Online casino streams and crash games: what to know
Casinos give influencers demo accounts loaded with play money. Paid promotion is common in casino streaming. If the site they promote has no licence in your country, you may not even get your money out: they'll hold it back with endless ID checks.
In Aviator and games like it, the server sets the crash point before you bet. No strategy can change that. These games are built so the house keeps a small share of every round. The longer you play, the more you lose. That's how the product works. It isn't your fault.
Online casino myths, checked
stoprisk.org assessment · False
Claim: A machine that hasn't paid out for a long time is due to pay soon.
Every spin is independent. A random number generator has no memory of previous results, so a long losing run doesn't make a win more likely. This belief is known as the gambler's fallacy.
Source: Gambling Commission
stoprisk.org assessment · False
Claim: You can win back your losses with one big bet.
Every regulated casino game pays back less than 100% on average, so raising the stake raises the expected loss. Chasing losses is listed among the diagnostic criteria for gambling disorder in the DSM-5.
stoprisk.org assessment · Mostly false
Claim: Signing up to a national self-exclusion register blocks every casino site.
A national register covers only casinos licensed in that country. Sites licensed elsewhere have no legal duty to check it, and they keep advertising to you after you sign up. Blocking software on your devices and gambling blocks from your bank cover the rest.
Source: GAMSTOP
stoprisk.org assessment · Mostly false
Claim: Licensed online casinos rig their games so players always lose.
Games at licensed casinos are tested by accredited laboratories, and the casino's built-in advantage is published. Unlicensed sites face no such testing.
Source: Gambling Commission
10 steps to stop
Start with the step that feels easiest. Each one you add makes the protection stronger.
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Close your casino accounts
Take your time. Withdraw your money first. Then log in to each casino account, including any on crash game sites. Open the responsible gambling page and pick permanent closure, or the longest break you can. Save a screenshot of the confirmation: that's your proof.
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Ask your bank to block casino payments
Call your bank or use their app to ask for a block on casino payments. Give them the code MCC 7995. Some apps have a gambling block button you can switch on yourself. Ask: the answer is usually yes.
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Block casino payments on your mobile money account
In several African countries, people pay with mobile money. Orange Money, Wave, MTN, Airtel and M-Pesa can all block payments to casino sites if you ask. Call your provider's support line and ask them to block gambling.
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Install a site blocker on your phone and computer
BetBlocker is free and blocks gambling sites on every device you install it on. Install it on your phone, tablet and computer. Set it up now, before the next urge hits, so it's ready when you need it.
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Call a helpline where no one will judge you
You don't have to be in crisis to call. These services are confidential. They're there whenever you're ready. You can chat online if calling feels too hard.
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Tell someone you trust
Tell a partner, a friend or a family member, in your own words. Hidden gambling tends to get worse fast. Telling someone early protects what matters most. They can hold the password to your blockers, check in with you or go through your bank statements with you if you want.
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Face your finances
Never gamble with money meant for rent, food or bills, or money that belongs to someone else in your household. Write down every debt linked to gambling: credit cards, loans, money owed to people. Don't borrow more to win back losses. That only digs the hole deeper. If you can't keep to a limit, stopping completely is the safest choice. Free debt advisers can help you build a plan.
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Know what makes you want to play
Common triggers: boredom, stress, payday, loneliness, late nights, drinking. Make your own list. For each trigger, plan something you'll do instead. When the urge hits, wait 30 minutes before doing anything. Most urges pass on their own.
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Fill the time and get support for the long term
Gambling used to fill hours. Now those hours are yours again. A daily walk, exercise, anything physical lowers cravings. Peer communities like r/problemgambling are open 24/7, anonymous and free. Gambling Therapy runs a free online chat. Ask your doctor about therapy for gambling disorder. Also stay away from loot boxes and social casinos for at least 12 months.
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Sign up to your country's register
Find your country in the directory below and open its official register. A single registration blocks you from every casino licensed there. Self-exclusion only binds licensed casinos, so sites with no licence in your country stay open. They keep advertising to you and still take your deposits, which is why steps 1 to 9 matter as much as this one. No register in your country? The other steps still apply.
Find your country's self-exclusion register
If you play at a locally licensed casino, a single registration on your country's register locks you out of every licensed casino: they all have to honour it. If you play at an offshore casino, no register can stop you. A register alone is never enough, so follow the 10-step guide as well: its steps cut off the sites no register can reach. Find your country below.
Compiled by stoprisk.org, from the official sources linked in each card. No authority publishes a consolidated list of online casino self-exclusion routes and national helplines across jurisdictions.
Figure · stoprisk.org count, based on official registers and national helplines checked on 26 September 2026.
stoprisk.org assessment · a state monopoly page counts as "Self-exclusion available" when it's the only route the state provides.