We want our players to have fun while gambling at Smart Live Casino, so we encourage responsible gambling. We allow our players to set their own deposit limits and then we help with prompts and time-outs to enforce those limits.

Gambling should be fun. Borrowing money to play, spending more than you can afford or using money set aside for other purposes is unwise and can lead to significant problems for yourself and others around you.

Are you in control?
We at Smart Live Casino want our players to be safe with their gaming and wise with the way they play. As such we have a list of questions, courtesy of GamCare, to help establish if gambling is becoming a problem for you.

• Have others ever criticised your gambling?
• Have you ever lied to cover up the amount of money or time you have gambled?
• Do arguments, frustrations or disappointments make you want to gamble?
• Do you gamble alone for long periods?
• Do you stay away from work, college or school to gamble?
• Do you gamble to escape from a boring or unhappy life?
• Are you reluctant to spend 'gambling money' on anything else?
• Have you lost interest in your family, friends or pastimes due to gambling?
• After losing, do you feel you must try and win back your losses as soon as possible?
• If you run out of money when gambling, do you feel lost and in despair and need to gamble again as soon as possible?
• Do you gamble until your last penny is gone?
• Have you lied, stolen or borrowed just to get money to gamble or to pay gambling debts?
• Do you feel depressed or even suicidal because of your gambling?

If you answered yes to even one of the above questions, it might be time to seek advice to be sure you can control your gambling.

Getting Assistance
The following websites offer advice and guidance. Each has links to helplines and e-mail addresses that you can contact if you would like confidential advice and support:

www.gamcare.org.uk
www.gamblersanonymous.org.uk
www.gambleaware.co.uk
www.gamblingtherapy.org

Managing your Playing
We advise that you draw up and stick to a budget plan for your gambling expenditure. Even frequent gamblers will benefit from knowing exactly how much they can afford to spend and how often. It is vital to stick to this budget, as even a small overspend could be the start of a slippery slope. In a nutshell, never bet anything other than you can potentially afford to lose.

18 and over only
It is illegal for anyone under 18 to open an account or to play on Smart Live Casino. We don't encourage anyone under 18 to visit our site - in fact, we even have software to stop under 18's from joining. If you do have young people around you, please make sure that you keep your account number, username and password confidential.