Responsible gambling

Last updated: 2026-11-01T00:33:10+00:00

With time, gambling ends up costing money. No strategy, filter or bonus will alter the house edge, which is not a warning but the maths funding the whole operation. The rest builds on that point.

Decide before you start

It is the first deposit, not a losing streak, that should prompt you to fix how much you can afford to lose. A calmly chosen limit stays in place, but chasing losses undoes any limit set in that state. What you spend should be seen as entertainment's cost, never as an investment due to come back.

The tools in your account

• Deposit limit — limits what you can pay in to a daily, weekly or monthly maximum.
• Loss limit — sets the highest net loss allowed over time.
• Session reminder — flags up your elapsed playing time.
• Time-out — locks the account for a chosen period.
• Self-exclusion — shuts down the account for a more extended period.

Drop a limit and it takes hold instantly. By design, raising a limit takes time, so it cannot be lifted at the very moment it counts.

Warning signs

Three behaviours are worth catching before they become a habit: dipping into money that was earmarked for other bills, staking more in the hope of undoing an earlier loss, and quietly understating to friends how much time or cash has really gone in. By itself, any single instance says little. All three together mean something.

Where to get help

These organisations operate independently of us.

• Gambling Help Online — 1800 858 858 offers free, confidential assistance.
• Gamblers Anonymous Australia — runs peer support gatherings for players and their families.
• Gamban — blocks gambling websites on whichever devices you install it on.

Under-age gambling

Accounts are restricted to those aged 18 and over. Where a device is shared, parental controls plus keeping login details hidden are worth using. An account traced back to a minor is closed, and any winnings are wiped out.