Player safety
Responsible gambling
The Atlas helps users verify regulatory status; it does not encourage gambling or guarantee that gambling is safe.
Last updated 27 July 2026
Keep gambling recreational
- Set time and spending limits before you start.
- Never gamble with money needed for essentials or to recover losses.
- Do not gamble while underage, impaired or under pressure.
- Use deposit limits, time-outs and self-exclusion when available.
- Stop and seek support if gambling creates financial, emotional or relationship harm.
Check local safeguards
Rules, age limits and support services vary by jurisdiction. Use the relevant regulator profile to find official registers, safer-gambling information and local exclusion options.
Independent support and blocking tools
- Read the World Health Organization gambling fact sheet for recognised harms and public-health guidance.
- Find peer-support meetings through Gamblers Anonymous international meetings.
- Use a free blocking tool such as BetBlocker alongside operator and bank controls where available.
- UK users can find local and remote services through the GamCare service finder.
Support options differ by country. Use an official local health service or gambling regulator to confirm the service available where you live.
If there is immediate danger
If gambling is connected to thoughts of self-harm, violence or an immediate financial or personal crisis, stop gambling and contact your local emergency service or a trusted person now. Do not rely on this website for crisis support.
Commercial safeguards
Future commercial offers will only be considered for source-backed, authorised relationships. A commercial relationship will never remove safety information or convert an uncertain regulatory status into an authorised one.