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18+For entertainment onlyNo real money playNo prizes of monetary valueNo in-app purchases

Arcadekite
2,500 lift

Safe Landing

Safe Landing: Responsible Play at Arcadekite

Arcadekite is for adults 18+ and for entertainment only. There is no real money play, nothing to buy and no prizes of monetary value. Even so, games of chance can take more time and attention than people mean to give them. These tools and links help keep play a pastime.

A parafoil kite coming down gently on an empty beach at blue hour

Tools on this device

Every tool works in this browser and is kept even if you reject storage, because a pause that vanished on the next visit would not be much use. Nothing is sent to us.

Check-ins

A check-in shows how long you have played this session, how many rounds, and how your lift has moved. You can land for now (the kites rest 10 minutes and the next session starts fresh) or keep flying.

Round cap

A cap on the rounds you play in one session. You get a notice five rounds before it. At the cap, the kites rest for 20 minutes and cannot be reopened early.

Pause the kites

Choose how long the six games stay closed on this device.

A pause of 4 hours or more is firm: it can be made longer, never shorter. A 15-minute pause can be lifted.

Calm mode

No spinning reels, turning rings, tumbling dice or drifting lines, and a gap of a second and a half between rounds. Useful late in the evening, and if motion bothers you.

This session so far

A two-minute self-check

Nine statements about the last few months. Choose how often each is true. Your answers are scored on this page and are not stored or sent anywhere. This is not a diagnosis; it is a prompt to think.

  1. I play for longer than I meant to.
  2. I keep playing to win back lift I have lost.
  3. I feel restless or irritable when I try to stop.
  4. I play to escape worries or a low mood.
  5. I stay up later than I want to because of games like these.
  6. I have played games of chance with real money to chase a feeling I had here.
  7. People close to me have said I play too much.
  8. I have hidden how much I play.
  9. I think about the next session when I am doing other things.

Signs worth noticing

  • Sessions run much longer than you planned.
  • You play to get back to where you were, not because it is fun.
  • You feel low or on edge when you stop.
  • Play crowds out sleep, meals, work or people.
  • You hide how much you play from people close to you.
  • You have started, or gone back to, gambling with real money.

Our field note Reeling in says more about these signs.

Blocking gambling elsewhere

Arcadekite has no real money and no links to gambling sites. If real-money gambling is a worry, these steps put distance between you and it:

  • GAMSTOP: free self-exclusion from every gambling website and app licensed in Great Britain, for 6 months, 1 year or 5 years.
  • Gamban: software that blocks gambling sites and apps on your devices.
  • Bank gambling blocks: most UK banks let you block gambling payments on your card in their app, often with a waiting time before the block can be removed.

Free, confidential support in the UK

  • GamCareThe National Gambling Helpline, free on 0808 8020 133, with live chat, 24 hours a day.
  • Gordon MoodyResidential treatment, online programmes and support for people affected by gambling.
  • Gambling TherapyFree online support, groups and chat in many languages.
  • NHSAdvice on gambling harm and referral to NHS specialist gambling clinics.
  • Gamblers AnonymousPeer support meetings in person and online.
  • SamaritansIf you are struggling to cope, call 116 123 for free, any time.

If someone close to you plays too much

Gambling harm reaches families and friends too. GamCare's helpline is open to anyone affected by someone else's gambling, and Gordon Moody and Gambling Therapy run support for affected others. Talk to the person when things are calm, say what you have noticed rather than what they are, and look after your own money and wellbeing.

Under 18?

Arcadekite is closed to under-18s and asks every visitor their age before anything else. If you are under 18 and worried about gaming or gambling, Childline is free and confidential on 0800 1111. Parents and carers can find device and app controls at Internet Matters.

What we promise

  • No real money play, no purchases, no adverts and no prizes of monetary value.
  • No timers that pull you back: no daily drops, no countdowns and no rewards for coming back.
  • No invented players, scores or reviews.
  • Results are drawn first and shown as they are: no slowed reels, no staged near misses.
  • Every pause you set is honoured on this device, and firm pauses cannot be shortened.

Questions about play and wellbeing go to care@arcadekite.co.uk. Playing or success in these games does not imply future success at real-money gambling.