Gambling
Our New Themed Chatrooms: Time, Money, Relationships, Wellbeing & Lived Experience
We are launching a new series of our daily Chatrooms, focusing on key themes and discussions with Lived Experience guests. The new sessions will take place daily, Monday to Friday starting July 31st. The …
Read moreCalls for banks to raise consumer awareness of gambling blocks
We have published the latest recommendations for improving bank gambling blocks across the user journey, from increased awareness to additional support beyond the block for vulnerable customers. Bank …
Read moreGamCare gives evidence to the Commons Select Committee
Following the recent publication of the Gambling White Paper, GamCare CEO Anna Hemmings gave evidence on behalf of GamCare to the House of Commons Select Committee on Culture, Media and Sport. We were …
Read moreGambling White Paper: GamCare’s Initial Response
Following this morning’s announcement by DCMS and subsequent release of the long-awaited Gambling White Paper, Anna Hemmings, our Chief Executive, gives our initial response: “We are pleased to see …
Read moreNew research: Multi-Operator Self Exclusion Schemes
A research study has provided further evidence of how Multi-Operator Self-Exclusion Schemes, in combination with other forms of intervention, can help people experiencing gambling harms. Researchers at …
Read moreCost-of-Living Webinar with YouGov
On Friday 31st March, we hosted a webinar exploring the latest data from our research with YouGov on the rising cost-of-living and the impact it has on people’s gambling behaviours. Three panelists joined …
Read moreCost-of-living crisis: new research lays bare the challenges facing gamblers
People who are gambling at harmful levels are ten times more likely than the general population to have used a warm bank in the past 12 months, according to new research from YouGov. The survey of 4,202 UK …
Read moreIntroducing MyGamCare…
We have been working with gambling harms professionals and those with lived experience to develop a new online self-help tool: MyGamCare. MyGamCare is free for anyone interested in exploring their …
Read moreCalling for stronger partnerships to tackle gambling related debt
We have published the latest recommendations for addressing gambling related debt, calling for better referral pathways between sectors to support those experiencing harm. In November, we facilitated the …
Read moreGambling intervention in the Criminal Justice System
Interventions Alliance and GamCare have partnered to provide a group-work intervention for people in the Criminal Justice System (CJS) to reduce gambling-related harm and reoffending. What is the programme …
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