On one commercial slot, 67.4% of spins paid nothing and 18.4% paid back less than the stake while still celebrating. Only 14.2% were real wins.
Source: Dixon et al., Addiction, 2010FOR THE LATE-NIGHT SPINS.
The machine celebrated. Your balance didn’t.
Lights, sounds and “wins” that pay back less than you put in. Online slots are built to keep your thumb moving. Stepping away starts with seeing the trick, then closing the door.
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SOUND FAMILIAR?
You’re not the only one who knows these moments.
Tap the ones that sound like you. Nothing is saved.
THE HONEST NUMBERS
No scare tactics. Just what the research says.
With the sounds on, two in three lab players counted a “win” that paid back less than their stake as a win. The celebration is louder than the maths.
Source: Dixon et al., 2010 & 2014A US study of 717,724 people’s card records found 96% lost money gambling online over about five years. A working paper, but the longest window we have.
Source: UC San Diego Rady School (Wilbur et al.), 2024WHY IT’S HARD
It’s built to feel like winning while you lose.
Most spins pay nothing, and many “wins” pay back less than the stake, with the full celebration anyway. Your brain counts them as wins. That’s why stopping feels harder than it should.
The plan blocks the doors first, then works on the hour it happens: a bedtime routine that keeps the phone out of reach, and a 60-second tool for the pull.
WHAT CHANGES WITH NEWLEAVES
Every hard moment gets a plan.
Spinning in bed at 2 a.m.
A late-night plan and a check-in at your riskiest hour
Bonus emails and push offers
A checklist to unsubscribe, self-exclude and block casino payments
Chasing tonight’s losses
The urge tool: breathe, wait 60 seconds, then choose
START YOUR PLAN · QUESTION 1 OF ABOUT 20
What brought you here today?
Pick one and your plan starts building. There’s no wrong answer.
YOUR FIRST WEEK
Ten minutes a day. One small step each.
Here’s how your first seven days look. Your plan adapts to your answers.
- Day 1You showed up: three honest lines and one thing you won’t do
- Day 2Close the doors: blockers, self-exclusion and bank gambling blocks
- Day 3Money out of reach: move it before the urge arrives
- Day 4Find your trigger hour: payday, the match, the empty evening
- Day 5Ride the urge: breathe, wait, then decide
- Day 6Tell one person, with a script if the words won’t come
- Day 7A week bet-free: count the money and hours that stayed yours
GOOD QUESTIONS
Before you
start.
No. It walks you through setting up blockers, self-exclusion and bank gambling blocks, step by step. You need those separate tools; NewLeaves helps you actually do it and keeps you steady after.
Log it and keep going. A slip never erases the days you kept, and the next morning you get a plan for what happened, not a lecture.
NewLeaves isn’t financial advice. It helps you stop the losses growing and points you to free, confidential debt advice services, which exist in most countries.
Yes. Build your plan here in about two minutes, create an account, and start day 1 in your browser. Then sign in to the app with the same email and everything is there.
Building your plan is free. Full access starts with a free trial, and the price and renewal terms are shown clearly before you pay anything. Cancel anytime.
Your answers are saved to your own account and are never sent to advertisers. You choose whether to share anonymous analytics. Delete your account at any time.
No. NewLeaves is a self-guided daily companion, not therapy, medical treatment or an emergency service. Rowan is an optional AI companion, not a clinician.
NOT A PERFECT DAY. JUST DAY ONE.
Tonight, put the phone down first.
Build your plan on the web in about two minutes, then take it with you in the app.
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