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Responsible Gambling

Gambling can be addictive. This page brings together free UK support resources and practical tools to help you stay in control, or to help someone you're worried about.

🧭 GamStop UK

A free national self-exclusion scheme that lets you restrict your own access to UK-facing casino and betting brands for a period of your choosing.

gamstop.co.uk ↗

💛 BeGambleAware

Free, confidential advice, support and treatment referrals. Call the National Gambling Helpline free on 0808 8020 133, available 24 hours a day.

begambleaware.org ↗

🤝 Gamblers Anonymous

Free peer-support meetings across the UK, run by people with lived experience of problem gambling, available in person and online.

gamblersanonymous.org.uk ↗

Signs to watch for

Gambling can become a problem gradually. Some signs worth paying attention to, in yourself or someone you know:

!Spending more time or money than intended, or chasing losses
!Borrowing money or selling belongings to fund deposits
!Feeling irritable, anxious or low when trying to cut back
!Hiding activity or spending from family and friends
!Neglecting work, studies or relationships

Tools that can help

✓Deposit limits — cap how much you can add in a day, week or month
✓Time-outs — pause your account for a short cooling-off period
✓Self-exclusion — block access for six months or longer via GamStop
✓Reality checks — pop-up reminders showing time and amount spent
✓Free blocking software — tools like Gamban restrict access at the device level

Under 18? This resource isn't for you.

All brands referenced on FocusCasinoReview require account holders to be at least 18. If you're under 18, please close this page. Parents and guardians can find free parental control guidance at BeGambleAware.