Personal limits and safer use
Responsible Use
Online number-based entertainment should remain optional recreation. Protect essential money, time, health, work and relationships by setting limits before taking part.
Basic Rules
- Continue only if you meet the legal age and location requirements.
- Set a fixed time limit and spending limit in advance.
- Never borrow, use credit or spend money reserved for essentials.
- Do not increase spending to recover an earlier loss.
- Stop when the activity creates stress, secrecy or conflict.
- Do not participate while upset, tired, intoxicated or under pressure.
Warning Signs
- Breaking personal limits repeatedly
- Hiding time or spending from family
- Borrowing or selling items to continue
- Missing work, study, sleep or responsibilities
- Feeling unable to stop
- Using the activity to escape debt or distress
What to Do If You Are Losing Control
- Log out and stop all payments.
- Use any available cooling-off, limit or self-exclusion tools.
- Remove saved payment methods and promotional notifications.
- Tell a trusted person and ask for practical support.
- Contact a qualified local mental-health or addiction-support service.
- If you are in immediate danger or considering self-harm, contact local emergency services now.
Parents and Shared Devices
Use device locks, separate profiles and payment authentication. Do not save account details on a child’s device.
Protect Essential Money
Rent, food, medicine, education, bills and debt payments must come first. The safest spending limit is zero when money is already tight.
Our Position
1 Lottery Guide does not encourage excessive use, borrowing or attempts to recover losses. We do not provide financial advice or guarantee outcomes. When risk is unclear or unaffordable, the safest choice is not to continue.
Last reviewed: 22 August 2026