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Be Smart Bet Smart
For many people betting on the horses is exciting and entertaining. They make thoughtful decisions about spending time and money. Here's how to wager responsibly:
Balance playing the horses with other leisure activities.
Play the horses for entertainment. Not as a way to make money.
Do not "chase" losses. Accept them as the cost of entertainment
Use extra income, not money needed for everyday expenses.
Set a time limit.
Responsible betting is probably what most people do on a daily basis. However, for some people, wagering or gambling becomes a serious problem, which they are unable to control. This lack of control leads to a state of compulsive or pathological gambling. Pathological gamblers cannot resist the temptation to gamble; they cannot stop regardless of their jobs, families or anything else.
How can you tell if you or someone you know has a gambling problem? Gambling becomes a problem when a person:
Loses time from work, school or family life in order to gamble
Gambles until all the money is gone
Gambles to win back money lost through gambling
Lies to hide gambling activity
Boasts about winnings, vague about losing
Fails time after time to reduce or stop gambling
Help is available 24 hours a day … every day. Call 1-800-GAMBLER - (1-800-426-2537)
Churchill Downs Incorporated is proud of its strong tradition of exceeding customers' expectations. Customer service programs help to make employees aware that customers include those individuals who enter the Company's facilities, horsemen, vendors, the media, neighbors, fellow employees and their families, and many other individuals who may participate in or be impacted by our business operations. With our customers in mind, Churchill Downs Incorporated makes every effort to encourage responsible risk taking with regard to use of our products.
Churchill Downs Incorporated is a proud participant in a gaming coalition sponsoring Kentucky's Annual Responsible Gaming Education Week in 2003 and 2003. Responsible Gaming Education Week is designe to raise public awareness about problem gambling, help people identify problem gambling indicators and offer a place to get help. In 2002 and 2003, Kentucky Governor Paul Patton proclaimed the first full week in August Responsible Gaming Education Week in Kentucky.
National Council on Problem Gambling
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