Playtech and GamCare, the UK’s leading provider of information, advice and support for anyone affected by problem gambling, have announced that Playtech has become the first recipient of GamCare’s newly developed B2B safer gambling standard. The Safer Gambling Standard is GamCare’s independent quality standard which assesses the measures businesses have put in place to protect customers from experiencing gambling related […]

GamCare hosted a sector wide Gambling Related Financial Harm (GRFH) workshop, calling for a collaborative response to close payment loopholes. The gambling support charity identified a number of ways in which gamblers who have excluded themselves from making payments to gambling operators can still deposit to online operators. Some gambling operators, not licensed in Great Britain, are misclassifying merchant codes […]

GamCare, which operates the National Gambling Helpline, is warning of the ‘imminent need’ to talk to young people about gambling risks, amidst more than 7 in 10 (71.5%) calls to the helpline from under-18s being from those experiencing a gambling issue. GamCare’s ‘BigDeal’ website is the dedicated hub for young people where they can find information, advice and support if […]

Polling of those affected by gambling harms by leading gambling support service GamCare reveals two thirds (64%) of their audiences think there are not enough resources in the UK to help support specialist treatment Removal of sponsorship on football shirts and more targeted support for young people, women and BAME communities needed Data will be used in GamCare’s response to […]

GamCare launches new Industry Code for the Display of Safer Gambling Information, to make access to tools and support easier for online gambling customers. The Code has been developed in consultation with people harmed by gambling, support services and gambling businesses. All members of the Betting and Gaming Council offering online gambling activities are expected to implement the Code within […]

Leading UK charities YGAM and GamCare have surpassed the first-year targets for their joint Young People’s Gambling Harm Prevention Programme, despite significant challenges imposed by the continuing COVID-19 pandemic. Supported by the Betting and Gaming Council, the four-year national programme is the largest of its kind and aims to deliver evidence-led education, training and support to young people across England, […]

GamCare, the largest provider of support and treatment for gambling related harms across Great Britain, has released the first report from its pioneering Women’s Programme, funded by the Tampon Tax to deliver outreach, education and awareness on the subject. The report outlines worrying trends amongst women who are being harmed by gambling. Gamblers identifying as female who were interviewed through […]

Leading UK charities YGAM (The Young Gamers and Gamblers Education Trust) and GamCare have risen to the challenges caused by the Covid-19 pandemic by accelerating the digital transformation of their education resources and using virtual classrooms to raise awareness of gambling related harms. The two organisations, which were selected by the Betting and Gaming Council to deliver its £10 million […]