Responsible Gambling

Gambling should cost you no more than an evening out. This page explains how to keep it that way, how to set limits at Melbet, and where to get free help in India if it has stopped being entertainment.

Gambling Is Entertainment, Not Income

The one idea the rest of this page rests on.

Every casino game carries a built-in mathematical advantage for the operator. Over enough rounds that advantage decides the outcome, which means no system, staking pattern or run of good judgement turns gambling into a reliable source of money. Sessions that end in profit happen; they are variance, not skill compounding.

Decide what a session may cost before you start, and treat that amount as spent.
Never gamble with money needed for rent, food, bills, school fees or debt repayments.
Never borrow to gamble — not from a bank, a card, an app or a person.
Do not gamble to recover a loss. Chasing is how a bad hour becomes a bad month.
Do not gamble while drunk, exhausted, angry or upset.
Take real breaks. Long unbroken sessions are where limits get abandoned.

Strictly 18+ Gambling is for adults only. Registration requires age verification, and accounts opened by anyone under the legal age are closed with winnings voided.

Warning Signs Worth Taking Seriously

Harm rarely announces itself; it accumulates.

You are spending more than you planned, more often than you planned.
You gamble to escape stress, boredom or low mood rather than for entertainment.
You hide how much you play, or how much you have lost, from people close to you.
You have borrowed money, sold something or missed a payment to keep playing.
Losses feel like debts to be won back rather than money already gone.
You have tried to stop or cut down and could not.

Recognising two or three of these is reason enough to use the limit tools below. It is far easier to set a boundary while you are still in control of the decision than after a session that has gone badly.

Deposit, Loss and Session Limits

The controls available in your account.

Most operators, Melbet included, let you cap your own activity from the account settings. Limits take effect immediately when tightened; loosening one is deliberately slower, which is the point.

Open account settings
Log in and find the responsible gambling, limits or player protection section.
Set a deposit limit
Choose a daily, weekly or monthly ceiling on what you can pay in. This is the single most effective control, because it caps the money before it reaches a game.
Set a loss or wager limit
Cap what you can lose or stake over a period, if the operator offers it.
Set a session reminder
A reality check that interrupts play at a fixed interval and shows time spent and net result.
Confirm and verify
Re-open the settings page afterwards to confirm the limit is active. Note that requests to raise a limit usually take effect only after a cooling-off period.

If the tools you need are not in your account, ask Melbet support to apply them for you and keep a copy of the request.

Taking a Break or Closing Your Account

Time-out, self-exclusion and permanent closure.

A time-out locks your account for a short fixed period — often 24 hours to six weeks — and cannot be reversed early. Self-exclusion is longer, typically six months or more, and blocks both login and marketing for the whole term. Account closure is permanent, and any balance should be withdrawn first.

Request a time-out or self-exclusion from your account settings, or by asking support in writing.
Blocking software such as Gamban or BetBlocker blocks gambling sites and apps across your devices.
Many banks and payment apps can block gambling transactions on request — ask yours.
Uninstall the app and remove saved payment details, so restarting takes a deliberate decision.

Self-exclusion is not a defeat and it is not permanent unless you want it to be. It is the tool that works when the others have not.

Where to Get Help in India

Free, confidential, independent of any operator.

Organisation	What it offers	How to reach it
Gambling Therapy	Free multilingual online support, groups and forums	gamblingtherapy.org
Gamblers Anonymous	Peer support meetings, including online meetings	gamblersanonymous.org
BeGambleAware	Self-assessment tools and advice for players and families	begambleaware.org

These services are free and confidential, and none of them is connected to Melbet or to this site. If you are worried about someone else's gambling, they will talk to you too — support for family members is part of what they do.

If money is already a crisis Speak to a free debt advice service before borrowing again, and ask your bank about a gambling block. Debt and gambling harm are treated together, not one after the other.

Frequently Asked Questions

Can I set a deposit limit before I have deposited anything?

Yes. Limits can be set as soon as the account exists, and setting one first is the better order. A limit put in place before your first deposit is a decision made calmly rather than after a loss.

Does self-exclusion at Melbet cover other gambling sites?

No. Self-exclusion applies to the operator you request it from. To cover everything, combine it with device-level blocking software and a gambling block from your bank.

Can I get my losses back if I was gambling with a problem?

Losses are generally not refundable. What is worth doing immediately is stopping the loss from growing: self-exclude, block gambling payments at your bank, and contact one of the free services listed above.