To mark its 25th anniversary year, GamCare is looking into the key issues surrounding gambling harms, from the increases in cost-of-living to cryptocurrency, to raise awareness and encourage those impacted to reach out for support. The charity has commissioned a survey with You Gov, asking a nationally representative sample of 4,000 people, across the UK, for their views on key […]

Rank Group has partnered with GamCare for the extensive rollout of safer gambling and social responsibility training for over 1,400 colleagues. The programme will see GamCare deliver 150 days of training to Rank colleagues, kicking off later this month and running through until November. The new partnership builds on Rank’s longstanding work with GamCare which has seen colleagues working in […]

Entain has been awarded the Advanced Safer Gambling Standard by GamCare for evidencing the highest standards of player protection and social responsibility in its UK online and land-based activities. The Safer Gambling Standard is an independent quality standard which assesses measures that businesses have put in place to protect customers from experiencing gambling-related harm. The Group is the largest operator […]

Early findings released today from TalkBanStop – a partnership between GamCare, Gamban and GAMSTOP – highlights the positive impact it’s had so far in reducing gambling-related harm. TalkBanStop, a pilot for an initial 12 months, brings together practical free tools and support which can help people to stop gambling and maintain a successful recovery for anyone harmed by gambling. It […]

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, […]