Warning signs
- Spending more than you planned, or chasing losses.
- Borrowing money or using bill money to gamble.
- Hiding gambling from family or friends.
- Feeling anxious or irritable when not gambling.
Practical limits
- Set a deposit limit in the casino's account settings before you play.
- Decide a session time limit and stop when it ends, win or lose.
- Never gamble with borrowed money.
- Skip bonuses if wagering requirements push you to play longer than you intended.
Self-exclusion
PAGCOR runs a responsible gaming programme that includes exclusion from licensed gaming. Licensed casinos also offer account-level self-exclusion and cool-off periods — contact the casino's support to activate them.
Get help
- National Center for Mental Health crisis hotline: 1553 (see ncmh.gov.ph for mobile numbers).
- PAGCOR Responsible Gaming: pagcor.ph
- Gamblers Anonymous: gamblersanonymous.org
Gambling is restricted to people aged 21 and over in the Philippines.