Topics

• 10 min read When quitting gambling did not stick

  The next attempt holds when undoing it costs more than a tap at one in the morning.

• 9 min read Someone you love is gambling. What you can do

  You cannot block their phone, but you can hold the key to a block they chose for themselves.

• 12 min read How to block gambling apps on iPhone

  The betting apps will not open, the sites will not load, and ending protection takes days rather than a tap.

• 9 min read Am I addicted to gambling? A two minute check

  Ten plain questions, answered inside your own browser and seen by nobody, including us.

Self exclusion by country

• 8 min read Self exclusion in the UK: GAMSTOP, and what it leaves open

  GAMSTOP is free, blocks your online accounts with every operator licensed in Great Britain, and never reaches the app already on your phone.

• 9 min read Self exclusion in the US: state by state, and the gap

  There is no national register in the United States, only one registration per state you can reach, and none of them touches the phone.

• 7 min read Self exclusion in Canada: BetGuard, and the provinces

  Canada has no national register, a registration in one province has no effect in another, and none of them reaches the phone.

• 8 min read Self exclusion in Australia: BetStop, and what it misses

  BetStop is free and covers every licensed online wagering provider in Australia, and the phone in your hand is outside it.