Set your limits before the first spin
- Deposit limits — Daily, weekly or monthly caps set in the cashier. Lowering a limit takes effect immediately; raising one usually has a cooling-off period.
- Loss and stake limits — Cap how much you can lose or stake in a session, independent of your deposit limit.
- Reality checks — A pop-up every 30 or 60 minutes showing how long you have played and your net result.
- Time-outs — A break of 24 hours to six weeks, during which you cannot deposit or log in to play.
- Self-exclusion — A longer block, from six months to permanent, ideally combined with national self-exclusion registers.
Warning signs
- Chasing losses — Increasing your stake to win back money you have lost is the clearest early warning sign.
- Hiding the behaviour — Concealing how much time or money you spend from family or friends.
- Borrowing or selling to gamble — Using credit, loans or possessions to fund play.
- Neglecting obligations — Missing work, study or family commitments because of gambling.
- Mood effects — Feeling anxious, irritable or low when you are not playing.
Practical rules for a fast game
- Decide the budget first — Choose an amount you are comfortable losing and never top it up during a session.
- Use a stop-loss — The game supports one; set it before you start an autoplay block.
- Set a time limit — Fifty rounds is about an hour. Decide in advance how many you will play.
- Never play to solve money problems — Gambling is entertainment with a negative expected return, not income.
- Avoid alcohol and fatigue — Both degrade the judgement that limits are supposed to protect.
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