TAB / Betcha…. Please Gamble Responsibly!

[Newmarket]

Well Cup week over for another year, always enjoy catching up with mates not just in Christchurch, but all around NZ as well as some from overseas. 
Meeting for breakfast before races one day, the subject of Entains Safer Betting, or Responsible Gambling. Many didnt know much about offerings, so a quick look on the TAB App, and we tick on Responsible Gambling….well it directs you to Entain.com.au, so gives info on South Australian and Northern Territory code of practice for responsible gambling🤣🤣🤣 Can also click on Safer Betting, which is a real cop out, as really they are putting the onus back onto the punter…. how many punters with gambling problems will look at these options, very few i suggest. 
 

Also interesting is this statement….We have a team of dedicated staff well versed in providing advice and assistance. We regularly make contact with customers where we’ve identified there may be some element of risk???

WTF, none of the 20 or so punters that discussed this had ever had the TAB check in with them regarding their loses, and some were pretty big punters, in fact only contact that was ever made by the TAB was regarding account restrictions? Also mentioned by group, it seems most of Aussie operators email customers win/loss statements each month, i know Sportsbet & Betfair did, nothing from Betcha & TAB, in fact worse that that, they have set up Betcha to entice young people to bet, mostly on sport. I feel uneasy about this, youngsters have gambling at their fingertips 24/7, unlike people around my age, early 80s TAB only opened certain days of week, no casinos and no online betting. What are others views on this matter, it seems people are worried about greyhounds getting injured, but is enough getting done helping gamblers online? 
 

 

 

[Chief Stipe]

I realise you look for anything you can to moan about but some of your comments are not correct regarding the Safer Betting options available on the TAB App.  Just click on the hamburger button bottom right titled more and you will see on the next menu a position 4 a tab through to a Safer Betting Menu.

There you can find a plethora of options to limit your betting - glad you are worried about it just before Christmas and intend to limit your losses.  You can also view you statements.

 

[Newmarket]

27 minutes ago, Chief Stipe said:

I realise you look for anything you can to moan about but some of your comments are not correct regarding the Safer Betting options available on the TAB App.  Just click on the hamburger button bottom right titled more and you will see on the next menu a position 4 a tab through to a Safer Betting Menu.

There you can find a plethora of options to limit your betting - glad you are worried about it just before Christmas and intend to limit your losses.  You can also view you statements.

 

Goodness me…. you do know i stated that was the case with the safer betting section, but if you click further down to Responsible Gambling, you will be directed to Australian site. I might have to explain my post more simply for you….

1- You said you can view statement on TAB, thats not a statement its a summary of betting transactions, Aussie operators supply monthly statement of all bets, as well as your win / loss monthly amount, totally different.

2-TAB, anyone ever been contacted about their betting habits? 
 

3- Safer Betting, only options for punters to enforce, its a bloody cop out for Entain at a time they are enticing  younger punters. 

[Chief Stipe]

The answer to question 2 is yes.  Betting IS monitored.

As for 3.  It is no different to Pokies where it is up to individual responsibility to restrict themsleves and there are processes to do that.

You really are bitching for the sake of it.  What ENTAIN have in place os light years ahead of the old TAB.