Operators covered on this site fall outside the UK Gambling Commission's regime, which means the deposit prompts, reality checks, affordability reviews and shared exclusion register that licensed sites are obliged to run are largely missing. All of the control therefore sits with you, and it is worth being straightforward about how much weight that is.
Fix a figure before a session rather than during one, hold gambling money in an account separate from money you need, and treat the urge to chase a loss as the point at which to stop for the day.
Gambling with money earmarked for bills. Borrowing in order to gamble, or concealing how much is being staked. Chasing losses. Losing interest in things that used to matter. Feeling restless or short-tempered when cutting back. Gambling to escape a low mood rather than for entertainment.
One of these is worth attention. Several together is not something worth handling alone.
National Gambling Helpline — 0808 8020 133, free, confidential and staffed around the clock.
GamCare at gamcare.org.uk — free treatment, group sessions and live chat.
BeGambleAware at begambleaware.org — self-assessment and advice for friends and family.
Gamblers Anonymous at gamblersanonymous.org.uk — meetings throughout the country.
GamStop at gamstop.co.uk — free self-exclusion covering every UK-licensed operator.
Because GamStop only reaches UK-licensed operators, it does not block the sites reviewed here. Device-level software does. GamBan and GamBlock both block offshore casino domains across phones, tablets and computers irrespective of where an operator holds its licence.
Most British banks also provide a gambling block that refuses gambling merchants outright, generally with a one to two day cooling-off period before it can be turned off again. Monzo, Starling, Lloyds, NatWest, Barclays, HSBC and Santander all offer one.