Responsible gambling
Responsible gambling
Every site we rank is for adults of 18 and over. A casino balance is entertainment spending, in the same column as a concert ticket, and it should never come out of rent, power bills or a loan repayment.
The habits worth watching are ordinary ones. Playing longer than you planned. Raising the stake to win back a losing session. Keeping the length of a session to yourself. Opening a second account after the first one runs dry.
Deposit caps, loss caps, session timers and reality checks sit in the account settings of every brand in our table. Set them on day one rather than after a bad week. On most sites a tighter limit takes effect straight away, while a looser one waits out a cooling-off period.
Free and confidential help in New Zealand: Gambling Helpline NZ, 0800 654 655, open around the clock, and the Problem Gambling Foundation of New Zealand, which also counsels partners and whānau.