| RESPONSIBLE GAMING
At BetUSCasino.com we hope each and every one of our players enjoys their gaming experience with us, however, we realize that on occasion some people may have difficulty in controlling their gambling.
For that reason we have implemented certain guidelines to assist our players and to remind them that Internet gaming is for entertainment purposes only, and never for financial gain.
To ensure you enjoy BetUSCasino.com to the fullest we suggest that you adhere to the following guidelines:
- Play only for entertainment, do not play to recover or ‘chase’ losses.
- Before play begins, decide what you consider to be an acceptable loss amount and stand by it. Never redeposit “knowing you are due”
- Never play while under the influence of drugs or alcohol.
Advice
We fully support and actively encourage responsible gaming; we have introduced certain measures to ensure you a safe and pleasurable experience here at BetUSCasino.com.
- Our support team is experienced and versed on how to identify compulsive gambling.
- If you request that your account be closed, we will do so immediately, as long as no transactions are pending.
- We will implement deposit limits to individual accounts upon request.
- We will set up win/loss limits for individual players upon request.
Gambling and Minors
People, who are under the legal age of majority pertaining to their own jurisdiction, are not permitted to play at BetUSCasino.com. We ask that - if minors have access to your computer with our software installed, you are mindful to keep your account details confidential and that you do not leave minors unattended around your computer while our software is running.
What are some characteristics of a person who is a compulsive gambler?
INABILITY AND UNWILLINGNESS TO ACCEPT REALITY. Hence the escape into the dream world of gambling.
- EMOTIONAL INSECURITY. A compulsive gambler finds he or she is emotionally comfortable only when "in action". It is not uncommon to hear a Gamblers Anonymous member say: "The only place I really felt like I belonged was sitting at the poker table. There I felt secure and comfortable. No great demands were made upon me. I knew I was destroying myself, yet at the same time, I had a certain sense of security."
- IMMATURITY. A desire to have all the good things in life without any great effort on their part seems to be a common characteristic of problem gamblers. Many Gamblers Anonymous members accept the fact that they were unwilling to grow up. Subconsciously, they felt they could avoid mature responsibility by wagering on the spin of a wheel or the turn of a card; the struggle to escape responsibility finally became a subconscious obsession.
Also, a compulsive gambler seems to have a strong inner urge to be a 'big shot' and needs to have a feeling of being all powerful. The compulsive gambler is willing to do anything (often of an antisocial nature) to maintain the image he or she wants others to see.
As well, there is the theory that subconsciously compulsive gamblers, in order to punish themselves, want to lose. There is much evidence to support this theory.
Gamblers Anonymous offers the following questions to anyone who may have a gambling problem. These questions are provided to help the individual decide if he or she is a compulsive gambler and wants to stop gambling.
TWENTY QUESTIONS
- Did you ever lose time from work or school due to gambling?
- Has gambling ever made your home life unhappy?
- Did gambling affect your reputation?
- Have you ever felt remorse after gambling?
- Did you ever gamble to get money with which to pay debts or otherwise solve financial difficulties?
- Did gambling cause a decrease in your ambition or efficiency?
- After losing did you feel you must return as soon as possible and win back your losses?
- After a win did you have a strong urge to return and win more?
- Did you often gamble until your last dollar was gone?
- Did you ever borrow to finance your gambling?
- Have you ever sold anything to finance gambling?
- Were you reluctant to use "gambling money" for normal expenditures?
- Did gambling make you careless of the welfare of yourself or your family?
- Did you ever gamble longer than you had planned?
- Have you ever gambled to escape worry or trouble?
- Have you ever committed, or considered committing, an illegal act to finance gambling?
- Did gambling cause you to have difficulty in sleeping?
- Do arguments, disappointments or frustrations create within you an urge to gamble?
- Did you ever have an urge to celebrate any good fortune by a few hours of gambling?
- Have you ever considered self destruction or suicide as a result of your gambling?
Most compulsive gamblers will answer yes to at least seven of these questions.
If you feel that you may have a gambling problem or you know someone to be a compulsive gambler, we urgently advise you to contact one of the following organizations:
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