About Us

About Us

Most people who land on a page about nonGamStop arrive at a difficult moment, and slotnotongamstop.uk was built with that in mind. We are an independent information resource, based at 100 Bishopsgate, London EC2N 4AG, that explains how self-exclusion works and what your options are around it. We are not a casino, and we do not take bets or handle any money.

The name reflects a real phrase people type into search engines. Meet that phrase with a sales pitch and you have failed the person typing it, so we meet it with plain information instead. Some sites use similar names to steer people toward operators sitting outside UK protections; our approach runs the other way, because anyone searching around self-exclusion deserves facts and not a nudge back to the tables.

What this site is for

The aim is narrow on purpose. Someone should be able to arrive knowing nothing about GamStop and leave knowing what it does, how to register, and where to turn for real help. Padding does not serve that, so you will not find much of it here.

Everything centres on one subject, which lets us go deeper than a general gambling portal ever could. We cover how self-exclusion works, what it blocks, what it does not block, and the support services that sit alongside it. When a detail matters to someone weighing up their own gambling, its place is on one of these pages.

Where our information comes from

We base what we publish on the UK Gambling Commission, on GamStop itself, and on established support charities such as GamCare. GamStop is run by the National Online Self-Exclusion Scheme Limited, a not-for-profit, and registration has been mandatory for every UK-licensed operator since March 2020. We treat those primary sources as the reference point rather than repeating what other sites claim.

Give someone a bare figure and you have probably misled them, so we explain what each fact means in practice. Take the rule that self-exclusion cannot be cancelled early once confirmed: that sounds restrictive until you see the whole point is to hold when a later impulse says otherwise. If something here reads as unclear or out of date, the contact page exists for exactly that.

An honest word about offshore sites

Here is the point that sets us apart from much of what surrounds this topic. GamStop blocks every operator licensed by the UK Gambling Commission, but it cannot reach sites licensed outside the UK, which is a known limit of any national scheme. That gap is precisely what some websites exploit, and we will not.

We do not link to, recommend, or list casinos that sit outside UK licensing, whatever bonuses they advertise. Playing on them removes the consumer protections that UK law gives you, can undo your self-exclusion entirely, and may carry legal and tax consequences. And if you catch yourself hunting for a way around your own block, take that search as the signal it is: a moment to reach out for support.

Responsible gambling comes first

Gambling is entertainment that costs money, and our bias is toward keeping you out of harm rather than drawing you back in. The responsible gambling page explains where to turn when play stops being fun, and it is written seriously. Free and confidential help is there around the clock from the National Gambling Helpline on 0808 8020 133.

We are committed to responsible gambling and publish only for adults aged 18 and over. Nothing here is financial or legal advice, and none of it should be read as encouragement to gamble. If one thing stays with you from this site, let it be this: if you asked yourself to stop, that decision deserves to hold.

Independence and contact

This site keeps its distance from operators, which is what lets it speak plainly. We answer enquiries at [email protected], and we read every message that arrives. Questions about how self-exclusion works, or corrections to anything we have published, are always welcome.

We update these pages as rules and services change, and the UK gambling world does change. Where we can point you to a primary source, we do, so you never have to take our word alone. Trust is earned by being useful, and that is the only standard we hold ourselves to.