Free, confidential help — 24/7
- National: call or text 1-800-GAMBLER · NCPG at ncpgambling.org
- SAMHSA: 1-800-662-4357 · Gamblers Anonymous · GamblingTherapy.org
- Florida: 888-ADMIT-IT · North Carolina: 877-718-5543 · Ohio: 1-800-589-9966
Set limits before you play
- Deposit limits — decide a weekly amount you can afford to lose and set it before you start.
- Time limits — use session reminders; long sessions cloud judgement.
- Never chase losses, and never gamble with money for essentials or with borrowed money.
Important: the operators we review are licensed offshore and are not part of any US state self-exclusion program. Use each operator's own deposit-limit, cool-off and self-exclusion tools, and for a hard block install device-level software such as Gamban or GamBlock, which works regardless of where a site is licensed.
Warning signs & protecting minors
Spending more than planned; gambling to escape or recover losses; lying about it; borrowing to gamble; neglecting work, family or sleep. If any sound familiar, call 1-800-GAMBLER — free, confidential, no judgement. You must be at least 21 (18+ at some operators) to gamble; keep devices and payment methods secure and consider parental-control software.