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Safer Gambling Week · 16 to 22 November 2026

Hold The Bet

A free pause before the bet. No account needed.

A self help web app for the minute before a bet, to sit beside the support you already give. It runs in the browser on iPhone and Android, with nothing to download.

What it does

• Opens a card at the moment someone reaches for a bet: their own reason, their own number, and a 30 second pause.
• One tap to text a person they trust, and links to each sportsbook's self exclusion page.
• Walks them through blocking betting sites on their phone, and on iPhone can open the card when a betting app opens.
• Counts the nights they hold, as a small jungle that grows.

What it does not do

• It is not treatment, therapy or a helpline, and it does not replace them.
• It is not a sportsbook and it never moves money.
• No account is needed. The reason and the person they text stay on their phone.
• No ads and nothing to buy.

Short guides you can point people to

• The urge is here right now: holdthebet.com/guides/urge-to-gamble-right-now-what-to-do
• Stop betting on your phone: holdthebet.com/guides/stop-betting-on-my-phone
• Self exclude, in one night: holdthebet.com/guides/how-to-self-exclude-from-every-sportsbook

Where to find it

holdthebet.com/sgw

Open it on the phone, tap Plant my seed. That is the whole start.

Hold The Bet is not treatment and not a sportsbook. It never moves money. Questions: hello@holdthebet.com