Gaming

Gaming can expose you to risks such as online abuse, scams targeting personal information, spending too much time online and online gambling.

This page offers general information. Targeted advice about online gaming is available for kids, young people, parents and female gamers.

• If another player is behaving badly or making you uncomfortable, block them from your players list.
• Report poor behaviour to the game developers.
• Respect others in the game.
• Be aware of game classifications and age restrictions.
• Keep personal details private.

Read online safety advice for popular games, including voice and text chat apps used while gaming in The eSafety Guide.

Find out more about adult cyber abuse and online scams and identity theft.

Online gambling is a distinct and ever-increasing form of online gaming. It comes in many forms, from lottery tickets, to betting on sporting games and racing, to card games like poker. There are many games and social media apps that look like gambling websites, which may ask you to pay money to play or access features.

You need to be aware that some online games are actually considered to be gambling sites and are designed to make money for the company providing the service, not the user.

If you are under the age of 18, gambling is an illegal activity whether you play online or offline.