Responsible gambling
Gambling should be entertainment you pay for, never a way to make money or cover bills. These habits keep it that way, and these are the places in Great Britain to turn to if it stops being fun.
Keep control of your play
- Decide what you can afford to lose before you start, and treat that amount as the price of the entertainment.
- Set a time limit as well as a spending limit, and stop when either is reached.
- Never borrow to gamble, and never raise your stakes to win back a loss.
- Read the bonus terms before you accept an offer. A large headline amount does not make a bonus good value.
- Take a break if gambling starts to affect your finances, sleep, relationships or mood.
Use the tools in your casino account
Casinos offer deposit limits, time-outs and self-exclusion in the account settings. We set deposit limits on our own accounts when we test a casino, and we recommend doing the same before your first deposit.
Getting help in Great Britain
GAMSTOP lets you self-exclude from every online gambling company licensed in Great Britain in one step. Once you have excluded yourself, don't look for a site outside the scheme to keep playing.
The National Gambling Helpline is free and confidential, 24 hours a day, on 0808 8020 133. It also supports people who are worried about someone else's gambling.
You can check whether a gambling company holds a British licence in the Gambling Commission's public register.