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Start With Limits You Can Keep
Only use money you can afford to lose after essential spending. Set a spending limit and a time limit before you start, and treat both as boundaries rather than targets. A bonus, approaching fixture or previous loss is not a reason to increase them.
- Keep rent, bills, food and repayments separate from gambling money.
- Do not borrow or use someone else's money to fund gambling.
- Take breaks and avoid gambling when distressed or unable to make clear decisions.
- Keep track of total spending across accounts, not just the result of the last session.
Recognise when gambling is becoming harmful
Chasing losses, hiding activity, neglecting commitments and repeatedly exceeding your limits are reasons to stop and seek support. Harm can also affect someone who has not lost a large amount. The impact on your daily life matters, not a particular financial threshold.
GambleAware provides information, practical tools and routes to independent help, including support for family and friends.
Use account and payment controls
Ask your operator about deposit limits, time-outs and self-exclusion. Ask your bank about available gambling-payment controls, and consider independent blocking tools. Check the coverage and limitations of each measure rather than assuming a restriction on one account applies everywhere.
Do not move to a new operator or jurisdiction to get around an exclusion or limit. A Curaçao licence does not make a product suitable for someone trying to stop gambling.
If someone else's gambling affects you
You can seek support for yourself without waiting for the person gambling to do so. Protect essential household finances, avoid taking on gambling debts on their behalf, and speak to an independent service about the situation. A calm conversation and clear boundaries can be a starting point, but you do not have to manage the problem alone.
Our role as a publisher
CuracaoBookies provides information, not treatment or account controls. We cannot close a bookmaker account, apply a bank block or recover a balance. Our comparisons should never encourage borrowing, loss-chasing or bypassing safeguards.
For free, confidential help and services relevant to you, visit GambleAware's support resources. If there is immediate danger to you or someone else, contact your local emergency service. This page is general information, not a substitute for professional care.
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