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Report shows that online gambling losses are skewed towards deprived areas. Director of Public Health urges people to be aware of the risks of gambling getting out of control.

Research on online gambling behavior in Great Britain found that slot gaming is more likely to cause problem gambling than sports betting.

29% of online gambling accounts belong to the most deprived areas in Britain. Just 13% come from the least deprived places. A quarter of customer losses from gaming came from 20% most deprivation areas. 15% came to least deprivation places, according to study.

Chris Philp, minister in charge of the Gambling Act Review, will speak at the 'Gambling Reform Rally' next month. Regulus Partners report claims that clandestine groups are lobbying for the final outcomes of a gambling review. The minister's decision to participate in the rally will deepen suspicion of partisanship in what was intended to be a balanced, evidence-based exercise. The Gabbling Commission and DCMS get to set the rules. By the time the Rally rolls around, the Office for Health Improvement and Disparities will have published its Delphi Study on ‘policies and interventions…to prevent and reduce gambling-related harm in England’

UKGC published an interim evaluation on the successful implementation of the ban on gambling with credit cards. The credit card ban was introduced in April 2020 to add another layer of protection for consumers and to prevent friction in the process of gambling.

The UK Gambling Commission has released a report on the impact of its ban on credit cards for gambling payments. The report found that consumers are supportive of the ban. NatCen Social Research will conduct an evaluation of it scheduled for completion in early 2023. The findings will be used to inform future policy development. It was introduced as part of UKGC's work to reduce gambling harm. UKGamblingCommission’s Online Tracker quarterly survey of 2,000 adults over 18 in Great Britain and 2CB”s Consumer Voice Research involved an eight day online programme with 30 participants.

The UK Gambling Commission is moving to the next phase of project to improve the quality of its adult gambling participation and prevalence statistics. NatCen Social Research and the University of Glasgow will lead the pilot phase between October 2021 and March 2022. The pilot will involve stakeholder engagement, cognitive testing and a pilot survey using a new push to web methodology.