Tag: GamCare
Charity calls on UK banks to stay vigilant on gambling payments
One of Britain’s leading charities on problem gambling has reiterated its advice to the country’s financial sector around gambling harm prevention.Though some banks have...
Brazilian Banks call for accelerated credit card gambling ban
The Brazilian Federation of Banks (Febraban) has called on the government to enforce the planned ban on using credit cards for betting sooner than...
UK banks urged to block gambling transactions on business accounts
Britain’s biggest business banks have been cautioned about the potential implications of betting transactions by a leading gambling harm prevention charity.GamCare, which provides support...
GamCare appoints Deputy CEO to provide strategic leadership
GamCare has announced the appointment of Mark Weiss as Deputy CEO to help raise the charity’s profile and provide strategic leadership.The new Deputy CEO...
GamCare: New levy to bring ‘generational shift’ for responsible gambling
A new set of comments have been published by GamCare describing the newly proposed statutory levy in UK gambling as likely to bring a...
GamCare: Overlap between crypto investment & gambling harm
A high-profile UK problem gambling treatment charity has drawn parallels between cryptocurrency investment and betting and the harm, financial and otherwise, this can cause.GamCare...
PayPlan backs charities in call for reduction of gambling harm stigma
PayPlan has stressed the importance of reducing the stigma around gambling harm and the impact this can have on people’s finances.The debt advice provider...
GamCare highlights difficult but essential task of threshold clarity
GamCare trustee Jill Britton has underlined that the important nature of financial checks as those that are ‘most susceptible to harm can resort to...
GamCare urges banks to boost gambling block tools awareness
GamCare has finalised its final recommendations for banks on implementing additional support measures for those at risk of gambling harm.Gambling blocks are being deployed...
GamCare and IPSOS underline value of multi-operator self-exclusion schemes
International market analyst IPSOS has highlighted the effectiveness of multi-operator, self-exclusion schemes when combined with other means of intervention.Commissioned by GamCare, the study produces...
