Around this time last year i’d pretty much had enough, really wanted to make the change so put some barriers in place.
Gamstop was great for giving up the online gambling, the thought of trying to play at a Rogue casino and losing my funds anyway has put me right off. I signed up for 5 years like you.
The next thing I did was difficult as I do like a sports betting. I banned myself from all my local bookmakers, it’s easy to do with MOSES (multi operator self exclusion scheme)
Self Exclusion
You phone them, tell them where you live, tell them what bookmakers you can access and they handle the exclusion for you. You fill out a form and you send a photo. The embarrassment factor has stopped me walking into a bookmaker on the list since.
If I do fancy a football bet i’ll get my Dad to pop in for me, that way I can stay in control.
Don’t get me wrong it’s not been a walk in the park and I’ve had the odd slip. MOSES/Gamstop have been great tools for me.
If you have large unsecured debt contact https://www.stepchange.org/ and they will help, they are a charity so no sales tactics or anything like that.