Yono Games Responsible Gaming Guide 2026 — Play Safe, Play Smart

1. Budget first. Decide a monthly amount you can lose without changing life. That is your ceiling — never top up mid-month.
2. Time-box every session. 45 minutes max. Set a phone timer.
3. Withdraw wins immediately. Anything above 2× buy-in leaves the app the same session.
4. Never chase. If you're down 50% of session budget, stop.

• Deposit limit — set daily/weekly/monthly cap. Change takes effect only after 24-hour cooldown.
• Time-out — 24-hour to 30-day pause. Login blocked for the duration.
• Self-exclusion — 6-month or permanent account closure. Cannot be undone quickly by design.
• Reality check pop-ups — enable session length reminders.

1. Playing longer than you planned, often.
2. Depositing again after promising yourself you wouldn't.
3. Lying to family about how much you play or lose.
4. Missing sleep, work or study for a session.
5. Feeling anxious away from the app.
6. Borrowing money to play or repay losses.
7. Believing you're "due for a win".
8. Playing to escape stress or sadness, not fun.
9. Withdrawing socially from friends or family.
10. Hiding transaction SMS/emails.

Chasing rarely works because the house edge is fixed each round — every extra ₹100 spent has the same negative expected value. The brain frames it as "I only need one big hand" but statistically 4 in 5 chase sessions end with a bigger loss than the starting deficit.

• Never play in front of children.
• Keep a shared spreadsheet with your partner of monthly gaming spend if that helps accountability.
• Never share your KYC-verified account with anyone.

• iCall — 9152987821, free counseling in 9 Indian languages.
• Vandrevala Foundation — 1860-2662-345, 24×7 mental health helpline.
• Fortis Stress Helpline — 8376804102.
• Local NIMHANS: 080-46110007.

Be honest early. Show the wallet history. Ask your bank to add a cooling-off block on your UPI for a month. Recovery from problem gaming is faster the earlier the reset begins.

1. Uninstall the app; delete the .apk file.
2. Remove UPI PIN autofill for the gaming app.
3. Move gaming budget out of your daily-use bank into a locked savings.
4. Replace with sport, gym, walk — anything with dopamine loop.
5. Journal each urge — writing it defuses 70% of impulses within 10 minutes.

Serious Yono publishers now offer session-time nudges, deposit-limit dashboards, one-click self-exclusion and monthly loss reports. If your app hides these, that alone is a reason to leave.