Topic: The need for mental section or public orientation for new gamblers. - page 3. (Read 376 times)

It seems like there is no need to create a thread or sub-board about gambling responsibly because there have been many threads discussing this for a long time and for me, even if there is a sub-board that provides education about gambling responsibly, it will only be in vain because all of this is just about how the mindset of a gambler and when a novice gambler comes to gambling just wanting to try his luck and already knows how gambling works I think novice gamblers will not suffer from the bad effects of gambling but if a novice gambler comes to gambling only with the hope of doubling their money and without any knowledge of course he will continue to gamble recklessly without thinking about what gambling responsibly is.
beginner gamblers should be aware before doing anything, at least find out about something they want to do, such as if they want to gamble, they should find out what the risks of gambling are, whether they always win or always lose and look for things like this, you can use a search engine, type in keywords and everything. already there he can understand it in several of these articles.

I really understand your good intentions in helping other people by making a thread like that, but as I said, it all depends on each person mindset, even if you have read the thread, if your mind is already curious, you will definitely ignore the thread you are going to make, and my suggestion is that you dont you need to do anything, just always tell anyone who asks you to explain before starting gambling about the negative effects of gambling.

As I see, it's really hard that new boards or sub-boards are created on this forum. Personally, I've already suggested the creation of a sub-board years ago, and I had massive negative replies to my proposal. What happens is that forum members think it's good how it already is, without removing or adding anything.

Regards your suggestion, it could be easily said that we already have gambling board and gambling discussion sub-board, which are sections where the matters of responsible gambling, mental health orientations on gambling practices, challenges and personal experiences faced by gamblers, ethics on gambling industry and so on can be discussed (and in fact, they currently are).

Maybe for a matter of organization your idea is good, but it's really unlikely you would have support from other members, especially staff ones, to do so.

It's true, many of them gamble so much that they lose their minds and make them addicted to gambling. of course, gambling addiction is not a good thing, because most people who are addicted to gambling will experience many harmful things such as major money, health, relationships and time. especially with new gamblers, maybe they will get a win at the beginning where this victory makes them excited about gambling and usually this initial victory is easy to get.

A new gambler also usually in my opinion they will follow their greed, where in the next gamble they are likely to lose and this makes them gamble again because they follow their own feelings of greed, emotion and curiosity. and this is likely to make every new gambler addicted. it's true what you said, gambling is not wrong if we have responsibility and limits on the actions we take.

I don't think that having a board dedicated to helping newbies avoid gambling addiction is wrong but it is not very important. I don't also think there is any week that a topic about gambling addiction is not discussed in the gambling section. If the newbie constantly visits this section, I don't think he will be a victim of gambling addiction. New gamblers could also use the search option in the forum to gather relevant information on how to gamble responsibly. In this current computer age, information can be derived from the internet with ease. People should also be willing to take time to research any activity they wish to engage in. The basic information on how to avoid gambling addiction is very simple and these principles can be found in almost all the gambling discussions in this forum. However, the suggestion of OP is also valid.

Yes it would help but it just depends to the gamblers whether they would be having the initiative to interact in such board in this forum. If it is just discussions, there are too many to engage however if you just feel like you don't then you won't. There are even articles outside this forum, warnings we see from different platforms, but why do people still become a victim of gambling addiction? 'coz things won't work that way. Instead of  asking such discussion about how to escape from addiction, we should be more preventive of the exposure.But again, if the gambler is not as willing as with us, then no action will make sense 'coz they will just continue doing their thing until they reach addiction on their own. Things are in our hands.

Use your own common sense and you would be safe because if you dont make yourself that too mindful with the actions you are making then you are really that susceptible into the things like
addiction on which you would really be that impulsive on the time that you are dealing with it and this is something that must be avoided. New gamblers or players would really be commonly be experiencing that kind of emotion and mindset on which it is normal that we would really be somewhat delusional when it comes to motives and aims.
Gambling isnt bad as long you do make yourself that responsible on the actions that you are making.

In my opinion, I think it is unnecessary to create a thread about this, I have this opinion because it is unlikely that people will play in a moderate way, responsibly just because they read on this forum that they need to play in moderation. people play because they see other people who play and post photos of them winning a lot, so it would be difficult to convince people with just words, I'll give an example, let's imagine that in this forum they have a section that warns people about responsible gambling and the consequences of playing irresponsibly and with money that you cannot afford to lose

so people will read this and they will be scared and they will be playing responsibly, but when they look at a video of someone saying that they put 500$ in the casino and played to the point of making 10,000$ in profit, then at the same time those people who If they read about responsible gaming, they will forget everything they read and will start playing a lot to make a lot of money. If one day we asked 1000 people a question and asked them to answer honestly and without fear of someone criticizing them, we would ask them: why do they play?

I believe the answer to this question will be: they play because they dream of winning a lot of money. in the same way that people keep buying lottery tickets in the hope that one day they will get the winning ticket and become very rich, and the same thing that many people hope for when they play in a physical casino or when they play in an online casino, just see that sports bettors prefer to keep making multibet bets with very high odds because that way when they get something right they will be able to win a lot of money, in my country for example bettors have prioritized multibet bets with very high odds, they prefer to constantly lose by keeping multibet bets, but they believe that the day they get it right it will pay off

True! There's no need to create a section or sub-threat in this forum about what the OP's concerned about, because if you look around this gambling discussion section, you will see a lot of topics about gambling addiction, how to stop gambling addiction, discipline towards gambling, and many more related to gambling and addiction to it, so there's no need to sweat. In fact, in this section of the forum, the "gambling discussion," most of the topics are about that concern, so even without other sections, you will see different stories or shares of experience about how they've gone through gambling addiction.

And also, even with creating a separate section about gambling addiction, you are not sure if all the stories are true. I also notice that some of the topics about gambling experience are hard to believe and sound like make-up stories, so imagine a section in the forum full of scripted experiences about gambling addiction.

I don't believe beginners need guidance and tutors when it comes to gambling. As long as they are in the right mind and discipline, they will learn things on their own. I've never had anyone to teach me about being a responsible gambler, it's just there because I was raised like that.
Here is the real problem, most new gamblers came from this era where the traditional discipline is gone. Military discipline. Even if a person didn't come from a military family. I don't see that much anymore and parents who use that method are certainly slowly diminishing as time flies by. Most kids today are spoiled brats, I can say it because I can see it from my kids. They are greedy and they cry with a little bit of a problem and that's where the real problem will come when they start gambling.

About creating a thread about explaining this to newbies, well, you could've done that instead of this. You don't really need our permission because anyone can create their own thread but the gambling discussions are certainly pouring with lots of talks about gambling addiction and other stuff about it. And I won't worry about members who will share their knowledge because there are good members here scattered all over the forum.

Although this is a very commendable suggestion that should be looked into, I don't think that it is necessary to create a full sub board to addressing the issue of responsible gambling. What we should be looking out for should to create a thread that is well detailed and contains guide and regulations that will encourage responsible gambling and then it could just be pinned at the top of this gambling board for all members to go through and engage in positively.

If you've observed the post we have on the board, you will find a lot of them that had address the issue of responsible gambling and some has outlined guide and details that will help one not to get addicted into gambling and I feel that if you keenly go through them, you should gain the needed knowledge you require and their won't be a serious need for the creation of sub board.

My humble opinion though.

Getting advice from non experts can lead to some harmful circumstances.

If someone comes to the point of being a problem gambler and facing addiction, it's always best to seek accredited help from professionals, join group therapy in a recognized organization etc.

So I don't think it would be a good idea to create such section of the forum. Let alone all the promotion and interests going on here. For problem gsmblers it's best to abstain.

I know related topics like this has been made,and so many people have spoken about it,which is to say that there are informations that can guild one on this,but nevertheless,for Newbies to avoid  making mistakes and stories that touches,they must come in contact with informations like this,and useful advice that people have given which will further enlighten them on the the topics they seek.
But if I am to give any advice to a newbie on this topic,it will be on how to set your mind while gambling,and what to know about gambling.It is very vital to know that gambling is not a guarantee source of money,because it is risky,and only those who have determined to take the risk can stand the chance of winning.

I don't think we need that kind of sub-boards though. Yes, we have a dedicated gambling thread here, and bitcoin first root or it's first use case is through gambling. But I don't think that this is purely dedicated to gambling, there are investors and I think there's a lot of responsible gamblers here.

So this might be for a good cause, but Theymos might not approved of this. Besides, in this board we can discuss everything under the sun, including gambling addiction and others and members are giving those who seek help a good advise already.

@Zoomic and just like the B&H board, there was also a request to deal with securities and other stuff, but so far it hasn't been approved if I remember it correctly, Discussion: "Cybersecurity and Privacy" board + Poll (request v1)

We have the "Gambling board" already where all kinds of gambling related discussion are been made daily, hence, requesting for the creation of a similar board, to me I see it as a misplace of priority, as it's really not needed right now, due to the fact that only if you are above to make good use of the "Search Button", you will release that the the already existing gambling board has go all a person could need so as to enable him/her gamble responsibly, with a good example of reputable casinos where you can gamble, while been rest assured of having fun security.

The already existing gambling sub board has got all you need to gamble responsibly.

The thing is that the forum has done a enough according to my own perspective to have created the gambling board for us to discuss everything concerning gambling and it is only left for the individual member to adhere to all the principles as it being discussed here about gambling and its risk,  most especially for newbies,  who may have not had the time to build the necessary knowledge that will help them to make better-informed decisions and in most cases, it all has resulted unto negative experience for them on the long run if they failed to properly learn all the steps that are needed to have better gaming process and how best it can help them to make better gambling decisions.

So for sure,  the forum is well equipped enough for us to be able to navigate our way through at all times and come up with something that can be helpful as a guide towards responsible gambling.

I have seen a bunch of posts and topics talking about gambling addiction and responsible gambling.  And,  I feel like there is actually quite a bit of content already available if you search around on tips for gambling responsibly and avoiding addiction.  Just use the search or google to find posts related to whatever specific aspect of responsible gambling you are looking to learn about. 

For example, some talk about setting a strict budget and walking away when youve hit your limit, rather than chasing losses.  Others discuss figuring out your motivations - are you in it for entertainment or do you harbor unrealistic hopes of big payouts? Getting clear on why you gamble can help keep things in check.  Theres also advice on taking breaks and not letting it take over your whole life. 

Anyway, lots of angles already covered if you poke around.

Just like we have the beginners and help board where newbies go to to read all they need to know about the forum and find solution to technical issues,  it will also be nice having a sub board that concentrates on enlightening newbies and even old players in the industry about the need to protect their mental health and the right things to do to stay safe health wise. Also, a board that seeks to proffer solution for people battling euth one form of gambling related issue that affects the general wellbeing/performance of the gambler.

Many people think only those who are addicted suffer most of these challenges,  no! That's not true. A person who is not addicted can suffer health problems as a result of over anxiety and maybe shock arising from a loss they incured, or from their inability to control their emotions.  This is a very critical issue which many people tend to overlook.

a sub board for the gambling section dedicated to guide new gamblers to gamble responsibly is not necessary we already have lots of posts in the gambling board that discusses about addiction and ways to eliminate it, seek support and many points of orientation regarding that. Even if we are to make a pin post on the gambling board about mental health and responsible gambling I wonder which posts exactly are we going to use as pinned post when there are a numerous of posts here in the gambling board that already address such issues. Just like one of the comment above, I agree that anyone interested in getting to know about responsible gambling can just make use of the search button and many similar posts will pop up. A sub board will only give room for more repeated posts of same nature as we do see in the main gambling board. So no need and it's not a welcome development.

I voted for a pinned thread related to the subject there's no need to create another sub-board for gambling, this section is getting criticism because of too much spam creating another board will create more spam, and besides so many subjects about gambling addiction and cured have been discussed we are pretty loaded on that subject and we don't need something that will increase it further.
You know what we are talking about if you have been actively participating in this section

That's right, all decisions are only our own to manage about what decisions we will make and for the impact of the decision only we will feel it, people will not care about what you experience and also with what decisions you will make, so of course all responsibility is in your hands. Coming with the right mindset and direction along with a fairly awake mentality will keep you fine in your next gambling involvement, these basic things really have to be considered I think, because that will determine what your fate will be in the future. Honestly, these days I see more and more people getting into gambling addiction unconsciously, like you said everything goes gradually and their inability to realize some indications that could potentially lead to unwanted things makes them end up in the addiction zone. Basically some are aware and some are not, I think for anyone there is nothing wrong with doing a reset and evaluating their activities on gambling especially those who have been involved first, if indeed you find that there is a decline in your finances after knowing gambling then obviously changes must be made immediately.