Overview
A page about promo codes and bonuses would be dishonest without its counterweight: a bonus is a marketing tool designed to keep you depositing and playing, and staying in control means never letting an offer set your spending for you. A 150% match is only a good thing if the money behind it is money you chose to risk deliberately. This page sets out the responsible-gambling tools HiSpin provides and the independent organisations that help when play stops feeling like a choice.
Gambling should be entertainment funded by money you can afford to lose. A bonus does not change that. If chasing a wagering requirement, topping up to "unlock" an offer, or claiming every promotion has started to feel compulsory rather than fun, the tools below exist for exactly that moment — and using them early is far easier than using them late.
Don't Let a Bonus Set Your Limits
The most important responsible-gambling point on a promotions site is this: a wagering requirement is not a reason to deposit more than you planned. It's easy to think "I just need one more deposit to clear the bonus" — but that is the offer working on you, not a sound decision. Set your deposit limit first, and treat any bonus as something that lives inside that limit, never a reason to raise it.
HiSpin lets you set deposit caps on a daily, weekly, and monthly basis. The design is deliberately asymmetric: tightening a limit takes effect immediately, while loosening it requires a cooling-off wait. That delay is the point — it stops an impulsive mid-session decision to raise a ceiling you set for good reason. Set one from the Responsible Gambling section of your account before you think you need it.
Self-Exclusion
When a limit isn't enough, self-exclusion is the stronger step. HiSpin offers time-bound exclusion — 24 hours, 7 days, 30 days, or 90 days — and permanent self-exclusion. A time-bound break suits a player who needs to step away and reset; permanent exclusion is the right response when play has tipped into genuinely problematic territory — chasing losses, hiding activity, or borrowing to deposit. Both are accessible from the account-side responsible-gambling menu. Choosing exclusion is not a failure; it's the tool working as intended.
Session Reminders
Session reminders interrupt the time distortion that long play sessions create. Set to appear at intervals, each one shows how long you've been playing and how much you've wagered, then dismisses. The value isn't the notification — it's the forced moment of recognition. Habitually dismissing these without reading them is itself an early warning sign worth noticing, especially during a wagering grind when it's tempting to play on autopilot.
Recognising the Warning Signs
The patterns worth watching for:
- Bonus-driven top-ups — depositing more than you planned to "clear" or "unlock" an offer.
- Chasing losses — increasing stakes to win back what you've lost.
- Time-loss sessions — play that felt far shorter than it was.
- Preoccupation — checking your balance or the app when you didn't plan to.
Any one in isolation is common. Several together, in a short span, is the pattern to act on — before it becomes a crisis rather than a warning.
Support Resources
The following independent organisations offer free, confidential help. They are not affiliated with HiSpin, and reaching out costs nothing:
- BeGambleAware — free advice and treatment information: https://www.begambleaware.org
- GamCare — helpline, support groups, and treatment referral: https://www.gamcare.org.uk
- Gamblers Anonymous — peer-support meetings worldwide: https://www.gamblersanonymous.org
- Gambling Therapy — online and helpline support: https://www.gamblingtherapy.org
If your play has moved beyond the early-warning stage, reach for these resources rather than relying on operator-side tools alone. Setting a limit, taking a break, or asking for help are all signs of control, not weakness — and the earlier the step, the smaller it needs to be.
18+ | Gamble Responsibly