This page sets out practical habits for keeping gambling under control. It also explains what this site can and cannot do for someone who wants to cut back or stop, and where to find independent help.
Know Where Controls Actually Live
This site is a set of static pages. It has no account, no form and no server-side application. Nothing published here can switch on a spending control, check one or enforce one.
- Deposit caps, loss caps, reality checks, cooling-off periods and self-exclusion are arranged by the reader inside their own account at the destination.
- Nobody's age is verified here, and no gambling takes place on these pages. Any age check happens at the destination.
- No advertising or behavioural profiling network runs in these pages, so nothing here is targeted at a reader who has shown risky behaviour.
Confirm You Are Eighteen or Over
The eighteen-and-over restriction appears throughout this site, including on the front page. If you are under eighteen, leave gambling content alone.
- Keep devices and payment cards out of reach of younger people in your household.
Set Your Amount Before You Start
Once a session begins, it is easier to talk yourself into "just a bit more." A figure you fixed beforehand gives you a clear point to stop.
- Decide the amount before you start and treat it as already spent, like the price of a night out.
- Write the amount down, or set it as a cap in your account at the destination.
- Pay only with your own money. Borrowed money turns a loss into a debt that lasts longer than the game.
Refuse to Chase Losses
Trying to win back a loss usually means placing larger bets in a worse frame of mind. The outcome of the next bet does not depend on what you have already lost.
- When the amount you set is gone, the session is over.
- Never raise your stakes to recover money.
Take Regular Breaks
Time passes quickly during play. Stepping away lets you check your spending and your mood with a clearer head.
- Set a timer or a reminder in your account at the destination.
- Stop if you notice frustration, tiredness or alcohol affecting your choices.
Bring Someone In Early
When gambling stops feeling like entertainment, talking to someone sooner makes the problem easier to tackle. Every page of this site, this one included, links to six independent sources of help:
- BeGambleAware
- Gamble Aware
- Gambling Therapy
- G GamCare Gambling Support: Starts Here
- GAM STOP
- NCPG
You will find these links in the help section of each page. They are the only non-commercial outbound links on the site. Unlike the operator links, they carry no sponsored marking and are set to nofollow. Each one opens in a separate tab on the organisation's own website. This site receives nothing when you follow them.