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GamCare has revealed that thousands of people have been supported through the National Gambling Support Network, as the initiative celebrates its one-year anniversary. The charity also highlighted the GambleAware-commissioned network’s short waiting times, with people seeking support for problem gambling being offered a treatment session in three and a half days on average between October-December 2023. Anna Hargrave, Chief Commissioning …

GambleAware has initiated an invitation to tender for a partner to undertake the “Evaluation of the Effectiveness of the National Gambling Support Network (NGSN).” The tender is deemed a significant project by GambleAware, which will commission a learning and evaluation partner to carry out an evaluation that delivers independent, actionable, and robust insights into the effectiveness of the National Gambling …

The NHS has reached an operating milestone in the support and development of the National Gambling Support Network (NGSN) by opening its fifteenth clinic in Sheffield. The clinic opened this weekend, expanding dedicated NHS treatment support and recovery services for problem gambling in Yorkshire and the North of England. Amid growing demand for services, the opening of the new clinic …

GamCare has stated that greater cross-sector cooperation is needed to intervene on financial harms and debt impacting the lives of victims of gambling harms. The treatment and support charity has published the independent evaluation of its Gambling  Related Financial Harm (GRFH) project, undertaken by Rocket Science. The project is referenced as the first evaluation gathering evidence of financial harms linked …

The Charity Commission has received a complaint made against GambleAware for providing false information to the British public on gambling-related harms and suicides. The complaint has been submitted by The Good Law Project, an independent non-profit organisation led by public policy expert Will Prochaska, the former Strategic Director of Gambling with Lives (GWL). In its mission statement, The Good Law …

GamCare has promoted Mark Weiss to the position of Deputy CEO of the gambling harms treatment support and intervention charity. Updating stakeholders, GamCare informed that Weiss will take on the new role alongside his existing duties as GamCare’s Director of Communications and External Affairs. An expert in public health, Weiss joined GamCare in 2022, from the Royal College of Anaesthetists …

The board of trustees of GamCare has announced that the Safer Gambling Standard will be revised to work under a new structure outside of the gambling treatment, support, and intervention charity. GamCare trustees detailed that the decision had been taken in December 2023, instructing the charity’s leadership team to undertake a strategic review of the Safer Gambling Standard, with recommendations …

GambleAware has stated that the government must prioritise the development of the National Strategy for the Prevention and Treatment of gambling harms in its ongoing review of gambling laws and duties. The statement was made by GambleAware in its response to the Statutory Levy consultation as proposed by the Gambling Review’s White Paper, authored by CEO Zoë Osmond. Under consultation, …

GamCare has suggested that, if done correctly, the proposed statutory levy on the UK’s betting industry can represent a “generational shift” in the gambling harms sector. However, the gambling charity also emphasised its concern about the transition period between now and when the levy is implemented, as it wants to make sure services and support are provided to those that …

GamCare is spreading awareness of the links between cryptocurrency investment and the betting and financial harms that it may cause. The problem gambling charity commissioned a research project from YouGov that examines investments made by the UK public. A survey of 4,200 adults found that 40% of people lost money on cryptocurrency, in comparison to 34% who made financial gain. …