Aspinalls Poker - A responsible Gaming environment

We believe that we have a responsibility to you, our customers, to ensure that you enjoy your experience at Aspinalls Poker.

Vegas Partner Lounge believes in responsible gaming at all of our online casinos. Online gaming is a fun pastime and a pleasurable social activity, but it is important to always stay in control and not play beyond your means. Vegas Partner Lounge realizes that there are a small percentage of players who may lose control of their play - this leads to over-spending and pathological gambling addiction. Therefore, Vegas Partner Lounge is committed to creating a responsible gaming environment by implementing and maintaining eCOGRA's responsible gaming requirements for the benefit of both players and staff.

’Problem gambling’ is the term used to describe any form of gambling that is causing a problem in any area of a person’s life. Those who develop a ‘problem’ will more likely destroy most of the things that they value in their lives – family and friends, home, assets accumulated, job and other aspects – to continue gambling. Financial issues are not the only issues involved in problem gambling. Other problems can include relationship breakdowns, job disruption, bankruptcy and a range of physical and emotional problems, suicide attempts, and involvement in criminal activity, etc.

If you have ever been worried that you might have a gambling problem or are just curious, try our quick self-assessment test:

Did you ever lose time from work or school due to gambling?
Has gambling ever made your home life unhappy?
Did gambling affect your reputation?
Have you ever felt remorse after gambling?
Did you ever gamble to get money with which to pay debts or otherwise solve financial difficulties?
Did gambling cause a decrease in your ambition or efficiency?
After losing did you feel you must return as soon as possible and win back your losses?
After a win did you have a strong urge to return and win more?
Did you often gamble until your last dollar was gone?
Did you ever borrow to finance your gambling?
Have you ever sold anything to finance gambling?
Were you reluctant to use "gambling money" for normal expenditures?
Did gambling make you careless of the welfare of yourself or your family?
Did you ever gamble longer than you had planned?
Have you ever gambled to escape worry or trouble?
Have you ever committed, or considered committing, an illegal act to finance gambling?
Did gambling cause you to have difficulty in sleeping?
Do arguments, disappointments or frustrations create within you an urge to gamble?
Did you ever have an urge to celebrate any good fortune by a few hours of gambling?
Have you ever considered self-destruction or suicide as a result of your gambling?

Most compulsive gamblers will answer yes to at least seven of these questions.

Should you require any assistance or advice on problem gambling, please contact one of the organizations listed below:

USA	National Council on Problem Gambling 1-800-522-4700 Hot Line Number for Northern California 1-800-287-8670 Hot Line Number for Greater L.A. Central 310-478-2121 Hot Line Number for Palm Springs 760-325-2808 Hot Line Number for Greater San Diego 1-866-239-2911 Gam-Anon, International Service Office 718-352-1671 Compulsive Gambling Institute 1-800-GAMBLER Council of Compulsive Gambling of New Jersey 1-800-GAMBLER or 1-800-426-2537 Massachusetts Council on Compulsive Gambling 1-800-426-4555 Connecticut Council on Problem Gambling 1-800-34-NOBET NICOS Chinese Health Coalition Problem Gambling 1-888-968-7888 (Mandarin and Cantonese)

UK	Gamblers Anonymous 08700 50 88 80

Canada	British Columbia Partnership for Responsible Gambling 1-888-795-6111

Because Vegas Partner Lounge believes in responsible gaming and want you to enjoy playing at our casinos, there are various options available to assist you:

Reduce your deposit limits to restrict your spending. There is also self-exclusion from our casinos for a limited period. Vegas Partner Lounge has a minimum 7-day cooling off period or a minimum 6-month self-exclusion period.

Please note that the legal age of persons to register and play at Vegas Partner Lounge Casinos is 18 years. Should you require a filter to block gaming websites from any underage persons, please visit the following sites for more information on how this can be implemented: