The film is free of charge and can be used for any specified event or session. We hope community centres will consider using it in events to raise citizen awareness and start conversation. You can watch and share it from this page or stream it from here.
Organisations may wish to use it as a resource in their delivery of awareness raising, training and development. Since gambling harms ripple across all sectors of life, such organisations may include the health and social care sectors, the justice system, debt and money advice, formal and informal education, workplace initiatives, suicide prevention, local politics, sports and leisure sectors, religion, women’s groups, men’s groups, LGBQT groups, homelessness, housing, refugees, and -essentially – in any sector since gambling harms ripple through all communities. Some general suggestions for using the film can be seen here.
Occasionally and where possible we may be able to provide a participant from the film to accompany screenings.
Have a look around this website to learn more about the film, its production history, and how it’s being used. For more on gambling harms see our websites glasgowcitygamblingharms.org and gamblingwatchscotland.org.uk
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The film has received very positive feedback and we believe its strong impact serves well to raise the human dimensions of gambling harm and the wider contexts of gambling in society.
We want as many people as possible to see the film, and would be grateful if you could share this post with colleagues and through your networks.
Some Updates since the Film Was Made
William Griffiths moved to work with the Scottish government and is replaced by Georgina Charlton as manger of Scotland Reducing Gambling Harms. Ronnie Cowan is no longer an MP but maintains a strong interest in reducing gambling harms. A White Paper was published in 2023 by the Westminster government which is intended to review and update the 2005 Gambling Act in the light of developments in digital technology: many consultations are ongoing, and the change of government delays things further. (The Scottish government does not have devolved powers to legislate on gambling).
One Last Spin 