You will most definitely have most definitely have heard of this term before when it comes to gambling online or physically. “Gamble responsibly”. This term is something that should be advocated under every circumstance when it comes to gambling. The reason is very simple. Everyone who treats gambling as a hobby or as a side income should always make this their main key point. There are many individuals in Malaysia and all over the world who have lost their jobs and their loved ones just because of gambling. This is the main reason as to why gambling has garnered the nasty reputation that it has today. Thus, we are here to today as advocates on how to gamble responsibly in Malaysia to avoid falling into the traps of gambling and how it sent many others down a tragic spiral of both regret and only dismay. So, without further a due. Let’s get started with the negative effects that gambling will bring about.
Negative effects of gambling
You may be wondering, what is so bad about gambling. Everyone just needs to exercise self-control and they will be able to keep themselves from spiraling out of control, right? It should be as simple as reciting the alphabets. Well, it is not as easy as it sounds or is made to be.
Gambling is the one of the few sports that challenges your mentality and mental prowess rather than anything else. This is where it will challenge you with the variety of permutation and combinations will tend to confuse many people who are not used to it at present moment.
Negative effect 1: Addiction
The first negative effect is something that you must have heard from your parents, friends and loved ones a bunch of time. This is also one the main reasons why many individuals try to avoid the game all together. This is in order to avoid to possibility of getting addicted to the game and causing massive problems to their families and loved ones later on when they lose self-control.
We would also say this is the beginning of the negative effects of gambling as it opens to doors to many other possibilities that comes from gambling which we will cover as the below. How this addiction comes about is when the player goes on a continuous lost streak. From here, they will then motivate themselves or try to get out of the situation by playing themselves on tilt. The term on tilt means that they are playing the game while not in a right state of mind. We would recommend that if you have enough self-realization and realize you are in this situation. You should quickly stop and distant yourself from it.
Negative effect 2: Debt & Borrowing
Following on from the above, one of the main moves that a player makes when they get themselves addicted is to find ways on how to get more funds. When their regular ways of getting funds is not sufficient such as earning a salary or other side hustles. They will then result to borrowing or using their credit cards. This will put the player into massive amounts of debts and may cause the player mental turmoil going through their day by day. This is because they can no longer see the light at the end of the tunnel, rather they only feel like they are falling lower and lower into the debt cycle.
This negative effect begins to become very extreme when they start to borrow from loan sharks and other personal financing option. These personal financing options never work well especially if they from loan sharks. As they tend to have varying tenure periods as well as high interest rates. These rates could potentially cause the player a lot of stress. The worst combination of this effect is when the addiction is not curb and constantly increases. This will then further prompt the player to borrow more and take more money. We will definitely suggest that if you find yourself in this vicious cycle would be to first speak to your family and try to clear the debt. Once the debt is cleared, immediately seek for help in assisting to curb your problem.
Negative effect 3: Sacrifice
This is most possibly the worst negative effect of gambling. This is where the player who is addicted and borrowing is now succumbed to doing impossible things to make ends meet in order to play the game. This is where more often than not, the player is playing on tilt every time and is not in the right frame of mind. We would say that this situation is extremely bad as they tend to sacrifice any other means of life to feed their thirst for the game. This would at often time be people as well. For example, they may backstab they closest friend and scam them into a certain gimmick to get the money.
We would say that these people need professional assistance in order to curb with their addiction and to not let it go any further. This is because they could ruin their lives or worse. This is typically the first step to most suicidal cases that are related to gambling. So, if you are a friend that knows someone who is in this predicament. It is important for you to speak out for that person and let them know that they need professional help, and you are there to help them but not financially.
Tactics on how to gamble responsibly in Malaysia
Now that we have highlighted to you all the negative effects of gambling. Let us teach you a few ways on how to gamble responsibly in Malaysia. This is where you would need to make sure you have the self-realization in everyone of these instances in order for it to be effective. This is because even if you know these tactics, but you do not have the self-realization that the negative effects are happening. Then, the tips will not work for you.
Tactic 1: Set your limit
This is quite a no-brainer in most instances because everyone should be doing this regardless, they are addicted to the game or not at all. So, we would recommend that one to always write down the capital they are willing to expense and only deposit that respective amount of withdraw that respective amount before entering the casino. From that point onwards, we would suggest for you to give your bank cards and other ways of withdrawing cash to your significant other or responsible party. This is where your responsible party should be the one that is keeping you sane when gambling. This is where they would only give you back your bank cards and details when you walk out of the casino and are done.
The way that this method would be effective is only when you have the self-discipline to control yourself and not go above and exceed your budget. Aside, this method also requires an individual that will be hold fully accountable and preferable somebody that you can trust with your money. They should be the one to stop you when you are going overboard and tell you that “it is enough” for you to snap back to yourself.
Tactic 2: Set breakers
This is where we would recommend for you to set breakers when you are playing the game. This is where you time yourself or set limits when playing the game to ensure that you not go overboard. This tactic is primarily useful during mid-game where you are in the middle of the game and calculating your cash. So, the method works where if you bring in RM10,000 into the game. You will set a lower breaker, where once you lose to a certain amount. You will cash out and move on. Aside, you will also set a higher breaker, where once you win to a certain amount, you will choose to cash out and move on. The reason this tactic is proven to be effective is because you do not go beyond to winning too much or losing too much.
You must be wondering, why do I want to set a higher breaker and stop myself from winning more? That should be counter productive to gambling right? The reason a higher breaker is set is because when in a casino, one must always understand that the house always win. So, once you start winning to above and beyond levels. You will be tempted to stay on and play. However, if you stay too long, the house or the casino will always find a way back in and take their winnings back. Thus, we would always recommend setting a breaker for both high and low.
The key to the success of this tactic is if you have enough self-disciple to stop yourself when you are actually the respective stage of play.
Tactic 3: Look for promotions
This one is another no brainer when it comes to gambling. One should always be on the look-out for promotions when it comes to gambling. This is where if you are going into casino, we would recommend that you always look for the presence of promotions in the casino or online casino site. This is where usually online sites have higher or better promotions. There is reason why the promotions are better online is because the site usually relies on these promotions to attract you to play on their site since there are so many different types of sites in the market to choose from for the consumers.
These promotions are typically the ones that could help you save a lot of money when it comes to playing the games. For example, a no minimum capital bonus means that you are free to enter and buy-in at any capital you want. In most games, there is usually a minimum buy-in amount to ensure that all players at the table have to pay something up front first before committing to the game. However, if there is no buy-in, this means you can progress on scoot free which is the best.
The other types of promotions that are available typically include a “minimum win guarantee”, “free credit” and others. These are most commonly found on gambling sites rather than physical casinos. Although, physical casinos would also have their own promotions such as cheaper buy-ins or higher win pay-outs.
Tactic 4: Seek professional advice
This tactic is most commonly used when it is already too late. Most individuals do not know that here are ready professional gambling therapists that are ready for a small price to advice you on things that you should be aware when gambling. However, many players tend to avoid this option at all costs as they find that it is not just troublesome but also embarrassing at the same time since it shows their lack of ability to control their own finances.
Well, we would say that this should not be the case as many individuals should go to these programs prior to gambling in the actual game. This is because the game can affect every individual in different psychological manners. If one does not realize during the time, it is happening that they are beginning to fall into trap, then the odds are that by the time they do, it would have already been too late. Thus, we would definitely recommend all players to go for some light consultation sessions prior to beginning the gambling journey. The cost is typically not too much as well. It ranges from anywhere between RM200 to RM500 for someone that is really professional and has experience in this role. The amount paid is just a small price compared to what could be lost in the future.
Tactic 5: Never go in alone
This is one of the most fundamental techniques when it comes to the gambling world. This is to basically have shrink with you at all times. This person is mainly an individual that you trust to either gamble together alongside you or be you by stander and ensure that you do not go overboard. It is similar to the first tactic, but this is proven to be more effective as the individual is often someone that you trust and is right beside you along the way when you are gambling. Thus, they are able to pull you away or stop you immediately before anything goes out of hand.
Through our research, we have found that many individuals appreciate this tactic as having a by-stander that we trust being held accountable to our actions. This is where often people ask this person to be introduced to their family members prior to going for a game. So, the family or loved ones would know who to call in case they could not reach you or are worried about you. This person is usually someone who is either a friend of the family or is someone that you practically trust with your life. The reason why we say practically trust with your life is because you will effectively be putting your life in his or hands to ensure that they are there to get you out of trouble if the situation ever goes that far.
Tips and quick check
So now that we have shared with you all the tactics that are typically practiced when going into gambling responsibly. Here are some tips on how to make them more effective so that you can properly rely on them without trouble and ensure that you are placed away from trouble as much as possible.
Tip 1: Know your friends
If you see from the tactics above, many of them rely on having a trustworthy friend being by your side and ensuring that you do not go overboard when gambling. So, we would recommend that your friend be someone that has very high amount of self-realization and has a dominant personality. The reason why you would need this is because the person needs to be someone who is aware of their surrounding and you as well.
Thus, they need to realize that you are getting out of, and the casino has begun taking your money instead of vice versa. The reason they need to be dominant is because the chances of you being in a very calm state when you are on a losing streak is very slim. Thus, they need to be there and be assertive to pull you out.
Tip 2: Know where you are playing
Here is a fun fact for everyone to note. Everything in the casino is designed in a way to ensure that you do not leave the casino for as long as humanly possible. This is where the lights, the sounds and the ambience is set in a way where your most needed necessities are just a stone throw away. So, it is very important when you are selecting these places to know not to fall into these traps.
This is very important as many people will tend to be caught in the glamorous settings of the casino or the site and be caught to stay there for long periods of time. One of the better ways to keep track of this is with a timer on your wrist.
Tip 3: Have alarms
This is where we would encourage you to have alarms on your phones or watches to jog your memory that time is coming up and it is late. We would typically recommend that the average individual only spend a maximum of 4 hours in the casino before they should put a hard stop to their activities and leave. The moment these alarms go-off, then you should leave to stop yourself from getting caught in their traps.
How To Gamble Responsibly In Malaysia FAQs
So many tips and so many tricks. How do I know really if I am controlling myself? We fully understand how tough some of these may sound. So, we want to answer some of your questions as per the below.
How do I know if I can trust my friends?
This is a question more catered towards your own thought process. We would say get a second or third opinion if you really aren’t sure. This opinion should come from your family members or significant other.
Are these methods guaranteed ways to make me stop?
These methods are all tips and tricks to make yourself be more aware and to avoid being caught loopholes or traps by the casino. It still requires your own self-realization to avoid getting caught.
Does these methods work for both online gambling sites and casinos?
Yes, they generally do cover for both instances but in this case of having your friends nearby. If you are playing at home, we recommend having your significant other monitor you or your family members.
Conclusions
In short, all these tips, tricks and methods all come from your own self-realization. There is no guaranteed way on how you can overcome this if you as a player do not have the discipline to safeguard yourself from the clutches of the negative effects. So, as always, we will teach some of the best ways on how to ensure you do not get caught or trapped but it is down to you to always gamble responsibly.
Till then, have a pleasant time at the table and win some good money back to pamper yourself.
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