Northampton Charity Says More Should Be Done To Help Gambling Addicts
Aquarius, a charity which supports people with gambling addiction, says more support is needed for problem gamblers. "Emma" is a Northampton gambler who was helped by Aquarius.
A charity in Northampton which supports people with gambling addiction says more support is needed for problem gamblers. The charity 鈥 Aquarius - says it sees clients who've lost hundreds of thousands of pounds and sometimes also businesses and families because of gambling.
Stuart talks to 鈥淓mma鈥 (not her real name), who has been helped by Aquarius after racking up 拢20,000 in gambling debts, to Simon Tickle a GP based at Maple Access in Northampton, and to Bernie Pridgeon, a team leader with Aquarius.
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