Safer Gambling
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Age restriction
You must be 18 or older to gamble in Australia and to use any operator listed on this site.
Common signs of problem gambling
- Spending more time or money on gambling than you planned to
- Chasing losses with bigger bets
- Hiding gambling activity from family or friends
- Borrowing money or selling belongings to keep gambling
- Feeling anxious, guilty or irritable about your gambling
- Gambling affecting work, study or relationships
Tools you can use
Deposit limits: most operators let you cap how much you can deposit in a day, week or month.
Time-outs: a short break from your account, usually a day to a few weeks, that you can set yourself.
Self-exclusion: a longer-term block on your account, and in some cases across multiple operators through a national scheme.
Reality checks: a pop-up reminder after a set amount of time that shows how long you have been playing.
Australia: Gambling Help Online, 1800 858 858, available 24 hours a day, gamblinghelponline.org.au.
National self-exclusion: BetStop, the National Self-Exclusion Register, betstop.gov.au.
If you want to stop
Contact the helpline above, or ask any operator's support team directly about setting a deposit limit, a time-out or a full self-exclusion. These tools are free and available on every licensed operator.