If you’re dealing with gamble addiction, betting addiction, or casino addiction, you are not alone—and you are not to blame. Every year, thousands of people across the UK suffer harm due to the negligent or unlawful behaviour of gambling companies.
At GamClaim.org, we help individuals pursue compensation where gambling operators have failed to meet their legal duties—particularly where they ignored clear signs of addiction, failed to enforce gambling self-exclusion, or used personal data inappropriately to encourage further harmful gambling.
🎰 Addiction Is Not a Choice. It’s a Health Condition—and It Can Be Legally Actionable
Whether you’re addicted to online slots, sports betting, or virtual casinos, your addiction may have been exacerbated by the operators themselves. Companies that hold a UK gambling licence are subject to strict duties under the Licensing Conditions and Codes of Practice (LCCP)—including obligations to:
- Identify vulnerable players
- Intervene when signs of harm arise
- Honour GAMSTOP or SENSE self-exclusion
- Avoid using behavioural data to promote further gambling
When these duties are breached and it results in psychiatric injury, such as depression, anxiety, suicidal thoughts, or financial ruin, there may be grounds to seek legal compensation.
⚖️ What Happens When Gambling Operators Ignore Harm?
Despite registering with GAMSTOP or opting into SENSE, some gamblers find themselves still receiving marketing emails, account reactivation prompts, or even being allowed to deposit and play. In other cases, vulnerable users are profiled and targeted based on their prior losses—encouraging them to gamble more.
This conduct is not just unethical—it may also be:
- A breach of UK GDPR, where personal data is used in a harmful and unfair way
- A breach of duty of care, if the operator negligently failed to intervene
- A cause of recognised psychiatric injury, which can attract damages in law
📞 Gamblers Helpline, GAMSTOP & SENSE: What They Cover—and What They Don’t
If you’re currently in crisis or need immediate support, we strongly recommend you contact the Gamblers Helpline, or explore free tools like:
- GAMSTOP – a self-exclusion tool that prevents gambling with licensed UK online operators
- SENSE – a land-based casino self-exclusion scheme
- National Gambling Helpline – 0808 8020 133
However, while these services offer short-term support, they do not provide legal advice or assistance with compensation. That’s where GamClaim.org comes in.
🧠 Psychiatric Injury From Gambling? Here’s What You Can Claim For
If your gambling addiction was worsened by operator failings, you may be eligible to claim compensation for:
- Losses caused while you were in a vulnerable or compulsive state
- Emotional distress and mental health deterioration
- Negligence in failing to enforce gambling self-exclusion
- Unlawful use of personal data to profile or re-engage you
We assist individuals in bringing claims directly or through our legal partners, including those interested in self-representation.
📝 How GamClaim.org Can Help
We offer:
- ✅ A Claims Checker to help you understand if you have a case
- 📘 A detailed eBook guide if you wish to represent yourself in a claim
Our mission is simple: to help victims of harmful gambling practices recover mentally, financially, and legally.
⚠️ Don’t Assume It’s Your Fault
Gambling companies have the tools and data to know when someone is in danger. If they chose to ignore it—or worse, used your vulnerability to make more profit—you may be entitled to hold them accountable.
Even if you’ve already received help from the GamCare Helpline or excluded yourself using GAMSTOP or SENSE, it’s not too late to explore your legal rights. Start with our Claims Checker and take back control of your future.
GamClaim.org – Because gambling harm is not just a personal issue. It’s a legal one.