Responsible Gambling

Keep gambling fun

• Set a budget before you play and treat it as the cost of entertainment.
• Never gamble to make money, pay bills or win back losses.
• Set time limits and take regular breaks.
• Don't gamble when you're stressed, upset or have been drinking.
• Balance gambling with other activities.

Tools at every UK casino

UKGC-licensed casinos must give you tools to manage your gambling. Look for them under "Safer gambling" or "Responsible gambling" in your account:

• Deposit limits per day, week or month. Decreases apply immediately; increases are delayed.
• Time-outs from 24 hours to six weeks.
• Reality checks that remind you how long you've been playing.
• Self-exclusion from that casino for six months or more.

Payment tools that help

• Bank gambling blocks stop card payments to gambling sites, with a cooling-off period before they can be removed.
• Prepaid methods such as Paysafecard mean you can only spend what you've loaded.
• A separate account for entertainment spending keeps the rest of your money out of reach.
• Don't save card details in casino cashiers if it makes impulse deposits easier.

Self-exclusion across all UK sites

GAMSTOP is free. Register once and every UKGC-licensed online gambling business must block you for six months, one year or five years. Combine it with blocking software such as Gamban or BetBlocker for your devices.

Signs gambling may be becoming a problem

• Spending more money or time than you intended
• Chasing losses or gambling to win back money
• Borrowing money, or selling things, to gamble
• Hiding your gambling from people close to you
• Feeling anxious, irritable or low when you're not gambling
• Gambling affecting your work, studies or relationships

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Protecting children

Gambling is for over-18s only. UK casinos verify every customer's age. To keep children safe at home, use parental controls on devices and never share your account or payment details.