Free Gambling Counselling

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There are a number of community organisations in the ACT that provide counselling services. Services are free and confidential.

Free Gambling Counselling In partnership with Gamcare Options provides a specialist FREE counselling service for individuals, their spouses, partners and families who are experiencing difficulties resulting from a gambling addiction problem.

ACT Gambling Counselling and Support Service is a free counselling service for people experiencing problems as a result of their gambling or someone else's gambling. Gambling related financial counselling is also available. The services provided include:

Professional, confidential counselling for people having problems with gambling
Counselling for the family and friends of people having problems with gambling
Strategies for coping with the urge to gamble
Strategies for coping for non-gambling family members affected by problem gambling
Financial counselling to help people with gambling-related money problems
Community education to help raise community awareness about problem gambling

This Service receives funding from the Problem Gambling Assistance Fund.

24/7 Support

CADS provides outpatient addiction counselling for individuals and families who are concerned with substance abuse/misuse/addiction issues. Whether you are worried about an alcohol, substance use, overuse of technology, gaming, and/or gambling issue, we can help. Our free and confidential services are tailored to meet your individual treatment. The National Council on Problem Gambling is committed to offering nationally recognized certifications and high-quality educational opportunities and trainings to our members and counselors. These offerings include: Annual National Conference on Problem Gambling; Opportunities to Earn Continuing Education Units; Updated Calendar of Events. Counselling and support for problem gamblers is an enormous area similar to that of the drug addict and alcoholic. This course offers the student the opportunity to experience a person centred approach on the difficulties surrounding gambling and all its associated problems.

Support, information and counselling services are available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. To speak to a professional immediately, you can:

Phone the national free call '1800 Gambling Support Number' on 1800 858 858.

Gambling services in ACT

There are a number of community organisations in the ACT that provide counselling services.

Self-exclusion

Self-exclusion provides a way for individuals with a gambling problem to ban themselves from one or more nominated gambling venues. These gambling venues include clubs, hotels, taverns, the casino, bookmakers and ACTTAB outlets.

Every gambling venue in the ACT has a Gambling Contact Officer to assist individuals who wish to self exclude. To exclude yourself from a gambling venue contact their Gambling Contact Officer by telephone or in person.

The Gambling Contact Officer will ask you to complete a 'Deed of Exclusion'. A Deed of Exclusion is an agreement between yourself and the nominated gambling venue/s that stops you from entering the venue/s or using a bookmakers' services for a period of time that is specified in the agreement.

Information in other languages

View information about gambling support services available in other languages.

Non-English speakers.

Being a compulsive gambler can harm your health and relationships, and leave you in serious debt.

Gambling Counselor

If you have a problem with gambling and you'd like to stop, support and treatment is available.

Are you a problem gambler?

Try this questionnaire:

Do you bet more than you can afford to lose?
Do you need to gamble with larger amounts of money to get the same feeling?
Have you tried to win back money you have lost (chasing losses)?
Have you borrowed money or sold anything to get money to gamble?
Have you wondered whether you have a problem with gambling?
Has your gambling caused you any health problems, including feelings of stress or anxiety?
Have other people criticised your betting or told you that you had a gambling problem (regardless of whether or not you thought it was true)?
Has your gambling caused any financial problems for you or your household?
Have you ever felt guilty about the way you gamble or what happens when you gamble?

Score 0 for each time you answer 'never'
Score 1 for each time you answer 'sometimes'
Score 2 for each time you answer 'most of the time'
Score 3 for each time you answer 'almost always'

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If your total score is 8 or higher, you may be a problem gambler.

Help for problem gamblers

There's evidence that gambling can be successfully treated in the same way as other addictions. Cognitive behavioural therapy usually has the best results.

Treatment and support groups are available for people who want to stop gambling:

GamCareGamCare offers free information, support and counselling for problem gamblers in the UK.

It runs the National Gambling Helpline (0808 8020 133) and also offers face-to-face counselling.

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National Problem Gambling Clinic If you live in England or Wales, are aged 13 or over and have complex problems related to gambling, you can refer yourself to this specialist NHS clinic for problem gamblers.

See if you meet the criteria for this service.

Gordon Moody Association The Gordon Moody Association offers residential courses for men and women who have problems with gambling – email help@gordonmoody.org.uk or call 01384 241292 to find out more.

It also runs the Gambling Therapy website, which offers online support to problem gamblers and their friends and family.

Gamblers Anonymous UKGamblers Anonymous UK runs local support groups that use the same 12-step approach to recovery from addiction as Alcoholics Anonymous. There are also GamAnon support groups for friends and family.

Self-help tips for problem gamblers

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Do:

pay important bills, such as your mortgage, on payday before you gamble
spend more time with family and friends who don't gamble
deal with your debts rather than ignoring them – visit the National Debtline for tips

Don't:

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view gambling as a way to make money – try to see it as entertainment instead
bottle up your worries about your gambling – talk to someone
take credit cards with you when you go gambling

For more self-help tips, see the Royal College of Psychiatrists website.

If you're affected by someone's gambling

If you're having problems because of another person's gambling, it's best to be honest with them about it. They need to know how their behaviour is affecting you.

Support is also available to people who are worried about someone else's gambling: