Responsible gambling

If it has stopped being a game

Call or text 1-800-GAMBLER (1-800-522-4700), any hour, anywhere in the United States. It is free, confidential, and answered by people whose job is exactly this conversation.

You do not have to be in crisis to use it, and you do not have to have decided anything before you call.

Where to get help

The list below is help lines, screening and self-exclusion.

• National Problem Gambling Helpline

  1-800-522-4700 — call or text, 24/7, every US state

• National Council on Problem Gambling

  Screening tools, treatment finder and family support

• Gamblers Anonymous

  Meetings, in person and online

• Self-exclusion programs, by state

  Every US state with legal wagering runs a voluntary self-exclusion list; the NCPG page links each one

• Gambling Therapy (outside the US)

  Free online support worldwide

Self-exclusion

Every US state with legal wagering runs a voluntary self-exclusion list: you put your own name on it and operators are then required to refuse you for the period you chose. Most operators also run their own self-exclusion and deposit limits, which take effect immediately and are usually easier to start with.

Self-exclusion works because it takes the decision away from you at the moment you are least able to make it. It is not a statement about your character.

Signs worth taking seriously

Betting more than you decided to. Betting to win back a loss. Borrowing, or using money meant for something else. Hiding it, or lying about how much. Losing interest in things you used to like. Feeling restless or irritable when you try to stop.

One of these is worth noticing. Two or three is worth the phone call.

What this site can and cannot do for you

Daily Fantasy Resource publishes statistics and model estimates. It is built to make research faster and to be honest about what it does not know — which is why the public record shows the losing months as well, and why nothing is shown until enough picks have been graded to mean something.

None of that is an edge, and none of it is advice. A better table does not make a bet safe, and a model that has been right lately is not a model that will be right tonight. If you are using this site to justify a bet you had already decided to place, it is not helping you.

You must be 21 or older (18+ where the law allows) to gamble. This site does not take wagers, hold funds or operate contests.