Gambling is entertainment, not an income. The odds always favour the house. If gambling is causing stress or costing more than you can afford, help is free, confidential and available right now.
Know the signs
- Betting more than you can afford, or chasing losses
- Borrowing money or selling things to gamble
- Gambling to escape stress, or lying about how much you gamble
- Neglecting work, study, family or friends
Tools that help
- Deposit limits — cap what you can put in daily, weekly or monthly.
- Loss and session limits — stop before a bad run gets worse.
- Cool-off periods — lock your account for a set time.
- Self-exclusion — block yourself at an operator, or use BetStop to block every licensed Australian operator at once.
Protecting minors
Online gambling is strictly 18+. If you share a device with under-18s, use parental controls and blocking software (GamBlock, Betfilter) to keep them out.