Gambling help lines for London readers

01Where to call, text or enrol

• ConnexOntario: call 1-866-531-2600, text CONNEX to 247247 or use the live chat at connexontario.ca. Help is free, confidential and open 24/7.
• 988: the Suicide Crisis Helpline answers at 988, 24/7, for anyone in a crisis.
• My PlayBreak, OLG's self-exclusion program, bars entry to every Ontario casino for 3 or 6 months, or 1 to 5 years. Enrolment runs through the OLG Support Centre at 1-800-387-0098, staff on site or a PlaySmart Centre.
• BetGuard at betguard.ca, run by iGaming Ontario, opts a person out of every regulated online gaming site in Ontario, OLG.ca included. Terms are 6 months, 1 year, 5 years or a custom length, and it does not cover land-based casinos.

02Set the limit before going in

The casino floor at 900 King Street is open 24 hours a day. Live tables run from 12 pm to 6 am, which is 18 hours of table play a day. Nothing on that schedule marks the end of a night, so the end has to be chosen in advance. Set an amount and a stop time before going through the door, and leave when either one is reached. Entry is for guests 19 or older, under Ontario's Gaming Control Act, 1992.