What Is BeGambleAware?
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BeGambleAware.org is a free, independent service offering information, advice and a route to support for anyone worried about their own gambling or affected by someone else's. It signposts free, confidential help, including the National Gambling Helpline on 0808 8020 133.
What BeGambleAware is
BeGambleAware.org is a free service that provides information, advice and a route to support for anyone worried about their own gambling, or affected by someone else's.
It is independent of gambling operators and aims to help keep people safe from gambling harms.
What it offers
The service includes self-assessment tools, practical advice, and signposting to free, confidential treatment and counselling. It also points to the National Gambling Helpline on 0808 8020 133, which is open to anyone in Britain.
Support is free and you do not need to be in crisis to use it.
When to reach out
You don't have to wait until things feel out of control. If gambling is causing worry, taking up more time or money than you would like, or affecting your mood or relationships, that is reason enough to look for support.
Reaching out early tends to make a real difference.
Helping someone else
BeGambleAware is also there for people affected by someone else's gambling — partners, family and friends — not only the person gambling.
Advice and support are available for both, free and confidentially.
The main message is that you don't have to wait for a crisis to use BeGambleAware: it is there for quiet worries and serious ones alike, for the person gambling and for those around them. Because it is free, confidential and independent of operators, it is a sensible first port of call whenever gambling starts to feel less like fun, and the helpline can point you to local treatment if you want it.
Is BeGambleAware free?
Yes — the information, advice and helpline it signposts are free and confidential.
What is the National Gambling Helpline number?
0808 8020 133, free and confidential, available to anyone in Britain.
Do you have to have a serious problem to use it?
No. You can use BeGambleAware for advice at any stage, including just to check in or support someone else.
Can BeGambleAware help if it's someone else gambling?
Yes — it offers advice and support for family and friends affected by another person's gambling, as well as for the person themselves.
Related guides: Responsible gambling, Signs of problem gambling, What is Gamban?
18+ only. Gambling should be fun, not a way to make money. If you are worried about your gambling, or affected by someone else's, free and confidential help is available from the National Gambling Helpline on 0808 8020 133, from BeGambleAware.org, and through the self-exclusion scheme GAMSTOP. You must be 18 or over to gamble.