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GamCare has published its annual report and financial statements, signed by the board of trustees of the problem gambling treatment support charity. The 2022/2023 period represents GamCare’s 25th year delivering frontline treatment support services such as its 24/7 National Gambling Helpline, family counselling and youth programmes. Expanding its services, GamCare has taken on the role of system coordinator appointed by …

GambleAware has published new ‘data maps’ indexing problem gambling harms across UK local authorities and parliamentary constituencies, to help the stakeholders of the National Gambling Support Network (NGSN). The maps, produced by PoliMapper, reveal regions with high levels of gambling harm and increased need for support and treatment. The data is based on the Problem Gambling Severity Index (PGSI) to …

Writing for SBC, Gordon Moody’s Paul Dent  addresses the challenge of mental health converging with problem gambling, placing a closer analysis on the organisation’s data and that of recent GambleAware reports for comparison. Dent is a Strategic Engagement Lead and Trauma and Addiction Counsellor. He has presented at conferences worldwide regarding the therapeutic aspects of the Gordon Moody treatment programmes …

Using data from GambleAware, the relationship between mental health and gambling harms has shown new and revealing links between mental health and betting.   Studies by Alma Economics – which used the gambling harm education group’s, Annual GB Treatment and Support Survey.1 – found that there is a ‘significant link’ between higher rates of gambling harms and worse mental health. It …

GambleAware has initiated an application process to protect the funding of gambling harm prevention, support and treatment projects and programmes across the UK.  The initiative is required as the funding of gambling harm prevention projects/programmes enters a transition period from a voluntary to a statutory levy – established as a guaranteed outcome of the Gambling Review. Stakeholders were notified that …

The UK Gambling Commission (UKGC) has allocated £32,844,197.31 to GambleAware for the creation of a ‘system stabilisation’ in regards to a transition period from voluntary funding to a statutory levy. This is the latest allocation of funds gained by the UKGC through regulatory settlements, and is intended to “stabilise the system of gambling harm prevention, support and treatment” during the changeover. …

GambleAware has expressed its disappointment with several Premier League clubs having recently announced gambling shirt sponsors for the upcoming season. Alexia Clifford, the group’s Chief Communications Officer, suggested that the top-flight – despite its decision to remove all betting companies from the front of shirts from the 2026/27 season – is perhaps not viewing gambling harms as a serious public …

GambleAware has disclosed the latest expansion of its Lived Experience Council as the charity looks to further collaborate with those that have experienced gambling harms to help provide guidance on the organisation’s strategic developments. The Lived Experience Council was initially disclosed in December 2022, and two months later it was said that the 12 person panel was seeking fresh additions. …

Regulus Partners observes mixed messages from the NHS on treating problem gambling, as bosses have raised concerns on increased referrals to their specialist clinics for gambling disorders, suggesting a misuse of facilities. NHS bosses have committed to expand the network of problem gambling clinics to 15, yet concerns remain on the NHS’ strategy which has seen it marginalise third sector …

GambleAware’s latest study, conducted by YouGov, has examined links between the exposure of gambling activity as a child and later life experiences of problem gambling. The survey questioned a sample of 18,000 to gauge the extent of gambling participation and problem gambling in the UK, using the measurements of the Problem Gambling Severity Index (PGSI). PGSI scores are based on …