How to Keep Your Gambling Under Control at Tipsport Vegas

Safe gambling is a shared responsibility. The operator has to create the right conditions, while players watch how their own gambling develops so that they catch the first signs of trouble in good time.

What exactly an operator must provide is set out in §§ 13 to 16 of zákon č. 186/2016 Sb. Every operator, Tipsport.net a.s. included, has to offer players:

1. a way to restrict their play with money and time limits,
2. clear information about the risks and about self-exclusion,
3. measures that protect minors.

The whole approach has one aim: play should stay conscious and controlled, the risks of excessive gambling should be kept as low as possible, and addiction should not develop at all.

Gambling can get out of hand without the player noticing straight away. Typical symptoms include:

• restlessness, irritability or anxiety at times when gambling is not possible,
• hiding gambling from a partner, family or friends,
• chasing losses, that is, trying to win back money already lost,
• borrowing to gamble and repeatedly going over set limits,
• gambling ever more often or for ever larger sums,
• putting off work, study and family duties,
• carrying on despite debt or disputes,
• a worse mental or physical state connected with gambling.

If you or the people close to you recognise yourselves in any of these points, it is time to use the preventive tools or ask for professional help.

Zákon č. 186/2016 Sb. expects players to have a way of limiting their gambling. At Tipsport Vegas, this is served by a set of tools in the user account that all registered players can use.

A financial ceiling

You restrict deposits with a limit that applies per day, week or month: once it is used up, the next deposit can only be made in the new period. Separately, you can set a bet and loss limit, that is, a maximum value of bets or net loss for a selected period. Anyone who hits it cannot place another bet.

Watching the time

A time limit sets how much time per day or week you may spend gambling. The reality check appears at regular intervals with information on how long play has lasted.

Stepping away from play

A time-out means temporary exclusion for 24 hours, 7 days or 30 days. During it you cannot log in or take part in games; once the period has passed, the account returns to service.

Changing the settings

You set, lower or cancel limits in the account. If you want to raise them, the change happens only after a protection period of at least 24 hours.

For moments when gambling needs to stop at once, there is the panic button. Under § 16bb of zákon č. 186/2016 Sb., gambling operators must offer it from 1 July 2024.

1. You activate the button directly in the user interface; it is available to all registered players.
2. The system excludes you instantly and automatically from all the operator's online platforms.
3. For the following 48 hours you will not take part in any gambling.
4. Along with this, you will be offered the chance to file an application for entry into the Register of Excluded Persons (RVO).

A player who no longer wants to gamble does not have to rely on willpower alone. § 16 and § 16b of zákon č. 186/2016 Sb. give them the right to ask the operator to exclude them from gambling, for a certain period or for good.

The request can be made in the user account or through the gambling operator. If the player is added to the Register of Excluded Persons (RVO), the exclusion applies across all operators in the Czech Republic. Deletion from the register only becomes possible after one year.

The Ministry of Finance (Ministerstvo financí ČR) keeps the Register of Excluded Persons (RVO) under zákon č. 186/2016 Sb. It enters two kinds of people: those who have asked for exclusion, and those excluded directly by law. The latter include, for example, people facing enforcement or insolvency proceedings and recipients of certain benefits.

An application for entry can be filed directly in the user account with the gambling operator, by confirming the request after activating the panic button, via the ministry's data box, or in person at a Czech POINT branch. Once entered, a player cannot take part in gambling with any licensed operator in the Czech Republic.

• In the Czech Republic, gambling is permitted only from the age of 18, as laid down by zákon č. 186/2016 Sb.
• The operator must verify the age and identity of each player, for example through BankID or another verification method.
• Checks happen when a player registers and once more when they cash out winnings, because gambling by minors is strictly forbidden.

An honest answer to the following questions will help you gauge where you stand with gambling. They are adapted from the PGSI (Problem Gambling Severity Index).

• Does your gambling spend exceed the amount you planned?
• Do you sense that it would be good to restrict your gambling?
• Do you reproach yourself for gambling?
• Do you play again so that lost money comes back to you?
• Do you neglect your commitments or the people around you because of gambling?
• Have those around you hinted that you have a gambling problem?
• Have you taken out a loan for gambling?

If you said yes several times, reaching for the prevention tools or talking to a specialist makes sense.

Keep in mind that the result is only a guide and will not replace a professional diagnosis.

Has gambling stopped being fun? You can talk to professionals discreetly here:

1. By phone on 800 350 000, the number of the National Helpline for Addiction. The call is free and you do not have to give your name.
2. At Společnost Podané ruce, whose website is podaneruce.cz.
3. Specialist care: Clinic of Addictology, 1st Faculty of Medicine, Charles University and General University Hospital in Prague; details are on adiktologie.cz.

Please use contact@tipsport-vstup.cz for questions about the content of this responsible gambling page. The same address works for requests for more information.

Which tools for restricting play can I find at Tipsport Vegas? Limits on deposits, bets, losses and the time spent gambling. You set all of them in your user account, under responsible gambling. Who has to offer a panic button, and what does it do? Operators of internet games and gaming halls, since 1 July 2024. When pressed, the button excludes you from all gambling at once for 48 hours. What are the routes to entry in the Register of Excluded Persons? There are four: an application in your account with the operator, confirmation after activating the panic button, a message to the Ministry of Finance's data box, and a personal visit to Czech POINT. Can I leave the register as soon as I change my mind? No. You can ask for removal from the RVO one year after the entry at the earliest. Is there an age limit for gambling? Yes, only people aged 18 and over may play. Age is verified when you register and once more whenever you withdraw winnings. What should I do first if I am worried about addiction? Fill in the self-test on this page, set yourself limits, or call 800 350 000, the number of the National Helpline for Addiction. Where can I read more about responsible gambling? In the responsible gambling part of the operator's website and on the Czech Ministry of Finance's website.

Gambling is prohibited for anyone under 18. 18+

The statutory warning also applies: according to the Ministry of Finance, gambling may lead to addiction.