Responsible Gaming at 918Laki

918Laki is for adults only (18+), and gaming here is paid fun, never income. Before each session, fix how much money and how much time you will give it, then stop at whichever runs out first. When the fun has gone, take a break: withdraw, log out and get Live chat to help with pausing your account.

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Who 918Laki is for

This site is for adults only. Joining, depositing and playing are all for people of 18 years and up. If you are under 18, please close this site.

It is also for people who can afford it. If money is tight this fortnight, the right amount to play with is nothing.

Gaming is entertainment, not income

Every pokie, fishing game, table and race on this site runs on chance. The result of each spin or round is random. Over time the games keep more than they pay out. That is how they are built, here and everywhere.

So treat the money you play with as money spent, the same as a bus fare or a phone top-up. If you win, that is a bonus on your day. It is not wages, and it cannot be planned for.

Gaming will not clear a debt, pay a bride price, or cover a school fee that is due. People who play to fix a money problem nearly always end with a bigger one.

Set a money limit

Needs before play

When fortnight pay comes in, deal with the needs before anything else: food, rent, power, bus fares, school fees, church giving if that is your custom, and what your family and wantoks rely on you for. Put savings aside too. Only what is left after all of that can be play money, and it does not all have to be.

Pick a number and keep it

Settle on a fortnight amount while the site is still closed. Write the figure down, or tell someone. Once it has been spent, play is over until the next pay. Do not move it up after a loss.

A simple way to keep to it: deposit that amount once and do not deposit again. Every deposit is listed in your transaction history, so you can add them up at any time.

Never play with borrowed money

Do not borrow to play: not from a wantok, not from a money lender, not from the family's savings. Do not play with money that belongs to someone else, such as a contribution you are holding for a funeral or a church group.

Keep bets small

Low bets make your play money last and keep the swings small. Pokies tips for beginners shows how to work out what one spin really costs.

Set a time limit

Time goes quickly on a phone. Choose the length of a session in advance. Thirty minutes once work is over is very different from a whole night.

Use the phone's alarm. As soon as it sounds, finish the spin and close the site. Do not play at work, during family time, or late at night when you should be asleep. Mobile data costs money as well, and it adds to what a session really costs you.

Warning signs: when to stop

Be honest with yourself. If one or more of these is true, stop for today, and think about a longer break.

  1. You have spent more than the amount you set.
  2. You are depositing again to win back what you just lost.
  3. You are using money meant for food, rent, school fees or family.
  4. You are hiding how much you play from your husband, wife or family.
  5. You have borrowed, or thought about borrowing, to play.
  6. You feel angry, worried or low while playing, or you play to forget problems.
  7. You are missing work, church, sleep or time with your children because of it.
  8. You keep thinking about playing when you are doing other things.

Never chase losses

Chasing means betting more, or depositing again, to get back what you lost. It feels sensible in the moment. It is a trap. The game keeps no record of what you lost. Each new spin is random like the last, so raising the bet just raises what a miss costs you.

When your limit is gone, the money is gone. Accept it, close the site, and do something else. Tomorrow you will be glad that you stopped.

A bonus works the same way. Do not keep depositing only to finish a bonus. If you would rather not have turnover to play, deposit with no bonus. Turnover explained tells you what a bonus asks of you before you take one.

Taking a break, step by step

  1. Withdraw. If there is money in your balance that you can withdraw, take it out to your bank account. Money that is not on the site cannot be played.
  2. Log out. Do not stay signed in. Close the browser tab.
  3. Ask Live chat. Tell our staff you want a break and ask them to help pause your account. You do not have to explain why.
  4. Remove the reminders. Delete the bookmark, and mute gaming channels and pages on your phone for a while.
  5. Fill the time. Plan something for the hours when you would normally play: sport, the garden, church, time with family.

A break can be a few days or for good. Both are fine choices. If you are not sure about gaming sites in general, Is 918Laki legit? lists what you can check for yourself.

Keep your account away from children

Phones get passed around in a family. A child who picks up yours should not be able to open your account.

Log out when you finish. Do not let the browser save your password. Put a screen lock on your phone. Do not play in front of children or let them tap the spin button for fun. Never give your login to a younger brother, sister or cousin, even if they are nearly 18.

Worried about yourself or someone else

If it is you

Talk to someone you trust. That may be your husband or wife, a parent, a good friend, your pastor or someone at your church, or a health worker at your clinic. Saying it out loud is the hardest step and the most useful one. Ask them to help you keep to your break, for example by looking after the money for a while.

If it is someone close to you

Pick a calm time and talk in private. Say what you have seen, such as bills not paid or money missing, without blaming. Listen. Do not lend money to cover gaming debts, because that often keeps the problem going. Encourage the person to take a break and to talk to family, a church leader or a health worker. If the account is theirs, they can ask Live chat to help pause it.

What we can do

Our staff can help with a break from your own account when you ask through Live chat. You can also reach us through the pages listed in 918Laki Help.

Questions about safe play

How old must I be to play at 918Laki?

18 or older. The site is for adults only.

How much is a sensible amount to play with?

There is no single number. It is whatever is truly spare once food, rent, school fees, family and savings are covered. For many people in a tight fortnight, that is nothing.

What is the way to pause an account?

Withdraw what you can, log out, then ask Live chat to help pause the account.

Is there a way to win back what I lost?

No. Spins are random, and systems do nothing about that. Small losses grow into big ones when people try to recover them.

Can I share my account with my partner?

No. It is one account per person, and each adult should decide about their own play with their own money.

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