Responsible Gambling

Last updated: 13 November 2026

This website is not an operator and does not offer gambling. We list operators for adults, and we think you should know the risks, the warning signs and where free help is available before you use any of them.

Where to get help now

These national services are free and confidential, and you do not need to be sure you have a problem to use them.

• GambleAware. Free, confidential advice and support, a self-assessment, a spend calculator and a finder for support services across Great Britain. It also runs the National Gambling Helpline.
• GAMSTOP. The free, UK-wide online self-exclusion scheme. One registration blocks you from accounts with licensed online operators that take part.
• Gambling Therapy. Free online advice and support, including one-to-one sessions with a trained therapist, from the charity Gordon Moody.
• National Gambling Helpline: 0808 8020 133, free, 24 hours a day, every day of the year, for England and Scotland (Wales has its own helpline, below). The number is the one printed on GambleAware's help page, which also offers WhatsApp.
• Samaritans: 116 123, free, day or night, if you are in distress or having thoughts of harming yourself.

If you are in immediate danger, call 999. You can also speak to your GP, who can refer you to NHS services.

How gambling can cause harm

Most people who gamble never have a serious problem, but the harm when it happens is real and often spreads beyond the person gambling.

• Financial: spending more than you planned, borrowing, missed bills, debt, arrears and, at worst, losing your home.
• Psychological: anxiety, guilt, shame, low mood, sleeplessness and, for some, thoughts of self-harm.
• Family and relationships: secrecy, arguments, broken trust, and children who feel the strain at home.
• Work and daily life: poor concentration, missed shifts, lost jobs and neglected health.

Chasing losses

Chasing losses means gambling again, often with bigger amounts, to win back what you have just lost. It feels logical, but every bet is independent: past losses do not make a win more likely, and the odds are set in the operator's favour. Chasing turns a loss you could absorb into a larger one, and it is one of the most common routes into serious harm.

• Decide your limit before you start, and stop when you reach it.
• Treat a loss as the price of the entertainment, not as a debt to be won back.
• If you catch yourself thinking "one more go", stop and step away from the screen.
• Never borrow, or use money meant for bills, rent or food, in order to gamble.

Warning signs

Consider asking for help if you recognise several of these.

• You spend more time or money gambling than you meant to.
• You gamble to escape stress, boredom or low mood.
• You chase losses, or gamble with larger sums to feel the same excitement.
• You hide your gambling, or lie about how much you spend.
• You borrow money, sell things or skip bills to gamble.
• You feel irritable or restless when you try to cut down.
• Gambling is affecting your work, health or relationships.
• You think about gambling most of the time.

For a private check, try theGambleAware self-assessment. It does not diagnose anything, but it can help you see where you stand.

Tools to stay in control

Licensed operators provide ways to control your play. They normally include these, found in your account settings or through customer support.

• Deposit limits: a cap on what you can add to your account per day, week or month. Set one before you play.
• Time limits and reality checks: prompts that show how long you have been playing and what you have spent.
• Time-outs: a short break from your account.
• Account history: a record of what you have deposited, staked, won and lost. Check it regularly.
• Self-exclusion: a longer block; see below.

You can also block gambling sites and apps on your own devices with software such as Gamban(has a free trial) orBetBlocker(free). Practical habits help too: keep gambling money separate from everyday money, take regular breaks, do not gamble when tired, upset or after drinking, and tell someone you trust what you are doing.

Self-exclusion

GAMSTOP, for all licensed online operators

GAMSTOPis a free service. You register once, choose how long to be excluded, and licensed online operators serving Great Britain that take part must then refuse to open or keep an account for you and stop sending you marketing. It does not cover unlicensed sites, which you should never use. Consider blocking software as well, for the times when you might be tempted.

Asking a single operator

You can ask any licensed operator directly. Contact its customer support or use the account settings, say that you want to self-exclude and for how long. The operator must close your account, stop marketing to you and not let you open a new one until the period ends. Do it for every operator you use, or use GAMSTOP to cover them all.

To check that an operator is licensed, search theGambling Commission's public register; see Player information.

Treatment and support services

The details below come from each service's own website and can change, so check before you travel or send anything. Most services start with a call, an online form or a referral from a GP, not a visit.

England

The NHS runs specialist gambling clinics in England, covering different regions. You can refer yourself, or ask a GP. The NHS lists them on itsgambling addiction page, including the national clinic in London, and the Northern, Southern, West Midlands, East Midlands, East of England and South West services.

Phone numbers and addresses printed on the services' own sites:

Scotland and Wales

Wales has an NHS gambling treatment service and helpline run by Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board, listed with its contact details inGambleAware's service finder.

Scotland does not have the network of NHS specialist gambling clinics that England has, and provision is changing. Start with your GP, withNHS inform, or with the National Gambling Helpline above, which can tell you what is available where you live.

The full list of providers across Great Britain, by area, is inGambleAware's support finder.

Money worries

Debt caused by gambling can be dealt with. Free, independent debt advice is available fromStepChange,National DebtlineandCitizens Advice.

If someone else gambles

Living with someone's gambling is hard. The National Gambling Helpline and GambleAware both help family and friends as well as the person gambling. Talk to the person calmly and without blame, protect your own money and accounts, and look after yourself too.

Contact

If you see a problem with this page, or a young person using a service they should not, write to support@7topukcasinos.com. See alsoPlayer information.