Responsible Gambling
Other Sources of Help and Support
Blocking software
If you feel you are struggling to stay in control of your gambling, we offer free access to Gamban’s gambling blocking technology. This program allows you to block access to gambling sites for at least a year.
For more information, please click here.
Other sources of help
If you’re experiencing problems and want to talk to someone about your gambling, or you’re concerned about someone close to you, please seek help and contact any of the below:
Gambling Therapy
Gambling Therapy provides online, multi-language, support and advice. For more information, visit GamblingTherapy.org.
Gamblers Anonymous
This is a fellowship of people who share their experience, strength and hope with each other so that they may solve their common problem and help others to recover from gambling problems. You can find an A-Z international list of locations where meeting are held here.
The following organisations can help you if you’re based in the UK and Ireland:
GamCare
If you live in the UK and need to talk to someone about problem gambling, you can contact GamCare.
GamCare is a registered charity that provides confidential telephone and online support and counselling to anyone affected directly or indirectly by problem gambling. The GamCare National Helpline can be contacted 24/7 on freephone number 0808 8020 133 (free calls from all UK landlines and most major mobile neworks). Alternatively, visit Gamcare.org.uk.
Dunlewey Centre
If you live in Ireland and need to talk to someone about problem gambling, then you can contact the Dunlewey Centre, and their helpline numbers are 0800 088 6725 (NI) and 1800 936725 (ROI).
BeGambleAware
BeGambleAware offers more information on responsible gambling; please visit BeGambleAware.org.
Multi-Operator Self Exclusion Scheme
This service allows people to register an initial wish to self-exclude, add premises to an existing self-exclusion, renew a self-exclusion when it has been in place for a year and record any notifications of a request to return to gambling, after the year of self-exclusion has expired. Please visit: https://self-exclusion.co.uk.
GAMSTOP
GAMSTOP is a free service that prevents you from using gambling websites and apps run by companies licensed in Great Britain, for a period of your choosing. Please visit: https://www.gamstop.co.uk/
This page was last reviewed and updated: February 2020