What is Cool-Off Period?

A cool-off period is a short, self-imposed break from an account — typically 24 hours to six weeks — during which deposits and play are blocked but the account is not closed. It sits between a reality check, which only interrupts, and self-exclusion, which is long and hard to reverse. The distinction that matters is reversibility: most regulators require that a cool-off cannot be lifted early on request, because a limit you can undo in the moment you most want to undo it is not a limit. If an operator offers instant reversal, that is a sign of a weak implementation rather than good service. A cool-off applies to one operator only. Blocking a single account while a dozen others remain open is the most common way this tool is undermined in practice.