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01 Safer play
Gambling is licensed entertainment, not income.
Reel Borough does not run games. If play has stopped being recreational, use the national tools below. Do not open a new operator because a comparison row looked tidy.
Age
It is illegal for anyone under 18 to gamble on licensed Great Britain remote sites. This website is for adults only.
Warning signs
- Chasing losses or hiding the time and money spent
- Borrowing to play, or missing bills to keep a session going
- Feeling restless or irritable when you try to stop
- Using gambling to cope with stress rather than as occasional leisure
Tools on licensed sites
UKGC remote operators must offer reality checks, deposit limits, time-outs and self-exclusion on their own platform. Use them early, not after a bad week. They sit beside — not instead of — GAMSTOP.
National resources
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GC
UK Gambling Commission — regulator and public register. gamblingcommission.gov.uk
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GS
GAMSTOP — multi-year self-exclusion from licensed remote operators. gamstop.co.uk
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CA
GamCare — advice, live chat and treatment routes. gamcare.org.uk
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GA
GambleAware — information and the National Gambling Helpline pathway. gambleaware.org
Helpline from GambleAware: 0808 8020 133 (Great Britain). If you are in immediate danger, contact emergency services.