Responsible play

Last updated: 2026-11-01T01:21:16+00:00

Gambling costs you money over time. Rather than a warning label, the house edge is the arithmetic funding the entire operation, and no strategy, bonus or filter can alter it. Everything that follows stems from this.

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. See your spending as entertainment's price tag, not as money that is owed back to you.

The tools in your account

• Deposit limit — caps what you are able to pay in, whether that is measured by day, week or month.
• Loss limit — restricts net losses to a ceiling over a given period.
• Session reminder — flags up your elapsed playing time.
• Time-out — for a period you set, the account becomes locked.
• Self-exclusion — a longer-term closure of the account.

Bring a limit down and the effect is immediate. On purpose, it takes longer to raise a limit, precisely so it cannot be scrapped at the critical moment.

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. By itself, any single instance says little. Viewed together, all three matter.

Where to get help

None of them are connected to us in any way.

• BeGambleAware — a round-the-clock, free and confidential line on 0808 8020 133.
• GamCare — the same national helpline connects you to free treatment and support.
• Gamban — installed software that shuts gambling sites out of your devices.

Under-age gambling

We limit accounts to adults who are at least 18. A shared device calls for both parental control software and login details that stay well hidden. Any account opened by a minor is shut down, with winnings voided.