Online bingo is a highly popular online game enjoyed by thousands of people daily, and it can be a pleasant leisure activity. It remains harmless as long as the player stays in control of himself/herself and does not indulge in an excess of gambling.

Some online bingo websites have adopted several effective measures to help their clients handle their betting sensibly and help them in other ways if they are in difficulties.

Online bingo remains a fun activity as long as people play within their limits. Some bingo websites have introduced an option for setting a limit on the frequency of play and on the maximum deposit level. For this, players are directed to go to a specific place on the website and set weekly or daily deposit limits. A decrease in frequency or in the maximum deposit limit takes effect immediately. If a player wishes to increase his frequency or maximum deposit level, it takes twenty four hours to come into effect.

Another step is a customer can request his account to be closed if he feels that he is spending money beyond his means on online bingo. The website closes the account and undertakes to prevent that customer from opening new accounts in the future.

Online Bingo websites also have provisions so that customers can look at their full account history in a My Account section. Here they get a full view of all the games they have ever played and what they staked on the games.

The online bingo websites that actively implement measures towards social responsibility and player protection, help their customers play bingo with responsibility. They follow practices like verifying the age of people wishing to join the website (the legal age requirement being 18+). They set in place practices to control customer spend. They offer information on responsible gambling and where their customers can get support and advice. They conduct customer services training to address gambling problems and they conduct consultations with GamCare in developing new products and technologies. They also provide support for GamCare's work to study gambling problems and its social impact.

If a customer is unsure whether he has developed a problem with gambling or not, the online bingo website offers methods for self assessment; the customer uses a check-list with questions, and if he tests positive, he is advised to get in touch with the website's customer service or Gamblers Anonymous or Gamcare to seek professional help.