Gambling Help Forum

Gambling Help NSW is a free, confidential service that assists gamblers and their families in NSW. It includes a range of therapeutic, financial counselling, and support services that can be accessed by phone, online, and face-to-face.

If you have any questions, comments, information, or advice for others regarding compulsive gambling, please share here. Navigation This is not an alternative to treatment and we cannot provide professional counseling by means of this community.

Annual profits for the gambling industry in the United States are around $40 billion. For those who fill an emotional need or seek euphoria through gambling, a lot of help is necessary to overcome the driving need to gamble. Helping a true gambling addict to recognize they have a severe problem is the first step. This content can be configured within your theme settings in your ACP. You can add any HTML including images, paragraphs and lists. David reached out to GamCare around three years ago. He was gambling online and had run up debts of almost £30,000. He says: “I wanted to stop, but I needed support – I was on the verge of losing my family. I looked for help online and found the National Gambling. Gambling Help Forum. This is a secure and confidential place where you can talk to others who are concerned with their own gambling or that of a loved one. We rely on all members to help keep these discussion forums a safe place for people to share and view information.

All services are free and confidential.

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If you or someone you care about is running into trouble with gambling, you’ve come to the right place for support and help. Choose from our range of free confidential services.

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Gambling Problems Help

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In this section, you’ll find useful tools and advice to help you gamble responsibly or limit your gambling.

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Many people have faced the issues you are dealing with right now. Don’t fall into the trap of thinking you have to deal with problems on your own or you’re the only one. In this section you can read real stories from people experiencing problems with gambling.
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Do you know what the real odds are of winning on the pokies? Or what teenagers think about gambling? Explore this section to learn more about the real facts of gambling and your own gambling habits.

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Gambling problems affect people from all walks of life. In fact, it’s estimated that up to 1% of Australians experience severe gambling problems. That’s around 200,000 people. Another 3% or so are experiencing harm from heavy gambling and are at risk of becoming problem gamblers.

Online Gambling Forums

In this section you will find useful resources to help you support a friend, family member, teenager, student or colleague.

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  • Kentucky SB 120
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  • Vermont SB 77
    (PDF - 11 Feb 2021)
  • Hawaii casino bill
    (PDF - 27 Jan 2021)
  • Washington sports betting expansion
    (PDF - 22 Jan 2021)
  • Kentucky sports betting bill
    (PDF - 12 Jan 2021)
  • New Hampshire sports betting bill
    (PDF - 12 Jan 2021)
  • Single-event sports betting in Canada
    (PDF - 26 Nov 2020)