Responsible gaming
Responsible gaming is the best approach to online gambling for all potential players. First, stakeholders should think about how responsible gambling can work and what measures can help achieve this goal. Anyone who believes that their own gambling behavior is not healthy or could be problematic should seek professional help as early as possible. Here, among other things, the free telephone advice service of the Federal Center for Health Education (BzGA) is available on 0800 1 37 27 00.
How can responsible gambling succeed?
Both online gambling providers and the players themselves can implement measures to enable responsible gambling. Basically, responsible gaming is a type of Gambling addiction prevention. In the following, we would like to briefly introduce some of the most important prevention measures:
- Bankroll Management: every Player should document all income and expenses in detail. This way, no one loses track of their personal finances and does not have a distorted picture of reality due to recent wins and knows how much they have gambled away before.
- Personal limits: To guarantee responsible gambling, every player should set daily, weekly or at least monthly limits based on their monthly income, which should not be exceeded under any circumstances. Often, limits can be permanently set in the logged-in member area. Alternatively, an e-mail to customer service is sufficient.
- Do not gamble in exceptional emotional situations: Responsible gambling is only possible if the player has a clear view of things. This, in turn, can only be achieved if the player is not emotionally burdened by a family dispute, a job loss, the end of a relationship, or other drastic incidents. In these cases, gambling should not take place at all.
Another important aspect of responsible gaming is, of course, the protection of minors. The online casinos and online gaming arcades must therefore verify that only players over the age of 18 engage in online gambling. The focus of gaming should always be on having fun. Those who do not enjoy the game and are permanently only annoyed will find it correspondingly more difficult to play responsibly.
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