When a gambling company is asking you to cut down on gambling, then you know you have a problem.
October 2, 2024
When a gambling company is asking you to cut down on gambling, then you know you have a problem.
by drempire
21 comments
This is actually brilliant, great way to help problem gamblers like me. Because of this letter I have closed/deleted all my accounts on other betting sites and lowered the amount I can spend on the lottery so I can only buy tickets and not scratch cards. Be great if banks would give us the option to block all gambling sites.
This will literally prevent you from doing anything other than a lottery ticket. It’s not a payment limit, you won’t be able to gamble online within the UK.
Well done with taking steps to address this!
Some information on putting on banking payment blocks can be found at the link below.
I also received this but via email a couple of days ago. Thing is I don’t even spend that much. Never more than 50 quid per month. I guess it’s all relative
Its weirdly nice that they ~~seem~~ pretend to care.
Also OP, saw in another comment that its helping you reduce your gambling all together, that’s amazing – this internet stranger is proud of you!
It’s not out of concern or the goodness of their hearts, it’s because of legislation forcing them to.
Best of luck quitting OP
Don’t feel pressured to come back on this if you aren’t comfortable, but how much were you spending? I sometimes found myself in a bit of a pit where I would be throwing money at gambling and getting emotional about it, but it comes in waves and although I’m ok financially I still realise I’m throwing money.
I guess I’m asking to figure out if I have a problem or not, it’s not often you see people openly talk about it.
I use the National Lottery App to but Lottery tickets only but I found it uncomfortable how much pushing of other games they did. Be it Thunderball or Set For Life or their Instant Win games.
I know I can change the settings (which I have done) but I wouldn’t have expected them to do so in the first place
They sent this because they knew you were just about to win big
used to work for a gambling company and I have seen gambling ruin peoples lives. I’d recommend to get setup with gamstop. They’ll make sure you can’t use any gambling services. If you try, then you’ll be autoblocked
I got an email from them this week also, haven’t logged into national lottery in 6 months plus
The default 7 day spending limit on the national lottery app is £500. That’s £36 less than the average weekly wage. These people are not your friends.
Sounds like you were about to hit that life-changing win and they just didn’t want to take the loss.
Quit gambling! It’s an idiot tax!
I remember setting up a national lottery account when I was at uni. I quickly dissolved £20 on instant win games. It wasn’t until the next £20 disappeared that I took a step back and realised how quickly and easily I’d just lost all that money. I’ve steered clear of pretty much all forms of gambling ever since.
I play online blackjack and these check ins are great. A message’ll pop up every 30 minutes reminding you how long you’ve been playing, real helpful not spaffing 2hrs to win a tenner
21 comments
This is actually brilliant, great way to help problem gamblers like me.
Because of this letter I have closed/deleted all my accounts on other betting sites and lowered the amount I can spend on the lottery so I can only buy tickets and not scratch cards.
Be great if banks would give us the option to block all gambling sites.
https://www.gamstop.co.uk/
This will literally prevent you from doing anything other than a lottery ticket. It’s not a payment limit, you won’t be able to gamble online within the UK.
Well done with taking steps to address this!
Some information on putting on banking payment blocks can be found at the link below.
https://www.gamblingcommission.gov.uk/public-and-players/page/i-want-to-know-how-to-block-gambling-transactions
I take it you were winning 😬
I also received this but via email a couple of days ago. Thing is I don’t even spend that much. Never more than 50 quid per month. I guess it’s all relative
Its weirdly nice that they ~~seem~~ pretend to care.
Also OP, saw in another comment that its helping you reduce your gambling all together, that’s amazing – this internet stranger is proud of you!
It’s not out of concern or the goodness of their hearts, it’s because of legislation forcing them to.
Best of luck quitting OP
Don’t feel pressured to come back on this if you aren’t comfortable, but how much were you spending? I sometimes found myself in a bit of a pit where I would be throwing money at gambling and getting emotional about it, but it comes in waves and although I’m ok financially I still realise I’m throwing money.
I guess I’m asking to figure out if I have a problem or not, it’s not often you see people openly talk about it.
https://frinkiac.com/video/S05E10/viLSXUyLEUQP0j5yRGuEHq_3294=.gif
I use the National Lottery App to but Lottery tickets only but I found it uncomfortable how much pushing of other games they did. Be it Thunderball or Set For Life or their Instant Win games.
I know I can change the settings (which I have done) but I wouldn’t have expected them to do so in the first place
They sent this because they knew you were just about to win big
used to work for a gambling company and I have seen gambling ruin peoples lives. I’d recommend to get setup with gamstop. They’ll make sure you can’t use any gambling services. If you try, then you’ll be autoblocked
I got an email from them this week also, haven’t logged into national lottery in 6 months plus
The default 7 day spending limit on the national lottery app is £500. That’s £36 less than the average weekly wage. These people are not your friends.
Sounds like you were about to hit that life-changing win and they just didn’t want to take the loss.
Quit gambling!
It’s an idiot tax!
I remember setting up a national lottery account when I was at uni. I quickly dissolved £20 on instant win games. It wasn’t until the next £20 disappeared that I took a step back and realised how quickly and easily I’d just lost all that money. I’ve steered clear of pretty much all forms of gambling ever since.
I play online blackjack and these check ins are great. A message’ll pop up every 30 minutes reminding you how long you’ve been playing, real helpful not spaffing 2hrs to win a tenner
Even my dealer thinks I should slow down 😂
Instant Win Games looking out for us.