Help, controls and self-exclusion

Questions to ask if gambling is affecting money, time, mood or daily life.

Changes in money, behaviour and daily life that are worth taking seriously.

What loss chasing looks like and why another bet does not repair the last loss.

How gambling and mental-health problems can affect each other and where to get help.

What to do first if gambling has affected bills, borrowing or repayments.

What counts as borrowing and how to deal with gambling losses and debt separately.

Practical ways to reduce risk and know when stronger controls may be needed.

How financial limits work, including the rules introduced on 30 September 2026.

Check what your bank can block, any cooling-off period and what may sit outside the block.

What blocking tools can and cannot restrict across phones, computers and other devices.

Compare schemes for online gambling, casinos and betting shops.

Current exclusion periods, coverage and how an exclusion ends.

How the national self-exclusion scheme for land-based casinos works.

How to self-exclude from selected land-based betting shops through the multi-operator scheme.

What licensed businesses have to comply with and what a licence does not guarantee.

What changes when a site serving Great Britain sits outside the Gambling Commission licensing system.

Separate the operator licence from the extra risks of paying with crypto-assets.