headquarters united kingdom key people lord sharman of redlynch president website gamcare.org.uk gamcare is the leading provider of information advice support and free counselling for the prevention and treatment of problem gambling . gamcare is a national charity and was founded in 1997 . in october 1997 adrian scarfe head of clinical services at gamcare launched the helpline and counselling services . the president of gamcare is lord sharman of redlynch . contents 1 about gamcare 2 gamcare certification 3 gamcare youth services 4 see also 5 external links about gamcare edit gamcare provides a variety of services for problem gamblers . gamcare operates the national freephone telephone helpline 0808 8020 133 provides online help through the netline www.gamcare.org.uk and free face to face counselling . in 2011 12 gamcare answered nearly 100 calls a day and provided counselling for several thousand clients . face to face counselling is available at gamcare and across great britain through the gamcare partners network . gamcare provides training and materials to the gambling industry to improve social responsibility and player protection . gamcare offer social responsibility training for the gaming and betting industries . training programmes provide attendees with vital insights on how to recognise the signs of problem gambling behaviour and advice on how to interact with players to achieve a positive outcome . gamcare certification edit gamcare work with land based and online companies to advise and ensure they implement player protection and responsible gambling procedures . gamcare certification is awarded to companies that successfully implement the gamcare player protection code of practice and social responsibility practices . only certified companies are permitted to use the gamcare certification logo . gamcare youth services edit in november 2012 gamcare launched the bigdeal website www.bigdeal.org.uk . the bigdeal website is targeted at 12 to 18 year old and provides information about gambling and the risks involved with gambling . in addition the website provides information on how to get help for those who are experiencing a gambling problem and those who are concerned that someone they know might be experiencing a gambling problem . see also edit gamblers anonymous problem gambling uk gambling commission external links edit gamcare website gamcare trade services website bigdeal website retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title gamcare & oldid 723291261 categories gambling and societycharities based in londonproblem gambling organizationssocial welfare charities based in the united kingdom navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version languages add links this page was last modified on 2 june 2016 at 05 24 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; additional terms may apply . by using this site you agree to the terms of use and privacy policy . wikipedia is a registered trademark of the wikimedia foundation inc. a non profit organization . privacy policy about wikipedia disclaimers contact wikipedia developers cookie statement mobile view