Warning signs
- Chasing losses — betting more to "win it back".
- Spending money meant for rent, food, school fees or debts.
- Borrowing, or using mobile loans, to gamble.
- Hiding gambling from family or friends.
- Feeling anxious, irritable or low when not gambling.
- Paying for "predictors", "signals" or "hacks".
Limits that help
- Decide a budget you can afford to lose before you start — and stop when it's gone.
- Set deposit and time limits in your account settings; most licensed operators offer them.
- Never gamble with borrowed money.
- Use self-exclusion if you need a break.
Our expected loss calculator shows what a session costs on average, and the risk of ruin calculator shows how quickly a bankroll can disappear.
Free, confidential support
- Gambling Therapy (international, free, online chat and forums, many languages): gamblingtherapy.org
- United States: the National Council on Problem Gambling runs a free, confidential national helpline, 1-800-MY-RESET (1-800-697-3738): ncpgambling.org
- South Africa: the National Responsible Gambling Programme offers free counselling and a WhatsApp support line (+27 76 675 0710): responsiblegambling.org.za
- Kenya, Nigeria, Ghana: contact your national gaming regulator, a doctor or a counsellor; Gambling Therapy offers free online support in English.
- Elsewhere: search "gambling help" with your country name for national helplines.
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Information checked 13 Oct 2026, from the organisations' own published sites.