Skin gambling is gambling. The items are worth money, the games have a house edge and the losses are real. Everything on this site assumes you are 18 or older and gambling with money and items you can afford to lose. If that stops being true, the resources below are free and confidential.
Before You Play
- Decide a deposit limit for the week and set it on the site if the tool exists
- Decide a session time and set a timer
- Never deposit skins you would mind losing; a knife on a site is a knife at risk
- Do not chase losses with a bigger deposit
- Keep gambling money separate from money for anything else
Signs It Is Becoming a Problem
- Spending more than you planned, or hiding how much
- Depositing to win back losses
- Thinking about the next session when you are doing something else
- Borrowing, selling things or missing payments to deposit
- Feeling worse after playing, not better
Where to Get Help
GamCare runs the National Gambling Helpline in the UK on 0808 8020 133 and live chat at gamcare.org.uk. BeGambleAware (begambleaware.org) has advice and a self-assessment. In the US, the National Council on Problem Gambling helpline is 1-800-GAMBLER. Gamblers Anonymous (gamblersanonymous.org) has meetings in most countries. Gamban and BetBlocker are blocking tools that cover gambling sites, including skin sites.
Most sites on this list offer self-exclusion and deposit limits in account settings. Use them; they work.