Responsible Gaming

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Our Commitment to Responsible Gambling

At Casinover.co.uk we are fully committed to the standards and principles of our Responsible Gaming policy aimed at promoting the awareness of problem gaming, its prevention and management. We fully understand that most of the players participate in Casinover.co.uk online gaming activity rationally and responsibly. Nevertheless, we are particularly concerned with the minority that might suffer from gambling addictions. That is exactly why Casinover.co.uk strives to promote responsible gaming principles within online gaming community.

We undertake a number of responsible gaming measures to deal with problem gambling and protect underage users from any gaming activity. Casinover.co.uk employs a variety of strategies to comply with international standards of responsible gaming. We have created a special code of conduct aimed at promoting the concept of responsible gaming to address the problems of vulnerable groups of gamblers.

At Casinover.co.uk we employ an advanced approach for creating transparent and reliable responsible gaming environment due to the introduced workshops for our staff members, self-exclusion and self-limiting options for players, educational gaming programs etc.

UNDERAGE GAMBLING AT CASINOVER.CO.UK IS STRICTLY PROHIBITED

How to Identify if You Have a Gambling Problem?

Gaming responsibly means to be able to set up your own limits for the time you spend on gambling, for the amount of money you wager. One more important point for you to pay attention to is how often you play and whether you can easily do without gaming activity. Gambling addiction or compulsive gambling is a type of impulse-control disorder when excessive gambling is identified as a type of addiction. People prone to compulsive gambling may continually strive to place bets, lie to their relatives or hide their gambling behavior, and may resort to theft or fraud to support their addiction to uncontrollable gaming.

People who take a responsible approach to gambling know how much money they can spend, how long and how often to play. What is more important, they can stop gambling without suffering from the uncontrollable desire to get back to gaming. Responsible gambling is supposed to result in entertaining activity without any harmful consequences to players and their relatives.

Players who gamble responsibly usually observe the following rules:

• Gamble for fun and entertainment only.
• Do not think of gambling as a way to earn money.
• Set up time and money limits for their gaming activity.
• Never chase losses.
• Never borrow or steal money to gamble.
• Balance gambling with other activities so that it doesn’t affect their lives in any way.

If any of these rules is broken, a player is prone to compulsive gambling. There’s a number of risky behaviors that might indicate a gambling problem:

• Constant thinking and talking about gambling;
• Inability to control, stop or cut down gambling;
• Hiding bills, winnings or losses from the family;
• Spending more time and money on gambling than they can afford;
• Neglecting work, social activities, personal needs and responsibilities because of gambling;
• Vowing to abstain;
• Having a sense of emptiness or loss when not gambling;
• Gambling until all their money is gone;
• Needing to place higher bets or to play longer to get the same feeling of excitement;
• Feeling guilty, anxious, worried, or irritated.
• Gambling to escape personal problems or relieve the feeling of depression, loneliness or anger.

Seek Help

In case you suffer from problem gambling, first and foremost you should admit you have a progressive illness and should be treated as such. There’s a variety of programs available for treating the gambling addiction. However, a major change in the lifestyle is crucial for people striving to overcome their gambling problems. Therapy is long and may take years and professional counseling with Gambling Anonymous is a prerequisite. A number of organizations offer help and assistance for those who acknowledged the problem and are eager to manage it.

For more detailed information or assistance, please contact the following organizations and services:

Self-exclusion

If you are prone to compulsive gambling, you can resort to one of the site-blockers to prevent yourself from online gambling by blocking your access to online casino websites:

• GamBlock
• Net Nanny

Problem Gambling Advice

The below listed organizations provide psychological and relaxation therapy, professional counseling and assistance for treating compulsive gambling.

• GamCare
• Gamblers Anonymous
• Gam-Anon UK and Ireland
• The National Council on Problem Gambling

Financial Advice

If you need free, independent and confidential counseling regarding your gambling debt managing, visit the following:

• National Debtline
• Citizens Advice Bureau
• Financial Services Authority