91 Club - Responsible Gaming
91 Club responsible gaming: how to set deposit and time limits, recognise problem-gambling warning signs, self-exclude, and reach confidential 18+ support helplines.
Play within your limits
Responsible gaming at 91 Club starts before you open the app. Decide on a fixed entertainment budget, an amount you are genuinely comfortable losing, and treat it the same way you would treat the cost of a meal or a movie ticket. A practical starting point for casual players is ₹200 to ₹500 per session; anything above ₹1,000 in a single sitting should prompt a pause and a review of your monthly discretionary spend. Never fund your account with money set aside for rent, groceries, EMIs or family emergencies.
Set a hard session timer before you start playing. Most Android and iOS devices have built-in Digital Wellbeing or Screen Time tools that can enforce a daily app limit for 91 Club, use them. When the alarm sounds, stop regardless of whether you are ahead or behind. Chasing a winning streak or trying to recover losses in one sitting are the two fastest routes to overspending. Keeping sessions short, planned and time-bounded turns gaming into genuine recreation rather than a compulsion.
Warning signs of problem gambling
Problem gambling rarely announces itself loudly. It usually begins as small habit creep, slightly longer sessions, slightly higher stakes, before it starts affecting your finances, relationships and mental health. Key behavioural signals include consistently spending more than you planned, feeling restless or irritable when you are not playing, returning immediately after a loss to "win it back," and hiding your gaming activity or UPI transaction history from family members.
Financial and emotional red flags are equally important. Persistent guilt after playing, mood swings tied directly to game outcomes, difficulty paying regular bills because gaming funds were redirected, or borrowing money via apps such as PhonePe's credit line or Google Pay's "Buy Now Pay Later" feature specifically to fund play, all of these indicate that gaming has moved beyond entertainment. If you recognise three or more of these signs, use the limit tools in your account or contact one of the support services listed below without delay.
Deposit, loss and time limits
91 Club provides built-in limit tools accessible directly from your account settings. A deposit limit caps the total amount you can add to your wallet over a daily, weekly or monthly period. A loss limit halts play automatically once your net losses reach your chosen ceiling, for example, setting a ₹300 daily loss limit means the platform stops accepting bets once you have lost that amount, regardless of the time of day. A session time limit triggers an automatic logout once your pre-set duration expires.
Reductions to any limit take effect immediately. Requests to increase a limit are subject to a mandatory 24-hour cooling-off period before they activate, giving you time to reconsider. The deposit cap applies equally across all payment methods. Review and update your limits whenever your financial circumstances change, setting them at account creation, rather than in the heat of a session, is one of the most effective responsible gaming habits you can build.
Self-exclusion and cool-off
If limits alone are not enough, 91 Club offers two stronger tools. A cool-off period temporarily suspends your account for a short defined window, 24 hours, 48 hours or 7 days, during which you cannot log in, deposit or play. It is ideal when you feel your play is becoming unhealthy but want a brief structured break rather than a permanent exit. A self-exclusion is a longer-term block lasting 30 days, 90 days, 6 months or indefinitely. During self-exclusion your account is fully deactivated, marketing communications are stopped, and any remaining balance is held securely until the exclusion period ends.
To activate either option, navigate to Account → Responsible Gaming → Self-Exclusion within the 91 Club app, or contact 91 Club's own support team directly through their official app or website. We recommend self-exclusion over simply deleting the app, without a formal exclusion on record, creating a new account remains possible, which defeats the purpose of the break. Take the extra step and protect yourself at the account level.