Set Your Limit Before You Go
This page helps you set two limits before a first visit to Starlight Casino in Queensborough: one for money, one for time.
It also covers simple ways to stick to them, and where to turn if that gets hard.
Two numbers, set at home
Starlight Casino New Westminster is open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year. No closing time will ever tell you to go home. Lights, sound and steady activity can make it easy to lose track of the hour.
That is why the two numbers belong at home, before you leave. Pick an amount of money you can spend without missing it. Then pick a time when you will walk out, no matter how the evening has gone. Both choices are easier at a kitchen table than beside a busy game.
Once you have both numbers, the tool on this page turns them into a short reminder note. Keep it on your phone or in your pocket. It is there to read when a decision starts to feel fuzzy.
Simple ways to keep your limit
- Bring only your limit in cash. If the money in your pocket is the whole budget, the limit mostly keeps itself.
- Leave debit and credit cards at home. Without them, there is no quick way to add more once the cash is gone.
- Set a phone alarm for your time limit. When it rings, finish what you are doing and head for the door.
- Decide in advance what to do if you win early. The answer is to leave, and that money goes home with you.
- Never try to chase losses. Money already spent is gone, and spending more to recover it only pushes past your limit.
When a limit gets hard to keep
If keeping a limit starts to feel hard, Gambling Support BC is a free, confidential line open 24/7 at 1-888-795-6111. For a longer break, Game Break is BCLC's voluntary self-exclusion program. You can enrol in person at any casino, community gaming centre or commercial bingo hall with government-issued photo ID. A GameSense Advisor or staff member guides you through it and takes a photo. Asking for either kind of help is a normal, sensible step.