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Board Gambling discussion
Re: Crypto gambling websites need to add self-control functionality!
by
Zicadis
on 02/02/2020, 13:02:09 UTC
Lately, I've been gambling a bit too much again and it's impossible to add limits to most crypto gambling websites.
Heck, I've found it to be impossible to just remove your account, without contacting support.

I think it should be mandatory, or at least standard, to include easy ways to prevent members from gambling.
In my country (Belgium), legal gambling websites are required to have player-imposed limits, plus general limits on their websites.
I wish crypto-based gambling websites would do the same.

Anyway, I've just sent an e-mail to the one casino I was still playing on, to close down my account. I hope they'll do that without any issue.
But still, I wish they would just add a function to do it by yourself, or add some self-control functionality.

I.e. let people exclude themselves for X amount of time

Most websites actually state at the bottom of the page that anybody who thinks they have a gambling problem should seek counseling or therapy.

The thing is, even if people do self-impose a restriction, there is little in the way stopping them from simply creating another account, or playing at a different casino when they reach the limit.

KYC requirements are rarely a thing for crypto casinos, so that barrier just isn't there. I really cant see how it would be effective unless all the differnt popular casinos share records and work together to enforce this, which just aint going to happen.