Hi!
First of all, this article is very exclusive and refers to the United Kingdom, that is, its scope is very regional, although not its impact. Another issue is that The Guardian is not, let's say, an expert website on the subject, in fact it focuses on the UK government effect issue, which is where The Guardian has good arguments, but this website is a "todero" of those web portals that They write all kinds of news, but it is certainly one of the best there is and very influential in the UK.
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The losses of a player should never be measured by an as specific amount (100) , it is the biggest mistake there is and if you are going to legislate on gambling, that it should never be "100" of any currency.
A player's losses are technically measured by his banking (bankroll) ability.
So,let's go to the Topic that concerns us in this forum, cryptocurrencies, someone can have a $ 1 to bet, the best thing that can happen to a person who
likes to bet regardless of the result, is to get to a crypto casino, depending on the casino and of the currency that the casino uses a $ 1 can bring you as much entertainment as $ 100.
-1-There are bets not based on the minimum Fiat decimal that are 2 decimals, you can use up to 8. And depending on the value of the cryptocurrency, the effect of betting for $ 1 can be quite entertaining, therefore if you use $ 100 based on a decimal limit In some shitcoin, your entertainment may be longer than betting on the traditional currency. -one-
BTW, the article refers to traditional "Fiat" online casinos. Believe it or not, the bets in cryptos casinos are not so massive compared to traditional ones. ***
If the article did at least an educational technical analysis on the betting methodologies and told me the number 100 comes out here, I would understand that figure.
The ignorance in the evaluative subject from the qualitative point of view of the gamblers is very great only based on the quantitative point.
A number is not the solution, at least not in the background, it is something partial and merely symbolic.
The article also has its hypocrisy, since Uk is the paradise of many professional poker
2 players (at least in Europe, in many other countries the rules of online casinos are very rigid and require licenses to register even with a web domain extension) , because the issue of profits and restrictions is flexible.
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I have known of players who manage monthly losses of up to $ 15,000 not because I read it, I have seen it and the ones that are read are six figures or higher are simply amazing.
In the earthly environment that I handle losses of $ 100 they are so trivial that they can be handled in a single bet, or in different times such as minutes, hours, weeks and months, it all depends on the player and their ability to bet, not on a number 100.
That figure is so disconcerting that they tell you how uninformed these people are.
Gambling disease is a serious chronic disease. A gambling pathologist cannot be cured simply because being told that he must "control his losses," is controlled by referring him to the doctor.
What should be mandatory and not an option is deposit control on any website. At least for periods of hours or minimum limits that can be established from $ 10 in pre-established periods before starting to play.
GB.
-1-: This comment refers to those who read us as an informative part, third parties who feel identified with this basic information. It is not directed to the OP or the participants in the topic who have a good command of that information.
(2) Online casino traditional Fiat. Not only high stakes or high income, I have known Spanish players who earned between 800 and 5000 euros per month, some as partial or total income for their livelihood and have moved to the UK due to the issue of taxes and the laws that regulate the flow of players due to the theme of only Spanish players, domain control (e.g.) .es.
P.D: 100 maybe FOTBs