The Main Principle
Keep Gambling Within the Part of Your Life Reserved for Entertainment
Every casino session can end in a loss. A win does not guarantee
another win, and a losing sequence does not create a requirement
for future results to compensate for previous losses.
Money needed for rent, food, bills, debt repayments, savings or
other essential costs should remain completely separate from a
gambling budget.
Set Limits First
Make the Important Decisions Before the Session Starts
Limits are most useful when they are decided before a game is
opened. Set the maximum amount you are prepared to deposit, the
amount you are prepared to lose and the time you intend to spend
playing.
Zodiac Casino allows daily, weekly and monthly deposit limits to
be placed on an account. Increasing or removing an existing limit
is not immediate and is subject to a 24-hour delay.
Money
Set a Deposit Limit
Choose an amount that fits your entertainment budget rather than
adjusting the budget after losses.
Time
Decide When the Session Ends
Set a time boundary before playing instead of relying on how you
feel once the session is already active.
Loss
Set a Maximum Loss
Decide what you are prepared to lose and do not raise that amount
in an attempt to recover previous results.
Perspective
Treat Wins as Results, Not Predictions
A previous win does not make the next game round more likely to
produce another favourable outcome.
Warning Signs
Notice Changes in Behaviour Before They Become a Pattern
Problem gambling is not defined only by one particular amount of
money. Changes in behaviour can be equally important.
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Chasing losses or increasing stakes to recover money.
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Making repeated deposits after deciding to stop.
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Playing for longer than originally planned.
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Hiding gambling activity from people close to you.
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Borrowing money or using funds intended for essential costs.
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Feeling anxious, angry or restless when unable to gamble.
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Allowing gambling to interfere with work, sleep or relationships.
A Simple Check
Would Losing the Planned Amount Create a Real-Life Problem?
If losing the amount you are about to gamble would affect bills,
food, rent, savings, debt repayments or another necessary expense,
that money should not be used for gambling.
Cooling-Off
Take a Break Before Loss of Control Becomes More Serious
A cooling-off period can help when play starts becoming impulsive,
deposits are being repeated or stopping feels more difficult than
expected.
Zodiac Casino provides cooling-off periods ranging from 24 hours
to 6 weeks. During a break, do not treat the period as a temporary
obstacle to work around. Use it as time away from gambling activity.
Self-Exclusion
Use a Longer Restriction When a Short Break Is Not Enough
Self-exclusion is intended for situations where continued access
to gambling is no longer helpful and a stronger restriction is
required.
Zodiac Casino provides a 6-month self-exclusion option. If you
choose self-exclusion, do not try to create another account or
look for another route around the restriction.
Money & Losses
Never Treat a Loss as Something the Next Round Must Recover
Casino results are not a debt that the game owes back to the
player. A sequence of losses does not make the next random result
more likely to be favourable.
Increasing stakes after losing can increase the amount at risk
without improving control. Borrowed money, credit intended for
essential costs or money reserved for obligations should not be
used for gambling.
Account Access
Protect Other People and Shared Devices
Keep casino account credentials private and do not allow another
person to use your account. This is especially important where a
device is shared with other members of the household.
Sign out after use and avoid saving account credentials where
another person, including a minor, can access them.
Stop Immediately
Some Situations Should End the Session Straight Away
Stop gambling if you are distressed, intoxicated, trying to
recover urgent financial losses or using money required for
essential living costs.
If gambling is causing serious financial or emotional harm,
prioritise personal safety, step away from gambling access and
speak with someone you trust or an appropriate professional
available to you offline.
Responsible Play
Stopping Is Always a Valid Decision
A casino session does not need to continue because money has
already been spent, because a bonus is active or because the
previous result was a loss.
Set limits before play, respect the limits once they are reached
and use cooling-off or self-exclusion when gambling no longer
feels controlled.