should gambling be completely banned?

[Gurujebs]

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.

Let's put it this way, so because a lot children loves ice cream but some particular ones, when they drink it, they developed some stomach pain or maybe running stomach and as a result of that, ice cream should be ban? That's not how regulation works, for something to be ban there must be a big effect and it must be something that is affecting a lot of people. Gambling on the other hand is just few, the addiction is there but I'm not sure if they affect health of people rather its people love for money that is making them addicted. Though, there are places where gambling is not allow and its banned.

[Themepen]

Do you think the government will destroy its source of income that the government will never do.  The government will never band its source of income especially from cigarettes, tobacco, alcohol etc. the government gets huge revenue which it will never want to waste such a revenue sector.  Also, gambling is a major source of revenue for the government, so even if the government wants to, it does not outright ban gambling.  However, even if the government declares gambling as a ban, it cannot ban gambling from the people because even if it bans gambling, people can enter online gambling despite the ban because the government has no control system in this regard.  However, if the government wants to ban offline gambling, it can enact legislation and take various steps to implement it.

Yes you are right I agree that government makes lot of money from things like cigarettes alcohol and gambling. But these things can be bad for people health and society. Even though it is hard to stop these industries completely there are ways to control them to make them less harmful. Rules higher taxes and health campaigns can help reduce how much people use these products. It is really important for government to care more about people health than making money in future.
And one is the best thing if government will do, they should restrict these things for under 18 youngsters this will be good for healthy society.

[Don Pedro Dinero]

I find the OP's arguments pretty trashy to be honest. There is no such apocalyptic scenario that he is painting because of gambling in our societies. Those are punctual cases, sometimes very drastic, which are far from the norm. On the other hand, a prohibition would not put an end to gambling, it would make it underground, dependent on criminals and the states would not collect taxes.

So my answer is no.

[Crypto Library]

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.

Do you think that after banning it, those users who are students and underage addicted to it won't play it or can't play it? If then you are in wrong world body. I live in a country where gambling is ban any kind of casino related thing if notice in one person he will may punishment under the law. And for this reason in my country many users are already going to jail.
But the funny thing is after doing those than and punishment it won't working the underages  people who are addicted on it there are playing gambling even it has been banning my country I think in this case her family should taken some steps if he is still his parents money then definitely the parents should ask him and give him good suggestion. And for the student I will say if you don't income or if you don't have fund what you can afford to lose then don't play or don't enter in gambling.

[luckyledger]

I find the OP's arguments pretty trashy to be honest. There is no such apocalyptic scenario that he is painting because of gambling in our societies. Those are punctual cases, sometimes very drastic, which are far from the norm. On the other hand, a prohibition would not put an end to gambling, it would make it underground, dependent on criminals and the states would not collect taxes.

So my answer is no.

I agree with your perspective. Closing casinos won’t eradicate gambling, it’ll just push it into the shadows, away from regulatory oversight. History has shown that prohibition typically gives rise to illegal activity, where the risks are even greater and the protective measures and responsible gaming programs are non-existent. It’s more practical to regulate and monitor gambling to prevent and address issues effectively.

[bisdak40]

I find the OP's arguments pretty trashy to be honest. There is no such apocalyptic scenario that he is painting because of gambling in our societies. Those are punctual cases, sometimes very drastic, which are far from the norm. On the other hand, a prohibition would not put an end to gambling, it would make it underground, dependent on criminals and the states would not collect taxes.

So my answer is no.

I agree with your perspective. Closing casinos won’t eradicate gambling, it’ll just push it into the shadows, away from regulatory oversight. History has shown that prohibition typically gives rise to illegal activity, where the risks are even greater and the protective measures and responsible gaming programs are non-existent. It’s more practical to regulate and monitor gambling to prevent and address issues effectively.

Also agree that closing gambling institution won't eradicate gambling itself. One example here here in our country when the government decided to banned "online cockbetting" this only led to the rise of unregulated and illegal websites that offer "online cockbetting" so there, the problem was not solve.

[Emmanuel1]

"Gambling has rules and approaches and if a gambler does not follow the rules or the right approach, then that's when you put yourself at risk and then experience the disadvantages of gambling.

is there any rules in gambling? Please can you list the rules in gambling,so that one can avoid problem gambling.

[Litzki1990]

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.

When you gamble, you gamble at your own risk. Gambling should not be banned on the grounds that school students or college students or adult students may engage in gambling. Every family should manage their children. A minor child can indulge in this gambling addiction if there is no family restriction. Even though underage boys and girls are gambling regularly, you can't really blame the gambling establishment because the gambling establishment has definitely asked minors to refrain from opening accounts. Since the instructions are given in advance, we have to open the account at our own risk and gamble at our own risk.

[Emmanuel1]

I don't think that could be possible, gambling is not met for under age, that is why in most gambling centers you see 18+ only, and online the KYC verification enables them to detect your ate. Doe in these days under age tend to gamble hidden, but that shouldn't mean that gambling should be banned.
Gamble moderately and wisely...

actually most gambling center even when you see 18+ and above it does not work, they are nobody to enforce it because most gambling center I go to,you see children below 18 years gambling, and the problem is that you see the gambling attendance who work in the gambling center still accept money from children below 18 years and place bet for them which is bad. So that 18+ above has not worked.

[0t3p0t]

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.

Well this depends on how rampant gambling is in your locality or country. If it distracts students and even minors then I think it should be depending on the local gambling law. Due to technological advancements access to gambling platforms by minors is inevitable and is also quite alarming.

[DaNNy001]

I find the OP's arguments pretty trashy to be honest. There is no such apocalyptic scenario that he is painting because of gambling in our societies. Those are punctual cases, sometimes very drastic, which are far from the norm. On the other hand, a prohibition would not put an end to gambling, it would make it underground, dependent on criminals and the states would not collect taxes.

So my answer is no.

I agree with your perspective. Closing casinos won’t eradicate gambling, it’ll just push it into the shadows, away from regulatory oversight. History has shown that prohibition typically gives rise to illegal activity, where the risks are even greater and the protective measures and responsible gaming programs are non-existent. It’s more practical to regulate and monitor gambling to prevent and address issues effectively.

Gambling  has become embedded in the human system and I doubt that it can be stopped or ban entirely because there are so many forms in which it can be played and enjoyed. Before now I believe people were still gambling even without the casino being present. Like you said there are so many ways that can people can actually get to it with their gambling ethics and alot of these practice are still functional now even as casino and games shop are everywhere.

[Ludmilla_rose1995]

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.

I don't agree with you about banning gambling sites and all forms of gambling because gambling has been around for thousands of years, has accompanied human civilization, the more gambling is banned, the greater the possibility of illegal gambling becoming widespread

To reduce the impact of gambling addiction, it is very important for people to choose their social relationships, don't let their youth be damaged just because of real irresponsible gambling

[Jating]

And usually though, countries that ban gambling are either very religious countries like in the Middle East or there are political reasons why they don't want gambling, like they want to curb the problems that might arises because of their population falling into it. They think that there will be crimes, which is true to some extend as there are gamblers who will steal or borrow money and then they don't pay. Or gamblers really losing everything, went into a downward spiral and then committed suicide. And then the obvious reasons, most countries in the Middle East are Muslim and majority of them are very strict are far as their laws. So no gambling and drinking alcohol. But for countries that see the benefits of gambling, they will be gambling houses and casinos around and government making money from taxes or one of their biggest contributors are casinos themselves.

[bisdak40]

And usually though, countries that ban gambling are either very religious countries like in the Middle East or there are political reasons why they don't want gambling, like they want to curb the problems that might arises because of their population falling into it. They think that there will be crimes, which is true to some extend as there are gamblers who will steal or borrow money and then they don't pay. Or gamblers really losing everything, went into a downward spiral and then committed suicide. And then the obvious reasons, most countries in the Middle East are Muslim and majority of them are very strict are far as their laws. So no gambling and drinking alcohol. But for countries that see the benefits of gambling, they will be gambling houses and casinos around and government making money from taxes or one of their biggest contributors are casinos themselves.

Yeah, banning gambling varies from every countries as like you said that mostly Muslim countries ban gambling because of religious beliefs while in other countries like ours, it generate revenues that fund government projects so banning is unlikely.

[pawel7777]

Complete ban on gambling is a tricky thing as it's not always a straight-forward thing to determine what is or isn't gambling.
Best example could be poker. In many countries it would fall under definition of gambling, whereas in others, it's considered to be a skill game.
Or even things like UK's premium bonds, where instead of fixed interest every bond is a lottery ticket, where you could potentially win a lot of money, but per statistical chances, the expected win is in line with the "normal" bonds, and you don't really lose the amount deposited.