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Keeping safe from gambling addiction

Date: November 14, 2007 | Category: Free bingo games editorial |

Whilst online bingo can be great fun and wonderfully exciting, here at WhichBingo UK we encourage all players to stay safe from the dangers of gambling addiction.

Excessive use of online bingo sites can lead to players spending more money and time than they can afford. This can lead to financial trouble, as well as having a negative affect on a player’s social and family life.

Often dubbed the ‘hidden’ addiction, gambling dependency can be more difficult to identify than drug addiction or alcoholism. With no physical symptoms to give away a sufferer, gamblers who are addicted are more likely to deny or hide their ‘problem’.

Here are the major symptoms of gambling addiction, as listed by www.gamcare.org.uk:

• Request for help from gambler
• Admission by gambler that he or she spends too much money on gambling
• Gambler saying that they spend too much time gambling and cannot keep away
• Gambling is viewed as a real opportunity to make money
• Persuading friends to gamble against their will
• Spending a lot of time alone gambling
• Excessive use of Internet casinos and gambling sites
• Committing crime to fund gambling or to pay off gambling debts
• Persistent reports that a person has been seen gambling and in the informer's view has a problem

Keeping a lookout for these symptoms is essential to avoiding gambling addiction, as is engaging in positive practices whilst playing bingo online.

Players are encouraged to keep a close track of how long they spend playing bingo and to only spend as much money as they can afford to lose. Players should not forget that the numbers on the screen represent real money.

Attempting to win back or ‘chase’ losses can lead to players losing more money and should be avoided. Other irresponsible gambling habits include borrowing money to gamble and gambling with money set aside for bills, rent or food.

Many online bingo sites now offer players the option to limit the amount of money they can spend in a session. These limits can act as a healthy reminder to players of just how much they have spent and how much they can afford to spend.

Anyone worried about the dangers of gambling addiction can turn to sites like www.gamcare.org.uk or www.gambleaware.co.uk for help diagnosing problems and seeking help.

The online bingo community is a wonderful place – let’s keep it that way by playing safely!

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