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Originally Posted by chillrob
We were having a discussion, no one was giving anyone else medical recommendations. If you don't like the thread, just leave; it will be better off without you.
Imagine you are a problem gambler, you're on verge of getting the courage to get help with your problem... and you read the following quote:
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Originally Posted by MetaGameOver
They do need help, and unlike almost every other kind of addiction, the help they need is largely unavailable. There's no detox for gambling addiction. Heroin addicts have Suboxone, alcoholics have Librium. The only thing gambling addicts have is cognitive behavioral therapy, and the jury's still out on whether or not that's ******** or not.
"Largely Unavailable?" Really? Gamblers Anonymous doesn't exist?
OP's comments allude to the only solution to gambling addiction is some sort of undiscovered medication?
So I'm the A-hole for asking about OPs credentials to make such a statement?
OP started this thread as if he wanted to help problem gamblers, yet a few pages later, he's saying things that are contradictory to what I've heard from licensed medical professionals.
If OP feels strongly about this, this is a problem that the government must solve, because they are the ones who are sanctioning poker games, unless you are playing in an unregulated room with no gaming commission oversight.
Unlike anyone else ITT, I am the only one who has actually provided links to videos where governments actually ARE TAKING ACTION against this problem.
Chillrob, I've enjoyed your posts over the years, including the posts about the dude with 100k bricks. If AUS-style regulation came to USA, those types of stories may no longer be possible.
You can look at this from a few different angles but let's read OP's next statement.
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Originally Posted by MetaGameOver
Even if somebody could avoid literally gambling at casinos, how do you help them manage their high risk behaviour? Take away one form of gambling, they'll likely find another. It's an elusive target because it's so hard to define.
IMO -- OP is wrong about the underlined statement, but on the right track with the rest of the sentence. This is why I brought up the proliferation of legal sports betting apps in the USA.
Who made it the poker player's responsibility to help degenerates "Manage their high risk behaviour?"
This has always been the government's responsibility.
The only government in the world who seems to be taking this problem seriously is AUS. They even just rolled out the BetStop app, which is talked about in the clips I posted above. There's dozens of other new measures that have happened in AUS that are designed to protect problem gamblers.
I am curious if these solutions will help? At least they are trying something...
AUS created a branch of their government (
https://aifs.gov.au/research_program...esearch-centre) that does nothing but gambling addiction research. When I have research out to my local government members, they had no awareness of how the national gambling addiction crisis in AUS and how their government is responding. Perhaps USA should take notes.