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Responsible gambling

Gambling is only for adults aged 18 and over. It should be entertainment, never a way to make money or to solve money worries. If it stops being fun, there is free, confidential help.

Free, confidential support

  • National Gambling Helpline: call the National Gambling Helpline on 0808 8020 133, 24 hours a day. It’s run by GamCare. You can also chat online on the GamCare website.
  • GAMSTOP: a free service that lets you exclude yourself from online gambling sites and apps licensed in Great Britain, for a period you choose.
  • NHS: information about gambling addiction and how to get treatment, including NHS gambling clinics.

Signs gambling may be a problem

  • Spending more money or time on gambling than you meant to, or than you can afford.
  • Chasing losses: betting more to win back what you’ve lost.
  • Borrowing money, or going without things you need, to gamble.
  • Gambling to escape worries, or feeling anxious, irritable or low when you don’t.
  • Hiding your gambling from people close to you.

If any of these sound familiar, for you or for someone you know, the support above can help, and it’s free.

Tools that can help

  • Your bookmaker’s safer gambling tools. Bookmakers licensed in Great Britain offer tools such as deposit limits, time-outs, reality checks and self-exclusion. Look in your account settings, or ask the bookmaker. Each bookmaker profile on Edgeform has a safer gambling section.
  • Self-exclusion across sites. GAMSTOP excludes you from every online gambling site and app licensed in Great Britain at once.
  • Blocking. Many UK banks let you block gambling payments from your account or card, and blocking software can stop gambling sites loading on your devices.

Before you bet

  • Set a budget you can afford to lose, and stick to it.
  • Never gamble when you’re upset, under pressure or have been drinking.
  • Check that a bookmaker is licensed: the UK Gambling Commission keeps a public register of licensed operators.

What Edgeform does

Edgeform shows odds information for adults only and doesn’t offer gambling of any kind. We don’t publish betting tips, promote bonuses or offers, or encourage anyone to gamble more. If you’re worried about how Edgeform is used, please tell us.

Last updated 5 November 2026.