Responsible Gambling

Gambling can be addictive. That is not a line at the bottom of the page — it is why this section exists and why it is in the navigation.

ConnexOntario — 1-866-531-2600, free, confidential, 24 hours. They also help people who are not sure whether there is a problem yet.

Self-exclusion. Provincial programs — PlaySmart in Ontario, GameSense in British Columbia and Alberta — cover operators licensed in that province. Offshore operators are not connected to them, which is exactly why a self-exclusion only holds if you stop looking here too.

Setting your own limits

Most operators on the main page offer deposit limits, a cooling-off period and self-exclusion, usually in the account menu under Responsible Gambling or Limits.

Set a deposit limit before your first deposit. With many operators an increase only takes effect after a waiting period, which is precisely the moment you would not want to raise it.

If those settings cannot be found, or a self-exclusion request goes unanswered, that is already information about the operator.