Gambling doesn't just take money. It takes your mind.
Problem gambling has one of the highest suicide rates of any addiction. If you're reading this at 3 a.m. after another bad night — you are not weak, and you are not alone.
If you are in crisis, please stop reading and call for help.
UK & Ireland: Samaritans 116 123. Sweden: Mind Självmordslinjen 90101. USA: 988. Europe: 112. These lines are free, confidential and exist for exactly this call.
The shame is part of the illness — not proof of failure.
Gambling is one of the only addictions where a single click can produce a new low. Waking up to a drained account is not a character defect. It's the outcome the whole industry is optimized for.
Anxiety and gambling feed each other.
You gamble to escape the anxiety of the last session. The next session makes it worse. Breaking that loop is medical, not just moral — professional support is the standard of care, not a luxury.
Closing the door is a mental-health intervention.
Every therapist we've spoken to agrees on one thing: removing access is step zero. Self-exclusion doesn't fix the mind, but it stops the wound from being reopened every night. That's when real recovery begins.
From reading this page to a documented self-exclusion — in about 5 minutes.
- 1~3 min
Sign your authorization
You'll be handed off to our electronic signature to scan your legal name, date of birth and address and take a live selfie. GSE only receives the verification outcome.
- 2~1 min
Electronically sign the authorization
One agreement authorizing GSE to send self-exclusion requests on your behalf. Version, timestamp and IP are recorded — you get a copy immediately.
- 3Same day
GSE sends self-exclusion to operators
A legally-worded request lands at every operator on file. You watch delivery status per operator and can download a PDF evidence report at any time.
What GSE does not promise: Acceptance of a self-exclusion request is decided by each operator under its own license and terms. GSE captures your signed authorization, records your signed authorization, sends legally-worded requests and documents every outcome — it does not guarantee exclusion from every operator, refunds, or legal authority over foreign licensees. GSE is not medical, legal or financial advice; if you're in crisis, please contact a local support service.
Before you start: identity, data, signature, delivery.
A quick, honest walkthrough of what GSE actually does with your information and what happens after a request is sent.
How does signed authorization actually work?+
None. GSE does not collect or store passport, ID card, or driving licence images. Your identity is legally established through a sworn self-attestation under penalty of perjury combined with a qualified electronic signature (eIDAS Art. 25 / U.S. ESIGN Act) — timestamp, IP address and device user-agent are captured and stored in an immutable audit record. This is the same standard banks and insurers use for legally binding online agreements.
What data does GSE actually keep about me?+
By design, as little as possible: verification status, provider reference ID, timestamp, country of issue and result. GSE does not retain the images of your ID document. Personal fields required for operator requests (legal name, date of birth) are stored encrypted and access-logged.
What am I signing, and how is the signature stored?+
You electronically sign an authorization stating that GSE may submit self-exclusion requests to gambling operators on your behalf. Each signature is stored with the agreement version, timestamp, your IP address at signing, and a reference back to your signed authorization — so every request has a verifiable chain of consent.
What can I expect after a request is sent?+
For each operator, GSE records when the request was sent, how it was delivered (email, contact form, API), and any response received. Operators decide acceptance under their own licenses — some confirm within hours, some take days, some may reject or ignore. Everything is captured in an audit trail you can download as a PDF evidence report.
This page is maintained by GSE to explain how the platform handles identity verification, authorization and delivery. GSE documents every request but does not guarantee that any specific operator will accept, refund or act on it.