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Responsible Gambling 6631c

Nick ChappellNick Chappell
November 21, 2024

Sports betting, like all kinds of gambling, is best experienced as entertainment. However, some people unfortunately lose control and veer from entertainment into problem gambling and suffer serious negative consequences. Often their families suffer as a result as well. Problem gambling is also known as compulsive gambling and pathological gambling. 5w542g

The prevalence rate of problem gambling in adults in the United States is somewhere between 2.2% and 2.6% percent of the population, while approximately 1% of the adult U.S population has a “severe” gambling problem, according to figures from the National Council on Problem Gambling, National Center for Responsible Gaming and the North American Foundation for Gambling Addiction. Statistically, younger people and young adults are impacted at a higher rate than other groups.

Regulated gaming — and pertinent here — regulated sports betting, is safer than gambling occurring in unchecked/unregulated markets. State regulators require licensed operators to devote certain resources to problem gambling and take greater measures to prevent customers from engaging in potentially damaging behavior. Of course, compulsive gambling manifests in any market, legal or otherwise.

The remainder of this page is a guide to problem gambling resources for those who believes (or know) they have a problem, or for a person who believes a friend or loved one may have a problem. The page includes help numbers, links to problem gambling forums, and articles with doctors and addiction experts, explaining behavior indicating a problem and treatments.

Problem gambling test 1a1b5i

The following problem gambling test was developed by Mindway AI and uses neuroscientific principles to assess your play and measure whether you may be at risk of developing a gambling addiction.

Problem gambling tools: setting limits 3i5t4k

All legal, regulated online sportsbooks are required to provide s with access to responsible gaming tools and information. While rules and regulations vary from state to state, here are some of the measures that licensed sportsbooks in your area will offer to help prevent addiction, or stop it from progressing. Consult directly with your sportsbook of choice for a full list, or you can inquire with the regulatory body that oversees sports wagering in your state about which of these options, or others, are available:

Deposit limits 6c4it

Deposit limits restrict the amount of money that a person may deposit into an over a certain period. Deposit limits can be set up weekly, monthly, yearly, etc., and help by setting a stop-loss.

Wager limits 55242z

Limits the amount of money you may wager in one day, or month, or year. If you are concerned about placing wagers that are too large, or placing wagers too often, setting a limit will ultimately restrict you from exceeding the set amount.

Session time limits 6n13z

Session time limits are more common with online casinos, but can apply for sports betting as well. A time limit restricts the amount of time that you can be logged in to your betting or app. If you find yourself constantly checking lines and bets, a time limit can keep this in check.

For casino players time limitations are more common. Whether the player is winning or losing, the compulsion to stay and play can be strong. A time limit takes that decision out of the players hands.

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This option allows you to block access to your for a specified amount of time, giving you an opportunity to step away and perhaps seek help.

Loss limits 136n6k

Similar to wager limits, this option allows the bettor to set a cap on potential losses over a fixed period of time. If you don’t want to lose more than $100 per month, you can set that up, specifically.

Self-exclusion 3e341q

You elect to have the state prohibit you from engaging in any online or in-person gambling activities. The state will take down your name and information. The way it works in New Jersey is: For Internet gaming activities, the gaming board will distribute information filed through your player or provided on your self-exclusion application for Internet gaming to each casino licensed Internet gaming permit holder.

If you are self excluded, you will not be able to gamble, bet, or partake in any sort of gaming activity over the internet within the designated jurisdiction.

National help numbers and resources 4f615r

  • Visit the National Council on Problem Gambling (NG) for more information about problem gambling and treatment in your state.
    • Call the NG: 1-800-522-4700 (24-hour confidential national helpline)
    • Text the NG: 1-800-522-4700 (24-hour confidential national text service)
    • Chat with the NG: ngambling.org/chat (24-hour confidential national chat service)
  • Gamblers Anonymous (www.gamblersanonymous.org) – A fellowship of men and women who share their experience, strength and hope with each other that they may solve their common problem and help others to recover from a gambling problem. Gamblers anonymous is judgement free.
  • Birches Health – Birches Health is a leading national provider of virtual treatment from specialized counselors for problem gambling and sports betting addiction.
  • Gam-Anon (www.gam-anon.org) – A self-help organization for the spouse, family or close friends of compulsive gamblers.
  • GamTalk (www.gamtalk.org) – A 24/7 moderated online peer forum.
  • Reddit’s problem gambling forum

State specific responsible gambling resources 60696o

State Call Visit Self-Exclusion
Alabama 334-277-5100 alccg.org
Alaska 1-800-522-4700 http://dhss.alaska.gov/
Arizona 800-777-7207 http://www.azccg.org/ https://problemgambling.az.gov/self-exclusion
Arkansas 1-800-522-4700 http://www.arpgcouncil.org/
California 1-800-GAMBLER http://www.calpg.org/
Colorado 1-800-GAMBLER http://www.problemgamblingcoalitioncolorado.org/ https://www.problemgamblingcoalitioncolorado.org/self-exclusion
Connecticut 888-789-7777 http://www.cg.org/ https://portal.ct.gov/selfexclusion?language=en_US
Delaware 888-850-8888 http://www.deproblemgambling.org/
District of Columbia 1-800-522-4700 https://www.ngambling.org/
Florida 888-236-4848 http://www.gamblinghelp.org/
Georgia 1-800-522-4700 https://www.ngambling.org/
Hawaii 1-800-522-4700 https://www.ngambling.org/
Idaho 1-800-522-4700 https://www.ngambling.org/
Illinois 1-800-522-4700 http://www.ig.info/ https://www.igb.illinois.gov/ProblemGamblers.aspx
Indiana 800-994-8448 or 866-699-4274 http://www.indianaproblemgambling.org/ https://www.in.gov/igc/internet-self-restriction-program/
Iowa 1-800-522-4700 https://www.ngambling.org/ https://irgc.iowa.gov/self-exclusion-program
Kansas 1-800-522-4700 http://www.ksproblemgambling.org/ https://www.krgc.ks.gov/index.php/responsible-gambling/voluntary-exclusion-program
Kentucky 800-426-2537 http://www.kyg.org/ and http://www.kygamblinghelp.org/
Louisiana 877-770-7867 http://www.helpforgambling.org/ http://lgcb.dps.louisiana.gov/voluntary.html
Maine 1-800-522-4700 http://www.maineproblemgambling.org/
Maryland 1-800-522-4700 http://Marylandproblemgambling.org https://www.mdgamblinghelp.org/problem-gambling-info/voluntary-exclusion-program/
Massachusetts 1-800-522-4700 http://www.masscompulsivegambling.org/ and https://www.mass.gov/orgs/office-of-problem-gambling-services https://macgh.org/player-health/
Michigan 1-800-270-7117 http://www.michapg.com/ https://www.michigan.gov/mgcb/Resources/responsible-gaming
Minnesota 1-800-333-4673 https://www.mnapg.org
Mississippi 888-777-9696 http://www.msgambler.org/
Missouri 1-800-522-4700 https://www.ngambling.org/
Montana 888-900-9979 http://www.mtproblemgambling.org/
Nebraska 833-238-6837 https://problemgambling.nebraska.gov/
Nevada 1-800-522-4700 http://www.nevadacouncil.org/
New Hampshire 603-724-1605 http://nhproblemgambling.org/
New Jersey 1-800-246-2537 http://www.800gambler.org/ https://www.njoag.gov/about/divisions-and-offices/division-of-gaming-enforcement-home/self-exclusion-program/
New Mexico 888-696-2440 http://councilonproblemgambling.com/
New York 877-846-7369 http://www.nyproblemgambling.org/ https://www.gaming.ny.gov/gaming/Self_exclusion.php
North Carolina 1-800-522-4700 http://www.nccouncilpg.org/
North Dakota 1-800-522-4700 https://www.ngambling.org/
Ohio 1-800-589-9966 http://www.pgnohio.org/
Oklahoma 1-800-522-4700 https://www.oapgg.org/
Oregon 1-877-695-4648 http://www.opgr.org/
Pennsylvania 1-800-GAMBLER http://www.pacouncil.com/ https://responsibleplay.pa.gov/self-exclusion/
Rhode Island 877-942-6253 http://www.rig.com/
South Carolina 1-800-522-4700 https://www.ngambling.org/
South Dakota 1-800-522-4700 https://www.ngambling.org/
Tennessee 1-800-522-4700 https://www.ngambling.org/
Texas 1-800-522-4700 https://www.ngambling.org/
Utah 1-800-522-4700 https://www.ngambling.org/
Vermont 1-800-522-4700 https://www.ngambling.org/
Virginia 1-800-522-4700 http://www.vag.org/ Virginia Self-Exclusion
Washington 800-547-6133 http://www.evergreeng.org/
West Virginia 1-800-522-4700 https://www.ngambling.org/
Wisconsin 800-426-2535 http://www.wi-problemgamblers.org/
Wyoming 1-800-522-4700 http://www.wyomingg.org/ https://gaming.wyo.gov/play-responsibly/self-exclusion

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Nick Chappell

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Nick began working in the iGaming industry in 2009 and has been an active member of the community since. He lives in the Austin, TX area with his family.

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