Summary
Have you been tempted by a quick cash win, a jackpot prize or the challenge of finding a winning betting strategy?
There are many forms of gambling available online and in person to engage and entertain us but when does a gambling hobby become a personal and financial problem?
On Wednesday's Money Box Live Charmaine Cozier and guests explore the enticements that lure you in, lead to compulsion and where to get help. What are the symptoms of problem gambling and the steps to recovery? Joining Charmaine are:
Anna Hemmings, CEO of Gamcare Matt Gaskell, Clinical Lead at The NHS Northern Gambling Service
If you’ve a question or an experience you’d like to share e-mail [email protected] now
Presenter: Charmaine Cozier Producer: Diane Richardson Editor: Alex Lewis
Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | In Northern Ireland, from the late 70s to the early 90s, the IRA killed over 40 alleged informers. |
| 0:08.0 | But the man who often found, tortured and sometimes killed these people on behalf of the IRA |
| 0:12.0 | was himself an informer, a secret British army agent with the codename Stakeknife. |
| 0:18.0 | Who gets to play God? And why me? Why my family? |
| 0:21.3 | When lies are still being told to this day, who do you believe? |
| 0:25.1 | I wouldn't even know where to start, and I'm with the IRA. |
| 0:28.5 | Steakknife. |
| 0:29.7 | Listen first on BBC Sounds. |
| 0:33.6 | BBC Sounds, music, radio, podcasts. |
| 0:37.9 | Welcome to the download of Moneybox Live, the program about your money. |
| 0:42.5 | Today we're talking about problem gambling. |
| 0:45.5 | High Street betting shops, casinos, amusement arcades and sporting events were closed during lockdown, |
| 0:51.3 | but their online versions have been busy. |
| 0:53.7 | A recent report from the Gambling |
| 0:55.4 | Commission found there was more activity and an increase in online sessions lasting longer than |
| 1:00.7 | an hour. If in the next few months some of those gamblers find they can't stop and it's wrecking |
| 1:06.7 | their mental health, relationships and finances, what can they do? |
| 1:16.9 | We'll be focusing on that group of people and the support that's available to them with the help of our panel. |
| 1:23.5 | Anna Hemings is CEO of the charity Gamcare, which also operates the National Gambling Helpline. |
| 1:24.1 | Hello, Anna. |
| 1:25.2 | Hello there. |
| 1:26.7 | Can we start? |
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