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Plain answers about getting gambling off your phone, and about helping someone you love do the same.

• How to block FanDuel and DraftKings on iPhone (and make it stick) Deleting the app takes 30 seconds to undo. Here's what holds.
• Are Kalshi and Polymarket gambling? How to block prediction markets on iPhone An honest answer to the legal question, and the practical one.
• How to block PrizePicks, Underdog and other pick'em apps on iPhone Keep the league, lose the daily slate.
• Sweepstakes casinos like Stake.us and Chumba: what they are and how to block them Why "no purchase necessary" is misleading, and how to block them.
• How to set a Screen Time passcode for someone you love A step-by-step guide for the person holding the code.
• How to help someone stop sports betting without starting a fight What to say, what not to say, and how to offer to hold the key.
• Winner's Win vs Gamban vs BetBlocker (2026): an honest comparison Sourced prices and features, including where the others are better.
• How to block gambling sites on iPhone (Safari, Chrome and apps) What an iPhone can and can't block, how to set Screen Time web limits step by step, where DNS blocking falls short, and what to do when a site still loads.
• How to block betting apps on iPhone App limits, Screen Time shields and install controls explained simply, with the types of betting apps to cover and what a blocker can't do.
• What to say to someone who is betting too much A calm guide for families: the first ten minutes, phrases that help, phrases that backfire, when to talk, and when to bring in a counselor.
• Is your betting becoming a problem? Signs, questions and where to get help Plain-language signs that betting has become a problem, how to use a public self-check, and what to do next.
• How to stop betting on your phone at night Why late night is the risky hour and what helps: removing always-on access, scheduling your phone, a phone-free bedroom and telling one person.
• Gambling blocker apps compared: what they do and what they miss A fair look at the main kinds of gambling blockers, with BetBlocker, Gamban and a circle-held lock side by side, and how to choose.
• Sports betting and money: how to work out what it has really cost A calm, step-by-step way to see what betting has cost over 12 months, where the numbers hide, and when a nonprofit credit counselor can help.
• Prediction markets, sweepstakes casinos and "not real gambling" apps Why some apps say they are not gambling, how rules differ by state, and a plain-language way to decide whether one is a risk for you.
• A parent's guide to teen and college student betting What is common among young people, how age rules work, how to talk without punishing, and how Screen Time differs for a child and an adult child.
• What to do after a slip If you bet again after trying to stop, it is information, not the end.
• Game day without the bet: NFL Sunday, March Madness and the Super Bowl Why game days are the hardest, how to plan ahead, how to watch without apps, and what a friend holding the key can do on big days.
• How a gambling support circle works (and what helpers see) What a helper is, what they see and never see, how unlock decisions work, how to set boundaries and how to look after yourself.