Gambling erodes trust before it erodes the account.
Every problem gambler affects, on average, six to ten other people — partners, children, parents, colleagues. Long before the money is gone, the honesty is.
The lies are the addiction talking.
'I paid the bill.' 'The bonus didn't come through this month.' 'I lost my card.' Small edits at first, then whole invented weeks. You are not a bad person — you are protecting the addiction, because the addiction has learned to protect itself.
Children notice earlier than you think.
They notice the arguments about money, the phone always in your hand, the promises quietly broken. They don't need the details. They need one honest adult telling them: this is a sickness and it's not their fault.
Partners forgive addiction. They struggle to forgive hiding.
Almost every partner we've heard from says the same thing: they could have handled the debt. They couldn't handle the two years of being lied to about it. Coming clean is not the end of the relationship — hiding is.
The rebuild starts the day the accounts close.
You cannot rebuild trust while the leak is open. Self-exclusion is the first credible signal to the people around you that this time is different — because for the first time, the doors are locked from your side too.
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.