Charity football match raises £2370 for good causes
On Saturday 17th July the gambling harms / recovery community, family and friends, all came together at the home of Billericay Town...
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TalkGEN is dedicated to changing and shaping lives. The work we do is aimed at providing a holistic and public health approach to gambling-harm. We make sure our partners are empowered by creating opportunities for individuals and communities.
We are achieving more with our initiatives than ever before. We work on many exciting projects to help improve the lives of others, and are very proud of the progress we continue to make.
See below to learn more about what we do, who we help, and how we work every day to promote positive change.
The National Education Group: Parents & Carers
The National Education Group are a multi-award winning provider of remote, expert-led CPD, with a mission to empower schools in the UK...
Gambling harm and Stigma
What is Stigma? Stigma is a social phenomenon where certain characteristics, qualities or features of an identifiable group are regarded...
BBC Radio 4's Money Box programme
I was privileged to take part in BBC Radio 4's Money Box. The show included discussion with Matt Gaskell, Clinical Lead at The NHS...
'Gambling Explained' - Gambling Act Review Evidence Submission
"Harms in affected others challenge the industry in two ways. First, measures to raise awareness and prevent gambling harms in...
The Times: Denise Coates Foundation
It seems that every year we have the same conversations regarding Denise Coates' extortionate salary. However, on this particular...
Evergreen Council on Problem Gambling: Voice of Awareness
Earlier today I was delighted to be involved in the 'Voice of Awareness' discussion hosted by Tana Russell and Julie Hynes of the...
Aik Saath Workshop
As news broke yesterday of our new education programme in collaboration with YGAM, Red Card Gambling Support Project CIC and Clearview...
Preventing Gambling Harms in Diverse Communities
A pioneering new education programme has been launched in Greater London and the Home Counties to raise awareness and address the issue...
1000 Days Sober Podcast - Getting Over A Gambling Addiction
Having lived experience of both gambling-harm and alcoholism I occasionally get invited to talk about either or both. So when Lee Davy,...
Paul Merson endorses the podcast
An endorsement from Arsenal legend and former England international footballer 'The Magic Man' himself. Paul Merson gives his verdict on...
The Peoples FC Sponsorship for 2021-2022 season
Recently the All Bets Are Off podcast invited grassroots football clubs from across the UK to apply for sponsorship for 2021-2022 season....
The Times Educational Supplement: Raising Awareness amongst Students
When TES (the Times Educational Supplement) approached me about an article about how to educate students about the dangers of gambling, I...
The Young Consultant: Strategic Advisory Project
TalkGEN are proud to work with The Young Consultant to help understand how best to drive our organisation forward in reaching our aim of...
The Voice of Islam Radio
Today I appeared on the Voice of Islam Drive Time show. It’s great to see the station dedicating time to gambling-harm and I was chuffed...
Pioneering gambling-harm in Medical Education
Osmosis empowers over one million learners around the world with a better understanding of medicine and health topics. Although...
Premier League footballers should no longer be billboards for gambling firms | @mattzarb
Premier League footballers should no longer be billboards for gambling firms | @mattzarb
BBC Radio Manchester
On the evening of Wednesday 23rd December, I was invited onto the Talking Balls programme on BBC Radio Manchester hosted by Kyle Walker...
ALL IN: The Addicted Gambler's Podcast: Episode 176
It's not often I get invited onto podcasts to discuss my story in great length, and so I jumped at the chance when ALL IN host and good...
The 'TalkBanStop' initiative
On Thursday 17th December, the ‘TalkBanStop’ initiative went live. This is a partnership between GamCare, Gamban, and GAMSTOP to help...
GambleAware: Disproportionate gambling-harm in ethnic minority communities
New research commissioned by GambleAware and delivered by YouGov has found that ethnic minority communities are disproportionately...
Cost of Gambling by Lucy Holmes
Yesterday my story was posted on Lucy Holmes’ website ‘Cost of Gambling.’ Lucy is a trainee journalist, and in February 2021, Cost of...
Match Sponsors for Billericay Town U23’s
The All Bets Are Off podcast was proud to match sponsors for Billericay Town U23’s Essex Senior League Reserve Division fixture against...
WIRED: "The pandemic has triggered a British online gambling crisis"
It was late January when Google searches for “casinos” reached an all-time high in the UK. And that was before the coronavirus pandemic...
Welcome to the Jungle: How remote work has impacted addiction
Recently I spoke with journalist Joanna York of Welcome to the Jungle – a multi-channel media company that aims to inspire individuals to...
BBC Radio 5 Live: Gambling-related harm
I got a call asking me to appear on BBC 5 Live to talk about gambling-related harm during. The Sunday night time slot didn't put me off. It'
BBC Radio Lincs
This morning I appeared on BBC Radio Lincolnshire for the second time in the past fortnight. Previously it was part of the BBC Upload...
BBC Essex Radio
This evening I was back on BBC Essex having a chat with Rob Jelly (host of BBC Upload). A show that has supported the All Bets Are Off...
Billericay Town: Raising awareness of gambling-harms
The All Bets Are Off podcast are delighted to announce that we are part of a collaboration with Billericay Town Football Club which will see
The NewStatesman: “A bookie in your pocket”: how tech changed sports betting dynamics.
Rohan Banerjee, the journalist from the NewStatesman, included me in a news item titled “A bookie in your pocket”: how tech changed...
BBC Radio Lincolnshire
Earlier this evening, BBC Radio Lincolnshire aired a significant section of the All Bets Are Off podcast episode that focused on gambling...
ALL IN: The Addicted Gambler's Podcast: Episode 152
Seeing as though I’m obviously not busy working and co-hosting the All Bets Are Off podcast… I thought I would go ahead and gate crash...
The Voice of Islam Radio: Cross Addictions
This afternoon I appeared on Voice of Islam Radio’s ‘Drive Time’ show hosted by Tahir Khalid and Talib Man. Cross addiction is the common...
The Cuttlefish News: Debt and Destruction
A huge thanks to John Cossee (Twitter - @JohnCossee) for asking me to participate in this news piece about the realities of gambling...
Gambling-harm in the Imperial College Medical School curriculum
Upon reflecting on my experiences as an affected other of gambling-harm, one of my biggest frustrations is that once upon a time, I knew...
Education and awareness workshop for Diverse Communities
https://kellysredcardconsultancy.co.uk/ On September 30th 2020, TalkGEN worked on their first awareness and education workshop alongside...
BBC Radio Berkshire
Having only just got back home from a gruelling 130 miles walking in five days, I had hoped to relax a little. However, when the...
BBC Breakfast: The Big Step
Day four of The Big Step is more media, and it doesn’t really get much bigger than the BBC Breakfast News. One has to say that James...
BBC Lincs FM: The Big Step
It’s day one of The Big Step, and I’m approximately 20 miles in, and Lincs FM has just put out a news story that ‘a Lincoln man is...
The Happiness Algorithm show
I had listened to The Happiness Algorithm myself on numerous occasions, so when James Roast approached me to come on, I was chuffed. I...
The Sports Gazette: “The plan was win, press withdraw and kill myself so that they get the money”
Callum Room (Twitter - @CallumRSport) got in touch during the first Covid-19 lockdown, having listened to the All Bets Are Off podcast....
The RecoverMe App
'RecoverMe' is a mobile application to help those who suffer from a gambling addiction. This app was designed with the help of...
YouTube Casino Streamers
Until April 2019 and the two-pound cap on Fixed Odds Betting Terminals, I had never played an online slot machine. Don’t get me wrong, I...
Geeky Medics: Tackling Gambling - The Social Epidemic
Kishan, a 5th Year Medical Student at Imperial College London, wrote a blog titled 'Tackling Gambling – The Social Epidemic.' In this...
Gambling With Lives documentary about Gambling & Lockdown
I took part in this short documentary that addresses the consequences of lockdown and how this can negatively impact individuals who...
The All Bets Are Off Podcast
Exciting news! In April 2020, the All Bets Are Off Podcast released the first-ever episode of their gambling addiction recovery podcast....
Monzo Blog: “How I beat my gambling addiction and started paying off £100,000 in debt”
As a Monzo account holder myself, I was delighted to share my experiences with Kate Hollowood (Twitter - @katehollowood). We hurried up...
BBC HOOKED: The Unexpected Addicts
A notification went off on my phone in my pocket. I was in an Alcoholics Anonymous meeting at the time, and I couldn’t check it. Upon...