Do casinos profit from addiction, or do they truly promote "responsible gaming" as they claim?
As what we have seen, casinos are profiting from gamblers who can't control themselves and play as much money as they can and think that they can bring the house down. But we all know that the longer we play, the higher the chance that we are going to lose anyway.
Probably there are casinos that really have programs like self-exclusion and outright banning of players and promoting 'responsible gaming'.
But you have to ask yourself, If casinos eliminated all problem gamblers, would they still be profitable?
Is this a rhetorical question? There's no point asking myself, because the question is stupid.
Is alcohol addiction part of the alcohol industry business model? Is porn addiction part of the porn industry business model?
Yes, the casinos profit from addicted gamblers. That's why the gambling industry around the world is either completely banned or heavily regulated and taxed. Do you really believe that the casinos would really want to "eliminate" all problem gamblers? Self-exclusion systems do exist, but they aren't that effective. I've seen many stories about gamblers, who decided to self-exclude, but after a while, they were able to create another account in the same casino. Some casinos simply claim that they have self-exclusion systems, but those systems don't work.