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By all means, have a breakdown, just not on weekends, please!
It has taken me a few weeks to gain the courage and find the words to write this blog, as it is rather personal to me and about my own...
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George Ellis
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Gambling Games Appeal to Children – Complaint to the ASA.
Gambling Harm UK has submitted a complaint to the Advertising Standards Agency (ASA) about the proliferation of gambling games we believe...
John Gilham
- 6 min
Guest Blog - Sharon Collard Research Director at the University of Bristol's Personal Finance Centre
How FinTechs can help reduce harm from gambling By Sharon Collard Please note: This blog discusses harmful gambling and its impacts. In...
John Gilham
- 1 min
Lived Experience Advisor - Vacancies on Gambling Commission (Lived Experience Advisory Panel)
As Gambling Harm UK we believe the voice of lived experience is important in helping to inform those changes required to reduce gambling...
John G
- 2 min
Looking to Make a Difference
Our purpose as Gambling Harm UK(GHUK) is the relief of those who are in need as a result of a gambling addiction or gambling-related harm...
John Gilham
- 4 min
New First - Second New Training Programme Developed for Medical Students on Gambling Harm
Following the success of Gambling Harm UK's - Real Patient Simulated Based Medical Education (RPSMBE) Upskilling Programme developed in...
Julie Martin
- 5 min
Julie - My life as an Affected Other Part 3 – Journey to a new future
Well, 25 years have passed, and in all that time, whether I knew it or not, I was living as an affected other through gambling harm and...
Julie Martin
- 4 min
My story as an affected other - Part 2
How have I been since November of 2021, when sadly, my husband took his own life in a gambling-related suicide? To be honest, I thought...
Kishan Patel
- 3 min
Do gambling games have a particular appeal to children?
Trigger warning: This article contains images of gambling ads that may be distressing or triggering to some individuals. If you may be...
Julie Martin
- 6 min
My story as an affected other - Julie
I know that my story as an affected other is one of the more severe ones, but it is a true story and an example of how gambling...
John G
- 2 min
"Life-changing Opportunity" Appeal
Are you able to help us make a potentially life-changing or even life-saving impact on someone else’s life? At Gambling Harm UK, we are...
John G
- 6 min
Addressing gambling harm in the workplace– a business priority or not?
Organisations are continually faced with numerous challenges and issues and must decide where they prioritise their resources to be...
Kishan Patel
- 4 min
Upskilling student doctors on gambling harm through real-patients in SBME
Gambling harm is a growing public health concern affecting individuals, families, and communities across the world. Given their current...
George Ellis
- 11 min
Lobbying and the BGC
Introduction The Betting and Gaming Council (BGC) was formed in 2019 as a merger of three different ‘industry associations’; the Remote...
John G
- 4 min
The invisible addiction - Gambling Disorder
Would you know if a family member, friend, or employee was suffering from gambling disorder? How do you recognise it? Unlike alcohol or...
Hannah Povall
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Gambling harm in the PSHE curriculum
The PSHE curriculum was updated in September 2020 to include education surrounding gambling harm for the first time. [1, 2] Despite this...
Ursula Skeet
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Skin betting
Online gambling platforms are often misunderstood by those who do not engage in them, particularly ones which rely on an understanding of...
Ursula Skeet
- 10 min
Gambling harm in LGBT+ Communities
The impact of gambling-harm on LGBT+ (lesbian, gay, bisexual/pansexual, transgender and other minority gender and sexual identity)...
Ursula Skeet
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Loot box gambling
What are “skins” and “loot boxes?” Understanding loot box gambling requires an explanation of skins, a concept found in many multiplayer...
Ursula Skeet
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Simulated gambling in video games
The convergence of gaming and gambling presents unique challenges for young people. The digital age means gambling is thriving, as...
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