Poll Are you spending more or less on gambling during the Covid-19 lockdown?

[Mr_Slot5]

probably about the same as usual. depending on results of deposits, I tend to recycle mine.

You're lucky you've got funds to recycle. Over the past month I've struggled to even get a session going

 

[Nightfly]

Still the same. Keeping within my budget and fighting the temptation with more time at home.

 

[Mouse75]

Spending - well depositing as normal - however on a pretty good run by my low low standards so a hell of a lot more withdrawals. So time spent - lots more - money deposited - same - withdrawals which are usually next to nothing - substantially up.
I am strictly min stakes so min bets on all games... in the last week I have had 3 wins over 1000x and at least 10 of over 500x so keeping me going nicely......

 

[Cardio1979]

In for a break for a while, deposited way more then usual but I'm on my most epic cold streak ever. 2000 bucks low rolling without a single withdrawal sadly in the past month.

 

[dreamguardian1]

Im spending about the same BUT it depends on the casino. If i see contant lossses at one i just dont play there for awhile and switch up my spending to lower limits until they at least have some sore of balance and not every spin a loss.

 

[Valhalla]

I haven’t actually played online for quite some time before Covid-19 took hold. Work had kept me far too busy, but now I’m at home the same as everyone else I’ve been playing a bit here and there.

Nothing excessive, I never did anyway, but certainly a little more. And I’m ok with that

 

[gin6]

I am spending less due to unfair treatment from particular casino groups. One being white hat gaming who have blocked me from having bonuses apparently for bonus abuse ,this only happened after cashing out what to me was a sizeable amount. Then genesis casino group who offer me bonuses via email and when i try to claim them they say that promo has expired but was sent the email the same day i tried to claim it.I complained about this and received a message saying if i still wanted to claim that particular bonus to log in and contact chat to claim it,well guess what happened ? i went on chat tried to claim it and was refused again. very un professional .Sorry for the rant but i thought i would let people know how these two groups operate .

 

[Pixie]

I am spending about the same on online gambling during the Covid-19 lockdown.

 

[Chrissy123]

A lot less as 20% drop in income was my disposable income every month. Switched to the lottery won a lucky dip in 3 weeks lol

 

[sufferinsilence]

I've been spending less because of 2 reasons:
-had to spend some money on a new washing machine using some of my savings, so I wanted to replenish those first;
-due to the COVID-situation there is no cycling, no cycling means no betting and no betting means no additional income from winning bets to spend on slots.

2 weeks ago there was an e-cycling event which yielded a nice amount of profit and that led to me being able to replenish my savings and have some spare money to play. So I had a go last weekend

 

[goatwack]

I've been spending less because of 2 reasons:
-had to spend some money on a new washing machine using some of my savings, so I wanted to replenish those first;
-due to the COVID-situation there is no cycling, no cycling means no betting and no betting means no additional income from winning bets to spend on slots.

2 weeks ago there was an e-cycling event which yielded a nice amount of profit and that led to me being able to replenish my savings and have some spare money to play. So I had a go last weekend

All that recycling must be tyring

 

[sufferinsilence]

All that recycling must be tyring

 

[dave1888]

If you gonna bet more during this time lower your bets. It doesn't last forever take care all

 

[RichyJ75]

I made the mistake of looking at income and outgoings totals on my monthly statement.

Oh shit.

Big do do.

End of April showed outgoings up more than £6k on previous months, but on the plus side my income was higher! Just recycling my withdrawals .....

Yep, definitely been playing more. Thankfully have been sensible even though deposit limits removed and only gambling with profit from previous sessions. I think if I get nearer to a break even figure if I carry on losing, then deposit limits will be back in place.

 

[FishRough84]

I spent alot more, and i mostly lost, also i find some unfair offers from Casino and they take me out like a sucker, so def Corona virus was a bad day in office for me, i hope my wife never finds out or she would ice me,
how much i spent , but i mostly stoped as iv seen it leads to the dark side,, so i stick to small stakes online poker for now lol

 

[ChoakMyDee]

That's the question - due to the fact that you are more than likely stuck at home, are you spending more or less now on online gambling?

Are you gambling more with a decreased bankroll? Or have you increased your bankroll and are betting more than usual? Whatever the answer is, why? Is it out of boredom? Are you using the money you'd be spending on gas at the casinos? Has the lockdown affected your gambling behaviour?

There seems to be a growing concern from the main stream media - and from the politicians that follow it - that people are throwing caution to the wind and blowing their savings out of being bored stuck at home. What say you?

I'm depositing a little more than normal and playing a little longer than normal. I'm a poker player and I'm seeing more recreational players online, because they're stuck at home I think, so I've deposited on more sites in the last month as I'm finding games easier to beat on sites that used to be a lot tougher.

 

[doc3738]

That's the question - due to the fact that you are more than likely stuck at home, are you spending more or less now on online gambling?

Are you gambling more with a decreased bankroll? Or have you increased your bankroll and are betting more than usual? Whatever the answer is, why? Is it out of boredom? Are you using the money you'd be spending on gas at the casinos? Has the lockdown affected your gambling behaviour?

There seems to be a growing concern from the main stream media - and from the politicians that follow it - that people are throwing caution to the wind and blowing their savings out of being bored stuck at home. What say you?

Since they have taken the ability to gamble online away ,I do not feel I can vote on this
If they ever get it figured out in my state on how to tax it ,it will suddenly become legal again

 

[eltongashi]

Hey @Casinomeister,

I'm currently spending less on online casinos after i got scammed $5,000 on bitcoincasino.io due to a malfunction with their undo bets button... After this had occurred & not being compensated for the unfair edge that the casino had over my game play and admitting that there was an issue i decided to stop online gambling this month(Due to the sketchiness). I usually spend over $40,000CAD/Month playing baccarat & roulette sometimes a bit more at my local casinos but honestly with them closing i've been actually saving more money that i had wished to gamble with the last 2 months because of covid.

Overall: I believe everyone is spending far less then they usually due.

Thanks,
Elton Gashi

 

[Casinomeister]

Hey @Casinomeister,

I'm currently spending less on online casinos after i got scammed $5,000 on bitcoincasino.io due to a malfunction with their undo bets button... After this had occurred & not being compensated for the unfair edge that the casino had over my game play and admitting that there was an issue i decided to stop online gambling this month(Due to the sketchiness). I usually spend over $40,000CAD/Month playing baccarat & roulette sometimes a bit more at my local casinos but honestly with them closing i've been actually saving more money that i had wished to gamble with the last 2 months because of covid.

Overall: I believe everyone is spending far less then they usually due.

Thanks,
Elton Gashi

Sorry to hear of your woes, but if you have a problem with this casino please start a new thread in the Casino Complaints section - and please do not post URLs. Just explain the problem - thanks.

 

[Kats]

That's the question - due to the fact that you are more than likely stuck at home, are you spending more or less now on online gambling?

Are you gambling more with a decreased bankroll? Or have you increased your bankroll and are betting more than usual? Whatever the answer is, why? Is it out of boredom? Are you using the money you'd be spending on gas at the casinos? Has the lockdown affected your gambling behaviour?

There seems to be a growing concern from the main stream media - and from the politicians that follow it - that people are throwing caution to the wind and blowing their savings out of being bored stuck at home. What say you?

I can't spend more because every thing is closed. I live in California so no online gambling and all the Indian casinos are closed. Just watch a lot of television.

 

[Stuckluck]

Yes, I am spending more, but I am working more -- 7 days a week, overtime every day except Sunday.

Anyway, perhaps my vote doesn't count because my extra slot time this month has nothing to do with Covid. It's just a coincidence.

 

[fortindp]

petit gain mais le club live roulette ie 7jours et pas de virement bon courage a tous

 

[dionysus]

petit gain mais le club live roulette ie 7jours et pas de virement bon courage a tous

my French is atrocious but missing the relevance here

 

[GPWA_Maria]

Hi Guys,

I hope you and your families are going well!

I was actually surprised with the results, but then thinking about it, a lot of the people that voted, I assume are able to work from home. When you work from home you tend to work longer hours, so therefore the time they have left over is for family time and social media. I think if this poll was asked to be done by players that don’t work from home, the results would have been totally different.

I have asked several of my sponsors at the GPWA, if they noticed an increase on player activity and all casino focused ones have said yes.

Have a great week

 

[furballglos]

I started gambling less because I felt the casinos were making bonus and wins less often to make up for their lack of sports betting.