Responsible Gambling
At CastSportsBet, we believe sports betting should remain an enjoyable, controlled form of entertainment, never a way to solve financial difficulties.
Warning signs to watch for
- Betting larger amounts than you can afford to lose
- Borrowing money to bet or to repay betting losses
- Lying to those around you about your betting habits
- Chasing losses by betting more after a loss
- Neglecting work, studies or social life in favour of betting
- Feeling anxious or irritable when not betting
- Needing to wager increasingly larger amounts to feel the same excitement
- Having already tried and failed to stop or cut back on betting
Advice for controlled play
- Set a dedicated betting budget, separate from your regular expenses, and stick to it
- Also set yourself a time limit for betting
- Avoid betting under the influence of alcohol or in a strong emotional state
- Never try to win back losses by betting more
- Take regular breaks, including breaks of several days or weeks
- Use the limitation tools offered by licensed operators
Available protection tools
- Deposit limits (daily, weekly, monthly)
- Stake limits
- Temporary self-exclusion
- Permanent self-exclusion (voluntary betting ban, managed by the ANJ)
- Betting and transaction history available at any time
Help resources
If you or someone close to you is struggling with sports betting, free and confidential resources exist:
- Joueurs Info Service: 09 74 75 13 13 (free call, every day 8am-2am, French line) and joueurs-info-service.fr
- Autorité Nationale des Jeux (ANJ): self-exclusion and betting ban scheme, anj.fr
- SOS Joueurs: support association for problem gamblers, sosjoueurs.org
Protection of minors
Gambling is strictly prohibited for persons under 18 in France. Operators licensed by the ANJ are legally required to verify the identity and age of their customers before opening an account.