GamCare - The leading provider of support for anyone affected by problem gambling in Great Britain (original) (raw)
MyGamCare
Make changes to your gambling behaviours and take those first steps today...
Set personalised goals
Track your mood & urges
Read & bookmark resources
Your recovery toolkit
Information, tools and support you can do on your own
Blocking software
How to block access to gambling sites, account and marketing messages.
Self-exclusion
Ask businesses to exclude you from gambling for a set amount of time.
Money management
Ways you can deal with debt and other financial difficulties related to gambling.
Workbooks and Self-Guided Resources
Exercise designed to help you change your relationship with gambling, at your own place.
Your Stories
"I’d always been a gambler, mainly focussed around betting on horses and football. Then I began to play blackjack – I had a ‘system’ and I thought it would be an easy way to make money. Although I was successful, I had some very close calls and I was betting large amounts.” After a …
We installed Gamban on to all of our own devices, as well as our children’s and it felt like a positive step forward knowing that blocking software was installed and that we had gone through the self-exclusion process.
The YAB is a safe environment where young people have discussions about gambling-related harm such as how we can actively prevent and support those involved. I am proud to be part of the YAB as our sessions revolve around making changes and improving society.
Camila, Youth Advisory Board Member, 2023-24
Contacting GamCare felt a huge step. I had no idea how to start the conversation and I mulled over this for days. Finally, I took the plunge and it was the most important step I could have taken. The Adviser talked to me like an equal and instantly put me at ease. They made me feel that I …
“It gives you the stonewall you need, that you’ve got to have in order to stop and then you can start doing the work on why you did it and what the real problems are behind it."
“The fact that I’ve used that service [GAMSTOP] with the blocking software and the counselling has given me three big pillars to stand on.”