Help and support

If betting has stopped being fun, costs more than you meant to spend, or worries someone close to you, help is free and confidential.

Keeping control

• Decide in advance how much you can afford to lose, and stop when it is gone.
• Never bet to win back losses. The margin stays in every price, whatever happened before.
• Do not bet with money meant for bills, savings or debts, or with borrowed money.
• Take a break if you notice you are betting more often, or thinking about betting much more, than before.

Where to get help

Worldwide

• Gamblers Anonymous — Free peer-support meetings worldwide
• BetBlocker — Free software that blocks gambling sites on your devices
• Gamban — Paid app that blocks gambling sites and apps

United States

• National Problem Gambling Helpline (NCPG) · 1-800-MY-RESET — 24/7; NCPG's national number since January 2026

United Kingdom

• National Gambling Helpline (GamCare) · 0808 8020 133 — Free, confidential, 24/7
• GAMSTOP — Blocks you from all UK-licensed gambling sites at once

Brazil

• Plataforma Centralizada de Autoexclusão — Official platform: blocks every authorised betting site at once (gov.br account)
• CVV — Centro de Valorização da Vida · 188 — Free emotional support, 24/7
• Jogadores Anônimos — Peer-support groups

Spain

• FEJAR · 900 200 225 — Free, anonymous helpline of the Spanish federation of recovering gamblers

Mexico

• Línea de la Vida (CONASAMA) · 800 911 2000 — Free national mental-health and addictions line, 24/7

Canada

• ConnexOntario · 1-866-531-2600 — Ontario, 24/7

Australia

• BetStop — National self-exclusion register
• Gambling Help Online · 1800 858 858 — 24/7 counselling

New Zealand

• Gambling Helpline · 0800 654 655 — Free, 24/7

Germany

• Check dein Spiel — Information, self-tests and counselling

France

• Joueurs Info Service · 09 74 75 13 13 — Helpline

Denmark

• ROFUS — National self-exclusion register
• StopSpillet — Support line

Sweden

• Spelpaus — National self-exclusion
• Stödlinjen — Support line for gamblers and relatives

South Africa

• South African Responsible Gambling Foundation · 0800 006 008 — Free counselling

Contacts were checked when this page was updated. If one has changed, please tell us.