Services
Could gaming be a gateway to gambling?
Taran, from our Youth Advisory Board, highlights some of the similarities between gambling and gaming. He also explores how loot boxes work and ways to stop your child from developing a problem with …
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Need gambling support at Christmas? We’ve got you…
The festive period can be a difficult time for people affected by gambling harms. We understand the acute financial pressures and distress that many people across the UK are now facing, and how the rising …
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What impact can gambling have on credit reports?
We’ve teamed up with credit report experts Experian to explore questions from service users about gambling and credit reports. Our Helpline advisers share the most the most frequently asked questions …
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Should I lend money to someone with a gambling problem?
It’s Talk Money Week from 7-11 November and we want to encourage gamblers and people around them to have more open conversations about money. GamCare’s Money Guidance Service supports our clients to …
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Our Women’s Chatroom: find the support you need
Every year our National Gambling Helpline hears from over 40,000 people, 30% of whom are women. Our Women’s Chatroom is a safe space where women, no matter who they are or where they live, can find the …
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Talk Money Week: Group Chatroom on Budgeting and Finances
With the increasing cost-of-living-related news, money worries are on most people’s minds currently. We understand how hard it can be to talk about money and that gambling, unmanageable debts or …
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Way Forward: a support group for women
Way Forward is a semi-structured online support group for women impacted by someone else’s gambling. It will provide a safe and confidential space for women to share their experiences. Each week will focus …
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Gambling Act Review: What can we expect?
Whilst the Gambling Act Review has been delayed so far this year, we hope to see progress soon. So, what is it and what can we expect? Jake McKey explains… In late 2020, the Department for Digital, …
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Understand cryptocurrency trading: what is it, what are the risks and how is it similar to gambling?
Cryptocurrencies are digital currencies that are not produced by banks or governments, but can be exchanged online for goods and services, as well as traded like a commodity. They use encryption techniques …
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Why GamCare is pledging to support #HearHer
Jake examines the links between gambling harms and domestic abuse and what GamCare is doing to help address this issue. 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence is an international campaign to end …
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