Responsible gaming

Where the salon stands

franceslotlottery exists to describe hotels, not to encourage gambling, and every resort listed rewards a stay with no casino visit whatsoever. Anyone choosing to play can lean on a few simple habits.

Habits that help

• Check the minimum age where you are travelling; it differs between countries and identification is routinely requested.
• Settle on a sum you could lose without regret, and lock the cards away in the room safe.
• Set a stopping time before the first bet, and step outside the gaming area often.
• Treat a loss as finished; chasing it or borrowing to carry on only deepens it.
• Skip the casino when exhausted, upset or a few drinks in.

Signals to take seriously

Spending past the plan, hiding play from family, or restlessness on days away from the tables may hint that gambling is steering you rather than the reverse. Plenty of resorts run voluntary self-exclusion schemes for their gaming areas; the front desk can explain the steps.

Free, confidential support

• Gambling Therapy, gamblingtherapy.org: no-cost online help and live chat, offered in several languages to anyone, anywhere.
• Gamblers Anonymous, gamblersanonymous.org: meetings led by people in recovery, held across many countries.
• Gam-Anon (gam-anon.org) gathers spouses, parents and companions whose lives are touched by another person's betting.
• Your local helpline: almost every country keeps one, private and free of charge; a GP or clinic will know the number.