How to block betting sites and apps on your devices
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Install gambling-blocking software such as BetBlocker or Gamban, use your device's content restrictions, remove betting apps and ask operators to close or exclude your account. Blocking works best together with self-exclusion and support.
To block betting sites on your devices, combine blocking software with built-in device controls and account-level tools. Layers matter, because one barrier is easy to turn off in a weak moment.
Ways to block betting sites
- Blocking software: tools such as BetBlocker and Gamban block gambling sites and apps across a device, and some let you set a block period so they are harder to turn off.
- Device controls: use screen time or content restrictions to block gambling categories.
- App removal and payment barriers: delete betting apps, sign out everywhere and remove saved cards and wallets from betting accounts and browsers.
Account tools add the last layer: time-outs and self-exclusion with each operator or the state, because software cannot close an account that is already open.
Tips that make blocking harder to undo
Ask someone you trust to hold the password for the blocker, if the tool allows it, and block every device you use, including tablets and work laptops. Turn off marketing messages and push notifications from betting apps, because offers are the most common trigger. Do the setup in a calm moment, not after a loss, and write down the date so you can review it later. If a blocker has a delay before it can be removed, choose the longest one you can live with.
What blocking can and cannot do
Blocking is a tool, not a cure. It adds friction at the moments when willpower is lowest, and an urge usually fades if the path back to a betting site is long enough. It works best together with self-exclusion, limits and support, and with a person you can call when the urge is strong, whether that is a friend or the helpline at 1-800-MY-RESET.