Responsible gambling

Last updated 2026-10-11

GoalCast is for adults aged 18 and over. Football predictions are meant to make watching the game more interesting. They are not a way to earn a living, clear a debt or solve a money problem.

What the numbers really mean

  • A probability is not a promise. A pick rated 85% still loses about one time in seven.
  • Accumulators lose far more often than their individual legs. Five 85% picks together land less than half the time.
  • Bookmakers build a margin into every price. Over time, most people who bet lose money. Our own model does not beat the bookmakers, and the model page says so.

Keeping control

  • Set a budget before you start and treat it as the cost of entertainment. When it is gone, stop.
  • Never chase losses. Betting more to win back what you lost is how small losses become large ones.
  • Do not bet with money you need for rent, food, bills or debts, and never with borrowed money.
  • Set a time limit as well as a money limit.
  • Do not bet when upset, stressed or after drinking.
  • Take breaks. Most licensed bookmakers let you set deposit limits, time-outs and self-exclusion. Use them.

Signs that betting is becoming a problem

  • spending more money or time on betting than you intended
  • hiding your betting from family or friends, or lying about it
  • borrowing, selling things or missing bills to fund it
  • feeling anxious, irritable or low when you try to stop
  • betting to escape worries or to recover earlier losses

If any of these sound familiar, talking to someone helps, and the sooner the better.

Where to get help

These services are free and confidential.

If you are in immediate distress or thinking about harming yourself, contact your local emergency services now.

Under 18

It is illegal for anyone under 18 to gamble in most countries. If you share a device with children, consider parental-control software that blocks gambling sites.