When it comes to gambling, are you a control freak? You know, the point in which you initially tell yourself that you will definitely stop playing as soon as you've reached your specified limit? That limit can either be time or money restrictions, but the important thing is, you stop playing to avoid going overboard and regretting your actions in the end.
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It's nothing new really...just kind of new to Land Based Casino's, but there are plenty of Online Slots that have such reminders, and the option to set loss or even win limits! Anyway, good it finally found it's way back to the origin of Online slots
But of course, reaching the set limit does not ban a gambler from playing further. The limits can also be adjusted while playing and players can opt out at any time from the system.
That sounds ridiculous. I can't believe this would be effective at all. It should at least shut you out for a period of time. The limits set in a poker/casino client don't work that way do they? I thought that once you've reached your limit you can't deposit for a while?
That differs per Casino, but basically, if they comply with Regulatory Bodies such as for instance the UKGC, the MGA or Kahnawake, then yes, the deposit limits and/or Self Exclusion/Take a Break options do have a cooling off period - once reached or initiated - before you can change them. I believe these Land Based options you quoted, are indeed a bit ridiculous in terms of "protection", as it's more of a reminder than anything else.
But the example i meant, was that this is also something that is normal in many Casino's, that reminds you how long you played and what you wagered and won/lost, mostly once per hour, in the form of a pop up.
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But of course, reaching the set limit does not ban a gambler from playing further. The limits can also be adjusted while playing and players can opt out at any time from the system.
That sounds ridiculous. I can't believe this would be effective at all. It should at least shut you out for a period of time.
Agree. Some place online even displays messages about how long you logged in and how much you lost during that period. And I don't think that helps at all tbh, once somebody in the downward spiral only a power outage could help him imo.
