Talk to someone, any hour
Call 1-866-531-2600, text CONNEX to 247247, or start a chat at connexontario.ca. ConnexOntario answers all three 24/7, so nights, weekends and holidays are covered. The help is free and confidential. If talking out loud feels like too much, a text or a chat is another way to start. Pick whichever one feels easiest to you.
Keep yourself out
My PlayBreak keeps you out of Ontario casinos for 3 or 6 months, or for 1 to 5 years. Start it through the OLG Support Centre at 1-800-387-0098, with staff on site, or at a PlaySmart Centre. Choose the term with care. Once it starts, it cannot be cancelled early.
BetGuard, at betguard.ca, covers the online side. It excludes you from every regulated Ontario gambling site, OLG.ca included, for 6 months, 1 year, 5 years or a custom term. iGaming Ontario runs it. The list of regulated sites is at igamingontario.ca. BetGuard does not reach land-based casinos, so keeping out of both means setting up both tools.
Set your limit
Before you go, set the amount you will spend and the time you will leave.
Your limit is kept only on this device.