Responsible gambling
MatchScan is a football statistics and analysis tool. It is not a bookmaker: we do not take bets or hold anyone's money.
18+
For adults aged 18 and over only. If you are under 18, do not use MatchScan to bet or to make betting decisions.
Worth knowing before you bet
- Statistics describe what has already happened. No analysis guarantees a result.
- Even with good numbers, losing runs are normal. A bad week is not fixed by betting more.
- Only bet money you can afford to lose, never money for rent, food or debts.
- Decide in advance how much you will spend and how much time you will put in, and stick to it.
- Do not bet to win back losses, after drinking, or when you are feeling low.
Warning signs
- You bet more than you planned, or need to bet more to feel the same.
- You hide how much you bet from people close to you, or borrow money to bet.
- You think about betting all the time, or get irritable when you try to stop.
- Gambling causes you money, work, study or family problems.
If any of this sounds familiar, stop and ask for help. It is free and confidential.
Control tools
- Deposit and time limits at your bookmaker: licensed operators must offer them.
- Self-exclusion: in Spain, the RGIAJ register excludes you from every licensed operator at once (ordenacionjuego.es); in the UK, GAMSTOP.
- If you have a MatchScan account and want it closed, email [email protected] and we will delete it.
Where to get help
Spain
- jugarbien.es: information and a self-assessment test from the Spanish Ministry of Consumer Affairs.
- FEJAR: fejar.org, free helpline 900 200 225.
- Self-exclusion (RGIAJ): ordenacionjuego.es.
United Kingdom
- National Gambling Helpline (GamCare): 0808 8020 133, gamcare.org.uk.
- begambleaware.org
- Self-exclusion: gamstop.co.uk
United States
- 1-800-GAMBLER and ncpgambling.org
Latin America and elsewhere
- gamblingtherapy.org: free online support in several languages.
- Gamblers Anonymous: groups in many countries, at gamblersanonymous.org.
If you or someone close to you is in danger, call 112 (Europe) or your local emergency number.