If you’re concerned about your own - or someone else’s - gambling, there’s lots of advice and support available to you.
You can find sources of help and advice below, including helplines, websites, online chats and forums.
You will be offered advice tailored to your circumstances. That might be support to talk to someone about your gambling, support to stay in control, or support to stop gambling completely.
Sometimes it can feel hard to ask for help. All the organisations listed here offer a free, confidential and non-judgemental service.
UK & Northern Ireland
The National Gambling Treatment Service
The National Gambling Treatment Service is a network of organisations working together to provide confidential treatment and support for anyone experiencing gambling-related harms in England, Scotland and Wales. It provides telephone, online and face-to-face support for individuals and groups.
Call free on 0808 8020 133
24 hours a day, every day of the year
Visit the National Gambling Treatment Service website
GamCare
GamCare is part of the National Gambling Treatment Service. It is the leading UK provider of free information, advice and support for anyone harmed by gambling.
Call free on 0808 8020 133
24 hours a day, every day of the year
You can also visit the following online GamCare support services:
GamCare Live Chat
GamCare Forum
GamCare Group Chat
GamCare GameChange Course
Northern Ireland National Helpline
Run by Dunlewey Substance Advice Centre.
Dunlewey offers a free and confidential counselling and mentoring programme for those experiencing difficulties with their own, or other people’s, gambling issues.
Call free on 08000 886 725
9am-11pm, 7 days a week
Support for Young People
GamCare offer a gambling information, advice and support for young people
Call free on 0808 8020 133
24 hours a day, every day of the year
Visit the Big Deal website to find out more.
Republic of Ireland
National Helpline
Run by Dunlewey Substance Advice Centre
Dunlewey offers a free and confidential counselling and mentoring programme for those experiencing difficulties with their own, or other people’s gambling issues.
Call free on 1800 936 725.
9am-11pm, 7 days a week
Helplink National Gambling Addiction Service
Helplink has joined forces with the Gambling Awareness Trust (GamblingCare) to provide a national gambling addiction / gambling dependency counselling service that is available for free; 7 days a week and out-of-hours.
Call free on 0818 99 88 80
9am-9pm weekdays
12pm – 6pm weekends
Gambling Care
Gambling Care is funded and administered by the Gambling Awareness Trust, an independent charity which funds research, education and treatment services to help minimise gambling related harm in Ireland.
You can also use Gambling Care to search for local treatment.
Visit the Gambling Care website