Responsible play

Last updated: 2026-11-03T01:09:28+00:00

Gambling costs you money over time. No bonus, filter or strategy touches the house edge, which is not a caution but the arithmetic keeping the whole thing running. The points below flow from that.

Decide before you start

Choose your acceptable loss amount ahead of that first deposit, rather than midway through a losing run. Choosing a limit while calm means it lasts; choosing one while chasing losses means it fails. Treat what you spend as the price of entertainment rather than as an investment that should come back.

The tools in your account

• Deposit limit — the maximum you can pay in over a day, week or month.
• Loss limit — over a given period, your net losses cannot exceed this ceiling.
• Session reminder — tells you how much time has passed while playing.
• Time-out — blocks account access for a length of time you pick.
• Self-exclusion — shuts down the account for a more extended period.

Lowering a limit takes effect immediately. There is a built-in delay to raising a limit, meant to stop its removal at the worst possible moment.

Warning signs

Look out for three tendencies before they take hold: gambling with funds intended for other purposes, trying to claw back a loss, and giving friends or family a smaller picture of the time and money actually spent. Any one in isolation means relatively little. Jointly, the three have meaning.

Where to get help

You will find no connection between us and any of them.

• BeGambleAware — free and confidential support on 0808 8020 133, available 24/7.
• GamCare — free treatment and support, running the same national helpline.
• Gamban — software that blocks gambling sites across your devices.

Under-age gambling

Adults 18 and up are who accounts are reserved for. If you share a device, use parental control software and keep login details out of reach. Minors who open accounts have those accounts closed and any winnings cancelled.