Gambling on increase after easing of laws
14 years, 1 month ago

Gambling on increase after easing of laws

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Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. The report by the Gambling Commission found that 0.9 per cent of the population – or 451,000 people – are suffering with a problem, an increase of 50 per cent from 2007. At a time when the Commission's research budget has been slashed, its British Gambling Prevalence survey showed that gambling was increasing in the UK with almost three-quarters of adults indulging in the past-time. Yesterday the Gambling Commission said this might be its last prevalence study after the Department for Culture Media and Sport cut its £500,000 research budget last year. The survey covering 7,756 adults over 16, revealed that 59 per cent of adults bought National Lottery tickets in 2010, making it the most popular gambling activity – a slight increase from the 57 per cent recorded in 2007.

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NHS warning over Boxing Day betting adverts as demand for gambling addiction treatment soars
3 months ago

NHS warning over Boxing Day betting adverts as demand for gambling addiction treatment soars

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Poll shows young men in the US are more at risk for gambling addiction than the general population
6 months, 1 week ago

Poll shows young men in the US are more at risk for gambling addiction than the general population

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Online slot games ‘highly addictive’ despite new limits, say bereaved parents
1 year, 1 month ago

Online slot games ‘highly addictive’ despite new limits, say bereaved parents

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UK sets £2 spin limit for under-25s on online slot games to combat harmful gambling
1 year, 1 month ago

UK sets £2 spin limit for under-25s on online slot games to combat harmful gambling

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Record number of people seeking help for gambling problems
1 year, 1 month ago

Record number of people seeking help for gambling problems

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Sign up for our free Health Check email to receive exclusive analysis on the week in health Get our free Health Check email Get our free Health Check email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy A record number of people sought help for gambling problems through …

People seeking mental health help ‘should be asked about problem gambling’
1 year, 5 months ago

People seeking mental health help ‘should be asked about problem gambling’

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Concern over gambling ads ‘bombardment’ as addiction referrals hit record highs
1 year, 8 months ago

Concern over gambling ads ‘bombardment’ as addiction referrals hit record highs

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Financially desperate Britons turning to gambling as a ‘quick fix’ amid historic wealth lows
1 year, 10 months ago

Financially desperate Britons turning to gambling as a ‘quick fix’ amid historic wealth lows

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Financially desperate Britons are increasingly turning to gambling as a “quick fix” as wealth levels fall to historic lows, a study suggests. Almost 1.5 million people this year admitted they had turned to gambling as a “quick fix” solution to their financial problems, upping either the frequency or the amount they gamble or both in the past 12 months and …

Nearly one in five people gambling online ‘have a problem or are at risk’
1 year, 10 months ago

Nearly one in five people gambling online ‘have a problem or are at risk’

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Paddy Power owner Flutter sees 30% more gamblers use its services
1 year, 10 months ago

Paddy Power owner Flutter sees 30% more gamblers use its services

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Online gambling causing surge of suicidal young men in A&E, NHS clinic says
2 years, 4 months ago

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

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More youngsters than expected have taken to gambling online
2 years, 5 months ago

More youngsters than expected have taken to gambling online

Dutch News  

Dutch gamblers have spent more on online gambling websites than was expected and young adults are particularly active, the Dutch gambling regulator Kansspelautoriteit said on Friday. The market for online gambling was legalised in the Netherlands a year ago and in the first six months Dutch gamblers spent almost €500 million on games of chance, broadcaster NOS reported. The 2022 …

More youngsters than expected have taken to gambling online
2 years, 5 months ago

More youngsters than expected have taken to gambling online

Dutch News  

Dutch gamblers have spent more on online gambling websites than was expected and young adults are particularly active, the Dutch gambling regulator Kansspelautoriteit said on Friday. The market for online gambling was legalised in the Netherlands a year ago and in the first six months Dutch gamblers spent almost €500 million on games of chance, broadcaster NOS reported. The 2022 …

One in four Britons gambling online, figures show
2 years, 11 months ago

One in four Britons gambling online, figures show

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Number of women treated for gambling doubles in five years
3 years, 1 month ago

Number of women treated for gambling doubles in five years

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Epidemic in online betting gets worse: Covid pandemic
3 years, 7 months ago

Epidemic in online betting gets worse: Covid pandemic

Daily Mail  

A million more adults turned to online gambling during the pandemic last year, figures show. Some 12.1million people in England were betting online last year, according to the annual report of the Gambling Commission regulator. Alongside the isolation caused by the Covid lockdowns, the rise of smartphones has also made gambling easier Matt Zarb-Cousin, director of Clean Up Gambling, called …

The pandemic has triggered a British online gambling crisis
4 years, 3 months ago

The pandemic has triggered a British online gambling crisis

Wired  

Getty Images / WIRED It was late January when Google searches for “casinos” reached an all-time high in the UK. Data collected from the Gambling Commission showed that in March, online virtual sports betting increased by 88 per cent and online poker by 53 per cent compared to the same month in 2019. A House of Lords report titled “Gambling …

Online gamblers will no longer be allowed to use credit cards for betting
5 years, 2 months ago

Online gamblers will no longer be allowed to use credit cards for betting

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Gambling firms pay record £19.6m fines for failing to protect customers and stop money laundering
5 years, 8 months ago

Gambling firms pay record £19.6m fines for failing to protect customers and stop money laundering

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Will bookmakers' pledge of millions to address problem gambling buy off their critics?
5 years, 8 months ago

Will bookmakers' pledge of millions to address problem gambling buy off their critics?

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Major flaws revealed in government’s attempt to tackle ‘crack cocaine’ gambling machines
5 years, 11 months ago

Major flaws revealed in government’s attempt to tackle ‘crack cocaine’ gambling machines

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Gambling firms to stop advertising during live sporting events
6 years, 3 months ago

Gambling firms to stop advertising during live sporting events

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Labour to ban credit card betting to tackle 'public health emergency' from problem gambling
6 years, 6 months ago

Labour to ban credit card betting to tackle 'public health emergency' from problem gambling

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My father went to prison for what he did to feed his gambling addiction – why won't the government do more?
6 years, 10 months ago

My father went to prison for what he did to feed his gambling addiction – why won't the government do more?

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I was addicted to gambling machines at 16, and despite clear evidence the industry refuses to accept that there's a problem
7 years, 7 months ago

I was addicted to gambling machines at 16, and despite clear evidence the industry refuses to accept that there's a problem

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Online gambling poised for another record year in 2017
8 years, 1 month ago

Online gambling poised for another record year in 2017

Huff Post  

Turn on just about any UK television channel in the evening and the chances are that you’ll see an online casino advert. The rise of the online casino is big news as 2016 saw record figures which suggests that old-fashioned betting shops and bricks-and-mortar casinos could soon be a thing of the past. The Gambling Act meant that attitudes regarding …

Online gambling firms face investigation for cheating customers
8 years, 5 months ago

Online gambling firms face investigation for cheating customers

The Independent  

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Rogue gaming sites let children gamble hundreds of millions
8 years, 7 months ago

Rogue gaming sites let children gamble hundreds of millions

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Gambling firms spent half a billion pounds on TV adverts since 2012
8 years, 8 months ago

Gambling firms spent half a billion pounds on TV adverts since 2012

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Investment View: Three gambles - but were they winning bets?
11 years, 11 months ago

Investment View: Three gambles - but were they winning bets?

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