Safe Gambling
Signs of harm, practical limits and where to get help in Australia.
You must be 18 or over
Every operator listed on this site requires players to be at least 18 years old. Age verification is typically checked during identity verification before a first withdrawal.
Signs gambling may be causing harm
- Spending more time or money on gambling than you planned
- Chasing losses with bigger bets to try to win them back
- Borrowing money or selling things to fund gambling
- Hiding the amount you gamble from family or friends
- Feeling irritable, anxious or low when you try to cut back
- Gambling to escape stress, boredom or low mood
Practical limits you can set
Most licensed and regulated-style operators offer account tools to set a deposit limit, a loss limit or a session time limit before you start playing. Set these before a session, not partway through one, since a limit chosen in the moment is easy to talk yourself out of.
Cooling-off and exclusion
A short cooling-off period pauses your account for a set number of days. Self-exclusion is a longer, harder-to-reverse block, usually a minimum of six to twelve months, that you set directly with an operator or through a national register.
Gambling Help Online
Free, confidential counselling, online chat and information for anyone affected by their own or someone else's gambling, available across Australia at gamblinghelponline.org.au.
BetStop
BetStop is the National Self-Exclusion Register. It lets you exclude yourself from all licensed Australian wagering services in one registration, rather than contacting each operator separately, at betstop.gov.au.
Lifeline
Crisis support and suicide prevention counselling, available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, on 13 11 14.
A note on the operators listed on this site
We have not verified whether every operator listed on this site currently participates in BetStop or holds an Australian-facing licence. BetStop applies to interactive wagering services regulated under Australian law; some operators on this page may be licensed in other jurisdictions. If self-exclusion matters to you, confirm directly with the operator whether your BetStop registration is recognised before you sign up.