Responsible Gambling

🛡️ Responsible Gambling & 18+ Policy

Sportez (https://sportez.pro), operated by Sportez ("Sportez", "we", "us"), is a sports-betting analysis and tipster community: an information, analysis, and entertainment service, and an independent affiliate partner of licensed bookmakers. We publish value-betting analyses and tips (our "picks" or "tips"), and we earn affiliate commissions from licensed bookmakers. We are not a bookmaker, we are not a gambling operator, and we do not provide financial or investment advice. We do not accept or place bets, and we do not hold any customer funds. We do, however, hold a limited amount of data to run the service (see our Privacy Policy). Because our content is about betting, we take responsible gambling seriously — for everyone in our community.

Please read this policy carefully. It forms one coherent set with our Terms of Service and our Privacy Policy, and should be read alongside them. If betting has stopped being fun for you, or for someone you care about, skip ahead to the Where to Get Help section. Help is available, it works, and reaching out is a sign of strength, not weakness.

🔞 Strictly 18+ (or higher where local law requires)

Our content, channels, and community are for adults only. You must be at least 18 years old — or the minimum legal gambling age in your country or region, whichever is higher — to follow our picks, join our communities, or register with any bookmaker through us.

• We do not target, market to, or knowingly allow minors anywhere in our community (Telegram, Discord, or any future channel).
• If we become aware that someone underage has joined a community or accessed our content, we will remove their access.
• If you are a parent or guardian and want to keep gambling-related content away from a young person, consider tools such as Gamban, Net Nanny, Qustodio, or your device's built-in parental controls and content filters.

By using anything we publish, you confirm that you meet the legal age requirement where you live.

🎯 Gambling Is Entertainment, Not Income

This is the most important idea in this policy. Treat betting as a form of paid entertainment — like going to a match or a concert — not as a way to make money or recover from financial trouble.

• Only ever stake what you can comfortably afford to lose. Never bet with money meant for rent, bills, food, debt, or your family.
• Never chase losses. Trying to win back what you have lost by betting more is the single most common path to serious harm. A losing day is a closed day.
• Gambling can be addictive. For some people it stops being a choice and becomes a compulsion. There is no shame in this, and it can happen to anyone.
• Never borrow to bet, and never gamble with money you do not actually have.
• Set a budget before you start, and stop when you reach it — win or lose.

If you ever feel you need to bet, or that betting is the only thing that lifts your mood, please pause and read the warning signs below.

📊 What Our Picks Are — and What They Are Not

We want to be completely honest about what we offer, so you can make informed decisions.

• Our picks are analysis aimed at identifying value — situations where we believe the odds offered are higher than the true probability of an outcome. Value is a mathematical edge over the long run, not a prediction that any single bet will win, and not financial or investment advice.
• There is no such thing as a guaranteed win, a "sure thing," or a "lock." Anyone who promises you certain profit is not telling you the truth. We never will, and we never describe our service as a way to make money.
• Losing runs are completely normal. Even sound, profitable analysis goes through stretches of losing bets. Edge plays out over hundreds of selections, not over a weekend.
• "No bet" is a valid and frequent outcome. If we do not see value, we say so. Not betting is often the most profitable decision you can make.
• Stake responsibly using units. We express stakes in units (e.g. 1u–3u). A unit should be a small, fixed percentage of your total bankroll — many experienced bettors use around 1% per unit. This bankroll-management approach is designed to help you survive losing runs without betting more than you can afford.
• Past performance does not guarantee future results. Our published track record is exactly that — a record of the past.

Following our picks still means gambling, and gambling always carries the risk of losing money. The decision to place any bet, and the responsibility for it, is always yours. A losing pick is not a fault in our service and does not entitle you to any refund — please see our Terms of Service for how access and payments work.

🚩 Warning Signs of Problem Gambling

Gambling may be becoming a problem if you (or someone you know) recognise any of these signs:

• Chasing losses — betting more to try to win back money you have lost.
• Betting more than you can afford, or staking money set aside for bills, rent, or essentials.
• Borrowing money, selling things, or going into debt to fund gambling.
• Hiding or lying about how much you bet, or about your losses.
• Spending more time or money on gambling than you intended, and struggling to stop.
• Restlessness or irritability when you try to cut down or stop.
• Gambling to escape stress, anxiety, low mood, or other problems.
• Impact on your life — gambling affecting your mood, sleep, relationships, work, studies, or finances.
• Feeling guilt, shame, or anxiety about your betting.

If several of these feel familiar, please take it seriously and reach out for support. You do not have to wait until things reach crisis point.

🚪 If You Are Experiencing Harm, Step Away From Our Content

Following picks is not a solution to gambling harm, and no analysis can make betting safe for someone who is struggling. If gambling is harming you, the right step is not a different tipster or a smarter staking plan — it is to stop and get support.

If you are experiencing gambling harm, please avoid our content entirely: leave our communities, mute or unfollow our channels, and use the help resources below. We would always rather you protect yourself than keep reading our picks. You can ask us to remove you at any time (see Self-Exclusion From Sportez and Contact Us).

🧰 Tools That Can Help You Stay in Control

Most licensed bookmakers are required to offer free tools to help you manage your play. We strongly encourage you to use them — before you ever feel you need to:

• Deposit limits — cap how much you can pay in over a day, week, or month.
• Loss and wager limits — cap how much you can lose or stake in a given period.
• Time limits and reality checks — set reminders of how long you have been playing, and time-out alerts.
• Cool-off / time-out periods — lock yourself out for a short break (e.g. 24 hours to several weeks).
• Self-exclusion — block your own access to a bookmaker for a longer fixed period.
• Take regular breaks, turn off betting notifications, and keep gambling well away from times when you feel stressed, bored, or low.

Setting these limits when things are going well is one of the smartest, most disciplined things a bettor can do.

🔒 Self-Exclusion From Sportez

If you want to step away from Sportez, we will help you do it quickly and without friction.

• How to ask: email us at [email protected] with the subject line "Self-exclude", or contact us through any channel listed under Contact Us. Tell us the Telegram and/or Discord identifier you use so we can find and remove you.
• What we will do: we will remove your access to our communities (free and VIP) and stop sending you our picks. We will not question you, pressure you, or try to talk you out of it.
• Our timeframe: we aim to remove your access within 72 hours of receiving a clear request, and in any case as soon as reasonably practicable.
• No re-marketing: once you have asked to be excluded, we will record this and suppress further marketing and re-engagement messages to you. We will not knowingly invite, re-add, or market to a self-excluded user. If a return is ever possible, it will only happen at your own clear, unprompted request.

If you have self-excluded via GAMSTOP or a national scheme

If you tell us that you have self-excluded from gambling through GAMSTOP or another national or state self-exclusion scheme, we will treat that as a request to remove you from Sportez. We will remove your access and will not knowingly re-add you or market to you, on the same basis as a direct self-exclusion request above. This is a firm commitment, not merely a recommendation.

🆘 Where to Get Help

If gambling is causing you or someone you love any harm, free and confidential help is available. You are not alone, and support genuinely works.

United States

• National Problem Gambling Helpline — call or text 1-800-GAMBLER (1-800-522-4700), available 24/7, confidential. Operated by the National Council on Problem Gambling: ncpgambling.org
• Gamblers Anonymous (US) — fellowship meetings nationwide and online: gamblersanonymous.org

United Kingdom

• GambleAware — free, independent information, advice, and support, and a route to the National Gambling Helpline (0808 8020 133): gambleaware.org
• GamCare — operates the National Gambling Helpline and offers free support, treatment, and live chat for anyone affected by gambling: gamcare.org.uk
• GAMSTOP — free service that lets you block yourself from all UK-licensed online gambling sites and apps in one step: gamstop.co.uk

Europe (EU/EEA)

• Many EU/EEA countries operate national helplines and self-exclusion schemes — for example Germany (BZgA, check-dein-spiel.de / OASIS self-exclusion), Spain (RGIAJ self-exclusion register), Italy (Telefono Verde, ADM register), and others. Please look up the official scheme for your country.

International and online support

• Gambling Therapy — free online support and counselling, available worldwide in multiple languages: gamblingtherapy.org
• Gamblers Anonymous — a fellowship of people who help each other recover; meetings worldwide and online: gamblersanonymous.org
• Many countries operate their own national self-exclusion schemes. Check what is available where you live.

Your local resources

• We strongly encourage you to find a national or local gambling helpline in your own country, as they can offer support in your language and direct you to nearby services.

We review the helplines, organisations, and links listed in this section periodically and update them as schemes and contact details change. Organisation names and URLs above were confirmed current as of 21 June 2026. If you find a broken or outdated link, please let us know at [email protected].

If you are in immediate distress or crisis, or worried about your safety, please contact your local emergency services or a crisis line right away.

🤝 Our Commitments to You

Responsible gambling is part of how we operate, not an afterthought. We commit to:

• No guaranteed-profit language. We will never describe any bet as a "sure thing," "lock," or guaranteed win, and we will never promise or imply guaranteed returns or describe our service as a way to make money.
• No pressure. We will never pressure, rush, or shame you into betting, into staking more, or into betting more often. "No bet" is always an acceptable choice. (No pick is ever an obligation to bet, and a losing pick is never grounds for a refund — see our Terms of Service.)
• Honesty about risk. We will be clear that betting carries risk, that losing runs happen, and that the responsibility for any bet is yours.
• A responsible-gambling footer on every post. Every pick and settlement post we publish carries an 18+ and responsible-gambling reminder.
• Support for self-exclusion from our community. If you want to step away, we will help you leave our communities and stop receiving our content within the timeframe set out under Self-Exclusion From Sportez — no questions asked, no attempt to talk you out of it, and no further marketing once you have asked.
• Honouring third-party self-exclusion. If you tell us you have self-excluded via GAMSTOP or a national scheme, we will remove you and will not knowingly re-add you or market to you.
• Promoting only licensed bookmakers and pointing you toward the responsible-gambling tools they provide. The affiliate commission we may earn never influences which picks we publish or which bookmakers we recommend; we recommend operators on the basis of licensing and suitability, not commission.

✉️ Contact Us

If you have any concerns about your own gambling or someone else's, want to be removed from our community, or have questions about this policy, please contact us:

• Operator: Sportez
• Email: [email protected]
• Website: https://sportez.pro

We will handle every message about gambling-related harm with care, discretion, and respect. This policy should be read together with our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy, which govern your use of the Service and how we handle your data.