Day: 16 January 2020

More Than 35% of British People’s Spending Generated Through Online Gambling, Latest Data Show

Thu 16 Jan 2020 9.55 Olivia Cole
More Than 35% of British People’s Spending Generated Through Online Gambling, Latest Data Show

The UK Gambling Commission (UKGC) has released some data to illustrate how British people gambled in the period from March 2018 and April 2019. According to the details unveiled, local citizens gambled away the overall amount of £14.4 billion in the aforementioned period, with their spending being divided into seven major types of gambling. The data provided by the UKGC shows that online gambling has become more popular among British residents. Their spending on remote gambling websites and applications amounted to 37.1% of the overall spending in the period between…

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NHS Boss Calls for Largest UK Gambling Operators to Help Tackling Gambling-Related Harm

Thu 16 Jan 2020 7.43 Daniel Williams
NHS Boss Calls for Largest UK Gambling Operators to Help Tackling Gambling-Related Harm

The head of the National Health Service (NHS) has addressed a number of UK gambling companies and urged to take the actions on tackling gambling-related harm and gambling addiction as soon as possible. Claire Murdoch, head of England’s mental health services wrote a letter to bet365, GVC Holdings, Flutter Entertainment, William Hill and BetFred to share her concern with some allegations that gambling companies were targetting problem gamblers. She explained that providing incentives such as free bets, free tickets and VIP gambling experiences to people who find it hard to…

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