In this second bonus episode of the NO DICE series, we cover the prevalence of online gambling and its design to lure all sections of society into its clutches.

Joining me on the episode is Karen Sharp, who shares her journey from innocently playing betting games with her dad as a child through to emerging from the dark and dangerous days of an online gambling addiction.

Karen warns about the simplicity for under-18s to open online gambling accounts and how free spins and special bonuses kept her playing along with ways to get around time outs and deposit limits, the supposed safety tools embedded on all gambling sites.

In an impassioned shout out for real change to gambling laws, Karen calls for a restriction on the amount of hours gambling is available online, similar to the 10pm-10am curfew put on the off-sales of alcohol in Scotland.

As a content warning this episode does cover themes of addiction and gambling behaviour.

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Welcome to a special bonus episode of NO DICE, part of the podcast series talking about female gambling addiction and stories of recovery.

In this episode we cover a very important topic, that being Female Gambling Behaviour in Connection to Menstrual Cycles. Joining as a special guest is Kiki Marriott, who shares her journey of self-discovery around past gambling behaviours linked to her own menstrual patterns.

In chatting with Kiki, she discusses how she took back control in recovery as well as advising other women how they can deal with triggers and develop strategies according to their own menstrual patterns.

As a content warning this episode does cover themes of addiction and gambling behaviour.

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Welcome to the final episode of the No Dice podcast, where guest host Lauren McMillan from Simon Community chats with creator and host Cat Cochrane about how the series came about, along with learnings and reflections taken from the previous eleven episodes.

Lauren and Cat share moments of their own journeys from addiction to recovery and healing while reflecting on how and why they’re fighting back the gambling industry, one small win at a time.

As a content warning this episode does cover themes of addiction and gambling behaviour.

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