The Gambling Health Alliance

The objective of the Alliance is to bring together organisations and individuals, specifically policy makers, who have a shared interest in reducing the damage caused to health and wellbeing from gambling.

The Alliance will support policy-making and policy makers to address the social, economic and cultural factors that contribute to gambling harm and the inequalities in health caused by it. The alliance will seek to:

Contact us

Email: [email protected]
Twitter: @GamblingHealthA

Reports and Research

Find out more about the research and reports that members of the Gambling Health Alliance have created to raise awareness of gambling related harms and pressure the Government to make changes to laws.

Skins in the Game

RSPH have published a report revealing young people consider gambling to be an increasingly normal part of their lives.

Resources

The resources and training produced by the Gambling Health Alliance members aim to educate people on the prevalence of gambling harms and how to support people who have been affected by gambling disorders.

Understanding and responding to gambling-related harm: A brief guide for professionals

Blogs and Releases

Our range of gambling health blogs have updates on a range of vital issues including gambling in online gaming and gambling organisation advertising.

Guest Blog: Supporting problem gamblers throughout lockdown

Matthew Hickey, Chief Executive of the Gordon Moody Association, explains how they have adapted their therapeutic services to support problem gamblers throughout the Covid-19 pandemic.

RSPH welcome new rules to make online gambling fairer and safer for children

RSPH welcomes the announcement from the Gambling Commission of new rules for online operators to make gambling fairer and safer

Christmas Call of Duty for loot boxes and skin betting to be legally-recognised forms of gambling for under 18s

The high-stakes relationship between gambling and young people’s health and wellbeing

RSPH calls for dangerous FA rights deal with Bet365 to be scrapped

RSPH is calling for the Football Association (FA) to urgently U-turn its decision to sell FA Cup broadcast rights to betting firm, Bet365.

RSPH welcomes ban on credit card gambling

The Royal Society for Public Health is pleased to welcome today’s (14 January 2020) announcement from the Gambling Commission that gambling with credit cards will be banned from 14 April 2020.

Guest Blog: Women and Gambling Harms

Catherine Sweet from National gambling support charity GamCare, shares why they’re focusing on women and gambling harms.

Alliance welcomes calls for urgent action to prevent gambling harm

The Gambling Health Alliance (GHA), led by RSPH, has welcomed the release of the House of Lords Gambling Industry Committee’s report, Gambling Harm - Time for Action.

Guest Blog: Citizens Advice on Gambling Harms

Caitlin Tempest is a Training Coordinator for Citizens Advice RCT and has been delivering the GambleAware funded Gambling Support Service project since it was introduced in Wales in 2019. Here, she discusses what is needed to address gambling …

Guest Blog: Understanding skin betting and gambling-like behaviour in children

Vicki Shotbolt is the founder and CEO of Parent Zone, an organisation that helps parents and families to navigate the challenges of a connected world. Vicki leads a team that reaches millions of families every year working directly with …

Guest Blog: The YGAM Parent Hub website launch

Amanda Atkinson, Head of Parental Engagement at the Young Gamers and Gamblers Education Trust (YGAM), outlines their new Parent Hub and why it is a vital resource.

Gambling Health Alliance Members

The Gambling Health Alliance is comprised of leading policy-makers, NGOs and charities who share the aim of reducing gambling harms and making gambling health disorders a public health priority. Find out more about the members of the Gambling Health Alliance and updates on the Alliance’s work.

Members of The Gambling Health Alliance

Gambling Health Alliance Newsletter

Stay up to date with the latest developments in gambling health by signing up to the Gambling Health Alliance newsletter.