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GamCare has issued an announcement that its Safer Gambling Standard services will cease by the end of this year.
First launched in 2019, the UKAS-accredited certification has served as an independent quality standard to measure the scale and effectiveness that gambling companies put towards the protection of people from gambling harm.
After an internal review in December 2023, GamCare’s Board took the decision to place the standard’s activities under a new home, external to the charity.
However, it has now been established that no such organisation has been found despite a number of discussions, forcing GamCare to completely suspend the Safer Gambling Standard.
GamCare maintained that it will continue its commitment to its work of reducing gambling harm, with all of its other services remaining unaffected going into the new year, including its 24/7 National Gambling Helpline.
“Our core focus at GamCare will continue to be the provision of high-quality, accessible support to the thousands of people who come through our services each year, both those who are struggling with gambling directly as well as those who are affected by someone else’s gambling,” the organisation concluded.
