Responsible gambling
Responsible gambling
Eighteen is the floor in Australia, and no exception exists for an offshore site. Money that is already owed to rent, a mortgage or a card balance is not gambling money, and treating pokies as income is the point where the entertainment stops.
The pattern worth watching for is not a single bad night. It is the stake that keeps climbing, the session nobody at home knows about, and the deposit that goes in to win back the last one. Deposit and loss limits sit in the account settings of all ten brands reviewed here, and the sensible moment to set them is before the first spin, not after.
A limit you lower takes effect straight away; a limit you raise waits out a cooling-off period, which is exactly the protection it is there to give. Self-exclusion closes the account outright.
Help costs nothing and stays confidential: Gambling Help Online at gamblinghelponline.org.au, the national line on 1800 858 858, and Gambler's Help in your state. Partners and family can call the same numbers.