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GamCare has welcomed the appointment of Victoria Corbishley as Chief Executive of the UK’s frontline provider of treatment support services for gambling harms. An expert in the management of public health services, responsibilities, and the delivery of treatment and care, Corbishley is a former Senior Director of the British Red Cross, where she led the charity’s health and care units. …

Ahead of the festive holidays, GamCare has warned people with gambling issues to be extra careful not to endanger themselves further. A YouGov survey, commissioned by the gambling charity and focusing on more than 4,000 UK adults suffering from problem gambling, has shown that three-fifths (59%) of those prone to gambling harms say they are more likely to gamble at …

The UK Government has revealed its plans for the statutory levy and online slot stake limits, ushering in a new era of protection and compliance for UK gambling.  The new RET Levy statutory measure will ensure that £100m in annual funding will be allocated to projects, initiatives and organisations dealing with the treatment and prevention of gambling harms.  We are …

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 …

GamCare is highlighting how banks in the UK can protect their customers from experiencing harm from gambling. The news follows a recent workshop that the gambling support charity ran with experts from across the financial services sector.  GamCare’s Gambling Related Financial Harm project, created in 2019, has been described as a cross-sector initiative to share knowledge, develop resources, and enable …

UK gambling harm prevention charity GamCare has launched a new chat service operating during night hours to further support victims of problem gambling.  The chat rooms are available every Tuesday between 1 a.m. and 2 a.m. and will serve as an accessible support tool that offers a confidential environment for those affected by gambling-related harm.  According to the charity, the …

The Betting and Gaming Council (BGC) has announced that its members have achieved record compliance rates in age verification checks, according to an independent audit. The trade body for UK gambling was provided with independent data by Serve Legal, which reported that members had secured a 91.4% age verification pass rate across thousands of annual checks. Serve Legal is recognised …

GamCare has confirmed the appointment of Tim Hodgetts as Director of Clinical Operations of the UK’s leading charity providing treatment support services for problem gambling. Hodgetts brings 22 years of experience to the role, having served in multiple leadership roles within the NHS, in which he specialised in the design, management, and efficiency of healthcare networks. Most recently, Hodgetts served …

GamCare has issued new guidance to British banks on how to spot and prevent gambling-related financial harms impacting their clients’ businesses. The problem-gambling treatment support charity has published its “Business banking, debt and gambling harm” report, produced from insights gained from workshops and research on gambling-related financial harms. The report emphasizes the importance of raising awareness and training staff within …

GamCare has revealed that thousands of people have been supported through the National Gambling Support Network, as the initiative celebrates its one-year anniversary. The charity also highlighted the GambleAware-commissioned network’s short waiting times, with people seeking support for problem gambling being offered a treatment session in three and a half days on average between October-December 2023. Anna Hargrave, Chief Commissioning …