Helpline
Responsible Gaming Foundation supportline
Free, confidential advice for people who gamble and their families. Callers can remain anonymous.
1777
Official site (type it in): rgf.org.mt
Support directory
Gambling help in Malta
For people living in Malta, the Responsible Gaming Foundation (RGF) is the main dedicated support body. Its 1777 supportline is free and confidential, and callers can stay anonymous. The government's social welfare agency, through the 179 support line, can arrange one-to-one counselling, and Sedqa, Caritas Malta and the OASI Foundation provide addiction treatment and rehabilitation. Gamblers Anonymous and GamAnon meetings are held in ฤฆamrun. In 2025 the MGA launched a free, anonymous online self-assessment tool in English and Maltese, which refers users to these services; like all screening tools, it is not a diagnosis. Note that some RGF services have been affected by a transitional change at the MGA, so check current availability when you call.
Responsible Gaming Foundation supportline 1777 If you or someone else is in immediate danger or thinking about suicide, call your local emergency number now. Helplines below are for gambling-related support and are generally free and confidential.
Family support
Appoฤกฤก support line
National social-welfare support line. Can book one-to-one counselling on gambling through the Foundation for Social Welfare Services.
Treatment
Sedqa
State agency providing addiction prevention and treatment services, including help for gambling problems.
Treatment
Caritas Malta and OASI Foundation
Non-governmental addiction services offering assessment, counselling and rehabilitation programmes.
Peer support
Gamblers Anonymous and GamAnon Malta
Weekly mutual-help meetings for gamblers and families, held at the Caritas Community Centre in ฤฆamrun.
Regulator
Malta Gaming Authority
Licenses and supervises operators, handles player complaints against licensees and can assist with self-barring.
Official site (type it in): mga.org.mt
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