Tag: GambleAware
UK: GambleAware finds ‘safe’ gambling ads doing ‘more harm than good’
Adverts created by gambling operators to promote safer gambling are failing to reduce gambling intentions and may be encouraging riskier... more
GambleAware to shut down as UK government takes over gambling harm services
GambleAware will begin a managed closure, with the UK charity set to wind down operations by 31 March 2026 following the rollout of a new... more
GambleAware report finds young gamblers twice as likely to quit; app launched
New research from GambleAware’s 2024 Treatment and Support Survey shows that young people in Great Britain are much more likely to want... more
‘Cut through the noise’: GambleAware on how it’s addressing gambling’s harm on UK’s children
GambleAware has launched a new campaign highlighting the growing issue of child gambling harm, urging the public to recognise that the... more
GambleAware maps intersection of neurodivergence and gambling harms
GambleAware has published the research findings of its report on “Gambling Harms and Neurodivergence: Mapping the Evidence Landscape.”... more
UK: GambleAware services 12% more people seeking help in 2024 than last year
Gambling harms charity GambleAware has highlighted that there’s been a 12% increase in people using its support compared to the previous... more
GambleAware wants UK to increase ad restrictions in line with European peers
The charity believes a number of policy changes should be made to address public health concerns around the impact of gambling marketing,... more
Great Britain ‘lags behind’ Europe on betting ad regulation, says GambleAware
Great Britain “lags behind” Europe on measures to restrict betting adverts, according to a report released days after official data... more
GambleAware UK study: Socially excluded groups using gambling as ‘coping mechanism’
GambleAware has published findings from a study that looked into the engagement between people from marginalised communities and gambling.... more
UK public supports ban on gambling ads at sports events, GambleAware says
The UK’s leading gambling charity has called on the next government to ban betting advertising at sports events and on pre-watershed... more