London, 3 March 2014: The Remote Gambling Association (“the RGA”), GamCare and the Gordon Moody Association launched today a project to provide assistance to people who may have a problem gambling and want to self-exclude from online gambling websites. The initiative, which was conceived at a meeting of...

Problem gamblers could ban themselves from all of Great Yarmouth's arcades and card tables to tackle their addiction. It is hoped more than 50 gambling premises in the borough will sign up to the Count Me Out gambling self- exclusion programme by February. Many people are getting hooked on gambling as they see it as a way to make money during the credit crunch, but once they are addicted to gambling it can lead to crime.