Responsible gambling at Kings
Gambling works as entertainment when you stay in control of it. This page covers the tools Kings offers to help you manage your time and money, the signs that play is tipping into something harder to handle, and where to turn when you need outside support.
Why responsible gambling matters
The odds are built to favour the house over time. That is how every casino stays in business, and it means most sessions end with a loss. When you treat gambling as paid entertainment — the way you would budget for a night out — that loss is the cost of the experience. When you chase losses, borrow to play, or skip bills to fund a bet, gambling has stopped being entertainment and become a problem.
Recognising the shift early gives you more options. The tools below exist precisely for that moment.
Signs gambling is getting out of hand
These behaviours show up before the damage becomes irreversible:
- Playing to win back what you lost, rather than for enjoyment
- Lying to family or friends about how much time or money you spend
- Gambling with money set aside for rent, bills or food
- Feeling anxious, irritable or depressed when you are not playing
- Borrowing money or selling possessions to fund a session
- Neglecting work, study or relationships because of the time you spend gambling
If two or more of these apply to you right now, it is worth pausing and reading the rest of this page.
Questions worth asking yourself
A short self-check, answered honestly:
- Do you gamble longer or with more money than you originally planned?
- Have you tried to cut down or stop, and found you could not?
- Do you feel restless or on edge when you try to play less?
- Have you missed social events, work commitments or family time because you were gambling?
- Do you keep playing to escape problems or negative feelings?
- After losing money, do you return the next day to try and win it back?
Answering yes to three or more suggests gambling may be affecting your wellbeing. The resources below offer confidential, non-judgemental support.
Control tools we offer
Kings provides deposit limits, net deposit limits, wager limits, loss limits, session limits, reality checks, time out options and self-exclusion. Each one is designed to help you stay within boundaries you set for yourself.
Deposit and loss limits
Deposit limits cap the total you can add to your account over a day, week or month. Net deposit limits track the balance between what you deposit and what you withdraw, stopping further deposits once you hit the ceiling. Loss limits prevent you from losing more than a set amount in a given period, pausing play when the threshold is reached.
Any reduction to these limits takes effect immediately. An increase takes 24 hours to apply, giving you a cooling-off window to reconsider.
Wager and session limits
A wager limit sets a maximum on the total stakes you can place over a day, week or month. A session limit ends your play after a fixed amount of time, forcing a break before you can log back in.
Both tools prevent the kind of extended, uninterrupted sessions where losses pile up without you noticing.
Reality checks
A reality check shows you how long you have been playing and how much you have won or lost during that session. It appears at intervals you choose — every 15 minutes, 30 minutes or hour — giving you a moment to assess whether you want to continue.
Time out and self-exclusion
A time out locks your account for between one and 42 days. You cannot play, deposit or access any part of the site during that period, but your account remains open and any balance is safe.
Self-exclusion is the strongest control available. You can exclude yourself for a minimum of six months and up to five years, across every site operated by ProgressPlay. Your account is closed, any remaining balance is returned to you, and all marketing stops. The decision cannot be undone during the term. When the period ends, re-opening your account requires a positive action from you and a one-day cooling-off period before access is restored.
Practical limits that work
A few concrete steps, each one small on its own but effective together:
- Set a budget for gambling at the start of the week or month, and do not exceed it — treat it the way you would any other discretionary spend.
- Never gamble with money you need for essentials: rent, bills, groceries and transport come first.
- Use a separate card or e-wallet for gambling, funded only with money you can afford to lose.
- Take regular breaks — step away from the screen every 30 minutes, even if you are winning.
- Do not chase losses. If you lose your budget, stop. Tomorrow is not the day to win it back either.
Where to get help in the UK
Free, confidential support is available from organisations that specialise in gambling harm. You do not need to have reached a crisis point to contact them — they are there for anyone who feels their gambling is becoming difficult to manage.
GamCare runs the National Gambling Helpline on 0808 8020 133, open 24 hours a day, seven days a week. You can also access live chat, email support and a network of local face-to-face services via gamcare.org.uk.
BeGambleAware offers information, advice and a directory of treatment services at begambleaware.org. The site includes self-assessment tools and guides for people concerned about their own gambling or someone else's.
GamStop is a free national self-exclusion scheme. Registering at gamstop.co.uk blocks your access to all UK-licensed gambling sites for a period you choose — six months, one year or five years. It works across operators, so one registration covers every participating site.
Gordon Moody provides residential treatment and online support for people experiencing severe gambling harm. More information is available at gordonmoody.org.uk.
Blocking software
Gamban (gamban.com) is paid software that blocks access to thousands of gambling sites and apps across all your devices. It runs in the background and cannot be easily bypassed or uninstalled during the period you set.
BetBlocker (betblocker.org) is a free, open-source alternative that works on computers, smartphones and tablets. It blocks gambling sites and apps, and can be configured to cover specific types of content or platforms.
Protecting minors
Access to this site and every gambling service we offer is restricted to people aged 18 and over (18+). If you share a device with someone under 18, consider installing parental-control software such as Net Nanny or Qustodio. Both programs can block access to gambling sites, restrict app downloads and monitor online activity.
Gambling should be entertainment, not an obligation. If it ever stops feeling that way, the help above is free, confidential and designed for exactly that moment.
You can reach the Kings editorial team at [email protected] with questions about this page or any other content on the site.
This site is for players aged 18 and over (18+) only. If gambling ever stops feeling like entertainment, free and confidential help is available at BeGambleAware.org.
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