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Record number of people seeking help for gambling problems

A record number of people sought help for gambling problems through the national helpline last year, according to new figures. Some 52370 people called the National Gambling Helpline in 2023 looking for information, support and counselling - a 24 per cent rise on 2022, when there were around 42000 calls. The news suggests a push by the NHS t o…
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Record number of people seeking help for gambling problems
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U.K. To Make Gambling Industry Pay $125 Million Towards Addiction Care

The U.K. plans to charge its gambling industry around £100m ($126m) a year to fund addiction services. Although industry donations have been increasing, previous attempts to raise funds voluntarily have garnered less than 10% of this total in recent years. Under the new rules, which are currently under consultation, online gambling firms would pay…
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U.K. To Make Gambling Industry Pay $125 Million Towards Addiction Care
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New support for NHS to treat gambling addiction

The NHS is set to benefit as new levy will raise an estimated £100 million of new funding for research, prevention and treatment of gambling addiction. white paper in April, the Government is now taking the next step in mandating payments from the sector by launching a consultation on the design of the proposed gambling operator levy. Currently,…
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The Guardian

Gambling firm allegedly paid blogs to link new mothers to its online games

One of the UK's leading gambling brands allegedly paid blogs advising new mothers to recommend its online casino games and link to its website, in a tactic that has been condemned as "predatory" by leading mental health and addiction experts. Coral struck deals with parenting bloggers to embed links in posts offering tips, including on how to…
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Online slot machines worth more to gambling firms than sport betting

Gambling firms made over £14 billion from punters last year, as the NHS sees a record number of referrals for problem gambling. The industry's gross gambling yield (GGY) - money kept by companies after paying customers their winnings - rose by 11% last year, new figures from the Gambling Commission have revealed. It's the first rise in GGY for…
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The Journal

Online gambling causing surge of suicidal young men in A&E, NHS clinic says

ONLINE GAMBLING IS causing a surge in suicidal young men turning to A&E, according to health bosses at the NHS. A 42% annual rise in demand for the UK health service's gambling clinics has resulted in the health service needing to open another two facilities in England to cope. According to the clinical lead and consultant psychologist for the NHS…
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Online gambling causing surge of suicidal young men in A&E, NHS clinic says
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NHS opens two new gambling addition clinics amid record referrals

The NHS has opened two new gambling addiction clinics - one in Stoke and one in Southampton - as new figures show that the number of people seeking help increased by over two-fifths in a year. New NHS figures published today show referrals for treatment for gambling addiction were up 42% between April and September this year, with 599 patients…
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Online gambling causing spike in suicide of young men in UK: NHS

According to experts, "young men in football shirts" flooding clinics have fallen prey to "predatory tactics" by betting firms. A surge of young men turning to A&E (accidents and emergencies) has been linked to online gambling, according to health authorities at the National Health Service (NHS). Demand for NHS gambling clinics witnessing a 42%…
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Online gambling causing spike in suicide of young men in UK: NHS
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Hypocrisy of NHS ‘Addiction Levy’ for UK Gambling

VSO News writer Owain Flanders believes an'addiction levy' for UK gambling firms would be hypocritical given the NHS's rejection of GambleAware cash. [Image: Shutterstock.com] Like most gambling markets across the globe, the UK has its fair share of addicts. Most recent estimates have suggested that around 246000 people suffer from compulsive…
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NHS Rejection of Gambling Funds Will Cost Addicts

While most of us enjoy testing our luck on gambling websites from time to time, addiction is an ongoing issue in markets across the world. This is particularly true in the UK, where estimates suggest around 0.5% of adults suffer from compulsive gambling, representing around 246000 people. 3% of these problem gamblers end up seeking help According…
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NHS cuts financial ties with GambleAware

The NHS and GambleAware had been working together to deliver clinics at locations across the UK since 2019, funded by donations to GambleAware from the gambling industry. However, NHS national mental health director Claire Murdoch confirmed in an open letter to GambleAware chief executive Zoë Osmond that the NHS would switch to using general NHS…
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Betting shops and bingo halls could be blocked by councils in gambling crackdown

New bingo halls, arcades and betting shops could be blocked under plans being considered by the Government to give councils powers to impose quotas on the number of gambling outlets.The Association of Police and Crime Commissioners (APCC) and Local Government Association (LGA) have proposed that councils should be able to refuse applications for…
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Games of risk: Gambling laws look to shut out loot boxes

The Karnataka Legislature recently introduced amendments to the Karnataka Police Act, 1963, under the Karnataka Police (Amendment) Bill, 2021. The state sought to prohibit online gambling, namely online games. One of the objects of the amendment is to "curb the menace of gaming through the internet, mobile app". This led to significant doubts both…
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Games of risk: Gambling laws look to shut out loot boxes
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'Like mini-casinos': Australia urged to act on video games compared to gambling

A growing number of countries are cracking down on video games that researchers fear allow children to gamble. Australia isn't one of them. Japan, China, the Netherlands, Germany and Belgium have all taken some form of action against so-called video game "loot boxes", while Brazil recently launched an inquiry that proposes completely banning…
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