Topic: Social aspects of online gambling - page 4. (Read 1006 times)

Yes, I also explained above about one of the most significant differences between these two types of gambling, each type of casino has its own advantages and obviously as you said it's just about a person's choice and depending on which one they're interested in getting involved with whether it's an online or physical casino it's all up to them because they have their own criteria when it comes to choosing and also another reason is you also said that there are some people who don't like crowds which means they would definitely prefer online casinos and others prefer to build socializing relationships with other people in person and also of course that means they would definitely choose to get involved in physical casinos.

The fact is that it's as simple as this to conclude and I don't think it should be a problem whatsoever because everyone has different choices and they're just going to go to the place that they want to go to that can certainly fulfill their desires, so they have the right to make whatever decision they want.

The gamblers who have lost will remain in the chat room while waiting for the winnings to be distributed by the winning gamblers. The distribution of winnings may not be big, but they are still willing to wait because it is something for those who wait. They think getting a share of the winnings is a pleasant thing, so they will stay in the chat room, perhaps even all day, to wait for it.

However, a person needs to take a break from gambling, especially after a losing streak because it will affect his emotions. He should calm his emotions first before making a decision, and it would be best if he could think about quitting gambling for a while. And we should be able to think clearly when we experience defeat to think of a way out. Mistakes that occur because of our out-of-control actions after experiencing defeat must be immediately changed so that they don't happen again, and we need to learn self-control to prevent it from happening again. But there must be an acknowledgement from him that he has made a mistake and does not want to repeat it.

I agree with you, social aspect of online gambling is bad and needs to be improved but does anyone have any plan how it can be improved? Every casino where there is some kind of socialization, is full of people who beg for money.
By the way, live blackjack tables are a good way to socialize with real people while watching them but the problem is that these dealers are always tired and when they have many players, they can't read your messages and talk with you, it's probably hard for them to deal cards and focus on conversation. If they create a live blackjack tables with max 3 people, I think that socialization will be way better and interesting.

Your concluding part is not always as you believe it to be, all I can say is that this is now common here as people start attributing risks to gambling offline and I do not see this risk as feasible as much as they make it look but just of old times considerations where people would win big, withdraw cash and could be attacked. The world is revolving and people and casinos are getting smarter these days. What time did you last hear about that? It would have been so long and I do not think that casinos and the bettors could be daft these days to be paying and receiving big wins in cash, it is not good for both parties. But yes, online casinos can't be compared with online casinos when it comes to the fun involved, especially if such a casino is designed for maximum fun where a bar, lodge, pool, all extras you can think of and different games sections are there for you to choose from.

It is the place to have fun and also spend more money, you should know that, but one thing that is sure is that you will surely have that fun to the fullest. If that is the preference, why not? But this can't be done all the time as it is not cost-effective while the convenience due to the proximity can't be encouraging all the time as well. This is why one can't even do without online gambling as it is the closest to the gambler, but one can just try to moderate the two based on the purpose of gambling and their plans towards it.

So, that is the purpose and benefit of interacting with other gamblers and related to chat rooms, it seems that there are quite few because when gamblers win or lose, on average they will enter the chat room and share the results they have obtained.
We can share experiences with each other and also joke about the results of other gamblers losses.
Maybe this is considered not very useful for other gamblers, but I think this is fun form of entertainment.

If you are taking break because you have experienced big loss and want to calm down, it is best to immediately leave the gambling site, but if it is only small loss that has no effect on your gambling budget then staying is still the choice for most gamblers.
The most important thing is that we can accept this loss and of course we can still think clearly or in control when we have lost.
Sometimes mistakes occur because of our own actions that get out of control after experiencing an unacceptable amount of defeat.

That's so true. If you love the fun of gambling with friends and the laughter when losing or winning, the breaks, and the excitement when you return to the table, you won't experience all of these in online gambling. Of course, gamblers have different attitudes. Some others might prefer a solo and silent moment when gambling. If this is a gambler's preference, the online setup is of course better than the physical setup. But I think the risk or the danger when you're gambling online and solo is higher than when you're gambling outside, talking with real people.

Yeah based on definition socializing is more than just an exchange of words. So merely chatting about how is it going, or how are you doing isn't a form of socializing.
I don't know, but OP should have realize that casino isn't built to socialize to others, it is built to entertain and gamble. Sure you could find friends on casino, but it's just a bonus part of it.

That's casinos way to show that they are open, they let people talk on the chatroom but that's the end of it. Most of the times it causes distraction, so I couldn't care less about it.

This is why when it comes to choices then it would really be that totally depending on someones preference or liking if we do speak about physical or online casino on which it would really be that best that you should really be the ones who would really be finding out on which place you are really that interested on dealing with. There are some people who doesnt really like on crowded places and there are ones who are really that liking on having those kind of socialization with other people and this is why it would really be that depending on someone whether they would really be sticking into their own interest or would really be trying out
to test some other field on which it would really be just that depending on you.

This is why it would really be that always that matter on your own interest and if you are really that have plans on trying to test out other options
then it would really be that according into your own decisions because its your money to be used not theirs. So if you do find it to be that
interesting then it would be just that right that you would really be sticking into it.

Right, there is a very significant difference if we look in terms of the socialization relationship, of course and I think this is the obvious difference between physical and online casinos, which if you gamble in a physical casino then obviously you will meet a lot of other visitors who certainly have a lot of time and opportunity to socialize by exchanging stories or various experiences in the world of gambling maybe which will certainly be able to increase the bond in terms of relationships.

So of course as you said that socialization in online casinos will not be able to match physical casinos because after all the services and situations are different, online gambling is more specifically for people who don't want to bother leaving the house to gamble like most people do when gambling in physical casinos, on the other hand I honestly never found out about how to connect with other people or even my own friends in online gambling, but maybe this is a good idea to develop.

They feel that sharing their unique story can make them feel relieved so that other people can learn the lessons behind their story, although it depends on each person. Perhaps some people don't listen to the shared stories because they only focus on gambling. More and more people will be willing to share their unique stories with other people just so that the people who are gambling with them will know. We don't know why they tell their stories to other people because some people share their unique stories about embarrassing things that happened to them. Socializing with other people is also based on their desires or goals for attending the casino.

In the chat room, people can get to know other people from different countries and share stories about what happened in their country or share tips and tricks for playing gambling. Of course, that is not a trick we should follow because casinos will not let gamblers win a lot of money. However, sharing insights and strategies can help improve their gambling skills so they can become professional gamblers later. The virtual environment can also be a place to discuss many things, including things that will happen.

Some gamblers expect tips from the winners so that they have more things that can be useful for them in gambling. It could also provide closeness to the people in the chat room so they can be more comfortable, calm, and free to gamble. But if they can't control themselves, they will only lose and get frustrated, so the atmosphere in the casino will not get better for them, especially for the losing gamblers. They are better off hiding their losses from other people than telling about them, even though there are gamblers who also tell about their losses in the chat room.

I don't consider writing messages in an online chat to be a true form of "socializing".
If you want to socialize just go out and meet people in person. A casino isn't supposed to be the place, where you could find real friends.
It's true that some casinos have chatrooms, but I couldn't care less about this feature. Maybe some people are more extroverted, so they want to talk with someone while gambling. I'm definitely not extroverted and talking(or writing messages) to other people while gambling is very distracting to me.

In as much as I am yet to fully grasp in details, what op is communicating, I would say that for me personally, I don't fancy socializing in online gambling, so, even if online casinos were to introduce a social media like online gambling experience for her users, It will mean absolutely nothing to me, as I am not that social kind of person.

So, in the nutshell, I would say that, online casinos are just perfect the way they are in terms of socialization, and one thing we must understand is that, online casino can never be like offline casinos in some aspect, and one of those aspect is in the area of socialization, gamblers who love to meet new people through gambling are better off choosing offline casinos for their gambling activities.

This is what's missing, the act of forging connections with other people are not present when you are doing online gambling, there's no physical presence that can evoke the feeling and at the same time I feel like you're likely to spend more money online because there's no physical separation from you and the money so you don't feel that sadness that can make you when you're gambling on a physical casinos. Even when you're playing with your friends, it would still be different and I think it's noticeable, the banters are boring and the trashtalks with your friends are just different when you're offline, go on and test it to see if what I'm saying is somewhat true.

 Exactly! in that way, we will have more ideas about different events or experiences from other fellow gamblers, it is also better sometimes that we communicate with others because we can get new ideas on gambling and we can also learn from what they have been through already in their gambling journey.
sometimes, when we meet different people, that's when we learn more, you will also know that not all people tell the truth, Funny but true, others just make up stories to cover up what really happened, many of them are more experienced failure and defeat rather than victory.

I think the social aspect of online gambling can't match that of offline gambling. The bond or the experience with other people can't be sufficiently provided in online gambling platforms. Perhaps it would only be activated if the other gamblers in your table are friends or if you are familiar with each other like when a poker game is composed of users from this forum. If they are not friends or familiar persons, you would even seldom contribute a response.

With this then we can't rule out the socialization aspect of gambling, anything can be beneficial if we can take the opportunity to utilize it, such as connecting with other people in gambling, you can exchange stories with them through some chats and ask about how their experiences during their gambling and I think from there we can get some learning, every gambler has a different approach in their gambling involvement, there will definitely be some of them who have done crazy things that make them down and you can make it an example and learn so that you don't make the same mistakes in any situation. I think for the issue of whether gambling affects their lives or not I think it all comes back to how they approach and understand gambling, if indeed they come without the right understanding which causes them to always do things that are out of control and that they cannot be held accountable for then obviously it is a bad impact on their lives due to the wrong approach to gambling.

Facebook suggests people want to share all their personal details online, Im not sure if gambling stops that being true or not.   Generally its always seemed best to me not to give out your personal details online as its assessible by anyone, by bots by agents such as various hostile states that want to profile and run files on people.   Because computers are so powerful its not a fictional story, its not especially a good idea to feed even more information about your gambling and just general spending habits imo, why should strangers have control of that info.    So yea I'd prefer anonymity based on understanding how information can be harmful, not everyone is friendly towards gambling but there is definitely levels of social gambling openly done where people just want to hang out and play thats fairly normal to imo just online turns data into a commodity.

You really think so, that space is what make people to go to physicall casino and those that goes online, I don't think so at some point, although you may have a point in this, but for a fact the point that can possibly come from this can not be waiged to be enough to call it sufficient, because whatever space or social interaction that can occure in a physical casino can also take place online and is even better online since your privacy concern will be sorteyout in the case you get lucky to hit a big amount of winning.

i can understand that sometimes we need to connect to these people just to understand their gambling life. believe it or not, we can learn a thing or two from these people and remind our own self about what to do in our own life. they have varied experiences but the bottomline is, how gambling influence the way of their life? is it for the better or worse?

Surely anonymity is an important aspect of online gambling.

But probably the communications infrastructure in online casinos could be improved even with it in mind.
For instance when playing any card game in a table there could be an avatar based chat system where the text appears as though it's text bubbles (think of it like a comic).

Also for any other casino game, there could be a specific chat where maybe players could join each other's session.
If I make a big win for instance, I can share a clip. But what if I could share my live session and even have a specific chat for it?

There's many possibilities.