Play mindfully.
Look after yourself.

Betting and gambling are restricted to people aged 18 or over. If applicable law sets a higher age, that limit applies. Use the service only where you are permitted to gamble.

The decision to participate must be your own. You can choose not to play or stop at any time. Do not play under pressure from others or involve people who do not want to play.

Betting and gambling carry the risk of losing your entire deposit. Treat gambling costs as spending on entertainment. Do not plan everyday purchases, bill payments or debt repayments around expected winnings.

• Decide in advance how much you can lose without affecting housing, food, healthcare, education or other essential expenses.
• Consider your total budget across all games, apps and sites. Small individual payments can add up to a substantial amount.
• Do not use credit, loans, other people's money or funds set aside for important goals. Do not sell essential belongings to place another bet.
• Do not increase your budget after a loss. Previous losses do not make the next win more likely.
• Review your transaction history regularly and record your actual spending. Potential winnings on a betslip are not available funds.

• Before you start, set a finishing time and a reminder. Stop as planned regardless of your current result.
• Take breaks away from the screen. Do not spend them on another game or looking for your next bet.
• Make time for sleep, exercise, loved ones and everyday activities. Do not put off responsibilities for another event.
• Postpone gambling if you are tired, very upset, stressed or under the influence of alcohol.
• Do not use betting to distract yourself from debt, loneliness or a difficult conversation. Choose an activity without money at stake or talk to someone you trust.

Consider whether any of these situations feel familiar. You do not need to wait for several signs or serious consequences before taking a break and seeking support.

• You spend more money or time than intended and regularly postpone stopping.
• After losing, you want to win the money back immediately with another bet or a larger stake.
• Thoughts about gambling make it difficult to focus on work, study, rest or conversations with loved ones.
• You hide the time spent gambling, spending or debts and avoid talking about them.
• To gamble, you borrow money, miss essential payments or use savings meant for other purposes.
• Attempts to stop are unsuccessful; gambling causes anxiety, irritability or conflict and disrupts sleep.

Taking a break means deciding to stop participating for a while. Self-exclusion is a voluntary restriction on access to gambling for a set period. It differs from signing out or deleting an app, which usually still allows you to return.

Before arranging self-exclusion with a service or national programme, check its duration, sites covered and rules for restoring access. Country-specific programmes may apply only to participating operators.

• Consider every place you gamble: websites, apps and physical venues. A restriction in one place does not automatically apply elsewhere.
• Combine restrictions with site blocking, reduced exposure to advertising and available support.
• Do not create new accounts to bypass an active restriction or use someone else's access.
• Time away from gambling can help restore your usual budget, everyday activities and relationships. You do not have to return to gambling.

• Do not allow minors to use your account or select or place bets on your behalf.
• Sign out on shared devices, enable screen locking and do not save access in a way a child could use.
• Use separate device profiles, parental controls and app installation restrictions where available.
• Keep payment methods and confirmation codes out of children's reach. Do not ask a child to deposit into a gambling account.
• Explain that advertising and displays of other people's winnings do not show all the losses. Gambling is not appropriate for minors.
• If a child has accessed gambling, stop that access and discuss the situation calmly, without blame. If needed, contact an appropriate family support service in your country.

You can seek help even if you are unsure the problem is serious. Loved ones of someone whose gambling affects the family can also get support.