Put space between you and gambling.
Gamblock is an app we’re building to block gambling websites on your phone, for a period you choose. Turning it off takes a request, not a tap.
The preview as it is today. Look through each step before choosing anything.
We’re still building Gamblock. This preview doesn’t block websites yet.
- I want to stop.
- I keep going back to betting sites.
- I’m worried about someone else’s gambling.
- I don’t know where to start.
For the moment you decide you want a break.
Deciding to stop is hard. Keeping to it when the urge comes back is harder. Gamblock is being built to hold that decision for you, on your phone, where betting sites are always one tap away.
It doesn’t rely on gambling companies agreeing to exclude you.
Three steps. Each one explained.
You can look through every step in the preview now. Nothing is switched on until you confirm.
Choose how long
A fixed period or no end date. You see the exact dates before you confirm, and can change your mind until then.
Gambling sites are blocked
Once the app is ready, it blocks gambling websites on your phone for the time you chose.
Ending it takes a request
You can ask to end it, but it doesn’t switch off straight away. Support contacts are there while you decide.
So you know
where you stand.
Which phones will it work on?
iPhone first, then Android. Neither app is available to download yet.
Is this the national exclusion register?
No. Gamblock is separate from GRAI’s National Gambling Exclusion Register, and it doesn’t register you with any gambling company.
Who is building Gamblock?
Gamblock is an early-stage project to help people step back from gambling. Builder and governance details have not yet been published.
Your privacy
We don’t ask for your name or email, and we don’t look at your browsing.
In this preview, your test choices and any requests are stored on the server running it. Access stays in your browser tab, so if you close it you may not be able to return to your choices. Account recovery and the full privacy arrangements are still being built. Please use test choices only.
Want to talk to someone?
Blocking sites helps. Talking helps too. Whether it’s your own gambling or someone else’s, you don’t need to have the words ready.
The National Gambling Helpline and GamblingCare are independent services, not operated by Gamblock.
1800 936 725
Call the helpline Visit GamblingCareContact details checked on 4 November 2026 against GRAI’s support directory.
If you’re in crisis or thinking of ending your life
You can speak to someone now. These services are separate from Gamblock.
If you or someone else is at immediate risk of harm, call 112 or 999.
Contacts checked on 4 November 2026 against the services’ own websites. Emergency guidance: HSE.