Does anyone here actually use self-exclusion in casinos?

[YOSHIE]

So does this feature really help, or is it just there so casinos can say they’re being “responsible”? Curious to hear real experiences, if any.

If the self-exclusion feature is on a programmatic basis or aimed at users who knowingly or voluntarily enter casinos or gambling, in my view the self-exclusion feature is imperfect and ineffective, logically we can think from the start that gambling is risky, Anyone who registers is required to play and use money, if the aim is to exclude themselves after playing and registering, of course from the start do not register and visit a casino or gambling establishment.

If there is self-isolation, the aim is to limit any gambling activity carried out by the user or the aim of preventing access to any game, we have not come there from the start, This actually complicates the situation for users if they press the Self-Exclusion button. It is better not to gamble if the goal is self-exclusion, regardless of all the risks involved.

[fullfitlarry]

Most casinos now have a self-exclusion feature. On paper it sounds good, but I’m honestly curious who actually uses it.

Only time that I heard someone uses it is when I see some scam accusations about certain casinos allowing those who goes into program and play. And so that's where the blaming starts.

I find it a bit useless. If someone is already addicted, do you really expect them to stop and apply for self-exclusion?
At that point the priority is to play and try to win back losses, not to fill out a restriction form.

Maybe he will go under self-exclusion to stop his gambling addiction. But in any case, if he can't control himself, he will find a way to gamble again regardless if in that particular casinos that he applied on in any other casinos as we all know that there are plenty of options out there.

So does this feature really help, or is it just there so casinos can say they’re being “responsible”? Curious to hear real experiences, if any.

I haven't apply for it, but it's really hard to say whether it's effective or not.

[michellee]

I never apply for self-exclusion although I often playing gambling in the past. I feels that self-exclusion is not needed. So far I can still handle myself. But this self-exclusion is good for those who feels lack of control and want to limits their gambling activity.

We expect them to stop and apply for self-exclusion but that will be up to them. If they thinks that they don't need now, they will not apply and will still gamble. Casinos have this feature to show gamblers that casinos have this limitation for those who want to limits themselves. But responsible will still be on gamblers and not casinos.

[kotajikikox]

I find it a bit useless. If someone is already addicted, do you really expect them to stop and apply for self-exclusion?
At that point the priority is to play and try to win back losses, not to fill out a restriction form.

If an addict is already on the path of recovery then he might sign up for the self-exclusion. Whether he will follow through his recovery journey or not is another conversation altogether.

[Cointxz]

I find it a bit useless. If someone is already addicted, do you really expect them to stop and apply for self-exclusion?
At that point the priority is to play and try to win back losses, not to fill out a restriction form.

If an addict is already on the path of recovery then he might sign up for the self-exclusion. Whether he will follow through his recovery journey or not is another conversation altogether.

True, self exclusion has impact especially of the account is already a high VIP status. Some gambler including me doesn’t want to do over if I already invested a lot of money on wager with a specific casino.

After the self exclusion is already a different addiction problem that needs to deal with since there’s different gambling temptation even outside the online casino industry.

[TopTort777]

I think nobody here has used self-exclusion feature because 1) all users here gamble only for fun 2) "know when to stop" 3) they are not addicted gamblers 4) sure that financial problems in gambling will never happen to them

Besides, that feature is broken, and casino never plan to fix it (because nobody use it, but those who have used, never complained). Instead of exclusion, casino lure those who intended to turn this feature. Some did not manage to login after period of self-exclusion ended. Generally self-exclusion is useless until it excludes from every single casino.

[Zadicar]

I think nobody here has used self-exclusion feature because 1) all users here gamble only for fun 2) "know when to stop" 3) they are not addicted gamblers 4) sure that financial problems in gambling will never happen to them

Besides, that feature is broken, and casino never plan to fix it (because nobody use it, but those who have used, never complained). Instead of exclusion, casino lure those who intended to turn this feature. Some did not manage to login after period of self-exclusion ended. Generally self-exclusion is useless until it excludes from every single casino.

We cant tell but its good that casinos do put up this kind of feature because there might be those users who do really make use of these things specially if they do already find themselves getting addicted with gambling. If they wont be able to make that kind of control and moderation then its best that this feature would be used, but in overall sense on which these exclusions would be totally pointless if a gambler wont be able to stop himself on playing gambling because if we do look around on which there are tons of casinos on which you can be able to play on. Lets say that you have excluded yourself into the recent casino you are playing but still you do have that urge to gamble then you would be just simply looking for another casino and you would be playing in the end of the day and thats why it would be that pointless on having these but of course its better rather than on having nothing at all.

As for this feature then if you are really that wanting to stop gambling then you can actually do it without using up this blocking or locked up account. It would be requiring that mental discipline and control for you to be able to find yourself that successfuly quit or stop if you do really want to.

[Odohu]

I have not hard any need to use the inbuilt self exclusion texture of any casino as I believe such is meant for those who have problem in their gambling such that they cannot control themselves when it comes to gambling. Anytime I see the need to take a break from gambling, I do it effortlessly because it is a key part of my gambling plan. But it does work perfectly fine for most casinos I know and a great tool for controlling excessive gambling.

[justdimin]

Most casinos now have a self-exclusion feature. On paper it sounds good, but I’m honestly curious who actually uses it.

I find it a bit useless. If someone is already addicted, do you really expect them to stop and apply for self-exclusion?
At that point the priority is to play and try to win back losses, not to fill out a restriction form.

So does this feature really help, or is it just there so casinos can say they’re being “responsible”? Curious to hear real experiences, if any.

I have never used it, and never will. I do not need a casino to tell me if I can play or not, if I want to then I will, and if I should not, it is not a casinos job to tell me what I can or can't do, I will stop myself.

People do not realize that the way a casino makes money is by letting amblers lose money, that's their entire way of making money, so it's like telling apple to not sell me phones, or telling amazon to not deliver me more packages, there is no reason why I should be able to tell the casino to not let me gamble when their entire existence depends on people like me gambling on their casino and lose. So if I have to do something about my addiction one day, then I will do it myself and not rely on a casino to go against their own self interest.

[eisen33]

Most casinos now have a self-exclusion feature. On paper it sounds good, but I’m honestly curious who actually uses it.

I find it a bit useless. If someone is already addicted, do you really expect them to stop and apply for self-exclusion?
At that point the priority is to play and try to win back losses, not to fill out a restriction form.

So does this feature really help, or is it just there so casinos can say they’re being “responsible”? Curious to hear real experiences, if any.

Perhaps for some players this might work when they realize that the situation has become so bad that they really should stop. But I’m more inclined to think that it works when a friend or a family member notices, that a person has a gambling problem and convinces them to close their casino account. In other words, I believe this feature can be useful, but the player usually comes to that conclusion with the help of people close to them.

[rbynxx]

Most casinos now have a self-exclusion feature. On paper it sounds good, but I’m honestly curious who actually uses it.

I find it a bit useless. If someone is already addicted, do you really expect them to stop and apply for self-exclusion?
At that point the priority is to play and try to win back losses, not to fill out a restriction form.

So does this feature really help, or is it just there so casinos can say they’re being “responsible”? Curious to hear real experiences, if any.

Never touch that feature but probably if I think the casino isn't some kind to be trusted but you did registered after knowing it, that's probably the time I may opt to click that feature for my account. I think it will help especially to cases who have some kind of addiction problem, as it's the most common scenario wherein users really uses it and I guess it's for the best to just have it and I don't think it's useless considering we are all different.

[TopTort777]

I think nobody here has used self-exclusion feature because 1) all users here gamble only for fun 2) "know when to stop" 3) they are not addicted gamblers 4) sure that financial problems in gambling will never happen to them

Besides, that feature is broken, and casino never plan to fix it (because nobody use it, but those who have used, never complained). Instead of exclusion, casino lure those who intended to turn this feature. Some did not manage to login after period of self-exclusion ended. Generally self-exclusion is useless until it excludes from every single casino.

We cant tell but its good that casinos do put up this kind of feature because there might be those users who do really make use of these things specially if they do already find themselves getting addicted with gambling.

We have user GxSTxV who has recovered from addiction, returned to gambling and when he felt he is about to lose control and asked casino to exclude him, casino gave him VIP status, that has triggered him to make a new deposit, which he has lost. "Great" performance by casino. They were asked for help, but instead they have made it even worse. When I read such stories, my trust in casinos and their self-exclusion feature, disappears.

[GxSTxV]

We have user GxSTxV who has recovered from addiction, returned to gambling and when he felt he is about to lose control and asked casino to exclude him, casino gave him VIP status, that has triggered him to make a new deposit, which he has lost. "Great" performance by casino. They were asked for help, but instead they have made it even worse. When I read such stories, my trust in casinos and their self-exclusion feature, disappears.

Unfortunately, that’s what happened to me in a known casino after asking them for a self exclusion which is something most if not all license providers are obligating casinos to have. The deposit I have made after receiving the VIP status was minimum and it was from curiosity if they will really accept new deposits and act like nothing happened.
Knowing that later on I messaged the VIP manager offered by the casino, it’s been like a week without any response, whenever I send a message to them they ask for my patience to investigate in what happened.

I am wondering what if I share more details about this incident and see if they will react differently by creating a topic and letting their representatives here know the whole story. I will update the topic I have created before and see our community’s opinion. Meanwhile, I had previous experiences in different casino, most of them have instant self-exclusion feature and it can be activated automatically from the account.

[KiaKia]

Most casinos now have a self-exclusion feature. On paper it sounds good, but I’m honestly curious who actually uses it.

I find it a bit useless. If someone is already addicted, do you really expect them to stop and apply for self-exclusion?
At that point the priority is to play and try to win back losses, not to fill out a restriction form.

So does this feature really help, or is it just there so casinos can say they’re being “responsible”? Curious to hear real experiences, if any.

It's useless, someone who wants to control their gambling habit will have to stick with the one online casino that has this self exclusion feature and that's going to be hard.

This casino isn't the only one online, if I am addicted to gambling and I use the self excluding feature I can still go online and open a new account on another online casino that has no self exclusion feature.

It is only an addict that can stop himself from continue to be addicted gambler, if the mind isn't already made up there is nothing that will stop them from that addiction.

[Charles-Tim]

This casino isn't the only one online, if I am addicted to gambling and I use the self excluding feature I can still go online and open a new account on another online casino that has no self exclusion feature.

Even what if the casino is the only one online but the gambler decide to use different IP address to register another account? It will be very difficult for the gambling site to find out about it as long as the old account is no more in use.

Another one is that the gambler can use different IP and different device to access the gambling site. There are some sites that can know different IP but same device but this second one, no site can know it.

And just as you said, also many of the gambling sites need no KYC, which makes them easy to register on. Also on gambling sites that KYC is mandatory, no enough regulations that can make self-exclusion effective.

[Frankolala]

Most casinos now have a self-exclusion feature. On paper it sounds good, but I’m honestly curious who actually uses it.

I find it a bit useless. If someone is already addicted, do you really expect them to stop and apply for self-exclusion?
At that point the priority is to play and try to win back losses, not to fill out a restriction form.

So does this feature really help, or is it just there so casinos can say they’re being “responsible”? Curious to hear real experiences, if any.

Perhaps for some players this might work when they realize that the situation has become so bad that they really should stop. But I’m more inclined to think that it works when a friend or a family member notices, that a person has a gambling problem and convinces them to close their casino account. In other words, I believe this feature can be useful, but the player usually comes to that conclusion with the help of people close to them.

You don't need to gamble to the extent that you cannot control yourself anymore and stop gambling because you don't want to. Closing a gambler casino account wouldn't change anything if the gambler in question isn't ready to stop gambling. It works when both the gambler and family members are on the same page.

[Dunamisx]

Self exclusion is not what many taught could be this easier to do, because some are even considering for this after that they noticed addiction have set in, while on the reality, there is more to why we need to learn more about what gambling is and maintain being at the perfect end, because if things have been done the right way, i don't see the need for self exclusion.

[junder]

I don't use this feature because I can still gamble while exercising the best possible self-control. Actually, this feature is good, although it may not be very effective because it all comes back to ourselves.

If we activate this feature but still can't control ourselves, then it's useless in my opinion. We have complete control over ourselves, so we are the ones who decide.