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  • Join a self-help group

    As a player or relative in Tromsø or Harstad As a participant in our self-help groups, you become part of a community that understands what you are in. All participants are bound by confidentiality and everyone comes exactly…

  • Gambling problems increase the risk of suicide

    – Far more than many people think A meta-analysis in The Lancet shows a clear connection between gambling problems and suicidal thoughts and actions. For Gambling Addiction Norway, this confirms something we have long seen coming…

  • Bergen HF Health Center expands e-treatment to the entire country

    Digital help just a click away Getting help for gambling addiction shouldn't depend on where you live. That's why it's good news that Bergen Health is now making its digital treatment service available to…

  • Over one million Norwegians affected by gambling problems

    A recent nationally representative survey from Gambling Addiction Norway shows that gambling problems affect a far larger proportion of the population than many might think. A full 26.5% of the adult population has either had problems with gambling…

  • I gambled away over 10 million kroner – but the worst thing was losing my family

    Atle Vestvik (50) lost almost everything to gambling addiction, including a million kroner in just a few hours. He is not alone. A new study from 2023 reveals that gambling problems affect a frighteningly large proportion of…

  • Vital help is lost!

    This is a call from the National Assembly 2025! We are now losing our service called the Response Service, due to lack of financial resources. The helpline is the very heart of our organization and the gateway to all our help services.…

  • Notice of the 2025 National Convention

    The National Assembly is a unique opportunity to get involved, contribute your input, and help shape the future of the organization. Here, committed members from all over the country gather to discuss important issues,…

  • We stuck together, even when everything fell apart

    Lill-Tove Bergmo is the founder and CEO of Spillvenighet Norge. An incident in her close family turned the life she knew upside down, and in 2002 she helped found the organization. This is…

  • What started as a prank turned into a double life

    For him, it all started in middle school, as little innocent "riddles." Gambling was fun, a hobby that didn't seem dangerous. But over the years, it gradually developed into something much more serious. - After...

  • Gaming became more important than anything else and domestic happiness turned into loneliness

    When they bought their first house in the spring of 2018, it was the start of a dream. A house to renovate together, a place to build a future. They temporarily lived with their parents while all their free time…