GambleAware NSW – 1800 858 858
If you’re based in NSW and have a gambling-related issue or you’re worried about a friend or loved one, GambleAware can help.
GambleAware offers education, resources and tips to be gamble aware and how to gamble more safely.
If you or someone you know needs more help or support, GambleAware also offers free and confidential counselling and professional support services such as financial counselling.
Learn more on the GambleAware website
For free, confidential advice and support, call GambleAware on 1800 858 858 and arrange to talk to a counsellor near you.
Support for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people
If you would like specialist Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander Support, please let GambleAware know and they will make sure you get the help and support you need from someone who understands what you’re going through.
Help in other languages
If English is not your first language, GambleAware also offers support in over 40 community languages including 中文 (Mandarin and Cantonese), Tiếng Việt (Vietnamese), عربى (Arabic) and Italiano (Italian).
Call GambleAware on 1800 858 858 and request to speak to someone in-language. You can also find a GambleAware service local to your area.
Banning yourself from gambling in NSW
Clubs, pubs and hotels in NSW must have an arrangement with a service provider that offers gambling counselling for their patrons.
To help reduce your gambling, you can also ban yourself from gambling by entering a “self-exclusion” agreement with your local venue.
Find out more about self-exclusion here.
Gambling Help Online (Australia-wide service)
Gambling Help Online is a 24 hour, 7 day a week online service that offers crisis counselling, information and referrals for people who gamble, their families, and their friends. It’s safe and secure and you’ll be provided experienced, private and confidential support from real people.
Gambling awareness for seniors
Visit this page to find links and contacts for gambling support for seniors.
GambleAware Week
GambleAware Week will return in 2026. Check back for updates.
GambleAware week is an annual initiative to increase community awareness of the risks of gambling and gambling harm.
2025's GambleAware Week theme was There's more to lose than money.
To explore more events visit GambleAware.
21 October: Gaming and gambling webinar
24 October: Financial wellbeing and risks workshop