Gambling can be addictive. It is not a way to earn money or to recover a loss, and nothing on this site should be read as encouragement to play more or to deposit more than you had planned.
Playing money that was meant for something else. Increasing stakes to win back a loss. Hiding how much you play from people close to you. Playing to manage stress or boredom. Feeling irritable when you cannot play. If more than one of those is familiar, it is worth stopping and talking to someone.
All fifteen cashiers we compare offer deposit limits, session limits, a cooling-off period and self-exclusion from that single site. They work, and they are the fastest thing you can do today — but each one covers one operator only.
Provincial self-exclusion programmes cover the province's own regulated gambling, and Ontario's scheme covers operators registered with iGaming Ontario. They do not cover internationally licensed sites like the fifteen we compare. If you need an exclusion that applies everywhere at once, this category of operator cannot give you one, and we would rather say so plainly.
ConnexOntario provides free, confidential support 24/7 at 1-866-531-2600. Every province runs a problem-gambling helpline, and the Canadian Mental Health Association can refer you locally. Gambling Therapy offers online support in several languages.
