18+ only on casino floors · Gambling involves risk
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Safer play

Responsible gambling for land-based casino visits

Clear rules, warning signs in plain prose, and links to organisations that actually help.

18+ Entry to licensed casinos in Great Britain is strictly for adults. Hotel restaurants may welcome families; the gaming floor does not.

Gambling involves risk and can become harmful. It is not a way to make money, clear debts or solve financial difficulty. This site operates no gambling.

Warning signs worth taking seriously

  • Spending more time or money than you planned, repeatedly.
  • Borrowing or using money meant for essentials to gamble.
  • Hiding play from people close to you.
  • Feeling restless or irritable when trying to cut back.
  • Chasing losses instead of walking away.

These signs are prompts to seek proper help — not a diagnosis from this website.

Use established self-assessment tools

Do not rely on informal quizzes. Use tools published by recognised organisations:

Self-exclusion: SENSE for land-based casinos

Land-based casinos in Great Britain participate in SENSE (Self Enrolment National Self Exclusion). Register via senseselfexclusion.com.

GAMSTOP covers online gambling only. It must not be treated as a way to self-exclude from a physical casino.

Where to get help

Page reviewed 4 September 2026.