Self-exclusion
SRIJ maintains the national self-exclusion register. Once you are on it, operators licensed in Portugal can no longer accept you.
Help
If you're here because today was hard, this is the right page. You don't have to download anything to use what's below.
Right now
In Portugal, you can talk to someone today:
1414Linha Vida — 1414Free, anonymous and confidential. Weekdays, 10:00–18:00 (Portugal).
ICAD (ex-SICAD) — Ministério da Saúde ·sicad.pt
If you are in immediate danger, call your local emergency number — 112 across the EU. Don't wait for a helpline.
Three things that help in the next ten minutes
Leave where you are
The urge is tied to a place and a time. Stand up, change rooms, go outside. You don't have to solve anything — just change context for ten minutes.
Tell one person
Just one. You don't have to tell them everything, or how much. "I bet again today and I don't want to" is enough. Secrecy is what keeps this alive.
Put a physical barrier in the way
Request self-exclusion, delete the apps, remove the cards saved in your browser. It doesn't have to be forever — it has to be for today. Every barrier buys you time.
Resources in Portugal
Other lines and services
A list of helplines and treatment services available in the country.
If it is someone you love
The question that tends to work is not "how much did you lose". It is "how long have you been dealing with this on your own?". Shame is what closes the conversation; curiosity is what opens it.
- Don't clear the debt without talking about what comes next — paying without changing anything usually buys time for the betting, not for the person.
- Don't ask for promises. Ask for one small, checkable step, today.
- Look after yourself too. The lines above take calls from family and friends, not only from people who bet.
The app
OddsOut blocks betting sites and apps on your phone, counts your days, and connects you to other people going through the same thing.
Coming soon
Coming soon
The app is in store review. This page is updated the day it is approved.
Talk to the team
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