Recognise the timing
Mark payday, weekends, sporting events, evenings or any recurring time connected with gambling.
Stop gambling
Stop gambling with a plan built around your real triggers.
Choose the money, time and relationships you want to protect. StayClear brings your reason to stop and your next action back before the moments that usually pull you towards gambling.
- Plan for payday, sport, evenings and urges
- Receive personalised email or SMS reminders
- Review each week and strengthen your plan
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You chose to protect tomorrow. Follow the next step in your plan and leave this urge without another deposit.
Make the decision easier to follow
Prepare for the situations that have pulled you back before.
A stop-gambling goal becomes more practical when you decide in advance what to do around urges, access to money and the situations linked to previous gambling.
Prepare for the urge
Write down what usually happens before gambling starts and the first action that helps you step away.
Put friction in the way
Bring blocking tools, money controls and trusted support into one plan you can follow quickly.
Your stop-gambling plan
Turn the decision to stop into four practical steps.
Set the plan while you are in control, then let StayClear bring it back when your attention shifts towards gambling.
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Choose what stopping protects
Name the money, plans, sleep, time or relationships you want to keep free from gambling.
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Add your triggers
Include the times, feelings, operators, apps, sports or situations that have led to gambling before.
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Choose the next action
Close the app, activate a block, move money, leave the room or contact someone you trust.
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Review and improve
Record what happened each week and change reminders that arrived at the wrong time or used the wrong words.
Strengthen the barrier
Connect the reminder to actions that remove access and delay the urge.
StayClear can bring the exact next step you selected into the moment when it is easiest to forget.
- Use self-exclusion and operator account controls
- Turn on a gambling block with your bank
- Remove gambling apps and stored payment methods
- Contact a trusted person when an urge becomes strong
See the plan working
Track the changes that matter after you stop.
Use short weekly reviews to build a clear picture of progress and identify where your plan needs more support.
Why personalised plans matter
Personal feedback and timely prompts can change gambling behaviour.
Comparable research has found meaningful reductions in gambling expenditure and frequency when people received personalised feedback and prompts that encouraged self-appraisal. StayClear applies those ideas to the goal, timing and action plan you choose.
Read the randomised trial
15-29%
reduction in gambling expenditure over 12 weeks in written and telephone personalised-feedback groups in a randomised trial
Common questions
Questions about using StayClear to stop gambling
How does StayClear support my decision to stop gambling?
You create a stop-gambling goal, identify your triggers and choose practical actions in advance. StayClear sends that plan back to you before the times you are most likely to need it.
What can I include in my action plan?
Your action can include closing an app, activating a block, moving money, leaving a situation, waiting until the next day or contacting someone you trust.
Can I use StayClear with self-exclusion and bank gambling blocks?
Yes. Add those controls to your plan and use reminders to reinforce the action you want to take before a trigger or urge.
Can I change my reminders after setup?
Yes. Add new triggers, adjust the timing, change the wording and report reminders that were early, late or unhelpful. Your earlier entries remain in your account history.
How will the reminders reach me?
StayClear Base sends email reminders. StayClear Premium sends email and SMS reminders after your mobile number is verified.
Start your plan
Choose how StayClear should bring your stop-gambling plan back to you.
Both plans include personal goals, triggers, action plans, weekly reviews and reminder feedback. Premium adds SMS alongside email.