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Responsible gambling
Betting should stay a choice you control. If it stops being one, help is available.
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Our position
EdgeBets is an odds data and analytics service for adults aged 18 or over. We do not take bets or hold your money, but our tools are used for betting, so we take gambling harm seriously.
No tool or method guarantees a profit. Even bets with a positive expected value lose often, and losing runs can be long. Only bet money you can afford to lose.
Warning signs
It may be time to stop or get help if you:
- bet more than you planned, or more than you can afford to lose;
- chase losses by betting more to win money back;
- borrow money, use savings meant for other things, or fall behind on bills because of betting;
- hide your betting from family or friends, or lie about it;
- feel anxious, irritable or low when you are not betting, or when you try to cut down;
- spend more and more time betting or thinking about it, at the expense of work, study or people close to you.
Setting limits
- Set a budget for a week or a month before you start, and stop when it is used.
- Set a time limit, and take regular breaks.
- Use the deposit, loss and time limits and the time-out and self-exclusion tools your bookmaker offers.
- In Italy you can exclude yourself from all licensed online gambling through ADM (see below).
- Keep an honest record. The EdgeBets bet tracker shows what you have actually won and lost.
- Do not bet when you are upset, under pressure, or have been drinking.
If you want a break from EdgeBets itself, email support@vividodds.com and we will close your account or cancel your subscription.
Help in Italy
- Telefono Verde Nazionale per le problematiche legate al Gioco d'Azzardo800 558822, free and anonymous, Monday to Friday 10:00 to 16:00. Run by the Istituto Superiore di Sanità.
- Uscire dal gioco (Istituto Superiore di Sanità)Directory of public treatment services and support groups in Italy.
- ADM: Autoesclusione dal gioco a distanzaThe Agenzia delle Dogane e dei Monopoli self-exclusion service for all licensed online gambling in Italy.
- ADM: Gioco a distanzaThe ADM list of licensed online operators and player protection information.
International help
- GambleAware (formerly BeGambleAware)Advice and a service finder. In Great Britain, the National Gambling Helpline is free on 0808 8020 133, 24 hours a day.
- Gamblers AnonymousPeer support meetings in person, online and by phone, worldwide.
- Gamblers Anonymous UKMeetings in the UK and Ireland.
- National Council on Problem Gambling (United States)National Problem Gambling Helpline: call or text 1-800-MY-RESET (1-800-697-3738), 24 hours a day.
If you are in immediate danger, call your local emergency number.