Advisory Board for Safer Gambling (ABSG)
We provide independent advice to the Gambling Commission. Our vision is to help achieve a Great Britain free of gambling related harms.
Our values
- integrity - we are honest, we listen to others and consider carefully diverse views
- transparency - we are open
- excellence - we are committed to high standards
- collaborative - we work with others to reduce harm.
Recent ABSG publications
- Advice to the Gambling Commission in relation to the Government’s review of the Gambling Act 2005
- ABSG Progress Report on the National Strategy to Reduce Gambling Harms - Year 3
- Lootboxes: Advice to the Gambling Commission from ABSG
- ABSG Progress Report on the National Strategy to Reduce Gambling Harms – Year Two
- Advice to the Gambling Commission on a statutory levy
- ABSG Progress report 2020
Help and support
If you or someone you know is struggling with gambling-related problems, contact the National Gambling Helpline.
0808 8020 133
Free of charge, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
National Strategy to Reduce Gambling Harms Archive
Read the strategy, access archived material and find out who was involved in delivering the aims of the strategy.
Contact us
If you have a query for the ABSG or want to find out more about our work, you can get in touch with us.