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Take control of your gambling: how to stop gambling, step by step

Eight practical lessons: check in with an official self-check, talk to a helpline, self-exclude with BetStop, GAMSTOP or your state program, add device and bank blocks, protect your money, handle urges and slips, find ongoing support, and help someone you care about. Built on NHS, NCPG, ACMA, GamCare and Gambler’s Help guidance.

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About this course

How to stop gambling, step by step.

Starter · About 2 hours of learning · 8 lessons · 22 quick checks · 2 downloads

  • Who it's for

    People of any age, including teens and young adults, in Australia, the UK, the US and elsewhere who want to stop gambling, cut back or take a break, and people worried about someone else’s gambling.

  • How it works

    8 guided lessons in your browser, with worked examples, exercises and a quick check after each lesson. Enroll once and you get 12 months of access to every lesson and both one-page plans.

  • Sources we rely on

    58 published sources, mostly regulators and official bodies, listed below so you can check the original guidance yourself.

By the end you can

  • Use an official self-check to notice gambling harm, without treating it as a diagnosis
  • Contact the right gambling helpline and crisis line in your country
  • Self-exclude and add device and bank blocks that cover the way you gamble
  • Protect your money and plan for urges and slips
  • Support someone you care about while looking after yourself

Downloads

  • My gambling plan .docxA one-page personal plan: helplines, self-check notes, self-exclusion and blocks, a bills-first budget, an urge and slip-up plan, and your next support step, with AU/UK/US numbers.
  • Family and friends plan .docxA one-page plan for someone worried about another person’s gambling: signs noticed, conversation plan, money safeguards for you, and support for you.

Included with the course.

Rules by country

Australia
National Gambling Helpline 1800 858 858 and Gambling Help Online (chat). BetStop – the National Self-Exclusion Register™ (ACMA): online and phone wagering, 3 months to lifetime, can’t be shortened; venues (pokies, clubs, pubs, casinos) need separate state or venue self-exclusion. National Debt Helpline 1800 007 007. Lifeline 13 11 14; emergency 000.
United Kingdom
National Gambling Helpline 0808 8020 133 (GamCare). GAMSTOP (Gamstop Online): online gambling with GB-licensed businesses, 6 months, 1 year or 5 years; Gamstop Betting Shops, SENSE (casinos), bingo and arcade schemes for venues. Bank gambling blocks. NHS gambling clinics (England, self-referral). National Debtline 0808 808 4000. Samaritans 116 123; NHS 111; emergency 999.
United States
National Problem Gambling Helpline 1-800-MY-RESET (NCPG; call, text or chat). Self-exclusion is state by state (for example New Jersey DGE) plus operator tools; see NCPG Help by State. Non-profit credit counseling (FTC tips). 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline; emergency 911.

Learning time

About 2 hours of learning. May count towards your CPD or professional development; check your professional body's rules. Estimated from reading time, exercises, quick checks and downloads.

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General information only, not medical advice. Talk to your doctor or another qualified health professional about your situation. In an emergency call 000 (AU), 999 (UK), 911 (US/Canada) or 111 (NZ).

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Who publishes this course.

Published by trainyourself.org, a trading name of Combine TRS Pty Ltd (ABN 42 112 983 678), Brisbane, Australia.

How it's made: researched from published official gambling help services and regulators in Australia, the UK and the US, then run through automated quality checks against our course depth standard and automated source checks that match each rule to its official source, listed above. Read how these courses are made.

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