Responsible play

Last updated: 2026-11-01T01:08:44+00:00

Gambling, over time, is an expense. No strategy, filter or bonus will alter the house edge, which is not a warning but the maths funding the whole operation. All that follows rests on this.

Decide before you start

Set the amount you are prepared to lose before the first deposit, not after a losing run. A limit chosen calmly holds; a limit chosen while chasing does not. Treat your spend like the price of a night out rather than money you expect to recoup.

The tools in your account

• Deposit limit — restricts what you can pay in, whether measured daily, weekly or monthly.
• Loss limit — over a given period, your net losses cannot exceed this ceiling.
• Session reminder — alerts you to the length of time you have spent playing.
• Time-out — restricts account access for a period you decide on.
• Self-exclusion — bars account access for a longer duration.

Immediate effect follows any lowering of a limit. Increasing a limit is intentionally slower, preventing removal right when it would matter most.

Warning signs

Three patterns are worth stopping for, sooner rather than later: playing with money meant for something else; playing to win back what was lost; and playing down, in front of other people, how much time or money is involved. A single pattern by itself does not carry much weight. It is the three together that count.

Where to get help

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

• Gambling Help Online — 1800 858 858, no cost and confidential.
• Gamblers Anonymous Australia — meetings where players and families support one another.
• Gamban — a tool for keeping gambling sites off your devices entirely.

Under-age gambling

Only adults aged 18 or above can hold accounts. Sharing a device calls for parental control software and login details kept well out of reach. An account traced back to a minor is closed, and any winnings are wiped out.