Responsible Gaming
Promoting healthy habits, balanced play times, and self-assessment resources for our social casino community.
What is Responsible Gaming in a Social Casino?
While playing slots, poker, or blackjack on Stella Viva SRL involves absolutely zero real money and carries no financial risk of gambling loss, maintaining responsible gaming habits is still essential. Social casino games simulate the pacing, visual feedback, and excitement of traditional casino environments. It is important to treat these simulations strictly as a lighthearted form of recreation, rather than a lifestyle priority.
Responsible play in a social context means: setting sensible boundaries on your screen time, ensuring gameplay does not interfere with professional or social commitments, and budgeting any optional purchases of virtual Stella Coins. Keep your gaming sessions focused on casual entertainment and friendly competition.
Self-Assessment Guide
Ask yourself these questions to verify if your social casino gameplay habits remain healthy.
Behavioral Indicators
- Do you spend more hours playing slots stubs than you initially planned?
- Do you feel agitated or restless when trying to close the browser?
- Do you prioritize social coin tournaments over meetings with family or friends?
- Do you purchase optional coin packages to compensate for virtual losses?
Tips for Balanced Play
- Set a daily alarm or timer (e.g. 45 minutes) to moderate your gaming sessions.
- Avoid playing when feeling stressed, exhausted, or emotional.
- Treat any purchases of optional coin subscriptions strictly as a recreational expense.
- Balance your screen time with physical exercise, outdoor walks, or reading.
Available Player Safety Tools
To help you manage healthy play habits, Stella Viva SRL offers several built-in safety controls. You can activate these by contacting our support desk or modifying your profile settings:
- Session Timers: Set an automatic warning pop-up that appears after 30, 60, or 90 minutes of gameplay.
- Virtual Coins Purchase Limits: Place a daily or monthly cap on optional coin subscription upgrades to keep expenses in check.
- Self-Exclusion: Temporarily lock or permanently delete your profile. Once self-excluded, you will not receive coin balances or newsletters.
Support Resources in Canada
If you feel that your gaming habits are becoming compulsive or causing distress, professional support is available nationwide:
Responsible Gambling Council (RGC) Canada
National non-profit organization raising awareness and offering safety guides.
ConnexOntario
Free, confidential health services information for residents of Ontario.
National Problem Gambling Helpline
Confidential helpline providing guidance and mapping local support nodes.
Our Commitment to Youth Protection
Stella Viva SRL maintains a zero-tolerance policy regarding underage usage. We strictly enforce the 18+ requirement through our mandatory overlay gate, Date-of-Birth validations on profile registration pages, and by monitoring our newsletters list to purge potential underage profiles.
For questions or options regarding our responsible gaming policies, email our compliance team at support@stellavivasrl.com.