Gambling is entertainment, not a financial strategy. This page covers the tools available to help you stay in control, and where to go if gambling stops feeling like fun.
Free, confidential help is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
Free, confidential telephone counselling 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Available to individuals and their families affected by gambling. Call from anywhere in Australia at no cost.
gamblinghelponline.org.au →Gambling Help Online provides webchat and email counselling for those who prefer not to speak by phone. Available through the same service — discreet and judgment-free.
Start online chat →A fellowship of people who share their experience to help others recover from gambling problems. Meetings run across Australia — in person and online.
Find a meeting →Gambling problems develop gradually. These questions can help you recognise early warning signs.
Consider whether any of the following are true for you:
Gambling is designed to be engaging. The presence of a problem doesn't indicate a personal failing — it indicates that the activity has moved outside its intended role in your life. Professional support is available and effective.
The following tools are available in your SpinEmpire account settings. The most useful time to set them is before a problem develops — not after.
Set a maximum deposit amount for a daily, weekly or monthly period. Once set, limits take effect immediately and can only be reduced immediately — increases require a waiting period (typically 24–72 hours) before taking effect.
Set a maximum duration for individual play sessions. When the limit is reached, you receive a notification and the session ends. Useful for maintaining awareness of time spent gambling.
A temporary break from gambling — from 24 hours to several weeks. During the cooling-off period your account remains intact but you cannot deposit or play. The period cannot be shortened once set.
Permanent or extended account closure. Self-exclusion removes access to your account for the chosen period (minimum 6 months). This cannot be reversed during the exclusion period regardless of any request you make.
Cap the amount you can lose over a given period. When the loss limit is reached, you cannot continue play until the period resets. Reduces the risk of extended losing sessions.
Periodic pop-up notifications showing time elapsed and net session result. These appear during play and can be set to any interval. They interrupt the session to give you an accurate picture of what's happening.
Online gambling at its best is a form of paid entertainment — like a night out or a streaming subscription. The cost is the expected loss over time, which is determined by the house edge across the games you play. Approaching it that way produces a different relationship with outcomes than approaching it as a way to make money.
SpinEmpire Casino is strictly for players aged 18 and over. Identity verification is required before withdrawals can be processed, and the casino reserves the right to request verification at any point during registration or play.
If you share a device or computer with minors, consider using parental control software to restrict access to gambling websites. Options available in Australia include:
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