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The National Audit Office (NAO) has published a report which examines the effect of gambling regulation on protecting people from harm and how the Gambling Commission (the Commission) is addressing the issues that may arise from gambling. The report has found that there are approximately 395,000 problem gamblers in the UK, with 1.8 million at risk of harm, but the impacts of gambling problems and addictions are little known. The NAO recommends that companies should be incentivised to make gambling safer, review how regulation is funded and ensure gamblers are aware of services to resolve disputes.
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