Debt Awareness Week 2024 – Getting debt advice will not impact your credit rating
Debt can be a key issue for people facing gambling harms. Free debt advice is widely available, but we know that barriers caused by stigma or a lack of information can stop people from reaching out for …
Read moreGambling Related Financial Harm: The Impact Report
Today GamCare, with Rocket Science, has published the impact evaluation report of the Gambling Related Financial Harm (GRFH) project. The report highlights the importance of our cross-sector work to …
Read moreGamCare Appoints New Deputy Chief Executive Officer
The gambling support charity GamCare is delighted to announce the appointment of its new Deputy CEO, Mark Weiss, who will be taking on this new role alongside his current position as Director of …
Read moreAn Update on GamCare’s Safer Gambling Standard
GamCare’s Board decided in December 2023 that the time was right for the Safer Gambling Standard, which launched in 2019, to continue its work under a different structure, outside of GamCare. To facilitate …
Read moreTime to Talk Day: Breaking the Silence on Gambling and Mental Health
We’re shining a light on the impact gambling can have on mental health and encouraging open conversations with loved ones or our Helpline Advisers for Time to Talk Day. Today is Time to Talk Day – …
Read moreNational Gambling Helpline hits record-breaking year
Our National Gambling Helpline received more calls and online chats last year than any previous year on record as more people come forward to seek support for their gambling. In 2023, 52,370 calls and …
Read moreGambling support starts here this Christmas
As the festive season approaches, we want to remind you that support is available for those facing challenges with gambling and their loved ones. For many, Christmas involves financial, social, and mental …
Read more‘I’m almost five years gamble-free – Christmas is still the hardest time of year’
Nearly half of those gambling at harmful levels* have spent money set aside for Christmas presents on gambling, according to new research from YouGov. Kieren Smith, who started gambling at just eight years …
Read moreExplainer: The Statutory Levy
In this blog, we’ll explain the levy and explore what it means for reducing gambling harms across England, Scotland and Wales. What is the statutory levy? The statutory levy will be a percentage of Gross …
Read moreNew research shows gamblers face greater impacts of cryptocurrency investing
People are experiencing harm from investing in cryptocurrencies and other high-risk trading products, experiencing similar difficulties that people report with gambling harms, according to new research …
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