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Campaign launched to tackle stigma of gambling harm

Three quarters of those who experience problems with gambling do not feel able to open up to family and friends, a survey for GambleAware suggests.

The Independent UK · Apr 12, 2023

Gambling Act review: how EU countries are tightening restrictions on ads and why the UK should too

When the 2005 Gambling Act was drafted the world was very different. Twitter, Facebook and YouTube didn’t exist. Gambling was often seen as a shady activity typically conducted in smoky high-street betting shops. You certainly couldn’t use a smartphone to gamble 24/7 with a couple of clicks.

The Conversation · Feb 14, 2023

Betting industry will ‘keep back funds from gambling harm charity’

In future 25% of Betting and Gaming Council funds will go to its own causes, says GambleAware

The Guardian - UK · Jan 7, 2023

Cost of living crisis ‘to prompt increase in harmful gambling among women’

GambleAware has launched a campaign to address the stigma around women who gamble

The Independent UK · Sep 22, 2022

Cost of living crisis could lead to 'harmful increase' in gambling among women

Charity says that some women are turning to gambling in an attempt to increase their income but many suffer stress and anxiety as a result

Wales Online · Sep 22, 2022

Fears for increase in harmful gambling among women as cost of living bites

GambleAware said a quarter of women who already gamble expect to gamble more in the coming months due to the cost of living crisis.

The Independent UK · Sep 21, 2022

Twice as many gaming accounts belong to customers in most deprived areas – study

Some 29% of gaming accounts are registered to the most deprived areas while 13% come from the least deprived areas, researchers have found.

The Independent UK · Jun 8, 2022

Inaction on gambling addiction will bring more grief, says bereaved mother

Exclusive: government proposals to stop gambling deaths are ‘more of same system that killed Jack’, say parents of man who killed himself

The Guardian - UK · May 23, 2022

UK betting firms ‘must pay more’ to help high-risk gamblers

Industry increases donations to charities, but campaigners say more money is needed to protect gamblers

The Guardian - UK · May 15, 2022

‘I don’t want what happened to my husband happening to anyone else’: the widow campaigning for gambling law reform

It was only after Annie Ashton’s husband Luke took his own life that she realised he had been gambling in secret – sometimes up to 100 times a day on his phone. She wants urgent changes to the way the betting industry operates

The Guardian - UK · Mar 30, 2022