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Technology is growing faster and this addiction of a thing is not affecting online casinos only, I remember when smartphones become popular year's ago, almost everyone on the road are always busy pressing their phones, the addiction became so noticeable that news are warning people to stop the habit, that's after few turned into accident...

Now we have handheld gaming devices and I am more addicted to gaming than when I used to play on my PC, tired of sitting for hours when I am on PC but since when I got my first Nintendo Switch I spent more hours on the device, it's more accessible.

So to me this addiction is everywhere, technology is making things more easier to access.
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Nowadays with the advancement of technology, teenagers are addicted to hundreds of games including online ludu carrom pubg game which is very popular among the youth free fire. Most of the sites in these games are operated from outside the country new sites are growing every day to increase the demand. There are also reportedly game based mobile apps. So teenagers are also getting involved in such crimes. Many people are becoming destitute on these online gambling platforms this will help the family to prevent addiction.
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Technology will constantly improve, but only we can prevent addiction to gambling. There are a few rules which a gambler can follow to play gambling without any damage to his health and financial situation.

1. gamble with the money that you do not regret to lose
2. limit your expenses on gambling so as not to lose the money which is intended for other purposes
3. do not gamble too often and alternate your gambling with other activities
4. learn to quit when you still have money
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The growth of technology such as internet, mobile phone, etc as well as the growth of the online gambling industry does affect the possibility of faster addiction.
It is an undeniable fact but we should not blame the growth of technology and gambling industry if the addiction is also growing fast.
We responsible for ourselves and responsible for our own family, we should know how to prevent the possibility of getting addicted to something.
In this case, we should aware about the positive and negative effect of technology and gambling industry if we do not want to be affected negatively.
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I have the same explanation To him and we all know that Once we can access to a gambling every day for sure that the addiction is very high and also it will make more higher if when a gambler play and win His or her bet. While in the physical casino of you have stable job it will make your time conflict. As we all know that you can not bring the casino everywhere. While online casino you can play whenever you are .
Online casinos run realtime without time limits and can access them anywhere using a mobile device so you can instantly access online gambling. Efforts to overcome online gambling addiction must have other work routines to reduce cellphone use activities, you will automatically not access online gambling so always doing this habit will reduce gambling addiction except in spare time.
If you have a lot of free time, better to spend it on the other things except for gambling, you should limit yourself and always have the budget to avoid addiction. You cannot blame the accessibility of online gambling for your losses, you are responsible to that so better to start with yourself. Maybe there's a feature on your phone or pc that can easily restrict any gambling site which can help you not to be exposed that much. Gambling is very risky, you should know how to control yourself and your time with gambling, do it as your priority.
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Addiction is possible through free games too, but people always count it as fun since money is not involved. What people often term as addictive in gambling is what is taking money from them and not being able to do without it. But this context goes beyond that and all have to be checked according to their influence on individuals.

I'm glad that am not addicted to anything, and immediately I notice any iota of addiction irrespective of whether money is involved or not, I start fighting it ASAP. I expect everyone to do the same.
We should be able to see if addiction is coming to us so we can prevent it before it gets us into trouble. Gambling addiction can occur to people who don't know when to stop and instead continue playing because playing gambling is very exciting and can make us forget everything.

And with the ease of internet connection that we can get easily nowadays, someone can become addicted without even realizing it. And if our minds always think about gambling, it might be a sign that we have started gambling addiction, and we should immediately take precautions before it really happens.
One way i know of that drive most gamblers into gambling addiction without them realizing it is chasing after losses, chasing after losses is very deceptive, its very invisible, comes unnoticed, it just pushes the gambler to keep thinking that the moment they are able to win and recover the money they have lost, they will slow down, they continue gambling without knowing that addiction has already set in.
On the time that you do make yourself into chasing your losses then consider yourself to be somewhat partly addicted because on these times on which you would be pushing yourself on finding some
funds or money for you to play even more because you do have in mind that in next bets you would make would might be lucky and able to cope up those losses earlier.This is the main problem on which
you would really be needing to be that aware on your actions because if not then you would really be seeing this as a big problem in the future.Addiction is something that matters on self control.
Not all would really be good on handling themselves on such condition and it doesnt matter which one you would be making yourself get involved.
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Addiction is possible through free games too, but people always count it as fun since money is not involved. What people often term as addictive in gambling is what is taking money from them and not being able to do without it. But this context goes beyond that and all have to be checked according to their influence on individuals.

I'm glad that am not addicted to anything, and immediately I notice any iota of addiction irrespective of whether money is involved or not, I start fighting it ASAP. I expect everyone to do the same.
We should be able to see if addiction is coming to us so we can prevent it before it gets us into trouble. Gambling addiction can occur to people who don't know when to stop and instead continue playing because playing gambling is very exciting and can make us forget everything.

And with the ease of internet connection that we can get easily nowadays, someone can become addicted without even realizing it. And if our minds always think about gambling, it might be a sign that we have started gambling addiction, and we should immediately take precautions before it really happens.
One way i know of that drive most gamblers into gambling addiction without them realizing it is chasing after losses, chasing after losses is very deceptive, its very invisible, comes unnoticed, it just pushes the gambler to keep thinking that the moment they are able to win and recover the money they have lost, they will slow down, they continue gambling without knowing that addiction has already set in.
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Addiction is possible through free games too, but people always count it as fun since money is not involved. What people often term as addictive in gambling is what is taking money from them and not being able to do without it. But this context goes beyond that and all have to be checked according to their influence on individuals.

I'm glad that am not addicted to anything, and immediately I notice any iota of addiction irrespective of whether money is involved or not, I start fighting it ASAP. I expect everyone to do the same.
We should be able to see if addiction is coming to us so we can prevent it before it gets us into trouble. Gambling addiction can occur to people who don't know when to stop and instead continue playing because playing gambling is very exciting and can make us forget everything.

And with the ease of internet connection that we can get easily nowadays, someone can become addicted without even realizing it. And if our minds always think about gambling, it might be a sign that we have started gambling addiction, and we should immediately take precautions before it really happens.
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I have the same explanation To him and we all know that Once we can access to a gambling every day for sure that the addiction is very high and also it will make more higher if when a gambler play and win His or her bet. While in the physical casino of you have stable job it will make your time conflict. As we all know that you can not bring the casino everywhere. While online casino you can play whenever you are .
Online casinos run realtime without time limits and can access them anywhere using a mobile device so you can instantly access online gambling. Efforts to overcome online gambling addiction must have other work routines to reduce cellphone use activities, you will automatically not access online gambling so always doing this habit will reduce gambling addiction except in spare time.
Agreed, these days majority of the gambling activities were happening through mobile devices. In these days it is really hard thing to reduce the mobile phone usage. If the user himself agree that he's addicted he can take necessary action to stop addiction. The prime thing one can follow is using games that can be played free of charge. Over time he can slowly get out of addiction and have control over his activities. If this didn't work, good is to set a budget to spend on gambling for a month. Beyond the budget, you should not spend whether it is on the losing/winning streak.
Addiction is possible through free games too, but people always count it as fun since money is not involved. What people often term as addictive in gambling is what is taking money from them and not being able to do without it. But this context goes beyond that and all have to be checked according to their influence on individuals.

I'm glad that am not addicted to anything, and immediately I notice any iota of addiction irrespective of whether money is involved or not, I start fighting it ASAP. I expect everyone to do the same.
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The pandemic changed everything, there was already a trend in place in which everything was already at the tip of our fingers thanks to our smartphones, but since the pandemic started this trend accelerated dramatically as many people around the world experimented long lockdowns in which they could not leave their homes except for work and if they had some emergency, and even if those lockdowns are no longer in place people have adapted and now prefer this convenience, something which can be dangerous when it comes to activities like gambling which in some cases it can generate compulsive behaviors.

The pandemic was a big fortune for digital platforms as people can't leave there homes in early days and everything was done digitally. Those who enjoyed online gambling during pandemic have continued that even after restrictions were removed.
Microsoft is cutting down 10,000 of its employees and the reason is
"Microsoft’s chief executive, Satya Nadella, said in a blogpost that customers had increased their digital spend when coronavirus hit in 2020-21 but were now scaling back."  Guardian
There is no denying that Pandemic was a big fortune for online gambling platforms. Gambling was the only good platform to pass the time when people were stuck at home due to covid-19. The opportunity to earn money through gambling has made many ordinary people converted into big gamblers. Since then, many online casinos have emerged. But at that moment, Because at that time sports events came under restrictions ‍and online casino games were in great demand.
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I have a discussion with a close relative about online gambling and he said something that about how he hate gambling online because it's too addictive, he claimed real life casinos are better and less addictive because he will have to drive down to Las Vegas to gamble or drive down to a local casino and this still takes some physical effort and it discourages many people from frequenting gambling.

He said with online gambling it's available on through mobile phones and you can play at any time, this means no shortage of gambling around the clock and no shortage of losing money as well, you can easily pull out your phone and gamble with any free time, a bit compulsive and too accessible.

What do you think about this claim? Is he right or wrong? 


In the field of addictive psychology, easy access is a major drive or motivation for any form of addiction. This is why most addicts are kept in isolated places where they would have any access to the this they are addicted to. The main cause of underage gambling addiction is easy access. An underaged gambler might not be able to visit a real-life gambling house because he knows that everyone would know that he is underaged. But he can easily use his mobile phone and gamble as much as he wants.

But online gambling is here to stay, which means people must have to develop self-control to avoid this problem. And parents should monitor their children to ensure that they are not gambling when they are not mature to control their gambling behavior.
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I have the same explanation To him and we all know that Once we can access to a gambling every day for sure that the addiction is very high and also it will make more higher if when a gambler play and win His or her bet. While in the physical casino of you have stable job it will make your time conflict. As we all know that you can not bring the casino everywhere. While online casino you can play whenever you are .
Online casinos run realtime without time limits and can access them anywhere using a mobile device so you can instantly access online gambling. Efforts to overcome online gambling addiction must have other work routines to reduce cellphone use activities, you will automatically not access online gambling so always doing this habit will reduce gambling addiction except in spare time.
Agreed, these days majority of the gambling activities were happening through mobile devices. In these days it is really hard thing to reduce the mobile phone usage. If the user himself agree that he's addicted he can take necessary action to stop addiction. The prime thing one can follow is using games that can be played free of charge. Over time he can slowly get out of addiction and have control over his activities. If this didn't work, good is to set a budget to spend on gambling for a month. Beyond the budget, you should not spend whether it is on the losing/winning streak.
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What do you think about this claim? Is he right or wrong?

Yes, he is absolutely right.
Today access to gambling consists of taking your hand in your pocket and unlocking a device, so in less than 2 minutes you are already betting.
Cryptocurrencies have also made addictions much easier, as it is currently much easier and less bureaucratic for you to move funds from your self-custodial wallet to your online casino account than worrying about withdrawals or withdrawal limits at conventional banks.

However, we must remember that online casinos, when well chosen, are much safer compared to physical casinos. In addition to other benefits that are not discussed here.

So, quickly answering your question: Yes, they become addictive faster, but for those who know how to control themselves, there is only advantage in using them.
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What do you think about this claim? Is he right or wrong? 

I don't think an obvious difference can be compared and needs any further discussion.

Of course, gambling physically does have its own advantages and disadvantages for a gambler, same goes for online gambling. It now depends on users' preference if they want to play gambling in physical casinos or just online.

..and no shortage of losing money as well,

Disagree. If you think online gambling will minimize your loss, you better think again.

The more convenient and accessible gambling way, the more prone to losing money. Smiley
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I have the same explanation To him and we all know that Once we can access to a gambling every day for sure that the addiction is very high and also it will make more higher if when a gambler play and win His or her bet. While in the physical casino of you have stable job it will make your time conflict. As we all know that you can not bring the casino everywhere. While online casino you can play whenever you are .
Online casinos run realtime without time limits and can access them anywhere using a mobile device so you can instantly access online gambling. Efforts to overcome online gambling addiction must have other work routines to reduce cellphone use activities, you will automatically not access online gambling so always doing this habit will reduce gambling addiction except in spare time.
If we have other busy jobs then there is no time to gamble, your advice may be very appropriate because we rarely use mobile phones while working. But actually the solution to quitting addiction is also not a matter of online gambling and real gambling but must be based on the intention to stop gambling addiction.

But online casinos have made people addicted to gambling and the growth of the level of gambling, so it is difficult to cope if we are unemployed and not busy at work.
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I have the same explanation To him and we all know that Once we can access to a gambling every day for sure that the addiction is very high and also it will make more higher if when a gambler play and win His or her bet. While in the physical casino of you have stable job it will make your time conflict. As we all know that you can not bring the casino everywhere. While online casino you can play whenever you are .
Online casinos run realtime without time limits and can access them anywhere using a mobile device so you can instantly access online gambling. Efforts to overcome online gambling addiction must have other work routines to reduce cellphone use activities, you will automatically not access online gambling so always doing this habit will reduce gambling addiction except in spare time.
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Convenience is too much temptation for some, I would recommend asking the casino to put you on a do not fly list for a year to remove the possibility until you have an 'annual' trip be it an actual physical journey or just virtually restrict yourself to a brief holiday of gambling.   I get his point about distance and convenience, this could apply to food and alcohol also perhaps, too close and people just automatically use it all up but that is extreme imo.
Yes, conveniences indeed increase desires, as availability aid access and just as you have rightly said this does not limit gambling but every other addictive activity, but what I don't see effective is the part of self-exclusion from gambling.
-That is not too helpful l as the player can easily create another account and gamble with it.
-more effective way is to take a walk away from every activity as it relates to gambling self control is a most essential characteristic in dealing with addiction such as this.
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I have a discussion with a close relative about online gambling and he said something that about how he hate gambling online because it's too addictive, he claimed real life casinos are better and less addictive because he will have to drive down to Las Vegas to gamble or drive down to a local casino and this still takes some physical effort and it discourages many people from frequenting gambling.

He said with online gambling it's available on through mobile phones and you can play at any time, this means no shortage of gambling around the clock and no shortage of losing money as well, you can easily pull out your phone and gamble with any free time, a bit compulsive and too accessible.

What do you think about this claim? Is he right or wrong? 

For me it's just the same though, and as far as Las Vegas goes, the last time I was there, a lot of slots machines are place in strategic places not just casinos. So in a case you don't need to drive or travel to the Strip to play slot games, it's everywhere there.

And once you are addicted, even though how far the casinos are, you are going to travel no matter what time of the day it is.

I'm talking about my experience before, when I was so addicted that I will even skip office or go to casino office hours to play and gamble. So it doesn't make any difference in my opinion.

online is more accessible for everyone, all they need is a phone and money. and when they feel lucky, they will play. there are several casinos that can just be installed and they are good to go. no need to travel somewhere but sit around a corner.

the addiction is still the same, you'll travel to gamble whenever you think you can win back the money lost. but with the online casino option, even with just $10 left in the account, the addict will still bet it.
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I have a discussion with a close relative about online gambling and he said something that about how he hate gambling online because it's too addictive, he claimed real life casinos are better and less addictive because he will have to drive down to Las Vegas to gamble or drive down to a local casino and this still takes some physical effort and it discourages many people from frequenting gambling.

He said with online gambling it's available on through mobile phones and you can play at any time, this means no shortage of gambling around the clock and no shortage of losing money as well, you can easily pull out your phone and gamble with any free time, a bit compulsive and too accessible.

What do you think about this claim? Is he right or wrong? 

I have the same explanation To him and we all know that Once we can access to a gambling every day for sure that the addiction is very high and also it will make more higher if when a gambler play and win His or her bet. While in the physical casino of you have stable job it will make your time conflict. As we all know that you can not bring the casino everywhere. While online casino you can play whenever you are .
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I have a discussion with a close relative about online gambling and he said something that about how he hate gambling online because it's too addictive, he claimed real life casinos are better and less addictive because he will have to drive down to Las Vegas to gamble or drive down to a local casino and this still takes some physical effort and it discourages many people from frequenting gambling.

He said with online gambling it's available on through mobile phones and you can play at any time, this means no shortage of gambling around the clock and no shortage of losing money as well, you can easily pull out your phone and gamble with any free time, a bit compulsive and too accessible.

What do you think about this claim? Is he right or wrong? 

For me it's just the same though, and as far as Las Vegas goes, the last time I was there, a lot of slots machines are place in strategic places not just casinos. So in a case you don't need to drive or travel to the Strip to play slot games, it's everywhere there.

And once you are addicted, even though how far the casinos are, you are going to travel no matter what time of the day it is.

I'm talking about my experience before, when I was so addicted that I will even skip office or go to casino office hours to play and gamble. So it doesn't make any difference in my opinion.
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