Free and confidential advice is available
You can also get help from the following support services:
Chaplaincy Support Service: An inter-faith Chaplaincy Support Service is available within the Responsible Gaming Centre. To contact Father James Grant or the Chaplaincy Support Service for an appointment, please call 1800 456 228.
Download the Chaplaincy Support Service brochure here.
Gambling Help Online: Gambling Help Online is a program operated by Turning Point Alcohol & Drug Centre. Gambling Help Online is a treatment service for problem gaming, operating since 2000 across Australia, and offers access to online counselling and information services, including a peer support program. For further information please visit their website.
Gambler's Help: Gambler’s Help provides a number of services including online and over the phone to support people with gambling problems and those close to them. The Gambler’s Helpline is a 24-hour a day, 7 days a week professional and confidential telephone counselling and referral service for anyone who would like to know about gaming related problems and how to deal with them. The Gambler’s Helpline can also help arrange free professional face to face counselling.
- 1800 858 858 (24-hour service), or
- 1800 262 376 (Gambler's Help Youthline - for under 25s)
GambleAware: The GambleAware website provides a range of information regarding problem gaming, the odds of winning, how gambling works, tips for managing your gaming, when to stop and information about referral options for counselling.
Other support
Alternatively, you may prefer to seek assistance from a psychologist, psychiatrist, counsellor, medical practitioner or other suitably qualified person. If you would like a referral to a psychologist or psychiatrist we recommend making an appointment with your General Practitioner for more information.
- Lifeline 13 11 14
- Beyond Blue 1300 224 636
- Relationships Australia 1300 364 277
