The New South Wales government allocated an additional A$1.3m to GambleAware services in the state, it said. Funding will expand services to 49 locations from 34 and add five peer support workers, taking the total to 16.
The funding expands the statewide availability of counselling and peer support for people affected by gambling harm.
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The Instituto de Apoio ao Apostador (IAA) suspended its support services and help rooms from 21 October for an indefinite period, according to an official notice. The organisation attributed the decision to reduced resources and said the pause aims to enable an institutional restructuring. It gave no date for resuming services and pointed clients to public health units, mental health centres and Gamblers Anonymous groups.
The Instituto de Apoio ao Apostador (IAA) suspended its support services and help rooms from 21 October for an indefinite period, according to an official notice from the organisation. The IAA attributed the decision to reduced resources that it said had compromised its operational continuity. The organisation said the interruption is intended to enable an institutional restructuring.
The UK’s statutory gambling levy has begun funding harm-prevention, treatment and research services, with initial allocation decisions announced shortly before the new funding cycle. The levy is designed to raise GBP 90 million to GBP 100 million, while the Gambling Lived Experience Network warned that the short notice could disrupt services; officials have indicated a “test and learn” approach.
The Office for Health Improvement and Disparities awarded more than £9.4m to gambling harms organisations in the UK, according to a report. Recipients include Gambling with Lives, Gamban, GamLearn, Chapter One and Beacon Counselling Trust; the funding page puts total provision through 2028 at £39.7m.
The Office for Health Improvement and Disparities (OHID) has awarded more than £9.4m to gambling harms groups, following legal challenges to earlier funding decisions, according to the report.
Gamban said it has returned its gambling-blocking service to free access in England after receiving funding approved by the Office for Health Improvement and Disparities. The company said it had previously switched to subscriptions and had already restored free service in Wales earlier in the year.
Gamban has announced that its service in England will be free again, after it did the same in Wales earlier in the year. The company reversed the change following funding approved by the Office for Health Improvement and Disparities (OHID).
Sands China completed a US$1bn private offering of senior unsecured notes on Tuesday, according to filings by parent Las Vegas Sands. The issue comprises US$700m of 6.400% notes due in 2032 and US$300m of 6.700% notes due in 2033. The company said it intends to use proceeds and cash on hand to redeem US$700m of notes due in 2027, repay its revolving facility and fund general corporate purposes, including capital expenditure.