GamStop is free, covers every operator licensed by the Gambling Commission, and cannot be cancelled early — the minimum term is six months and it runs to the end of the period you chose. Anyone offering to shorten it is selling something.
It does not reach overseas operators, which is the entire reason a page like this exists. If the exclusion is still running and you are looking for a way around it, the tools below reach further than GamStop does and cost nothing.
Gamban blocks gambling sites and apps at the device level, including operators outside GamStop. Bank gambling blocks are offered in-app by Monzo, Starling, Barclays, Lloyds, NatWest, HSBC and others, and several enforce a cooling-off period before the block can be lifted.
GamCare runs the National Gambling Helpline on 0808 8020 133 — free, confidential and open 24 hours. Gordon Moody provides residential treatment. BeGambleAware.org lists local support across the UK, and Gamblers Anonymous runs meetings nationwide.
Warning signs worth taking seriously: chasing losses, gambling with money set aside for something else, hiding how much you play, and needing to keep going to get even.
