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Following on from our (we like to think) successful webinar looking at Gambling and Neurodiversity which happened on 19th July we have now revived our YouTube channel and put excerpts from the webinar online for anyone to watch. We have already had members commenting on how useful (and enlightening) they found some of the material,... Continue reading→

GLEN hosted a meeting on Monday 27th May entitled “Talking Gambling and ADHD/ND” as part of our plans this year to explore the links and connections which exist between gambling and neurodivergent conditions. This was an exploratory first meeting which offered a platform for individuals with joint experience of gambling harms and also neurodiversity to... Continue reading→

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→

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→

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→

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→

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... Continue reading→

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... Continue reading→