Responsible Gambling at ThePokies 172 NET: Play Smart, Play Safe

ThePokies 172 NET is primarily dedicated to responsible betting practices, awareness of problem betting, and participation in programs of prevention, intervention, and treatment.

Our Responsible Gambling Policy describes our commitment to providing a safe gaming environment and to reducing negative impacts associated with gaming for all our clients.

Our Three Guiding Principles

Our goal is to be the most innovative and most secure gaming platform globally for adults. Our governance model for responsibility consists of three main pillars:

Security of the Player: Your safety and privacy.

Game Security: Protecting our games from tampering with their integrity, fairness, or randomness.

Protection for Gaming Addiction: Offering assistance for a healthy playing behavior.

Our work is based on principles such as integrity, fairness, and reliability. Although we acknowledge a consideration for people enjoying casino gaming as a form of proper entertainment, we do not want to increase any possible difficulties stemming from excessive casino gaming. Our organization collaborates with research bodies, associations, and therapy centers to establish a safe online gaming atmosphere.

Player Security & Transparency

Nous nous feels responsables en ce qui concerne les sûretés nos joueurs.

Protecting Minors

We do not allow anyone under the age of 18 years to take part in gaming and betting.

Privacy and Data

We will handle all your personal information and payments with due diligence in order to maintain your confidentiality.

Fairness

The fairness and randomness in our offerings are being closely tested by third-party testers.

Transparent Marketinging

Whatever information we convey to players can be delivered in reality.

Gaming Addiction Protection: Awareness and Intervention Strategy

A large number of our players do so in a moderate manner for recreational purposes. Nevertheless, for a small number of customers, betting or engaging in casino activities may become a problem in a manner not dissimilar to other normal behaviors becoming addictive.

Intervention

Those customers with a proven gaming addiction will not be allowed to access our game portfolio. In this instance, help contacts will follow.

Self-Responsibility

At GameScan, we think that self-responsibility can be considered the most reliable form of prevention. The ultimate choice and responsibility to decide how much gaming to do is up to our valued customers. Our role is simply to help you with transparent products, complete information, and a code of conduct.

Protection of Minors

The Pokies verifies both your age and your date of birth during the registration process. The problem of minors betting at our site is a very serious matter which we address with assistance from parents and caregivers:

Secure Your Information

Make sure your access information (User ID and Password) is safely stored in a location inaccessible to children.

Filter Software

Installing filter software to filter access to internet resources not suitable for children and teenagers is strongly advised.

Wanting TO Understand

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Our business involves providing games and betting opportunities for recreational purposes. Nevertheless, our products are not suitable for customers with difficulty in estimating risk or control over their spending limits, or those with gaming addiction. To protect such gaming addicts, they do not have access to our gaming products.

What is Problematic Game Behaviour?

Definition of problematic game behavior

Problematic game behavior can be described as actions which impact a player’s way of life, working capacity, financial status, or health, or that of their relatives. Excessive playing can cause negative effects.

Pathological Game Dependence

Pathological game dependence has been a recognized psychological illness since 1980. A pathologic game dependence can be described as a prolonged, recurring, and sometimes progressive game behavior despite existing negative personal and social effects, such as debt, destruction of family ties, or stagnation at work.

Assessing the Likelihood of Dependence

Although only a professional can make a definitive diagnosis, these signs of a diagnosis can allow you to personally check your gaming behavior. The chances of a serious dependency are deemed high if at least five of these symptoms apply:

The gambler is very much engaged with gambling; all his/her thoughts are centered on gambling.

The stakes will grow substantially with time.

Quitting or trying to control involvement in the game is impossible.

The individual feels irritation and discontent when constrained in their participation in gambling.

The main function of playing this game is as a way of escaping from issues or emotional pain.

The player attempts to recoup sums of money which have already been lost (“chasing losses”).

The player misrepresents their playing behavior to other people.

The player engages in illegal activities in order to finance their gaming.

Gambling destroys or disrupts relationships with the family and with workmates.

The player borrows money to take part in gaming.

Guidelines on Hosting Responsible Games

1. Through adherence to these guidelines below, you can have gaming without anxiety and keep gaming purely for entertainment purposes:
2. Begin playing when you are calm and your concentration is total.
3. Use your time wisely by taking breaks during your online sessions.
4. Settle beforehand on the maximum amount you can spend on gaming each month.
5. After you have established a maximum limit, you should not raise it.
6. Before you begin playing, you need to set a limit on your winnings after which you will stop playing.
7. Establish how much you can risk before you start playing.
8. Refrain from playing under the influence of alcohol or drugs.
9. Dont start playing, if you find yourself in a depressed state.

Tools for Control and Support

And if you think you need a break, we give you an option to regain control.

Time-Out

Function: Time-Out gives you a chance to take a short break before playing with us.
Effect: “After entering this Bonus Catch mode, you will not be able to make any deposits or place any gameplay on any of The Pokies products. However, you will be able to make a cash-out if you have any real money left in your account.”
Periods of Availability: The option to choose a time-out period of 1 day, 3 days, 7 days, or 15 days is available.
Restriction: You will not be able to reverse or shorten this restriction during this period.

Self- Purpose

Self-Exclusion is intended for players taking a longer break with a clearer definition of non-participation in gaming.

Impact: Your access to The Pokies will be locked for a period of up to one year.

Reactivation: Reopening of your account will not be automatic. You will have to make a request for a reopening of your account with us.

Pursuing Professional Help

Please do not hesitate to contact us if you need any further information or help regarding self-exclusion or Time-Out schemes.

For immediate, professional advice and support with problem gambling, please make use of the resources below:

GamCare: www.gamcare.org.uk or freephone 0808 8020 133.
Gambling Therapy: www.gamblingtherapy