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[bigbucks1983 WANTED $47 Outlaw]

This is a bit of a rant and a topic for discussion if you want which im sure has been raised before.

Its such a pain to self exclude from a bookies. I dont know if they do it deliberately or not but im specifically referring to the need for a passport photo.

So ive always gambled and back in the day i lost way more than i could afford. Ive got a lot better recently and have many things in place that make it harder for me to gamble and near impossible to do my balls BUT my big downfall is having cash in my pocket. I swear it whispers to me.

So today, i had to go get some bits done to the car, it will only take an hour so i pop up the high street (probably knowing id gamble as i had cash) to kill time. There is only one bookies there and its probably accounted for 90% of my losses in the past year. I go in with best intentions, 25p and 50p spins. I stuck to this but still in 20 minutes ive had no fun and im 80 down. At this point i decide enough and stop. I could afford the loss but i was pissed at myself for even going in so i decide to self exclude. I ask the lady behind the jump to do it and she says i can but need a passport photo… of course i dont have one and there is no where close by to get one. So guess what, i couldnt exclude myself.

Now i will get a picture and do it but surely times have moved on. Ive excluded from arcades who use tablets and take a picture of you, all done there n then. Why cant the bookies do this? It irks me because a lot of people might do their entire wage and not even be able to afford a passport photo, then what…. time passes the loss heals over and they are back the next month. I know its not an easy job at times but the shop was dead and her attitude to my lack of photo was dismissive at best, basically oh well you cant do it. There wasnt even a conversation about why i wanted to or what help was available.

So i know the loss is my fault and i can still eat tonight but trying to self exclude should not be so difficult. Anyway i hope youre all well and winning if you are playing.

 

[bi bishman WANTED $82 Outlaw]

Definitely go and get a photo from somewhere and do the self exclusion, it will save you so much money in the future.  I think they do it on purpose to make it harder to exclude, but if you go and do it you are the one who’s winning!

[bigbucks1983 WANTED $47 Outlaw]

Yeah i did it as soon as i got the car sorted. The lady in the bookies seemed a bit surprised at my return with a photo if im honest. There was still no conversation regarding responsible gambling etc.

The process that they adhere to in the shops is clearly sent from above which is why i question the integrity of it.

If they did make the exclusion digital then they could exclude you from all shops at once should you so wish and distibute your picture.

[St Stevie25 WANTED $254 Outlaw]

I excluded from 5 bookies in my city centre without the need for a photo in WHills..

And yeah I agree that this rule you experienced was from above to let the gambler have his addiction say no you can’t exclude, that’s just silly and change his mind.

 

[St Stevie25 WANTED $254 Outlaw]

bigbucks1983 wrote:

Yeah i did it as soon as i got the car sorted. The lady in the bookies seemed a bit surprised at my return with a photo if im honest. There was still no conversation regarding responsible gambling etc.

The process that they adhere to in the shops is clearly sent from above which is why i question the integrity of it.

If they did make the exclusion digital then they could exclude you from all shops at once should you so wish and distibute your picture.

I suppose another option is to abuse the staff, be so rude that it’s not crossing into a criminal offence but so rude they WILL remember your face. ?

[Run187 WANTED $28 Outlaw]

I self-excluded from the bookies years ago, still, let me in every day.always took my money for fruit machines got a bit pissy and said I was banned when I won though funny that eh lol .biggest crook of shit I ever got told in a bookies is “if you win on one machine you cant play on another kindly leave sir” I refused they turned em off I went back later on ..

[Run187 WANTED $28 Outlaw]

Stevie25 wrote:

bigbucks1983 wrote:

Yeah i did it as soon as i got the car sorted. The lady in the bookies seemed a bit surprised at my return with a photo if im honest. There was still no conversation regarding responsible gambling etc.

The process that they adhere to in the shops is clearly sent from above which is why i question the integrity of it.

If they did make the exclusion digital then they could exclude you from all shops at once should you so wish and distibute your picture.

I suppose another option is to abuse the staff, be so rude that it’s not crossing into a criminal offence but so rude they WILL remember your face. ?

They won’t care as long as your spending money. the od time I go in one of the betting shops near me, I see at least two arseholes giving the lass shit .one of them said to me, move my bets more important than yours,

my reply I’m gonna go with no on that sir. I then stood at the counter and asked some asinine questions, just so the cock missed his race.

the simple fact is most shops won’t give a toss about pictures or bans as long as you spend ..

[Jo Joeholdway WANTED $44 Outlaw]

There’s a site online that you can mass exclude from as many bookies as you want and they are extremely helpful and it works you send them 1 photo and they distribute to every bookie you want excluding from

[Smokingbeagle WANTED $59 Outlaw]

bigbucks1983 wrote:

This is a bit of a rant and a topic for discussion if you want which im sure has been raised before.

Its such a pain to self exclude from a bookies. I dont know if they do it deliberately or not but im specifically referring to the need for a passport photo.

So ive always gambled and back in the day i lost way more than i could afford. Ive got a lot better recently and have many things in place that make it harder for me to gamble and near impossible to do my balls BUT my big downfall is having cash in my pocket. I swear it whispers to me.

So today, i had to go get some bits done to the car, it will only take an hour so i pop up the high street (probably knowing id gamble as i had cash) to kill time. There is only one bookies there and its probably accounted for 90% of my losses in the past year. I go in with best intentions, 25p and 50p spins. I stuck to this but still in 20 minutes ive had no fun and im 80 down. At this point i decide enough and stop. I could afford the loss but i was pissed at myself for even going in so i decide to self exclude. I ask the lady behind the jump to do it and she says i can but need a passport photo… of course i dont have one and there is no where close by to get one. So guess what, i couldnt exclude myself.

Now i will get a picture and do it but surely times have moved on. Ive excluded from arcades who use tablets and take a picture of you, all done there n then. Why cant the bookies do this? It irks me because a lot of people might do their entire wage and not even be able to afford a passport photo, then what…. time passes the loss heals over and they are back the next month. I know its not an easy job at times but the shop was dead and her attitude to my lack of photo was dismissive at best, basically oh well you cant do it. There wasnt even a conversation about why i wanted to or what help was available.

So i know the loss is my fault and i can still eat tonight but trying to self exclude should not be so difficult. Anyway i hope youre all well and winning if you are playing.

 

Howdy buddy , if you go into the bookies there is a number on The wall that you can call and then self exclude yourself from multiple bookies in your town even different companies

all you need is 20-30 mins free to call them and a basic idea of all the bookies in town

they will ask your details and ask you to upload a photo to them this will them be automatically sent to all the bookies on your list . You can also call and add extra shops if they open or move etc .

its really helped me while the roulettes were still big spinning and now that they are reduced I am going to resubmit once my 6 month ban is up as sports football betting was never an issue .

hope this helps

[Iz Izattm WANTED $18 Outlaw]

As per above post,

Self exclusion helpline.

0800 294 2060

Open Mon – sun 0800 – 23.59pm

 

[bigbucks1983 WANTED $47 Outlaw]

izattm, JoeHoldway and Smokingbeagle thanks for your input gents. I had no idea that existed and most definitely going to give it a call.

Kinda highlights the fucks given by the woman i spoke to since im sure she knew about this.

Anyway, cheers again. Enjoy your weekends.

[Iz Izattm WANTED $18 Outlaw]

bigbucks1983 wrote:

izattm, JoeHoldway and Smokingbeagle thanks for your input gents. I had no idea that existed and most definitely going to give it a call.

Kinda highlights the fucks given by the woman i spoke to since im sure she knew about this.

Anyway, cheers again. Enjoy your weekends.

Your welcome mate.

100% she would have known about this option. May I ask what company it was? At William Hill it’s just a case of taking a picture on the shop tablet now, whole process takes about 10 mins max.

[St Stevie25 WANTED $254 Outlaw]

Run187 wrote:

Stevie25 wrote:

bigbucks1983 wrote:

Yeah i did it as soon as i got the car sorted. The lady in the bookies seemed a bit surprised at my return with a photo if im honest. There was still no conversation regarding responsible gambling etc.

The process that they adhere to in the shops is clearly sent from above which is why i question the integrity of it.

If they did make the exclusion digital then they could exclude you from all shops at once should you so wish and distibute your picture.

I suppose another option is to abuse the staff, be so rude that it’s not crossing into a criminal offence but so rude they WILL remember your face.

They won’t care as long as your spending money. the od time I go in one of the betting shops near me, I see at least two arseholes giving the lass shit .one of them said to me, move my bets more important than yours,

my reply I’m gonna go with no on that sir. I then stood at the counter and asked some asinine questions, just so the cock missed his race.

the simple fact is most shops won’t give a toss about pictures or bans as long as you spend ..

I gotta regretfully agree here, as I’ve seen some sights in my time in the bookies.

[Zoep89 WANTED $35 Blocked]

Stevie25 wrote:

Run187 wrote:

Stevie25 wrote:

bigbucks1983 wrote:

Yeah i did it as soon as i got the car sorted. The lady in the bookies seemed a bit surprised at my return with a photo if im honest. There was still no conversation regarding responsible gambling etc.

The process that they adhere to in the shops is clearly sent from above which is why i question the integrity of it.

If they did make the exclusion digital then they could exclude you from all shops at once should you so wish and distibute your picture.

I suppose another option is to abuse the staff, be so rude that it’s not crossing into a criminal offence but so rude they WILL remember your face.

They won’t care as long as your spending money. the od time I go in one of the betting shops near me, I see at least two arseholes giving the lass shit .one of them said to me, move my bets more important than yours,

my reply I’m gonna go with no on that sir. I then stood at the counter and asked some asinine questions, just so the cock missed his race.

the simple fact is most shops won’t give a toss about pictures or bans as long as you spend ..

I gotta regretfully agree here, as I’ve seen some sights in my time in the bookies.

Do you ever see anything other than the dole dossers in the playground at school, or the bookies? You seem to like to knock a lot of other people who don’t fit your ideology.

[St Stevie25 WANTED $254 Outlaw]

Zoep89 wrote:

Stevie25 wrote:

Run187 wrote:

Stevie25 wrote:

bigbucks1983 wrote:

Yeah i did it as soon as i got the car sorted. The lady in the bookies seemed a bit surprised at my return with a photo if im honest. There was still no conversation regarding responsible gambling etc.

The process that they adhere to in the shops is clearly sent from above which is why i question the integrity of it.

If they did make the exclusion digital then they could exclude you from all shops at once should you so wish and distibute your picture.

I suppose another option is to abuse the staff, be so rude that it’s not crossing into a criminal offence but so rude they WILL remember your face.

They won’t care as long as your spending money. the od time I go in one of the betting shops near me, I see at least two arseholes giving the lass shit .one of them said to me, move my bets more important than yours,

my reply I’m gonna go with no on that sir. I then stood at the counter and asked some asinine questions, just so the cock missed his race.

the simple fact is most shops won’t give a toss about pictures or bans as long as you spend ..

I gotta regretfully agree here, as I’ve seen some sights in my time in the bookies.

Do you ever see anything other than the dole dossers in the playground at school, or the bookies? You seem to like to knock a lot of other people who don’t fit your ideology.

Were did I mention Dole Dossers? Your the 1 implying that not me.

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