The government has expressed a willingness to usher in new safety measures to tackle gambling related harms.
Leading public figures have called for a new legal limit on bets wagered on websites, amidst surging gambling-related harms.
Gambling companies have been criticised for flooding MPs with donations ahead of a landmark review of legislation.
Former Arsenal and England footballer Paul Merson has spoken movingly of his struggle with gambling addiction and stressed that more needs to be done to tackle the predatory gambling industry.
Gambling-related harms are enacting a “remarkable toll on society” and the government must rein in the betting industry, an expert has said.
A landmark study into the evidence on gambling harms – including the most comprehensive estimate of the economic burden of gambling on society – has revealed that harms associated with gambling cost…
While for some, gambling is just harmless fun, for a significant minority it causes genuine devastation. Our vision is to see laws passed that will help protect vulnerable problem gamblers.
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