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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…

Gambling Addiction ・ 23 October 2023

medicalrepublic.com.au

Online gambling: this generation’s smoking

An independent regulator and subsidised naltrexone are two proposed strategies to counter this growing crisis. Leading medical experts have renewed a 10-year-old call for the establishment of an independent gambling regulator, and the PBS listing of opioid antagonist naltrexone for the treatment of gambling disorder. Speaking to the Standing…

Gambling Addiction ・ 11 March 2023

Racing Post

Online shift the big change in gambling landscape but retail betting recovering

The Gambling Commission has released its latest set of industry statistics The shift to online gambling continues apace according to the latest statistics published by the industry's regulator. However, the Gambling Commission said retail gambling is showing signs of recovery following the Covid-19 pandemic despite a near 20 per cent fall in the…

Industry ・ 25 November 2022

england.nhs.uk

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…

Gaming Authorities ・ 24 November 2022

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Mirror

Warning as one child in every classroom gambling with 'loss of control'

A new report published by the Gambling Commission found that one in every 29 children - more girls than boys - had a betting addiction or was showing signs of developing one One in every 29 schoolchildren has a gambling problem, according to a new report (Stock photo) One child in every secondary school classroom has a gambling problem or risks…

Gaming Authorities ・ 11 November 2022

About Manchester

Online gambling: twice as many gaming accounts belong to customers in most deprived areas

New research reveals that compared to online sports betting, participation and spend on gaming products such as slot, casino and bingo games are disproportionately concentrated in the most deprived areas of Great Britain 29% of gaming accounts came from the most deprived areas while 13% came from the least deprived areas and 25% of customer losses…

Gambling Addiction ・ 09 June 2022

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Hidden harms of gambling put under spotlight by Hertfordshire councillors

Lottery ・ 12 January 2022

Mental Health Today

'Rise in online gambling is putting more at risk'

Hundreds of thousands more over-65s are gambling online than were pre-pandemic, some of which are at high risk of developing a gambling disorder, the Royal College of Psychiatrists has warned. Analysis of data from the Gambling Commission estimates that 624377 more over-65s are gambling online at least once a month, up from 8.7% in 2019 to 13.5% in…

Gaming Authorities ・ 05 January 2022

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Concerns voiced over problem gambling signs among over-65s

Psychiatrists have raised concerns about a potential rise in problem gambling among over-65s in the UK after research revealed a remarkable increase in online betting among the age group since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. Around 620000 more over-65s are gambling online at least once a month than was the case two years ago, according to…

Gambling Addiction ・ 23 December 2021

Belfast Telegraph

Gambling online among pensioners rose by half in lockdown

Gambling online among pensioners rose by more than half during lockdown as they were unable to go about their normal activities, research suggests. In the year to September 2019, 1049241 over-65s gambled online at least once a month in Britain, but this increased to 1674618 in the year to September 2021, a 60 per cent rise. The Royal College of…

Covid ・ 06 January 2022

Largs & Millport

Hundreds of thousands more over-65s gambling online than before pandemic

Hundreds of thousands more people over 65 are gambling online than were at the start of the pandemic, the Royal College of Psychiatrists (RCP) has said. There were 624377 more people aged over 65 who went online at least once a month for a flutter or to play a game of chance as the pandemic closed betting shops and lockdowns shut down their options…

Covid ・ 21 December 2021

The Guardian

Psychiatrists warn of problem gambling rise among over-60s

Psychiatrists are warning of a surprise rise in problem gambling among the over-65s after the group recorded the largest increase in online betting since before the pandemic. About 620000 more over-65s are gambling online at least once a month than in 2019 - a bigger increase than any other age group, according to analysis of Gambling Commission…

Gambling Addiction ・ 20 December 2021

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The Irish Times

Irish Times view on the gambling boom: cashing in on addiction

There are always more losers than winners in gambling. Whenever punters place a bet, all the other horses run for the bookmaker. But the panoply of risk as gambling booms online is more pernicious than ever. Technology in the 21st century is perfectly placed to exploit the vulnerabilities of gamblers who cannot resist the urge. Smart-phone apps…

Gambling Addiction ・ 06 December 2021

Planet Radio

East Riding gambling operators will soon share players' spending data

Betting shops, casinos and gambling websites will find out how much customers are spending Betting shops, casinos and gambling websites will soon be able to find out how much customers are spending, East Riding councillors have heard. East Riding councillors heard a recent data protection ruling had cleared the way for the sharing system to go…

Industry ・ 23 October 2021

Edmonton News

Heading to a casino? There are new guidelines to help minimize your gambling risks

TORONTO -- The Canadian Centre on Substance Use and Addiction (CCSA) has released new guidelines intended to help Canadians reduce the harm caused by gambling. The guidelines were formed after five years of research into how those who gamble can lower risks, as well as understand when their gambling is starting to become more risky. The CCSA…

Strategy Guide ・ 15 September 2021

The Christian Institute

One million more Covid internet gamblers

Online betting rose significantly during the pandemic, the Gambling Commission has confirmed. Figures from the industry watchdog show a 12 per cent rise in the number of adults gambling on the web between 2019 and 2020. Half of those who gambled online during the past year did so using a mobile device, such as a smart phone. The Commission, which…

Covid ・ 26 August 2021

Daily Mail Online

Betting firms snaring women into gambling with a deluge of adverts on daytime TV, campaigners warn

Women are being drawn in to gambling addiction by a flood of adverts on daytime TV, MPs and campaigners warned yesterday. They claimed bookmakers are using'predatory' adverts to entice stay-at-home mothers, part-time workers and the unemployed to gamble. Yesterday Foxy Bingo boasted to its investors that its customers' losses had jumped 50 per cent…

Gaming Authorities ・ 13 August 2021

European Gaming

How Does The Modern Gambling Industry Change During Economic And Social Upheavals?

Just over one year ago, the entire world was shaken when the coronavirus, named Covid-19, started to spread to all corners of the planet. The World Health Organization officially declared Covid-19 as a worldwide pandemic in March 2020. Since this time, we have seen multiple countries going into lockdown. Several industries were severely affected in…

Industry ・ 21 July 2021

Charity Today

Gambling charity prepares for post-Euros spike in phone calls

Regular gamblers are known to have spent more time and money on the activity during the lockdown. The charity is concerned that this, combined with a summer of sport, could heighten the vulnerability of some gamblers and is calling for increased support for people at risk of gambling-related harms, including young people- who make up the majority…

Law ・ 15 July 2021

EconoTimes

How football and COVID-19 are both triggers for a surge in online gambling

Euro 2020 is one of the biggest events in football, a festival of goal scoring and glory seeking - and for many, yet another opportunity to gamble. Anyone following the action - whether it's at a stadium, on TV or online - will never be far away from an advert inviting them to place a bet on what may or may not happen next. How about a quick punt…

Covid ・ 01 July 2021

Newswise

Study shows online gambling soared during lockdown, especially among regular gamblers

Newswise - Regular gamblers were more than six times more likely to gamble online compared to before the COVID-19 pandemic, according to new research. The study, led by the University of Bristol and published today (17 May) in the Journal of Gambling Studies, showed regular male gamblers were particularly prone to gambling more often online during…

Covid ・ 17 May 2021

iGaming Business

British GGY totals £546.2m in March as slot revenue hits record high

The figures were compiled using data from operators representing around 80% of the online gambling market. While the Commission has now reported 13 months of data since lockdowns began, it said it was "not advisable" to compare year-on-year figures, due to "different operating circumstances". In the final full month of lockdown in England, online…

Finance ・ 07 May 2021

Enfield Independent

Huge rise in online gambling amid end-of-year coronavirus restrictions

Coronavirus restrictions towards the end of last year were accompanied by a spike in online gambling, new statistics have revealed. The gross gambling yield among the biggest operators increased by 30 per cent between November and December, according to data from the Gambling Commission. Meanwhile, the total number of bets rose by 12 per cent and…

Gaming Authorities ・ 19 June 2021

Healthline

Online Gambling, Gaming Addiction Has Increased During COVID-19

If you've recently experienced serious withdrawal when not playing video games or gambling online, you could be living in lockdown with a serious addiction. While addiction is most commonly associated with substances like alcohol, certain human behaviors can be addictive, too. Internet gaming disorder or gambling disorder are what's called process…

Covid ・ 19 January 2021