We want our players to have fun while gambling at Smart Live Poker, so we encourage responsible gambling. We allow our players to set their own deposit limits and then we help with prompts and time-outs to enforce those limits.

Gambling should be fun. Borrowing money to play, spending more than you can afford or using money set aside for other purposes is unwise and can lead to significant problems for yourself and others around you.

Are you in control?

We at Smart Live Poker want our players to be safe with their gaming and wise with the way they play. As such we have a list of questions, courtesy of GamCare, to help establish if gambling is becoming a problem for you:

• Have others ever criticised your gambling?
• Have you ever lied to cover up the amount of money or time you have gambled?
• Do arguments, frustrations or disappointments make you want to gamble?
• Do you gamble alone for long periods?
• Do you stay away from work, college or school to gamble?
• Do you gamble to escape from a boring or unhappy life?
• Are you reluctant to spend 'gambling money' on anything else?
• Have you lost interest in your family, friends or pastimes due to gambling?
• After losing, do you feel you must try and win back your losses as soon as possible?
• If you run out of money when gambling, do you feel lost and in despair and need to gamble again as soon as possible?
• Do you gamble until your last penny is gone?
• Have you lied, stolen or borrowed just to get money to gamble, or to pay gambling debts?
• Do you ever feel depressed or even suicidal because of your gambling?

If you answered yes to even one of the above questions, it might be time to seek advice to be sure that you can control your gambling.

Getting Assistance

The following websites offer advice and guidance. Each has links to help lines and e-mail addresses that you can contact if you would like fully confidential advice and support:

www.gamcare.org.uk
www.gamblersanonymous.org.uk
www.gambleaware.co.uk
www.gamblingtherapy.org

Managing your Gambling

We advise that you draw up and stick to a budget plan for your gambling expenditure – this practice is known as "bankroll management". Even frequent gamblers will benefit from knowing exactly how much they can afford to spend, and how often. It is vital to stick to this budget, as even a small overspend could be the start of a slippery slope to financial difficulties. Never bet anything other than what you can potentially afford to lose.

18+ only

It is illegal for anyone under the age of 18 to open an account or to play on Smart Live Poker. We do not encourage anyone under the age of 18 to visit our site - in fact, we even have specialised software to prevent under-18s from joining. If you do have young people around you, please ensure that you keep your account number, username and password confidential.