The Gambling Industry makes and turns over a lot of money in the UK. Each year over £14 BILLION pounds permanently leaves the pockets of UK residents and ends up in the bank accounts of the gambling industry. Let’s just write that number out in long hand. A net wealth transfer of over £14,000,000,000.00 each...Continue reading
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The Grand National – Talking to your children about the emotions of Gambling
This Saturday sees the latest running of the Grand National, an iconic horse race and also an event which holds a special place the the hearts and memories of many families. Many of us, perhaps even most of us, will have fond memories of gathering around the TV as a family to watch the race,...Continue reading
Brighton University – GambLGBTQ+ Project
The University of Brighton are seeking participants from the LGBTQ+ community who live in the Sussex area and who have personal experience of harms caused by gambling (whether their own gambling or that of a Loved One) to take part in their current research project. GambLGBTQ+ is a research project seeking to understand gambling and...Continue reading
BetKnowMore – GOALS Community Supporter (Job)
BetKnowMore are looking to recruit an individual to become a full-time Community Supporter for their GOALS project team. They are looking for someone with proven community engagement and outreach experience, ideally gained within the third sector, who is able to build and maintain strong relationships with a variety of stakeholders, community groups and individuals to...Continue reading
Gambling Harm UK – Director (Job)
Gambling Harm UK, a registered charity, are looking to recruit a Director to lead their work in preventing gambling harm across the UK. They are offering: ✅ Competitive salary (£45-55k & flexible DOE) ✅ Flexible UK location with national travel ✅ Lead collaboration, advocacy & capacity-building While this is not specifically a Lived Experience role...
BetKnowMore – Peer Aid Training (new cohort)
BetKnowMore are inviting applications from individuals with Lived Experience of Gambling Harms who are in stable recovery and who wish to train to become peer supporters with BKM’s Peer Aid scheme. This is a valuable and much needed resource, and an amazing way for individuals to be empowered to give support to others who may...Continue reading
GamCare – Men Matter – Weekly Drop In Sessions (Scotland)
GamCare Scotland are launching a drop-in session to allow men experiencing harm from gambling to come along and talk to professionals about accessing support and advice. The in-person sessions will be held at Men Matter Scotland, 20 Drumchapel Rd, Glasgow G15 6QE and will be held on the last Tuesday of every month between 12pm...Continue reading
SGEN Network Meeting: Gambling Harms in Veterans
The Scottish Gambling Education Network are holding a network meeting where the focus will be on recent research and projects which explore Veterans exposure to Gambling Harms. This is a free to attend, virtual event and will include presentations from researchers at Swansea University, the Armed Forces Community Connector at the RCA Trust, and the...Continue reading
NHS Gambling Clinics – an introduction to how they work
Addiction Professionals are hosting a free webinar exploring the NHS Gambling Clinics which operate in England and looking at how the clinics work, who uses them and the sorts of issues they deal with. There are now 15 NHS clinics actively receiving patient referrals and latest figures show that between April 2024 – September 2024...
Is Watching Live Sports enjoyable after Addiction?
Someone asked me the other day whether I still enjoy watching sports. The background context to this being that I am now eight years into recovery from an intense gambling addiction which was almost entirely based around betting on sports. It was a good question, as it gave me a reason to objectively explore my...Continue reading