Responsible Gambling

Gambling is entertainment, not income

Gambling should be treated as paid leisure, not as a way to earn money or solve financial difficulties. Only stake money that you can afford to lose. Money needed for everyday living, family commitments or other essential expenses should not be part of a gambling budget.

Pay attention to both the time and the money you spend. Decide what you are prepared to spend before playing, and step away when that amount has been used. A loss is not a reason to increase a stake or keep playing in the hope of recovering it. Chasing losses can turn an intended leisure activity into pressure to continue.

Taking a break is a reasonable choice at any point. If you find yourself playing for longer than intended, spending more than planned or treating a win as necessary, pause and consider whether gambling is still serving the purpose you wanted it to serve.

Warning signs worth taking seriously

Changes in habits can be easier to notice than a single dramatic event. The following signs are worth paying attention to, without treating them as a diagnosis:

• Gambling starts taking priority over work, study, family time or responsibilities at home.
• You spend long stretches playing alone and lose track of how much time has passed.
• You hide gambling activity, or give others an inaccurate picture of the time or money involved.
• You borrow money to place bets or to pay debts created by gambling.
• After losing, you feel an immediate need to gamble again to get the money back.
• Gambling leaves you feeling low, distressed or hopeless.

If you recognise several of these signs, speak to one of the services listed below. You do not need to wait for the situation to become worse before asking for support.

What Lanista offers, and what it does not

A temporary break or a full self-exclusion is requested by emailing Lanista’s support team at info@lanista.com. The account is then closed as soon as practicable. This is a request handled by the operator, rather than an action that this promotional website can perform.

There is no self-service deposit limit, loss limit, session timer or reality-check tool advertised on the operator’s responsible gaming page. A player who wants a limit has to ask support for it. Do not assume that one of these tools is already available or active simply because you have decided on a personal spending or time limit.

The operator states that players are responsible for declaring any other accounts they hold and for not opening new ones. It also states that it cannot be held responsible for losses on other accounts. These conditions are relevant when considering a break or self-exclusion: declaring other accounts is the player’s responsibility.

Registration by anyone under 18 is prohibited. The operator states that winnings from underage accounts are cancelled. These are the operator’s stated rules; Lanistars.com has no access to player accounts and cannot apply an exclusion or change account settings.

Where to get help

The organisations below offer support in the places indicated. Choose a service appropriate to where you live; an international organisation and a national helpline may serve different needs.

• Gambling Therapy

  International support and counselling.

• Gamblers Anonymous

  Peer support groups with regional offices worldwide.

• GamCare — National Gambling Helpline

  Great Britain: 0808 8020 133. Free and available 24 hours a day, every day.

• Gambling Helpline

  New Zealand: 0800 654 655, or text 8006. Available 7 days a week.

• ConnexOntario

  Ontario, Canada: 1-866-531-2600, or text CONNEX to 247247. Free and available 24/7.

Other countries operate their own national services. Players elsewhere should contact the gambling support service in their own country rather than assume that a helpline listed for another region is intended for them.

Keeping under-18s away from gambling

Gambling is for adults aged 18 and over only. On shared computers, parental control or content-filtering software can be used to block gambling sites. Consider who else can use a shared device and whether gambling content is accessible to children or teenagers using it.

Blocking access on a shared computer is a practical way to keep gambling sites away from under-18s; it does not change the operator’s age requirement. No one under 18 should register or gamble.