Responsible play
Comps are meant to be fun. Here's what helps keep them that way, and where to go if they've stopped being fun.
What helps
- Set a monthly limit. Decide what you're happy to spend in a month and set it in My record. If your logged spend reaches it, we'll pause your picks until the 1st. Set my limit
- Treat it as entertainment. Money spent on comps is money spent, like a cinema ticket. Most entries don't win, even with the best odds.
- Never chase. Don't try to win back what you've spent by entering more. The odds of the next draw don't change because the last one didn't come off.
- Keep it in proportion. Only use money you'd otherwise spend on fun, never money for bills, rent or food.
- Take breaks. You can pause your picks for 1, 2 or 4 weeks in your account, or stop them altogether.
Signs it's stopped being fun
- Spending more than you planned, or more than you can afford.
- Entering to win back money you've spent.
- Hiding how much you spend from people close to you.
- Feeling anxious, low or irritable about comps.
- Borrowing money, or going without things, to enter.
Free, confidential help
- National Gambling Helpline (run by GamCare)0808 8020 133, free, 24 hours a day, every day. Live chat and WhatsApp too.gamcare.org.uk
Pause or close your account
In your account you can pause picks for 1, 2 or 4 weeks, turn picks emails off, or delete your account completely. Your monthly limit is in My record.