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If you live in Great Britain, confidential support is available 24 hours a day, every day of the week.

Gambling harms can impact anyone. If you or someone you know is experiencing gambling harms, help is available.

Get support in Great Britain

National Gambling Helpline

England and Scotland

If you live in England and Scotland and are worried about gambling, you can contact GamCare's free confidential helpline by phone or online chat, 24 hours a day, every day of the year.

Whether it is your gambling or someone else’s, whatever you are going through, you don’t have to face it alone, contact GamCare anonymously.

Call 0808 8020 133 WhatsApp with an adviser

These services are delivered by GamCare.

NHS Wales Helpline

Wales / Cymru

If you live in Wales and need to speak to someone about how gambling is affecting you or someone you care about, you can call the free NHS Wales helpline.   

Immediate support, advice and guidance is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

Anyone over 18 who is seeking structured or clinical support can also self-refer to the All Wales Gambling Treatment Service.

Call 0808 2819 265 Self-refer on 0300 0859 464

These services are delivered by NHS Wales.

Find local gambling support

Get free and confidential support for your own gambling or if you’ve been affected by someone else’s gambling.

Other support options

If you live outside Great Britain

GamCare has a list of international support contacts that offer gambling support in other countries.

If you can’t find what you’re looking for there, you can still access our free advice.

International gambling support

If you’re struggling with your mental health

When life is tough, Samaritans are here to listen at any time of the day or night.

You can talk to them about anything that's troubling you, no matter how difficult.

Call 116 123 for free or find out other ways to contact them below.

Speak to the Samaritans

Get free, confidential support in Great Britain whenever you need it.

However you’re feeling right now, we’re here to help.

Call or chat online to an adviser, and speak one-to-one for confidential advice, information and support.

These support services are available only to Great Britain residents.