Keeping the cruise in proportion

Habits that help and the tools built into every account: time reminders, breaks of a day, a week or a month, and where to find support.

Decide the length of the trip first

Choose how long you will play before you open a landing. Your account can ring a reminder after 15, 30, 45 or 60 minutes, or not at all; when it rings, auto-play stops and the screen shows how long you have been aboard.

Breaks that really stop play

From your account you can step ashore for 24 hours, 7 days or 30 days. A break signs you out on every device, the account cannot play until it ends, and it cannot be shortened.

If the fun has gone out of it

If play is eating into your time, money, sleep or mood, the National Gambling Helpline is free, confidential and open 24 hours a day on 0808 8020 133. Our shore leave page lists other independent UK services.