Responsible Gambling in Canada

Gambling should be entertainment, not a way to make money. If it stops being fun, it is time to stop. The resources below are for players in Canada.

Age requirements

The legal gambling age is 19+ in most provinces, and 18+ in Alberta, Manitoba and Quebec.

Get help where you live

Support for gambling harm in Canada is run province by province, so the line that can open a file for you depends on where you are. All of these are free and confidential.

The Responsible Gambling Council keeps the national directory of these services. If a number here has changed, that page is the one to trust.

Gamblers Anonymous runs meetings across Canada, and Gambling Therapy offers free online support in several languages if you would rather not phone anyone.

Tools that help

Most operators offer deposit limits, loss limits, cool-off periods and self-exclusion. Set limits before you play. Each review on this site lists the responsible gambling tools we could confirm for that operator.

A note on offshore online casinos

The online casinos reviewed on this site operate offshore and are not regulated by Canadian provincial authorities. Provincial self-exclusion programmes do not extend to them. Treat them with the caution that offshore status warrants.