GambleAware has released interactive maps that can identity the usage and reported demand for support around gambling harm in the UK

GambleAware has released interactive maps that can identicalness the usage and reported exact for living around gambling harm inward the UK.

The maps highlighting areas that demo a higher take-up of gaming support, spell also indicating which areas are reporting higher demand for these services.

GambleAware uses its one-year GB treatment and funding study to inform the maps; the study provides the charity with an overview of reported demand and usage of gambling treatment.

The study outlines differences in play activity past region and, based on the survey, GambleAware tin can exercise its maps to inform responses by local authorities.

GambleAware recommends authorities and wards employ the maps in connective with local data and selective information on play harm, since they only when expend a single readiness of data provided by responses to the survey.

In areas where thither is a higher exact for gambling treatment, the brotherly love suggests local authorities should come more to further the assist avaliable through and through the National Gambling Treatment Service.

GambleAware Research, Information and Knowledge Director, Alison Clare, said: “We require to assist local authorities and services in delivering the best possible treatment, and sustenance for gaming harms inward their area.

“These young interactive maps tin can live used to describe shortfalls between intervention and reinforcement services and prevalence of gambling involvement and harms, which can buoy be used to inform local responses.

"The existing bread and butter useable through and through the National Gambling Treatment Robert William Service can follow used to assist computer address these shortfalls.”

In January, GambleAware announced Zoë Osmond will be replacing Marc Etches as the charity's young CEO at the end of March 2021.