BetBlocker Is Recognized As A Charity In The UK

• BetBlocker is a gambling self-exclusion app.
• The UK officially recognizes BetBlocker as a charity.
• BetBlocker joins with various gambling partners to keep the app free.

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – BetBlocker was recently recognized by the United Kingdom as a charity organization.

BetBlocker is a self-exclusion app that allows users to control how much they are allowed to make bets. Users will tell the app how long they want to restrict access to various legal gambling sites and apps. Once activated, BetBlocker will not allow any access to over 6,700 gambling sites until the time is up. Black market sites that most blockers would often miss are not missed by BetBlocker. This will allow users who experience problem gambling to gain control of their habits.

Much like with any organization, funding is almost always an issue. The makers of BetBlocker, ThePOGG.com, could have charged people to use the app. They decided to go on a different route.

“BetBlocker will now look for other parties within the industry that have a strong and focused commitment to responsible gambling and who put protecting vulnerable players at the core of their business model to cooperate with to ensure that the project has a bright future and reaches as many people as possible,” said Duncan Garvie, manager of ThePOGG.com.

This commitment to keeping BetBlocker free is what helped the UK recognize the app as a charity. Keeping BetBlocker free allows for more people who need help to download the app. This app is aiming to help further promote safe gambling habits for all users.

The app has definitely made an impact. BetBlocker has had over 40,000 downloads on various platforms since it was launched. ThePOGG.com is expecting that the app will continue to grow and more people will download the app.

“We started BetBlocker to assist vulnerable players who were complaining to our service about gambling operators. The project has proved to be far more popular than we ever expected and has expanded far beyond the original user-base it was intended to help. It has become abundantly clear that the service that BetBlocker offers is one that a large number of people could benefit from,” said Garvie.