BetBlocker has expanded its gambling-blocking service with Hindi and Punjabi language support after reporting more than 500,000 active users during 2026.
The responsible gambling charity announced the additions at the Signature Awards, held at the Park Lane Hilton in London on September 25, where BetBlocker served as a charity partner. The organisation also confirmed that its active-user total for the year had passed the half-million mark, exceeding its earlier target of reaching 400,000 users during the whole of 2026.
BetBlocker said India and the Netherlands have each recorded more than 10,000 active users this year. Growing adoption in India prompted the organisation to introduce Hindi and Punjabi versions of its service, allowing more users to access its gambling-blocking tools in their preferred language.
The latest expansion continues a broader localisation drive. In August, BetBlocker added Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese and Vietnamese to its mobile application. Its 2026 updates have also included Syrian Arabic, Slovak, Turkish, Arabic and Greek, alongside changes to its setup process and self-exclusion options.
The Chinese and Vietnamese rollout was supported through BetBlocker’s partnership with the Massachusetts Gaming Commission, which began in 2025. The charity said the cooperation was designed to make gambling-blocking support easier to access for minority-language communities in Massachusetts.
BetBlocker’s growth has accelerated throughout the year. Earlier in September, the organisation reported more than 400,000 unique active users in 2026 and said uptake was on course to more than double the level recorded in 2025. It had also surpassed 20,000 active users in the Philippines, making the country the first Asian market to reach that level this year.
The charity provides free gambling-blocking software without requiring users to create an account. Its tools are intended to restrict access to gambling websites and services, forming part of a wider approach to self-exclusion and harm prevention.
Alongside its consumer-facing work, BetBlocker has also increased its involvement in responsible gambling education, including work connected with Casino Guru Academy’s self-exclusion best-practice programme.