Help and method
Help lines, and how this guide works
In Manitoba, help with gambling is free and confidential, and a phone line answers at any hour of the day or night. The second half of this page explains how the First Light desk checks the facts in this guide.
By the First Light deskChecked October 10, 2026
Day or night
Where to call
- Manitoba's Gambling Helpline answers at 1-800-463-1554, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, free and confidential. It is run by Shared Health, formerly the Addictions Foundation of Manitoba, which also offers free counselling.
- The Hope for Wellness Helpline offers support to Indigenous people across Canada, 24/7, at 1-855-242-3310 or online.
- Manitoba Liquor & Lotteries runs Voluntary Self-Exclusion for the Casinos of Winnipeg, Shark Club Gaming Centre and PlayNow.com. First Nations casinos run their own programmes, and South Beach Casino & Resort publishes no self-exclusion details on its pages.
Before the trip
Setting a limit for the night
Before leaving the city, decide how much time and money the night at the casino will take, and stop there. Keep the room key and the return plan apart from the casino budget. The resort's own pages carry the line "BET WITH YOUR HEAD, NOT OVER IT!" with a link to provincial gambling help. In Manitoba, nobody under 18 may take part in provincial gaming. Anyone who appears to be a minor must show ID that proves their age.
Method
About the First Light desk
Scanterbury at First Light is written and signed collectively as the First Light desk. That is a shared name, not a person, and no page carries a personal byline. The guide is independent: it is not a casino and not the resort's own site, takes no bets and has no accounts.
Facts were checked on October 10, 2026, against the resort's own pages, the LGCA, Manitoba Liquor & Lotteries, Shared Health and OpenStreetMap. Distances are straight lines between map coordinates, not road distances, and roads are longer.
Nothing about readers is kept beyond the colour theme chosen in the browser tab. There are no forms, comments or accounts.
Questions
Questions from the road
Is the Gambling Helpline open at night?
Yes, it is: 1-800-463-1554 answers 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, including late at night.
Does calling the helpline cost anything?
No, the helpline is free and confidential. Shared Health, formerly the Addictions Foundation of Manitoba, runs the line and also offers free counselling.
Who writes this guide?
The guide is written and signed collectively as the First Light desk. That name belongs to no single person, and the site has no named author or personal bylines.
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