Responsible Gambling
Our Responsible Gambling Policy is focused on making bettors aware of the importance of adopting best practices during their online betting. This means adopting a gaming experience based on fun and entertainment, in safe, reliable and transparent environments.
In the same way, it is essential to recognize the nature of online gambling as activities that involve financial risks. Precisely for this reason, it is all the more relevant that the bettor has responsible, moderate gambling attitudes and that in no way can they pose a financial, social and psychological danger to him and those in his circle.
1. Habits that promote Responsible Gambling
Directions New Zealand recommends that punters:
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Understand the rules and particularities of all types of bets you may place.
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Establish a rational betting plan that includes maximum weekly deposit amounts and avoids compulsive gambling.
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Define a maximum amount of weekly or monthly losses in order to control the financial losses obtained.
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Never play to recover losses.
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Have separate money of their own to bet and that is not lacking in the family budget
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Avoid asking third parties for money to bet.
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Play with the intention of having fun, never aiming for quick and easy enrichment.
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Bet on a state of psychological and physical sobriety.
2. Identifying risky behaviors
Betting money is something serious, but it needs to be an experience that conveys pleasure, fun and that does not affect your personal life in a negative way. However, there is compulsive gambling, a reality responsible for leaving permanent marks on the personal, professional and social lives of bettors who lose control over their relationship with betting.
In this way, the Directions has listed some risky behaviors that every bettor should avoid:
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Betting non-stop, exceeding the financial limits you have set.
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Feeling bad, anxious and worried when you are not betting or thinking about stopping betting.
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Trying to stop gambling and not succeeding.
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Worrying too much about playing.
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Playing during episodes of depression, distress and anxiety.
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Re-betting after losses only to try to recoup the immediate loss.
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Do not talk openly about your behaviors with the game.
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Harm your work, family, financial and love relationships by being involved with gambling.
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Borrow money to cover betting losses or to keep betting.
If you have identified with at least 4 to 5 of the above behaviors, you may be at risk for compulsive gambling, which is a small risk. It is recommended that you review your playing patterns and even limit your account on the betting site (s) you usually play on. Quickly get back to adopting healthy gaming habits.
If you have identified with at least 6-7 of the above behaviors, you have an average risk of developing gambling addiction. It is recommended that you stop playing promptly and that you resort to the help of family, friends and acquaintances, to have an essential affective support in situations like these.
Finally, if you have identified with at least 8 of the above behaviors, you have a severe risk of addiction. It is recommended that you seek professional advice, such as that offered by the Gamblers Anonymous portal, which can help you reduce risky behavior, avoiding financial and personal losses.
Useful Contacts:
Gamblers Anonymous
- Site: https://jogadoresanonimos.com.br/
- E-mail: [email protected]
- Telephone of Rio de Janeiro: (21) 2516-4672
- St. Paul's telephone: (11) 3229-1023
