Take time away
Step back from gambling and choose an activity without stakes or prizes.
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Safer play
Put your wellbeing first
Gambling can affect your finances and wellbeing. You can seek help at any stage, not only when problems feel severe.
Protect essential spending
Keep rent, food, bills and savings separate from any money you choose to spend gambling.
Talk to someone
Support is available for advice, a break or help with someone else’s gambling.
Know the risks
Understand gambling risks before you play
- Gambling is not a dependable way to make money.
- Trying to win back losses can lead to spending more.
- Borrowing, hiding gambling or using money meant for essentials are reasons to stop and seek support.
- Bonuses and free spins have conditions, and gambling can still result in losses.
In the United Kingdom, support is available if gambling is affecting you or someone close to you. Find free support.
Spending boundaries
Hopa deposit limits and protecting essentials
Set boundaries before you play
Hopa Casino provides daily, weekly and monthly deposit limits. Set a limit you can afford and treat it as a maximum, not a target.
- Keep essential funds separate and never borrow to gamble.
- Check when a limit change takes effect before relying on it.
- Make sure you understand what your selected limit covers.
- If sticking to limits feels difficult, take a break and seek independent support.
Taking a break
Time-outs and breaks from gambling
- Step 1
Choose when to stop
Decide your stopping time before you begin. Set an alarm away from the gambling site.
- Step 2
Step away fully
Close the site, silence gambling alerts and do something unrelated to gambling.
- Step 3
Notice changes in your life
Pay attention to sleep, work, relationships and how often gambling occupies your thoughts.
- Step 4
Contact support
If you find it hard to stop or sessions keep running longer than planned, speak to a support service.
Blocking access
Hopa self exclusion and GAMSTOP
Self-exclusion can help you block access to gambling. Check what each option covers and how it works; a single request may not block every service.
01Hopa account options
Hopa Casino offers time-outs and self-exclusion controls. Contact support to confirm the current process and what restrictions apply.
02GAMSTOP
GAMSTOP is the UK’s online gambling self-exclusion service. Check its terms to understand which businesses and services are covered.
03Other blocking tools
Ask your device or bank provider what gambling-blocking features are available and what they restrict.
Head straight to GAMSTOP to find out about its coverage and registration.
Warning signs
Signs gambling may be causing harm
01
Trying to recover losses
Continuing to play to win back money, increasing stakes or carrying on after a loss.
02
Money worries
Borrowing, missing bills or using money meant for essentials to gamble.
03
Changes to daily life
Losing sleep, hiding gambling, arguing or putting gambling ahead of work and relationships.
Any of these signs may be a reason to seek support. This information cannot assess or diagnose your situation. BeGambleAware provides information on finding help and taking your next step.
Get support
Independent gambling support in the UK
GamCare
Call the National Gambling Helpline free on 0808 8020 133 for support with gambling-related harm.
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GAMSTOP
GAMSTOP can help you self-exclude from participating online gambling businesses. Check its terms for details.
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BeGambleAware
Find information about gambling harm and where to access support through BeGambleAware.
Play NowIf someone else’s gambling affects you, support is available for you too. A specialist service can help you consider boundaries and look after your wellbeing.
Choose a next step
Take one practical step today
Speak to a specialist
Call GamCare’s National Gambling Helpline free on 0808 8020 133.
Contact GamCare →Make space to pause
Close gambling sites, silence related alerts and choose an activity away from gambling. A support service can help you decide what to do next.
Find support options →Check self-exclusion
GAMSTOP provides online gambling self-exclusion in the UK. Check its terms to understand the service and registration.
Visit GAMSTOP →Get support for yourself
You can seek help if another person’s gambling affects your wellbeing, relationships or finances.
Find help →Common questions
Hopa responsible gambling questions
When should I seek help with gambling?
You can reach out whenever you have concerns. You do not need to wait until gambling has caused serious problems.
Do Hopa deposit limits prevent gambling harm?
Limits can help you manage spending, but they cannot prevent every risk. Consider taking a break or contacting an independent support service if you are struggling to stick to boundaries.
Can I use GAMSTOP to self-exclude?
GAMSTOP is the UK’s online gambling self-exclusion service. Check its current terms to see which businesses and services it covers.
What if someone close to me is gambling?
You can seek support for yourself as well. GamCare can provide help if another person’s gambling is affecting you.
More from Hopa
Useful Hopa information
Hopa casino responsible gambling: support and safer play
Hopa Casino and gambling risks
Hopa Casino encourages you to treat gambling as paid entertainment, not a way to earn money. Outcomes cannot be reliably predicted, and you may lose money.
Hopa Casino is for people aged 18 and over. Before playing, decide what you can afford to lose after essential costs such as rent, bills and food. Do not gamble with borrowed money or chase losses by staking more.
Hopa responsible gambling: set limits
Hopa Casino offers daily, weekly and monthly deposit limits. Set boundaries before you play, and stop when you reach them. Avoid increasing a limit in the moment to continue gambling.
Hopa Casino also provides reality checks, time-outs and self-exclusion controls. For help with your account options, contact live chat, available daily 08:00-00:00.
Hopa Casino breaks and signs to notice
Hopa Casino play should fit around the rest of your life. Take breaks, avoid gambling when upset or under the influence of alcohol, and do not let it interfere with work, relationships or sleep.
Hopa Casino customers may want to pause if they think about gambling often, hide it from others, spend more than planned or feel anxious about losses. These may be signs that gambling is becoming difficult to manage. Consider speaking to someone you trust and seeking support early.
Hopa self exclusion and GAMSTOP
Hopa Casino customers can use time-outs and self-exclusion controls. Contact support to confirm the current process and how account restrictions work.
Hopa Casino players in the United Kingdom can also register with GAMSTOP, the national online self-exclusion service. Check GAMSTOP’s terms to understand its coverage. Self-exclusion can be a practical step, but it does not replace support for gambling-related harm.
Hopa safer gambling support
Hopa Casino players concerned about gambling can call GamCare’s National Gambling Helpline free on 0808 8020 133. BeGambleAware provides information about finding support. You can reach out before gambling causes serious personal or financial problems.
Hopa Casino operates under UK Gambling Commission licence UKGC 52894. The Commission regulates gambling in Great Britain and provides information for consumers. You may also wish to speak to someone you trust or contact a specialist support service.
Hopa Casino customers can take these steps now:
• Stop gambling and step away if you feel distressed or out of control. • Do not deposit more to recover losses. • Call GamCare on 0808 8020 133 or visit BeGambleAware for support information. • Contact Hopa Casino about account restrictions or self-exclusion, and consider GAMSTOP.
