NHS cuts ties to gambling cash

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The NHS is preparing to sever all gambling industry funding for its addiction clinics because of fears the cash could compromise their work.

The decision is to be rubber-stamped this week so ties are cut for the new financial year, sources close to negotiations said.

The NHS’s move comes amid mounting public health concerns and calls for gambling to be treated in the same way as tobacco.

According to research published last summer, 40 per cent of bets are placed online. Almost one in four adults had done so in the four weeks before they were polled, the Gambling Commission study found. During the pandemic, the number of visitors to the sites surged, with some losing life savings in just a few clicks.