21+ only. Gambling is entertainment, not a way to make money or pay debts.
Warning signs
- Spending more than you planned, often
- Borrowing money or using bills money to play
- Chasing losses to "win it back"
- Hiding your gaming from family
- Feeling anxious or irritable when not playing
Tools that work
- Deposit limits: set daily, weekly or monthly caps in your account.
- Session reminders: a phone timer works too.
- Cool-off & self-exclusion: take a break for days, months or permanently.
- Separate wallet: keep your play money apart from bills money.
Our ₱ budget guide has a simple weekly plan.
Free help
- PAGCOR: the Philippine gaming regulator, which provides responsible-gaming and exclusion programmes.
- Gambling Therapy: free, confidential online support in many languages.
- Gamblers Anonymous: peer support meetings.
- National Center for Mental Health: mental-health support in the Philippines.
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AI-assisted content. This page was drafted with the help of AI tools, then reviewed and edited by Alfred Cruz. Information is for education only and is not legal or financial advice.