GamCare Launches Safer Gambling Toolkit – European Gaming Industry News

Reading Time: 3 minutes GamCare has launched a new toolkit for financial institutions, gambling businesses and debt advice agencies across the UK to offer further support for customers experiencing gambling-related harms. The toolkit contains core customer messaging, referral pathway guidelines tailored to each sector, and guidance on training staff to give them the confidence to…

Gambler with fake gun raided £15,000 from Barclays bank to repay mum’s funeral debt – Teesside Live

A gambling addict’s luck ran out after he stole 15,000 from a Teesside bank. Gavin Wilson admitted robbing the large sum of money from the Barclays branch on York Road, in Hartlepool, on June 12. The 42-year-old brandished an imitation gun during the frightening incident. Wilson, of Pinero Grove, Rift House, Hartlepool, appeared at Teesside…

Wigan Council charter to support workers struggling with gambling – Leigh Journal

THE council has become the first local authority in the country to sign a charter pledging to support employees struggling with gambling. The harmful gambling workplace charter is a framework between unions and employers, launched by Unite last year, which encourages businesses to offer support to any employee who is experiencing gambling related harms. Wigan…