Responsible Gambling: Help & Self-Exclusion in Australia

Gambling should be entertainment, never a way to make money. If it stops being fun, it's time to stop. Free, confidential help is available 24/7 across Australia.

Signs of Gambling Harm

• Betting more than you can afford, or chasing losses.
• Gambling to escape stress or feeling anxious about it.
• Hiding gambling from family, or borrowing to bet.
• It's affecting work, relationships or sleep.

Tools That Help

• Deposit limits — set daily/weekly/monthly caps at the operator.
• Reality checks & time-outs — session reminders and short breaks.
• Self-exclusion — block yourself at an operator, or nationally via BetStop for Australian-licensed sites.
• Bank blocks — many Australian banks let you block gambling transactions.

State & Territory Services

• VIC — Gambler's Help
• NSW — GambleAware
• QLD — Gambling Help Queensland
• WA — Gambling Help WA
• SA/TAS/NT/ACT — via Gambling Help Online
• Hello Sunday Morning — for alcohol and behaviour change support

Mandatory Gambling Messaging

Australian-licensed operators must rotate through seven mandated taglines (in place since September 2023, replacing "Gamble Responsibly"):

1. Chances are you're about to lose.
2. Think. Is this a bet you really want to place?
3. What's gambling really costing you?
4. What are you prepared to lose today? Set a deposit limit.
5. You win some. You lose more.
6. What are you really gambling with?
7. Imagine what you could be buying instead.

Note: the offshore operators listed on this site are not bound by these Australian advertising rules, but we surface responsible-gambling support on every page regardless.