Need help now?
Gambling Care Ireland: 1800 936 725 (free, confidential). When the fun stops, stop.
Staying in control
Safer gambling means treating betting as paid entertainment, not a way to fix money problems. Set time and loss limits before the first whistle and treat them as fixed.
Time caps
Use session reminders and log off when the alarm sounds, even during a winning spell.
Money caps
Only stake what you can lose without touching rent, bills, or savings goals.
Planned breaks
Step away after a bad run. The next fixture will still be there tomorrow.
No chasing
Losses are the cost of entertainment, not a debt you must recover tonight.
Warning signs
- Spending more time or money than you planned
- Hiding activity from family, friends, or colleagues
- Borrowing to fund bets or neglecting work and relationships
- Feeling anxious, irritable, or unable to cut down
- Needing bigger stakes for the same level of excitement
Tools on licensed sites
Irish-licensed operators must offer:
- Deposit, loss, and session limits you can lower instantly
- Reality checks and cooling-off timeouts
- Self-exclusion: including multi-operator schemes such as the National Exclusion Register
Irish support organisations
Gambling Care Ireland
gamblingcare.ie · 1800 936 725
National Exclusion Register
exclusionregister.ie · Multi-operator self-exclusion
Gamblers Anonymous Ireland
gamblersanonymous.ie · Peer support meetings
Rutland Centre
rutlandcentre.ie · Addiction treatment and counselling
For friends and family
You cannot force someone to stop, but you can encourage professional help and avoid paying their gambling debts. Gambling Care Ireland also supports people affected by another person's gambling.
Our pledge at IE Bet Sites
We only feature operators with visible safer-gambling tools and clear Irish licensing. We remove brands that repeatedly fail on player protection, regardless of commercial relationships.