One of the fundamental concerns here is that it’s the operators who are placed in charge of managing their most profitable customers. What could go wrong?

At present the Gambling Commission & local authorities have a statutory duty to aim to permit a harmful industry. A new Gambling Act based on the prevention of harm is needed urgently to protect the public from the gambling industry's exploitative practices & products.

Latest GB gambling data in Q4 shows:

🚨Number of bets and spins hit an all time high
🚨GGY from slots up 11%
🚨Spins up 12% in Q4 to 21.9 billion
🚨Online slot sessions over one hour up to 9.5 million (7% of all sessions)

We need a new Gambling Act. igamingbusiness.com/finance/great-…

How we can solve the crisis in UK gambling policy | The BMJ ⁦May van Schalkwyk⁩ ⁦Rebecca Cassidy⁩ bmj.com/content/384/bm…

Gambling White Paper's Silence on Advertising was Deafening

People are bombarded by ads, industry spends billions a year to nudge gambling

Children cannot escape it

Academics call for & public supports heavy restrictions on this harmful practice

Why doesn't Government act ⁉️

The latest country to be ahead of us on gambling advertising curbs is Bulgaria:“It proposes a ban on gambling ads appearing online, on television, on the radio and in print media.” igamingbusiness.com/legal-complian…

New advertising rules by ⁦⁦⁦York City Council also includes ban on “gambling products and services, and for loans and speculative financial products.” ✅ bbc.co.uk/news/uk-englan…

The Netherlands passes bill to ban online gambling ads as well as high risk online casino, including slots 👏👏 yogonet.com/international/…

There is considerable evidence of the role of commercial actors, particularly harmful commodity producers, and the trade associations and third party organisations they fund, in shaping policy and public discourse to their own ends. These actors undermine the adoption of…

New article “Perils of Partnership: Interactions Between Public Health England, Drinkaware, and the Portman Group Surrounding the Drink Free Days Campaign” in IJHPM (0$) b #FOI dlvr.it/T5HpBq with Mark Petticrew May van Schalkwyk #CDoH Global Health Policy Unit School of Social & Political Science Edinburgh Spectrum SportsNet

Free bets are rarely as straightforward as they seem.

Offers on events like the Grand National are designed to create an ‘itch’ to gamble again, but this time with your own money.

Read more about the signs that gambling is impacting your life: orlo.uk/KWdKn

The journey from a flutter to an unstoppable urge is by design. Casinos are increasingly targeting existing players with even more addictive offers.
Share this video if your pathway into addiction started with one form of gambling but led to others that were more harmful.

Gambling harm reduction - only a 'public health approach' will work
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Pls share with your networks thank you NHS Northern Gambling Service NHS Primary Care Gambling Service West Midlands Gambling Harms Clinic Gambling with Lives Coalition Against Gambling Ads Henrietta Bowden-Jones Matt Gaskell Kelly King Anna van der Gaag Gambling Commission

My research has evolved, to explore the impact of campaigning upon any 'close relative' bereaved by gambling suicide. I'm seeking a further 3 or 4 participants to undertake a short informal interview. Please DM or email [email protected] if you have any questions. Eug

“Gambling is an industry that makes 60% of its profits from the 5% of customers who are classified as ‘problem gamblers’ or ‘at risk’. And it’s an industry that is implicated in between 117 and 496 suicides a year.”
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Welcoming non-clinical spaces in our new gambling harm centres at #liverpool and #sheffield
Life changing treatment & support for individuals and loved ones affected.

Our new clinics in #sheffield and #liverpool are open. We accept self referrals via email, telephone or via the website. Virtual consultations also available.
Life changing evidence based treatment and support.
Tel: 0300 300 1490.

We had a successful launch in Sheffield today. Thank you all for coming and supporting us.
There are many support options across the NHS, voluntary sector, and beyond for gambling related harm. Including online blocking via @gamstop and Gamban

It was great to attend the launch of the third NE & Yorkshire Gambling Services clinics here in #Sheffield . Now it’s time to tackle the System that allows people to be exploited and the harm that this causes to individuals, families and communities. NHS Northern Gambling Service