Gambling is prohibited by law for minors and we at NEO.bet have the responsibility for acting in accordance with the law and to take all possible measures to prevent minors from participating in sports betting on our website. The NEO.bet betting offer is exclusively aimed at adult players who have reached the age of 19 at the time of registration. Already during the registration process we carry out an age verification and request additional identification documents, which prove an age of majority. If we identify a player who has not yet reached the age of 19 during the verification process, an account opening will be denied, or blocked immediately, if an account has already been opened with false data.
As a relative you can help us to support the protection of children and young people: Use a filter program such as Net Nanny or Cybersitter which allows you to block access to gambling sites for underage people
The entire NEO.bet team is familiar with the topic of gambling addiction prevention and is regularly trained to identify the gambling addiction potential at an early stage on a certain gaming behavior and to act accordingly. Please contact us if you feel a loss of control over your gaming behavior and we will help you in a confidential conversation. We are happy to provide you with addresses of advice centers in your area.
One speaks of gambling addiction (pathological playing or compulsive playing) when the urge to play is out of control and gambling dominates peoples way of life. Gambling addiction is characterized by the inability of a person concerned to resist the impulse to gamble or bet, even if this threatens to have serious consequences in a personal, family or professional environment or has already had such consequences. Since 1980 pathological gambling has been recognised in international classification systems as a mental disorder, in the course of which the financial, emotional, physical and interpersonal situation of the person concerned can be dramatically damaged.
While gambling can be a fun recreational activity, if you do not play responsibly it can have a negative effect on many aspects of your life.
Financial Risks
As much as you can win, you can also experience extreme losses. Financial fluctuations are a risk from gambling and can lead to:
Health Risks
While it may not be immediately apparent, there is often a connection between your gambling and your health. Problem gambling is associated with a range of emotional, physical and psychological health problems such as:
Job Risks
Problem gambling can also have a negative effect on your ability to perform well at work. Often problem gamblers have issues with;
If I keep gambling my luck will change and I will win back the money I've lost.
Each time you place a bet, the outcome is completely independent of the previous one. Your odds of winning do not increase with the frequency of which you bet.
I almost won; I must be due for a win.
"Almost" winning does not make you any closer to a real win. This is called the gambler’s fallacy.
The quarterback is wearing my lucky number. I should bet on his team!
Superstitions and luck cannot help you predict the outcome of a game.
I can learn a system to beat the odds.
There is no system to predict live sporting events. The odds are provided for you to bet on, but there is no way to predict what will happen in the future.
Affected players gradually lose their financial means, often neglect their families for a longer period of time and constantly think about playing. This leads to problems not only in the family, but also at work. Further indications of problematic or pathological gambling are:
Covering up the problem of gambling towards third parties, defensive attitude
If you are wondering if you are still in control of your betting habits or if you are at risk of developing gambling addiction, take the following test and answer the following questions with "yes" or "no".
In order to keep control over your gambling and to avoid having problems with it, it is advisable to respect the following rules:
In order to enable you to control your gaming behavior yourself, we offer you a selection of different limits that you can set up individually in your player account.
Deposit limit - set your maximum deposit amount you would like to spend per day / week and month.
Bet Loss Limit - set your maximum bet loss amount that you do not want to exceed for day / week and month.
Bet Stake Limit - set your maximum stake amount you wish to bet per day / week and month.
Session duration - set your maximum session time you want to spend playing. You have 1 /2 /4 and 6 hours to choose from.
Once you have reached your personal limit within the time frame you set, you will be excluded from further betting activities.
Open LimitsShort term breaks
Short term breaks are available for one day, one week, one month, two month, or three month break.
By initiating a short term break you block the possibility of depositing and betting. It is still possible to log into the account, track betting slips and withdraw any remaining credit.
Self-exclusion
Self-exclusion for a definite time is available for terms lasting six months, one year and five years. By initiating a self-exclusion period you will be directly logged out from your account without the possibility of accessing it again until the expiry of the self-exclusion period.
NEO.bet will systematically analyse data relating to your gaming behaviour. If NEO.bet reasonably suspects that you have gaming addiction problems and/or cause damage to yourself or to your relatives by excessive participation in games, NEO.bet may upon its initiative call or send you (pop up) safe gambling messages, or otherwise point out to you any identified excessive or risky playing behaviour, advise you to make use of a facility that enables you to gain insight into its playing behaviour; and/ or limit your access to and use of the Website or exclude you from playing on the Website without your consent.
ConnexOntario provides service information and resources for people experiencing problems with gambling, drugs, alcohol, or mental health. The service is free, confidential, and available anytime. Call ConnexOntario 24/7 at 1-866-531-2600. Text us at 247247 or chat with us at www.connexontario.ca.
ConnexOntario can:
Centre for Addiction and Mental Health https://action.camh.ca/mental-health-crisis
Responsible Gambling Council (https://www.responsiblegambling.org/) is a respected, independent non-profit organization that has been a leader in preventing problem gambling in Canada for more than 35 years.
Gamblers Anonymous (https://www.gatoronto.ca/) is a fellowship of men and women who share their experience, strength and hope with each other they may solve the common problem and help others to recover from gambling addiction.
Gam-Anon (www.gam-anon.org) is a self-help organization for the spouse, family or close friends of compulsive gamblers.
GamTalk (www.gamtalk.org) is a 24/7 moderated online peer support forum.