Keeping Gambling in Proportion at DuffSpin

DuffSpin Editorial Team Last updated

Gambling should cost what you planned and nothing more. Before each session, decide on an amount you can afford to lose, and stop once it has gone.

Tools we apply on request

  • Deposit limits that cap what you can add over a period you choose.
  • Cooling-off, a short pause with the account frozen.
  • Self-exclusion, for a fixed period or for good.

Ask live chat for any of them and ask for confirmation that the restriction has been applied. Ask support to explain its duration and conditions before you confirm it.

GAMSTOP and our standing

We are not licensed by the UK Gambling Commission and not part of GAMSTOP, so registering with GAMSTOP does not close an account with us. If you are excluded there, please do not open one here, and ask us to exclude any existing account. Blocking software such as Gamban adds a barrier on every device you own.

Signs to take seriously

  • Depositing again to win back what you lost.
  • Spending money meant for bills, rent or food.
  • Playing longer than you intended, or hiding it from people close to you.
  • Borrowing to gamble or to cover the cost of gambling.
  • Feeling tense or low when you try to cut down.

One of these is reason enough to pause and talk to someone.

Free, confidential support

  • GamCare runs the National Gambling Helpline on 0808 8020 133, with online chat as well.
  • GambleAware offers a self-assessment and routes into free treatment.
  • Gordon Moody provides intensive and residential recovery programmes.
  • Gamblers Anonymous holds peer meetings in person and online.

Under-18s

Only adults of 18 or over may play. Lock your devices and keep your login private, so nobody younger can use your account.