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Responsible gambling

Gambling should be entertainment with a cost, like a concert ticket. These tools and resources help keep it that way.

Need to talk to someone now? Call or text 1-800-MY-RESET (1-800-697-3738), or chat online with the National Problem Gambling Helpline. It is free, confidential, and open 24/7. State-specific helplines are listed on each state page.

Before you play

  • Set a budget you can afford to lose, and treat it as spent the moment you start.
  • Set a time limit. Casino games are designed to be absorbing; a phone alarm helps.
  • Use the casino's own tools. Licensed casinos must offer deposit limits, loss limits, session reminders, time-outs, and self-exclusion. Set them when you open your account, not after a bad night.
  • Never gamble to make money, pay bills, or win back losses.

Warning signs

  • Spending more money or time than you planned, more and more often.
  • Chasing losses, or feeling you need to keep playing to get back to even.
  • Borrowing money, or using money meant for bills, to gamble.
  • Hiding gambling from people close to you.
  • Feeling anxious, irritable, or low when you are not gambling.

If any of these sound familiar, that is a good moment to reach out. You do not need to be in crisis to call a helpline.

Self-exclusion

Every regulated state runs a self-exclusion program that blocks you from all its licensed online casinos for a period you choose. You can also self-exclude from an individual sweepstakes casino through its support team. Blocking software such as Gamban or BetBlocker can block gambling sites on all your devices.

Underage gambling

You must be 21 or older to play at licensed US online casinos, and 18 or 21 or older (depending on the brand) at sweepstakes casinos. Parents can use device-level content filters. Our site is intended only for adults of legal gambling age.

Our commitments

  • We never describe gambling as a way to make money.
  • We show age and helpline information beside every offer.
  • We do not promote casinos in states where they are illegal or under enforcement action.
  • We do not target content at anyone under 21.