Help and support

If buying tickets or gambling 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 a small, fixed amount for tickets in advance, and treat it as the price of entertainment.
• Never buy more tickets to win back what you spent.
• Do not play with money meant for bills, savings or debts.
• Take a break if you notice you are thinking about draws 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

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