People who asked a UK money-help service for support and shared a debt owed £21,269 on average. That’s people who reached out, and free debt advice exists.
Source: GamCare & PayPlan, 2026FOR WHEN THE MONEY GOT SCARY.
You can’t win it back. You can stop it growing.
When the debt feels impossible, one more big win looks like the only way out. It isn’t. The fastest way to protect your future is to stop the next loss today, and get free help with the rest.
Free to build · About 2 minutes · Private · For adults 18+
SOUND FAMILIAR?
You’re not the only one who knows these moments.
Tap the ones that sound like you. Nothing is saved.
THE HONEST NUMBERS
No scare tactics. Just what the research says.
A US study of 717,724 people’s card records found 96% lost money gambling online over about five years. A working paper, but the longest window we have.
Source: UC San Diego Rady School (Wilbur et al.), 2024In Britain’s largest study of real betting accounts, 23% were ahead after one year. The typical account lost 26p of every £1 bet.
Source: NatCen Patterns of Play (Forrest & McHale), 2022WHY IT’S HARD
Chasing is the most expensive bet there is.
When you’re down, the brain pushes for the big win that fixes everything. That’s the moment losses grow fastest, because bet sizes rise and caution drops.
The plan is about today: money out of reach, blocks on, one person who knows, and free, confidential debt advice. NewLeaves isn’t financial advice, but it gets you to the people who give it.
WHAT CHANGES WITH NEWLEAVES
Every hard moment gets a plan.
Payday disappearing in a night
A payday plan: bills and savings moved before the urge arrives
Shame keeping it secret
A script for telling one person, and support for what comes next
Feeling like it’s already too late
A money goal that shows what stays yours, week by week
START YOUR PLAN · QUESTION 1 OF ABOUT 20
What brought you here today?
Pick one and your plan starts building. There’s no wrong answer.
YOUR FIRST WEEK
Ten minutes a day. One small step each.
Here’s how your first seven days look. Your plan adapts to your answers.
- Day 1You showed up: three honest lines and one thing you won’t do
- Day 2Close the doors: blockers, self-exclusion and bank gambling blocks
- Day 3Money out of reach: move it before the urge arrives
- Day 4Find your trigger hour: payday, the match, the empty evening
- Day 5Ride the urge: breathe, wait, then decide
- Day 6Tell one person, with a script if the words won’t come
- Day 7A week bet-free: count the money and hours that stayed yours
GOOD QUESTIONS
Before you
start.
No. It walks you through setting up blockers, self-exclusion and bank gambling blocks, step by step. You need those separate tools; NewLeaves helps you actually do it and keeps you steady after.
Log it and keep going. A slip never erases the days you kept, and the next morning you get a plan for what happened, not a lecture.
NewLeaves isn’t financial advice. It helps you stop the losses growing and points you to free, confidential debt advice services, which exist in most countries.
Yes. Build your plan here in about two minutes, create an account, and start day 1 in your browser. Then sign in to the app with the same email and everything is there.
Building your plan is free. Full access starts with a free trial, and the price and renewal terms are shown clearly before you pay anything. Cancel anytime.
Your answers are saved to your own account and are never sent to advertisers. You choose whether to share anonymous analytics. Delete your account at any time.
No. NewLeaves is a self-guided daily companion, not therapy, medical treatment or an emergency service. Rowan is an optional AI companion, not a clinician.
NOT A PERFECT DAY. JUST DAY ONE.
Stop the next loss. That’s today’s whole job.
Build your plan on the web in about two minutes, then take it with you in the app.
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