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It doesn’t always start with a problem.

[0:02 On screen: from black, a man sits on a sofa in a dim living room, smiling and looking to one side.]

Sometimes it’s just a bet. Something to make the game more exciting.

[0:07 On screen: a football match on a television. In front of it, a hand holds a phone. The phone screen shows a small football pitch and boxes of numbers.]

[0:12 On screen: a man in a white shirt sits in a car, looking down at his phone.]

Something to pass the time. A chance to win.

[0:17 On screen: in a dark bedroom, the man lies in bed looking at his phone. Another person lies beside him.]

And then, slowly, things begin to change.

[0:22 On screen: a close-up of the man’s face, lit by his phone screen.]

You check your phone more often.

You start thinking about the next bet before the last one has even finished.

[0:25 On screen: a few quick shots. The man sits among people eating at a restaurant table. He sits at a table with two small children and colourful toys. He sits in a blue and white football shirt in a changing room. He sits in a pub while three friends raise beer glasses. He sits in front of empty stadium seats under floodlights.]

[0:29 On screen: in a bathroom, the man looks at his phone. At the edge of the frame, another phone is held up. Its screen shows the words “RECENT LOSS”.]

A loss becomes something you need to win back.

And somewhere along the way, it stops being about money.

[0:34 On screen: a coin spins on a dark table. Behind it, the man sits blurred in the dark, then comes into focus, looking at his phone.]

Because gambling can take more than that.

It can take your sleep, your focus, your relationships, your time. And when something is always there, in your pocket,

[0:40 On screen: seen from above, the man lies in bed in a white T-shirt, looking at his phone. A woman sleeps beside him.]

[0:42 On screen: seen from above, a man in a white shirt leans over a desk with a laptop, papers and a phone.]

[0:43 On screen: in a park, the man bends forward behind a bench. A woman and children are blurred in the foreground.]

[0:45 On screen: a close-up of hands holding a phone. The man wears a wristwatch.]

[0:47 On screen: a phone lies on a wooden table, its screen lit blue.]

[0:49 On screen: seen from below, a phone sticks out of the man’s jacket pocket.]

[0:50 On screen: a close-up of an eye with a phone screen reflected in it.]

only a few taps away, creating distance can feel almost impossible.

[0:52 On screen: the man sits at the far end of a very long dark table with his hands on its edge. A phone lies on the table between him and the camera.]

That’s where BetBlocker can help.

[0:58 On screen: four short shots of people holding phones and looking at them: the man in a kitchen, a woman smiling on a sunny cobbled street, a man in an office, and a woman smiling on a sofa at home.]

Supporting hundreds of thousands of people across the world in multiple languages, BetBlocker helps put a barrier between you and gambling, creating something incredibly important.

[1:03 On screen: a phone lies on a table in the foreground. Through glass doors behind it, the man stands in a garden while children play. He turns away and bends down toward the children.]

A pause. A moment to think.

[1:10 On screen: a man in a long coat stands with his back to the camera, looking out over a lake.]

[1:14 On screen: a close-up of the man’s face, with a slight smile.]

Because taking back control doesn’t always begin with one huge decision.

[1:18 On screen: a hand reaches for a set of keys on a table. A phone lies next to them.]

Sometimes it begins by making the next bet harder to place.

[1:22 On screen: the man, now in a blue sweater, stands in a hallway. Through a doorway behind him, a woman and a child are in a kitchen. He turns and looks toward them.]

[1:25 On screen: seen from above, a car arrives on a driveway.]

BetBlocker. Create the space to stop.

[About 1:28 On screen: the words “Create the space to stop.” appear one line at a time over the driveway.]

[About 1:32 On screen: the BetBlocker logo on a white screen, which stays until the end of the film.]