Day: 10 January 2019

A new survey has found that Swindon public services such as council and National Health Service (NHS) pay approximately £3 million on an annual basis to help local gambling addicts. The borough council launched a new analysis results, according to which annual costs are estimated to between £2.1 million and £3 million. Experts have also estimated the costs per problem gambler to amount to £1,623. In addition, the council researchers revealed that up to 1,900 people in Swindon can currently be categorised as problem gamblers. Statisticians, however, warned that the…