This page is dedicated to explaining and outlining the initiatives and organizations that will be able to help with gambling addiction - please read on, and digest the information as at the very least it will outline ways to ensure you are responsibly wagering. If you believe that you have a gambling addiction or problem, or that someone close to you does, don’t wait and please get help today.
How Does Best Betting New Jersey View Gambling?
At Best Betting New Jersey we think that sports wagering, and online casino gambling should be for the sole purpose of entertainment. If it ever goes beyond this, and becomes something else other than a form of entertainment, then it’s imperative that you slow down, take a breath and look at what you’re actually doing and why you’re doing it.
In a controlled and responsible format, it can be a really enjoyable pastime and experience, and can add both emphasis to the overall enjoyment of sports, and can make a few spins at an online casino a decent hobby.
However, once wagering and gambling goes beyond this and starts to creep in and take over your life, then you should seek support at one of the many organizations or helplines below.
What does Best Betting New Jersey do to Support you?
We truly believe that it is our responsibility to review sportsbooks and casinos that ensure your safety, your trust and that offer responsible gaming environments.
We make sure that each operator has strong responsible gambling offerings and we make sure that within every review, you know all about the brands’ RG options.
If it’s not up to scratch and they don’t treat our players respectably, they are scored down within the rankings.
Of course, as we say throughout the site, we don’t ever promote offshore or unlicensed sportsbooks or casinos - every one on BBNJ will be NJDGE licensed and approved.
How do I Know if I have a Gambling Problem?
Firstly, a lot of players don’t even realize they have a gambling problem so we should always review some of the great questions to ask ourselves about wagering:
- Does Gambling make me angry, or can it negatively affect my mood?
- Have I lost more money than I can afford whilst wagering?
- Do I miss social events so that I can wager?
- Are my relationships - personal or professional - affected by my gambling?
- Do I chase losses by gambling more frequently or with bigger stakes?
- Could I stop gambling if I wanted to?
- Could I take a break from Gambling?
There are other questions, but if you answer yes to any of these first five questions, or no to the final two, then it’s time to do something about it.
Sportsbooks and Online Casinos - How Responsible Gambling Works
Every gambling operator - sportsbook or casino - has to ensure that it acts on problem gambling patterns, and has the customer in front of mind.
The best operators do not want to see customers ruined by online gambling, and they’d prefer a sustainable player base that plays within its means. Equally, they’d never get a license with the NJDGE if they didn’t act appropriately or accordingly.
There are tools in place at every operator that’s licensed by the New Jersey Department of Gaming Enforcement including:
- Time Outs - request a timeout for a period of time up to one year. You won’t be able to deposit or wager at all during this period and the operator is obliged to honor it. However, you can log-in and withdraw any remaining funds, should you have some.
- Self Exclusion - you can request a complete self-exclusion at a State level so that no sportsbook or casino should let you play or target you with marketing. The most comprehensive way to a blanket stop on your gambling.
- Time Management - set limits on the amount of time you spend wagering or playing at casinos.
- Deposit limits - put limits in place that are set against how much you can deposit on a daily, weekly, or monthly basis. This means that you can’t deposit more than the limit that you set in the first place.
- Spend limits - set a limit on how much you can spend over a certain time period. Be aware this often doesn’t include winnings from wagers but overall still gives you a way to control what you’re spending.
Responsible Gambling Resources to Engage With
Some of the stronger responsible gambling resources for you, are listed below, for you to look at if you think you consider that you have a problem, or someone you know has a problem and it’s affecting you. These are both at a national level and NJ state level.
National Resources:
988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline - a number to call when you’re in crisis and need someone to speak with.
Gamblers Anonymous - an organization dedicated to assisting problem gamblers on a global level. Find a meeting near you and benefit from a peer-to-peer meeting as well as individual support.
National Council on Problem Gambling - 1-800-522-4700 - treatment facilities, tools to assist you, and a general support facility. Call the number and speak to someone today.
Gam-Anon - aimed at friends, loved ones and families of anyone experiencing a gambling problem.
New Jersey State Resources:
The NJDGE Self Exclusion Program - the NJDGE program for self-exclusion, allowing you to delist from respective gambling operators.
The Council on Compulsive Gambling of NJ - a dedicated NJ space, with helplines, programs and services.
CarePlus NJ - addiction services, including for those with a gambling addiction.
The SAFE Foundation - Brooklyn based foundation focused on providing outpatient care to problem gamblers.