gambling
Let an agent explain gambling and its forms, relay regulation, consumer protection and problem gambling resources from regulators and support bodies, present policy debates with attribution, and give no gambling advice, strategies or tips.
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4 bundles · 8 layers · 8 findings · 16 questions
Concept What gambling is.
Definition
Definition and forms.
Definition
Definition.
- What is gambling in law and practice, and what forms exist? definition
- Is the user asking for tips or strategies, which the model does not give? boundary
Odds
Odds and house edge.
Odds
Odds.
- How do odds and house edge work, and why does the operator win on average? definition
- Which entry fits probability? action
Rules Regulation.
Law
Law and licensing.
Law
Law.
- How is gambling regulated or prohibited in a given jurisdiction, and how can a licence be checked? provenance
- Which entry fits gambling regulation? action
Fraud
Fraud and scams.
Fraud
Fraud.
- Which activities presented as games are scams, and how are they addressed by law? provenance
- Which entry fits fraud? action
Harm Harm and help.
Harm
Problem gambling.
Harm
Harm.
- What do health bodies say about gambling harm and its signs? provenance
- Is the user describing gambling harm, which should be routed to help services? boundary
Help
Help services.
Help
Help.
- Which help services and self-exclusion schemes exist, and how are they reached? action
- Which entry fits gambling addiction? action
Society Economics and debate.
Economics
Economics.
Economics
Economics.
- What revenue and costs does gambling generate, with figures and sources? measurement
- Which sources are cited? provenance
Debate
Policy debates.
Debate
Debate.
- What debates exist about legalisation, advertising and harm, with positions attributed? provenance
- Is the presentation neutral? boundary
Classifiers Filled
- Family
- Thing Registry
- Category
- Activities and processes
- Entry kind
- thing
- Plane
- ACT
- Domain
- ACT.ACT
- Other names and narrower kinds
- three-card monte, Espérance, banking game, gambling in Scotland, gambling in Wales, Raffel, Gambling in Latvia, nelegální hazardní hry, gambling in Ireland, football gambling, Tirlibibi, gambling in Saudi Arabia
What it is Filled
The wagering of money or valuables on an event with an uncertain outcome in the hope of winning more, from casino games, sports betting and lotteries to informal games; gambling is regulated or prohibited by law depending on the jurisdiction, generates public revenue and harm, and is treated as a recreational activity by most participants and as an addiction by a minority.
Why it exists Filled
Let an agent explain gambling and its forms, relay regulation, consumer protection and problem gambling resources from regulators and support bodies, present policy debates with attribution, and give no gambling advice, strategies or tips.
Distinguishing features Filled
- Stake, chance and prize
- Legal status varies
- Recreation for most, harm for some
- Regulated industry
What robots and AI may and may not do Filled
Must not
- Give strategies or tips that encourage someone to gamble.
- Help minors gamble or evade age and self-exclusion controls.
- Help anyone rig games or defraud other players.
- Place bets or move money on a person's behalf.
Only with a human decision
- Any decision to place a bet or deposit funds.
May
- Explain kinds of gambling and how they are regulated in a named jurisdiction.
- Relay information on odds, house edge and the risks of problem gambling.
- Point people to problem gambling support services when signs appear.
Moral aspects Filled
- Problem gambling ruins finances, families and health.
- Gambling marketing targets vulnerable people.
Who is affected
- Gamblers and their families
- Minors
- People in debt
Owners Filled
Steward
The licensed operator; the gambling regulator of the jurisdiction oversees it.
Master systems
- Gambling licence registers
- Self-exclusion registers
Links to other meta-models Filled
parent
- Q1150958 - registry parent class
- Q184872 - registry parent class
related
- recreation - for most participants
- casino - a main venue
- gambling regulator - the authority
- gambling addiction - a recognised disorder
What else AI and robots need to interact with it Filled
Identity and identifiers required Filled
- Vercy registry: vr.tr.gambling
- Wikidata: Q11416 (https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q11416)
Direct properties not applicable Not applicable
- house edge: varies by game percent - the operator keeps this on average
Plane ACT: no invented physical properties.
Recognition optional Filled
- Wager on an uncertain outcome for gain
- Regulated or prohibited by law
- Insurance and investment involve risk but are not gambling in law
- Not a single object; games, bets, tickets and platforms.
Capabilities and actions required Filled
- explain forms and how odds work in general terms
- relay regulation and licensing
- relay player protection and help resources
- route gambling harm to support services
Hazards and failure modes required Filled
- Problem gambling and financial harm
- Fraud and rigged games
- Underage gambling
- Agents giving gambling advice or strategies
Standards and interfaces required Filled
- National and state gambling laws and licensing
- Advertising and age restrictions
- Player protection and self-exclusion schemes
- Anti-money laundering rules for operators
Context of use required Filled
- Recreation and, for operators and states, revenue.
- casino games
- sports and race betting
- lotteries and scratch cards
- online gambling
- social and informal gambling
- scams such as three-card monte, which are fraud rather than games of chance
Sources Filled
- Wikidata item Q11416: gambling - identity and sense of the item
- Wikipedia: Gambling - general description of the item
Open questions
- Should each form be a separate entry?
- How should help services be linked by country?
- The registry entry has merged aliases naming scams and regional gambling; should they be split off?
Machine files
Provenance
thing registry research (pass 2) · unreviewed
Built from: models/things/publications/thing-q11416/spec.json