PLAY RESPONSIBLY

• Never gamble with borrowed money.
• Create a weekly or monthly recreational spending budget and don't go over it. Consider any money you spend on gambling an entertainment cost.
• Only spend what you can afford to lose when you play.
• Remember that, over time, odds are you’ll lose, and significant financial gain is rarely a benefit of gambling. Instead, find excitement in taking a chance, winning once in a while and having fun.
• Don’t gamble alone. Do it socially with friends, family or colleagues while enjoying other forms of entertainment. Gambling should never be essential to having a good time.
• Limit how often and for how long you gamble. If you find yourself gambling more often and for longer periods, you’re at risk of becoming a problem gambler.
• Gambling should be your choice. Don’t let anyone pressure you to do it. If you struggle with addictions, you may not want to gamble at all.
• Avoid alcohol or other drugs when you gamble. Using them is risky because they can affect your judgment, and you may end up betting more than you planned.

• Under the legal age. You must be age 18 to play the Lottery. For most other types of gambling, you must be 21.
• In recovery from compulsive or pathological gambling.
• In the early stages of recovery from alcoholism or chemical dependency.
• Prohibited from gambling by organizational or employer policy.
• Lonely, angry, depressed or under stress.
• Coping with the death or loss of a loved one.
• Trying to solve personal or family problems.
• Trying to impress others.

Download the WLA Responsible Gaming Level Four Certification (PDF)