Responsible gaming and safer participation
Practical limits, warning signs and pause actions for adults who choose to participate in gaming.
Set limits first
Choose both a time limit and an affordable spending amount before a session begins.
Practical application: Choose both a time limit and an affordable spending amount before a session begins. Review the current context, avoid unsupported assumptions and keep personal information protected.
Do not chase losses
Increasing stakes or extending a session cannot guarantee recovery and can increase harm.
Practical application: Increasing stakes or extending a session cannot guarantee recovery and can increase harm. Review the current context, avoid unsupported assumptions and keep personal information protected.
Keep essential funds separate
Do not use rent, food, education, medical or borrowed money for gaming.
Practical application: Do not use rent, food, education, medical or borrowed money for gaming. Review the current context, avoid unsupported assumptions and keep personal information protected.
Notice warning signs
Secrecy, stress, borrowing, missed duties and loss of control are reasons to stop.
Practical application: Secrecy, stress, borrowing, missed duties and loss of control are reasons to stop. Review the current context, avoid unsupported assumptions and keep personal information protected.
Take a real pause
Close the app, move away from payment access and speak with a trusted person or suitable support service.
Practical application: Close the app, move away from payment access and speak with a trusted person or suitable support service. Review the current context, avoid unsupported assumptions and keep personal information protected.
Frequently asked questions
Set limits first?
Choose both a time limit and an affordable spending amount before a session begins. Practical application: Choose both a time limit and an affordable spending amount before a session begins. Review the current context, avoid unsupported assumptions and keep personal information protected.
Do not chase losses?
Increasing stakes or extending a session cannot guarantee recovery and can increase harm. Practical application: Increasing stakes or extending a session cannot guarantee recovery and can increase harm. Review the current context, avoid unsupported assumptions and keep personal information protected.
Keep essential funds separate?
Do not use rent, food, education, medical or borrowed money for gaming. Practical application: Do not use rent, food, education, medical or borrowed money for gaming. Review the current context, avoid unsupported assumptions and keep personal information protected.
Notice warning signs?
Secrecy, stress, borrowing, missed duties and loss of control are reasons to stop. Practical application: Secrecy, stress, borrowing, missed duties and loss of control are reasons to stop. Review the current context, avoid unsupported assumptions and keep personal information protected.