GAMSTOP: Over 500,000 people have self-excluded since service’s inception

GAMSTOP has announced that more than 500,000 people have registered for its self-exclusion service since its inception in 2018 and that the age of those registering is falling.

The UK’s self-exclusion service allows consumers to exclude themselves from gambling sites licensed by the UK Gambling Commission, for a period of six months up to five years.

According to GAMSTOP, over 440,000 people are currently excluded, with approximately one in two opting for the longest time frame possible. April 2024 had the highest volume of monthly registrations since the service’s launch with 8,686 new registered users.

GAMSTOP noted that it uses insights from the UKGC’s most recent research to inform its outreach strategy.

Fiona Palmer, CEO of GAMSTOP, commented: “We have come a very long way since our launch in April 2018 and GAMSTOP is now widely recognised as an important tool to help vulnerable consumers take a break from their gambling.

“We are proud to have been able to help hundreds of t..