Safer play
Responsible gaming
Everything here is free and there are no prizes, but the games copy the look and pace of casino games. That can pull people in. Here are the tools we give you, and where to get help.
Your tools
They cover every game here, including the Pragmatic Play demos, and take effect straight away on this device.
- Set a time limitLower it and it applies at once. Raise it and it waits until tomorrow.
- Take a break5 minutes, 24 hours, 7 or 30 days. Longer breaks can’t be cut short.
- Reality checksA reminder every 15, 30 or 60 minutes, with your time played
- Check in with yourselfA few minutes, with GamCare’s self-assessment
Daily time limit
Choose how long you can play each day. At the limit, every game pauses until midnight and an open demo closes.
A lower limit applies at once; a higher one starts tomorrow.
No daily limit is set. Today: 0 minutes on the site.
The limit counts the time this site is open in front of you, on any page, and starts again at midnight.
Take a break
A short break pauses every game for five minutes, including any open demo. The reality check offers one too.
Longer breaks
Lock the games on this device for a day, a week or a month. You can still read the site, but you can’t play until the time is up. A longer break can’t be cut short.
Reality checks
A reminder shows how long you’ve been here and, on our own tables, what you’ve staked and had back. You can take a five-minute break or carry on.
- Session
- 0:00
- Today
- 0 minutes
- Staked
- 0 Carats
- Had back
- 0 Carats
We can’t see inside the Pragmatic Play demos, so demo credits aren’t counted. Your time is.
Check in with yourself
A self-assessment asks a few honest questions about how gambling has affected you over the last 12 months: your time, your money and how you feel. Many UK services use a nine-question check called the Problem Gambling Severity Index.
It takes a few minutes, and nobody else needs to see your answers. GamCare has one on its website, alongside advice and live chat.
GamCare self-assessment (opens in a new tab) NHS gambling support (opens in a new tab)
Worth knowing
Doing well in a free game doesn’t mean you’d do well gambling with real money.
Signs it might be time to stop
- You play for longer than you meant to, often.
- You feel restless or irritable when you can’t play.
- You play to escape worries, or to change your mood.
- You’re thinking about gambling for real money to get the same feeling.
- People close to you have mentioned how much you play.
Research has linked social casino games with later gambling for some people. If any of this sounds familiar, take a break and talk to someone.
The slot demos
Your limits and breaks cover the Pragmatic Play demos. When a break starts or you reach your daily limit, an open demo closes and can’t be reopened until the time is up. Reality checks appear over a demo too.
Demo credits are not Carats and have no value, however many you have.
Keeping under-18s out
We ask everyone’s age on their first visit. If someone says they’re under 18, the games lock on that device for 30 days. Our artwork shows objects and places only: no characters, mascots or cartoon animals.
The age question isn’t an identity check. If you share a device with children, use its parental controls, or blocking software such as BetBlocker (opens in a new tab), which is free.
What these tools cover
They work on this site, in this browser, on this device. They don’t apply to games you open on other websites, including Pragmatic Play’s own. If you also gamble for money, GAMSTOP lets you exclude yourself from every online gambling company licensed in Great Britain, for free: gamstop.co.uk (opens in a new tab).
Start again
You can reset your balance to 1,000 Carats at any time from .