OLIVER L. Author
Last Updated: 13th November 2023
After working in the gambling industry for over a decade, Oliver spotted an opportunity to setup a resource for lottery bettors. CompareTheLotto.com was founded in 2014, with Bet49s.com and Bet49s.co.za following shortly after. The aim is to find the best odds, offers and information for lottery bettors.
Note: *The following article is purely for fun. It is based on individual opinions and does not constitute advice. The drawing of lottery numbers is entirely random. Please always gamble responsibly. #Ad. Find out more on our How Our Site Works page.
Safer Gambling Week is a campaign that is organised across the gambling industry, including operators and responsible gambling charities, and aims to promote safe gambling practices. The week-long event focuses on raising awareness about the potential risks of gambling, encouraging gamblers to keep their habits in check, and providing information on how and where to obtain help if gambling starts to become a problem.
This year, Safer Gambling Week is running from 13th - 19th November.
With the answers to the questions above in mind, we can now take a look at all of the Safer Gambling Tools available to you:
At ComparetheLotto.com we wanted to dedicate practical resource to helping customers gamble safely and stay in control. That’s why we developed our Bet Budget calculator. The objective is to give our users the opportunity to take a little bit of time to quickly calculate what is affordable to them. Once you have calculated how much you can afford and where you like to spend - you can simply set deposit limits with your chosen operators.
So why not play your part in Safer Gambling week and take the time to use our Bet Budget calculator today.
Each Lottery Operator or bookmaker you bet with will have various tools to make it easier to manage your betting.
These tools make it less likely to lose control in the heat of the moment.
Some common tools include:
Setting the above will need to be done with the bookmaker or lottery operator you bet with. Here are links to the Responsible Gambling sections with some of the bookmakers popular with CompareTheLotto.com users:
Are you concerned with the amount of gambling information you are seeing across social media? The majority of social networks include settings to hide gambling information from you. Currently, the social networks offering this include X/Twitter, Facebook and YouTube. See this guide for how to block gambling content on each platform.
There are various tools available that block access to gambling websites and attempt to limit the amount of gambling marketing you see. There are currently three different tools recommended by Safer Gambling:
BetBlocker, for example, blocks access to 15,000 gambling-related websites.
Did you know, the majority of large banks in the UK allow you to block gambling payments coming out of your account? For a full list of establishments offering this service, see this Gambling Commission page. The link also includes links to setup guides for each bank.
If you would like to ban yourself from all UK bookmakers you can use the free government-backed service of GamStop. For more information on how this works, see video below:
If you need to talk confidentially about your gambling and are unsure where to start, we would recommend calling the Gambling Helpline - it’s free, confidential and open 24/7. The numbers to call are:
Or, if you prefer, you can contact GamCare Live Chat here.