Paddy Power Betfair exclusion system goes high tech

Excluding oneself from the services of Irish bookmaker Paddy Power Betfair is now as easy as clicking a button.

Paddy Power has scrapped its current paper-based self-exclusion system as it implemented a new electronic system for problem gamblers. Players who wanted to exclude themselves from gambling may now be able to do so using the bookmaker’s in-shop app, hosted on an Android or iOS tablet, according to the company.

The firm noted that the new app-based self-exclusion system was developed by Responsible Gambling Consultancy, a risk management solutions provider established in 2016, and passed the standards of the European Union‘s General Data Protection Regulations.

“We believe that this new process will make self-exclusion easier and quicker for our customers and hope that other retail betting-operators join us in providing this service,” Paddy Power managing director of retail David Newton said in a statement.