Responsible Gaming
Play Smart
Our Commitment
CQ Nexus is an educational platform. All games are simulations for training purposes. There is no real money exchanged or used in game play. There are no prizes of real-world value. The platform is intended for users 21 and older.
Built in partnership with CEG Dealer School Las Vegas and Casino Quest Las Vegas, our platform exists to help people understand casino games (the math, the procedures, the discipline) at a depth most players never get. That mission only works if the people who use our tools take that knowledge into the real world responsibly.
Whether you're using Nexus to study basic strategy, train as a dealer, or coach others, we want you to leave the platform a sharper, more disciplined player or professional. Not a more reckless one.
Healthy Training Habits
The same discipline that makes a strong player makes for a strong training routine. A few principles we encourage every member to build in:
Set a Time Budget
Decide before you start how long your session will run. Use the session tracker to hold yourself to it.
Train With Purpose
Every session should have a goal: a strategy to drill, a procedure to learn, a number to hit. Aimless play teaches nothing.
Separate Sim From Floor
Practice money is not real money. Strategy that works in simulation still requires bankroll discipline at a real table.
Take Breaks
Long uninterrupted sessions degrade decision quality. Step away, reset, and come back sharper.
Track Honestly
Use the bankroll tools to log real outcomes truthfully. Self-deception is the first failure mode of a serious player.
Know Your Limit
If a real-world session is hitting the edge of what you can afford to lose, stop. The math doesn't care how due you feel.
Recognizing Problem Gambling
Casino games are entertainment and, for some, a profession. They become a problem when control slips. If you recognize these patterns in yourself or someone close to you, treat them seriously:
- Spending more time or money on real-world gambling than planned, repeatedly
- Chasing losses with bigger bets to "get back to even"
- Gambling with money meant for rent, bills, family, or essentials
- Lying to family, partners, or friends about gambling activity or losses
- Feeling restless, irritable, or anxious when you can't gamble
- Borrowing money (formally or informally) to keep playing
- Neglecting work, school, relationships, or health because of gambling
- Using gambling to escape stress, depression, or other emotional difficulty
- Being unable to stop or cut back after deciding to
If any of these resonate, you are not alone, and help is available and confidential. The resources below are free.
24/7 Confidential Help
The National Problem Gambling Helpline is free, confidential, and available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, in all 50 U.S. states.
1-800-GAMBLERCall. Text. Or chat online at ncpgambling.org/chat
Support Resources
Whether you are looking for support for yourself, for a loved one, or simply want to learn more, these organizations offer information, treatment, peer support, and self-exclusion tools.
National Council on Problem Gambling (US)
Helpline, treatment locator, and self-help resources.
Gamblers Anonymous
Worldwide peer support fellowship for those who want to stop gambling.
Gam-Anon
Support fellowship for family members and loved ones of problem gamblers.
Nevada Council on Problem Gambling
State-level resources, treatment, and self-exclusion in Nevada.
GamCare (United Kingdom)
Free support, advice, and treatment for anyone affected by gambling harm in the UK.
Responsible Gambling Council (Canada)
Information, prevention, and provincial helpline directory across Canada.
Gambling Help Online (Australia)
24/7 free, professional, confidential support for Australians.
Age Requirement & Account Controls
21 and Older
CQ Nexus is intended for users 21 years of age or older. We do not knowingly allow accounts or purchases from anyone under 21. If you believe an underage user has created an account, please contact us at [email protected].
Parents & Guardians
If you share devices with minors, we recommend using parental controls at the device or operating-system level to restrict purchases and content. Apple Screen Time, Google Family Link, and similar tools allow you to manage app access and in-app purchases.
Account Self-Exclusion
If you feel CQ Nexus is contributing to a problematic relationship with gambling (even as a training platform), you can request account suspension or permanent closure at any time by contacting [email protected]. Self-exclusion requests are honored without question.
Contact Us
Concerns about your own use of the platform, or someone else's? Reach out and we will do what we can to help.
Email: [email protected]