Responsible Gambling for Online Casino Malaysia

Gambling is a form of entertainment that is being played by a large majority of people. However, many people are being vulnerable to problem gambling. Gambling should be treated as a fun pastime, and not as a medium to generate income. Meanwhile, most of them treat gambling as recreation and spend on what they can afford to risk, for some it can be more difficult.

Hence, responsible gaming is a concept on equipping people with information and resources to help them make informed decisions about how they gamble. Few policies and requirements are applied to gambling stakeholders in order they respect the standards of quality, and protect people from the potential negative consequences of online gambling.

What is Responsible Gambling?

For individual it means:

They may gamble for entertainment purposes but they should be aware of their likelihood of losing and understand the related risks.
They should learn to control their gambling activity
They should balance up with other activities in their lives and does not harm or risk themselves and others too.
For broader community, including gambling providers, governments and supporting associations, requires:
Generate awareness of the risks relating with the gambling.
Create and promote some awareness that can prevent or minimise gambling issues.
Setting betting limits and self-exclusion tools.
Underage betting problems by checking players’ age.

Tips for responsible gambler

Set your financial limits. Always have a clear mind before you start gambling. Once you reach your limit, stop gambling.
Self-exclusion. You have all the rights to exclude yourself from the gambling activities. You can just cut off or quit your game.
Take a break. You can close your account for a certain period (1 month, 6 months or even 1 year) and you should not ponder about the gambling activities.
Get a helpmate. Call someone that is close with you and talk with him/her regarding your problems with gambling. You can also contact a specialized organization and have a talk with an expert.

The Hope Rehab Centre (Johor) is one of the centre that designed a rehabilitation program, Faith, Hope, Love for both gamblers and their families. Find out more below:

Faith, Hope, Love Program

Stage 1:  Faith (Stage of reflection) (Four months)

Reconstruct personal values
Reset life goals

Stage 2:  Hope (Stage of preparation) (Four months)

Re-establish relationships
Readjust daily living

Stage 3:  Love (Stage of growth) (Four months)

Regain self-respect
Rejoice in love (Love & Care for family as well as society (Be a volunteer worker for any kind of community social work).

They can be contacted by using their helpline: 014 2798 179 or 012 6169 089

Gambling addiction is a serious problem whereby it can be traumatizing for the gamblers and also their loved ones around them. If you identify yourself, your friends or even family members being addicted in gambling, don’t hesitate to seek out for help before it is too late.