Today was Grand National day in the UK. Just about every major Western country has some version of Grand National Day – witness Kentucky Derby day or Melbourne Cup day. A day where people not normally interested in horseracing or betting are encouraged to be so by coming together to collectively watch the revival of...Continue reading
Neurodiversity in focus
There was a very interesting discussion on BBC Newsnight last night around #Neurodiversity following the Nuffield Trust‘s publishing of figures showing marked increases in waits for #autism assessment and prescriptions of #ADHD medication. One of the guests discussing these findings was Pippa Simou, a Psychologist and specialist ADHD Coach, who drew upon her own experience of being someone seeking support and recognition...Continue reading
Open Network Meeting – Report
GLEN held an Open Network Meeting on Wednesday 27th March at which we discussed the network, our origins and purpose, our plans for 2024, and talked about our intention of recruiting LE individuals to join our reformed Development Panel to help deliver on some of our upcoming work as part of project teams, and also...Continue reading
Debt and Gambling Harm – Changing the Legacy
The UK debt support charity StepChange is promoting this week (March 18-24th) as National Debt Awareness week, which seems to make it as good a time as any to talk about Debt and Gambling Harms. When one think of harms caused through disordered and addictive gambling perhaps the one which comes most readily to mind...Continue reading
Making this Mother’s Day a truly Happy one
Just two days after International Women’s Day comes Mother’s Day – also known as Mothering Sunday. For #IWD24 we wrote about the fact that the risk that harmful gambling poses to women is greatly under appreciated – including harms derived from another’s gambling behaviours – and we flagged some of the amazing women only treatment...Continue reading
The Gambling Survey for Great Britain – our opinion
Last week the Gambling Commission released the first data findings from their new quarterly survey – The Gambling Survey for Great Britain. That it was launched on the 29th February – a Leap Day – may be a coincidence but it does lend itself to puns about whether it does represent a leap forward in...
Tempus Fugit – Time Flies
Tempus Fugit The Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) have now released details of future limits on on-line casino spin-type products. These limits are a cap of £2 per spin for customers aged under 25 or £5 per spin for everyone else. During our recent White Paper discussions one participant described how the thought...
White Paper Response – February 2024
After holding a series of open meetings with our members and the wider Gambling Harms Community on the issues of Player-led Tools and Customer Incentives we have collated the evidence and important views which you wanted heard and have now submitted GLEN’s formal response to the UK Gambling Commission. The full submission is available for...Continue reading
Breaching Barriers
I was asked a question the other day. One which I know is often on the mind of so many tasked with reaching out with offers of support to individuals actively experiencing harm or at risk of developing such harm from addiction and other adverse conditions. In this instance it was in the context of...Continue reading