Responsible Gambling

Play within your means

Fast withdrawals make it easier to get your money out. They also make it easier to keep playing. If any of the following sounds familiar, it is worth pausing.

Warning signs

• Depositing more than you planned, or more than once in a session to chase a loss.
• Cancelling a withdrawal to play the money back.
• Hiding how much you play or how much you have lost.
• Borrowing to gamble, or gambling money set aside for something else.

Tools that help

Every licensed operator must offer deposit limits, loss limits, session reminders, cooling-off periods and self-exclusion. Set a deposit limit before you fund an account rather than after. In Ontario, BetGuard provides centralised self-exclusion across registered operators.

Where to get help in Canada

Helpline numbers change. If one does not connect, your provincial health service will hold the current number.