Sweepstakes games are promotional, but they are engineered like slot machines and can pull in exactly the same way. Every figure on this site was produced without spending anything, and that is the model we would suggest.

Signs worth acting on

• Buying coin packs to push a balance back to the floor
• Sessions that run well past what you intended
• Hiding the time or the money from people close to you
• Feeling flat or irritable when you are not playing
• Money meant for something else going into coins

Tools in the account

Most operators here offer deposit limits, session reminders, cooling-off periods and self-exclusion in account settings. Setting one early is far easier than setting one late.

Blocking software

BetBlocker is free and covers social and sweepstakes sites as well as licensed gambling. Gamban is paid and covers the same ground.

If it is someone else in your household, the same helpline and Gam-Anon can support you too.