Forming part of the country’s safer gambling strategy, the initiative has grown significantly since its formation in 2012.
It has also been integral to a host of regulations that have been brought in to bolster the region’s overall approach to social responsibility.
At the start of 2020, licensed online gambling providers and land-based casinos became obliged to refer to the scheme across all of their gambling products. This practice also became a requirement for land-based betting in 2023.
When signing up for ROFUS, players are presented with multiple choices on the duration of the self-exclusion period. This varies between 24 hours, one, three or six months. Of these, the most preferred option seems to be six months, with 17 per cent of players going for that compared to the 12 per cent who choose three..