Support tools for people experiencing gambling harm and those around them.
Gambling Harm
Gambling harm describes any negative consequence or side effect that comes from gambling. The most obvious type of gambling harm is financial, but there are many others (Gambler’s Help, 2024).
Gambling can cause relationship breakdowns, emotional distress, health problems, cultural harm, work or study harms and can escalate into criminal consequences (Gambling Help Online, 2022).
Customers of Australian banks have the option to block gambling transactions on their credit and debit accounts. View this link here to see list of banks and support provided:
Research shows us that for every person experiencing gambling harm, six additional people are impacted (Goodwin et al, 2017). We refer to these people as affected others.
If you or someone you know is impacted by someone’s gambling, have a look at these resources for more information:
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