News & Blog
Framing the Role of Lived Experience in a new age of Commissioning
As the gambling harms sector transitions from RET into the Statutory Levy GLEN are hosting a webinar to look at the role which Lived Experience involvement will have. With October marking the half-way point in a Financial Year in which one commissioner leaves the stage and several others have taken over the mantle of funding... Continue reading→
GambleAware enters Managed Closedown
GLEN are releasing the following statement following the public announcement last week that GambleAware are now in managed closedown, expected to be completed by end of March 2026. Our Statement It is with considerable sadness that we find ourselves acknowledging that the largest single charity operating in the Gambling Harms sector is closing down, and... Continue reading→
GLEN Trustee Recruitment
GLEN are currently recruiting new Trustees to join our current charity board. As an registered charity (CIO) we strive to be an independent voice raising awareness of and offering support to people affected by gambling related harms. Our ambition is for the network to be able to make a real difference to people’s lives, with... Continue reading→
Man Hug Podcast
Have you ever fancied a Man Hug? Well this is a good chance to get one. The Man Hug is a monthly podcast covering various issues impacted Men’s Mental Health The latest episode (#28) is talking about Harmful Gambling and features GLEN (Gambling Lived Experience Network)’s own David Quinti speaking alongside Lauren Campbell from Beacon... Continue reading→
Public Policy Exchange Webinar
GLEN’s Operations co-leads are presenting at this Thursday’s Public Policy Exchange webinar – The Future of Gambling in Great Britain They will be talking about the rules and regulations around advertising and marketing of gambling products to children and young people. Specifically about the over reliance on self-regulation, how the gambling industry openly flaunts its... Continue reading→
Gambling and Crime in the Spotlight
Gambling, Crime and Greed – Looking beyond the Public Glare Today the UK Gambling Commission released the names of 15 individuals who they have charged with offences relating to breaches of the Gambling Act 2005 due to bets they made on the date of the 2024 General Election. The allegation being that these people placed... Continue reading→
Lived Experience Research Hub – Allowing LE individuals to participate in research
The Academic Forum for the Study of Gambling (AFSG) have launched a new website which will allow individuals with Lived and Living Experience of Gambling Harms to match with research and participation opportunities around developing better understanding of gambling as a source of harm. The Lived Experience Research Hub will allow academics and researchers to... Continue reading→
Petition to prevent UK Politicians receiving Donations and Hospitality from Gambling Operators
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→
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→
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→