This page sets out what you can rely on from this site when gambling stops feeling like entertainment, plus practical habits that keep it under control. It also states plainly what a set of static pages cannot do for you, so you know where to go instead.
Use the Help Links on Every Page
Every page of this site, this one included, carries links to six independent gambling-help organisations: BeGambleAware, Gamble Aware, Gambling Therapy, G GamCare Gambling Support: Starts Here, GAM STOP and NCPG. They are listed below. These are the only outbound links on the site that are not commercial. Unlike the operator links, they carry no sponsored marking. They are set to nofollow and open in a separate tab on the organisations' own websites. This site receives nothing when you follow them. The eighteen-and-over restriction appears throughout this site, including on the front page.
- BeGambleAware
- Gamble Aware
- Gambling Therapy
- G GamCare Gambling Support: Starts Here
- GAM STOP
- NCPG
Set Your Own Boundaries Before You Play
Decide on an amount before you start. Once a session is under way, judgement shifts with every win or loss. Treat that amount as already spent, so losing it does not feel like a debt to win back. Never chase a loss. Larger stakes placed to recover money usually deepen the hole. Keep gambling away from borrowed money, because interest turns a bad night into a lasting burden. Take regular breaks, since time passes quickly and a pause lets you check whether you are still enjoying yourself.
Bring Someone Else In Early
If gambling stops being entertainment, tell someone you trust before the problem grows. Another person notices patterns you may not notice yourself, and talking about it early makes changes easier to keep. The independent organisations listed above are another place to start.
Know What This Site Cannot Do
Spending and time controls are something you arrange inside your account at the gambling destination. This site has no account, no form and no server-side application. Nothing published here can switch such a control on, check it or enforce it. Nobody's age is verified on this site, and no gambling takes place here. Any age check happens at the destination. No advertising or behavioural profiling network runs on these pages, so nothing here is targeted at a reader who has shown risky behaviour.