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Responsible Gambling

Find support and information about managing gambling-related harm.

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If gambling is affecting your money, wellbeing or relationships, you do not have to deal with it alone. Help is available whether you want to stop gambling, are worried about someone else, or are unsure where to begin. You do not need a diagnosis or a large debt to ask for support.

Need urgent help?

If you or someone else is in immediate danger, call your local emergency number or go to the nearest emergency department. If you feel at risk of harming yourself, seek urgent crisis support and tell someone you trust. Gambling helplines and email services are not a replacement for emergency care.

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Find gambling support near you

This directory brings together 52 organisations, services and support directories, followed by practical tools for restricting gambling access. Choose a region below. Each service name links directly to its official website.

Where to start: in immediate danger, call your local emergency number; otherwise choose your region, pick counselling, peer groups or information services, and consider self-exclusion and blocking tools.Where to start: in immediate danger, call your local emergency number; otherwise choose your region, pick counselling, peer groups or information services, and consider self-exclusion and blocking tools.

Before you contact a service: check its current opening hours, location, age requirements, languages and any charges. Domestic freephone and short-code numbers may not work from abroad. Where a phone number is unsuitable, use the official website to find chat, online meetings or other contact options.

Choosing the right help: counselling and treatment services offer professional support; peer groups connect people with shared experiences; information services help you find local care. Education programmes and self-exclusion tools have different roles and are labelled below. Services may receive public, charitable or gambling-industry funding; their websites explain their arrangements.

Worldwide and online support

  • Gamblers Anonymous (International, Peer support): Find in-person, telephone and online meetings for people who want to stop gambling.
  • Gam-Anon (International, Family and friends): Peer support for people affected by someone else’s gambling, with local and virtual meeting directories.
  • Gambling Therapy (International, Online support): Online emotional support and practical guidance for gambling-related difficulties, with multilingual support options.
  • SMART Recovery (International, Peer support): Recovery meetings and practical tools for addictive behaviours, including gambling. Check local and online meeting availability.

United Kingdom and Ireland

  • GamCare (England and Scotland, Helpline and support): Gambling support by phone and online, and help finding appropriate services. National Gambling Helpline: 0808 8020 133.
  • NHS gambling treatment clinics (England, Specialist treatment): NHS guidance links to regional gambling clinics and explains self-referral and support for families.
  • All-Wales Gambling Helpline (Wales, Helpline and referral): NHS advice, support and routes into specialist treatment for people affected by gambling. Call 0808 281 9265.
  • Gordon Moody (United Kingdom, Treatment): Specialist gambling recovery programmes, including residential treatment. See the service’s assessment and eligibility information.
  • Gambling with Lives (United Kingdom, Bereavement support): Support for families bereaved by gambling-related suicide, including therapeutic support and help navigating investigations.
  • Ygam (United Kingdom, Prevention and education): Resources and training for adults supporting children and young people around gaming and gambling harms. This is an education service, not a crisis helpline.
  • Dunlewey Addiction Services (Northern Ireland and Republic of Ireland, Counselling): Support for people affected by their own or someone else’s gambling. Northern Ireland: 08000 886 725; Republic of Ireland: 1800 936 725.
  • GamblingCare (Republic of Ireland, Support and referral): Information and routes to gambling support for individuals and families. National Gambling Helpline: 1800 936 725.

Australia and New Zealand

  • Gambling Help Online (Australia, Online counselling): Online counselling, information and self-help resources. Australia’s national gambling helpline is 1800 858 858.
  • GambleAware NSW (Australia — New South Wales, Local support): Find gambling support, help for family and friends, and Aboriginal and multilingual service options.
  • Gambling support services (Australia — South Australia, Local service directory): State government directory for gambling counselling, financial and family support, and help with barring.
  • Gambling Helpline (New Zealand, Helpline): Support for gambling concerns throughout New Zealand. Call 0800 654 655 or text 8006.
  • Problem Gambling Foundation (PGF) (New Zealand, Counselling and peer support): Gambling counselling, advice, peer support and regional clinics for people affected by their own or another person’s gambling.
  • Mapu Maia (New Zealand, Pacific community support): Support for Pacific people and families, including gambling harm and mental wellbeing.
  • Asian Family Services (New Zealand, Culturally responsive support): Support for Asian communities, including people and families affected by gambling harm. Ask about language options.

United States and Canada

  • National Council on Problem Gambling (NCPG) (United States, Helpline and referral): The National Problem Gambling Helpline connects people with help in their state. Call or text 1-800-MY-RESET; online chat is linked on the official website.
  • ConnexOntario (Canada — Ontario, Information and referral): Confidential information and connections to gambling treatment, counselling and community services in Ontario.
  • Gambling Support BC (Canada — British Columbia, Gambling support): Provincial gambling support services and resources for people experiencing gambling harm and those close to them.
  • Jeu : aide et référence (Canada — Quebec, Helpline and referral): Support and referrals for people concerned about gambling, including relatives and friends.

Continental Europe

  • Spielsuchthilfe (Austria, Counselling and treatment): Gambling counselling, therapy and support for people who gamble and their relatives.
  • Gokhulp (Belgium — Dutch-language support, Online help): Gambling self-help information and routes to online counselling. Follow the site’s current service and programme links.
  • Multiple Intervention Centre (Cyprus, Advice and treatment referral): The national Safer Gambling website explains support through the centre’s 1454 helpline.
  • Naberte kurz — Podané ruce (Czech Republic, Online support): Anonymous help for people who gamble and their loved ones, including support with reducing harm or stopping.
  • StopSpillet (Denmark, Helpline): The Danish Gambling Authority’s confidential gambling advice service. Call 70 22 28 25.
  • Peluuri (Finland, Helpline and online support): Gambling support for individuals and loved ones, with information about telephone, chat and online programmes. Call 0800 100 101.
  • Joueurs Info Service (France, Helpline and service directory): Public gambling information, confidential support and a directory of local treatment services. Call 09 74 75 13 13.
  • Check dein Spiel (Germany, Counselling and self-help): Gambling information, online help and routes to counselling from Germany’s federal health education service.
  • KETHEA (Greece, Treatment and helpline): Addiction support with a dedicated gambling helpline, 1114. Check the website for current treatment services.
  • Istituto Superiore di Sanità — Uscire dal Gioco (Italy, National helpline): Public-health gambling support and guidance through the national helpline: 800 558 822.
  • Responsible Gaming Foundation (Malta, Helpline and support): Gambling support and guidance for people affected and their dependants. Supportline: 1777.
  • OpenOverGokken (Netherlands, Helpline and online support): The current support platform formerly known as Loket Kansspel. Telephone, chat and WhatsApp options; helpline 0800 24 000 22.
  • Hjelpelinjen (Norway, Helpline): Anonymous advice about gambling problems for people who gamble and those concerned about them.
  • ICAD — Linha Vida 1414 (Portugal, Counselling and referral): The regulator’s support page explains ICAD’s 1414 advice service and access to addiction support. This is separate from self-exclusion applications.
  • FEJAR (Spain, Support and treatment network): Gambling support and links to member associations offering help to people affected by gambling and their families.
  • Stödlinjen (Sweden, Helpline and chat): National gambling support by telephone and chat, including help for people concerned about someone else.
  • SOS Spielsucht (Switzerland, Counselling directory): Gambling help, online counselling routes and local support services. The website also points French-speaking readers to SOS Jeu.
  • YEDAM — Yeşilay Counselling Centres (Türkiye, Counselling): Psychological and social support for addictions, including gambling, and help for relatives. Advice line: 115.

Asia

Africa

  • South African Responsible Gambling Foundation (South Africa, Counselling and treatment): Free, confidential gambling treatment and counselling for people affected by gambling problems.
  • GamHelp Kenya (Kenya, Counselling and peer support): Gambling counselling, recovery support and help for affected families. See the service’s current contact and referral options.

Latin America

Self-exclusion and gambling-blocking tools

These tools can create barriers to gambling while you seek support. They do not replace counselling, and each covers particular operators, venues or devices. Check exactly what is included before relying on a tool.

  • GAMSTOP Online (Great Britain, Self-exclusion): Register to exclude yourself from online gambling services covered by the Great Britain scheme. Check the website for its scope and available exclusion periods.
  • BetStop (Australia, Self-exclusion): The national register covers licensed Australian online and telephone wagering providers. It does not cover every form of gambling or overseas gambling websites.
  • BetBlocker (International, Device blocking): A charity offering free software to restrict access to gambling websites and apps. Check device compatibility and setup guidance.

Taking the first step

You can start a conversation with: “Gambling is affecting me and I would like to talk about my options.” A helpline can explain what happens next. If the first service is not suitable, ask it to suggest another local option.

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Signs that support could help include chasing losses, borrowing to gamble, spending money needed for essentials, and gambling that is harming your health or relationships. The NHS guide to gambling-related harm explains warning signs and treatment options.

Practical steps include taking a break from gambling, asking your bank about gambling payment blocks, and arranging self-exclusion from the sites or venues you use. Protect money needed for rent, food and bills, and seek qualified debt advice if you are struggling. Trying to win back losses can make financial problems worse.

Staying in control if you choose to gamble

  • Treat gambling as paid entertainment, not as a way to make money.
  • Decide how much money and time you can afford before you start, and stop when you reach either limit.
  • Use the deposit, loss and time limits and reality checks that licensed operators offer, and set them before you play.
  • Never gamble with money needed for essentials, never borrow to gamble, and do not chase losses.
  • Avoid gambling when you are upset, stressed or have been drinking.
  • Read the terms of any bonus first: wagering requirements and withdrawal limits can encourage you to play longer than you planned.
  • Take regular breaks, and use self-exclusion if you feel you are losing control.
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Support for family and friends

You can seek help even if the person who gambles is not ready to. Gam-Anon and many of the counselling services above support affected relatives and friends. Talk calmly about the impact on you, look after your own wellbeing and get advice about protecting shared finances. Avoid lending money to fund further gambling.

You cannot force someone to recover. You can offer to help them contact a service, attend an appointment or explore self-exclusion. If anyone’s safety is at risk, seek emergency assistance.

If your country is not listed

Start with Gambling Therapy or the international peer-support directories above, or ask a local doctor or public mental health service about gambling treatment. Check whether online services can support people in your location and language. This is a broad directory, not a complete list of every service worldwide.

About this directory

Directory reviewed: 5 October 2026. Listings link to official provider, public-health or government sources. Contact details, hours and eligibility can change; confirm them with the service. This page provides information and signposting, not a diagnosis or an individual treatment plan.

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