pledged to increase<\/a> the voluntary levy paid by operators to fund problem gambling research and programs by ten times its current level.<\/p>\nIn a letter to the Department of Culture Media and Sport, the top brass at William Hill, Ladbrokes Coral (GVC), Paddy Power Betfair, Skybet, and Bet365 said they would be willing to up the levy from 0.1 percent of gross gaming revenues to 1 percent over the next five years.<\/p>\n
This would ultimately increase the amount raised from \u00a310 million ($12.7 million) last year to \u00a3100 million ($127.4) a year by 2024.<\/p>\n
The UKGC has said that gambling charities collectively need around \u00a370 million ($90 million) per year to provide the level of research and treatment necessary to understand and combat problem gambling.<\/p>\n
The industry has been hit by higher taxes and tighter regulatory controls in recent years as the tide of public opinion has turned against it and is anxious to stave off more regulation that might stymie future growth.<\/p>\n
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The UK\u2019s National Health Service (NHS) will open its first ever problem-gambling clinic for children. The National Problem Gambling Clinic in London will launch in September, offering specialist help for children and young people aged 13 to 25. The move follows research by the UK Gambling Commission, published last year, which found that around 450,000 […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":36,"featured_media":107711,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[21,19,13592,18943],"tags":[],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n
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