If you are affected by gambling you are one of millions. Welcome to Chapter One. This is your place to find information that will help you understand the causes of gambling harm, and where to access the right help. Free from gambling industry funding and influence.
You are not alone
If you are unsure about why gambling might be harming you or want to know what you can do and where to get the right help quickly.
Support for meIs someone you know affected by gambling? Learn about the causes, how to help and the support that's available for you and them.
Support for someone else
Most gambling products and their marketing are designed to keep you gambling. No form of gambling is entirely risk-free, but some types of gambling are more harmful than others and have a high risk of causing gambling addiction and harm to mental health.
We are here to make it easy for people to get the right help. Many people aren’t offered the right support or don’t realise that what they are experiencing is related to gambling (e.g. anxiety and insomnia). It is common to experience harm from gambling.
Understanding what is happening can be the first step in helping you move towards making change. If you want to know why you or a loved one might be experiencing gambling harm and how to talk to your loved ones about how it affects you, there is advice and information here to help you.
Some forms of gambling are more likely than others to bring about addiction and increased harm.
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I was addicted to gambling for some years, but by understanding that the products I was playing on were designed to keep me playing, and the gambling companies I bet with wouldn’t let me stop without inducing me back in, I was able to protect myself, get the support I needed, and start to recover.
