Meet our author Aiden Hamilton

500rules.com is a unique site that will allow you to learn all the details about Australian online gambling, especially about card games. Our team consists of professional writers and editors who will provide you with the most relevant and useful information that may help you achieve success if used correctly. The pride of our company is Aiden Hamilton, who has been our main author for 4 years.

Thanks to his articles and experience, you can significantly expand your knowledge of gambling and some narrow areas, such as responsible gaming. We invite you to get to know Aiden better, learn about his specializations, and also get valuable advice from him.

Key Specializations

Aiden is one of the leading experts in our company, so the range of his tasks is really large. They include:

• Monitoring the Australian online gambling market to identify new trends. This helps him find topics for new articles that will be useful to Aussie gamblers;
• Tracking changes in Australian legislation. Thanks to this, Aiden informs you about safe and legal play;
• Finding reliable online casinos that can be recommended to testers for review;
• Review of the best bonuses that will be beneficial for Australian players;
• Studying the problem of gambling addiction and helping gamers maintain control;
• Training aspiring writers to create understandable and useful content.

Education

In 2014, Aiden graduated from Curtin University with a BA in Creative Writing. He then spent two years studying for a Master in Journalism at Monash University. During this time, he edited the student newspaper. Aiden has developed his writing skills and has attended numerous workshops, conferences, and internships at some of Australia’s best publications over the years. From 2021, he is a part of our team.

Career

From 2017 to 2019, Aiden worked at Hachette Australia, recruiting young writers to join the company. He worked with them to publish their books and promote them in Oz and other countries.

During COVID-19, Aiden decided to become a freelance writer, doing private commissions. He wrote articles for various businesses and organizations in the entertainment industry. During this period, he also actively ran his blog about developing writing skills.

In recent years, Aiden has worked for our company as an article writer and editor-in-chief. His main task is to write relevant and useful content, as well as edit articles for new team members.

Path to gambling

When Aiden worked as a writer fulfilling private orders, he encountered a request for information on the gambling industry. In order to create quality material that would appeal to experienced gamers, he studied the industry thoroughly. Having tried several pokies, Aiden found online gambling as an interesting activity that whiled away the time during lockdown.

From an ordinary player, he went all the way to a real expert. In his opinion, this was necessary in order to enjoy the process, and also not spend all his savings. A rational approach to the game led him to help other gamers and at the same time gamble safely for mental health. Today, in addition to working for our company, he also continues to place bets. Aiden says that this helps him to be on the same page with gamblers and increases the effectiveness of his assistance to them.

Responsible Gaming Tips from Aiden Hamilton

Aiden is an active Australian online casino player. He enjoys trying out new games and gaining new experiences from them. However, he is a strong advocate for responsible gaming. In his opinion, gamers cannot succeed if they cannot control their emotions. Those players who become addicted to gambling will experience negative effects not only on their health but also on their social life. Therefore, he constantly studies this issue, especially among Australian gamblers, and tries to make their gaming experience healthy and safe. You can find many of his articles on our website that are dedicated to responsible gaming. However, here we want to share with you his recommendations on how to maintain control:

• Define your goal. Coming to an online casino to earn money or solve financial problems is a wrong strategy. This way, you will quickly lose all your money and get nothing. Aiden believes that your main goal in gambling should be to have fun and new experiences;
• Set a budget. Before you start playing, you should clearly understand how much money you have available for gambling. You should not sacrifice the funds that are intended to pay bills or your existence. If you spend the entire amount, then you should stop playing;
• Stay informed. Even though the Internet is full of strategies for achieving success and we also share such tips, you should know one thing. Gambling is based on luck and chance, so you should use any techniques rationally. In addition, before placing a bet, you should carefully study all the rules of the game;
• Set limits. Many online casinos offer Aussie gamblers tools for self-control. This includes limits on deposits or screen time. In this way, you can set how much time and money you can spend per day, week, or month. These tools will allow you to be more rational;
• Be responsible. Never visit an online casino while intoxicated. This can lead to rash actions that you will later regret;
• Take breaks. You should not devote all your free time to gambling. Find a hobby, and spend more time with friends or family. However, if you begin to feel the negative impact of gambling, you should use the self-exclusion tool. This is a temporary blocking of the profile, within which you will not be able to place bets and make financial transactions;
• Seek help. If you think that you have a gambling addiction, do not hesitate to seek help. In Australia, many special organizations fight gambling addiction. They offer free consultations, as well as group therapy.