BetBlocker, a UK-registered gambling support charity, has launched BetBlocker US Inc, a US division of its gambling-blocking software services.
The charity will help US residents manage their gambling habits responsibly by providing users with anonymous gambling-blocking software on a free-to-use app, with support available in English and Spanish, while Chinese language support is in development and will be launching soon. The app is also available in 17 other languages.
“BetBlocker’s pioneering free support has been minimising harm for tens of thousands of people all over the world for close to a decade now,” commented Duncan Garvie, Founder and Trustee of BetBlocker.
“By establishing the US arm of the charity, it is our hope that we can raise the profile of the service in North America and support tens of thousands more people in the coming years.
“It is my strong belief that pay walls between users and support for gambling harm create a barrier that ensures that the most vulnerable, and the least able to pay, are the least able to access support.
“Free support is essential, and I’m confident that in the coming years, we will be there for hundreds of thousands of people across the North American continent, that would otherwise struggle to manage their gambling.”
BetBlocker has received registration as a 501(c) Non-profit Organisation in Delaware, with the charity’s intention to expand on the support services it already provides in North America.
In addition to the launch of BetBlocker US, the Colorado Lottery will help its customers manage their gambling habits by providing a link to the BetBlocker app via the ‘Know Your Limits’ section of its website.
BetBlocker already provides gambling support to tens of thousands of people across the UK and Europe, with its app blocking their devices from accessing more than 88,000 gambling websites and 1,500 gambling apps.
