should gambling be completely banned?

[bitbit97]

Western countries have never banned gambling unless the country is religious then the government will block any gambling site.

Because it's business and it provides tax to governments, simply because of money.
Religious countries like Islam doesn't need that ideology but simply because of morals, beliefs and was thought as haram for so many reasons.

You're right...
It's more of money and politics thing.
In most countries, gambling is often essentially a very good source that provides tax revenue to the government and that's why the government often feel very reluctant to place a permanent ban on gambling.

If you sit and think about it for a moment, you'll figure out that it's more of an moral quandary, the government benefits more from the vice of their citizens who indulge in gambling activities.

Taxes and government is completely different thing. If we follow logic allowing gambling = state treasury being filled by taxes = more money, then why not allow drugs. By the amount of money involved there, that would be a huge addition to country budget. I think about it in more simple approach. It is not correct to ban everything one person dont likes or have different opinion.

[PX-Z]

Taxes and government is completely different thing.

Without tax collections, government offices won't work, so it's not completely different thing.

If we follow logic allowing gambling = state treasury being filled by taxes = more money, then why not allow drugs.

Do you think its easy to allow illegal drugs? Allowing such things to be legal is not all about tax, it's mainly the health of those people who consume such thing and then the cons of having it on people. Or is it even possible to regulate illegal drugs being legal? I don't think so.

By the amount of money involved there, that would be a huge addition to country budget.

Yeah, and be listed on FATF's money laundering list so foreign investors will avoid that specific country and be only dependent by its borders.

It is not correct to ban everything one person don't likes or have different opinion.

Banning things in any country does not fall from one or two person's ideas only, it consist of lots of decision and voting depends on what kind of government a country has (senate, congress, prime minister, president, etc.) not unless its dictatorship way.

In case of gambling, it's business, jobs, tourism and money. Casinos have one of a kind resorts, hiring lots of staff, and of course tax from the business and from the staffs. Macau is one of the example of this, 50% of its GDP came from gaming/gambling industry.

[yahoo62278]

Actually, based on the level gambling is going these days, on my own opinion, it should be banned. Reason being is, Student in college are no longer focus in studying because of gambling. Children below 18 years, under age are involve in gambling, and it's lead to them, stealing their parents money for gambling. It has disintegrate families and relationships in the society, so to me the disadvantage of gambling in the society is more than the advantage it gives to the society,based on that,it should be banned that's my opinion.

Maybe a lesson is out there to be learned? Parents need to teach their children about addiction and the dangers of getting too involved in gambling. Show them what can and will happen to most people. The problem isn't gambling itsself, it's people. People are stupid.

Let's think about it like this. We all see the ads on TV telling you the dangers of smoking. You see the surgeon general warning on every pack of cigarettes, but does that stop people from smoking? Nope, millions upon millions of people are stupid enough to light up a smoke 15-30 times a day. Same goes for drugs, people watch morons shooting up heroin and dying daily, but they all think. " that won't happen to me". Are you stupid? It 100% will happen to you, you aren't built any different than the next guy.

Can gambling be bad, of course, but it doesn't need banned. People just need to treat it as entertainment and not life.

[salad daging]

Western countries have never banned gambling unless the country is religious then the government will block any gambling site.

Because it's business and it provides tax to governments, simply because of money.
Religious countries like Islam doesn't need that ideology but simply because of morals, beliefs and was thought as haram for so many reasons.

You're right...
It's more of money and politics thing.
In most countries, gambling is often essentially a very good source that provides tax revenue to the government and that's why the government often feel very reluctant to place a permanent ban on gambling.

If you sit and think about it for a moment, you'll figure out that it's more of an moral quandary, the government benefits more from the vice of their citizens who indulge in gambling activities.

Yes it's all because of business, from gambling taxes the government can get more money into the typical country then this will be a fast turnover of money in gambling.
The government that has legalized bitcoin is unlikely to ban it the government will only continue to monitor whoever does not pay taxes will be fined.

The government does not care about the evils of gambling, they only urge and never take any action.

[luckyledger]

Actually, based on the level gambling is going these days, on my own opinion, it should be banned. Reason being is, Student in college are no longer focus in studying because of gambling. Children below 18 years, under age are involve in gambling, and it's lead to them, stealing their parents money for gambling. It has disintegrate families and relationships in the society, so to me the disadvantage of gambling in the society is more than the advantage it gives to the society,based on that,it should be banned that's my opinion.

Maybe a lesson is out there to be learned? Parents need to teach their children about addiction and the dangers of getting too involved in gambling. Show them what can and will happen to most people. The problem isn't gambling itsself, it's people. People are stupid.

Let's think about it like this. We all see the ads on TV telling you the dangers of smoking. You see the surgeon general warning on every pack of cigarettes, but does that stop people from smoking? Nope, millions upon millions of people are stupid enough to light up a smoke 15-30 times a day. Same goes for drugs, people watch morons shooting up heroin and dying daily, but they all think. " that won't happen to me". Are you stupid? It 100% will happen to you, you aren't built any different than the next guy.

Can gambling be bad, of course, but it doesn't need banned. People just need to treat it as entertainment and not life.

Very well said, people are the problem. Many do not want to take personal responsibility and instead hope the government will intervene, for example by closing casinos. But the problem is not really theirs. You must develop yourself and your children by teaching them useful skills and providing valuable information. So that these students will be able to make independent decisions in the future and be responsible for the consequences.

[Dr.Bitcoin_Strange]

Very well said, people are the problem. Many do not want to take personal responsibility and instead hope the government will intervene, for example by closing casinos. But the problem is not really theirs. You must develop yourself and your children by teaching them useful skills and providing valuable information. So that these students will be able to make independent decisions in the future and be responsible for the consequences.

That's absolutely factual.
The problem has never really been the casinos but people's and individual approach towards gambling.
Because the same gambling that's causing a lot of people crazy ass losses and frustration is also the same activity other people indulge themselves to have fun and relieve some mental stress.
So rather than expecting the government to issue a permaban on casinos, people should be more concerned with developing themselves and taking charge of their lives because that way gambling will have less negative effects on people who indulge in it.

[Charles-Tim]

The problem has never really been the casinos but people's and individual approach towards gambling.
Because the same gambling that's causing a lot of people crazy ass losses and frustration is also the same activity other people indulge themselves to have fun and relieve some mental stress.
So rather than expecting the government to issue a permaban on casinos, people should be more concerned with developing themselves and taking charge of their lives because that way gambling will have less negative effects on people who indulge in it.

Anyone that is so self-centered or that was addicted to gambling and gambling took a lot of money from will be talking in a way that gambling should be banned. Also some people that their parents and mosque have been teaching the lesson that gambling is not good can be saying something like that. But who wants gambling to be banned are like someone saying knife 🔪 should be banned because it can be used to kill. But everyone home has knife.