Gambling
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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How will the Gambling Act Review impact advertising?
Fiona Macleod, Director of Clinical & Communities, explores how the Gambling Act Review will impact advertising regulation for those who use our services and how GamCare is positioning itself in the …
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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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Shifting the balance on unaffordable lending
Raminta Diliso, Financial Harm Manager With the Bank of England forecasting inflation to average around 9% this year, the highest we have seen for 40 years, and a figure set to increase yet further, at …
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Introducing our new Trained Associate model
We outline GamCare’s new Trained Associate model and how we’re working with the first recipient of the model, Motiv8, an Isle of Man based charity. At GamCare, we’ve seen first-hand how the demand for …
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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 …
Read more‘Before I joined the Gamcare family I had an image of what gambling was – but now I know there is no such thing as a typical gambler.’
Frontline Services Adviser, Keely, shares her experiences on taking calls from people that need help and support on the National Gambling Helpline. I have been on the helpline now for over two years and I …
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Shaping Our Services Around You
Please share your thoughts if you use our services or if you have done in the past; if you know someone who might need our help or if you’re worried about how gambling is affecting your life. And if you’re …
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Survey for Young People – How Do you Want to Access Support?
So that we can provide support in the most accessible way possible for young people, we are consulting on the design for a digital support tool. We need to hear from young people directly to make sure we …
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Opening Up About Domestic Abuse
Jake examines the link between gambling harms and domestic abuse, as the UN challenges gender-based violence through their 16 Days of Activism campaign. An annual international campaign, the UN’s 16 Days …
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