There’s a bit of a renaissance underway with the research and development of tools aimed at reducing the risks of gambling-related harm. Increased regulatory scrutiny and heightened public awareness has exposed some shortcomings in the existing framework, and researchers and engineers are working hard to plug the gaps. Safer gambling involves not just mitigating the […]

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There are dozens, perhaps hundreds of poker websites and mobile apps available across the globe offering all sorts of wonderful games for players of every shape and size and background. You’re spoiled for choice, with variants running in most formats at all hours of the day and night. In online poker, there’s always a game […]

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There are going to be days that you lose money as a poker player, it’s inevitable. No one wins forever, except maybe Seidel, so learning how to deal with losing sessions is an important part of the mental strength necessary to longtime survival. Recently, PokerOrg posted a video that touches on those losing session feelings. […]

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Mental health is the aspect of well being that poker players tend to focus on. And it makes sense, given the starring role that your brain plays in your success at the table. The openness and resolve with which the poker community deals with mental health issues is, at times, downright admirable. But it’s easy […]

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Poker is a complicated game, a never-ending series of calculations based on the cards you’re dealt, your position at the table, and the actions of your opponents. Being a game of information, your chances of being a winning poker player get bigger as your understanding of the math and the mechanics grow. The ceiling of […]

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Plenty of gamblers have developed or implemented a system of play that they think will help them restack the odds in their favor. The reality is that there is no scientific method that can change the math at the tables, no lucky number that you can bank on for a big win when you need […]

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This is the first in a regular series of columns from Maris Catania, Safer Gambling Senior Consultant at SG:certified. When people talk about the harm that gambling can cause, they’re most often talking about the direct personal and financial impacts.  Time, however, is a key element that’s often overlooked. Like money, time is a finite […]

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It’s easier to gamble than ever before, with online casinos and sportsbooks enabling action from your own home. However, there is also an ever-increasing amount of help available to gamblers, too. Operators are finally starting to take their own responsibilities seriously, and there are independent resources available to you wherever you are.  Previous articles in […]

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Conversations around responsible gambling largely focus on underage and excessive casino play,especially slots and table games. There’s plenty to be written about bingo and the lotterytoo, and most of the existing literature focuses on these types of games of pure chance. But poker players aren’t immune to gambling problems. In fact, the element of skill […]

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We all have a set of patterns and routines that we fall into, whether or not we even realize it, and research on the various types of habits could fill several large libraries. For some, it’s getting that first cup of coffee into the bloodstream in the morning. Some people habitually exercise or scroll TikTok […]

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We’re not anti-gambling at PokerOrg – far from it. We champion controlled, responsible, well-regulated gambling. Done right, gambling can be a great source of entertainment for responsible adults. The majority of poker players who gamble do so responsibly, but there is a vulnerable minority for whom the behavior can easily become an issue. This content […]

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