BetBlocker would like to thank the following organisations for covering our announcement a couple of weeks ago that Aristocrat Interactive had donated to support our project: Asia Gaming Brief Gambling Insider Gaming Intelligence Hipther iGaming AFRIKA iGaming News BetBlocker supports tens of thousands of people every day, helping them to manage and control their access to online gambling. But we couldn’t do that without the support of our partners. Media organisations, like those above, amplify our message about the groups that support us and help ensure that a larger spotlight is shone on those donations. Thank you.
BetBlocker
Gambling Facilities and Casinos
Livingston, West Lothian 2,837 followers
Take control of your gambling.
About us
BetBlocker is a UK registered charity, providing free blocking software to help people limit or manage their access to online gambling services. Our app is available on the iOS, Android, Windows, Apple, Linux and Fire OS operating systems, functions equally well at restricting both licensed and unregulated gambling operators, and offers a complete continuous restriction or the option to schedule when the restriction will switch on and off. BetBlocker is the most effective software available to help people block or manage their access to gambling sites and applications (yes, BetBlocker also blocks apps). With years of experience working with those experiencing problem gambling and a drive and a core belief that price walls between gambling addicts and help only ensure that the most vulnerable, those in greatest need of help, are the least likely to receive it, BetBlocker offers one of the best tools to help ensure that engagement with gambling is done in a responsible and safe manner. BetBlocker is used by thousands of people worldwide every day and has been downloaded hundreds of thousands of times. Our service is regularly contacted by users to let us know that lives, families and marriages have been saved because of the restrictions that BetBlocker provides. BetBlocker is not a magic bullet, but instead intended forms part of a toolkit that includes operator restrictions, national self-exclusion schemes, regulatory bodies and other aid agencies.
- Website
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https://betblocker.org/
External link for BetBlocker
- Industry
- Gambling Facilities and Casinos
- Company size
- 2-10 employees
- Headquarters
- Livingston, West Lothian
- Type
- Nonprofit
- Founded
- 2017
- Specialties
- Responsible Gambling, Blocking Software, Gambling Addiction, Addiction Recovery, Gambling Management, and Problem Gambling
Locations
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Livingston, West Lothian, GB
Employees at BetBlocker
Updates
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BetBlocker reposted this
BetBlocker will be at 14th European Conference on Gambling Studies and Policy Issues. Looking forward to seeing a lot of friends and other experts in the field. https://lnkd.in/dMeZxgRD #safergambling #betting #Casino #gambling #Rome #Harmminisation
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BetBlocker's founder, Duncan Garvie will be both speaking and exhibiting at #SBCLisbon in a few short weeks. Reach out now to book a meeting or pop by our stand at PP170 to learn more about the work we do and find out how we can help you support your players.
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BetBlocker would like to give a shout out to Aquarius (Drugs, Alcohol & Gambling Support Services) for being the first group to take us up on our offer of FREE info cards about the BetBlocker service to make available to their vistors. We're encouraging all offline gambling operators (casinos, bookies, bingo halls, lottery terminals, poker rooms etc etc) and any other organisation that comes into contact with people that could need our help (charities, treatment providers, pubs, student unions, universities, schools, sports clubs and hundreds of other groups we haven't imagined) to get in contact and we'll supply the info cards and display stands. And we're not just offering these in English. If you need them in any language that BetBlocker is currently available in, we're happy to provide them.
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BetBlocker would like to say a heartfelt thank you to Aristocrat Interactive who has made a donation to help us deliver our free, anonymous blocking software. BetBlocker is used to manage access to online gambling by tens of thousands of people every day, from all over the world. We can only deliver this service with the support of operators and businesses in the sector and we are extremely humbled to have a sector giant like Aristocrat recognize the work we do. Our team will be exhibiting at SBC Lisbon in just under a month (stand PP170), so if you’d like to learn more about what we do, please make time to pop by our stand and have a chat.
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This week BetBlocker wants to say thank you to the following news organisations, who covered the announcement of our collaboration with Casino Guru: Asia Gaming Brief AffPapa Global Gambling Guidance Group (G4) Hipther Gambling Insider Jamma Magazine Online Casino HQ Your support makes a significant difference to BetBlocker's brand recognition and we very much appreciate you covering this important step forward that should improve access to safer gambling tools for millions of people.
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BetBlocker reposted this
I'm really pleased that we managed to get our thank you trophy through to Coolbet. Translating to Spanish has ensured that millions more people around the world can easily access the free and anonymous support that BetBlocker offers. Thank you to Coolbet for your support and thanks to Fjodor Rauten, who has been championing BetBlocker for years now. Your support is very much appreciated.
While we’ve had the opportunity to meet many of our supporters at various conferences over the first 7 months of 2024, there have been a few where the stars just haven’t aligned. Worse still, since Brexit we’ve found sending anything into the EU from the UK to be unreliable at best. Missing and returned packages are the norm, so getting trophies to the right places/people has been challenging. Today I’d like to share a success story – we finally managed to get our trophy through to Coolbet. Coolbet has been one of our biggest supporters in 2023. It was the first year they donated and via their partnership we managed to deliver the Spanish translation of BetBlocker. Translating our service to Spanish has led to a 5.4x increase in Spanish language traffic visiting the BetBlocker website. By any reasonable measure of success, that has to be considered a huge win. And as we gain further traction in the Spanish languages markets, we have no doubt that increase will climb and climb, as we reach more people in need of the free, anonymous support that BetBlocker offers. Thank you Coolbet for your support last year and it’s great to see our award sitting on the desk in the Coolbet offices in Estonia.
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While we’ve had the opportunity to meet many of our supporters at various conferences over the first 7 months of 2024, there have been a few where the stars just haven’t aligned. Worse still, since Brexit we’ve found sending anything into the EU from the UK to be unreliable at best. Missing and returned packages are the norm, so getting trophies to the right places/people has been challenging. Today I’d like to share a success story – we finally managed to get our trophy through to Coolbet. Coolbet has been one of our biggest supporters in 2023. It was the first year they donated and via their partnership we managed to deliver the Spanish translation of BetBlocker. Translating our service to Spanish has led to a 5.4x increase in Spanish language traffic visiting the BetBlocker website. By any reasonable measure of success, that has to be considered a huge win. And as we gain further traction in the Spanish languages markets, we have no doubt that increase will climb and climb, as we reach more people in need of the free, anonymous support that BetBlocker offers. Thank you Coolbet for your support last year and it’s great to see our award sitting on the desk in the Coolbet offices in Estonia.
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An opportunity to listen to our founder and trustee Duncan Garvie chatting about all things player protection.
At 8am BST of Monday next week ( 29th July 2024 ) - we will be publishing the 2nd part of our 2 part interview we recorded with Duncan Garvie, the Founder of the Responsible Gambling Charity BetBlocker If you have not seen the 1st part, click the link below. https://lnkd.in/ePY88CBD
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Today BetBlocker would like to offer its thanks to the following organisations: Asia Gaming Brief Casino Guru EGR Global Gaming America Gambling News Hipther iGaming AFRIKA iGamingFuture iGaming News Online Casino HQ SiGMA World On Monday we made a big announcement - BetBlocker had received an award from the NCPG. One of the biggest challenges we face as a charity is brand awareness. This is a two-fold challenge. To make the people who need our support aware of the free service we provide, we need to make those people aware of what we provide. To reach those people, we need the help of the industry. Operators are the front line, interacting with people that need our support on a daily basis. So for us brand awareness in the sector is absolutely critical! But as a charity we also run on a tight budget, trying to deliver an outsized level of support to tens of thousands of people on a small budget. We cannot afford media spend. When major sector media organisations, like those mentioned above, cover news and updates about BetBlocker, they are supporting our project. They are helping us achieve our goals. It may not be in the same way as an operator who donates to us, but it is no less valuable to us. So thank you to all of the media outlets that covered BetBlocker receiving an NCPG award. You have made a real and substantial difference to our project and we very much appreciate it.
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