Playing it cool

Everthandis runs on demo credits, so nothing you do in the huts costs you anything. Time still counts, though. This page is about keeping a beach visit the length of a beach visit.

Time is the tide here

Even with no real money involved, a demo slot can hold your attention much longer than you planned. Spins are quick, rounds are short, and one more go is always right there under your thumb. That's why limits matter on a free site too. What you're spending is the afternoon.

The tide doesn't wait, and the rest of your day won't either. That's the reason for the small card that appears at the bottom of the screen after 25 minutes. It only counts time while the page is actually showing, and it goes away with one tap. Treat it like the lifeguard's whistle: nobody's in trouble, it's just time to look up.

Simple ways to keep it easy

• Pick a stopping time before you open a hut, and set a phone alarm for it.
• Take a break every 25 minutes or so. Stand up, stretch, look at something far away.
• Skip the huts when you're upset, stressed or worn out. Demo slots won't fix a rotten day, and they can stretch one out.
• Play after the jobs are done, not instead of them.
• Keep it to one hut at a time, in one tab.
• If a session stops feeling light, close the tab. You don't owe the reels anything.

When it stops feeling like a day off

Some signs are worth noticing early, before they settle in:

• You keep playing longer than you meant to, again and again.
• You feel irritable when you can't play, or catch yourself thinking about it while doing other things.
• You play down or hide how much time you spend from the people around you.
• Sleep, work, study or meals start to slide.
• You start looking at real-money gambling to chase a feeling from demo play.

If any of that sounds familiar, the services listed further down are free to contact, and they're independent of us. Everthandis isn't a help service. We only point the way.

Leaving Everthandis

There's no account to close here, because there are no accounts. Stepping away just means closing the tab.

If you'd like to keep the site out of reach for a while, most devices and browsers can block a domain for you. Try the screen time or parental control settings on your phone or computer, a content filter on your home router, or a site-blocking browser extension, and add everthandis.com to the list. BetBlocker, listed below, is another free option.

To clear what this site stores in your browser, use the "Reset age check" button in the footer, or clear the site data for everthandis.com in your browser settings.

Help in Australia

Everthandis has no connection to any of these organisations. Each link goes to their own website.

• Gambling Help Online and the National Gambling Helpline on 1800 858 858 offer free, confidential support, available 24/7.
• BetStop is Australia's national self-exclusion scheme for online and phone wagering. Free sites such as Everthandis aren't part of it.
• Gamblers Anonymous is a mutual-support fellowship, and its website explains how to find a meeting.
• BetBlocker is free blocking software you can install on your own devices.

For mates and family

If someone close to you seems to be spending more and more time on games like these, start with a quiet chat rather than a lecture. Ask how they're going, and listen more than you talk.

You don't need the perfect words. Saying you've noticed is often enough to start. The helpline on 1800 858 858 is free, confidential and open 24/7, and there's nothing stopping you ringing about someone else's gambling rather than your own.

Demo results don't carry over

A run of good rounds in a hut means nothing for real-money gambling. Practice or success on social casino demo slots doesn't predict future results with real money, and the demo credits themselves have no value at all.

Treat whatever happens in a hut the way you'd treat a sandcastle: nice while it lasts, gone by high tide.