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Find Help Now: confidential support for gambling harms

If gambling is affecting your money, time, sleep, or peace of mind, you don’t have to figure it out alone. Trained advisers can help you set limits, plan a pause, and connect you to local services. The lines below are confidential and either free or local-rate in their country.

If you’re in immediate crisis

If you feel unsafe or at risk of self-harm, contact your local emergency number right now. In the United States, you can also reach the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline by call, text, or chat—24/7, free, confidential.
988 Lifeline
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Call or chat now (by country, examples)

• United States: 1-800-GAMBLER — National Problem Gambling Helpline (call/text/chat).
• United Kingdom (Great Britain): GamCare — 0808 8020 133 (call) and live chat.
• GamCareAustralia: Gambling Help Online (24/7 chat) and 1800 858 858 (phone).
• Germany: BIÖG/BZgA Gambling Hotline — 0800 137 27 00 (kostenfrei, anonym).
• France: Joueurs Info Service — 09 74 75 13 13 (phone) and chat.
• Netherlands: Loket Kansspel — help 24/7 by phone and online; also register with CRUKS (self-exclusion).
• New Zealand (Aotearoa): Gambling Helpline — 0800 654 655 (call) or text 8006.
• Sweden: Stödlinjen — national helpline and chat (Swedish/English; interpreters available).

Not listed?

Search your health ministry or a recognized charity for “gambling helpline” in your country. (Directories also exist for many regions.)

What to expect when you reach out

Advisers listen first, then help you choose next steps—like setting deposit/time limits, a cool-off or self-exclusion, or arranging a call with a local counselor. You decide what happens next; you won’t be pressured.
GamCare

Helpful to have (optional): rough spend in the last month, which sites/apps you use, and what you want to change (e.g., “I need a 24-hour pause” or “help setting limits”).

If you only have a few minutes

• Call the number for your country (above) or use live chat.
• Ask for help enabling limits or a cool-off today.
• Save the helpline in your phone and schedule a follow-up.

Support works best when it’s simple and immediate. One short conversation can give you a plan and more breathing room.