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Poker Site Operators Revamp their Responsible Gambling Policies

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by , 10 March 2021 at 12:34 am (1411 Views)
In the current climate we all find ourselves in, we are all having to get used to some major changes to our day to day lives, and one thing you are probably finding right now is that you are being forced to spend much more time sat at home.

That simple fact has seen an explosion in the number of people now taking to the internet to do their weekly shopping, perform their banking tasks and a whole slew of things they once went out and did in person now being performed sat at home on their computers or mobile devices.

Those who do enjoy gambling can of course play casino and bingo games online and those who enjoy placing sports bets can of course place a wager on any worldwide sporting events instantly whilst stay at home, and the same can also be said for poker players thanks to the huge number of poker sites and poker apps that are available.

The [URL="https://www.gamblingcommission.gov.uk/home.aspx"][U]UK Gambling Commission[/U][/URL] are ever aware of the risks of some people experiencing gambling problems when gambling from home, much more so when under a lockdown, and as such they have told all of their license holders to put in place a range of responsible gambling settings on their customers account, including take a break options and also having in place deposit limit settings too.

By allowing people to make use of those option settings it is hoped the number of people that do go on to experience gambling related problems will be reduced in number over the long term.

Even if you do take the step above that being signing up to that self-exclusion register, be aware that there are lots of non GamStop poker sites on portals like [URL="https://www.onlinecasinoukhelper.com/poker-sites-not-on-gamstop"][U]onlinecasinoukhelper.com[/U][/URL] that you will still be able to register as a new player at, deposit and then play poker for real money.

[B][FONT=arial][SIZE=4]Those Who Wish to Give Up Gambling [/SIZE][/FONT][/B]

I know that some of you out there will be reading this article and will feel that you want to give up gambling and that you obviously do have a gambling problem and feel the time is right for you to finally address those problems and give up gambling.

If you are feeling that right now and want to give up gambling, then take it from me that is the right decision to make, and what you should do today is take immediate steps to get as much help and support as you possibly can do.

One thing worth doing sooner rather than later is self-excluding yourself from all poker sites and any additional gambling sites that you are a customer of, as that way you will not be tempted to gamble at those sites again at any time in the future.

Admittedly, if you do hold a lot of accounts at various different gambling related sites it will take you quite some time to self-exclude yourself from each of them, but that will certainly be time well spend for sure.

In fact, be aware that if you [URL="https://www.gamstop.co.uk/"][U]sign up to GamStop[/U][/URL], and add your name onto their self-exclusion register, they will contact all UK licensed gambling sites, including poker sites and tell them to close your accounts and block you from ever signing up to any of them again in the future, so that is something you can set about doing right now.

[B][SIZE=4][FONT=arial]Avoid Gambling Again in the Future[/FONT][/SIZE][/B]

One thing that is always going to be there, when you have made a commitment to give up gambling, is the temptation to gamble again, and that is something you will need to think long and hard about and do everything in your power to avoid giving in to temptation.

To help you avoid visiting those sites or even looking around the web for information on them you should download onto all computers and mobile devices that you have access to and use a gambling site blocker tool.

By doing so that software is going to kick in whenever you try to visit any type of gambling related website and it will instantly block access to those sites too, therefore making it impossible for you to run the risk of gambling at those sites at any time in the future.

I would also suggest you join a self help group too, there are plenty of them available but one that is always open and willing to help and support you is Gamblers Anonymous, and also check out the GamCare website too.

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