Responsible gambling
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A bet on the match or a few spins should cost you what a cinema ticket or a round at the pub would, and no more than you planned. Every control on this page is in your account settings; if you'd rather not do it yourself, live chat will switch any of them on while you wait.
Controls in your account
- Deposit limits by day, week or month. Lowering one takes effect at once; raising one needs a 24-hour wait.
- Loss limits that pause play when your net losses hit the number you set.
- Reality checks that pop up with your time played and net result as often as you like.
- Time-out for anything from a day to six weeks.
- Self-exclusion for six months, one year, five years or for good.
GamStop
Because IvyBet is licensed in Great Britain, it is part of GamStop, the free national self-exclusion scheme. One registration on the GamStop website blocks you from every licensed British gambling site at the same time, us included, for as long as you choose.
Warning signs
- Betting more money, or for longer, than you meant to.
- Raising stakes to win back what you've lost.
- Borrowing, or dipping into bill money, to keep playing.
- Keeping your gambling secret from family or friends.
- Feeling on edge, short-tempered or down when you can't play.
Free, confidential support
- National Gambling Helpline, run by GamCare: 0808 8020 133, open 24 hours.
- BeGambleAware guidance and a quick self-test: begambleaware.org.
- GamCare online chat and one-to-one support: gamcare.org.uk.
- Gamblers Anonymous groups meeting all over the UK: gamblersanonymous.org.uk.
- Blocking apps like Gamban stop gambling sites loading on your phone and laptop.
Under-18s
It is against the law to gamble under 18. We confirm age before anyone can deposit; if an account belongs to a minor, we shut it and hand the deposits back. On family computers and phones, parental filters are an easy way to block gambling sites.