Responsible play

Last updated: 2026-11-01T17:22:36+00:00

Gambling, over time, is an expense. Nothing about the house edge is a caution sign; it is the maths paying for everything, and neither bonuses, filters nor strategies can touch it. The rest builds on that point.

Decide before you start

Your acceptable loss amount should be set before the first deposit, not after you start chasing losses. A limit set while chasing tends to fail, whereas a calmly chosen one holds firm. Rather than expecting your spending to come back as a return, consider it simply the cost of having fun.

The tools in your account

• Deposit limit — a monthly, weekly or daily maximum on your payments in.
• Loss limit — a period-based ceiling applied to your net losses.
• Session reminder — a prompt showing how long you have been playing.
• Time-out — puts your account on hold for however long you pick.
• Self-exclusion — puts the account out of action for an extended stretch.

Cut a limit and it takes effect straight away. By design, raising a limit takes time, so it cannot be lifted at the very moment it counts.

Warning signs

It pays to notice three signs quickly: playing with money intended for something else, trying to win back losses, and understating to other people the real time or money involved. Any one of them alone means little. Together, all three say something.

Where to get help

We are unconnected to every one of these organisations.

• Tele-MANAS — 14416, free and confidential.
• A doctor or counsellor — offers confidential help with gambling, treated the same as other addictions.
• Gamban — a program that keeps gambling websites off every device you own.

Under-age gambling

Accounts are restricted to those aged 18 and over. When a device is used by more than one person, install parental controls and store login details somewhere others cannot find them. Finding that a minor opened the account means closing it and voiding the winnings.