Responsible Gambling Tools
The tools that exist, what each one does, and where to find the self-exclusion register for your country.
Deposit limits, loss limits, session timers, reality checks, cooling-off periods and self-exclusion are available at every licensed operator and, in most regulated countries, through a national register that covers all of them at once. This page lists them, with links.
The tools, in order of use
Set a deposit limit before the first deposit; it is the one tool that works on turnovermoneyTurnoverThe total amount wagered over a session or period, counting re-bet winnings. Also: handle, action.Read full →, which is the only thing that sets your expected lossmathExpected lossExpected value times total amount wagered; the average amount lost over a session or a period.Read full →. Add a loss limit if the operator offers one. Turn on reality checks (a pop-up every 30 or 60 minutes with time and net result). Use a cooling-off period when a session has gone badly. Use self-exclusion when you need the door closed.
National self-exclusion registers
One registration closes every licensed account in the country and blocks new ones. These are the official schemes; each is free.
Help lines
Free, confidential, and in most countries open around the clock. The country pages on this site list local numbers; the ones below are the main national lines.
How to tell if you need the tools
The Why Roulette Is Addictive page has the mechanisms. The short checklist: you are betting more than you decided to, you are chasing losses, you are hiding the amount, you feel restless when you cannot play, or someone close to you has said something. Any one of these is a reason to set a limit today; two is a reason to call a help line.
What this site does
Nothing here involves real money; the demo game plays with play chipsmoneyChipA token representing a fixed amount, placed on the layout to make a bet. Also: check.Read full → and no account. The Session Simulator and BankrollmoneyBankrollThe total amount set aside for play. Bankroll management is deciding how much of it to risk per bet and per session.Read full → Calculator are built to show what a stake and a pace cost before you pay it anywhere. If you are reading this page because of a real account, set the deposit limit first and read the rest afterwards.
Help lines by country
Questions
A deposit limit, before the first deposit. It is the only control on turnover, and turnover is the only control on expected loss.
No, by design. Cooling-off periods are the reversible version; self-exclusion is the one that holds.
No. Nothing does. That is the strongest argument for playing only with operators licensed where you live.
Comic relief
The one control that moves the number.
Sources
- UK Gambling Commission. Remote gambling and software technical standards.
- Malta Gaming Authority. Gaming Devices Regulations and technical directives.
- National self-exclusion scheme websites, as listed.