What to do if work is related to gambling
1. Clear separation of roles
1. Professional position vs. personal life
At work, you are responsible for the product/service as an employee, but the customer role is excluded.
Outside working hours - a complete rejection of any bets and visits to gaming platforms.
2. Fixing boundaries
Make a reservation with management and colleagues that you do not participate in testing "on yourself" and do not visit demos from your personal account.
Agree on the use of corporate accounting strictly within the scope of tasks.
2. Technical barriers for personal client
1. Separate device
Work PC/phone - for tasks: administration, analytics, marketing.
Personal device - without access to casino applications and sites (remove all gambling programs).
2. Accounts and passwords
Corporate accounts are stored in the password manager under MFA protection.
Personal betting accounts deleted; if necessary - passwords are transferred to a trusted person.
3. Network Level Lockdown
Outside of business hours, your home router or mobile DNS filters the domains of gambling operators.
3. Psychological and behavioral strategies
1. Morning and evening ritual
Morning: read a letter to yourself with motivation, plan a day without gambling.
Evening: fixation in the tracker - "worked in gambling" and "not a client."
2. Emergency technicians
STOP algorithm: stop, take a deep breath, analyze the desire to open a personal account, choose a replacement action (quick walk, call a friend).
3. Work reminders
Desktop stickers and wallpaper: "I'm here as a specialist, not a player."
Daily "check-ins" before the start of the shift: 1-2 minutes per internal setting.
4. Organization of support
1. Responsibility Partner
A colleague who understands your problem receives a weekly report on personal victories over excitement.
2. Occupational therapist
Regular meetings with a psychologist or psychotherapist familiar with addictions to analyze difficult moments.
3. Mutual aid groups
GA/SMART Recovery on weekends; discussing "working vs. personal" and sharing experiences with fellow former players.
5. Coping Strategies
1. Task rotation
If you feel "burnout" from working with a gambling product, switch to auxiliary projects for a while (marketing, UX testing without bets).
2. Breaks and detox
Every 1-2 hours, do 5-minute digital pauses: turn off notifications, exit corporate chats, perform a breathing exercise.
3. Professional development outside gambling
Master the accompanying specialization: web analytics, SEO, design to reduce direct contact with the gaming product.
6. Setting up digital space
1. Corporate profiles
Clearly separated profiles in the browser: "Work" and "Personal" - with different extensions and filters.
2. Ad Filter
In Personal mode, extensions block any banner ads and casino links; in "Operation" mode - enabled for testing.
3. Notification control
In working mode, only corporate notifications are received; all pooches from gambling operators are permanently disconnected.
7. Long-term plan and review
1. Monthly assessment
Analyze the tracker: days without a player client, traction levels at work and at home.
Adjust barriers and rituals based on results.
2. Professional transition goals
Define a perspective: in six months/year, go to a related industry where there is no direct contact with excitement.
Make a training and networking plan in advance.
3. Achievement Awards
For each month without personal bets - a symbolic reward that is not related to money (book, master class, trip).
Working in the gambling industry does not preclude giving up a client role. Detailed separation of devices and metering, technical filters, clear rituals and support from partners and professionals will create a safe environment in which you will remain an expert in gambling, but not a participant in it.
1. Professional position vs. personal life
At work, you are responsible for the product/service as an employee, but the customer role is excluded.
Outside working hours - a complete rejection of any bets and visits to gaming platforms.
2. Fixing boundaries
Make a reservation with management and colleagues that you do not participate in testing "on yourself" and do not visit demos from your personal account.
Agree on the use of corporate accounting strictly within the scope of tasks.
2. Technical barriers for personal client
1. Separate device
Work PC/phone - for tasks: administration, analytics, marketing.
Personal device - without access to casino applications and sites (remove all gambling programs).
2. Accounts and passwords
Corporate accounts are stored in the password manager under MFA protection.
Personal betting accounts deleted; if necessary - passwords are transferred to a trusted person.
3. Network Level Lockdown
Outside of business hours, your home router or mobile DNS filters the domains of gambling operators.
3. Psychological and behavioral strategies
1. Morning and evening ritual
Morning: read a letter to yourself with motivation, plan a day without gambling.
Evening: fixation in the tracker - "worked in gambling" and "not a client."
2. Emergency technicians
STOP algorithm: stop, take a deep breath, analyze the desire to open a personal account, choose a replacement action (quick walk, call a friend).
3. Work reminders
Desktop stickers and wallpaper: "I'm here as a specialist, not a player."
Daily "check-ins" before the start of the shift: 1-2 minutes per internal setting.
4. Organization of support
1. Responsibility Partner
A colleague who understands your problem receives a weekly report on personal victories over excitement.
2. Occupational therapist
Regular meetings with a psychologist or psychotherapist familiar with addictions to analyze difficult moments.
3. Mutual aid groups
GA/SMART Recovery on weekends; discussing "working vs. personal" and sharing experiences with fellow former players.
5. Coping Strategies
1. Task rotation
If you feel "burnout" from working with a gambling product, switch to auxiliary projects for a while (marketing, UX testing without bets).
2. Breaks and detox
Every 1-2 hours, do 5-minute digital pauses: turn off notifications, exit corporate chats, perform a breathing exercise.
3. Professional development outside gambling
Master the accompanying specialization: web analytics, SEO, design to reduce direct contact with the gaming product.
6. Setting up digital space
1. Corporate profiles
Clearly separated profiles in the browser: "Work" and "Personal" - with different extensions and filters.
2. Ad Filter
In Personal mode, extensions block any banner ads and casino links; in "Operation" mode - enabled for testing.
3. Notification control
In working mode, only corporate notifications are received; all pooches from gambling operators are permanently disconnected.
7. Long-term plan and review
1. Monthly assessment
Analyze the tracker: days without a player client, traction levels at work and at home.
Adjust barriers and rituals based on results.
2. Professional transition goals
Define a perspective: in six months/year, go to a related industry where there is no direct contact with excitement.
Make a training and networking plan in advance.
3. Achievement Awards
For each month without personal bets - a symbolic reward that is not related to money (book, master class, trip).
Working in the gambling industry does not preclude giving up a client role. Detailed separation of devices and metering, technical filters, clear rituals and support from partners and professionals will create a safe environment in which you will remain an expert in gambling, but not a participant in it.
