As online sports betting evolves in the United Stares, our platform is not only obliged to publish unbiased reviews of regulated sports betting operators, we must also shine a spotlight on Responsible Gambling developments. After all, the industry can only be sustainable if the consumer base (the sports betting public) remains healthy. While sports betting operators have self-exclusion programs, the onus of maintaining the wellbeing of this consumer base ultimately lands on problem gambling support providers. In fact, the private sector for problem gambling counseling has become an emerging industry in itself, with demand logically growing with the growth in online sports betting. This has attracted a number of for-profit support providers. But as with gambling operators, some have exhibited more ethical practices than others, which is what prompted ASB’s review of online gambling treatment centers for 2026. In that feature, we ranked one provider – BirchesHealth.com – with an early score of 5/10.
We were going to leave it at that, and let the public (those seeking help for problem gambling) decide with no further insight required. But then, we received the an email about BirchesHealth.com from a concerned individual. It is not uncommon for us to receive emails from sports bettors (and others, apparently) as in addition to our own research, we depend upon the public to let us know when they have experienced issues with a gambling operator. As we said, we’re a truly unbiased resource. It seems that this individual found us after searching for Birches Health reviews to see if there were any other reports regarding what she experienced. Here is a screenshot of the email we received (we have hidden her name/address for the sake of her privacy):
Disclaimer: The following email makes a serious allegation against BirchesHealth staff. We do not claim to know if it’s legitimate or otherwise. The reader must draw their own conclusions.
We’ll let the reader of this BirchesHealth.com review draw their own conclusions. However, there is a concerning pattern with this supposed problem gambling (and porn addiction) support provider. There is a digital paper trail of them creating content, that in this writer’s opinion, actually supports gambling behavior – including telling people how to gamble on pickleball and other ridiculous things. This is not the kind of behavior one associates with mental health professionals.
So what’s our updated review score of BirchesHealth.com? As our troubled emailer suggests, we’re comfortable with the following update.
Birches Health Review 2026: 1/10