Helpline
National Gambling Helpline (GamCare)
Free, confidential phone and web-chat support for anyone affected by gambling, including family members. Can refer you to local structured treatment.
Support directory
Gambling help in United Kingdom
Support in Great Britain is free and widely available. The National Gambling Helpline, run by GamCare, answers calls and web chats around the clock and can refer callers to local counselling through the National Gambling Support Network. The NHS runs specialist gambling clinics for people with more serious harm, and residential treatment is available through charities. Peer support comes from Gamblers Anonymous meetings across the country, with GamAnon for families. Funding is shifting: GambleAware closed in March 2026, and treatment and prevention commissioning is moving to the NHS and the Scottish and Welsh Governments, funded by the statutory levy. Banks widely offer gambling transaction blocks, which pair well with GAMSTOP.
National Gambling Helpline (GamCare) 0808 8020 133 24/7
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.
Self-exclusion
GAMSTOP
Free national online self-exclusion scheme covering every gambling business licensed in Great Britain. Choose 6 months, 1 year or 5 years.
Official site (type it in): gamstop.co.uk
Treatment
NHS gambling clinics
Specialist NHS clinics for adults (and some young people) with gambling problems. Many accept self-referral; search for gambling addiction support on the NHS website.
Official site (type it in): nhs.uk
Peer support
Gamblers Anonymous UK
Free mutual-help meetings, in person and online, based on a twelve-step approach. GamAnon groups support partners and relatives.
Official site (type it in): gamblersanonymous.org.uk
Self-exclusion
SENSE (land-based casinos)
Self-exclusion from all land-based casinos in Great Britain, arranged through any casino or online.
Official site (type it in): senseselfexclusion.com
Regulator
Gambling Commission
Licenses and supervises operators. Check an operator's licence on its public register and report concerns about licensed businesses.
Official site (type it in): gamblingcommission.gov.uk
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Self-exclude in United Kingdom
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Support for families →We list services for information only and are not affiliated with any of them. Numbers and opening hours can change — if a number doesn't connect, check the organisation's official website. Last reviewed October 2026.