18+ only. GamblersScore supports safer gambling. Gambling should be treated as entertainment, never as a way to make money or recover financial losses. Only participate where gambling is permitted by applicable law and where you meet the local minimum age.
Keep Gambling Within Firm Limits
- Set deposit, loss, wagering, and time limits before you begin.
- Use only money set aside for entertainment after essential expenses are covered.
- Never borrow money to gamble and never chase losses.
- Take regular breaks and avoid gambling when stressed, upset, tired, or under the influence.
- Track your spending and time honestly.
Warning Signs
Consider taking a break and seeking support if gambling is occupying more of your thoughts, requiring larger stakes, causing secrecy or conflict, affecting work or relationships, creating financial pressure, or leading you to chase losses.
Protective Tools
- Use operator deposit, loss, session-time, and reality-check controls.
- Activate cooling-off periods or self-exclusion.
- Use gambling-site blocking software and device-level content controls.
- Ask your bank about gambling transaction blocks.
- Unsubscribe from gambling marketing and promotional notifications.
Confidential Support
- United States: National Problem Gambling Helpline ? call or text 1-800-MY-RESET (1-800-697-3738), available 24/7, or use online chat. The existing 1-800-522-4700 access point also remains active.
- Gamblers Anonymous: call 855-222-5542 or find an in-person, virtual, or telephone meeting.
- United Kingdom: visit GamCare for support and safer-gambling tools.
- Other locations: contact your local health service, gambling regulator, or recognized problem-gambling support organization.
If you are in immediate danger or thinking about suicide in the United States, call or text 988. Elsewhere, contact your local emergency or crisis service.
For Family and Friends
Problem gambling can affect partners, relatives, and friends. Support services can also help loved ones understand warning signs, protect shared finances, establish boundaries, and find local counseling or peer support.
Our Role
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