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PERSONAL SAFETY FILEClose the game before it closes your options
If gambling no longer feels voluntary, another strategy or review is not the answer. Pause and use real support.
Two limits, one ending
Set an affordable loss limit and a fixed time limit before any legal gambling. Stop when either arrives. Do not top up, borrow, chase a loss or count a pending withdrawal as available money.
Warning signs
- Hiding activity or spending.
- Missing bills, borrowing or selling items.
- Increasing stakes to recover a loss.
- Feeling unable to stop or distressed when away.
- Using gambling to manage stress or conflict.
Australian support
Gambling Help Online provides free confidential support. BetStop is the national self-exclusion register for licensed online and phone wagering. For immediate danger, call 000.
Illegal-operator risk
ACMA warns that money can be difficult or impossible to recover from illegal online operators. Do not send a deposit merely to test a site or upload identity documents before verifying the recipient.
A break is not missing out. It is preserving the next decision.