Responsible Gambling

Gambling is entertainment with a cost attached. Every game listed on this site returns less than it takes over time. If that stops being acceptable, stop playing — and if stopping is hard, the services below are free and confidential.

Warning signs. Chasing losses. Gambling with money set aside for something else. Hiding how much or how often you play. Borrowing to gamble. Needing larger stakes for the same feeling. Gambling to escape stress rather than for entertainment. Any one of these is worth taking seriously.

Free help across Canada. Ontario: ConnexOntario, 1-866-531-2600, 24 hours. British Columbia: 1-888-795-6111. Alberta: 1-866-332-2322. Manitoba: 1-800-463-1554. Quebec: 1-800-461-0140. Nova Scotia: 1-888-347-8888. Saskatchewan: 1-800-306-6789. New Brunswick: 1-800-461-1234. All are confidential and none will judge you.

Self-exclusion. Every provincial platform runs a self-exclusion register, and Ontario operates a centralised scheme across its registered operators. Offshore sites are not part of either, so exclusion there has to be requested operator by operator.

Practical tools. Set a deposit limit before you play rather than after. Use session reminders and reality checks. Turn off marketing emails and SMS. Blocking software such as Gamban or BetBlocker restricts access at the device level and works better than willpower.

For family and friends. The helplines above support people affected by someone else's gambling, not only players. You do not need that person's agreement before calling.