Responsible gaming

• tailthat is for adults 21 and older. Where sports betting isn’t legal, you can still read and post picks in units for fun, but don’t place real-money bets, and steer clear of offshore sites.
• We do not accept, place, or broker bets, hold balances, or pay out anything. There is nothing to deposit.
• Records and win rates here come from bets people entered themselves. A hot streak on tailthat is not proof anyone can beat the books, and tailing a bet is never a sure thing.
• Selling picks and posting sportsbook promo or referral links are against our terms.

• Decide what you can afford to lose before you bet, and treat it as the cost of entertainment. Never bet money meant for rent, bills, or debts.
• Bet in units: a fixed, small share of your budget per bet. You can set what a unit is worth to you in Settings.
• Don’t chase losses. Bigger bets to win it back are how a bad day becomes a bad month.
• Don’t bet when you are drunk, angry, upset, or bored, and don’t borrow to bet.
• Set time limits, and take days off. Betting is not a way to make a living.

Any of these is a reason to step back and talk to someone:

• Betting more, or more often, to get the same excitement.
• Chasing losses, or feeling you have to win back what you lost.
• Feeling restless or irritable when you try to cut back.
• Lying to family or friends about how much you bet or lose.
• Borrowing money, selling things, or missing bills because of betting.
• Betting to escape problems or to feel better.
• Missing work, school, or time with people because of betting.

• Legal US sportsbooks let you set deposit, wager, and time limits, take a time-out, or close your account. Look under responsible gaming in your sportsbook’s account settings.
• Most states with legal betting run a voluntary self-exclusion program that bars you from every licensed sportsbook in the state for a period you choose. Your state’s gaming regulator or the helpline above can tell you how to enroll.
• Free blocking software such as BetBlocker can block gambling sites and apps on your devices.
• On tailthat you can switch off sports in Settings so they leave your slate, or ask us to delete your account (see the Privacy Policy).

• National Problem Gambling Helpline: call or text 1-800-GAMBLER
  Free, confidential, 24 hours a day, anywhere in the US. Run by the National Council on Problem Gambling, which also lists treatment and support by state at ncpgambling.org.
• New York: HOPEline, 1-877-8-HOPENY, or text HOPENY (467369)
  New York’s own 24-hour line for gambling and other addictions.
• Gamblers Anonymous
  Free peer meetings, in person and online: gamblersanonymous.org.
• Gam-Anon
  Support for the family and friends of someone who gambles too much: gam-anon.org.

• If someone on tailthat seems to be in trouble with their gambling, or seems to be under 21, open the ⋯ menu on their post or profile and report it. Reports are private: they go to the people who run tailthat, not to the person you reported.
• If you are a parent and think your child has an account, email [email protected] with the username and we will close it.
• 1-800-GAMBLER and Gam-Anon also help the families and friends of people who gamble.