Blocking A Website

jassi_9

x1x1 wrote: »

He's 18, surely he has the right to learn this lesson for himself?

Possibly the single most stupid answer ever?

He is a kid who might be addicted to gambling, and has already lost £2500

Yea lets "leave him alone and see if he gets better by himself"

Or he might get into more debt and be £10,000 down by the time he is 20 and spend the rest of his life learning from his mistake

Still think leaving him alone to learn his own lesson is wise?

thenudeone

OpenDNS is good as far as it goes.

Editing the hosts file would also work.
Type "how to block a website using the hosts file" into a search engine to see how.

However, all you need is one unblocked proxy site and either of these can be bypassed by someone determined to do so

Sosdon

Is it just the one site that they use ?
You can opt out , or go for a self exclusion on all the major betting sites.
Also you can set limits on funds that are deposited.
With regards to these options , you will need the person involved to do these..

shaz77_2

Just blocked that terrible site, I used the notepad option via the drivers folder within the C drive.

Thanks a lot everyone for your help.

Stooby2

or use Windows to set up user accounts with passwords and only allow him access when you're there. Or allow him no access at all until he's sorted.

This may help you to help him.

http://www.gamblersanonymous.org.uk/

googler

shaz77 wrote: »

I've just become aware that a younger family member has been using the family PC to complete online gambling. There is one site he is on that he says he is hooked on and cannot help himself; is there anyway to block this site on the family PC?

Take the keyboard, mouse, or monitor away?

Deny him the use of the PC in some other way? Password-protect the PC? Honestly, if you can't trust him with it, what justification is there for allowing him access to it for other purposes?

whatmichaelsays

If he wants to quit (and it sounds like he wants to), he can ask the site in question to "ban" him. All UK bookmakers have to have a self-exclusion policy as a condition of their gaming licence, which would prevent him from logging on to that site or accessing their stores (if they have any).

That would also get around the problem of him accessing the site from elsewhere (by his phone or another connection)

responsivedesign

whatmichaelsays wrote: »

If he wants to quit (and it sounds like he wants to), he can ask the site in question to "ban" him. All UK bookmakers have to have a self-exclusion policy as a condition of their gaming licence, which would prevent him from logging on to that site or accessing their stores (if they have any).

That would also get around the problem of him accessing the site from elsewhere (by his phone or another connection)

Great tip, need to give it to my friend, he has the same problem

bod1467

Another alternative is K9 Web Protect ... an application you install and which allows you to define what types of websites can be visited. There is an admin control (with password) which allows you to set it up ... do this and don't tell him the password.