Responsible Gaming

At Online Blackjack we take responsible gaming seriously. Blackjack should be entertainment, never a way to make money or escape problems. Anyone can develop a gambling problem, so it helps to know the warning signs and where to get free, confidential help. You must be of legal gambling age where you live, which is 18 or 21 in most places.

Where to get help

United States National Problem Gambling Helpline: call 1-800-GAMBLER, text 800GAM, or chat online, or visit the National Council on Problem Gambling
Canada Ontario: ConnexOntario, 1-866-531-2600. Elsewhere: the Responsible Gambling Council lists help in each province
United Kingdom National Gambling Helpline (GamCare): 0808 8020 133, 24 hours. Also BeGambleAware
Australia Gambling Help Online: 1800 858 858, 24 hours
New Zealand Gambling Helpline: 0800 654 655
Anywhere Gambling Therapy (free online support in several languages) and Gamblers Anonymous meetings

Tools that help you stay in control

  • Deposit limits: set a daily, weekly or monthly cap in the casino’s account settings before you start.
  • Time-outs and reality checks: take a break for a day or a few weeks, or get a reminder of how long you’ve played.
  • Self-exclusion: close your account for months or permanently. Ask the casino’s support team if you can’t find it.
  • Practise for free: our free blackjack game uses practice chips, so nothing is at stake.

Check your gambling

The Victorian Responsible Gambling Foundation offers a short self-check. Gamblers Anonymous also uses these 20 questions; if you answer yes to seven or more, consider getting help:

  1. Did you ever lose time from work or school due to gambling?
  2. Has gambling ever made your home life unhappy?
  3. Did gambling affect your reputation?
  4. Have you ever felt remorse after gambling?
  5. Did you ever gamble to get money with which to pay debts or otherwise solve financial difficulties?
  6. Did gambling cause a decrease in your ambition or efficiency?
  7. After losing did you feel you must return as soon as possible and win back your losses?
  8. After a win did you have a strong urge to return and win more?
  9. Did you often gamble until your last dollar was gone?
  10. Did you ever borrow to finance your gambling?
  11. Have you ever sold anything to finance gambling?
  12. Were you reluctant to use “gambling money” for normal expenditures?
  13. Did gambling make you careless of the welfare of yourself or your family?
  14. Did you ever gamble longer than you had planned?
  15. Have you ever gambled to escape worry, trouble, boredom or loneliness?
  16. Have you ever committed, or considered committing, an illegal act to finance gambling?
  17. Did gambling cause you to have difficulty in sleeping?
  18. Do arguments, disappointments or frustrations create within you an urge to gamble?
  19. Did you ever have an urge to celebrate any good fortune by a few hours of gambling?
  20. Have you ever considered self-destruction or suicide as a result of your gambling?

Asking for help is a sensible step, not a failure. It can save you and the people around you a lot of heartache.