A cash on this desk is not a reason to sit down

Blocking yourself is a tool, not a defeat

GAMSTOP is a free self-exclusion scheme. One registration blocks every operator licensed to take online bets from Great Britain, for six months, one year or five years, and it cannot be lifted early — which is the point of it. Banks will block gambling transactions on request, and blocking software can cover a whole household's devices.

The signs this desk takes seriously

• Money meant for something else has gone into a game.
• Losses are being chased, or wins are replayed until they are gone.
• The amount, the time or the frequency is hidden from people who would ask.
• Stopping feels impossible on a day when there was no intention to start.

None of that is a verdict on anyone's character. It is a health matter with free treatment behind it, including NHS gambling clinics that take self-referrals in England.

Why this page exists on a site about professionals

Every record on this desk is a gross payout, and a gross payout says nothing about what it cost to be in the room. Reading a page of results and concluding that poker is a living is exactly the mistake this site is built to prevent. The rest of that argument is in cashes are not profit.

Regulation

Gambling in Great Britain is regulated by the Gambling Commission, which licenses operators and publishes the rules they follow. UK Poker Pros is not an operator, holds no licence and takes no commercial relationship with anyone who does.