Covers Employee A.M.A

From my experience, it is very rare for someone to feel like they deserve whatever punishment they are given.  It is always someone else's fault or they are not the ones that started it.  So, decency is hardly ever the intent of the poster asking why, confrontation is.  Even with that being said, many times mods enter the penalty box and respond to these posts or via direct pm knowing the outcomes.  We have a very fair and experienced group of mods that seldom rush judgement or do things without extensive research or internal debate.  If they are in the PB, they deserve it from current and/or past behavior.  Do the time and most stays are relatively short (less than a week) unless the poster is a repeat offender.

@allbees

 Thanks, Bees! Good to see you again (mike former customer support)

@mctrap

Can we get a mute button ? 

Do you think covers including a “help/support forum” for individuals that experience negative effects from gambling should be implemented - to create some balance? 

@Nedtan

 A mute button was mentioned in another thread, and I have passed that information on, thank you for the input.

We do have a help forum: https://www.covers.com/forum/help

@Carolina_Cool

 You could always go to Oak Island and look for the buried treasure there.

Them dudes are going to be broke ..Whatever they're getting paid , it's going down the money pit in flames .

I have a pet peeve I gave out some nice stock picks on one of the forums (basketball or football) and it got deleted (shame) . I wanted the peeps in those forum to have the info.

Just so happens one of those stocks got bought out for Pfizer a nice three bagger.

Whose the genius who deleted that post.

Shame Shame 

Who are your favorite teams in the major sports?

@DoubleUp4Life

 Agreed it's like a train wreck just can't turn it off.

@DoubleUp4Life

 It's a bit random, but I'm pretty dedicated. Carolina Panthers (hence the name) Detroit Tigers (avitar) and NBA Utah Jazz...Also A Michigan State fan, Played at a camp and Tom Izzo was there and got to meet him, super cool.

@MB67

 They do weddings at Oak Island which im sure keeps them profitable, its not really a big deal here. The resort is quite nice.

I don't have questions but that was cool reading.

@Carolina_Cool

 Thanks for all you guys do 18 years on Covers now.

Is that NC or SC Cool?

Ok just saw the Carolina Panthers reference

Tbh I think you dodged and then made light of a very serious question just there.

A poster recently was quite distressed about his losses and even mentioned having suicidal thoughts. Are you aware that gambling has the highest suicide rate of any addiction and Nevada has the highest rate of an US state? With gambling being legalized in many states now, this problem will grow.

Do you really think that shrugging your shoulders and saying, 'Oh well, those guys are losers.' is good enough? It's also been proven gambling has a genetic component.

Many bookie shops where I live have hotlines and such for problem gamblers, to at least make some effort to provide a safety net for people who fall into difficulty. Why does a site sponsored by bookmakers think it has no responsibility whatsoever to those users who might be vulnerable?

Not having a pop at you personally, but many sites from dating apps to even porn sites have had to rethink the behaviors they encourage and dangers they expose people to and make things safer for people, gambling sites need to make more of an effort to do the same imo.

@NutinButtLove

 Professional help is the answer. They need to have the strength to help themselves, or all is lost. 

Don't know what was said about gambling and the downfalls for some, you can say that about so many things. I don't remember seeing anything about AA the last time I bought beer or any other time for that matter. Or the clerk reminding me of how bad alcohol could be for me. Individuals have to have responsibility for their actions. There is help available but it's not going to knock on your door, you must seek it, it's there.

@jpot34

 With all due respect Im asking the OP who works for the site. It's not as cut and dry as that, that's like saying all an alcoholic has to do is not drink. Often those folks are in a lonely place and then they have no one to vent to but on a forum where they will get a mix of some kind responses and not so nice ones like, 'Who do you like tomorrow so I can bet the other side?' or 'Just take that 10k you're down and put it on X team tonight.'

The reason I say this is because young fellas especially can get in over their head and end up in trouble, they don't have much sense but they can gamble and lose it all. They might be 18 or 21 but they're really just kids and I think some safeguards for them or anyone else is a good idea.

Personally, I've been doing this vice for many years. During losing seasons, I know when to stop. I'm sure there's many others like me. I will not allow it to ruin everything I've worked for.

@NutinButtLove

@packersbackers

 Yeah, we're all good! Just have a difference of opinion on some things. That's healthy!  

@mrusso

 Just because one industry does things one way doesn't mean that's what is best. Like I said gambling addiction has the highest suicide rate and is also newly legal in many states which increases the danger.

And anyway that isnt true there are plenty of anti drunk driving ads on TV, Ubers exist for that reason, good bartenders do in fact keep an eye on their patrons to make sure they get home safe. Also you can't drink away your life savings in one night (unless you're really broke or the booze is really top shelf)

I don't want to derail the thread any more with this debate so I'll let the OP answer if he wants and leave it there.

Agreed  

I believe what you are looking for can be found here: https://www.covers.com/guides/help

@packersbackers