This page sits alongside our review of Blockspins casino and covers the player-protection side of the site in its own right. Gambling can be an enjoyable way to spend time, but it stops being that the moment it feels compulsory, secretive or financially risky. We think it is worth setting out plainly what the warning signs look like, what tools are actually available to you, and where to turn if things start to feel out of hand. None of this is a substitute for professional support – it is a starting point.
Why responsible gambling matters
Online casinos, including cryptocurrency-based ones like Blockspins, move quickly. Deposits clear fast, bets settle fast, and there is no cashier pausing to ask if you are alright. That speed is exactly why it helps to build your own checkpoints in before you need them, not after.
Signs gambling is getting out of hand
A few concrete behaviours are worth watching for rather than a vague sense of unease:
- Chasing losses with bigger stakes to try to get back to even
- Borrowing money, or dipping into funds set aside for bills, to keep playing
- Losing track of time or missing work, sleep or commitments because of a session
- Feeling irritable, anxious or low when you try to cut back or stop
- Hiding the amount of time or money spent from people close to you
Questions worth asking yourself
None of these amount to a diagnosis on their own, but a string of "yes" answers is worth taking seriously:
- Have you bet more than you could comfortably afford to lose?
- Have you needed to gamble with larger amounts to get the same feeling of excitement?
- Have you tried to win back money you lost on a previous session?
- Have you borrowed money or sold anything to fund your gambling?
- Have you felt restless or irritable when trying to cut down?
- Has your gambling caused arguments with family or friends, or affected your work?
The tools Blockspins offers
Blockspins runs a self-exclusion policy that lets a player close their account for a definite period, an indefinite period, or permanently. This is not a form on the site itself – requests have to be made by emailing the operator's own customer support team directly, so it is worth writing that request clearly and keeping a copy. One point worth knowing before you use it: if an account is closed permanently, any balance left in it, along with any future cashback, rakeback or bonus payments, is forfeited. That makes it sensible to withdraw whatever is available before requesting a permanent closure, not after.
Beyond self-exclusion, Blockspins does not publish a separate suite of deposit, loss or session-time limit tools, so the controls below are worth building yourself rather than relying on the account settings alone.
Practical limits that work
A few habits tend to do more good than good intentions alone:
- Decide a session budget before you deposit, in cash terms, not "a bit more if I'm winning"
- Set a time limit on your phone or a kitchen timer rather than trusting yourself to notice
- Treat any win as the end of a session, not a signal to keep going
- Avoid playing when you are tired, upset or have been drinking
- Keep gambling money separate from money earmarked for bills or savings
- Take a proper day away from it every week – no top-ups, no "just checking"
Where to get help in the UK
UK-based support is free, confidential and not tied to any operator. GamCare runs the National Gambling Helpline on 0808 8020 133, free and available 24 hours a day. BeGambleAware offers information and referrals to treatment. GAMSTOP is the UK's national self-exclusion scheme for online operators licensed in Britain, covering periods of six months, one year or five years – it applies to UK-licensed sites specifically, so it is worth knowing alongside any exclusion tool a particular operator offers directly. Gordon Moody provides residential and online treatment for more entrenched gambling problems.
Blocking software
If self-exclusion alone does not feel like enough, software such as Gamban or the free, multi-platform BetBlocker can restrict access to gambling sites across every device in a household, which removes the temptation to simply open a new tab.
Protecting minors
Access to Blockspins, and to this site, is restricted to those aged 18+. If a device you use is shared with someone under 18, parental-control software such as Net Nanny or Qustodio can help keep gambling content away from them, separately from any account-level protection.
If any of this raises questions about your own account, our editorial team can be reached at [email protected], though account-specific requests need to go through Blockspins' own support channels directly. Gambling should be entertainment, not a chore.