Safer Gambling at Timeform

At Timeform, we are committed to safer gambling and want all our customers to enjoy horse racing in a safe and responsible manner.

What Is Safer Gambling?

>Safer Gambling means you are having fun and feel in control of how you play. If your gambling is creating financial stress, anxiety, depression or affecting your life in a negative way overall, then it may develop into a problem.

If you ever find yourself gambling with more than you'd like, there are a number of free self-help tools available from our bookmaker partners and free-to-contact charities that can help. You may never need them, but they're here if you do:

Profit and Loss

Choose a time frame and see how much money you've won or lost for that period. You may be pleasantly surprised by how much you're up. But its also designed to flag how much you're down. Learn more about Profit and Loss tools 

• Sky Bet Profit and Loss
• Paddy Power Profit and Loss
• Betfair Profit and Loss

Deposit Limits

Deposit Limits are often net, meaning they consider both deposits and withdrawals. If you want to increase your limit it'll take 24-hours to kick in. Decreases will happen immediately.

• Sky Bet Deposit Limits
• Paddy Power Deposit Limits
• Betfair Deposit Limits

Taking a Break from Gambling

Take a break from gambling products, whether it's one day or 30 days. Once your Cool Off Period is over, you'll simply be able to re-access your account through the site and app. There's no need to contact the bookmaker.

• Sky Bet Cool Off Period
• Paddy Power Take a Break
• Betfair Time Out

Self-Exclusion

If you want to stop completely, you can block your account from all Gambling products for six months up to five years or permanently. If you are considering self-exclusion, you may wish to register with GAMSTOP. 

GAMSTOP is a free service that enables you to self-exclude from participating online gambling companies licensed in Great Britain, including all our partner brands

To find out more and to sign up with GAMSTOP please visit www.gamstop.co.uk .

• Self-Excluding with Sky Bet
• Self-Excluding with Paddy Power
• Self-Excluding with Betfair

Gambling Support

• If you’re looking to find out more about the tools mentioned above, you can contact any of the bookmakers directly for more information.
• If you're concerned in any way about your gambling, you can get free, independent and non-judgemental advice at gambleaware.org or gamcare.org.uk
• You can also call the National Gambling Helpline, for free, on 0808 8020 133.
• You can access online support groups, forums and free resource at gamblingtherapy.org or download the app.
• Gordon Moody Association offers residential treatment for severe addiction.
• Gamblers Anonymous has a forum and access to advisors via www.gamblersanonymous.org.uk  or on 0207 384 3040.
• The Samaritan - The Samaritans provide confidential emotional support at www.samaritans.org, on 08457 90 90 90 (UK), 1850 60 90 90 (ROI) or email jo@samaritans.org
• You can use Website Filtering and Blocking software available, such as BetBlocker and Gamban.
• BetBlocker is a free and anonymous service that is quick and easy to install and blocks access to gambling sites across all your devices www.betblocker.org
• Gamban blocks access to thousands of gambling websites and apps on all the most popular platforms www.gamban.com. It is free for all UK residents through TalkBanStop.

Carry out a Self Assessment

Concerned about your habits? You can find out how safe your gambling is via GamCare. In an online assessment, you'll be asked a series of statements about your gambling behaviour on a scale of 1 - 10. At the end, you'll be provided with a breakdown of how gambling is affecting your life, alongside personal recommendations for your next steps.

Take a self assessment

Other Hints and Tips

Tracking Your Bets

It is easy to track your profit and loss with our partners using the tools above, but a good way to stay aware of how much gambling may be costing you financially is to track your bets. It can also help you become aware of how much of your time is spent on gambling.

Gamble only if you are thinking clearly

Never bet whilst drunk, tired, angry or agitated. You need to be able to clearly way up the risks involved to understand what you stand to lose.

Never chase losses

One of the oldest and best rules for safer gambling: don’t chase losses. Each bet is placed in isolation and the outcome should not affect subsequent bets. Chasing losses -i.e. trying to win back the money lost on a bet by placing another – is a clear indicator of a problem or unsafe gambling.

Read about more strategies to keep in control of your gambling