mortar casinos how would you know someone has a mental disorder?  They just walk through the doors, this is almost a pointless proposition because one there is no true way to "label" a person going into a casino and two is all the discrimination lawsuits that the casino will face.  It's just like anything else, until they pose a threat to themselves or someone else that is visible that day there is no way to stop them from gambling.

Mentally ill people shouldn't be allowed into a gambling facility. The only place they should be allowed into should be a psychiatric or a care home for full recovery. If you say security should vouch for them before letting them in, the security will not be able to tell the history of the illness and if their illness has its onset or cause by gambling.