If gambling has stopped being entertainment, help is free, confidential and available at any hour. Gambling Help Online — 1800 858 858, 24/7.
What the numbers on this site do not tell you
We rank casinos on catalogue, bonus, licence, extras and payout speed. Not one of those measures your chances. Every game listed here is built to return less than it takes over time, and no score, ranking or welcome offer changes that arithmetic. A casino at the top of our table is a better-run business than one at the bottom; it is not a better bet.
Bonuses deserve particular suspicion. A large headline figure comes with wagering requirements that are easy to skim past, and the main effect of a big package is to keep you playing longer than you intended. That is what it is sold to the operator to do.
Signs worth taking seriously
Chasing losses. Gambling with money set aside for something else. Hiding how much time or money is going in. Borrowing to play. Feeling that one more session will put it right. Finding that stopping makes you restless. None of these require a crisis to be worth acting on.
Practical limits
Set a deposit limit before you play, not after. Use the time-out and self-exclusion tools in the cashier — every licensed operator must offer them. Keep gambling money separate from money you need. Do not play tired, drunk, or to feel better about something else.
BetStop, the National Self-Exclusion Register, lets you block yourself from all licensed Australian online operators at once, for a period you choose from three months to a lifetime. It is free: betstop.gov.au.
Where to get help in Australia
Gambling Help Online — 1800 858 858, 24 hours, every day. Phone, web chat and email counselling, free and confidential: gamblinghelponline.org.au.
Lifeline — 13 11 14, 24 hours, for crisis support.
Gambler’s Help (Victoria) — 1800 858 858. GambleAware (New South Wales) — 1800 858 858. Gambling Help Queensland — 1800 858 858. State services route through the same national line.
Financial counselling — the National Debt Helpline on 1800 007 007 is free and independent, and gambling debt is a normal reason to call.
For family and friends
The services above support people affected by someone else’s gambling, not only the person gambling. You do not need their permission to call, and you do not need to have a plan before you do.
18+
Gambling is for adults. Nothing on this site is advice to gamble, and no page here should be read as encouragement to start.