Every week, 15-year-old Ryan saved his school lunch money so he could gamble at the TAB.
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Gambling Harm
Gambling Harm Awareness Week (GambleAware Week) 21-27 Oct 2024
Did you know Australia has the highest gambling losses per capita globally?
NSW GambleAware Helpline experience Read our latest report assessing the perceptions and experiences of the GambleAware helpline service.
Record half yearly losses in 2023 and an increasing number of poker machines in New South Wales points to growing levels of gambling harm according Wesley Mission’s analysis of the latest data from...
With the weekend’s State election heralding a “Fresh start for NSW”, Wesley Mission will be strongly encouraging the Minns Government to improve upon its proposed 500 machine cashless card trial.
“I’m so glad I went down that track,” Sandra* says. There’s not a moment Sandra has regretted calling Wesley Mission. While reaching out for help was Sandra’s first step towards recovery, it was an...