Player safety
Responsible Gaming
Gambling should cost you what a night out costs and feel about the same. This page covers the warning signs, the tools on your account, and the Australian services that help for free.
- Free AU helpline1800 858 858
- Available24 hours, every day
- Age limitStrictly 18+
- Last reviewed29 August 2026
Set your limits before you play, not afterDeposit and loss limits live in your account settings and apply from the moment you save them.
01 Play is entertainment, not income
The house edge is permanent. Treat every deposit as money already spent.
Across our 4,368 games the average return to player is 96.4%. That number is honest and it is also the point: over time, the maths favours the casino. A good session is one you enjoyed, not one you profited from.
Three habits keep it that way. Decide what the evening is worth before you open a game. Use money that is already spare, never money with a job to do. And treat any win as a bonus to withdraw, not as a bigger bankroll to play down.
Increasing your stake to win back what you have lost changes nothing about the odds and everything about how much you can lose. If you notice yourself doing it, stop the session and set a limit before the next one.
02 Warning signs worth taking seriously
If more than one of these is true this month, use the tools in the next chapter.
None of these on its own means you have a problem. Several together usually means the balance has shifted.
- You have played for longer than you meant to, more than once.
- You have deposited more than the amount you set aside.
- You have borrowed money, sold something, or used bill money to play.
- You play to escape stress, boredom or low mood rather than for fun.
- You have hidden the amount you play from a partner, family or friends.
- You feel restless or irritable when you try to cut down.
- You have gone back the same day to win back a loss.
- Gambling has affected work, study, sleep or a relationship.
Ticking two or more is a reason to set a limit today. Ticking four or more is a reason to call 1800 858 858, which is free and confidential.
03 The tools on your account
Limits, reality checks, time-outs and self-exclusion — all free, all effective immediately.
Every one of these sits in your account settings and can be turned on in under a minute.
| Tool | What it does | When it starts | Loosening it |
|---|---|---|---|
| Deposit limit | Caps what you can pay in per day, week or month | Immediately | Takes effect after a cooling-off period |
| Loss limit | Caps net losses over a chosen period | Immediately | Same cooling-off period |
| Session reminder | A pop-up telling you how long you have been playing and where you stand | Next session | Any time |
| Time-out | Locks the account for 24 hours, 7 days, 30 days or 6 weeks | Immediately | Ends automatically |
| Self-exclusion | Closes access for 6 months, 1 year, 5 years or permanently | Immediately | Cannot be lifted early |
Lowering a limit applies straight away. Raising one is deliberately slow, so a decision made mid-session cannot undo a decision made with a clear head.
04 Setting a limit, step by step
Four clicks from the account menu.
- Sign in and open the account menu in the top right.
- Choose Responsible Gaming from the settings list.
- Pick the tool you want — deposit limit, loss limit, session reminder, time-out or self-exclusion.
- Enter the amount or duration and confirm. You will get an email receipt with the exact time it took effect.
If you cannot reach the settings for any reason, live chat can apply any of these on your behalf 24 hours a day. You do not need to give a reason and you will not be talked out of it.
05 Australian support services
All free, all confidential, none of them run by us.
These are the services we point Australian players to. Every one is independent of the casino.
Gambling Help Online
Free, confidential counselling by phone, web chat and email, 24 hours a day, anywhere in Australia.
1800 858 858BetStop
The national self-exclusion register. One registration blocks every licensed Australian online operator at once.
betstop.gov.auLifeline
Crisis support and suicide prevention, 24 hours a day.
13 11 14Beyond Blue
Support for anxiety, depression and the mental health side of gambling harm.
1300 22 4636National Debt Helpline
Free financial counselling if gambling has left debts behind.
1800 007 007Gamblers Anonymous
Peer support meetings across Australia, in person and online.
gamblersanonymous.orgCall 000. For urgent mental health support that is not life-threatening, Lifeline on 13 11 14 answers around the clock.
06 Protecting people who share your device
Under-18s must never reach a real-money account.
Our age limit is 18 and it is checked at registration and again at verification. Accounts found to belong to a minor are closed, deposits are refunded and winnings are void.
- Never save the account password in a browser others use.
- Sign out fully rather than closing the tab on a shared computer.
- Consider filtering software such as Net Nanny, Qustodio or Gamban, which blocks gambling sites at device level.
- Keep card details out of shared wallets and browsers.
07 Closing the account for good
Ask in chat or email, and it is done — with any balance paid out first.
You can close an account at any time, with or without a reason. Any confirmed balance is paid out through your verified withdrawal method, subject to the usual $30 minimum and $10,000 per-transaction cap, and then the account is shut.
If you close under self-exclusion, we will not send you marketing, will not reopen the account before the term ends, and will not accept a new registration from the same details.
Write to [email protected], ring 1800 160 428, or raise it in live chat. See our Contact page for hours and response times.
This page was last reviewed on 29 August 2026.
Need to talk to a person right now?Gambling Help Online answers on 1800 858 858, day or night, free from any Australian phone.