If you or someone you care about is running into trouble with gambling, you’ve come to the right place for support and help. Choose from our range of free confidential services:

Talk over the phone

Our Gambling Help service provides free counselling and treatment for problem gamblers and their families who are experiencing social, financial and emotional difficulties. We aim to provide positive lifestyle choices for people who are experiencing the effects of problem gambling. We offer a range of counselling services in 9 office locations provide a safe, confidential place to talk about troubling emotions, behaviours & issues.

Our counsellors are on hand 24/7 to offer help now or connect you with a face to face counsellor near you.
Call 1800 858 858.

Find support near you

There are over 55 free face to face counselling services throughout NSW. You can search for the nearest to you on our Find support near you page.

Online chat

If you prefer typing to talking, you can chat with a counsellor via live online chat or email 24/7. Visit the Gambling Help Online website here.

Aboriginal support

Aboriginal people in NSW can access free advice and help on 1800 752 948. Support is also available from Warruwi Gambling Help and Aboriginal counsellors. For more information visit our Warruwi Gambling Help page here.

In your language

Counselling is available in more than 40 languages. To find help in your preferred language visit our Help in other languages page.

Help for women

Sydney Women’s Counselling Centre provides a gambling help counselling program for women. Call (02) 9718 1955 to find out more and make an appointment.

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Practical support

If you’re currently facing financial or legal challenges due to gambling, you can get practical free support from:

Self-exclusion

You can self-exclude yourself from any gaming venue in New South Wales if you want to cut down, have a break or quit gambling.

There is recreational gambling, and there is problem gambling. Would you know the difference?

COVID-19 UPDATE
Our Counselling & Family Services are still operating, providing counselling appointments via phone, Zoom or Skype. Please call our team for an appointment: 1300 130 225

Someone who experiences problem gambling spends more time and money than they can afford, always believing they will make up their losses if they continue to gamble. They become preoccupied with gambling above all; feeling desperate, depressed and isolated.

High schoolers, men and women are now active customers of the gaming and racing industry as they consume this new form of entertainment – online gaming, sports betting, a day at the races and poker machines in pubs and clubs.

The accessibility and availability of gambling as entertainment has reached new highs; it’s pervasive and the entertaining nature makes you feel like a winner.

You can be out for dinner with friends and have no idea they’re placing bets and gambling on their mobile phone.

Once you’re caught up in problem gambling, physical and emotional health suffers, relationships breakdown and work or study are all impacted. Mental health becomes a serious issue.

Counselling for problem gamblers

Our Gambling Help service provides free counselling and treatment for problem gamblers and their families who are experiencing social, financial and emotional difficulties. We aim to provide positive lifestyle choices for people who are experiencing the effects of problem gambling.

We ensure that people from Culturally and Linguistically Diverse (CALD), Homeless and Disadvantaged and Deaf communities are welcomed and have access to our service.

We also provide referrals for support services including mental health, legal, housing, and employment and training services.

Counselling for family and friends

We work with the family and friends of people experiencing problem gambling to support them by providing information and understanding as to how they can support their loved one, as well as effective strategies for their own self-care.

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Financial counselling

Our Gambling Help service provides free financial counselling for people experiencing financial problems due to the their gambling, including managing their financial crisis, budgeting and moving towards financial stability.

Our Locations

Bondi Junction & East Sydney (Darlinghurst)

Eventually, No One Wins

At BaptistCare Counselling & Family Services Gambling Help, we meet people whose problem gambling has them feeling desperate. They carry shame and guilt. Some of the clients we see are experiencing homelessness and their problem gambling is another layer of complexity they live with.

Our professional and qualified counsellors come alongside people and work with them to change their gambling behaviours and make positive lifestyle choices, through evidence-based and best practice counselling and treatment.

This free and confidential counselling service, funded by the NSW Government Responsible Gambling Fund, also supports families and loved ones impacted by problem gambling, as well as Culturally and Linguistically Diverse (CALD), Homeless and Disadvantaged and Deaf communities.

Because we care, we also provide additional support to our clients including financial counselling, referrals and assistance with housing, legal and court issues, employment and training, as well as mental health support.

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We want to invite people to make healthy choices in their lives, finding a way out of problem gambling so they can reconnect with their life and relationships. We believe in them.

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Our Gambling Help Locations
Bondi Junction & East Sydney

Email
SKalnins@baptistcare.org.au

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