the gordon moody association is a charity based outside birmingham, which offers residents a 12 weekgramme. 0ur midlands correspondent sima kotecha is the firstjournalist to be allowed inside. i've had people say to me, like, "why don't you just stop it?" you try and be in a gambler‘s mind just for a day and then you'll know what it's like. it ain't as easy as that. from the outside, it looks like an ordinary row of houses. inside are some of the country's most severe gamblers, desperate for help and a cure. it is notjust about gambling, it is about how it has infected your whole life. based in the west midlands, it provides more than just advice and therapy for men, it's britain's only residential centre for gambling addicts and we've been given exclusive access. we believe that gambling is almost a symptom of what's going on underneath. sort of a maladaptive coping response, if you like. so what we do is we find out where that came from and we help people to find new coping strategies that enable them to deal with their day—to—day life differently, without the need to gamble. the p

the gordon moody association is a charity based outside birmingham which offers residents a 12—week programmenalist to be allowed inside. i've had people say to me, like, "why don't you just stop it?" you try and be in a gambler‘s mind just for a day and then you'll know what it's like. it's ain't as easy as that. from the outside, it looks like an ordinary row of houses. inside are some of the country's most severe gamblers, desperate for help and a cure. it is notjust about gambling, it is about how it has infected your whole life. based in the west midlands, it provides more than just advice and therapy fer men, it's britain's only residential centre for gambling addicts and we've been given exclusive access. i believe that gambling is almost a symptom of what's going on underneath. sort of a maladaptive coping response, if you like. so what we do is we find out where that came from and we help people to find new coping strategies that enable them to deal with their day—to—day life differently, without the need to gamble. the programme costs around £10,000 per person. most of it's paid for

the gordon moody association is a charity based outside birmingham, which offers residents a 12—week, is the firstjournalist to be allowed into the centre to speak to staff and those receiving treatment. i've had people say to me like, "why don't you just stop it?" you try and be in a gambler‘s mind just for a day and then you'll know what it's like. it's ain't as easy as that. from the outside, it looks like an ordinary row of houses. inside are some of the country's most severe gamblers, desperate for help and a cure. it is not just it is notjust about gambling, it is about how it has infected your whole life. based in the west midlands, it provides more than just advice and therapy fer men. it's britain's only residential centre for gambling addicts and we've been given exclusive access. i believe that gambling is almost a symptom of what's going on underneath. sort of a maladaptive coping response, if you like. so, what we do is we find out where that came from and we help people to find new coping strategies that enable them to deal with their day—to—day life differently without

the gordon moody association is a charity based outside birmingham, which offers residents a 12—week to me like, "why don‘t you just stop it?" you try and be in a gambler‘s mind just for a day and then you‘ll know what it‘s like. it‘s ain‘t as easy as that. from the outside, it looks like an ordinary row of houses. inside are some of the country‘s most severe gamblers, desperate for help and a cure. it is notjust about gambling, it is about how it has infected your whole life. based in the west midlands, it provides more than just advice and therapy fer men. it‘s britain‘s only residential centre for gambling addicts and we‘ve been given exclusive access. our belief is that gambling is almost a symptom of what‘s going on underneath. sort of a maladaptive coping response, if you like. so, what we do is we find out where that came from and we help people to find new coping strategies that enable them to deal with their day—to—day life differently without the need to gamble. the programme costs around £10,000 per person. most of it‘s paid for by the responsible gambling trust, a charity