Gambling should cost the amount you settled on beforehand and nothing more. Treat it as paid entertainment rather than income or a way to win back losses. Nobody under 18 may hold an account.
Tools we set up on request
- Deposit limit: you pick the amount and the period, and we hold you to both.
- Cooling-off: a pause that locks your account for a while.
- Self-exclusion: a longer block on your account.
- Closure: your account shut when you ask.
Request any of these through live chat, staffed 24/7, or our support inbox.
Outside GAMSTOP
We sit outside UK Gambling Commission licensing and outside GAMSTOP, the national self-exclusion scheme. Signing up to GAMSTOP will not stop an account with us. If you are registered there, please do not play here, and ask our team to shut you out too.
Software that blocks gambling
Gamban can lock gambling sites and apps on phones and computers, and it covers sites outside GAMSTOP as well.
Warning signs
- Betting more to recover what you lost.
- Dipping into money meant for rent, bills or food.
- Borrowing, or selling belongings, to keep playing.
- Keeping your gambling secret, or feeling on edge when you cannot play.
Help that costs nothing
- GamCare: call 0808 8020 133 for the National Gambling Helpline, free, confidential and open day and night.
- GambleAware: guidance, a self-check and routes to treatment.
- Gordon Moody: recovery support, residential and online.
- Gamblers Anonymous: meetings with others who have been there, in person or online.