Gambling should stay fun
Decide your limit before you start, never chase losses, and stop when it stops being entertainment.
Signs it may be a problem
- Spending more time or money than you meant to.
- Borrowing, or hiding your gambling from people close to you.
- Gambling to win back losses.
- Feeling anxious or low when you are not playing.
Free help
- UK: National Gambling Helpline 0808 8020 133 (GamCare, 24/7). Block every UK-licensed site at once with GAMSTOP (gamstop.co.uk).
- United States: National Problem Gambling Helpline 1-800-MY-RESET (1-800-697-3738), call, text or chat, 24/7 (ncpgambling.org).
- Canada: in Ontario, ConnexOntario 1-866-531-2600, 24/7. Other provinces run their own free helplines.
- Australia: Gambling Help Online 1800 858 858, 24/7 (gamblinghelponline.org.au). BetStop, the national self-exclusion register, blocks licensed Australian online and phone betting.
Crypto casinos are different
- Crypto payments cannot be reversed. A deposit you regret, or a withdrawal that never arrives, usually cannot be clawed back by your bank.
- Most crypto casinos are licensed offshore, so national self-exclusion schemes such as GAMSTOP and BetStop do not cover them. Use the casino's own limits and self-exclusion, and block gambling sites on your devices.
- Prices move: a balance in crypto can be worth less when you withdraw it than when you deposited.
You must be of legal gambling age where you live: 18 in most countries, 21 in parts of the US.