Gambling helplines by country

These are the official numbers published by each service. If one is wrong, email holdthebetofficial@gmail.com and it gets fixed the same day.

What happens when you call

You get a person, usually within a minute. They do not ask for your name. They will ask what is happening tonight, and whether you are safe. They can tell you what help exists where you live, and most can connect you to free counselling. You can hang up at any point. Nobody calls you back unless you ask.

If it is more than gambling tonight

Gambling losses and thoughts of not wanting to be here go together more often than people say out loud. If that is where tonight is, call or text 988 in the US or Canada, or your country's crisis line from the list above, before anything else on this page.

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