Please sign my petition - details below.

i will sighn but while my kids use internet on home wifi with bt i can block gambling and lots of things

Hi AJ88

Well done on this your bang on , we are in 2017 technology is razor sharp and the gaming industry has never been more profitable thats why so many new ones as everyone wants a piece of the pie and no one cares about the human consequences when vulnerable addicts gamble there mortgage or rent or savings or get into debt in a matter of minutes on a spin of a virtual game , it DOES ruin you and you can count on my signature , i just hope by 2020 heavy regulation is in place

ill make my personal stand to totally stop , GA and councilling and BLOCKS are a start but im battling a very complex and powerful addiction i know that

Hi AJ88,

All your points are valid, and we can certainly understand your frustration with online gambling as it relates to mobile providers. However, as we're an independent charity this is not the place to organize political action and we've unfortunately had to edit your post. Our forum is here to focus on personal recovery, first and foremost, and to support anyone affected by a gambling problem. Here's a link to the forum etiquette for review: http://www.gamcare.org.uk/support-and-counselling/frontline-services/chatroom/chatroom-and-forum-etiquette#.VEEgk_ldXww

We really do understand how frustrating this issue can be for many forum members. Taking this stance does not mean we are siding with the gambling industry in any way, we are just abiding by our remit to continue providing what we hope is a good service for all of you.

If you'd like to chat with us further about your gambling, feel free to call us on either the Helpline or Netline using the contact info at the top of the screen and we'd be happy to help however we can.

All the best,

Forum Admin

Aaaah right...just looked at the etiquette .....we cannot:-

• lobby against gambling industry services or promote political lobbying against the gambling industry or any other agencies But is a petition requesting better blocking options lobbying against gambling industry? I don't think so. Not looking to change the industry, just to make it easier for those who don't choose to use it. The more I think about it, this is not a lobby against anything, it is a compulsive gambler requesting a change in Internet access. Maybe the etiquette should just say, links to petitions of any sort cannot be posted and will be removed.

I'd have signed it but I guess the site has to be impartial. Pity.

we all know this site is sponsered by the main bookies and gaming operators so they not going to accept public lobbying against there business and its a;; fairness its a great forum full of a lot of wise and lovely recovery addicts and free councilling can,t be sniffed out but prob best to use facebook or twitter to lobby

Surely Gamcare can only class itself as an independent charity when its funding comes from sources other than the gambling industry?!

hi lethe

im not sure maybe the goverment subsides it too but i heard from a member here this was set up by the gaming industry , maybe so they can have a better conscious when they go to sleep at night about raking in millions and millions each year

ill probably get banned now lol

Whose heard of the Portman Group? "Promotes" responsible drinking, advertising and products. Who funds it mostly - 90 per cent of the big drink companies. What you going to do? GamCare is partly paid for by the companies in my understanding but there is nothing we can do about that but concentrate on our recovery and disregard what some would see as corporate "hypocrisy". Phil

Hi Joe and Phil

Both spot on there. PR pu ff for the industry but who else is going to fund it?