Distinguish Card Games With Online Gambling Activities

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JAKARTA - Card games such as Domino (Gaple), Remi, and Texas have become an inseparable part of the daily lives of Indonesians. Despite providing pleasure, this game is also accompanied by controversy about gambling and addiction issues. Through this article, we will explore the world of card games in a simple and objective manner, explore their advantages and disadvantages, while providing an easy understanding to digest for the people of Indonesia.

Playing cards is not just entertainment, but also has tremendous benefits. In a relaxed atmosphere, card games can be an effective escape from everyday stress. Not only that, but it can also help train the brain by increasing thinking, assessment, and response abilities.

According to Psychologist Wahyu Aulizalsini, card games can provide the psychological balance needed in everyday life, namely training cognitive aspects and spatial visual abilities.

"This is an effective form of entertainment to reduce stress and stimulate the mind, while played wisely," Wahyu said in his statement, Friday, January 19.

In addition to its cognitive benefits, card games are also an arena to strengthen social relations. Interplay between players can strengthen friendly ties, improve communication capabilities, and open up opportunities for more positive interactions.

" Card wins create space to understand social dynamics. It's a fun way to build communities and strengthen interpersonal relations," said Sociology Expert, Rr. Shakuntala Satiti.

However, card games also have a side to pay attention to. One of the challenges is the potential for gambling. Some card games can trigger gambling addiction, having a negative impact not only on individuals, but also on family and society.

"Social control and curative control can be carried out as preventive measures, with the aim of restoring the situation so that it can run again as before in accordance with applicable community rules, for example giving punishment or sanctions against rule violators, such as irresponsible persons who make card games become online gambling activities," added Satiti.

For example, some time ago the online card game Higgs Domino Island was in the spotlight. This happens because of the "Send Feature" in the Higgs Domino game which is abused by some irresponsible parties. However, if these features are adjusted or even disabled, then the Higgs Domino will not be associated with gambling and it will probably be an attractive card game.

So, how should we view card games? The most important thing is to get a balanced view. According to UGM Sociologist Derajad Sulistyo, we can still enjoy excess card games as entertainment and brain training, as long as we are able to avoid gambling traps.

Good supervision of card games needs to be improved to prevent gambling and addiction problems. This is an important step to ensure that card games remain a form of positive and not harmful entertainment.

Finally, when we enjoy card games, it's a good idea to ask yourself: is this just entertainment or does it involve gambling elements? Self-awareness is the key to ensuring that this game is always on the right track and remains a fun means of entertainment.