Free resources for you
and those affected by your gambling
HAVE YOU, OR SOMEONE YOU KNOW, BET MORE THAN THEY CAN AFFORD TO LOSE?
Have you felt guilty about the way you gamble or what happens when you gamble?
We have a range of resources, tools and advice to help you.
Our counselling is free, flexible, and totally confidential. You are not alone – approximately 430,000 people in the UK are directly suffering gambling harms.
Gambling Behaviour Quiz
Our gambling behaviour quiz is designed to show you how much of an impact gambling is having on your life.
You will see nine questions about gambling. Select which answer best reflects your own gambling behaviour.
We will then make recommendations for your next steps.
Top 10 tips to take control
Pay the priorities first, such as mortgage, rent, council tax, food.
Leave credit and cash cards at home when you go out to gamble.
Set how many times a week you will gamble. Be specific and name the days.
Take a time-out. Gambling companies must offer short breaks from 24 hours to 6 weeks, or longer options for a minimum of 6 months
If you use gaming machines or a betting account including online casinos, ask for a time and spending limit.
Think of gambling as entertainment rather than a way of making money. Always be prepared to lose – if you win, know that it is chance.
Never spend your savings or investments on gambling.
Ask friends and family not to lend you money if you ask them.
Spend more time with people who don’t gamble.
Talk to others about your worries or concerns rather than ‘bottling’ them up.
Ara, as a trusted GamCare partner, delivers gambling help in the following locations and surrounding areas:
- Bath & North East Somerset
- Bristol
- Cardiff
- Carmarthen
- Cornwall
- Gloucestershire
- North Somerset
- Somerset
- South Gloucestershire
- Swansea
- Wales – nationwide
- Wiltshire
To access this service please call us on
0330 1340 286
or e-mail aragamblingservice@recovery4all.co.uk
As part of the National Gambling Treatment Service (NGTS), Ara works in partnership with GamCare, a registered charity and the leading national authority on the provision of advice, practical help support and counselling in addressing the social impact of gambling. GamCare offers advice and information by phone tel 0808 802 0133 and online www.gamcare.org.uk