Responsible gaming

Entertainment of this kind is designed to be enjoyable. It is not designed to be a source of income. This page collects the signs worth noticing, and what can be done about them.

The basics

• Services of this kind are for people aged 18 and over only.
• Use only money you can accept losing in full — never money that is already committed elsewhere.
• Decide a budget and a time before starting, and hold to both — including during a session that feels like it is going well.
• Never play to win back a loss. Chasing is the single most dangerous pattern there is.

Signs worth noticing

One of these matching is reason enough to stop and take stock. There is no need to wait until several do.

• Regularly spending more time or money than intended
• Thinking about playing during work, study or family time
• Concealing the amount or the time from people close to you
• Borrowing, or delaying another payment, in order to continue
• Feeling irritable or restless when not playing

What can be done now

1. Stop the session now. Stopping partway costs nothing, because each round is independent of the last.
2. Set your own limits in advance, and use whatever limit tools the platform provides.
3. Tell one person you trust. Saying it out loud turns a private matter into a manageable one.
4. Contact a mental health or debt advice service in your own country if it no longer feels like a choice.

Protecting under-age users

If a minor uses the same device, lock it, do not let the browser remember credentials, and consider family content-filtering software.