GAMSTOP
A person registers once for free at gamstop.co.uk, entering their personal details, and chooses a self-exclusion length. Every UKGC-licensed online operator must check the central GAMSTOP database and block the registered person from opening an account or logging in for the chosen period; the exclusion cannot be shortened once set.
Key facts
Run byThe National Online Self Exclusion Scheme Limited (a not-for-profit, industry-funded company); the scheme has traded as Gamstop Online since November 2025
CoversAll GB (UK Gambling Commission) online-licensed gambling websites and apps
ChannelOnline
Duration options6 months, 1 year, 5 years, or 5 years with auto-renewal (an opt-in option introduced in late 2024)
Operator mandateMandatory for all GB online gambling licensees since 31 March 2020 (a condition of the UKGC operating licence)
Launched2018company established June 2017
Total registrationsover 562,000 actively excluded at end of 202558,675 registrations in the second half of 2025; first half of 2026 up 16% year on year, with a record 12,236 sign-ups in May 2026
CostFree to the individualFunded by the gambling industry
Mandatory since31 March 2020Condition of every UKGC online licence
Coverage gap
Online only and GB-licensed only — it does not reach unlicensed/offshore or crypto casinos, nor land-based betting shops/casinos (which use the separate Multi-Operator Self-Exclusion Schemes)
Sources
Reference, not advice. A teaching summary of the United Kingdom scheme — confirm registration routes and current terms on the scheme’s own site.