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Bet With Your Head, Not Over It!
For most people, a visit to a casino is fun. They try their
luck, wager responsibly, have a good time and understand that
gambling is a form of entertainment. They enjoy the excitement
of the casino, the fine restaurants, the shows and the other
amenities found in casino hotels.
For a small number of people, however, gambling isn't fun.
Problem gambling includes what is often called compulsive
gambling and pathological gambling. It refers to a condition
where people are, to some degree, addicted to gambling. While
the results of a gambling addiction can be devastating, there
is help available for those people who need it.
New Jersey provides funding for education and treatment programs
for people with a gambling problem. For information about
these, you can contact the Council on Compulsive Gambling
of New Jersey. That council and the National Council on Problem
Gambling both operate hotlines that people with a gambling
problem can call for help.
There are more than 45 Gamblers Anonymous meetings in New
Jersey every week. If you or someone you know wants to find
the nearest meeting, the time, day and location of each is
available either through Gamblers Anonymous or the Council
on Compulsive Gambling of New Jersey.
Self-Exclusion
What is the Self-Exclusion Program?
The program was established in 2001 to allow people with
a gambling problem to voluntarily exclude themselves from
gambling in any Atlantic City casino. For more information,
you can download
a brochure on the program.
You must fill out an application and submit it in person
to the New Jersey Casino Control Commission at Tennessee Ave.
and Boardwalk in Atlantic City, or to the New Jersey Division
of Gaming Enforcement at 140 E. Front St. in Trenton. When
you file the form, you will be required to provide identification
and you will be photographed. Click for a copy of the self-exclusion
application and for the instructions for completing the self-exclusion
application.
Can I just mail back the completed application?
No. You must submit it in person. This is for your own protection.
Can I place my spouse or an elderly parent with a gambling
problem on the list?
No. You cannot place anyone else on the self-exclusion. Placement
on the list is entirely voluntary and must be done by the
individual seeking exclusion.
What will happen after I sign up for self-exclusion?
The commission will distribute a photograph and description
of you to each casino. The casinos will then remove you from
any mailing lists and make notations in their computer files
that you are ineligible for any kind of credit or complimentary
service.
What will happen if I try to gamble in a casino while I am
on the list?
After you are placed on the list, a casino may refuse to
accept your wagers and may ask you to leave the gaming area.
If you do gamble, you may be unable to collect winnings or
recover any losses.
Suspension of Credit Privileges
Any person may voluntarily suspend his or her credit privileges
at all Atlantic City casinos by submitting a written request
to the commission.
The patron can make such a request in person at the commission's
offices or at any commission booth in a casino hotel. In addition,
a person can submit a request to suspend credit privileges
in writing to the commission. The person has to show some
form of identification that either includes a photograph or
a physical description.
Once the commission receives such a request, it adds that
person's name to a list and notifies each of the casinos.
Read more about gambling problems here,
from the State of New Jersey.
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