Built for the version of you that wants to stop.
It's never the big decision. It's the 10-minute moment. Late at night. One click. One bet. Every other blocker leaves the off switch in your hand at exactly that moment. ShieldBet doesn't.
You didn't fail. The tools did.
People in recovery don't lose ground because they're weak. They lose ground at a specific moment — tired, stressed, alone — when the tool they installed to protect them can be turned off by them, in seconds, with no friction and no human in the loop.
ShieldBet was designed by someone in recovery, after every other tool failed. The difference isn't the blocking. It's the architecture: protection that holds when willpower doesn't, because disabling it requires a person who isn't you.
Roughly 1 in 25 UK adults score in the problem-gambling band.
The UK Gambling Commission's Gambling Survey for Great Britain found 2.7% of adults scored 8 or higher on the Problem Gambling Severity Index in 2024 — around 1.4 million people. A further 3.1% scored at moderate risk.
Source: Gambling Survey for Great Britain, Annual Report 2024 (UKGC).
Three things every other tool gets wrong.
You can't disable it alone
Unlocking, logging out, or removing protection all require approval from your trusted partner. One person, one device, one moment of weakness — that's the failure mode of every other blocker. ShieldBet closes it.
It understands paths, not just domains
reddit.com is fine. r/sportsbook is not. Most blockers force you to choose between allowing all of Reddit or breaking it. ShieldBet's path-aware engine reads the URL, the page, and the structure to make the right call.
The intervention is therapeutic, not punitive
After a series of attempts in a short window, the standard block page is replaced with a structured pause. No shame. No louder noise. A finite countdown, a coping choice, a warm close — built from established behaviour-change research.
Layered protection, in this order.
Every page you visit passes through these layers. Most pages clear in milliseconds. Risky ones get the full evidence engine.
Instant blocklist check
Known operators, affiliates, tipsters and paid-entry products are blocked instantly. Verified safe sites like banks, NHS, gov.uk, search engines and major retailers clear instantly.
Smart path check
For platforms like Reddit, Discord, Twitch and Telegram, general browsing always gets through. Risky subpaths go to the full analysis.
Page analysis
The URL, page text, layout, and an on-device detection model all contribute. None of them decide alone. They build a picture together.
The final decision
One component takes all the evidence and makes a single call: block or allow. Every decision includes a reason code and a full record of why.
A 60-minute window. Ten steps that get more serious. One person who cares.
When you attempt to access a gambling site, ShieldBet counts. Attempts one and two are silently blocked. Attempt three sends a supportive message to your trusted partner. Attempt five opens a structured pause that gives you a moment to step back. Attempt six sends a stronger message to your partner. Every step is designed to bring them in at exactly the moment it matters.
The off switch isn't in your hand.
Every attempt to access a gambling site is tracked. Your partner receives calibrated alerts at meaningful thresholds — not on every block, but when the pattern signals a real risk moment. Tamper events (VPN disabled, accessibility service removed, uninstall attempts) trigger immediate partner notifications.
The partner relationship is built to support, not to police. Notifications are warm and informative, never shaming. Your partner sees protection status and persistence patterns — never your browsing history.
The detection system, by the numbers.
The test set includes pages from sites never seen during training, to check the detection works on genuinely new material.
One paid plan. No free tier.
ShieldBet is a serious recovery tool, not a freemium app. A 48-hour free trial gives you full access to every feature. After that, £4.99/month or £40/year.
Or £40 / year — approximately two months free. 48-hour free trial with card details required.
Included
- Chrome extension (July 2026)
- Android app (July 2026)
- Trusted partner support
- Alerts that get serious when they need to
- Structured pause when the urge gets persistent
- Tamper detection and partner notifications
- Recovery Vault and streak tracker
Coming next (no extra cost)
- iOS app (September 2026)
- Attempt tracking across devices
- Stronger tamper detection
No advertising. No data sold. No third-party trackers. Privacy is a design constraint, not a marketing line.
Lock it in before the next moment.
The 10-minute moment is the one that matters. ShieldBet is what stands in front of it.